Saloon Attack Case Nets Noted Policeman Suspect
A West Side woman tells Magistrate Corrigan a dark haired officer plied her with drinks in a saloon near 38th Street and Ninth Avenue, then assaulted her. She bit his cheek during the struggle and was taken to West 37th Street station. the officer could not be located for the afternoon hearing. The woman also says she has a baby and asks to shield her mother from the charge.
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Twente
Corrigan
Intoxico
Corr
Corrizan
McKiever
West Thirtyseventh Street
Thirty-Eigth Street
Ninth Avenue
Kiddo
West Thirty-seventh Street
Darrow Defense Opens in Jury Bribery Case
Los Angeles special. Clarence Darrow defense argues the prosecution seeks conviction on suspicions and accuses state witness Bert Franklin of perjury. Horace Appell likens Judas Iscariot to trial officials and denounces Assistant DA Ford as dirty. Defense claims a systematic trap aimed at convicting Darrow from the start.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Clarence Darrow
Bert Frank Mu
Horace Appell
Darrow
Judas Iscariot
Appell
Ford
Nominating Ceremony Underway for Governor Marshall in Indianapolis
Indianapolis prepares for a grand notification of Governor Thomas Marshall as the Democratic vice presidential candidate. Tom Taggart chairs the arrangement committee with Judie Alton Parker heading the notification committee. A large parade and ceremonies are planned for Tuesday in gala attire to honor the Indiana native son.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Thomas Marshall
Democratic Party
Tom Taggart
Judie Alton B. Parker
Tragedy at Wendling Corner Ends in Family Deaths
Neighbors find Bert Dearolph painter his wife and daughter dead in their home a half mile from Wendling Corner in Shippensburg Pa. Mrs Dearolph strangled and shot her head blown off by a rifle the daughter shot in the breast Dearolph tied a rubber tube to a gas jet with string and gas escaped as he died.
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Shippenville
Bert Dearelph
Wendling Corner
Dearelph
Major Frenchs Estate Worth 2 746 250 Dollars
Fredericksbury Virginia special. A New York dispatch reports Major Seth Barton French former partner of J Pierpont Morgan left an estate valued at 2 746 250 dollars. Widow Mary Walker French receives income of 1 080 000 dollars and a cash of 400 000 dollars. Executorships filed in New York Supreme Court. French had died at courts in Greece Servia Russia and Italy while living in Paris. He leaves with daughter Wil a Clarice II French.
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Fredericksburg
New York
Sur
Seth Barton French
J. Pierpont Morgan
Mary Walker French
Sutre
Berlin
Greece
Servia
Russia
Italy
Paris
van Alen
Heron
Wila Clarice II
Memorial chapel and distant lions in magazine piece
Neh formerly resided here and died in Florida. his daughter Miss Eneh was honored with a granite memorial chapel. Major French’s chapel became a memorial and was presented to the terran Church. French died in 1912. his funeral occurred at the French Memorial chapel and he was buried in the City Cemetery. A June American Magazine excerpt by Stewart Edward White discusses Africa and a single lion, noting a specimen weighing about six hundred pounds with a length of over eleven feet from nose to tail, and its immense strength and intelligent, focused nature.
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Neh
New York
Misseneh
Major French
French
Florida
Mis
Stewart Edward White
Africa
Steed
Hon
Leo
Rebels Attack La Dura in Sonora Night of Fierce Fighting
Reports from railroad officials describe a heavy clash at La Dura Sonora as twelve hundred Mexican rebels attacked the town and were repulsed by the federal garrison after a nightlong engagement. Governor Maytorens is with the federal troops. six hundred rebels are said to be near Lamesa, marching to reinforce La Dura.
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Tucson
Ariz
la Dura
Sonora
Maytorens
Lamesa
High Ceremonial for Dead Convicts in New York
In a special New York report from 236 Walbers Street near Little Italy a ceremonial funeral is described for five murderers executed at Sing Sing. Dressed in shrouds the condemned lie in a chapel as Italians pass by the caskets. A public collection funds the interment with high vermontals to follow. The procession includes brass bands and four-horse hearses, with crucifixes on the chests and the names Lorenzi ai, Salvatore Filipe De Maree, Angelo Gulsta and Vincensa Conn listed among those honored.
