Deneen Named Again as Illinois Returns Slow
Chicago reports show Governor Co S Deneen leading ex Governor Richard Yates in the Republican primary by about 17 700 with 176 500 to 158 800 and Adlai E Stevenson winning the Democratic nomination. Hopkins leads the Republican indorsement for U S Senator while Stringer appears ahead for the Democratic Senate nomination based on incomplete county returns.
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Tribune
Chicago
Co. S. Deneen
Richard Yates
Deneen
Yates
Adlai E. Stevenson
United States
Hopkins
Foss
Mason
Webster
Lawrence B. Stringer
Stringer
Blakeley
Cook County
Democratic
Prohibition
Illinois Primaries Name Republican and Democratic State Tickets
Illinois returns rank the Republican state ticket with Hopkins or Foss for U S Senator Deneen for Governor Oglesby or Smith for Lt Governor Roe Secretary of State McCullough Treasurer Russell and Stead Attorney General. Democratic slate lists Stevenson for Governor Beidler for Secretary of State Hall for Attorney General Mount for Treasurer and Perry for Lt Governor. Congressional nominees follow by district for both parties with Lorimer and Lundin among Republicans and Crowley Buchanan Gallagher among Democrats.
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United State
Albert J. Hopkins
George EF. Foss
Charles §. Deneen
J. G. Oglesby
F. L. Smith
James A. Roee
Auaster
J. S M'Cullough
Andrew Russell
William H. Stead
Irversea
United States
Lawrence R. Etringer
Adlai E. Stevenson
B. A. Perry
X. F. Beidler
Ralph Jeffris
J. B. Mount
R. C. Hall
Illinois
William H. Wilson
S. Wharton
Anthony Michalek
William Lorimer
Fred Lundin
P. S. Klycki
Howard M. Snapp
John H. Danskin
Pleasant T. Chapman
M. L. Mandable
J. T. Donahoe
F. J. Crowley
James T. McDermott
Adolph J. Sabath
Frank C. Wood
Frank Buchanan
Thomas Gallagher
Western Starr
C. McNaughton
W. N. Armstrong
M. J. McEnarmy
W. E. Lancaster
James W. Hill
C. S. Schneider
Henry C. Bell
Charles A. Karsch
J. Q. A. Ledbetter
Democrats after coin finance Bryan campaign meeting
Chicago report on the national campaign finance discussion by Chairman Mack Governor Haskell Moss Wetmore and Millard Dunlap. No plan set yet and sub committee heads to meet tomorrow to decide how to raise funds for a hard fight for Mr Bryan. Haskell notes unsolicited twelve hundred dollars received.
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Chicago
Mack
National Committee
Charles N. Haskell
Oklahoma
Moses ©. Wetmore
St. Louis
Millard F. Dunlap
Ilinois
Haskell
Bryan
Hisgen Surrenders Oil Business to Focus on Campaign
Thomas L. Hisgen independence party presidential candidate asks his brother Henry A. Hisgen to run the Independent Oil Company. He says he will devote full time to politics until after the election and plans to speak in major cities nationwide. Mrs Hisgen may accompany him.
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Tribune
Springfield
Mass
Thomas L. Hisgen
Independence Party
Henry A. Hisgen
Albany
Independent Oil Company
Progress Club Outing At Zeltner's Casino
Two thousand members and friends of the Progress Republican Club of the 10th Assembly District held an outing yesterday at Zeltner's Casino on Third Avenue and 17th Street. Ferdinand Eidman, Collector of Internal Revenue, led the district and was accompanied by Herbert Parsons Job E Hedges Assemblyman Anthony A McCabe Frederick A Marehail and Frank Rothman superintendent of Station L New York Post Office.
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Progress Republican Club
10Th Assembly District
Zeltner
Third Avenue
17Th Street
Ferdinand Eidman
Internal Revenue
Herbert Parsons
Republican County Committee
Jobn E. Hedges
Anthony A. McCabe
Frederick A. Marehail
Frank Rothman
New York Post Office
Independence ticket blocked from local ballot without court order
Buffalo August 9 George D Emerson election commissioner says only the local Independence League ticket is affected by his refusal to receive its certificate filed by Chairman Jerome. The national and state tickets are unaffected. The local ticket may be placed on the ballot only by court order directing the action.
