Free American Held as Bandit Slayer Case Ignites Tampico
Mexico City reports say American fruit grower W C Nichols, captured on murder charges after a clash with a bandit near Tampico, faces a lengthy trial. Ambassador Wilson demands Nichols treated humanely and sanitary while pressuring Mexican authorities. Marines from the Des Moines stand by in Tampico as diplomatic efforts continue.
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Interandor
Quree
Gory Lane Wilson
Pere Piers
Autlas Qurra
Tamauiinas
Tampteo
W. C. Nichols
Nichols
Washington
Ambaepine Wilson Deciaree
Staten
Des Moines
Tampico
Caballos
Morning News Fragments and Names in Turbulent Page
Disjointed items from a morning edition include political names, wartime notes, and various brief notices. The fragmentary text mentions figures such as Waldo, Meas, and Attucks with scattered references to events in New York, Saratoga, and London.
Telegraphers May Quit as Union Plans West Demonstration
A secret Telegraphers Union meeting denounces Postal Telegraph for restricting attendance at Labor Day services led by Cardinal Parley at St Patricks Cathedral. Reports claim preparations for a national demonstration after the Western states doings. President Konenkamp says lithographers will strike soon after the demonstration.
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Postal Telegraph Company
Cardinal Parley
St. Pattiel’n Catherdral
Hinignen
Lntons
S.J. Konenkamp
National Union
Konenkamp
Anton
Stolen Silverware Shocks Montclair Home
Burglars entered James N. Jarvie’s Montclair residence Friday night by forcing a first floor window and carried off family silverware valued at about $2000. Sugar spilled in a silver bowl, ashes on the door showed smoking evidence, and a piano lid hid the loot. Jarvie hopes the crew he hired will help police track the culprits. two years ago his wife’s diamond brooch was stolen after a large reception.
Society Adopts Tea Via Straw To Shield Big Hats
Cape to The Times notes a new social fad of sipping tea through a straw due to large hats. Veils are worn under the chin and heads held at a fixed angle to keep hats in place. When drinking, women pass the cup to a straw poked through the veil rather than untieing it.
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Tne Trane
Judge jails man after ring and kiss dispute in Newark
In Newark yesterday Judge Hahn scolded Antonie Vomant of Bowery Street after he gave a $556 gold ring to Miss Anne Brazoza of Market Street in payment for a kite. Brazoza, eighteen, testified Vomant demanded another kiss and had her arrested following the exchange.
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Newark
Paant
Chicago Schoolboys Earn Big Vacation Wages
A Chicago technical high school reports its students earned substantial pay during the vacation. About sixty boys worked as chauffeurs and other jobs, earning a total around $22,000 while another pupil claimed $300 after a lake excursion.
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Chicago
New Technical High School
William J. Began
Mute Hunts Her Husband Ly Hevemrapn Co The Trane
Mrs Leona Sparrow of Walnut Street Cincinnati travels to Chicago seeking her missing husband Ne ghumland Budiey Clyde Sparrow who vanished four years ago. She uses sign language and speaks with expert interpreters. The case remains unresolved as she pursues clues across states.
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Hevemrapn
Chicago
Leona Cs Sparr
Walniat Street
Clneinnatl
Armored Decks and Air War Rise in Naval Plans
The British navy advances plans to shield battleship decks and gun mounts from air attack. High angle guns and armored sections for funnels engines and hatches are under test. Armored decks will cover vital areas as dirigibles prove unstable and planes gain strategic primacy in Europe.
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Tribune
London
England
European War Department
British Admiralty
Beii
Throuhout Europe
Hernard
Neutionie
Veitinn Admiralty
Famous Maid of the Mist Grounded Near Niagara Falls
The Maid of the Mist steamer grounded on rocks opposite Ontario Power near Niagara Falls. Captain Carter ordered launches as twenty passengers boarded without life preservers. He freed the vessel and landed all safely. It is the closest accident in 45 years of the trip.
