Oklahoma man denies offering bribe to Senator Gore
J F McMurray testifies before a congressional committee investigating Indian land contracts. He denies offering Senator Gore $250,000 or $50,000 to influence approval of his deals. He says Vice President Sherman and Senator Curtis had no interest and that no government official was involved. He describes his business with Chickasaw and Choctaw lands beginning in 1899.
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Okla
Jake L. Hannon
T. P. Gore
Congress
Senator Gore
J. F. McMurray
Congressional Committee Investigating
McMurray
H. Smith
Sherman
Hannon
Charles Curtiss
Kansas
Consman B.S. McGuire
Department of the Government
Mr. McMurray
Cecil Lyon
National Republican
J. M. Thurston
Nebraska
C. J. Long
Richard C. Adams
Washington
D. C. McCurtain
McCurtain
Gore
Hamon
Senate
Jacob L. Hamon
Lenin Murray
Idea
Virginia’s Gift Accepted At Versailles Ceremony
In Napoleon Hall at Versailles a bronze Houdon statue replica from Virginia to France was dedicated with high officials present. French and American ambassadors, General Brun, Lafayette, and Virginia lawmakers attended as Jusserand accepted on behalf of France.
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Versailles
Napoleon Hall
Chateau of
General Brun
United States
M. Jusserand
Robert Bacon
America
Rochambeau
Washington
Nathan B. Scott
West Virginia
Col
James Mann
Virginia Commission
Don P. Halsey
F. W. King
Virginia
Jusserand
M. Pichon
France
Governor confronts editor in Reno office brawl
Governor Dickerson entered the Carson News office in Reno and demanded to know if editor George A. Montrose authored a story on a prison site. Montrose denied writing it, warned he would admit if true, and a scuffle followed with blows traded before a bystander intervened and Dickerson left.
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Reno
Dickerson
Carson News
George A. Montrose
Montrose
Dickergon
Demanded baby boy in Kentucky car raid
Stanford Ky special report: a man and woman stopped a car in front of T P Eads home and demanded Mrs Eads give them her baby boy. When refused the woman threw carbolic acid on the mother. The pair fled in a car with no explanation.
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Stanford, Ky
T. P. Eads
Big Jersey City Fire Destroys Cork Plants and Sparks Panics
A massive blaze in Jersey City warehouses caused an estimated 1.6 million dollars in damage as cork products ignite across Washington and Morgan streets. Fire chief Croker and New York engines aided, dynamite demolished the baking powder plant, and tenement residents fled with belongings as flames spread toward spike works and a warehouse. One firefighter, Spencer Babcock, was injured by a live wire.
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New York
Jersey City
Croker
Hudson
Jersey
Truslow & Fulle
Washington and Morgan Steels
Riegel Sack Company
Washington Street
W. Amos & Co
Spike Works
Butler Bros. Nation
Repor
Polak
Osve
Perions
Spencer Babcock
Near Overthrow of Madriz Averted in Nicaragua
Report from Managua states Mme Zelaya wife of Nicaragua’s deposed president organized a conspiracy to topple President Madriz and install Dr Irias. A drunk follower leaked the plot as conspirators neared execution. Zelaya was ordered out and placed on board the San Jose bound for Europe. Dr Irias was told to resign and others were jailed.
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San Jose
Costa Rica
Madriz
Nicaragua
Managua
Mme. Zelaya
Irias
Mme Zelaya
Corinto
Panama
Europe
Western physicians tie buffalo gnat to infantile paralysis
In Council Bluffs Iowa physicians report a suspected cause of the epidemic infantile paralysis. After weeks of discussion they announce the buffalo gnat as the likely producer, appearing in June and vanishing with the first frost as they seek a remedy.
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Council Bluffs
Iowa
West
Baby girl born on farm near Duquoin weighs 1½ pounds
A baby girl born to Mr and Mrs Charles Wallace on a farm east of Duquoin Illinois weighs one and one half pounds and is under twelve inches long. Doctors say she will live though the infant’s head is about the size of a hen’s egg.
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Duquoin
Ill
Charles Wallace
Here
Tragedy in Dobbs Ferry Mrs Beggs Burns Self to Death
Mrs Keen Beggs of Dobbs Ferry set her clothes alight after lighting an oil stove and lamp. Neighbors summoned firemen who extinguished the blaze and she died later in hospital. No motive is given for the act.
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New York
Keen Beggs
Dobbs Ferry
President Montt of Chile Dies at Sea on Voyage
London special reports President Pedro Montt died at 11 50 PM aboard the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse near Bremen due to heart failure after a recent anginous attack. Montt, veteran naval officer and longtime Chilean president, endured strain from the Kaiser voyage aftermath and earlier gunfire incidents involving Mayor Gaynor. He had recently visited the Panama Canal Zone and met with President Taft regarding the Peru Ecuador boundary dispute.
