Roosevelt Attacks the Nature Fakers in Everybody's
President Roosevelt returns to the attack on nature fakers in Everybody's Magazine with a symposium note by Edward B. Clark. He denounces deliberate falsehoods and invented animal stories, criticizing writers like Mr Long and others for presenting facts as fiction and misrepresenting wildlife behavior.
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Roosevelt
Nature Fakers
Edward B. Clark
Roosevet
Nature
Samuel Hearne
Hudson Bay
Long
Mr. Long
John Burroughs
Mr. Roosevelt
Newfoundland
George Shiras
Mr. Shiras
Dr. Long
German Tourists Die in Jungfrau Glacier Tragedy
In Berne guards found the bodies of three missing German tourists on a glacier below Rotthal Sattal after they vanished last Thursday on the Jungfrau. The trio plummeted about two thousand feet, ending a search by guides.
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Berne
Switzerland
Jungfrau
Rotthal-Sattal
Transvaal Assembly votes to buy Cullinan diamond for King
Pretoria Aug 19 Transvaal Assembly approves by 42 to 19 to purchase the Cullinan diamond valued at 1 000 000 pounds as a gift to King Edward in gratitude for granting a constitution to the colony.
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Transvaal
Pretoria
Botha
Edward
Gouvernor Comer Discusses Rail Rate Laws in Alabama
In Montgomery on Aug 19 Governor Comer and the state's attorneys met to plan enforcement of state railroad rate laws. He will hold talks tomorrow with representatives from the Atlantic Coast Line and the Central of Georgia to address the rate question.
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the Tribune
Montgomery
Ala
Comer
Atlantic Coast Line
Centras of
Georgia
Flood damages Bluefields banana crop estimate
Telegraph reports severe flood in Bluefields district. Passengers arriving in Mobile say about half the banana crop may be lost from the region due to the flood, compounding the prior hurricane blow that destroyed most trees on the east coast.
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the Tribune
Mobile
Nicaragua
Bluefields
Chase Burning Car Tracked Across Manhattan Streets
Four fire engines and two fire trucks chased a burning Second Avenue surface car from 114th to 107th Street last night. The conductor urged the motor man to go on as flames spread, but no passengers were aboard. Firemen from multiple units battled heavy smoke as they reached the vehicle near 115th Street.
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Second Avenue
114Th Street
107Th Street
115Th Street
119Th Street
104Th Street
Third Avenue
Lenox Avenue
Madison Avenue
12Th Street
Park Avenue
126Th Street
Hazing at Annapolis Reappears in Fourth Class at Naval Academy
Aug 19 Annapolis Md hazing or running of fourth class men surfaces again, according to midshipmen witnesses. Officials say new hazing laws should curb the practice, which includes mild forms such as the elephant dance and relay pie race with forced pie-eating and taggings around a mess hall table.
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Annapolis
Naval Academy
Charles J. Badger
Whale Spotted Off Sandy Hook by Government Tug
A 60 foot whale was seen Sunday afternoon among motor boats off Sandy Hook by crew aboard the government tug Dalzelline. Witnesses include Alexander McKeon Matt Connys and Jimmy Smith. The whale breached six times then moved seaward, appearing to enjoy the surroundings near Scotland and Sandy Hook lightships. The Dalzelline returned to the Battery after the outing. Also noted was power boat Elsie May caught for operating without a license. owner Andy Johnson of Jersey City faced federal authorities.
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Sandy Hook
Dalzelline
Alexander McKeon
Matt Coneys
Andrews
Jimmy” Smith
Dalzer
Jimmy
Scotland
Lews
Battery
Coneys
Elsie May
Andy” Johnson
Jersey City
Meteor's Fall Shakes Vermont At Bristol Notch
Professor Samuel Sheldon of the Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute traveled to Bristol Notch to study a meteor seen across Addison County early yesterday. A physician reported bright, large fragments and the impact felt like an earthquake, causing structural damage to several nearby houses.
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Middlebury
Samuel Sheldon
Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute
Bristol Notch
Addison County
Young Harriman Fired the Special
Young Edward Harriman, son of E. H. Harriman, fired the locomotive on his father's special train between Laramie and Rawlins. He climbed to the cab with permission, shoveling coal and relieving the fireman during the 120 mile run, finishing on time.
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The
Tribune
Laramie
Wyo
Edward Harriman
BE. H. Harriman
Union Pacific
Rawlins
Harriman
Kipling Named Nobel Prize Favorite for 1907
Stockholm on August 19 reports Tidningen indicating Rudyard Kipling has been designated for the Nobel Prize in literature for 1907. The same source says Samuel L. Clemens known as Mark Twain was also suggested for the honor.
