Foraker Replies Questions for Mr Taft in Ohio Speech
In Georgetown on August 21 Senator Foraker responded to Secretary Taft’s Columbus remarks. He criticized Taft for omitting facts and argued the Hepburn bill mainly lacked rate making provisions. Foraker defended Elkins law while noting many prosecutions predated Hepburn and pressed for clear tariff revision linked to labor costs.
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Chautauqua Assembly
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Interstate Commerce Commissioners
Pennsylvania Railroad
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Bryan
Garfield
Manufacturers’ National Association
de Saret
Bath
Taft Visits Lexington For Evening Conference
Secretary Taft arrived at Elmendorf estate in Lexington with his private secretary and two reporters. He declined entertainments for an important conference with Secretary Garfield. At dinner he met guests including Judge Cochran and Desha Breckenridge. tomorrow he will inspect Elmendorf stallions and attend a public reception at the Phoenix Hotel.
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Tribune
Lexington
Taft
Elmendorf
James B. Haggin
Charles H. Berryman
Berryman
Garfield
E. M. J. Cochran
Maysville
J. Roberts
International Revenue
Desha Breckenridge
Phoenix Hotel
Louisville Mayor Barth Ends Life In Office Over Criticism
Paul A. Barth former Louisville mayor and Utica Lime Co. general manager shot himself in his private office after political criticism. He was 43, married with three children, and had just been ousted by Court of Appeals action. Barth had welcomed President Roosevelt during a Southern visit two years earlier.
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Louisville
Paul A. Barth
Court of Appeals
Utica Lime Company
Bingham
Beckham
Barth
Mr. Barth
Board of Aldermen
Roosevelt
Politicians in Soup After Riot at Witzel’s Grove
At Witzel’s Grove in College Point Louis Haf fen followers held an outing that turned violent. A melee sent bowls, plates and glass flying injuring Joseph and Theodore Witzel, Fred Brand and John Connelly, with a patrolman lightly wounded. Police and reserves from several areas ended the disturbance.
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College Point
Louis Haffen
Haffenites
Fred” Brand
Haffen
Butler
John Connelly
Whitestone
Flushing
Jamaica
Glendale
Tammany Jefferson Club
East 134Th Street
Jones Protects Roads
Federal Judge Jones instructed the grand jury to indict all state and county officers who interfere with railroad employees enforcing new rate laws. Governor Comer warned that if railroads violate statutes by October 1 he will call an extra legislature session to pass stricter laws.
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Tribune
Montgomery
Ala
Jones
Grand Jury
Comer
Denies Citizenship to Hindus in Naturalization Ruling
San Francisco August 21 United States Attorney Devlin sought guidance on naturalization for natives of British India. Attorney General Bonaparte ruled those applicants cannot be classed as white and are ineligible for citizenship.
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San Francisco
United States
Devlin
India
Bonaparte
Army Recruiting Officer Dies by Own Action in Vermont Hotel
Mutland Vermont August 21 Corporal James A McLain Jr an army recruiting officer killed himself by drinking carbolic acid in a local hotel. He had served several weeks in the town with no known motive for self destruction. A letter to Lieutenant Ryan of Springfield Mass found among his effects stated he was discouraged and intended to take his life. He was twenty five and unmarried. His father James A McLain resides in Spangler Pennsylvania.
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James A. Mci Jr
Ryan
Springfield
Mass
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James A McLain
Spangler
Penn
Murder Plot Foiled By Disguised Detective On Port Richmond
A longshoreman disguise helped a detective foil a murder plot against Frederick Hulz of 21 Hatfield Place Port Richmond Bayonne. George T Carrie and sister Marion Carnie were jailed with alleged co conspirators for planning to kill Hulz for an insurance payoff. Detectives Back and Smith coordinated the sting, with plans including gas asphyxiation and drowning before settling on skull cracking.
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Hatfield Place
Port Richmond
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Smith
Hulz
Marion Carnie
Detective Bock
Richmond
Miss Carnie
Bayonne
Back
George McKenzie
Carnie
Staten Island
Bock
Brooklyn
Carrie
McKenzie
Whitehall
Staten Island Ferry
South Street
Rock
Carmie
Sml
Croak
Huiz
William Carmie
Burbee Shipbuilding Company
Boston scientist warns coast will sink in time
Dr R F Scharff of Dublin, a delegate to the International Zoological Congress in session in Boston, argues that evidence supports gradual submergence of the eastern North American coast and upheaval of the Pacific coast. He warns Boston will eventually sink into the sea, though not in our lifetimes.
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R. F. Scharff
Dublin
International Zoological Congress
Congress
North America
Pacific
Moors Impair Crude France Reorders Reinforcements
Paris reports France will dispatch 1000 troops from Oran to Casablanca to bolster the besieged town. A Tangier dispatch cites Muley Hafig leading 15000 Moorish reinforcements from southern tribes, complicating France and Spain’s bid to restore order. Casablanca notes fresh columns join the siege despite defensive preparations, while French forces fire on approaching Arabs and tighten streets. An Algerian sharpshooter battalion and cavalry unit depart Oran aboard the Vinh Long for Casablanca.
