Proposals for Bull Moose ticket at Ohio state convention
A report from Columbus details suggested state ticket placements for the Progressive movement with Arthur L. Garford to Governor and notable names like John L. Sullivan and Freeman Eagleson among others. Separate dispatch notes Lloyds pricing on Taft Roosevelt Wilson bids, showing Taft at 40 guineas and Roosevelt at 25.
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bull @ moose
Bull Moose
Walter Brown
Mal Karsh
Sherman Eagle
Arthur L. Garford
A. O. Zwick
Cincinnati
BE. E. Erskine
Steubenville
Percy Tetlow
East Liverpool
John L. Sullivan
William Kirtley, Jr
Defiance
Freeman
T. Eagleson
Cambridge
Frank
Prayer and politics mix as Gladden invokes blessing at progressive convention
A Columbus dispatch notes Rev Dr Washington Gladden delivering the invocation at the progressive convention opening. The preacher, famed for militant religious and political stances, quotes Isaiah and stresses righteousness and equity while Dr Dorn blazer’s Chicago horned gathering is referenced in contrast.
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Washington Gladden
Henry Ward Beecher
Gladden
Charles Parkhurst
Dr. Dornblazer
Chicago
Dr. Gladden
Youthful White Hope in Rampage and Fights
In Marissa Illinois 17 year old Victor Wilson labeled a youthful white hope fights three men after being fined for delinquency. He uppercutted O H Wylie and assaulted Stanley Smith before resisting arrest and injuring officers during capture by local and Bellville officers.
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White Hope
Spaghetti Champion Crowned in Ithaca Picnic Contest
In Ithaca New York on September 4 the local Italian community crowned Ledandg Alesandro as the top spaghetti eater in America after a St Agostino day picnic. He devoured two pounds of spaghetti in eighteen minutes without a sip of water. Alejandro, 140 pounds, entered the pie eating contest and took second prize.
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Agostino
Ledandg Alesandro
Life production by artificial means debated at science meeting
Prof E A Schaefer of Edinburgh University told the British Association for the Advancement of Science that life changes arise from ordinary chemical and physical forces. He cited growth in inorganic crystals and suggested fertilization may be driven by chemical reactions, indicating the production of life may not be as remote as once thought.
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E A. Schaefer
Edinburgh University
Ohio voters back license measure amid mixed election results
Secretary of State Graves reported that most major amendments gained approval while woman suffrage failed by a wide margin. The good roads proposal remains uncertain as returns from rural areas could shift the balance, with opposition warning of tax hikes and anti automobile sentiment.
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Ibune Bureau
Columbus
Graves
Secretary’ of State
Wayne B. Wheeler
Antisaloon League Today
Ohio
Czar's Daughter Olga Set To Wed Grand Duke Dmitri
The czar has fixed October 15 for the marriage of Grand Duchess Olga to Grand Duke Dmitri. The ceremony will be a grand state affair with a ball for Russian and foreign elites. Dmitri is considered Greek by fiction, son of Princess Alexandria of the Hellenes. The pairing cements royal ties among European houses and reflects succession concerns.
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Olga
Dmitri
Death of Henry McGuire in Toledo State Hospital Ward
Coroner Henzier reports Henry McGuire a 50 year old Defiance bartender beaten to death at Toledo State Hospital. McGuire, a paresis patient in the strong ward, allegedly attacked Attendant Spear and was later knelt on by Spear and Attendant Meyer, then beaten again by another patient. He died of a fractured rib and hemorrhage. Spear and Meyer were discharged and Coroner Henzier continues investigation.
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Commercial Tribune
Toledo
Henry McGuire
Defiance
Toledo State Hospital
Henzier
Loves
McGuire
Spear
Daniel Meyer
Jack Jackson
Lybarger
Love
Henler
Catholics Hold Grand Council Meeting at Cedar Point
The Ohio grand council of the Catholic Mutual Benefit association met at Cedar Point with President Charles A. Waechter presiding. The gathering includes grand officers and 106 delegates. the convention ends tomorrow with officer installations. State membership tops 11,000 and current officers are expected to be re elected.
