Democrats Send Out Thirty Campaign Speakers Nationwide
Chicago Aug 14 nearly 30 speakers were dispatched by the Democratic National Committee to broadl y spread campaign oratory across the United States. John He Atwood led the bureau and promised further waves of speakers to meet demand. In New York Bryan’s strength and county forecasts were cited, with hopes of offsetting upstate opposition. Bryan and Kern received endorsements as Rochester endorsed the Denver platform. Plans for a campaign tour across Illinois Indiana and Ohio followed a tentative Peoria speech date.
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Chicago
Democratic National Committee
John He Atwood
AMC
Atwood
United States
Connors
New
Bryan
Ilinois
Lincoln
Neb
Indiana
Ohio
Peoria
Inois
New York
Taft and Bryan Expected at Toledo G A R Encampment
In Toledo Ohio on August 14 1912 officials announce that presidential candidates William H Taft and William J Bryan are invited to the G A R encampment held the first week in September Taft will be on Middle Bass Island during the encampment and can visit Toledo easily while Bryan is being urged to attend with hope that both will participate in the event.
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Toledo
Ohio
William H. Taft
William J. Bryan
Messrs
Taft
Bryan
Middle Bass Island
DIES FROM MANY CAUSES IN BELLEVILLE HORSE DEALER
Fred Deutchmann Sr., a Belville Illinois horse dealer, died from a complicated illness including tetanus, ptomaine poisoning, prolonged hiccoughs, and paralysis. The physician said the tetanus may have entered in latent form before the ptomaine poisoning after he ate liver sausage.
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Belleville
Fred Deutchmann
Deutchmann
Democrats Call for Prohibition Amendment Vote
San Antonio Texas Aug 14 Democrats at the state convention unanimously adopted a platform demanding submission to the people of a prohibition measure. The move signals a push for a statewide referendum on prohibition policy.
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Texas
San Antonio
Flexible airship proves a success in Berlin flight
Berlin reports the Parseval dirigible balloon, built on a flexible system, flew two hours forty five minutes over and around the city with maneuvers in a moderate wind at 600 to 1000 feet. The craft exhibited strong stability and responsive handling during the test. Meanwhile at the Franco-British exhibition grounds in London an envelope balloon owned by Captain Lovelace of the New York Aero club exploded, killing two and injuring six.
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Berlin
London
Captain Lovelace
New York Aero Club
Mexican Southwestern Railroad Receivership Ends in New Mexico
Santa Fe New Mexico August 1 Judge McFie approves final report of Receiver Henry W Leman and discharges the receiver cancelling the bond terminating a litigation of unusual interest in legal history Texas Mexico railroad case ends after over a century in court with final disposition and closure by judge.
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Mexican Southern Road
Santa Fe
N. M
Mexican Southwestern Railroad Company
McFie
Henry W. Leman
Regatta Opens as Minnesota Crew Wins First Event
The national rowing regatta began in Springfield Massachusetts under favorable conditions with light winds and smooth water. The intermediate four oared shelly was won by the Minnesota Boat Club of St Paul with St Joseph of Boston finishing second.
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St. Paul
Springfield
Mass
Minnesota Boat Club
St. Joseph
Boston
Near Lynching of Black Man Sparks Illinois Turmoil
Detroit, Aug 14 Receiver Austin for Cameron Currie Co filed first balance sheet showing liabilities exceed assets though some receivables appear uncollectable. Assets include 1112 dollars in receivables while firm owed customers 1,429,000. Securities valued 27,700 and cash over 2,000. Springfield, Aug 14 A crowd gathered as Mrs Hallam identified George Richardson as a man who dragged her from bed and brutalized her last night, prompting deputies to intervene to prevent further violence.
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Detroit
Mich
Austin
Cameron, Currie & Co
Springfield
Somenaetis
Court House
American Fleet to Sail for Sydney Tomorrow from New Zealand
American battleships under Rear Admiral Sperry sail from Auckland tomorrow morning for Sydney, New South Wales, a voyage about 1,300 miles. In Washington, the Interstate Commerce Commission postpones enforcement of the new bill of lading law from September 1 to November 1.
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New Zealand
Sydney
New South Wales
Auckland
N. Z
Sperry
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Chicago Children Bury 2000 Birds in Park Grave
In Chicago a single grave near West Sixtieth and Ada streets marks the burial of 2000 storm victims. Neighborhood children led by Catherine Cayer and Ben Linden collected the dead birds, arranged a funeral, and placed a stone inscription reading In Memoriam Our Friends the Birds.
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Chicago
West Sixtieth
Ada Streets
Catherine Cayer
Ben
Loomis Street
Carl Linden
Sexton Linden
Bobbie” Weyh
Ada Street
Dream of De Lesseps Canal Ends in Liquidation
Paris reports the liquidation of the old Compagnie du Canal Interocéanique, once led by Ferdinand de Lesseps. After extensive delays and scandals, the Seine tribunal authorized a final creditors payment of 1 percent and discharged receivers. The isthmian canal project shifted from Colombia to the United States, with Panama’s independence altering control and a later US purchase totaling 40 million dollars.
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Paris
Comval Company
Tribunal of Seine
Istis
Colombia
Societe Civile Internationale du Canal Interogeanique
Isthmus
Ferdinand de Lesseps
United States
American Congress
Republic of
Panama
Panama Canal Company
Unique Aerial Contest Starts in North Adams Mass
Four balloons entered for a 30 mile point to point race the first event of its kind in the United States pilots must name a distant landing point at least 10 miles away and land within 10 miles of that point Mrs H Clayton accompanies pilot C J Glidden aboard the balloon Boston as a feature of the race.
