Riots Witnesses Show Poor Memories at Coroner’s Inquest
Springfield Aug 20 Witnesses at the coroner’s inquest into the riot deaths displayed poor memories amid questions about mob leaders. Only two of four on standby returned, officials and business groups urged testimony, while anonymous letters threatened peace efforts. Panama Canal work progress reports say completion within five years may cost less than expected, Cal Goethals to brief Secretary Wright next month.
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Springfield
To “T
Scott Burton
Woodruff
Deneen
Lawloving
Washington
Panama Canal
Rouch
Calonel Goethals
Wright
Isthmus
Judge Kohisaat Appoints Receiver for Southern Indiana Railroad Co
Judge Kohisaat appointed Myron J. Garner as receiver for the Southern Indiana Railroad Co after an overnight session in Chicago. The move, sought by First Trust and Savings Bank and associated Chicago banks, aims to conserve credit and resources amid industrial low mood. The action involves notes owned by the bank group and does not affect John R. Walsh & Co.
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Kohisaat
Southern Indiana Railroad Co
Chicago
Aus
Jas. C. Hutchins
Ovid B. Jameson
Indianapolia & Lessing Railroad
K. K. Bolsot
Petory United States Circuit
Kohimaat
First ‘Trust and Savings Bank
Cleaning House Banks of Chicago
Southern Indians’ Railway Co
Koblsaat
Myron J. Garenter
Chicago & Eastern Thinais Railroad Co
Piret Trust and Savings Bank
Associated Banks
Walsh Bank
John R. Watels
J. R Walsh & A
Pope’s Condition Improves After Fatigue and Cold
Aug 20 report says the pope’s illness is fatigue from receptions and a cold. He is in perfect health according to rumors, improving after doctors’ care. He plans to resume audiences soon, recalling his past as patriarch of Venice and expressing reluctance to alter his duties.
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Triarch
Venice
Dominion plans to dam eastern slope streams for irrigation
Winnipeg August 20 The dominion government announces a program to dam all streams running down the eastern slope of the Rockies to prevent waste water. The stored water will be used for irrigation where feasible and provide broader protection from natural hazards.
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Winnipeg
Dominion
Rocky Mountains
Neith
Hill Hurt in Auto Accident Near Duluth
St Paul Aug 20 James J Hill chairman of the Great Northern board was painfully injured in an automobile accident near Duluth Saturday. His hand was caught in the mechanism when the chauffeur started the car. He was rushed to Duluth and then to St Paul with the hand severely injured though he stated the injury was not serious.
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St. Paul
James J. Hill
The
Great Northern
Duluth
Hill
Bt. Paul
Fire destroys Tennant parquet plant in Minneapolis
A fast moving blaze in Minneapolis on August 20 caused complete destruction of G. H. Tennant parquet flooring plant at Sixth Avenue and Eighth Street SE. Estimated losses reach around ninety thousand dollars as smoke engulfed timber piles and adjacent warehouses. boiler room ignition sparked the fire that consumed the mill, planing shop, and related facilities.
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Minneapolis
G. H. Tennant
Sixth Avenue
Eighth Street
Enid National Bank Liquidates Reorganizes Under State Guarantee
Guthrie Oklahoma August 20 the Enid National Bank capital stock practicar 100000 deposits 800000 one of the states largest banks today liquidated surrendering its joint charter and reorganized under the state guarantee law ten other national banks in Oklahoma preparing to do likewise due to the comptroller of the currency ruling preventing use of the law. Bolt Rittle Father Shocks Sons. Bristol Virginia August 10 Charles State farmer Miles north of Abingoy killed by lightning during a storm this afternoon and his two sons were probably fatally shocked while sheltering under a tree which was struck.
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Guthrie
Okla
Enid National Bank
Capital Stock
Oklahoma
Bolt
Shocks
Bristol
Charles State
Farmer
Miles
Abingoy
Des Moines Man Halts Funeral With Court Injunction
J Stein father of Morris Stein killed with his aunt Miss Hester Porter in Louisville Ohio last Friday. today he halted funeral plans with an injunction issued by Judge Hugh Brennan of the district court in Des Moines Iowa on August 20.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Cooked on Mt Pelee by Hovey party during volcano visit
Mia Hovey wife of the American Museum explorer joined Edmund Hovey on a scientific trip to Martinique. They camped 1000 feet up the crater edge and cooked over steam vents, noting crater heat and the returning natives to agriculture after the 1903 eruption.
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New York
Mia
Edmund Ts Hovey
American Museum of National History
Mt. Pelee
Martinique
St Pierre
Custer Statue Plans Accepted in Monroe Michigan
Mrs Geo B Potter widow of General Custer has returned from Europe. She reports acceptance of the William C Potter design for an equestrian statue to be erected at General Custers home in Monroe Michigan.
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New York
Geo. B
Little Big Horn
Europe
William C. Potter
Monroe
Mich
Farmer Swallows Lye Mistaking It for Oysters
St Paul Minn Aug 20 Sam Nessier a farmer near Colemans Lake swallowed lye mistaken for oysters in darkness. He rushed to his home pantry to fetch oysters but seized a can of dye instead. He ingested a large tablespoonful of lye and was rushed to town for treatment by Dr J Edwin Olander and later to Lutheran hospital.
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St. Paul
Minn
Sam Nessier
Coleman's Lake
Nessier
J. Edwin Olander
Lutheran Hospital
American man shoots self in Bournemouth apartment
John Pedman Reid, claimed American, was found dead in his Bournemouth flat. He used a revolver found at his side. Inquest verdict ruled self destruction during temporary insanity. Bristol News bought by Rep W P Brownlow and Bascom Slemp to publish as a Republican organ.
