Sulzer Impeached by New York Assembly in Night Vote
Governor William Sulzer was impeached at 5:16 a m by a 79 to 45 vote after an all night session. His wife’s last moment appeal failed as articles of impeachment were prepared and nine managers named to conduct proceedings. Spectators stood through the night while the governor slept at his home awaiting the outcome.
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Albany
N. Y
Wiliam Sulzer
Assembly
New York
Sparres
Assembly Chamber
Franey Committee
Levy
New York City
Repass
Smith
Sulser
Poisoning at Soldiers' Home reported in Milwaukee
Milwaukee Aug 13 Forty men and eighteen women who work in the dining room and kitchen at the soldiers home are suffering from prompt effects after a dinner yesterday with others affected slightly. Two veterans were attacked.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Sol‘ore
Clayton Sent to Senate Opposed by Alabama Leaders
Washington Aug 13 Congressman Henry D Clayton of Alabama who was named to fill the Johnston vacancy may be denied a seat in the Senate. Governor O Neal appointed him despite Democratic leaders and Senate lawyers saying such appointment requires express authority from the Alabama legislature under the seventeenth amendment. Objections are expected when credentials are presented and would go to the privileges and elections committee.
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Washington, D. C
Henry D. Clayton
Alabama
United States
O'Neal
Senate
Clayton
Joseph F. Johnston
Committee On Privileges and Elections
President Wilson Thought Well Protected After White House Invasion
An intruder jumped the White House fence and neared the presidential chambers before being stopped by a police officer. The visitor, Sylvester, the Superintendent of Police, was conducting a personal inspection of the guard. The chief reported satisfaction with the protection observed.
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White House
Washington
D. C
Wilson
Stealilly
Sylvester
Seven Lost From Launch Drowned in St Louis River
In Superior Wisconsin on August 13 seven of a 22 person party on a gasoline launch were reported missing after the craft was swamped by a tug’s wake. The missing include Mrs Louise Lasky Mettie Lasky 19 Clara Goldstein 20 Mrs Aaron Siegel and her children Bennie 7 Phil 4 and Sylvia 14.
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Superior
Wis
St. Louis
Louise Lasky
Mettie Lasky
Clara Goldstein
Aaron Siegel
Bennie
Phil
Sylvia
Three Deaths in Italians Strike Ends
Milan Italy Aug 13 The general strike in Italy ends with three dead one hundred sixty five wounded and two thousand four hundred seventy nine arrested. Workers report millions of logs to work men and employers. All workers returned to factories this morning except transport workers who stayed out.
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Milan
Italy
Heat tops triple states as thermometer nears 100
In Kansas City Missouri and nearby, temperatures reached 100 this tenth straight day with highs from 100 to 112 expected to be matched before night. In Illinois Mount Vernon women voted for the first time in a park bond election, approving the issue by seven to one.
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Kansas City
Kansas
Missouri
Oklahoma
Izene
Mount Vernon
Ill
Park
Surgeon Dabney Faces Madness In Fatal Operating
Mariette Ohio August 13 A renowned eye ear and throat surgeon Dr William R Dabney is committed to an asylum after a patient died during a vivisection attempt He had allegedly performed two to three operations daily for months before collapsing amidst a jaw and throat dissection on Jacob Schaad who died during surgery Nurses and physicians fled as Dabney shouted and threatened the medical team
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Mariette
Ohio
Cincinnati
William R. Dabney
Jacob Schaad
Schaad
Dabney
Shand
Schand
Knights Templar Conclave Focuses On Officers
Denver notes interest in senior and junior grand wardens at the conclave as 16 U S teams drill. Possible offices include Samuel P Cochran George Vallery and W H Norris with Huston R Coleman backed by Michigan commanderies. Leonidas Newby is unopposed for senior grand warden. Also reports on Jules Felix demonstration of a self balancing aeroplane and Morgenthau's Turkey ambassadorship. An Altoona hotel fire at Eau Claire destroys the hotel and harms guests.
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Denver
Col
Knights Templar
Kalamazoo
Leonidas Newby
Knightstown
Ind
Three Matheny Brothers Operated For Appendicitis In Iowa
St Joseph Missouri August 13 Three brothers Frank Henry and M A Matheny of Blockton Iowa were operated on for appendicitis today and are reported doing well A brother had an appendectomy without operation several months ago according to local reports
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St. Joseph, Mo
Frank
Henry
M. A. Matheny
Blockton
Iowa
Tammany cheers as Sulzer downfall appears near
Tammany Hall rejoices at the report by the Frawley committee charging Governor Sulzer with using campaign funds for personal stock market gains. If proven true, Sulzer could be ousted, with anti-Sulzer lawmakers led by Charles Murphy vowing to destroy him. Sulzer denies the charges.
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Tammany Hall
Sulzer
New York
Tammanyized
Frawley Committee
Charles Murphy
German socialist leader August Bebel dies at 73
Zurich reports the death of August Ferdinand Bebel a German socialist leader aged 73. He joined the German labour movement in 1862 and fought for workers until his death, serving in the imperial parliament from 1871 with periods of imprisonment for high treason and lese majeste. He was famed as a brilliant organizer though not a great orator.