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Senor Montt
German Springs
Chili
London
Pedro Montt
Chile
Bremen
New York
President Montt
Gaynor
James J.gallagher
Would
South America
Panama Canal Zone
Boston
Beverly
Mrs. Montt
Peru-Ecuador
Taft
United States
Pennsylvania wage scale raised to top of lines
Cleveland special report: W G Lee, president of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, announced the Pennsylvania Railroad wage scale adjustment. Daily and mileage rates rise to match New York Central and Baltimore and Ohio where lower, and stay higher where already above. The agreement positions Pennsylvania with the highest schedule, increasing operating expenses and improving trainmen's working conditions across East and West.
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Cleveland, C
W. G. Lee
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
Pennsylvania Railroad
New York Central
Baltimore and Ohio
Pennsylvania
Lee
Heroes Rewarded for Nerve at Fort Monroe Gun Explosion
Five soldiers from the Sixty-ninth Company Coast Artillery earned War Department certificates of merit after bravery shown during a Fort Monroe target practice explosion that killed 11. Private Charles C. Parks Private Fred Faulkner Corporal William Bryan Private D. C. Wigley and Cook Wilmer H. Hawk carried away a smoldering powder sack and moved sacks near burning powder and debris though many were injured.
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Washington, D. C
Fort Monroe
War Department
Charles C. Parks
Cook Wilmer H. Hawk
Fred. Faulkner
William Bryan
D. C. Wigley
Coast Artillery
Faulkner
Panama Exposition Bill Advances Through Senate Aid
In Baton Rouge, the Senate approved a special tax and bond bill totaling 6.5 million dollars for the Panama Exposition Company of New Orleans. The measure advances to the House where assurances point to passage this week. With New Orleans subscriptions, promoters will surpass the 7.5 million dollar congressional recommendation.
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Baton Rouge
Senate
New Orleans
House
Congress
Remarkable Journey of American Aviator John B. Moises
An American aviator, John B. Moises, made a remarkable flight from London toward Lebanon but faced multiple mishaps. His monoplane touched down near Rainham and later near Sittingbourne after gear damage and a broken connecting rod halted progress. The craft was to be removed piece by piece for repairs from Paris.
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Ham
England
John B. ‘Moises
Lebaon
Partin
Rainham
London
Paris
Adetail
Tilmanstone
Sittingbourne
Moissant
Florida Limited Derailment Near Rockton South Carolina
Washington DC special reports the Florida Limited derailed northbound near Rockton South Carolina. The engine stayed on track while the combination express and baggage car and two coaches derailed and three sleeping cars left the track but stayed upright. About 10 PM the track remained in good condition but a full investigation will follow. No deaths. twenty seven passengers, eight white and nineteen colored, had minor injuries and continued except J D Ruden of Atlanta injured on the head. Bidiiton and Mail Clerk Thompson among the most severely hurt. Over 300 yards of track torn up and service delayed.
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Washington, D. C
Twe General
The
Southern Railway
Eae
Florida Limited
Rockton
S. C
J. D. Ruden
Atlanta
Co= SS
Zeae
Ctor
Bidiiton
Thompson
Philanthropist David Ranken Jr Dies in Atlantic City
David Ranken Jr a millionaire philanthropist of St. Louis has died in Atlantic City. He founded the David Ranken Jr School of Mechanical Trades and endowed it with 3 million dollars, saving only 250 dollars a month for himself. Born October 3 1835 at Boystown Ireland he came to the United States in 1862 and built a fortune in real estate and finance. He was a director of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition and a member of the Business Men's League.
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Atlantic City
N. J
David Ranken, Jr
St. Louis
Ranken
School of Mechanical Trades
Boystown
County Londonderry
Ireland
Belfast Academy
United States
Business Men’s League
Can't Shut Her Mouth Waterbury Case Shocks City
Waterbury special reports May Fielding of Cherry street is in a partially comatose state after hysterics and fainting spells. Her jaw set tight prevents closing and doctors fear she may not recover. Fielding, formerly with Waterbury Clock Company, was lively at last week's company picnic before returning home and suffering the sudden condition.
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Waterbury (Special
May Fielding
Cherry Street
Waterbury Clock Company
Cracked Post Office Safe by Auburn Bandits
Safeblowers credited as Groveland gang dynamited the Cayuga post office at 2 AM after rifling the Mansfield Hotel barn for rugs and blankets and a blacksmith shop for tools. They escaped by automobile with a large stash of stamps and money.
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Auburn
N. Y
Groveland
Rochester
Yee of
Cayuga
Mansfield Hotel
Ethel Roosevelt Leads Montana Glacier Expedition
Miss Ethel Roosevelt daughter of former President Roosevelt travels to Great Falls Montana with Major Henry Fairfield Osborn paleontologist and party aboard. The group includes Miss Osborn and several guides as the expedition explores glacier park recesses.
