Taft Explanation of Ryan Grab to Be Compared With Facts
House investigators study Taft's explanation of the Controller Bay affair noting alleged destruction of Lawler memorandum and Dick to Dick letter. Points include Ryan's land grabs, advance notice, and connections to Morgan Guggenheim syndicate with secretary Fisher’s inaction cited.
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Taft
Ryan Grab
House
Gilson Gardner
Washington
Controller Bay
Graham Committee
House of Representatives
Wickersham
Lawler
Don Carr
Ballinger
Ate
Department
Isher
Ashman Brown
Carr
Roosevelt
Ryan
War Department
Interior Department
Wall St
Brother Charney
M. F. Abbott
Fisher
Morgan-Guggenheim Syndicate
Morgan Syndicate
Monop- Guggenheim
Third Arrest for Shelton at Luna Park
Chauncey W Shelton manager of the Luna Park dance hall was arrested for conducting dances on Sunday. Bail of 100 dollars allowed his release. A fire caused by a discarded match destroyed a frame house owned by R Schwen and Bert Howe on West 65th street with 300 dollars insured. Sheriff Allen heads to San Francisco to extradite Cary E Manker former Bank of Pearl president charged with embezzlement of 100 dollars hidden in a mattress.
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Chauncey W. Shelton
Luna Park
Shelton
Morret
R. Schwen
Bert Howe
W. 65Th St
Springfield
David Allen
Pike County
San Francisco
Cary E. Manker
Bank of Pearl
Ancient papyrus claims dialogue between Jesus and temple chief priest
Boston reports that scientists in Egypt uncovered an ancient papyrus containing a purported dialogue between Jesus and a Jerusalem temple chief priest. The find was announced by the Egyptian Exploration Fund and connected to Prof. Whittemore.
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Boston
Jesus
Jerusalem
Egypt
Egyptian Exploration Fund
Whittemore
Missouri Elects Gamble Governor and Union Support
The 1861 Missouri convention elected Hamilton R Gamble as governor and other officials while secessionists fled the capital. Gamble declared unconditional Union loyalty, keeping Missouri in the Union. In California and Oregon news, Wilde the banker accused of embezzlement nears surrender. a Stockton crash leaves 18 year old David Slack dead and two injured. multiple locals injured and a real estate dealer hospitalized. Also reports of deaths of William A. Lewis and Jane Stillwell, and a Toledo officer with 40 years service. A cigar stand robbery in Manhattan and a home burglary near afternoon.
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Iso
Missouri
Hamilton R Gamble
Stockton
Cal
David Slack
Alex
Arlo Harrington
E. ©. Young
Central California
J. W. Farscon
J. H. Goudard
Nashville Bride Makes Fourth Marriage in One Day
Mrs Elizabeth Wheaton married Jesse Harden yesterday making her fourth marriage and his sixth. Harden is father of 12 children and Wheaton is mother of eight.
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Nashville
Ind
Elizabeth Wheaton
Jesse Harden
Harden
Fiddler Senator Robert L Taylor Birthday in Happy Valley
In Happy Valley Tennessee the fiddling senator Robert L Taylor turns 61 as locals joke about irrigation. A large picnic at Wildwood park drew 600 Allied Printing Trades Council members and auxiliaries, with Times team beating Post-Intelligencer 7 to 1. H L Tilford won the 100 yard dash. a telephon e exchange janitor, C Hofmeyer, was robbed of $2 at Seventh Ave and Priest.
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Love
Happy Valley
Tenn
Robert L
Taylor
Tennessee
Allied Printing Trades Council
Wildwood Park
Times Aggregation
Post-Intelligencer
H. L. Tilford
H. A. Miller
C. Hofmeyer
Seventh Av
17Th Av
Pike
Corner Stone Laying At Plymouth Church
The funeral of C. V. White proceeded with Masonic rituals and broad church attendance. Representatives from the Chamber of Commerce and Commercial Club, the Manufacturers' Association, the Elks, and the Master Printers' Association joined ceremonies. Nine ministers participated as L. J. Colman laid the corner stone with Rev. F. J. Van Horn assisting. About 30 members who witnessed the old Plymouth church corner stone 20 years earlier attended.
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C. V. White
Chamber of Commerce and Commercial Club
The
Manufacturers’ Association
the Elks and
Master Printers’ Association
New Plymouth
L. J. Colman
F. J. van Horn
Old Plymouth Church
Whispering Messif Haunts Window in Dark Tale
A cryptic line from Harper's Bazar speaks of an inaudible whisper beneath a window as Katie and Mike discuss listening tonight. The phrasing suggests a quizzical or eerie note rather than a clear event, with emphasis on the whisper and nocturnal mood.
