Roosevelt hosts Oyster Bay conference on Governor Hughes fate
President Roosevelt, Congressmen Parsons and Cocks and Francis Hendricks met in Oyster Bay to discuss Gov. Hughes strength. They signaled no firm decision, stressing the convention should decide and noting sentiment against Hughes is widespread yet uneven across districts.
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New York Times
Oyster Bay
Roosevelt
Herbert Parsons
Republican County Committee
William Barnes
Francis Hendricks
Odell
Woodruff
Hughes
Forster
New York City
Parsons
Barnes
Hendricks
Sagamore Hill
W. W. Cocks
Gov
Mr. Parsons
Mr. Hendricks
New York
Representative Cocks
Gov. Hughes
Mr. Cocks
Mr. Hughes
Long Island
Francis Aycl Ss
William Arnes, Jr
Senator Raines
Raines
Mr. Woodruff
Platt
George W. Aldridge
Black
Cent a Drink by the Sea at Ocean Grove and Asbury Park
At Ocean Grove and Asbury Park New Jersey waiting passengers now pay one cent per glass for spring water after free fountains were removed by a plumber. Ice water on trains remains free. A commuter criticized the change while a freight handler delivered a humorous, defiant remark about the situation and the fountains' removal.
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New York Times
Ocean Grove
N. J
Asbury Park
Kidnapped girl escapes to head for Palo Alto
Chicago dispatch reports 18 year old Miss Ludwig who was kidnapped from Morris Illinois and engaged to Dr. F F Fitzgerald escaped from her mother in Chicago. She is traveling toward Palo Alto to marry the California physician. Otto Ludwig her father supports her plan. Miss Ludwig met Fitzgerald at Stanford University and he teaches chemistry at Cooper Medical College.
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New York Times
Chicago
Thel Ludwig
Morris, Ill
F. F. Fitzgerald
Palo Alto
Cal
California
Dr. Fitzgerald
Miss Ludwig
Leland Stanford University
Cooper Medical College
Society Girl Frances Sholes Found Dead in Gas Poisoning
Miss Frances Sholes a 19 year old Evanston socialite was found dead in a locked gas filled bedroom at her home in Evanston. Police and coroner investigate whether the death was accidental or self harm. The coroner's jury ruled asphyxiation by gas and could not determine intent.
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New York Times
Chicago
Ill
Frances Sholes
Evanston
North Shore City
C. G. Sholes
Sholes
New York
Marie Sholes
Frances
T. H. Webster
Deposed Turkish Minister Warned Death If He Lands In New York
Mehmed Ali Bey, the deposed Turkish minister, has been warned by "The Avengers of Our Nation" that he will be killed if he visits New York or travels through the city on his way home. The note, written on red paper, arrived by mail and claims Izzet Pasha and his son must answer to those who love their country. Mehmed Ali remains in Washington, declining comment, while Mundji Bey leaves for New York and plans to return next Saturday.
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New York Times
Washington
Mehmed Ali Bey
New York
Avengers
Izzet Pasha
Mehmed Ali
Izzet Béy
Mundji Bey
Pasha
Ten riders stage charity hold up for hospital funds
Ten boy and girl riders led by Prof. Rintoul raise funds for Nassau Hospital Mineola by “tagging” travelers in Oyster Bay. President Roosevelt, ambassador Francis, and others surrender small Change as bandits gather 100 dollars by noon amid a village excursion.
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New York Times
Oyster Bay
L.il
Rintoul
Nassau Hospital
Mineola
Roosevelt
Sagamore Hill
Quentin Roosevelt
Noah Ledman
Forster
Arthur Weeks, Jr
South Street
George Powers
Bayville
Claude Gillingwater
Durand Bowers
Charles S. Francis
Austria
Gifford Pinchot
Walter L. Teisner
Bureau of Forestry
Ben Greet
Bessie Swen
Mr. Pinchot
Arizona
Johnson
Heiress Frederica Bosch Linked to $50,000 Fraud Scheme Arrest
Frederica Bosch of New York and Chicago stands to gain $50,000 after Moses Phillips, 74, a longtime swindler, was arrested in New York for defrauding Melville Moxley of Pittsburg. Bosch had planned to advance $50,000 to Phillips before Moxley reported the crime.
