Fires Ravage Venice Ocean Park Area Killing and Displacing Hundreds
A massive blaze swept Ocean Park Venice destroying six blocks and forcing about 500 people from homes. Fire broke out near Frasier Pier as wind shifts saved Venice and Ocean Park. a dozen bodies feared, including Japanese workers and the Casing Restaurant cashier J F Locke who drowned after clothing caught fire. Life guards rescued 21 people, nine women, by jumping into the sea. property losses run around a million dollars, insurance likely far less.
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J. F. Locke
Frasier
A. R. Frazier
Earl
Woman Suffrage Defeated in Cincinnati Vote
Cincinnati returns show about three to one against woman suffrage amid broader defeat of several constitutional amendments from the recent convention. Minor and liquor interests aided opposition. Columbus results indicate all other proposed amendments carried.
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Cincinnati
Obiebee
Cuiira
Columbus
No Protection for Diplomats in Cuba Sparks Call
Havana reports that after the attack on Hugh Gibson the American charge d affaires a Senor Faralba of Uruguay asked the Cuban government to bar foreign diplomats from newspapers. The diplomatic corps contends no law exists to permit action. Also in Cape Charles a special report notes a horse missing from a freight car shipped from Princess Anne after the train halted.
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Havana
Hugh
Gibson
Senor Fozalba
Cuba
Diplomatic Corps
Senor Faralba
Morse
Cape Charles
Princess
Likely to Settle Case Out of Court in Richmond
In Richmond Virginia an officer R W Jennings faces assault charges arising from a Monday night incident on Broad Street involving Youne Carter Gran and Hooel Barton Grundy. The case was moved to Police Court with expectations of settlement out of court as the police commissioner and involved parties consider ending the matter without formal complaint.
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Richmond
R. W. Jennings
Carter Gran- Hooel
Barton Grundy
Grundy
Aseault
Cee
Jon
Aslam
Gee & Ener
Nellie Shack
Gloucester C.'H
Campaign Contributions Reported by Journal
A Journal item records ongoing campaign contributions to the Democratic Campaign Fund. It notes amounts received so far from Mathews Journal and Rcival Hicks, with a total of 1.00 dollar cited.
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Mathews Journal
Rcival Hicks
Vermont Fails to Elect Governor in Presidential Year
Vermont returns show Republican loss and strong third party gains as Prouty’s 1908 lead evaporates. Progressives claim moral victory and Roosevelt growth, Democrats credit big gains, while Fletcher’s plurality signals possible Wilson support in November. Senate tally and state results indicate Republicans dominate despite mixed votes. Governor Wilson praises Democratic gains as party cohesion appears resilient.
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White River Junction
Vermont
G. C. Pr
Prouty
Roosevelt
Howe
Pletcher
Wilson
Filetcher
Metzger
Fletcher
Senate
Justice delayed for police officer faces removal
The author urges accountability for a police officer who avoided prosecution, hoping he is compelled to show cause for removal from the force. The piece ends with a proverb about slow justice and a call for rightful action.
One Hitch Ties Knot for Four Sisters
Fort Smith Arkansas Special a new matrimonial record in Arkansas Was entered Monday when Mr and Mrs Lewis Clark announced that their four daughters were married to four young planters by the same service Sunday night at the Clark country place near Ozark The quadruple ceremony united Miss Clark twenty two to Taylor McCain twenty one Miss Selma Clark fifteen to Thomas Welch twenty two Miss Jerusha Clark seventeen to George Powell twenty Miss Gladys Clark nineteen to A H Williams twenty three brides and bridegrooms after attending the wedding supper Went to their several homes newly built in the same community.
