Stensland Named Guilty in Bank Fraud Scandal
Chicago reports allege President Paul O Stensland of the Milwaukee Avenue State Bank acted criminally in managing the bank. Deputies and police confront depositors as investigations reveal worth less securities totaling over one million dollars. Theo Stensland Jr was arrested on related charges and released on bond, while Henry W Hering’s whereabouts remain unknown. A woman linked to Stensland’s movements at the Auditorium hotel is mentioned but unverified.
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Chicago
Aug. S
Milwaukee Avenue State Bank
Jones
Stensland
Paul O. Stensland
Theodore Stensland
Stensland, Jr
Henry W .Hering
Auditorium Hotel
Es Husband
Irving Park
Man, 95, Ends Life Over Rejected Love in Wisconsin
In Manitowoc County Wisconsin Alois Turkinsky 95 of Reedsville hanged himself after failed pursuit of 20 year old Anna Kirch. He sought affection but she refused, then went home and killed himself in the attic.
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Manitowoc
Wis
Alois Turkinsky
Reedsville
Turkinsky
Anna Kirch
Turkinksky
Indictment Against Standard Oil for Railroad Rebates
Chicago August 8 The federal grand jury returned a true bill charging Standard Oil with illegally receiving railroad rebates on storage charges.
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Federal Grand Jury
Chicago
Standard Oil Company
Go es Rope Route Failed in Promises Suicide Tragedy
Aledo Illinois August 8 Mrs Clay Glancey wife of a carpenter died after hanging herself in an outhouse Her husband cut her down but she died from a hemorrhage Domestic trouble is blamed for the tragedy The couple had three children who were given into others care The 35 year old woman had long resided in the city and the incident was witnessed by her husband
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Clay Glancey
Aledo
Carpenter
Glancey
Sirio salvage report cites 70 bodies inside wreck
Cartagena Aug 8 A diver aiding Sirio salvage says he saw 70 bodies within the wrecked steamer Sirio. He failed to access the interior to retrieve corpses or raise the ship’s safe. The vessel lies wedged between rocks at a 45 degree list to starboard as relief funds reach 28000 dollars for destitute survivors.
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Cartagena
Sirio
Fight for Lynchers Sparks Mob Threat in Salisbury
A mob of about a thousand men gathered in Salisbury North Carolina vowing to free prisoner John Hall accused as a mob leader in the lynching of three of six black suspects in the Sierly family murders. Two infantry companies patrol the jail under Governor Glenn orders. Gen J F Armfield designated to oversee the crisis. Sheriff has names of many lynchers and more arrests are expected.
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North Carolina
Salisbury
N. C
John Hall
Sierly
Glenn
J. F. Armfield
Statesville
Labor to Knife Longworth in Labor Opposition
Cincinnati reports the American Federation of Labor plans to oppose Congressman Nicholas Longworth in his bid for reelection. Frank Rist, organizer and editor of the labor paper, says Congressman Goebel also will be fought by the unionists in this county.
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Goebel
Cincinnati
Nicholas Longworth
Roosevelt
American Federation of Labor
Frank Rist
Labor Paper
Divorce for Maud Gonne Ends in Separation Not Absolute
Paris civil tribunal confirms separation from Major Mac Bride but refuses absolute divorce due to Irish nationality. Maud Gonne Macbride, known as Irish Joan of Arc, receives child custody amid the ruling.
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Joan of Arc
Paris
Civil Tribunal of the Seine
Maude Gonne Macbride
Major Mac Bride
Texas Campaign Is Costly
Fort Worth news reports Judge Charles K. Bell filed sworn campaign expenses of 9734.65 dollars and Railroad Commissioner Colquitt 9806.57 dollars. Both spent more in their bids for governor than the two year gubernatorial salary.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Charles K. Bell
Colquitt
Two Score Die of Heat in New York
New York reports show 11 deaths directly linked to three days and nights of extreme heat. Hospitals treated hundreds for sunstroke as relief arrived with evening showers, while the morgue counted two score victims from the heat.
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New York
Government Weather Bureau
Named as bishop here for Poles in America
Announcement from Toledo Ohio dated August 8 states that Rt Rev Joseph Weber of Lemberg has been appointed by the pope to oversee the welfare of three million Poles in the United States. He is in Rome completing novitiate in the Resurrectionist order and will head to America to establish headquarters in Chicago.
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Toledo
Ohio
Joseph Weber
Lemberg
United States
America
Rome
Chicago
Dixon Man Wins Ladder Climbing Contest at Urbana Meet
Rain delayed the State Firemen’s tournament opening in Urbana Illinois. Matt Bales of Dixon won the ladder climbing contest with a 5.15 second time. William Cody, Reb Brooks, and Fred Stalz finished second to fourth. The Ladd Fire Department took the parade prize with Downers Grove placing second.
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Dixon
Urbana
State Firemens Association
Matt Bales
William Cody F Arcola
G Reb Brooks
Charleston
Fred Stalz
Edwardsville
Bair
Stalz
St. Louis
Ladd Fire Department
Downers Grove
Governor Folk in wreck escapes uninjured on Missouri-Pacific trains
An early morning collision between two Missouri Pacific passenger trains at Armour Missouri injures conductor William Welch. Governor Folk, traveling to a picnic at Stewartsville, was aboard one of the trains and escaped injury.
