Taft to avoid speeches and local contest in 1920 campaign
Hot Springs Virginia August 13 harmony characterized Tafts day long conference with Republican chairman Hitchcock and staff chief Vorys. Taft says he will not speak outside Cincinnati during the campaign and will not comment on West Virginia contentions or New York gubernatorial affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hot Springs
Cincinnati
Taft
Ohio
West Virginia
Hughes
New York State
Bryan Hosts Big Lincoln Dinner for Notification Committee
Lincoln hosts a large Democratic gathering as Mr. and Mrs. Bryan entertain the notification committee at Fairview. Norman Mack and party leaders meet Bryan, Kern arrives by special train, and a parade to the capital grounds follows with officials and crowds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln, Neb
Bryan
Fairview
Ruth Leavitt
Grace Bryan
Epangier
T. F. Allen
Winger
Lincoln
Hetory
National
Norman E. Mack
Lincoln Commercial Club
Lincoln Hotel
Mr. Bryan
John W. Kern
Indianapolis
Nebraska State Band
F. M. Westervelt
F. W Brown
Sheldon
P. L. Hall
J. E. Miller
Democratic Notification Ceremony for Bryan Kern
Delegates bearing the notification for presidential candidate William Jennings Bryan and vice president John Worth Kern entered the capitol grounds after a city procession. Chairman Henry D. Clayton opened the meeting and Bryan began his reply as Father Nugent offered a prayer. Norman F. Mack denied rumors of a $300,000 leftover fund from the last campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Jennings Bryan
John Worth Kern
National Committee
Norman F. Mack
Buffalo
Henry B. Clayton
Alabama
Capitol Grounds
Clayton
Mr. Bryan
Mack
Father Nugent
Henry D. Clayton
Bryann
Omaha
Neb
Democratic National Committee
Perils of Peage in Naval Practice
Toulon Aug 13 six sailors killed eighteen injured when a 164 millimetre gun on the gunnery school ship Couronne exploded during trainee handling. Experts blame decomposed B powder though crew say rapid firing caused overheating. Fire blasted flames, causing severe injuries including blindness and amputations among turret crews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toulon
Couronne
Les Saline D’hyeres
Iena
Tillman Nominated Governor by Evans Faction in Tennessee
George N. Tillman of Davidson county is the gubernatorial nominee of the Evans faction within Tennessee Republicans. He was nominated by acclamation at the close of the second Republican state convention held in Tennessee that week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evans
Nashville
Tenn
George N. Tillman
Davidson County
Tennessee
Markets report from Indianapolis Chicago Cincinnati and New York
Wheat prices range No 2 red around 95 to 98 cents in Indianapolis and Chicago. Corn No 2 about 81 to 84 cents. Oats near 52 to 53 cents. Cattle prices from $2.25 to $7.90, hogs from $3.50 to $7.00, sheep around $1.50 to $6.25, lambs $3.50 to $6.50. Receipts include hogs 1 500, cattle 1 100, sheep 1 100. horses offered at close of sale. Toledo wheat futures mixed with cash 86.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Cincinnati
Chicago
New York
Perune Claims Help for Run Down Health in Reader Notes
Aliss Della Stroche of Verleton Wisconsin reports rapid relief after using Peruna, claiming full recovery after six bottles. Another testimonial from Mrs Judie C Hoyer of Evanston Illinois credits Peruna with restoring appetite, sleep, and vigor. Man-a-lin is also mentioned as a laxative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aliss Della Stroche
Perune
Judie
C. Hoyer
Sherman Ave
Eyanston
Ill
Peruia
Portia
Man-a-lin
Arrest Records Tie Suspected Rail Robbery Ring
Elkhart Indiana August 13. Black men registering as Charles Allen Alfred Smitt and Edgar Merritt of Chicago are held on suspicion they shot and wounded Lake Shore Detective Foster after robbing Detective Shields at Pine Indiana. They may be connected to railway station robberies at Crown Point and Griffith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkhart
Ind
Charles Allen
Alfred Smitt
Edgar Merritt
Chicago
Lake Shore
Foster
Shields
Pine
Crown Point
Griffith
Nations in brief and regional notes across continents
Forest trees near Banff national park district in Canada. Confederate veteran Colonel John N. Simpson of Dallas nominated for Texas governor by Republicans. Six injured when Grand Trunk train hit a Detroit streetcar. Captain Thomas S. Baldwin completes first official speed trip of his military dirigible balloon. Rio de Janeiro hosts a national exposition of industry and minor arts with thirty thousand visitors. Iron and steel demand seen as unlikely to rapidly improve by the Iron Age. Wheat futures fall as September price drops 20 cents. other Chicago board declines follow. A street fight in Chillicothe Texas leaves Thomas Robbins and Barnet Smith dead from knife wounds. they are brothers-in-law. Rumor of Moroccan sultan forces defeated by Mulai Hafid cannot be confirmed. Methodist Episcopal church pushes for a speaker endorsing interstate liquor shipment vote. Turkish newspaper publishing expands as constitution spreads. about forty papers started recently. Russian rail ministry cuts fares 40 percent for Japanese emigration routes to the Americas. Sheriff L E Marten and Deputy Parker of Lincoln County Oklahoma ambushed by sixteen black men. both shot. American Federation of Catholic Societies holds seventh annual convention in Boston. Edward Feeney reelected. Pittsburg chosen for next year.
