Insurgents Invite Speaker Cannon to Bradford Talk
Bradford County insurgent Republicans urge Speaker Cannon to speak in support of their anti Pratt ticket. They predict his appearance could swing the fourteenth district toward defeating Congressman Charles C Pratt, a Cannon ally, by arguing over special interests, gag rules, and party pledges.
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Towanda
Cantron
Kansas
Bradford County
Pennsylvania
Charles C. Pratt
Pratt
Congressman Pratt
Aldrich
Rubber Trust
Prominent insurgents to speak on Roosevelt platform
Theodore Roosevelt James R Garfield and Gifford Pinchot will speak on the same platform with Roosevelt. They will appear with Roosevelt in Denver Aug 29 Osawatomie Aug 31 and St Paul Sept 6 for the John Brown celebration and the national conservation congress. Garfield and Pinchot will address at each event.
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New York
Kansas
Theodore Roosevelt
James R. Gareld
Gifford Pinchot
Forester
Denver
John Brown
Osawatomia
Kas
National Conservation Congress
St. Paul
Garfield
Mr. Pinchot
Tenn. Gop Hopes Victory in Patterson Gubernatorial Fight
Republican delegates meet in Nashville hoping to swing Tennessee from Democratic to Republican. Taft faction unity is stressed as Gov Patterson faces re election amid pardon record and liquor issues. Hooper leads over Taylor as the field narrows in Newport candidate contest.
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Tennessee
Nashville
Tenn
Harmony
Taft
Patterson
Capt
Ben. W. Hooper
Newport
Hooper
A. A. Taylor
Cannon Scents Defeat Wants Speakership Again
In Danville Illinois Uncle Joseph Cannon says he will stay in the speakership chair and not quit. He denies plans to be ousted by Taft supporters and says he would serve in the ranks if dethroned while insisting he is still a candidate for the chair. He labels insurgents in Kansas as obstructionists.
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Saya
Danville
Ill
Joseph Cannon
Ship of State
Taft
Cannon
Kansas
Vets and Drys Claiming Victory in Battle of Votes
In Omaha Nebraska on August 16 all parties reported a record primary vote. The liquor issue dominates both campaigns with Shallenberger and Dahlman leading the wet factions for governor and mayor. Metcalf heads the dry Democrats in the senatorial race urging local option against Hitchcock. Little stateat o was conceded to the third con.
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Vets
Drys
Omaha
Neb
Athe
Shallenberger
Dahlman
Diry
Richard L. Metcalf
Bryan
Hitchcock
Steetato
Frugality and common sense cited by Ballinger in Oregon
Secretary of the Interior Ballinger urged frugality and common sense in resource use during an interview in Kalamath Falls before traveling to Yosemite and San Francisco. He declined to discuss a rumored White House shakeup and warned of public land criminals while endorsing strict but fair enforcement of the law for honest claimants.
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Ballinger
United Press
Yosemite
San Francisco
Esperanto Congress May Decide on Rome
Washington August 16 Italy will surely host the next international congress of esperantists. The selection committee will report soon Rome is the favored site though Warsaw was debated with Russia opposing. Delegates noted anarchist fears but insisted most attendees are not anarchists. The day balanced speeches with relaxation as delegates enjoyed festivities.
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Washington
Italy
Rome
Warsaw
Poland
Zamenhof
Universal Language
Russia
Doctor faces trial and kills himself in hospital
In Harrisburg on August 16, Dr. Russell Campbell, terrified by a pending trial for the death of Mrs. Ita Morrison in a criminal operation, swallowed poison and died as Mrs. Morrison lay dying at her New Germany town home. The operation occurred while Mr. Morrison was away, with both deaths happening before his return.
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Harrisburg
Ita Morrison
New Germanytown
Russell Campbell
Fever Claims Life of Indiana Teacher
Prof Harvey Hoover aged 21 of Hamilton County schools died of typhoid fever while attending summer school at Indiana University in Bloomington on Tuesday. The report names Hoover as a teacher in the Hamilton County schools and notes his death occurred during the summer session.
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Indiana
Bloomington
Ind
Harvey Hoover
Hamilton County
Indiana University
Army Orders Include Transfers and Examining Boards
Army orders list transfers of Lieut. William Hughes Jr. to Ft. Wood and Capt. William Burnaide to Hot Springs for treatment. Maj. Cornelius Willcox ordered to West Point. Capt. Sherrill to Mobile. A medical corps examining board set for Sept. 6 at Hot Springs. Multiple boards and appointments outlined for Porto Rico regiment candidates at San Juan and Fortress Monroe.
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Kas
Mobile
Ala
Medical Corps
George D. Desbon
Reuben B. Miller
Larry B. McAfee
Army and Navy General Hospital
Hot Springs
Ark
Elbert E. Persons
Ft. Jay
Chandler P. Robbins
Fortress Monroe
Frederick P. Reynolds
Robert L. Howse
Porto Rico
Indians Protest Land Deals As Oklahoma Inquiry Expands
A congressional investigation in Sulphur Oklahoma probes Indian land contracts tied to a major syndicate and Crews & Cantwell of St. Louis. Testimony details guardians selling tribal land leaving a minor in debt, and questions arise over settlements and commissions in Choctaw and Chickasaw affairs.
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Okla
Congressional Investigation Committee
Lo’s
McMurray
Thomas B. Crews
Crews & Cantwell
St. Louis
Oklahoma
Redmen
Child
James Yarborough
Papoose
Lasatter
Miles Lasaiter
Pauls Valley
Lasaiter
Lassiter
Gore
B. F. Kerr
Kerr
Indians
Postal Banks to Use Certificates for Deposits
Washington reports a switch from pass books to certificates of deposit in postal savings banks. Depositors from $1 to $9 receive duplicate certificates showing deposit amount, with signatures and a postmaster retention. Higher sums $10 $20 and $50 have separate duplex certificates recording interest calculations and serving as the postmaster records.