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Buffalo
George D. Emerson
Independence League
Jerome
Independence Party
Rabbi Braunstein Freed in Chicken Killing Case
Jacob Braunstein of 78 Jefferson Street was arrested for killing a chicken on Sunday in violation of a Sunday law. In Essex Market police court Magistrate Wahle noted it was not a breach of the Sun Gay law as the act was a religious rite. Braunstein was discharged.
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Jacob Braunstein
Jefferson Street
Wahle
Essex Market
Kern Praises President at Iowa Chautauqua Assembly
John W. Kern Democratic Vice Presidential candidate spoke to a large audience in Charles City Iowa on August 9. He praised President Roosevelt for uniting parties on vital issues and argued Americans should vote from patriotism and humanity rather than partisanship.
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Charles City
Iowa
John W. Kern
Chautauqua Assembly
Allison
Mine Workers President Opposes Gompers View at Rally
T L Lewis urged a politically neutral union at Manila Park Tamaqua Pennsylvania with about five thousand miners. He called for a closed shop and said disputes should be settled at the colliery not by a board, warning against political alignment and promising better concessions if the anthracite workers unite.
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The
Tribune
Tamaqua
Penn
Manila Park
T. L. Lewis
John Mitchell
Lewis
Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Bryan
Ohio
Leprosy Deportation Impossible for Molokai Colony Case
Washington officials say Molokai leper settlement is a territorial charity and cannot be used to deport the aged wife of General Wardwell. Dr. H. D. Geddings notes no jurisdiction to act, and transport would require Honolulu transfer before Molokai. The Wardwell couple likely remains in Tombstone as Arizona authorities seek possible pardon for a prisoner relative.
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Washington
Aug
United States
Molokai
Arizona
Wardwell
H. D. Geddings
Bureau of Public Health and Marine Hospital Service
Hawaiian Islands
Geddings
Honolulu
Cochise County
Tombstone
Ariz
Albert Cole
Free-for-all Fight on Babylon Ferry Ends in Fines
A late night melee on the Babylon East 34th street ferry saw youths overturn a fruit peddler John Bell’s pushcart and trample fruit. Onlookers aided him as 20 to 30 fought midstream. Three alleged ring leaders John Rooney George Eggers and Thomas Evans were arrested at East 34th Street police station and fined ten dollars each.
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Babylon
East 34Th Street
Celtic Park
Long Island
John Bell
East 324 Street
Manhattan
East 3Th Street
John Rooney
West 57Th Street
George Eggers
West 524
Thomas Evans
West 59Th Street
Shot Dead in Full View on Brooklyn Street Corner
James Palvia, 1274 28th Street, was shot and killed before a crowd at 38th Street and Thirteenth Avenue Brooklyn as residents waited for a Culver Line train. Bruno Paivia, 127% South Street, nephew of the dead man, was arrested about an hour later at 46th Street and Thirteenth Avenue by Detective Lieutenant Graciano for the crime. Patrolman Murphy was near at hand but no suspect taken then.
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38Th Street
Thirteenth Avenue
Brooklyn
James Palvia
28Th Street
Graciano
Bruno Paivia
Sth Street
46Th Street
Paivia
Murphy
Parkville
Strike of Danish printers halts Copenhagen papers
Copenhagen typographers and other printing staff have begun a strike. Employers planned a general lockout across all departments tomorrow. If no reconciliation occurs, newspapers in Copenhagen are expected to suspend publication for at least two weeks.
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Copenhagen
In Favor of Hughes Mass Meeting in New Rochelle
Strong sentiment for Governor Hughes renomination surfaces at a New Rochelle Republican Club meeting with Frank Tucker presiding. Speakers vow to pressure county leaders and test statewide feeling as the Saratoga convention nears. Democratic calls and potential booms for the governorship also loom as the state committee gathers.
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Hughes
New Rochelle
Republican Club
Frank Tucker
The
Provident Loan Society
William L. Ward
Westchester County
Wien
Timothy L. Woodruff
Republican State Committee
State
West 39Th Street
Friends of
Adirondack
Woodruff
Saratoga
Syracuse
Democratic State Committee
Hotel Victoria
William J. Conners
Buffalo
Rochester
Conners
Chanler
Clayton Confident on Bryan Kern Victory in 1908
Representative Henry D. Clayton arrived in Lincoln to inform William Jennings Bryan of his nomination for the presidency. He predicted strong Democratic sentiment and said Taft’s acceptance speech showed Republicans retreating. Bryan rest and health queries yielded he felt better than ever and awaited Chairman Mack’s visit for further political developments.
