World Event: Anna Dis Debar Released From Prison
London reports Anna O'Della Dis Debar known as Laura Jackson freed on ticket of leave after seven years for involvement with the Theocratic Unity cult. She gained notoriety for spiritualistic deception and defrauding Luther Marsh and others across the United States and Britain.
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London
Anna O'Della Dis Debar
Laura Jackson
Theodore Jackson
Aylesbury
Dis Debar
United States
Great Britain
Joseph H. Dis Debar
Washington Square
New York City
Marsh
Madison Avenue
The
Adventuress
Europe
Vera P. Ava
Chicago
Joliet
William J. McGown
McGown
New Orleans
Capetown
South Africa
Helena
Jackson
Horos
Unity” Organization
Bigham
Old Roman galley unearthed by divers near Cerigo
Milan reports the chief diver returning from Greece with news of a Roman galley found at fifty metres near Cerigo. The hull measures forty five metres and eleven ancient amphorae were recovered. Mud covers the site and a special Italian built machine is needed to clear it.
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Milan
George
Leghorn
Greece
Cerigo
Navarino
Italy
Cape Palos
Sirio
Exterminate Fanatics Meeting Promises Support
Governor Ide returned to Manila after a Tacloban conference with Major General Wood Brigadier General Joe Governor Deveyra and fiveven presidents who pledged support for U S authority and action against extremists.
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Manila
Ide
Tacloban
Leyte
Wood
Joe
Deveyra
Americaq
Farwsa
Great Electric Line Projected
Pittsburg papers report consolidation of three Pennsylvania railroads to form a New York Pittsburg and Chicago air line guided by foreign bankers with Joseph Ramsey Jr. as a key figure. The $150 million, low grade double track line would link New York to Chicago via Pittsburg, electrify from start, and cut 108 miles from the shortest NY to Chicago route. Construction eyed to begin next spring after surveys, with three years total.
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Pittsburg
Harrisburg
Joseph Ramsey, Jr
Wabash Railroad
New York
Chicago
New York, Pittsburg
Senator Whyte a Modern Spartan of Maryland Politics
Baltimore August 16 United States Senator William Pinkney Whyte aged 82 is highlighted as Maryland s grand old man He has never tasted liquor nor smoked and has avoided saloons He rode ordinary trains and streetcars framed the District of Columbia s government and has held multiple offices including governor senator and attorney general He declined to use a typewriter and once voted in 1869 against black suffrage He avoids Sunday political talk and is described as a true gentleman of the old school.
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Baltimore
Maryland
United States
William Pinkney Whyte
District of Columbia
Washington
Senate
United States Senate
Arthur P. Gorman
Gorman
Howard County
Annapolis
New York
Boston
Alabama
Wireless in the Army Demonstrates Quick Devices
Washington reports satisfactory results with a wireless apparatus at Camp Roosevelt Mountain Gretna Pennsylvania under Captain Gibbs. Headquarters have a wireless station and two additional instrument sets with detachments for march and maneuvers. Signals reach headquarters from ten miles away within five minutes using mobile stations and kites for outposts. The signal corps accompanies cavalry on some expeditions and maintains instant wireless contact despite rapid movement.
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Washington, D. C
Washington
Camp Roosevelt
Mountain Gretna
Pennsylvania
Gibbs
Signal Corps
Conference report on Drago doctrine at The Hague meeting
At the International American conference the subcommittee backs asking The Hague to decide if force may be used to collect public debts. A Argentine delegate reportedly awaits instruction before assent. The Ecuadorian amendment on naturalization was defeated. A naturalized citizen returning home after two years may be deemed to have renounced naturalization. A five year extension of the pecuniary claims arbitration treaty was adopted.
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Rio de Janeiro
Seven Hurt in Illinois Train Collision at Fort Scott Junction
Seven passengers were injured, three seriously but not fatally, when a Missouri Kansas and Texas train collided with a Frisco switch engine at a crossing near Fort Scott Junction, Illinois, as the train halted. The chair car occupants were unhurt.
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Sedalia
Fort Scott Junction
Ills
Pope Opposes the French Law Encyclical Read by France Clergy
In Paris on August 16 the pope issued an encyclical to French archbishops and bishops urging their stance on church state separation. Archbishop Richard published the document, which many clergy see as defiant. Some fear it will spark religious conflict and complicate church operations under the new law.
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Paris
France
Richard
Papal encyclical guides French church status under law
The encyclical to French archbishops and bishops outlines steps to defend religion amid church state separation laws. It discusses government reluctance for negotiations, potential clerical conformity to new rules, and warns of penalties for worship outside approved associations after December 11. Rome notes the document follows previous condemnations of the law.
Ice company ties probed by Interstate Commerce probes
Toledo officials report an ICC inquiry into railroads handling ice shipments with the Toledo Ice and Coal Co. and related figures. Witnesses include Joseph A. Miller and Ann Arbor railroad executives. testimony suggests railroad ownership links and preferential treatment for a single ice firm.
