Taft Cortelyou Cabinet Clash Sparks Scalp Threat
Washington reports of cabinet friction amid presidential ambitions. Taft forces displeased with Cortelyou efforts and a rumor surfaces that Cortelyou may trigger a cabinet rupture. President backs Taft while critics warn of escalating conflict for the administration. A separate item notes a 73 year old man killed his wife in Johnston County North Carolina with bloodhounds tracking him.
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Taft
Cortelyou
Washington
Cora
Telyou
Corteliou
Raleigh, N
Kent
Pusom Godwin
Skerin
Johnston County
Imer
Gedwir
Shot Self in Office by Melancholy Governor Candidate
George W. Delamater, former Crawford County state senator and 1890 Republican gubernatorial candidate, died by suicide in his Pittsburgh office after a string of personal losses. He left a fortune from Prudential Life Insurance and was noted for legal training and early political influence. He had not been active in state politics recently.
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Pittsburg
Aug
George Wallace Delamater
Pennsylvania
Crawford County
Diamond National Bank
George B. Delamacrer
Meadville
James Scott Delamater
Cennelsville
Delamater
Shirley P. Austin
Prudential Life Insurance Company
Mr. Delamater
Allegheny College
Harvard Law School
George B. Delamater
Crawford-Erie
George W
Hfe
Mary McFarland
United States
Matthew Stanley Quay
Robert B. Pattison
Pattison
Alegheny County
Asheville
N. C
Laura Tay
Robert Murdock
Murdock
Storm Adiquened Court Delays Hearing At Turtle Creek
In Pittsburg Aug a fierce thunderstorm flooded Turtle Creek with rising waters forcing lawyers bankers and constables to seek shelter after a justice hearing for Thomas Jordan the jailed janitor in a disorderly conduct case tied to a $1759 disappearance was interrupted by flooding and lightning. In New York Aug Miss Mary Dick 17 a bride to be killed herself with illuminated gas after dressing for her wedding and confiding to her fiancé and her brother. The fiancé fled and Thori refused to identify the couple or confirm wedding details.
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Pittsburg
Aug
Thomas Jordan
First National Bank
Turtle Creek
Justice of the Peace
New York
Mary Dick
Frank Thori
Mrs. Bradley Returned to Jail From Utah Dist Jail
Mrs. Bradley has been returned to the district jail to await further action. The article notes her transfer to a hospital for treatment and describes a recent operation performed while in custody.
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Bradley
Utah
Umversa
Yro
Robbed His Employers in Kingsrn New York Case
A man in Kingsrn confesses to embezzling up to thirty thousand dollars and fleeing with plans to exploit the stolen funds. Police describe the suspect as connected to a complex web of theft and corporate harm. A separate meteor shower sighting near El Pease is noted with vivid color and a ball shaped tail, described as gyren yellow and white.
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Kingsrn
N.Y
Beleher
el Pease
Four killed as carriage struck by speeding train in Allenhurst NJ
Four Norwood House workers died when their carriage was cut to pieces at a Pennsylvania crossing in Allenhurst New Jersey. Victims Thomas Edwards Loretta Grace Jennie McDenaie Hannah Murphy and others perished as the southbound excursion train tore the carriage to bits leaving witnesses stunned by the mangled aftermath.
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Allenhurst
N. J
Norwood House
Pennsylvania de Corlies Avenue
Thomas Edwards
Loretta Grace
Jennie McDenaie
Hannah Murphy
Waiyoeep
New York & Neh
Summer Weskors
Edwarda
Reulal
Dvwarts
Tax ruling raises railroad assessment in New Jersey
Justice Pitney upholds Perkins tax law in New Jersey, raising main item railroad property tax from 16 cents to about 1.8 dollars per 100, adding an estimated 290000 dollars more in yearly revenue. Also reports on lodge initiation error and two workers killed by machinery in a mill accident.
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Ton
Justice Pitney
New Jersey
Nion
Ane
Justice PLC
Supreme Caure
Edan Vain
Peary again vows pole reach with new drift plan
In New York Commander Robert E Peary declares he will likely reach the pole on the next expedition if health and strength hold. He outlines a revised route using easterly ice drift to steer the ship toward Cape Columbia then northwest sidesteps and a stronger advance party with sledges and supplies. The Roosevelt crew remains largely the same except for a new surgeon and Newfoundlanders in command.
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New York
Robert E. Peary
Grand Union Hotel
Bertman
Grant Land
Capes Morse
Cape Columbia
Will
Avill
Roosevelt
Bartlett
Pole
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