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Zurich
Switzerland
Ferdinand Bebel
Bebel
Lawovement
Posses on Trail of a Black Fiend in Kentucky
In Lexington on Aug 13 a crowd of hundreds in boats, on horses, and on foot hunted Goldie Winkfield, a young black man accused of attacking and killing Estelle Potter, 13. A thousand men across a dozen passes searched all night as lynching threats emerged. a minister helped organize the posse. Bloodhounds lost the trail at the Missouri river. some believe the suspect drowned himself.
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Lexington
Goldie Winkfield
Estelle Potter
Hier
Missouri River
Aged Chicagoan Kills Woman Then Ends Own Life
Henry Beeson, an elderly Chicago watchman, shot and killed Lulu Climie in a West Side yard after she refused to press his clothes. He then fatally shot himself. Neighbor Ellen Killen testified that Climie had said she was done with Beeson. In Washington, Martin Mulhall fell ill while testifying before the House lobby investigation committee and the Senate reported Senator Lewis of Illinois appeared in his seat after unconfirmed reports of an appendectomy. he said he felt slightly better.
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Chicago
Henry Beeson
Lulu Climie
West Side
Ellen Killen
Washington
D. U
Martin M. Mulhall
Lobby Investigating Committee of the House
Lewis
Washington, D. C
Dlinois
Senate
Unsettled Weather With Thunderstorms Tonight Likely
The forecast notes unsettled conditions with potential thunderstorms tonight or Thursday, followed by warmer weather and moderate southerly winds. A 7 am temperature of 70, yesterday’s high 82 and low 69, and no precipitation reported.
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J. M. Sherier
Engineer Dies in Wreck Near Kirksville
Wabash No 1 bound for Des Moines collided with a freight train near Kirksville Missouri early today. Engineer Morrison of Moberly was killed and Fireman Burton of Moberly injured. The passenger engine was demolished but no passengers were hurt.
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St. Louis
Wabash No. 1
Des Moines
Kirksville
Morrison
Moberly
Burton
Strike Guard Attacked as Copper Country Strike Worsens
In Calumet Michigan Private John Kelley of Detroit, on sentry duty in a Wolverine mine area, was clubbed unconscious by an unknown assailant. Striker Valent ine Ruyocich was shot in both legs by Corporal Poelonia at the Quincy mine after a rejected to bait order. Judge Murphy reports operators refuse to treat while miners are represented by the Western Federation of Miners. President nominates postmasters in Illinois.
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Calumet
Mich
John Kelley
Detroit
Wolverine
Valentine Ruyocich
Poelonia
Quincy
Lansing
Judge Murphy
Ferris Tofay
Western Federation of Miners
Chloroform Aids 7 Burglaries In Chicago Rooming House
Twelve Italians were drugged with chloroform in a South Chicago rooming house to prevent resistance as trunks were rifled. Six other robberies occurred within two blocks, all using chloroform. The total booty amounted to $500.
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Chicago
Plot to murder Dr Sun Yat Sen in Japan
Tokio reports that 100 assassins were sent to Japan to kill Dr Sun Yat Sen and other Chinese revolutionaries by Provisional President Yuan Shi Kai. Tokyo says the Japanese government will protect revolution leaders seeking asylum and will not allow Japan to be used as a base for plotters. Shanghai notes Wu Sung forts surrendered to government troops, rebels' leaders escaped.
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Tokio
Japan
Sun Yat Sen
Huang Sing
Yuan Shi Kai
China
Shanghai
Wu Sung
Delay 18 Denied in Rural Credits Debate
President states it is not advisable to amend the currency bill now with rural credits. He proposes postponing that phase until December when the government commission reports from Europe. The bill’s scope cannot fully satisfy farmers. Eagle of Texas calls the measure the "most gigantic political machine" in the government’s history.
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Washington, D. C
House Democratic Caucus
Europe
House
Eagle of Texas
Spouse Held for De Latour Death
Chicago August 18 a new inquiry into the death of Jan de Latour begun today by Coroner Hoffman led to the arrest of Wanda de Latour widow of the victim. The coroner's jury ruled death by own action but the widow was booked on a murder charge amid conflicting statements from her and her two sons. Authorities planned to release her later as evidence was weak. Baltimore chosen for next federation convention.
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Chicago
Ill
Jan de Latour
Hoffman
Wanda de Latour
de Latour
Duffy
Lind Gaining Hearing For Wilson Plan
Dispatches from John Lind to the state department describe his meeting with Mexican foreign relations minister Federico Gamboa. Officials expect Lind to oppose recognition until a constitutional election, while promising to keep foreign powers informed as the United States seeks a peaceful Mexican settlement.
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Washington
State Department
John Lind
Frederico Gamboa
Lind
United States
Mexico City
Gambo
O'Shaughnessy
Mr. Lind
Huerta
Mexico
Japan
Felix Dias
Germany
France
Henry Lane Wilson
Wilson
England Living Cost Soaring Across Working Class
London reports a Board of Trade study showing 9 million people in England and Wales with incomes of 6.25 dollars a week or less faced a 435 million dollar rise in living costs over seven years. Prices are the highest in 25 years, food up 14 percent since 1900 while wages rose only 3 percent. potatoes up 46 percent.
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London
Board of Trade
England
Wales
Women Voters Gather for National Suffrage Conference
Washington D C Aug 13 women voters representing about four million women in many states met as delegates at a three day conference of the National Council of Women Voters to plan extending suffrage to states lacking the franchise.
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Washington, D. C
National Council of Women Voters
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