Taft name unlikely at next Republican convention says Spencer
Seldon P. Spencer of St. Louis says President Roosevelt will accept if the people demand it and that Taft will not announce candidacy. He has just returned from Washington and will accompany Taft from Omaha to Kansas City. He states Roosevelt cannot refuse a unanimous nom in the next convention. He doubts Taft's name will be presented.
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Omaha
Neb
Roosevelt
Seldon P. Spencer
St. Louis
William H. Taft
Young Men’s Christian Association
Spencer
Missouri Courts
Taft
Kansas City
Washington
Roosevelt Forgives 27 Million Boxer Indemnity
President Roosevelt announces with Secretary Root that the United States will relinquish the 27 million dollar difference between Boxer Indemnity expenses and China’s payment. The act, with Congressional approval, marks a historic gift to China in relief of past costs.
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Washington
Roosevelt
China
United States
Root
Chentung Liang Cheng
Congress
FAKERS AND SANTA CLAUS
Miss Phoebe W. Couzins, a leader in social uplift, criticizes President Roosevelt in a St. Louis interview. She questions abolishing Santa Claus and defends the value of popular animal life stories for children while opposing the President’s stance on family size and marital expectations.
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St. Louis
Phoebe W. Couzins
Roosevelt
Warlike Plans for Navy Readiness Circulated to Secretary Metcalf
Comprehensive plans to mobilize U S naval readiness were sent to Secretary Metcalf for urgent transmission to the President. The Navy General Board recommends concentrating the entire battleship squadron on the Pacific coast and expediting shipbuilding and dockyard efficiency, even under government control if required.
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Chicago
United States Navy
Secretary of the Navy
Metcalf
General Board of the Navy
Pacific Coast
Pacific
Rival for Standard Oil Chartered in Dover
Dover special report notes the Barnesdale Oil Company of Pittsburg, Pennsylvania was incorporated with a capitalization of 10 million dollars after the state department issued a charter.
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Dover
Del
Standard Oil Company
State Department
Barnesdale Oil Company
Pittsburg
Newsboys' Friend Hogeland Found Dead in Hotel Room
Colonel Alexander Hogeland, famed as the newsboys' friend and father of the curfew, was found pyxsiated in a Murray Hotel room in Omaha Special.
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Omaha
Alexander Hogeland
Murray Hotel
Pittsburg Society Bombshell Over Thaw Portrait
A fashionable weekly society paper claims the painting Study in Black and Green by John W. Alexander, shown at Carnegie galleries, was posed by Evelyn Nesbit Thaw. The work drew praise from critics but local purists demand removal from the permanent collection.
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Pittsburg
John W. Alexander
Carnegie Art Galleries
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
Gifted Foreigner’s Tragic Battle Ends Ambassadorship
The Washington dispatch reports Baron Speck von Sternberg faces a cancerous facial growth that ruins his promising career as ambassador to the United States. His marriage to Kentucky belle Miss Langham and his diplomatic service in India are noted as context to the bitter tragedy and social setback in European diplomacy circles.
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New York
the Times
Washington Dispatch
Germany
Baron Speck von Sternberg
Baron von Sternberg
Kaiser
India
Europe
Washington
von Sternberg
Miss Langham
Kentucky
Sternburg
United States
Sternbergs
Mysterious Tower to Be Sold at Sheriff Sale
The mysterious Wardencliffe tower in Suffolk County is advertised for sale by Sheriff Wells after Nikola Tesla failed to satisfy a judgment of 1108 dollars. Tesla has spent a fortune on electrical experiments there, whose purpose remains unknown and to which no others claim clear knowledge.
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New York
Nikola Tesla
Mars
Wardencliffe
L. L
Sheriff Wells
Suffolk County
Tesla
Navy Ships Coal Move Stirs Overseas Transit Plan
The Navy Department, resisting, must contract with a New York brokerage for moving American coal from the Atlantic to the Pacific in foreign bottoms. Shipments total 15 000 to 20 000 tons for Mare Island Navy Yard and Bremerton Naval Station in Washington.
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Washington Special
Navy Department
New York
Atlantic
Pacific Coast
Navy Yard
Mare Island
Naval Station
Bremerton
Wash
Abe Hummel Granted Pardon in Thaw Case Aid
Abe Hummel, convicted of suborning perjury in the Dodge Morse divorce scandal and imprisoned for one year at Blackwell's Island, is granted a pardon in return for assistance rendered to the district attorney in the Harry K. Thaw trial.
