Riot violence and loot in Springfield spread as deaths mount
Springfield Illinois reports six fatalities linked to the Madison street riot with W H Bowe’s critical wounds and J W Scott dead. Troops reinforce the city amid loot recoveries and mass arrests. Governor Deneen offers rewards and urges grand jury cooperation while refugees stream in and out of the area.
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Farmer Ben Shelland Arrested Over Attack Claim
Ben Shelland of a Goodland area farm was arrested on charges of attacking fourteen year old Florence Grubb. Police allege the incident occurred near the farm, triggering a formal investigation and legal proceedings.
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Florence Grubb
Oklahoma Editor Arrested on Criminal Libel Charge
Omer K. Benedict editor of the Times was arrested in Oklahoma City on a criminal libel charge preferred by Gov. Charles N. Haskell. Benedict posted a $500 bond and returned to Oklahoma City. Gov. Haskell denied any connivance with Standard Oil related to an August 14 editorial.
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SCHURMAN ENDORSES HUGHES FOR G O VERNOR NOMINATION
President Jacob G. Schurman of Cornell University states there is only one Republican candidate for governor this year and that man is Charles E. Hughes. He made the remark in reply to comments about his stance and inquiries linked to his home.
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Salva tion Army Leader Eva Booth Faints in Indiana
Miss Eva Booth commander of the Salvation Army in the United States fainted after addressing 4000 at the Iona Lake Bible conference in Warsaw Indiana. She is under physician care.
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R B Oglesbee of Laporte Dies at 48
Rollo B. Oglesbee, head of the Indiana banking department and noted newspaper man, politician, and historical writer from Laporte, died Monday of heart disease at age 48.
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Laporte
Ind
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Indiana Banking Department
Fire at Paragon Shirtwaist House Causes $100000 Loss
A blaze of unknown origin at Friedlander and Goldstone known as the Paragon Shirtwaist house in San Francisco on Monday night caused about $100,000 in damage. The cause is under investigation.
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Gwendolyn Washburn Rescued After White River Incident
Gwendolyn Washburn was pulled underwater by a turtle in the White River while swimming. Companions rescued her, saving her from potential drowning.
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White River
Ja’ Ailal Aca
Editors In Convention In St Paul Open Twenty Third National Meeting
Editors from across the United States gather in St Paul for the 23rd annual National Editorial association convention. Delegates tour Stillwater and the St. Croix Dalles and attend a reception after opening remarks by Henry Branson Warner. Will Curtis and others speak for state press groups and party factions with the presidency seen as tacitly likely to go to Will H. Hayes of the Brownwood Bulletin.
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Daily Record
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Edgar F. Medary
Iowa State Editorial Association
Will H. Hayes
Brownwood
Tex
Bryan denies Kerr compact and Pittsburgh report
W. J. Bryan emphatically denies a Pittsburg story that he sold out to the Kerr faction of Pennsylvania Democracy to defeat Col. James M. Guffey for national committeeman. He says he never heard of any offer or agreement and suggests credentials committee members are the proper authorities to consult.
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W. J. Bryan
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Kerr
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Milwaukee man bound over in white slave traffic case
Guisseppi Ruffino faced a federal grand jury after being charged with white slave traffic by Commissioner Bloodgood. Bail was set at 2500 dollars, which he cannot furnish, prompting his transfer to New York. Witnesses Enrichetta Vacherini and Sentina Carsarsi described the alleged crime and a related warrant against Carsarsi.
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Heat Ravages St Louis As Five Die In Heat Wave
Five deaths and more than a dozen prostrations occur in St Louis during the heat wave of Monday. The afternoon thermometer hit 105 degrees before cooling rain and breezes arrived that night.
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Mail Clerk Dies in Collision Near Seattle
Seattle on August 18 reports Railway Mail Clerk Joseph Thompson killed instantly in a head-on crash between an overland passenger train and a freight at Woodinville on the Northern Pacific railway 20 miles north of Seattle. Engineer W A Wishard fatally injured and five others hurt in the collision Monday.
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Bank official Rollo B. Oglesee dies suddenly at home
Rollo B. Oglesee head of the banking department in the state auditor's office died suddenly of heart failure at his home, authorities reported.
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State Auditor's Office
Boiling Disaster Aboard Leelanau Steamer Explodes
A boiler explosion on the Leelanau passenger steamer en route from Leland to Carp Lake kills Mrs. Isabel La Bonte and injures about a score of passengers. Many passengers are scalded or thrown into the water as the vessel tears apart, with engineers and farmers aiding in rescue along Carp Lake shore.
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Nomination Accepted as Sherman Receives Vice Presidency Notification
Utica residents mark the national ticket ceremony with a citywide celebration. James S. Sherman receives formal notification of his nomination while speeches by Senator Burrows and others precede a day of parades sports and concerts. Sherman affirms Taft alignment and Republican labor records.
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Fire destroys Kaatskill House and cottages at Lake George
A Monday blaze at the Kaatskill Bay district in Lake George, Glens Falls area, consumed the Kaatskill House and three cottages. Several women in the fire brigade reported minor cuts and burns, with a number of men sustaining slight injuries.
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Des Moines Merchant Arrested in Broadway Abandonment Case
New York report that W M Carley a Des Moines merchant was arrested Monday evening in a Broadway department store automobile entrance where he was to meet his wife. Detective Bernard J Hood of the district attorney's office had a warrant charging Carley with abandonment.
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Former saloon man James Banks starts candy business
James Banks of New Castle, once driven out of business by a remonstrance, pivots to a candy venture and enters a new line of work.
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Remonstrance
Indiana Miners Continue Work in Evansville Coal Field
Evansville Indiana Monday update reports southern Indiana coal miners remain at work with operators predicting no general strike. The note reflects ongoing labor stability in the region as of that date.
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Farmer Allen Buchalew fatally gored by cow near Bra zil
Farmer Allen Buchalew, working near Bra zil, was killed when a cow gored him while he tried to separate its calf from a stall. The incident occurred on his farm and was reported locally as a fatal livestock accident.
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Brazil
Punished for Gallantry in South Orange
Moontlair N J August 18 Patrick Reynolds dismissed from the South Orange police for leaving his post to escort a young woman home. Chief Harry Gallagher ordered officers to assist frightened women at night. Reynolds has hired counsel to contest the dismissal as the case proceeds.
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Montclair
Harry Gallagher
Fire Crew Tension Over Layoff Request
Fire Commissioner questions layoff motives while a ladderman explains neck pain caused by a window sash falling at a fire, prompting a sharp exchange with Jm C who calls the excuse flimsy.
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