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Stockholm
Tidningen
Rudyard Kipling
Samuel L. Clemens
Mark Twain
Yachting figure HI. H. Rogers seen after weeks away
HI H Rogers visited his office yesterday for the first time in weeks, stayed an hour, then left the city in his yacht in the late afternoon. He declined to speak for publication and is now believed to be in excellent physical condition. Dewey s claret or lauterne punch ad promotes ready to serve for yachting parties.
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HI. H. Rogers
DEWEY
Dewey & Sons Co
Fulton
New York
Explosion at Fort Totten Injures Artillerymen
A smoke less powder charge exploded at Fort Totten at 10 am injuring several soldiers. Private W. M. Black was fatally injured with severe head wounds and loss of a foot. Privates Andrew Arthra and J. Smedza were wounded. all were treated at the post hospital. The blast damaged a nearby ammunition store and prompted swift action to prevent a larger disaster. Causes varied from spark from a tool to heat or deterioration of aged powder. Fort Totten, opposite Fort Schuyler on Long Island Sound, trains artillery crews in submarine defense duties.
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Fort Totten
Whitestone
W. M. Black
101St Coast Artillery
Andrew Arthra
J. Smedza
82D Company
Lee
Black
Arthra
Smedza
Charles L. Baker
O'Day
G. N. Whistler
Artillery Corps
Army
Newport
Tenn
Smedra
Fort Schuyler
Long Island Sound
San Francisco Courts Uphold Mayor Change in Mcannay Case
The State Supreme Court ruled that Mayor Schmitz could be legally removed and Mayor Taylor appointed, affirming the legality of the change. The decision authenticates the transfer of municipal authority amid the Mcannay salary dispute and confirms Taylor's incumbency.
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San Francisco
State Supreme Court
Mcannay
Schmitz
Taylor
Governor Hanly Urges Caution Over Federal Policies
Indiana Governor Hanly defends cautious approach to federal policy toward corporations. He warns against rushing to fix evils, cites dangers of bold action, reiterates opposition to a federal inheritance tax, arguing it would approach confiscation at nearly 100 percent. He stresses careful intergovernmental relations.
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Tribune
Indianapolis
Indiana
Roosevelt
Hanly
Elkhart
Fourteen Year Old Heiress In Root Estate
Great Barrington Mass Aug 19 Charles J Root wealthy manufacturer died in auto crash with mother and aunt His will leaves $500000 to his fourteen year old niece Catherine Root the sole survivor The other survivor Miss Mary Root sister lies near death in Pittsfield Hospital awaiting word
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the Tribune
Great Barrington
Mass
Charles J. Root
Here
Catherine Root
Bristol
Conn
Mary Root
Mr. Root
Pittsfield Hospital
Spies Reported Near Fort McPherson in Atlanta
Two Japanese were found in the rear of Fort McPherson this afternoon taking views of buildings and grounds. A former enlisted man reported the sighting to Department of the Gulf officers who say no action will be taken unless further discoveries are made.
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Atlanta
Fort McPherson
Department of the Gulf
Department
Cramp and Norris plan major Norfolk shipyard
Edward S Cramp formerly of Cramp Shipbuilding and George W Norris of Edward L Smith & Co have paid 95000 for 1000 feet of harbor frontage in Norfolk. A large shipbuilding plant with 500000 working capital will be built to repair ships and bid on the largest battleship projects. Cramp will serve as president of the new firm.
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Tribune
Norfolk
Edward 8. Cramp
Cramp Shipbuilding Company
Philadelphia
George W. Norris
Edward L. Smith & Co
New York Woman Robbed in Swiss Hotel
Lucerne Switzerland August 19 Mrs James T Leary of New York reported her jewelry worth 600 francs stolen by a hotel thief in this city.
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New York
Lucerne
Switzerland
James T. Leary
Taft outlines tariff plan and railway regulation stance
In Columbus Taft delivers a forceful presidential platform arguing Hepburn and Elkins laws need strengthening. He backs federal inheritance and income taxes, opposes federal railway ownership, and calls for rates to be classed and halted mispricing. He cites past rail abuses and praises Roosevelt's 1906 rate act expanding the Interstate Commerce Commission and banning discrimination.
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Mr. Taft
Senator Foraker
Foraker
Taft
Commission
Republican Party
United States
Roosevelt
Hughes Reveals Itinerary for State Trip
Governor Hughes announced his August to September schedule visiting state fairs, camps, agricultural societies, and institutions. He will inspect facilities, attend ceremonies, and return often to Albany while traveling to Farnham, Chautauqua, Lowville, Geneva, Delhi, Johnstown, Buffalo, Bluff Point, Saratoga, Syracuse, and other sites across New York.