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New York
Abraham Hummel
Dodge-Morse
Blackwell’s Island Penitentiary
Harry Thaw
His Third Reprieve for Canton Wife Mur derer James Cornelius
Special Governor Harris of Columbus Ohio grants a third reprieve to James Cornelius the Canton wife murderer. Execution postponed from June 21 to June 28.
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Columbus, O
Harris
James Cornelius
Canton
Young Baltimore Boy, Nine, Convicted of Manslaughter
Sydney Hollis a nine year old boy was tried and convicted of manslaughter for shooting and killing William H Griffiths an eleven year old boy after a marble game quarrel in Baltimore. The case marks the youngest conviction in local criminal court history.
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Baltimore
Sydney Hollis
William H. Griffiths
Chamberlain Near Death Report Drops Hint of Decline
The Manchester message is the most reliable on Joseph Chamberlain's condition and indicates the once dominant statesman of England may be past recovery.
Sun spot sparks warnings of storms across the nation
St Louis astronomer Rev I R Hicks reports the largest sun spot in years on the east line of the sun. He predicts terrific electrical storms and high winds to sweep the United States, with the spot crossing the sun’s meridian by Friday and visible here until Saturday.
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St. Louis
Old Sol
I. R. Hicks
Galveston
Hicks
Mr. Hicks
United States
Nome Alaska Special: Nome placer output to fall short
A Nome Alaska special reports that cleanups from camps tributary to Nome will not meet past winter season standards. The estimated gold output is about six million dollars with Nome producing the majority. Labor shortages from a three month miners strike cut production though new strikes on nearby creeks suggest a rich future. The Nome beach and Seward peninsula areas are yielding, and the upcoming summer is expected to be very busy as supplies arrive from outside.
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Nome
Alaska
Seward
Japan Calls Aoki Home
The Hochi reports Viscount Aoki Japan’s ambassador to the United States will likely be recalled. Baron Kaneko, a former minister of justice, is expected to succeed him. Kaneko previously served on a confidential mission in the United States during the Russo-Japanese War and pressed for Japan’s acceptance of the Portsmouth terms.
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Tokio
Hochi
Viscount Aoki
America
Baron Kaneko
Tobio
United States
Portsmouth
Japan
Queer feat in architecture at Singer Building
A New York project slices the Singer Building top and adds three stories between the seventh and eleventh floors. The plan creates a new forty one story structure anchored at Liberty Street and Broadway. A large night shift workforce will modify the original corner building as part of the world’s tallest office tower project.
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New York
Singer Building
Liberty Street
Broadway
Brownsville Murder Ties to Senate Testimony Shoot-Up
Col. S H Wreford a prominent Brownsville businessman was shot and killed in Brownsville Texas following a bitter circular denouncing Capt. William Kelly for testimony before a Senate committee investigating the Fort Brown affair. Jesse Thorham, stepson of Captain Kelly, is charged with the killing.
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Brownsville
Tex
Col
S. H. Wreford
William Kelly
Kelly
Senate
Frownsville
Washington
Jesse Thorham
Captain Kelly
Waif Heir to Fortune In Howard Receives Heirship News
Harry Posner aged 19 a waif brought from New York in 1899 and now at the Howard Normal Institute has received word that he is heir to 500000 left by his father who died in Capetown Africa.
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Howard, Kan
Harry Posner
New York
Normal Institute
Howard
Capetown
Africa
Big price for a toe lawsuit in Indiana
Roscoe Moguel of New Castle sues the Indianapolis and Eastern Traction Company for 2506 dollars over the loss of a big toe. The case reflects a high damages claim filed in Indiana court.
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New Castle
Ind
Roscoe Moguel
Indianapolis and Eastern Traction Company
Desperate anti Jewish violence in Odessa report
Berlin dispatches describe mobs of Black Hundreds attacking Jews in Odessa streets as hospitals fill. Governor Glasgow claims a Christian victim was tortured and scalped, though evidence suggests the head was shaved. Jewish leaders allege the governor staged the incident to incite anti Jewish sentiment.
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Berlin
Odessa
Glasgow
Mepnikoff
Mexican Military Strength Reported to President Diaz
Special Mexico City report lists state National Guard forces including Nuevo Leon two battalions and two squadrons Michoacan two battalions Jalisco three battalions and one regiment Mexico three battalions San Luis Potosi two battalions Tlaxcala one battalion Hidalgo two battalions Tamaulipas two battalions and one regiment Queretaro two battalions Oaxaca two battalions Yucatan two battalions Puebla three battalions and one regiment Coahuila two squadrons Ghihuhua about 100 state guards plus a general offer of state resources. Federal regular army totals 30 000 with twenty six infantry battalions and fourteen cavalry regiments, plus scouts sappers skeleton units artillery police rurales and guards.
