Rail safety tests on block signals and automatic trains
Interstate Commerce Commission panel probes safer block signal devices and auto train control. It eliminates unsuitable devices, tests Simmons and Rowell Potter concepts, and schedules trials on the Santa Fe line near Los Angeles and Aurora Illinois with several railroads planning further demonstrations.
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Block
Santa Fe
Los Angeles
Simmons
Burlington
Aurora
Ill
Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburg Railroad
Holtman
Reading Railroa
Bowers
Night riders again terrorize Calloway County scene
Night riders burned Tob Roberts's barn and stable in Calloway County as soldiers arrived too late. Bloodhounds will chase suspects while W. I. Whitwell, a wealthy Murray landowner, announces he will move to Tennessee seeking a freer life for his family. His sale plans reflect widespread fear and political strife across the county.
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Commercial Tribune
Murray
Calloway County
Tob Roberts
Roberts
State
W. I. Whitnell
Tennessee
Mr. Whitnell
Crumbaugh
Krone
Lyon County
B. F. Berry
J. D. Sexton
W. L. Whitwell
Grand Jury
Dr. Berry
Cook
Quentin Roosevelt Thrown In Mannikin Ride At Oyster Bay
Roosevelt’s youngest son Quentin competed in an Oyster Bay Riding Academy benefit event for Nassau Hospital at Planting Fields. He led the Mannikin race before his boot tangled in a stirrup and he was thrown, then remounted and finished off the pace, ultimately dropping out.
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Commercial Tribune
Oyster Bay
L. 1
Roosevelt
Quentin
Kermit Roosevelt Named Official Photographer for Africa Trip
Kermit Roosevelt will accompany the President as official photographer on the African hunting trip. He studies under Frank M. Chapman to prepare for capturing life wildlife for museums including the Smithsonian and the American Museum of Natural History.
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Kermit
New York
Kermit Roosevelt
Frank M. Chapman
Smithsonian Institute
Washington
American Museum of Natural History
Harris Targeted by Brick Attack on Streetcar
Columbus August 15 An apparent attempt on the life of Governor Andrew L Harris occurred when Miller Colwell physical director at Spring street playground sat beside the governor on a streetcar. Joe Peters escaped after striking Colwell on the head with a brick. Colwell had earlier caught Peters stealing peanuts at Minerva Park picnic.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus
Andrew L. Harris
Miller Colwell
Spring Street
Joe Peters
Columbus Playground Association
Minerva Park
Colwell
Peters
Westerville
Harris
Night of racial violence near Lincoln's tomb in Springfield
Aug 15 16 Springfield dispatch details a wave of mob violence against Black residents. Troops, including 2 500 National Guardsmen, disperse riots near the State Capitol as lynchings, arson, and street clashes escalate. Many Black residents flee, with police and guards patrolling. a second lynching occurs near the State Capitol as authorities rush reinforcements.
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Springfield
Young
I. N.G
William Donigan
Spring
Edwards Streets
State Armory
Brothers in Yacht Club Tragedy Ends in Death
Captain Peter C. Hains Jr. fatally wounds William E. Annis at the Bayside Yacht Club anchorage after a confrontation aboard a yacht. Thornton Hains tries to prevent interference, fires warning shots, and dies later in hospital. Peter Hains surrenders to police. Annis had alleged wrongs against Hains’s wife.
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Commercial Tribune
New York
Peter C. Hains, Jr
Ft. Hancock
Peter C. Hains
U. S.A
William E. Annis
Bayside
L. L
Anchorage
Flushing
Peter Haines
Peter 3. Haines, Jr
Hains
Annis
Harway
Hains Brothers
Thornton W. Hains
Thornton Hains
Captain Hains
Hancock
Peter Conover Hains
West Point
General Hains Leaves Sandy Hook After Shooting News
General Hains, living at Fort Hancock, Sandy Hook, learned tonight of the shooting of Annis by his son and left for Flushing at once. He declined to comment on motives. Captain Hains just arrived from the Philippines and will serve at Fort Hancock. His wife reportedly resides in Boston.
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Sandy Hook
N. J
Hains
Ft. Hancock
Annis
Flushing
Philippines
Boston
Bay Side Man Wounded. Coroner Orders Hearing
Annis, injured in a shooting, regained consciousness briefly at a hospital before relapsing. He refused to discuss the causes. Coroner Dr Ambler, after examining witnesses, ordered Captain Hains and his brother held for arraignment before a magistrate.
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Bayside
L. I
Divorce Action Involving Captain Hains And Claudia Libbey
Washington reports that Captain Hains and his wife Claudia Libbey of Winthrop Mass filed for divorce last June. The couple wed in 1900 when she was 16 and have three children, now in General Hains custody after a family dispute over alleged misconduct. The estranged husband was summoned from a Pacific Coast trip and a confession to General Hains supported his stance.
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Washington
Hains
Claudia Libbey
Winthrop
Mass
Pacific Coast
New York
Taft Clears Path for Campaign Division in States
At a GOP conference in Chicago the chairman and officials agree to split campaign duties east and west of the Indiana line. New York will direct eastern states including Ohio and Kentucky moves, while Chicago leads the western states. Taft aides discuss Philippines Cuba and Panama policy with Secretary Wright and staff.
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Chicago
Frank H. Hitchcock
Republican National Committee
Indiana Line
Ohio
Mississippi
New York
Hitchcock
East
West
Arthur I. Vorys
Williams
Kentucky
Tennessee
Victor Rosewater
The
Omaha Bee
National Committee
Nebraska
Western Literary Bureau
Mr. Rosewater
Richard V. Culahan
Franke
Iowa
Cecil A. Lyon
Texas
Mr. Hitchcock
Sheldon
George R. Sheldon
Congress
Taft
Hot Springs
William H. Taft
Luke E. Wright
Philippines
Cuba
Panama
War Office
Wright
Department’ of Agriculture
Roosevelt
Legislative Commission of the Islands
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