Veterans Lead in Salt Lake City Encampment Fight for Commander
National Grand Army of the Republic gathers in Salt Lake City as Samuel R. VanSant leads for commander in chief while Atlantic City is favored for 1910 encampment. William A. Ketcham and St. Louis supporters stay hopeful as the vote nears.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Grand Army of the Republic
Samuel R. VanSant
Atlantic City
William A. Ketcham
St. Louis
Association of Union Ex-Prisoners of War
Harry White
Pennsylvania
Woman's Relief Corps
Mormon Tabernacle
Grand Army
Willam Spry
Mavor John
Barnsford
Henry Nevins
Assembly Hall
Armory
Ensign Peak
Barred from mails Uncle Sam Geta After Another So- Called Cancer Cure
The post office department issued a fraud order against the Dr. Currey Cancer Cure company of Lebanon Ohio. They advertised a discovery that promised to cure cancer in ten to fifteen days for twenty five dollars. An agricultural chemist found the medicine contained only dope providing possibly temporary relief from pain.
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Washington, Aug. Ti
Post Office Department
Elephants on Rampage Terrifies Kansas Town
Clay Center Kansas August 11 eleven elephants escaped from a circus breaking from a keeper they stampeded through the streets frightening residents and injuring a showman who was knocked from a horse before capture Local dog bite triggered the panic and an army of residents avoided the streets during the uproar
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Clay Center
Kan
Coral fleet wiped out in Kobe squall kills 447
A Kote dispatch reports a squall off Kobe drowns 447 coral fishermen from a fishing fleet. The tragedy is noted as one of the era's grave maritime losses and losses are tallied from the squadron.
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Tokyo
Kote
Kobe
Taft Adds Milwaukee To Western Trip Itinerary
President Taft includes Milwaukee on his forthcoming western tour. Local officials prepare for a presidential visit and outline events and security plans. The announcement follows prior stops and signals broader regional outreach.
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Taft
Milwaukee
Ambitious clerk entangled in Wall Street copper scheme
Donald N. Persch, a note broker desk clerk, is jailed in the Tombs on $50,000 bail after allegedly larcenizing $40,000 from copper shares once pledged as security. The case links M. M. Joyce of Heinze, Windsor Trust, and Persch’s bid to locate higher-ups amid complex curb stock dealings. District Attorney Jerome leads the investigation with possible further arrests.
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New York
Donald N. Persch
Wall Street
Augustus Heinze
Persch
Ohio Copper Common
Davis-Daly Copper Common
Heinze
Windsor Trust Company
Finlay
Attiney Nott
John Sherwood
District Attorney's Office
Trust Company
L. J. Fields
Welds & Co
J. J. Fields
M. M. Joyce
F. Augustus Heinze
W. L. Clark
Mr. Joyce
Joyce
Sherwood
Young Persch
Stirling Birmingham
The
Jerome
Charles Katz
Eastern Brewing Company of
Williamsburg
Henry Uhlman
Uhlman
Midnight Assassins Strike in Kentucky Farmstead Killings
Six masked men called at midnight and killed John Simpson at his home in the Amos neighborhood Scottsville. Police say the shooting stems from a custody suit led by Mrs. Douglas. In Brownsville masked riders wounded Harden Minton and whipped Andy Farris Belle Gross and two women. Minton shot in the leg and at risk of death.
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Scottsville
John Simpson
Amos
Douglas
Simpson
Brownsville
Harden Minton
Andy Farris
Belle Gross
Farris
Minton
Tuscola Contemplates Moving County Seat to Camargo
Petition filed by more than 2,200 voters seeks a hearing for a county seat move from Tuscola to Camargo eight miles east. A September 6 hearing could lead to a November special election. Camargo offers two courthouse sites while Tuscola lists local roads and a population around 1,400.