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Toledo, O
Interstate Commerce
Clements
Toledo
Joseph A. Miller
Toledo Ice and Coal Company
Luther Walter
Scediller
Ann Arbor
Ice Company
Wellington R. Burt
Harry Ashley
The
Miller
W. A. Bridley
Burglars Fire General Store After Robbery in Village
In Berrien Center Michigan burglars robbed the S A Mutter general store then set the building ablaze in an effort to destroy the village. A bucket brigade of 100 workers labored for hours to save the village and extinguish the flames.
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Berrien
Outlaw Dietz May Be Elected Sheriff in Sawyer County
In Hayward Wisconsin August 16, reports say John F Dietz the Cameron Dam outlaw may win the Sawyer County sheriff race with no opposition after fending off lumber interests. Dietz claims 20 million feet of timber valued around 2000000 is wrecked by his actions and guards his log cabin fortress with his family.
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Sawyer County
Hayward
Wis
John F. Dietz
Cameron Dam
Gylland
Dietz
Davidson
Thornapple
Lumber Company
United States
Posse
Company
Hell
Lumber Corporation
Brownsville Riot by Negro Soldiers Leaves Barkeep Dead
Twenty negro soldiers from the Twenty-ninth Infantry rampaged in Brownsville Texas after being barred from drinking with whites. A bartender Frank Natus was killed by a Krag rifle shot, and Policeman Joseph Domingo was wounded. Homes and buildings along Main Street were damaged as shots struck Cowan and Stark residences and Miller Hotel. Governor Lanham refused to dispatch state troops, saying federal authorities will arrest those involved.
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Brownsville
Tex
Twenty-ninth Infantry
Main Street
Frank Natus
Joseph Domingo
Louis R. Cowan
Pp. E. Stark
Miller Hotel
Dallas
Lanham
Lid comes off in honor of Eagles convention
Milwaukee Aug 16 The eighth annual convention of the grand aerie Fraternal Order of Eagles opened in the Pabst theater with about 1500 delegates. Mayor Becker extended the freedom of the city and raised the lid during the visitors stay. An exciting contest for various offices is expected throughout the week.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Grand Aerie
Order of Eagles
Pabst
Becker
Rival Teamsters Form New Organization in Chicago
The United Teamsters of America, a rival to the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, completed its organization in Chicago on August 16. Newton W. Evans of Bloomington Illinois was elected president, with seventeen Chicago unions backing the new group and support from New York locals and about fifty locals from other cities.
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Chicago
United Teamsters of America
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Newton W. Evans
Bloomington
New York
Emperor Bravely Stays With Family Amid Threats
Reports from St. Petersburg say Grand Duke Nicholas and the emperor, protected by the court, will spend a week at the guards camp after the August 10 assassination attempt at Vrasnoyo Selo. In Nishni the Gordievka suburb ignites, fire spreading with possible fatalities.
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St. Petersburg
Nicholas
Vrasnoyo Selo
Krasnoyo
Nishni
Novgorod
Gordievka
Edict Punishes Striker Indemnities in Odessa
Governor General Kaulbars issues decree prohibiting indemnifying strikers with penalties and factory closures. Citizens who pay extorted sums under anarchist threats must report to police or be deemed protectors. Reports note rising peasant disorders in southern and southeastern regions. Troops refuse to fire on peasants while other orders are carried out.
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Odessa
Kaulbars
Dixon in Field to Succeed Clark
Helena Montana August 16 Congressman Dixon announces candidacy for the United States Senate to succeed W A Clark whose term expires next March. Dixon a Republican faces Republican rivals Lee Manten and other named candidates while Governor Toole W G Conrad and Senator Clark gain Democratic consideration.
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Helena
Mont
Dixon
United States Senate
W. A. Clark
Lee Mantle
Toole
W. G. Conrad
Clark
Printers See a Gold Mine
Colorado Springs delegates to the fifty second annual International Typographical Union convention visit Cripple Creek gold camp. Three special trains carried participants while twelve hundred dollars in gold bricks were awarded for the best descriptive articles about the trip. No union sessions today.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Cripple Creek
International Typographical Union
Stubbs Denies Report on Harriman Departure to London
J C Stubbs traffic director of the Harriman system in Chicago denies San Francisco Examiner claim he accepted 70000 dollar yearly offer to move to London with an English railroad and handle American travel. William Sproule would be named his successor if true.
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Harriman System
London
New York
J. C. Stubbs
San Francisco
the Examiner
Chicago
William Sproule
Harriman
Ballot Sacred Says Judge Brumback in Primary Ruling
Judge Brumback of the circuit court ruled that a political committee cannot arbitrarily limit who may vote in the next primary by basing eligibility on how members voted in the last state election. The ruling says the ballot is sacred and no committee may investigate past votes to bar voters. Members who had not voted the straight party ticket sought a stay on the committee’s action.
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Kansas City, Mo
Brumback
Circuit Court
United States
Double Fare Clash Spurs Ejectments at Coney Island
In New York on August 16 the Brooklyn Rapid Transit company faces warrants against its workers for allegedly assaulting passengers who refused to pay the second fare to Coney Island. The company’s general manager warned that failure to collect double fares could lead to suspension of traffic on all surface lines to the beach as crowds begin their afternoon rush.
