Court of Inquiry Finds Lieut Sutton Responsible for His Death
Secretary Winthrop approves findings declaring Lieut James N Sutton Jr USMC directly responsible for his own death in Annapolis. Counsel for Mrs Sutton plan to appeal to Congress for full hearing by commission of inquiry. Nearby, a hotel robbery ends with a fatal wound to James Morrow and suspect Webster captured later in Colorado Springs.
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Secretary of the Navy
Winhrop
Hendings
Court of
James N. Stutton, Jr
United Sates Marine Corps
Annapolis
Stutton
Cin Suttons
Hhowever
Congress
Commission of Triat
Winthrop
Hutton
Mira
Court of Inquiry
Henry J. Davis
Sutton
Arthur Birney
Adame
Attur
Great Fire and Damages Across Cities
A chaotic report details a major blaze in Glasgow destroying parts of the retail quarter with losses around 81 million and 1.25 million in stock. No fatalities reported. Other items note a Chicago rail terminal project valued at 26.9 million, a Kentucky shooting near Lexington, and multiple unrelated incidents including an explosion and a bank robbery attempt.
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Glasgow
Scotland
Sailors Rescued From Schooner Arington After Grounding Off Long Island
A Boston bound schooner Arington went ashore near Long Beach on Long Island in a heavy gale and rain. Seven crew were rescued by onlookers and Capt Small who misread lights. one Swedish sailor Madden Pierson is missing and feared dead after he tried to reach shore on a raft. The vessel, laden with anthracite, struck a sandbar amid a forceful easterly gale.
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Lata Intendize
Turaday
Arington
Boston
Fox
Long Beach
Long Island
Madden Pierson
Pierson
Rockaway Beach
Guoata
Tra Small
Saloonkeeper's Will Contested in Kansas City Case
Executor Eugene Schattmer seeks to break the will of Charles Will, a Kansas City saloonkeeper and politician who died recently. The estate valued at about 200000 left 117000 to local charities and 25000 to wagon employes. He alleges mind impairment from intoxicant use and undue influence by Mary F Yates, with other beneficiaries named.
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Olly
Charles
Kansas City
Eugene Schattmer
Wagene Behatterr
Mary FB. Yates
Car Shortage Feared as Knapp Forecasts Record Rail Year
Chairman Knapp of the Interstate Commerce Commission predicts a heavier business than any single year for American railroads in the current year. He notes railroads recovered from prior weakness and now handle traffic near 1907 levels, and believes 1907’s peak record may be surpassed. He cautions a fall car shortage could arise from higher volumes, with shippers facing possible delays.
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Knapp
Internate Commerce Commission
Judge Knapp
Commuunion
Raity Roads
Gore
Interstate Commerce Communion
Knap
Shippara
Anti Imperialists Oppose New Porto Rico Court and Colonial Dept
The executive committee of the Anti Imperialist League sent a public letter to President Taft criticizing moves to transfer Porto Rico affairs to the Insular commission of the War Department from Interior and to create a new colonial department in Washington. The letter, signed by Moorfeld Storey and Erving Winslow, warns the action could discourage Islanders and delay their hopes.
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New Court
Porto Rico
Insular
War Department
Department of the Interior
Washington
Taft
Teague
Moorfeld Storey
Erving Winslow
Searua
Snys
Porto Rean
Wreck Injures Rio Grande Passengers at Husted Colo
Wreck victims in Husted Colorado Saturday morning are recovering with hospital reports showing most injuries improving within days. Coroner Law opened an inquest into the disaster while an official road investigation proceeds.
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Rio Grande
Denver and
Husted
Colo
H. K. Whittsett
Jericho
Emil Kauper
Chicago
David WY. Law
W. ©. Martin
Denver
Youth Edward Are tux faces trial for horse stealing
Edward Are tux, a Clark county resident from Clear Lake, was arrested in North Dakota on county orders and returned to South Dakota. He is jailed on a serious horse stealing charge after a pet horse owned by Hoeck of Clark was taken and later recovered by its owner who offered a $1,000 reward.
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Edward Aretux
Clear Lake
North Dakota
Clark County
South Dakota
Hoeck
Clark
Clear Lakeman
Ends Mis Life as County Farmer Hangs Self
Caspar Ruch, a well known farmer near Newark in Marshall county, hanged himself with a belt strap in his second floor room. He visited Newark Saturday and spoke hopefully of business and personal affairs. He left home after returning from work and was found by his nephew with the belt looped to a bedpost. He was a native of Switzerland and leaves a widow, one daughter and one son.
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Caspar Ruch
Newark
Marshall County
Ain
Math Marty
Switzerland
Land Office Announces Draw for Unfiled Tripp County Land
T C Burks of the United States land office at Gregory Tripp county outlined the disposition of unfiled land from the Tripp county drawing held last spring. Four thousand names were called and 2000 remain to be drawn with September 8 set as the date to call the balance. One hundred names will be drawn each day for twenty days except Sundays. Land will be charged at four dollars fifty cents per acre.
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T. C. Burks
Regeter
United States Land Office
Gregory
Tripp County
Hurnx
General Land Office
Tariff Debates End as Congress Adjourns for Break
Congress adjourns leaving tariff debates and bills scattered across desks. The capitol cleans up for the regular session with cost estimates for the tariff saga and preparedness for the next legislative phase. Highlights include White House demands, lumber and leather rate proposals, and a new executive office addition underway.