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Mexico
Diaz
Nuevo Leon
Michoacan
Jalisco
San Luis Potosi
Tlaxcala
Hidalgo
Tamaulipas
Queretaro
Oxaca
Yucatan
Puebla
Coahuila
Ghihuhua
Sanchez
Police Mounted Police
President’s Guards
Fatal railway challenge kills two youths near Madison
A party of young residents from Lovett near North Vernon spurred by a dare stayed on a railway track as a train approached. Charles Dawson was killed and Fred Ochs fatally injured while one girl escaped with a torn dress.
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Madison
Ind
Lovett
North Vernon
Charles Dawson
Fred Ochs
Dawson
Ochs
Tragic Baseball Crowd Death in St Louis Stadium
In St. Louis Missouri during a game between St. Louis and Boston 16 year old Robert Fisher fell from a telegraph pole cross arm while watching the eighth inning. His foot touched a live wire and he burned as 3,000 spectators watched until an electrician saved him by tossing him into a blanket. he died from fatal burns.
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St. Louis
Holly
Boston
Robert Fisher
Atlanta Negro Confesses After Hanging
Johnson, a Black convict executed in Atlanta, confessed to a string of crimes around the city last summer and fall. His statements linked to the September riots and followed the assault of Mrs. George Hembree, a white woman, prompting wide public reaction.
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Atlanta
Will Johnson
George Hembree
Johnson
Three Shaker Widows Perish in Center Shaker Fire
A blaze in the Center Shaker community of Whitewater village near Hamilton Ohio killed three elderly widows and seriously injured two men. Four buildings were destroyed in the fire about thirteen miles south of Hamilton.
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Hamilton, O
Whitewater Village
Hamilton
Carnegie Plans Million Dollar Library for Berlin Germany
Pittsburg report notes Andrew Carnegie intends to present Germany with a library at Berlin funded by an initial donation of one million dollars. The visit to Kiel signals the announcement to the German people about the project.
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Carnegie Library
Berlin
Pittsburg
Germany
Andrew Carnegie
Carnegie
Kiel
Heat Kills Indiana Girl on Sunday
Evansville Indiana special report says Miss Mary Hodge aged site years old died from heat while returning from church Sunday. Several people suffered prostrations as the heat wave affected the city.
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Indiana
Evansville
Ind
Mary Hodge
Hague Congress Opens Peace Conference in Dour Opener
M Nelidoff opened the Hague peace conference praising Roosevelt and Carnegie while warning that universal disarmament is not attainable. Dutch officials welcomed the session with flags at Vinenhof as 239 seats filled and public interest remained high.
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Hague
M. Nelidoff
Roosevelt
Andrew Carnegie
Dr. van Tets van Goudrain
Netherlands
Carnegie
Horace Porter
Joseph H. Choate
Holland
House of Nassau
Vinenhof
Checkers Game in Columbus Reveals Fatal Mystery
In Columbus Ohio William Edington played checkers with Judson Bagley. Edington moved to the king row and Bagley was crowned. After a 15 minute pause Edington urged a move but Bagley did not respond. Investigation showed Bagley was dead, sitting upright as if studying a move.
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Columbus
Ohio
William Edington
Judson Bagley
Edington
Bagley
Purdue expert foresees mixed crop outlook in Indiana
Kokomo Indiana reports Special Prof George S Christy corn expert of Purdue University says the wheat crop is fair oats backward corn in bad shape and hay short. He warns of extensive corn replanting due to bad seed and notes conditions may improve in three to four months.
Taylor Death Sentence Confirmed by Washington
The President confirms the death sentence imposed by court martial on Private William B. Taylor of Company M Twenty fourth Infantry for shooting First Lieutenant Robert B. Calvert at Albuera Leyte October 16. The execution will take place at a time and place set by the commanding general of the Department of Visayas in the Philippine Islands.
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Calvert
Washington Special
William B. Taylor
Company M
Twenty-fourth Infantry
Department of Visayas
Philippine Islands
Taylor
Robert B. Calvert
Albuera
Leyt
Governor Vardaman Considers Pardon for Angie Birdsong
In Jackson Michigan Governor Vardaman declared the unwritten law applies to both genders and announced he would pardon Mrs Angie Birdsong who was sentenced to five years in the penitentiary for killing her family physician Dr Thomas H Butler.
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Jackson
Mich
Vardaman
Angie Birdsong
Thomas H. Butler
President Roosevelt Vacationing at Sagamore Hill
President Roosevelt and family enjoy a summer outing at Sagamore Hill Oyster Bay with the president at home during the vacation period.
