Senator Curtis to testify in land deal probe
Muskogee Oklahoma August reports Jake L Hammon denies offering bribe to Senator Gore over Indian land sales and says he was in Washington for governor Haskell. Curtis plans to testify he was not involved beyond interest in Choctaw and Chickasaw lands, while Creager and McGuire could appear as witnesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muskogee
Olda
Jake L. Hammon
T. P. Gore
Congress
Hamon
Giore
McMurray
Washington
Haskell
Oklahoma
HR. Creager
Hannon
Lawton
Ola
Crove
Gore
Hammon
Sherman
Curtis
Long
Thurston
Hamnon
Burke
Okla
House of Representatives
C. BE. Creager
J. K. Hannon
J. F. McMurray
Charles Curtis
Kansas
Mr. Hamon
B. S. McGuire
Creager
Charles H. Burke
South Dakota
Indiana
Sherman Brandell as Fale Statement Issued
Vice President James 58 and Sherman issued a statement concerning the matter from Big Moose New York dated August 5. The incomplete clip notes a formal declaration by officials regarding ongoing policy or event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherman Brandell
Fale
Big Moose
N. Y
James
Sherman
Gore charges at Muskogee deny all accusations
A Muskogee report quotes Senator Gore saying the charges attributed to him are utterly unfounded and without basis. He dismisses the claims as groundless and unsubstantiated.
In Defence of Sherman in Indian Lands Debate
Topeka Aug 6 United States Senator Charles Curtis left for Muskogee to testify before the inquiry commission. Curtis said he would state that President Taft held a conference with Vice President Sherman and himself over the Indian matter and that Taft would not approve the contract with McMurray and Longe for the large fee in the sale of Indian lands. He claimed the conference should end further charges from Senator Gore and asserted there is proof of their position.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
United States
Charles Curtin
Muskogee
Inquiry Commission
Gore
Curtis
Taft
Sherman
McMurray and Longe
Joe Gans Delivers Final Message to Parents in Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh reports Joe Gans once top prizefighter near death from tuberculosis. He travels toward Baltimore with wife and Dr. H L Southworth, accompanied by former partner Kid North. Gans, faintly articulate, is described as speeding toward death as train expected in Baltimore this afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jowley
Pittsburg
Joe Gans
Baltimore
Gans
H. L. Southworth
Prescott, Ariz
Kid" North
Pug- Hist
Death of Bishop Dunne in Green Bay
The Right Rev Edward Joseph Dunne bishop of Dallas Texas died in Green Bay Wisconsin from heart failure Born in Chicago June 15 1846 The death announced August 5 reports say he served the Dallas diocese and was commemorated by local clergy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Tex
Green Bay
Wis
Edward Joseph Dunne
Father Dunne
Chicago
Motors Save Them Money and Farmers Do Not Mortgage Homes
In Oberlin Kansas on August 5 a bank official argues western Kansas farmers buy motor cars for business needs, not luxury. Farmers with cars compare costs with horses, noting saved time and reduced team strain, while those who can afford them use cars to enhance efficiency rather than overspend.
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Oberlin
Kan
Kansas
H. O. Douglas
Oberlin National Bank
Archie Roosevelt Enjoys Dakota Holiday
Captain Beth Bullock United States marshal for South Dakota entertains Archie Roosevelt and a friend in Deadwood on a fishing trip of about a month. The former president praised the hills climate as the finest in the west.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deadwood
Beth Bullock
United States
South Dakota
Archie Roosevelt
Archie
Missouri Insurgent Defeated in Fourteenth District
St Louis Aug 6 renomination of Congressman Charles A Crow a standpat Republican was assured by late returns David W Hill insurgent admits his defeat and concedes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
St. Louis
Charles A. Crow
David W. Hill
Spain rushes armed troops as Catholics mobilize
Madrid Aug 5 authorities rush cavalry and two battalions to San Sebastian to avert an uprising linked to a clerical demonstration. General Weller and Count de Sagasta travel to San Sebastian while Basque and Navarre governors warn mayors to bar armed processions. Rail lines curb special trains as Catholic demonstrators depart on regular services amid high tensions. A protest telegram to King Alfonso and messages to the pope accompany the move.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madrid
San Sebastian
Vittoria
Weller
Catalina
Sagasta
Spai
Basque
Navarre
Bilbao
Spain
San Sebastian Stndas
Alfonso
Fatal wreck on the Erie near Middletown claims three lives
A landslide five miles west of Middletown New York caused an eastbound Erie fast freight wreck. Three men died: James J. Bradley engineer Port Jarvis P E Taylor fireman Port Jarvis and George G Carpenter brakeman Jersey City. Eleven refrigerator cars piled around the locomotive.