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Katie
Mike
Harper’s Bazar
London conference on lords veto bill with Asquith
London reports say King George and Premier Asquith will meet Wednesday to discuss the lords veto bill. Indications point to passage with little trouble. Halifax notes the Canadian cruiser Niobe stranded on Cape Sable reef in dense fog but is afloat again after five hours.
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London
King George
Asquith
Lords
Halifax
Cape Sable
Niobe
Drowning Tragedy Hits Family Outing at Slough
In Northwest Vancouver a family party of 14 went boating near Bachelor's Slough. Uncle Prank Thibodeaux died after an attempted rescue of Eva Tremblay, who also drowned along with Jane, the niece. George Young’s last-ditch effort failed as he collapsed and later revived.
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Vancouver
Wash
Bachelor’s Slough
Thibodeaux
Eva Tremblay
George Young
Jane
Niece
Mitchell 68 Dies After Stroke at St Helens Hospital
Mrs M A Mitchell aged 68 dies at St Helens Hospital after a paralysis stroke last Thursday. She had resided here for 24 years and was in a hotel byal news during much of that time.
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Chehalig
M. A. Mitchell
Byal News
St. Helens’ Hospital
Washington Endures Heat Says Senator’s Wife
A Tennessee senator’s wife and fellow congressional women endure Washington heat with poise while their husbands carry out duties. The piece highlights social endurance amid summer torpidity in the capital.
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Tennessee
Congressional Circle
Washington
Brother Reunited After 22 Years Provokes Job Request
In North Yakima a fruit rancher named B F Hood was approached by a middle aged man seeking work. The man turned out to be CC Hood his brother long unseen for 22 years. CC Hood a cement contractor from Des Moines Iowa arrived to visit his mother Mrs Phoebe Hood after 14 years away.
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G. T. Hood
North Yakima
B. F. Hood
Hood
CC. T. Hood
Desa Moines
Iowa
Phoebe Hood
Nadhes Avenue
Grand Junction considers saloon monopoly offer
Grand Junction, a dry town, weighs J. W. Wilson's proposal to pay $20,000 annually for the right to operate a monopoly saloon. A city vote may be held to decide the offer.
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Grand Junction
Colo
J. W. Wilson
Settlers Face Rain Risk Amid Forest Fire Threats
Scores of settlers on the logged off lands near Stanwood contend with rain and ongoing danger from forest fires raging east of the area for several days.
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Stanwood
Here
Real Daughter Found Age 111 Lived Under Many Presidents
Atlanta reports Mrs Mary T Proctor aged 111 years with 4 great great grandchildren found in Bar tow County Georgia in a one room cabin. Born 1800 in Wake NC she married Hiram Proctor a Revolutionary War veteran. She has lived under 25 presidents. Her daughter Mary Proctor aged 90 assists and tills a small garden patch nearby.
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Atlanta
Mary Trawick Proctor
Bartow County
Georgia
Mary Proctor
Proctor
Wake County
North Carolina
Hiram Proctor
Coffroth Eyes Hogan Clash As Summit Nears
San Francisco promoter Jimmy Coffroth plans a meeting with Jack Hogan seeking to settle August and September boxing plans. Coffroth returns from Lake Tahoe and wants Hogan to abandon Eastbound fights. he has not heard back from Ufer about a Morris-Flynn bout.
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United Drees
San Francisco
Jimmy Coffroth
Jack Hogan
Coffroth
Lake Tahoe
Hogan
Freddie Welsh
Ufer
Carl Morris
Morris-Flynn
Teen Mary Hoover-Luther-Smith Seeks Three Marriages
Shelbyville report notes Mary Hoover Luther Smith, age 17, has three marriages. At 14 she wed Andrew Luther, later divorced, remarried him, divorced again, and now she has married Cary Smith.
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Shelbyville
Mary Hoover-Luther-Smith
Andrew Luther
Cary Smith
Crowds Rush to New Gold Strike in Alaska
A major gold discovery is reported in Alaska with Bob Henderson credited as the discoverer of the Klondike era strike. Crowds pour in from Dawson and nearby towns to the mine site.
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Alaska
Bob Henderson
Klondyke
Dawson
General Weaver Visits Seattle Amid Political Talk
General James B. Weaver of Iowa, former presidential candidate, is in Seattle visiting his daughter Mrs. A R Ketcham at 8057 Wallingford Ave. He will stay until September and is noted for advocating direct election of senators during his three-term Congress tenure. Japanese residents seek Admiral Togo’s one day in Seattle, hoping to meet him before catching the Tamba Maru on August 29 per local vice consul K Abe’s petition.
