Disqualification furor at Olympic 400m race sparks U S protest
James E Sullivan and manager Matthew Halpin rail against London officials after J C Carpenter loses the 400 meter event amid claims of a conspiracy to out the American team. They praise Hayes and criticize four English officials for unfair treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
iIn
Carpenter
James E. Sullivan
London
Liverpool
Cedric
J. C. Carpenter
Cornell University
Haswelle
Sullivan
Hayes
Dr. Bulger
Andrews
Fisher
Davidson
Lord Desborough
Athletic Association
Halpin
Fneich
Democrats Hold To Mass Fund For Campaign
In Fairview Nebraska on August 8 Democrats debate campaign financing prioritizing mass contributions over large donors. They estimate at least 1000 dollars needed and plan Chicago finance meetings as Bryan outlines itinerary through Topeka Mitchell Sioux Falls St Paul and Lincoln.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Bryan
R. F. Pettigrew
South Dakota
Finance Committee
Chicago
Bryan
Topeka
Mitchell
S. D
Sioux Falls
St. Paul
Lincoln
Norman E. Mack
Democratic National Committee
Neb
Eben McLeod
Western Passenger Association
Mack
Cincinnati
McLeod
Nebraska
Central Passenger Association
Eight Die In Burning Boat At Warren's Landing
The steamers Premier captained by Stevens burned to the water edge at Warren's Landing at the northern end of Lake Winnipeg. Six passengers and two crew members perished. Docks and nearby structures were destroyed. The fire started in the engine room and spread rapidly, victims suffocated or burned in their berths.
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Winnipeg
Man
Premier
Stevens
Warren's Landing
Lake Winnipeg
National Anti Asiatic Immigration League Formed
Washington reports the National Anti Asiatic Immigration league of the United States formed Friday night with a declaration of principles and constitution adopted. Officers elected include S. S. Yoder president A. W. Thomas secretary Richard P. Evans treasurer John H. Brinkman Frank Clark of Florida Cotter T. Bride and Charles M. Emmons vice presidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anti-Asiatic League
Washington
National
Anti-Asiatic Immigration League of the
United States
SS. S. Yoder
A. W. Thomas
Richard P. Evans
John H. Brinkman
Frank Clark
Florida
Cotter T. Bride
Charles M. Emmons
Lighter Explodes in Koh Si Chang Harbor
A British bark Lyndhurst enroute from New York to Siam ports and Hongkong was discharging naphtha into lighters in Koh Si Chang harbor when one lighter holding 3 000 packages of naphtha blew up. No damage details available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bangkok
Siam
Lyndhurst
Parnell
New York
Siamese
Hongkong
Koh-Si-Chang Harbor
Princeton Woman Hurt Removing Bottle From Shelf
Mrs Ephriam Montgomery of Princeton suffered severe burns after a bottle was removed from a shelf and spilled carbolic acid. The incident occurred at her home as she handled the container, with neighbors assisting until medical help arrived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ephriam Montgomery
Princeton
Mother and Son Shot in Italian Neighbor Feud
In Newton Massachusetts a dispute over milking a neighbor's cow led to a Friday clash. Mrs Caponi and her son Frank were shot. Tony Ombrelo and brother Pasquale face $1600 bail each on assault with intent to kill charges. Both victims expected to recover per doctors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newton
Mass
Dominic Caponi
Frank
Tony Ombrelo
Ombrelo
Pasquale
Caponi
Atlantic Fleet to Reach Auckland by Sunday Morning
A wireless dispatch from the U S Atlantic fleet reports that after a gale the weather cleared. The fleet is expected to arrive near Auckland at about eight o clock Sunday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auckishd
New Zealand
Auckland
Narrow escape on burning bridge leaves fifty aboard safe
Fifty passengers on a Chicago Peoria & St Louis train from Peoria to Springfield narrowly escaped death when the locomotive and baggage car ran 50 feet on a burning wooden bridge. The rails spread and the locomotive toppled and stopped short of the fire, while the baggage car burned completely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Chicago, Peoria
Nevada Bank Insolvency Declared in Wonder Trust Case
Reno August 8 Judge Orr Friday declared the Wonder Bank and Trust company of Wonder insolvent. Liabilities exceed twenty thousand dollars while face assets top sixty thousand. examiner values actual assets at six thousand five hundred eighty seven dollars sixty two cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nevada Bank
Reno
Nev
Fatal Dynamite Explosion Near Brewton
Aug 8 dynamite blast on a Cedar Creek Mill log train in Brewton Alabama killed Silas Maddox and fatally injured his brother Lew Maddox. Several others aboard were seriously hurt in the accident on Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brewton
Ala
Silas Maddox
Lewis
Cedar Creek Mill Company
Accused of Killing His Father Near James Town
Robert Kinney aged 19 was arrested at his home three miles northeast of James town Mo on the charge of murdering his father Coleman Kinney on July 30 authorities reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Booneville
Aug
Robert Kinney
Jamestown
Coleman Kinney
Rev Thomas J Clarke Accepted Pastorate at Aldion IL
Bloomington religious leader Rev Thomas J Clarke has accepted a call to serve as pastor of the Christian Church at Aldion Illinois confirming a new clerical appointment for the town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas J. Clarke
Bloomington
The
Christian Church
Aldion, U1
Army balloon flight by Capt Baldwin at Fort Myer
Capt Baldwin piloted a U S army airship over a five mile course from Fort Myer, rising to 20 feet and reaching about 12 miles per hour before landing safely. The event showcased airship usefulness in wartime and drew enthusiastic remarks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curtiss
Washington
Baldwin
Fort Myer
United States Army
Newel Sea
Mr. Curtiss
Capt. Baldwin
Signal Corps
Bold Airship Test in Boston Ends With Near-Miss Landing
The Curtiss Baldwin airship flight over Boston reports a successful test with the ship landing at 300 feet after maneuvers. The crew praised control and rudders as a storm later battered the city, flooding basements and damaging tents and equipment. Two dead and two seriously injured from lightning in eastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
