Taft Address Impresses Virginia Bar Association in Hot Springs
Taft spoke to Virginia Bar Association in Hot Springs on the law delay issue, receiving warmth from a mixed social audience and a post-speech group photo. Later a banquet closed the association’s twentieth annual session with Taft replying to the toast The President.
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Hot Springs
William H. Taft
Virginia State Bar Association
Old Dominion
Sawyers
Taft
Mr. Taft
Association
Triumph for Young Turks in Constantinople Cabinet Crisis
In Constantinople on August 7 the Young Turks solidified power with a new cabinet loyal to constitutional rule. Kiamil Pasha becomes grand vizier again, including two Christians among ministers. The British ambassador, welcomed with a citywide ovation, conveyed formal congratulations. A troop march released prisoners to signal constitutional support.
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Kiamil Pasha
Constantinople
Marine
Gabriel Effendi
Mavrocordato
Abdul Hamid
Saloniki
Ruffino Said to Be Murderer and Fugitive
Milwaukee August 7 Giuseppe Ruffino held by Milwaukee police for Chicago and Rochester authorities as a Black Hand suspect is said to be a murderer and fugitive from justice. Information from Montreal says Ruffino injured an enemy there and fled. his father aided the escape and Ruffino arrived in the United States soon after.
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Mack
Buffalo
N. Y
Morman FE
Democratic Committee
Chicago
Moses C. Wetmore
St. Louis
John E. Osborne
Wyoming
John H. Atwood
Kansas
Champ Clark
Missouri
Charles A. Culberson
Texas
David R. Francis
Democratic Club Plan
Fairview
Lincoln
Neb
William J. Bryan
Bob” Taylor
Tennessee
National Committee
Democratic Party
Bryan
United States
Milwaukee
Guiseppe Ruffino
Rochester
Montreal
Ruffino
Palermo
Sicily
Wataliy
Ruffin
United Tes
Jewelers pick Omaha for next convention
Cincinnati August 7 The National Association of Retail Jewelers voted to hold next year’s convention in Omaha Detroit and other cities were not chosen Officers elected include President J P Archibald Blairsville Pa first vice president Arthur E Paegel Minneapolis Minn second vice president Kerles H Williams Condon Ore secretary S Callison Dexter Ia treasurer R C Bernau Greensboro IN
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Cincinnati
National Association of Retail Jewelers
Omaha
Detroit
J. P
Archibald
Blairsville
Arthur E. Paegel
Minneapolis
Minn
Kerles H. Williams
Condon
Ore
S. Callison
Dexter, Ia
R. C. Bernau
Greensboro
IN. c
Desperate Youth Shoots Girl After Rejection
John Daly an express wagon driver shot Cynthia Ninie 16 in the back after she refused his marriage proposal. Daly fired Thursday night and Ninie is expected to recover.
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New York
Cynthia Ninie
John Daly
Mexican Dollars Replace Gold and Silver Coins in China
The article notes that in China there are no gold or silver Chinese coins in common use, with Mexican dollars valued at fifty cents serving as the circulating medium.
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China
Outrage by whitecappers shocks Rushville community
John Tribbey, a prominent farmer, was beaten nearly to death by 18 masked whitecaps who bound him to a tree, perforated him with nails, and tarred and feathered him. They reportedly visited Miss Essie Smith’s home warning her and her father to flee within 36 days under penalty of death.
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Rushville
Ind
John Tribbey
Tribbey
Essie Smith
Viaduct Explosion Hurts Fifteen in Cincinnati
An explosion Thursday night damaged the Harrison avenue viaduct under construction in Cincinnati. Fifteen people were slightly injured and windows shattered in nearby homes and factories. The blast caused about ten thousand dollars in damage and speculations point to a union labor dispute as a possible motive.
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Cincinnati
Harrison Avenue
Granger & Co
Louisville
Minnesota Bank Closed After Insolvency and Suicide
The First National Bank of Belle Plaine Minnesota was closed by order of the comptroller of the currency on insolvency advice from an examiner. The bank president J G Lund committed suicide as the action followed. George C Ball was appointed receiver.
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Washington
First National Bank of
Belle Plaine
Minn
National Bank
Frank O. Hicks
J. G. Lund
George C. Ball
Founder of Osteopathy Honored In Kirksville Unveiling
In Kirksville Missouri on August 7 an oil portrait of Dr. A T Still the founder of the American School of Osteopathy was unveiled. The lifesize painting by George Burrell Torrell was revealed before a large assembly of citizens and delegates at the seventh annual convention of the American Osteopathy association.
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Kirksville
George Burrell Torrell
New York
American School of Osteopathy
American Osteopathy Association
Actor Drouet Is a Hero in Sea Isle Rescue
Sea Isle City New Jersey August 7 Actor Robert Drouet risked his life to save about twenty people in the bay during a violent storm He swam through rough surf with a rope clenched in his teeth to reach three motor boats smashing against rocks and brought them to safety
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Drouet
Sea Isle City
N. J
Robert Drouet
Recluse Found Dead in Box Car Near Jerseyville
Peter Meyer aged 75, a reclusive resident, was found dead on the floor of a box car where he lived on the outskirts of Jerseyville Illinois. A large sum of about $10,000 was missing and authorities note signs suggesting a non natural death.
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Jerseyville
Ill
Peter Meyer
Meyer
Destructive Storm Strikes Southeast Iowa Farms
Reports from southeastern Iowa describe a powerful Wednesday night storm that caused extensive damage. In Burlington and Ila, lightning struck six barns, burning them and killing many livestock.
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Iowa
Burlington
Ila
Railroad Crash Injures Everett Wilds and Kills Livestock
Everett Wilds of Mt Vernon was badly injured in a railway accident that also killed his two horses and fifteen hogs.
