Bryan 15 Told Of Nomination at Lincoln Ceremony
William J. Bryan was formally notified of his Democratic presidential nomination in Lincoln Nebraska on August 12. John W. Kern and Norman Mack voiced optimistic views on campaign prospects as preparations and decorations for the event proceeded around the capitol.
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Lincoln, Neb
State Capitol
William J. Bryan
Clayton
Georgia
Bryan
Lincoln
Elks
Mr. Bryan
Democratic
Kern
Josephus Daniels
The
National Committee
John FE. Osborne
Wyoming
John E. Lamb
Indiana
Fairview
G. Humphrey O’sullivan
Lowell
Mass
Lincoln Hotel
Lincoln Typographical Union
Mack
Ohio
New York
Wisconsin
John W. Kern
Robbers Hold Up Fifteen Men Near Stirling City
Fifteen Diamond Match company employees were stopped and robbed by two highwaymen on a dark road from Stirling City to the camp on Feather River. The thieves took more than 3400 in cash and valuables and escaped.
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Redding
Cal
Stirling City
Diamond Match Company
Feather’river
Match Company
Bank Robbery Suspect Admits Theft of 8500
George Wilcox a former janitor at the National Bank of Commerce Kansas City confessed to stealing a package containing 8500 from the bank on April 25 1907. He is identified as a Black man in this unfolding case.
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Kansas City
George Wilcox
National Bank of Commerce
Chautauqua in Kokomo Draws Large Attendance
The Kokomo Chautauqua held last week was a pronounced success with fifteen hundred tickets subscribed for next year.
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Kokomo
Taft Campaign Focus Shifts to Virginia Mountains
In Hot Springs Arthur J. Vorys and Gus J. Karger joined Taft as Frank H. Hitchcock heads west. Vorys lowers Ohio projection to about a 120000 plurality while Bliss likely joins the nine member advisory committee to aid financing.
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Hot Springs
Arthur J. Vorys
Ohio
Buckeye
Vorys
Hitcheck
New York
Frank H. Hitchcock
Republican National Committee
Taft
Cornelius N. Bliss
Bliss
Idaho Quamlet Burned at Sand Point Idaho
A gale winds driven fire north of Kootenai destroyed the town of Sand Point, Idaho, housing 300 residents. The homeless are relocated for care as 500 volunteers fight the approaching flames. An appeal for aid went to Spokane fire department.
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Sand Point
Idaho
Kootanai
Spokane Fire Department
Young beauty dies by own action before planned wedding
May Williams a 17 year old from Kansas City drank carbolic acid Tuesday night on the eve of her proposed wedding. Destined for Chillicothe Industrial School, she had won a Missouri beauty prize in St. Louis and was said to stand to inherit $15,000 at her majority.
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Kansas City
Girls’ Industrial School
Chillicothe
May Williams
St. Louis
Missouri
Eagles Meet opens annual session in Seattle
The grand aerie of the Fraternal Order of Eagles convened in Moore theater Seattle with about 3,000 of 10,900 delegates in attendance. Worthy President F. P. Mullin presided as a contest for the 1909 session emerged among St. Paul Omaha and Saratoga Springs for next convention location.
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Seattle
Wash
Grand Aerie
Fraternal Order of Eagles
Moore Theater
F. P. Mullin
St. Paul
Omaha
Saratoga Springs
N. Y
Wright Again Roques French Wright Again Roques French
Wright of Dayton conducts aeroplane trials at Le Mans France achieving a three minute forty four second flight and three circuit laps at 36 miles per hour. Spectators applaud as he lands near the grandstand and resumes testing.
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Lemans
France
Wilbur Wright
Dayton
Wright
Baldwin
Washington
Mr. Curtis
Capt
Falls Church
Signal Corps
U S Pay Checks Stolen From Messenger Pouch
A messenger’s pouch holding United States government pay checks totaling nearly $2000 was stolen last week in front of a Commerce and Labor building. The pouch was found with the checks missing while other mail inside remained. No robber identified. Checks to R F Troxler and J W Kerr surfaced through Riggs National Bank and American National Bank after being cashed by banks in Atlanta and Montgomery.
