Middys vain effort tries to see President at Oyster Bay
J M Haralson a former Naval Academy midshipman who was dismissed for using obscene language sought an audience with President Roosevelt in Oyster Bay to appeal for clemency He wore his midshipmen blue and was told to pursue the matter in Washington The suffrage movement was introduced in Oyster Bay with a planned meeting that failed to draw any participants and the group later left for New York The day also brought no new developments in West Point cadets hazing cases and Roosevelt sent a telegram expressing shock at Senator Allison’s death
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New York
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Denver
Mary Coleman
Secret Service
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Joseph Murphy
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Dubuque
Iowa
Bryan League shifts headquarters from Pittsburg to Philadelphia
W J Bryan directs Pennsylvania lieutenants to move Readquarters for the Bryan League from Pittsburg to Philadelphia. A Western Pennsylvania meeting will convene in Philadelphia later this week to discuss Bryan matters as lack of local newspaper support prompts the change.
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Tribune
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W. J. Bryan
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J. M. Guffey
Western Pennsylvania
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Chinese Bryan-Kern Club forms in Los Angeles
The Chinese Bryan-Kern Club is established by Chairman Schwamm of the Democratic Central Committee. It comprises about fifty charter members who claim naturalized citizenship, asserting the anti-plank in the Democratic platform is irrelevant to them.
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Los Angeles
Aug
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Democratic Central Committee
Cooley Resigns as Assistant Attorney General
Unofficial notice from the Department of Justice states Alford W. Cooley will resign due to ill health and seek rest West. He has served five years in Washington, notably in prosecutions against Idaho land grabbers, and is a close associate of President Roosevelt.
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Fallburg turnpike wagon wreck injures Sullivan and companions
Florence J. Sullivan longtime Tammany leader from Monti cello and Sidney Scharlin snuff maker along with Harry Scharlin and Harry Weissberg were thrown from a two horse rig on the Fallsburg Turnpike after crossing a rough tollgate. They suffered bruises and were treated at the Grand View Hotel in Mountaindale Sullivan County.
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Harry Scharlin
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Ontario & Western Railroad
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Empire City to Race at Yonkers After Legal Tangles
James R. Soley announced that the Empire City race meeting starting August 15 would be held at Yonkers as planned. Amid verbal betting sanction and threats to move to Brighton Beach, Butler’s return settled on Yonkers and officials face how the courts and Sheriff Lane will rule. More test cases under the new law are expected.
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Flying Howard Hangs by Teeth At Dreamland Park
Spectators watched the daredevil Flying Howard hang by his teeth for about 30 minutes 150 feet above Dreamland Lake in a rainstorm. He slipped on the slack cable, bled from the mouth, collapsed unconscious, and was treated by doctors before being sent home.
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Lightning strikes elm as car wrecks at Sound Beach
Bridgeport dealer Edward Godfrey, traveling to deliver a car to a customer, sheltered under an elm at Sound Beach during a thunderstorm. Lightning split the tree near the ground and toppled it onto the touring car, smashing the hood and front. Both men escaped injury by leaping aside.
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Conn
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New York
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Brother-in-law shooting shocks Butte families
In Butte Montana on August 5 James W. Ryan shot and killed his brother-in-law Daniel F. Mooney then surrendered. Mooney had just returned from Dover New Jersey where burial took place for Mrs Mooney Ryans sister who died last week. The incident is attributed to family differences involving two prominent local families.
Rescues Man At Alexandria Bay In Dramatic Jump
Edward Doyle of Syracuse who runs The Tribune's circulation in Central and Northern New York saved Herman Jacobs of Newark from drowning near Alexandria Bay as the steamer St. Lawrence neared the pier. Doyle jumped ashore when no gang plank was available and Jacobs slipped between the boat and pier. Doyle pulled the man to the pier just as danger grew.
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New Foes of Provident Sale Within Inter Southern
Opponents inside the Inter Southern oppose buying Provident Life Assurance stock to gain control, citing business ethics concerns. Policyholders in Provident urge a public hearing before New York Superintendent Kelsey, delaying any decision and signaling potential legal actions if the sale proceeds.
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Inter- Southern
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Threat to Dr Bensel by dog crusade leaders at Board of Health
Alfred Wagstaff and J Mayhew Wainwright protested the boards dog killing policy at a secret Board of Health meeting. Wagstaff said seven thousand dogs were taken up in July with less than 2 percent reclaimed, and a protest letter threatened Dr Bensel with death if muzzles were not ended. The board pledged to continue until the society proves it can control the situation.
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Gould Lines Steel Car Contract Set At Ten Thousand Units
Pittsburg August 5 The Gould Harriman interests close a deal with the Pressed Steel Car Company for about ten thousand steel cars to equip every Gould line. The price is about ten million dollars and delivery may span three to five years employing roughly one thousand workers. Harriman had valued proper equipment at no less than ten million.
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North Star Guided Through Terrifying Storm Off Point Judith
Captain Albert Bragg and Pilot Jewell of the Mains Steamship Company steered the 418 passengers aboard the North Star through a fierce electrical storm off Point Judith. Sparks and outages plagued the pilot house, but crew stayed at their posts as the ship endured one of its roughest trips with multiple total darkness episodes.
