Roosevelt Denies Penrose Campaign Conspiracy Claims
Wilkesbarre and Washington reports show Colonel Roosevelt rebutting Senator Penrose. He denies aiding Standard Oil money use in 1904 and says the Treasury letters prove no improper influence. Archbold of Standard Oil to testify before the Clapp committee tomorrow.
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Wilkesbarre
Roosevelt
Penrose
Father Curran
Harvey’s Lake
Senate
Standard Oil Company
George 8
Cortelyou
Republican National Committee
Penroce
Quay
Chicago Traction Crisis Averts Streetcar Strike
Chicago Aug 2 Officials of the traction companies and streetcar workers Union met in a bid to avert a looming strike. The unions pressed for details on a new wage scale while the companies held firm on not revealing figures until working conditions disputes are settled. Mayor Harrison intervened for a third time, expressing dwindling hope as negotiations continued.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Traction Companie
Harrison
W. D. Mahon
Street Car Men’s Union
Renew Campaign Quiz as Penrose Speech Triggers Hearings
Washington Aug 22 The Senate special committee probing 1904 1908 campaigns plans to renew hearings after Penrose sensational speech Senators Clapp and Dillingham met with reluctance to proceed without Democratic members Lea and Painter. Telegrams urged their return or designations. Committee may expand. Roosevelt talk resurfaces but not decided.
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Penn Eylvenia
Bacon
Senate
Durham
Archbold
Penrose
Washington, D. C
Senator Penrose
Roosevelt
Cortelyou
Senate Campaign Fund Committee
Reed
Missouri
Smith
Maryland
Fenrose
Senator la Follette
Wisconsin
Harriman
John D. Archbold
Standard Ol Company
Clapp
Associated Press
Senate Committee
Dillingham
Lea
Painter
Wishington
Becke rs Court Appearance Shifts Rosenthal Case
New York police Lt Becker and four alleged accomplices were arraigned on murder charges in the Rosenthal case. Becker refused to plead, others pleaded not guilty, with August 27 set for further action. Prosecutors report bank accounts linked to Becker and plan broad graft evidence.
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New York
Charles Becker
Mulqueen
Herman Rosenthal
Becker
Tuceiax
Tucas
John F. McIntyre
McIntyre
Whitey” Lewie
Dago Frank
Jack Sullivan
William Schorapo
Rosenthal
Gyp
Louie
Whitman
Joseph Corrigan
Aldermanic Investigating Committee
Justhce Goff
John
John Doe
Whitman Sae
Justice Goff
Car rolls over pinning five in Marinette crash
Special to The Northwestern reports A A Schmit of Milwaukee lost control while showing a car on the Peshtigo road six miles from Marinette. The vehicle turned turtle pinning Schmidt and four Marinette girls, Misses Sarah Brink Menominee Elfrida Thompson Menominee Ada and Violet French under the machine. The top apparently saved lives. The French sisters are daughters of John French Democratic candidate for sheriff.
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Marinette
Wic
A. A. Schmit
Milwaukee
Peshtigo Road
Schmidt
Sarah Brink
Menominee
Elfrida Thompson
Ada
Violet French
John French
Rate Increase Suspended by Interstate Commission
The Interstate Commerce Commission suspended an uptick in coal transportation rates from Illinois mines to destinations pending review. The proposed 0.5 cent per ton increase was tied to the Cleveland Cincinnati Chicago and St. Louis lines and several railroads.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Interstate Commerce Commission
Ilinois
Cleveland
Cinelanatl
Tilcels
Quarrel Over Police Fees Stir City Council
A sensational clash in Manitowoc Wisconsin pits Alderman Goetsier against Police Chief George Groffman over police fees. Goetsier and allies demand all fees be turned into city funds, claiming charges were solleuted last year and retained by officers. The dispute arose during a council meeting and sparked heated discussion among council members.
