Seven West Pointers Set Out For Hazing Sutton
Seven cadets at West Point were dismissed by order of President Taft for involvement in hazing Rolondo Sutton, brother of the late Lt. James N. Sutton. The accused are John J. Booker Jr., Richard W. Hocker, Earle W. Dunmore, Channey C. Devore, Gordon Lefebvre, Albert E. Crane, and Jacob S. Fortner. Sutton was beaten while on guard duty and hospitalized. investigation followed Congress limits on hazing.
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West Point
Taft
Military Academy
Rolondo Sutton
James N. Sutton
Naval Academy
Annapolis
John J. Booker, Jr
Georgia
Richard W. Hocker
Kansas City
Earle W. Dunmore
Uties
N. Y
Channey C. Devore
Wheeling
W. Va
Gordon Lefebvre
Richmond
Albert E. Crane
Hawarden
Iowa
Jacob S. Fortner
Detham
Ala
Booker
Sutton
Trains Tied Up by Fresh Downpour in Colorado Canyon Country
Denver reports severe flooding along the Arkansas river as tracks washed out and some rail lines diverted. Homes evacuated and belongings moved to higher ground as Four Mile Creek flood renewed, with Royal Gorge region battered for hours and trains on Colorado Midland and Denver Rio Grande diverted.
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Denver
Arkansas River
Four Mile Creek
Canon City
Pueblo
Gorse
Royal Gorge
Colorado Midland
Denver & Rio Grande
Wellman Fades to North Pole Flight From Spitsbergen
A Triest dispatch says Walter Wellman left Spitsbergen on August 16 in a dirigible from the Thalia bound for the north pole with favorable winds at takeoff. The note comes from the captain in Hammerfest, Norway.
Fishing Boat Lost Drowns Eleven in Nova Scotia
Lumenberg Nova Scotia Aug 15 The Gloucester fishing schooner Orinoco capsized today eleven men all Nova Scotians were drowned. Reported by telegraph sources the tragedy adds to the perilous coast trade. A separate item notes that a Illinois Manufacturers association official John M Grant says proposed changes in telegraph code rates take effect in September.
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Lumenberg
Nova Scotia
Qne
Trial of Williams by Navy Martial Court at Sea
A Navy Department telegram reports Rear Admiral Schroeder confirming David Williams, a Vermont battle ship mess attendant, is being tried by martial court at sea for manslaughter connected to a boxing match aboard the Vermont off Provincetown Massachusetts. The incident followed the bout in which William Foster another mess attendant died shortly after.
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Washington
Navy Department
Schroeder
David Williams
Vermont
Provincetown
Mass
Ilimison H Foster
Americans Begin European Task With Launch Trip
Berlin August 19 The American waterways commission opened its European study mission to examine German canal and river systems. Theodore Burton of Ohio described the Prussian ministry of public works, as the group uses a steam tunnel near Berlin for three days to study adjacent canals. Professors Johnson McPherson Hopkins and others will gather material on Germanys waterways history.
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Berlin
Mmission
Senate
Theodore Burton
Obi
Ministry of Public Works
Ir. Murten
Emory R. Johnson
Philadelphia
George McPherson
4. Hopkins
Germany
Fraternal Congress Names Detroit As Next Meeting Site
The Fraternal Congress closed sessions in Boston and selected Detroit for next year’s meeting. Officers elected include President Thomas H. Cannon of Chicago, Vice President John J Hynes of Buffalo, Secretary and Treasurer C A Gower of Columbus, Ohio. Medical section officers named Dr. W K Harrison of Chicago president, George G Connell of Chicago secretary, and Dr. Elizabeth M Hooper treasurer.
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Fraternal Congress
Boston
Mass
Detroit
National Fratern Congress
Thomas H. Cannon
Chiazo
John J Hynes
Buffalo
Treasuer
C. A Gower
Columbus
Ohio
Congress
W. K. Harrison
Chicago
George G. C'onnell
Elizabeth M. Hooper
Nebraska Judges Named by Republicans Nominate Two
In Lincoln on August 19 the Republican convention nominated S. H. Sedgewick and J. B. Barnes for supreme court judges. The third seat is contested between Jacob Fawcett and F. G. Horn, with odds favoring Sedgewick. Sedgewick is a former judge. Barnes is a sitting judge, as is Fawcett who was appointed by Governor Selden.
