Thaw Hearing Delayed At Sharbrooke Court
Harry K. Thaw, Matteawan fugitive, to be arraigned in Superior Court on a writ of habeas corpus at 10 AM Wednesday. Delay provoked protests from New York officials. defense hails seven day postponement as victory while Thaw stays jailed. Thaw receives visitors Mr and Mrs George Lauder Carnegie. officials remain puzzled over deportation options. Attorney Shurtleff travels to Ottawa seeking assurances on deportation destination.
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Sherbrooke
Quebec
Harry K. Thaw
Matteawan
Thaw
George Lauder Carnegie
J. G. Greenshlinds
Montreal
Conger
Hornbeck
Duchess County
New York
Coaticook
Vermont
New Hampshire
Detroit
Messrs. Conger
New York State
Carnegie
Mitchell Thompson
Roger Thompson
Thompson
Immigration Department
Canada
Dominion
Ottawa
L. Shurtleff
Department of the Interior
South America
Weather for Travelers Across Major Cities
Observations at 8 am show St Louis 78 clear with a 4 mile south wind and fair Friday. Chicago 76 partly cloudy with a 4 mile west wind and likely rain Friday or Saturday. Milwaukee 60 cloudy with a 10 mile southwest wind and probable rain. St Paul 66 cloudy with a southeast wind and cooler rain. Kansas City 86 partly cloudy with a 6 mile southwest wind and hot, with a low of 80. New York 68 clear with a 4 mile east wind and increasing clouds. Boston 63 partly cloudy with a 4 mile northwest wind and probable Friday fair. Washington 64 partly cloudy with a 4 mile east wind and fair Friday with a low of 54.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
ST. Paul
Kansas City
New York
Boston
Washington
Good Roads Army Goes Marching On
Missouri volunteers again worked on state highways after a first day that yielded 200 miles of new road. Governor Major reported heavy turnout with many counties continuing road work while some farming paused to favor road improvements. He praised the “splendid road spirit” and noted repairs on hundreds of miles of existing highways.
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Kansas City
Major
Missouri
Good Roads Army
Hodges
Kansas
Jeferson City
Progressive party gains strength in Texas amid tariff debate
Colonel Cecil Lyon of Sherman says Democrats face political peril from tariff moves that remove duties on wool and sugar. He argues free wool harms cotton interests yet protects cotton growers, and predicts a growing Progressive presence as Democrats wane in the state. Lyon briefed on arrival from Galveston.
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Cecil Lyon
Sherman
Texas
Lyon
Galveston
Dynamite Found in Mayor Gaynor's City Hall Office
A janitor found six sticks of what is believed to be dynamite under a window in Mayor Gaynor's city hall suite. The incident occurred in New York on August 21 as authorities investigated the blast threat.
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Gaynor
New York
Mayor Gaynor
City Hall
The Power of the Press Advertising Influence
The article discusses the enduring influence of newspapers beyond news reporting highlighting the advertising power of the press. It argues advertising shapes daily life by providing essential information alongside news. The author urges readers to consider how advertising columns affect readers' decisions and lifestyles.
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Light
Diggs Convicted in Mann Act Case as Caminetti Trial Looms
Maury I. Diggs is convicted for transporting Marsha Warrington from Sacramento to Reno for immoral purposes and awaits a September 2 sentencing with a possible five year term per count. Co-defendant F. Caminetti’s trial, son of Anthony Caminetti, attracts strong public interest.
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San Francisco
Cal
Maury I. Diggs
Marsha Warrington
Sacramento
Reno
Nev
Diggs
F. Drew Caminetti
Lola Norris
J. P. Diggs
Marshall Diggs
Caminetti
Anthony Caminetti
Immigration
United States District
John L. McNab
Diggs-Caminetti
Attorney General's Office
Labor
Wilson
Washington
van Fleet
Guil
Man jailed after fight over wife’s dental teeth
Police Judge Aukam sentences Henry Hardesty to 30 days in the workhouse after a dispute over his wife’s store teeth. Hardesty claimed ownership since he bought them, but the judge ruled against him as separation from a wife does not excuse taking her teeth. The episode included a threat with a razor and Mrs Hardesty nearly swallowing the teeth.
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Washington, D. C
Aukam
Henry Hardesty
Hardesty
Telephone Stock Sold In Orange Firm Buyout
A majority of the Home Telephone Company of Orange Texas stock, valued at 30000 dollars, has been purchased by J B Earle, president of the Brazos Valley Telephone Company of Waco Texas. It will become part of the group of associated companies operated and controlled by Brazos Valley with its general offices in Waco.
