Notorious Virginia gambler Spotswood jailed for bootlegging
Police captured Spotswood with sealed bottles of rye and corn whiskey in Richmond. The long-known crime figure ran "Blind Tiger" dens across Virginia and once owned Possum La Hall in Sweet Home Alley. Authorities expect his future to mirror a life of contemplation after jail terms.
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Spotswood
Virginia
Tie
Hill and Akers
Sweet Wome Alley
Broad
Marshall Streets
Possum-La Hall
Octo- Troon
Sweet Home Alley
Richmond
Taft Commutes Benjamin Stein Sentence
President Taft commuting the sentence of Benjamin Stein who, with his father and brother, was convicted in Philadelphia federal court of fraudulently concealing property in bankruptcy. Benjamin receives five months after court had sentenced him to nine months while his father and brother got five months. all three bear court costs.
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Washington, D. C
Taft
Ex Jail Bird Offers Aid To Reformed Convict
William Bourke who quit the Philadelphia City Council amid a blackmail case has confessed his criminal past. John Fehr, American representative of the Chinese Merchants Association, offers Bourke a complete second chance by backing a cigar business setup with stock and fixtures and no strings. Fehr, once imprisoned himself, says Bourke deserves financial help and support for his family as he returns to Philadelphia to face the music.
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Washington, D. C
Philadelphia
Washington Post
William Burke
Ned
John
Nese Merchants’ Association
Jean Faljeon
Fehr
Feliz
Bourke
Ecides
Burke
Burke thanks supporters as he seeks fair chance in Philadelphia fight
Burke pledges to face the music honestly and appeals for public sympathy. He thanks Mayor Blankenburg for kindness and expresses gratitude to supporters, saying he believes the next fight will earn him an honorable place in Philadelphia.
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Blankenburg
Burke
Philadelphia
Senate OKs $20,000 relief for Mexican refugees in Arizona
The House amendment to the Senate resolution appropriating 20000 from a 100000 fund for Mexican refugee relief was agreed to today. The 20000 will be spent for refugees in Arizona.
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Washington, D. C
House
Senate
Arizona
Virginia editors clash over politics and progressives
A collage of editorials critiques Roosevelt Taft and Wilson, noting colonel Roose velts miracles and a broad mix of opinions. The pieces reference Virginia towns Alexandria Staunton Charlottesville and Fredericksburg, plus national figures Woodrow Wilson Teddy Roosevelt and Knox, highlighting campaign themes, suffrage, trusts and taxes.
Elephant Rampage Through En glewood Streets in Chicago
Nero the East African elephant escaped from a circus adjacent tent in En glewood. For two hours the animal trampled sheds and caused debris as police and keepers pursued it. A theft of bananas by the elephant's horse root caused further chaos before capture.
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Chicago
Fll
Nero
Englewood
Ihfy
Sixtieth
Justine
Bluecoats
East Africa
Duel over Woman Ends in Death in Wilkes-Barre
Charlies Williams of Hazleton dies in a hospital from a bullet wound after a duel with Edward Paebler who opened fire at close range. Both suitors for the woman and both jailed. the unnamed woman was consenting to the contest according to police.
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Wilkesbarke
Charlies Williams
Hazleton
Edward Paebler
Williams
Albanian Army Report Captures Salonika
London dispatch reports in Constantinople that an Albanian force of 1500 men may have captured Salonika in European Turkey.
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Salonika
London
Constantinople
Turkey
Thief Grabs Fruit Wagon in Richmond
A fruit wagon on Seventh and Broad in Richmond was left unguarded as a policeman stood distracted. The scene describes the temptation and the powerless stance of the officer against the thief who seized bananas and other orchard products from the loaded tailboard.
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Richmonda VA
New Bulletin Issued to Farmers in Richwood Virginia
Richwood Vermont bulletin from Commissioner of Agriculture G W Koiner mails out 1000 copies of Bulletin No 68. Leading article urges higher wheat yields per acre via intensive methods and careful seeding. Covers Hessian fly control, silo value, fertilizing meadows, winter barley, seed testing, crimson clover, weed control, grass seeding, and fertilizer lime seed analyses.
