Atlantic City Grand Jury Refuses Indictments Amid Governor’s Troop Threat
Atlantic City New Jersey August 27 For the first time in years the Atlantic County grand jury refused to indict excise violators prompting Governor Fort to threaten militia action to enforce state liquor laws. Justice Trenchard sharply reprimanded the grand jury while rumors of open Sunday sentiment persist among hotel saloon operators and voters. Local officials and hotel men doubt governor’s authority and fear liquor sales will be halted next Sunday.
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Mays Landing
Atlantic County
Supreme Court
Thomas W. Trenchard
Fort
Nquor
Atlantic City
Grand Jury
State Excise Commission
Stoy
Johnson
Justice Trenchant
Bighbee
Major Stoy
Trenchard
Vice Presidential Candidate Guests Spend Night in Baggage Car
Democratic vice presidential hopeful John Worth Kern along with Thomas R. Marshall and Isenbarger arrived in Logansport in a Panhandle baggage car from Remington. Marshall and his wife and Isenbarger joined Kern at local after an overnight ride with a reception by depot staff and Monon and Panhandle crews.
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Larry
Guy Hensley
Panhandle
Kern
J. B. Shultz
East Market
Marshall
Remington
State Line
The
Monon
Lafayette
Reynolds
Hitle
Monticello
Caty
Mr. Marshall
Isenbarger
Barnett
Mrs. Marshall
Winamac
Hunter
Stewart
Hensley
Evansville Police Probe Mystery After Blood Pool Found
Evansville Ind August 27 fragments of a woman's clothing were found near a pool of blood on Pigeon Creek eight miles from the city. Evidence from ground marks suggests a struggle earlier today. Police say it might prove to be a murder mystery.
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Associated Press
Evansville
Ind
Pigeon Creek
Revolution on in Persia now
Persia faces a sweeping upheaval as national agencies challenge royal authority. The revolution signals a major shift in governance and tests the legitimacy of divine rights claimed by the monarchy.
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Persia
Revolt Spreads in Persia As Parliament Demand Grows
Aug 27 Teheran dispatch reports widespread revolt in western and southern Persia led by constitutionalists. Kurdistan tribes seize power, demand immediate parliament, and govern by insurgent leaders Kazin Khan and allies. Sultanate officials flee or are captured as Kerman falls and battles kill hundreds.
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Laristan
Kermen
Kerman
Kazin Khan
Taft's Good Time in the Parlor at Homestead Hotel
In Hot Springs on August 27 Taft and family received a formal farewell from 350 hotel guests who offered silver loving cups. Burr McIntosh lectured with views of Taft’s careers and pastimes as speeches, music, and a reception followed, with Taft greeting every guest.
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Hot Springs
Homestead Hotel
Judge Taft
Mrs. Taft
Charles Taft
Burr McIntosh
Mr. Taft
Artist Ferdinand Earl freed on $2000 bail in Goshen NY
Ferdinand Earl, arrested on a wife beating charge and who refused bail, was released today on $2000 bail posted by himself and his brother. He said he would return to his Monroe home and seek reconciliation with his wife.
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Associated Press
Goshen
N. Y
Ferdinand Earl
Earl
Monroe
Eminent Divine Mackay Dies Suddenly in Portland
Rev. Don ald Sage Mackay D D L T D president of the general synod of the Reformed Church of America died suddenly in Portland union station while en route to Blue Hill. He had suffered illness for over a year and once led the Collegiate church of St Nicholas in New York City. Miss Helen Gould and Mrs Russel Sage are parish members.
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Associated Press
Portland
Donald Sage Mackay
New York
General Synod of the Reformed Church of America
Union Station
Blue Hill
Mackay
St. Nicholas
Roosevelt
Helen Gould
Russell Sage
Elks Hold Unconventional Island Fish Fry on Kienly’s Island
Nearly two hundred Elks and guests attended a fish fry on Kienly's Island last night. Special Valley Traction cars ferried attendees there and back. Log rolling and fires lit by Japanese lanterns added informal camaraderie as music filled the air and tales of boyhood echoed under an ideal sky.