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New York
Jitti
Tmaertebkins
Walberes Street
Titile Italy
Mary
Sing Sing
Canalles
Collins
Lorenzi Ai
Salvatore and
Filipe de Maree
Angelo Gulsta
Vincensa Conn
Corsican Strikes Iceberg En Route to Liverpool
The Corsican with 500 passengers struck an iceberg off the Newfoundland coast while sailing from Montreal to Liverpool. Initial reports say the ship is in no danger, with minor damage to the stern. Captain Cook and North Atlantic commanders are cautioned. Lake Champlain aided from the scene.
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London
New Foundland
Montreal
Liverpool
Allen Line
Cook
North Atlantic
Lake Champlain
Plane crash during army aviation display ends near miss
An accident at 1,000 feet during a spectacular Army aviation show halted a parade. Pilot Havens lost engine control, veered toward spectators, cavalry officers pushed the crowd back, and his Curtiss biplane collided with Goulois Burgess Wright, breaking a wing and forcing repairs. Brig. Gen. Tasker Bliss and Governor Dix watched.
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CNTEE
Stratford
Conn
Prrate Miewkwith Flavens
Havens
Goulois
Burgess-Wright
Curtiss
Tasker
Buss
Dix
Hydroplane crashes in Plymouth harbor during maneuvers
Special reports a new army hydro aeroplane piloted by Lieutenants Arcad and Kirman crashing in Plymouth Harbor while en route from Marblehead to Stratford Connecticut for war maneuvers. The craft struck the water with heavy impact as it descended near the harbor.
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Plymouth
Mass
Army Hydro-Aeroplance
Arcad
Kirman
Marblehead
Stratford
Conn
Aviators Rescued After Pontoon Crash Mechanized Rescue
Two aviators were rescued after their pontoon craft sank following a crash. They sustained injuries but were saved by belts that prevented sinking until a boat reached them. The wrecked machine was irreparable and towed ashore by a motor boat the same day.
Atlantic Steamship Prince George Runs Ashore in Fog
The Prince George, en route from Yarmouth to Halifax with passengers, ran ashore in thick fog on the Nova Scotia coast after leaving Yarmouth. Some travelers were seasick and were removed by tugboats, then returned to the ship as danger subsided. The captain expects to reach Boston tomorrow.
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Halifax
N. 5
Prince George
Treleht
Posten
Jonving Yarmouth
N. S
Baston
Porpey George
Ward to accompany Knox to Tokio for emperor funeral
Rear Admiral Aaron A. Ward will be the naval attache to Japan accompanying Secretary Knox. He will travel from Washington to Tokyo for the funeral of Emperor Matsuhito on September 9. Rear Admiral Summey Staunton could not go due to a leg injury, so Ward will accompany the party.
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Ward
SEC
KNON
Washington
Knox Tleyand
Aaron A. Ward
Tokio
Matsuhito
Summey Staunton
Promenade Stars Arrested In Philadelphia Theft Scandal
Magistrate in Central Police Station charged two young women Rose Dell 24 and Bertha Carl 22 with taking 2.17 from Peter Politz after a night out with him and a café visit. Dell described as a song and dance artist and Carl as a snake handler with a touring circus.
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Philadelphia
MacFarlana
Central Police Station
Rose Dell
Monton Street
Third
Bertha Carl
South Ban Croft Street
Reed
Peter Politz
Ringe Avenue
Kelcher
MacFarland
Polit
Rose
Bertha
Market Street
Polles
Politw
Mifor
Cooper
Pal
Polita
Rosie
Dell
Carl
Next Case Called After Magistrate Deliberation
The magistrate nods toward the other girl and suggests a winter dance. He tells her to rest for about thirty days to prepare for the next season and then orders the next case to proceed.
