Grand Army Encampment Opens in Saratoga with Addresses
The first business session of the 41st annual Grand Army of the Republic encampment convened in Saratoga on Sept 12 1906. Robert Brown commander in chief and Adjutant General O Neall delivered addresses urging military instruction in schools and faster hospital care for insane veterans while praising Roosevelt for pension support.
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Saratoga
Grand Army of the Republic
Robert B. Brown
Joseph O'Neall
Goss
Johnson
Brown
Ant
Tne
W. ER
Woman's Relief Corps
Joseph W. O'Neall
Georgia
Idaho
Indian Territory
New Mexico
North Dakota
O'Neal
O’neall
Pawers
O'Neall
General O'Neall
Repet
N. Y
Republic
Hughes
Charles E. Hughes
Barton
Charles G. Barton
Nevada
Toledo
Congress
Patriotic Ancient and Honorables
Grand Army
Allied Troops Strike Moorish Camp at Taddert in Africa
In Sept 12 dispatches from Casablanca and St Paul report a sudden allied French Spanish attack on Tat ferd where Moorish forces massed. The camp was burned, Moors fled, French casualties were one killed and six wounded. Moors burned farms and woods as they retreated.
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Casa Blanca
Tatferd
Taddert
Drude
Gloria
St. Paul
Rexford
Mont
Expre
Courts May Clash In Special Legislature Session Suggestion
Omaha Nebraska September 12 Judge T G Mun ger orders restraint on reduced grain freight rates may trigger a clash between state and federal authorities over railroad regulation Hearing on the order set for September 12 in Omaha judicial action bears on rate policy and potential interstate authority conflict
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Nebraska
Omaha
Neb
T. G. Munger
Neraska
Rev R E Smith Addresses Methodist Conference
Rev R E Smith of Galva speaks at the Methodist conference in this city. As a board member and opponent of saloons, he delivers a temperance sermon described as among the strongest speeches before the delegates this afternoon.
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R. E. Smith
Galva
Board of Education
Delegates Named by Governor Deneen to Memphis Convention
Springfield Sept 12 The Illinois governor names delegates to represent Illinois at the deep waterway convention in Memphis Oct 4 and 5. Delegates include all Illinois congressmen Isham Randolph H W Johnson H M Schmoltz Lyman E Cooley plus commissioners Clarence B Surve y C H Deere W L Sackett and Leon McDonald W J Lynch. Will Fight Local Option Law. Sterling Sept 12 White side and Lee counties liquor dealers hold annual convention and dispatch delegates to the state convention to oppose the local option law.
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Bloomington
Illinois Mayors’ Association
Gulf
McCashrin
McDonald
Decatur
McCaskrin
Fitzhenry
Railroad and Warehouse Commission
Puterbaugh
Chicago
State of Illinois
George W. McCaskrin
Edward D. Shurtleff
Milton J. Foreman
Thomas O’connor
Peoria
George Shumway
Galesburg
la Salle
Silas Cook
East St. Louis
F. W. Marstiller
Geneval
Rock Island
C. E. Beaver
Mount Carroll
Springfield
Argus
Ilinois
Memphis
Tenn
Isham Randolph
H. W. Johnson
Ottawa
H. M. Schmoltz
Beardstown
Lyman E. Cooley
International Improvement Commission of
Illinois
Clarence B. Survey
Canton
C. H. Deere
Moline
W. L. Sackett
Morris
Leon McDonald
Lockport
W. J. Lynch
Granite
Sterling
Whiteside
Lee Counties
Lusitania reports brisk Atlantic crossing and arrival forecast
A wireless from Sable Island confirms Lusitania passed Sable Island about 4 this morning. In New York the turbine liner Lusitania returns from its first voyage to America and is expected to set record pace with a 24 hour run of 570 knots and an average speed of 23.5 knots.
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Cunard Line
Queenstown
Lusitania
Deutschland
Cherbourg
Atlantic
Wil
Belfast
Harland & Wulff
Halifax
Sable Island
Cunard
New York
America
Accusations Fly Between Fish and Harriman Over Illinois Central
New York reporters detail the public unveiling of Fish's charges against J. T. Harahan as president of Illinois Central. He accuses Harahan of falsifying records and using Union Pacific private wires for covert telegraphs to E. H. Harriman. Directors investigate, with Harahan defending himself while a three-man Harriman-aligned committee awaits results.
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New York
Stuyvesant Fish
E. H. Harriman
Mr. Fish
J. T.harahan
Illinois Central
Fish
Harahan
Union Pacific
Ilinois
The
Cornelius
Vanderbilt
J. W. Auchencloss
Walter Luttgen
Harriman
Messrs. Fish
J. T. Harahan
Hackstaff
Ilinois Central
Imperial yacht Standart grounded off Hango Finland
The Russian imperial yacht Standart with Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra aboard ran aground at Horseva point near Hango on September 12. The royal family remains onboard, with several vessels racing to the scene for aid. Standart grounded at about 4:30 p.m. after sailing from Makalaks with warship escort.
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Hango
Finland
Emperor Nicholas
Empress Alexandra
Horseva Point
Helsingfors
Standart
Makalaks
Railroads push to delay grain rate rulings and seek court fights
Governor Sheldon calls for restraint as railways press to change grain rates after harvest. Leaders warn of injunction battles and an optional special session, while church voices denounce liquor trade as a social and economic curse amid rising anti saloon activity.
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Mr. Smith
Antisaloon League
Explosion in Toulon hardware store injures crowd
Twenty three men were badly cut by flying glass after an explosion at Wheeler & Co. hardware in Toulon on Tuesday night. A large crowd gathered when fire started and plate glass shattered, with three spectators losing ears. State's Attorney J. H. Rennick was among the injured.
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Kewanee
Wheeler & Co
Toulon
J. H. Rennick
Secretary Taft's Mother Improves at Worcester
Worcester Massachusetts September 12 Mrs Louisa M Taft mother of Secretary Taft is 80 years old yesterday She sat up and received callers for the first time since July illness Physicians expect she will soon recover completely.
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Taft
Worcester
Mass
Louisa M. Taft
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Elgin
Edward Holland
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T. J. Webster
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White Star
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