President Roosevelt hosts busy Sagamore Hill horse show
At Sagamore Hill on August 28 President Roosevelt held a hayfield horse show featuring seven Arabian horses owned by Homer Davenport and Peter Bradley. Kermit Roosevelt rode Haleb amid cheering guests including Cornelius Vanderbilt and Gen. Bell, while conversations covered naval matters and Army horse breeding plans from Arabian stock.
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The
New York Times
Oyster Bay
L. I
Froosevelt
Sagamore Hill
Kermit Roosevelt
Homer Davenport
James 9. Sherman
William B. McKinley
Republican Congressional Campaign Committee
Henry c. Loudenslager
South Street
Cove Road
John M. Simpson
Texas
Brownsville
Col. Simpson
Wade Ellis
Buster
Bonaparte
Cameron McR. Winslow
New Hampshire
Newport War College
Roosevelt
Capt
Winslow
Porter J. McCumber
North Dakota
Taft
Senator McCumber
Peter B. Bradley
Boston
Abeyen
Arthur Moore
United States Army
Mr. Bradley
Mr. Davenport
Morris Plains
N. J
Ad, F. Bell
Haleb
Nazim Pasha
Aleppo
Syria
Kermit
Longworth
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Newport
Gen
Bell
Aleshire
de Bevoise
Justin
Morgan
Huntington
New Military Pack Based on Alaska Back Load
A novel army sling or pack patterned on the Alaska back load is praised by soldiers who tested it. A veteran English Army sergeant says it is the best pack, offering free arm movement, spine protection, and balanced weight for running, shooting, and climbing under harsh conditions. The inventor, with Spain war service, has field tested it through mountains and landslides without chafing.
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Alaska
National Guards
Spain
Meat Prices Slump In Omaha Now Wall Street Skeptical
Wholesale meat dealers note a drop in lamb mutton beef and pork prices in Omaha while New York brokers doubt the trend. East executives blame seasonal shifts in beef grades and lighter pork receipts. high grade beef remains steady and regional supply pressures likely ease.
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Omaha
Central West
New York
East
West
Dog subduing ends with fatal shot in East 119th flat
A fox terrier in Mrs. Michael Maher’s third floor flat at 204 East 119th Street attacked her and her four children. Four women and Patrolman Hennessy struggled to restrain the animal before shots were fired through a box lid. Mrs. Maher and her 4-year-old son John were wounded. injuries treated at a drug store.
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Michael Maher
East
119Th Street
New York Incorporations List Details Local Entities
Albany August 28 announces multiple New York and nearby firms formed with varied capitals. Thomas F White Company and Swetland Realty join others in Buffalo Brooklyn Oxford Yonkers Syracuse and New York City with directors named for each venture. A Watson Wagon Company capital increase is also noted.
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Thomas F. White
New York
Martin J. White
Convent Avenue
Andrew J. White
Mount Morris Park West
Cedarhurst
L. I
Swetland Realty Company
Horace M. Swetland
Fredonia
Chautauqua County
Maurice J. Swetland
West Thirty-ninth
Margaret Bender
Nassau Street
Erie and Q Ontario Sanitary Canal Company
Buffalo
Erie County
Millard F. Bowen
Irving L. Pruyn
Edward H. Taylor
Niagara Falls
Munroe Stiner & Brothers
Brooklyn
F Real Estate
Capital
Munroe Stiner
Sixth Avenue
Philip Stiner
Edward Stiner
Fifty- Second Street
Burchard Brothers Company
Oxford
Chenango County
Frederick H. Burchard
F. Leonard Burchard
Norwich
Albert S. Burchard
N. Y
Jacobsen
Wright & Bogen
Tremont Avenue
William G. McCrea
Central Park West
Reich Furniture Company
Harry Reich
Morris Reich
Lexington Avenue
Ike Reich
Avenue C
West Mount Vernon
Thomas O'Callaghan
Emandess Holding Company
Harris Wilson
McDonough Street
Western W. Wager
Classon Avenue
Frank Barker
Madison Avenue
Standard Scaling and An Painting Company
Ignazio Lari
East Pace Street
Abraham Michaelson
Cecilia J. Eustaphieve
West End Avenue
Charles A. Collin
Broadway
Hughes Speaks to Tompkins Farmers on Renomination
Gov. Hughes wins warm cheers at Trumansburg Fair with appeals for rural uplift and direct nominations. Tompkins County delegates favor renomination. Ithaca Chronicle endorses him, while Cassidy delegates face re instruction.