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Richwond
G. W. Koiner
Commissioner of Agriculture
Virginia
Island-bound after assaulting wife as police cited
Patrick Carr 452 West Sixty third Street was held on $1000 bail for two months by Magistrate Howse after Lizzie Carr reported he kicked her in the face with a shoe and she stabbed him with a can opener. Carr claimed the face step was accidental and blamed his wife’s attempts to restrain him.
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New York
Lizzie
Patrick Carr
West Sixty-third Street
Howse
West Side
Patrick
Renewal of Labor Troubles Threatens Liverpool Docks
At New Gladstone docks four hundred firemen and cranemen walked out as the Dock Board refused to raise wages to the local standard. The action could affect thousands if it widens, with leaders threatening a national strike.
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Liverpool
Eng
Dock Board
Gladstone
Passengers on steamer ill from eating ice cream
One hundred ten travelers aboard the Southern Pacific steamer Antilles contracted ptomaine poisoning from ice cream upon arrival in New Orleans from New York. Most victims are New Yorkers. The report notes a dramatic scene as residents welcome Boy Scouts passing by, while a fragment mentions women.
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New Orleans
Southern Pacific
Antilles
New York
Bobbie
Elsie
Boy Scouts
Marshall Tol Nomination in Indianapolis by Democrats
Governor Thomas R. Marshall learned he has been nominated for Vice President by the Democratic party. A formal notification was delivered by a committee led by Judge Alton B. Parker. Marshall spoke of unity, warned against epithets, and urged equal opportunity among citizens.
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Indianapolis
Tnc
Thomas R. Marshall
Indiana
United States
Deesocratic
Alton B. Parker
New York
Baltimore
Virginia
Charlies BG
Cooke
Marshall
Thomas Jeffferson
Republican Party
America
National Brotherhood
Democratic Party
Theodore Roosevelt
Governor Marshall
Tomlinson Hall
University Park
Denison
Tom Taggart
W. G. McAdoo
Senne
T. F. Gere
Oklahoma
Joseph , Davies
Wisconsin
Louisiana
Wenisom
Thomas Taggart
Mra. Marshhall
Senate clash over post office workers joining unions
Washington D C August 20. The post office appropriation bill passed after nine hours of debate amid a clash between Senators Root and La Follette. The dispute focused on whether postal employees should be allowed to join secret organizations and the implications for strikes and government efficiency. La Follette defended workers against coercive oversight while Root warned against organized labor.
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House
Congress
Curtis
Batley
Washington, D. C
Post Office
Senate
Root
la Follette
Wilson to Trenton to make address
Governor Wilson traveled to Trenton to address the Mercer County Wilson and Marshall Club. He planned to return to Sea Girt that evening.
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Wilson
Trenton
Sea Girt
N. J
Mercer County Wilson and Marshall Club
Catholic Societies in Convention in Louisville
Delegates and visitors to the National Federation of Catholic Societies marched to St Boniface Church for a solemn requiem Mass celebrated by Archbishop Mesmer of Milwaukee. After the service the business sessions resumed and the public meeting at the armory featured Archbishop James A. MacFaul of Trenton speaking on The Apostolate of the Latty.
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Louisville
National Federation of Catholic Societies
St. Boniface Church
Mesmer
Milwaukee
Armory
James A. MacFaul
Trenton
N. J
Si Yates Sentenced to Twenty-One Years in Sing Sing
Chester Q. Yates known as Si Yates was sentenced by Judge Mulqueen to twenty-one years in Sing Sing for robbery. He participated in the March 2 1911 attack on Aaron Bancroft an elderly broker in the Produce Exchange vault corridor where Securities worth eighty five thousand dollars were stolen.
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New York
Aug.c
Chester Q. Yates
Si" Yates
Mulqueen
Sing Sing
Yates
Aaron Bancroft
Produce Exchange
Joy ride ends in fatal collision on Long Island
A midnight joy ride in Far Rockaway ended in a wreck on Mack Road near Franklyn Boulevard Springfield Long Island. Four injured including Dorothy Snaith Celin Welstead Dora Smith Luke Kelleran two likely to die. Nearby physicians aided victims before hospital transfer. Also Belle Rader of Nebraska rode an unbroken mule in Missouri, overcoming a bucking mule act.
