Railroads cut off excursion rates to Lincoln for Bryan
Fairview Lincoln Aug 7 The Chicago conference between Bryan and National Chairman Norman Mack addressed the Western Traffic Association refusal to grant special gates to Lincoln for the notification on Aug 12. The local committee presses ahead with event preparations despite possible travel curbs. Bryan plans an extended tariff speech at Des Moines Aug 21 and Chicago talks with party leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Bryan
Fairview
Neb
Norman E. Mack
Chicago
Western Traffic Association
Varty
Taylor
Tennessee
Democratic National Committee
United States
Pakview
Des Moines
Iowa
Mack
Kansas Attorney Is Under Arrest
Kansas City Kansas Aug 7 C W Trickett assistant attorney general of Wyandotte county was arrested on a malfeasance in office charge. Authorities allege he accepted fees and settled cases before defendants were arraigned and judged. Trickett has opposed liquor sales since his appointment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Kan
C. W. Trickett
Wyandotte County
Trickett
Liguor
Frisco Passenger Train Derails in Arkansas Fire
The coast bound Frisco No. 206 derailed near Imboden Arkansas early today. Engineer Cooper and Fireman Booker both of Memphis and an unknown man were killed. A mail clerk was badly scalded and four mail clerks injured. The train burned and passengers' fate uncertain. None of the passengers were seriously hurt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Ark
Frisco
Imboden
Cooper
Memphis
Booker
Jewelers Debate Mail Order Houses at National Meeting
At the Cincinnati convention of the National Association of Retail Jewelers members pressed against mail order houses and wholesalers selling at retail. J. H. Purdy urged a membership trademark on items sold by members, not allowed on mail order goods. A committee was named to study the trademark plan and campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calenal Paso Jation
Business Slow to Improve in York August Trade
Dispatches to Dun's Review note progress in the right direction though slow. Mid summer dullness affects trade volume and bank clearings, usually at August low, are reduced but now materially above earlier months, signaling improvement in that respect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York
Dun
Not Quite Up To Average Corn and Wheat Show Sligh Falling Off
The department of agriculture bulletin reports spring wheat condition Aug 1 at 80.7 versus a 10 year average of 82.7 and corn at 82.5 versus 83.1. Beneficial rains in the Southwest bring soaking overnight into western Missouri, eastern Kansas, and southern Kansas, aiding crops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Department of Agriculture Today
Kansas City
Missouri
Kansas
Oust Receiver Ended Career Over Stock Manipulation
Minority stockholders of American Straw Board Co and United Box Board & Paper Co file in federal court to remove receiver Sidney Mitchell. They allege he manipulated affairs to sew Strawboard into Box Board control defrauding minority holders. Petition claims Strawboard stock holding by Box Board is illegal under Illinois law.
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Chicago
American Strawboard Company
United Boxboard & Paper Company
Sidney Mitchell
Mitchell
Strawboard Company
Boxboard Company
Disgraced Millionaire Lund Ends Life Amid Bank Closings
John G. Lund former Minneapolis millionaire and Democratic politician shot himself as arrest loomed. Banks tied to Lund failed with Federal and state actions closing the Bell Plaine National and Robbinsdale State banks. Stenographers ALberta Logan and Leha Race faced scrutiny over forged mortgages. Lund’s real estate and wheat speculations failed, leaving creditors and victims across Minnesota Wisconsin Iowa and the Dakotas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Minn
John G. Lund
Lund
Istet National
Belle Plaine
State
Schaeffer
Minnesota
Dakotas
Wisconsin
Iowa
Lunds
Pythians Elect Officers in Boston Meeting
The Knights of Pythias elected officers including supreme chancellor Henry P. Brown of Cleburne Texas and vice chancellor George W. Hanson of Calais Maine. Pythian Sisters named Nellie E. Merriam and Sarah J. Cotton to top posts, with Ida M. Johnson and Cora M. Davis in filling roles. The Uniform Rank appointed Major General Strobbart of St Paul to command the 26 brigadier generals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Mass
Knights of Pythias
Henry P. Brown
Cleburne
Texas
George W. Hanson
Calais
Maine
DeWitt C. Cobb
Salem
N. J
R.L. C
White
Nashville
Samuel P. Davis
Davis
Okla
Board of Insurance Control
Union
Ore
Strobbart
St. Paul
Kern to Visit His Old Home in Iowa During Campaign
Democratic Vice Presidential candidate John W. Kern will speak at a chautauqua in Charles City tomorrow. He plans to spend Sunday in Indianola,IA as guest of state central committee chairman Clint Price before moving on to Lincoln, Nebraska.