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Lincoln
Neb
Henry D. Clayton
Alabama
William J. Bryan
St. Louis
J. W. McClure
Sedalia
Bryan
Kern
Clayton
Taft
Chicago
Mr. Bryan
Mack
Dover Says Harmony With Hitchcock Secured
Elmer Dover confirms perfect harmony with Frank H. Hitchcock over the Nebraska move and his new advisory committee role. He departs for Ohio for a week rest before returning to assist with fundraising efforts. Hitchcock keeps busy in Manhattan, plans Washington and Hot Springs stops, then heads to Chicago to open Western headquarters.
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Elmer Dover
Republican National Committee
William Hayward
Nebraska
Frank H. Hitchcock
Dover
Ohio
Hannas
Hitchcock
Manhattan
Washington
Hot Springs
Chicago
Bartholdt Heads to Berlin for Arbitration Conference
Representative Richard Bartholdt of St. Louis arrived in Washington for the Interparliamentary Union meeting set for September 17 in Berlin. He will confer with State Department officials on American arbitration propositions and noted more than twenty delegation members plan to attend. He stressed the propositions cannot be outlined before talks with officials.
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Washington
Richard Bartholdt
St. Louis
The
Interpariamentary Union
Berlin
Bartholdt
State Department
Congress
Drowning of Eunice Carman at Nassau by the Sea
Eunice Carman fifteen year old son of Wallace Carman of North Lynbrook drowned in the ocean at Nassau by the Sea on August nine. His mother on the beach became hysterical as the boy cried for help. Several swimmers aided but he died fifteen minutes after being brought ashore.
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Nassau-by-the-Sea
Long Island
Eunice Carman
Wallace Carman
North Lynbrook
Tragic Brooklyn Murder Suicide at Bergen Street Home
Ernest Seitz, 24, an engineer, shot Bertha Hood killing her and shot her two year old daughter at No 382 Bergen Street before fatally wounding himself. He then fled to the cellar and died after an ambulance rush to Brooklyn Hospital. The child remained unconscious with slim chances of recovery. Seitz had lived with Hood years earlier and returned seeking reconciliation.
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Ernest Seitz
Bergen Street
Brooklyn
Self
Seitz
Seltz
Bertha Hood
Mrs. Hood
William J. McCahill
Eliot on Socialism Says American Wealth Stifles Charity
President Eliot of Harvard, in Boston, states socialism cannot take hold in the United States because wealth is too diffuse and self-interest governs action. He argues Americans adopt practical institutions over ideas and that changing humanity would be needed for a socialist society.
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Telegraph
The
Tribune
Boston
Eliot
Harvard
Violation Aboard Avalon Feeds Columbus Anchor Legend
Deputy Surveyor Matt Coneys checked the fishing boat Avalon off Rockaway for violations. The crew claimed a rusty anchor with a seven foot stem was the Columbus anchor lost when he discovered America, prompting a bet that it was genuine.
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Coneys
Columbus
Matt” Coneys
Timmins
Avalon
Rockaway
Clarkson
Bishop
America
Aldrich Sues For Absolute Divorce In Chattanooga
Charles B. Aldrich nephew of Senator Nelson W. Aldrich files for absolute divorce from Mona Aldrich wife since February 4 in St. Louis. He alleges she attacked him in Philadelphia on March 23 requiring police protection. He holds mineral interests near Chattanooga.
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Tribune
Chattanooga
Tenn
Charles B. Aldrich
Nelson W. Aldrich
Rhode Island
Mona Aldrich
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Aldrich
Trolley Collision Kills Motorman in Unionville
In Unionville Connecticut a head on collision on Farmington Street Railway killed motorman John Walsh instantly. Mrs John Conlin of Hartford suffered a broken leg and other injuries while the rest of the crew and passengers escaped with minor bruises. The crash involved a passenger car and a work car at a sharp curve on the same track. Walsh had his head crushed and the front of the passenger car was torn off.
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Unionville
Conn
John Walsh
John Conlin
Hartford
Farmington Street Railway
Walsh
Conlin
Steamer Goldsboro Arrives in Mobile Under Guard
The steamer Goldsboro, tied to Puerto Cortez and linked to the Baileys case, arrived in Mobile at 8:20 p.m. under guard. Officers were not allowed ashore while the ship, commanded by a Marietta gunboat petty officer, leaked and carried some original cargo.
