Eight West Point cadets punished for hazing at academy
Secretary Wright announced President Roosevelt approved the punishment for eight cadets suspended from the military academy for hazing. Two first classmen, Russell Jr. and Weaver, are dismissed. six third-class cadets receive one year without pay or allowances. Superintendent Beott pressed for harsher action to maintain discipline. The plan, agreed by the president and Wright, followed Sagamore Hill discussions.
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Washington
Wright
West Point
Military Academy
Roosevelt
Acadmy
William T. Russell, Jr
Wiliam T. Hansell
Engineer Corps
Army
Harry B. Weaver
Silinsis
George Washington Chase
New York
James A. Gillespie
Pennsylvania
Byron Quimby Jones
William Nalle
Virginia
Liam Wellington Prade
Alabama
Isaac Spealding
Oklahoma
Sagamore Hill
Coronel Scott
Robels
Wright Baally
Hitchcock Names Advisory Committee for Republican Campaign
Chairman Hitchcock of the Republican National Committee announces an advisory group of members from multiple states to guide campaign conduct and financing. Notable appointees include Cornelius N Bliss Richard A Bailinger W Murray Crane William Nelson Cromwell John Hayes Hammond Franklin Xurbay Charles P Tatt Arthur L Vorys and Elmer Dever secretary.
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New York
Hitchcock
Republican National Committee
Richard A. Bailinger
Statf
Washington
Cornelius N. Bliss
Powell Claxton
Arkansas
W. Murray Crane
Massachusetts
William Nelson Cromwell
John Hayes Hammond
Franklin Xurbay
New Jersey
Charles P. Tatt
Dio
Arthur L Vorys
Ohio
Elmer Dever
Repub-ican
Rebeblicas National Committee
William Nelson Cverawell
Night riders torch farm warehouse near Falmouth
In Brookville Kentucky on August 24 twenty masked riders rode to Walter Galloway’s tobacco barn five miles east of Falmouth. They set fire to tobacco worth thousands, awakened Galloway who fired from a window. The fire caused no damage and the riders fled. One rider was wounded and sought surgical help in Falmouth. The wounded man’s identity may lead to an arrest.
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Brookville
Walter Galloway
Falmouth
Galloway
Woman Makes Fatal Mistake in Pot Pie Fatalities
In Columbus Ohio a family tragedy unfolds as Mrs Walter Starkey mistook arsenic for baking powder in a pot pie. The error killed two children in Groveport while the parents, Mrs Starkey and her husband, fell seriously ill. Authorities and doctors worked to save the remaining family members as the victims suffered poisoning.
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Columbus
Walter Starkey
Groveport
Dahlman Opposes County Option in Governor Race
Omaha Aug 24 Mayor James Dahlman announces he will oppose county option in his bid for the gubernatorial nomination. He favors a law guaranteeing bank deposits and argues county option undermines local self government by letting outside counties control churches schools and saloons in adjacent towns.
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Omaha
James. Dahlman
Dahlman
Bryan in Chicago Maps Final Campaign Plan
Chicago August 24 4 meeting of the Democratic committee and sub committees will set final plans for the presidential campaign. William J Bryan arrived for a two day visit and was greeted by National Chairman Norman E Mack and campaign leaders. He met with committee heads to map the warfare from now to November 3, not long after a rally at the station.
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Chicago
Democratic Party
William J. Bryan
Norman FE. Mack
M. C. Wetmore
Bryan
Bryan Jost
Mack
Executive Committee
Advisory Council
Air
Poisoned Doctor Seeks Cure in Lab to Beat Hydrophobia
Chicago reports Dr. Lagorio, director at the Pasteur Institute, gravely ill from rabies. He has volunteered to seal himself in his laboratory to study the disease hour by hour, hoping his life and work can stave off a death long feared by medical science.
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Chicago
Lagorio
Pasteur Institute
Lagoria
Griven Against Strong Wind In Parseval Balloon Flight
Berlin August 24 The Parseval steerable balloon ascended from Tegal as wind reached twenty five miles an hour. The craft drifted slowly against the wind until the motor overheated and a slight defect appeared. A descent in the suburb of Wittenau on an open lot was safely accomplished.
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Griven
Berlin
Tegal
Wittenau
Independent packing plant aims to cut live stock costs
West farmers form Chicago Stock Yards and Transit Company to build independent yards near West Thirty-ninth Street and South Forty-eighth Avenue. They pledge 2.5 million dollars for equipment and a nine hundred thousand dollar hack of buildings, counting a 3000 cattle daily capacity. The venture promises to slash yardage and feed charges at Union yards by offering cooperative pricing and own facilities.
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Chicago
Get. 1
Chicago Stock Yards and Transit Company
Union Stock Yards Company
Union Yards
West Thirty-ninth Street
South
Forty-eighth Avenue
Union
Evanston machinist claims gravity reversal breakthrough
Evanston machinist William Samson says he has discovered a method to reverse gravity so it acts upward, promising a solution for aerial navigation. A fifty year old fire department engineer and former trusted machinist, Samson has spent twenty nine years pursuing the idea and built models claiming success beyond his dreams.
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Evanston
Lit
Ston
William Samson
Isaac Newton
Newton
Samson
Byamston Fire Department
Ears
Italians and Hindus clash at Tacoma strike yards
About fifty Italian laborers armed with stones and clubs attacked Hindu strike breakers in the Northern Pacific yards in Tacoma. Bullets were used, one Hindu hospitalized, track foreman Bane struck on the forehead with a rock. Italians complain of low pay and broken transportation promises, while leaders warn they cannot guarantee other workers' behavior.
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Tacoma
Wash
Northern Pacific
St. Paul
Reunion Joy Tragedy Near Worcester Death of Mrs Merriam
General Nelson A Miles and his brother Daniel visited Mrs Mary Jane Merriam of Leominster. Her overjoyed reunion with the visitors left her physically weak. After their departure she collapsed and died within an hour. Doctors cite excitement as the direct cause.
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Worcester
Mass
Nelson A. Miles
Daniel
Westminster
Leominster
Mary Jane Merriam
Miles
The Broken Cord and the Lady Esther Riall in Cromwell’s England
In Cromwell era England, John Gaunt flees capture by disguising as a maid in Lady Esther Blall’s household. A Puritan officer corners him but Esther’s daring rescue and a hidden ventilator save Gaunt. After years in exile, he returns with Charles II, reclaiming title and estates and marrying Esther Riall.
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England
John Gaunt
Cromygell
France
Esther Blall
Gaunt
Esther
Cromwell
Gauni
Tower of London
Fiall
Lady Esther
Earl of
Ecarti
Englynd
Esther Rain
Charles Tr
Esther Riall
Rosalie Whiting
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Advisory Committee
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Ote
Dee Pete
J. G. Dahlman
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Chaim
Iowa
People’s Meat Market
L. Reihsen
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Emmetsburg National Bank
M. L. Brown
Geo
S. Brown
Emmetsburg
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Ud.p. Crose
Broadway Emmetsburg
M. W. Brennan
Star Knitting Co
G. Alr
Grand Army of the Republic
Toledo
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
F. A. Miller
John R. Cook
Chicago West Union
California
Pacific
Desens Moines
Cedar Rapids
Minneapolis
Kansas City
St.Joseph
St. Louis
Los Angeles
San Francisco
North Pacific Coast
el Paso
Colorado Line
C. J. Shauger
Enmetsburg
College of Literal Arts
School of
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Schonmerers
Sige
Sfeematon
Ldeess
Ellsworth College
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