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MacKarkane
Disease Fight Feels Toll as Public Health Officer Falls
Washington D C Special A Marine Hospital Service officer battling Rocky Mountain spotted fever is rushed to Washington from Montana. Dr McClintic, who studied the disease for two years, will be treated at Georgetown University Hospital as the fever spreads through mountain states. Other officers recount near misses and fatal cases in the line of duty. The illness is described as a febrile disease with a distinctive skin eruption and possible postwar gangrene, with experiments failing to identify how ticks acquire the germ.
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Washington
D. C
Public Health On
Marine Hospital Service
BP. A. Surg
McChatle
Montana
Guayquill
Ecuador
W. W. Miller
Goldenberg
New York
W. Cc.tucker
McClintie
Darrow Trial Proceedings Shift Earlier Start Today
Horace Appel opened the Darrow defense at 9 o'clock as attorneys seek to finish the case this week. Chief Counsel Earl Rogers expected to argue the jury tomorrow, with Darrow’s closing argument set for Wednesday morning if needed. A record crowd filled the courthouse early.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Darrow
Horace Appel
Earl Rogers
Rogers
Beard ban at bank sparks employer clash in office
A clerk faced the bank president over facial hair, insisting on growing a beard. The president ruled against it, saying facial hair is not allowed during office hours and ordered the clerk to shave. The exchange highlighted strict dress and appearance standards at work.
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James
Taft and Knox Discuss Intervention in Nicaragua
United States officials weigh sending military supervision to Nicaragua after rebel actions and threats to foreigners. Marines from Panama and a protected cruiser Denver are positioned for rapid deployment to Corinto to protect property and restore order, as diplomatic protests intensify.
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Washington, D.C
United States
Taftami
Knox
Nicaragua
White House
Cuba
Mexico
Dangion
Weltvel
Managua
Meon
I.p
Dinereeo
Panama
Corinto
Thc Vanogun
Holte
Annapelis
Maneena
Dixne
Weitzel
antinekKte Reids
Denver
Corin
Navy Department
Ponomsa
Philadelphia Richmond Tenderloin raid closes many houses
A dawn view squad led by Terry Jincobs of the Department of Public Safety raided Philadelphia and Richmond venues, closing thirty houses and arresting 150. Wagons transported many women to jail while thousands watched the operation as part of a city wide cleanup campaign.
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Richmond
Terry Jincobs
Department of Public Safety
Death by own hand at canal bank in Richmond
Winitip Meisel Jr a 54 year old secretary treasurer of A D Shepard Lamber Co Richmond’s Mutual Building left work after 8 and was found dead on a canal bank near a pump house. A carbolic acid bottle and a farewell letter were found. The cause is attributed to a nervous breakdown from overwork, with no clear external cause. He left a wife and two children Marie and Alvin.
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Richmond
Winitip Meisel, Jr
Flinstroad Street
A. dl
Shepard Jaother
Meisel
Siiele
Bijis Taahy
Cine
ACTL
Shepard Lamber
Hic
Mutual
Mr. Meisel
Tie
Tod
A Queer Predicament at Portland Poorhouse Paint
Portland Oregon superintendent Mr Jackson repainted a zinc bath with a local enamel preparation claimed to dry hard. A writer notes the unusual choice and questions its durability and safety for institutional use.
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Jackson
Portland
Oregon
Stranded Man Glued in Bath After Sleep
August Strand fell asleep in a hot bath and woke to find his hair back and legs glued to the tub. The door was locked and he could not reach the bell. Rescue broke the door, freed him with difficulty, and he needed medical attention afterward.
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Mnaily
Fragmented reader letters spark political satire across papers
A compilation of mismatched quotes and garbled notes from Virginia and nearby papers mocks politics and figures. Items reference underground wires for campaigns, adjourned bars, fire engines, Roosevelt rioters, and playful misprints about revcut cutter hunts and Taft's veto plans.
Election Briber Caught in Seattle Arrest Case
Special report details Prank Munjauwe arrested by a deputy marshal in Seattle for bribery and padding election expenses in Atlantic City. He admits politicians funded his travel and says plans exist upon return, noting his monthlong stay and prior travels from Winnipesaukee to Montreal before heading to Atlantic City.
