Taft Replies To Bryan In Hot Springs Address
In Hot Springs Virginia on August 21 William H Taft answered William Jennings Bryan with The People Have Ruled Through the Republican Party He spoke before several thousand Virginians gathered on the mountainside to hear him and celebrate the day Taft invoked McKinley as a landmark in his argument that the people rule through the GOP
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Hot Springs
William H. Taft
Bryan
Virginia
Taft
McKinley
Whitecaps Punish a Russian Rape Case and Shelter
Nellie Booreny a 14 year old Russian girl, employed at the Eagle hotel, was beaten by her parents in Dogden North Dakota. She fled to town swearing out a warrant for her abusive father and mother. Sheriff Mastelier and R M Hoenich brought them and placed the girl under doctor care. Detective Brokofsky is handling the case as authorities pursue charges.
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Dogdén
N. D
Nellie Booreny
Eagle Hotel
Nel-lé
Mastelier
R. M. Hoenich
Soo
Brokofskyofsky
Rand
Endea
Penton
Aged Woman Found Dead After Missing From Ohio Home
Margaret Marx an 89 year old Cleveland woman who disappeared August 3 from her son Louis Marx’s home was found dead late today in a Concord thicket. An autopsy ruled death by starvation. Howard Crellin an Oberlin student spotted the remains while seeking a swimming pool. Mrs Marx had left Cleveland to visit her son about a year ago and planned to return home by walking.
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Margaret Marx
Cleveland
Louis Marx
Concord
Howard Crellin
Han§len
Rians
Bray Arrested for Operating a Blind Pig in Capitol
Atlanta August 21 Bray an employee in the controller general s office faces arrest on a charge of operating a blind pig in the state capitol He is also accused of running a gambling game within the state building The incident follows sensational senate chatter about a drunken senator and bootleg whisky from a blind pig in the capitol
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Atlanta
Bray
Controller General's Office
State Capitol
Senate
Capitol
Catcher Wins An Unique Bet At Washington Monument
Charles Street, catcher for the Washington team, won $500 by catching a regulation baseball dropped from near the top of the Washington monument. After thirteen attempts and gusty winds causing deflections, Street succeeded at a height of about 550 feet with Colonel Bramwell’s permit safety clearance.
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Washigton
Charles Street
Washington
John Biddle
Washington Monument
Bramwell
Monument
Street
Bride of a Week Commits Death by Own Action
In Heringsdorf Prussia Aug 21 the bride of a week of Prof Rudolph Spitzer of Sternberg Mecklenberg Schwerin jumped from the Bismarck hotel to her death after ten years of engagement. She left a note asking forgiveness and saying he should marry another woman who would be happier.
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Heringsdorf
Prussia
Rudolph Spitzer
Sternberg-Mecklenberg- Schwerin
Injured man may be suspected son in Maxbass murder case
Reporters note confusion over Antoine Barowise the injured Finlander blamed for stealing a ride on the Northern Pacific may be connected to the Maxbass murder. The actual killer is identified as Russian Antoine Barasenwic, with no warrants issued yet. Jurisdiction disputes between McLean and Ward counties hinder action, and no post mortem or widow's complaint has been recorded. A Barasenwic surname bearer injured at Fargo spans adds to the uncertainty about lineage.
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Antoine Barowise
Northern Pacific
Maxbass
Antoine Barasenwic
Minot
Barasenwic
McLean
Ward
Ward County
McLean County
Fargo
Van Cleve Backs Republican Stand in Taft Rivalry
J W Van Cleve of St Louis a noted National Association of Peers president engages in a public political clash against the Democratic nominee after a sharp open letter condemning the party platform and candidate. He replies to Bryan with a new statement clarifying his viewpoints.
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St. Louis
James W. van Cleve
Taft
van Cleve
National Association of Peers
Bryan
Blaze destroys blacksmith shop and town buildings at Ayr
A fire in Ayr North Dakota started in a frame blacksmith shop about 6 am and spread rapidly to the post office and a restaurant, burning them to ruins. Estimated loss is 4000 dollars. The Ayr Store Co. concrete block building helped halt the blaze. Blacksmith shop valued at 1400 dollars and restaurant at 1800 dollars. The town relied on bucket brigades as containment failed.
