Roosevelt Treated Warmly by Miners on Second Day
Theodore Roosevelt toured Kingston Pittston Avondale and Kingston again in the Wyoming Valley meeting crowds of miners and families. He addressed Catholic clergy and local residents and expressed interest in social rather than labor invasion. He spoke with Italian neighbors and met a New York style family with many children before boarding the midnight train back to New York.
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Wilkesbarre
A.e
Wyoming Valley
Kingston
Theodore Roosevelt
United States
Lackawanna Valley
Roosevelt
John Mitchell
United Mine Workers
J. J. Curran
Pittston
T. R
Roosevelt School
E. J. Gibbons
New York
Father Curran
Avondale
Owen Mathews
Thomas McLaughlin
Mathews
Mathewases
Mclaughlins
George Gart
George
Mr. Roosevelt
Kendall and Dew Captain Who Spotted Crippen and Officer Who Arrested Him
Kendall and Dew are credited as the captain and the arresting officer in the Crippen case, with the captain spotting Crippen and the officer completing the apprehension. The report highlights their roles in the pursuit and capture.
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Crippen
Chilean President Montt Welcomed in New York by Officials
President Pedro Montt of Chile arrives aboard the Tagus as Fort Wadsworth fires a 21 gun salute. A reception committee including Chandler Hase, Major General Carter, and Captain Huse assists. Montt plans rest in New York then travels to Boston Beverly and West Point, seeking recovery and a cure at Bad Bauheim.
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New York
Pedro Monat
Chile
Tagus
Colon
Fort Wadsworth
Army
Taft
Chandler Hase
Carter
H. P. M. Huse
Philadelphia Navy Yard
Navy
President Montt
Alberto Yoacham
John Barrett
Bureau of American Republica
Washington
Montt
Bari
Munich
Herman Beheverrila
Pedro Montt
General Carter
Huse
Boston
Beverly
West Point
Bad Bauheim
Crippen Concedes Killing Belle Elmore in Canada Confession Report
Quebec officials say Dr Crippen confessed to Inspector Dew that after persistent bickering he strangled Belle Elmore to silence her. He reportedly feared consequences and rushed to hide the murder as police express relief and caution remains.
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Quebec
Dr. Crippen
Inspector Dew
Belle Elmore
Chief McCarthy
Dew
Niagara Falls
Scotland Yard
Attorney General
Crippen
London
Leneve
Captain Kendall
World News Snippets Touch on Fires Wars and Politics
Western Montana forest fires grow alarming as a four story Kansas City warehouse burns for a 300000 loss. Belgium aviator Nicholas Kinet dies in Brussels when his plane falls from 600 feet. England readies 100 warships for global voyage amid imperial tensions. Immigration reports show 1 041 570 migrants admitted in the past fiscal year. Several political and legal matters surface from the U S and Europe including parole denials and grand jury questioning.
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Montana
Taft
National Conservation Congress
St. Paul
Jacob M. Dickinson
Smith & Cord Drygood Company
Kansas City
Nicholas Kinet
Brussels
Kinet
Kentucky
Youtsey
Goebel
Curt Jett
Henry Walden
Hempstead Plains
Long Island
Harry Chavers
Wabash River
Carmi
England
Immigration Bureau
United States
Samuel J. Tribble
Howard
Georgia
Athens
John C. F. Merrrill
Chicago Board of Trade
Federal Grand Jury
Chicago
London
Candlejas
Spain
J. R. Bradley
New York
F. A. Cook
Noname Creek
Glenwood Springs
Col
Dr. Cook
Iowa Republicans At Parting Of Ways
Des Moines, Aug 4. The Iowa Republican state convention voted 805 to 568 to disapprove of the Payne tariff law as not fulfilling the national platform pledges. It endorsed Cummins Dolliver and insurgent House members for opposing administration measures. Taft’s picture was removed. Cummins was slowed in naming Taft during a long speech. Dolliver won the permanent chair and pledged to stump Iowa this fall. The platform split centered on tariff policy and Governor Carroll’s administration.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Cummins
Dollver
Taft
Lincoln
Roosevelt
Pendemoni Wmn
Committee On Permanent Organization
Dolliver
J. C. Mabray
Albia
Mabray
B. F. Carroll
Governor urges radical anti saloon law for statewide prohibition
Governor Campbell asks Texas lawmakers to enact a broad anti saloon measure. Proposals include banning liquor sales within ten miles of schools and restricting sales to one quart packages with on premise consumption banned. Both chambers show majority support. A separate report says two hundred fishermen drowned in a typhoon on the River Amur.