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Manitowoc
Goetsier
George An
Goetsler
Tascue
Gostmter
Groffman
Unclear headline from fragmented Aug report
A garbled August dispatch from Munich reports injuries to Countess and mentions names like Comsteen Louise and Prem. The text is incomplete, hindering full identification of persons, events, or affiliations.
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Ted Associates
Munich
Byvaris
Comsteen
Louise Ekiest
Ter
Suffragettes in UK Face Seizure of Home Goods
In London on August 2 British suffragettes protested as sheriff officers seized furniture at the country home of Mr and Mrs Pethick Lawrence to cover costs from a conspiracy case. The Lawrences had been jailed May 5 for inciting property damage but released June 27. A hunger strike meanwhile began August 22 in Dublin by Mary Leligh and Gladys Evans, jailed August 7 for five years over the hatchet attack on Prime Minister Asquith’s carriage and arson at the Theatre Royal. they are being forcibly fed by jail officials.
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Associated Presse
London
Dublin
Mary Leligh
Gladys Evans
John & Hedmond
Irish Parliamentary Party
Asquith
Theatre Royal
Jall
How the Tariff Hits the Laboring Man
Washington D C Aug 22 Major Leader Car W Underwood refutes tariff relief by detailing the burden on a laboring man. He lists taxed items from woolens and shoes to household goods and food, tracing costs from suit to coffin to show the broad reach of the tariff under the Democratic record.
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Associated Press
Washington
W. Underwood
Democratic House
Irich
Phillm
Inn
Mother Earth
Postmaster Crane Speaks at Wisconsin Postmasters Meeting
The Wisconsin Association of Postmasters adopted a resolution urging the post office department to add one substitute for every five regular city carriers. Milwaukee Postmaster D.C. Owen opened the address, and Oshkosh Postmaster B.E. Crane discussed a ten hour day for the service, arguing it is not practicable or affordable except in select cities.
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Northwestern
Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Post Office Department
D.C. Owen
Milwaukee
BE. M. Crane
Oshkosh
Ambassador Hengelmuller to resign from Washington post
Unofficial notice states Baron Hengelmutter von Hengervar, ambassador from Austria Hungary, will retire on leaving for Europe next week. He has served eighteen years in Washington and reaches retirement age in the Austrian diplomatic service.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
United States
Baron Hengelmutler von Hengervar
Austria- Hungary
Aila
Europe
Washington
Laron Hengelmuller
Green Bay Golden Wedding Celebration in City notes
Special to The Northwestern reports Green Bay couple Mr and Mrs John E Ditton celebrated their golden wedding today after thirty years in Green Bay They were active leaders in the labor union movement in Green Bay during its early days The couple has eight children and the Oneida tribe is mentioned in connection with their family history
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Green Bay
Wis
John E. Ditton
Ditton
Labor
Unice
Tate
Oneida
Dixon and Cochems Arrive Chicago for Progressive Setup
United States Senator Joseph M. Dixon of Montana and Henry P. Cochems arrive in Chicago to organize the progressive headquarters campaign. Harry West of The Washington Herald named publicity chief, with details of campaign setup and key committee appointments in flux.
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Associated Press
Chicago
United States
Joseph M. Dixon
Montana
Progressiva
Dlenry Fo Cochems
Wiascowski
New York
Chiugo Progressive
Dixon
I Ll. Hooker
Niagara Sully
N. 4
David W
Devies
Virgil G. Winshaw
Atlanta
John M. Slaton
Seme
Ife
Hooper Aleaanter
Joe
Wall
Senato
Ranaai Walker
Judge Parker
Madison
Wis
John M Rees
J. B. Tretiman
Congress
Secretary of State
Clem
Zeno
Theodore Kronahage
It. Davies
Davies
Tragedy Reports From Ravine and Cities Across Midwest
Reports from Ravine Wie Rochester and other U S towns describe grim discoveries and suspect murders. A fifty year old man in Rochester may be the victim of foul play while mystery surrounds a Dayton shooting and missing saloon keeper. A young man’s body near Jackpot Street is thought murdered. a Kansas City child’s death is suspected homicide. a Chicago bound fall from a train leaves a man dead.