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Tribune
Mobile
Ala
Goldsboro
Baileys
Puerto Cortez
Honduras
United States
Marietta
Religious fervor at Old Orchard bounty meeting
At a Christian Alliance missionary meeting led by Rev. Dr. A D Simpson five thousand participants struggled to give money and jewels. Women dropped rings earrings lorgnettes and combs while men emptied pockets cuff buttons watches and pins. About $20 000 in cash and pledges plus valuables valued at $40 000 were collected after an hour and a half.
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the Tribune
Old Orchard
Christian Alliance
A. D. Simpson
New York
Dr. Simpson
Rate decision near prompts intercity freight rise debate
The Interstate Commerce Commission is expected within six weeks to rule on the reasonableness of proposed freight rate increases in the southern states including Alabama Georgia Tennessee Florida and parts of the Carolinas and Texas. Shippers in Georgia and rail commissions in Texas have filed complaints and railroads face replies within twenty days. The case could influence broader national rate discussions and is tied to wage and cost claims as railroads seek to justify higher charges. President Roosevelt has been asked to curb action and the matter is referred to the Attorney General as Texas and Oklahoma state rail commissions file separate complaints.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Alabama
Georgia
Tennessee
Florida
South
North Carolina
Southern
Texas
Southwestern
Texas Railway Commission
Knapp
Arkansas
St. Louis
Chicago
Boston
New York
Middle West
East
Ohio
Atlanta
Neill
Bureau of Labor
Southern Railway
Virginia
Georgia Shippers
State Railroad Commission of Texas
Roosevelt
Culberson
Oklahoma State Railway Commissions
Higher Freight Rates Debate From Johns Hopkins Expert
Professor Logan G McPherson argues that freight hikes affect mainly manufacturers and wholesalers if limited to finished goods. He notes raw material rates are small and that railroads show lower returns than manufacturing, urging careful consideration of who bears a 10 percent increase.
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Logan G. McPherson
Johns Hopkins University
Eyven
Cloakmakers Threaten Strike Over Wages
The Brotherhood of Cloakmakers, representing 1500 workers at Freedman Brothers, plans to send a committee to demand restoration of former wages. If refused, a strike will be ordered. Union leader Herman Grossman cited smaller firms granting the demand and warned of ongoing labor action after a month.
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Brotherhood of Loakmakers
Freedman Brothers
Herman Grossman
Knee Breeches Makers’ Union
Red Cross Opens Day Camp for Tuberculosis Patients
The New York County Red Cross will reopen a day camp for tuberculous patients atop the Vanderbilt Clinic roof at Gay Street and Amsterdam Avenue on October 1. The program aims to treat forty patients daily, with later night coverage, funded by the county subdivision and donors to cover food, supervision, and medical oversight.
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Vanderbilt
New York
London
American Red Cross
New York State
Germany
Russia
Red Cross
Redross
New York County
The
Robert C. Ogden
Schuyler N. Warren
Douglas Robinson
John W. Brannan
Charles H. Fenn
Jacob H. Schiff
Cat
Curse on Healy Pronounced by Priest Over Poisoner Case
Father Peter J. O Callaghan urged God’s curse on State's Attorney Healy at St Mary’s Church after Billik’s conviction and Healy’s primary defeat. The priest claimed Healy’s defeat was divine judgment for prosecuting the Vizal poisoner.
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the Tribune
Chicago
Peter J. O'Callaghan
Herman Billik
Vizal
Healy
St Mary's Church
Billik
Swedish pool player charged with grand larceny
Gustave Sutherland accuses Waldmar Oberg of stealing a diamond pin and cash valued at $50 from a rooming house on East 61st Street after meeting on pool games. Oberg, a Tenafly resident, says he merely won money in cards and pawned the pin to reimburse losses. He was arrested leaving the Fort Lee ferry area and held at police headquarters.
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Gustave Sutherland
East 6Th Street
Waldmar Oberg
Tenafly
N. J
New York
Fort Lee Ferry
Sutherland
Oberg
East 61St Street
Ant Filhs
Central Office
Police
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Stevenson
Mbent
Hisgen
Independence
Progress Club
Chautauqua
Mine Workers
Pedler
Italian
MR. Bartholdt
Old Boarder
Mistress
C. B. Aldrich
Unionville, Conn
Bailey Case
Christian Alliance Meeting
Commerce Commission
Johns Hopkins
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