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New York Times
Ithaca
N. Y
Hughes
Tompkins County
Trumansburg Fair
Owen Cassidy
Albany
Grange
Gov. Hughes
New York
State Grange
Tompkins
O. G. Nobles
Biggs
Fair Society
Fair Management
John Dwight
Blood
Kent
Overacker
Gunderman
Moreland
Bouton
Trumansburg
Vankirk
Roger P. Clark
Binghamton
Hinman
Dwight
Burdette
Ithaca Chronicle
Republican Committee
Senator Cassidy
Pugilist Beaten by Son Sentenced in Morrisania Court
John McCarthy a 24 year old prize fighter known as Rube, was sent to Blackwell's Island for six months after beating his mother Johanna McCarthy of 443 East 126th Street. Magistrate Crane condemned the act and warned of violence in the ring.
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Crane
Morrisania
John McCarthy
East 126Th Street
Blackwell's Island
Johanna McCarthy
McCarthy
Soule Held After Grand Larceny Charge in Jersey City
George Soule a 54 year old former Erie Railroad watchman was jailed on $1000 bail by Magistrate Barrow after his landlady accused him of forged telegrams claiming their son was injured to obtain $86 in loans. Police traced the boy and Soule admitted borrowing money and then lost his Erie job.
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George Soule
Er- Railroad
Jersey City
Barrow
Jefferson Market Court
Soule
Mortner B. Fitton
West Twenty-third Street
George
New Baltimore
N. Y
Straus Defers View On Gov Hughes Renomination
Secretary of Commerce and Labor Oscar S Straus at the Republican National headquarters declines to state a personal stance on Gov Hughes renomination. He notes leaders must reflect constituent sentiment and cites twenty five years in public life as informing his view.
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Oscar S. Straus
Commerce and Labor
Republican National
Hitchcock
Hittchcock
Straus
Gov. Hughes
Itchcock
Maine Woods
Hirachees
Gompers Called Quibbler Sparks Union Debate
The AFL president's holiday editorial urging Democratic support provokes sharp criticism from labor leaders. Delegates charge his campaign lacks partisanship while others accuse him of praising Bryan. John Mitchell declines comment as newspapers weigh the dispute.
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Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Federationist
Democratic Party
Pritchard
Pawers and Rammers
Bryan
Friends of Labor
Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers
John Mitchell
Post Office issues strict anti political activity order
Washington August 28 the Post Office Department issues an official order to officers and employees reinforcing prohibitions on political activity in federal service. The notice cites General's order of 1907 and the President's civil service amendments banning officials from using authority to influence elections while affirming the right to vote and private opinion. It also includes Civil Service Commission recommendations for sterner penalties and warns against partisan assessments by office holders.
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Washington
Post Office Department
Federal Service
Postal Service
Therce
Civil Service
Executive Civil Service
Civil Service Commission
Hill Returns From Foreign Trip Confirms Political Stand
Ex Governor David B. Hill and Senator met Richard Croker after a two day visit abroad aboard the Baltic. Hill said Croker will not engage in local politics and he remains out of politics, yet he backs Bryan and the party ticket. Also aboard were actress Roge Stahl and others, including Maude Terry and Anson Phelps Stokes.
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David B. Hill
White Star Line
Baltic
Senator Hill
Richard Croker
Croker
Hill
Democratic National
Bryan
Militia Detachment to March From New York to Albany
The Twelfth Regiment plans a forced march of 45 to 60 men from New York City to Albany to compare state troops with regulars. Departure is set for Saturday morning September 5, with an army wagon camping outfit and an automobile carrying Regimental Surgeon Dr. Hanscome and Col. Chapin. The expedition aims to reach Albany in five days and will test new equipment carrying methods.
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Albany
New York City
Hanscome
Chapin
Roe
Girl Flees With Cripple. Father Seeks Missing Daughter
Samuel P. Smith of West New York reports Grace A. Smith, 17, eloped Thursday with Edwin Martin, 22, a cripple of Hoboken. Smith alleges Grace left work claiming supper with a friend and traveled to New York seeking marriage with Martin. Police asked to aid the search.
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Samuel P. Smith
East Fifteenth Street
West New York
N. J
Grace A. Smith
Edwin Martin
90 Spring Street
Hoboken
Miss Smith
Mr. Smith
Martin
New York
Bryan Tangles Liquor Question in Gubernatorial Row
Lincoln dispatch reports a Democratic primary dispute among three gubernatorial candidates Grange Dahlman Berg and Shallenberger tied to Bryan influence and local option. Bryan delays Auditorium dedication at the State Fair and schedules a September speaking tour through Illinois Indiana Ohio and New York with stops in Minnesota and Sioux City. Charles M. Bryan stayed in Hanois while his brother traveled.
