Governor Hughes Seeks renomination amid county support
The report outlines agricultural appropriations and political backing for Governor Hughes in Greene Ulster County. Delegates note strong GOP backing, while some Republicans warn the state could shift if he is not renominated. The Governor returns to Albany with plans to speak at Cortland and Oswego.
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Brady
Greene County
Hughes
Wiley
Taft
Albany
Cortland
Oswego
Mills Robbed of 25000 Wool Waste Tale in Lawrence
Lawrence Massachusetts reports Willie N Kimball a former Washington Mills storekeeper now jailed for larceny from the mills. Franklin Butler Jr and Fred G A Stone also detained on the same charge as investigators pursue further arrests tied to a years long theft of woolen waste valued around 25000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Mass
Willie N. Kimball
Washington Mills
American Woolen Company
Franklin Butler, Jr
Fred G. A. Stone
North Andover
Butler
Sailors Barred from Catalina Island Dance Halls
The governor banned both Naval Militia and National Guard from landing at Catalina Island while it remains under current ownership after uniformed sailors were refused entry to island dance halls on July 4.
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Catalina Island
Los Angeles
Cal
Naval Militia
Adjt
Lauck
Gov
Gillett
National Guard
Orphan Adoptive Case Reveals Southard Inheritance
The transfer tax report shows Mrs. T. L. Southard of Oceanside, once an orphan, received a $125000 bequest from Mrs. Townsend L. Southard. Adopted in 1872 by Mrs. Mary Miller from the Orphan Asylum Society of New York, Mrs. Miller died in March.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mineola, L. J
T. L. Southard
Oceanside
Southard
Townsend L. Southard
Mary Miller
Orphan Asylum Society of New York
Thaw-Wilson Suit Postponed for Eighth Time at Fishkill
Hearing before Referee Schlosser in the Wilson-Thaw case was postponed again as Thaw did not attend and his counsel Charles Morschauser of Poughkeepsie went fishing. The eighth adjournment leaves the case possibly resuming Monday.
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Fishkill Landing
N. Y
Schlosser
Charles Morschauser
Poughkeepsie
Telegraph Lineman Killed on Job in Dover
Andrew Noste aged 26, lineman for the New York and New Jersey Telephone Company, was fatally injured at a Dover work site when an electric light wire with defective insulation delivered a lethal shock to a pole carrying both electric light and telephone circuits.
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Dover
N. J
Andrew Noste
New York and
New Jersey Telephone Company
Rally of Citizens to End Race War in Illinois
Springfield dispatch reports a tense labor racial clash in two mines as miners allege armed blacks while blacks claim self defense. Governor Deneen orders troops home as grand jury interrogates witnesses in riot cases. new intimidation cases surface and a black miner is driven from Andrew mining village amid calls for action.
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Springfield
Ill
Earle Hallam
George Richardson
Hallam
Richardson
Frank Delmore
Timothy Hickey
Alton
Father Hickey
Gov. Deneen
Klein
Kankakee
National Guard
Hatch
Deneen
Andrew
Recall of Wilson Murder Sparks Citywide Meeting
An enthusiastic Chamber of Commerce gathering chaired by E L Chapin debated law and order versus riot. Gen Young ordered patrols and cavalry at key points while a minor attack on a Black man occurred on North Eighth Street. White miners at Woodside and Tuxhorn mines refused to work with Black coworkers. Coroner Jermon released a letter from the killer claiming to be a baby-killer and detailing a game of hide and seek as detectives hunt for clues the letter was mailed in North Philadelphia.
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Chamber of Comimerce
E. L. Chapin
Young
North Eighth Street
Wells
New York Times
Philadelphia
Jermon
Dr. Wilson
North Philadelphia
Negroes Driven From Mines In Tennessee Union Alert
In Jellico coal district a band of white miners and mountaineers drove about fifty black workers from Campbell mining camps near Anthras. Refugees swell in Jellico and La Follette as threats to kill all blacks in a 30 mile radius are circulated. Gov Patterson ordered Col Cary Spence to keep watch and deploy troops if needed.
