Roosevelt to Enlist in Army of Insurgents
Oyster Bay dispatch reports Theodore Roosevelt will align with insurgent forces in the western campaign. He looks to join Gifford Pinchot and James R. Garfield in at least three speeches for insurgent candidates in Denver Ossawatomie and St Paul. Roosevelt’s stance signals a break with Taft and supports Beveridge in Indiana.
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Roosevelt
Army OF Insurgents
New York
Oyster Bay Dispatch
Theodore Roosevelt
West
Taft
Sagamore Hill
Gifford Pinchot
Forestry Department
James R. Garfield
Interior
Oyster Bay
Col. Roosevelt
Sagamore Hills
Ohio
Theodore Douglas Robinson
Congress
Pinchot
Garfield
California
Kent
Johnson
Gardell
Gartell
Denver
Ossawatomie
St. Paul
Mr. Pinchot
Indiana
Senator Beveridge
Roosevelt to Speak in Kansas City September 1
Theodore Roosevelt will visit Kansas City on September 1 to discuss inland waterways conservation. He arrives at 12:15 p.m. and is greeted by the Third Regiment MNG and Commercial club and National Roosevelt league representatives. He will lunch with the Commercial club, attend a banquet and reception, then speak in the convention hall before departing for Cheyenne.
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Kansascity
Theodore Roosevelt
Kansas City
Commercial
M.N.G
Commercial Club
National Roosevelt League
Roosevelt
Convention
Cheyenne
Drexel Sets World Altitude Record In Aviation Flight
Drexel of Philadelphia tops 6,750 feet in Lanark Scotland beating Walter Brookins’ 6,175 foot mark. Corrected barometer reading places the height at 6,730 feet after revisiting Cobbinshaw. Chavez of France previously held Europe’s best at 5,405 feet in Blackpool.
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Walter Brookins
Scotland
Lanark
J. Armstrong Drexel
Philadelphia
Atlantic City
N. J
Drexel
Latham Electrifies Paris With 180-Mile Flight
Hubert Latham completed a three hour flight covering about 180 miles from Chalons to Issy over Paris. He circled the Eiffel Tower and major boulevards, reaching 3,000 feet at times and earning the Falco prize of $2,000 amid cheers from spectators.
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Paris
Hubert Latham
Eiffel Tower
Latham
Santos-Dumont
Chalons Sur Marne
Issy
Falco
Wright Machine Carries 462 Extra Pounds in Flight
In Johannistahl Germany on August 12 Thelen piloted a Wright machine with 462 pounds of extra weight aboard in a weight competition. Dorner carried 377 pounds in the same event while Thelen also pursued the altitude prize reaching 1,236 feet. Wiencziers’ flight with a passenger ended abruptly when his Antoinette machine crashed. no injuries were reported.
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Wright
Johannisthal
Germany
Thelen
Dorner
Wiencziers
Harvard Meet Arranged for Bleriot Monoplane Attraction
Officials announce the Harvard aviation meet will run from September 3 to 13 in Boston. The Bleriot monoplane piloted by Graham White, the English aviator, will be a featured attraction at the event.
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Graham White
Boston
Harvard Aviaation
Veteran Insurance Man Dies at Winona
J. B. Lambert, 81, Indianapolis, long time Union Central Life agent, died at Winona Lake from a fractured hip suffered three weeks earlier. He lived in Liberty, Indiana, where funeral services will be held. Survived by wife and two daughters Mrs. Aaron Filer and Tillie Lambert. valued at about half a million.
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Warsaw
Ind
Lambert
Indianapolis
Winona Lake
India Aya
Union Central Mfe Insurance Company
Liberty
Aaron Filer
Tillie Lambert
Canal Gives Up Body Of Victim Near Fairview
A man believed to be F. B. Meyers of Fremont Ohio was found dead in the canal about eight days after his disappearance near Fairview park. Police deem the death accidental or self-inflicted as no murder indicators appeared. The body, recovered by C. H. Young, wore neat clothes and patent leather shoes, with a ticket case for a lodge card found in a pocket but the card missing.
