Roosevelt Progressive party opens in Chicago convention
The National Progressive party began in Chicago with Senator Dixon as chair and Albert Beveridge named temporary chairman. Delegates from nearly all states attend as the platform plans include strong Roosevelt support while debating a running mate and direction for the new party.
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Chicago
National Progressive Party
Theodore Roosevelt
Dixon
Provisional National Committee
United States
Albert J. Beveridge
Indiana
Beveridge
Roosevelt
Committee On Resolutions
Dean Kirchway
Columbia University
New Party
Committee On
South Carolina
Tafts Happy Hour The President Receiving Congratulations
The President is pictured receiving the warm congratulations of a committee. The scene captures a formal moment marking a notable hospitality event during a civic gathering.
Victory for Celia Funk Vicious Assault Sparks Manifold Search
In Washington Pennsylvania on August 5 a brutal crime ends Celia Funk’s life as deputies and private detectives led by Sheriff Syutton search the area near Manifold. A Newfoundland dog guided the father to a ravine where the body lay with a left handprint on the throat and part of a necktie in the survivor’s grasp signaling a struggle. The left handed suspect is the only evident clue.
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Washington, Pa
Celia Funk
Manifold
Here
Syutton
Congress weighs dissolution of steel trust under Stanley bill
Representative Stanley of Kentucky introduced a measure to dissolve the steel corporation. The bill targets holding companies and interlocking directorates, bans stock ownership across rivals, and would force disintegration of combinations formed by 1912 holdings, aiming at the steel trust’s structure.
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Steel Trust
Great Corporation
Washington
Stanley
Kentucky
Steel Corporation
Stamles
R. R. Reed
Steel
Marshall Heads East for Stumping Tour in New England
Governor Marshall of Indiana travels to Maine for a stumping tour with Flo Wilson and announces a notification ceremony in Sea Girt. Flo plans New York City appearances before Sea Girt on Wednesday, then returns to Indianapolis for Aug 20 to discuss his selection by Judge Parker and committee.
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Sea Girt
Marshall
Indiana
Wilson
Maine
Stuart
Flo
New York City
Indianapolis
Alton J. Parker
Mack
Taggart
Hard Luck Johnnie Nell Dies In Derry Suicide
Pittsburg report states Johnnie Nell known as Hard Luck Johnnie is dead by suicide in Derry. His life was marked by a string of disasters after a love affair with a girl who vanished in Pittsburg with 200 dollars before a marriage license could be issued.
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Pittsburg
Johnnie
Nell
Derry
Girl
Johnnie's
Weather Roundup General Fair Skies Across Regions
Observations from United States weather bureaus show generally fair conditions with a slowly rising temperature at 8 p m yesterday. The report notes stable atmospheric conditions and a mild evening with no significant precipitation expected.
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United States Weather
New York police graft investigation widens with indictments
Reported in August in New York three or more indictments against Lieutenant Decker are expected as DA Whitman and assistants probe extortion and protection money. Witnesses include gamblers claiming payments to Rose and Becker through a small police ring. Burns detectives link Becker to two officials amid a broader Regenthal case. A separate note from Marion Indiana states prisoner recaptured and broke his leg after jumping from a second story to the floor.
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New York
Ladeutenant Decker
Catskilly
Jacek Rose
Becker
Herman Rosenthal
Wroud
Whitman
Uecker
Thieutenant Becker
Frank Moss
Rose
Burns
Regenthel
Camblers
Police
Jail Turnkey Beaten as Four Inmates Escape in Lafayette
Four prisoners overpowered James Nueh the Tippecanoe county jail turnkey in Lafayette Indiana and left the facility after a violent assault. The incident occurred on May 5 with Nueh badly beaten before the escape. Local authorities launched a manhunt for the four inmates.
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Lafayette, Ind
Aue
James Nueh
Tippecanoe County
Fire destroys Jerez wine houses and $850000 sherry
A fire at a British firm in Jerez Spain wiped out several wine houses and about 850000 dollars in sherry. In Kentucky the first statewide primary drew a heavy vote across precincts. Rufus J Perry a Brooklyn lawyer converted to Judaism as the first known black Jew in the country. A Leysdown cutter capsized in a squall with eight boy agents drowned. The Niagara flagship will be raised and rebuilt. Mount Etna erupts with fire smoke and lava as earthquakes follow.
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Jerez
Spain
Stingis
Frank H. Funk
Bloomington
Kentucky
Rufus J. Perry
Brooklyn
Leysdown
England
Niagara
River Hazard Perry
Lake Erie
College romance ends with double stabbing and suicide in jail
Ernest Miller, a bookkeeper and son in law of Judge Marshall Hacker, stabbed his wife in a tent at the Columbus Chautauqua Grounds after declaring she no longer cared for him. Bystander Merle Anderson aided the wife, Miller overpowered and jailed, then hanged himself with a shirt rope. The wife remained critically ill.
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Ernest Miller
Columbus Chautauqua Grounds
Columbus
Ave
Arnest Miler
Chautawra Grounds
Miller
Milter
Marshall Hacker
Bartholomew
Decatur
Miss Hacker
Bristol
Bold Robber Haunts Sulsberrs Area as Homes Searched
Aug 5 residents near Sulsberrs northeast of Bloomfield faced a highwayman who forced a household to stay silent while he searched for loot. He escaped with money and minor valuables in a frightening incident reported from Indiana towns.
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Bloomfield
Ind
Sulsberrs
Here
Beld
Haston Breeden
Joot
Will contest linked to drowning and hypnotic influence
Laporte Indiana reports J Warren Meyer son of a local physician named as defendant in a Denver Colorado will dispute tied to the mysterious drowning of Candace Wheeler. Wheeler’s will allegedly bequeathed large insurance sums to Otto Meyer of Laporte.