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Waco
Tex
Home Telephone Company of
Orange, Tex
J. B. Earle
Brazos Valley Telephone Company
Brazos Valley Company
Leased Wire Day Report From Associated Press
The San Antonio Light notes it receives the LEASED WIRE DAY AP report as its primary general news service along with its own extensive special news service.
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San Antonio
Associated Press
Light
Potter offers 10 help on contract
Alexander Potter the New York engineer who prepared the San Antonio Water supply report arrived in town and offered his services to the city to aid the aldermanic committee. He will travel to Corpus Christi and Kingsville for related projects and says he will help formulate a mutually advantageous contract.
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Alexander Potter
New York
San Antonio
Corpus Christi
Kingsville
Potter
Bankers to Hear Cotton Loan Plan in San Antonio
Peter Radford ex president of the Farmers Union and J A Arnold secretary of the Texas Commercial Secretaries Association attended a San Antonio Clearing House meeting called by President Franz Groos to consider endorsing the Farmers Union plan for banks to lend to farmers on cotton at a low rate of interest. The plan, begun in North Texas two years ago, aims to help farmers meet obligations while holding cotton for better prices. Participants include Joe Longfeld George Wideman John B Carrington and several local bankers expected to back the proposal.
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Peter Radford
Farmers’ Union
J. A. Arnold
Texas Commercial Secretaries’ Association
San Antonio Clearing House Association
Franz Groos
Texas
Joe Longfeld
D'Hanis
George Wideman
Alamo
Alamo Local Union, In Addition To Mr. Radford
Arnold
John B. Carrington
Chamber of Commerce
Clearing House
Moros Attack Governor Whitney of Jolo
Vernon L. Whitney Iowa born governor of Jolo was attacked by Moros after inspecting a scout camp at Bual Looe. He sustained five wounds but killed both attackers in a dramatic struggle and is expected to recover.
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Manila
Vernon L. Whitney
Iowa
Jolo
Whitney
Bual Looe
Bandits Fire On Romanian King and Queen in Carpathian Ride
Revolver shots were fired at King Charles and Queen Elizabeth of Roumania as they traveled by automobile near Sinaia in the Carpathians. The king and queen were uninjured, and the chauffeur sped to safety with the royal couple.
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King and Queen of
Roumania
London
King Charles
Queen Elizabeth
Carmen Sylva
Rhoumania
Sinaia
Carpathian Mountains
Heart Disease Cause of Death Found in Dallas Man
In Dallas a inquest into the death of H. H. Marache, a Texas and Pacific railroad employee in the accounting department, returned a verdict that heart disease caused his sudden death at home.
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Dallas
Tex
H. H. Marache
Marache
Texas & Pacific Accounting Department
Prominent Gatesville Grocer Shot Dead in Back
Frank J. Battle the Gatesville grocer, about 35, died after four bullets were fired into his back last night. Bloodhounds from the Gatesville reformatory are scouring Coryell county for clues while residents call the killing an assassination. Battle earlier spoke with the district attorney but did not see the shooter. He formerly lived in Waco and chaired the Beavers lodge. He leaves a widow, two sisters in Texas, a mother, and several brothers.
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Waco
Tex
Frank J. Battle
Gatesville
Here
Gatesville Reformatory
Coryell County
Battle
McClellan
Beavers Lodge
San Antonio
Dallas
Calvert
Four Held for Questioning in Calhoun Ferry Killing
Sheriff Farris of Huntsville Texas detained two men and two women for questioning in the death of Raymond Martin at Calhoun’s Ferry. Martin was shot with buckshot to the right shoulder. A double-barrel shotgun with one barrel discharged was found. The brother of Martin was killed a year earlier by a brother of one of the detainees. The examining trial is postponed pending further investigation.
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Huntsville
Tex
Farris
Raymond Martin
Calhoun's Ferry
Martin
Hillsboro Farmer Shot Dead on Public Road in Mont Calm
J Ward Sanderson a prominent Limestone County farmer was shot and killed on a public road near Mont Calm. His father in law 8 S M Fisher a resident of Oklahoma is under arrest.