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Missouri Pacific
Armour
Missouri F Pacific
William Welch
Folk
Stewartsvile
Contempt Judgments in Denver Election Case
Denver election commissioner George N Ordway was jailed for contempt after refusing to hand over ballot boxes to the sheriff per court order. Henry Dougherty Fred A Williams and J Cook Jr also jailed for contempt after refusing to testify in the election contest. Supreme Court Justice Bailey denied a stay sought by Denver tramway and gas electric companies and took possession of ballot boxes as hearings resumed in county court.
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Denver
Arg
George N. Ordway
Lindsay
Henry Dougherty
Denver Gas and Electric Company
Fred A. Williams
Republican Central Comittee
J. Cook, Jr
Supreme Court
Justice Bailey
State Supreme Court
Denver City Tramway Company
Denver Gaand Electric Company
Nisbet
City Election Commission
Lindsey
Crank at Oyster Bay Rejected by President Visit
Henry Miller claiming to be a former Central railroad engineer was barred from Oyster Bay after requesting an audience with the president. He sought sheriff escort from Mineola, saying pension papers were lost and mail was being blocked. The sheriff noted Miller admitted prior confinement in a Connecticut asylum.
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New York
Henry Miller
Central Railroad
New Jerhes
Oyster Bay
Miller
Gildersleeve
Mineola
Connecticut
Iowa Democrats Nominate Full Ticket At Harmony Convention
Harmony marked the Iowa Democratic state convention as it nominated Claude Porter for governor and John D. Denison for lieutenant governor. The platform favored tariff revenue, railroad rate reform, and opposition to trusts with Bryan’s 1908 presidential endorsement. Five gubernatorial candidates contested, Porter securing the nomination after four ballots.
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Claude R. Porter
John D. Denison
J. S. McLuen
C. E. Munroe
L. L. Danforth
F. W. Townsend
W. S. Wilson
W. L. Carpenter
E. K.stoll
Supreme Court
Wissen Sane
Waterloo
Iowa
Claude Porter
Centerville
William Jennings Bryan
Porter
John D. Denisson
George W. Ball
H. D. Boies
Donald MacRae
MacRae
Sec
Ball
Boies
Denisson
J. B. Weaver
J. B. Sullivan
Des Moines
Lowa
Flood Devastates South Texas Towns and Kills Five
Reports from Ballinger and Brownwood detail widespread flood damage as the Colorado River rose 31 feet and sections 30 miles long flooded. Hundreds homeless, 25 confirmed drowned, $500000 in property lost, rail lines washed out, Santa Fe bridges toppled, crops ruined and 2000 cattle killed. In Alaska, five Japanese were shot on St Paul Island after seal rookery raids, with prisoners transported to Sitka. The U.S. notes no apology beyond describing the incident and will not deploy more revenue cutters.
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Bartler
Fort Worth
Tex
Texas
Colorado
Brownwood
Santa Fe
Dutch Harbor
Alaska
Seward
Island
St. Paul
Pribiloff
Department of Commerce and Labor
McCullough
Marshal Harmon
North American Commercial Company
Japan
State Department
Three Mile
Jini
Sima
New Foundland
St. Paul Island
United States
Treating a Syrian Leper Faces Federal Scrutiny
In Randolph county West Virginia a Syrian leper named George Rossi, shunted in a box car by overwhelmed health officials, is now to be visited and examined by a surgeon from the marine hospital service with a Syrian interpreter. Authorities assume his illness dates to before his arrival four years ago and consider deportation under immigration laws.
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George Rossi
Washington, D.C
Randolph County
W. Va
Elkins
United States
Rossi
Marine Hospital Service
Catholic Total Abstinence Union Opens in Providence
The national convention of the Catholic Total Abstinence Union of America began today in Providence R I. A solemn pontifical mass was celebrated at the cathedral by Bishop Matthews Harkins of the Providence diocese before the formal opening.
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Catholic Organizations
Providence
R. L
Catholic Total Abstinence Union of America
Matthews Harkins
Frankie Neil Defeated Harry Baker In 20Rounds
Los Angeles reports Harry Baker won a decision over Frankie Neil after a 20 round battle. Nearby Olcott New York launch party search ends with four missing, survivors found. Cardinal Rampola II in Rome shows health decline with poor prognosis. Canton Ohio reports seven prisoners escaped from the county jail last night.
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Harry Baker
Los Angeles
Frankie Neil
Olcott
N. Y
William Dicky
Lake Ontario
Canton
Ohio
True Bills for Ice Men Fourteen Philadelphia Dealers Indicted
The grand jury indicted 14 Philadelphia Ice Exchange dealers on conspiracy to raise ice prices. One indictment carries six counts, allowing joint prosecution by the district attorney. Trial scheduled for September 5.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia Ice Exchange
Atorney
Former Moderator Dead Rev J Addison Henry Passes Away
Rev Dr J Addison Henry, pastor of Princeton Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia, died today in Asbury Park New Jersey at age 72. A prominent clergyman, he served as moderator of the General Assembly. Also from New York investigators opened an inquiry into city ice prices led by District Attorney Jerome and the grand jury.
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J. Addison Henry
Presbyterian Church
Philadelphia
Princeton Presbyterian Church
Asbury Park
N. J
General Assembly
New York
Jerome
Mutiny Trial Shocks League Island Navy Yard
Five marines are confined in double trons on the Lancaster receiving ship at League Island with ten sailors under arrest after a mutiny Monday night. Two mutineers were badly injured in the incident.
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Philadelphia
Aug
Lancaster
League Island Navy Yard
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