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Congress
Senate
House
White House
Conference Room
Attempt At Hold Up Fails On Rural Road
A bold road agent attempted to halt a wagon on the highway from Cheater to Wentworth northwest of Sloak Falls. Mrs. Barney Lawrence and her 14 year old daughter Misa Etie Lawrence were the intended victims. The stranger grabbed the horses twice to stop them but fled after Mrs. Lawrence lashed the whip and the horses jolted forward. The assailant was seriously injured as the horses surged away.
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Barney Lawrence
Cheater
Wentworth
Sloak Falls
Misa Etie Lawrence
Chester
Poll
Mrs. Lawrence
Waterworks Bond Proposals Spark Local Campaigns
White Lake residents urge a special election to limit bonds for a new municipal water system estimated at 8 000 to 10 000 dollars. In Wagner a special election on August 33 seeks 6 000 dollars in bonds to extend the waterworks and add water for fire protection and domestic use. Bonds mature in ten years with interest not above five percent.
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White Lake
Wagner
Man Suffers Accident Using New Paper Cutter
Armour Herald senior editor Mark C. Matthews sustained a serious injury inserting a newly sharpened knife into a paper cutter in the office. He attempted to protect a small area below the presser foot and forgot the arrangement, losing the index and second finger of his right hand. He will be laid up for repairs for several days.
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Mark C. Matthews
Armour Herald
Mitchell Clarion
Raid on Gamblers Brings Quiet Sweep in Lead
Sheriff Plunkett Deputy and State's Attorney Heffron raided two Lead gambling houses the Oak Saloon and Rhody McNamara's place. Faro roulette poker solo craps and blackjack were in progress with no resistance. Fifteen hundred dollars in cash and paraphernalia were seized. proceeds go to the school fund.
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Plunkett
Heffron
Lead
Oak
Rhody McNamara
Faro
Gamb Diers
Brat fatal auto accident near Okoboro claims Miss Klingman
A fatal accident northwest of Okoboro leaves Miss Helen Klingman crushed under a car driven by E A West of Pierre. West suffers a broken leg. others escape by jumping. Also reports follow on a court damage case in Sully County and other local happenings including Marine Band booking and drownings.
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Bully County
Okobo-ro
E. A. West
Pierre
Helen Klingman
Mr. Weat
Man Bound Over On Manslaughter Charge In Mound City
John Weber of Herreld bound over to circuit court in Mound City on a manslaughter charge after a preliminary examination. State had earlier changed the charge from murder to manslaughter amid a quarrel with Karl Bollinger Jr of Artam At. Weber alleged to have lingered three weeks before death.
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John Weber
Soar Herreld
Mound City
Weber
Karl Bolinger, Jr
Artam At
Bollinger
Rail rate ruling set by Sioux Falls judge
Sioux Falls Judge Jones rules railroads must adhere to tariff schedules approved by the Interstate Commerce Commission, affecting Great Northern Railway rate disputes and shipper practices. Nearby Aberdeen plans a roof garden atop a new six story bank block, set for spring completion.
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Sioux Palte
Jones
Sioux Falls
Great Northern Railway Duce Company
Nub
Interstate Commerce Commission
Este. Shippers
Aberdeen
Citizens’ State Bank Company
Tight Lacing Kills Girl in Cincinnati
Miss Misa Elsie Gasser aged 18 daughter of Attorney John J Gasser of 2419 West McMicken avenue Cincinnati died after an operation for suspected appendicitis. Dr Gustave Strohbach says death resulted from tight lacing of corsets and clothes even though the appendix was not harmed. The case is cited to warn young girls about constricting garments.
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Misa Elsie Gasser
John J. Gasser
West
McMicken Avenue
Cincinnati
Gustave Strohbach
Miss Gasser
Miss Gaveer
Entrance exam results at Yale Sheffield Scientific School
About 900 students took the entrance examinations at Yale Sheffield Scientific School in New Haven, Connecticut. Only 278 met the requirements to qualify.
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Yale Sheffield Scientific School
New Haven
Conn
Ministers to Close Saloons on Sunday in Atlantic City
Thirteen ministers at Atlantic City New Jersey plan a campaign to close all saloons and resort amusements on Sundays amid opposition to Sunday base games. A New York woman offers twenty nine titles to buyers for one million dollars.
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Omers
Bell
New York
Hervelf
Marquise de la Rochebryant
Atlantic City
N. J
Munyon Medical Exams Free at Your Door
An advertisement offers free medical examinations by Munyon’s eminent doctors, inviting readers to mail for an examination blank and receive a diagnosis at no cost. The notice promises no obligation and stresses that, if curable, they will be told so.
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Munyon
Berty
Munyon’s
63D
Jefferson Streets
Philadelphia
Notable Linen Bolero with Ecru Embroidery
A description of a linen outfit featuring a modern bolero with ecru embroidery, a long waist, and a black silky swath with braided ends. The piece emphasizes natural color and decorative details for a refined, up-to-date silhouette.
Smiling Faces Brighten a Stricken World
A Success Magazine excerpt extols the value of a stranger’s smile, noting its power to lift spirits, comfort the weary, and bring sunshine to hearts weighed down by life’s burdens. It praises smiling faces as priceless, though inexpensive to share.
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Success Magazine
Coffee to Postum Transition Reported by Readers
A reader describes severe dreams and sleepless nights from coffee, then attributes relief to Postum. The testimony credits improved nerves and sleep after switching to Postum, urging others to quit coffee for health. The letter mentions a friend with stomach trouble also benefiting from Postum.
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Comes
Khannally
Wallvilly
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