Roosevelt visits Root at Muldoon's and reports strength
The article recalls President Roosevelt visiting Secretary of State Elihu Root at Muldoon’s farm near White Plains. Root, once weak, is described as stronger daily, with details of his treatment, activities such as boxing and riding, and the plan to travel to Mexico. Muldoon notes Root’s improved health and the President’s cautious secrecy about the visit.
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William MuLdoon
White Plains
Elihu Root
Root
Muldoon
Washington
Roosevelt
Mr. Root
Sagamore Hill
Mr. Muldoon
Mexico
Dixon
Southampton
Secre
Presigent Roosevelt
Westchester County
Richard Mansfield Improves in New London Visit
Rich ard Mansfield, arriving from Northern New York, rests at his Pequot Avenue home in New London and shows health gains. His brother Felix confirms improved condition, says Mansfield walks about, enjoys family time, and denies Christian Science treatment rumors. Over $40,000 has been spent on the home and grounds.
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New York Times
New London
Conn
Richard Mansfield
New York
Pequot Avenue
Felix
Mansfield
Diphtheria Cases on Train Reach Philadelphia
Three Philadelphia children diagnosed with diphtheria were allowed to travel by train from New York, risking contagion. They arrived at North Philadelphia Station and were later moved to Municipal Hospital. a fourth child was immunized and the train and home fumigated as authorities seek the trolley car involved. The Merz family described their actions and the responding doctor noted no recent diphtheria cases in his practice.
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New York Times
Philadelphia
New York
Pennsylvania Railroad
North Philadelphia
Twelfth Street
French Street
Board of Health
Municipal Hospital
Susquehanna Avenue
Tenth Street
Motor car beats rain in speed test Omaha to Julesburg
A Union Pacific gasoline motor car completed the Omaha to Julesburg run in 16 hours 34 minutes, beating the Denver bound Overland Limited by 41 minutes on 570 miles. The test shows endurance and speed, with more gasoline cars planned for branch-line service to offer faster, more frequent trains.
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Omaha
Union Pacific
Denver
Julesburg
Boy struck by stone as watchman clashes with youths
Isaac Flapm, Watkin Street, Brooklyn, caretaker for new Pitkins Avenue row, hurled a heavy stone at pursuing boys. It hit 8 year old Louis Abend of 2150 Pitkin Avenue on the head fracturing his skull. Abend was taken to Bradford Street Hospital with life feared.
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Isaac Flapm
Watkin Street
Brooklyn
Pitkins Avenue
Montauk Avenue
Flaum
Louis Abend
Pitkin Avenue
Abend
Bradford Street Hospital
Brooklyn Man Arrested in Brooklyn Murder Case
Joseph Schlier of 373 Greene Avenue Brooklyn was arrested last night in the murder of Lena Schum who was last seen Sunday night and found stabbed in her room at 1000 Flushing Avenue Brooklyn on Tuesday. Detectives Behlen and Mahan locked him up at Hamburg Avenue Station. A blood stained left hand imprint was found on plaster in the victim’s room and sent for microscopic examination.
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Joseph Schlier
Greene Avenue
Brooklyn
Lena Schum
Flushing Avenue
Hamburg Avenue
Behlen
Mahan
Steamship St Paul Reported East of Nantucket
The steamship St Paul incoming from Southampton was reported by Marconi wireless ninety miles east of Nantucket at 8 P M last night and expected to dock at her pier around 1 P M today.
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St. Paul
Southampton
Marconi Wireless
Nantucket
Miniature Almanac Mail and Shipping News Note
Brief note indicates the miniature almanac mail and shipping news will be located on the page indicated as the last page, the $th page, pointing readers to the final section of the issue.
Cortelyou to Begin Deposits Next Week
Secretary Cortelyou announced a new plan to distribute government funds gradually beginning next week. Deposits will start in New York, Boston, and other cities, to ease crop-moving money stringency without waiting for midseason shortages.
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Cortelyou
Shaw
New York
Boston
Treasury Department
Department
Secretary of the Treasury
Treasury
Aldrich
National Treasury
Flaw Found in Immigration Parole Rule
A defect in a new immigration law allows a parent to parole in while a child is ill under officials care. Mrs Zahorjansky arrived from Austria with three children and moved toward Barberton Ohio. The youngest fell ill en route and was hospitalized on Ellis Island. The father says he cannot travel to New York to fetch the child, leaving officials to decide next steps as the child recovers on Ellis Island.
