GONG HOURS AND POOR PAY BOY SEEKS LIFE ENDING DESPAIR
A fifteen year old, Philip Cohen, attempted suicide in a bare room at 215 Monroe Street. Neighbors fled from fumes, he was found unconscious, revived at Gouverneur Hospital, and later committed to the Children's Society as a juvenile delinquent. Judge Hoyt urged hope, and Philip was placed with a probation officer who found him a job within hours.
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New York
Philip Cohen
Mooroe
Madison Street
Gleason
Philip
Louie
Gouverneur Hospital
Cleveland
Children's Society
Hoyt
Children’s Court
Louis
Justics Hoyt
Herman Simon
Jewish Protectors
Russian village destroyed by fire Kostroma fire devastates area
A telegram from St Petersburg reports a Kostroma blaze burning twenty eight people fatally injuring fifty and destroying three hundred houses in Kostroma and sweeping into an adjoining village wiping out two hundred ninety more. Kostroma in Central Russia has about forty two thousand residents and a textile industry.
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Berlin
Kostroma
St Petersburg
Governor Cole L Blease accused of insult at Belton ticket window
In Columbia South Carolina Governor Blease denies insulting Miss Rogers a Southern Railway ticket agent at Belton claiming he was entitled to a ticket. The incident reportedly happened as a crowd waited for a train and spurred impeachment talk led by Times editor J A Willis. The governor also revoked three notaries public amid the controversy.
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Columbia
S. C
Cole
L. Blease
Willis
Elease
Miss Rogers
Belton Times
de Clares
Aster and party land away from New York Yacht Club
Colonel Jacob J. Aster with Miss Madeline Force and family arrived in New York from Newport aboard the yacht Noma. A large crowd and many reporters gathered at Twenty fourth Street and East River as the party landed at a distance from the yacht club area, then rode away in an automobile to avoid the throng.
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New York
Jacob J. Aster
Madeline Force
Katherine Porce
Newport
Twentyfourth Street
East River
Aator
New York Yacht Club
Seven prisoners escape county jail by sawing bars
Seven men confined in Camden County jail escaped early today by sawing the front bars of a large cell. All had been sentenced from ten to twenty days for minor offenses.
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Camden
N. J
SIGHT RESTORED BY HYPNOTISM NEWORK STORY
George H Swineston a New York police retiree blinded in 1903 read ordinary print after hypnotism by Dr Alfred J Fox at the Hotel Frederick Fifty sixth Street near Broadway The doctor also previously treated Melchitt Luysterberg a paralytic warding off three years The subject required two treatments Swineston who lives at 418 West Fortieth Street could not meet the hypnotist gaze yet he was put into a hypnotic state after several days of gentle testing
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Nework
George H. Swineston
New York Police
Alfred J. Fox
Frederick
Fifty-sixth Street
Broadway
Fox
Melchitt Luysterberg
St. Mark’s Hospital
Luysterberg
West Fortieth Street
Swineston
Blind ex-policeman hopes for return to force after doctor
Swineston, a retired officer disabled and partially sighted, sought help from Dr. Fox after hearing of a hypnotist claimed to restore sight. After a near hour sleep and whispered assurances, he read large print and said his eyes were strengthening. He asked if he could rejoin the force someday.
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Swineston
The
Journal
St. Mark’s
Dr. Fox
Free School for Colored Deaf and Blind Children in Newport News
The Virginia State School for Deaf and Blind Children in Newport News will open its third session in mid September. Last year 54 pupils enrolled, and authorities hope to admit 100 next session, but funding and awareness among colored families remain issues. The school provides trades like sewing, cooking, farming, and reading, with strong emphasis on literacy for the blind and practical skills for both groups. Governor Mann visited and praised the students’ work, with plans to expand dressmaking and hair-caning for the blind girls and refinements in crafts.
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Newport News
Virginia State School For
Virginia
Richmond
Mann
Byrd Declined to Aid Beattie Murder Prosecution
Judge James M. Gregory of Chesterfield county rejected Richard Evelyn Byrd's offer to assist in prosecuting Henry Clay Beattie Jr., who faces wife murder charges. Gregory stated Byrd’s help would not reduce county costs, and Byrd’s intermediary was described as not pressing to enter the case. The Commonwealth’s Attorney declared confidence in handling the trial without Byrd’s participation.
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Chesterfield
Henry Clay Beattie, Jr
James M. Gregory
Commonwealth
Chesterfield County
Richard Evelyn Byrd
Byrd
House of Delegates
Gregory
Ware Regord
Haskins Hobson
Powhatan
Hobson
Beattia
Alse Beattie
Carpetera
Henry
Beulah
Phil V. Cochill
Coghill
State Senate
Chesterfield Murder Trial Affects Local Politics and Courthouse Prep
The case involving Beattie and Beulah Binford intertwines with Chesterfield County politics as Commonwealth's Attorney Byrd weighs in and Judge Gregory faces Hobson Hobson in a tight race. Vivid scene forms outside the courthouse with crowds, vendors, and a security build up as Beattie and Beulah await trial.
