Bryan WN speech accepts nomination in Lincoln
In Lincoln Nebraska William J Bryan told a 20000 strong crowd that he accepts the Democratic presidential nomination. He attacked Taft and urged reforms including an extraordinary session of Congress to enact platform promises such as direct election of Senators and House rule changes.
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Lincoln
Neb
William J. Bryan
United States
Henry D. Clayton
Alabama
Bryan
Congress
Popular Vete
House of Representatives
China Seizes 10000 Rifles in Smuggling Row
Chinese authorities in Hongkong report the seizure of 10 000 rifles and 2 006 000 cartridges at Chin-chhau port. Japanese merchants protest claiming ownership. Chinese believe arms were intended for rebels, risking an international dispute.
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Hongkong
China
Chin-chhau
Notable Honors and Movements Across Society and Education
Es Judge Roger A Pryor of New York City marks his eightieth birthday as Roosevelt arranges a course for his son Kermit during his freshman year. Harvard Dean to attend a conference. August son of Emperor William earns a doctor degree. Yale contributions for the year total 1 250 000 plus 3200 000 to the scientific school. William Mason’s death quiets a major American musical figure. Jacob A Cantor advocates London style property condemnation reforms for better New York City homes. Adolf Meyer, now director of Jung Topkins University psychiatric clinic, to visit Europe with the building’s architect to study foreign clinics.
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Roger A. Pryor
New York City
Roosevelt
Harvard
Arranage
Kermit
Prince August
William
Germany
Hadley
Yale
William Mason
Jacob A. Cantor
London
Adolf Meyer
Jung Topkins University
Henry Phipps
Europe
Shot Man Who Stole His Wife
Apa W. Cohn was shot and killed by Charles W. Moore as they were about to board a train near Armidad, Col. Moore was with Mrs. Moore. Cohn was a son of a Jewish rabbi and formerly lived in Chicago.
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Apa W. Cohn
Charles W. Moore
Ferge ‘Armidad
Col
Mre. Moore
Chicago
Mra. Moore
Alleged Wescorter killed by guard at Presidio
William J. English a private in Company 115 Coast Artillery awaits trial for desertion after being shot and killed by a guard at the Presidio San Francisco while attempting to escape.
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Wescorter
William J. English
Coast Artillery
Presidio
San Francisco
Cal
Fifty Autos Burned in Chicago Fire
A blaze in Chicago destroyed a garage housing twenty cars operated by C A Coey & Co and several taxicabs. An explosion started the fire, which spread rapidly and left the building nearly level with a loss estimated at about 500000 dollars. Firefighters arrived too late to save most of the structures and vehicles.
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Chicago
C. A. Coey & Co
Harry Thaw Declared Bankrupt in Pittsburgh Proceedings
Harry K Thaw was declared bankrupt by the referee in the proceedings brought in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania.
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Harry Thaw
Harry K. Thaw
Pittsburg
Divorces Sought as Man with Large Family Faces Split
A Memphis Tennessee man, Peter Brown, petitions for divorce from his wife amid a turbulent family saga. He cites alleged misconduct and a complex home life, including numerous children by two marriages, with twenty seven born to the second wife.
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Tunton
Milss
Peter Brown
Memphist Tenn
Noted Tunnel Builder Killed at Shoshone Camp
Charles B. Highee of Denver was nearly instantly killed by a broken guy wire at a Carniral Colorado Power Co camp twelve miles past Glenwood Springs Colorado.
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Charles B. Highee
Denver
Shoshone
Carniral Colorado Power Company
Glenwood Springs
Col
Judge and wife killed in matrimonial agency scheme
Judge A B Swanson shot his wife Rose Browning Swanson then killed himself in Ishawoo near the Yellowstone forest after a courtship by correspondence. The couple reportedly wed two years ago in a resolve via a matrimonial agency and had lived together until the tragedy.