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Austin
Tex
Campbell
House
Senate
Amur
Miners Face New Crisis As Union Calls Convention
President Lewis of the United Mine Workers plans an Aug. 11 convention in Indianapolis to decide terms with operators or risk a mass return to open shop work. Analysts warn the treasury is depleted and unrest grows as miners press for a return to work under operator conditions.
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Lewis
Indianapolis
United Mine Workers of America
United Mine Workers
Indian torch scene injures six year old in Muncie theater
In Muncie Indiana a six year old boy William Johnson was fatally burned during a play acting scene in a six cent theater. The children used a moving picture of Indians burning a man at the stake and tied newspapers around the boy then ignited them. Despite efforts to extinguish the flames the child suffered fatal injuries.
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Muncie
Ind
William Johnson
Lloyd Johnson
Johnson Lad
Governor orders guard as night rider terror grips Lyon county
Governor Wilson orders a military patrol in Lyon county after the murder of Ax eltree Cooper by supposed night riders. He denounces conditions there and pledges to stop the reign of terror. Colonel Bas sett is to turn five arrestees over to civil authorities, though he suspects their release is the aim.
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Wilson
Caee
Frankfort
Willson
Lyon County
Axeltree Cooper
Bassett
Cooper
Bagsett
Cut Wife's Throat in Chicago After Forced Marriage
Marie Urso, thirteen, was taken to Chicago to marry Joachim Daviso. She appealed to Mayor Knotts claiming coercion. Daviso stabbed her on the street. She lies dying in hospital as Daviso is jailed. In Muncie, Luther L Perdieu, fifty, a real estate and insurance agent, died after being struck by a Lake Erie & Western train at Plums Street crossing.
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Gary
Ind
Marie Urso
Chicago
Joachim Daviso
Knotts
Daviso
Muncie
Luther L
Perdieu
Lake Erie & Western
Plums Street
Indiana State Fair board guides the people’s fair trust
The State Fair in Indianapolis will attract Hoosiers from towns and farms alike the week of Sept. 12. The State Board of Agriculture administers the fair with non partisan leadership, funded by modest stipends, and returns profits to support the exposition. Crippen Haas London Lawyer, London, Aug. 4 Friends of Dr Hawley Harvey Crippen in London have asked Arthur Newton to defend Crippen. Newton confirms. Crippen accepts services. Evading Payment of Dog Tax Anderson Ind Aug 3 Warrant issued for 162 residents for nonpayment of city dog taxes.
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Medianapolis
Hoosier
Hoosier Farms
Indiana
State Board of Agriculture
Board of Agriculture
Farma
Crippen Haas
London
Hawley Harvey Crippen
Arthur Newton
Crippen
Newton
Anderson
Ind
Market Quotations Indianapolis Grain and Livestock
Market prices for wheat corn oats hay cattle hogs sheep and lambs across Indianapolis Cincinnati Garcago St Louis Buffalo and Toledo with receipted counts for hogs cattle and sheep. Notable figures include wheat No 2 red at 6 to 7 cents in Indianapolis and varied prices at other hubs.
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Indianapolis
Cincinnati
Garcago
St. Louis
Buffalo
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Temp
Albany
Atlantic City
New Orleans
Philadelphia
Senator Cummins
Republican Convention
Texas
Gary Man
Hoosier Exposition
Teledo
Dee
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