Jerome to get Tammany support if nominated
New York August 22 Jerome would win Tammany Hall backing for governor if he secures the Democratic state convention nomination. Murphy said Tammany is not committed to Hearst or anyone else. Jerome discussed duty and political liberty, saying the issue mattered more than the office or candidate.
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New York
Jerome
Tammany Hall
Charles F. Murphy
Tammany
Murphy
Hearst
Lafayette County Gets Rural Delivery System
Racine Wisconsin August 22 Congress man H A Cooper has received word from Washington that a county system of free rural delivery complete in Lafayette county has been ordered by the postal department. The service will begin October 16. This will give each county in the First congressional district Rock Racine Green Lafayette Walworth and Kenosha a complete system of rural free delivery. Examination for carriers will be held soon.
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Racine
Wis
H. A. Cooper
Washington
Lafayette County
Rock
Green
Lafayette
Walworth
Kenosha
Kane Seeks Reform for Wife in Jail
Chicago report says David Kane testified his wife's liquor cravings and behavior led to disputes. Mrs Kane, arrested after threatening to harm her infant, was fined 75 dollars and sent to the House of the Good Shepherd. Kane urged placement where she can reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ill
David Kane
Hill Street
Mayer
Kane
Justice Mayer
Panic in Staten Island Dance Hall Ends in Death
In New York on August 22 Miss Raphaelo Jennro, 19, collapsed during a waltz at a Staten Island resort ballroom while dancing with her cousin Marie Annunzio. Her death from heart disease caused a panic as crowd surged, turning the event into a stampede.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Sweet Home
Raphaelo Jennro
Staten Island
Marie Annunzio
Jennro
Treasury urges prioritizing small bills in circulation
Secretary Shaw announced that when demands for small bills exceed supply the treasurer should send ones and twos before fives. This follows a circular urging banks to increase five dollar notes to ease shortages.
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Washington, D. C
Shaw
Secretary of the Treasury
Dare leads to 80 foot plunge then swift shore swim
AMSPERLAND N Y Aug 22 Clifford Bihn an 18 year old from New York refused a $25 bet and dove eighty feet from Bluff Island cliff into lower Saranac lake. He surfaced and swam to shore uninjured. He is the first to dive from Bluff Island summit.
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Amsperland
N. Y
Clifford Bihn
New York
W. A. Bihn
Bluff Island
Saranac Lake
Young Bihn
P. M. Siexas
Bihn
Bathing Ban Sought at Flint Lake Water Source
Stop Bathing at Flint Lake near Valparaiso as city enforces ordinance blocking resort bathing. Mayor Spooner aims arrests after owners meet and hire Crumpacker to seek injunction from Judge McMahon. Health officers clash on health impact and refer to state board of health.
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Valparaiso
Ind
Spooner
Flint Lake
Congressman Crumpacker
McMahon
Crown Point
State Board of Health
Hotel Nickel Owner Vanishes. Creditors Seize Property
George Wolfe, proprietor of the Hotel Nickel in South Bend, disappeared suddenly. Creditors met and the sheriff attached the hotel, naming Mayor Louis Nickel as custodian. Kamm and Schellinger Brewing of Mishawaka holds a mortgage. about 6000 dollars was owed and total debts near 10000 dollars.
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South Bend
Ind
George Wolfe
Hotel
Nickel
Louis Nickel
Kamm & Schellinger Brewing Company
Mishawaka
Wolfe
Independent Grant Thomas enters race against Nelson in Wisconsin
Madison real estate dealer Grant Thomas announces as an independent candidate for Congress in the Second district against John M. Nelson who secured the Republican nomination. Thomas backs the Dudgeon faction and seeks to file nominating papers for the Sept election, urging supporters to certify and mail names.
