Yoakum Says 400000 Idle Railroad Men Need Jobs Back
B F Yoakum, chairman of the Rock Island Frisco executive committee, warns that 400000 rail workers are out of work as construction stalls. He notes daily losses of 25 million and urges voters to consider industrial relief in November elections. He contrasts employment with owners, stressing workers hold the most stake in railroad revenues.
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B.F. Yoakum
Yoakum
Texas
St. Louis
Washington
Philippines
Congress
Inter-State
Slason Thompson
Archie Roosevelt In Disgrace At Oyster Bay Church
Arch Roosevelt angered his father by carving his and tutor W D Parker’s names on the president’s pew during a Christ Episcopal Church service. He was rebuked and his knife removed. Quentin Roosevelt briefly disappeared during the outing to fetch a purse and enjoyed an ice cream soda, while extra Secret Service protection monitored the presidential family.
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New York Times
Oyster Bay
Archie Roosevelt
Charles Seeley
Christ Episcopal Church
Roosevelt
Henry Washburn
Archie
W. D. Parker
Parker
Sexton Seeley
Quentin
Theodore, Jr
Main Street
Secret Service
Okun
Kaiser Pardons Voigt After Coepenick Arrest Trial
Berlin reports William Voigt known as the Captain of Coepenick has been freed by imperial order. Convicted December 1, 1906 he impersonated a Grenadiers captain and seized funds around 1,000 at Coepenick provoking nationwide mockery.
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Berlin
William Voigt
Coepenick
Voigt
Grenadiers
Germany
Abd el Aziz Victorious In Moroccan Campaign
Wireless dispatch from Tangier reports Abd el Aziz and loyalist troops defeating Mulai Hafid forces near Morocco City. Hafid loyalists suffer about 300 killed and 500 wounded. Abd el Aziz captures vast booty and 200 prisoners after defeating Rehamna supporters.
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Abd-el-Aziz
Mulai Hafid
Tangier
Morocco
Rehamna
Mulgi Hafid
Dorr's Affairs tangled in vast indebtedness
Los Angeles broker Fred Dorr faces a tangled web of debts totaling about 650 000 to 800 000 against assets estimated at 190 000. Creditors threaten criminal action to push liquidation while some withhold claims over publicity fears. Receiver Carroll Allen says the puzzle may take a month to solve. Nina P. Lee of Pasadena lost 22 000 invested with Dorr.
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New York Times
Los Angeles
Cal
Fred Dorr
Dorr
Carroll Allen
Nina P. Lee
Pasadena
Britain mulls 500 million loan for navy buildup
The Daily Telegraph reports Britain plans a large loan to finance naval expansion amid rising foreign shipbuilding. Financiers would raise 500 million pounds on nominal terms to avoid disrupting budgets, signaling intent to sustain a two power standard regardless of cost.
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London
Daily Telegraph
Tragedy at Bower's Beach Drowns Two Chester Residents
Clarence Dutton aged 25 and Nellie Nickerson aged 20, both of Chester Pennsylvania, drowned at Bowers Beach a Delaware Bay resort. The pair joined three others for a swim but were swept beyond their depth by a treacherous current. Three were saved, but Dutton and Nickerson were not recovered.
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Wilmington
Del
Clarence Dutton
Nellie Nickerson
Chester
Penn
Bower's Beach
Delaware Bay
Dutton
Miss Nickerson
Riots in Springfield End in Sixth Death and Lynching Confession
Springfield soldiers suppress riots as 4,000 troops guard streets. Aged negro lynching spurs deadly violence. two miners die, and 7,000 coal workers may riot at funeral. Abraham Raymer confesses to aiding the mob that hanged the victim.
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St. John’s Hospital
Frank Delmore
Capital Coal Company
John Caldwell
Delmore
Seventh
Washington Streets
Dandy Jim
Scott Burton
Caldwell
Can Send Thomas to Prison After Turfman Crash
E R Thomas, riding a 120 horsepower Hotchkiss, struck a carriage with two women on Ocean Drive. He lies with a fractured knee bone and leg dislocation, casts placed, six weeks before court. A second warrant will be served on him for reckless driving and possible jail time, with license revocation suspected.
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New York Times
Long Branch
E. R. Thomas
Ocean Drive
Thomas
Holmdel
Sergt. . Walling
Layton
van Doren
Connolly
New Jersey
J. B. Smith
State Inspector of
Child Struck by Auto in Paterson. Dying Condition Reported
In Paterson New Jersey on August 16 a three year old girl Margaret Santhyson of 311 North Eleventh Street was hit on the curb at North Eleventh Street and Belle Avenue by an automobile driven by Bernard Tolles of 220 West Twenty first Street New York City. The girl suffered a fractured skull and internal injuries and remained in a dying condition. Tolles and party including the chauffeur Charles Weber were at the scene. Teddy? The car stopped for a physician at Dr Stempstead’s office and Weber was arrested after Acting Chief Taylor learned of the case. Tolles and companions were later taken to Undercliff by train.
