Methodist crusade to elect speaker over liquor shipment bill
Baltimore dispatch reports the Methodist Episcopal church faction launches a campaign to elect a Speaker who will permit voting on the interstate liquor shipment bill. The Temperance society, chaired by a bishop, urges congregations to back candidates who will support the measure and its passage.
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Methodist Episcopal Church
Temperance Society
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National
House of Representatives
Judiciary Committee
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Gov. Hanly
Cannon
House Judiciary Committee
G N Tillman Nominated for Tennessee Governor
Nashville Tenn Aug 13 George N Tillman of Davidson county is the Evans faction Republican gubernatorial nominee in Tennessee He was nominated by acclamation at the end of the state convention The platform calls for statewide prohibition by extending the four mile law The Tillman nomination creates two Republican candidates for governor T Asbury Wright was named by the home rule faction at Chattanooga
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Nashville
Tenn
George N. Tillman
Davidson County
Tennessee
Evans
Mr. Tillman
T. Asbury Wright
Chattanooga
Officers Ambushed by Crowd in Chandler
Sheriff L. Marton and Deputy Charles Parker were ambushed by about 16 African American assailants in a Negro neighborhood of Chandler Oklahoma. Both officers were shot with one suspected dead and another fatally wounded in the exchange. their wounds’ severity remains undetermined at press time.
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Chandler
Okla
L. ¥. Marton
Charles Parker
Lincoln County
Pendleton Woman Found Dead at Home
Mrs. Caroline Seybert aged eighty was found dead in bed at her Pendleton residence yesterday. The death was attributed to heart failure.
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Caroline Seybert
Pendleton
French Naval Disaster Aboard Couronne Kills Six
Eighteen others are injured after a breech block failure during gunnery training aboard the Couronne off Les Salins d Hyeres Toulon August 13. Recruits faced a catastrophic 164 millimeter gun blast as the breech blew out, injuring crewmen and exposing a history of previous similar accidents on the old vessel.
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Toulon
Couronne
Les Salins d Hyeres
TRAIN SMASHES STREET CAR IN DETROIT STORM
Six men were severely injured when a Grand Trunk passenger train from Port Huron collided with a Harper avenue street car in a heavy rainstorm. The car was on the tracks across the rail yard and was smashed to pieces, throwing passengers about. Injured include Fred Schroeder John H St Johns conductor William Newman Henry B Schantz Joseph Corsa all of Detroit and Frank Herzog of Warren Michigan.
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Mich
Grand Trunk
Port Huron
Harper Avenue
Fred Schroeder
John H. St. Johns
William Newman
Henry B. Schantz
Joseph Corsa
Frank Herzog
Warren
Young Boston Millionaire Sears Dies After Auto Crash
J Montgomery Sears a Boston magnate and Harvard graduate, 33, injured in an Aug 13 accident near Appenoug, died at Rhode Island hospital. He was a noted city figure and Massachusetts senate candidate. George Saunders, his chauffeur, was seriously hurt.
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Boston
Appenoug
Norwood
Rhode Island Hospital
Sears
Harvard University
Back Bay
George Saunders
A. Albert Sack, Jr
Charles Webster
Sears and Saunders
Norwood House
Rhode Island
Saunders
Airship motor stops during Baldwin speed trial
Capt Thomas S Baldwin conducted the first official speed trial of the military dirigible before the army board at Fort Myer. A broken secondary wire near the finish line halted the motor, forcing an emergency landing in a cornfield. After Curtiss repaired the engine, the flight resumed. two more trials remain to meet the contract speed.
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Washington
Thomas S. Baldwin
Army Board
Fort Myer
Curtiss
Baldwin
Forest Fires Reach Banff Area Near Goat Mountain
From Winnipeg August 13 The forest fires around Fernie spread toward Canada’s national park district near Banff in Spray valley. The blaze raged fiercely on Goat mountain with huge smoke clouds alarming visitors. Superintendent Hunter said government crews had the fire in the valley under control.
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Man
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Canada
National Park District
Banff
Spray Valley
Goat Mountain
Hunter
Park
Man Loses Custody Seeks Death in Des Moines
Fred M. C. Choate failed in his bid for custody of his child in district court and attempted suicide by severing an artery in his left arm. He was rushed to Dr. Lambert's office, where efforts were made to save him.
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Des Moines
Fred M. C. Choate
Lambert
Policeman Killed in Running Battle in St Louis
Police report a running fight between Officer Zeno Fultz and John Thornton ends with Fultz dead. Thornton, wounded by three bullets, is in city hospital with dangerous abdominal wounds.
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St. Louis
Zeno Fultz
John Thornton
Famous tunnel builder Higbee dies in accident
Charles E. Higbee aged 52 of Denver died after a derrick broke at Shoshone camp 12 miles east of Glenwood Springs. He built 49 renowned tunnels and set a fast boring record on the Simpson tunnel in Italy. He planned the Tennessee Pass tunnel for the Denver & Rio Grande railroad.
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Col
Charles E. Higbee
Shoshone
Central Colorado Power Company
Glenwood Springs
Guy Whro
Higbee
Mutiny of Chinese Troops At Konghau Near Wuchow
One thousand soldiers mutinied at Konghau after a comrade was arrested for gambling. They killed their commander and two aides and attacked a nearby camp at Onyung. The incident occurred near Wuchow.
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Hong Kong
Konghau
Wuchow
Onyung
Typhoid Epidemic Strikes Mankato Prompts Inquiry
St. Paul reports an typhoid outbreak in Mankato with about 350 cases and 17 deaths. Mayor J. W. Andrews forms a citizen committee to investigate the cause of the epidemic.