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Sedgewick
Barnes
Lincoln
S. H. Sedgewick
J.B. Barnes
Jacob Fawcett
F. G. Horn
Hier
Fawcett
Selden
Riot on Broadway Ends in Mercer Street Lockup
Eighty five men and women spent the night at the Mercer Street police station after a major Broadway riot. Strikers attempted to call out workers at a firm on Thirteenth Street and Broadway, sparking a clash in which over 200 people fought. Women were assaulted and garments torn as participants were beaten and bruised.
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New York
Mercer Street
Broadway
Thirteenth Street
Riess Buys 1500 Automobiles for New York Market
A Chicago era automaking deal marks Charles E. Reiss a former Rock Islander and brother of A. J. Reiss as he moves into New York New Era autos. He has contracted for 1500 automobiles to be distributed through subagents in the East during the coming season as a major sale move.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles E. Riess
New York America
Charles E. Reiss
Mr. Reiss
A. J. Reiss
Newa. K
Or. Land and Marion
Pinchot Ballinger Fight Sputters in Denver Meeting
Denver August 1. Former Senator Thomas Patterson of Colorado prepared to attack Pinchot but was curtailed as the Trans Misssissippi commercial congress refused more time. No action was taken on Patterson’s resolution as leaders failed to resolve the controversy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Trans-Mississippi Commercial Congress
Thomas M. Patterson
Colorado
Congress
Paterson
Commission to Probe City Finances in Busse Plan
Chicago August 19 Mayor Busse today named six members of a commission to investigate city revenue expenditures. Officials aim to expand transportation facilities and beautify the city, seeking an accurate finances record before any increase in bonded debt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Busse
Une
Postmasters Meet in Toledo for National First Class Session
One hundred fifty postmasters from across the country attend the National Association of Postmasters of the First Class meeting in Toledo Ohio. The session is routine with Postmaster General Hitchcock due to arrive tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Ohio
National Association of Postmasters of the First
Hitchcock
Barge and Five Lost Near Sanderstown
The tug Valley Forge reported the loss of the barge Shawmont during a ware Tuesday near Sanderstown Ros. Five crew members were drowned.
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Sanderstown
Ros
Valley Forge
Shawmont
Moroccos Sultan Calls for Pause in Melilla Clash
Tangier Aug 18 The sultan of Morocco sent a written message to the Rif rebels opposing the Spanish Melilla expedition, ordering a suspension of fighting until an imperial mission arrives.
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Tangier
Morocco
Melilla
Athlete to Reformatory in Wisconsin Robbery Case
Robert Taintor a Beloit college athlete was sentenced to two years at Green Bay reformatory after pleading guilty to burglary and arson in a LaCrosse garage. He confessed a feigned death attempt to dodge suspicion and used the name Arthur Dearborn to shield the family name. Also reported Governor’s son Ashley Deheen recovering after illness at the Springfield executive mansion.
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Robert Taintor
Beloit
LaCrosse
Wis
Beloit College
Green Bay
Tainter
Virogua
Taintor
Arthur Dearborn
Springfield
Ashley Deheen
Executive Mansion
Rich orphans pictured in novel may be action against Chambers
New York August 19. The Hamersley heirs consulted counsel over a Harris of slander claims by Robert Chambers The Danger Mark serial in the Saturday Evening Post. Courtland de Peyster Field urged immediate investigation to assess grounds for legal action against author and publisher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Robert Chambers
Saturday Evening Post
Lewis Gordon Hamersley
Katherine Livingston Hamersley
J. Hopper Hamersley
Hamersley
Courtland de Peyster Field
Hamersleys
Red Army Scores New Clash in Massachusetts War Game
General Bliss leads invading red troops from CRREESE New York New Jersey District of Columbia and Fort Ethan Allen across Plymouth Duxbury toward Boston as blue Massachusetts militiamen under Brigadier General Pew flee left wing shattered and a rebel cavalry surge proves decisive in a two day skirmish near Bryantville Pembroke Aug 19.
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Pembroke
Mass
Blue Army of
Massachusetts
Plymouth
Duxbury
Boston
Tasker H. Bliss
Army of the Red
Crreese
New York
New Jersey
District of Columbia
Regular Cavalry
Fort Ethan Allen
Massachusetts Army of Defense
The
Blues
William A. Pew
Blue
Red Army Infantry Ordered into Action at Pening
Report notes the infantry strength of the Red Army being ordered into action at a publication point described as Pening. The brief reference emphasizes mobilization without detailing battle dates or outcomes.
Speedway Trials End With Record Run At Indianapolis
Indianapolis August 19 At the end of a 50 mile grind the field wrapped up a race day in which top speeds impressed. Barney Oldfield’s high powered Benz soared to a one mile time of 43.1 seconds in a sensational display as Buick and Stoddard Dayton entries posted fast runs in the longer events.
