Governor Wilson Writes Limericks Amid Busy Correspondence
Governor Wilson said his correspondence load grows daily since the Baltimore convention and joked about a frog-like climb. A DC delegation proposed a $150,000 teachers fund, and Wilson endorsed it. He also described a yacht trip and read a limerick he wrote aboard the Corona.
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Seagirt
N.Y
Gov. Wilson
Baltimore
District of Columbia Democrate
Wilson
Davies
Preacher Sues Rival Church for Slander in Chicago
Rev. Joseph Kovats, a Baptist minister of West Pullman, filed in municipal court against rival church members for 1000 dollars. He alleges they met October 1, 1910 and said he killed his mother in Canada and fled. His attorney says the mother died in a snow storm in Canada while the family lived there. The dispute stems from Kovats leading dissenters from the original West Pullman Baptist church.
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Chicago
Joseph Kovats
West Pullman
Congresstion
Kovats
Canada
Original Baptist
Budapest Village Reopens After Dance Hall Tragedy
In Ockerito Hungary the village plans its first dance in three years following a deadly fire that killed 240 and injured 120 at a dance hall. Invitations promise stricter safeguards to prevent a repeat of the catastrophe.
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Budapest
Ockerito
1,200 People In Russian Court
Figures issued show the court of the czar of all the Russias numbers over 1,200 members. The list includes 232 court ladies 10 ladies of state four chamber ladies four masters of the hunt eight masters of court 240 court marshals 39 masters of ceremonies 328 chamberlains and 355 under chamberlains also 42 physicians and surgeonsSpe dialtato in various lines attached to the court.
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ST. Petersburg
Russias
Spedaliata
Arrest Warrant Issued for Mrs Cora Perkins and Frederick Patterson
In New York a police officer announced warrants for the arrest of Mrs Cora Perkins and Frederick Patterson on charges of stealing a $4500 automobile from Nicholas J Mc Namara of San Mateo California. Police Lieutenant McGowan of San Francisco arrived with extradition requests.
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New York
Aug
Cora Perkins
Frederick Patterson
Nicholas J. McNamara
San Mateo
Cal
McGowan
San Francisco
Fire Roars Through Granite Creek Cabin Killing Inmate
Ernest Eplett, once housed in a stout log cabin that served as a police post during the gold rush era near Coalmont, was roasted to death when a morning fire engulfed his home at Granite Creek. He slept in a windowless cell connected to the main room, trapping him as flames spread.
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Nelson
B. C
Ernest Eplett
Granite Creek
Coalmont
Toledo Mayor Whitlock declines run to focus on literature
Mayor Brand Whitlock refused Judge Ben Lindsey's invitation to Chicago to discuss progressives. He will not seek another term and plans to devote his time to literature.
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Toledo
Ben Lindsey
Chicago
Brand Whitlock
Shark's Tooth Found in Los Angeles Earth Pose as Ancient Ocean Bed
Excavators at a Los Angeles department store site uncovered a shark's tooth embedded in earth. Scientists say the tooth originated from the ocean floor about 200,000 years ago, matching blue-tinged teeth from Charleston deposits.
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Los Angeles
Carl, Ruge &Excavators
Charleston
8. C
California seeks gardens in schools to train body and mind
California education leader Edward Hyatt pushes the back to the soil concept, arguing vacant lots should host supervised gardens to benefit children and communities. He cites Cleveland’s project as a model where a boy’s farming inspires families to farm, reducing urban migration.
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Sacramento
Cal
Edward Hyatt
Public Schools of
California
Cleveland
Ohio
Supt. Hyatt
Humphrey Proposes Sleep Producing Bullet for Army
Alexander F. Humphrey of Pittsburgh asks the War Department to consider his new sleep producing bullet coated with morphine. He claims it causes instant pain at impact then dreamless sleep for the enemy. No army volunteers have offered themselves as targets for tests.
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Washington
Alexander F. Humphrey
Pittsburg
War Department
United States Army
Humphrey
Army
Oddities in the News and Local Quirks
A string of curious incidents spans several towns. In South Bangor New York Wal lace Barber fires at chickens to end their scratching, sparking neighbors to a clash that left Barber dead from heart disease. In Cleveland Judge Neff outlines fixes for crowing roosters including giving away, muffling, or decapitation. Everett Massachusetts man stacks roosts to stop crowing. Fairmont West Virginia hosts a rowdy charivari ending with the bride firing a shotgun at the fiddler owner. Chicago judge questions a man calling himself Sage after he explains his name change from Nichols Smith. Philadelphia chef faces cruelty charges for a lobster displayed with a spike intended to keep it from snapping.
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Wallace Barber
South Bangor
N. Y
Cleveland
John Lefkowitz
Neff
Patrick J. Conners
Everett
Mass
Philadelphia
John Hardcocceau
Bartlett Sues Doctor Over Amputated Toe Loss
Eugene M. Bartlett a Buffalo lawyer sues Dr J B Grouard of Noankutucket at Boston for 25000 dollars claiming an improperly treated callous on the ball of the foot led to the amputation of his right great toe and part of the foot.