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Everett Wilds
Mt. Vernon
Pythian Officers Chosen as Brown of Texas Heads Supreme
Brown of Texas elected supreme chancellor as the Knights of Pythias supreme lodge closes its convention in Poston Texas. Pythian Sisters elect officers and prepare for $10,000 prize drills on Franklin field with awards to be announced Saturday.
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Poston
Supreme Lodge of the Knights of Pythias
Pythian Sisters
Franklin Field
Supreme Lodge
Henry P. Brown
Cleburnn
Tex
George W. Hanson
Calais
Board of Insurance Control
de Witt C. Cobb
Salem
N. J
R. L. C. White
Nashville
Tenn
Thomas D. Meares
Wilmington
N. C
Samuel P. Davis
Oklahoma
Supreme Inner Guard
E. Allison Powers
Quebec
Que
Supreme Outer Guard
William D. Cameron
Meridian
Miss
Supreme
Nellie E. Merriam
Muskogee
Okla
Sarah I. Cotton
Weatherford
Ida M. Johnson
Central City
Col
Cora M. Davis
Union
Ore
Railway Shops Go Dark In Winnipeg Strike Action
In Winnipeg Manitoba on August 7 trains, railway shops and yards faced disruption as electricians refused to work with non union labor. About 60 union pickets lined terminals while strikebreakers arrived from St Paul and Chicago. Officials warn of possible trainmen walkout and a system wide tie up by Sunday.
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Winnipec
Man
Canadian Pacific
St. Paul
Chicago
J. H. McVey
McVey
Philadelphia man dies in farm trap gun accident
Frank Smith aged 32 of Philadelphia was accidentally killed on F. W. Blanchard's Vermont farm after a trap gun exploded when the barn door was opened. Smith died about thirty minutes later from shotgun injuries.
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Ascutneyville
Frank Smith
Philadelphia
F. W. Blanchard
Blanchard
Smith
Captain Irwin of Chatham Dies at 75
Capt. James Irwin a prominent Republican politician died Thursday night at his Chatham home. He was 75. During the Civil War he commanded the Springfield light artillery.
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Irwin
Chatham
Ill
Springfield
James Irwin
This County
Springfield Light Artillery
Builder of Railroads Dies in Muskegon at 52
Frederick W. Thompson a prominent railroad builder in the middle west died in Muskegon Michigan on Thursday night. He was 52 years old.
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Muskegon, Mich
Frederick W. Thompson
Middle West
Automobile party injured in Wisconsin wreck
Mr and Mrs W F Wood of South Bend and a party of autoists were injured when their car wrecked in Wisconsin.
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W. F. Wood
South Bend
Wisconsin
Vilas Fails to Improve as Family Fears Death
Madison Wis Aug 7 Col William F Vilas remains unconscious with little improvement after ten days his condition worsened by the hour. His brother Dr Charles H Vilas of New York attends him continually.
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Madison
Wis
William F. Vilas
Charles H. Vilas
New York
Rains Break Nebraska Drought Relief in Parts of State
Rains across Nebraska eased a growing drought with cooler temperatures giving relief in several regions though other areas still need moisture. The Omaha report notes improving conditions amid still parched conditions in portions of the state.
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Nebraska
Omaha
Neb
Plans for Skyscraper Approved in New York
The building department on Thursday approved plans for a $10,000,909 sixty two story office building for the Equitable Life Assurance Society to replace its Broadway headquarters.
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New York
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Broadway
Sullivan Merchants Hold Twelve Week Saturday Street Fairs
The merchants of Sullivan organize Saturday street fairs for twelve consecutive weeks with prizes offered for exhibits attracting local shoppers and visitors.
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Merchants of Sullivan
Noted Explorer Mylius Erichsen Dies in Greenland Arctic
Danish explorer Mylius Erichsen and three companions perished after a snowstorm on an ice floe while attempting to cross Greenland’s ice cap. The news, from Copenhagen, notes their voyage began June 24 1806 and that provisions exhausted left them unable to return to land.
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Greenland
Copenhagen
Denmark
Myrius Erichsen
Denmark-Greenland
Erichsen
Mylius Erichsen
The
American Geographical Society
Idaho Democrats Split at Wallace Convention
Wallace Idaho August 7 The Democratic state convention divided into two factions the Dubois and anti-Dubois groups each organizing separately after the protest over seating of Bear Lake Onedin and Fremont delegates failed. A L Freehofer of Washington named permanent chairman while anti Dubois Democrats chose Judge Stockslager at the Masonic hall.
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Wallace
Idaho
Twain
Bear Lake
Onedin
Fremont
A. L. Freehofer
Washington County
Masonic Hall
Paris Blackout Follows Labor Strike Attempt
Paris endured two hours of darkness after electricians attempted a general strike similar to 1907. The move, described as revenge by revolutionary laborites, targeted the Seine prefecture ordered closure of the labor exchange to federated unions over their role in recent disturbances.
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Paris
Revolutionary Laborites
Seine
Department of the Seine
Tramp Attacked Mrs Schoonover Near Laporte
An unknown tramp assaulted Mrs George Schoonover near Laporte and a posse of farmers chased him toward the Kankakee marshes.
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George Schoonover
Laporte
Kankakee
Keep cool in summer with wholesome living advice
Simple rules for hot days urge cleanliness and light meals. Drink two to three quarts of water daily, bathe regularly, and avoid tea coffee tobacco and alcohol. Two meals daily with no between meal intake, fruits grains and salads aid cooling. Detectives report a ghost dog sighting on Lincoln Avenue in Pittsburg.
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Lincoln Avenue
Pittsburg
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