Texas and Nebraska conventions open with factional heat
August 15 reports from Dallas Houston and Lincoln sketch Texas Republicans reorganized under E H R Green of Terrell and J C Gibbons while Democrats rally around Bryan. Bailey applauds Bryan as Taft emerges as topic. Nebraska fusion discussion centers on governor race with Barge vs field and possible Bryan endorsement.
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Bryan
Bailey
Taft
Hetty Green
Nebraska
Lincoln
Ned
Pittside
George W. Barge
Berga
Usue
Bryanne
Arso
Probing at Toledo in Ohio briefs
Ohio news notes from Toledo and nearby towns. Witness Wellington R. Burt testifies in ice trust and railroad inquiry about freight practices. Other items report a dairyman driven to insanity, an automobile accident, a murder, crane accident fatalities, a train boarding fatality, canned salmon deaths, lye ingestion, a severe Indiana storm, and a carbolic acid antidote with alcohol.
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Buckeye
Toledo
Ice Trust and Railway
Wellington R. Burt
Ann Arbor
Burt
Toledo Ice and Coal Company
Ice Company
Clements
H. E B. Myers
Pere Marquette Railroad
Michigan Lake Ice Company
G A R Parade at Reunion in Saratoga and Kansas fight for chief
Minneapolis dispatch reports 15000 veterans marched in a two mile parade as G A R reunions filled Saratoga and surrounding hotels. Governor Johnson, Commander Tanner, and R B Brown spoke while a circular attacking Kansas candidate P H Coney circulated. Two veterans died and a lynching history surfaced during the encampment.
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Women‘s Relief Corps
Gov. Johnson
Tanner
R. B. Brown
Zanesville
Grand Army
P. H. Coney
Kansas
Coney
111Th New York Infantry
J. H. Burke
Burlington
Kan
Pauley Hotel
George H. Smith
First New York Dragoons
Capture of Escaped Man After Train Trick Near Newcastle
A man escaped from Newcastle and fled toward New Decatur. He was lured by a ruse and the train was driven into a shop yard. With five men assisting, the negro was captured.
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Newcastle
New Decatur
Browne's Release Over Extradition Treaty Violation
New York August 16 Charles Browne former examiner of silks in the customs service was ordered freed from Sing Sing by Judge Hough on habeas corpus. He had been brought from Canada where he fled after bail and was taken to prison. Browne's counsel argued the extradition treaty was violated and that he was kidnapped. Also in Lancaster Pennsylvania firemen on a new low grade line threaten to strike over helpers due to 15 miles of upgrade and heavy coal shoveling.
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New York
Charles £. Browne
Government Customs Service
Sing Sing
Hough
United States Court
Browne
Canada
United States
Lancaster
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Columbia
Enola
Harrisburg
Rate Bill Discussion By Railway Lawyers At Atlantic City
More than 60 lawyers from major eastern railroads gathered in Atlantic City to study the railway rate bill slated to take effect August 29. The conference includes chief counsels general solicitors and other legal department members.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Mississippi River
Ohio River
New England
Keystone Airline to Link New York and Chicago via Pittsburg
Pennsylvania plan calls for the New York, Pittsburg and Chicago Airline to be a 65 mile shorter route, traversing bituminous and anthracite fields. Three year build, electric locomotives from start, crossing the Alleghenies 400 feet lower than rival lines.
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Pittsburg
Keystone
Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
Joseph Ramsey
Wabash Railroad
New York
Chicago
Pennsylvania Railroad
Allegheny Mountains
New York, Pittsburg
BOUNCERS ARRESTED AND Coney Island Riots Halted
Six inspector arrests disrupt Coney Island surface services as passengers are bounced from cars. Brooklyn Rapid Transit officials suspend all surface lines to calm Sunday rioting while elevated services expand. Additional arrests follow as the crackdown against assault continues and drivers bail out.
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Seaside
New York
Coney Island
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company
William Hefferman
William ©. Newberry
Frederick J. Gulliver
Brooklyn Line
Frederick Lewis
James Tierney
Frank Perri
Shooting Affray In Brownsville Involves Negro Troops
Angered by a rank search and pursuit of a man who attacked Mrs. Leon Evans, a battalion of negro federal troops from Fort Brown fired on Brownsville Main Street. One bartender, Frank Natus, died. policeman Joseph Domingue was wounded. a horse and windows were hit as troops returned to their garrison. Governor Lanham declined to dispatch state troops, saying federal authorities will handle arrests. Also notes deaths and trials of notable figures and a new Latin American club formed in San Jose Costa Rica.
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Texas
Brownsville
Tex
Leon Evans
Fort Brown
Main Street
Frank Natus
Joseph Domingue
Louis R. Cowan
F.be. Stark
Miller Hotel
Dallas
Lanham
Grain and Live Stock Market Prices Across Cities
Market notes list detailed price ranges for cattle hogs sheep and lambs calves and grains across Chicago East Buffalo Pittsburg Cleveland Cincinnati Boston and Toledo. Prices cover common to prime cattle hogs including shipping steers fat cows prime netheres and market lambs with regional variations and brief bulk meat figures.
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Chicago
Buffalo
Pittsburg
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Boston
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Delaine
Indiana
Toledo
Colonial Carelessness and a Fatal Ambush in Texas
A colonial era cautionary sketch recalls deadly accidents from poisonous berries to powder explosions. It cites Hartford powder mishaps and Andover fire deaths, noting fragile safety practices. The piece closes with Marietta, Indian Territory news: Dr Graham’s killer, Ben Steward, was shot by unknown assailants, Cal Steward fleeing on horseback.
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Hartford
Andover
Marietta
I. T
Dr. Graham of
Holder
Ajax plant blast injures seven in Philadelphia
Seven men were injured by a metal explosion at Ajax metal company’s Philadelphia plant. Other items note dry votes in Mechanicsburg and an array of local incidents including a burglary fire in Center Michigan, a Longworth re election bid, a fatal shooting near Newcastle, a fatal runaway accident in Kent, a quarry strike on Kelly’s Island that failed with over 450 older workers returning to work.
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Ajax Metal Company
Philadelphia
Mechanicsburg
J. A. Rutter
Center
Mich
Longworth
Cincinnati
Roosevelt
William Duff
Newcastle
Arthur Enz
Kent
Elephant
Circus Grounds
Kelly’s Island
Sandusky
Clever Youngster Baseball Form Joke Card
A humorous baseball themed exchange shows a boy teasing his mother by pretending to be bad to justify yesterday’s penny. The playful banter centers on a penny given for good behavior and the boy’s clever twist.
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Tommy
It Was Worth the Five Heiress Says Offers of Marriage
A rich heiress recalls saying she had five marriage offers last week to a very beautiful but poor girl. The reply notes the poorer girl received declarations of love instead, implying different social fortunes.
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Fortunatte
Boiling meat and steak deal at Paul’s Fish and Meat Market
A fragment notes low prices at Paul’s Fish and Meat Market on North Erle Street offering boiling meat at 6c and a juicy steak at 100 pert, signaling a local bargain in groceries.
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Paul's Fish and Meat Market
North Erle Street
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