Taft defends arbitration treaties at Connecticut fair
President Taft urged adoption of pending arbitration treaties at the Connecticut state fair, arguing benefits for all nations and warning against senate obstacles. Roosevelt published in Outlook a sharp critique calling the agreements silly and impractical and decrying binding the United States to arbitrate.
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Hartford
Conn
Taft
Senate
New York
Theodore Roosevelt
United States
Senate Committee
America
Republic of the
West
Arrests in Tarrning of Miss Chamberlain at Shady Bend
Eight men and boys have been arrested and placed under bond in Shady Bend Kansas for alleged roles in the tar and feathering of Miss Mary Chamberlain a young school teacher ten days ago. County Attorney McCandless says the case will be investigated and trials are scheduled for next month. More arrests are anticipated as the community seeks to quiet the matter.
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Shady Bend
Kan
Mary Chamberlain
McCandless
Fifty New Postal Banks Designated by Postmaster General
Washington announces fifty first class post offices designated as postal savings banks by Postmaster General Hitchcock. They will open to deposits on October 7. The list includes Freeport Moline Rockford J Fort W Kokomo Burlington Bluffs Bronx City Kalamazoo Lansing Port Huron and more in Illinois Indiana Michigan Iowa.
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Washington
Hitchcock
Freeport
Moline
Rockfort
Eikhart
Fort W
Kokomo
Ind
Burlington
Jutrell Bluffs
Bronx City
Kalamazoo
Lansing
Port Huron
Mich
China turmoil threats to Americans in Szechuan crisis
Washington reports cabled orders to Admiral Murdock to deploy gunboats to protect U S citizens amid unrest in Szechuan over railroad policy. Saratoga and New Orleans lead US ships in Chinese waters as missions and foreigners seek safety in Chengtu compound of the Methodist Church of Canada.
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Washington
Murdock
Szechuan
China
Williams
Peking
State Department
Saratoga
Woosung
New Orleans
Shanghai
Yangtse River
Szechuan Province
Cheng-Tu
Missionary Society of the Methodist Church of Canada
Burgess Completes English Channel Swim From Dover to Cape Grisnez
Yorkshireman William Burgess finally crossed the English Channel, landing at Cape Grisnez about 24 hours after starting from Dover. He pursued Captain Webb’s 1875 feat despite strong tides near Goodwin Sands, declaring this his last attempt after multiple near misses.
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William Burgess
Dover
England
Cape Grisnez
London
English Channel
Burgess
Matthew Webb
South Foreland
Goodwin Sands
Channel
Captain Webb
Calais
Webb
Honor Memory of Stanton in Steubenville Statue Unveiling
Edwin M. Stanton cited as Lincoln's secretary of war honored in Steubenville with bronze statue unveiling. Participants included President Taft Gov. Judson Harmon Maj. Gen. Frederick Dent Grant Gen. Daniel E. Sickles and the sons of Lincoln and Stanton. The ceremony closed Stanton memorial week.
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Steubenville
Edwin M. Stanton
Lincoln
Taft
Judson Harmon
Frederick Dent Grant
Daniel E. Sickles
William R. Day
Robert T. Lincoln
Lewis H. Stanton
Two Airmen Die In German Aviation Accident
Mulhausen Germany Sept 8 Explosion of a gasoline tank on an aeroplane adds two names to aviation death toll Lieutenant Newmann a German aviator carried a passenger M Le Conte a French aeronaut The plane flew about fifteen miles before the tank exploded causing the craft to plunge from sixty feet killing both pilots instantly
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Mulhausen
Germany
Newmann
Strassburg
M. le Conte
Naked eye comet visible increasing in brightness
A Harvard Observatory bulletin notes the comet can be followed easily despite rapid motion. By September 17 it will be at its closest approach to Earth, about 46 million miles away, with Cambridge reporting the sighting on September 7 through Brooks.
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Harvard Observatory
Cambridge
Brooks
North Dakota land opened draw selects Berthold reserve
Minot Sept 7 B E B Glick of Foxholm N D drew homestead No 1 in the Berthold Indian reservation The winner’s claim covers first choice of 60000 acres of fertile soil with an estimated value from 10000 to 15000 dollars
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Minot
N. D
B. EB. Glick
Foxholm
Berthold Indian Reservation
Indict Rich Men Diamonds Given to Woman
Federal grand jury indicts Nathan Allen and John R. Collins for smuggling and conspiracy to smuggle jewels valued over 170000, allegedly given to Mrs Helen Jenkins. Indictments returned August 23 show seizures tied to 1909 transfers from Europe without duties. Jenkins and officials testified. cases to be pursued this week in New York.
