Police Lieutenant Becker Accused of Graft Deposits Exposed
The New York District Attorney Whitman gains banking cooperation to trace deposits linked to Police Lieutenant Charles Becker amid the Rosenthal murder case. Becker reportedly deposited about 58 845 dollars since 1911, with suspected larger sums and securities held in safe vaults. Banks pledge records and outside holdings may bolster graft evidence in the grand jury presentation.
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General William Booth Prayer Request Poem Title
A brief reference to General William Booth with phrases asking all who love me to pray for my soul. The fragment presents a devotional or commemorative tone without additional context or details.
Head of Owls Targeted by Hot Charges in Report
The resignation of John W. Talbot as head of the Order of Owls may come as a result of a special committee investigation at South Bend. Attorney Louis Pink and James O Dowd presented their report at a Central Turner hall meeting criticizing Talbot and referencing the Wicked Album and an orphanage issue. General William Booth health report also notes deterioration in the Salvation Army leader.
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Pinned Under His Auto Hero Saves Woman Life
Frank Avery of Patchogue tries to rescue a woman after a crash on the Waverly turnpike near Bay Port. He urges her to run for help as his car explodes, and he dies from burns while saving Mrs. Francis Blake who later reaches safety.
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Suffragists Mobbed by Dayton Cops and Firemen at Picnic
At White City park Dayton police and volunteer firefighters mobbed five women suffragists who tried to address them about voting rights. Miss Margaret Foley mounted a table and spoke amid uproar with bread, ham and other debris thrown. Mrs Merry, Williams and Welliver, wives of local professionals, joined in as the meeting ended amid fruit peels and rinds.
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Tooth Brush Mission Sparks Mayhem In Gotham Park
Miss Theora Carter visits Twelfth street public park in New York to give 1,000 tooth brushes to about 600 children. A moving picture crew filmed the distribution as youths mobbed the car and clashed for brushes, with many injures yet smiles and clean teeth as the aim.
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Six year old girl dies after acid injuries
In Cooksville Tennessee on August 13 Ruby Stagle six years old of Double Springs spilled acid on her face a doctor said she would never be pretty again. An hour later her lifeless body was found at the bottom of a well.
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Three Men Die When Auto Hit By Train Near Columbus
Frank L. Irwin chief engineer at Ralston Steel Car Co C C Beaucamp a Detroit born car inspector and Benjamin F Klee a clerk believed from New Orleans were killed when their car was struck by a Pennsylvania passenger train near Columbus Ohio. The impact hurled their bodies into a cornfield and scattered wreckage along the tracks. Beaucamp had married in Detroit last Saturday and brought his wife to Columbus.
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Ralston Steel Car Company
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Financial conditions of the Owls order in South Bend revealed
Investigators led by Mr Pink and James O Dowd questioned supreme secretary George D Beroth about the orders finances. He said the treasury held about 900 dollars while an estimated 200 000 members paid 40 cents yearly. the orphans home is locally run by philanthropists and the hospital for Owls is a Talbot house not owned by the order. The supreme headquarters are in South Bend.
Princess Frederick Charles of Hesse Robbed at Station
Princess Frederick Charles of Hesse, youngest sister of the German emperor, was robbed of priceless jewelry at Victoria station before departing for Germany last Saturday. British royals and foreign diplomats were present as police guarded the area. the theft was kept secret until Scotland Yard released descriptions of the stolen items after the train departed.
Man Lives Two Months Without Stomach Before Death
John Broadhurst, a 45 year old engineer from Redding California, died after living two months with his stomach removed in an operation for cancer. He was kept unaware of the loss, surviving on fruit juices and other foods as his condition weakened.
Schurman Named U S Minister to Greece and Montenegro
President Taft sent to the Senate the nomination of Jacob Gould Schurman, president of Cornell University, to be minister from the United States to Greece and Montenegro, and Christopher Kalahan to be receiver of public moneys at Vancouver Washington.
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Cornell University
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Montenegro
Christopher Kalahan
Vancouver
Wash
Widener Suffered Appendicitis In Newport Cottage
Joseph E. Widener III of Elkins Park Pennsylvania is suffering from appendicitis and will undergo surgery soon. He and Mrs. Widener occupy Gill cottage in Newport Rhode Island this season with Dr Ferguson of Philadelphia attending Mr Widener at home.
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Franklin A. Umsted Driven to the Wall
Franklin A. Umsted, who formed a $15 million steel venture in New York in 1903 to challenge United States Steel, filed for bankruptcy in Chicago. He lists liabilities of $1.55 million and assets of only $210 in household furniture, with major creditors including International Trust, American Finance, and Union Trust. The failed plan borrowed heavily from banks across cities. Umsted recently took a job with a telephone company.
Mount climbers halted by scarce pemmican on McKinley climb
Merl Lavoy of the Herschel Park Mount McKinley expedition says a party starting from Fairbanks could reach the summit via the Parker trail if food were available. Indigestion plagued pemmican and prevented total success. Prof Parker and Belmore Brown expected to arrive around Sept 1.
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Parmenter Succeeds Brown in Ohio GOP Committee
In Columbus the Ohio Republican central committee completed its ticket naming Beecher W. Waitermeier for lieutenant governor and Walter M. Daugherty as executive chairman. The meeting also filled secretary and treasurer posts and appointed district members while warning rivals outside the party to renounce progressive loyalties or lose party influence.
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