Democrats Nominate Lind at Minnesota Convention
The Minnesota Democratic convention in Minneapolis nominated John Lind for governor after a three hour ruckus but Lind announced in Everett that he would not accept the nomination. The platform denounces Taft and endorses direct election of US senators, county option debates, and tariff reform.
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Minneapolis
Minn
John Lind
Lind
Everett
Wash
Michael Daly
M C. Tift
Long Prairie
Fred W. Johnson
New Dim
W. H. Freeman
Olivia
T. J. Meaghan
Albert. Lea
Supreme Court
Fred E. Wheaton
Charles F. Ladner
St. Cloud
Committee On
Taft
Richard A. Bullinger
Interior
Gifford Pinchot
Wedding Fleeing Groom Stuns Coblentz Ceremony
In Berlin at the town hall a groom fled after being asked to wed his bride during a castle marriage ceremony. The bride accepted, but the groom fled causing a chase by wedding guests. The bride fainted and the party dispersed as onlookers watched the odd scene unfold.
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Berlin
Coblentz
Maude Roosevelt Leads Suffragette Parade in London
Maude Roosevelt, cousin of former President Roosevelt, headed a band of suffragettes in London. She waved the United States flag and cheered for votes for women, becoming the most striking figure in the procession due to her famous relation.
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London
Roosevelt
Maude Roosevelt
United States
Miss Roosevelt
California oil center fire victim details limited
In Coalinga California on July 30 a destructive fire swept through the city’s oil supply center. The incident caused damage and prompted emergency response as authorities investigated the blaze. Names and full casualty details were not disclosed in available text.
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California Oil Center
Coalinga
Cal
California Oil Peas
Fears of massacre as Yaqui mob attacks Chinese in Mexico
Dispatches from Yaqui, Mexico report a mob attack on the Chinese quarter killing several Chinese including women. Advices received in Douglas, Arizona indicate revolting atrocities were committed with bodies hacked to pieces, though details are not yet complete.
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EL Paso
Tex
Mexico
Douglas
Ariz
Yaqui
Mex
Fourth Time To Destroy Stable Fire At Eppert Property
Detectives Low and Hull investigate a rear Buchanan Street stable on the Eppert estate executor Frederick W. Eppert's property. Occupant James Haggard cannot explain the repeated arson attempts after fires on June 29 30 and July 28 and a Friday night blaze nearly destroyed the structure.
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Low
Hull
Buchanan Street
Eppert
Frederick W. Eppert
James Haggard
Magnetic Tom Marshall article by Indiana writer
Matilda Henderson Wheelock contributes to National Monthly August issue with a feature on Governor Marshall of Indiana. The piece, titled Magnetic Tom Marshall, shares new material from a Hoosier neighbor, edited by Norman E. Mack. The article appeals to Indiana readers and highlights the state’s chief executive.
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Tom Marshall
Indiana
Matilda Henderson Wheelock
National Monthly
Norman E. Mack
Democratic National Committee
Miss Wheelock
Gov. Marshall
Rhodes Scholarship Exams Announced
Indiana University president William Lowe Bryan announced the next Rhodes qualifying tests will be in Indianapolis on October 25 and 26. A new rule allows candidates to pass Latin and mathematics in one year and Greek in a subsequent year.
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Bloomington
Ind
Oxford University
England
Indianapolis
William Lowe Bryan
Indiana University
Pencils From Old Cedar Fences In Tennessee
Nashville Tenn July 36 The red cedar rail fences of middle Tennessee supply the world with cedar pencils. Pencil mills report these fences the sole source of the best smooth whittling cedar pencils known to schoolboys. Farmers descendants sell cedar fences for sums their forefathers would find fabulous, with a fence price enough to build four modern wire fences of equal length.
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Nashville
Tenn
Middle Tennessee
Tennessee Cedar
Abraham Lincoln
Robber Shot After Payroll Theft in White Plains
Valentine Alvanna, attacked while guarding a $330 payroll, shot the thief three times in Mamaro neck, after grappling from behind. Alvanna collapsed and lay unconscious for about thirty hours.
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White Plains
NX. Y
Aobber
Valentine
Alvaina
Mamaroneck
Alvanha
Alvanna
Oilmen sue Rocke for damages in $550000 case
In Findlay Ohio on July 29, a suit was filed seeking damages for $200000 against John D Rockefeller, brought by Thomas Kelley and Ad Steele, oil men. The action alleges harm tied to Rockefeller’s business dealings.
