Reports of Officers of Main and Auxiliary G A R Hear
Delegates at Toledo on September 3 discuss officers reports and committee findings for the Grand Army of the Republic and its auxiliary bodies. Commander Burton reviews 1907 membership, deaths, and reinstatements, praising the Sulloway pension bill and honoring Lawler and Lucas for their service. A note mentions a new comet observed by Professor Morehouse of Drake University.
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Toledo
Grand Army of the Republic
Woman's Relief Corps
Daughters of Veterans and Ladies of the
Jenth Laws
Burton
Thomas G. Lawler
Rockford, IL
Daniel R. Lucas
Professor Morehouse
Drake University
Des Moines
Old Soldiers Day Features John H Hector Speaker Bid
John H Hector known as the Black Knight spoke at Milan Lincoln chautauqua on Slavery Past and Slavery Today and The Battle of Shiloh He outlined four race problem solutions including religion education voting literacy and liquor prohibition Chicago based Meneley quartet provided music and entertainers for the day with large crowds in both sessions
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Milan Lincoln Chautauqua
John H. Hector
South
Jesus Christ
Trouble Maker Is Much Surprised by Moroccan Move
Berlin action on Morocco is limited to suggesting that the signatories of the Algeciras pact recognize Mulai Hafid as sultan. Officials express wonder over French and English press agitation. New comet discovered at Lake Geneva with Yerkes Observatory director announcing the night test.
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Berlin
Germany
Morocco
Algeciras
Mulaj Hafid
Lake Geneva
Wis
Ed Frost
Yerkes Observatory
Thaw May Remain In Duchess Jail
Poughkeepsie New York September 3 Tee Morschauser refused to grant an order transferring Harry K Thaw from Duchess County Jail to another institution Sheriff Chanter argued the jail was not proper for a prisoner committed as insane.
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Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Mustee Morschauser
Harry K Thaw
Duchess County Jail
Chanter
Ottawa Ill trolley collision kills two children
Two children of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Snell died in a trolley car crash with a carriage near Ottawa. The parents were severely hurt, Mrs. Mamie Townsend and another girl were injured, and Townsend’s son was also hurt. The group had been returning from Majestic Park when the Illinois Valley Railway car struck their carriage, tossing it 20 feet from the tracks. The skull fracture to the injured girl suggested a grave prognosis.
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Ottawa
Ill
Walter Snell
Mamie Townsend
Debs Addresses Thousands in Kansas City Convention Hall
Socialist presidential candidate Eugene V. Debs spoke to several thousand at Convention hall after arriving in Kansas City. His remarks echoed prior speeches on the tour, with brief addresses at Creston Corning Clarinda Burlington Junction Villisca Hepburn Skidmore Mount City Bigelow Amazonia and other stops along the Debs special train.
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Kansas City
Eugene
Debs
Convention Hall
Creston
Corning
Clarinda
Burlington Junction
Villisca
Hepburn
Skidmore
Mount City
Bigelow
Amazonia
Decision Vacates Fine On Late Senator Mitchell
Portland authorities report United States Judge Wolverton vacated the $1,000 fine imposed on the late United States Senator Mitchell in land fraud charges. The fine, levied July 25, 1905, was challenged as not warranted by law after Mitchell died before the Supreme Court decision.
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Mitchell
Portland
Ore
United State District Attorney
United States
Wolverton
United States Supreme Court
BURGLARY STING WOUNDS TWO EAST ST LOUIS OFFICERS
Chief Detective Gill and Patrolman Ransome Paine were shot early today while trying to trap burglars at the home of Philip Wolff treasurer of St Clair county in East St Louis Paine is expected to die the burglars escaped. General Stewart buried in St Louis funeral held at the home of his son with United Confederate Veterans in charge. Await official count from Omaha primary results will take days as many counties have not tabulated votes. Frost denied as Western Treasurer claim in Indiana and no major damage reported.
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East St. Louis
St. Louis
Gill
Ransome Paine
Philip Wolff
St. Clair County
Paine
General Stewart
Alexander Stewart
Biloxi
Miss
United Confederate
Omaha
Bryan Attacks Trusts and Reform in Sioux City Rally
William Jennings Bryan denounced Du Pont of Delaware and Senator Penrose of Pennsylvania as Republican allies of trusts during a large rally in Sioux City Iowa. He claimed more trusts exist now than eleven years ago and urged reforms on tariffs bank deposits labor and governance as he toured Minnesota and Iowa.
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Sioux City
Iowa
Bryan
Coleman Dipont
Deaware
Senator Penrose
Pennsylvania
Republican Executive Committee
Minnesota
Alton
Taft
Penrose
Republican Party
Dupont and
United States
Speech Claim on Trust Magnates in Penitentiary
A historical quote recalls a claim that even a strenuous Republican president has failed to put a single trust magnate in the penitentiary, highlighting political critique of antitrust enforcement from a bygone era.
CANDIDATES DO NOT GO ON THE TICKET
The supreme court upheld the state primary election law, blocking Democrats from placing their state convention nominees on the state ticket as Democrats. Democrats will campaign with governor and congress candidates only, having failed to nominate other state officers at the primaries.
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Pierre
S. D
Supreme Court
Congress
Ohio Senator Says No Trouble Between Aker and Taft
In July 1863 the Ohio senator stated there was never any trouble between Aker and Taft outside of news papers. The piece notes Aker reached rear admiral rank in March 1907 and has served over 15 years at sea during his career.
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Foraker
Taft
Ohio
Woman shoots self in Paris hotel room amid marriage woes
An American woman, Marian F. Colfield of New York, attempted suicide by shooting two bullets into her breast in a Paris hotel. She had arrived with her husband T. H. Colfield and son, but the husband and boy left for Dinard days earlier. the reason for the attempt remains a mystery. She is 28 and spent most days in her room.