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Bro Gx
Des Moines
Bryan
Iowa
Indianola
John W. Kern
Charles City
Saturnight
State Central Committee
Clint Price
Muscatine Remains Dry After Petition Scrutiny
Muscatine Iowa August 7 Democractic officials report 1826 names on a saloon petition opposed the filing with 2057 signatures. Only 200 names stood after verification leaving Muscatine dry for at least another year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine
Iowa
Muscate
Law Enforcement League
International Paper Advances Price Ten Cents Per Ton
Watertown N Y Aug 7 An announcement from International Paper company states newspaper prices have risen 10 cents per ton to 2 45. The strike situation remains unchanged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International Company
Watertown
N. Y
International Paper Company
Socialist Candidate Wroth Fires at Prosecutor in Bloomington
Joseph Landis socialist candidate for congress attempted to shoot Bloomington Prosecuting Attorney William Bach. Landis was arrested after the botched attack, the incident arising from a heated newspaper dispute in Bloomington Illinois on August 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Landis
Bloomington
Ill
Congress
William Bach
Landis
Betting No Crime Before the Law In New York Court
Justice William J. Gaynor ruled ordinary betting is not a crime and warned against government intrusion into personal conduct. The case involved George B. Sterling arrested for betting on a golf match, with a wad of golf balls and a wager note. The hearing addressed a habeas corpus writ filed by John B. Stanchfield, with Nassau county officials present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
William J. Gaynor
Supreme Court
Brooklyn
George B. Sterling
Salisbury Golf Links
Brown
Nassau County
Ephraim Hamm
Hamm
Sterling
Gaynor
John B. Stanchfield
Mr. Stanchfield
Coles
Persian shah borrows funds with crown jewels as security
A Teheran dispatch reports the shah of Persia secured 240100 dollars from a Russian bank by pledging the crown jewels. The loan will finance preparations for an expedition against Tabriz and St. Petersburg, expanding military actions in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teheran
Persia
Tabriz
St. Petersbur
Tree saves woman's life as rope breaks in fall
In Abbotsford Wisconsin on August 7 balloonist Eva Jones of a carnival company fell 900 feet when her parachute rope snapped. She landed in a tree 30 feet up saving her life but breaking ribs and fat. She was removed unconscious and doctors expect recovery.
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Wisconsin
Abbotsford
Wis
Eva Jones
Iowa's Distinguished Citizen Lies In State In Dubuque
In Dubuque Iowa the body of Iowa's most distinguished citizen lies in state in the Allison home with simple funeral plans. Flowers are limited a blanket over the casket and ostentation is barred. The congressional delegation will arrive tomorrow and a large crowd is expected to attend. Burial will be private and the cortege will follow to the cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dubuque
Iowa
Allison
Allican
Prominent Ottoman Officials Arrested as New Cabinet Forms
Constantinople reports a sweeping action against palace intrigues as Riza Pasha and Raghib Pasha are captured. A cabinet largely composed of liberal supporters is installed under Kiamil Pasha, including Armenian Gabriel Effendi and Greek Prince Mavrocordato, with a constitutional regime eyeing immediate elections. The palace dangers recede as the cami llia is dispersed and a public guidance document urges restraint and duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Constantinople
Camarilla
Riza Pasha
Raghib Pa Sha
Kiamil Pasha
Gabriel Effendi
Mavrocordato
Tobin Reelected President of International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Daniel J. Tobin of Cambridge Massachusetts was reelected president at the Detroit convention. Officers named include vice presidents Mullin Cohen Silva Burke Jennings Gray and Hoehes as secretary treasurer and Briggs as general auditor. Trustees named Shehan Welch Connolly and others. delegates to AFL named Barry Coleman McCormick Daley Longstreet Swase. Tim Swase selected as mace bearer for the 1910 convention after Mayor O Conner spoke.
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Massachusetts
Brotherhood
Detroit
Daniel J. Tobin
Cambridge
Mass
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
E. J. Mullin
Cohen
al A. Silva
Cat Peter Burke
Boston
John 4. Jennings
Jersey City
Lawrence J Gray
Providence
R. I
Thomas J. Hoehes
George W. Briggs
Chicago
Board of
Michael J. Shehan
James Welch
New Orleans
Thomas Connolly
American Federation of Labor
Thomas Barry
Edward Coleman
Henry McCormick
New York
Patrick D. Daley
John E. Longstreet
Cincinnati
Peorta
Tim Swase
O'Conner
Thatcy
Taft Goes to a Horse Show in Virginia Campaign Jaunt
Republican candidate William Howard Taft travels with Mrs. Taft General Clarence Edwards and W Cameron Forbes a 40 mile mountain drive to attend the Greenbrier county horse show at White Sulphur Springs Springs Aug 7 The four horse rig used three relays of horses to complete the trip
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springs
William FB. Taft
Hitchcock Visits Roosevelt Aide Talks on Campaign Finances
Oyster Bay August 7 Frank H Hitchcock Republican national chairman met at Sagamore Hill with Roosevelt to discuss campaign finances and the national situation. The New York state situation, which Hitchcock has been carefully informing himself about, will be examined thoroughly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Oyster Bay
Frank H Hitchcock
Sagamore Hill
Roosevelt
New York State
Hitchcock
Negro No Match For Coulon In Farcical Title Fight
In Waukegan Illinois on August 7 Young Joe Gans of Baltimore challenged bantam champion Johnny Coulon of Chicago at 105 pounds. The four round bout was described as farcical with Gans failing to show fight as the bout collapsed into a poor exhibition.
