Lewis pleads for reunion of mine workers in convention
In Indianapolis T L Lewis urged unity at a special United Mine Workers convention. He defended his policies against Illinois critics, urged expelling rebels, and praised union solidarity while fending off charges of collusion with opposing factions. Walker challenged Lewis, calling for harmony amid internal strife.
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Lewis
T. L. Lewis
United Mine Workers of America
International Executive Board
Illinois
National Board
Indianapolis
Vatican Firm in Spanish Dispute
London reports say King Alfonso and Queen Victoria will stay at the Spanish embassy as deadlock in Spain Vatican negotiations continues. A Rome dispatch claims Spain’s stance remains firm and the archbishop of Seville is summoned to help craft a message to Alfonso. The pope may issue an encyclical urging public support for the church.
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London
Alfonso
Spain
Queen Victoria
England
Vatican
Rome
Seville
Children Fall As Police Fire In Crowd In Buffalo Shootout
In Buffalo on Monday night three officers and three civilians were shot amid a clash between New York Central detectives and a gang aiding a suspect at Broadway and Warner. Wounded include Donagello 24, Litkowskei 53, Wozniak 35, Lutkow ska 10, Malecka 15, Kolezynski 13. Donagello and two detectives Lilas and Stewart are in custody awaiting grand jury action.
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Buffalo
N. Y
New York Central Railroad
Broadway
Warner Street
Joseph Donagello
Casimer Litkowskei
John Woziak
Helen Lutkowska
Helen Malecka
Alexander Kolezynski
Donatello
Louis Lilas
Charles Stewart
Chinese slave girl Li So escapes in Chinatown chase
Li So a Chinese slave girl fleeing from alleged captors escaped into Chinatown alleys in San Francisco and sought police protection after being chased by several men.
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San Francisco
Li So
Chinatown
Latham Starts On Aerial Trip Of 225 Miles
Berlin based dispatch reports Hubert Latham began a 225 mile non stop attempt from Passy toward London in an Antoinette monoplane to win the London Daily Mail prize. After about seventy miles he landed near Amiens for motor repairs delaying the expedition.
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Latham
Paris
Hubert Latham
Pass
London
London Daily Mail
Henri Farman
Mourmelon
Louis Paulban
Man
Rheims
English Channel
Louis Bleriot
Charles Stewart Rolls
England
Count Jacques de Lesseps
Amiens
Le Blanc Wins Fifty Mile Aerial Race Over Pigeons
In Amiens on August 16, Le Blanc in a Farman biplane led a fifty mile flight from Douai to Amiens, beating forty seven carrier pigeons. Pigeons Lagagneux, starting with Le Blanc, arrived nine minutes after him and twelve minutes after the last pigeon.
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Amiens
France
Douai
le Blanc
Farman
Lagagneux
Aviator Von Tiedmann Falls In Scout Flight
Lieut. Von Tiedmann, an army aviator, was upset while flying at Frankfort on the Main. He fell thirty feet and broke a thigh as his machine was smashed. Several army aerial experts witnessed the accident during scout work.
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Liest
von Tiedmann Falla
Frankfort-On-The-Main
von. Tiedmanno
von Tiedmann
Idiosyncratic Cigars Draw Indianapolis Regulars
A tobacconist notes how Indianapolis smokers vary, from Gov. Marshall to Oliver the plowman, with many demanding specific brands and conditions. Regulars include lawyers and doctors who shop by habit, with one man repeatedly stealing matches nightly at 7.
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Oliver
South Bend
Indianapolis
Gov. Marshall
Cantrell the grave robber turns vaudeville lecturer
Rufus Cantrell, once sent to state prison for grave robbing, now on parole in Anderson Indiana performs as a vaudeville lecturer. A steel mill reports his conduct to the parole board while a local show promotes him as Rufus Cantrell the famous king of ghouls in a lecture on his past life with three other members of the ghouls to appear.
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Anderson
Ind
Rufus Cantrell
Indianapolis
Cantrell
Schulz admits killing woman at her ranch in California
Otto Schulz confessed to murdering Frau Freda Schulz-Castine of Lancaster at her ranch near Lancaster after an argument over alleged negligence. He described striking her with a shovel then killing her with an ax, burying the body in a shallow grave and fleeing to Los Angeles. Her son, the victim, contracted blood poisoning while embracing his mother’s body and lies in a Lancaster hotel.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Otto Schulz
Frau
Freda Schulz-Castine
Lancaster
Imperial Court of Germany
Frau Schulz-Castine
Schulz
Schulz-Castine
Steamer Sinks Off Tarif Point In Dense Fog
The Spanish steamship Martos sunk after collision with the German steamer Elza near Tarif Point. Thirty-two passengers and seven crew drowned. Survivors were rescued by small boats and later taken to Gibraltar by the Elsa. The German vessel stood by during the disaster.