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New York Times
Paterson
N. J
North Eleventh Street
Belle Avenue
Margaret Santhyson
Garrett Santhyson
Bernard Tolles
West Twenty-first Street
New York City
Tolles
Charles Weber
Mr. Tolles
Undercliff
Ryan in Auto Kills Mate in Ohio Race Scene
John J. Ryan known as the turf plunger, driving a racing car at high speed, struck and killed Ignatz Wandrack a deaf mute near Covington Kentucky during a joint deaf mute picnic. Ryan says the death was unavoidable and will be arrested as the investigation proceeds.
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New York Times
Cincinnati
Ohio
John J. Ryan
Barney Oldfield
Ignatz Wandrack
Ryan
Wandrack
Covington
Three Girls Drowned At Lake Champlain
Three young women staying at a cottage near Adams Landing at Lake Champlain drowned while bathing. Miss Lacey Perry of Plattsburg NY aged 19, Miss Sarah Disosway 27 of Plattsburg NY, and Miss Elizabeth Disosway of Brooklyn NY, were unable to swim. One stepped into a deep hole, others tried to help and all vanished. Bodies were recovered and sent to Plattsburg.
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Grand Isle
Adams Landing
Lake Champlain
Lacey Perry
Plattsburg
Sarah Disosway
N. Y
Elizabeth Disosway
Brooklyn
Motorboat Crash Drowns Three In Niagara River
Three people die when a motorboat overloaded with passengers is struck by a pleasure barge on the Niagara River. Victims are Mrs. William Pagels, Mrs. Charlotte Meyers, and Raymond Pagels. Evaline Pagels survives by grabbing a line and climbing aboard as the barge grounds and the boat capsizes.
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Buffalo
Niagara River
William Pagels
Charlotte Meyers
Raymond Pagels
Evaline Pagels
Henry Schauss
Cyclist Sonny Briggs Killed at Clifton Stadium
Sonny Briggs a leading motorcycle rider died after his bike crashed into a grandstand support at Clifton Stadium. Spectators watched as Briggs, age 25, was hurled 50 feet onto the track. Jake Derosier carried him to an awaiting car and then St Joseph Hospital where he died en route. Doctors attributed multiple broken neck arms and legs to the fatal injury. Briggs, a former Waltham Massachusetts native, had raced for a decade.
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New York Times
Paterson
N. J
Sonny ” Briggs
Clifton Stadium
Briggs
Jimmy Moran
Jake Derosier
St. Joseph's Hospital
Waltham, Mass
Jailhouse Attack on Defendant Sparks Rioting Outburst
About 30 to 35 men attacked the Huntington lockup early morning in an effort to free George Washington a Black man charged with assault on Mrs Kate Gervasiani. Deputies warned of gunfire then detained Washington and he was moved to Riverhead awaiting morning transport.
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The
New York Times
Huntington
L. I
Huntington Lockup
Huntington Harbor
George Washington
Kate
Riverhea
Geaux Arts Inn
Huntington Bay
Mamma
Kate Gervasiani
Howard Drakeley
E. Fr. Naulty
Moses White
Publisher Finds 4000 In Broadway Near Standard Oil Building
James P. O'Brien, publisher with offices in the Whitehall Building, picked up two certified checks totaling 4000 dollars in front of 26 Broadway on a Saturday near market close. One was for 3242.75 drawn by Walker Brothers on Bank of America for John H. Jacquelin. the other for 742 drawn by Spencer Trask & Co. for Jacquelin. O'Brien, unsure who Jacquelin was, brought them to Walter E. Horn of J P Morgan & Co. Horn notified Jacquelin & Co., which confirmed the checks. The firm offered a reward, which O'Brien declined, requesting the messenger be kept.
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James P. O’brien
Whitehall
Standard Oil
Broadway
Walker Brothers
Bank of America
John H. Jacquelin
Spencer Trask & Co
Croker Denies Roosevelt Criticism in Dublin Interview
In Dublin on August 16 Richard Croker rejected misrepresentations about his views on President Roosevelt and denied making any comparison between Roosevelt and King Edward or claiming Roosevelt spends all his time with books. David Bennett Hill, former New York governor, is visiting Glencairn for a week with Croker, as Croker’s U S trip is postponed to November.
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Dublin
Richard Croker
Roosevelt
King Edward
Croker
David Bennett Hill
New York
Glencairn
Prince Henry Patents Car Glass Cleaning Device
Berlin August 10 Prince Henry of Prussia the Kaisers brother has patented an invention for motor cars a device that automatically cleanses the glass screen protecting occupants from wind rain and dust by a leather lined rule moving up and down the glass. He has long studied turbines and boilers and is the inventor of an improvement in cooling devices.
