Empire State 2:10 at Buffalo yields Gold Dust Maid
At Buffalo New York yesterday the Empire State 2:10 decided with Gold Dust Maid winning most of the $10 000 purse and The President owned by Wilson Robertson placing in second in all three heats Geers drove to win the 2:16 pace with Ardelle and claimed Hal C won the 2:08 pace while Prince Hall took the third heat Also noted was a mishap injuring Driver Allen in the Doris B Daphne Direct race and the resignation of the State Bank of La Crosse as trustee for Mexican Plantation stockholders with stockholders to meet August 23
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Buffalo
N. Y
Wilson & Robertson
Gerr
Geers
Oro
Ardelle
Hal C
Prince Hall
Gail Hamilton
Vicoory
Doris B
Daphne Direct Callied
Allen
Silverthorne
Little Corporal
McCarthy
Ay Ak
Br. H
Loomis
Roberta
McHenry
Allie Jay
the Phantom
Belle C
Helen Norte
Alexander
Lady Miowrey
Watson
State Bank of
Chippewa Falls Eyeing Extended Interurban Route
Chippewa Falls reports plans to extend the electric line from La Crosse through Black River Falls to Menominee and connect with Menomonie. Surveyors will mark the Eau Claire to Menomonie segment next week as local and Chicago financiers fund bonds for the new power and railway expansion.
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Chippewa Falls
Northern Electric Line
la Crosse
Black River Falls
Menominee
Menomonie
Chippewa Valley Electric Railway Company
Betwen Eau Claire
Chicago
WAKES BURGLAR AT WILLIAMS HOME IN ROSE STREET
Lloyd Williams of Auto Rapid Transit awoke at 2:30 AM when a prowler moved through his Rose Street house. Williams retrieved a revolver and fired as the intruder reappeared, but the suspect escaped. Police searched the area with no trace found by late afternoon.
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Lloyd Williams
Rose Street
Williams
Auto Rapid Transit Company
Mr. Williams
William
Bank notes and suspect signatures found at Milwaukee Avenue bank
A hundred notes bearing alleged signatures of Chicagoans were found in the Milwaukee Avenue State bank vaults. State officials and police continue the investigation into the bank. Hering, the cashier who surrendered, explained Stensland's securities manipulation method. An application was filed for a receiver for the cooperative store started by Stensland.
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Scripps-McRae Dispatch
Chicago
Ill
Mayor Johnson Not Forced to Replace Torn Streetcar Tracks
Judge Lawrence refused an injunction ordering Cleveland Mayor Johnson to replace street railway tracks torn up by him. The ruling came from the Scripps-McRae Dispatch report filed from Cleveland Ohio dated August 10.
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Johnson
Scripps-McRae’ Dispatch
Cleveland, O
Lawrence
Monarchs at the Races Open Cowes Day
The king and prince of Wales took part in today's Cowes racing event. The Kaiser’s Meteor is entered in the race lineup.
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Scripps-McRae
Cowes
King
Prince of Wales
Mutualize All Life Companies Campaign Gains Steam
The international policyholders committee launched a vigorous drive to mutualize life insurance firms. A publicity bureau under C F Carrington will push a broad campaign to enlist small holders and shift control from current officers.
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Scripps-McRae Dispatch
New York
International Policyholders’ Committee
C. F. Carrington
Authoress Sues Loeb for Fifty Thousand Dollars
Oyster Bay police say author Madge Doree sues Secretary Loeb for 50,000 dollars claiming arrest in Washington last winter. Loeb denies fault, saying if there is a case it lies with police who handled the arrest. The incident stems from a church near St. John’s associated with Mrs. Roosevelt.
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Scripps-McRae
Oyster Bay
N. Y
Loeb
Madge Doree
Washington
St. John’s
Mrs. Roosevelt
Rockefeller Inquiry Targets Minor Officials
Cleveland Aug 10 report says it is unlikely John D Rockefeller will be indicted. Government officials suggest only minor officials may be charged while Rockefeller notes his twelve year tie to Standard Oil is long past.