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New York Times
Pittsburg
Frederica Bosch
New York
Chicago
Moses Phillips
Melville Moxley
Miss Bosch
Phillips
Moxley
Mrs. Moxley
Pittsburg Suspected as Headquarters for Wire Tappers
Inspector McCafferty of the Detective Bureau said the brace fare and wire tapping ring has moved its base to Pittsburg after the M. B. Moxley swindle in the city. He noted simultaneous Pittsburg arrest of William Dunn for a related scam and warned publicity has ruined their Eastern hub.
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McCafferty
Detective Bureau
Pittsburg
M. B. Moxley
William Dunn
New York
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Washington
Priests Menaced in Rome Archbishops Warn of Dangers
Milwaukee Archbishop Sebastian Messmer reports in Milwaukee that priests in Rome face hostility from the lower classes and that the Holy Father would be at risk if he walked the streets. He cites anti church attacks, government inaction, and fear over Leo XIII being buried in St. John Lateran.
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New York Times
Milwaukee
Wis
Sebastian G. Messmer
Rome
Holy Father
Vatican
Leo XIII
St. John Laterans
Dewey's Rich Old C Wines Ad at Fulton Street
A compact advertisement for Dewey & Sons Co at 138 Fulton Street New York promotes rich old white wines suited for warm weather. The copy emphasizes quality and seasonal appeal.
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DEWEY
Dewey & Sons Co
Fulton St
New York
Aeronaut Barry Nearly Dies in Hudson Rescue
Arthur Barry a 20 year old aeronaut from Boston narrowly escaped drowning after landing his parachute in midstream opposite 163d Street in New Jersey. Tied life preserver saved him as he struggled about an hour in the water before an auxiliary yacht from West End Boat Club rescued him.
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Arthur Barry
Boston
Hudson River
163D Street
Barry
Palisade
New Jersey
Palisades
T. H. Flowers
West End Boat Club
American League Park
Parseval dirigible makes first ascent at Tegel Field
The Parseval dirigible, patterned on the flexible system, flew from Tegel Field with five passengers. Tests of steering gear reached 750 feet, and the ascent was successful. A twelve hour inflation and government handover are planned after further flights as a military semi rigid airship cruised nearby.
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Berlin
Tegel Field
Tegel
Cat Set Ablaze by Italian Boys in Coney Island
Fire officials search for several Italian boys in Coney Island accused of pouring kerosene on a valuable Angora cat owned by Mrs. Joseph McSweeney and setting it on fire. The cat ran to the McSweeney home and firefighters suspected the animal died inside. Young Joseph McSweeney reported rumors of trapping the cat and igniting its fur.
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Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
Coney Island
Joseph McSweeney
West Twenty-second Street
McSweeney
Fat Woman Rescued After Quicksand Sinking
Mrs. John Smith, a 350 pound resident, nearly sank twice at High Hill Beach during a Sunday School picnic. She was extricated by seven men using boards, escaping with only fright and shock and deciding not to swim again.
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New York Times
Freeport
U. S
John Smith
Peterson Weds Nurse In Clinton After New Rochelle Romance
In Clinton near Worcester Massachusetts E E Peterson a wealthy New York manufacturer married Miss Alice Eliot Stevenson once a Baltimore nurse. Their romance began in New Rochelle and grew as she nursed him back from a severe illness.
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New York
Alice E. Stevenson
New York Times
Worcester
Mass
New Rochelle
Clinton
Here
Edward Peterson
Alice Eliot Stevenson
Baltimore
Ex-Broker Potter Death by Suicide in Massachusetts
Chauncey C. Potter aged 44 of Boston, son of Charles W. Potter, committed suicide in a field in East Douglas on Aug 13 by a .32 caliber revolver. A prominent Boston broker until three months ago, he left a wife and several children. his mother found the body.