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Seattle
Wash
Munjauwe
Atlantic City
N. d
United States
Nwrshial
Beneh
Makane
Europe
Canada
Majane
Winnipes
Montreal
Rinrope
Colonel Roosevelt to testify on police system probe
New York special says chairman Curran of the inquiry into municipal graft plans to call Col Theodore Roosevelt as a witness. He aims to question former police commissioners about the system and its graft. Curran believes Roosevelt can illuminate police methods during his tenure.
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New York
FH. Pl. Curran
Alidermanic Committee
Theodore Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Curran
French Composer Pearl Massenet Dies at Seventy in Paris
Paris report notes the death of Professor Jules Emile Frederic Massenet, famed French composer, at age seventy. His best known operas include Thais Don Caesar De Bazan and Flerodiade.
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Pearl
Paris
Jules Emile Frederic Massenet
Massanet
Don Caesar de Bazan
Suffragettes on Bicycles Halt Churchill Parade
London Aug 18 First Lord of the Admiralty Winston Churchill was blocked by suffragettes riding bicycles as his car moved toward Sandwich. The crowd of women shouted Votes for Women, the car stopped, then sped away, one suffragette briefly knocked from her wheel but unharmed.
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Lord Churchill
London
the Admiralty
Winston Churchill
Sandwich
Mr. Churchill
Protest Against Immigrant Station in Virginia
Richmond special notes immediate action by the State Council of the Junior Order of American Mechanics protesting a Senate bill to establish an immigration station in Norfolk and ease immigration. The order denounces loose laws, advocates selective immigration, and cites socialist and anarchist groups among foreign-born populations while urging decisive steps from state leaders.
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Richmond
State Council
Order of American Mechanics
United States Senate
Chiude A. Swanson
Norfolk
Order
United States
Steen
O der
Virginia
Couneil
William A. Gordon
Rockingham County
EK. E. Wharton
Populist May Endorse Wilsen in St Louis Meeting
In St Louis the Populist party held a national meeting at the HiGie Vocekeine Hotel to decide on endorsing Wilson or Roosevelt. About a hundred delegates attended the roll call amid rumors of a Nebraska faction pressing for a Wilson endorsement led by Thomas S. Pibbles. The platform is expected to include woman suffrage, public utility state control, initiative and referendum, labor protection, and no national ticket for November. Delegates from eastern states were scarce.
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ST. Louis
Parsis
Joliet
Nebraska
Wilson
Congress
United States
Astern States
East
Higher Up Grafters Now Located in New York
A federal grand jury session in New York was to reveal names of the top figures in the extortion syndicate tied to blackmail and graft. Detective Burns and the District Attorney prepared to present evidence against a hotel keeper and others claimed to run the system that drained millions. Seven indictments were anticipated, including one against Sam Schepps, the alleged murder paymaster caught in Hot Springs Arkansas.
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New York
Niller
Jerman Koosenthal
Gritt
Molloe
Phetriet
Witstiikte Wis
Sam Schepps
Hot Springs, Ark
Hen Defends Chickens Ends Snake in Milan Fight
In Sandusky Ohio on a dusty rock near Milan a two foot black snake battled a clucking hen and her twelve chicks. The hen fought for nearly an hour and, with witnesses ready to aid, prevailed when the snake died as the hen withdrew.
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Sandusky
Ohio
Llack
Liao
Milan
Embryonic infant removed from dermoid cyst case in LA
In Los Angeles at the county hospital a dermoid cyst case yielded a complete embryonic infant from a three month growth near the left temple. Dr A T Sullivan performed the operation to relieve paralytic symptoms. The unprecedented removal draws wide attention among surgeons.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Issac Wilderstein
A. T. Sullivan
Convicts Escape From Ohio State Penitentiary
Two convicts escaped over the South wall of the State penitentiary in Columbus Ohio this afternoon amid rifle fire from guards. A third man who tried to escape was recaptured.
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Columbus
Ohio
State Penitentiary
Mother’s Worry Over Maids In Detroit Club Life
In the Detroit Free Press excerpt a mother says she had to fire a new maid after Ig found she neglected the children while she attended club meetings. The mother asserts the maid cared little for the children, treating them as not her own.
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Detroit Free Press
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