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Zahorjansky
Austria
Barberton
Ohio
Ellis Island
New York
Horsford's Acid Phosphate Relieves Headache
Advertisement notes Horsford's Acid Phosphate eases headache from heat overwork nervous disorders or indigestion. Claims quick relief and cites Ad for use.
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Horsford’s
Payne Sees Taft and President S histories as able speeches
Washington August 23 Serena E Payne chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee and Republican floor leader returns to his home after a Washington visit He praised Taft and the President as making very able speeches and commented briefly on McCall. He indicated further comment was unnecessary and left for the train.
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New York Times
Washington
Serena E. Payne
House
Ways and Means
Mr. Payne
Payne
Taft
Provincetown
Representative McCall
McCall
Taft in St. Louis Plans Missouri Delegation
Secretary Taft spent the day in St. Louis meeting Missouri Republicans to secure the delegation for the next Republican Convention. He endured hunger on the Lexington to Louisville trip, receiving a meal from a scrubwoman, then greeted supporters at the Planters' Hotel before luncheon at the St. Louis Club and a train to Oklahoma City for an address tomorrow.
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New York Times
ST. Louis
Taft
Missouri
Lexington
Louisville
United States
Warner
Franklin Ferriss
Planters’ Hotel
St. Louis Club
Oklahoma City
Burglars in Bathing Suits Target Rye Beach Park Home
The home of Charles McManus owner of Rye Beach Park was entered in the early morning theft of $1000 in silverware. Police suspect two men seen at the beach in bathing suits over the past days and note a photo with a maid as possible clues.
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New York Times
Rye
N. Y
Charles McManus
Rye Beach Park
Saratoga Hackmen Strike Disrupts Post-Race Departures
Hackmen strike after race track attempt to raise license fees and passenger fares. Managers barred nonpaying hackmen, prompting riders to walk home as drivers outside the grounds charged 50 cents. The dispute stemmed from a proposed fare increase from 25 to 50 cents.
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New York Times
Saratoga
Oiuins Wackemert
Farmer Killed by Aggressive Bull in Blairstown Fields
John Van Camp, a wealthy farmer from near Blairstown, was killed this morning when a bull that had never attacked a person charged his horse. The horse reared, throwing Van Camp to the ground where he died from the impact. A farmhand recovered the body as the animal persisted in chasing the horse.
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Phillipsburg
N. J
John van Camp
Blairstown
van Camp
Mr. Van p’s_ bod
Forest Fires Menace Town on Cape Cod
Fire rages between Bourne and Sandwich as wind drives flames toward the Plymouth line. About 500 men work through the afternoon with little hope of containment. Italian laborers from Sagamore join the effort as the blaze becomes the largest seen on Cape Cod in years.
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Buzzard's Bay
Mass
Bourne
Sandwich
Eden
Keith
Sagamore
Plymouth
Cape Cod
Roosevelt Plans Fleet Sailing to San Francisco via Magellan
President Roosevelt and Navy officials announced the Atlantic fleet will sail from December with sixteen battleships, route through the Straits of Magellan to San Francisco, possibly visiting Puget Sound. The destroyer flotilla will depart at the same time but not accompany the fleet.
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New York Times
Oyster Bay
N. Y
Roosevelt
Newberry
Navy Department
W. H. Brownson
Bureau of Navigation
Robly D. Evans
Loeb
San Francisco
Straits of Magellan
Suez Canal
the Navy
Brownson
Evans
Atlantic
Pacific
Puget Sound
Navy
Francis E. Leupp
Indian Affairs
Lawrence Graham
Sagamore Hill
Syosset
New York
Robbers Shoot Colonel Aboard Coast Railroad Train
The cashier of the Sestraretska Imperial Arms factory was attacked on a Coast Railroad train near St. Petersburg station and robbed of 6500 dollars. A nearby Colonel was mortally wounded in the struggle before the robbers escaped.
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St.petersburg
Sestraretska Imperial Arms Factory
St. Petersburg
Frick Presents $12,000 Chimes To Calvary Church
In Pittsburg on August 28 the $12,000 chimes presented by H. C. Frick to Calvary Protestant Episcopal Church were hung and played for the first time. The Troy made chimes featured a program including Holy Holy Holy and Come All Ye Faithful. Some locals are scandalized while others praise the instrument’s quality.
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New York Times
Pittsburg
H. C. Frick
Calvary Protestant Episcopal Church
Troy
N. Y
Mr. Frick
Mother Dies While Punishing Son in Scuffle
In Asheville North Carolina Mrs James Ingle at 20 View Street tried to punish her twelve year old son for disobedience. The boy struck back and during the ensuing scuffle she collapsed and died with a baby in her arms. The infant was unharmed. The boy claims he struck her only on the arm.
