Hartje Divorce Hearing Opens in Pittsburg
The Hartje divorce case nears a verdict as arguments begin before Judge Fraser. Prosecutor Rodgers challenges alleged visits to questionable resorts and forged letters, while defense emphasizes the letters’ genuineness and Mrs Hartje’s emotional response. Five attendees face possible arrest after decree.
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William B. Rodgers
Augustus Hartje
Hartise
Mr. Rodgers
J. Scott Ferguson
Ferguson
Balloon trip over 22 miles tests new aerial devices
Dr. Julian P. Thomas and Roy Knabenshue completed a balloon voyage from New York City to Brant Rock, Massachusetts, covering about 140 miles with a single stop at Noank. The ascent used a new guide rope and water anchor, both proving effective, and no major damage occurred aside from a minor shoulder cut to Knabenshue during landing.
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Commercial Tribune
Brant Rock
Mass
New York City
Plymouth
Julian P. Thomas
New York
Roy Knabenshue
Toledo
Thomas
Noank
Conn
Long Island Sound
Earth
Bridgeport
Dr. Thomas
Rhode Island
R. Thomas
Warwick
Narragansett Bay
Massachusetts
George H. Thomas
Massachusetts Bay
Teamsters Convention in Chicago Sees Fistfights and Tensions
The International Brotherhood of Teamsters opens its fourth annual convention in Chicago with clashes between factions led by President C. P. Shea and former chief Albert Young. Police intervene after two altercations on the convention stairway as seating of New York delegates dominates day one.
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Commercial Tribune
Chicago
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
C. P. Shea
Albert Young
Randolph Street
Thomas Martin
New York
Shea
Martin
John Buckley
Boston
Young
Lyerly Family Lynching Shocks Salisbury Mob
A mob of about three thousand in Salisbury North Carolina forcibly entered the Rowan County Jail and lynched Nease Gillespie and Jack Thillingham along with John Gillespie for the murder of the Lyerly family. Fireman McLendon was fatally wounded by a stray bullet.
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Bly
Rowan County
Boyden
Cbciie
McLendon
Charlotte
Southern Railway
Will Troutman
John Gillespie
George Ervin
Nease Gillespie
Ea Barber
South
Lyerly
Death of Major J. J. McDowell Ends Notable Cincinnati Career
Major J. J. McDowell longtime treasurer of The Cincinnati Enquirer dies at Bethesda Hospital after a lingering illness. Born August 10 1833 in Hillsboro Ohio he moved to Cincinnati at 18 and built a varied career including Wall Street work before returning to the Enquirer. He never married and is survived by two sisters Mrs J M Stockton Hillsboro and Mrs Robert Allen Denver. Funeral at Bethesda nurses home then burial in Hillsboro.
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Bethesda Hospital
Major McDowell
The
Cincinnati. Enquirer
Hillsboro
Joseph McDowell
Ohio
Congress
McDowell
Cincinnati
Queen City Club
J. M. Stockton
Robert Allen
Denver
Gould Ends Bid for State Chairman in Ohio Testing Scene
Aug 6 report from Beattyville and Columbus notes Orrin B. Gould will not seek a third term as State Central Committee Chairman. Affidavits claim Lee County juries were biased, amid murder trial coverage of B Fulton French, John Smith and John Abner in the Jackson case of James B. Marcum. Jury selection likely to begin tomorrow. Byrd’s future in Congress questioned.
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Commercial Tribune
Beattyville
B. Fulton French
John Smith
John Abner
James B. Marcum
Jackson
Dorsey
Hargis
Callahan
Commonwealth
Marcum
Commercial Tribune Burmac
Outlook
CoL_umeros
Ouro
Commercial T . Columbus
Orrin B. Gould
State Central Committee
Gould
Lee County
W. M. Phipps
Paulding
Mr. Gould
Milwaukee Avenue Bank Fails After $1 Million Deficit
Chicago reports the Milwaukee Avenue State Bank closed by state examiner amid a deficit estimated between $750,000 and $1,000,000. Two top officials missing, cashier Henry Hering sought on embezzlement charges, and a depositor dies by suicide. A depositor J G Visser dies of heart failure amid riotous scenes as depositors crowd the doors.
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J. G. Visser
Royal League
Paul O. Stensland
Theodore
St. Paul
Henry W. Hering
C. C. Jones
Potter
American Trust and Savings Bank
Jones
Clearing ‘House
Adel
Major Scofield Kill Self in San Francisco
Major and Paymaster William B. Scofield of the regular army, son of the late Lieutenant General Scofield, shot himself in San Francisco during a leave of absence for ill health. He feared an attack of locomotor ataxia and feared he would be a burden to his wife.
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Commercial Tribune
San Francisco
William B. Scofield
Regular Army
Scofield
United States Army
Fathers Folly Drowns His Son in Clinton River
Special dispatch from Clemens Michigan reports John Willman and his eight year old son Albert drowned when a small boat capsized as the father rocked it to frighten the boy. Mrs Willman witnessed the accident from the riverbank.
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Clemens
Mich
John Willman
Albert
Clinton River
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Henry Lee
Bella Dillingham
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McLean
Enquirer
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Talesmen
Mr. Phipps
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State Bank Examiner
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Visser
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Theodore Stensland
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