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Laporte
Ind
J. Warren Meyer
Denver, Co
Candace Wheeler
Otto Meyer
Shipp Nominated for Congress by Indianapolis Republicans
Thomas R. Shipp received the Republican nomination in Indianapolis as the party selects its candidate for a congressional race. The announcement highlights Shipp as the party’s chosen contender, with local officials supporting his bid and campaign plans forthcoming in the upcoming election cycle.
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Indianapolis
Thomas R. Shipp
National Conservation Comptress
National
House of Representatives
Critical condition of Hillary Beachey in aerial crash
Battle Creek Michigan August reports aviator Hillary Beachey in critical condition at Nichols hospital after a fall from his machine. He suffered a shoulder fracture leg and arm injuries and a deep forehead gash. The plane malfunctioned after takeoff, circling once before crashing into a fence and barn area.
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Battle Creek
Mich
Ang. i
Hillary Beachey Nes
Nichols Hospital
Beachey
Tracy
Indiana Democrats Elect Bonham Cashier in House Office
Washington August 4 At a Democratic meeting of Indiana congressmen Robert Bonham Evansville secretary to Representative Boehne was chosen cashier in the house sergeant at arms office succeeding Charles F. Riddell Brazil who was promoted to sergeant at arms after Stokes Jackson death The two young Indiana men will draw salaries about six thousand four hundred nine hundred dollars a year Bonham is twenty four Columbus Ind August 5 When Herbert Graham Chicago was fined one dollar and costs in the city court here for stealing chocolates and cakes from a Pennsylvania railroad merchandise car he said he preferred working to lying in jail He was given eleven days at hard labor.
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George Rocevedi
Vesey
South Dakota
Hiram Johamson
California
Taylor
Tennessee
W. M. O. Dawson
West Virginia
Carey
Wyoming
Beveridge
Indiana
W. R. Nelson
The
Kansas City Star
William Flinn
Gifford Pinchot
Pennsylvania
John S. Stevens
Town
Miles Poindexter
Washington
Everitt Colby
New Jersey
Herbert Knox Smith
Connecticut
Taft
Matthew Hale
Massachusetts
Ben BR. Lindsey
Colorado
John M. Parker
Louisiana
Milton D. Purdy
Minnesota
George C. Priestly
Oklahoma
James R. Garfield
Ohio
Cecil A. Lyon
Texas
Roosevelt
Basil Duke
Kentucky
Duke
Luke E. Wright
New Orleans
Thram W. Johnson
King
West
Wold
South
Robert Bonham
Evansville
Ind
Boehne
House
Chariesa F. Riddell
Brazil
Stokes Jackson
Bonham
Columbus
Herbert Graham
Chicago
The National Game Across the Three Leagues at a Glance
A roundup of results from multiple MLB leagues with scores for Cleveland Boston Detroit Chicago St Louis Philadelphia and New York players listed include Collins O’Brien Carrigan Stepha na Brown Plank Lapp Hughes Ainsmith Kuhn and others. Also notes American Association standings and results from Indianapolis Milwaukee Toledo Columbus St Paul Louisville Minneapolis and Kansas City with end game tallies.
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Boston
Gregg
Steen
O'Neill
Collins
O’brien
Carrigan
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Brown
Hamilton
Stephena
Plank
Lapp
Detroit
Kale
New York
Lake and Stamage
Ford and Sweeney
American Association
Indianapolis
Milwaukee
Toledo
Kansas City
Columbus
St. Paul
Louisville
Minneapolis
Minnneapole
J.culsville
Men Debate Mind Changes in Presidential Politics
Washington Ace reports on public attitudes toward changing views of presidential candidates. The piece cites McKinsey Taft and Theodore Roosevelt, noting candidates often revise past positions while critics challenge such moves. It discusses extraneous government spending and the shift from private secretaries to stenographers in the White House.
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McKinsey and Taft
Washington
Ace
Theodore Roosevelt
Edmond B Dillon and early life of judge reveals hard knocks
The article traces Edmond Bothweil Dien, longtime Columbus judge, from Methodist minister father to early work as a messenger in Portsmouth, then Lancaster, Ohio. It highlights his persistence balancing work and study, saving money, and five years of law study after leaving school, culminating in marriage to Marvin Dabsy Whit*her, daughter of Cavin Whitner of Norwalk.
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Com of
Columbus
PSN
Esse
Obrowd
Iran
Telf
Portsmouth
Leeke
Brou
Lancaster
Elehens
Pelley
Oss Westewan
Afarfon
Cavin
Norwalk
Indian Man Dies On Railroad Track After Express Collision
A report recalls a fatal Indian laborer accident near HRevhelle on a railroad line when struck by a fast express train. The piece warns of dangers from careless actions and promotes Dr King’s New Discovery for throat and chest issues. An endorsement from J Watts of Bloodadia, Texas mentions weight regain and a trial bottle offer.
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Hrevhelle
Siegjid
Tie
Eloodadia
Tex
Wnoefel Drag Co
Pierpont Morgan Bets On Employee Curiosity
The tale recounts J P Morgan carrying an empty birdcage to test if any employee would ask why. When questioned he reveals the wager and warns workers not to pry into matters that do not concern them. The story links Morgan with other business leaders and a lesson on discretion.
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J. P. Aforgan
Snander
Pierpont Morgan
Tee
The
Imquirer
Cbief
Electric Bitters Prove Help From First Dose
A Tennessee man from Henry writes that six bottles of Electric Bitters restored his appetite and strength after stomach, liver, and kidney troubles. He claims the remedy eased backache nervousness headaches and fatigue, and recommends Knoefe Drug Co as the seller for 50 cents.
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T. D. Peebles
Henry
Tenn
Knoefe! Drug Co
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