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F. B. Meyers
Framont, O
Fairview Park
Fremont
Charles Wilkin
Silver Avenue
Canal Bank
Crane
Kurtz
Hull
C. H. Young
English Avenue
Young
The
Tiks Lodge
Eight-Year-Old Admits He Fired Barn Fire Blamed Robbers
Eight-year-old Francis Harris testified in juvenile court that he burned down a barn on Shelby Street to frighten alleged kidnappers living there after visiting local movie houses. Judge Stubbs called for probation officers as the boy denied fire by his own hand, and the court considered guardianship and influence of motion pictures.
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Shelby Street
Francis Harris
East Kelly Street
Francis
Harris
Little Francis
Stubbs
As You Like It Company Arrested Over Board Bill
The As You Like It company led by T. Cooner of Indianapolis was arrested in Kokomo Indiana on a Noblesville board bill dispute. Fifteen members were taken into custody amid reports of a settlement with a Noblesville hotel holder after payment delays. The group faced financial troubles due to bad weather reducing attendance. they then moved on to Logansport.
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Kokomo
Ind
T. Cooner
Indianapolis
Noblesville
Conner
Logansport
Police Surgeon Thorner Resigns Amid Insubordination Claims
Dr. Moses Thorner, long a controversial police surgeon, submitted his resignation to the board of public safety on Friday effective immediately. The document was delivered by a receptionist from his office and no explanation was given for the action amid ongoing city administration disputes.
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Moses Thorner
Fnte
Board of Public Safety
Thorner
Bertha Wakefield Again Fugitive
The elusive Bertha Wakefield is at large after escaping from the Indiana girls' industrial school at Clermont Thursday night with May Bowers. Police have been asked to search for them as she repeatedly caused trouble by sudden departures, including leaping from a fast moving interurban car on West Michigan street.
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Bertha Wakefield
Tndiana Girls’ Industrial School
Clermont
May Bowers
Wakefield
West Michigan Street
Knights Triumph At Chicago Celebrated By Local Commandery
Raper commandery of Indianapolis brings home first prize from a Masonic drill at Chicago. About 20,000 spectators watched the exhibition at West Side ball park as the team, with a 27 minute performance, secured the top award, a gold and silver punch bowl centerpiece. The returning procession and open house at the Stratford hotel drew large crowds, with Eminent Commander Leach in charge of welcomes.
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Raper Commandery
Indianapolis
Chicago
Leon ‘S T. Leach
Union Depot
Illinois and
North Streets
Masonic Temple
Temple
West Side Ball Park
Ccommandery
Raper
Stratford Hotel
Stratford
Washington Park
Raper Drill Corps
Kidlward H. Meyer
James W. Hopkins
Charles M. Cross
Frank Bowers
Henri T. Conde
R. L. Moorhead
FE. J. Leonover
Howard Kimball
F. L. Bridges
C. W. Holland
L. G. Buddenbaum
E. H. Myer
M.E. Wolfe
O. L. Leatherman
E. F. Dawson
Frank 8. Cannan
Mayor Gaynor Nearing Recovery After Gunshot
New York reports indicate Mayor William J. Gaynor, recovering at Hoboken's St Marys hospital, will undergo removal of the neck bullet when safe. Physicians note improved respiration and a 100 degree temperature, with seven hours sleep marking progress. An operation is anticipated but not yet ordered.
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New York
Gaynor
St.Mary's Hospital
Hoboken
Jaynor
Wiliam J. Gaynor
James J. Gallagher
Miners Clash At Illinois United Mine Workers Session
Minor clashes marked the Friday morning session of the United Mine Workers special convention. John Walker pressed a motion to print reports from Illinois operators and the International executive board as a compromise for the Illinois strike. President Lewis insisted nothing would be kept hidden and that delegates would know all before adjournment. The credential committee and rules reports were discussed, with sessions set for 9:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., speeches limited to five minutes unless extended by two thirds.
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John Walker
Thomas L. Lewis
Walker
Illinois
International Executive Board
Lewis
Committee On Rules
Ohio and Sons
Town
Ohio
Southwest
preast+dent
Tom Lewis
Edwin A. Perry
Boiler Explosion Kills One in Chicago Shops
James McAneny died from scalds after a boiler exploded at the Chicago and Northwestern railway shops on Friday morning. Two other workers suffered fatal injuries in the incident, which investigators described as a catastrophic boiler blast.
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Chicago
James McAneny
Chicago & Northwestern Railway
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