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East Douglas
Mass
Chauncey C. Potter
Boston
Charles W. Potter
Douglas
Potter
Widow Gets Major Share in Shepard Estate After Heirs Contest
Miss Ma ria B Shepard and nine relatives disputed the will of Dr A Warner Shepard of Brooklyn which left most of a 600000 to 1000000 dollar estate to his young widow Mary S Myers. A compromise now places the fortune in the widow’s hands as the suit ends with her retaining the bulk. evidence notes a morphine poisoning death deemed accidental and contested by heirs.
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New York Times
Reading
Mass
Maria B. Shepard
Miss Shepard
Boston
A. Warner Shepard
Brooklyn
Mary S. Myers
Miss Myers
Dr. Shepard
Bernard J. York
York
Alabama Opposes Railroad Rate Increases
Alabama officials plan to file a formal protest with the Interstate Commerce Commission over railroads raising rates on grain, grain products, fresh meats, packing house products, and hay effective Aug. 1 and Aug. 10. W. D. Nesbit and Samuel Weakley outlined the action after meeting with ICC Chairman Knapp, arguing the rate hikes form an illegal restraint of interstate commerce under the Sherman act.
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Washington
Inter-State Commerce Commission
State Railroad Commission of
Alabama
A. P. Morgan Grain Company
Atlanta
Alabama Raiilroad Commission
Knapp
Inter- State Commerce Commission
W. D. Nesbit
Samuel Weakley
Alabama Railroad Commission
Commission
Alabama Commission
Nesbit
Boy Hurt Scalded At Burlington Island Park Ride
Five year old Alfred Smith was severely injured when a ride stealer knocked him under a merry go round at Burlington Island Park. He was dragged by a spike under the platform and his scalp was torn and ear damaged. Frank Spinoja saved him by pulling him free. The ride stealer was injured as well with a broken leg and mangled arms. The pair were rushed by crowd to a swift launch and taken to Bristol for treatment. Alfred Smith remained in critical condition tonight.
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New York Times
Burlington
N. J
Alfred Smith
Harry Smith
Burlington Island Park
Frank Spinoja
Bristol
American schooner Dictator seized in Nova Scotia
The American fishing schooner Dictator, commanded by Capt Wylde and owned in Gloucester Massachusetts, was seized at Liverpool Nova Scotia for violation of customs rules. The vessel had arrived for bait, sailed to Port Morrien, and returned to obtain ice before reporting to customs. It is held awaiting Ottawa guidance.
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Liverpool
N. S
Wylde
Port Morrien
Ottawa
Gloucester
Mass
Cunard Shifts First European Landing Point to Plymouth
The Times reports Cunard Line will substitute Plymouth for Queenstown as the first European landing point. The change, tied to mail arrangements with the British Post Office, is expected to take effect in March 1909. London markets reacted with little movement, signaling a subdued railway market.
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Plymouth
Queenstown
Cunard
Liverpool
New York Times
London Stock Exchange
Reuben Fax Dies Suddenly in Times Square Hotel
Actor Reuben Fax died of heart disease at 1 a m in the Times Square Hotel after telephoning manager Newgold for a doctor. He had arrived five days earlier from vacation and was to star in a Belasco play this fall. Fax, 44, was a noted Broadway character actor famed for Posty in The Bonnie Briar Bush and father figure in The Music Master with David Warfield.
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Reuben Fax
Times Square
Newgold
W. A. Shoales
Mr. Fox
David Belasco
David Warfield
Posty
Stoddard
Four Drown From Launch Capsizing at Wisconsin River
Four Chicagoans drowned when a pleasure launch capsized on the Wisconsin River near Kilbourn. The nine aboard included Miss Mabel Ward Mrs W G Heath and son and E G Pfeiffer. Returning from the Dells the boat was struck by waves from a passing steamer near the wharf and sank quickly. Rescue efforts failed to save the four victims.