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Bournemouth
Eng
Hug
John Pedman Reid
Bristol, Tenn
Bristol News
W. P. Brownlow
Tennessee
Bascom Slemp
Virginia
Garfield Finds Country Safe and Contented
Hot Springs Aug 20 James A Garfield visited Taft today. He traveled through Oregon Idaho Montana Colorado Nebraska and Kansas noting no disaffection. He praised crop prospects and prosperity saying this undermines Bryan's hopes and predicts Bryan will lose his own state.
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Hot Springs
James BR. Garfield
Taft
Oregon
Idaho
Montana
Colorado
Nebraska
Kansas
Bryan
Wisconsin Girls Are Kidnapped and Held for Ransom
Washington reports on naval plans for two new battleships the Florida and Utah. Designs due by September, with changes from Newport conference being incorporated. Construction to start soon at Brooklyn yard and private yard, with yard facilities expanded. Main battery under scrutiny, push for 18 inch guns.
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Washington
Newport
Roosevelt
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Florida
Navy Department
Department
Vensei
Taken Away In Carriage Young Ladies Are The Daughters Of Jacob Behin
Detectives probe the disappearance of Gertrude and Dorothy Behin two daughters of a wealthy southern Wisconsin resident. The 11 and 14 year olds were last seen Monday night when a man allegedly forced them into a carriage at the Behin home. An early note warned of a kidnapping plot. The family hired detectives after a delayed search failed to locate the girls as police pursue leads in Kenosha.
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Kenosha
Wis
Gertrude
Dorothy Behn
Jacob Betha
Wisconsin
Bellin
Beilin
Anna Schenkenberg
Milwaukee
Pythian Knight Clears His Name in Lodge Revolt
Chicago, Aug 20 John A Hinsey, expelled for embezzling funds, was exonerated and reinstated after years of charges brought by Ogden H Fethers Janesville Wisconsin. Indictments quashed and civil suits dismissed or won. Final roll call at Boston convention 99 to 80 in Hinsey’s favor.
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Chicago
John A. Hinsey
Knights of Pythias Lodge
Hinsey
Ogden H. Fethers
Janesville
Wis
Fethers
Boston
One Arm Man Hit On Head In Monongah Fight
August 20 incident in Jai Grafton West Virginia reports Joe Cook a one armed man and Asbury Beney miners from Monongah clashing. A brick was thrown at Cook who was beaten with a pick and left insensible. Cook remains in hospital between life and death while Beney is jailed.
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Jai Grafton
W. Va
Joe Cook
Asbury Beney
Monongah
Beney
Cook
Plot Averted as Strikers Foil Foreign Plot in Winnipeg
Winnipeg reports T. H. McVeety, chairman of the C. P. R. strikers committee, announced a sensational plot by a lawless foreign element in C. P. R. shops. The group, allegedly sympathetic to the strike, planned to destroy extensive shops last night but was discovered by the workers and the plot was prevented.
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Winnipeg
T. H. McVeety
Johnson Accepts Nomination While Citing Unwise Third Nomination
St Paul August 20 Governor Johnson told a newspaper man he would accept the state Democratic convention nomination in Minneapolis. He said the third nomination is unwise but the party must be kept intact. He added no opportunity to inform him of the honor was given and the nomination has been declared.
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St. Paul
Johnson
Minneapolis
Sean
Balloon Race Entries In Berlin Feature 60 Balloons
Berlin reports 60 balloons to race in air, with Lieut. Frank Lahm Capt. Charles Chandler and Maj. Henry Hersey as American entrants. Other notable participants include Prince Scipio Borgese and Dr. de Quer vain. An endurance contest draws western European entries as preparations aim for 250000 spectators near Schmargendorf. In separate news Nestlerode case girl 16 held for grand jury. man Farr’s divorce history noted.
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Berlin
Frank H. Lahm
Charles de F. Chandler
Signal Corps
United States Army
Henry B. Hersey
Weather Bureau
James Gordon Bennett
Track laborers strike for higher wages in Tacoma
About 700 Italian track laborers on the Northern Pacific railway began a wage strike in Tacoma Washington. Officials expect the number to reach 1,000 by week end as strikers vacate box cars and refuse to leave. The entire Pacific division is affected by the walkout.
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Tacoma
Wash
Northern , Pacific Railway
Pacific Division
Never Again Says Theodore Ham in Domestic Trouble
Theodore Ham, described as a large black man, complains after his wife reportedly took all their cash and fled. Mrs Ham, alias Sang Doe, along with Sallie Dos alias Birdie Warmick, were arrested at Warmick's hotel for immoral purposes and later released on recognizance as Judge Ryan set a hearing for the next morning.
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Theodore Ham
Ryan
Ham
Shylock
Johnson Bryan Congratulates Johnson Nomination
William J. Bryan praised Minnesota's convention for renominating Governor John A. Johnson for a third term and sent a congratulatory telegram. He said the unanimous nomination would strengthen the national ticket in Minnesota as campaign progress continued. An eastern newspaper man was injured yesterday during a track mule race attempt.
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Fairview
Lincoln
Neb
William J. Bryan
Norman Bel Mack
Minnenote
John A. Johnson
Johnson
Bryan
Hie
Eastern
Thirteen Injured in Fort Smith Train Wreck
Fort Smith Arkansas August 30 thirteen passengers were injured when passenger train no 13 of the St Louis Iron Mountain and Southern railway derailed near Dinots across the line in Oklahoma while traveling from Little Rock to Kansas City. The wreck left Fort Bourd at 217 this morning and included two sleepers a combination coach a smoking car and a baggage car. All cars except the engine and tender went into the ditch. No deaths reported.
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Ark
St. Louie
Iron Mountain & Southern Railway
Little Rock
Kansas City
Dinots
Oklahoma
Fort Baurd
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