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Cody
Wye
Newsy Gleanings From Global and Local Sparks
The half finished Culebra cut in the Panama Canal is noted alongside bold claims of a 600000 strong Persian army on short notice. Campaign fund appeals go out to farmers from Mesars Bryan and Kern. Pennsylvania Railroad may buy lines in York Philadelphia and Norfolk Mac. An exhibit of blow guns and poisoned darts arrives at the American Museum of Natural History. Henry Watterson predicts Bryan’s win by a ground swell similar to Cleveland in 1892. Transfers halted on Fifty ninth Street crosstown cars reduce average load. Rupert Guinness elected to the vacant British Parliament seat following Sir William Cremer’s death.
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Panama Canal
Persia
Mesars
Bryan
Kern
Pennsylvania Railroad
York
Philadelphia
Norfolk Mac
American Museum of Natural History
New York City
Henry Watterson
Cleveland
Rupert Guinness
Wnton- Int
Wiliam Cremer
Six Die On Schoolship Couronne Off Hyeres
Six French Artillery Sea onl students were killed and eighteen hurt when a shell exploded on the gunnery school ship Couronne off Les Saling near Hyeres. Experts cite powder decomposition while turret witnesses say the gun overheated. This marks the third fatal accident on Couronne in eight months at the Hyeres artillery school.
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Toulon
France
Seaonl
Couronne
Plec Zr
Les Saling
Hyeres
Boston Millionaire J Montgomery Sears Dies In Auto Crash
Providence report says J Montgomery Sears of Boston died from injuries after his car driven at sixty mph on the Appenaug road at Norwood left the highway, somersaulted down a six foot declivity and landed bottom up in a meadow. his companion George Saunders of Providence was seriously hurt. Sears was noted as one of Boston's richest young men.
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Providence
R. J
J. Montgomery Sears
Boston
George Saunders
Sears
Appenaug
Norwood
Ainsworth Spofford Dies at 83 Former Librarian and Chief Assistant
Ainsworth Rand Spofford longtime librarian at Congress from 1864 to 1897 and since 1897 Chief Assistant Librarian died at Shepard Hill Holderness New Jersey. He was eighty three years old.
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Ainsworth R. Spofford
Ainsworth Rand Spofford
Congress
Shepard Hill
Holderness
N. J
Reds to Play In Cuba in Winter
After the close of the baseball season the Cincinnati National League Club will play in Cuba. Contracts have been drawn for a series of games in November near the island, signaling an active winter schedule for the Reds.
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Reds
Cuba
Cincinnati National League
Cape May Surf Tragedy Claims Two Waitresses
In Cape May New Jersey Margaret Masterson and Katie Charles two waitresses from the Hotel Cape May were drowned in heavy surf after going beyond their depth. The incident underscores dangerous tidal conditions near the shore and the need for caution by beachgoers.
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Cape May
N. J
Margaret Masterson
Katie Charles
Union tensions and labor actions across several states
Officials of the Workingmen's Federation warn a fight for unionism to survive amid calls for a New York State convention. Trade unions in St. Joseph Missouri push members to the Legislature and other offices. Minnesota State Federation of Labor backs the eight hour day municipal utilities ownership and weekly wages. C H McConaughy of San Francisco named third vice president of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. No modern style for Cleveland England stone miners in thirty years. Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern shops in Washington Indiana close indefinitely affecting 400 workers. The National Federation of Weavers holds its first convention in Fall River Massachusetts with twenty eight unions represented.
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New York
Workingmen’s Federation
St. Joseph
Minnesota State Federation of Labor
C. H. McConaughy
San Francisco
Cal
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
M. J. Sullivan
Cleveland
England
Baltimore and Ohio
Washington
Ind
National Federation of Weavers
Fall River
Mass
Chafin Accepts Prohibition Nomination in Chicago
Eugene W. Chafin accepted the Prohibition party nomination at Music Hall in Chicago before a large audience. Professor Charles Scanlon delivered the notification address from Pittsburgh, with Chafin pledging to curb liquor traffic, enact a permanent tariff commission, and pursue a universal marriage and divorce law as part of a progressive platform.
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Music Hall
Chicago
Eugene W. Chafin
Eugene Wetthafin
Prohibition Party
Charles Scanlon
Pittsburg
Chafin
United States Senate
T.o
Tragedy in Asbury Park Ends with Wife Beheaded
Randolph Riley, a colored man, killed his wife in her Sunset avenue room in Asbury Park New Jersey. After a quarrel he slashed her with a razor severing her head from her body in the domestic setting before his arrest.
