Friend of Taft Chosen to Sell Guns to Nation
New York August 27 through a Supreme Court suit it emerged that John Hays Hammond and son Harris linked with Henry Clay Wade promoted an automobile machine gun venture. Promoters expect 25 million to be paid by the US government with Hammond described as Taft’s close adviser. Wade’s letters claim high government ties and substantial stock ownership while Rose seeks 8,990 in profits from a canceled stock demonstration.
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New York
Supreme Court
Brady
John Hays Hammond
Harris
Hammonds
Henry’ Clay
Russell Wade
Sing Sing
Hammond
Taft
League of Republican Clubs
Wade
United States
Treasury
Arthur M. Rose
Pittsburg
Willliam Hose
Arthur
Arthur Rose
Campbell and
Marren
Rose
Auto Machine Gun Company
Delaware
Auto Machine Gun
Stapleton
Staten Island
Wall Street
Wade Company
Sandy Hook
Russia
Friede Globe Tower Company
Lazard Levy
Hammond Denies Promoters Using His Name Without Authority
Johan Hays Hammond wired from Gloucester Mass to deny any intention to sell the Auto machine gun now in experimental stage at Stapleton Staten Island to the U S government or any government He said promoters are using his name without knowledge or authority and asked his son Harris to clarify that he is the Hammond family member involved in the gun.
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New York
Johan Hays Hammond
Gloucester
Mass
Auto Machine Gun Company
Stapleton
Staten Island
United States
Hammond
Harris
Prof Peacock Chosen To Head Night School
Muncie Indiana August 27 Prof Henry H Peacock has been chosen to head the night school succeeding Ernest P o resigned.
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Peacock
Muncie
Ind
Henry 8. Peacock
Theight School
Ernest P. O
Sibley portrays party shifts and pro oil ties across years
A compact chronicle of Joseph Sibley from 1881 to 1906, detailing shifts between Republican and Prohibitionist, runs for Congress, anti Quay sentiment, and later retirement. It notes involvement with Standard Oil and evolving political loyalty through the era. The piece tracks Sibley as a figure tied to party changes and oil interests over decades.
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Joseph Sibley
Congress
Brian -Democraft
Marrisburg
Washington
Quay
Standard Oil
Sibley Bribery Charges Mar Pennsylvania Campaign
Franklin PA August reports Joseph C Sibley after years of control in the district faces an audit of campaign spending amid arrests for conspiracy to corrupt voters in Warren county. His associates including Frank Taylor and henchmen are linked to distributing funds and press claims of bribery tied to Standard Oil interests.
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Franklin, Pa
Joseph C. Sibley
Sibley
Congress
Washington, D. C
Deblauc
Warren County
Archbold
Foraker
Broadway
Elba
Commonwealth
Pennsylvania
William J. Breene
Oil City
Breene
Standard Oil
Venango County
Sibley Breene
Sibler
Mercer -Venango -Waarren-Elk Forest
Standard Oil Company
Venango
Merce County
Frank Taylor
C. D. Crandall
George D. Munn
D. M. Howard
Dean of Philosophers Dies at Summer Home
Prof. William James of Harvard, aged 76, died in Chocorua New Hampshire after heart trouble worsened since returning from Europe. A noted editor and author, he served at Harvard from 1872 across philosophy psychology and physiology and was a Gifford lecturer in natural religion. He was born January 1, 1842 in New York and was a member of several scientific academies.
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Chocorua
N. H
Europe
Henry
William James
Harvard University
James
New York
Jan. l
Henry James
Harvard
University of Edinburgh
de L'Institut
Paris
Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences
National Academy of Sciences
Hand Amputated in Peculiar Track Accident
Frankfort Ind Aug 27 city engineer Felix Coble lost his right arm near Mackinaw Ill in a strange accident He dropped his pocketbook on the inside of the track while a traction car stood and reached over as the car jerked his hand was cut off just above the wrist
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Frankfort
Ind
Felix Coble
Mackinaw
Ill
Newsboy Bootblack Now Famous Singer
London audiences await Signor Nevada Landino the American born tenor famed for his rise from newsboy days to fame. He recalls earning about half a dollar daily singing in streets and stores before an academy and an engagement with Mascagni led him to the Metropolitan Opera. Landino sings in four languages with a repertoire of CW songs and 17 operas.