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Grind—Oldfield
Foo
Indianapolis
Ind
Stoddard-Dayton
Schwitzer
Stoddard - Daytons
Wright
Buick
Chevrolet
Strang
Barney Oldfield
Burman
Knox
Bourguy
Pime
Marmon
Stillman
Jackson
Yynch
Olagela Keocka-Amebien
Benz
Militia Keeping Strikers Move at Steel Car Strike
Mounted state constabulary keep strikers moving at McKee Rocks after an unknown foreign woman with a baby reportedly directed gunfire from the riverbank. The steamer Pfeil carried 15 imported workers. bullets struck the boat but no injuries were reported.
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Pittsburg
Mounted State Constabulary
Steel Car Company
McKee’s Rocks
Pfeil
Ohio River
Not a Passenger Killed on the Q Line Rails Remarkable Safety Record
The Burlington railroad reports a fiscal year ended June 20 1909 with no passenger fatalities amid about 20 million passengers carried and trains on time across its Chicago to Denver route. The year saw 1 016 454 000 passenger miles and 15 000 miles of trains run. A similar 1908 record is cited for the Pennsylvania system.
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Burlington Railroad
Chicago
Denver
Pennsylvania
Bryan Day at Seattle Honors Bryan at Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Expo
William J. Bryan plans a Seattle visit during the expo closing week and may participate in closing day exercises set for October 16. Attendance total surpassed 2,000,000 as German and Grand Army days marked the fair’s progress amid a large crowd.
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Seattle
William J. Bryan
Bryan
Moroccan Rebel Roghi Captured as Fez Tense
A Fez-to-Tangier courier confirms Roghi, rebel subject of the sultan, captured and likely brought back to Fez. Roghi’s chamberlain and many followers were severely harmed in recent fighting, with others mistreated as large numbers of Roghian prisoners are moved toward Fez.
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Roghi
Banda
Tangier
Fez
Morocco
Explosion kills two on Pere Marquette train near Grand Ledge
Accident on a west bound Pere Marquette passenger train near Grand Ledge Michigan at midnight killed Engineer William Brately and Fireman Fred L Graves. The boiler exploded two miles east of the city, wrecking the train. A coach overturned and a sleeping car derailed, but no passengers were seriously injured.
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Pere Marquette
Grand Ledge
Miehb
William Brately
Fred L. Graves
Here
Bridge Line Blocked by Lost Transfer Wagon
Last evening at 5 15 the street car system on the bridge line was blocked for 30 minutes. One Robb transfer wagon lost its wheel on Twentieth Street and Third Avenue at the car turn. The wagon, heavily loaded with paper, obstructed traffic until the vehicle could be removed. Commuters heading home for supper faced notable inconvenience.
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Twentieth Street
Third Avenue
Oberlin Romance Ends With 11000 Mile Marriage Journey
Miss Julia Hutchinson of Muscatine to wed Ralph Harding, a civil engineer and Oberlin and Case alumnus, in Yokohama Japan on Sept 11. The couple will travel 11,000 miles before marriage and then tour the orient nearly 2,000 miles, residing in Tanauan near Manila and in Manila.
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Muscatine
Iowa
Oberlin College
Julia Hutchinson
Ieat Muscatine
Estalist
Yahama
Japan
Ralph Harding
Orient
Miss Hutchinson
Iowa City
Cedar Rapids
San Francisco
Harding
Manila Limited Railway
Case Scientific School
Tanavam
Manila
City of 30,000 gets no milk boycott begins
Lorain Ohio August 19 milk men enact threatened boycott over city council milk regulation leaving almost the entire 30 000 population without cream or milk at breakfast in a sharp citywide disruption
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Lorain
Ohio
Taft Congratulates Emperor Francis Joseph on Birthday
President Taft sent a congratulatory dispatch to Emperor Francis Joseph on his birthday. He offered cordial congratulations and good will, noting the anniversary and expressing hopes for prosperity between their governments and peoples.
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Taft
Austria
Washington
Francis Joseph
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Wellman
Pole
Williams
Nebraska
North Pole
Aw Bio
Pinchot-Ballinger
Commission
Sultan
Katherine Hamersley
Louis G. Hamersley
Field
RED Army
Boston Town
Bryantville
6Th
Massachusetts Infantry
Coast Artillery
Connecticut Regiment
Blue Army
Bliss
Cavalry Armee
McKees Rocks
Burlington Road
Bryan Day
Julia, Hutchinson
Muscatine Society
Off
Oberlin Collegeromance
Groom
Oriental Railroad
Schdol
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