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New York Times
Knoxville
Tenn
Jellico
Jelico
la Follette
Campbell Mines
Anthras
Huddleston
Holton
Louisville & Nashville and
Gov. Patterson
Col
Cary.Spence
Third Tennessee Infantry
Curs
Revisions in Rates Deferred Amid Campaign Talks at Paul Smiths
A railroads conference at Paul Smiths New York postpones freight rate and wage actions until after the national campaign. Prominent railway officials from New York Central Michigan Central Lake Shore and others discuss the new employers liability law and plans to medically screen employees for safety and injury prevention.
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New York Times
Paul Smith
N. Y
C. E. Schaff
New York Central Lines
Buffalo
A. H. Smith
D. €. Moor
Lake Shore
J. Q. van Winkle
St. Louis
R. H. L’hommedieu
Michigan Central
C. W
Big Four
John B. Cockrum
Lake Erie & Western
Henry Russell
Mr. Hill
E. T. Glennon
Chicago, Indiana & Southern
J. F. Deems
New York Central
L. B. Coley
New York
A. E. Harris
L. J. Hackney
Lake Erie, & Western
Glennon
L. M. Bingham
Rutland
E. F. Pierce
Kellogg Speem
Laseure
Brown
New York Central System
Hains Defense Leader May Be Wintyre
Prisoner Capt P C Hains faces first degree murder charges while reports describe his erratic garrison moves and a Bay Ridge resident’s account of a tense incident at Fort Hamilton. An accompanying note from lawyer W C Percy seeks restricted access for Hains and his brother as court proceedings unfold.
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Bard
Capt. Hains
Bay Ridge
Rowan
Fort Hamilton
Hains
Winthrop
Mass
Percy
Schleth
Queens County Jail
T. Jenkins Hains
W. C. Percy
Annis
Flushing Hospital
Joseph Bloodgood
P. C. Hains
W. E. Annis
Postcards depicting lynching barred in Kentucky
Hopkinsville Ky Aug 18 Postmaster Breathitt announced that souvenir postal cards showing the four bodies of negroes lynched at Russellville Aug 1 will be denied in the mails. The cards mailed from Hopkinsville and other towns recently should not have been allowed to pass.
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Hopkinsville
Breathitt
Russellville
Traction receivers clash over rail line property payments
In U S Circuit Court Judge Lacombe heard motions from counsel for three surface railway receivers over division of traction property in their care. Claims include Ladd’s $51,000 for coal and supplies and Whitridge’s counterclaims totaling about $1.912 million for track use repairs and taxes, with a decision reserved.
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Judge Lacombe
United States Circuit Court
Matthew C. Fleming
William W. Ladd
New York City Railway Company
B. W. Whitridge
Third Avenue Railway Company
H. J. Bickford
Whitridge
Lst
Ladd
New York City
Metropolitan Railway Company
Third Avenue
Arthur H. Masten
Adrian H. Joline
Douglas Robinson
Metropolitan Street Railway Company
Mr. Bickford
John M. Bowers
Central Trust Company
Masten
Lacombe
East Broadway & Battery Railroad Company
Third Avenue Railroad Company
Bronx Police Seek Prankster Over False Death Call
A Bronx practical joker phoned Mrs. Willets and her daughter May at 466 East 160th Street claiming Mrs. Loretta Fagan had died by own action. The call caused hysteria and convulsions. detectives traced no culprit and the family urged search for the joker.
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Bronx
Willets
May
East 160Th Street
Miss Willets
Loretta Fagan
Pelham
Not a Gentleman Burglar in Hackensack Arrest
Hackensack New Jersey August 18 The burglar George Callahan once dubbed the Gentleman Burglar was dressed in a fashionable suit when the Rutherford man Kenneth McKenzie called to reclaim it. He was caught leaving the McKenzie residence at 2 AM by Marshal Albert Elms. Diamonds a gold watch and other jewels worth about 500 were found on Callahan who said he lived in Port Jervis New York.
