Colored speaker denounces Roosevelt at Harpers Ferry fete
Rev Reverdy C Ransom a Boston preacher condemns President Roosevelt and Secretary Taft in an address before the Niagara Moment at Harpers Ferry W Va The talk praises John Brown calling him a traitor to the government to be true to the slave The event marks the fiftieth Osawatomie battle anniversary with a morning pilgrimage to John Brown fort and a march with singing John Brown's Body.
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Harper's Ferry
W. Va
Roosevelt
Taft
Reverdy C. Ransom
Boston
Anne
White House
Republican Party
John Brown
Osawatomie
John Brown Fort
Richard T. Gillner
J Rogers Barr Dies. Prominent Kentucky Railroad Official
J Rogers Barr general manager of the Lexington and Eastern railroad died after a long illness in Lexington Kentucky. He was regarded as one of the state’s most prominent railroad men.
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Lexington
J. Rogers Barr
Lexington and Eastern Railroad
Injunction Granted Against Iron Molders Union Actions
A temporary injunction was issued by Judge Kavanaugh restraining officers and members of the Iron Molders Union of North America from interfering with employees of William P. Ferrin & Co. The bill states a May strike led to picketing at the plant and intimidation of non union workers.
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Chicago
Kavanaugh
Iron Molders’ Union of North America
William P. Ferrin & Co
Lottery Den Uncovered In New Albany Barn
Police led by Capt. McCulloch raided a New Albany barn near Market and Oliver streets uncovering a large hidden lottery operation. The seven-room den used trap doors and secret passages with an electric bell system tied to the Rose residence and the Fagan saloon. Tickets sold for 5, 10, and 25 cents with prizes up to 26 dollars. operators believed to net about 4000 dollars monthly.
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New Albany
Ind
McCulloch
Louisville
Ora Fagan
Market
O Jiver
John D. Rose
Market Street
Rose
Lewisville
Bennett
Clark County
Silver Creek
Floyd
Social Favorite Nelka de Smusiernoff Linked to Russian Scourging Tale
Washington August 18. Friends fear Mile. Nelka de Smurnoff, long a social favorite here, was scourged in St. Petersburg for a bantering remark about Russian troops. She lived in Washington for years, aided charitable causes, and later returned to Russia with ties to both nations and the Greek church faith.
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Washington
Mile
Nelka de Smusiernoff
St. Petersburg
de Smiernoff
Mlle. de Smiernoff
Tremely
de Schmiernoff
Nelka de Smiernoff
Russia
Miss Blow
St. Louis
Brazil
Henry T. Blow
Missouri
English hen sets egg with marked five then beaten
A Frinton on Sea hen laid an egg distinctly marked with the number five setting a local record. She has been surpassed by another English hen that produced an egg bearing a similar marked inscription.
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Frinton-off-3ea
England
Chinese Vigeroys Auto In Test Across Continent
In New York on August 18 an overseas tests report Shai Kat conducting a cross continental automaker challenge. The piece notes a tense schedule, varied terrain tests, and plans for a final evaluative run with unnamed teams watching.
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Continent
New York
Autocar Race Proposed for Viceroy in China Test
Hagerty and Little advised the viceroy on American cars and a Buick touring car was chosen for a test from New York to San Francisco. Three expert drivers will race the route while rivals chase the fast trains, aiming to showcase U S automobiles for China. The current record is 33 days set by L L Whitman in 1904 aboard a 10HP Franklin.
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New York
San Francisco
Little
Omaha
Union Pacific
Ogden
Southern Pacific
China
L. L. Whitman
Franklin
Postal Clerks Warned Over Criticism Of Railways
Second Assistant Postmaster General Shallenberger warns railway postal service officials and clerks to maintain respectful relations with railroads and carrying companies. Those who engage in conversations or furnish information deemed critical of railroad management may face dismissal.
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Washington
Shallenberger
Railway
New Man for the Commerce Board
President Roosevelt named James S. Harlan formerly attorney general of Porto Rico as a member of the Interstate Commerce Commission. The 44 year old Chicago lawyer, son of Justice John Marshall Harlan, was chosen after congressional expansion to seven commissioners.
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Chicago
James S. Harlan
Porto Rico
Interstate Commerce Commission
Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
John Marshall Harlan
Supreme Court
Harlan
McKinley
Senate
Washington
Columbian University
Melville W. Fuller
Cuban Guards Revolt at La Fuerza Palace in Havana
In Havana on August 18 a half company of rural guards at La Fuerza castle refused orders over food and captaincy, a captain struck a soldier wounding his arm, the troops roared then quieted by the president’s adjutant. They were moved to Camp Columbia and replaced. Commissary arrangements were improved.
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Havana
la Fuerza
Camp Columbia
Mayor Targeted by Obscene Mail Allegations
Evansville Indiana August 18 Mrs Lee Holly also known as Nelle Evans was arrested by federal officials on charges of writing obscene letters to Mayor John W Boehne and city officials. She was bonded and to face the federal grand jury in Indianapolis. Detective Houghland and Post Office Inspector Hosford led the case with handwriting expert testimony expected to link letters to the Evans woman.
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Evansville
Ind
Lee Holly
Nelle Evans
John W. Boehne
Indianapolis
Charles Frank
Trinity Lutheran Church
Bothne
Houghland
Evans
Post Office
Hosford
Cincinnati
TOSSED BOUQUETS AT EACH OTHER ON PRESIDENCY TOUTING
Washington reports a dramatic conference at Sagamore Hill where Theodore Roosevelt and Joseph Cannon exchange bravado over the 1904 presidential nomination. Roosevelt asserts he would not accept the nomination if offered and Cannon hints at the timing of the sign of the times. Public readers are left to guess if the exchange was real or simply ceremonial.
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Washington
Sagamore Hill
Speaker Cannon
Cannon
Speaker
United States
Joe
Signa of the Times
Mr. Roosevelt
Steals to Buy Girl Watch Leads to Arrest
Lawrence Brainard, an alleged horse thief, was captured in Ashland and brought to Ashland for charging. He allegedly hired a horse and buggy at Jim Falls to Abbottsford then sold them for 40 dollars and used the proceeds to buy a watch for a Chippewa Falls girl. The gift aroused suspicion when the girl showed it to friends naming the donor.
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Wisconsin
Ashland
Wis
Lawrence Brainard
Akley
Chippewa Falls
Brainard
Jim Falls
Abbottsford
Chippens Falls
Ancient Palace Where Kaiser and King Conferred
Cronberg August 18 The visit of King Henry to Cronberg is described as a private event. The paper notes wild rumors about Sir Frank Lascelles and asserts no royal arrangements involve him. It suggests the visit could offer a chance to establish good relations between the parties involved.
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Cronberg
Edward
Frank" Lascelles
London
Frank Lascelles
Henry
Prince’ Buelow
Edward A Grey
Chariardinge
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