Striking Telegraphers Await Leader Arrival in New York
Aug 1 The strikers in this city expect President Small of the Telegraphers' Union to arrive from Chicago. Officials say Small seeks to mediate and propose arbitration between the strikers and the companies. General Superintendent Brooks refuses to meet the strike leader under any circumstances.
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York
Saturn
Small
Ornations Organization
Chicago
Anion
Smalls
Ank
Brooks
Western
Vinton
Unim
Ex Mayor Barth commits suicide in Louisville office
Ex mayor Paul Barth, 43, once ousted by the Court of Appeals, shot himself at the Utica Lime Company headquarters where he was general manager. He died after being found unconscious with a bullet wound in his head. Barth led city government for years and welcomed President Roosevelt two years ago. His death follows scrutiny of his administration after the ouster by Mayor Bingham and Gov Heckham. He left a wife and three children and had substantial business interests in lime and sand and gravel firms.
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Louisville
Paul Barth
Lowiavile
Court of Appeals
Mr. Barth
Barth
Te Board of Aldermen
Roosevelt
Bingham
Heckham
Utica Lime Company
Ohd River Sand & Gravel Company
Army Demoralized by Quackery and Conflicts in Command
The Houston Post chronicles a purge after Col Ayres dismissal, blaming Corbin era favoritism and war department intrigues for promotions denied to respected Civil War, Indian War, and Spanish American War soldiers. It cites Schley Miles and denounces Roosevelt era military quackery as demoralizing. The piece calls for full reorganization to restore merit and discipline.
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Col. Ayres
Houston
Texas
Corbin
McKinley
Army
War Department
Ike Leonard Wood
Schley
Navy
Legislative Department
Ent
Miles
Roosevelt
Two Reasons About Dress in Puck Quotation
A short quoted exchange from Puck jokes about appearances and social perception. A fellow on a small salary, nicknamed Smallchink, dresses extravagantly to avoid appearing poor, while millionaire Keg ger comes off in shabby attire to avoid seeming rich.
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Ike Smallchink
Sonoma Girl Again Defeated at Readville Grand Circuit
Highball driven by Ed Geers won the Massachusetts Stakes at Readville in three straight heats aboard Highball. Sonoma Girl finished second amid a crowded field that included Thornfield, Mareoheal, Clazy Lotus, Genteel, Prince and Kussonal.
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Readville
Mage
Highball
Ed Geers
Sonoma Girl
Massachusetts
Dr. Hooker (Geers
Thornfield
Sonoma Gir
Mareoheal
Clazy Lotus
Prince and
Kussonal
Court records recount assault case against six defendants
In City Court on Saturday, Joan alias Buster Woodard Bart Woodard Clemmy Hanner and John Stephenson alias John Skinner faced assault charges against Jim Nicholson. Nicholson's severe head and body wounds from rocks delayed hearings. Four defendants were bound over for assault with intent to murder. Additional arrests included W Wolf for disorderly conduct Herman Lawrence for leaving a horse unattended Walter Streaker for drunkenness and cursing Melvin Ferguson for vagrancy and assault and battery Thomas Porter for fighting. Two whites were released on costs. A young black man was held for peering at Hood’s watermelon patch amid ripe melons disappearing.
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Joan
Buster Woodard
Bart Woodard
Clemmy Hanner
John Stephenson
John Skinner
Jim Nicholson
Galloway
Nicholaon
Sole heiress arises from Hartford auto tragedy
Great Barrington Aug 21 The Bristol millionaire Charles J Root his mother and aunt were killed in an Ashley Falls auto crash leaving his fourteen year old niece Katherine Root as sole survivor and heiress The will made days before the accident leaves most of the estate to Katherine with an estimated share surpassing 1 000 000 The accident wipes out the entire Root family except the niece and she becomes the heir to a vast fortune.
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Great Barrington
Mase
Ashley Falls
Charles J. Root
Bristol Milionaire
Katherine Root
Malece
Mr. Root
Root
Katherine
Bryan escapes wreck on Chicago Northwestern
W J Bryan survived a Chicago Northwestern wreck near Belvidere Illinois while en route to a Rockford Chautauqua appearance. He and other passengers were uninjured as three coaches derailed after a baggage car passed an open switch. Bryan rode a trolley to reach the Chautauqua grounds behind schedule.
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Chicago
Belvidere
Ill
Willan Jenings Bryan Wljust
Chicago & Northwestern
Rockford
Mr. Bryan
Dentist Suspected in Dentist Extracts Fatal Neck Injury
George Davis 35 died in County Hospital after a tooth extraction. He sought relief for neck pain a week earlier. Physicians say a violent pulling by the dentist可能 caused a dislocation in the spinal column leading to death.
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Chicago
George Davis
Davis
Senator Stewart Wins 250000 Fortunes Rebound in Nevada
Carson City Nevada August 19 former United States Senator William M Stewart known as the Silver King of Nevada celebrates his eightieth birthday while plans to develop mining and other properties advance He has risen from poverty after earlier extravagance and poor investments to a net worth of at least a quarter of a million with potential growth ahead.
