Wildon Attacks Labor Platform of Progressives
Buffalo Sept 2 Governor Wilson assailed the third party labor platform on labor day saying the sympathy for social reform masks a tariff and trust driven program. He warned that federal wage limits would aid monopolies and criticized Roosevelt and third party plans while urging workers to judge candidates by tariff policies and overall country benefit.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Woodrow Wilson
United Trades and Labor Council of
Wilson
Democratic Party
New Party
Vice Trust Leaders Facing Indictments in New York
District Attorney Whitman says sufficient evidence exists to indict leaders of the vice trust accused of discrediting Rosenthal case investigators with false affidavits. Several conspirators have fled the city, while others plan to obstruct the Whitman trial and spirit away informers. A fund of about 50000 dollars was raised to buy affidavits claiming county officials accepting money failed to convict in matters of racket houses. A private detective exposed the plot.
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New York
Whitman
Vice Trust
Rosenthal
Underworld
Trust
Penitentiary System Involved In Afluent Suits
Austin Texas September 2 Suits involving the state penitentiary system totaling at least one million dollars will be heard at September terms in Walker and Fort Bend counties The Imperial Sugar company suit seeks recovery of the Imperial farm and improvements alleging breach of contract The prison commission sues Imperial Sugar for 110000 The sugar company seeks 240000 damages claiming insufficient convict force The commission sues Dew Brothers for 35000 and the Eastham estate for 6000 Eastham cross sues for 50000 damages claiming inadequate convict force B A Eastham sues for 10000 damages
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Austin
Tex
Walker
Fort Bend
Imperial Sugar Company
A. T. Hidridge
Prison Commission
Imperial Farm
Dew Brothers
Eastham Estate
B. A. Eastham
Commission
Four Clark Sisters Marry In Quadruple Ceremony
Fort Smith Arkansas reports a record quadruple wedding near Ozark Franklin county as four Clark sisters aged 15 to 22 wed four husbands aged 21 to 22, all local farmers. The rustic celebration included four times the usual charivari and hearty country hospitality.
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Arkansas
Fort Smith
Ark
Ozark
Franklin County
Lewis Clark
Selma Clark
Thomas Welch
Jerusha Clark
George R. Powell
Gladys Clark
A. H. Williams
Amanda Clark
Taylor McCain
Cruiser Cleveland Sails from Frisco with Marines and Navy Reinforcements
The cruiser Cleveland departed San Francisco for Corinto carrying marines from Mare Island and 170 extra bluejackets from the cruiser North Dakota. Cleveland had arrived earlier from Bremerton, coal, and stores taken at Mare Island navy yard.
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San Francisco
Cal
Cleveland
Corinto
Mare Island Barracks
North Dakota
Bremerton
Mare Island Navy Yard
AP leased wire carried by others not factual
The statement that any San Antonio newspaper carries the AP leased wire in whole or in part besides the San Antonio Light is groundless. The claim has no basis in fact and serves no verifiable record.
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Associated Press
San Antonio
Deadly floods kill twenty and wash roads in Pennsylvania
Pittsburg Pa Sept 2 Twenty persons are known drowned and many others missing after storms swept Western Pennsylvania and the Panhandle of West Virginia. Rail lines including the Baltimore and Ohio and Panhandle were washed out, with through trains marooned and heavy property damage reported. Local towns like Cherry Valley and Avella saw rapid flooding. several families perished or were injured as water undermined foundations and collapsed houses.
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Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
Panhandle
West Virginia
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Cook White
Burgettstown
George Gillespie
Cherry
Vasey
Thorley
Colliers
W. Va
Eli Hancock
Canonsburg
Ambila Crow
John Crow
Grace Crow
Avella
Hannon’s Creek
Cherry Valley
Gillespie
White
Hancock
Cannonsburg
Washington County
Henry Crow
Butler County
Washington
Washington, Pa
Pittsburg & Columbus
Cumberland Junction
Ohio River
Cleveland
Memorial services honor Salvation Army founder William Booth
Pay tribute to Booth New York September 2. Memorial hall at the Salvation Army national headquarters in New York city was the official center of services yesterday at more than 900 Salvation Army posts across the country in memory of the late Gen William Booth. The services were part of memorials in 9000 posts and outposts worldwide, ordered for 3 o'clock, forming a continuous 24 hour tribute by millions of followers to the army's founder.
