Saratoga Wins G. A. R. Encampment Vote
Minneapolis news reports Saratoga, N Y chosen for the 1907 Grand Army of the Republic encampment. R B Brown of Zanesville Ohio elected commander in chief. Officers named include Armstrong Fenton Ireland Johnson and Ireland triumphs as chaplain. Carrie Sparkling of St Louis elected president of the Women's Relief corps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Minn
R. B. Brown
Zanesville
Ohio
Grand Army of the Republic
William H. Armstrong
Indianapolis
E. B. Fenton
Detroit
John Ireland
St. Paul
W. H. Johnson
Lincoln
Neb
Mr. Brown
C. G. Burton
Missouri
P. H. Coney
Kansas
Carrie Sparkling
St. Louis
Women's Relief Corps
Michigan Sugar company to consolidate beet plants
Detroit August 17 The Journal reports articles of incorporation filed with the secretary of state for the Michigan Sugar company to consolidate at least seven of the state's largest beet sugar manufacturing plants under one management.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mich
Michigan Sugar Company
Girls Drown on Lake Cormorant Near St Paul
In Lake Park Minnesota on August 16 Miss Fanny King 17 and Miss Nellie Jordan 20 and Miss Lena Jordan 18 drowned when a raft they rode with ten companions upset on Cormorant lake near St Paul. Rescue efforts arrived too late, three girls lost. A separate item notes Alfred Clark 12 drowning while swimming in Kent creek at Rockford Illinois on August 17.
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Cormorant
St. Paul
Minn
Fanny King
Nellie
Lena Jordan
Cormorant Lake
Lake Park
Rockford
Rockford, Il
Alfred Clark
Kent Creek
Railroad Man Heads Ticket for Texas Governor
Texas Democrats nominate Thomas M. Campbell of Rusk, a lawyer and former general manager of the International & Great Northern railway, as their candidate for governor. Also notes the death of Bloomington mayor James S. Neville and children's writer Rebecca S. Clark, "Sophia May," at 73.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Democrats
Thomas M. Campbell
Dallas
Rusk
James Hogg
Democratic Party
Campbell
International & Great Northern Railway
Bloomington
James S. Neville
Illinois Warehouse and Railway Commission
Skowhega
Rebecca S. Clark
Sophia May
Letter produced by Untermyer challenges McClintock claim
Samuel Untermyer, counsel for the International Peaceholders’ Committee, offered to produce a letter or copy of a letter to prove Emory McClintock’s handwritten instructions to kill legislation. Untermyer showed letters in McClintock’s hand and telegrams indicating desire to kill a bill, plus a telegram from “General” to the Mutual’s agent. The “General” pen name was linked to Andrew Fields, the Mutual’s lobbyist, with no suggestion McClintock knew of it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Samuel Unter
Myer
International Poliy Holders’ Committee
Emory McClintock
The
Mutual Life Insurance Company
Untermyer
McClintock
Massachusets
Mutual
Andrew Fields
Borrowed Funds Cripple Chelsea Bank Collapse
The First National Bank of Chelsea Massachusetts, closed by directors, blamed on large loans to officers and directors. Deposits were $680,000 on June 18. In Chicago a Garfield Park bank at 2024 West Madison street was placed in receivership with creditors seeking insolvency for Ellis E. Drake and the bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
First National Bank of
Chelsea
Mass
Chicago
Garfield Park Bank
West
Madison Street
Bethea
United States District Court
Ellis E. Drake
Henry
Valparaiso quake and fire sweep Chile and nearby shocks
A Chilean earthquake wrecks Valparaiso and sparks fires as a separate report notes a Milwaukee Avenue State Bank collapse in Chicago. President Drake asserts solvency and aims to discharge creditors. The Polish National Alliance seeks a receiver for the bank. Washington reports a strong quake recorded late in the day, tied to the Chile event, while California’s Lick observatory shows no local shock.