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North Adams
Mass
United States
H. Clayton
Boston
C. J. Glidden
Admiral Cogswell Dead Veteran of Oregon Horn Trip
Rear Admiral James Kelsey Cogswell U S Navy retired died in Jacksonville today. He made the famous voyage around the Horn aboard the battleship Oregon with Commander Clark during the Spanish American War, sailing from the Pacific to the Atlantic.
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Horn
Oregon
Jacksonville
Fly
James Kelsey Cogswell
U. S.1
Cogswell
Clark
Pacific
Atlantic
Midsummer Weather Slows Progress but Optimism Grows
Dispatches to Den's Review from New York dated August 14 report that midsummer weather retards progress somewhat yet overall business volume increases. Sentiment about the future shows pronounced improvement as activity broadens.
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Den
New York
Heavy frost hits Medora North Dakota town
A heavy frost settled over Medora North Dakota last night damaging crops and orchards. The frost came with clear skies and light winds, delaying farming activities today. Local authorities urged precautions for affected fields and young plants.
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North Dakota
Medora
N. D
Gravn
Unemployed Clash Over Parade at Prosperity Congress
In New York on August 14 1904 unemployed picketers gathered at Duane Street seeking a parade to the Interstate Prosperity Congress. Police denied a permit and the march was prevented while a delegation from the unemployed presented a resolution to Secretary Hog of the Bureau of Unemployment.
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Prosperity Congress
New York
Congress
United Travelers of America
Travelers’ Protective Association
Duane Street
Law
The
Bureau of Unemployed
Secre- Hog
Last of Church Claims Settled in Porto Rico Deal
San Juan Puerto Rico August 14 after long dispute between federal government and Catholic church over estates valued at 1 million dollars a settlement allocates Santo Domingo convent lands to the United States subject to congress approval while the insular government receives the marketplace San Francisco barracks and asylum lands for 180 400 in installments the church gains a chapel and 62 acres near San Juan ending protracted litigation and appeals to the US supreme court will be withdrawn
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San Juan
Porto Rico
Bacon
New York
Congress
Santo Domingo
San Francisco
Insate
Church
United States Supreme Court
Black Attacker Slays Officer on Train Dining Car
New Orleans August 14 Johnn J Car roll longtime police officer was killed on a dining car after a quarrel between two Black men. The assailant fled into the drawing room and was surrounded, then fatally wounded by officers as he attempted to escape.
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New Orleans
Johnn J. Carroll
Louisvilles& Nashville
Tennis experts to clash at Crescent Club matches
Beals C Wright of Boston and Raymond D Little of New York meet Nat Emerson of Cincinnati and L H Wardner of Chicago on the Crescent grass courts at Bay Ridge to decide who will face Hackett and Alexander for the Newport trophy next week. An exhibit of the fastest east has been promised. Singing Evangelist Dead. Ira D Sankey, Brooklyn, dies at home last night.
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Hackett
Alexander
New York
Crescent Athletic Club
Bay Ridge
Beals C. Wright
Boston
Raymond D. Little
Sex Clerners
Nat Emerson
Cincinnati
L. H. Wardner
Chicago
Newport
East
Ira D. Sankey
Brooklyn
Taft Urged to Quit Golf in Rich Man’s Game
Hot Springs Ark Aug 14 The antigolfers push Taft to quit golf claiming it is a rich man’s game. Taft cites the fable of the old man and the ass and notes he cannot please everybody while playing two rounds, scoring 89 and 92 as he walked about nine miles on the 18 shore course.
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Decatur
Parsons
Kan
Stuart Huntley
California
Los Angeles
Ilinois
Taft
Hot Springs
Ark
Plan for Warfare Heads of Departments to Meet in Chicago
In Chicago on August 14 the executive committee members of the Republican National Committee Borah Lowden Rosewater Cherniesel and others began a conference to map western campaign details. More officials join tomorrow as the gathering is poised to be one of the season’s major campaign events. Wright heads to Hot Springs to confer with Taft on war department matters and the political situation.
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Chicago
Senator Borah
Idaho
Frank O. Lowden
Illinois
Victor Rosewater
Nebraska
Cheriesel
Missouri
Ional
Naonal Cha Hitchcock
T. Coleman Dupont
George K. Sheldon
National Committee
R. B. Culahan
Literary Bureau
Fred W. Upham
Istant
Wright
Washington
Hot Springs
Taft
War Department
Pope Assures Church Interests Will Be Granted
In Rome on August 14 Cardinal Gibbons met the pope who said the church’s interests in America would never be denied. The cardinal thanked the pope for granting all he had asked from the propaganda and Vatican.
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Rome
Cardinal Gibbons
Poniff
Propaganda
Vatican
America
Pension Referendum Defeated for Iowa Miners
Oskaloosa Iowa August 14 headquarters of the mine workers of Iowa announced the referendum vote on pensioning aged and disabled miners was defeated by 4165 votes.
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Oskaloosa
Iowa
Mine Workers of Iowa Today
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Niagara
Chenango
Kings County
Rochester
Democratic Committee
Kern
Denver
Campbell
Arthur B. Storey
Lockhart
Eagles
Seattle
Wash
Order of Eagles of North America
Governor Guild
Curtis’ Guild Jr
Jas ‘Aol
J. Pr“Ab
Old
de Lesseps
M.asummer
Cook
West
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