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New York
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company
Coney Island
Rapid Transit Company
Englishman Fined for Hissing Flag in Bayonne Theater
James Piere an Englishman was fined 25 in police court for hissing the American flag during a theater performance. The hissing nearly sparked a riot as the judge in the audience imposed the penalty.
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Bayonne
N. J
James Piere
Novelty Roundup of Odd News From Around the World
A collection of brief items reports odd incidents and remarkable facts. A De Witt county man bought an aubanphile for mail route use while a New York repair case involved a builder’s property on East Twentieth Street. A Rome cardinal deflected a debt claim after a Barbaceli incident. A San Francisco captain fought a giant octopus aboard a tug with help from a chief engineer. Hawaiian court records cite an extremely long name Kaikinakahililikea Lono Keauinakahikikiapuokalani. New Westminster reports a dentist’s mishap causing a lung laden molar expulsion after eight months of bronchial illness. A Campania passenger on the voyage home prayed to see Ireland again and soon after the ship neared New York the man died in the Narrows.
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New York
N. Y
Ireland
Campania
Narrows
Michael Delany
St. Louis
Vatican denies pope ill health reports
Telegraphic briefs report the Vatican denying rumors of the pope’s ill health. Oyster Bay guests Representative and Mrs Longworth will stay with the president through Friday before heading to Washington and Cincinnati. Goshen Indiana reports note E E Drake, county treasurer, died by his own hand after a bank loss requiring replacement of $5,000 and later $40,000 in county funds.
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Rome
Vatican
Oyster Bay, L. J
Longworth
Washington
Cincinnati
Goshen
Ind
E. E. Drake
Elkhart County
Indiana National Bank
Body of Ab ner Jones found near Rose Hill scene
In Kentucky report the body believed to be Ab ner Jones linked to Frank Ball's gang was recovered near the Rose Hill battle site involving Ball and Kentucky officers. The case ties Jones to ongoing gang violence and a foul of the Rose Hill confrontation.
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Middlesboro
Abner Jones
Frank Ball
Ball
Rose Hill
Secretary Shaw Returns From Midwestern Speech Tour
Washington secretary Shaw arrived after a midwest speaking tour. He will travel to New York Friday to meet family arriving from Europe on Saturday.
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Washington, D. C
Shaw
Middle West
New York
Europe
Prohibition Raids Resume in Kansas City Area
Kansas City Missouri report notes saloon raids in Kansas City Kansas have been renewed after a month of restraint. C W Trinkett, assistant attorney general appointed by Governor Hoch to enforce the prohibitory law, leads the efforts.
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Kansas City
Kan
C. W. Trickett
Hoch
Knife assault ends in deadly shooting in Kansas restaurant
In Winfield Kansas Frank Cochran attacked Shorty Myers with a butcher knife injuring him and drove patrons out. He then viciously attacked Officer Kreuger who shot and killed Cochran.
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Winfield, Kan
Frank Cochran
Shorty Myers
Cochran
Kreuger
New York Labor Official McMackin Hangs to Poison
John McMackin, ex labor commissioner, died two hours after accidentally ingesting oxalic acid from a bottle claimed to hold medicine. In London Joseph Chamberlain's illness is reported as more serious than public statements. doctors fear complications despite official gout diagnosis. Private chatter suggests his recovery would surprise physicians.
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New York
John McMackin
McMackin
London
Joseph Chamberlain
Mr. Chamberlain
Turley expelled as Teamsters close convention
The International Brotherhood of Teamsters held its closing session in Chicago by expelling former secretary treasurer Edward L. Turley. The secessionist United Teamsters of America remains in session.
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Chicago
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Edward L. Turley
United Teamsters of America
Chase ships Chinamen back after naval stores experiment
Gainesville Florida C W Chase a phosphate miner and naval stores operator ends an experiment substituting China men for negro labor by sending forty eight Chinese workers back to Portland Oregon where he recruited them three months ago.
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Gainsville, Fla
C. W. Chase
Portland
Ore
Prom Gamble Sparks Debate Among Wealthy Elite
In a blunt exchange, Prom approaches risk with high rollers like Crawford and Crabshaww Wes, asking if a safe gamble exists. The dialogue frames financiers examining risk, speculation, and ethics as they ponder where money can safely flow.
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Crawford
Crabshaww
Wes
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DOVE
Fius
Berrien Center
Mich
Cameron
Pabst Theater
Rival Teamsters
Grand Duke
Montana
Legislature
Typographical Union
Cripple Creek Gold Camp
Stubbs
Missouri
Mattoon
James A. Stotth
de Witt
Tues
Uce
Ttes
New York, N. Y
Joseph
Clement
West 120% Street
East Twentieth Street
Roosevelt
Cardinal Della Volpe
Congregation of the Propaganda
Barbacel
Barbacei
Cal
Love
English
Honolulu
T. H
New Westminster
B. C
W. J. Kerr
Pekin
China
Japan
Port Dalny
Manchuria
Topeka
J. W. Radford
Mexico
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