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Rock Island Argus

Location

Rock Island, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Aug 13, 1906

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Means What He Has Said Advise Russia

Paris August 13 William J Bryan issued a statement on the Illinois democratic committee fight. He argues Sullivan should resign, says he acted on his own information, and that the fight aims to purge the party of corporate influence. He praises Dunlap and others. London August 13 King Edward and Queen Alexandra return home for Marianbad plans. A Cabinet meeting may lead to a joint advisory letter to Emperor Nicholas. St Petersburg August 13 three policemen killed in Moscow and Kazan.

Paris William J. Bryan Illinois Bryan Roger Sullivan Sullivan M. F. Dunlap Dunlap John Hopkins National Committee Majority Rule League Messrs Rainy Thompson Nelson London Edward Alexandra Cowes Marianbad Victoria and Albert Flushing Friedrichhof Emperor William Pall Mall Gazette Emperor Nicholas Russia William Friedrichshof Nicholas Alexis Hamburg St. Petersburg Moscow Kazan

Three Hurt In Race Fight On Fort Worth Streetcar

Fort Worth Texas August 13 three people were wounded when a crowd on an electric car argued over seating A white woman demanded a seat a sheriff aboard drew a pistol intending to strike a black man The gun discharged injuring Beulah Hudgins and R F Horn while Mrs Mary Williams was hit by the pistol fragment Sheriff Dinwoodie was arrested for the incident.

Fort Worth Texas Dinwoodie Beulah Hudgins R. F. Horn Mary Williams

Crown of Emperor Stolen in Paris Theft Case

Paris dispatch reports Brazilian Guerreiro arrested in Liston for stealing the pearl studded crown of the Brazilian emperors. The artifact, valued at $500,000, vanished amid a diplomatic uproar and sparked a wide police hunt across the city.

Paris Liston Guerreiro

Gunman fires on crowd at Coney Island waiter

An unidentified man at Coney Island opened fire in a crowded restaurant area, shooting a waiter in the back and then firing into the crowd. Three men, Thomas Fitzpatrick, Thomas McDonald, and George White, were fatally shot or fatally wounded, and Annie Smith was seriously injured. The shooter escaped. In Chicago, H Chandler Egan defeated Robert E Hunter to win the Mayflower cup in a 36 hole open amateur final at Onwentsia, 5 up with 4 to play.

New York Coney] Island Thomas Fitzpatrick Thomas McDonald George White Annie Smith Eagan Chicago H. Chandler Egan Exmoor Robert E. Hunter Midlothian Onwentsia

Son of Government Attorney Is Short

Birmingham Alabama August 13 an official of First National bank says Alex R Chisolm paying teller is 100000 short in accounts. Chisolm bonded for 30000 the loss to bank reduced to 7000. Chisolm confessed naming brokers as accomplices through speculation. He is son of Colonel Robert Chisolm special attorney for US government. Sultan Afraid of Doctors Constantinople August 13 Sultan improved this morning reluctant to treatment. Nomination Goes Begging Kansas City Missouri August 13 Judge Manford Schoonover declines democratic nomination for Congress Second district. Schoonover nominated at Lawrence August 1 after Kansas City mayor Rose nominated and declined.

Birmingham Ala First National Bank Today Alex R. Chisolm Chisolm Robert Chisolm United States Constantinople Kansas City Manford Schoonover Congress Schoonover Lawrence Rose

Veterans Reunited as Buck Escorts Head to Encampment

A report on wages and hours from 1905 shows a 1.6 percent rise in average hourly wages and a 6 percent payroll increase across major U.S. industries. Major M. T. Stafford invites Minnesota ex-governor R. Van Sant to help escort. Buck's staff travels to Minneapolis for the Grand Army encampment activities.

President Roosevelt Hosts Canal Leaders at Oyster Bay Luncheon

President Roosevelt will entertain at luncheon in Oyster Bay today with Representative Sherman of New York, chairman of the Republican Congressional Committee, and canal commission leaders Theodore P. Shonts and Joseph B. Bishop. Sherman says the visit relates to the congressional campaign and several related matters will be discussed.

Sherman Shonts Bishop Oyster Bay Roosevelt Representative Sherman New York Republican Congressional Committee Theodore P. Shonts Joseph B. Bishop Isthmian Canal Commission

Bonaparte Urges Harsh Action On Anarchists

Secretary of the navy Charles J. Bonaparte declares anarchists deserve punishment, proposing death for those who take life and severe solitary confinement with lash for others, branding anarchists as irreconcilable enemies and advocating extermination to preserve society. He voiced these views after the McKinley assassination during a Chautauqua speech in Cumberland Maryland.

Cumberland, Md Charles J. Bonaparte Navy Bonaparte McKinley Chautauqua Society

Democrats Seek Donations for Congressional Campaign

Chairman Griggs of the Democratic National Committee sent thousands of circulars urging $1 subscriptions from Democrats nationwide to fund the upcoming campaign. An earthquake struck Italy with a two second shock in San Remo causing panic. lighter tremors were felt at Bordighera and Goldirodi.

Washington Griggs Democratic National Committee Italy Rome San Remo Bordighera Goldirodi

Bryan itinerary ready for five western meetings

William J. Bryan fixed dates for five western meetings to follow eastern talks after arriving in New York. He will travel to Chicago on Sept. 4, Lincoln on Sept. 5, St. Louis on Sept. 11, Louisville on Sept. 12, and Cincinnati on Sept. 15, stopping in Kansas City on the return route.