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Asbury Park
N. J
Randolph Riley
Ife
League accuses Albany Sheriff Besch of tolerating gambling
The Civic League of Albany County has filed charges against Sheriff Besch, asking Governor Hughes to remove him. It accuses him of allowing policy, poolrooms, and other gambling in Albany, Colonie, and Watervliet. Affidavits from league agents claim gambling operated since last fall in about a dozen places. Besch was reportedly notified last May but did not act to enforce the law.
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Republican Party
Democratic Party
League
Beef dusts Thoroughbreds at McGrath Jana stock farm sale
Colonel Milton Young sold the McGrath Jana stock farm near Lexington to R A and W 8 Bensle of Lancaster for about 100000 dollars. The original McGrath tract was 400 acres at 150 dollars an acre with the rest at 125 dollars, and the property will become a cattle farm after fifty years as a leading thoroughbred breeding establishment. The sale follows anti betting laws in New York and Louisiana.
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Lexington
Milton Young
R. A
W. 8
Bensle
Lancaster
America
Young
New York
Louisiana
Photograph Procures Divorce in New Jersey Case
Aubrey C. Woodward secured a divorce from his Brooklyn New Jersey schoolteacher wife. The principal evidence presented was a photograph taken with John B. Turner of Paterson New Jersey.
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Aubrey C. Woodward
Brooklyn
N. J
John B. Turner
Paterson
Drowning of Cincinnati Doctor Drowny in New York Lake
Dr Joseph Eichberg of Cincinnati Ohio drowned in Big Tupper Lake New York while fishing. His party overturned the boat while landing a large pickerel and he, unable to swim, sank.
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Tupper Lake
Joseph Eichberg
Cincinnati
Ohio
Big Tupper Lake
N.yle
Fshing
Eichberg
Physical Tests For Employes At NY Central Railway Conference
At a New York Central Railway conference officials discussed subjecting employees to physical tests similar to those used in the United States Army. The plan aims to assess fitness and readiness of staff.
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New York Central Railway Oficial
United States Army
Explosion on Balloon Envelope Kills Two in London
London reports two deaths Miss Will and George Walte and six injured when the envelope of Captain Lovelace’s balloon owned by the New York Aero Club exploded on Franco British exhibition grounds.
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London
Will
George Walte
Lovelace
New York Aero Club
Boston
Mass
Curtis Guild, Jr
Charlengate Hospital
Back Bay
Kalamazoo
Mich
Sledgewood Bay
Recreation Park
Allies Pointer
Red Bow
Lima
Peru
Annie S. Peck
Providence
Hasearan
Rome
Qibbons
Monument to Elihu Burritt Dedicated in New Marlboro
National and local notices mix in brief items from several towns. A monument to Elihu Burritt the learned blacksmith is unveiled at Great Darrington New Marlboro drawing about 1006 attendees with speakers including Hamilton Holt from New York. Other items report Brigadier General Frederick Funston arriving in Leavenworth to assume command, a fire in Spokane destroying twelve saloons and the Anheuser Busch Hotel with $80 000 loss, and a mass payout to strikers in Winnipeg raising the total near $1 000 000. There are suicides, crimes and local society news including Miss Norma Atena winning a Helen Gould scholarship to Mount Holyoke College.
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Great Darrington
Mose
New Marlboro
Euhu ‘Burritt
Hamilton- Holt
New York
Spokane
Wasa
Taft
Mont
Anheuser-Busch
Printers' Strike Settled in Copenhagen and Berlin News
The printers strike in Copenhagen ended with ministerial mediation. Berlin reports a new Parseval military dirigible circuiting the city for about 2.75 hours with full control. Churchill to wed Clementine Montagu Hotter in London. Rebels in Hong Kong gain 1000 troops after mutiny, looting, and a $100,000 haul. Paris Matin claims wireless naval telephony between Paris and Dieppe, 150 km apart. Cholera deaths rise in St Petersburg with 210 fatalities in five days. The American battleship cruiser departs Auckland for Sydney amid farewell crowds. Berlin notes a potential U S embassy upgrade for Constantinople, with Klazin Bey named ambassador. Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands reportedly expects a child. Venezuelan rebels gain momentum, sending commissioners home with optimism. Teheran says Shah's second coronation preparation is under way in St Petersbourg. Sir Edward Goschen to become British ambassador in Berlin replacing Lasvelles.