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New York Times
Hackensack
N. J
Walter Scott
Kenneth McKenzie
Rutherford
George Callahan
Albert Elms
Callahan
Port Jervis
Undertaker Previews At Imperial Death Case Sparks Coroner Stand
Coroner Harburger vows to stop undertakers removing bodies before view, after finding a man later identified as George W. Hickey of Boston dead at the Hotel Imperial. Coroner’s Physician Weston cites laudanum as the cause and notes the man’s one arm, with a missing identification expected soon.
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Hotel Imperial
George W. Hickey
Boston
Harburger
Theoroner
Weston
Three Firemen Killed in London Hardware Store Fire
In London Ontario on August 18 three firemen died when floors collapsed during a basement blaze at Westmans hardware store. Fire Chief Lawrence Clark and Firemen Wein and J Cockburn perished. a fourth firefighter was seriously injured. Bodies not recovered. loss estimated at 50 000 dollars.
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London
Ontario
Lawrence Clark
Wein
J. Cockburn
Westman
Thaw creditors set first meeting date in bankruptcy case
Pittsburgh August 18 The first meeting of Harry K Thaws creditors is set for September 7 Labor Day Referee Blair and Stone and Stone counsel agreed Thaws schedule amendments granted adding new claims from Daniel J O Reilly Frank J Connolly Stone & Stone Charles Morschauser Dr John A Card and H H oe bringing total claims to 45520625 Assets remain 12801238 Mrs Mary C Thaws claim filed for 20967431 debt to his mother listed as 191500 in his schedule
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Pittsburg
Penn
Harry K. Thaw
Stone & Stone
Thaw
United States
Brive
Daniel J. O'Reilly
New York
Frank J. Connolly
Mary C. Thaw
Thay
Resuscitated Man Dies After Prolonged Efforts
Oscar Culver, patient at Eastern District Hospital in Williamsburg, died yesterday after twelve hours of artificial respiration and strychnine injections. His wife was present at the bedside as House Surgeon Jaffer and hospital staff repeatedly attempted to revive him upon a second death, all ending in failure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar Culver
Eastern District
Williamsburg
Jaffer
Culver
Raid on Plaza Hotels Nets Arrests in Asbury Park
Assistant Prosecutor Stokes and detectives raided the Plaza Hotels in Asbury Park New Jersey late tonight arresting owner Col H J Bly and waiter James Potter on liquor sale charges. Dante Balogagio also arrested for illegal sale of liquor. Bonds set. more raids planned before daylight.
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New York Times
Asbury Park
N. J
Stokes
Col
H. J. Bly
Piaza
Bly
James Potter
Dante Balogagio
Smith
Eva Booth Improves After Heat Collapse at Bible Conference
Warsaw report says Miss Eva Booth Salvation Army commander who collapsed from heat after her address at the Winona Lake Bible Conference improved today and began homeward to New York City under care of friends.
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Warsaw
Ind
Eva Booth
Salvation Army of the United
Cincinnati turf promoter charged with manslaughter
Judge Stephens of Covington issued a warrant charging John J. Ryan of Cincinnati with manslaughter in the death of Ignatz Wandrack who was run down on the Lexington pike Sunday. Ryan surrendered and posted bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Ohio
Stephens
Covington
John J. Ryan
Ryan
Ignatz Wandrack
Lexington Pike
Roosevelt press for Bailey to lead Rural Committee
President Roosevelt shows concern over Cornell Professor Bailey declining to chair the Rural Committee formed to uplift farmers. He urged Bailey to reconsider and serve temporarily if not permanently, framing Bailey’s refusal as a political setback and noting ongoing discussions and secrecy around the letter.
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New York Times
Oyster Bay
L. 1
Roosevelt
Bailey
Cornell
Forster
Eens
Taft
Bailey Reconsiders Roosevelt Commission Offer
Liberty Hyde Bailey, director of the New York State College of Agriculture, has not yet made a final decision on leading Roosevelt's National Commission for the uplift of the farmer. He says he will not serve unless relieved of his duties at Cornell College, a decision Cornell Trustees and President Schurman must approve.