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Weaver
James B. Weaver
Iowa
Seattle
A. R. Ketcham
Wallingford
Congress
Togo
Canada
K. Abe
All to Daughter's Fiance
Harry H Swainbank of Wilkesbarre receives the entire Frutchie estate worth 50000 dollars after the death of Miss Mattie Frutchie his fiancée ten years earlier. He had shown care for her mother Mrs Louise C Fratchie who left the bequest.
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Wilkesbarree
Harry H. Swainbank
Mattie Frutchie
Louise C. Fratchie
Thirteen Friends Tragedy and Odd Court in Park
John Laud enberger of Phillipsborg N J claims a fatal superstition after thirteen friends drown in the Delaware River near Rocks burg while he travels. In Mounds Park Indiana Magistrate Post sets up a tent court in the city park during heat waves. Offenders are to be jailed in a monkey cage, a former occupant of which has died.
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John Laudenberger
Phillipsborg N. J
Delaware
Rocksburg
Mounds Park
Ind
Farm Fight Ends Snake Duel Near Higgdman Conn
William Spencer on his farm near Higgdman Connecticut caught a blacksnake and tossed it into a haymow where a rattlesnake had vanished. A fierce struggle followed and the blacksnake choked the rattlesnake to death, then died in the fight.
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William Spencer
Higgdman
Conn
Ghost sighting stuns Haverstraw residents as James Kelly returns
Scores of locals claimed to have seen a ghost but James Kelly proved his presence. Last April a train killed a man later identified as him and buried by his wife in the family plot. Nothing had
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Haverstraw
James Kelly
Kelly
York preacher fines coats on hot days at church
In York Pennsylvania Rev W F Rothrock allows men and boys in shirt sleeves but fines coats on hot days. Last Sunday night nearly all wore coats and the five cent fines collected boosted the offering.
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W. F. Rothrock
York
Youngest officer aboard Ida Cuno arrives in Boston
Eleven month old Erling Iversen serves as third mate on the Norwegian steamer Ida Cuno, arriving in Boston from Cuba. Captain Iversen leads the crew as the voyage is noted in the port arrivals.
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Erling Iversen
Ida Cuneo
Boston
Cuba
Iversen
Ship Log Notes Third Mate’s Eighteen Trips
The log records the third mate making eighteen voyages with entries noting each appointment and a total of 400 miles logged.
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Pointment
Prominent Citizens Fined in ResTok Bicycle Case
Twenty or more residents appeared in police court at Restoke on a charge of riding bicycles on a sidewalk. The mayor served as magistrate and fined himself five dollars plus costs. Each alderman paid two dollars sixty cents and costs while private citizens paid one dollar and costs.
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Nelson
B. C
Restoke
Woodmen Visit Camp 69 for Initiation Parade
Camp 69, a local W. O. W. lodge, will host Everett Woodmen from Camp No. 147 tomorrow evening. Crack drill team will initiate on Fourth Avenue and Marion Street. The Woodmen meet at 7 30 PM then march to the Ev interurban station for a lighted procession.
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Woodm Lodge
Everett
B Green
Marion St
Rehlight
Notion Items for Hair Work and Accessories Catalog
A list of hair supplies including Prima Donna hair nets in emall and medium sizes 16c and 20c Verabest hat fasteners no sewing 15c Weat Electric Hair Curtain 250 Broadway Hair adege American Beauty Bone Hair-Pins 26c box De Long non elipping wire hair-pins two packages Prima hair crepe 25 yard in various shades Kirby Beard gilt lace wire hair-pins Gelentific Bronze wire hairpins small package Valina invisible hair nets large size special 1 Hair rolls in light medium dark brown 75c yard Piret Fleer.
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Adege
Kirby
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Los Banos
Louis J. Wilde
Oregon
San Diego
Wilde
William A. Lewis
Seattle and Puget Sound Packing Co
Jane Stillwell
J. B. Stillwell
R. K. Owens
Thorndyke Av
Toledo, C
Emerson and Degler
Third Av
West Man i Towee
ESAT
Spokane
Thomas Kelly
Metro
North
Yakima
Joe Brown
Brown
Yakima River
Yakima Bridge
Star Hotuing Works
Pullman
Kamiackum Street Creek
Robert Love Taylor
Tillis
Big White Hope
New York
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
Supreme Court
Frederick & Nelson, Inc
Vador
Dreamca
Coe
Firet
Annes
Stillman
Lazell
Ricksecker
Societe Hygienique
Firet Pieor
Frederick & Nelson
HESE
Ostermoor
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