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Washington
Postal Savings Banks
Committee On Organization of the Banks
Hitchcock
Hartje Divorce Case Is Ended
Pittsburg August 16 Mrs Mary Scott Hartje was a figure in the famous divorce case brought by her husband Augustus Hartje of Pittsburg who won a victory recently in the courts The case ended with a bond of 100000 to insure payment of 6000 annually The husband alleged an intimate relation with their coachman and letters were produced later ruled forgeries and testimony about the coachman perjury
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Pittsburg
Mary Scott Hartje
Augustus Hartje
Hartje
Drucke Would Die Suddenly
In Brooklyn a Nevada divorce pamphlet by Herman Drucke, a former New York laborer turned divorce expert, sparks fear and accusations of soliciting illicit literature. Husbands deny charges as wives seek clarity on Nevada divorce relief and its ease.
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Brooklyn
Idaho
New York
Herman Drucke
Nevada
Trans-River Boroughs
Drucke
Youth Dies After Motorcade Collision In Columbus
Ralph Stitt a 21 year old motorcyclist son of Edward Stitt collided with an interurban car in Columbus Ohio and was instantly killed reports say Special to The Sun from Wabash Indiana August 16
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Wabash
Ind
Ralph Stitt
Edward Stitt
Columbus
Casey Accepts Keystone Party Nomination in Pa
John J. Casey of Wilkes Barre accepts the Keystone party nomination for secretary of internal affairs. He is a labor union leader.
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Casey
Wilkesbarre
John J. Casey
Keystone Party
Standard Oil Declares Quarterly Dividend
New York Aug 15 The directors of Standard Oil Company on Tuesday declared a quarterly dividend of 15 dollars a share.
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Standard Oil
New York
Standard Oil Company
Bitter Fight in California Primaries Four Oppose Johnson
Californians vote in direct primaries for governor and congressional nominees as insurgents clash with machine Republicans. Four regulars oppose Gov. hopeful Johnson, including Curry, Anderson, Ellery, and Stanton, with Kent challenging in the Second District and strong backing from Gifford Pinchot. Voter turnout is forecast at about 400,000 despite a statewide array of issues.
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San Francisco
California
Johnson
Abe Reuf
Francis J. Heney
Lincoln-Roosevelt League
Republican Party
Charles F. Curry
Alden Anderson
Nathaniel Ellery
Philip Stanton
House
Stanton
Col. Roosevelt
Curry
Englebright
John L. Chlds
William Kent
Messinley
Louis Kerby
Smith
Gubernatorial Fight Heats Up In Nebraska Primary
Gov. Shallenberger and Mayor Dahlman square off in Lincoln as weather favors a record primary. the rivalry centers on wet versus dry issues with Dahlman claiming 20 000 liberal republicans may back him and Shallenberger pledging to support an option bill if backed by the legislature.
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Shallenberger
Dahlman
Lincoln
Neb
Nebraska
Omaha
Nquor Trafic
Drys
Nightingale Will Executor Refuses Public Funeral
London reports Florence Nightingale died Sunday. Executrix refused a public funeral and burial in Westminster Abbey. Nightingale requested a simple funeral as a dying wish.
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London
Florence Nightingale
Westminister Abbey
Miss Nightingale
Aged Woman Injured In Downtown Auto Crash
Mrs. Louisa Haag eighty eight from 821 Broadway sustained brain concussion and possible skull fracture after a touring car driven by her son’s chauffeur collided with another car at Noble and Michigan streets. Her condition remained critical Tuesday noon. Other injured included Miss Isabel Elmore and Mrs Charlotte Waltz. The drivers faced fast driving charges and Bristow also charged with assault and battery. A motorcyclist, William Heuser, injured in a separate incident, was taken to hospital with a broken leg.
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Louisa Haag
Broadway
L. E. Haag
Noble Street
Jacob Willflame
Michigan Street
Jack Bristow
Iaabel Elmore
Canada
Charlotte Waltz
Stewart
Hartsell
Bristow
William Heuser
Chestnut Street
Michigan
Senate Avenue
Houser
City Hospital
Pearce Withdraws From Maryland House Nomination
George A. Pearce elected eighth term as representative from Maryland Sixth District withdraws from renomination amid strong attacks as a Cannon ally. His previous 5000 majority diminished to under 1000 in the last election. In other notes James L. Catshall named rural carrier and George C. Sorrell named substitute for Brazil route 6.
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Sun’s
Washington Service
Hibbs
Washington, D. C
George A. Pearce
Congress
Maryland
Cannon Organization
House
Pearce
James L. Catshall
George C. Sorrell
Brazil
Ind
Babe Shot in Foot in Muncie Incident
In Muncie Indiana on Monday Farrell Morri cal a five year old boy was shot in the right foot by a shotgun fired accidentally by Frank Shroyer who had just loaded it as he attempted to close the breech. The blast occurred after he inserted the shell and the gun exploded.
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Babe
Muncie
Ind
Farrell Morrical
Frank Shroyer
Shroyer
United States Shifts Role in Far East Diplomacy
The piece notes a growing U S involvement in Eastern affairs may force alignment with European powers and Japan. It highlights open door policy, Boxer indemnity, and Secretary Knox on Manchurian railways as tests of diplomacy, with Britain leaning toward Japan to protect India.
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Washington
England
United States
Sam
Europe
Germany
Russia
Great Britain
Japan
China
Knox
Manchuria
London
Orient
India
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