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Niagara Falls
Ontario Power Company
Tchard
Carter
Maid of the Mist
Swallows Teeth To Die
Philadelphia a 70 year old man Jacob Haines attempted suicide three times in one day while visiting his son in law. He swallowed his false teeth during the episodes and was found choking. Surgeons removed the teeth lodged in his throat. Family cites financial reverses as motive.
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Philadelphia
Jacob Haines
Haines
Enact Rape of the Lock A New Brunswick Whisker Heist
A New Brunswick man from Old Bridge was robbed on a lonely road by a gang who demanded his possessions and then cut his whiskers with shears. The ringleader claimed the goal was to trim his facial hair, leaving the victim’s whiskers neatly shortened.
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New Brumswick
Benjamin
Old Bridge
Fox
Wong
Tle Didax
Thee
Stony Point figure plans long beard grow plan
A brief item notes Frederick H Marks, manager at Stony Point base im, announcing a plan to grow a long beard. It mentions his prominence and a referenced Roosevelt, with unclear context and dates. The fragment also cites press branding and a Dewey & Sons Co. address on Fulton Street.
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Yack
N.Y
Sept. St
Frederick H Marks
Stony Point Base
Ity
Roosevelt
Elected Press
Gorman to Fight Murphy and Dix at Syracuse Convention
Senator O Gorman travels to Syracuse for the Democratic Convention to block Murphy backed renomination of Governor Dix. He denies gossip of golfing with Murphy and aims to shape the ticket to avoid a Murphy aligned candidate. McAdoo declines, citing national duties as Wilson allies maneuver.
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Charles F. Murphy
Syracuse
Murphy
Dix
Gorman
Wilken
Mmaels
Mor Wilson
Wilson
Ian McAdoo
Democratic National Committee
China Defies Powers Refuses Loan on Their Terms
The Chinese finance minister rejects the six power banking group loan offer. He states terms require strong security foreign supervision over expenditures and an option on future advances for two years, and he will not accept such conditions.
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Pinance
Six Power Banking Group
Hina
Ice Cream Nation's Bank of Opinions on Desserts
Philadelphia reports German physicians Dr Mugketien and Dr Wilhelm His touring the United States shared views on American desserts. Dr Eckstein cites digestion issues linked to ice cream, while Dr Mis and others critique American ice cream as mostly fake and cold, claiming it causes dyspepsia and stomach troubles.
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Mugketein
Wilhelm His
Berlin
United States
Eckstein
Mis
Europe
von Leyden
Russata
Wife blocks Progressives nominee for Congress
At a Wilmington South Dakota convention E Gil of Trenton faced a surprise declaration his acceptance depended on his wife who attended the hall. Mrs Gill refused to consent causing the convention to adjourn after appointing a vacancy committee. The crowd reacted with the band playing My Wife Won't Let Me.
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S. da
Piymanohn E. Gil
Trenton
Jay
Congress
Gill
Mra. Gli
Roosevelt Attacks Wilson as Kansas Speaks For Progressives
Theodore Roosevelt campaigned in Topeka and Ottawa attacking Governor Wilson and accusing him of misstatements on trusts. He argued government action would curb trusts like Standard Oil, urged receivership for misbehaving firms, and defended his record against Wilson’s charges. Roosevelt's Kansas trip drew notable supporters and ended with plans to continue speeches at Emporia and other towns.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Woodrow Wilson
Coronel
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Wilson
Ananias Club
Roosevelt
Detroit
Progressive Party
Toosevelt
Mr. Wilson
George B. Harvey
Wall Street
Charles W. Morke
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Morse
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Kan
W. H. Thompson
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Penrose
Arch
Hurton
Sunttower
Senator Bristow
Murdock
Stubbs
William Allen White
W. R. Nelson
Henry Allen
Nebraska
Rooevelt
Emporia
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