Thaw Flees Matteawan In Dramatic Taxicab Escape
New York August 18 Harry K Thaw slayer of Stanford White escaped Matteawan state hospital in a daring dash. He boarded a taxicab then hopped a faster touring car and vanished across the New York Connecticut line toward a yacht off Roton Point near South Norwalk Connecticut. Extradition appears impossible and insanity confinement may follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Harry K. Thaw
Stanford White
Matteawan
Uberty
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
Thaw
Roton Point
South Norwalk
Conn
Connecticut
Thane
Connecticut State Line
Connecticut Line
Stormville
New Oranean
Raymond Charles Francis Kieb
Matteiwan
Alore
Howard Barnum
Doctor Kieb
John W. Runsell
Russell
John N. Anhut
Mra
Mary Copley Thaw
Pittsburgh
Arthur Hammerstein
State Hospital
New York City
Madison Square Roof Garden
Mrs Pankhurst Leaves England Under Cat and Mouse Act
Emmeline Pankhurst departed England for France after being placed on license under the cat and mouse act with police reportedly told not to arrest her upon departure. Auto crash near Carrollton Missouri kills five in a train collision with a mageline at a crossing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pankhurst Fises
London
Emmeline Pankhurst
England
France
Carrollton
Atchison, Topeka & Monta Fe
Here
Accused of Stealing Electricity From Edison Company
New York police arrest Frank Pulver and John Elsermann, superintendent and engineer of a building, on a charge of stealing thirty thousand pounds worth of electricity from the New York Edison Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
P Frank Pulver
John Elsermann
New York Edison Company
Huerta May Seek Presidency as Peace Plans Emerge
The Huerta government discusses accepting Wilson’s peace message with John Lind and Gamboa and preparing for a possible presidential run. Washington sources say Huerta may announce an early election and the constitutionalists might join a nonpartisan Mexican commission led vote.
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Mexico City
Wilson
Huerta
Gamboa
John Lind
Mexico
Washington
United States
Commission of
News Briefs Roundup From Across North America and Europe
A digest of scattered reports across Aug 14 to Aug 18 covers social rumor denial about Robert Goelet and his wife Elala Whelan, a West Liberty post office robbery and mayor I W Swem shot, a British regiment visit to New Haven on Aug 29, a fatal mobile crash in Erie ending James Mead’s life, H S Boutell’s return to Chicago with a defiant business card, and the death of James R Bell creator of Kipling’s Bridge Builder in London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tee Moines
Poraen
Iowa
West Liberty
I. W. Swem
Ottawa
Ont
Washington
United States
Forty-third
Ottawa Infantry Corps
New Haven
Conn
Buffalo
James Mead
John Mead
Erie
New York
Henry
Boutell
Chicago
Switzerland
Amerika
Henry Lane Wilson
Mexico
Houtell
London
James R. Bell
Kipling
Meteor Train Robbery Reported at Union Station
Hold up on Frisco Limited in Kansas City. A Ban Dit boarded the St. Louis and San Francisco Meteor at Union Station and robbed four passengers of about $100. Suspect identity unclear. Local police investigating lead to possible arrest.
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Frisco” Limited
Kansas City
St. Louie
San Francisco
Baseball Magnate Buried in Pittsburgh Burial Ends Philade
William H. Locke president of the Philadelphia National League baseball club died last Thursday at Ventnor New Jersey and was buried in the Southside cemetery Pittsburgh police said today in a notice filed from the Aug 19 report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Willam H. Locke
Philadelphia National League Baseball Club
Ventnor
N. J
Southslde
Sulzer Rebuffed in Bid to Put NY Governor to Court
Albany Aug 18 William H Sulzer’s plan to submit the NY governor dispute to adjudication is blocked by Lieutenant Governor Glynn who says he cannot surrender any powers of the office. Glynn disclaims authority to barter away functions of the governorship and vows to carry out all duties except where blocked by Sulzer’s impeachment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
N. Y
William H. Sulzer
Martin H. Glynn
New York
Glynn
Court of Appeals
Sulver
Trate Murphy
National Guard
Mr. Sulzer
Tammany Hoss Murphy
Tammany Hall
Sulzer
Robert Abrahams
Executive Mansion
Sulser
Abrahams
Washington
Sray
Bribery Allegations Hit Chicago Congressman McDermott
I H McMichael former chief page testified before the house lobby investigating committee about bribery and campaign funds linked to Representative James T McDermott of Chicago. He detailed $1250 raised by Chicago manufacturers for his campaign and a $7600 loan shuffle tied to court district changes plus a $6000 needed for expenses.
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Washington
James T. McDermott
Chicago
I. H. McMichael
House
McMichael
National Association of Manufacturers
McDermott
Martin M. Mulhall
Stockyards
District of Columbia
Mulhall
India
President outlines rural credit stance in currency bill
The White House released President Wildes views on rural credits. He says the currency bill cannot fully address farmers needs for agricultural credits, as its scope and chief purpose are not designed to reach those special interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
White House
Wile
Rays Cure Cancer Claim By Tasmanian Surgeon
Hobart reports Dr. Roberts a senior surgeon at the general hospital claims success using Roentgen secondary rays filtered through a liver copper or zinc plate to treat cancer. He says forty cases were treated with no recurrence of the disease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hobart
Tasmania
Roberts
General Hospital
Conclave City Battle Emerges Over Los Angeles Choice
Denver reports rising opposition to Los Angeles as the site of the thirty third triennial conclave. Grand Master Arthur MacArthur may withhold sanction on the selected city amid Knight Templar circles.
