Shaw Denies Reading French Treaty in Des Moines Speech
Secretary of the Treasury Leslie M. Shaw releases a letter to Iowa Governor A. B. Cummins denying he read or supported the Des Moines report on the French treaty. He notes the luncheon speech was informal and clarifies his stance on reciprocity and treaty terms with France.
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Commercial Tribune
ICAGO
Secretary of the Treasury
Leslie M. Shaw
A. B. Cummins
Iowa
Cummins
Chicago
Des Moines
Senate
France
United States
Great Britain
Chicago Printers Ready to Strike Across Midwest
Chicago printers in 37 Typothetae shops plan a strike by midweek with potential spread to 12 major Midwestern cities. Local No 16 boosted strike assessment to 10 percent and demanded an eight hour day and closed shops. Defense fund rises to 8 000 dollars weekly, with a million dollar reserve for extended action.
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Defense Fund
Commercial Tribune
Chicago
Chicago Typothetae
Middle West
Brand's Hall
Mrs Taggart Set to Testify in Custody Case
In Wooster Ohio on August 27, Mrs Taggart is slated as the first witness tomorrow in a custody trial over two boys. She asserts she is innocent of accusations of infidelity and cruelty while detailing witnesses who support her view and hoping for a court ruling awarding her the boys' custody.
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Commercial Tribune
Wooster
Taggart
United States Army
Miner
Rither
Twenty Die in Port Works Explosion at Manzanillo
Twenty Mexican laborers were killed and several injured by a premature dynamite explosion at the Manzanillo port works in Mazatlan. Families of the dead have been indemnified by Colonel Edgar K. Smoot, the contractor in charge.
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Mazatlan
Mex
Manazanillo
Edgar K. Smoot
Manzanillo
Leaky boat tragedy ends with Mt. Auburn youth’s drowning
Clifford Fritz, 21, son of Mr and Mrs Peter Fritz of Bellevue avenue Mt. Auburn, drowned in the Little Miami River after a sinking boat during an outing to Love's camp near Remington Ohio. Edward Wagner George Wagner and Edward Dundrum, his companions, searched for hours before recovering the body.
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Clifford Fritz
Peter Fritz
Bellevue Avenue
Mt. Auburn
Little Miami River
Little Miami
Remington, O
Edward
George Wagner
Bishop Street
Edward Dundrum
Fritz
Fritz Brothers
Canal
Race Streets
Murdered Man Dies in Woman's Arms in Caseyville
A tramp killed Steve Kovio at Caseyville near Brazil Indiana at 3 am after an argument about directions. Kovio died in his sweetheart's arms. In a separate incident Frank Lawson was shot by William Dickens during a quarrel over Dora Gravely. Dickens fled with a shotgun and two revolvers, search by sheriff and posse ongoing.
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Brazil
Ind
Caseyville
Here
Steve Kovio
Perth
Kovio
Frank Lawson
William Dickens
Harmony
Dora
Dickens
Lawson
Nurse Saves Man From Fifth-Story Fall in Dramatic Rescue
Miss Dera T. McDevitt of Dr. A O Zwick’s Vindonissa Building private hospital in Louisville saved Joseph C. Lytle by catching his wrists as he leaned from a fifth floor window. Elevator operator Michael McCorker and another man pulled him inside after a brief struggle. Lytle, from Louisville, expressed remorse and asked to be taken to jail. He had been ill and increasingly unsettled, showing a desire to escape the room before the attempt.
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Dera T. McDevitt
A. O. Zwick
Vindonissa
West Seventh Street
Joseph C. Lytle
Louisville
Michael McCorker
Miss McDevitt
Lytle
McCorker
Mr. Lytle
Two Killed in Wreck of Excursion Train Near Logansport
In Logansport Indiana on August 28 a Pennsylvania excursion train returning from Cincinnati derailed after a freight car coupling failed. Engineer Pat Graney and fireman Ezra Mann were killed and many others injured as the train toppled into an embankment near the yards.
