President Taft Reviews 20000 Vets in Rochester Parade
President Taft enjoyed a busy Rochester visit marking the G A R encampment. He reviewed more than 20 000 veterans led by Commander in Chief John McIlroy and General Frederick Dent Grant as crowds cheered. The parade tested many veterans yet highlighted the nation’s past struggles and present challenges.
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Rochester
John &. Gilman
Frederick Dent Grant
G. A. R. Fife and
Coronel John Mcklroy
Washington
The
National Tribune
Harvey M. Trimble
Ilinois
Fire destroys Chancellor Hotel in Parkersburg
Fire swept the Chancellor hotel in Parkersburg West Virginia on August 24 destroying the building. Roy Dews twelve and Mrs. Fred Ball were killed when walls collapsed as guests fled. Fire started on the seventh floor from an unknown cause and spread rapidly through the hotel.
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Parkersburg
W. Va
Chancellor
Roy Dews
Fred Ball
Weather Across Cities Brightening Then Cooling
Regional readings show Indianapolis 64 with rain, Chicago 62 and cloudy, Cincinnati 68 cloudy, Denver 52 partly cloudy, St. Paul 48 clear, San Francisco 50 clear, New York 62 cloudy, Hittsburg 66 cloudy, Atlanta 66 clear, New Orleans 72 clear. Local showers and cooler air expected Friday, with extreme southern areas turning partly warmer.
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Indianapolis
Chicago
Cincinnati
Denver
St. Paul
San Francisco
New York
Hitteburg
Atlanta
New Orleans
John M Elroy Emerges as G A R Commander in Chief Candidate
Prominent figure John M Elroy leads a bid for the G A R Commander in Chief title. He campaigns among veterans, aiming to unite posts under a unified leadership and restore organizational vigor.
Riots in South Wales Target Jewish Shops
Renewed anti Semitic rioting in south Wales sees seven retail shops entered and damaged. Looting by hoodlums harms Jewish traders blamed for exploiting locals, leaving many Jews homeless and property evacuated amid losses running into thousands of pounds.
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London
South Wales
Russia
Steamer Harry Lee Sinks Near Brandywine
The Memphis to Ashport steamer Harry Lee sank at Brandywine forty five miles from Memphis. Fireman Williams and two dockhands drowned. Fifteen passengers and twenty crew members were rescued.
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Memphis
Tenn
Harry Lee
Ashport
Brandywine
Williams
Oklahoma giant Carl Morris arrives in New York with trainers
Telegrams report Carl Morris, termed the white man's hope, arriving in New York with a retinue of trainers. Also noted are Arthur H. Jones elected supreme dictator of the Loyal Order of Moose and Upton Sinclair's plan to sue his wife for divorce with Harry Kemp named as co respondent.
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Carl Morris
Oklahoma
New York
Arthur H. Jones
Indianapolis
Loyal Order of Moose
Detroit
Upton Sinclair
Harry Kemp
Kansas
Beattie Chooses Fate in Chesterfield Courtroom
In Chesterfield Virginia Henry Clay Beattie Jr on trial for wife murder stood alone as he eliminated four tentative jurors from a sixteen person pool to form a final jury of twelve. Judge Watson, Beattie, and family watched as the young defendant sliced away four names in a tense moment before the fatal verdict game.
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Chesterfield
Henry Clay Beattie, Jr
Virginia
Watson
Beattie
Chesterfield County
Indiana fruit exhibits delight visitors at horticultural meeting
Fruit growers bring apples peaches grapes and other fruit to the Indiana Horticultural Society summer meeting in South Bend. Visitors from outside the state express astonishment at the quality and variety of Indiana fruit and flowers on display.
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South Bend
Ind
Indiana Horticultural Society
Indiana
Cloud Burst does Enormous Damage in Italian Lake Region
A major cloud burst inundates a vast lake area in Italy causing extensive damage to villages and infrastructure. Emergency crews evacuate residents as floodwaters threaten towns along the shoreline and transport routes. Local authorities call for aid from national agencies and neighboring regions.
Sect by Sect By Near Li Lina Were
The fragmentary text notes sect by sect occurrences near Li Lina, indicating localized events or disputes in the nearby area. Readable portions reference community segments and possible meetings or observations without full context or identified officials.
Floods Do Major Damage Across Morbegno Region
The floods wash out rails and telegraph lines, flood rivers, ruin crops, and reportedly drown about forty people. In Indiana officials a suspect in a chicken theft was acquitted, while local cases fail to convict others.
Buyers Meet To Be A Big Thing In Indianapolis
Invitations mailed by the Indianapolis Trade Association invite merchants to the buyers meet during the Indiana state fair week September 4 to 8. Secretary LeRoy E. Snyder reports requests for nearly 70 000 invitations, signaling strong merchant interest in Indianapolis trade opportunities.