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J. D
Findlay
John D. Rockefeller
Reay
Thomas, Co. Kelley
Ad. Steele
Garfield takes blame for Columbus era in Ohio progressive fight
Former Secretary of Interior James R. Garfield says the Columbus convention mistakes were his to own, but the progressive campaign is only starting and will grow stronger. He notes the fight against special interests and calls for vigilance to preserve self-government and political liberty in Ohio. Garfield lists potential rivals to Howland and urges continued effort nationwide.
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Columbus
Garfield
Howland
Roosevelt
Ried
John D. Fackier
Frank Woods
Medina
Fackler
Woods
Ohio
Autos Meet but None of Occupants Hurt
The automobiles of Henry Langsenkamp, 1482 Pleasant Street, and Thomas H. Parry, 1612 North Meridian Street, collided at Meridian and Twenty second Street Friday night. Both cars were damaged. no one was injured. Langsenkamp was northbound and avoided boys on bicycles. Clinton Brunston, driving Parry’s car, was southbound and swerved left to avoid Langsenkamp. After the boys passed, Langsenkamp steered right, and the drivers collided.
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Henry Langsenkamp
Pleasant Street
Thomas H. Parry
Meridian Street
Meridian
Twenty-second Street
Langsenkamp
Clinton Brunston
Parry
Mr. Langsenkamp
Whisker Pulling Costs $15 a Jerk at Salem Trial
In Salem Mass on July 30 Henry Jordan was fined or charged fifteen dollars for pulling the beard of Jacob Sechlan a rabbi in a district court deciding this as standard cost for the act. Some argue a layman might pay less for similar whisker pulling events.
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Salem
Mass
Henry Jordan
Jordan
Jacob Sechlan
Wreckers derail train no one hurt in Pittston
Wreckers derailed the Philadelphia-Scranton express on the Central railroad of New Jersey at Pittston, removing spikes from a rail and overturning the engine and three cars. Police suspect robbery as the motive with no injuries reported.
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Wilekesbarre
Central Railroad of
New Jersey
Pittston
War Office Report On Airship Wreck At Paris
The war office reports details of a saturated Wright aeroplane incident in Paris on July 30. The vague dispatch notes a military airship event with locations and dates, indicating a wartime air activity episode near Paris. Further specifics are not clear from the fragment.
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Paris
Wright Ddiplane
Britons in India Ready for War Frontier Threat
Dispatches from Simla say two battalions and a mountain battery are in readiness to defend the Indo-Tibetan frontier amid believed Chinese plans for a serious move in Tibet. Army circles see the border regions of north India as endangered and under alarm.
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London
Simin
India
Tibet
Reds plot to kill Queen and royal family in Italy
An anarchist conspiracy aimed at assassinating Dowager Queen Margherita and wiping out Italy’s royal line emerged after Angelo Danzi of Milan, 28, killed himself. He had been chosen to strike on the anniversary of King Humbert I’s death, with authorities uncovering numerous conspirators and the plot’s scope.
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Roya
Italy
Humbert
Manzo
Margharita
Lot
Grand Trunk Strike Use Settlement Nears Nightfall
Montreal July 30 A labor ministry conference with Grand Trunk leaders and union presidents signaled a near end to the strike. Officials indicated all signs pointed to a settlement as discussions began between Minister of Labor King and railroad executives.
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Montreal
Grand Trunk
King
Hays
Railroad
W. G. Lee
A. B. Garretson
Murdock
Unidentified striker killed in clash with state troopers near Export
In Greensburg on July 30, striking miners and state constabulary clashed near Export. An unidentified striker was killed and Trooper Davis was seriously wounded. Other strikers reportedly wounded but escaped as troopers pursued them after attempts to shoot a high power search light guarding Westmoreland Coal Company property.
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Greensburg
State Constabulary
Export
Davis
Westmoreland Coal Company
Prosecute Showman Posing As Sailor in Ft. Wayne
Kelly King of Lima Ohio ran a street show in Fort Wayne Indiana featuring a devil fish and tales of serving aboard 282 sailors on US Navy cruises. He wore a soiled regulation uniform with a blue hat inscribed U S San Francisco and advertised Navy life. Recruiters A H Singleton and C A Bullock say King never belonged to the Navy. Rhode Island is cited as the only state allowing prosecution for falsely representing service, with possible arraignment for obtaining money under false pretenses.