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Logansport
Ind
Cincinnati
Pat Graney
Pastor Arrested During Church Service in Milford
The Rev. R. W. Field former pastor of the First Baptist Church in Milford was arrested during a church service on a disturbance charge. He posted bond after arraignment and faces court. Field had been asked to resign weeks earlier but stayed at the pulpit until church officials intervened.
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Commercial Tribune
Milford
Conn
R. W. Field
First Baptist Church
Field
Man fatally shoots himself in church in Minnesota
In Minneapolis a man believed to be W. Bowen of Sublette Illinois killed himself in the First Baptist Church after Rev W S Riley's address. A $700 draft in the name of W Rowen was found on his person. About 200 worshipers were present when the gunfire rang out.
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Commercial Tribune
Minneapolis
Riley
First Baptist Church
W. Bowen
Sublette
W. Rowen
Miners to Seek Union Recognition and Eight Hour Day
John Mitchel of the United Mine Workers declares at Manila Park that after the current wage agreement expires in April next the union will demand recognition and an eight hour day. He cites 150,000 miners and tells George Baer of the Philadelphia and Reading Company the price for labor is fixed.
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Mitchell
Commercial Tribune
Tamaqua
John Mitchell
United Mineworkers of America
Manila Park
Mitchel
George F. Baer
Philadelphia & Reading Company
Japan
Russia
Baron Komura
Yonkers Boy Lapses Into Four Month Cataleptic Sleep
Charles Canopi an eight year old of Yonkers has been in an unbroken trance like sleep for more than four months after a fall on April 6 when dizzy and struck his head. Liquids are fed by small quantities to sustain life as doctors plan a nervous disease consultation.
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Commercial Tribune
New York
Yonkers
Charles Canopi
Three Students Drowned in Ohio River Canoe Mishap
Blair P. St. John of Brooklyn a former University of Kentucky student drowned when a canoe capsized near Davis Island Dam in the Ohio River. Companions F A Servis of Lehigh and C J Hendrickson of Cornell were rescued with great difficulty. Servis unconscious, Hendrickson saved after hard work.
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Pittsburg
Blair P. St. John
Brooklyn
University of Kentucky
F. A. Servis
Lehigh
C. J. Hendrickson
Cornell
Westinghouse Works
Wheeling
Ohio River
Davis Island Dam
St. John's
Servis
Hendrickson
Accident delays Hod excursionists from Columbus to Cincinnati
A train carrying excursionists from Columbus to Cincinnati and intermediate points blew a cylinder head after leaving Columbus at 7 pm and limped to Springfield with one set of driving wheels. Two hours were lost and the party reached Cincinnati at 1 am with many tired travelers. unverified reports claim a woman was injured when the train lurched at a stop near Win ton Place depot.
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Columbus
Cincinnati
Springfield
Winton Place
Unionist Threats Bring Troops to Tracy City
Six companies of the Third Regiment Tennessee National Guard moved from Harriman to Tracy City under Governor Cox orders as union coal miners threaten trouble. The Tennessee Consolidated Coal and Iron Company plans to reopen mines with nonunion labor, prompting fears of violence. Cox arrived at Tracy City and addressed miners warning of swift punishment for lawlessness while pledging to protect rights. Sunday around the mines was quiet.
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Commercial Tribune
Nashville
Tenn
Spence
Harriman
Cox
Tracy City
Tennessee Consolidated Coal and Iron Company
Dorothy Grounded with 500 Tons of Dynamite Off Cleveland
The steamer Dorothy captained by Roderick, loaded with 500 tons of dynamite, ran aground near Cleveland harbor after a pilot error. Tugboats freed her by night, and a resignation followed the pilot’s mistake. The crew guarded against a potential explosion threatening downtown Cleveland.
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Cleveland
Dorothy
Roderick
Wilmington
Del
Houghton
Mich
Cleveland Harbor
Japanese Delay Seeks New Hope in Portsmouth Talks
Reports from Portsmouth NH indicate a cabinet council in Tokyo weighs delaying the peace conference. Baron Komura and M. Witte discuss prospects as Takahira cautions that the talks are not hopeless but close to failure.
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Portsmouth
Commercial Tribune
N. H
Baron Komura
Hotel
Wentworth
M. Witte
Takahira
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