Falmouth tobacco dispute draws Cassius Clay rebuttal
Cassius M. Clay responds to Miss Alice Lloyd accusing him of favored treatment by the Continental buyers. He defends his tobacco pricing history, argues price manipulation by the Equity and Continental, and challenges the alleged misuse of figures while asserting a natural monopoly on good tobacco.
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Commercial Tribune
Paris
Cassius M. Clay
Alice Lloyd
Burley Society
Equity
Miss Lloyd
Equity Society
Burley
Cincinnati
United States
Wilhelmi Named Postmaster of Newport in Senate Vote
George Wilhelmi of Newport receives presidential appointment as postmaster of the Newport office to succeed John H Meyer. The move ends a lengthy local campaign with Wilhelmi to take charge after approval from Washington and preparation for bond and formalities.
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Wilhelmi
Newport
Sixth
Kentucky
Washington
George Wilhelmi
Taft
John H. Meyer
Roosevelt
United States Senate
Meyer
United States
Bradley
Republican Party
Wilhelmt
Wilhelm
William K. Hamilton
State Senate
Senate
Republic
Democrats
Campbell County
State
Panama Graft Intimated By Congressman Bennett
New York reports Representative William S. Bennett accuses the Isthmian canal commission’s purchasing department of extravagance and favoritism in buying paint for canal vessels. He calls for a central government purchasing bureau to curb graft and cites cement contracts with inflated prices. Washington notes the dispute centers on war secretary actions and canal records will show procurement details.
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New York
Canal Commission
William S. Bennett
Secretary of War
Isthmian Canal Commission
Bennett
Ing Bureau
United States
Washington
Charles B. Dole
F. C. Rogers
Wright Denies Portland Marriage Rumor About Orville
Wilbur Wright, in Dayton, dismisses reports of Orville Wright's marriage to a Portland woman named Carson. He says he knows nothing of the affair, has not heard of it until the Commercial Tribune article, and disputes the claim.
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Commercial Tribune
Dayton, O
Wilbur Wright
Orville Wright
Carson
Portland
Newspapers Are Muzzled By Youngstown Judge
In Mahoning county a court ordered publishers to stop printing stories about the grand jury actions until indictments are returned. Judge Robinson issued the special degree after the grand jury, which is handling a graft investigation, convened. Twenty five women were examined by the grand jury, which is made up of farmers and business men.
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Youngstown
Mahoning County
Robinson
Grand Jury
Peonage Charge Against Steel Plant Worker
A Pressed Steel Car Plant worker is charged with peonage under accusations of coercion and false impression. The case centers on alleged threats and labor practices at the plant, raising questions about worker coercion and debt bondage.
Peonage Probe Details at Pressed Steel Car Plant
In Pittsburg on August 26 the first government testimony in the peonage investigation of Pressed Steel Car Co officials in Schoenville is heard. Alexander Friedman, a Hungarian from New York, testifies he was brought with 100 others, misled about a strike, and alleges guards among imported workers roughed them and pressed overtime work in a kitchen meal setup.
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Pittsburg
Pressed Steel Car Company
Schoenville
Alexander Friedman
New York
Pressed Steel
Friedman
District Attorney Probes Peonage At Car Plant
John H. Jordan, the district attorney, investigates peonage claims at the car plant commissary. Friedman testifies guards allegedly forced workers to stay and work in the kitchen under threat of punishment. Tomorrow the inquiry continues with guards as first witnesses. officials may face suit soon, while President Hoffstadt seems unlikely to be named.
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Friedman
United States
Jordan
Hoffstadt
Retail Merchants Condemn Speaker Cannon at Convention
At the Pennsylvania Retail Merchants association closing session in Pottsville on August 26 a resolution condemned Speaker Cannon for not reappointing Congressman Fowler of New Jersey as chairman of the banking and currency committee.
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Pottsville
Pennsylvania Retail Merchants’ Association
Cannon
National House of Representatives
Fowler
New Jersey
Banking and Currency
Four Tickets In Field For Louisville Mayoral Race
Louisville hears four tickets vying for mayor with independent Democratic head Owen Tyler and independent Republican head George B. Todd. Regular Republicans back James M. Grinstead, regular Democrats back Ww. o. Head, while Ralph Bingham leads a reform ticket. All candidates are noted as wealthy businessmen.