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New York Times
Lincoln
Neb
W. J. Bryan
Grran
Dahlman
Omaha
G. W. Berg
A. C. Shallenberger
Ama
Bryan
Fairview
Crawford
South Dakota
State Fair Management
Republican State Committee
Chicago
Illinois
Indiana
Ohio
New York
Minnesota Fair
Sioux City
Nebraska
Bryan Denies Catholic Bias In Open Letter
William Jennings Bryan writes to Texas Catholics denying hostility to Catholics. He notes Catholic friends and supporters among his nominators, campaign officials, and club leaders. He provides names of Catholic figures to contact for information and cites a speech to the Hibernian Society of Washington.
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Texas
New York Times
Galveston
William Jennings Brain
Bryan
Presbyterian Church
Denver
I. J. Dunn
Bryan Volunteers of
Nebrasim
Bryan Traveling Men's Club
C. J. Smythe
Knights of Columbus
Omaha
T. J. Doyle
Lincoln
Hibernian Society of
Washington
Wadsworth Endorsed by Niagara County Republicans
In Lockport New York August 29 0 0 the Niagara County Republican Convention endorsed James W Wadsworth Jr for Governor and tabbed Gov Hughes renomination defeated 44 to 8. William T Schmidt North Tonawanda nominated for Assemblyman. Merrill-Wedsworth faction led the convention. Woodbury Huston and Dr Scott named for local offices. Delegates instructed for James E Simmons at the Congressional Convention.
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Lockport
N. Y
Niagara County
James W Wadsworth
Wadsworth
Gov. Hughes
IH Hughes
William T. Schmidt
North Tonawanda
Wedsworth-Merritt
Willian T. Woodbury
Niagara Falls
Louis Is. Huston
Lockford
W. A. Scott
Niagara. Falls
James E. Simmons
Maxwell seeks Republican nomination for Secretary of State
The friends across New York state back John Maxwell, Montgomery County DA and former Grand Army of the Republic leader, for Secretary of State. He has Montgomery County organizational support as part of a statewide push.
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Amsterdam
N. Y
Friends
John
Maxwell
Montgomery County
Grand Army of the Republic
Montgomery
Peace, no truce between Murphy and McCarren in Brooklyn
Tammany leader Charles F Murphy and Brooklyn senator Patrick H McCarren reaffirmed there will be no peace or truce between them. Discussion at Delmonico's included Norman Mack and State Chairman Conners, with Conners predicting an open convention in Rochester and Bryan likely to carry the state by a wide margin.
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Tamimeny
Charles F. Murphy
Patrick H. McCarten
Brooklyn
Tammany
Murphy
National Democratic
Normen FE. Mack
Mack
McCarren
Mr. Murphy
William J. Conners
Conners
Carnegie Hall
Democratic National Committee
Air. Murphy
Delmenico’s
Phil " Donohue
Tammany Hall
Daniel PF. Cohalan
D. C. Robinson
Elmira
Rochester
Chanter
William R. Hearst
Bryan
Mr. Conners
Glynn
Hynuser
Whalen
Jackson
Efe
Hearst
Hollman House
Negroes Cheer Roosevelt at West 63rd Street Meeting
A Republican mass meeting for negro voters was held at St. Cyprian's parish house to support J. Van Vechten Olcott for Congress. Speakers included Vernon McMullen Stewart and Bennet, praising Roosevelt and urging votes for Hughes for governor. A heated moment arose when a patron shouted threats of violence. Olcott denounced such talk.
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St. Cyprian’s Church
Sixty Third Street
Amsterdam Avenue
Congress
J. van Vechten Olcott
Monitor Republican’ League
Morningside’ Republican Clib
Circle
Drepublicesn «Lib
Republican Organizion
Charles Wy. Anderson
Roosevelt
Republican State Committee
William ‘S T. Vernon
Register of the United States Treasury
Kansas
Zion Arica Methodist Episcopal Church
Hightminth
Gilcnrist
Stewart
Firowasville
William W. Warehams
Couressman Wiliam &. Bennet
James XP. McMathen
Ysevelt
Charles E. Hughes
Mr. Olcott
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San Joaqhin
Fred Harvey
the Earth
Broadway, New York
Peorte
Olcott
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