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Mains Steamship Company
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Point Judith
Bones Unearthed In Yonkers Cage Lies Of Brigands Or Chiefs
A well preserved skeleton was found under McLean Avenue Yonkers by Italian workers removing trolley tracks. The skull suggests aboriginal origin while some deem it a brigand victim from the mid 1800s. Near a deserted stone house said to be brigand headquarters, bones lie buried at least 25 years.
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Yonkers
Westchester County
Their Flying Machine Breaks Down in Flight Attempt
John Belcher and two assistants Frank Parr and George Curan were injured when a fifty foot pole broke while they prepared to launch a flying machine. The device, based on bird wing principles, required elevation to begin flight.
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Cleveland
John Belcher
Frank Parr
George Curan
Three Indictments in Clinton County Election Case
Clinton County Grand Jury, convened by Governor Hughes at the request of the Association to Prevent Corrupt Practices at Elections led by Seth Low, returns three indictments for election law violations. Charles S. Whitman of New York acts as deputy attorney general and directs the investigation. The jury, in session under three days, says it will prosecute Republicans and Democrats impartially.
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N. Y
Clinton County
Hughes
Seth Low
Charles S. Whitman
New York
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Tack in sausage awards woman 2100 damages
Mrs Margaret Sampson of Wakefield received 2100 dollars in Superior Court damages from a Somerville packing company after biting a tack in a sausage and breaking a front tooth. The case was decided in Boston on August 5.
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Boston
Margaret Sampson
Wakefield
Somerville
Boat Battle on Lake Pistakee Injures Four People
On Lake Pistakee in Michigan a fight between motorboat owners led to one man being seriously injured and three more badly bruised. Frank Buhr of McHenry, Illinois, suffered the most severe injuries while Oscar and Edward Miller and Leo V Roeder of Chicago were the others involved. The clash occurred off the Miller camp island when boats rammed at full speed and Edward Miller was knocked overboard. he swam to shore as Oscar boarded Buhr’s craft and a hand to hand struggle followed before Buhr’s party restored order.
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McHenry
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Leo V. Roeder
Chicago
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Newsboy Heroic Rescue Turns Fatal in Atlantic City
Atlantic City story names John Brown an eighteen year old newsboy who leapt into rough surf to aid Frank W. Brown of New York after a drowning call. The lifeguards recovered the body of the swimmer while Brown was saved briefly by surgeon Dr Beckwith but died from heart trouble.
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Frank W. Brown
New York
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Beckwith
Graves Undergoes Minor Surgery Ahead of Campaign
John Temple Graves, Independence party vice presidential nominee, is at Dr. W Gill Wiley’s private hospital at 215 West 434 Street for a slight operation. He expects recovery in ten days and plans to resume campaigning across the United States once on his feet.
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Denver
Newport Hous es Struck by Severe Local Storm
A major electrical storm hit Newport Jamestown Middletown and Portsmouth for over an hour. Lightning damaged the Rogers High School roof and struck the Pendleton cottage on the cliffs while the Pendleton estate was unoccupied. The steamer PriscillaLost wireless gear near Beavertail as passengers noted the trouble.
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Four Rhode Island Churches Hit by Lightning
A storm across Rhode Island struck four churches with damage totals around $4,500. Queens River Baptist Church in Asquepaugh was leveled. St James Catholic Church at Arctic Pawtuxet Valley sustained minor damage. Polish Church at Quidnick escaped with little loss, Maple Root Baptist Church near there suffered heavy damage, and Sea View Railroad station at Narragansett Pier incurred about $500 damage.
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Aug
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Asquepaugh
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Arctic
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Habeas Corpus for William B Rayner Filed in Baltimore
A writ of habeas corpus was served on the Sheppard Hospital superintendent demanding William B. Rayner appear in court on September 1. Rayner, son of Senator Rayner, is held on grounds of alleged mental imbalance after returning with his father from treatment. The case argues illegal detention and is issued in Rayner's own name.
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Sheppard Hospital
William B. Rayner
United States
Rayner
Young Rayner
Norfolk
Desertion trial guard shooting at Presidio claims life
San Francisco private William F. English of Company 115 Coast Artillery was shot and killed by a guard at the Presidio today while attempting to escape during awaiting trial for desertion.
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Aug
William F. English
Coast Artillery
Presidio
Oklahoma Coal Suits Filed Against Most Oklahoma Firms
Guthrie August 5 Attorney General Charles EL West for the State of Oklahoma filed suit with the Corporation Commission against nearly every coal company operating in Oklahoma. The action seeks state classification and price setting for all coal mined and sold within Oklahoma due to alleged exorbitant charges.
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Guthrie
Okla
Charles EL West
The
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King Edward Plans Germany Visit With Queen
The Daily Express reports King Edward and the Queen will visit Germany early next year with details to be arranged at a meeting between the King and Emperor William next week.
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Daily Express
Edward
Germany
William
Zeppelin Airship Crash Ends Endurance Flight
The dirigible Zeppelins crashed at Echterdingen after a storm and mechanical failures. Count Zeppelin mourns the loss while preparations for a Friedrichshafen reception are disrupted by the wreck and a government grant of 125000 dollars is reported.
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Friedrichshafen
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