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Canada
National Park District
Banff
John N. Simpson
Dallas
Texas
Grand Trunk
Detroit
Thomas S. Baldwin
Army Board
Fort Meyer
Mbneral Arts
Rio Janeiro
Chicago Board of Trade
Thomas Robbins
Barnet Smith
Chillicothe
Tex
Morocco
Mulai Hafid
Methodist Episcopal Church
Congress
Turkey
Lfe
Russian Ministry of Railroads
South America
L. E. Marten
Charles Parker
Lincoln County
Okla
American Federation of Cathodc Societies
Boston
Edward Feeney
Brooklyn
Pittsburg
Visits by King Edward to German and Austrian rulers stir interest
London officials say Edward's visits to Emperor William at Cronberg and Emperor Francis Joseph at Ischl signal improved relations among Britain Germany and Austria Hungary. Officials dismiss most talks as nonbinding but acknowledge Turkey and other topics were discussed as part of ongoing European diplomacy. The king hopes to arrange a Berlin visit in return for William’s London trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Edward
William
Cronberg
Francis Joseph
Ischi
Great Britain
Germany
Austria- Hungary
Turkey
Queen Alexandra
Berlin
Old Librarian Spofford Dies at 84
Ainsworth R. Spofford, longtime chairman of the Congressional Library from 1864 to 1884 and later chief assistant librarian, died at Shepard Hill Holderness NH at age eighty four. He was born in Gilmanton NH.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plymouth
N. H
Ainsworth R. Spofford
Congressional Library
Washington
Shepard Hill
Holderness
Spofford
Gilmanton
Cuba Election Figures Show Tight Vote Split
A Havana and Kayamo precincts sample from Cuba’s August 1 election yields 204,955 votes cast from a revised registration of 451,096. Conservative voters numbered 305,778 while Liberal totals reached 156,841 with Miguelistas at 94,241 and Zagistas 62,600. remaining votes went to independents.
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Cuba
Washington
Insular
Magoda
Kayamo
Havana
Zagistas
Tragic St Louis Shooting Ends in Officer's Death
In St Louis a running fight between Patrolman Fultz and John Thornton, a Black man, leaves Fultz dead and Thornton dying from three dangerous bullet wounds. Authorities investigate the confrontation and motives surrounding the fatal incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fultz
John Thornton
St. Louis
Campaign A Joke George Ade and Taft Rally Notes
Indianapolis Aug 13 George Ade delegate to the Republican national convention and Taft supporter predicts Indiana will vote for Taft by a large margin. He plans new musical comedies and notes the Aug 25 Kern notification at the fair grounds colosseum with 15 000 seating, while Bryan is set to address the trust issue. A Fort Wayne race pits brewer Steven B Fleming against Judge Vesey in a key Senate contest as health officials warn against misattributing heart disease on death returns after a Wheeling fire kills three women.
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George Ade
Taft
Indianapolis
Brook
Ade
Indiana
McKinley
Roosevelt
Bryan
Elsie Janis
New York
Purdue University
Misa Janis
John W. Kern
Fair Grounds Collosseum
Myron D. King
Joe Reiley
Kern
Colosseum
Lincoln
Theodore P. Bell
California
Denver
Fort Wayne
Steven B. Fleming
Senate
Adams
Allen
Fleming
Judge Vesey
Horse Death Strikes Indiana Farmer Family
Morgantown Indiana August 13 John Lewis Sickey fifty a substantial farmer was found dead near his home with a broken neck. He had been riding a horse with a halter when the animal ran home alone prompting a search. A widow and four children survive. He is the fourth family member to die violently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgantown
Ind
John Lewis Sickey
Hone
Sickey
Boy Dies After Bonfire Accident in Avaeneville
Archie McNet, seven, died in Bonfire injuries at Avaeneville Indiana on August 13 after being engulfed in flames while playing near a bonfire. Authorities report the incident as a fatal accident with local investigators called to the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avaeneville
Ind
Archie McNet
Incendiary Fire Destroys Sullivan Hotel McCammon
Sullivan Ind Aug 13 Fire destroyed the Mc Cammon hotel in a blaze believed to stem from two kerosene explosions. An unknown man died after being seen at a third story window then vanishing. Fire hose sections were found cut, boosting incendiary theory. Loss about 5,000 dollars with little insurance and 10,000 for the building, insured 8,000.
Rival shoots at him in Indiana after warning to stop calling
Harry Daniels of Bobo, Indiana, faced an anonymous warning to stop visiting Pleasant Mills for courting a nearby woman. He fired back after a shot ripped his coat by the woods late at night, escaping unhurt as a rival likely sought to harm him and Daniels began an investigation for prosecution. Meanwhile severe storm and hail damage in Evansville and southern Indiana is expected to exceed initial estimates, with grain losses around Evansville pegged at 160000 dollars and Evansville property and river shipping losses adding tens of thousands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Ind
Harry Daniels
Bobo
Pleasant Mills
Daniels
Evansville
Ohio River
Let Me Alone He Said
Fort Wayne Ind Aug 18 Thomas Shaughnessy aged 57 fell down a river embankment and broke his neck dying shortly after his final remark Let me alone in a grim street accident report with local context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Wayne
Ind
Thomas Shaughnessy
Fire Laddie's Last Run
Evansville Indiana August 18 Ruben Snow a hose driver was thrown from his wagon while making a tire run and died from leg injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laddie
Evansville
Ind
Ruben Snow
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East Buffalo
Toledo
Iss Della
Stroebe
Richmond St
Verleton
Wis
Perma
Perna
King Edward
England
European Checker Board
A. R. Spofford
Dandrut
Ayer
State Board of Health
Wheeling
W. Va
J. W. Gavin
Clara Gavin
Annie Gayne
Margaret Gavin
Sullivan
McCammon
Tam
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