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New York
Far Rockownay
Uist
Mack Bead
Franknie Houlevard
Sprinefield
L. I
Dorothy Snaith
Bronx
Celin Welstead
Dora Smith
Inwood
Minal Luke Kelleran
Far Rockaway
Nternal Injuries
Marshall
Belle Rader
Nebraska
Saline
Missouri
Funeral Trolley Car Debuts on Philadelphia Transit Lines
Philadelphia sees a funeral trolley car with a green exterior and black interiors. It features separate compartments for mourners and pallbearers, a casket receptacle, and a design ensuring the coffin never appears to those aboard.
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Philadelphia
Rapid Transit Company
Waterbury
Conn
Frederick H. Albee
Scorpion
Freddie
Anthony Albert
Albee
No Promise Made in the Allen Case
Governor Mann says the state and prosecutors deny any clemency or promise of commutation in the Allen case. Lawyers sign affidavits asserting no agreement existed as the penitentiary sentences stand. The final case is set for September 4.
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Allen
Risum
Joseph
Wyser
Alfen
Allens
Mann
Tramp Frightens Girl in Henrico County
Ruth Frayser, sixteen, reported a lone tramp entered the Henrico county home, asked for food and stood looming in a strange manner. She fled to a neighbor, prompting sheriff and jail officials to investigate the incident and clarify the alleged attack.
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Richmond
Ruth
W . Frayser
Henrico Couty
Henrico County
Garnett
Henrico
Mr. Frayser
Frayser
Sherlira Sydnor
Lyne
Miss Frayeer
Chicken Thief Killed by Policeman in Lynchburg
Roy Wells, described as a lifelong thief with two penitentiary terms, was killed early yesterday morning by a policeman while stealing chickens in Lynchburg Virginia. The incident remains under investigation.
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Lynchburg
Hegre
Roy Wells
Robbery at Buena Vista C and O ticket office
Robbers broke into Chesapeake and Ohio passenger station offices in Buena Vista on Saturday night. The ticket case was opened but no tickets were missing. a few silver dollars were left. The theft was discovered late Sunday morning and bloodhounds were put on the trail. Earlier, a case of instruments worth 35 dollars was stolen from Dr Diver's automatic. investigators suspect the same burglar committed both crimes.
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ROB C, & C
Buena Vista
Robels
Chesapeake and Ohio
Milady's Mirror on Cheeks Rosy with Ice Rub
The article advises rubbing cheeks with a piece of ice to create lasting color and strengthen the skin. It claims the treatment plumps the velvet texture and improves complexion for hours.
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Milady
Police suspect Horowitz in Rosenthal murder
Buffalo police arrest a man on the Buffalo waterfront whom they believe is Harry Horowitz alias Gyp the Blood, wanted in New York for the Rosenthal murder. His identity is not yet confirmed.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Harry Horowitz
Gyp the Blood
Rosenthal
New York
American horses fill placings in Deauville Grand Prix
Four American horses started the Grand Prix de Deauville in France for 30000 dollars but finished only third and fourth. Gorgorito the outsider captured the prize with Gayoffe second, Herman Shannon and Amoureux Monts Amoureux II I T ending fourth. The 158 mile race drew sixteen starters and Amoureux II T was the favorite at 22 to 10.
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Deauville
France
Gorgorito
Gayoffe
Herman &. Duryear
Shannon
Amoureux Iit
Amoureux
Woman Tries to Kill District Attorney in New York
Special. District Attorney A. Q. Fuchs of Richmond County was shot three times in his private office by Elizabeth Edmonds of Tompkinsville. The first wound hit the shoulder, the second the foot, and the third pierced the tongue. Edmonds was arrested by Detective Considine. Authorities say she was mentally unbalanced due to a real or imagined trouble.
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New York
A. Q. Fuchs
Richmond County
Elizabeth Edmonds
Brewster Street
Tompkinsville
Stapleton National Bank
Stapleton
S. L
Taft Nominates Clinton W Howard for Washington Judicial Seat
President Taft sent to the Senate the nomination of Clinton W Howard of Bellingham Washington to succeed Judge Cornelius J Han ford as United States Judge for the Western District of Washington. Howard is a prominent attorney and was supported by Senators Jones and Poindexter.
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Washington, D c
Taft
Senate
Clinton W. Howard
Bellingham
Washington
Cornelius J H. Hanford
United States
Howard
Jones and
Poindexter
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