Weekly Review Sparks World and National Events
A roundup of varied items: President Roosevelt seeks farm reform input from five experts for a coming message to Congress. Barry Thaw files a voluntary petition in Pittsburgh with assets at 128,012 and liabilities at 458,140 amid disputes with lawyers and doctors. Taft tours Greenbriar county in West Virginia highlighting local horse show activities. Roosevelt claims responsibility for Brownsville soldier dismissals, absolving Taft. The shah of Persia pawns crown jewels for 250,000 pounds. Col William F Vilas of Wisconsin shows little improvement, family warns of possible decline. Moses Wetmore names finance chair of Democratic campaign. Frederick Dorr sought in San Francisco on embezzlement charges. Count Zeppelin begins 24-hour dirigible flight Friedrichshafen to Mainz. Robert Eastman arrested in Chicago on no charge of funds schemes. President Fallieres returns to Paris from European visits. Miss Amanda Murphy of Lima, Ohio dies after six weeks of religious fast.
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America
Congress
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Barry K. Thaw
Pittsburg
Thaw
Taft
Greenbriar County
White Sulphur Springs
W. V2
Greenbriar Hotel
Brownsville
Mr. Tatt
Persia
William F. Vilas
Wisconsin
Moses C. Wetmore
St. Louis
San Francisco
Frederick Dorr
Count Zeppelin
Friedrichshafen
Mayence
Robert Eastman
New York
Chicago
President Fallieres
Paris
Amanda Murphy
Lima
Notable Deaths and Disasters From Across the Nation
Father George Vahey and Charles W. Pohlmann died when their car went over a Sylvania embankment near Cleveland. Striking miners in Alabama fired on a train near Birmingham, killing three and wounding eleven, with others likely to die. In Methuen two officers were beaten to death, possibly by chicken thieves. Kentucky Governor Willson condemned Bracken county officials for oath violations and sympathy with night riders. Bertha Hood was shot dead in Brooklyn, her baby wounded, by Ernest Seilu. The Gloucester schooner Masgie and May sank after collision with the Freya. nine crew perished. A five‑story tenement fire in New York left four children dead and five injured. A lynching occurred in Tifton, Georgia, of Charlie Lokie. Receivers appointed for Pillsbury-Washington Mills in Minneapolis amid reorganization. A Kentucky teen eloped and married. Danish explorer Mylius Evidsen and companions perished in Greenland. Elizabeth Barnett, jailed for forgery, recaptured near Bay City. Ty Cobb married Miss Charlotte Lombard of Augusta. About 12,000 Canadian Pacific railway workers went on strike.
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St. Columbkill’s
Cleveland
Charles W. Pohlmann
Sylvania
Blocton
Ala
Birmingham
Willson
Kentucky
Bracken County
Bertha Hood
Brooklyn
Ernest Seilu
Hin
Masgie
May
Freya
Halifax Harbor
Erick McCartheran
New York
Charlie Lokie
Uge
Tifton
Pillsbury-Washingon Flour Mills Company
Minneapolis
Detroit American Iogie
Charlotte Lombard
Augusta
Canadian Pacific Railway
Washington
Arizona Territory
William B. Allison Noe
Dubuque
Garfield
Utah
Ben Culley
Sam Nekis
Auckland
New Zealand
Western Passenger Association
Lincoln
Boston
Mile End Parish
London
National AntiAsiatic Immigration League of the United States
Baldwin
Twe Miles
Newton
Mass
Warren’s Landing
Lake Winnipeg
Robert Kinney
Jamestown
Coleman Kinney
Pittsburg
Cincinnati
Ohio River
Imboden
Ark
William W. Sherwood
Anniell. Lowry
Philadelphia
Toledo
Charles Polscher
Polscher
Mylius Erichsen
Greenland
First National Bank of
Belle Plaina
Minn
National Bank
Frank 0. Hicks
J. G. Lund
Paris
John Tribbey
Rushville
Ind
Harrison Avenue
Sheik-ulislam
Kiamil Pasha
Count Zeppelin
Echlerdingen
Friedrichshafen
Mayence
Charles W. Westerfeld
Government fights deportation of leper Wardwell
Washington notified Arizona Territory that no law allows deporting Mrs Wardwell to Molokai Leper Colony and she may be isolated with her husband near Tombstone.
Senator William B Allison Dies in Dubuque at 82
Senator William Boyd Allison of Iowa died at his Dubuque home after a two week illness from heart failure. Born in 1829, he practiced law in Ohio before moving to Dubuque in 1857, served in Congress 1863 to 1871, and held leadership roles on finance and war measures. His death prompts speculation on succession and possible gubernatorial appointment to fill the vacancy.