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Elks
Kienly
Valley Traction Company
The
Tanners Organizing at National Leather Fair
About one hundred representatives from various cities met at the Coliseum during the national shoe and leather manufacturers fair to form a national association of tanners. Officers elected include President August H. Vogel Milwaukee Treasurer J D Neilson Cincinnati Secretary John E Wilder Chicago and nineteen vice presidents named.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Shoe and Leather Manufacturers’ Fair
National Association of Tanners
August H. Vogel
Milwaukee
J. D. Neilson
Cincinnati
John E. Wilder
Fireman Loses Nose in Peculiar Window Accident
William A. Shane, a Big Four railroad fireman, lost his nose while his train ran beside another near Mt. Carmel Michigan. He had his head out the cab window when a piece of tin flew from the passing car, striking and severing his nose.
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Pinceton
Ind
William A. Shane
Big Four Railroad
Mt. Carmel
Floods recede in Augusta amid fire damage and million dollar losses
Flood waters in Augusta Georgia receded this evening after reaching near the 1888 peak. Losses run from 750000 to 1000000, with damage to goods, private property, and several mills idle for months. Fires destroyed the McDaniel Builders material yard and a 40 car Southern railway train. power and telephones are down. Authorities expect continued relief needs as water recedes slowly.
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McDaniel Builders
North Augusta
Southern Railway
Hamilton
Nixons
Georgia Railway
Georgia
Augusta Railway and Electric Company
Cousin Who Gave Up Coe Alleged Informer in Slaying Case
A mob of about 4500 colored men and boys assaulted the home of Claude Andrews, cousin of Jesse Coe, accusing him of informing on the man who killed Patrolman Russell. Detectives intervened, Andrews was found in a relative’s house, and police dispersed the crowd on Cora Street near Senate Avenue.
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Associated Press
Indianapolis
Claude Andrews
Jesse Coe
Russell
Bryant
Kenty
Cora Street
Senate Avenue
Andrews
John Morgan
Races Postponed In Readville Grand Circuit Meet
Readville Massachusetts August 27. Grand Circuit trotting races postponed due to heavy track condition. Remaining class events canceled with only stake races scheduled for tomorrow and Saturday.
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Associated Press
Readville
Mass
Miss Lulu May Ryman Guests Miss Grace Kistler
Miss Lulu May Ryman of Fitzgerald Georgia is the guest of Miss Grace Kistler on East Broadway during her visit.
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Lulu May Ryman
Fitzgerald, Ga
Grace Kistler
East Broadway
Bungoed Professor Regains Land From Confidence Swindle
Prof. W. G. Schroeder former Notre Dame languages chair recovered title to land once lost in a swindle by two Chicago confidence men. He had traded the property for defunct Standard Oil bonds that had sat for twenty years before the return of his title.
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South Bend
W. G. Schroeder
Notre Dame Univrsity
Chicago
Standard Oil Company
Trusted Agent to Wear Stripes
A Tipton man, Will Cottingham, former Indiana Union Traction employee, was sentenced to the Jeffersonville reformatory for embezzlement after fleeing Ottawa, Canada with $3,000. He pleaded guilty, showing little defense, and will serve two to fourteen years, affecting his wife, two children, and the paramour Mrs. Fred Cravens who moved to Indianapolis with her husband.
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Jeffersonville
Ottawa
Canada
Tipton County
Elliott
Cottingham
Fred Cravens
Tipton
Fred Craven
Indianapolis
Mine Officers in a Squabble
In Terre Haute on August 27 Associated Press reports Hudson Mine Workers Union charter was revoked by national president T. L. Lewis. District No. 11 officials say they will recognize the members as union men. W. D. Vanhorn, district president, backs the local and district, while strikers refuse to work until the driver is reinstated.
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Associated Press
Terre Haute
T. L. Lewis
Hudson Mine Workers’ Union
District of
Bryan Speech Favors Bank Deposit Guaranty in Topeka
W. J. Bryan spoke to a packed Topeka audience on guaranty of bank deposits. He contrasted the guaranty plan with the Postal Savings bank, citing banker support and deposits protection, and noted Oklahoma’s success with state charters. He criticized Kansas Republicans for a weak platform and urged stronger depositor security.
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W. J. Bryan
Garfield Park
Knights of Pythias
Mr. Bryan
Kansas City
Bryan
Kansas
Taft
Breidenthal
Bansas
Guaranty Bank
Postal Savings Bank
Haskell
Congress
United States Senate
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