Bank Case Up 10 District Attorney
District Attorney probes wider theft at Russo-Chinese Bank Brokerage firms recount cash dealings by Erwin Wider. Officials discuss possible authority issues and innocent purchaser protections as securities valued around 645000 remain missing.
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E. de Markowski
Julius Goldman
Pine Street
Erwin Wider
de Markowski
Goldman
B. Ginsberg
Wider
Ginsberg
Stock Exchange
Frms
Russo-Chinese Bank
J & Bache & Co
Mutiny on a German Cruiser Binder Reported
A Kiel dispatch in the Vorwärts says sixty to eighty mutineers landed from the German armored cruiser Binder after a cruise to Norway. The crew was escorted back to harbor. Cause cited as bad food, though unconfirmed.
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Berlin
Kiel
Vorwirts
Binder
Norway
Death mystery surrounds Mrs Dennison in Philadelphia
Mrs Margaret Dennison thirty eight of Hackensack N J wife of Rev G H Dennison an Episcopalian clergyman, died by drinking carbolic acid in a Philadelphia sanatorium. Coroner notified and investigation seeks source of poison believed to have come in an express package from Hackensack.
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Philadelphia
Margaret Dennison
Hackensack
N. J
G. H. Dennison
Bomb plot foiled at Mercer Street station house
Patrolman Baumbach of the Mercer street station thwarted an apparent bomb attack last night. Three Italians, charged as suspicious persons, were detained after bombs in water pails with time fuses were found near the stoop. Frank Rocco also faced assault charges.
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Baumbach
Mercer Street
Frank Rocco
Fire alarms misfire leads to boy blamed instead
An alarm at Avenue A and West 60th Street drew a large fire response but no blaze was found. A small boy cried beside a building after being struck by a brick, and investigators traced the miscue to a boy and his brother, with police leading the inquiry to the Children’s Society rooms.
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Avenue A
Asth Street
Duffy
Turpenny
Abram S. Hewitt
George B. McClellan
Queensboro Bridge
Sonny
East 60Th Street
Pat” Ryan
Children’s Society
Roosevelt as Arbiter in Grand Trunk Strike
Ottawa telegram reports the Orillia Board of Trade president proposing Theodore Roosevelt as the arbitrator for the Grand Trunk strike. The reply to by telegram the trainmen’s union officer notes Roosevelt would carry weight and that arbitration should be pursued to prevent injuring towns dependent on the Grand Trunk.
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Tribune
Ottawa
Theodore Roosevelt
Grand Trunk
Orillia Board of Trade
Murdock
Trainmen’s Union
2St
Orillia
Escaped Man Surrenders After Heat Question
Samuel Geirer, an inmate from Middletown State Hospital for the Insane, who escaped for the tenth time, gave himself up to Kingston police. He cited the heat and growing annoyance at being asked if it was hot enough as his reason.
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Wider
Kingston
N. Y
Samuel Geirer
Middletown State Hospital For
Eleven Die In Powder Train Explosion At La Tuque
Eleven men were killed at La Tuque when an axe struck a powder can causing an explosion that ignited a train of powder and lit a tunnel where fifteen workers were inside aboard the new Trans continental Railway line.
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Quebec
la Tuque
Cholera Reported in St. Petersburg Ties to Russia
Cholera appeared in St. Petersburg and was reported to the State Department today amid multiple outbreaks in Russia.
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ST. Petersburg
Washington
State Department
Russia
Taxicab Crash Injures Mrs Curtiss and Dr Lawrence on Fifth Avenue
A taxicab carrying Mrs. Julia Morrison Curtiss of the Watt family and Dr. Alfred Lawrence crashed near the St. Regis after a fractured shaft caused the car to rise on three wheels. Mrs Curtiss suffered a deep head wound and body cuts. Dr. Lawrence aided her and reported no chauffeur fault. The incident halted traffic for ten minutes. Curtiss had been involved in earlier court battles over her capacity to manage her estate.
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Julia Morris Watt Curtiss
Watt
Harlem
Alfred Lawrence
Madison Avenue
Fifth Avenue
St. Regis Hotel
Dr. Lawrence
Mrs. Curtiss
Police Chief Orders Public Spanking of Mashers
In Minneapolis, July 26, park police chief Burt Kingsley directs officers to spank mashers and rowdies in parks instead of arresting them. No arrest, no court appearance, no fine, no workhouse. He says spanking will deter behavior and officers will use physical discipline if fights occur.
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Tribune
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Park
Burt Kingsley
Back After Fifty Years Returns to Milton After 51 Years
Albert Sands, long presumed dead, returns to Milton New York after 51 years away. He left in 1859 to collect rents in Staten Island and never came back. Identified by stage driver Billy Brewster, Sands says he has lived as a miner sailor soldier and farmer in the West and now has a fortune, not seeking his father’s estate.
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Tribune
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Albert Sands
Milton
Ulster County
Sands
Staten Island
Captain Sands
Albert
Billy Brewster
Brewster
Billy
Bryan Foe to County Option Sparks Nebraska Democratic Rift
In Grand Island Nebraska on July 26 Democrats rejected William J Bryan's county option plank at the state convention. The majority backed daylight saloon law and Governor Shallenberger's stance while Bryan urged local option. The roll call prolonged until the Bryan faction conceded, signaling a shift from Bryan leadership after twenty years.
