Roosevelt's New England Swing Boosts Support Across Three States
President Roosevelt toured Massachusetts New Hampshire and Maine delivering eight speeches to crowds estimated at a quarter of a million. He pressed Cuba Porto Rico and the isthmus plan urging reciprocal trade, moral governance, and American leadership, while enjoying welcomes at towns from Haverhill to Lisbon and Brunswick.
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Augusta
Roosevelt
New England
Haverhill
Mass
South Lawrence
Banan
Medura
N. D
Eiven
Portland
Charles F. Dam
Old Orchard
Congressman Littlefield
Rockland
Littlefield
Danville Junction
Payne
Garret A. Hobart
Charles Emory Smith
Lewiston
Lisbon
Lisbon Falls
Brunswick
Governor Hill
James G. Slaine
President Wilson Visits Lowell After Porto Rico Talk
The President arrived by special train at 9 19 am amid a militia salute and a crowd on Lowell’s common. Acting Mayor Badger greeted him with Charles M Allen, former Porto Rico governor, present. Wilson praised G A R veterans and Ninth Regiment, noted his service at Santiago, and lauded Porto Rico’s governance under Allen. He urged generous support for new republics and a broader American role.
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Lowell
Mass
Badger
Charles M. Allen
Porto Rico
Santiago
Alien
Allen
Cuba
Bombardment of Ciudad Bolivar by Venezuelan gunboats
Ciudad Bolivar, capital of Bolivar state, was shelled by gunboats Bolivar and Restaurado, killing and wounding many. British subjects seek a warship protection as atrocities alleged by both sides surface. The city remains in revolutionary control with bombardment continuing after Restaurado’s supply run. There is no U S action against Venezuela despite reports of a broader international push.
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Caracas
Venezuela
Ciudad Bolivar
Bolivar
Great Britain
Restaurado
Laguayra
Orinoco River
Washington
Europe
United States
Germany
France
State Department
Dutch blockading Venezuela not recognized by Curacao note
Willemstad Aug 26 The Dutch government told Venezuela it will not recognize the blockade of Venezuelan ports as effective.
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Willemstad
Island of
Curacao
Venezuela
Venezuelan
Alger Going East for Possible Senate Run
Gen Russell A Alger former secretary of war sails East on a trip that fans say is tied to a Roosevelt backed bid to succeed the late James McMillan as U S senator from Michigan. President may want harmony with administration views versus Burrows while Wm Alden Smith also positioned for two years hence. Smith and Alger conferred in Detroit yesterday and Alger affirmed he will campaign with his supporters.
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Detroit
Mich
Russell A. Alger
Roosevelt
Alger
James McMillan
United States
Michigan
Burrows
Wm. Alden Smith
Smith
General Alger
No Shortage in Elks Funds Statement by Cronk
George P. Cronk grand exalted ruler of the Elks reports after visiting Meadville Pa that every dollar of the organization funds is intact and on deposit in the Bank of Meadville and in New York drafts. He balanced the books and confirmed the money is in proper hands though he will issue a fuller statement later.
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Omaha
George P. Cronk
of the Elks
Meadville
the Elks
Bank of Meadville
New York
Indianapolis School Board plans $250000 upgrade with 10 cent levy
The Indianapolis Board of School Commissioners seeks about 250000 for two high schools to overhaul Shortridge and Manual Training High, add grounds and equipment, and raise salaries. Legislature will be asked to lift the tax levy by ten cents per $100, generating roughly 126000 annually, to fund labs libraries and furnishings and reduce overcrowding at Shortridge and Manual Training. The plan also includes new grounds expansion and a manual training program for lower grades to ease juvenile court cases.
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Shortridge
Moores
Kendall
Harrison School
Cleland Am
Sweeney
Irvington
O. L. Wooley
Fort Wayne
James Russell Lowell
George Chubb
Grace Morehouse
Cornelia Ryan
Henry Faunce
Vonnie Owings
G. E B. Ashley
Margaret Boyd
Blanche May
Edith Connor
Eliza Hall
Cordelia Foy
Alice Reisecker
W. C. Vail
Marie Talkenburg
Dora Klepfer
May Biedenmeister
Nellie Pence
Lucretia Hobart
Isabel Bowen
Marie Akers
Robb Woodman
Haitian village Limbe burned after 12 hour clash
Cape Haitien Aug 26 Limbe eighty two miles north of Port au Prince was attacked and retaken by provisional government troops. Firminist defenders were reinforced by marines from the Cretean-Peirrot. Casualties were heavy on both sides as fighting lasted from midnight to noon and Limbe burned. General Nord led the republican forces and Marmelade fell earlier in August. The US cruiser Cincinnati arrived from Laguayra.
