How Lindsey Lost Being Tall Mate at Denver
Aug 13 reports from the progressive convention say California delegates cost Judge Ben Lindsey the vice presidential nomination. Lindsey had promised to accept. Californians urged Johnson and shouted his name on the floor. Lindsey withdrew and Johnson was nominated by acclamation.
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Denver
Want Johnson
California
Ben Lindsey
Colorado
Lindsey
Gov
Johnson
Tragic end of long quarrel ends in murder
In Portland Oregon on August 13 Otto R Piechtl a 4 year old bar tender and singer is dead and Mrs Ethel Ferguson Piechtl a 23 year old is jailed charged with his murder. She says he abused her and pinned her against the wall before she drew a dagger and stabbed him through the heart.
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Portland
Otto R. Piechtl
Ethel Ferguson Piechtl
Barbers Tackle Shop Nomenclature At National Meet
Barbers Convention adopts term tonsorial artist for barber shops. They condemn barber shop as undignified and pledge to elevate standards of service. Delegates will stay in session through Friday.
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Chicago
National Convention of
Barbers
Seaston
Knox to Lead US Delegation to Mikado Funeral
Secretary of State Knox announced plans to sail from Seattle on Friday aboard the Maryland for Yokohama to attend the Mikado's funeral as special representative. He will reach Yokohama September 10 and return to the United States by mid October aboard the cruiser Maryland.
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Washington
D. C
Knox
Seattle
Japan
United States
Mikado
Maryland
Yokohama
Seattle woman seeks news on old dollar redemption
A Seattle woman presented a heavily mutilated dollar certificate at the Treasury in Washington D C Aug 13 claiming she acquired two daughters and noting the dollar has diminished in value she said the bill was torn six years ago when a dollar seemed like a dime and she hid it away to redeem it while it still held value.
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Washington, D. C
Treasury Department
Seattle
Can You Read Minds Great Expert Tells How to Learn
Sir Oliver Lodge invites average readers to try mental telepathy experiments and asks if you can read minds. He aims the activity at everyday people, not the scholarly or seasoned mind readers, and provides guidance through his London correspondent.
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Sir Oliver Lodge
Highbrow
London
Mind Reading Experiments Proposed by Sir Oliver Lodge
The article describes covert tests of mind reading using volunteers. It suggests sending the percipient away, then having others concentrate on a chosen object or color while the reader attempts to identify it. Blindfolded testing, drawing outlines, and telepathic tasting are outlined with distance readings to test limits.
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Oliver Lodge
Taft Commutes Death Sentence In DC Murder Case
President Taft announced he would commute the death sentence of Mattie Loman to life imprisonment. Loman, a Black woman, was convicted of murdering her husband in Washington. She is the first woman under a death sentence in the District of Columbia since the Mrs. Surratt case.
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Taft
Washington
Mattie Loman
District of Columbia
Surrat
Abraham Lincoln
Market prices for fruits meats and produce across regions
The document lists buying and selling prices for fresh produce such as apples oranges and vegetables, plus meats including lamb beef and pork, across Wenatchee Newtown and Puget Sound areas. It notes pricing varies by freshness and quality and includes local poultry and dairy items with quantities and unit measures.
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Focal Commission
Wenatchee
Valencia
Escces
Lavoe Odderideas
Feccesvenes
Odet
Washington
Puget Sound
Bnotto Co
Maniac-Inspired Prison Fire Chiefly Caused by Looting
Jacob Guthrie, who admitted stealing $380000 to $450000 in merchandise, started a prison fire for fun. He laughed and shouted at guards as flames burned him, then was saved by six turnkeys during a violent struggle. He stored stolen goods in a warehouse rather than selling them.
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Chicago
Jacob Guthrie
Guthrie
Archbishop Urges Women to Use Ballot in San Francisco
Archbishop Patrick W. Riordan called on San Francisco area pastors to inform congregations that women should exercise their right to vote. He likened civic responsibility to religious duty, urging widespread participation in the ballot.
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San Francisco
Patrick W. Riordan
Riordan
Teddy Will Make Tour of 40 States
Gov. Hiram Johnson denounces resignation plans and prepares for a keynote address at a large meeting. California delegation members at the Chicago progressive convention assent to his vice presidential nomination on condition he remains in office. Roosevelt plans a 40 state campaign tour to cover regions where Johnson speaks.
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San Francisco
Cal
Hiram Johnson
Calfornia
Chicago
Johnson
Roosevelt
Convicts Mel Jowell and John McAdams Escape North Pacific Train
Whitehall Montana Aug 14 convicts Mel Jowell and John McAdams serving murder sentences escaped after wriggling through a train window. They were cuffed together and rolled down a steep embankment as the Northern Pacific train sped along. Authorities scoured the countryside for the pair.
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Whitehall
Mont
Mel Jowell
John McAdams
Northern Pacific
Jowell
McAdams
Trail of Checks Leads to Extradition Warrant
Murray Schwable alias Morrie Schwin faces extradition from Reno to San Francisco after a spree of worthless checks along the Pacific coast. Victims include a San Francisco grand jury member. Schwable will be taken to San Francisco today on the warrant.
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Reno
Nev
Pacific Coast
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Murray Schwable
Morrie Schwin
Schwable
Grand Jury
The Wealth of the United States
A historical note claims the nation’s wealth totals about 150 billion dollars. It calculates roughly 1 700 dollars per person and poses a prompt about personal ownership. The piece reflects the era’s economic framing and public interest in national wealth distribution.
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United States
Finger and Foot Prints Required in Chinese Divorce Papers
A historical note explains China's divorce documents now require signatures plus both finger prints and foot prints. It highlights ancient use of prints for identification and notes new republic reforms include trial by jury and modern procedures in divorce cases.
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Hertilion
China
Murder charges after Petrini shooting in Fresno
Adolph Petrini was shot dead through a window in Fresno on August 13. Laborer A Pentorari is jailed on murder charges, claiming his estranged wife was living with Petrini.
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Fresno
Cal
Adolph Petrini
A. Pentorari
Pentorari
Petrini
Kaiser names Prince Henry to Japan funeral duties
Berlin dispatch reports the Kaiser selected Prince Henry of Prussia as his representative at the funeral of the late Emperor Matsuhito of Japan next month. A campaign speaker shouted I have faith in the plain people while addressing suffragette supporters.
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Berlin
Prince Henry of
Prussia
Matsuhito
Japan
Congress to Adjourn If Taft Vetoes Budget Bill
Washington Aug 13 House Leader Oscar Underwood said Congress will adjourn next Saturday unless President Taft vetoes the budget bill. If the president disapproves the budget bill adjournment will be up in the air. Underwood plans to call up the wood bill tomorrow and try to pass it over the veto though this is considered improbable.
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Washington, D. C
Congress
Taft
House
Oscar Underwood
Tragedy in Brockton: Husband Kills Wife and Baby Then Self
In Brockton Massachusetts on August 13 Stephen Kose toff aged 22 killed his wife and their two month old baby and then committed suicide. The double murder suicide shocked the community and police are investigating motive and circumstances surrounding the incident.
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Brockton
Mass
Stephen Kosetoff
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