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Middletown
N. Y
Erie
Here
James J. Bradley
Port Jarvis
P. E. Taylor
George G. Carpenter
Jersey City
Fatal Wreck on Lackawanna Near Analomink
Two train crewmen were killed and one reported dead after a Delaware Lackawanna and Western freight wreck at Analomink near Stroudsburg. Two others are missing as of today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lackawanna
Scranton
Delaware, Lackawanna and
Wind Rips Tents of Campbellton Fire Sufferers
Wind and rain wreck tents housing Campbellton fire survivors, exposing couches and beds to heavy rain after the recent conflagration. The Aug. 5 report notes tents blown about the town and widespread damage to improvised shelters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Campbellton
N. B
Sold Booze to a Boy in Neligh Arrests Shake Town
Clarence Cain, 18, was arrested by Officer Jackson in Neligh Nebraska for carrying concealed weapons and possessing whiskey. He paid 13.25 in fines, the revolver and cartridges were taken, whiskey bottle labeled by Cain placed in court custody. Cain's father John Cain plans to sue liquor sellers, alleging sale to his son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neligh
John Cain
Maas Still Alive in Hoskins After Binder Accident
Henry Maas, who had both legs cut off by a binder, is progressing as well as can be expected in Hoskins Nebraska, with a special report noting his condition on August 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoskins
Neb
Henry Maas
Mayor Dahlman Denies Midnight Saloon Reopening Claim
Norfolk Neb August 4 James Dahlman signs a denial of a Sioux City report claiming he could win votes to reopen the midnight saloon if elected governor. He states no such statement was ever made and asks The Norfolk Daily News to publish a retraction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dahlman
Norfolk
Neb
Newa
Norfolk Daily News
Sioux City
Nebraska
James, Dahliman
Seven Die in Jamaica Lodging Fire
A Jamaica three story lodging house fire in New York killed seven occupants. Five men and two women, all foreigners, died from smoke while asleep as a single fire company battled the small blaze. Owner George Dunbeck and his family escaped through ground floor windows. Loss estimated under 1500.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Jamaica
George Dunbeck
Woman wins injunction over railroad right of way in South Dakota case
Judge R B Tripp rules in favor of Eleanor Salee of Tripp County against Northwestern Railway, restraining construction across her claim No 4. Decision upholds entryman deed issues and requires approved road profile before right of way. Miss Salee’s victory could extend similar rights to other homesteaders under contest rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yankton
R. B. Tripp
Eleanor Salee
Tripp County
Northwestern Railroad Company
Miss Salee
Northwestern
Schneider
Longtime Brown County settler Sarah Reinert buried in Ainsworth
Sarah Reinert, 65, mother of a large Brown County family, was buried in Ainsworth after a health decline. Her son George Reinert, once a local newspaper man, lives on a Calamus region ranch. In Omaha, doctors removed 407 gallstones from her gall bladder and found a severely diseased liver before her death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ainsworth
Neb
Sarah Reinert
Brown County
George A. Reinert
Calamus
Polk
Keya Paha
Sherry
Reinert
Omaha
St. Joseph Hospital
Dakotans Appeal to Taft Against Public Lands Suspension
Fourteen commercial clubs in North and South Dakota oppose President Taft's order suspending public lands for homesteaders. Each state appoints a delegate to Washington to seek a modification of the action affecting 200 townships along the state line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierre
Taft
North
South Dakota
Washington
Bryan Calls for Ousting Lori mer Supporters Across Nation
William J. Bryan declares in his Lincoln based paper that Democratic legislators who voted for William Lorimer to the U S Senate should be expelled from the party. He warns against patriots who vote with lobby influence and says any such Democrat must retire from public life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Bryan
Plains
Illinois
Lincoln
William J. Bryan
William Lorimer
United States Senate
Lorimer
Nebraska Weather Forecast From Chicago Bulletin
The United States Weather Bureau forecast for Nebraska calls for partly cloudy skies with possible showers in the western portion tonight or Saturday. Temperatures rise in parts of the state with warmer conditions inland. Colonel George Harvey affirmed the accuracy of the forecast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
Waaias
Chicago
Bulletin Ia
United States Weather Bureau
Ainsworth Preview of Corn Prospects After Rain
Ainsworth Nebraska August 6 special to The News reports recent rains revived crops with farmers saying corn looks better than ever this season though other crops remain short.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ainsworth, Neb
Todd’s Sentence Commuted by Taft for Fremont Fraud
President Taft commutes the sentence of A B Todd who served nearly his full term of three months in Fremont Nebraska for fraudulent homestead entry. Todd faced a $1000 fine and is reported dying of stomach cancer.