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Ravine
Wie
Fox River
Rochester
Jtncing
Wis
Waukesha
Dayton
aArthur Johnson
Pease
Buckeye Irons
el J. T. Miler, & Clothier
Johnson
Miller
St. Paul
Minn
Missigsippi
Jackpot Street
Ha Wan
Kansas City
Hiis
Josephs Timmerman
Hastings
Frank Johnson
Chicago
Milwaukee & St. Paul
Taft Orders Inquiry Into Board Duty Care
President Taft appointed a committee of officials to probe possible neglect of duty malfeasance or inefficiency on a United States general board. The board has leadership in New York and New Orleans cases involve fraud in sugar sampling. The treasury claims about 20000 dollars in duties are owed.
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Associated
Washington, D. C
Taft
United States
Uiere
New York
New Orleana
American Sugar Itefining Company
Treasury
Governor McGovern Silent on Woodmen Demand
Gov. F E K McGovern, in Milwaukee, declined to comment on a La Crosse Woodmen demand that he remove Insurance Commissioner Ekern or face opposition in the coming election. He said no official notice had been received and he could not comment until then.
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Associated Press
Milwaukee
Wis
Fek McGovern
Woodmen Assembly
la Crosse
Ekern
Fifteen to hang in mutiny trial at Sappera camp
A military court at Sappera camp tried 228 Russian officers and soldiers for mutiny. Fifteen were sentenced to hang, seven acquitted, and 208 sent to jail for varying terms.
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Prensa
Tashkent
Asiatie Kuasla
Sappera
Man Identified in Marlborough Self Inflicted Death
The man who killed himself in front of the Hiets Marlborough was identified twice as Arthur W. Torger of Mobile, Alabama, by Francis Conleon Kelly in a forthcoming note dated yesterday.
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Prem
New York
Marlborough
Arther W. Torger
Mobile
Francis Conleon Kelly
Ome Jeter
Joe Patchen It Wins at Mount Washington Pace
Mount Washington 2 12 pace winner Joe Patchen II, with Grand Opera third and Oh Wardo fourth, in a heat dominated event. Fastest heat clocked 2: Henry Kramrey of Frymonth Wis. is named as a Republican candidate for city treasurer amid campaign chatter.
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Associates Frees
Gsler
N. H
Mount Washington
Joe Patches II
Grand Opera
Oh Wardo
Henry Kramrey
Frymonth Wis
Steel
Hin
Massacre in Leon Nicaragua Reported as Two Americans Killed
The State Department received belated dispatches confirming the massacre of loyal Nicaraguan troops at Leon on August 1 9. Two Americans, Harvey Dodd of Moldauis and a man named Philips, were wounded and killed in the hospital after being captured by rebels. Rebels reportedly seized towns between Leon and Chinandaga and confiscated a plantation and distillery worth about 5 million dollars in alcohol. US forces strengthen hold on Managua while Corinto faces danger as ships guard foreign residents and water routes reopen.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Leon
Ald
Harvey Dodd
Koaduais
Mise
Philips
State Department
Dodd
Wagehington
Zelaya
Pines
Europe
Corinto
Chinandaga
United States
Nicaragua
Sutherland
California
Managua
Cornto
Manitowoc County Sits for State Education Survey
Manitowoc County is among four selected by the state department of education for a survey of conditions affecting school progress. Teachers are asked to cooperate and file district reports. Robert Murray, a former resident, died in Fond du Lac after surgery for appendicitis, survived by a widow and four children. During the first six months of municipal ownership, the city water plant earnings totaled 8,446, per the state railway commission report.
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Manitowoc
Wis
Manitowoc County
State Department of Education
Robert Murray
Fond du Lac
Clmm
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