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Mankato
St. Paul, Minn
J. W. Andrews
Club Keeps Striving As Victories Sustain Spirit
In a season marked by hardship the club shows resolve with each win. Players and staff maintain faith that success will endure and lift the team through ongoing challenges.
Countess of Yarmouth Divorce Becomes Final
The divorce decree granted February 5 by Sir Birrell Barnes is made absolute six months later, ending the marriage of Miss Alice Thaw of Pittsburgh to the Earl of Yarmouth.
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London
Birrell Barnes
Countess of Yarmouth
Alice Thaw
Pittsburg
Earl of Yarmouth
Ainsworth Spofford Dies at 84 in Holderness New Hampshire
Plymouth N H August 15 Ainsworth R Spofford longtime librarian of the congressional library at Washington from 1864 to 1894 and later chief assistant librarian died at Shepard hill Holderness Tuesday. He was 84 and a native of Gilmanton N H.
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Plymouth
N. H
Ainsworth R. Spofford
Congressional Library
Washington
Shepard Hill
Holderness
Mrs Alice Webb Duke Convicted of Forgery
Chicago August 13 Mrs Alice Webb Duke former wife of tobacco magnate Brodie Lake was convicted in Judge Kersten s court of obtaining money under false pretenses by passing forged checks.
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Alice Webb Duke
Chicago
Brodie Lake
Kersten
Color meanings in mourning flowers around the world
The text notes distinct mourning color associations by culture, listing China with white, Egypt and Burma with yellow, Persia with pale brown, and Turkey with violet. It presents a comparative view of how different regions symbolize memorials through colors.
Holy Roller Disciples Clash With Brooklyn Magistrate
In Brooklyn at New Bedford avenue police court a scuffle broke out as Howard Dunwiddie of the Holy Rollers attacked Magistrate Higginbotham amid the arraignment of 25 men and seven women on disorderly conduct charges. The magistrate struck back, hitting Dunwiddie on the jaw.
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New York
New Bedford Avenue
Brooklyn
Howard Dunwiddie
Holy Rollers
Higginbotham
Dunwiddie
St. Louis Woman Found Murdered In Affluent Neighborhood
Mrs. Adeline M. Miller, 49, was found dead with her feet bound and a stocking in her throat in her St. Louis home. Her husband, a mail clerk, discovered the body Wednesday evening. Police seek a young man reportedly seen at the residence that morning.
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St. Louis
Adeline M. Miller
Conductor Inherits Title After Father’s Death
Mankato street railway conductor Clement Langer receives a cablegram announcing the sudden death of his father Count Clement Langer of Gaberhhof Styria Austria. The count owned a large estate and a rubber tire factory. Langer becomes heir to the entire estate.
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St. Paul, Minn
Clement Langer
Mankato
Count Clement Langer
Gaberhhof
Styria
Austria
Langer
Exposition Opens in Rio with 30000 Attendees
President Penna inaugurated a national exposition of industry and liberal arts in Rio de Janeiro. The event drew about thirty thousand visitors as the opening ceremonies proceeded.
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Rio
Rio Janeiro
Penna
Pittsburg Field Day Record Run by Tom Leach
In field day games at Pittsburg on October 7 1907 Tom Leach center fielder circled the bases in fourteen seconds establishing a world record.
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Pittsburg
Tom Leach
Taft Spokesman Says No Local Campaign Roles
Hot Springs Virginia August 13 Judge Taft finished a long conference with Frank Hitchcock and Arthur Vorys saying no speeches outside Cincinnati during the campaign and no mixing in state contests He will travel to Cincinnati later with a planned Ohio side trip kept private Also Maine Vermont as early states may feature Hughes and other cabinet speakers Colorado labor leaders endorse Bryan at a convention amid turmoil over party allegiance
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Judge Taft
Frank H. Hitchcock
Arthur I. Vorys
Hitchcock
Taft
Cincinnati
Ohio
Mr. Taft
West Virginia
Gov
Hughes
New York State
Maine
Vermont
Gov. Hughes
Youngstown
James Wilson
Department of Agriculture
Straus
Department of Commerce and Labor
John Wesley
Metropolitan Temple
New York
Elkins
Scott
Swisher
National Committee
Colorado Laborites
Indorse
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Democratic Party
P. J. Devault
Denver
Federation
Will of Minneapolis Mayor Leaves Fiancee Share
Filing of the will of former Minneapolis mayor Robert Pratt reveals a romance. The estate valued at $20,000 is left to Mary Bettin the house keeper who was to become his wife. Pratt’s five children share with their father's fiancee.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Robert Pratt
Mary Bettin
Heat Prostration Suspected Amid Player Remarks
Quote notes a player expressing concern over heat prostration after a remark about his condition. The exchange highlights his belief he is suffering from heat illness and affects team dynamics.
Death by his own hand shocks Peoria lodge circle
E. J. Lewis of Peoria treasurer of the Savings Life Insurance company died by suicide with poison in a local saloon on Wednesday night. A 32nd degree Mason and prominent lodge member, he left a widow and two children. The death occurred in Peoria Illinois on August 13.
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Peoria
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Marion Doctor Quits to Seek Arizona Mining Interests
Dr. A. W. Lloyd, longtime Marion physician, has given up his practice and plans to move to Arizona where he pursues mining interests.
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A. W. Lloyd
Marion
Arizona
Iim Mines
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