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Washington
United States Government
Department of Commerce and Labor
Wilkie
Secret Service
Alexandria
R. F. Troxler
Public Health and Marine Hospital Service
Riggs National Bank
Treasury Department
Lowry National Bank
Atlanta
J. W. Kerr
American National Bank
Fourth National Bank of
Montgomery
Ala
Machinists Vote on Strike Across Lake Shore Line
Cleveland Aug 12 Union machinists in Lake Shore and Michigan Southern shops along the line vote on strike amid complaints they are forced to do piece work.
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Cleveland
Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway Company
International Association of Machinists
Bank of Afton Reopens After No Shortage Found
Guthrie Oklahoma August 12 State Banking Commissioner H H Smook reports the Bank of Afton Oklahoma which was closed Monday pending an investigation reopened Tuesday and resumed business. The examination shows there is no shortage whatsoever.
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Guthrie, Okla
H. H. Smook
Bank of Afton
Okla
Severe Thunderstorm Breaks Drought in Chicago
A violent thunder storm struck Chicago on Tuesday night, ending weeks of drought. Lightning flashed incessantly and rainfall approached a cloudburst, terrifying residents as streets and skies roiled with heavy downpour.
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Chicago
Tragic Farmer Kills Wife Then Ends Own Life
In Dallasburg, 26 miles east of Cincinnati, Levi Fannan a 73 year old farmer fatally shot his wife and severely wounded his 15 year old daughter Effie before killing himself on Tuesday authorities report.
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Ohio
Cincinnati
Dallasburg
Levi Fannan
Effie
Old soldiers' reunion held at West Baden today
An old soldiers' reunion took place at West Baden with veterans from Kentuck, Illinois, and Indiana in attendance.
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West Baden
Kentuck, Illinois
Indiana
Dead Man Identified as Defaulter in Tennessee
Knoxville report identifies the man who died at La Follette about two weeks ago as L. A. Westford, a bank cashier from Alma Oklahoma. Westford disappeared last January and was found to be a defaulter.
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Knoxville
Tenn
la Follette
L. A. Westford
Alma
Okla
Honor Thy Father and Mother Verse Quote
A biblical quotation from Exodus 20 12 emphasizes honoring parents as a path to a long life blessed by God. The verse is commonly cited in religious and moral discussions.
Special Races for Tars at Ellerslie
Auckland hosts a special race meeting for the Atlantic fleet with Admiral Sperry in uniform among the officers and men. Afterward Sperry and 200 officers join Prime Minister Ward for a Rotorua visit to open a new bathhouse amid Maori war dances.
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Auckland
New Zealand
Ellerslie
Admiral Sperry
Ward
Rotorua
Therma
North Island
Jackies
Drul Hall
Hold-Ups in Oyster Bay Reach for Nassau Hospital Funds
In Oyster Bay on Wednesday a spate of street hold-ups occurred with Quentin, the president's youngest son, among the perpetrators. The Red Cross effort aimed to raise money for Nassau hospital Mineola, the county's sole facility, prompting affluent Oyster Bay Academy students to ride out in bands and collect donations from passersby to support the hospital.
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Oyster Bay
Quentin
Nassau Hospital
Mineola
Nassau County
Sagamore Hill
Oyster Bay Academy
Academy
Red Cross
Lynch mob threats loom after Portsmouth patrolman murder
In Norfolk Virginia on August 12 a white mob roams Portsmouth after Patrolman W S Winniger was killed by a Black man named Strong. The Portsmouth miliary company assists police to curb violence while Strong is cornered and guarded by authorities and citizens amid a race to capture him.
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Norfolk
W. S. Winniger
Strong
Portsmouth
Winninger
Portsmouth Military Company
Reed
Liner Southwark Runs Aground Off Fortean Bay
Quebec August 12. Word arrived that the Dominion Line mail steamer Southwark struck bottom at Bras Point near Fortean bay in dense fog while en route from Montreal to Liverpool. The steamer Otta wa from Liverpool to Montreal assisted and evacuated the passengers.