Destructive Race Riots Roil Springfield Illinois
Mob violence erupts after an attempted lynching of two Black prisoners. White mobs burn property, block fire crews, and clash with police as Governor Deacon calls in troops and a Gatling gun protects the streets. Dozens wounded or killed amid chaotic night in Springfield.
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Springfield
Bloomington
Begus
Deacon
Eugene W. Chafin
Court House Yard
Chafin
Howver
Fifth
Monroe
Loomis Ali Burton
Washington Street
G. J. Scott
Louis Johnson
Angelo Alganinia
John Brown
Alexander Bettwinls
F. Brinkman
Albert Byerline
Patrick Campbell
Fred Davis
Oscar Dahlkamp
Claud Knapp
Mili- Yarman
Thos
Beaveley
Harry Parring
Fifth Infantry
David Miles
George Winters
Wil Stuart
Negro Porter
R. T. Sturgess
Albert Sidener
Henry Steiger
Sherman Snell
Neek
al Buertine
George Stusso
Angelo Allganinia
Oldest Sculptor James W. A. MacDonald Dies
James W. A. MacDonald known as America’s Oldest Sculptor died at Arlington Inn Yonkers New York from paralysis. His death ends a long career noted for enduring marble works and public statues across the region.
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James W. A. MacDonald
Man from St Louis Confesses to Murder in Home
Thomas Dewitt, aged 24, of St Louis Missouri, confessed to police how he killed 44 year old Mrs Adelane Muller at her home after she refused to lend him $2. Dewitt had formerly roomed at the Muller residence, and the struggle arose from the loan rebuff.
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Thomas Dewitt
St. Louis
Adelane Muller
Muller
Tessex in Saratoga Race Track Loss Revealed
The Saratoga track posted a $30,000 loss for its recent meeting. In baseball notes, Tom Jordan of Brooklyn hits homers, Cleveland’s Lajoie reaches 2000 big league hits, and Livingstone to Boston as catcher rumors swirl. Ferguson shines for the Boston club while Doolin displays elite fielding for Philadelphia amid a strong Pittsburgh all around performance.
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Saratoga
N. Y
Tom Jordan
Brooklyn Hnt
Cardinals
Brooklyn
Lajoie
Cleveland
Boston
Livingstone
Indianapolis
Lajéte
Charles Hickman
New York
Washington
Chicago
Toledo
Ferguson
Bostons
Mickey Doolin
Philadelphias
Pittsburgs
New Jersey Tragedies And A Bull Attack On Field
A three year old, Margaret Santhyson, is injured in Paterson when struck by Bernard Tolles car on North Eleventh street. Tolles and others depart for Undercliff after police arrest. Peter Mullens dies after a fight over fares between firemen and Public Service Co staff on Overpeck Bridge. A charity game in Jacksonville turns chaotic as a bull tramples Athletics catcher Michael Boland, who escapes with injuries.
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North Eleventh Street
Bellar Avenue
Paterson
Margaret Santhyson
Garrett Santhyson
Bernard Toltes
West Twenty-first Street
New York City
Sfr
Tolles
Undercliff
Mr. Tolles
Peter Mullens
Maple Street
Weehawken Heights
Public Service Company
Tailgate House
Overpeck Bridge
Edward Manning
Hans Hangen
Jacksonville Pioneers
Clinton Athletics
William Haupt
Jacksonville
Hanpf
Devlin
Giants
Billy Maloney
Brooklyn
Michael Boland
Athletics
Trapped men killed by cave in at Trap Rock plant
Two workers died and three were severely injured when tons of stone collapsed at the Trap Rock Crushed Stone Company plant on Watchung Mountain. Victims included Paul Charles of Bound Brook, 22, and John Gastra of Bound Brook, 25. Gastra died after about two hours of rescue efforts. The site was roughly one mile from Bound Brook. In a separate note, a casino raid disrupted a craps game in Atlantic City with several identified participants from multiple cities.