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Madison, Wis
Grant Thomas
Madison
Congress
John M. Nelson
Mrr Thomas
M.S. Dudgeon
Mr. Nelson
Mr. Thomas
George P. Miller
Dudgeon
Thomas
Congressional District Committee
Hughes Declines Governor Candidacy Unless Higgins Asks
Charles E. Hughes says he will not seek the New York governor nomination unless Higgins requests it and the party is united. He departs for Europe and emphasizes his aim remains in legal practice rather than political office. He would only run if Hearst’s candidacy becomes a unifying, serious threat to the party.
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New York
Charles E. Hughes
Higgins
Europe
W. R. Hearst
United Party
Gas Gives Out and Breakfast Delayed in South Bend
A barge derrick fell and broke an eight inch main of the South Bend Gas and Fuel Co. cutting gas to South Bend and Mishawaka about 11 pm. A Mishawaka watchman tried to seal the leak but was stopped by a police officer. The plant shut off all gas to prevent asphyxiation hazards.
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South Bend
Ind
Packers Seek Information on Labels
Representatives of the packing interests mainly from Chicago met with Acting Secretary Hays and Dr. Wiley to discuss labels for their products. The manufacturers desire to...
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Washington, D. C
Chicago
Hays
Department of Agriculture
Wiley
Bureau of Animal Industry
Dyspepsia Cure Praised by Tenn. Woman
Mrs Mitty Huffaker of Columbia Tennessee reports severe dyspepsia for years left her bedridden. After doctors failed her husband bought Peruna and after several bottles she was cured and credits Peruna with saving her life. She endorses the remedy for other sufferers.
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Mittie Huffaker
R. R. No
Columbia, Tenn
Peruna
Packers Agree to New Labels for Meat and Pure Food Rules
At a conference it was decided that current labels used by packers must be materially changed to comply with both meat inspection and pure food laws. Packers expect to complete new labels by Oct 1 to avoid issuing two label sets.
Judges Settle Boys Quarrel Exonerate Young Abbott
In New York on August 22 the appellate division of the second department unanimously exonerated Thomas Hall Abbott, grandson of former New Jersey governor Leon Abbott, from assault on Gilroy Mulqueen, grandson of former mayor Gilroy, after a suspended sentence in a special sessions court. The case, a noted children’s brawl after a ball game at Edgemere, involved a nine year old Abbott and ten year old Mulqueen.
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New York
Second Department
Thos
Hall Abbott
Leon Abbott
New Jersey
Gilroy Mulqueen
Gilréy
Court of Special Sessions
Mulqueen
Edgemere
Big Stick on its Way to White House
Local express offices chase a “deadhead” package labeled Roosevelt s Big Stick traveling from Aberdeen South Carolina to the east destined for the White House. The parcel carries about 200 labels from Iowa Michigan Ohio Missouri Texas and Colorado with jokes and political notes about Teddy Roosevelt and 1908.
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ST. Paul
Minn
Aberdeen
S. C
Iowa
Michigan
Ohio
Missouri
Texas
Colorado
White House
United States Express Company
Des Moines
Sioux City
Teddy
Kansas
Russia
Naval trouble grows at Mare Island yard
The Dunn court martial may be only the start of further courts martial at Mare Island as Rear Admiral Lyon is ordered to probe the Independence scandal and charge all involved. Witnesses say drunken revelry was common on board the receiving ship and Secretary Bonaparte seeks a full accounting.
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Vallejo
Cal
Dunn
Navy Yard
Lyon
Mare Island
Navy Department
Independence
Bonaparte
Many Divorces Are Illegal In New York
Census investigators in New York found that many divorces issued by the old court of common pleas lack final decree entries. Without a judgment order filed, decrees are inoperative and couples may have remarried. Legalization would require legislative action.
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New York
United States Census Bureau
Court of Common Pleas
Heat claim at Western Foundry ends in tragedy
Frank Mueller a laborer at the Western Foundry and Sash Wright company collapsed from heat. He died at City hospital after being found unconscious at work. Fellow worker Fred Meeks also died at the City hospital the same day from heat exposure.
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ST. Louis
Frank Mueller
Western Foundry and Sash Wright Company
Second
Miller Streets
Mueller
City Hospital
Fred Meeks
Dolman Street
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