Card-Index Orators Loom in Political Spotlight
New York report details Frank Hitchcock and William Hayward launching a card-index system to track every spellbinder for the national committee. The scheme promises quick assessments of orators by tariff, injunction, labor appeal, and audience type, with a card on each speaker for rapid evaluation.
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Hitchcock
New York
Frank H. Hitchcock
National Committee
William Hayward
Nebraska
Hitchcock and Dupont
Martial law asked over Blocton train attack in Alabama
Aug 11 report from Firmingham says more than three dozen arrests have been made in connection with the shooting of the train bearing strike breakers and soldiers near Blocton. Three men were killed and violence affected African American and foreign residents amid the unrest.
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Birmingham
St. Vincent's Hospital
Robert Sigmon
Alabama National Guard
Robert Hayes
Miners’ Union
Blocton
John P. White
National Organization of United Mine Workers of America
Indianapolis
W. R. Farley
Alabama
United Mine Workers’ Executive Committee
Firmingham
Perkins Dry Goods Buys Bailey Stock In Denison
Denison August 11. Perkins Dry Goods Co has purchased Bailey dry goods stock in a deal valued at $50,000. The company operates multiple Texas locations and expands its inventory with this acquisition.
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Denison
Perkins Dry Goods Company
Texas
Bailey Dry Goods
Emperor William Arrives in Cromberg Germany
Emperor William arrives in Cromberg Germany on August 11 for a meeting marking a notable diplomatic development. Officials reported preparations and expected discussions on regional issues and alliance considerations.
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Emperor William
Cromberg
Germany
Hmeene
Dr Ricbel Falls From Roof Causes Fatal Injuries
In Chickasha Oklahoma on August 11 Dr Ricbel fell from a roof and sustained injuries that proved fatal.
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Chickasha
Okla
Ricbel
Roosevelt Referred Rail Rate Contention to Attorney General
President Roosevelt referred Culbersons plea to enforce anti trust laws over rising Texas Oklahoma rail rates to the attorney general. Texas and Oklahoma railroad commissions filed interstate complaints as hearings likely after Sept 1. Several injured in a collision between trains near a bay bridge as other crews responded.
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Washington
Roosevelt
C. A. Culberson
Texas
Oklahoma
Interstate Commerce Commission
Culberson
Allison Mayfield
Texas Commission
Claude Pollard
Mr. Love
Knapp
Terson
Clements
Oyster Bay
Commission
Congress
Forster
Attorney General
Department of Justice
Mob kills Black youth for insulting a young lady
Lofton Ga Aug 11 Charlie Lokie about eighteen a Black boy was fatally harmed by a mob for insulting remarks to a prominent local young lady. The quiet vigil drew several hundred Black and white onlookers as the corpse lay in view.
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Lofton
Charlie Lokie
Rear End Collision on Galveston Island Trains Kill Engineer
On Galveston Island east of the bridge a rear end collision occurred at 8 30 Sunday night between Katy Inter national and Great Northern excursion trains. Engineer Harry Rothenberk of Palestine was killed. Injured brought to Galveston on a relief train include Henry Hobgood and J L Crain both of Palestine, C L Bailey also of Palestine, and H M Pollard of Houston.
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Albert Smith
Palestine
Walter Ecter
Mart
Frank Watkins
Pranklin Street
Houston
Crain
Missouri, Kansas and Texas
Bay Bridge
International
Great Northern
Galveston
Katy
Galveston Island
Katyang International
Great Northern Railways
Harry Rothenberk
Henry Hobgood
Lamarque
J. L. Crain
C. L. Bailey
M. Pollard
Cleveland Street
Balloonist falls two hundred feet during ascent tragedy at Oak Cliff lake
Pearl Lavon Sexton known as Mrs F P Sexton nearly drowned after her parachute failed to open during a balloon race. Husband divers to rescue her from Oak Cliff lake where she was weighted by a steel bar and revived after about thirty minutes of medical care.
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Dallas
Pearl Lavon
F. P. Sexton
Oak Cliff Lake
R. L. Spann
Chet Baldwin
Mlle. Layon
Mr. Sexton
Interurban Planned to Connect Cleburne and Dallas
Agents for Detroit capitalists visited Cleburne Texas Aug 11 to study building an interurban railway to Dallas via Mansfield and other towns. The route would traverse an unexplored virgin area remote from rail lines and parallel no existing line. Proponents claim the project is being pushed and would become part of a belt around a large, rich state section returning to Dallas from the southwest.
