Roosevelt Speaks to Hartford Workers in Floral Tribute
President Roosevelt addressed 10 000 Hartford workers in a park and later 5 000 at the Coliseum on external problems and Puerto Rico, Philippines and civil military achievements. He rode from Oyster Bay to New Haven, then Meriden, amid salutes as crowds cheered his New England tour.
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Hartford
Conn
Roosevelt
New England
Sagamore Hill
Oyster Bay
S. 1
New Haven
Ethel Roosevelt
Cortelyou
Long
New Haven Harbor
Belle Rock
John FP
Studiey
Board of Aldermen
Connecticut National Guard
Belle
Riden
Methodist Church
Veterans of the Grand Army
City Hall
Meriden
Mayflower
President speaks to Hartford workers in park rally
In Hartford Aug 22 the President arrived by Victoria car with Col. Greene and was welcomed by 10000 workingmen in Pope Park who presented a floral horseshoe. Father Sullivan praised the President and he pledged to serve the common people, stressing effort for workers. He lauded wage earners and promised to act for American citizens.
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Hartford
Conn
Jacob L. Greene
New York
Pope Park
Pather
Michael Sullivan
Abose
Father Sullivan
Colonel Greene
Senator Platt
Connecticut
Pather Sullivan
America
Acknowledgment of Principles Amid Strife
The speaker thanks a man who embodies American governmental principles of fairness and equal rights, honoring square dealings and a just chance for all in the struggle for life. Loud, continuous applause follows the tribute.
President Roosevelt Earns Warm Ovation In Hartford
Five thousand Hartford attendees packed the Coliseum to hear President Roosevelt speak. Workingmen dominated the crowd as he praised wage earners and recalled a floral horseshoe gift from local workers. He thanked Col. Jacob L. Green and Father Sullivan, then prepared to discuss issues impacting labor.
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Hartford
Roosevelt
Coliseum
Jacob L. Green
Platt
Sullivan
Pope Park
United States
Father Sullivan
Tragedy on Wetterhorn Claims English Clergy and Guides
In Grinwald Switzerland on August 22 bodies of Rev. R. B. Fearon and H. D. Fearon of London and two guides were found near the Wetterhorn summit. One account says two died by a lightning strike and two by falls. later only Fearon and Bravard were recovered, both blackened by lightning and roped together. The ice ax handle split by lightning and a guide’s skull crushed amidst snow. Remaining party members are believed blown over a precipice during a snowstorm on August 10, hidden in the Wetterkessel gorge. A separate Vienna telegraph notes the Fourteenth Austrian Regiment completing a wintery mountain march over the Zillerthal Alps in snowy conditions, roped in twenty-five man sections, spending a night exposed, crossing a glacier at 10 40 feet altitude, a first for an entire regiment.
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Switzerland
R. B. Fearon
H. ©. D. Fearon
London
Wetterhorn
Bravard
Wetterkessel
Vienna
Zillerthal Alps
Materhofen
Schwartzenstein
Ahernthal
Crash on Kansas City incline injures passengers
A car crowded with passengers dashed down a Kansas City hill and splintered after breaking loose. It collided with another vehicle at the bottom of the incline, causing injuries and damage.
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Kansas City
Hotel Lease Talks In The New Ownership Era
A tenant assures belongings are safe during a transition as two years remain on the current lease. The incoming owners offer a five year extension on the lease once the present term ends, signaling a stable arrangement amid ownership change.
Woman starves to death in Baltimore home tragedy
Mrs. Sarah Schumacher aged seventy was found dead in her room as daughter Martha wandered in distress. Coroner said death by starvation. Martha said they were too proud to tell anyone of their poverty, having no meals for days. Relatives live in Philadelphia and Virginia. Martha unable to work due to ill health.
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Baltimore
Sarah Schumacher
Martha
Jones
Schumacher
Martha Schumacher
Schumachers
Philadelphia
Virginia
Amicable phase in Ottoman relations with U S
State Department says Leishman reports restored amicable ties with the Porte and renewed negotiations. The Sultan orders partial carrying out of agreement, while pending claims are to be settled. The visit to officials follows assurances, with Leishman and McCormick present.
