Grand jurors refuse indictments in Atlantic City case
Atlantic City grand jurors defy Governor Fort by declining to indict Sundar Tum dispensers and other excise violators. Foreman Salus proclaims jurors represent the people, denounce political posturing, and warn of possible martial law as Governor Fort orders militia if needed. Only two indictments were returned, along with a separate obscene cards case.
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Governor Fort
Atlantic City
Justice Trencherd
Supreme Court
Atlantic County
E. Gaskill
Salus
Gaskill
Goldenberg
Charles Gandolf
Edward Williams
Chelsea
New York Sports
Smith E. Johnson
New Jersey
Bankers Shooting Shocks Atlantic City Boardwalk
Charles B. Roberts, president of the Baltimore Supply Company, was shot on the Boardwalk near Rhode Island avenue while riding in a rolling chair with a woman identified as Mrs. William C. Williams of Baltimore. A masked white man fired two shots, one striking Roberts in the right side. a negro chair pusher named Jesse Jackson is under arrest. Roberts lies in serious condition at City Hospital with a bullet lodged in his liver.
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Tribune
Atlantic City
Charles B. Roberts
Baltimore Supply Company
City Hospital
Roberts
Shelburne Grill
William C. Williams
East Madison Street
Baltimore
Brighton
Rhode Island Avenue
Jesse Jackson
Mr. Roberts
Butler
Charles Boyle Roberts
Westminster
Maryland
Carroll County
National Supply Company
Mary G. Sloan
James Sloan, Jr
Farmers and Merchants’ National Bank
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company
Thomas de Ford
George Hawkins Williams
Williams
Boston
Revolt Sweeps Persia As Insurgents Gain Ground
News from Teheran dated August 27 reports a widespread Persian uprising led by Constitutionalists in Kurdistan and southern provinces. Insurgents seize government offices, kill soldiers, and form a temporary government as Kerman falls. the Shah lacks troops to suppress the revolt and a parliament reconvening remains the demand.
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Teheran
Persia
Persian Kurdistan
Sultanieh
Laristan
Kerman
Kazim Khan
Fire Threat at Fisher's Island Mansion and Cottages
A blaze at Fisher's Island New York nearly destroyed the Mansion House and surrounding cottages, but a detachment of the 131st United States Coast Artillery from Fort Wright arrived to save the hotel livery stable and nearby buildings. The Ferguson Company owned the hotel and cottages, and guests rushed trunks to a marsh during the evacuation.
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Fisher's Island
N. Y
131St United States Coast Artillery
Fort Wright
E. M. & W. Ferguson Company
Margaret Daly Vokes Dies in Lynnfield Home
Mrs Margaret Daly Vokes, sister of the late comedian Dan Daly and member of the Daly acting family, died this afternoon at her husband's partner Hap Wards home in Lynnfield after months of illness. Her husband and Hap Ward’s team Ward and Vokes opened for the Worcester season tonight. he learned of her death after the performance. Vokes was a capable comedienne, recently active with their musical farce company, often portraying a countrified but sharp witted village girl.
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the Tribune
Bosten
Margaret Daly Vokes
Dan” Daly
Daly
Hap Ward
Lynnfield
Vokes
Ward
Worcester
Was This the Real Anthony Comstock in Kingston
A stranger visited Foraging & Davis art dealers in Kingston and ordered removal of a painting titled The Bath from display or closure of the store. The firm refused, another dealer faced similar demand, and the stranger pledged to return to close the business. The painting is not considered objectionable locally. Great Bear Spring Water advertises its purity.
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Kingston
Anthony Comstock
Foraging & Davis
Waieentserde
Dumond
Augusta's Peril Over Flood Wrecks Georgia Mills and Bridges
Augusta Georgia faced receding floodwaters after cresting around forty feet, possibly matching 1888 levels that caused over a million dollars in damage and numerous deaths. The disaster disrupted mills, power, gas, and transportation. fires worsened the night terror as forecasts called for ongoing relief needs and potential suffering in the manufacturing district.
British patent act items at Stockholm congress
The International Congress for the Protection of Industrial Property discussed England’s new patent law and its effect on foreign countries. Edward B. Moore said many nations may protest and seek a retaliatory agreement. US machinery manufacturers with British patent rights are affected. Congress plans possible measures. Britain shows no sign of changing the law. Stockholm papers praise Moore’s work.