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New York Times
Asheville
N. C
James Ingle
View Street
County Leader Accused In Good Roads Case
A. W. F. Back, County Custodian and Republican County Committee chairman, was arraigned on seven indictments charging forgery and grand larceny tied to good roads funds. His demurrer delayed the case until September 3 as he faced alleged misappropriation and altered orders after they were drawn on the County Treasurer.
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New York Times
Binghamton
N. Y
A. W. F. Back
Republican County Committee
George F. Lyon
Good Roads
Back
Automobiles Turn Turtle in Pennsylvanian Crash
George E Cruse of Fanwood New Jersey his wife and son were injured when their car skidded over an embankment near Chambersburg after avoiding a six mule team. Mrs Cruse and chauffeur A Kauffman were injured but likely to recover while Miss Evelyn Mullin and Mrs Bosler escaped with bruises.
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New York Times
Carlisle
Penn
George E. Cruse
Fanwood
N. J
Chambersburg
Cruses
Charles H. H. Mullin
Mt. Holly Springs
Bedford
J. Kirk Bosier
George M
Ma"lin
Reckless motorist fined in high-profile crash case
George W. Quintard grandson of an iron founder and ship owner was arraigned before Justice Strang and fined 15 dollars after pleading not guilty then admitting to the adjournment to confront witnesses. Four injured victims plan civil action for damages over perceived reckless driving. Quintard turns 21 next month and is to inherit 500000 dollars from his father.
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New York Times
George W. Quintard
Justice Strang
Quintard
James W. Quintard
Fireworks Explosion Injures Thirteen in Madison House
A fireworks blast at a two story frame house on Green Village Road in Madison, New Jersey, injures thirteen residents from three families. Two are expected to die and four are hospitalized in Morristown. Inmates total fourteen, but owner Salvatore Monde was absent. Severest injuries hit Frank Monde, John Rillo, and Matteo Rillo.
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Madison
N. J
Morristown
Green Village Road
Salvatore Monde
Francesco Monde
John Rillo
Frank Monde
Matteo Rillo
Girl decoy for thieves in Philadelphia
William Davis was lured by a pretty girl into a walk and handed to three crooks who posed as detectives. They stole $15 of his $16, then the girl took the last dollar and disappeared. Davis later alerted a nearby policeman who was named as a confederate by one suspect. The arrested man claimed he was William Roberts from Manahawkin New Jersey and that the stunt was a joke.
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New York Times
Philadelphia
Vwilliam Davis
Davis
William Roberts
Manahawkin
N. J
Presidents words likened to quinine by Col Green
Col E H R Green of Texas compares Roosevelt's speeches to quinine bitter at first but beneficial later. He says no quick remedy from the President's views on malefactors and notes Texas Democrats would not back Bryan. He adds rail tickets between New York and Albany on Day Line Strs.
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New York Times
Philadelphia
Col. E. H. R. Green
Texas Railroad
Hetty Green
Dallas
Texas
Roosevelt
Bryan
N. Y
Albany
Bruguiere Cleared of Auto Speeding in Newport
In the District Court Louis S. Bruguiere was discharged after testimony showed his automobile was not speeding. Three other appealed cases remain, one against Reginald C. Vanerbit, another against Vanderbilt's chauffeur by Middletown, and a third against Vanderbilt's chauffeur by Newport. The Vanerbit case is scheduled to be called next Friday.
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Bruguiere
New York Times
Newport
R. L
Louis S. Bruguiere
Middletown
Reginald C. Vanerbit
Vanderbilt
Metropolitan admits old books were destroyed in 1902 guard
The Interborough Metropolitan Railroad confirms that all Metropolitan Street Railway ledgers before the 1902 lease were disposed of. Officials say new books began in February 1907 after the New York City Railway became lessee. The issue raises questions under Penal Code Section 110 and railroad law about evidence preservation.
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Metropolitan Street Railway
D. C
Theodore P. Shonts
Interborough Metropolitan Railroad Company
New York City Railway
Moorehead
de Larcey Nicoll
Metropolitan
Art
Paul D. Cravath
Public Utilities Commission
Mr. Nicoll
Amory
Jerome
Interborough
Belmont
William N. Amory
Col. Amory
Third Avenue Road
State Railroad Commission
Metropolitan Street Railway Company
Quackenbush
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John Merz
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Admiral Evans
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West Thirty-fifth Street
Mr. Newberry
Frick
G. W. Quintard
Col. Green
Inter Met
Nicoll
William M. Ivins
Willcox
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