Garfield Platform Fight Dominates Ohio GOP Convention Scene
The Ohio Republican race for governor centers on platform disputes as James R. Garfield arrives in Columbus with a radical plank plan. Taft loyalists, including Arthur Vorys, oppose any Garfield endorsement of Ballinger or the Payne Aldrich tariff, while Wade Ellis presses for a Roosevelt Taft aligned platform. Burton opposes Garfield and may block his nomination, fearing national fallout.
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New York Times
Columbus
Ohio
James R. Garfield
Garfield
United States
John J. Sullivan
Cleveland
Friends of the National Administration
Garfled
Taft
Ballinger
Payne- Aldrich
Utiistice Commission
General Corporation Commission
Seminion
Wade H. Ellis
Roosevelt
Gartfield
Newark
Vorys
Burton
Cox
Mooney
Winnetka investigates Rawn death. guards at home
Winnetka officials move to investigate Ira G. Rawn’s death at his home. H S Greely places a guard on the premises and seeks subpoenas for relatives and investigators for the inquest, while the will shows Mrs. Rawn as sole executrix. The family cites burglary as the cause but fraud suspicions loom.
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New York Times
Chicago
Winnetka
Ira G. Rawn
Monon Railroad
H. S. Greely
Rawn
Hoffman
Illinois Central
Greely
Marshal Contre
Police rescues child from Hell Gate river currents
Patrolman James Geoghegan of East 104th Street Station saved Sadie Bromwitz, 3 1/2, after she fell into the East River near Ninety sixth Street and was swept 60 feet by tides. He reached her, signaled rope recovery, and was pulled to the pier amid cheers from onlookers and the Bromwitz family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Geoghegan
East 104Th Street
Sadie Bromwitz
East River
Ninety Sixth Street
Hell Gate
Geoghegan
East 100Th Street
Bromwitz
East 190Th Street
Strikers Blow Up Tracks Across Delaware and Hudson Line
Rioting and dynamite damage marked a 20 hour span along the Delaware and Hudson division from Wilkes-Barre to Carbondale. About 1,200 strikers opposed strikebreakers. one man was killed at Carbondale, others wounded. Avoca and Hudson saw dynamited tracks, displaced yards, and tampered signals as police and state troopers reinforced.
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New York Times
Wilkesbarre
Penn
Delaware & Hudson
Carbondale
Avoca
Hudson
Physician Arrested Wandering Harlem With Baby In Basket
Dr. Lester L. Cox a 49 year old Harlem physician was arrested while wandering streets with a baby boy in a wicker basket. He failed to explain the child or his destination and was taken to the police station then Bellevue Hospital as he grew ill with liver trouble. Two women claimed to be relatives or guardians and hinted at an adoption plot as Cox awaited Harlem Court.
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Lester L. Cox
West Thirty-fourth Street
Harlem
Leatherman
Cox
J. Hood Wright Hospital
115Th Street
Eighth Avenue
West 125Th Street
Lieut. Meehan
Long Island
Melild
Station House
Harlem Court
Bellevue Hospital
Kaiser Wilhelm II Advances Toward New York Harbor
Steamship Kaiser Wilhelm II arriving from Bremen was reported 220 miles east of Sandy Hook at 11 PM yesterday and expected to reach her pier if not delayed this morning. The vessel’s status and ETA were the focus of maritime traffic updates.
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Bremen
Sandy Hook
Safe Seangoing Motor Beata for Your Vacation
Allmatic Co presents Garnet Dories and Palesrvom Congoures at Wadeos Terminal. Three Ghureh 1 marks a new offering for travelers seeking sea bound safety and comfort.