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Louisville
Owen Tyler
George B. Todd
James M. Grinstead
Ww. O. Head
Ralph Bingham
Tyler
Todd
Grinstead
Bank Insane Patient Flings Officers From Embankment
Lee Mc Allister an insane man threw himself Sheriff Mountain and Deputy Broderick off a 75 foot embankment into Riverside park while officers awaited a train to Richmond state asylum. Both officers were seriously injured while Mc Allister was bruised and captured.
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Anderson
Ind
Lee McAllister
Sheriff Mountain
Broderick
Riverside Park
McAllister
Richmond
Harriman Isolated at Arden Estate Amid Recovery Uncertainty
Aug. 26 Arden N Y Mr Harriman remains isolated on his mountain estate with restricted access and no outside contact. Doctors say he suffered a nervous breakdown but rests and eats well. Judge Lovett visits, son Walter arrives from Chicago but declines comment. estate official Ford reports Harriman seen on veranda.
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Arden
N. Y
Mr. Harriman
Lyle
Harriman
Ramapo
Dr. Lyle
Walter Averill Harriman
Chicago
Charles T. Ford
Peru and Bolivia Near Possible Boundary Settlement
In La Paz Bolivia on August 26 authorities say a satisfactory settlement of the Peru Bolivia boundary dispute is probable. The plan would have both sides retain territory mutually recognized before the Argentine award and accept arbitrators for a new demarcation of remaining disputed areas.
One Dead Two Injured In Buggy Street Car Collision
Louis Rothburn, 70, was killed instantly and his wife Anna Rothburn, 68, together with sister Emma Wheeler, were seriously injured when the buggy they rode in was struck by a street car in Toledo.
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Toledo, O
Louis Rothburn
Anna
Emma Wheeler
Two Gulf Storm Warnings Issued By Weather Bureau
Two storm warnings were issued by the local weather bureau in New Orleans today. The first came shortly before nine this morning and the second this afternoon, in response to a West Indian hurricane moving northwest through the Yucatan Channel.
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NEW _ORLEANS
United States
Weather Bureau
Yucatan Channel
Ing
Gulf
Louisiana
New Orleans
Galveston
Cartago
Yucatan
Dutch ship Andyk Believed Bound for Baltimore With Cholera
A cable from Rotterdam reported that the Dutch ship Andyk sails for Baltimore with cholera aboard. The slow steamer is not expected to arrive until about September 8, and the U S Marine Hospital Service will bar landing pending a full investigation. Surgeon General Wyman ordered Dr. Wolenburg to Rotterdam to assist the consul in enforcing treasury rules for vessels sailing to the United States.
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Washington
Andyk
United States
Rotterdam
Marine Hospital Service
Balti
Baltimore
Wyman
Public Health and Marine Hospital Service
Robert A. C. Wolenburg
Naples
Treasury Department
Campbell Auto Strikes 9-Year-Old Girl Injuries Mishap
A touring car owned by Miss Amy Campbell hit Irene Cobert nine, Cheviot, on Wednesday night. The child is in very bad condition. no witnesses were found, and the Campbell party was not detained. The car, driven by a chauffeur and managed by M. B. Byron, took the girl to a doctor and home after she was knocked unconscious. Injuries' full extent uncertain for days.
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Irene Cobert
Cheviot
Campbell
M. B. Byron
Miss Campbell
Latham Breaks Aeroplane Distance Record at Rheims
Hubert Latham, the French aviator, set a new world distance record of 154.65 kilometers in the monoplane at Rheims Aug 26. He flew 15 laps of 150 kilometers, totaling 2 hours 13 minutes 9 seconds for the distance and 2 hours 13 minutes 9.35 seconds for the full run, pacing about 68.12 kilometers per hour.
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Betheny
Rheims
Hubert, Latham
English Channel
Latham
Wright
le Mans
Paulhan
Bleriot
Curtiss
Rougier
de Lambert
Lefebvre
Tissandier
Han
Lefeb
Sommer
da Lambert
Latham No
Delagrange
Ferber
Paulham
Bl¢riot
le Blan
Bunau-Varilla
Fansan
Cockburn
Anda. Latham
Fligst
Ambassador White and party plan trip to Rheims for flights
Paris August 26 Ambassador and Mrs White plan a trip to Rheims to witness Saturday flights. Mrs Theodore Roosevelt and her children will join. Robert Bacon, stationed in Paris, has been invited and will likely accept. he plans to return to America next week.
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Paris
White
Rheims
Betheny
Theodore Roosevelt
Robert Bacon
Sta
Nest
Bacon
Ica
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