Paris William J. Bryan New York Chicago Lincoln St. Louis Louisville Cincinnati Kansas City

Trolley Car Strikes Auto in Evanston Tragedy

Evanston reports one woman dead and another fatally injured when a Chicago and Milwaukee electric car struck their auto on Noyes street. Mrs Elisabeth Slaughter, 35, died instantly. Mrs H B Slaughter, 45, fatally injured with multiple fractures. G S Slaughter minor bruises, Christine Daulby slight injuries. Chauffeur drunk.

Evanston Chicago Chicago & Milwaukee Noyes Street Elisabeth Slaughter H. B. Slaughter G. S. Slaughter Elizabeth Slaughter Christine Daulby Slaughter

Stensland Denies Seen South. Father Rumor Crashes

Theodore Stensland son of a Milwaukee Avenue bank president denies involvement in the bank thefts. He hands over deeds to his father’s county real estate to the receivers for creditors. Chicago officials dismiss a dispatch claiming the fugitive traveled to Mexico. Hering, suspended bank cashier, fails to secure $65,000 bonds and is jailed. Theodore Stensland appears in court with deputies and attorney.

Chicago Theoore Steneland Milwaukee Avenue Bank Gage Stensland Fetzer Fort Worth Texas Paul Mexico Hering Theodore Stensland Milwaukee Avenue State Bank Kersten Steinard Jacob Kern

Seventeen Yachts Ready to Compete for Roosevelt Cup

Marblehead Mass August 13 Ideal yachting weather greeted the trial race to select three American boats to race Germany for the Roosevelt cup. Seventeen yachts started on a 15 mile triangular course. Spokane of the Eastern Yacht Club won finishing 1 minute 48 seconds ahead of Hayseed II.

Marblehead Mass Spokane Eastern Yacht Club Hayseed

Trains collide injuring fifteen in Fort Worth yard

Fort Worth Tex Aug 13 Two Rock Island passenger trains collided in the yards injuring 15 persons two seriously all from Texas.

Fort Worth Tex Rock Island Texas

Tillman Almost Woman Suffragist Wreckage Clears for Passage

Duluth Minnesota August 12 An opening forty feet wide is cut through the wreckage of the Interstate bridge in the Duluth Superior harbor Lumber basins and craft up to thirty seven feet beam may pass The steamer Peck tried to pass but wedged and hauled back Expected that all craft can pass by Wednesday In Clinton Iowa August 13 United States Senator Tillman of South Carolina spoke before two thousand people urging railroads and national legislation He claimed few men control railroads and warned of over capitalization He asserted many representatives are marionettes and that he supports women suffrage saying women act with noble impulses while men are dry dogs He received an ovation at the end.

Duluth Minn Duluth-Superior Lumber Basin Peck Clinton Iowa United States Tillman South Carolina Mississippi Valley Spiritualists’ Association Titman

Mad Mullah at Work Again Kills Over Thousand Tribesmen

London reports from Aden that the Mad Mullah raided the Soma liland border, killing more than 1,009 Bareharon tribe members in the Ogden region and capturing 10,000 camels. Chicago directory estimates 2,300,000 population, up from 2,273,000, by a calculated method.

London Aden Daily Mail Mad Mullah Somaliland Ogden

Day of riot on Gar line in New York

On August 12 1910 disturbances on Coney Island trains erupted as Brooklyn Rapid Transit workers and inspectors forced a second fare after Justice Gayner ruled the company had no right to double fare. Over 250000 rode to the island amid line stalls and mass ejections. Police and special officers clashed with riders. two women were injured one fatally, and many pedestrians walked home. BRT officials said they would continue collecting the second fare despite the ruling.

New York Coney Island Brooklyn Justice Gayner Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company Bird Coler Col Waldo Will Calleet J. ¥. Calderwood

Root Enjoyed Himself as Montivedeo Hosts Numerous Events

A steady stream of Sunday functions greeted Secretary Root during his brief visit to Montevideo. Local leaders arranged varied entertainments with a general aim to showcase hospitality, while speakers at each event extended warm remarks and cordial exchanges.

Montevideo Root

Typographers Meet In Colorado Springs For 8 Hour Fight

The 52nd annual convention of the International Typographical Union opens in Colorado Springs with 300 delegates. Main item is plans to advance the 8 hour day and sustain the union’s fight, with sessions continuing through the week. Also noted a letter to German Premier von Buelow from a vet recommending a sunstroke remedy tested on horses.

Colorado Springs Col International Typographical Union Prince von Buelow

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Alex R. Chisholm van Sant Bureau of Labor E. H. Buck Bureau of Labor Today M. T. Stafford 8. R. van Sant Minnesota Burlington Minneapolis Charles A. Partridge Charles B. Wilson William E. Ward Galesburg George R. Vanhorne Rockford BE. P. Murdock W. J. Franklin Macomb Henry S. Goodspeed Danville William Clendenin Moline N. N. Coons A. A. S. Wright Woodstock William Andrews R. M. Campbell Peoria A. D. Cadwallader C. E. Vaughan Milnois F. A. Hart Monmouth Canton Quincy Ilinois Buford Post Buck E. W. Hurst Weyerhaeuser & Denkmann L. S. McCabe & Co Rock Island Plow Company Major Connelly Mueller Lumber Company Young & McCombs Harper House J. Collins H. C. Schaffer W. K. Scott B. E. Parmenter C. W. Hawes Rock Island Lumber Company Henry Davts’ Sons Mosenfelder & Kohn Ransom Post of Blair Peoria Post Grand Army of the Republic Women's Relief Corps Ladies of the Grand Army Daughters of Veterans Des Moines Army of the Philippines Navy Department Atlantic City N. J Meadow Boulevard Joseph Locke Allen Wilson Marguerite Sutton Philadelphia Wilson Decatur Milwaukee Avenue Bank Advances Theory Kattowitz Prussian Silesia Renard Sielece Duluth Harbor Mullah Gar Nird Colter Vrewbte Union
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