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New York
Salvation Army
William Booth
Army
City Hall Labor Day Quiet. City Jobs Watch Likely Tomorrow
Labor Day kept city business light as offices closed. Mayor Jones and aldermen attended a parade and planned a brief 4 PM council session before adjourning until tomorrow. Aaron Pancoast and Superintendent Rubiola prepared street and sanitation operations for active work, with health board chief Dr Russ awaiting appointments. Claude Converse rumored to replace city electrician Will A White after resignation request.
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Jones
Rubiola
Dr Russ
Board of Health
Claude Converse
Will A. White
Sebarces
Cuban President Gomez regrets Taft Gibson affair incident
President Gomez expressed regret over the assault on the American charge d affaires and pledged swift punishment for the assailant. He warned that the incident could invite intervention and urged President Taft to issue a frank statement to restore confidence.
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Havana
Gomez
Gibson
Taft
Fly Pest Threat Remains Severe in North Texas
E A Miller assistant state entomologist has studied the fly situation in North Texas returning with a warning that the pest is bad and dangerous. He says remedies exist but are short lived and require constant application until a formal report is published.
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Austin
Tex
E. A. Miller
North Texas
Labor Day Parade Opens San Antonio Celebration
A morning Labor Day parade through San Antonio begins the annual celebration with a multi mile march past Alamo Plaza to Military Plaza and back. Thousands line the business district as organized labor groups, city officials, and unions showcase their crafts in a spirited procession.
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San Antonio
Fair Grounds
Garment Workers’ Union
Labor Sans
Ida Bowdoin
Plumbers’ Union
Oysters Arrive With the R in September in San Antonio
San Antonio dealers announce September marks the oyster season, with Louisiana coast stock arriving first and Texas varieties lagging. Oysters retail at ten cents a dozen, three for a quarter, as demand rises with the return of the sea delicacy.
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San Antonio
Louisiana
Texas Coast
Governors weigh another cotton price conference
Governor Colquitt asks cotton state governors if holding this year’s conference to boost cotton prices is advisable and whether it should occur before or after the election. The New Orleans meeting favored frequent gatherings for the South’s general good. Oklahoma’s Cruce suggests a pre election session.
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Austin
Tex
Colquitt
New Orleans
Cruce
Oklahoma
Desperate Fugitive Escapes Tombs After Double Murder Charge
Reynolds Frosbrey, jailed on murder charges, broke from a cell and climbed the Tombs wall. He is accused of killing jeweler Morris Schwartzkop on Delaney Street on July 29 and wounding Max Katz that afternoon, with further complicity alleged in the February murder of shopkeeper Walter Mezeritz.
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New York
Reynold Frosbrey
Frosbrey
Morris Schwartzkop
Delaney Street
Max Katz
Walter Mezeritz
Vermont Campaign Ends Ahead of State Election
Vermont campaigners kept up activity on election eve despite a holiday. Stump speakers visited county fairs and claimed confidence as the state readies for the ballot.
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Vermont
Montpelier
Death of Stevens Amid Rebel Attacks in Mexico Colony
Joshua Stevens, an American, was killed protecting his two daughters in Colona Pacheco as rebels attacked. This incident marks the fifth American murder in the district, with Utah official Junius Romney leading the colony inquiry. Senators Fall and Smith discussed recognizing Orozco to confront Mexican turmoil and protect American lives and property.
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Associated Press
EL Paso
Tex
Joshua Stevens
Colona
Pacheco
O. P. Brown
Mexico
Stevens
Juarez
Junius Romney
The
Ecolonies
Romney
Chihuahua
Fall
United States
A. B. Wall
Albuquerque
N. M
Solomon Luna
California
William Alden Smith
Orozco
Madero
Taft
Diaz
United Stat
Nicaragua
Morgan
Morgan and His Associat
Aldrich
Stand Oil Company
No Aid for Ame ricans Rebels Attack Foreigners on Border
Special to the Light from El Paso reports Federal forces refuse to aid Americans attacked by rebels in mining towns. Troops near the border are scarce or have withdrawn after partial dispatches. Two American women and a 16 year old daughter were attacked as rebels pressed incursions.
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EL. Paso
Tex
Santa Cryanea
Nacozari
Eithe
Daugh
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LABOR
Federal Commission
Clark
Cruiser
Frisco
Hoboken
Booth
City Hall
Miller
North
Texas
Alamo Plaza
Joseph Tucker Jr
Trades’ Council
Jeff D. Nordhaus
H. EB. Hickox
Army of “Sons of Labor
Garment Workers
Congress
Federals
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