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Cleveland, O
John D. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Standard Oil
Minneapolis preps for 200000 veterans grand army encampment
Minneapolis, Minn. preparations are complete for the Grand Army of the Republic encampment. Gen. Tanner arrived and was greeted by national guard. He refused an auto ride, his arm in a sling after a felon injury. Two hundred thousand visitors expected, twenty five thousand in the parade.
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Scripps-McRae
Minneapolis
Minn
Grand Army of the Republic
Tanner
National Guard
Arthur Lienlok Ken Dies at 25 in City
Arthur Lienlok Ken died this morning at his residence 502 North Sixth Street from consumption. He was 25, son of Jens Lienlokken, born and raised here, long employed by North American Telegraph. Survived by brothers James and George, sisters Mrs John Taylor Grana Forks and Alma. Funeral Sunday 2:30 at residence. interment Oak Grove Cemetery. Rev J Sroka officiating. Fessler & Dahl in charge.
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Arthur
North Sixth Street
Jens Lienlokken
North American Telegraph Company
James
George
John Taylor
Grana Forks
Alma
Oak Grove Cemetery
Rev. J. Sroka
Fessler & Dahl
Weather Watch: Fair Skies Tonight Through Saturday
Fair tonight and Saturday with little temperature change. Temperatures range from 68 to 80 degrees. Light winds at 8 mph. The river will rise slowly with stage of water at 48 and rainfall totaling 1.18 inches.
Five Killed in Hand to Hand Fight With Pulajanes
Manila dispatch reports First Lieut. John F. James and four others killed in a hand to hand engagement with Pulajanes at Julita Isly and Leyte. Ten soldiers faced a superior number, lost their munitions, and the detachment was captured.
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Manila
Sham battle at Fort Riley details maneuvers
A sham battle occurred today at Fort Riley Kansas. South Dakota announces it will send only a battalion to the maneuvers rather than a full regiment.
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Scripps-McRae
Fort Riley
Kas
South Dackta
Man hanged for murder as two condemned await reprieve
Boise dispatch reports William Henry Syckes Bond was hanged at 6 11 am for the murder of Charles Daly on Oct 6 1904. His neck broke and body cut down in six minutes. Rudolph Wetter received a reprieve from the governor until Oct 30, delaying his execution scheduled for the same time.
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Scripps-McRae
Boise
Idaho
William Henry Syckes Bond
Charles Daly
Rudolph Wetter
Woman Leaps From Train Leaves N Y Flyer Fatal
Estella Bloomingdale, 30, aboard the Baltimore and Ohio New York flyer, cried she had been bad and jumped from a window as the train traveled about sixty miles an hour, fatally injuring herself.
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Loveland
Estella Bloomingdale
New York Flyer
Baltimore & Ohio
Teamsters Form New Union Amid Rights Protest
Bolting teamsters organize the United Teamsters of America in Chicago Alabama, adopting a constitution and declaring the parent organization deprived them of fundamental rights. The morning session of the original convention proceeds peaceably.
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Scripps-McRae Dispatch
Chicago
Teamsters
United Teamsters of America
Teamsters’ Convention
Denies Teachings of the Bible In Cincinnati Case
Rev. George Clark Cox writes to Bishop Vincent suggesting heresy charges may follow. He compares the case to Dr. Crapsey and rejects the virgin birth of Christ, denial of bodily resurrection, and the doctrine of original sin.
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Scripps-McRae Dispatch
Cincinnati
George Clark Cox
Vincent
Crapsey
Suffragists Plan 1908 Meetings in Holland
Aug 10 report from Copenhagen says women suffragists will hold mass meetings in Amsterdam Rotterdam and The Hague next year to push for votes.
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Copenhiagen
Holland
Amsterdam
Rotterdam
Hague
Wisconsin Delegation Leads Y M C A Conference
About 300 delegates from twenty states and parts of Canada attended the Lake Geneva Y M C A boys conference held August 1 to 6. Oliver J. Ash of La Crosse represented the local institution. The Wisconsin group decided to hold the mid winter conference at Janesville during Thanksgiving holidays to improve the boys department of the Y M C A.