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Roosevelt
Great Falls
Mont
Ethel. Roosevelt
President Roosevelt
Montana
Major Henry Fairfield Osborn
United States Geological Survey
Miss Osborn
Miss Roosevelt
Glacier Park
North Carolina rattled by vigilante killing and state events
A posse led by C B Reynolds hunted intruders on Main Street, Reynolds shooting and killing Andrew Pruett. One suspect, Reilly Fallant, captured and jailed. Pruett’s death leaves a widow and children. Reynolds, cotton mills superintendent, faces coroner’s jury verdict. Also notes upcoming North Carolina Home Coming Jubilee at Raleigh during the State Fair October 17–22 and the Colored Firemen’s Annual Meeting in Winston-Salem September 6–9 with a parade and midway attractions.
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C. 8
Reynolds
Andrew
Prnett
Reilly’ Fallant
Lincoln
Pruett
West
North — Carolina
Old North State
North Carolina
Raleigh
J. 8. Wynne
Fred.a. Olds
N. C
Winston-Salem
Roanoke
Charlotte
Greensboro
Danville
Fayetteville Seeks Union Passenger Station Plan
North Carolina Corporation Commission members travel to Fayetteville on Wednesday August 31 to investigate petitions. Citizens urge railroads to join in a union passenger station with Atlantic Coast Line and Raleigh & Southern mainly interested.
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Fayetteville
Union Station
North Carolina Corporation Commission
Atlantic Coast Line
Raleigh & Southern
The State Farmers Meeting at A M College Raleigh
The state farmers convention meets at the A M College Raleigh August 30 to September 1. College rooms free but delegates must bring towels pillows and a light blanket. Meals at the college twenty five cents each. Delegates should secure railroad tickets on the certificate plan for reduced return fare. Lightning Damages Baldwins Chapel in Madison County
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A. & M. College
Raleigh
Doctor Gets Seven Years in Murphy Tragedy
The final chapter to the Deaver Taylor tragedy at Murphy closed with Dr R J Deaver found guilty of manslaughter and sentenced to seven years hard labor in the state penitentiary. He shot and killed his brother in law N B Taylor in 1902 amid domestic strife. Deaver escaped and evaded capture until last July when he was caught in Hebag with a wife and four children.
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Deaver- Taylor
Murphy
R. J. Deaver
State
Deaver
N. B. Taylor
Cholera Panic Spreads in Southern Italy and Rome
Reported outbreak in southern Italian districts shows rising deaths with Trani and other towns affected. About 20,000 residents fled Trani as cholera spreads toward Naples region. Vatican Lazaretto at Santa Marta readied with tents. church mobilizes to enforce sanitary rules. possible royal travel to the area discussed with Queen Helena to accompany if needed.
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Berl
Saly
Piai
Italy
Cael
Trani
of- Bo
Roane
Lazarello
Santa Marta
Vatican
Leo
Naples
Rome
Victor
Helena
Mount McKinley Expedition Returns Skeptical
The Parker Browne Mount McKinley expedition passed through Seward Alaska then sailed for Seattle. They failed to climb Mount McKinley and say they have conclusive proof that Dr Cook did not summit the peak. Passengers included Professors Parker and Cuntz, Herman Stucken, and Walde mar Grasnee. Parker doubts Tom Lloyd's Fairbanks side climb claim.
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Columbia University
Parker
Tom Lloyd
Fairbanks
McKinley
Dining with Roosevelt at Congress Hotel Sept 8
The event costs 7.50 dollars for a dinner with Colonel Roosevelt at the Congress Hotel on September 8. Invitations from the Hamilton Club are required and a drawing will select attendees at 2 PM on August 29. Invitations note the drawing time and location.
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Roosevelt
Chicago
Congress Hotel
Hamilton Club
Robbery of $45,000 Jewels In St Moritz
Mrs Daniel Bacon of New York touring Switzerland with her sister Lady Gilbert Parker and Sir Gilbert Parker was robbed in St Moritz of jewels valued at 45000 dollars. The theft was described as daring and skillful with no clue to the robbers.
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St. Moritz
Switzerland
Daniel Bacon
New York
Lady Gilbert Parker
Sir Gilbert Parker
Arctic Ship Sunk Off Grenland In Danish Expedition
The Alabama, a vessel of the Danish Arctic expedition, sank last winter off Eastern Greenland. Captain Mikkelson and the crew reached Shannon Island and have now been rescued.
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Copenhagen
Grenland
Mikkelson
Shannon Island
Fidelity Trust to Double Capital After Shortage at Louisville
Special meeting of Fidelity Trust Company stockholders decided to raise capital from 1 million to 2 million dollars to cover a shortage caused by speculations of August Rooke the treasurer now jailed. The move aims to stabilize finances and reassure creditors.
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Louisville
Fidelity Trust Company
August Rooke
Jilted Lover’s Suicide In Hoboken Police Dept
Minnie Kiitchner, 22, was arrested on a complaint by former sweetheart Anton Bitzmer for annoying him. In the Hoboken police detention room she drew a revolver from her dress, fired behind her right ear, the bullet lodging in her brain. She cried “Tell him I love him” as she died.
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Hoboken
N. J
Anton Bitzmer
Minnie Kiitchner
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