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London
Signor
Nevada Landino
Leveland
Mascagni
Metropolitan Opera House
Signor Landino
Sleeping sickness claims Newark man in Belgium cable
The mysterious malady that struck Myrtus Wright five times in six years has finally killed him. A cablegram from Antwerp, Belgium announced his death after a two week illness. The cause is listed as sleeping sickness.
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Newark
Myrtus Wright
Antwerp
Belgium
Wright
Named Postmaster at Fleener in Monroe County
Washington August 27 William B Riddle appointed postmaster at Fleener Monroe County to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of I H Hart Bock Hart Bock previous holder.
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Washington
William B. Riddle
Fleener
Monroe County
I. H. Hart- Bock
Flyer Mars Survives 60‑Foot Plane Plunge at Narrows
New York aviator Bud Mars narrowly escaped drowning when his Curtiss biplane fell sixty feet into the water near the Narrows during a flight from Sheepshead Bay to Staten Island. Rescued by a tug, Mars credits quick help and recalls the dramatic plunge and rescue before planning another test flight after repairs.
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New York
Bud) Mars
Wadsworth
Sheepshead Bay
Staten Island
Mars
Seagate
Dairy lunch keeper fined $10 in court
E Carpenter keeper of the dairy lunch at 29 West Ohio street was fined $10 and costs in police court Saturday for violation of the pure food laws. He announced an intention to appeal the case and was given until Monday to file an appeal bond of $25.
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E. Carpenter
West Ohio Street
Ife
Jumps to Save Life Near Union City Indiana
William J. Laffey a 25 year old Panhandle brakeman from Indianapolis was forced to jump from a bridge near Union City Indiana to avoid being crushed by train wheels. He landed on a cement abutment twenty feet below suffering a dislocated instep and likely survived with injuries.
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Union City
Ind
William J. Laffey
Indianapolis
Here
Terrific Gale Sweeps Britain Across West Coast
Scotland faces famine as crops destroyed by storms and continued rains halt harvests. Landslides and floods cause immense damage with no improvement in sight. A severe gale drives merchant and naval ships ashore. the destroyer Success and torpedo boat 13 wrecked near Campbelltown. Liverpool docks disrupted as a dredger capsizes, drowning three.
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Great Britain
Nfe
Admiralty
Glasgow
Success
Gar Loch
Clyde
Campbelltown
Liverpool
West asks Taft to shoot guns to bring rain
Washington forestry and conservation groups urge President Taft to have forts in the northwest discharge guns at 8 am daily to trigger rain amid a northwest blanket of smoke from Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Montana fires. Navy approval given. army chiefs withheld. Fires in Idaho and Montana easing while Oregon and Washington remain dangerous, risking millions in losses.
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West
Taft
Seattle
Wash
Washington Forest
Washington Forestry Association
Washington Conservation Association
Northwest
Navy Department
Oregon
Washington
Idaho
Montana
Pacific
President Taft Proclaims Forest Reserve Changes
Proclamations adjust national forest areas in Colorado Arizona and New Mexico per interior and agriculture departments. Routt reservation loses 100000 acres Sitgreaves loses 68000 gains 23000 Carson New Mexico adds 110000 Jemez New Mexico loses 178000 adds 26000. Total changes exceed three million acres eliminated and 1.3 million added.
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Taft
Interior and Agricultural Departments
Colorado
Arizona
New Mexico
Forest Service
Routt
Sitgreave
Carson Reserve
Jemez Reservation
Neighbors Find $1600 Hidden in Late Man's House
In Rochester Indiana on August 27 neighbors discovered $1600 concealed in the home of the deceased Michael Kockendorfer. Authorities say $1100 lay under a carpet while $500 was behind an old stove in a closet, suggesting the man died poor.