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Eugene M. Bartlett
Buffalo
Haa
Boston
J. 8. Grouard
Noontucket
Bartlett
Women at Work Build Road as Men Refuse
In Leanna Kansas on August 8, women labored with sledge hammers to break rock and construct 800 feet of roadway. Women, some in overalls, used their allowance funds and enlisted help from men and boys from neighboring towns to continue the project after local men refused to proceed.
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Leanna
Kas
2,839 Increase in Seattle School Children
Figures compiled by County Superintendent A. Burrows show Seattle has 2,839 more school children this year than last year. The rise in school population is linked to an estimated overall population gain of 15,000, notable since 1911’s increase over 1910 was only one. Dance at Dreamland tonight.
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A. &. Burrows
Seattle
Big Labor Day Parade Planned in Washington State
The Central Labor Council started preparations for the largest parade ever seen in Washington for Labor Day. W. L. Onarett was named marshal and Gaynor Teats of Tacoma will speak. miners are expected to bring 5,000 participants.
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Washington
Central Labor Council
W. L. Onarett
Gaynor Teats of
Tacoma
Roosevelt campaign plan ready for primary speeches
Chicago August 8 With plans already started for his first campaign speech in Providence on August 14 Theodore Roosevelt remains here overnight, starting for Oyster Bay today on the Twentieth Century Limited. He will speak in Point of Pines near Boston the next day and then go to Wilkesbarre Pennsylvania on August 22 and Vermont on August 26. He is to appear at the St. Paul state fair September 6 and deliver speeches in every state before election.
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Providence
RK L
Thebddore Roosevelt
Twentieth Century Limited
Roosevelt
Point of Pines
Boston
Mane
Wilkesbarre
Vermont
St. Paul
Dry Goods Prices Take Leap in Chicago Market
Retail dry goods prices rise with staple prints up four cents a yard as raw materials cost and manufacturing curtailment push costs higher. Local stores foresee further increases before fall as West crop conditions boost demand for dry goods.
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Chicago
Man Dies in California: Rodgers Denied Appeal in Slaying
Justice Angelotti affirms the death sentence of John E Rodgers for the slaying of Benjamin Goodman, a jewelry salesman. Rodgers was found guilty in November of murdering Goodman, robbing diamonds, and concealing the body in Stockton's commission house district.
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San Francisco
Cal
Justice Angelott
John
Rodgers
Benjamin Goodroad
Stockton
Goodman
Commission House
Gongenial Entertainment Musical Relief After Card Nights
A lively musical provided relief after a string of card parties. The performance offered light, enjoyable entertainment without requiring participation in conversations or remembering trump.
Local Market Prices for Apples, Oranges and Meat
The record lists average prices paid by local commission merchants to producers and prices paid by retailers to commissioners. It covers fruit such as Wenatchee apples and Valencia oranges, meats including chucks and mutton, poultry, and vegetables with selling and buying prices, note on first grade quality, and regional price ranges.
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Olin
Tvtv
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Margaret Hamilton Declines Run for Legislature
Mrs. Margaret Hamilton wife of Pasadena School Superintendent A L Hamilton explains she will not run on the prohibition ticket. She cites her role as a mother and advocate for responsible parenthood saying she has speeches to give to mothers, focusing on discipline, guardian ship, marriage health certificates, and laws against home breakers.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Margaret Hamilton
A. L. Hamilton
Pasadena
Taft Returns to Washington After Herron Funeral
After a quiet day in Cincinnati following the funeral of John W. Herron father of Mrs. W H Taft the president motored about the city and returned to Washington at three oclock. Herron left a will granting Mrs Taft one eighth of the estate but the value is not estimated.
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Cincinnati
False Teeth Swallowed. Operation Saves Woman
Carrie Smith of Lynn swallowed her false teeth and, with the aid of X rays and forceps, Dr. Carolus M. Cobb of Lynn hospital removed them in a pioneering New England procedure. The patient was positioned like a sword swallower, teeth exposed by X rays before extraction.
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Boston
Aug
Carrie Smith
Lynn
Carolus M. Cobb
Lynn Hospital
New England
Killian
Berlin
Cross Legged Sit Fined in New York Train Car Rule
Brook lyn police magistrate rules no one may sit in a public car with legs crossed. Photographer Richard Jaeger was fined 10 dollars after a woman passenger on a crowded elevated train testified he sat beside her crossed his legs and rubbed a dirty shoe on her dress. A policeman was summoned when he refused to change position.
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New York
Brooklyn
Richard Jaeger
Jaeger
Western Sugar Refining seeks dissolution case in California
In San Francisco on August 8 the Western Sugar Refining Co. filed a petition for dissolution in superior court. Morrison Dunne and Hrobeck represented the company before Presiding Judge Graham, who set the hearing for September 12 in his department.
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United Press
San Francisco
Cal
American Sugar Refining Co
Western Sugar Refining Co
Morrison
Dunne
Hrobeck
Western Company
Graham
Candy Stolen From Warehouse Owned by M Mongan
A warehouse of M. Mongan at 406 East Johns street was broken into last night and $200 worth of candy stolen. Pot Cleaners free. Modern Furniture Co.
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E. John Sr
Modern Furniture Co
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