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Allmatic Co
Garnet Dories, Palesrvom
Congoures
Wadeos
Fire on Brooklyn Bridge Disrupts South Roadway
A fire in the Brooklyn Bridge planking south roadway halted traffic last night. Inspector John Lyons of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit, with Patrolman Charles Burnett and track workers, fought the blaze for over two hours, creating a six foot square opening and extinguishing the flames. A second blaze rekindled nearby before Engine Company 12 arrived to aid as firefighters cut another breach and used a hose from the Manhattan tower. The origin remains uncertain, with a cigar end cited as a possible cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn Bridge
John Lyons
Brooklyn Rapid Transit
Manhattan Tower
Brooklyn
Lyons
Charles Burnett
Burnett
Manhattan
Great Bear Spring Notice Fragment
Fragmentary OCR text references a spring water site named Great Bear with scattered names. Details are unreadable but indicate a local notice or listing tag. No clear action, date, or authority is recoverable from the text.
There is a solid strain of goodness in the citizenry
A reflection on the American mind notes a persistent but restrained commonness in the public, contrasting the patrician ideal with everyday flaws. It asserts a consistent, insatiable drive to excel among decent men and women, faithful citizens and true patriots.
Woman at 19th Street Narrowly Suspected in Daytime Burglaries
Detectives recovered hundreds of stolen garments jewelry and household items from the apartment of Mrs Anna Wilson at 115 East Nineteenth Street linking her to a string of daytime burglaries. Items valued at more than 1000 were identified as Miss Elizabeth King’s property and others from Leonard and Byrne. Wilson denies involvement while investigators note pattern of door jimmies and concealed clothing stuffed into pillows and fashion patterns.
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East Nineteenth Street
Hickson, Laukman
McConeghy
Anna Wilson
Nineteenth Street
Elizabeth C. King
East Twenty-third Street
Thomas J. Leonard
William C. Byrne
New Amsterdam
Hickson
Miss King
Leonard
Byrne
Irving Place
Mayor A. B. Bouseman Killed by Dynamite Bomb in Ridgeway Virginia
A. B. M. Bouseman mayor of Ridgeway Virginia died from blast injuries on his lawn after a dynamite explosion as he rested under a tree. Police seek a motive tied to his earlier indictment for killing a negro by town officers. rewards offered. community fears lynching.
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New York Times
Ridgeway
A. BM. Bouseman
Bouseman
Roanoke
Virginia
Mann
Chicago Moves to Annex 100 Mile Radius
The Three Million Club plans a campaign to annex every town within 100 miles of Chicago City Hall. President Robert G. Givings will present the proposal to club members, aiming for a future launch if Northern Illinois public support is evident.
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Chicago
Three Million Club
Robert G. Givings
Three Millioners
Northern
Illinois
Acting Head of Wellesley Chosen After President Resigns
Wellesley Mass July 25 Miss Ellen F Pendleton Dean of Wellesley will serve as acting President until a successor is elected. Trustees plan to choose a new president at an autumn meeting following the resignation of Miss Caroline Hazard.
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Wellesley
Mass
Caroline Hazard
Wellesley College
Ellen F. Pendleton
Oklahoma City Grows Fast Population Rises Sharply
Oklahoma City shows 1910 census growth with 64,205 residents, up 54,168 since 1900 and 31,755 since 1907. Oklahoma County also rises to 85,232, while Ardmore declines from 8,759 in 1907 to 8,613 in 1910.
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Washington
Oklahoma City
Haskell
Oklahoma
Durand
Census Bureau
Oklahoma County
Ardmore
Okla
Angora Goat Owner Tours Washington On Profit Talk
Capt. W Edwards of California ranch travels with two angora goats from San Diego to Washington to meet L F Shaw of the Division of Animal Husbandry. He believes angora goat farming will become highly profitable in the nation.
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Washington
San Diego
Cal
Capt. W. Edwards
California
Department of Agriculture
L. F. Shaw
Division of Animal Husbandry
Sloop Master Joshua Slocum Reported Missing
Capt. Joshua Slocum, master of the sloop Spray and author of Sailing Alone Around the World, is reported lost after leaving Vineyard Haven on November 12, 1908. The Spray was seen in heavy weather by a steamship, and Mrs Slocum remains at Vineyard Haven. Slocum's sons Victor J Benjamin A and James Garfield and daughter Mrs Arthur Joyce are named in the notice.