Pirate Lads Accident: 14YearOld Shot Losses Hand
Eaton Bartels of Coleman Wis in a Peshitigo River rafting accident yesterday with a shotgun caused his right hand to be blown off about three inches above the wrist. He fell into five feet of water and walked home unassisted a quarter mile.
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Coleman. Wis
Train wreck near Bowie injures seventy five people
Seventy five were hurt in a Fort Worth and Denver Railway wreck near Bowie Texas today with some fatalities reported.
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Tex
Scripps-McRae
Bowie, Tex
Fort Worth
Denver
Mutiny at St Petersburg militia ends with arrests
A regiment of infantry in St Petersburg repudiated its officers, elected new leaders, and planned aid to revolutionists. The colonel learned of the plot, seized the arms, jailed the mutineers, and moved them to a local jail.
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Scripps-McRae
ST. Petersburg
Standard Oil Indicted In Interstate Commerce Probe
A federal grand jury indicted Standard Oil, Pennsylvania Railroad, and Vacuum Oil of Rochester for violations of the interstate commerce law in a Jamestown New York dispatch dated August 10.
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Scripus-MecRae
Jamestown
N. Y
Federal Grand
Standard Oil Company
Pennsylvania Railroad and Vacuum Oil Company of
Rochester
Brigands Loot Churches in Moscow Bicycle Band
A band of brigands on bicycles robs village churches to aid revolutionists as part of a disruptive campaign in Moscow during August.
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Scripps-McRae
Moscow
Hall Sells Corner Lots In Harvey Purchase
Gertrude Hall Jerris buys two lots from George D. Fuller and Mary Fuller of Harvey Louisiana on the northeast corner of Eighteenth and Cass streets for a consideration of 3200 dollars.
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Gertrude Hall Jerris
George D. Fuller
Mary Fuller
Harvey
Eighteenth and
Cass Streets
State Senator Burnett of Illinois Dies at 34
State Senator Burnett aged 34 of Illinois died this morning while serving his second term. He represented Marion and the surrounding area and had been a rising political figure. He leaves behind a young family and colleagues in the state legislature.
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Marion
Burnett
Judge Umpires Ball Game in Arkansas City Court
Federal Judge A B Grace adjourned a major suit in Arkansas City Arkansas invited attendees to a ball park where he umpired a game between Friar's Point and Arkansas City before resuming court. The judge previously owned a Cotton State league franchise.
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Arkansas City
Ark
A. B. “Grace
Friar’s Point
Socialist would debate Warner and Kimmerle in Muskegon
Muskegon Michigan August James W Walker socialist candidate for governor signed a statement challenging Republican incumbent Fred M Warner and Democrat Charles M Kimmerle to a joint debate on state issues with location and date to be chosen by the opponents and offering to pay all expenses
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Muskegon
Mich
James W. Walker
Fred M. Warner
Charles M. Kimmerle
Veterans to Gather for Grand Encampment in Minneapolis
A large turnout of North side veterans and their families is expected at the grand encampment in Minneapolis, signaling strong community support and participation in the event.
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North Side
Minneapolis
Daubner Elected Representative at Wisconsin Redmen Meet
G Holmes Daubner of Waukesha defeated Dr E S Andrews of Superior for the office of representative to the great council of the United States at the ninth annual Wisconsin Council convention held at the Blackhawk wigwam in Milwaukee. The Great Council meets in Buffalo on Sept 10. Other officers elected include Max Asch great sachem and E C Raymond great senior sagamore with Daubner installed as representative to the Great Council.
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Wisconsin Council of the Improved Order of Redmen
Blackhawk Tribe
Milwaukee
G. Holmes Daubner
Waukesha
E. S. Andrews
Great Council of the
United States
Daubner
Great Council
Buffalo
N. Y
James T. Brett
Max Asch
Sagamore
E. C. Raymond
la Crosse
Oscar Dahlgren
Superior
George P. Wheeler
Lake Geneva
John Maile
Cochrane
Wampum
H. J. Schonler
Waueksha
Great Board of Appeals
W. J. Patterson
Great Trustees
Philip Smith
S. [. Burdick
Con Feige
Eau Claire
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Wausau
Schneiberg
Killian
Gaspar
Troeh
Lind
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Standard
OIL
Burton
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