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New York
Federal Grand Jury
Helen Dwelle Jenkins
United States District Attorney
Nathan Allen
Kenosha
Wis
Mrs. Jenkins
Europe
Jenkins
Port Loeb
Parr
William W. Smith
United States
Wise
Publc
Kaisers Massing Troops Near French Frontiers
Paris reports La Liberte says Germany is steadily concentrating forces near the French border. About 30,000 infantry, 10,000 cavalry and 150 guns are gathered in a triangle near Moncel, Vic, and Dieuze. Additional units line up opposite Nancy with vast material stockpiles along the frontier.
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Paris
la Liberte
Germany
Moncels
Vic
Dieuze
Nancy
Pontiff Suffers a Relapse in Rome
Vatican circles report the pope has suffered another relapse. Professor Marchiafaya resumes daily visits as doctors address a gout recurrence. Authorities warn of possible uraemic poisoning alongside the gout as the pontiff endures serious illness.
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Rome
Vatican
Marchiafaya
Government crop report shows grain decrease from last year
Washington reports total grain crops at 4.409 billion bushels, up 136 million from last month but down 784 million from last year. Corn yield per acre 23.6 with larger acreage. wheat and oats decline in condition and yield. rye, tobacco, potatoes, flax and hay show heavy drops in total yield.
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Washington
United States
Sleeping Child Stolen From Madison Home
Irene Lemberger, seven, disappeared from bed in Madison Wisconsin after a window was opened. Police suspect Italian community threats tied to recent Black Hand letters. child’s father Martin Lemberger, a laborer, lives at 2 South Francis Street amid local Italian residents.
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Madison
Wis
Irene Lemberger
Martin Lemberger
Francis — Street
Irene
Two Men Murdered by Bandits in Nesquehoning Pass
Joseph Zehner, a contract miner, and his driver named Hopkins were held up on a mountain near Nesquehoning and shot dead. A tin box with $3000 meant for wages of Zehner’s employer was stolen. No trace of the highwaymen. Zehner managed coal operations for the Lehigh Valley Coal and Navigation Company.
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Pottsville
Joseph Zehner
Hopkins
Nesquehoning
Zehner
Lehigh Vaalley Coal and Navigation Company
Mad Monk Declares Attacks on Jews Soon
Hellodorus, known as the Mad Monk, warned in a public statement that attacks on Jews and the Russian intelligentsia would begin shortly after the upcoming congress of the Black Hundred. The priest's declaration has caused a tremendous sensation in St. Petersburg.
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St. Petersburg
Hellodorus
Beattie Faces Death After Guilty Verdict in Virginia
Henry Clay Beattie Jr. was convicted of first degree murder for killing his bride in Chesterfield Virginia. The jury sentenced him to death in the electric chair on November 24 with a ninety day stay of execution possible. Beattie showed no emotion as verdicts were read while spectators urged order.
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Chesterfield
Henry Clay Beattie, Jr
Beattie
Wendenberg
Harry N. Smith
Attorney Smith
Watson
Henry
Masked bandit robs bank in Laurel escape thwarted
A teenage would be robber entered Citizens' National Bank in Laurel Maryland and demanded money at gunpoint. Cashier Waters fired two shots, the robber fled but was captured after a chase. He identified himself as Henry Jackson 17 of Yuma Aziz claiming he beat his way east seeking easy money.
Theater Collapse at El Dorado Kills Dozens in Nice
Seventeen dead and many injured after El Dorado music hall collapses in Nice. Authorities fear more victims buried beneath rubble as forty workers were trapped. Rescue efforts continue with fear that additional deaths may be confirmed.
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Nice
el Dorado
Value of Manchuria rail line fixed at 40.5 million
St. Petersburg reported that the railroad between Port Arthur and Kuan-Cheng-Tzu in Manchuria, including rolling stock, surrendered to Japan under the Portsmouth treaty, has an estimated value around 40,500,000 dollars.
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St. Petersburg
Port Arthur
Kuan-Cheng-Tzu
Manchuria
Russia
Japan
Not Half as Mean as You Are Says I Wife
A dialogue fragment shows a wife accusing her husband of being cruel about her memory. She says she would tell others what a good wife she was after her death, while he denies it, prompting a claim she would do so only for decency. The exchange highlights tension and moral judgment between spouses.
Browning’s Tender Letter on Browning Death
The article recalls Robert Browning’s intimate letter to Mrs. Blagdon written the night before Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s death. He describes her as always smiling and youthful, dying in his arms with no pain, and says God lifted her as one would a sleeping child.
New Idea Sparks Interest in Breach of Promise Case
A French judge who presided over a breach of promise suit inspires American readers. The proposal suggests that engagements should include a clause for damages if the marriage is broken, stirring public debate among men and women.
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