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Oyster Bay
Roosevelt
Sagamore Hill
Strange Mistake Found in National Guard At Fort Hamilton
A New York Special reports that in the Seventh Regiment on special duty at Fort Hamilton 200 rounds of ball cartridges were misdistributed to soldiers for a mock attack. A minor officer discovered the error after noting cartridges were issued for a rapid-fire gun.
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New York
Seventh Regiment
The
National Guard
Ft. Hamilton
One in a Million. Lansing Special on Bailey Salary Cut
An incident in the House drew attention as Carl B. Bailey stenographer for Hillsdale Circuit, recently separated from Tenawae county, had a bill introduced to reduce his salary from 1600 to 1400 dollars annually. He argues the smaller circuit justifies the cut.
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Lansing
Mich
Carl B. Bailey
Hillsdale
Tenawae County
Caleb Powers Trial Set in Goebel Murder Case
Frankfort dispatch reports Judge Rolins appointed a special judge to try Caleb Powers for alleged complicity in Governor Goebel s murder. Special term of Scott Circuit Court opens July 29 with Powers to be tried, defense attorney James G Simes notified.
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Lexington
Frankfort
Rolins
Caleb Powers
William Goebel
James G. Simes
Atorneys
Scott Circuit Court
Powers
No Danger Thinks Uncle Sam Sailors Secure in Asia
The Washington special reports strong evidence of confidence in peaceful relations with Japan as the Navy Department ordered 6,000 tons of coal to Yokohama harbor for the American Asiatic fleet.
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Uncle Sam
Washington
Japan
Navy Department
United States Naval Station
Yokohama Harbor
Asiatic Station
Ohio Fiend Shoots Family on Symmes Creek
A man named Charles Shafer shot his wife, her mother, and his eight year old son on Symmes creek. The boy died instantly and the wife died about an hour later. The mother, Mrs Thacker, will recover. Family trouble is given as the motive.
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Ironton, O
Symmes Creek
Charles Shafer
Roosevelts Image Praised by Washington Star Editor
Crosby S. Noyes editor of the Washington Star told the National Editorial Association that newspapers nationwide helped shape Roosevelts prestige. He spoke on Journalism Since Jamestown praising press influence and noting the presidents measured appreciation.
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Teddy
Norfolk
Roosevelt
Crosby S. Noyes
The
Washington Star
National Editorial Association
Jamestown
Crook and Murderer Arrested in San Francisco
Indianapolis crook and murderer Guy Van Tassell was arrested in San Francisco on burglary charges. He is wanted in Chicago for the killing of Patrolman Fitzpatrick after a safe robbery at Hammond and an escape attempt.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Guy van Tassell
San Francisco
Chicago
Fitzpatrick
Hammond
Town Dry After 172 Years in Ste Genevieve Mo
Ste Genevieve Missouri becomes dry after 172 years as ten saloons close their doors. The action, taken on advice of the prosecuting attorney, ends a long era since the town’s founding in 1735.
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Ste. Genevieve
Ste Genevieve
Duchess Robbery on London to Doncaster Train
A jewel case containing gems valued at thousands of dollars was stolen from the dowager Duchess of Roxbury during a railway journey from London to Doncaster.
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London
Duchess of Roxbury
Doncaster
Washington Prominent Colored Men Plan Jim Crow Theater
A project is discussed by leading colored men in Washington to build a theater here. The plan envisions plays by colored actors and singers in a dedicated venue.
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Washington
Norwegian Warship Harold Harafge Arrives in New York Harbor
The Norwegian battleship Harold Harafge has arrived in New York, marking the first visit by a Norwegian warship to the harbor. The arrival underscores growing naval ties and historic maritime linkages with the United States.
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New York
Harold Harafge
Norway
New York Harbor
Attempt to Murder Father in Fountain City
Fountain City Indiana special report says Harry Marshall aged 22 has been jailed on a charge of murderous assault against his father Grant Marshall.
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Fountain City
Ind
Harry Marshall
Grant Marshall
Potato Condensing Plant in Waukesha Special
A Waukesha Wisconsin special reports a potato condensing plant started to reduce a bushel of potatoes to a form small enough to fit in a vest pocket. The claim notes ven drating of potatoes and compact storage capability.
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Waukesha
Wis
How to Split Wood. Janesville Special Lesson for Son
Janesville Wisconsin report notes a wealthy lawyer, one of the town's richest, chopping his leg near the foot with an ax as he demonstrates wood splitting to his son. The incident is described as an instructional moment in outdoor work.
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Janesville
Wis
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