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Rochester
Ind
Michael Kockendorfer
Gary Mayor Honored at League Meeting Selection
St Paul Minn Aug 27 After selecting Atlanta Ga as next meeting place and electing officers the League of American municipalities adjourned President D A Brown Mayor Kansas City first vice president R F Maddox Mayor Atlanta Ga second vice president T R Knotts Mayor Geary Ind secretary treasurer John Mc Vicar Des Moines Ia
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Gary
ST. Paul
Minn
Atlanta, Ga
League of American Municipalities
D. A. Brown
Kansas City
R. F. Maddox
Atlanta
T. R. Knotts
Geary
Ind
John McVicar
Des Moines
Body Reaches Muncie From Carp Lake Tragedy
The body of John J. Hartley, popular real estate man, will arrive in Muncie on Saturday after being recovered from Carp Lake by divers. Mrs. Hartley says he died of heart failure and fell overboard, authorities report.
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Muncie
Ind
John J. Hartley
Carp Lake
Gary and Wife Fly at Paris in New Bleriot Monoplane
E H Gary head of United States Steel Corporation Mrs Gary and Frank A Munsey flew Wednesday night in one of the newest Bleriot monoplanes piloted by Morane. They rose over Bennce country between Etampes Epernay and Orge reaching 300 feet for about a quarter hour. Judge Gary called the flight exhilarating while Munsey may buy a Bleriot after the trip.
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Paris
E. H. Gary
United States Steel Corporation
Gary
Frank A. Munsey
Morane
Bennce
Etampes
Epernay
Orge
Charles R. Flint
Terra Firma
Munsey
Candidates attitudes toward Beveridge and labor leaders
A labor leaders survey shows Beveridge backed child labor, eight hour naval, meat inspection, and Roosevelt measures. They press Republican candidates to publicly declare support or opposition before elections. Evasion would raise suspicion. Candidates are expected to align acts with promises once in legislature.
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Beveridge
Organized Labor
Imen
Postpone Trial Of Man Who Threw Fit
Henry Hansen charged with embezzlement of 7 dollars collapsed in a police court seizure after striking a spittoon and cutting his head with a severe epileptic fit. The accident delays his trial for some time in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
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FT. Wayne
Ind
Henry Hansen
Debts Owed In This City Bankruptcy Filing
Indianapolis wholesale merchants suffer losses as Frank Leonard of Martinsville files a voluntary petition in federal court. His assets amount to 869 dollars while liabilities total 1921.98 dollars, revealing debts of 1008.69 dollars.
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Indianapolis
Frank Leonard
Martinsville
Ward Off Theft of Patent Tool by Deception
Special to The Sun from Richmond Indiana reports Fred Nash alleged to be a fence company representative in Muncie was arrested after attempting to bribe Elliott and Reid fence Co employee Frank Watson to obtain a tool with a pending patent. Nash claimed he was ordered to learn details to keep his job.
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Richmond
Ind
Fred Nash
Muncie
Elliott & Reid Fence Company
Nash
Frank Watson
Watson
Veteran historian dies in Huntington Indiana
Maj. J. B. Kenner, a lawyer, journalist, and veteran of two wars, died in Huntington on Friday. A former legislator who reformed the state tax system and required railroads to carry tools in each coach, he was drafting a history of the Spanish American War at his death.
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Huntington
Ind
J. B. Kenner
Sheriff Butler Loses Pocket Change at Fair
Shelbyville Indiana August 27 John Butler sheriff of Shelby county had $50 in coins and small valuables stolen from his coat at the Bartholomew county fair Friday. Butler kept his badge in his pocket for emergencies and suspects the thief may have returned it later, perhaps by kindness or irony.
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Shelbyville
Ind
John Butler
Shelby County
Bartholomew County
Butler
Miner Fight on Train Ends in Wounded Uncles
In Brazil Indiana Frank Shaffer aged 30 married is expected to die at his Harmony home from injuries sustained in a miners train fight Saturday with his nephew G A Altman. The men had been in trouble over property with Altman paying a police court fine Friday for slapping Shaffer.
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the Sun
Brazil
Ind
Frank Shaffer
Harmony
G. A. Altman
Altman
Shaffer
Little girl eats opium for candy in Muncie
In Muncie Indiana Shirley Thomas three was found eating opium tablets on a mantel Friday. Three physicians gave prompt aid and saved the child's life.
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Muncie
Ind
Shirley Thomas
Howard Thomas
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