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Indianapolis Trade Association
Indianapolis
LeRoy E. Snyder
Trade Association
Explosion at Streator bank injures messenger
An illuminating gas explosion in the basement storage vault of the Streator National Bank blew out windows and wrecked a wall. Messenger Fred Bertaux entered to clear gas when a fan was turned on and an electric spark ignited the gas. Bertaux was blown halfway upstairs and seriously injured.
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Streator
Streator National Bank
Fred Bertaux
Berteux
Going Back Home Andrew Toth Leaves America for Hungary
Andrew Toth a Pittsburg steel mill laborer who spent twenty years in prison for a murder he did not commit has sailed to Hungary with his wife. He was pardoned after the real killer confessed. Andrew Carnegie granted him a life pension of 40 dollars a month. William O Rourke, brought from Chicago to Shelbyville to answer embezzlement charges, allegedly failed to account for several thousand dollars in coal shipments from Century Coal Co.
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New York
Andrew Toth
Pittsburg
Hungary
Andrew Carnegie
Shelbyville
Wiliam O’rourke
Chicago
Century Coal Company
Police Seize Wet Goods in Linton Raids
City police emptied into the sewer sixteen hundred bottles of beer and one thousand half pint bottles of whisky from raids. Two fifty gallon barrels of gin were seized. Authorities estimate two thousand dollars worth of alcohol confiscated in Linton so far this year.
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Linton
Ind
Reward Offered in Larsen Murder Case at Fowler
Fowler Indiana August 24 A county council offers 2500 reward for the arrest and conviction of the Larsen murder. Larsen was found in a cistern with a head wound though the coroner ruled suicide the grand jury says murder no arrests yet. Evansville Indiana August 24 Alma Hawkins thirty five is jailed on bigamy charges following a complaint by her husband. She does not deny the charge but says she was unaware of the law and has a twelve year old son.
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Fowler
Ind
Peder Larsen
Larsen
LeSage
Evansville
Alma Hawkins
Madisonville
Railroad must pay for timber trespass in past years
Federal Judge Lewis ruled the Denver and Rio Grande railroad must compensate for long past timber trespass when the line was built. The government valued the standing trees illegally cut by road agents at about 10 million dollars in 1902. A master will be appointed to fix the exact amount.
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Denver
Col
Lewis
Denver & Rio Grande Railroad
They Fought With Axes in Lumber Camp Tragedy
In Many Louisiana, four lumber company workers clashed over a trivial dispute in the woods. H. H. Hays was killed and Walter L. Brewster seriously wounded as axes were used in a mid life age style fight with brothers on opposite sides.
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H. H. Hays
Walter L. Brewster
Atwood Nearing Goal on Albany Flight
Harry N Atwood's biplane rested at Castleton nine miles from Albany with 134 miles left to New York. The aviator expects to complete his cross country trip today heading toward New York City.
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Atwood
Albany
N. Y
Harry N
Castleton
New York
Foreman Struck by Traction Car Near Fortville
Edmund Brizendine a Union Traction section foreman resident of Fortville was struck by an eastbound traction car at McCordsville while watching a passing Big Four train and was fatally injured both legs crushed authorities report
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Fortville
Ind
Edmund Brizendine
Union Traction Railway
McCordsville
Esther Cleveland to wed Randolph West in Nantucket style note
Tamworth New Hampshire August 24 The summer colony learns that Miss Esther Cleveland eldest daughter of the late President Cleveland will marry Randolph West of New York son of Prof Andrew West of Princeton University. Miss Cleveland is about twenty and popular among the younger set.
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Tamworth
N. H
Esther Cleveland
Cleveland
Randolph
West
New York
Andrew West
Princeton University
National League baseball scores from Philadelphia and Brooklyn
In Philadelphia Pittsburg beat Philadelphia 5 to 2 with runs by Liefield Gibson Stack and Spencer. At Brooklyn St Louis 6 to 8. Harmon Golden Bliss Rucker Erwin. At New York Chicago 6 to 1 with Richie Archer Wiltse My. At Boston Cincinnati 3 to 7 with Fromme Smith Clarke Purdue Kling. American League had no games Wednesday. American Association results Louisville 2 Minneapolis 5 Indianapolis 10 Milwaukee 1 Toledo 3 St Paul 4. Second games St Paul 2 Toledo 3 Kansas City 2 Columbus 3. Second game Kansas City 0 Columbus 1.