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Cleburne
Dallas
Tex
Detroit
Mansfield
Mrs. J. C. Oakes Dead in El Paso
Mrs. J. C. Oakes of Galveston and daughter of former Congressman Hawley died in El Paso after illness. She was twenty three. Her husband, Captain Oakes of the U S engineering corps, led the government work at Galveston. Three little sons survive.
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Oakes
el Paso
J. C Oakes
Galveston
Hawley
San Antonio
Flying Bolt Fatality in Texarkana as Man Dies
Texarkana Arkansas August 11 Ben C Vanderweghe long time city resident and former local agent for St. Louis brewery died after a flying bolt from an electric motor struck him in the side. The bolt broke a rib and bruised the lower torso as he worked the machinery. He had retired and handed the business to his son about five years earlier.
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Texarkana
Rex
Ben C. Vanderweghe
St. Louis
Hotel Porter Stabbed In Dallas Incident
In an Imperial hotel altercation Dallas at 3 o'clock Monday morning John Kirk the porter was dangerously stabbed in the heart region Bailey Bowen another African American man fled the scene. The incident is under investigation.
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Dallas
Imperial Hotel
John Kirk
Bailey Bowen
Self-Defense Claim After Plantation Shooting in Mississippi
Clarence Herrin manager of the Eastover plantation shot and killed a man and fatally wounded another on the Allen plantation claiming self-defense. Herrin posted bond after the incident occurred on August 11 in Claiborne Mississippi.
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Clarence Herrin
Eastover Plantation
Allen Plantation
Herren
Bond
Floods Sweep Austria Source Reports Widespread
Floods prevail across Austria with Vienna reporting extensive inundation. Local authorities warn of rising water levels as storms sweep through cities and rivers overflow, disrupting transport and prompting emergency responses nationwide.
Flames Sweep Crowded Tenement Building Tragedy
A devastating blaze in East One Hundred and Twelfth Street killed four children of the Vincrnso Sallusto family and left ten others badly burned or injured. Firemen carried frightened tenants down ladders as screams and panic filled the crowded tenement. Police suspect incendiary origin due to kerosene odor. The fire occurred early Monday with about 150 people inside.
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New York
East One Hundred and Twelfth Street
Vincrnso Sallusto
Frank Sausto
Sausto
Clayton Enthusiastic About Bryan in Nebraska Visit
Rep Henry D Clayton of Alabama arrives in Lincoln with Dr J W McClure to boost Bryan Kern prospects. He reports broad support among traveling salesmen and voters who previously backed Bryan but will likely back the Democratic ticket this year. He criticizes Taft’s acceptance speech as evasive and weak, saying Republicans are on the defensive.
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Lincoln, Neb
Henry D. Clayton
Alabama
W. J. Bryan
St. Louis
J. W. McClure
Sedalia
Bryan and Kern
Clayton
Lincoln
Bryan
Taft
Chicago
Bracken County Officials Targeted by Governor Willson
Governor Willson accuses Bracken county judge and county attorney of oath violations and sympathy with night riders. He explains his remission of a fine against Wainwright Lee for breach of peace and pledges immunity to those resisting attacks by the lawless element.
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Frankfort
Bracken County
Willson
Wainwright Lee
Old Glory Shot Down at US Consulate in Tabriz
Washington reports that Loyalists shot down the American flag over the U S consulate in Tabriz Persia. A man near the consul's office was wounded amid ongoing disturbances in Tabriz, officials say.
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Tabriz
Persia
Washington
United States
State Department
Auto Plunges Down Embankment Near Toledo
Auto wreck near Sylvania, five miles from Toledo, kills Father George Vanri and Charles V. Bohlman of Cleveland. Florence Bohlman and F. C. Ditsel escape. Mrs. Charles W. Bohlman is prostrated but not seriously hurt. The incident occurred on August 11.
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Toledo
George Vanri
Charles V. Bohlman
Cleveland
Sylvania
Florence Bohlman
F. C. Ditsel
Charles W. Bohlman
Miner Sam Vanell Killed by Falling Coal in Alba Mine
Alba Tex Aug 11 Sam Vanell an employee of the 8 Cannel Coal company was instantly killed in the companys mine from falling coal. His neck was broken and his body mangled he leaves a widow.
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Alba
Tex
Sam Vanell
8 Cannel Coal Company
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C. McRae
G. Clark
V.pres
T. C. McRae, Jr
T. R. Wright
Ass't Cash
Prescott, Arkansas
Waller
Thos. C. McRae, JR
Senator Culberson
Bonaparte
Mers of Texas
Senator
Cule
Negro
Claima Self-Defense
Austria
Vienna
Governor Willson
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