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Stockholm
International Congress For the Protection of
Edward B. Moore
United States
Todat
England
International Patent Union
Washington
Great Britain
International Congress
Germany
Congress
Moore
Law in Force Today Exempts Foreign Patents in Britain
London August 28 The new patent act grants a grace period that ends today after which foreign patents may be revoked if the patented article or process is not manufactured or operated in the United Kingdom to a sufficient extent. Many foreign firms especially German and American have begun site development in Britain with plans for large factories. Sir Alfred Jones estimates about 125080000 will be invested in Britain to manufacture formerly imported items, and a patent law expert foresees at least eight thousand foreign patents affected. British editorials celebrate potential industrial benefits including employment from new works and expanded trade.
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London
Great Britain
United Kingdom
Alfred Jones
Threat to President Roosevelts Blackmail Case Heard
At a court martial in Bordeaux Camille Marquet of the military ambulance corps faced charges of attempting to blackmail President Roosevelt. He allegedly demanded 2000 francs on behalf of "My Society" for services during the presidential election and warned of a scandal unless paid. The court spared him six days with the first offenders law after noting his good character.
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Bordeaux
Camille Marquet
Roosevelt
Marquet
Portugal
President Roosevelt Home Again From Jordanville Visit
President and Mrs. Roosevelt returned to Sagamore Hill after speaking in Jordanville New York at the opening of a village library funded by Douglas Robinson Harriet Wolryche-Whitmore and Mrs. Robinson. The party traveled overnight by train to Hoboken and Sylph to Oyster Bay amid light rain. Upon arrival the president tackled a large backlog of work from his absence.
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Hoboken
Lackawanna
Sylph
Oyster Bay
Roosevelt
Jordanville
Baseball Fight Closes Gap in Pennant Race
The National League pennant race tightened as Chicago beat New York in a tense game and Pittsburgh also won. Fans crowded streets to follow each play via readouts, with AP sending full box scores to Cuba each night due to demand. Detailed game accounts are on page 7.
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Chicago
Pittsburg
Associated Press
Cuba
Flood Devastation Hits South Carolina Railways Bridges Lost
Floodwaters across South Carolina cause multi million dollar damages to private and public property. In Columbia the loss exceeds 24 000 with bridges washed away and rail lines disrupted. Three deaths reported, including two drownings in Saluda and Laurens. Countywise damage peaks at Laurens, Spartanburg losses run high for railroads and bridges.
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Columbia
S. C
South Carolina
Saluda
Laurens
Congaree
Gervais
Chappels
Higgins Ferry
Newberry
Dock Abney
Sam Holland
Wallace Sheppard
Laurens County
John Davis
Columba, Newberry & Laurens
Enoree
Spartanburg
Southern
Charleston & Western Carolina
Ambulance Surgeon Injured In Brooklyn Street Car Crash
Lawrence Aitkin ambulance surgeon for Long Island College Hospital was thrown from a struck ambulance at Columbia and Carroll streets. He treated William Steiger at Amity Street police station before hospital care. Drivers James and Joseph Maloney were also hurt. Steiger taken to Kings County Hospital.
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Lawrence Aitkin
Long Island College Hospital
Columbia
Carroll Streets
Brooklyn
Amity Street
William Steiger
Aitkin
James
Joseph Maloney
Maloneys
Joseph
Steiger
Kings County Hospital
Miss Scherr and Mollohan Injured In WV Car Crash
Miss Scherr daughter of Arnold Scherr State Auditor and Lincoln Governor candidate and Miss Sweet Mollohan daughter of Wesley Mollohan an attorney of Charleston were injured in a motor car accident near Webster Springs. Mollohan was so seriously hurt that one leg was amputated and the other may be removed. They rode in a private gasoline car owned by Lee Gorrell a lumberman when the vehicle collided with a log truck on the Holly River Addison Railroad. The car overturned Mollohan pinned beneath. Miss Scherr had a broken arm and other injuries. Gorrell driver was slightly injured.