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Brooklyn
R.H.B. St. Louis
Harmon, Golden and
Bliss
Rucker and
Erwin
New York
R.H.E. Chicago
Richie and
Archer
Wiltse and
American Association
Louisville
Minneapolis
Indianapolis
Milwaukee
Toledo
St. Paul
Columbus
Kansas City
Kaansas City
Woman Ends Record Sleep After 115 Days in Bed
Miss Hazel Schmidt of Vandalia awakens after 115 days of near continuous sleep. She had not left her bed for four months and now appears in good health. She avoids discussing the sleep and has traveled to the countryside to escape curiosity seekers.
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Vandalia
Hazel Schmidt
Embree Kansas State Examiner Dies in Indiana
Larry R. Embree state field examiner and former Gibson county auditor died at his Princeton Indiana home at age forty two. He contracted blood poisoning after bruising his hand while working in Terre Haute several weeks earlier.
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Princeton
Ind
Larry R. Embree
Gibson County
Terre Haute
Man Dies After Gun Drops at Indiana Station
Bedford Indiana August 24 F S Macey of Terre Haute express messenger on the Southeastern line was instantly killed at Willams Indiana while unloading ice at the station a revolver fell from its holster and a bullet struck his stomach killing him instantly.
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Bedford
Ind
F. S. Macey
Terre Haute
Willams
Wagon Tragedy: Toddler Killed in Indiana Gravel Wagon
In Winchester Indiana on August 24 a two year old child of Charles Thornburg was killed when he fell from a gravel wagon after climbing to grab pebbles from the load. The wagon could not be stopped and the child's head was crushed under the rear wheel.
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Winchester
Ind
Charles Thornburg
Extra Session Lacked Interest as Tariff Bills Stalled
Washington reports the stalled extra session of the Sixty-second Congress failed to spark public interest or attract crowds. Democrats backed tariff reductions for political reasons, anticipating presidential vetoes, while Vice President Sherman faced scrutiny over quorum counts. House debate on rules drew quips about partisan priorities and parliamentary tactics.
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Arthur W. Cunn
Washington
Congress
Senate
Indiana State Fair trotting and pacing races boast rich program
The Indiana State Fair features a premier racing card during early September with a world record time holding track. The week includes 644 600 in purse money across 29 000 seats with half free and top heats in trotting and pacing led by the Horse World Stallion Stake and Western Horseman Stake. The schedule runs daily from September 4 through September 7 starting at 1 pm with the Indianapolis Military Band providing music.
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Indiana
Evyer
Hirg
SK. K
Leistanren
Horse World Stakten
Behrens Seers
Atake
Inedtienapolis
Bank victimized by ancient Banco game in Walton
Loganport Indiana reports a man named James Tilton fleeced the Bank of Walton of 500 dollars using checks drawn on Kokomo and Lisbon banks. He appeared in Walton a week ago, deposited 500, then 1740, totaling 2240, and received 1000 to close a farm deed before vanishing. Lisbon bank confirmed no funds.
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Logansport
Ind
James Tilton
Bank of Walton
Tilton
Walton
Kokomo Bank
Bank of
Lisbon
Lisbon Bank
Child of Hardacre family dies after illness
Eighteen months old son of Mr and Mrs Ross Hardacre of Irving near Lanark died after an hour illness. Investigation showed the child had eaten headache tablets.
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Rockford, Ill
Ross Hardacre
Irving
Lanark
Rail tragedy claims Chicago Great Western worker
Frank Rigney of Chicago a Civil War veteran was struck and killed by a freight train at Stillman Valley while employed by the Chicago Great Western Railroad. The incident occurred on August 24 in Rockford Illinois.
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Rockford, IL
Frank Rigney
Chicago
Stillman Valley
Chicago Great Western
Longtime user praises Dr King's New Discovery in Cord Mich
A Cord, Michigan writer claims Dr King's New Discovery has served his family for decades. He notes 80 years of use, calling it an infallible remedy for coughs and colds and promising relief for lagrippe asthma hay fever and croup. He mentions prices 50 cents and 1.00 and a free trial bottle guaranteed by Chas. D. Knoefel.
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Thos. Ariss
Concord, Mich
Chas. D. Knoefel
Bring your Job Printing to the Tribune Office
An invitation to advertisers and readers to use the Tribune office for all job printing needs urging high quality work and prompt service. The notice emphasizes reliable printing for handbills posters and small orders with personal service.
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Tribune ‘Office
Mice Retrieve Ring as Thieves Falsely Suspected
In Danville Tennessee August 24 police cleared several alleged crooks after a diamond ring and money were recovered. The ring had been in a cash register and dragged away by mice and hidden behind the register. The money was mutilated though the ring remained intact. A medical aside extols Electric Bitters as a blood purifier and health booster.
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Danville
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