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Fort Smith
Ark
Arkansas
Lewis Clark
Clark Country Place
Ozark
Clark
Taylor McCain
Selma Clark
Thomas Welch
Jerusha Clark
George Powell
Gladys Clark
A. H. Williams
Forshey Escapes Tombs Prison with Bold Underground Break
Reynolds Forshey, a notorious young criminal, forced his way out of the Tombs in New York City after promising prison officials he would. He escaped from an “escapeproof” vault using a ventilator shaft, then scaled a 30 foot wall to freedom, prompting Commissioner Dougherty to describe him as among the country’s most dangerous offenders. Forshey had been charged with two murders and was known to carry a silenced revolver.
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Reynold Forsrey
Prson
New York City
Muriath
Forsbey
Dougherty
Forshey
Bourne backs Roosevelt in 1908 presidential race
Washington Senator Jonathan Bourne Jr. a Republican announces support for Theodore Roosevelt. Bourne helped initiate the third-term movement for the Colonel before the Progressive party emerged.
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Washington, D.C
Speral
Jonathan Bourne, Jr
Oregon
Theodore Roosevelt
Bourne
Progressive Party
Stanton doctor vows 10000 to save other children
Dr. Robert Edward Wilson of 4295 Lindell Boulevard mourns seven year old Virginia who died of infantile paralysis in Pattenville Missouri. He pledges $10000 to any physician who can save his other three children also stricken with the disease saying he would give a fortune to restore them to health. The death scene in the child's room left the attending doctors deeply moved.
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ST. Louis
Specia
Virginia
Robert Edward Wilson
Lindell Boulevard
Wilson
Pattenville
Hayes Squeal Ties Graft Probe to Whitman Case
Former Police Inspector Cornelius G Hays now a captain is said to have supplied missing links in District Attorney Charles Whitman’s graft investigation after the Hosethal murder. A closed doors conference with Whitman Thacher and Gov. Dix moves toward a new extraordinary session of the Supreme Court to pursue charges against the Police Department while Becker’s trial proceeds. The tale closes with a humorous Noguchi joke from Harper’s Weekly.
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New York
Special
Cornelius G. Hays
Charlies S. Whitman
Herman Hosenthal
Hays
Bar Association Rooms
Thomas B. Thacher
Albany
Empire State Express
Dix
Supreme Court
Whitman
Draff
Gots
Becker
Herman Rosenthan Tember
Families Rescued From Fiery Brooklyn Tenement Fire
New York police and firemen performed heroics as fourteen families were rescued early today from a blaze at 578 Clinton Avenue in Brooklyn. Local crews battled flames, ensuring all occupants were removed safely from the burning tenement.
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New York
Clinton Avenue
Brooklyn
Fire escape effort as Italians flee smoke filled building
Policeman Louis Haverline climbed the back of a comrade to reach the ladder after being driven back by dense smoke on the first floor. Firemen and policemen carried out more than twenty babies as tenants, all Italians, panicked as smoke spread through the building.
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Louis Haverline
Officials Deny Canal Report on Hague Referendum
London officials rejected claims that England would send the Panama Canal dispute to The Hague. They said the government is still deciding its line of action though many expect Britain to seek an international court decision. The United States’ stance remains uncertain as Taft supports arbitration but foreign judges might favor England’s interests.
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London
England
Hague
Great Britain
United States
Taft
Taft Forces Routed by Progressives in California Primary
In California a Roosevelt surge swept Southern California, winning nearly all legislative districts and forcing Taft supporters to pursue legal moves to place Taft electors on the general election ticket. Northern counties saw light turnout due to bad weather while Central California produced a close contest. Contests within Democratic ranks benefited Wilson over the Clark faction. The result places Roosevelt electors on the Republican ballot. Taft forces must find a way to list their electors.