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W. Va
Webster Springs
Miss Scherr
Arnold Scherr
Sweet Mollohan
Wesley Mollohan
Charleston
Lee Gorrell
Holly River
Addison
Miss Mollohan
Miss Seherr
Gorroli
Meat Prices Slump In Omaha Packing Hubs
Prices of fresh meat in Omaha fell sharply with continued expected reductions in beef pork and mutton next week. Sirloin steaks dropped to 15 cents a pound from 20 to 25, ribs to 15 from 18, pork chops to 12 from 15, boosting packing house business in South Omaha by about 100 percent as grass fed cattle from ranges flood the market, with further declines anticipated until that stock is cleared.
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The
Tribune
Omaha
South Omaha
Great Ranges
West Side in Darkness After Lamp Lighter Strike
Upper West Side from 120th to 11th street faced blackout as Welsbach Street Lighting Co workers failed to show. Police reserves patrolled streets where robberies rose, Harlem Gas Co sent 100 men to light lamps but lacked lighting sticks, forcing men to light gas with candles or matches.
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Upper West Side
120Th Street
Iirst Street
Eighth Avenue
Welsbach
Harlem
Consolidated Gas Company
Kitchen Girl a Fair Heiress
Miss Lilian Smith a kitchen girl at a boarding house in Shenandoah Iowa inherits 61000 from the California estate of Charles P Fair. Her father Frank Smith of Lamar Missouri receives 20000 as heir. Mrs Fair was an aunt of the girl.
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the Tribune
Shenandoah
Iowa
Lilian Smith
Charles P. Fair
California
Frank Smith
Lamar
Italian murder suspect held for extradition in Havre
Carlo Cloppi arrived on the La Bretagne from New York and is arrested at the Italian Charge of Affaires request. He faces murder charges in Naples and is jailed in Havre while extradition formalities are completed.
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Havre
Carlo Cloppi
New York
Haseen
Cloppi
Naples
American Thief Caught in Paris in Bold Jewel Robbery
Paris police capture Benedict Lupraska of San Francisco an American thief long targeting Paris jewelers He arrived by automobile with a woman accomplice who pretended to faint during the visit Then he pocketed gems valued above fifty thousand dollars and was detected in the act The total of his recent robberies is estimated at over fifty thousand dollars
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Paris
Benedict Lupraska
San Francisco
Kite causes trolley line tie up in Bayonne street accident
A boy flying a kite on 21th Street caused a trolley car to be blocked on Avenue Bayonne when the kite string snagged in a trolley pole wheel. The wheel’s action wound the string and the kite struck the car top, shorting the motor and stopping traffic until the motorman unwound the string.
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Avenue
Bayonne
Governor Hughes Speaks to Dunkirk Fair Crowd
Governor Hughes delivers keynote at the Chautauqua County Fair in Dunkirk before an estimated ten to twelve thousand to urge enforcement of state laws. He praises honesty in government, contends the governor must serve all citizens, and vows to push for right action without regard to personal ties.
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Tribune
Dunkirk
Chautauqua County
Hughes
Chatauqua County
Governor Hughes Supported by Erie County Leaders in Buffalo
Governor Hughes received the backing of Erie County leaders at a dinner in Buffalo. Notables including Postmaster Frederick Greiner Congressman Alexander Ansley Wilcox H. A. Meldrum John Lord O'Brian Senator Hill and Clark H. Timmerman pledged county support for Hughes and Taft. He spoke briefly then planned to travel to Trumansburg for a Broome County Fair address.
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Tribune
Buffalo
Hughes
Erie County
Dunkirk
Frederick Greiner
Alexander Ansley Wilcox
H. A. Meldrum
John Lord O'Brian
Senator Hill
Clark H. Timmerman
Taft
Trumansburg
Broome County
Cayuga Favors Hughes Taft-Sherman Club Action
The Taft-Sherman Club of Cayuga County with about two thousand Republicans unanimously adopted a resolution supporting Charles E. Hughes for Governor Serene E Payne for Congress and Benjamin M Wilcox for State Senator. The resolution lauds Hughes for state reform achievements and uplifting politics. Senator Wilcox, once an opponent of the anti racetrack gambling bill, is a club member. Governor Hughes was invited to attend a Kings County Grand Jury dinner.
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Tribune
Auburn
N. Y
Taft-Sherman Club
Cayuga County
Lst
Charles E. Hughes
Serene E Payne
Benjamin M. Wilcox
Hughes
New York
BR. M. Wilcox
Kings County Grand Jury
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