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Sandusky, CO
Ohio
Catholic Mutual Benefit Association
Cedar Point
Charles A. Waechter
Cahton
Joseph Winum
Akron
Trig
Y M C A Names Mason to Hamilton Director Post
Washington Sept. 4 W L Mason of this city formerly an assistant secretary at the local Y M C A has been appointed office secretary of the Y M C A at Hamilton Ohio.
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Commercial Tribune
Washington
W. L Mason
Hamilton
Tafts Return From Glacier Ride With Minneapolis Party
Robert and Helen Taft arrived in Beverly Mass after a horseback trip through Glacier National Park Montana. They traveled with a party of Minneapolis friends for the journey.
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Helen and
Robert Taft
Glacier National Park
Beverly
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Robert
Helen Taft
Montana
Minneapolis
Bandits Strike Train Near Micheaud
A Louisville & Nashville passenger train leaving New Orleans bound for the North at 8 o clock was held up by bandits near Micheaud twelve miles from the city. The incident followed a similar attempted hold-up at the same spot the previous night.
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New Orleans
Louisville & Nashville
North
Micheaud
Terms of law violated in Panama Canal bill
London reports Foreign Secretary Sir Edward Grey has informed Newcastle chamber of commerce Britain is pressing the United States over the Panama canal law. He asserts the act violates the Hay-Paunce fort treaty and warns free passage for coastwise vessels would cut canal tolls and shift costs to foreign shipowners.
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Commercial Tribune
London
Edward Grey
Newcastle Chamber of Commerce
Great Britain
United States
Bandit Robs Mail Car and Five Pullmans on Louiville and Nashville Express
A lone robber halted a northbound Louisville and Nashville express near Michaud Louisiana stealing mail and cash from five Pullmans and a club car before being knocked unconscious by Engineer Baer. He died en route to Bay St. Louis. About $100 recovered, other loot returned. Detectives searched for accomplices but found none.
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Michaud
Baer
Bay St. Louis
Barr
Charles Marshall
Rabon
Black Hand Agent Shot After $500 Demand
Joseph Drago, Cortland street fruit store owner and Rockefeller estate worker, faced a Black Hand demand for 500. A pistol duel in Fountain Square left the agent wounded in the leg. Drago escaped but was recaptured by Policeman Cregier. The assailant fled along the railroad tracks. Drago refused to divulge details beyond the demand.
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Commercial Tribune
Tarrytown
Joseph Drago
Cortland Street
John D
Drago
Black Hand
Cregier
Retina letters spell John Dugan initials
Doctors in Philadelphia report a two year old boy see two mirrored initials in his retina. The right eye shows a J and the left eye a D corresponding to the name his parents chose before birth. The child’s vision remains normal and healthy.
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Philadelphia
John Dugan
John
Mrs John R McLean Ill in Newport Garden Party Called
Mr and Mrs Edward B McLean of Washington sped from Newport to Bar Harbor upon news of Mrs John R McLean's serious illness. They were joined by Madame Bakmetieff wife of the Russian ambassador. Plans for a garden party at the Russian embassy were canceled. The elder Mrs McLean is ill with pneumonia.
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Washington
Newport
Bar Harbor
John R. McLean
McLean
Bakmetieff
Fakir With Dislocating Shoulders Arrested in Chicago
Police say William Reinhardt can throw his shoulders out of joint at will. He was taken from a Westside hospital to a police station on a charge related to a supposed confidence game. Officials say he previously caused a railroad switch of $1500 by dislocating his shoulders, and an attorney offered $1000 settlement for shoulder injuries.
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Reinhardt
Westside
Reichardt
Cuban Editors Set Duel Over Gibson Incident
Havana reports a duel tomorrow between Representative Andre editor of El dia who condemned the assault on Mr Gibson and Senor Garcia editor of Elsigle who continues to insult Gibson the US government and Americans. The duel aims at death as stated.
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Eldia
Gibson
Senor Garcia
Elsigle
United States
Roosevelt in Iowa Campaign Draws Massive Protests and Cheers
Colonel Roosevelt toured Des Moines and surrounding towns drawing crowds in the thousands despite heat. He assailed Penrose and Archbold, urged Republicans and Democrats to join the Progressive movement, and pledged vigor against machine politics as he spoke at the Des Moines Coliseum and multiple stops across the state.
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