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Ayr
N. D
Ayr Store Co
Shooting Affair in Page Draws Town Into Uproar
A late evening shooting bluff at a Page hobo hangout sparked a brief town furor. Two hobos quarrelled during a card game and one fired into the air. The shooter, named Joseph Taylor, was arrested and charged with concealed weapons, then sent to district court. sheriff and local charges noted.
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The
Jungles
Justice Brown
Joseph Taylor
Booker T. Washington Condemns Lynchings Stating Civilizatio n at Risk
New York reports a signed Baltimore deadline statement by Booker T. Washington condemning lynchings. He notes twenty five Black men lynched in the past sixty days across the United States and questions how long Christian civilization can endure such acts. He urges lawful punishment rather than mob violence.
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New York
Booker T. Washington
Baltimore
Woman Leper Isabelle Wardwell Escapes From Tombstone
Tombstone Arizona Aug 21 Isabelle Wardwell a quarantined leper widow of General Wardwell escaped from her quarters around midnight Tuesday and reached Los Angeles by train arriving 6 50 last evening She is a physical wreck and probably insane Her sole impulse is to seek her husband believed alive at the soldiers home near Sawtelle She eluded guards by securing an automobile and free passage thirty miles away to board a train at a Tombstone hospital she had been chained to an iron bed.
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Tombstone
Riz
Isabelle Wardwell
General Wardwell
Los Angeles
Sawtelle
Emaeenans
Ananan “Reiseee
Slavers of Night Riders Are Freed
Frankfort Kentucky August 21 Governor Wilson granted pardons to Walter Duncan convicted of shooting and killing Newt Hazlett near Jacksonville Shelby county in June and Riley Harrold indicted as an accessory to the murder Both men are prominent farmers Hazlett was killed while riding along a road and was reputed to lead the night riders The governor cited immunity for defenders of lives and property
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Frankfort
Wilson
Walter Duncan
Newt Hazlett
Jacksonville
Shelby County
Riley Harrold
Hazlett
Perkins to Lead Senate Naval Affairs Committee
Senator Perkins of California expected to succeed the late Senator Allison as chairman of the Senate Committee on Naval Affairs. Plans emphasize fortifying the western coast and expanding a Pacific squadron. Perkins is described as well qualified and poised to advocate Pacific defense interests.
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Washington, D. C
Allison
Senate
Perkins
California
Senate Committee On Naval Affairs
Perking
Hains Brothersin Bayside Yacht Club Shooting
The Bayside Yacht Club shooting involved Captain Thornton Jenkins Hains and his brother at the dock as Annis, publisher of Burr McIntosh Magazine, was wounded. Annis suffered multiple gunshot injuries and was taken to hospital while the brothers await hearings in Queens county jail.
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New York
Thornton Jenkins Hains
Bayside Yacht Club
Queen's County Jail
Annis
Hains
Harway
Hatis
T. J. Hains
Burr McIntosh
Thornton Jenkins Haines
Mr. Trunnell
Pirate
Gore
Conemaugh
Mr. Hains
Washington
P. C. Hains
Thornton Jenkins
U.S. N
Thornton Jenking Hains
Edward Hanigen
Old Point Comfort
Rolling stock in bad shape amid Canadian Pacific strike
Winnipeg reports the Canadian Pacific railway faces severe rolling stock deterioration due to a lack of repair shop mechanics. Three freight trains derailed on the Lethbridge Alberta branch, destroying much stock. About 150 engines between Swift Current and Calgary have been sidelined since the strike began, with 300 police guarding shops and strike breakers patrolling cracks in gasoline motors. Six new locomotives arrived yesterday.