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Tribune
Albany
Hughes
Empire State
Fourth Brigade
Farnham
Erie County
Chautauqua
Chautauqua County
Washington County
Lewis County Agricultural Society
Lowville
Geneva Experiment Station
Ontario County
Delaware County Agricultural Society
Delhi
Fulton County Agricultural Society
Johnstown
Third Brigade
Geltz Mills
Jefferson County
McKinley Monument
Buffalo
New York
Vermont
Champlain
Vermont Fish and Game League
Bluff Point
Clinton County
Grand Army of the Republic
Saratoga
Syracuse
Maclean Free Today From Tangier Surrender
A Tangier dispatch dated August 19 reports that Caid Sir Harry MacLean, English prisoner of Rai suli, was to be surrendered that day to El Merani the Sultan's uncle and brought into Alcazar to-day the 2th.
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London
Tangier
Caid
Harry MacLean
Raisuli
el Merani
Alcazar
Southern securities warned by Baltimore bankers
Baltimore August 19. Wilson Colston & Co bankers issue a circular warning on the difficulty of selling Southern securities. The firm’s Confederate veteran leaders note past losses and urge real concern for the South to avert capital stagnation and loss of investment. They warn capital may stop flowing to Southern ventures if current attitudes persist.
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Tribune
Baltimore
Wilson, Colston & Co
Immunity Probe in Rebating Case Targets Chicago Alton
Attorney General Bonaparte met with Chicago officials and Rock Island counsel in Washington to study whether the Chicago & Alton Railroad deserves immunity from prosecution for rebates to Standard Oil. The review hinges on Judge Landis’s ruling and Morrison’s promised immunity. If immunity is confirmed and the road acted in good faith, the case may be dropped.
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Washington
Bonaparte
Chicago & Alton Railroad
Standard Oi Company
United States
Landis
Sims
Chicago
Charles B. Morrison
Standard Oil
Wilkerson
Rock Island Railroad
Chicago & Alton
Judge Landis
Morrison
Department of Justice
Robert Mather
Ralph M. Shaw
Rock Island
F. S. Hollins
E. G. Howard
Standard Oil Company
New York
Porter's Death From Card Grab At Grand Central
Anastos Helvanar of 242 East 1st Street was killed at Grand Central Station attempting to retrieve a pack of playing cards from under the third rail. Dr. Sanford the railroad physician arrived to confirm that an electric shock caused the death. Helvanar worked as a porter and spotted the cards while passing the platform.
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Anastos Helvanar
East 1Ist Street
Grand Central Station
Dr. Sanford
New York Central Railroad
Helvanar
Wreck injures twenty on Iowa line near Keystone
A Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul passenger train wrecked at Keystone thirty miles west of Cedar Rapids. Twenty people were injured, several seriously, when the train crashed into a handcar on a twenty foot embankment.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Keystone
Chicago Traction Case Appealed In U S Circuit Court
Judge Grosscup granted an appeal from his order directing lease of Union Traction Company properties to Chicago Railway Company. Appeal set for September 5.
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Chicago
Grosscup
United States Circuit Court
Union Traction Company
Chicago Railway Company
Legal action to enjoin AFL leaders in boycott case
James W. Van Cleave files in DC Supreme Court a suit on behalf of Buck's Stove and Range Company of St Louis to permanently stop Samuel Gompers Frank Morrison John V Lennon James Duncan John Mitchell James O Connell Max Morris Denis A Hayes Daniel J Keefe William D. Huber Joseph F Valentine and others from issuing or enforcing boycotts through The American Federation and affiliated unions. The complaint alleges a conspiracy to injure the plaintiff's business and seeks nine specific injunctions against boycott activities, publication of the unfair list, and coercive acts aimed at dealers and customers. The action traces a 1906 St Louis strike and subsequent union boycotts and lists, arguing the federation's power permits unlawful interference with commerce.
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Washington
Supreme Court of the
District of Columbia
James W. van Cleave
National Association of Manufacturers
Samuel Gompers
Jonm Mitchell
American Federation of Labor
Frank Morrison
John V. Lennon
Bloomington
Ill
James Duncan
Quincy
Mass
John Mitchell
Buck's Stove and Range Company
St. Louis
Ant
American Federation
Executive Council
Metal Polishers’ Union No. 13
Stove Company
International Union of Metal Polishers
Stove Founders’ National Defence Association
Buck’s Company
Buck's
Lst
No. 13
Central Trades and Labor Union of
The
Metal Trades Council
Iron Moulders’ Union
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King
Alabama
Chase
Young Harriman
Wyoming Run
Kipling
H. H. Rogers
Fort
Taylor Legal Mayor
C. J. Root
Herits
M’pherson
Columbus
Ohio
William Howard Taft
Maclean
Sultan
Usher
Advt
A. F
van Cleave
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