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Algeria
Casablanca
M. Picton
Picquart
M. Thomson
Tangier
Muley Hafig
Morocco
France
Spain
Drude
Philibert
Gloire
Revolt in Morocco erupts after sultan proclamation
Dispatches from Tangier report Muley Hafiq named Sultan of Morocco causing panic at Fez Grand Mosque. A soldier, a converted Jew, shouted a royal victory slogan and was beaten, while mobs fled and Jews barricaded themselves. In Tlemcen, 1000 Moroccan miners strike, threaten Europeans, mayor asks troops to arm residents.
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Tangier
Morocco
Muley Hafiq
Goundafi
Glaoui
Djidid
Fez
Muley Mahomet
Muley
Morocco Crisis Deepens as Morocco Fires Rebel Sultans
Paris observers say the interior turmoil in Morocco has grown more dangerous with Muley Hafiq proclaimed sultan by rebels and a Moorish army near Casablanca. France faces pressure to intervene while official lines stress sticking to the Algeciras framework and deny any immediate mandate expansion.
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Paris
Morocco
Muley Hafiq
Casablanca
France
Fez
Algeciras
Sultan’s troops crush Kmass tribesmen in Tangier
Tangier August 21 Sultan's forces defeated a large Kmass tribesman force. Sir Harry MacLean is said to be held captive. Many Moors killed and numerous villages burned in the engagement.
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Tangier
Kmass
Harry MacLean
Spanish King at Bordeaux Incognito With Spanish Premier Arriving
King Alfonso and Queen Victoria of Spain arrived incognito at Bordeaux as Count and Countess Corendonga. Premier Maura expected from Paris to discuss the Moroccan situation. Madrid cabinet says no reinforcements will be sent to Casablanca. Continued on third page.
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Alfonso
Victorid
Spain
Corendonga
Maura
Paris
Madrid
Morocco
Casablanca
Dewey's Brat Cuvee Champagne Ad
H. T. Dewey & Sons Co of New York promotes Dewey's Brat Cuvee Champagne urging consumers to choose it over imported labels at 138 Fulton Street. The brief ad touts the product as delicious and suggests value.
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Dewey's
H. T. Dewey & Sons Co
Fulton St
New York
Two Boys Wreck Train Near Plymouth Mass
Two youths placed a bolt on the New Haven line near Plymouth Massachusetts causing a Providence to Plymouth train to derail on a down grade curve. Engineer C. B. Colby and fireman William Hofferman of Providence sustained severe injuries but all passengers escaped harm as the locomotive was demolished and the tender overturned. The boys were seen fleeing the scene just before the wreck.
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Mass
Providence
New York, New Haven & Hartford
C. B. Colby
William Hofferman
Colby
Labor To Strike Back Gompers Expands AFL Legal Fight
Washington reports President Gompers after a AFL executive council meeting said a counter suit against the National Manufacturers Association is likely for conspiracy. He said the NY meeting aimed to hurt organized labor and noted a plan to raise 1 5 million to crush unions while pledging to widen the court challenge and defend rights.
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Washington
American Federation of Labor Today
Gompers
National Manufacturers’ Association
New York
van Cleave
Manufacturers’ Association
Warfield Announces Candidacy for U S Senator in Democratic Primary
Governor Warfield declares he will run in the Democratic primaries for United States Senator. Potential rivals include Fred Talbot, ex-Governors Smith, Brown, and Jackson, and Joshua Miles. His bid complicates the party machinery as he aims to dominate the campaign while backing the state ticket. Independent Democrats increasingly support the Republican slate.
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Tribune
Baltimore
Warfield
United States
Fred Talbot
Smith
Brown
Jackson
Joshua Miles
Talbot
Not Illegal to Mail Telegrams Says U S Attorney
Buffalo August 21 United States Attorney Lyman M Bass states it is not illegal to send telegrams through the mail No federal law covers the case so no federal prosecution is possible Striking telegraphers blocked entry at Ellicott Square guarding with two women allowed in to retrieve belongings Workers from Western Union and Postal Telegraph report greater crippling fatigue.
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Buffalo
United States
Lyman M. Bass
Western Union and
Postal Telegraph Companies
Bass
Western Union
Ellicott Square
Mr. Worthen
William Newell
Warrant For Two Year Old Child In Pittsburg
Pittsburg magistrate issued a warrant for a two year old child, believed to set a record in arresting babies. William George Shaffer appeared, the magistrate refused to hear the case, ordering amicable settlement. Frank B. Fisher of Homewood district filed the complaint alleging lawn damage.
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Pittsburg
Armstrong
William George Shaffer
Frank B. Fisher
Homewood
Colby Denies Seeking Office in New Jersey Reform Drive
State Senator Everett Colby, leader of the New Jersey Republican reform movement, returns from Europe with Mrs Colby and publicly clarifies he will not seek office. He backs Frank Sommer for Governor, criticizes lobbyists, and notes progress and divisions within the movement as it campaigns in eight counties. He praises Mayor Fagan's work and predicts continued efforts to recruit workers amid rising anti machine sentiment.
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New Jersey
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Colby
White Star
Oceanic
Bay
Tribune
George L. Record
Hudson
Sommer
Fagan
New Idea
Essex
Frank H. Sommer
Frank Sommer
Assembly
State Fish and Game Commission
State Hospital For the
Trenton
Senate
Eugene Ermley
Passaic County
Essex County
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Senate Committee
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Union
Passaic
Bergen
Camden
Burlington
Middlesex
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