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Winnipeg
Canadian Pacific Railway
Lethbridge Alberta
Swift Current
Calgary
Auto overturns in Los Angeles kill two women and man
An auto of sixty horsepower overturned at Wessley and West Jefferson streets after a wheel failed. The machine ignited in flames, trapping occupants. One man, chauffeur Joseph Bobbs aged 26, died. Injured: Mrs Gladys Price, Mrs Francis Wilson, L. M. Ford, Charles Keene, all from Los Angeles. All injuries expected to recover.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Wessley
West Jefferson Street
Joseph Bobbs
Gladys Price
New Farm Buildings Plan Discussed With Officials
Hon. Fred McLain new board of trustees member for the Agricultural College met in the city with President J H Worst and Geo H Hollister about erecting a farm house and a barn at the sub experiment station at Williston. Plans were turned over for contractor bids. President Worst will leave this city soon.
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The
Agricultural College
J. H. Worst
Geo. H. Hollister
Williston
McLain
Worst
Gov Hughes to be nominated for renomination
New York Aug 21 James Sherman republican candidate for vice president said at Sagamore Hills conference with President Roosevelt that consensus favored renominating Governor Hughes. The statement aims to end opposition to Hughes as head of the ticket though some may voice protest. With Roosevelt Taft Hitchcock and NY leaders for Hughes, no alternative name is expected at the convention.
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New York
Sherman
Roosevelt
Sagamore Hills
Hughes
Taft
Hitchcock
Congress
Douglas Lincoln Debate Celebrated Across Seven Towns
Chicago aug 21 The famous Lincoln Douglas debate will be honored on its fiftieth anniversary by seven cities and towns where speeches were delivered Survivors of the struggle will attend and participate The celebration spans August through October with town to town events in Ottawa Freeport Jonesboro Charleston Galesburg Quincy and Alton.
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Chicago
Abraham Lincoln
Stephen A. Douglas
United States
Abe
Republic
Ottawa
Freeport
Jonesboro
Charleston
Galesburg
Quincy
Alton
Bryan greeted at Des Moines
Des Moines reports that W. J. Bryan arrived at 4 30 am two hours late after working late in Lincoln. He stepped from the Rock Island station train to a large, welcoming crowd and was described as fresh and happy despite the delay.
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Des Moines
W. J. Bryan
Lincoln
Rock Island Station
Petition Filed for Rehearing in Oll Co Case
The United States Court of Appeals heard a petition for rehearing in the Standard Oil Co case filed in Chicago on August 21. The move, attributed to the Roosevelt administration, aims to save the Elkins and interstate commerce acts from becoming futile. Attorney General Bonaparte and Frank B. Kellogg appear in the filing, marking their involvement in the high court strategy.
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Chicago
United States Court of Appeals
Standard Oll Co
Indiana
Bonaparte
Frank B. Kellogg
Terrible vengeance 5 taken in Yekaterinoslav attack
In Yuriovka, Yekaterinoslav province, revolutionists killed Edelstein family members and wounded others in a nighttime bombing and gun attack. Survivors were taken to a hospital where attackers later killed a mother and son. Prisoners in Saratov jail killed two fellow inmates after discovering treachery.
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St. Petersburg
Yuriovka
Yekaterinoslav
Edelstein
Saratov
Preacher III commits suicide in Utica hotel room
Rev. Jas. Duane Phillips treasurer of Syracuse University shot himself in a Wurz hotel room in Utica during the night. He died when the door was forced open. A note left indicated he did not wish to live longer. Phillips had ties to the Northwestern Christian Advocate and had been ill for some time.
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Utica
N. Y
Jas, Duane Phillips
Syracuse University
Wurz
Phelps
Northwestern Christian Advocate
Supreme Court Reverses Judge Cowan in Rick vs Daigle
Devils Lake North Dakota August 21 The state supreme court reversed Judge Cowan in the case Rick versus Daigle reported in the Northwestern Reporter 117 346 The suit involved a non negotiable promissory note made subject to terms of another written contract The defense showed an oral agreement on the matter preceding the written contract but the court sided with the earlier ruling leaving the dispute unresolved
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Supreme Court
Cowan
Northwestern
Rick
Daigle
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