Fraudulent Roosevelt assassination tale exposed
A sensational claim of a gunshot near President Roosevelt at Sagamore Hill proved false as the shot apparently targeted a driver’s horseman. Secret Service later arrested John Coughlin, a Boston man who claimed the event, with further doubt cast by Wadsworth and Edward Fisher statements.
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Oyster Bay
Roosevelt
Ster Bay
Crank
Presis Tennis Court
Sagamore Hill
Wet Service
Sloan
St. Patrick
John C. Coughlin
Boston
Secret Service
Coughlin
Juschars
Mineola
New York
Wadsworth
Yance
Bay
Wilkie
Edward Fisher
Eight Die in Sweatshop Fire Alleged Incendiary Case
New York dispatch reports a fatal blaze in a sweatshop building last night. Fire officials say several people were seen fleeing but likely perished in the flames. four bodies have been recovered, with the incident suspected to be incendiary in origin.
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New York
Elliott Day Parade Sparks Wide Village Support
News notes growing interest in Elliott Day events with neighboring towns forming honorary committees. Galesville responds naming Nels Pederson, and organizers announce badge distribution, field day entries, and prize money from local merchants. Events include fungo hitting, distance throw, catcher’s accuracy, circling bases, bunt to first, and a 50 yard dash with a monster crowd expected.
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Galesville
Wis
la Crosse
Nels Pederson
J. M. Benaud
Stand-Patters Hold Line In Iowa Senate Ballot
Des Moines reports the Iowa legislature again fails to unite for the short term senate seat as standpatters refuse to back Cummins. House and Senate vote totals show Cummins with 44 of 72 Republican ballots while Democrats all vote for Porter. Senate also defeats the Democratic primary law 33 to 13 with both Republican factions opposing.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Senate
Cummins
Hart
House
W. I. Smith
A. B. Funk
L. A. Cey
Hepburn
G. W. Clarkey
A. E. Dawson
G. H. Haugen
J. H. Trewin
G W. Perkins, Jr
Lane
Wm. Larrabee
Porter
Lawyers Ready for September Term Consolidates Dismissals
La Crosse judges set September calendar as cases move through. Otto Knuteson charged with non support is insane and confined at Mendota. Several cases, including Chapiewsky assault and battery, Listman Mill vs C B & Q, Baldwin vs Poss, and Badger Steel Roofing vs Bachellor, are continued or settled. The Modern Steam Laundry vs Knochs and Koblitz vs Koblitz were resolved or moved off calendar. Remaining dockets to be heard this term.
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Listman Mill Company
Elma Baldwin
Elizabeth Poss
C. L. Hood
Badger Steel Roofing Company
Norris C. Bachellor
Claude Knochs
Mayor Seeks to Prohibit Explosives Sale in La Crosse
Mayor W A Anderson backs an American Medical Society report on Fourth of July injuries and urges banning sale of explosives. The city council continues to consider the ordinance as injury counts rise from 1907 to this year and Labor Day celebrations are noted as safer.
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W. A. Anderson
American Medical Society
Anderson
la Crosse
County Fair Opens at West Salem With Special Trains
The La Crosse County fair begins at West Salem for three days with special Milwaukee Road trains from La Crosse at 8:30 am and return at 6 pm. No races tomorrow. Thursday features 3 minute trot for 250 dollars and 2 25 pace for 300 dollars. Balloon ascensions planned Thursday and Friday.
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la Crosse County
West Salem
Milwaukee Road
la Crosse
Melrose
Bangor
Crop Conditions in Washington D C September 1 1908
Crop reporting board of the agricultural department publishes September 1 condition indices for corn spring wheat oats and tobacco. Corn at 79.4 percent of normal off from last month and the 1907 figure while spring wheat at 77.6 and tobacco at 84.3 reflect seasonal shifts amid a decade average around 81 for corn and 83.7 for tobacco. Oats sit at 69.7 with large month to month variance.
