Thaw Files Voluntary Bankruptcy Receivership Plea
Harry K Thaw of Pittsburg files a voluntary bankruptcy petition in U S court seeking a receiver to protect property from dissipation amid claims defended by attorney Charles Morschauser. Assets reach 128012 88 with liabilities 453140 43. his mother loaned 191500. Roger O Mara appointed receiver with bond 200000. actions threaten litigation engagement while Thaw is jailed in Duchess County New York.
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Pittsburg
Aug
United States
Charlies Morschauser
New York
Harry K. Thaw
Duchess County
Thaw
Roger O'Mara
E.M. Underwood
United States Court For
Lawrence County
Pennsylvania
W. R. Blair
Mr. Blair
Williamy Thaw
Railroad Pleads Guilty to Rebating in Garden City Case
Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad Co pleads guilty to rebating before Judge Bethea in Chicago. It was fined 7000 for an illegal bonus scheme to Garden City Sugar and Land Co of Kansas, tied to freight payments and line locating incentives. The ruling clarifies that legitimate bonuses to attract industry remain permissible.
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Chicago
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad Co
Bethea
United States
Edwin W. Sims
Garden City Sugar and Land Co
Garden City
Kan
Ment
Sugar and Land Company
Alice Roosevelt Longworth Ends Strike in Yellowstone Park
Alice Roosevelt Longworth settles a hotel workers strike in Yellowstone Park during a Denver tour without arbitration or sent troops. She pays strikers to resume, covering costs with her own funds as the Longworth party observes crowded tourist conditions and overworked staff.
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Alice Roosevelt Longworth
Yellowstone Park
Denver
Longworth
Roosevelt Asked to Visit Big Fair in Minnesota
Minneapolis August 7 President Theodore Roosevelt will be asked to speak at the Minnesota state fair. The Republican state central committee will make the request to Chairman Frank Hitchcock. Reports that William Jennings Bryan would speak during fair week unsettled Minnesota managers amid Bryan sentiment across the state.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Theodore Roosevelt
Republican State Central Committee
Frank Hitchcock
Wiliam Jennings Brean
Minnesota
Bryan
Cummins Succeeds Allison Debate Roils Iowa Politics
In Iowa a major question centers on who replaces the late Senator Allison. Governor Cummins is seen as the likely successor amid a looming Republican convention fight, with Walter Smith opposing Cummins. The Cass county Republican committee met to organize and plan for the upcoming election, attendance high and nearly all county candidates invited.
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Iowa
Alison
Senate
Conivention
Reptember
Allison
Walter Smith
Council, Bluffs
Cummins
Allisan Facttion
A.B. Cummins
Ameoe
Warren
Garst
Congress
Gen ‘Assembly
Cass County Central Committee
James Kennedy
Yes
Shot to Kill Incident In Montenegrin Camp
Aug 8 Beth Minnesota Frank Baundy was shot in the shoulder in a Montenegrin camp near Gilbert mine. John Pushkin allegedly fired intending to kill but drank and hit Baundy instead. Baundy moved to Aurora. Pushkin at large as police search. Three men arrested for disorderly conduct after Adams location weapon charges. fines imposed on Tony Puarro and Ben Chocks. Prank Morena exempt with costs.
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Beth
Minn
Gilbert
Frank Baundy
John
Pushskin
Baundy
Aurora
Pushkin
Adams
Ben Chocks
Prank Morena
Committee Organized Moves to Lead Party
Chairman C. R. Meredith and Secretary W. H. Shure head a new committee with Treasurer W. C. Macfadden. The Ninth District Executive Committee includes E. J. Harrington, J. P. Edwards, Wayne G. Eddy, G. Waggart. Tenth District members are Robert Gilbertson, Claus A. Johnson, Ben Campton, S. E. Uleaker. Eleventh District includes Walter R. Reed, L. E. Stevens, Carl Dittmer, J. Morn. State committeemen are H. R. Turner, J. F. Callahan, W. J. Morrish.