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Fremont
Washington
Aug
Taft
A B. Todd
Nebral
Todd
Knights of Pythias elect new supreme officers
Milwaukee August 5 George M Hanson of Maine was elected to the supreme chancellorship after four ballots for supreme vice chancellor Thomas J Carling of Macon Ga was chosen. Other officers include Fred F Wheaton Rev Joseph Spearing Thomas D Mears Edward Horton Warry A Drachman and H M Wadsworth with George A Bangs and W J Duval named to the board of control Insurance department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
George M. Hanson
Maine
Knights of Pythias Order
Thomas J. Carling
Macon
Fred F. Wheaton
Minneapolis
Joseph
Spearing
Shreveport
Thomas D. Mears
Wilmington
N. C
Edward Horton
St. Thomas
Ont
Supreme Inner Guard
Warry A. Drachman
Arizona
Supreme Outer Guard
H. M. Wadsworth
Philadelphia
Board of control—Insurance Department
George A. Bangs
Grand Forks
N. D
W. J. Duval
Kan Sas
Death After A Funny Story In Brooklyn
Thomas Tallason Jr. died after laughing at a funny story, losing balance, and falling five feet from a railing in Brooklyn. He sustained a fractured skull and died ten hours later in a hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Thomas Tallasson
Brooklyn
Stilwell Back Home After Five Million Bond Sale
Arthur Stilwell, president of the Kansas City Mexico & Orient railway, returns to New York aboard the Rotterdam after selling five million dollars of bonds to English investors. He warns that U S conditions deter European funds and urges railroads to receive incentives and fair rates to spur prosperity and continued overseas investment. He plans a brief stay in New York, then trips to Mexico and England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Arthur FE. Stilwell
Kansas City, Mexico & Orient Railway
Rotterdam
Europa
Argentina
Great
Southwest
United States
Stilwell
Mingland
Kansas City
Topolobampo
Mexico
Gulf of California
Orient Road
Singer
England
Sturgis Murder Case Charged in Joint Allegations
Aug 5 in Sturgis South Dakota Nellie McMahin and Mary Hanify were charged with murder after Nellie McMahon’s earlier shooting of David P. Thomas. They were arraigned and a preliminary hearing set for 2 PM. State attorney W M Kasher appeared for the prosecution with special assignment by Robert Stewart. defense counsel were Harry P Atwater and A K Gardner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Stewart
Deadwood
Harry P. Atwater
A. K. Gardner
Roosevelt reopens Ananias Club with Col. Harvey
Col. Theodore Roosevelt adds Col. George Harvey of the North American Review to the Ananias Club after an article in the August issue suggested Roosevelt would likely be the Republican nominee if elections were held next November. Roosevelt denies the claim, insisting he never said such a thing and moves to the elevator amid the dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Theodore Roosevelt
Ananias Club
George Harvey
North American Review
Outlook
Roosevelt
Colonel Harvey
Mr. Roosevelt
Africa
Harvey
Town Griers Gall Taft Town Griers Gall Taft In Old Fashioned New England
Provincetown Mass August 5 No greater duty ever devolved upon Provincetowns town criers George Washburn Ready and Walter Smith than announcing the coming of President Taft and dedication of the granite shaft on Town Hill to memory of the Pilgrim fathers. The event drew a large crowd as the Mayflower arrived and naval preparations were shown in the bay. The monument’s bronze tablet was unveiled by President Emeritus Charles Eliot of Harvard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Provincetown
Mass
George Washburn
Walter Smith
Taft
Town
Howe
Deverly
Cape Cod
Charles Eliot
Taryuri
Another Woman Named in Van Valkenburgh Divorce
New York socialite Mrs. Philip Van Valkenburgh seeks a divorce from billionaire Philip Van Valkenburgh. She alleges the husband kept a long affair with a second woman, accepted loans, and failed to pay bills or protect her, prompting her suit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Philip van Valkenburgh
Philip van Valkenburch
Fifth Avenue
Newport
van Valkenburgh
St. Regis
Rate Discrimination Charged by Fairmont Creamery
Fairmont Creamery of Omaha Nebraska files with the Interstate Commerce Commission against several railroads including Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Chicago Burlington and Quincy Kansas City and Southern Missouri Pacific and St Joseph and Grand Island alleging unjust charges on fuel oil shipped from Sugar Creek Missouri to Omaha Crete and Grand Island where the creamery operates facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairmont Creamery Company
Washington
Aug
Fairmont Creamery Company of
Omaha
Neb
Interstate Commerce Commission
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
Kansas City
Southern Missouri Pacific
St. Joseph
Grand Island
Sugar Creek
Mao
Crete
Creamery Company
Jeffries Bear Fight Ends With Knockout Victory
In New York on August 5 Jeffries mounted a white spotted bear and knocked out Johnson the big black bear in the Bowrock arena at Dreamland Coney Island. A maple sugar prize square awaited the winner posted by a visitor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeff
Bear
New York
Jeffries
Johnson
Bowrock
Dreamland
Coney Inland
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Dunne
Motors
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Weiler
Maas
Bryan
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Knights OF Pythias
George M. Hansen
Sturgis
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New England
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