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Washington, D. C
Crop Reporting Board
The
Agricultural Department Today
January Takes to the Tall Grass in Kansas City
Charles W. Anderson alias William January, once pardoned by Roosevelt after a federal prison escape, vanished after being arrested with six others in a poker game. Released on cash bond he did not appear in police court and the bond was forfeited. his wife says he left town.
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Kansas City
Charles W. Anderson
Wm. January
Roosevelt
Anderson
Swenson Named To Capitol Building Commission
Magnus Swenson of Madison was appointed by Governor Davidson to the capitol building commission to succeed the late William F. Vilas. He is a Wisconsin University alumnus, chemist, inventor, and director of the American Cotton Company, and serves on the university regents and leads the Southern Wisconsin Power Company planning Kilbourn dam projects.
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Madison
Wis
Magnus Swenson
Davidson
Capitol Building Commission
William F. Vilas
Swenson
Wisconsin University
American Cotton Company
Board of University Regents
Southern Wisconsin Power Company
Kilbourn
Hughes Strength Being Tested in New York Primaries
Hughes faces a primary test today in nine election districts as voters decide in their favor or against his nomination. State Chairman Woodruff and County Chairman Parsons say the result will show whether opposition to the governor continues.
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New York
Hughes
Woodruff
Parsons
Man Dies in Duck Hunting Accident at Rice Lake
John Boma aged 28 proprietor of a brick yard on the State Road Coulee was shot and killed while stepping into a hunting skiff at Rice Lake. The hammer of a repeating Winchester shotgun discharged as he pulled it toward him. The body was conveyed to the lake’s lower end and Miller Brothers undertakers were summoned. He leaves a widow and two children. Funeral arrangements will be announced later.
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John Boma
State Road Coulee
Rice Lake
Boman
Emil North
Mr. Boma
Mr. North
Boma
Miller Brothers
Taft Campaign Swing Through Sandusky Begins
Taft moves through Sandusky with two meetings including a large opera house talk. He addresses veterans at the Soldiers home in a non political event then speaks on anti trust and bank deposits while pledging Roosevelt era policies. Foraker faction tensions surface as some leaders are excluded from the opera house gathering.
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Sandusky
Ohio
Foraker
Taft
Soldiers’ Home
Opera House
Taft Organization
Mack Brothers
Republican
Bryan
Roosevlt
Express Company Loses $52000 Package
A Wells Fargo Express package worth 52000 vanished in Portland from Salem bound for J. M. Meyers at a Portland hotel. The theft occurred between midnight August 21 and 1 30 am August 22 during a peak period. detectives are pursuing a promising clue not yet public.
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Portland
Ore
Wells-Fargo Express Company
Salem
J. M. Meyers
Beckwith
Portland Express Company
Mesaba Range Braces for Fire Menace After Snowball Burn
Fires on the Mesaba range threaten Hibbing and Snowball with high winds forecast for tonight. A north wind at 15 mph drives smoke 100 miles as Chisholm rebuilds under a fireproof ordinance adopted by Hibbing officials. State troops guard Chisholm amid dwindling flames and pending rain. In Minneapolis a sleeping car fire at Staples costs one life, while relief funds totaling 25 000 are being raised by local business leaders and five thousand by St Paul officials.
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Duluth
Minn
Hibbing
Mesaba Range
Chisholm
Weather Summary for Wisconsin and Minnesota Regions
Coolest in La Crosse at 58 and warmest in Rapid City at 102. La Crosse water stage 2.5 feet, Prairie du Chien 2.5 feet. Forecasts show generally fair weather, warmer tonight, cooler Wednesday. low pressure from Manitoba to Colorado brings fair skies with a warm night and cooler Wednesday afternoon. Temperatures ranged 190 to 106 degrees yesterday across western Dakotas eastern Montana and parts of Texas.
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la Crosse
United States
Rapid City
Prairie du Chien
Wsconsin
Minnesota
Manitoba
Colorado
Dakotas
Montana
Texas
Mississippi Valley
North Pacific
Rocky Mountain
East Gulf States
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Elliott Day
Knuteson
Medical Society
Vilas
Zephyr
Minneapolis
Northern Pacific
Staples
St. Paul
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