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Washington
State Department
Leishman
Constantinople
Legation
Porte
Izzel Bey
United States
John G. A. Leishman
Said Pasha
Tewfik Pasha
Robert S. McCormick
Austria-Hungary
Salemlik
Runaway Cable Car Collision Kills Gripman Near Vivian La
A crowded cable car at Union station Kansas City pulled away and crashed into a stalled train at Ninth Street. Gripman W. E. Taylor was instantly killed and at least twenty injured as the incline’s descent left a scene of twisted iron and chaos.
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Kansas City
Ninth-street
Union Station
W. E. Taylor
Gripman Taylor
Eeeoe
Pryor Band Founder Dies In St Louis Area At 58
Samuel Pryor founder of Pryor's Band died in St Joseph Missouri at age fifty eight from a gastric disease. As he lay dying his musicians played lively airs including several of his own compositions, fulfilling his request to hear music.
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Joseph
Samuel Pryor
Pryor
Professor Pryor
Wealthy Gypsies Held On Arrival At Ellis Island
Elias Ivanovich, his wife and eight children, arriving on the Byron, were detained overnight by immigration officers at Ellis Island. They traveled with $10,000 in gold, $10,000 in jewelry, and ornate dress. The Servian family, tall patriarch about fifty, wore belts of doubloons while jewelry adorned the wife and daughter, prompting suspicion of their gypsy origin. Authorities expect possible release after verifying intent to emigrate.
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New York
Elias J. Ivanovich
Ellis Island
Byron
Elias
Reverend Morgan Wood Declines Ohio Congressional Candidacy
In Cleveland on August 22 Rev Dr Morgan Wood pastor of Plymouth Congregational Church refused the Democrats’ nomination for Congress from Ohio's Twenty first district, saying a shift from ministry to politics is too great at his current life stage. The move had stirred wide public interest among supporters and opponents alike.
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Cleveland, O
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Plymouth Congregational Church
Theodore Burton
Congress
Twenty-first
Ohio
Johnson
Wood
Train Derailments Reported In Louisiana and Nebraska
A south bound Kansas City Southern train derailed near Vivian Louisiana injuring conductor Henry Dean and several passengers including J D Brown J Seraphine and Stubbs A relief train was sent but doctors were not needed Another derailment occurred on Frisco’s south bound limited at Edwards Junction Nebraska when a spike opened the switch and derailed the engine and baggage car injuring the crew detectives investigate with no passenger injuries reported
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Shreveport
Kansas City Southern Railway
Vivian
Henry Dean
J. D. Brown
Prescott
Ark
J. Seraphine
Beaumont
Tex
Fort Scott
Neb
Frisco
Edwards Junction
Hays May Succeed Wilson as G T Railroad President
Private advices from England say Charles M. Hays, general manager of the Grand Trunk Railroad, may be appointed president in succession to Sir Charles Rivers Wilson, who will become chairman of the board. The report cites expected return to New York tomorrow from England.
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Montreal
England
Charles M. Hays
Grand Trunk Railroad
New York
Charles Rivers Wilson
Strike of 1500 Girls at Richmond Cheroot Plant
About 1500 girl cheroot makers at the Whitlock branch of the American Cigar Company struck today over quality control complaints. They claim a large share of cheroots are discarded as bad, prompting the labor action in Richmond.
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Richmond
Whitlock
American Cigar Company
Plaza Hotel Not to Be Torn Down
Frederick A. Hammond, proprietor of the Plaza Hotel in New York, denies rumors that the famed hostelry will be demolished soon after returning from a European trip. He notes many inquiries from across the country seeking confirmation.
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Plaza Hotel
New York
Frederick A. Hammond
Millionaire ex convict Seeley resurfaces with rumored fortune
New York reports Samuel Seeley, bank defaulter and accomplice of Frederick Baker, emerged from prison two years ago to seek anonymity in the West. Back in Brooklyn with claimed wealth exceeding 1 million, Seeley recounts fortunes since release, tying Baker to the 1885 bank crash and his own hidden earnings from checks and mining ventures.