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Kilbourne
Wis
Wisconsin River
Mabel Ward
WV. G. Heath and Son
E. G. Pfeiffer
Seven Year Old Drowns in Newark Bay Collision
Mildred Ferguson seven of 47 Clark Street Jersey City drowned last night in Newark Bay after a steam launch collision. The child sat on the guardrail and was thrown into the water during the collision with another vessel near Danforth Avenue landing. she sank before rescue could reach her.
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Mildred Ferguson
Clark Street
Jersey City
Newark Bay
Danforth Avenue
Drowning Tragedy Befalls Three Girl Swimmers
Agnes Dunn Tessie O Connell and Mary Boyle vacationing at Princess Bay S I were swimming near Seguiness Point in shallow water when they entered a deep channel. William Lee and Arthur Brown rescued O Connell and Boyle but Dunn disappeared, later found submerged and pronounced dead after failed revival efforts.
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Agnes Dunn
Tessie O’connell
Mary Boyle
Manhattan
Princess Bay
S. I
Seguiness Point
William Lee
Arthur Brown
New Rochelle
Miss O'Connell
Miss Boyle
Miss Dunn
Accused of Stock Swindle in Manhattan
Herbert F. Robinson, 33, of 365 Manhattan Avenue, was arrested late last night at Kennedy's café Fortieth Street and Broadway on grand larceny charges. Complainants John J. Parker and G H Fowler, of West Fifty-fourth Street and West Thirty-fourth Street, said Robinson swindled them out of 1500 and 2000 dollars by selling fake gas fixture stock months ago. Detectives Schindler and Lavery locked him up at the Tenderloin Station.
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Herbert F. Robinson
Manhattan Avenue
Kennedy
Fortieth Street
Broadway
Tenderloin
Schindler and Lavery
John J. Parker
West Fifty-fourth Street
G. H. Fowler
West Thirty-fourth Street
Robinson
Caf
Treaty please with Japan pleases Tokyo readers
The United States and Japan publish the trade mark and copyright treaty details with explanations of enforcement. Japanese press urinary favorable editorials praise the accord noting improved relations and the consular jurisdiction in Korea as a sign of lasting friendship.
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TOKIO
United States
Japan
Nichi Nichi
Independent
America
Korea
Caruso Glad Wife Eloped. He Prefers Calm Life Abroad
Enrico Caruso says the alleged elopement of his wife was not real elopement and his life with her was impossible. He recounts that he told her she lacked ability and understanding, then focuses on a car breakdown and a six mile walk as the day’s true trials.
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New York Times
London
Enrico Caruso
Hight
Italy
Cas Ruso
Signora
Caruso
France
Signor Caruso
Eastbourne
Narrow escape as Ontario & Western wreck avoids deaths
Passengers escape unharmed after Cain No. 416 turns into an open switch at Summitville striking empty coaches and derailing, with engineer Eugene Barrs praised for quick braking and maintaining carriage integrity. The Catskills-bound travelers were largely vacationers unaware of the switch prior to impact.
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Middletown
Ontario & Western
Summitville
Cain
Wee- Rawken
N. J
Eugene Barrs
Jane
Catskill Mountains
Cities in Row Over Teacher
Ithaca NY and Binghamton clash over Garver dispute. Garver, vice principal at Ithaca High, signed a two year contract and then accepted a principal post in Binghamton with higher pay. Ithaca board now seeks charges for contract violation and has involved the State Education Department.
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New York Times
Ithaca
N. Y
Board of Education
Binghamton
Garver
State Education Department
Robbers Take $156 From Kirowns Station Depot
In Margarettville New York at Kirowns Station burglars struck the A and D Depot at noon taking 156 dollars from the money drawer while operator Harry Ennist was at dinner. No clues have been found yet.
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New York Times
Margaretville
N. Y
Kirowns Station
Harry Ennist
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E. E. Peterson
Dr.shepard
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