Market Inspector Drama Sparks Court Reform Battle
Testimony before Justice Bee KR. R. George reveals paying market stalls to Inspector Cheadle for location favors at the public market. Japanese farmers describe giving money to secure better stalls, with sums up to $15, while merchants defend Cheadie’s conduct and Mayor Miller promises a thorough investigation.
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U. Yonimura
South Park
Bee KR. R. George
George
Cheadle
Lei
Mee
Miller
Flood Devastates Augusta Atlanta Sends Relief as City Seeks Shelter
UPI reports Augusta flood damage after dam breach. Ten foot depths, hungry and homeless residents struggle without food and safe cooking. Bridges collapse, seven bodies recovered, rescues in boats, relief slow due to ruined rail lines. Losses run into millions as farms and cotton warehous es flood, fires spark amid high water. Relief from Atlanta expected tonight, recovery years ahead.
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United Press
Augusta
Savannah
Amali Boata
Atlanta
Place Ban Upon Legal Trickery In County Race
Republican candidate George W. Albin seeks the Third District County Commission seat promising scientific road building, a business county government, and graft refusal. He contrasts with incumbent Al Rutherford and urges heavy taxpayers to support his nomination.
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George W. Albin
King County
Albin
Harvard
al Rutherford
Democrats Spring A Sensation In Corporate Appeals
Chicago editors report Democrats accuse Republicans of distributing a letter signed by Fred W Upham asking corporations to donate to the campaign. The missive allegedly suggests sharing the appeal with business associates and obtaining checks, noting corporate contribution laws.
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United Press
Chicago
Fred W. Upham
Taft Farewell Tonight At Hot Springs Hotel
A farewell celebration for William H. Taft is planned at the Hot Springs hotel tonight before his departure tomorrow from the Virginia spa. Guests will present a silver loving cup to Taft, with cups for Mrs. Taft and son Charles. Judges Larton and Lee are named as potential presiders, and Colonel McEnerny of New York will deliver the presentation speech.
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United Press
Hot Springs
Hot Springs Hotel
William H. Taft
Taft
Charles
Tony Pastor Dead in Elmhurst After Illness
Antonio Pastor American theater manager Tony Pastor dies in Elmhurst after several weeks of illness. He led ties to the theater circuit and was known for his stage direction and showmanship. His passing ends a notable era in early American entertainment.
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United Press
Elmhurst
L. 1
Antonio
Tony) Pastor
Vilas Former Postmaster General Dies in Madison
Wm Freeman Vilas, postmaster general and secretary of the interior under Cleveland and former U.S. senator, died at his Madison home after a five week illness from a brain hemorrhage at age 70. Born in Vermont in 1840, he settled in Madison with his family in 1851.
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United Press
Madison
Wis
Wm Freeman Vilas
Interior
Cleveland
United States
Wm. Freeman Vilas
Vermont
Old Scouts Hunt Park Bandit
Several old government scouts have joined in the hunt for the bandit who held up 126 tourists in Yellowstone Park last Tuesday. The pursuit arises as authorities widen the search and residents await word on the sturdy suspect's capture.
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United Press
Livingston, Mont
Yellowstone Park
Kind Words and a Criticism
A 1908 letter from S Ross Parker in Indiana praises Gov Mo and the WA senatorship and prosecuting attorneyship, opposes Commissionership candidates, and predicts James Fullerton will win vacancies on the 8th proximo while urging the recipient to maintain quality advice for the people.
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James Fullerton
Seattle Times
Ross Parker
Ecuador's President Alfaro Near Fatal Heart Attack
Ecuador reports President Alfaro suffering a serious heart failure in Guayaquil after arriving from Quito seeking a climate change. Doctors fear potential fatal development as the condition persists.
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United Press
Guay
Ecuador
Alfaro
Quito
Foreign Prince Seeks Charity From Abyasinia Crown Prince
Detroit officials of the McGregor mission review an unusual charity applicant Prince Hendrix Hull Pulawharoo crown prince of Abyasinia and first cousin to Emperor Menelik who will someday sit on the throne.
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United Press
Detroit
Mich
McGregor Mission
Hendrix Hull Pulawharoo
Abyasinia
Menelik
Flooded Districts Reported Stretched Across State
Columbia and Atlanta summaries note widespread flood damage. Western areas face losses over 1 million dollars with rail and telegraph outages. Upper state cut off from Columbia. relief efforts underway as surging flood affects Athens and surrounding regions.
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Columbia
8. C
Bob Hodge Fights Back With No Campaign Fund
The narrative portrays Bob Hodge facing ridicule for lacking money after being ousted as deputy sheriff by Sheriff Smith. It argues his qualities—ability, efficiency, honesty, intelligence and experience—ought to count more than cash in the Republican sheriff primary, noting his total campaign spending would stay under $1000.
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Bob” Hodge
Bob Hodge
Bob
Nome Robbers Caught After Sluice Box Heist
At Nome Alaska on August 27 a daring sluice box robbery on Osborne creek yielded over $7,000. Within two hours two robbers were captured and dust evidence found. federal authorities then rounded up 20 gamblers and crooks, with ringleaders likely among them. Treasury data shows receipts of 2,065,497 and expenditures of 2,480,000.
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United Press
Nome
Alaska
Osborne Creek
Julian Brothers
Tured
Treasury
Washington
Cosgrove Widens Lead in Gubernatorial Race Amidn Underhand Tactics
The article reports Cosgrove as the clear front runner for the Republican gubernatorial nomination, with Mead and McBride desperate to find a weapon to defeat him. It details Mead's Seattle and Whatcom connections, Revelle's defamatory tactics claiming Cosgrove is sick, and rumors of a deal to keep Mead appointees in office.
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Cosgrove
Mead and Mc Bride
Revelle
T. P. Revelle
King County
Mead
McBride
Bellingham
The
American
Whatcom County
Mead and McBride
East Side
Governor Threatens Militia Over Sunday Saloons
Governor Fort proclaims he will convene an extra legislature session and may order out the militia if the Sunday saloon closing law is not obeyed, calling the situation a Saturnalia of vice in Seagr ist New Jersey.
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United Press
Seagirst
N. J
Notable Engineer R. H. Beckler Dies in Taft tunnel camp
R H Beckler, famed civil and construction engineer, collapsed and died yesterday afternoon at the west tunnel camp of the St Paul pass near Taft Montana. His death removes a leading figure in U S engineering projects and mountain tunnel work.
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Missoula
Mont
R. H. Beckler
United States
West Tunnel
St. Paul Pass
Taft
Lawyers Fight for Poor Man's Rights Before Supreme Court
A banquet style account of the American Bar Association's 31st annual meeting where leaders led a campaign to curb legal technicalities that shield wealthy criminals. F. W. Lehman Roscoe Pound Everett Wheeler and Samuel C. Eastman spearheaded calls to bar appeals and retrials on technical grounds and to limit Supreme Court jurisdiction. The senate of lawyers debated publicly, with Pound's criticism of the court once met with protest but ultimately the association pledged to pursue reforms to ensure equal justice.
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American Bar Association
Washington Hotel
F. W. Lehman
S T Louis
Roscoe Pound
Chicago
Everett P. Wheeler
Newae
Congress
Supreme Court of the United States
Supreme Court
New
Pound
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Baton Rouge
Thomas O'Day
Portland
Ore
Lehman
Everett Wheeler
New York
Lincoln
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