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Paris
Marian F. Colfield
New York
ISLEUTHS ON TRAIL FARMERS AND BRIDGES LINKED TO OUTRAGE
Joliet Illinois September 3 Governor Deneen orders detectives to pursue dynamiters who blew up a canal bank near Channahon. The blast flooded fields and left boats stranded with thousands of fish dead. Pinkerton agents assist canal officials who blame farmer bridge maintenance fights for the attack. Rear Admiral John P Merrell to retire September 7.
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Joliet
Deneen
Illinois and Michigan Canal
Channahon
Charles Erickson
Erickson
Leon McDonald
Pinkerton
Channahon Township
Court halts two cent fare law in Arkansas rail rates
Federal Judge Vandeventer granted an injunction requested by St. Louis Iron Mountain Southern and three other railroads to stop the Arkansas state railway commission from enforcing the new 20 cent fare law and from interfering with railroads raising intrastate freight rates.
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St. Paul, Minn
Vandeventer
St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern
Arkansas
Arkansas State Railway Commission
Baron Sackville is Dead, Ex-Minister to United States
London Sept 3 Bar on Sackville West, second baron of Sackville and former British minister to the United States from 1881 to 1888, died today. He was recalled by President Cleveland in 1888 at the request of the administration.
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Cleveland
London
Lidlen Sackville- West
Baron of Sackville
United States
Cleve
Wag
Mrs Marshall Field Jr Weds Maldwin Drummond in Quiet Westminster Ceremony
London dispatch reports Mrs. Marshall Field Jr of Chicago married Maldwin Drummond, second son of the late Edgar A. Drummond, at Westminster registry. Only the Duke of Westminster, Craig W. Wadsworth, and Mrs Field’s two sons attended. Drummond, aged 30s, hails from a Hampshire family and is a noted social figure and sportsman. The union had been anticipated by close friends.
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London
Marshall Field Jr
Chicago
Westminster Registry Office
Maldwin Drummond
Edgar A. Drummond
Duke of Westminster
Drummond
Craig W. Wadsworth
Registration and exam schedules at local high school
Principal H E Brown will keep his office open Saturday and Monday to register students for the coming year and to administer exams. The library will also be open for book rentals on Saturday and Monday with a request to pick up books before Tuesday. Registration at Villa de Chantal is set for Monday September 7, with classes starting Tuesday September 8. Parents are asked to send children promptly Tuesday morning to aid class organization.
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H. E. Brown
Brown
Villa de Chantal
Entrikin Will Probate Names Heirs and Executor
The will of Walter J. Entrikin of Moline was admitted to probate in county court yesterday. The heirs are his children William B. Entrikin Fred C. Entrikin Roy J. Entrikin Ada J. Peterson and Emma Morgan with Fred C. Entrikin named as executor. The will was drawn March 27 1907.
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Walter J. Entrikin
Moline
William B
Fred c
Roy J
Ada J. Peterson
Emma Morgan
Fred C. Entrikin
Cimit Taft’s Part in Fight Advised to Lie Low
Middle Bass Ohio Sept 5 That Judge Taft should not go personally into the campaign outside of Cincinnati until sometime in October seems to be the suggestion now under advisement It is believed this is one of the subjects to be taken up when National Chairman Hitchcock arrives here for a conference next Saturday Judge Taft went fishing this morning at 7 o'clock.
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Middle Bass
Ohio
Taft
Cincinnati
Hitchcock
Review Held at Melbourne Honoring Admiral Sperry Birthday
Melbourne Australia September 3 Fifteen thousand Americans and Australians joined a grand review and parade at Flemington celebrating Admiral Sperry s birthday. The city presented him a silver bow wearing suit able inscription Roberts Will Recover. Atlantic City New Jersey September 3 Charles B Roberts of Baltimore shot on the boardwalk last week was reported recovering and expected to recover. Jefferson City Missouri September 3 A writ of prohibition was granted by the supreme court to stop the opening of ballot boxes from the recent primary election.
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Admiral Sperry
Melbourne
Australia
Flemington
Jefferson City
The
Supreme Court
Teddy
Iowa House Favors Picking a Senator
Des Moines with a 72 to 29 vote the Iowa House adopted a concurrent resolution to elect a short term senator on September 9. Democrats joined Progressives in support.
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Iowa
HOUSE
Des Moines
Tragedy as Aero Naut Jones Falls 500 Feet at Maine Fair
Charles Oliver Jones a 40 year old aeronaut from Hammondsport New York dies after a 500 foot fall at the Central Maine fair grounds Waterville. Mrs Jones and their child witness the crash and reach him as flames issue from the gas bag before he dies about ninety minutes later.
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Waterville
Maine
Charles Oliver Jones
Hammondsport
N. Y
Jones
Ada Ohio swells its chest over Watkins nomination
Ada Ohio on September 3 voices honor for townsman Professor Aaron Watkins as he will receive official notification of his nomination as vice president by the prohibition party. Political partisanship will be set aside as the town salutes its esteemed citizen. Pekin issue notes imperial edict on a proposed Chinese constitution and an eventual parliament.
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Watkins
Ada
Ohio
Aaron Watkins
Prohibition Party
Pekin
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Chautauqua
Meneley
Thaw
Duchess
Uirgip
Mi Cn
Ajay
Frank B. Kellogg
Republican National Committee
Indiana
Indianapolis
White House
Dakota
Phil
Paater
Self
Times Today
Senator Foraker
Roosevelt
Youngstown
Toto
Associated Press
Toledo Times
Isleuths
Bank of Minors
Michigan Canal
Washington
John P. Merrell
Navy
Michigan
St. Paul
Baron Sackville
Marshall Field, JR
Cimit Taft
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