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Carson City
Nev
United States
William M. Stewart
Nevada
Stewart
York
Yale
California
United Sates Senate
Robert Jones High School Reopens in Lynnville
Lynnville Tenn Aug 21 seventh annual season the Robert B Paynes High School opened with enrollment 115 a fine number. Teachers in charge are Prof C Herbert Walker and Jackson Reeves principal Mrs Clara B Wagstag intermediate Miss Etta Wagstaff primary and Miss Mackie May Blackburn music. A short talk was given by Prof Wm McLaurine of Alley Ga.
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Lynnville
Tenn
Robert B. Paynes High School
C. Herbert Walker
Jackson Reeves
Clara B. Wagstag
Etta Wagstaff
Mackie May Blackburn
Wm. McLaurine
Alley
Wheat Tops Dollar On Panic in Chicago Pit
Wheat jumped above a dollar on August 21 as panic buying surged in Chicago. May delivery ran to 101 higher, with September at 89 1/2 and December at 95. Corn and oats followed with gains, driven by frost reports in Manitoba Saskatchewan and the Dakotas.
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Chicago
Creapcuttit
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Dakotas
Falls Asleep in Window In Palace Hotel
In Pulaski Tennessee on August 21 a young man named Hargrove visiting relatives at the Palace Hotel sat in his room window to cool off while somewhat inebriated. He fell twenty five feet to the ground sustaining multiple fractures in an arm and leg and a dislocated hip.
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Pulaski
Tenn
Hargrove
Hopkins
Palace Hotel
Smoot case divides Illinois Senate race in heated campaign
Chicago Aug 21 The Smoot case dominates the Illinois Senate campaign between A J Hopking and William E Mason. Mason argues Hopkinss vote to seat Utahs Smoot insults womanhood and stokes fervor, especially among women. Hopkins cites Roosevelts February letter praising his stand and courage in the matter. Kellogg to arrange testimony in New York Sept 3 in the federal suit to dissolve Standard Oil.
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Chicago
Ill
United States Senate
A. J. Hopking
Wm. E. Mason
Hopkins
Utah
Roosevelt
New York
Frank B. Kellogg
City
Federal Court
St. Louis
Standard Oil Company
Standard
Request for Maury Countians to Return for September Home Week
A caller asks for names and addresses of Maury County residents living in other counties or states to invite them to visit Columbia Tennessee for a September Home Week. Send the names to John P. McGaw, General Manager, Tennessee Fair Association, Columbia, Tenn., at once.
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John P. McGaw
Tennessee Fair Association
Columbia
A Straw Vote Echoes Bryan in Early Presidential Talk
The Los Angeles News reports the first presidential straw vote showing Bryan leading La Follette and Johnson among others. It notes Democrats in Los Angeles focus on Bryan, but cautions straw votes are not always reliable as a local sentiment gauge.
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Los Angeles News
LaFollette
Johnson Fairbanks
Hearst
Knox
Cortelyou
Cannon
Shaw
Garfield
Los Angeles
Bryan
Memphis News-Selsaltar
Hospital trustees warn man over elevator duty
Charles Green, a former newspaper man who was appointed night custodian of the city hospital, refused to operate the elevator claiming the task beneath his dignity. Trustees gave him 24 hours to assume the elevator throttle in a formal session.
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Memphis, Tenn
Charles Green
City Hospital
Vulcan Plows Triumph Highlighted by Ellett and Dodson
Vulcan plows secure top finish in a local event with standout performances from Ellett Harlan and Dodson. The team dominated the field, producing swift passes and precise handling amid strong competition.
Steeplejack John Clare Dies Stunt Fall From 448‑Foot Chimney
London reports John Clare, famed steeplejack, killed yesterday by a fall from Towend chimney, claimed to be the world’s highest. The structure stands about 448 feet high.
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London
John Clare
Towend
Woman Pays High Price for a Kiss in McKeesport
In McKeesport a mayoral ruling sets a harsher price for a kiss from a woman than from a man. Mrs M Kierney, visiting from Allegheny, kissed a man on a streetcar and was fined five dollars while a previous case fined a man one dollar for kissing a woman.
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Pittsburg
Mc Keesport
Coleman
Peter Forbes
McKeesport
Kler
Ang Costa
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Flo
Rish
Puck
Sonoma
W. Wolf
Herman Lawrence
Walter Streaker
White
McLean
Deputy Good
Melvin Fergueson
Whitley
Esq. Guest
Thomas Porter
Macedonia
Sq. Farlks
Coats
Horace Ratney
Hood
W. J. Bryan
Rockford, Ill
Senator Stewart
Robt. Jones High School
Studebaker
Ellett, Harlan & Dodson
Standard Oil CO
Illinois
Numberland Telephone & Telegraph Company (Incorporated
Sereses
Vulcan
M'Keesport
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