Death Mystery of Baltimore Millionaire Stirs Society
Baltimore social set reels as Charles B. Roberts lies fatally shot in a chair with Mrs. W. S. G. Williams. Police seek an unmasked, well dressed gunman amid conflicting accounts. Mrs Roberts and Williams offer little detail as investigation unfolds.
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Baltimore
Atlantic City
Woodruff
Jesse Jackson
Charles B. Roberts
Williams
Jackson
Roberts
East Madison Avenue
Richard Whalen
Massachusetts
Magnolia
Mass
Sloan
Washington
Maryland
Maryland Club
Baltimore Country Club
Elk Ridge Hunnt Club
New England
Whalen
Flood Disaster Totals In Georgia and Carolinas
Augusta records sixteen dead with heavy property losses totaling 750000 dollars. Floods recede as lines of communication and power are restored. Augusta faces prolonged outages while outside relief offers arrive. Deaths include 5 whites and 11 negroes with at least 25 expected. Damages impact city, rail, telegraph, merchants, residents, wages, and farms across the region.
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Augusta
Fenwick Street
Atlanta
Georgia
Carolinas
Savannah
Savannah River
Two Taft Parties Depart Hot Springs in Late Summer Exile
Hot Springs reports an 8:30 pm departure as two large Taft campaigns leave. One group travels to Middle Bass Island for fishing while the other heads to Taft headquarters at Sinton hotel in Cincinnati. Taft worries golf season ends as he settles into an eight floor office suite and seventh floor living space for weeks.
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Hot Springs
Taft
Carpenter
Karger
Middle Bass Island
Sinton Hotel
Cincinnati
Wright Tennis Winner in Newport finals
In the lawn tennis finals Beals C Wright defeated Fred K B Alexander in straight sets 6 3 6 3 to win all comers. Wright advances to meet W A Larned for the championship tomorrow in Newport.
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Newport
R. L
Beals C. Wright
Fred K. B. Alexander
Wright
W. A. Larned
Backmail Charge Dismissed Against Dubuque Attorneys
The charge of blackmail against Frank Muekel of Dubuque Iowa and F C Yonker formerly of this city was dismissed. The defense offered no evidence and Judge Brindley found no basis to hold the defendants. Fry admitted selling a cancer plaster and details of a cash deal with Miss Lizzie Woods, with part of the fee paid and notes tied to Miss Wood’s estate.
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Frank Muekel
Dubuque
Iowa
F. C. Yonker
Brindley
B. F.fry
Lizzie Woods
Muekel
Frey
Fry
Bessie Martin
Shell kills sailors aboard Danish cruiser Hekla
An explosion on the Danish cruiser Hekla in Copenhagen injures six and kills two sailors. The incident occurred when a shell exploded prematurely aboard the vessel today.
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Copenhagen
Hekla
Eleven Die In Cloud Burst In New Mexico
Floods from a cloud burst near Folsom New Mexico killed eleven and injured many. Denver reports indicate widespread damage with bridges washed out and rail lines disrupted as search parties hunt for missing residents.
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EL Paso
Texas
Folsom
New Mexico
R. B. Wenger
Daisy Wen
Denver
Here
Trinidad
Colorado and Southern Railroad
Santa Fe
Lajunta
Denver and
Rio Grande
Widow Sues City Over Lynching Deaths
Mrs. Scott Burton wife of the first negro lynched sues Springfield for 5000 dollars for her husband death. The heirs of William Dunnegan also plan to sue. Heirs of four others killed cannot sue as they were slain by stray pad and not mob lynching.
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Springfield
Ill
Scott Burton
William Dunnegan
Hains Bound Over for Annis Murder
Captain Peter C. Hains and his brother T. Jenkins Hains were bound over to the grand jury without bail after a Bayside yacht club shooting. Witnesses said Jenkins Hains urged restraint and admitted consenting only after being unable to deter the captain.
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New York
Peter C. Hains
William Annis
Bayside Yacht Club
T. Jenkins Hains
Gilroy
Long Island
Roberts
Jenkins Hains
Hains
Charles H. Roberts
Charles Baker
Fye
Annis
Peter S. Hains
British steamer Duncarn sinks in typhoon off China
Dispatches from San Francisco report the British steamer Duncarn lost with 51 crewmen after a typhoon near Port Gatu China on August 26. Only two crew members were saved.
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San Francisco
Duncarn
Port Gatu
China
Bryan Makes Hit in Kansas Speech on Bank Deposits
William J. Bryan spoke in Topeka on a national bank deposit guaranty while touring three Topeka engagements and Kansas City. He praised Oklahoma’s plan, noted deposits crossing the border, and highlighted political gains from the plea amid lively crowds and a busy day of speeches.
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Topeka
Kas
William J. Bryan
Bryan
Kansas City
St. Louis
Garfield Park
Knights of Pythias
New State
Oklahoma
Kansas
Commonwealth
Evelyn Thaw Withdraws From Broadway Life
New York city reports Evelyn Thaw, once a familiar chorus girl and model figure, has entered seclusion after a financial and nervous breakdown. Officials at Sixty-first Street Sanitarium offer no information, and friends say rest is essential.
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New York
Evelyn Thaw
Broadway
Tenderloin
Sixty-first Street
Bryan repudiates Bryan in public statement
Theodore P. Shonts president of the Chicago and Alton and Clover Leaf railroads issued a formal public statement aimed at railroad men nationwide in which he repudiates William J. Bryan as a presidential candidate.
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Chicago
William J. Bryan
Theodore P. Shonts
Chicago & Alton
Clover Leaf
Train collision near Paris kills two in Texas
A Frisco passenger train struck a work train near Paris Texas. Engineer Ballard and Conductor Graham died. Several passengers were injured, none seriously, according to a report received in Dallas.
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Dallas
Texas
Paris
Ballard
Graham
Mystery girl Myrtle Cody tied to death of journeyman printer
William M. Cody a journeyman printer was found dead in a freight car near Waukegan. He was linked to Myrtle Jones in La Crosse by letters and stories of a possible marriage or affair. Neighbors recalled Myrtle leaving with her mother and a child, using aliases Myrtle Cody and Miss Haines.
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William M. Cody
Waukegan
Myrtle Jones
la Crosse
the Tribune
South Fifth Street
A Lowell
South Fifths
Tome
Chrisbilawn
Chrisbil
Minneapolis
Haines
Myrtle Cody
Battle Creek
Detroit
J. M. Hendricks
Clark Avenue
Weather Across Regions With Warm and Cool Extremes
The report notes La Crosse at 62 degrees, 84 as the warmest in the U S, and Phoenix reaching 102. Wind at 4 miles per hour and no rainfall. River levels ease with La Crosse at 3.0 feet and Prairie du Chien at 3.2 feet. Forecasts show Wisconsin partly cloudy tonight and Saturday, Minnesota partly cloudy with showers, Iowa partly cloudy with cooler weather in the west. Light showers extend from Texas to Kansas and into the Atlantic states and Oregon. elsewhere fair.
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la Crosse
U. S
Phoenix
Ariz
Bismark
N. C
Prairie du Chien
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
West
Texas
Kansas
Atlantic States
Oregon
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Milwaukee News
B. F. Fry
Yunker
Tims
Commoner
Evelyn
Myrtle Haines
Journeyman
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