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San Francisco
Cal
Bull Moosers
California
Roosevelt
Taft
Los Angeles
Wilson
Clark
Theodore Bell
Menna
Wisconsin Income Tax Issue Dominates Primary Ballot
Milwaukee Wis Special repeal of the state income tax law and passage of a milder measure were the chief issue in the primary for nomination of state legislative congressional and county tickets throughout Wisconsin with candidates including Jodie times Probate and more shifting headlines.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Joh
Jodie
Milwaukee Manbacks Gover McGovern Primary Stand
A. J. Schmitz of Milwaukee supports the current slate as no contest exists against Gover or McGovern who seek re election. Republican leaders pushed for a strong turnout to meet the state primary rule requiring ten percent of the prior general election vote to secure a state ticket spot.
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A. J. Schmitz
Milwaukee
McGovern
Taft’s missed chance to win re election cited by Senator Smith
Senator Marcus A. Smith of Arizona says President Taft threw away any chance of re election by not ordering troops into Mexico to protect Americans and property after attacks on El Paso Douglas and Mormon settlements. Smith predicts Wilson will win and argues Taft could have acted without an invasion to deter hostilities. He notes Americans have fled Mexico and property losses.
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Smith
Arizona
Mexico
Washington, D. C
Taft
Marcus A. Smith
Wilson
Oronco
Madero
el Paso
Douglas
Orozco
Thwart M 83 Who Sought Revenge
A mob of 600 men and boys in Chattanooga Tennessee swayed the city for hours seeking lynching of two Black men Newton Howard and Ernest Selman charged with killing a policeman. The prisoners had been spirited away before the mob formed as riot calls poured into police headquarters.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
East Street
Newton Howard
Ernest Selman
Wilson Elated Over Buffalo Reception
New York special describes Governor Woodrow Wilson’s reaction to Buffalo welcome. He called his Buffalo speech his first real political speech and a campaign kickoff. He traveled on to Trenton then Sea Girt and back to New York for a Friday night event.
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New York
Buffalo
Woodrow Wilson
Trenton
Sea Girt
Ingmen's Club
Spoo n So R Billie Jones and Danny Juniper Wedding Banter
A playful exchange about a wedding toast imagines peculiar banquet orders. The joke centers on exaggerated spoons and dishes, with a judge referencing a literary line about a library. The fragment hints at humor rather than a full report.
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Billie Jones
Danny Juniper
Judge's Library
Probe to Inspect Coal Prices in Wilkes Barre
United States Commissioner of Labor Charles P. Neill arrives to investigate coal selling prices in Wilkes Barre. He will forward the report to Washington for expert review before submission to Secretary Nagel. The report will examine how labor troubles influenced recent coal price increases.
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Wilkes-Barre
United States
Charles P. Neill
Washington
Nagel
Republicans Aid In His Defeat In Wisconsin Race
Milwaukee special reports Judge John C. Karel a former Wisconsin football star is the Democratic governor nominee. Anti La Follette Republicans aided the nomination defeating Adolph J. Schmit. Returns suggest Republicans may fail to meet a 10 percent primary threshold and the party could lose organization with less than half the statewide vote. The contest centers on La Follette era politics and the party quarrel.
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Milwaukee
Wis
John C. Karel
Wisconsin
Anti-La Follette
Adolph J. Schmit
la Follette
Apiary Mola 3
Uncle Sam Refuses Panama Canal Toll Question Submission
Washington reports that the United States will not consent to submitting the Panama Canal toll issue to The Hague for arbitration. The State Department outlined that the dispute concerns vital American interests and third parties, including France, Germany, Italy, and Japan, and is not covered by the 1908 arbitration convention.
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Uncle Sam
Hague
Washington
D. C
United States
Magne Court For
Great Britain
State Department
London
Huntington Wilson
Permanent Court of Arbitration
The
France
Germany
Italy
Japan
Roosevelt Begins Campaign in West
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt entered Iowa for a long day of campaigning including an address before the Progressive State Convention. He stressed naming Progressive tickets in the state and indicated support for Progressive candidates and himself in the fall election. His itinerary covered Mount Zion Elden Ottumwa Oskaloosa and Des Moines and he appeared optimistic about the Middle West outlook.