Bold youth gang admit string of robberies and a killing
Four teenagers Fred Peterson William Meares Walter Westwood and Frank McAuliffe confessed to a series of holdups culminating in the death of Fred Mullineaux on Ocean Boulevard last Sunday night Peterson 17 admitted firing the shot when Mullineaux resisted the robbery in San Francisco on August 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Fred Peterson
William Meares
Walter Westwood
Frank McAuliffe
Fred Mullineaux
Ocean Boulevard
Peterson
Mullineaux
Missing San Francisco attorney Quinby tied to Eagle Insurance case
San Francisco August 17 attorney H C Quinby counsel for the Eagle Insurance company of Illinois is missing after opposing the grand jury. Judge Graham issued a bench warrant for his arrest as the panel sought documents on earthquake damage. Authorities suspect Quinby says papers given by Eagle inspectors include many falsified items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Eagle Insurance Company
H. C. Quinby
Eagle Insurance Company of Illinois
Grand Jury
Graham
Grand
Quinby
Eagle Company
Secretary Shaw Satisfied With Financial Conditions
Secretary Shaw visited the sub treasury and voiced satisfaction with the financial world. His wife and daughter are due to arrive in New York from Europe the following day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
New York
Shaw
Sub Treasury
Socialist Candidates Jailed at Brimfield Picnic
Rudolph Pfeiffer a congress candidate and Dr S A Knopfnagel were jailed at Brimfield yesterday after a disturbance at the Old Settlers picnic in Peoria County. Ex Senator C N Barnes criticized the socialists during his Peoria speech. They were discharged after several hours in custody.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peoria
Ill
Rudolph Pfeiffer
S. A. Knopfnagel
Brimfield
C. N. Barnes
Barnes
Justice Keeling
Pfeiffer
Knopfnagel
Colorado
Eugene V. Debs
Old Settlers’ Association
Charles Hayes
TWO MASTERS WILL QUIT PEORIA CITY EMPLOYE RESIGNS
Wellington A. Jones harbor master and city salesman for Standard Oil resigns after local manager demands dropping a prosecution against Swain Packet for nonpayment of wharfage. Roosevelt will run claim echoed by Prince at GOP convention in Galesburg. Union Pacific declares semi annual preferred 2 percent and common 5 percent dividends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peoria
Standard Oil
Wellington A.jones
Standard Oil Company
The
Standard
Swain Packet Company
Packet Company
Valparaiso Earthquake Devastates City Amid Reported Losses
Reports from New York describe Valparaiso Chile badly damaged by a quake with three fires, possible fatalities, and interrupted cable links to South America. A later dispatch says main office restored and conditions may be less severe, though rumors of fires and 100 bodies persisted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Valparaiso
Chile
Frisco
San Francisco
Lisbon
South American
Named for Congress Outside Cook County List
A historical slate shows pairs of names for congressional races outside Cook County, with party labels Democrat or Republican. The list includes candidates such as H. M. Snapp, B. Alschuler, C. E. Fuller, F. O. Lowden, J. P. Wilson, and others across districts 11 to 25, indicating contested races and ballot positions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Cook County
Dist
Republican
Democrat
H. M. Snapp
B. Alschuler
C. E. Fuller
F. O. Lowden
J. P. Wilson
McKinney Committee
G. W. Prince
H. N. Wheeler
J. V. Graff
F. L. Meek
J. A. Sterling
L. W. McNeil
J. G. Cannon
C. G. Taylor
W. B. McKinley
J. W. Yantis
J. C. Pope
H. T. Rainey
Z. J. Rives
B. F. Caldwell
W. A. Rodenberg
J. J. McInerney
Frank Dickson
M. D. Foster
P.J. Chapman
J. R. Williams
G. W. Smith J
My Joplin
Sweet Marie Sets World Trotting Record at 2 04
Be sides winning the free for all trot in the grand circuit meet at Poughkeepsie Sweet Marie trotted the second heat in 2.04 a new world record for trotting mares and fastest mile on any track this year Brondie equals the record. Pekin Broncho goes 2.02 to match the Pekin track record and 2.0614 earlier mark Little Boy held
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Sweet Marie
Lou Dillon
Brondie
Pekin
Little Boy
Decatur
Little Wonder
Sherman Loyal to L G as Fourteenth District GOP Renominates McKinney
The Republican congressional convention of Illinois Fourteenth district at Aledo endorsed national and state administrations, praised Senator Cullom, and defended Lieutenant Governor Sherman on state issues. It renominated Congressman James McKinney and formed a new committee: C. C. Marsh, Hancock, A. F. Malin, Henderson, D. N. Blazer, Mercer, W. L. Hampton, McDonough, H. A. J. McDonald, Rock Island, M. C. Porter, Warren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James McKinney
Fourteenth District
Aledo
Cullom
Sherman
C. C. Marsh
Hancock
A. F. Malin
Henderson
D. N. Blazer
Mercer
W. L. Hampton
McDonough
Improvement Association Plans Minneapolis Meeting
Burlington Iowa Aug 17 President Thomas Wilkinson issued a call for the Upper Mississippi River Improvement association gathering to be held in Minneapolis on October 9 and 10.