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New York
Samuel Seeley
Brooklyn
Seeley
National Shoe and Leather Bank
Frederick Baker
Baker
John W. Fowler
Oo Taeb
Guam's Governance Under Consideration by Acting Navy Secretary
Acting Secretary of the Navy Darling mulls Guam's administration amid calls to extend federal court jurisdiction to petty offenses and gravest crimes. A tariff question looms as current revenues risk nullification without new legislation. Commander Schroeder to visit in October for input before Congress recommendations.
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Guam
Darling
Guano Islands
United States Court
Supreme Court
United States
McKinley
Congress
Schroeder
Venezuelan affairs quieter as two warships withdrawn
The State Department received a cable from Minister Bowen in Caracas stating two U S war vessels can be spared from Venezuelan waters. The Topeka and Cincinnati were ordered north. The Cincinnati will stop at Cape Haitian and may relieve the Machias if officials deem it desirable. The withdrawal plan hinges on the evolving situation.
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State Department
Bowen
Caracas
Venezuela
Navy Department
Cincinnati
Cape Haitien
Receiver Simpson Seizes C and S E Muncie Offices
Benjamin Simpson as receiver of the C S E railroad enters the Muncie general offices with party and takes possession. Keys handed over by janitors. He plans to operate the road for creditors, citing Appellate Court order dissolving a restraining order.
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Indianapolis Journal
Muncie
Ind
Benjamin Simpson
Carbon
McGregor
Brazil
L. C. Phillips
Anditer Parkhurst
Stevens
Anderson
Simpson
Legion
Indiana Appellate Court
Phillips
Man Accused of Vick Murder Found Hanging in Barn
Russellville Kentucky August 22 Hugh Marshall the man charged with killing Miss Zoda Vick near here last Wednesday was found today hanging in a barn about a mile from the crime scene Decomposition indicated he had hung for a day or so It is not certain whether it was self inflicted or mob action but most think he killed himself He was found by W C Bilyen in the barn near the scene of the murder The excitement has subsided and people seem satisfied
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Russellville
Hugh Marshall
Zoda Vick
W. C. Bilyen
Bishop’s Body Buried After Kentucky Prison Mutiny
Wallace Bishop, leader of the prison desperadoes, was buried in Thorn Hill graveyard at the Kentucky penitentiary today. Warden Lithrd received a letter from Mrs. C. EB. Bishop of Hammond Indiana calling the death murder and demanding burial.
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Frankfort
Kentucky
Wallace Bishop
Thorn Hill
Lithrd
C. EB. Bishop
Hammond
Ind
Actor Henry Miller Nose Fractured in Stage Blow
In San Francisco on Wednesday night Henry Miller sustained a broken nose from a blow by William Courtleigh during a Camille performance. The injury, initially thought minor, is now reported as fractures in three places requiring hollow plugs in both nostrils.
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San Francisco
Henry Miller
William Courtleigh
Camille
Cable car crash injures many in Kansas City
A cable car on the steep incline to Union Station broke from its cable and rushed down the slope crashing into a car at the terminus. A large number of persons are reported injured.
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Kansas City
Union Station
Pillsbury at Sea and Hidden Harbor Heist
Commander of the White Squadron keeps clear of Higginson's scouts as a desperate plan unfolds with only sixty hours left to slip into an undefended harbor. A hostile night battle rages with churning seas and sporadic lightning illuminating the dangerous waters.
Plans for joint maneuvers rule to be enforced by MacArthur
Navy drills unfold as Commander Pillsbury seeks to land surprise forces using disguises, while Admiral Higginson keeps three battleships ready at Thatcher's island. Fog, storms, and miscommunications spark anxiety along the Rockport coast as officials monitor signals and dispatch urgent telegrams amid preparations for a potential harbor assault and the Maine trials.
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Rockport
Mass
Pillsbury
Higginson
Portland
Cape Cod
Commander Pillsbury
Chamiral Higginson
Salem Harbor
Straitsmouth
Pigeon Hill
Maine
Gunners to Have Imitation Warships for Moving Targets
The artillery companies at Long Island defenses will receive target practice before the North Atlantic squadron maneuvers under Rear Admiral Hickinson. From Aug 3 to Sept 1, extensive drills will be held at Long Island forts and other New England coast defenses to sharpen marksmanship ahead of naval operations.
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Washington
Long Island
Hickinson
New England
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