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Ithaca
N. Y
Liberty Hyde Bailey
New York State College of Agriculture
Roosevelt
National Commission For
Agricultural College
Cornell
Schurman
Notification plans set for Kern Vice Presidential bid
Indianapolis Aug 18 Detailed plans for next Tuesday notification of John W Kern Democratic nominee for Vice President were announced. The Coliseum at State Fair Grounds seats 14000 with 1 30 PM start as Thomas Taggart transfers the gavel to Norman Mack. Theodore Bell will give the notification speech and Kern will accept. Bryan will speak on Trusts and attend Kern's home after the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
John W. Kern
Coliseum
State Fair Grounds
Thomas Taggart
Democratic National Committee
Norman E. Mack
Theodore F. Bell
California
Mr. Kern
William J. Bryan
Mr. Bryan
Mr. Mack
Fair
Man fires blanks at own chest near Flatiron Building
Herman Wink of Paterson attempts suicide with a revolver loaded with blank cartridges near the Flatiron Building in Manhattan. The weapon bursts into flames near his chest, yet no bullets struck him. he was hospitalized after bystanders and officers restrained him and extinguished the flames.
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Herman Wink
Fourth Avenue
Paterson
N. J
Flatiron
Bellevuk
May Strike on Big Terminal Demands Licensed Plumbers
Union plumbers threaten a strike at the Pennsylvania Terminal Building on Thirty-fourth Street and Eighth Avenue over water meter stalling by steamfitters. Officers say if no settlement is reached today the case may go to court. They insist only licensed plumbers may perform the work, with contractors including Westinghouse, Church Kerry and Co. countenanced conditions.
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Pennsylvania Terminal
Thirty-fourth Street
Eighth Avenue
Westinghouse, Church, Kerry & Co
Department of Buildings
Lcensed
Missing New Jersey man after theater escape
Alfred Levine 28, long time Odessa resident at Lodge, Newman Springs, vanished Saturday night after attending a show with a male nurse. Once a New York Law School student his mind failed from overstudy. Detectives search in Red Bank area with no trace found.
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RED. Bank
N. J
Alfred Levine
Odessa
Lodge
Newman Springs
New York Law School
Levine
Cocaine Seller Jimmés Cassidy Sentenced to Prison
The city crusade against cocaine dealers led to Jimmés Cassidy of 0 East Tenth Street receiving a one year penitentiary term. Cassidy was convicted in General Sessions by Judge Malone for selling cocaine in a Park Row saloon.
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Board of Health
Police Department
Jimmés Cassidy
East Tenth Street
Cassidy
Malone
Frank Yasiulo
Park
Bryan Will Push Deposit Guarantee in Oklahoma and Nebraska
Omaha style political notes show W. J. Bryan backing deposit guarantees as national banks in Oklahoma reorganize under state law. The plan aims to win support in Nebraska Kansas Iowa and beyond with speeches by prominent figures including Gov. John A. Johnson and Senators Gore Owens. A campaign mule, a funeral pallbearer, and fund-raising pamphlets accompany Bryan’s push.
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New York Times
Lincoln
Neb
W. J. Bryan
Oklahoma
Joy Werenor
Errin
Congress
Ele
Ifty-Four National Bicuka
Bonaparte
Coleress
Bryan
Ammuen
Nebraska
Kansias
Iowa
T. Ss. Allen
Democratic State Committee
John A. Johnson
Minnesota
Mr. Bryan
Gore
Owens
Ollaham
National Committee
Kenry Warrum
Indiana
A. F. Mcren
Brian Volunteers
Minesota State Fair Association
Broams
E. E. Brown
Robert I. McIntyre
Methodist Episcopal Church of
Cincinnati Doctor Drowns In Tupper Lake
Dr. Joseph Etehberg of Cincinnati drowned when a fishing party capsized near Big Tupper Lake on a trip with H. H. Levy. Despite a rescue attempt, he sank after a failed dive to reach him. Dr. Etehbersg was a prominent Cincinnati physician and guest in Cincinnati.
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Tupper Lake
Aus
Joseph Etehberg
Tipper
Etehbersg
L Kichberg
HH. OM. Levy
Iso
Cincinnati
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