Doctor Norwood fathered divorce suit over alleged infidelity
Dr Paul Norwood, practicing at 223 West Forty-third Street Manhattan, faces a Brooklyn county suit from Bertha Mason Norwood seeking $25 weekly alimony, $400 counsel fees, and permanent custody of their seven year old Josephine. The petition traces alleged marital tensions since 1896, noting suspicions sparked by May discoveries and a night at the Hotel Munchitian with another woman.
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New Oak
Paul Norwood
West Forty-third Street
Manhattan
Brooklyn
Bertha Mason Norwood
Shore Road
Sheepshead
Norwood
Josephine Maran Norwood
Elfe
Cherwood
Mun-chitian
Raokiyn
Ilarry van Finlay
van Finlay
Kim
Fisher Arrives as Interior Secretary in Washington
Walter L. Fisher arrived in Washington to succeed Richard A. Hallinger as Secretary of the Interior. A House member commented on Fisher’s photographs noting an unusually long chin and strong jaw. Murdock of Kansas predicted he would need them if he suffers as many hard licks as Ballinger did.
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Walter L. Fisher
Washington
Richard A. Hallinger
Interior
House of Representatives
Fisher
Murdock
Kansas
Ballinger
Parson Solomon Rival Song Prompts Controversy
The Rev Dr Pedro Ihen of Holy Ghost Evangelical Lutheran Church in St Louis publishes a two line love song with music by Lene Fleming, described as hot stuff when paired with a guitar. He says the love songs of Solomon inspired the verses and hints at more works to come.
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ST. Louis
Pedro Lhen
Holy Ghost Evangelical Lutheran Church
Lene Fleming
Tifen
Salomon
Wreck of Flyer Leaves Six Dead and Thirty-Eight Hurt
Fort Wayne Indiana special. The Pennsylvania Railroad flyer wrecked after jumping tracks at a speed near ninety miles per hour. Six crew members were killed and more than thirty injured. four hospital patients may die. All the dead were crew except one passenger. Hospitals and surgeons rallied to treat the injured as railroad men note the shocking speed and suddenness of the crash.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Roines
Mies
Dwadell
Porter
Valentine Snyder
Crestiin
Virginia trotter division ships from Walton Farm to Roanoke and Richmond
Walton Farm ships thirty five trotters and pacers to Roanoke and Richmond for the Virginia State Fair. Orchestrated by Railey A Macey and C F Rose, the lineup includes Red Mavie Red Prodigal Red Cat and several yearlings and two year olds by Red Leo. The article notes strong performances at Cleveland Grand Circuit and previews Labor Day races with local eligibles and a promising three year old filly Regardless Red in Rose’s stable.
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Walton Farm
Virginia
Walton
Falls Mills
Roanoke
Philadelphia
Railey A. Macey
Mr. Walton
Red Maveie
Red Leo
Red Prodigal
Vito
Red Caliban
Red Cat
Jim Red
Hel Hildecarde
Allerton
Jack McGrath
Beardless Maid
Dave Devil
Hall Jewell
Bond Issue
Bondman
Diligentia
Expedition
Boralma
Poreal
Richmond
C. F. Rose
Watton Farm
Rose
Knup McCarthy
Red Teo
Kenlight
Pacer
McKinney
Lightning
Alcantara
Rose Graham
Terrose
Meera
Full Brother
Hose Graham
Red Woods
Tred Lee
Interocean
Voodoo
Red
Regardless Red
Regardless Maid
C. Tl. Rose
State Fair Grounds
Louw Dillon
Dare Devil
Prince Regent
Old Mother Donovan Dies in New York at 100
Elizabeth Donovan known as Old Mother Donovan died in Bellevue after a long illness from a broken hip. A resident of East Thirty-third Street for sixty years she came from Ireland. Autopsy planned to determine exact cause.
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New York
Elizabeth Donovan
East Thirty-third Street
Donovan
Hellevue
Senator Porah Endorses Child Labor Bureau Bill
Washington D C Special Senator Porah for the Committee on Labor favors to Senate the bill to create a bureau of child labor in the Department of Commerce and Labor as part of labor reform efforts.
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Washington
D. C
Porah
Committee On Labor
Senate
Bureau of
Department of Commerce and Labor
Virginia fair circuit speeds into nine harness and running meets
The Virginia fair circuit unveils a nine-meeting schedule with over 32000 in harness purses and about 10000 for running races. Kickoff in Galax September 18, then Tazewell Roanoke Lynchburg Richmond Petersburg Suffolk Farmville and Emporia through early November. Early closing purses range 400 to 2000 for trot and pace. Virginia State Pair at Richmond offers 66000 in five early events and eight open purses of 600 each.