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Grand Island
Neb
Nebraska
William J. Bryan
Bryan
Mr. Bryan
Smith
Lincoln
G. M. Hitchcock
Committee On
Lancaster County
Hitchcock
Smyth
Resolution Committee
Shallenberger
35000 Men May Strike Over Wage Demands at Hamburg Ships
Hamburg reports that 35,000 shipyard workers have united for a 10 percent wage rise and a 55 hour week. The shipbuilding companies have refused the demands and propose a conference to discuss the dispute.
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Hamburg
Chauffeur Age Limit Sets Driving Rule in Albany
Albany officials announce that no person under eighteen may operate an automobile after August 1 unless accompanied by a licensed chauffeur or the car owner. Attorney General O'Malley states the Callan law aims to protect the public from accidents caused by inexperience and that drivers under eighteen must be supervised by a licensed chauffeur or owner.
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Albany
Koenig
O'Malley
Ozark Naval Militia Aboard Passes Through Norfolk for Water
The Ozark with 200 to 300 Maryland and District of Columbia naval militia aboard reached Norfolk Navy Yard for fresh water before heading to New York. A condenser mishap cut water supply since yesterday, delivering two beer bottles per man at Fort Monroe to quench thirst.
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Norfolk
Ozark
District of Columbia
Norfolk Navy Yard
New York
Maryland Naval Militia
Isle de Cuba
Hamp
Washington
Liberty
Fort Monroe
Must Bathe Every Week in Aurora Health Bulletin
Aurora residents are ordered by the Health Department to bathe at least weekly. The rule No 8 appears in a list of eleven health rules issued by Health Officer Dr A R Reder and Police Chief Mitchells. Violators face arrest and prosecution to the full extent of the law.
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The
Tribune
Aurora
Health Department
A. R. Reder
Mitchells
Cornell Crew Coach Charles Court ney Ill With Acute Indigestion
Charles E. Courtney, longtime Cornell crews coach known as the Old Man, is seriously ill with acute indigestion at his Union Spring summer home on Cayuga Lake. Alumni and students await word as W J Dugan and Judge Frank Irvine hasten to his bedside.
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Ithaca
N. Y
Charles E. Courtney
Cornell
Union Spring
Cayuga Lake
W. J. Dugan
Frank Irvine
Cornell Athletic Association
Missionaries Sail with Rum Cargo to Africa
A steamship sailing from Boston bound for Europe carried missionaries to the west coast of Africa. The cargo included twenty thousand gallons of New England rum destined for the same voyage.
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Boston
Europe
Africa
New England
Swinging in a Manhole
Percival Maybe a thirteen year old altar boy climbed a steep Colonial Park hill and used a clothesline to fashion a noose then slid into a manhole. Rescued unconscious by Patrick Kenny and John Connelly he was taken to Harlem Hospital with shock and hysteria. Police plan to charge him with juvenile delinquency once recovered.
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Percival Maybe
Church of the Resurrection
Colonial Park
152D Street
Broadhurst Avenue
Athelstan Cornforth
London
150Th Street
Marie Knecht
Patrick Kenny
John Connelly
Connelly
Kenny
Harlem
Ohio Republicans clash as Regulars win first convention vote
In Columbus on July 26 the Regulars defeated the Progressives in the Republican State Convention. Dick chaired the resolutions committee, Howland drew votes, and Harding led the field amid talk of Foraker and Brown on various ballots. Longworth’s Taft endorsement sparked enthusiasm and boosted Taft administration hopes.
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Dick Heads
Longworth
Taft
Tribune
Columbus
Chloo
Committee On Resolutions
James R. Garfield
Paul Howland
Cleveland
Burton
Walter F. Brown
State Central Committee
Thompson
State Department
Burton and
Wade H. Ellis
A. L Vorys
Garfield
Nicholas Longworth
Skeeterboro Remembers Gaynor Asks Governor Nomination
In Utica New York July 28 a Gaynor club formed in the old Skeeterboro district schoolhouse where Mayor William J. Gaynor attended as a boy. Old classmates recalled sharing a spring and early leadership, while Democrats and Republicans praised his rise. Resolutions favored Gaynor's gubernatorial nomination.
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Utica
N. Y
Skeeterboro
Whitesboro
William J. Gaynor
New York City
Gaynor
New York
United States
Alexander Nelson
Billy
Longworth Defends Tariff at Ohio Republican Convention
Columbus July 26. Ohio Republican State Convention opens with Congressman Nicholas Longworth praising the tariff law and President Taft. Longworth’s keynote defends tariff, asserts GOP responsibility, and rejects stampedes. Applause greets former chairmen Garfield and Foraker, and later Hamlin and Taft. Regulars elect a pro tariff resolutions committee.
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Columbus
Ohio
James R Garfield
Joseph Benson Foraker
United States Senate
Theodore E. Burton
Hamna
Taft
Resolutions Committee
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Wall Street
Brome
J. & Bache & Co
Bache & Co
E. R. Dick
Dick Brothers & Co
Mr. Dick
Express
Roosevelt
Arbiter
Julia W. M. Curtiss
St. Regis
Minneapolis Park Police
Ulster
Rip van Winkle
Bryanites
Nebraska Democrats
Democratic Party
William Jennings Bryan
Harris & Ewing
Thirsty Naval Militia
Board of Health
Aurora, Ill
Courtney
Altar Boy
Cornforth
Lad
Harding
Howland
Warren G Harding
Foraker
George B. Cox
Judge Brown
Dayton
Brown
Spencer's Torre
Inkit
Maiden la
MR. Longworth
Mr. Taft
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