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Cape Haitien
Limbe
Port au-Prince
Provisional Government
Artibonite
Creten-Peirrot
Nord
Marmelade
J. Michel
General Nord
Potts Urges City to Pass Meter Gas Ordinance
A F Potts presses the council to enact the meter ordinance to compel gas supply, warning that delay risks injunctive failure and possible company withdrawal. The public health committee met but offered no report, with support split among members and a Friday meeting planned.
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Council Committee On Public Health
Holliday
McFarland, Crall
Warneg
Wheeler
Indianapolis
Wynne
Consumers
Potts
A. F. Potts
Express
Gas Meter Plan Prompts City Debate On Conserving Supply
Indianapolis leaders debate gas conservation and meter use with figures like Mr Potts urging legislative action. He touts meters to save 6000 residents gas, cites Findlay’s experience, and suggests public loans to fund meters. He warns financiers may oppose the ordinance to force a receiver sale.
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Potts
Indianapolis
Findlay
Crall
Consumers’ Company
Mr. McFarland
Mr. Potts
Gas Trust
Peculiar Death of Philetus Jones Baffles Chicago Police
Chicago police pursue a fresh mystery over the reported death of Philetus Jones a Boston real estate figure. Bodies shipped to Boston but local health records lack a death record while neighbors report no funeral or body removal. Investigators probe the Astor street house sale and a disputed Jones real estate deal amid a theory Jones may be a myth.
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Chicago
Philetus Jones
Boston
Jones
Astor Street
John A. I. Lee
Lee
Health Department
Alton
Astor-street
D. R. Thomas
Thomas
Virginia
Circuit Court
Robbers Halt Western Train at Sand Point Idaho
A westbound Northern Pacific passenger train was stopped by seven bandits near Sand Point Idaho and a baggage car was dynamited unsuccessfully. The engineer was forced to pull up track, passengers were kept inside while shots were fired. no injuries reported. Conductor William Smith of Helena led the heavily loaded train to Spokane after the incident. The attack is suspected to be the work of tramps.
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Spokane
Wm. Smith
Helena
Cowed by a Woman Foils Convict Break at Covington
Nineteen prisoners in the Covington county jail attempted an escape while the jailer was away. They bored through the cage and neared the roof before the jailer's wife intervened armed with a shotgun. She ordered a trusted Black inmate to assist and held the prisoners at gunpoint until the jailer returned, forcing them back into their cells.
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Covington
Tenn
Smith
Six Die in Cheyenne Home Fire Tragedy
A Cheyenne fire killed six people including H MecCumpsey and his wife along with four children. The kerosene explosion ignited clothing, parents tried to save the kids and perished. Neighboring details indicate a Gehring Nebraska origin for the incident.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Gehring
Neb
Ss. H. MecCumpsey
MecCumpsey
Burna Ls
Imprisonment Allegation Ties Union Pacific Chief
Ten warrants charge President Burt of the Union Pacific and W Arnett with false imprisonment of machinists hired in Indianapolis and sent to Denver. Men say guards locked them in cars until reaching Omaha, then released at shopyards. Arnett and Burt bonded for appearance amid unionist protests and calls for labor-agent reform.
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Omaha
Aug
Burt
Union Pacific Road
W. Arnett
Indianapolis
Arnett
Denver
Lewis Lord
Union Pacific
Council Bluffs
Lord
Wiliam Arnett
Collins
Machinists' Union
Chicago
Tiffany & Rogers
Union
Therm
Suade
Esmaene
Central Labor Union
Indiana
Williard Kidd
Lewis Gilleland
la Ferre
W. T. Shipley
Patrick Tooley
Edw: Smith
Willard Burns
Oscar Dewitt
James Sargent
Charlies A. Miller
Malcolm Worthington
William Sartwick
Frank Whittaker
Strike Looms As Chicago Street Cars Possibly Tie Up
Chicago officials face a possible citywide streetcar strike after the local Amalgamated Association refused a wage rise and company concessions. About 30 members voted, with radical faction favored by near ten to one. Arbitration was agreed as a settlement path, but a rupture with local leaders surfaced as President Mathew warned of no general support if strike proceeds without arbitration.
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Chicago
Union Traction Company
Amalgamated Association of
Roach
Em Association
Coun
William Mahon
Mathew
General Union
Strikes Roil Labor Scene Across Cities
Havana dock laborers and other workers resume work after August stoppage, Kansas & Texas Railroad machinists helpers stage a strike seeking a percentage raise, and New Orleans finemen disrupt Cumberland Company operations amid blanket injunction. A British Board of Trade report shows a wage bill decline for the first half of the year, with miners heavily affected and arbitration gaining traction.
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Kansas & Texas Railroad
New Orleans
Cumberland Company
Ven
Pitt
Josenseoo
British Board of Trade
Dates
Bana
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