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Quebec
Que
Dominion Line
Southwark
Montreal
Liverpool
Bras Point
Fortean Bay
Point Amour
Ottawa
Deneen Captures Illinois Governor Post With Lead
Springfield Aug. 12 Gov Deneen has received complete returns from every county by telegraph. Final tally shows Deneen 211054 votes and Richard Yates 199441, giving Deneen a majority of 11613.
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Deneen
Springfield
Ill
Richard Yates
Wife of Owensville Farmer Missing From Home
Mrs. Noah Lucas, wife of a well known farmer of Owensville, disappeared from her home and has not yet been located.
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Noah Lucas
Owensville
Royal Talks End With Edward William Meeting at Cronberg
King Edward and Emperor William held a cordial private conference at Cronberg after a long morning discussion with British and German officials. No formal proposals were reported though talks centered on the European situation and possible naval program considerations. King Edward then departed for Ischl Austria with plans to visit Vienna and Paris in September.
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Cronberg
Edward
William
Friedrichshof Castle
Charles Hardinge
Foreign Office
Baron von Jenisch
Frederick Lascel
Emperor William
Ischl
Austria
Berlin
the Tageblatt
London
Great Britain
Alfonso
Paris
Isle of Wight
Queen Victoria
England
Vienna
Emperor Francis Joseph
Fort Riley Camp Drenched by Heavy Rain and Lightning
Junction City Kansas reports Fort Riley camp of instruction drenched by a hard rain on Tuesday night. Many tents blew down and water flowed in streams along two miles of tents by the Kaw river. Headquarters tent of Brig Gen John B Kerr struck by lightning. several men knocked down and one badly burned. Federal troops fared worse than state troops nearby.
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Junction City
Kan
Bad Currency in Circulation Warned by Secret Service Chief
Washington reports that a highly clever counterfeit currency is circulating in Texas Louisiana Alabama and Mississippi. Chief Wilkie of the secret service issued the warning on Tuesday. National bank notes of five dollars are being raised to twenty dollars in value by the counterfeiters.
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Washington
Texas
Louisiana
Alabama
Mississippi
Wilkie
Secret Service
National Bank
S.S
S.S. S
Swift Specific CO
Atlanta
Fifteen Hurt in Trolley Collision Near Detroit Limits
Two heavily loaded interurban cars on the Detroit Ypsilanti Ann Arbor and Jackson line collided head on late Tuesday a few miles outside Detroit. About 15 passengers were injured none seriously and no fatalities were reported.
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Detroit
Mich
Ypsilanti
Ann Arbor & Jackson
Wheat crop improves across Red River valley in Minnesota
Reports from Great Northern railway agents in Crookston Minnesota indicate an overall wheat crop about 20 percent larger than last year, totaling around ten million bushels. The Aug 12 dispatch notes strong yields across the Red River valley.
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Red River
Crookston
Minn
Great Northern Railway
Red River Valley
Poles Bought by U.S. Telegraph and Rail Lines in One Year
In a single year telegraph, telephone and railway companies across the United States purchased 3,574,666 poles valued at 9,471,171 dollars.
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United States
Early Rising Habit Sticks for Burlington Man
William R. Gilpin, a longtime Burlington dairyman who retired recently, has kept a strict 3 AM rising habit for 44 years. He hoped to sleep later after retirement but finds the second nap useless and staying in bed leads only to sleeplessness, so he continues waking at 3.
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William R. Gilpin
Gilpin
Missing Miss Edith Babbitt Found in Portage Home
Edith Babbitt, long reported missing by Chicago, was located at the Rev Whitelaw home in Portage Wisconsin. She had left Chicago three weeks ago and spent time in Indiana and Ohio employed in a private family. She previously resided in Portage six months before July 1 and is daughter of the late Congressman Clinton Babbitt Beloit.
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Chicago
Whitelaw
Indiana
Ohio
Miss Babbitt
Clinton Babbitt
Beloit
R. W. Burr
Beloit College
Rosa
Babbitt
Miss Bbitt
Portage
In God We Trust Origin Tied to Mint Director James Pollock
The phrase In God We Trust originated in 1864 and is linked to James Pollock, then director of the U S Mint, who supported its use on U S coins.
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God We Trust
James Pollock
Mint
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