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New York Times
New Bedford
Mass
Joshua Slocum
Spray
Slocum
Vineyard Haven
West Indies
Capt. Slocum
Victor J
Benjamin A
Lynn
James Garfield Slocum
New York City
Arthur Joyce
Attleboro
Policeman Shot While Rescuing Prisoner on West Side
Policeman John Gottschalk was stabbed in the back during a clash on Twenty-first Street and Tenth Avenue as he helped arrest Thomas Kelly. A shower of bricks fell, Gottschalk and Flannery fought the mob, and Gottschalk was sent home on sick leave after a back wound was dressed. Kelly faced a disorderly conduct charge.
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John Gottschalk
West Twentieth Street
Twenty-first Street
Tenth Avenue
Gottschalk
Thomas Kelly
West Twenty-sixth Street
James Flannery
Flannery
Hughes
St. Vincent's Hospital
Kelly
Hughes Off to Washington for Supreme Court Move
Governor Hughes and Mrs. Hughes depart Albany for Washington to select a home as he joins the United States Supreme Court bench in October. Major Crossett travels with them as they plan to return by week’s end after a brief stopover in New York.
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Albany
Mire. Hughes
Major Crossett
Washington
United States Supreme Court Bench
New York
Gov. Hughes
Mrs. Hughes
Frederick M. Crossett
Hotel Astor
Delay for Lieut Beall Before Court Martial
Lieut Graf ton A Beall Jr of the battleship Delaware faced a court martial aboard the Reina Mercedes with Capt Roy C Smith presiding. He is charged with sleeping on watch and leaving his post at Norfolk, and the hearing adjourned to allow counsel to attend. Beall, nine years in the navy, plans a strong defense amid officers’ sympathy.
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New York Times
Newport
R. 1
Grafton A. Beall, Jr
Delaware
Roy C. Smith
Naval War College
Beall
Norfolk
Lieut
Navy
Wyoming Quake Shocks Rock Springs Cause Mine Abandonment
Reports from Cheyenne indicate a series of severe earthquakes beginning last night in Rock Springs Wyoming. The shocks were strong enough to rock houses and move coal mine walls forcing work stoppages. The first quake was felt yesterday and the latest at noon today.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Rock Springs
Twins Meet After 39 Years Separated at Birth
Amos and Cyrus Lape born in Black Lick Indiana County Pennsylvania reunited by chance after a stranger recognizing Amos in Export exclaimed a familiar name. The brothers, born together but separated when their mother died during birth, discover their kinship and plan to reunite with Cyrus living in Dunbar Fayette County.
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Pittsburg
Amos
Cyrus Lape
Black Lick
Indiana County
Penn
Amos Lape
Cyrus
Dunbar
Fayette County
Russo-Chinese Bank Theft Involving Wider Surge of Missing Securities
Erwin Wider, a $25 weekly cashier at the Russo-Chinese Bank in St. Petersburg, admitted stealing $600,000 in securities from the American agency at 50 Pine Street. The loss comprises $80,000 in bonds and $520,000 in stock certificates used as collateral with Wall Street brokerage firms. Inspector Markowski says others beyond Wider were involved in a deliberate theft conspiracy, with police directed to arrest Wider for grand larceny while seeking return of the securities. The bank claims it is protected, though brokers doubt recovery of the stock certificates, and Wall Street debates ownership transfer rules for stocks versus negotiable bonds.
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EB. de Markowski
St. Petersburg
Erwin Wider
SO Pine Street
Wider
Wall Street
Markowski
Rusa
Métkowski
Stock Exchange
Russell
Goldman
Mar‘sowski
Leon B. Ginsburg
New York Stock Exchange
Ginsburg
Mr. Ginsburg
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Ernie
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Aldrich
Topeka
Senator Bristow
Ick
Virginia Lawn
A. H. Bouseman
Miss Pendleton
Miss Caroline Hazard
Pacific
Capt. Edwards
Angoras
Antilles
Wyoming
Weather Bureau
Georgetown University
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