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Dubuque
William Boyd Allison
Allison
Washington
Chicago
Seater Allison
Sey
Ailison
Brayton
John McDonald
John T. Hancock
Senator Allison
Perry
Johan
Mary Allison
Millhoad
Allegheny College
Pennsylvania
Western Reserve College of
Ohio
Anna Carter
Wooster
Ashland
Peg Moines
Cummins
Ble
Gast
Des Moines
Lake Ferets
William Larrabee
A. G B. Funk
Airship experts urge Baldwin craft for future wars
Colonel Frames Templer of the British army praises Baldwin's airship at Fort Meyer Virginia and urges U S use of Wright brothers and Baldwin services. He tours Civil War battlefields to gauge potential wartime gains from balloon corps and notes British balloon troops and aeronautics spending.
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Fort Meyer
United States
Wright Brothers
Thomas S. Baldwin
Frames Templer
Brilish Army
Baldwin
Chattanooga
Tenn
South Africa
Santiago
Teimpler
Templer
Captain Baldwin
Alexandria Palace
England
Tenitler
Mieronautics
Samuel F. Cody
Pexus
Aldershot
Cody
London
Farman
Signal Corps
Allen
Israel Tudlow
Iaid
Parman
A. M. Herring
Nippon Yusen to Run Suez Route Service to U S Ports
A Tokyo based steamship line, Nippon Yusen Kaisha, plans a new service starting in November to carry Japanese goods to Atlantic ports via the Suez Canal. Advices from the steamer Monteagle, which docked recently, note extensive Japanese press discussion of Interstate Commerce Commission and U S railways actions.
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Suez Canal
Rictoria
Bo G
Nippon Yusen
Kaisha
Alantic
United States
Monteagle
Titerstate Commerce Commission
United States Railways
Bryan Reflects On Senator Allison’s Death In Juncom
Mr. Bryan commented on Senator Allison’s death in Juncom Nebraska praising his long and conspicuous career. He noted Allison’s leadership within his party and the country’s confidence across party lines, saying his passing will be sincerely mourned.
Preston Campaigns by Proxy in Seattle Tour
August Gillhans of New York acts as proxy for socialist presidential candidate Martin Preston during a three day Washington tour in Seattle. Preston, previously reported, is serving a twenty five year Nevada murder sentence. the proxy, an eleven year old former New York stationary engineer, is unlikely to secure Preston’s liberation.
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Preston
Seattle
Wash
August Gillhans
New York
Martin Preston
Lalor
Nevada
Gillhaus
Wilson and Straus to Speak in Campaign
New York. Secretary Wilson of the Department of Agriculture and Secretary Straus of the Department of Commerce and Labor have promised to make speeches in the Republican campaign in Vermont. The election in Vermont will be held on September 1.
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Wilson and Straus
New York
Wilson
Department of Agriculture
Secretary Straus
Department of Commerce and Labor
Vermont
Death of ex state senator William Schmidt noted
Davenport reports the death of William C. Schmidt former state senator and president of the German American League of Iowa from gastritis and heart trouble. He was a leading member of the Iowa party for many years.
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William Q. Schmidt
Davenport
William C. Schmidt
German-American League of Iowa
Iowa Par
President Roosevelt probes farm life for social reform
President Roosevelt seeks five experts on country life to study social sanitary and economic conditions on American farms. The investigators will report with recommendations for improvements to be included in a message to Congress early next year.
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Oyster Bay
Roosevelt
Country Life
Congress
Insult to American Flag Reported at Tabriz Consulate
Dispatch from American Consul Dety in Tabriz reports the United States flag at the Washington consulate there has been shot down by loyalists. A man near the consular doorway was wounded as part of the disturbances.
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Washington
United States
Tabriz
Perala
State Department
Dety
Harvest Hands Not Wanted In Harvest Fields
Minnesota Labor Commissioner Williama after visiting North Dakota says 15 000 men will be lucky to find harvest work. Railroads seek 15 000 and 206 000 workers yearly for harvests in the two states, a snare and a delusion, flooding the country with hoboes.
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Minnesota
Dakota
St. Paul
Minn
North Dakota
Williama
Five Months in Hospital Find Cure with Kidney Pills
Levi P Brockway of Anoks Minu recounts five months in hospital and a terminal prognosis before using Joans Kidney Pills. He credits the treatment with restoring health and eliminating heart, breathing, vision, and kidney issues. Sold by all dealers for 59 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buttale, N. Y.
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Levi P. Brockway
S. Second Ave. Anoks
Minu
Joan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buttale
Miss Yellem Sings With Professor In Fresh Air Greeting
A playful exchange unfolds as Miss Yellem about to sing asks the professor for a favorite air. He replies with Fresh air and plenty of it in a breezy morning moment.
Stray Stories and Advertisements Feature Humorous Snippets
A compact page item highlights playful lines about domestic life with Happy Man and Henpeck anecdotes. It promotes Lewis' Single Binder cigars from Peoria Illinois and teases humor around road choices and a clever quote from George Biot.
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