Largest grain crop and labor shortages plague the northwest
From Duluth to the Dakotas, scarce labor drives wages high as farmers seek hands for the harvest of the largest grain crop in U.S. history. Offers reach 2.50 to 3.00 per day with board, yet labor is only half required, while broader shortages hit all industries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duluth
Minn
Northwest
Head of the Lakes
Dakotas
IS WALKING TO OMAHA E H Selle of Freeport
Edwin H. Selle cashier of a Freeport bank walks from Chicago to Omaha on a novel vacation trip. He stopped in this city last night with F A Leithner and family. Selle has previously walked from Freeport to St Paul and plans to complete the journey in 13 days. He reached Geneseo yesterday and Rock Island at 2 PM before continuing today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. H. Selle
Freeport
Edwin H. Selle
Chicago
Omaha
F. A. Leithner
Mr. Selle
St. Paul
Geneseo
Rock Island
Socialists Nominate John C. Gibson for Congress
John C. Gibson of this city was nominated by the Socialists at their Turner Hall convention for congressman in the Fourteenth district. The meeting, led by Hugh Shephard, with Gustafson as secretary, moved little business and plans a 12 member delegation to the state convention in Chicago on August 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John C. Gibson
Turner Hall
Hugh Shephard
Gustafson
Moline
Chicago
Joe Remer Leaves Wife in Spanish American War Mystery
Davenport police are asked by Mrs. Joe T. Remer to locate her husband from Davenport. He is a member of Company A 6th regiment J 6 in the Spanish American War and has not returned after sending a letter claiming he would not. They married last March. she is a Des Moines girl. Remer disappeared Saturday after work in Silvis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
Joe T. Remer
Remer
Deg Moines
Silvis
Governor Present But Mob Lynches Eight Inch Mill Will Resume Monday
Two eastern officials of Republic Iron and Steel, with Amalgamated Association officers, settled a wage dispute delaying the Eight Inch mill at the steel works. The 84inch mill will resume next Monday, employing 60 or 70 workers. In Greenwood, Governor Heyward watched as a mob lynched Robert Davis after he attacked two girls. The crowd fired hundreds of bullets, despite the governor’s plea to spare him. Militia encamped at Chickamauga remained nearby for support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republic Iron & Steel Company
Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers
Columbia
S. C
Heyworth
Robert Davis
Greenwood
Davis
Heyward
Chickamauga
Shortage of 755 385 in county funds alleged
Examiners under Judge Pardee report a shortage of 755 385 in the Akron county treasury traced to former County Treasurer Smith. Prosecuting Attorney Hagenbarger says charges will be filed. Also, at Macomb Illinois Charles Cushman a special policeman at the fair grounds was shot and killed by a negro gambler who was captured and wounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron
Ohio
Pardee
Smith
Hagenbarger
Macomb
Ill
Charles Cushman
Fair Grounds
Discrimination Is Union's Charge In L&N Officials Case
Birmingham, August 17. After a three day preliminary hearing, M B Drennen J W Leach Earle G Evans and J R Moore L&N railroad officials were bound over to the federal grand jury in 200 bonds each on the charge of discriminating against members of the Order of Railway Telegraphers. The case will be tried jonite merite.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
M. B. Drennen
J. W. Leach
Earle G. Evans
J. R. Moore
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Federal Grand Jury
Order of Railway Telegraphers
Jonite Merite
Chicago Milwaukee St Paul to Sell 25 Million Treasuries
Directors of the Chicago Milwaukee & St Paul railroad decided to offer to stockholders the 25 million dollars in common stock held in the treasury. The issue had been previously authorized by stockholders. Elkhart Mutual Life collapse. Elkhart, Ind. Aug. 17. The Elkhart Mutual Life Association has been placed in the hands of a receiver. Total assets are said to be under 1 million dollars. Marshall Chess Champion. Berlin, Aug. 17. The Nuremburg tournament ended yesterday with Frank J. Marshall of the United States winning the first prize with 12 1/2 wins and no losses. Street Car Derailed. A Tri-City streetcar on the Fourth avenue line left the rails at Fifth Avenue and 38th Street, delaying traffic for a time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Polish National Alliance of the
United States of North America
Milwaukee Avenue State Bank
Elkhart
Ind
Elkhart Mutual Life Association
Marshall
Berlin
Nuremburg
Frank J. Marshall
Tri-City Railway
Fourth Avenue
Fifth Avenue
Thirty-eighth Street
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Saratoga
Zanesville, Ohio
Southern Veterans’ Association
Henry Wirz
Andersonville
BIG Sugar Trust Soon
Michigan
Samuel Untermeyer
Emory M’clintock
Milwaukee Avenue
Drake
Lick Observatory
Mount Hamilton
Webster City
Iowa
Eagle Grove
Chase
Ward
London
Craigie
John Oliver Hobbes
Reid
Old Settlers
Mr. Pfeiffer
Roosevelt
Galesburg
Theodore Roosevelt
United States
Congressman Prince
Union Pacific
Union Pacific Company
Southern Pacific
Pacific Ocean
Santiago
Bay of
Nuevo Malecon
Gran Avenida
Avenida de Las Delicias
National Theater
Puerto
Port
Straits of Magellan
Panama
Central & South American Telegraph Company
Mendoza
Argentina
Buenos Ayres
L. Y. Sherman
BIG River Meeting
Warsaw
Russia
Poland
Meyer
Kixelgen
St. Petersburg
Hoy
Cholodina
Pensea
Sura
Volga
M. Vragoff
Vragoff
Petroff
Germany
Joe Remer
Sodier
South Carolina
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