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Ft. Wayne
Ind
Globe
U. S. Navy
U. S. San Francisco
A. H. Singleton
C. A. Bullock
Chinese scheme to repatriate Chinese workers exposed
Immigrant officials uncover a fraud plan by thousands of Chinese offshore near the Mexican border to bid for U S passage home at $50 per person. Letters from Tucson prisoners describe smuggling, misrepresented laws, and hopes to avoid starvation as enforcement of existing law tightens.
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United States
Department of Commerce and Labor
Tucson
Ariz
Mexico
China
Uncle Sam
San Francisco
Nogales
Cable
Believe Judge Was Slain And Robbed In Parkersburg
Parkersburg West Virginia July 30 judge James A Watson a prominent lawyer and capitalist was found dead on his front porch early Friday after an autopsy suggested he was murdered by a subtle method and robbed of more than 2000 in currency authorities expected further developments as initial suspicions of heart disease apoplexy or a brain clot were ruled out.
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Parkersburg
W. USA
James A. Watson
Price of meat and medicines sparks drug trade reform
A Chicago market note touts lower prices after a drug trust defeat in Indianapolis. It claims lard eggs and medicine costs drop, listing price cuts on quinine capsules glycerine and many 25c remedies. Four Haag Drug Stores at several downtown addresses promote purity and low prices.
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Drug Trust
U. S
Indianapolis
Pinkham
Wheeler
Caldwell
Hang
Haag
Resusylvania Street
Grand
Opera House
Diinois Street
Washington Street
Massachusetts
Avenue
Corner
College
Officers Fight to Nab Crippen and Reap Honor
Police praise Capt Kendall for shrewd handling of the Crippen case as officers and reporters converge on Father Point and Rimouski. Crowded towns and a tent city loom if sensation seekers flood the area while authorities plan to arrest before the liner Moontrose reaches port.
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Pension la Voie
Laurentic
Kendall
London
Capt
Dew
Father Point
Rimouski
Pension la Vale
St. Lawrence
Wessel
Crippen
Ex-Sheriffs Accounts Questioned in State Audit
Investigation of Jackson county sheriffs finances by state board field examiners shows Edward C. Richards who served 1805–1908 owes 422.31 for unremitted fees. Jerry McOsker last year failed to turn in 304.50. Discrepancies in M. A. Clapper trustee of Licking township Blackford county 1905–1908 amount to 285.50. Gola J. Patton 1900–1902 charged 2482.24. Report by M. B. Dunn and Milton K. Alesander.
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Jackson County
Wm. B. Aikman
Horatio Harryman
State Board of Accounts
Edward C. Richards
Jerry McOsker
M. A. Clapper
Licking Township
Blackford County
Gola J. Patton
M. B. Dunn
Milton K. Alesander
Riots Rock Columbus Street Cars Strewn With Damage
Darkness fueled a violent riot during a city street railway strike in Columbus. Forty riot calls flooded police HQ as cars were wrecked, tracks damaged, and bystanders injured. martial law was ordered with state officers taking charge, while Governor Harmon reviews Mayor Marshall and police performance.
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Columbus, CO
Adjt
Weybrecht
Columbus
Harmon
Marshall
Leonard Avenue
Chestnut and
Fourth Streets
Fred Balcam
Parsons Avenue
William Forbes
Fourth Street
Fourth Avenue
Steelton
Summit Street
Harley Carlisle
Passons and Innes Avenues
Leonard and
Felton Avenues
Boy Run Down Twice in Street Collisions
William McCord six, son of Walter and Mrs McCord of 421 South Temple avenue, was run over by a coal wagon from Hunnicutt Coal Co and dragged beneath its wheels. Dr C C Lawreyxe notes serious injuries with uncertain recovery. Ora Whitten witnessed the incident on Southeastern avenue. Driver's name not learned. June Thomas eight, daughter of James and Mrs Thomas of 238 North Rural street, was struck by a W T Bacon Wholesale Grocery Co wagon driven by Charles Ragdale, breaking her left leg.
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William McCord
Walter McCord
South Temple Avenue
Hunnicutt Coal Company
C. C. Lawreyxe
Ind
Ora Whitten
Southeastern Avenue
June Thomas
James
Thomas
North Rural Street
W. T. Bacon Wholesale Grocery Company
Charles Ragsdale
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Anni
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Cide
Angelo Danzi
Milan
Duanzi
Fakir
Kelly King
Lima
LU. S
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Reigns
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