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Newman
Tuscola
Camargo
Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton
Douglas County
Arteinal
Chicago
Ilinois Central
Cincinnati
Hiamilon
Dayton
Clinois Roads
Murder mystery near Holy Sepulchre cemetery perplexes Rochester police
In Rochester on August 11 authorities report no substantial clue in the inquest into Anna Schumacher's murder or the ongoing county and city search. Police suspect the killer is familiar with the area rather than a transient, possibly someone who frequents the city near the crime scene. A French scientist claims a life extension secret, while Electric Bitters is advertised as a blood purifier and tonic.
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Rochester
N. Y
Anna Schumacher
Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
Castro's Exiled Dictator Faces Financial Downfall in Venezuela
Caracas reports General Cipriano Castro's appeal to Congress stalled by allies and archived. Five million dollars in Castro assets have dwindled to near nothing as court actions and transfers erase his stake in the cigarette trust. A German buyer asserts Castro stock, seeking recovery of assets amid legal fights over corporate reorganizations.
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Caracas
Cipriano Castro
Castro
Santander
Caatro
Venezuela
Cigarette Trust
Cigarette
Senor Garcia Guerra
Socoin
Civen
Theodore Hauer
Tle
Counsall
Will Tecmn
Oringee River
Fort William Qu. Aug 11 Dock strike sparks gunfire injuring several
A dock strike prompted a search for missing steamers at Fort William Quebec. Police opened fire on resisting men, wounding several. Civil War veteran J A Stone of Kemp Texas recalls a pilot’s role between illness and death. Dr Kings New Discovery touted for coughs and asthma with trial bottle offered.
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Fort William
J. A. Stone
Kemp, Tex
Dr. King
Chas. D. Knoefel
Michigan City to Clamp Down on Sunday Saloon Open
Laporte authorities issue warrants against twenty seven Michigan City saloon keepers for allowing non family patrons and liquor sales last Sunday. Open Sundays drew twenty thousand excursionists, sparking cross county tensions and promises of stricter enforcement and arrests.
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Laporte
Ind
Michigan City
John and
Hart Walker
Mysterious ambush wounds Nashville woman in buggy
Mrs Charles Dailey, aged 54, was shot from ambush while riding in an open buggy toward Edinburg. Buckshot pierced her back and she lies critically injured eight miles north of Nashville. A nearby resident heard the shot. a farmer posse failed to locate the attacker.
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Nashville
Ind
Edinburg
Mra
Charles Dailey
Mra Dailey
William Chanders
Hart Wheeler falls thirty feet at Fort Wayne pole incident
Hart Wheeler of Huntington a Wiseman at Home Telephone Co. fractured his skull when he touched a traction wire and fell thirty feet while at work on a pole. Four companions who joined him at a resort day trip are mentioned. Verne Jones Aged fourteen drowned at Silvan Lake Rome while diving after balls.
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Fort Wasne
Ind
Hart Wheeler
Huntington
The
Home Telephone Company
Wheeler
Fort Wayne
Verne Jones
Elairteen
Silvan Lake
Rome
Jones
Fire Causes 75000 Loss At Wabash School Factory
A blaze in Wabash Indiana destroyed the Garcus and Rawley school furniture factory and machine shop. The fire origin is undetermined with allegations of incendiary cause. Insurance coverage amounts to 335040.
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Wabash
Ind
Garcus & Rawley
Crop Conditions Improve Slightly on Aug 1 Government Report
Washington reports crop conditions across the United States on August 1 were just above the level of the prior year and moderately higher than the ten year average. The government crop report notes gains in overall condition.
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Washington
United States
Government Cry
Actor Richard Gellen Dies Aboard Gravesend Houseboat
New York reports actor Richard Gellen died at Gravesend Bay aboard a houseboat where he was a guest of John Newton Porter. The incident ends a long career in stage and screen.
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New York
Richard Gellen
Adents
Gravesend Bay
John Newton Porter
Farmer James Hurst Hangs Self in Barn Mow
Martinsville Indiana August 11 James Hurst a farmer six miles northwest of town hanged himself with a halter in the mow of his barn authorities say there was no known motive or use for the act investigations continue
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Martinsville
Ind
James Hurst
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