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W. J. Carter
Virginia Fair Circuit
J. F. Flippo
Roanoke
Galax
Tazewell
Lynchburg
Richmond
Petersburg
Suffolk
Farmville
Emporia
Virginia
Lkely
Prohibition Movement Targets Obscene Post Cards in Virginia
A Virginia reform wave seeks to ban mailing obscene postcards mirroring Michigan actions. A censorship board under the governor may review postcard designs before publication, with legislation to empower authorities and impose strict penalties. Postal law directs postmasters to remove such cards from mail.
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Richmond
Michigan
General Assembly
Congressman H. C. Loudenslager Dies in New Jersey
Camden report states Representative H C Loudenslager died August 12 at his home in Paulsboro Gloucester County from typhoid fever. He was fifty nine and had served in Congress since the fifty third session.
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N. J
Camden
H. C. Loudenslager
Paulsboro
Gloucester County
Congress
London Strikes End as Dockers Return to Work After Settlement
London describes a quiet city as dockers and transport workers strike, with mob spirit in parts of England and Scotland. About 60,000 idle workers resume duties after a settlement granting wage increases and union recognition, following a week of port blockades that threatened famine conditions.
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London
England
Scotland
Rioting in Manchester strikes and violence flare
In Manchester England a strike by tram employers and sympathizers with other workers led to clashes with police. Rioting caused multiple injuries as demonstrators protested for higher wages in Britain's industrial hub.
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Manchester
Eng
Great Britain
Glasgow tramcar strike erupts into riots in Scotland
In Glasgow a tramcar and railroad workers strike sparked rioting with strikers seizing and damaging cars and attacking strike-breakers. Police struggled to restore order, resulting in forty arrests and many injuries as mobs clashed with authorities during a sympathetic action for dockers and other English unions.
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Glasgow
Scotland
Engand
Rail unions seek talks. strike risk looms nationwide
Chicago dispatch: Employees of several trans Continental railroads served strike notices over wage and hour disputes. Unions asked for conferences within thirty days. If a strike occurs, nationwide disruption and losses are projected well above 50 million dollars, possibly double.
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Chicago
Ill
Its KNOWS SECRET Or WHY ITS WOT
Special Professor Harry J. Frankenfield, government forecaster, explains a hot air belt around the world. He says the earth is trapped in a stagnant hot air belt 25 000 miles long 3 000 miles wide and forty miles high stretching near the equator. Relief may come when cooler air punctures the belt. He cites atmospheric pressure disturbance as the cause and rules out Halley's Comet.
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Washington, D. C
Harry J. Frankenfield
Kgine
Hatley
Taft Plans Veto of Statehood Bill for Arizona Recall Issue
President Taft arrived at the White House with aides and stenographers and prepared to send a veto message on the Statehood bill. The move targets the recall of the judiciary in the Arizona Constitution, with a joint veto of both Arizona and New Mexico measures considered. Cabinet met briefly to discuss the veto before Taft leaves for Ocean Grove to address a Methodist camp meeting.
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Washington, D. c
Taft
Archibald Butt
Beverly
White House
Arizona
Congress
New Mexico
Ocean Grove
N. J
New Jersey
True Bill Found Against Beattie for Murder
Indictment against Henry Clay Beattie Jr accusing him of feloniously shooting Louise Owen Beattie with a shotgun in Chesterfield County on July 18, 1911, causing her death. Jurors find he killed her with malice aforethought, violating the Commonwealth’s peace.
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Henry C. Beattie, Jr
Commonwealth of Virginia
Chesterfield
Henry Clay Beattie, Jr
Louise Owen Beattie
Commonwealth
Henry Clay Beattie
Beattie Witness Told to Keep Mouth Shut in Beattie Murder Case
Richmond special report outlines Henry Clay Beattie pressuring Paul Beattie to remain silent after the death of Beattie's wife. The prosecutor plans to use Paul Beattie's testimony regarding the gun purchase and conversations as Henry Beattie faces trial for murder.
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Paul Beattie
Richmond
Cour Beattie
Henry Clay Beattie
Henry Beattie
Hin
Skury Mentine
Menry
Fe Mac Wan
Henry
Paul
Beattle
Faul Beattle
Senator Works bills to muzzle press in DC crime reports
A Senate bill by Senator Works of California prohibits publication in Washington newspapers of details of any crime in the District of Columbia. The measure aims to curb coverage of criminal cases by restricting press details in the capital.
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Washington
National Capital
Senate
Senator Works
California
District of Columbia
Midnight clash leaves two dead in Hanford area
Two persons were killed and two mortally wounded in a midnight fight between Americans and Chinese near Hanford California. The report came via a telegram from the sheriff of Kings County.
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Fresno
Cal
Hanford
King’s County
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