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Gibraltar
Martos
Tarif Point
Elza
Indiana Forecast Sees Showers and Cooler Wednesday
Weather bulletin notes showers this afternoon or tonight with slightly cooler conditions expected on Wednesday. Local forecast highlights Indiana region with sunrise and sunset times and temperatures in brief.
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Indiana
Infant Death Toll Rises in Indiana July Typhoid Toll
July reports from the state board of health show 926 infant deaths under five in Indiana. Vincennes records a 32.9 rate due to typhoid, while city deaths exceed rural areas. Tuberculosis, accidents, and suicides contribute to a high July tally across regions.
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Indiana
State Board of Health
Vincennes
Ind
Floods in Japan Claim Large Death Toll
TOKIO reports the death list from Tuesday floods climbs as distant districts reveal more victims. Officials fear totals exceed 1,500 with thousands of survivors facing starvation. Government medical teams battle pestilence as the army speeds aid distribution to outlying areas.
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Tokio
County Auditors of Indiana Meet at Denison Hotel
The Indiana County Auditors Association holds its annual convention at the Denison hotel Wednesday and Thursday. President Thomas Nugent and speakers John Minor George Pence address sessions, with J C Nostzger discussing legislative enactment to improve auditing. Officers will be elected and topics include pay for auditing assessor books and gravel road proceedings with Attorney General Bingham on the committee.
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County Auditors’ Association of Indiana
Denison Hotel
Albert Zearing
Thomas Nugent
Washington
Ind
John Minor
George Pence
J. C. Nostzger
Wabash
Shortridge Professor Heads to Boston for Exam Duties
Prof Walter W Hart of Shortridge high school and state medical board examiner announced plans to sever Indianapolis ties and relocate to Boston. The board convened Tuesday and discussed the successor.
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Walter W. Hart
Shortridge High School
State Board of Medical Registration and Examination
Indianapolis
Boston
Teeeday
Mayor Morpheus Gaynor Improves at St Marys Hospital
Hoboken August 16 Mayor Morpheus Gaynor was reported to be improving at St Marys hospital. Secretary Adamson said he slept from 7:56 Monday evening to 3 Tuesday morning then stayed awake until 5:30 and slept again until 8:35. He and Corporation Counsel Watson spent the night at the hospital and said the condition was as good as could be expected.
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Hoboken
Gaynor
St. Mary’s Hospital
Adamson
Watson
Troops With Riot Guns Guard Columbus as Strike Worsens
Armed with riot guns Troop B Battery C and the First regiment from Cincinnati arrived in Columbus to quell the street car strike. City leaders push arbitration and call for Mayor Marshall's removal while bankers raise funds for special duty sheriffs. A plot to blow up the Baltimore and Ohio bridge is reported and patrolmen are dismissed for insubordination.
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Columbus
Cincinnati
Builders' Exchange
Marshall
Battery C
Columbus Clearing House Association
Chamber of Commerce
Baltimore & Ohio
Morgan Station
Gov
Harmon
State Farm
Monroe
Sherman Chosen Temporary Chairman at New York Republican State Conference
James S. Sherman, vice president, was selected as temporary chair man of the New York Republican state convention to be held in Saratoga on September 2. Roosevelt’s name was defeated 20 to 15. the Barnes-Woodruffs-Wadsworth faction secured Sherman’s nomination amid a spirited committee fight. Roosevelt vanished from the Outlook office shortly after the vote as reporters and the paper’s squad traced his movements.
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Walker
Lewis
Illinois
Shawer Lewis
New York
James S. Sherman
United States
Saratoga
Republican State Committee
Lloyd W. Griscom
Col. Roosevelt
Sherman
William Barnes, Jr
Griscom
Roosevelt
Barnes-Woodruffs-Wadsworth
Theodore Roosevelt
Outlook Office
Standpat gang argues Beveridge stand in Indiana race
J B Claypool, longtime Indiana election official, fires the first shot of standpatters against Senator Beveridge in a Cincinnati Enquirer letter. He claims 40 percent of Republican legislative nominees oppose Beveridge and warns insurgent efforts could boost the Democrats. He cites local option fights, German voters shifting to Republicans, and looming joint-ballot outcomes as key factors shaping the Indiana campaign.
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J. B. Claypool
State Board of Election Commissioners
Beveridge
Indiana
Cincinnati Enc Quirer
Senate
Cleveland Democrats
Democratic Party
Republican Party
Leveridge
Gtate Committee
Payne
United States
Mgr
McKinley
Hanly
Democrati House
Rowte Ship and Ward
Beverridge
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Japan
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