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Trap Rock Crushed Stone Company
Watchung Mountain
Paul Charles
Bound Brook
John Gastra
Bound—Broox
Gastra
Goldenberg
Rudolf
Atlantic City
Charley ‘Price
Edwin Globe
Charles’ Lake
Chicago
John Smith
Pittsburg
Peter Hermann
Lowell
Mass
Undertaker Thomas Crawford Jr Dies in Cab Ride
Thomas Crawford Jr an undertaker from Trenton died of heart disease while en route to drive to the funeral of Mrs Dedrick. The cab driver noticed no response when Crawford did not exit the carriage at the house, prompting an investigation of the death.
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Thomas Crawford, Jr
Trenton
William Dedrick
Crawford
Edward R. Thomas Injured in Collision at Long Branch
Edward R. Thomas former bank president suffered a dislocated leg when his car struck Hyman Cohen of New York City's carriage at Long Branch. Mrs Cohen, her daughter, and the coachman were injured. Thomas announced he would give up driving.
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E. R. Thomas
Edward R. Thomas
Long Branch
Hyman Cohen
New York City
Multistate Accidents and Deaths Reported After Weekends
An auto accident near Mays Landing left Adam Shaner and his wife with minor injuries after their vehicle rolled from an embankment near Estelle Ville Dam five miles from town. Charles F. Wormser of New York City died from a fractured skull after plunging from a display at the East View House in the Highlands. Other notices include a fatal fall at Alcyon Park injuring Byron Rudderow, a drowning incident in Atlantic City, and various legal and personal notices across New Jersey.
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Estelle Ville
Mays Landing
Adam Shaner
Boyertown
Threce Sons
Mr. Shener
Charles F. Wormser
West 118Th Street
New York City
Yorkville Paper Company
New York
East View House
Highlands
Monmouth Memorial Hospital
Long Branch
Twins Save Man From County Jail in Nashua Court
Charles Bland faced a Nashua police court judge as a newborn “Twins” claim changed his fate. He begged for a suspended sentence citing a growing family. Judge Devotes suspended the sentence after hearing the plea, with Chief Mee Whelver moving to grant the stay and Bland escorted home to a new bar alr.
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Charles Bland
Nashua
N. W
Bland
County House of Correction
Judee Runenells
Twing
Po- Mee Whelver
Agg Binnd
Main Street
Hig
Bara Alr
Sherman Nominated for Vice Presidency in Utica
Utica witnesses the formal launch of the 1908 Republican ticket with James Sherman accepting the nomination for Vice Presidency. He endorses Roosevelt administration policies and Taft’s Cincinnati speech while criticizing Bryan’s "shall the people rule" notion. Sherman's brief remarks stress tariff revision, protectionist credentials, and party unity.
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Utica
James Behodcraft Sherman
Chicago
Taft
Cincinnati
Roosevelt
Sherman
Bryan
Republican Party
Democratic Organization
Julius Burrows
Michi-gau
Root
M. W. Stryker
Hamilton College
Thomas Wheteler
Charles 8. Symonds
Serena Payne
New York
Wills Leave Widow to Convent in Odd Bequest
London reports Michael Hanmore Irish solicitor left about 40000 dollars bequeathing 5000 to the Mother Superior of any convent his wife enters after his death. He desires the widow spend the rest of her life in prayer. Admiral Cogswell's Funeral: Rear-Admiral James K. Cogswell interred at Forest Home Cemetery Milwaukee born in Milwaukee sixty four years ago.
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Lincoln
Neb
William Lush
London
Michael Han‘more
Cogswell
James K. Cogswell
Forest Home Cemetery
Milwaukee
Wis
Admiral Cogswell
Ballplayer Turned Candidate for Mayor in Pittsburg
Sheriff Addison Gumbert of Allegheny County a former National League pitcher announced he would run for Mayor of greater Pittsburg on the Republican ticket. The brief item notes other political and public figures, including Eugene Debs and Harriman, with assorted remarks on their activities.
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Addison Gumbert
Allegheny County
Pittsburg
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