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C. R. Meredith
W. H. Shure
C. Macfadden
Ninth
E. J. Harrington
Wayne G. Eddy
GW. Haggart
Robert Gibertson
Claus’ A. Johnson
Ben Camoton
S. E. Uleaker
Walter
R. Reed
L. E. Stevens
Carl Dittmer
J. Morn
H. R. Turner
Fargo
J. F. Callahan
Casselton
W. J. Morrish
Page
Who is it take a sharp judicial squint at this broad back
A reader is invited to identify a famous public figure from a blurred image. The text reveals the man is not Theodore Roosevelt but William H Taft, described as the president's closest friend and successor choice, noted for being perpetually in the public eye.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Teddy
Winnipeg Strikers Face Off With CP Yard Work Plan
Fifty more non union workers were brought to CP yards in Winnipeg to replace striking staff as officers report ongoing picketing and clashes. A special constable was assaulted by unknowns with cordwood sticks. Strikers rebuked for taunting workers who refused to join the strike. The company aims to shelter and feed 1,000 in yards while officials and clerks join the yard labor effort. The strike, seen as temporary by the company, is described by business circles as a fight to finish. No new union actions reported.
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Winnipeg
Canadian Pacific Railroad
Winnipeg General
Ore Docks Tie Up As Great Northern Strike Spreads
Superior, Wis August 8 The Great Northern ore docks at Allouez are paralyzed by a strike among unloading and loading laborers. At noon 135 day crew quit after a wage demand from 1.75 to 2.00 per hour, returning home. Night crew, 25 workers, struck after wage demands from 2.00 to 2.95 were refused, halting the entire night shift and leaving the dock at a standstill as the movement potentially spreads.
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Superior
Wis
Great Northern
Allouez
Pillsbury Washburn Co in Hands of Receivers
In Minneapolis a petition sought receivership for Pillsbury-Washburn Co to direct a re organization among stockholders and bondholders. The court appointed C S Pillsbury A C Loring and JA Cobb as receivers with bond set at 500000, five days to file. The action is friendly and no immediate business disruption is planned.
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Minneapolis
Pillsbury-Washburn Flour Milling Co
Federal District Court
C. S. Pillsbury
Charles A. Pillsbury
A. C. Loring
Northwestern Consolidated Milling Co
JA. C. Cobb
Northwestern National Bank
First National
Pillsbury-Washburn Co
Henry L. Little
C. A. Plilsbury
Whitaker Found Guilty of Murder in North Dakota
Towner North Dakota August 8 the jury returned a guilty verdict in the Whittaker murder case He was convicted on a second degree charge and sentenced to ten years in the pen The victim was Steenerson a nephew of Congressman Steenerson of Crookston Minnesota
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Towner, N. D
Whittaker
Young Steenerson
Congressman Steenerson
Crookston
Minn
Man Drops Dead While Attempting Suicide Near Zanesville
James Loremeyer, a farmer near Zanesville Ohio, died today while placing a noose around his neck to hang himself. Coroner attributes death to apoplexy brought on by excitement during the suicide attempt.
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Zanesville
Ohio
James Loremeyer
Big Python Escapes From Cage at Hillside Park
A 36-foot East Indian python escaped during transfer at Hillside Park in Belleville New Jersey provoking a crowd. Police and volunteers recaptured the monster within minutes as trainer J C LeBreque and former Bronx Zoo keeper Frank Gleason restrained it with a bag over its head. The struggle caused panic among spectators before the snake was returned to the pit.
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Belleville
N. J
NewYork
Hillside Park
J. C. LeBreque
Frank Gleason
Bronx Zoo
Graham
Gilman
Hannan
Gleason
First Act Actual Test of New Law in Sucker State
Chicago Aug indicates a heavy turnout at the state primaries today as Republicans Democrats Prohibitionists and Socialists vote for governor and U S senator. Early returns show Hopkins leading in the Senate race Foss close Deneen and Yates near in a close governor contest. Stringer leads the Democratic Senate advisory vote while results remain unsettled across districts and offices.
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Deneen
YATES
Chicago
United States
Hopkins
Foss
Stringer
Ilinois
Early Wheat Eight Best in North Dakota
Chicago reports show the government wheat data given bullish abroad with Liverpool up. Locally, a large northwestern milling company faced a receiver appointment, causing unease and selling pressure. Since the report, South Dakota slipped while North Dakota and Minnesota fell five points. Late North Dakota wheat appears inferior to early sown, with first threshing returns expected to be strongest. Canadian crop prospects deteriorate as ripening accelerates.
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Chicago
Liverpool
Northwestern Milling Company
South Dakota
North Dakota
Minnesota
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U. S. Board
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England
Santa Fe
Aad
Roosevelt Big Stick
Mrs. Longworth
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Governor Cummins
Little
C. A. Pillsbury
Washburn
Whitaker
Big Python
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