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Denver
Colo
Los Angeles
Knight Templar
Arthur MacArthur
World Navy Parade Invitation at Hampton Roads 1916
President Wilson to issue invitation for navies worldwide to meet at Hampton Roads in 1916 and pass through the Panama Canal escorted by a fleet from the United States Navy.
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Newport
R. J
Hampton Roads
Panama Canal
U. & Navy
Wilson
Noted Sportsman Bud Ranaud Dies in New Orleans
H A Bud Ranaud sixty formerly connected with the fair grounds race track and well known to sporting circles for many years died here of cirrhosis of the liver in New Orleans on August 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
H. A
Bud") Ranaud
Fair Grounds
Catholic Meet Ends With Elections in Milwaukee
Closing session of the Catholic Federated Societies re elected Charles I. Denechand of New Orleans as president and Anthony Matre of St. Louis as secretary. Baltimore awarded the next convention location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Catholic Federated Societies
Charles I. Denechand
New Orleans
Anthony Matre
St. Louis
Baltimore
Moonlit threshing spreads across La Crosse area
Moon light threshing has become common on farms around La Crosse Wisconsin and across the river in Minnesota. Daytime work is hindered by heat and humidity, pushing crews to harvest after dark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
Wis
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Bryan Defends His Acts In Editorial Return To Platform
In the current issue of Commoner W J Bryan offers an extended editorial justifying his return to the chautauqua platform while serving as a cabinet member. He defends his actions as consistent with his public duties and aims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
Lincoln
Neb
W. J. Bryan
International Dry Farming Congress Opens in Tulsa
The eighth annual meeting of the International Dry-Farming Congress and Exposition begins October 22 in Tulsa with delegates from Argentina to Venezuela. Five pavilions host exhibits including US Department of Agriculture funding, Oklahoma crops, Manchurian crops, Canadian and foreign samples, and a dedicated Oklahoma products show. John T. Burns of Tulsa serves as international secretary with W. R. Motherwell of Saskatchewan elected president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa
Okla
International Dry- Farming Congress
Exposeltion
Aize
United States Department of Agriculture
Oklahoma
Canada
Republic of China
Russia
International
Argentina
Australia
Austria-Hungary
Belgium
Brazil
Chile
China
Columbia
Costa Rica
Cuba
Ecuador
Egypt
France
Great Britain
Germany
India
Japan
Mexico
Netherlands
New Zealand
Palestine
Paraguay
Persia
Peru
Spain
South Africa
Turkey
Uruguay
Venezuela
Agricultural College
International Congress of Farm Women
W. R. Motherwell
Saskatchewan
John T. Burns
Jug invention teased by Galveston bar crowd tale
A dry goods bar tale in Galveston recounts Paddy Morrison denying entry to a man asking if ladies allowed. The stranger seeks a claret lemonade for his wife and asks for a brief whiskey before the mix. Morrison begins shaking the drink, continuing a long shake as the scene unfolds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Barleycorn
Paddy Morrison
Market Street
Galveston
Texas
Morrison
Paddy
Mra
Sulzer Impeached as New York Governor in Bank and Perjury Case
Governor William Sulzer faces impeachment by the New York Legislature for perjury larceny of campaign funds and corruption including diverting contributions to stock investments. The Frawley committee investigates undisclosed checks and stock dealings while Sulzer and Tammany Hall exchange political blows.
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Albany
N. Y
William Sulzer
New York
Senate
Circuit Court of Appeals
Sulzer
Frawley Committee
Frederick L. Colwell
Salter
New York Stock Exchange
Sulser
Hose Murphy
Tammany Hall
New York State
Pulver
Auler
Wii Gulver
Tammany
State Department
Ross Murphy
Murphy
Eo Sult
Philadelphia
Mignon
Polly) Hopkins
Sulzer Enid
Miss Hopkins
Balzer
Bulter
Assembly
Frawley
Kuhn, Loeb & Co
Abram Bikus
New York City
Harris & Fuller
Congress
A. Bl. Spriggs
Montana
Louis
Josephihal
Boyer, Griswold & Co
Charles H. Reynolds
Big Four
Attentiveness and Future Attendance Questioned
The fragment asks how much better today’s attention helps tomorrow and if attending tomorrow remains worthwhile, suggesting diminishing gains across days and the possibility of continued effort into a third day. It presents no clear events or persons.
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Pike's Peak
Garden of the Gods
Newport R. 1
Robert Goelet
Elala Whelan
M’dermott
Wileon
Charles Robinson
Kansas
Harrison Reed
Florida
William W. Holden
North Carolina
Powell Clayton
Arkansas
David Butler
Nebraska
Henry C. Warmoth
Louisiana
Adelbert Ames
Mississippi
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