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Baldwin
Curtiss
Boston
United States Weather Bureau
Washington Street
Knights of Pythias
Franklin Field
Maine
West Virginia
Indiana
Maryland
District of Columbia
Philadelphia
Aus
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Thaw Files Voluntary Bankruptcy In Pittsburg Case
Harry K Thaw seeks protection in a Pittsburgh court to halt dissipation of assets amid 453140 owed and 128012 in assets. Receivership set with Roger O Mara as appointee as lists show 191500 owed to his mother and numerous disputed claims from doctors and others. Thaw defends move as financial protection against unjust creditor demands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thaw
Roger O'Mara
Pittsburg
John Newell
James W. Platt
O'Mara
William Thaw
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Harry K. Thaw
Danish Americans Dine with King and Queen in Copenhagen
King Frederick and Queen Louise hosted a luncheon for 400 Danish Americans in Copenhagen. Col. Listoe of New York conveyed Roosevelt greetings, and the king replied with best wishes for President Roosevelt and the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Copenhagen
Frederick
Queen Louise
Col. Listoe
New York
Roosevelt
United States
Iowa Woman Found Dead in Home Likely Suicide
Ila Wapello, a Cairo resident, was found dead at her home Friday with her head under a pillow and her mouth and nostrils stuffed with cotton. Authorities believe she took her own life due to grief over her son's penitentiary sentence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Wapello
Ila
Aug
R. R. McWhirter
Cairo
Escapee Kissel Captured After Near Richmond Terror
Charles Kissel, an escaped inmate from the Newark Ohio asylum, terrorized nearby residents before being captured and returned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Charles Kissel
Newark, Ohio
President Roosevelt Claims Full Responsibility for Brownsville Order
Oyster Bay, Aug 8 The president issued a statement saying he bore full responsibility for issuing the original order discharging the battalion of negro soldiers for alleged Brownsville rioting and for refusing to suspend it The president cited Gen Corbin’s interview as correct and made public that the responsibility rested entirely with him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oyster Bay
N.Y
Roosevelt
Brownsville
Tex
Washington
Henry C. Corbin
Corbin
Taft
Rudolph Forster
Gen. Corbin
Taft Attends a Horse Show and Social Evening
Taft toured the Greenbriar county horse show in Greenbrier county West Virginia and White Sulphur Springs Virginia traveling 40 miles over the mountains. He did not speak at the event but attended the german at the Greenbriar hotel where he would stay until Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taft
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Virginia
West Virginia
Greenbriar County
Greenbriar Hotel
Attempt to Wreck Passenger Train Near Bellingham
An attempt to wreck the Northern Pacific passenger train was made a few miles southeast of Bellingham Washington. A section foreman found a huge pile of ties and railway iron on the track and flagged the train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bellingham
Wash
Northern Pacific
Victim and suspect in Colorado tragedy
Charles Wilhelm of Victor Colorado formerly Noblesville killed his wife and then died by his own hand while intoxicated in a domestic murder suicide incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Wilhelm of
Victor, Colo
Noblesville
Back to Five Cent Fares for Cleveland Cars
Cleveland officials and Mayor Johnson caucused to push a five cent cash fare with three cent tickets. The move aims to cover a deficit after Municipal Traction took over operations the prior months. Officials expect prepaid cars to expand fare collection and eventually raise revenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland, O
Municipal Traction Company
Johnson
Cleveland
Municipal
Big Haul by St Louis Burglars
Detectives on Friday night found that the residence of G. O. Giuseffe on Westminster place in St Louis had been entered by thieves. Jewelry, laces, silks, and other valuables amounting to thousands of dollars were stolen while the Giuseffe family was away in New York for two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
G. O. Giuseffe
Westminster Place
Giuseffe
New York
Dandruff Remedy Promises Quick Scalp Relief
Advert describes Newbro's Herpicide as effective against dandruff by destroying the germ blamed for hair loss and baldness. Claims include scalp cleansing, stopping itching, and acting as a refined hair dressing. Sample offered for 10 cents. sizes 50 cents and 1 dollar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newbro
Newhero
Herpicide
Herpicide Co
Detroit
Mich
H. C. Tritt
Old Portland Bank Liquidates
Portland Maine August 8 The National Traders' Bank, one of the city's oldest institutions, has begun liquidation. Directors cite unprofitable competition with larger banks and trust companies. Organized in 1832 the bank held a $200000 capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Portland Bank
Portland
National Traders’ Bank
Head of Texas College Resigns in Texas
Austin report says President H. H. Harrington of the Agricultural College resigns in Corpus Christi session. The board accepts the resignation and R. T. Tilmer, current commissioner of agriculture, is elected to fill the vacancy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas College
Austin
Tex
H. H. Harrington
The
Agricultural College
Board of
Corpus Christi
R. T. Tilmer
Train Hits Cow Four Die Near Livingston Tex
Four people died and four were injured when a Livingston Lumber Company tramroad engine struck a cow and plunged into a ravine near Livingston on Friday. Two of the injured were believed fatally hurt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Livingston
Tex
Livingston Lumber Company
Kentucky Bred Horse Stolen From Paoli Barn
A fine Kentucky bred horse owned by John T. Stout of Paoli was stolen from his barn with no trace found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John T. Stout
Paoli
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