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Joe Gans
Waukegan
Baltimore
Johnny Coulon
Chicago
Joseph Hasson Held for Killing Boy in Mud Take Case
Chicago police arrested Joseph Hasson at 1020 Mather Street on suspicion of murdering and dismembering a boy found in Mud Take and nearby ponds. A blood stained garment and tools were found in Hasson's room as indications of the grisly crime.
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Chicago
Tuffa Shisin
Joseph Hasson
Hasson
Mather Street
Chicago Quarters Opened by Mack
The Democratic National Committee headquarters in Chicago opened with Norman E. Mack arriving as national chairman. He announced the campaign would be waged actively nationwide until election day and called subcommittee heads to meet Monday to discuss general plans.
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Chicago
Democratic National Committee
Norman E. Mack
Mack
Varios
Campagn
Yaquis Slavers of Thirteen Ranchers Rally at Mine
A letter from A D McPhee, superintendent of Promontorio mine near Montezuma Sonora, reports Yaqui Indians killed 13 people near Lampazas mine on July 24. Ranchers of the region gathered at the mine to resist the Indians as of August 7 in El Paso Texas.
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Ind
Fl Paso
Texas
W. M. Gillette
San Carlos
Indian Reservation
Arizona
A. D. McPhee
Promontorio
Montezuma
Sonora
Lampazas
Bryan Congratulates Boys Governing A City
In a letter to Winona Lake residents William J. Bryan congratulates the juvenile municipality. He compliments the youngsters on how they are handling politics and says they are in need of purification.
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Winona Lake
Warsaw
Ind
William J. Bryan
Great Northern Brakeman Fined for Anti Pass Law Violation
Helena Aug 7 Convicted in federal court for violating the anti pass law C Watts a Great Northern brakeman was fined 800 dollars. Gertie Williams received a 100 dollar fine for possessing the pass. Cardinal Gibbons shows improvement in Rome.
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Great Northern
Helena
Mont
C. Watts
Gertie Williams
Watts
Williams
German people rush funds for new Zeppelin airship
Berlin reports a broad public drive to replace the airship burned at Echterdingen. The government grants 125000 dollars and subscriptions exceed 375000 dollars with pledges doubling that amount. A Stuttgart national committee led by Prince von Hohenlohe-Langenburg oversees the effort as civic contributions pour in from major cities.
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Berlin
Zeppelin Ee
Echterdingel
Stuttgart
Prince von Hohenlohe - Langenbourg
Low Water Forces Receiver for Pittsburgh and Cincinnati Line
Scranton Pa August 7 Unable to profitably run its steamboats due to low Ohio river water the Pittsburg and Cincinnati packet line one of the largest transport firms on the river has become insolvent and today is placed in a receiver's hands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio River
Scranton
Pittsburg
Cincinnati Packet Line
Dubois Democrats Nominate Tickets Amid Split
Wallace Idaho Aug 7 The Dubois section of the Democratic party which split in the state convention yesterday last night nominated a ticket headed by Frank Harris for congress and W S Whitewell for governor The anti Dubois wing also nominated a ticket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace
Idaho
Dubois
Democratic Party
Frank Harris
Congress
W. S. Whitewell
Cholera Epidemic Reported in Eastern Russia
Berlin reports the Prussian Ministry of Public Health has learned that Asiatic cholera is epidemic in eastern and southeastern districts of European Russia. The notification follows a dispatch from officials in the region and reflects the health ministry’s concern over the spread.
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Berlin
Prussian Ministry of Public Health
European
Russia
New Champion of the Navy Rob inson Beats Holmes in Vallejo
Battling Robinson of the cruiser California knocks out Arthur Holmes of the Mary lad in the fifth round to claim the heavyweight championship of the navy. Both fighters endured heavy punishment in a tough contest. James Irwin, a prominent Republican politician and Civil War captain of the Springfield artillery, dies at 75 in Springfield.
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Robinson
Arthur Holmes
Vallejo
Cal
California
James Irwin
Springfield
Springfield Artillery
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van Cleave
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United Boxboard Company Act
Alberta Logan
Leha Race
Angrtier
Lond
Hennepin
Pythians
Kern
Wroth
Shah of Persia
Senator Allison
Turkey
Coulon
Taft
Negro
Cardinal Gibbons
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Empire
Poosehl
Lubeck
Essen
Heidelberg
Cologne
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Count Zeppelin
Friedrichshafen
Wurthemberg
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