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Hillsboro
Tex
J. Ward Sanderson
Limestone County
Mont Calm
M. Fisher
Sanderson
Oklahoma
Texas Governor to Dispose of Special Session Bills
Austin Aug 21 The governor says he will dispose of all bills enacted at the special session before leaving for Colorado. Key measures include liquor laws the new penitentiary law direct election of U S senators blue sky law and building and loan incorporation. He will name a new prison commission and a judge for the El Paso district court and expects current commissioners to serve until successors qualify.
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Austin
Tex
Colorado
United States
Special District Court
el Paso
Frank murder trial closing argument under way in Atlanta
Closing arguments began this morning in the Leo M. Frank Mary Phagan murder trial in Atlanta Georgia. Judge Roan did not set a time limit and both sides expect to finish late today or tomorrow with four lawyers addressing the jury.
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Atlanta
Leo M. Frank
Mary Phagan
Roan
State
Illinois Central Train Derailed In Mississippi Crash
Illinois Central fast passenger train No. 4 derailed at Bognechitto Mississippi at 11 80 this morning. All cars left the track and only three persons are believed hurt two of them colored and the other a Brookhaven white man none seriously hurt according to reports.
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Illinois Central
New Orleans
Bognechitto
Miss
Brookhaven
Water rates face complaints from city property owners
Property owners in several city areas allege the Water company raised charges arguing changes align with old contracts and may offset potential new-rate reductions. Company officials defend the actions as lawful and routine, noting inspectors monitor lawn sprinkling rules and car purchase charges, while contrasting city usage figures to justify rates.
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Oig
Ben 8
Fisk
H. E. Ellsworth
Houston
Death Pact Ties Youths in Dual Tragedy at Yonkers
In Yonkers New York Charles Rich aged 19 and Ruth Hamilton aged 17 were found dead and mortally wounded respectively after a presumed suicide pact. A note stating intent to end it all was found on the doorstep of Henry R Morand a wealthy stock broker with whom Miss Hamilton lived. Clergyman J Oakley notified police that Miss Hamilton was dying from a bullet wound and was discovered near the doorstep as Rena Oakley found the girl returning from a reception. A revolver lay beside Rich near a woods edge where his body was found a hundred yards away.
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Yonkers
Charles Rich
Ruth Hamilton
Rich
Henry R. Morand
Miss Hamilton
Miss Hamilton Lived. Shortly Afterward the Rev. J. Oakley
Rena Oakley
Postmaster J. C. French Dies in Memphis Breakfast
Major J. C. French aged 72 and newly appointed postmaster at Memphis dropped dead at his breakfast table from apoplexy. A Confederate veteran, he had worked in the money order department for 26 years before taking the post. He succeeded Lee W. Dutro who drowned July 22 while bathing in the Mississippi River.
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Memphis
Tenn
J. C. French
Major French
Lee W. Dutro
Mississippi
French
Money Order Department
Post Office
Paralyzed Woman Pleads for Death as Fire Threatens
New York August 21 Mrs Sarah Harris who last year urged the state to kill her due to paralysis faced a fatal fire risk when flames from a nearby blaze cracked her sanitarium window. Attendants found her pleading to stay and end her misery if the room burned. She was moved to a safe room.
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New York
Sarah Harris
Here today Gone tomorrow classified notes
The Light newspaper notes that many items advertised in its classified columns sell quickly and disappear just as fast. It notes convenient ad placement by phone or mail and provides contact numbers Crockett 1742 and new 176.
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Crockett 1742
Penrose Calls for Troops in Mexico Stand by America
Senator Penrose urges sending troops to Mexico while declaring the American people stand together. He presses for action amid tensions and emphasizes national unity and resolve.
President Wilson to visit Capitol for Senate session on Mexican issue
President Wilson plans to attend an executive session of the Senate in Washington to discuss the Mexican situation and to foster closer ties with the chamber. The administration continues a cautious approach while the plan forms.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
Capitol
Senate
US politicians press to back Wilson on Mexico policy
Senator Penrose proposed a resolution calling for American troops for police duty in Mexico and an emergency 25 million dollar appropriation. President Wilson plans to explain Lind's mission to Congress, aiming to clarify policy and assure foreign governments of U.S. responsibility for pursuing peace.
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Washington, D. C
Mexico
Penrose
Senate
Wilson
Bacon
Foreign Relations Committee
Congress
John Lind
Huerta
Lind
United States
State Department
Senor Huerta
Mr. Lind
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the Press
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BET
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Drew Caminetti
Anthony Caminettti
MOROS
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Frank
Sweetheart
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