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Keokuk
Theodore Roosevelt
Iowa
Cummins
Roosevelt
Missouri
Vermont
Mount Zion
Elden
Ottumwa
Oskaloosa
Des Moines
Middle West
War on Waldo as Hayes Threatens Disclosures at Trial
A midnight meeting between District Attorney Whitman and Thomas D. Thatcher, attorney for Police Captain Cornelius G. Hayes, precedes Hayes trial on a false statement charge to Commissioner Waldo. Hayes vows disclosures to force Waldo's retirement within 24 hours, while targeting Deputy Commissioner McKay and Waldo's secretary Sheehan.
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New York
Whitman
Thomas D. Thatcher
Cornelius G. Hayes
Hayes
Waldo
Mr. Whitman
Douglas McKay
W. E. Sheehan
Dissension Within New York Progressives Emerges at Convention
Syracuse report details bitter quarrel between Prendergast and Hotchkiss as they vie for the governorship nomination. Davenport presided. talks ended with Prendergast threatening to withdraw unless a unanimous bid was made, highlighting rift between upstate and city delegates and Catholic charities controversy.
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Syracuse
N. Y
New York State
William A. Prendercist
New York
William H. Hotchkiss
Frederick M. Davenport
New York City
Prendergast
Trotchkiss
Hotchkiss
Catholic Charities
Prendergast accuses Hotchkiss of self serving campaign tactics
Prendergast accuses Hotchkiss of using friends from his time as upstate superintendent of insurance to secure his nomination. He claims Hotchkiss used those men as county chairmen to sway upstate delegates and boost his boom through official influence.
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Prendergast
Hotchkiss
Upstate
Fearful foul play in countess death investigation
New York special reports lawyer Burton W. Gibson, executor of Countess Rosa Menschik Szabo’s will, amid an international probe into her drowning at Greenwood Lake and questions over the will’s validity. Doyle Whitman will be advised as the Austro-Hungarian consul and British consular officials seek answers about the missing John Rice Y Neils and other linked inquiries.
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New York
Burton W. Gibson
Rosa Menschik Szabo
Rutherford
N. J
Whitman
Gibson
Greenwood Lake
Orange County
Arpad A. Kremer
Consular Service
Great Britain
John J. Broderick
John Rice Y Neils
O'Neill
Ireland
Marcel
Police
Republicans Claim Majority in Vermont Legislature
Republican leaders in White River Junction announced a projected Republican majority of sixty three on the joint ballot in the Vermont Legislature. They said further returns would not change the estimate, though complete Make-up would take days as several small towns continued voting due to lingering candidate disputes after the state election for governor Fletcher.
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Vermont
James Smith
United States
New Jersey
Smith
William C. Diffenther
Wasacola
Fla
Kewison
FSC
Wilson
White River Junction
Fletcher
Jury Finds Negro Guilty of Murder in Virginia Court
In King George Circuit Court, Herbert Peyton, a young Black man, was found guilty of murdering Carolus Johnson on July 4. Peyton faces execution October 10 unless blocked by the executive. The two men had long threatened each other, and Peyton shot Johnson from behind with a revolver.
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King George
Commonwealth
Herbert Peyton
Carolus Johnson
Peyton
Johnson
Hit Bandit Over Head With Torch In New Orleans
New Orleans special report: Howard E Edwards, 30, the lone bandit who held up the New Orleans bound freight train near the city, was brought to New Orleans in dying condition from Bay St. Louis Mississippi after being knocked down by engineer Baer with a light torch. Edwards robbed fifty six passengers and took about 3000 dollars and jewelry. He regained consciousness briefly and said he had held up a freight by mistake hours earlier. He denied involvement in the Hattiesburg train robbery and claimed a plan for easy money. One bandit remains at large.
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New Orleans
Howard E. Edwards
New York
Bay St. Louis
Miss
Baer
Edwards
Hattiesburg
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