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NEW York Times
Berlin
Prince Henry of
Prussia
Kaiser
Cold Wave Hits Swiss Alps Snow Depth Reaches Seven Inches
A cold wave sweeps Switzerland delaying tourism. Snow fell overnight on the Central and Northern Alps with Santis reporting seven inches of accumulation. Temperatures dropped to zero at Mount Pilatus, the Rigi, and St. Gothard, causing unusually harsh conditions for visitors.
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NEW York Times
Geneva
Switzerland
Alps
Santis
Pilatus
Rigi
St. Gothard
Sevier sues Joel over blackmail claim in England
Robert Sevier, editor of The Winning Post, has applied for a writ against J. B. Joel who accused him of attempted blackmail. The Malicious prosecution charge stems from Sevier's prior acquittal in the English trial, which drew wide attention and promises a court sequel, heightening sensational interest.
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NEW York Times
London
Robert Stevier
J. B. Joel
Joel
Stevier
Sevier
England
Wright Mending Machine At Le Mans After Accident
Wilbur Wright has spent days repairing the broken wing of his aeroplane after Thursday’s accident. The work is well advanced and should finish tomorrow. He was the guest of honor at a luncheon hosted by Baron d'Estournilles de Constant at the Chateau Clermont near La Fleche.
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LE Mans
Wilbur Wright
Mr. Wright
Gay
Cheteau Clermont
la Fleche
d’Estournilles de Constant
Railroad leaders plan August conference at Paul Smiths
Fight Presidents and Vice Presidents from major railroads will meet with W. C. Brown Senior Vice-President of the New York Central at Brown's cottage Paul Smiths starting Tuesday Freight tariffs are expected to dominate the agenda.
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New York Times
Saranac Lake
N.Y
United States
W. C. Brown
New York Central
Brown
Paul Smith
Saratoga Gambling Clubs Close After Unprosperous Season
Saratoga reports end of the gambling season with the United States Club losing money, the Manhattan breaking even, and the Bridge Whist Club slightly ahead. Attendance fell to its lightest level in the village's history, with ample space for players each night.
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New York Times
Saratoga
United States
Manhattan
Body found in trunk near Belmar ruins Camden County
In Philadelphia on August 16, picnickers found a bound trunk containing a man's body in a ravine between the farms of William Rudderow and Howard Bell along Bell Road near Belmar. Coroner Fithian suspects a murder from some time ago. the trunk bore a dated Philadelphia newspaper and the corpse shows signs of firearms and strangulation.
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New York Times
Philadelphia
Uge
William Rudderow
Howard Bell
Bell Road
Belmar
Camden County
Fithian
Kerr Sends Bryan $12 000 To National Finance Fund
Report from Pittsburgh Pennsylvania states the Bryant Finance Committee says about 188000 dollars was to be raised by Pennsylvanians in Denver to back Kerr against Col Guffey for the National Committee. Kerr pledged 200 subscribers at ten dollars each but so far only three thousand dollars and under one thousand ten dollar subscriptions have been raised. Bryan has dispatched a man to investigate Denver promises.
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New York Times
Pittsburg
Penn
Bryan Pene
Pennsylvania
Bryant Finance Committee
Denver
Col
J. M. Guffey
National Committee
James Kerr
Clearfield
Kerr
Guffey
Auto Upset at Estelle Ville Dam Injures Shaner Family
An automobile went over an embankment at the Estelle Ville Dam near Mays Landing New Jersey injuring Adam Shaner of Boyertown Pennsylvania his wife and their three sons and a nephew along with minor injuries to the couple. The accident occurred early this afternoon five miles from town.
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Mays Landing
N. J
Estelle Ville Dam
Adam Shaner
Boyertown
Penn
Shaner
Hains Brothers Held as Annis Slayers in Yacht Club Case
Capt. Peter C Hains and Thornton J Hains were arrested in Long Island City charged with the murder of William F Annis advertising manager of Recreation aboard a Bayside Yacht Club sloop. The pair, held with their father Gen. Peter C Hains and attorney W C Percy, faced arraignment and possible trial, while witness Charles Roberts recounted the shooting aboard the float.
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Peter Conover Hains
Naval Academy
Johns Hiepkins
United States Army
Thornton Jenkins Travis
Sta
Atlantic
Long Islind
William FE. Annis
Bayside Yacht Club
Flushing
Long Island
Peter Conover Mains
W. C. Percy
Connolly
Smith
Long Tskind City
Paker
Rutherbere
Charles W. Baker
Flushing Station
Queens County Jail
T. Jenkins Hains
Flea
Hicks
Paker and
Brooks
Jackson Aenue
Hains
Tier A
Gen
Percy
New York
Hotel Astor
Annis
Harvey Rockwell
Darrin
Charles A. ’ Birehield
Thornton
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Wells
Abraham Raymer
William Donegan
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Raymer
Mate
Oldfield
Sonny” Briggs
Gervasiani
O’brien
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Mr. Roosevelt
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Wright Mending Machine
North Woods
Saratoga Clubs
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