Sheldon story contradicts itself on 1904Campaign funds in White House visit
Former New York Governor Odell testified before the Senate committee that Howard Harriman raised about 2400 in 1904 for the Republican campaign and handed funds to the party. Odell said Roosevelt asked Harriman to visit the White House to discuss funds and hinted Depew’s appointment could tilt the New York Senate race for Black, a claim tied to Cornelius Odell and party figures.
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Senate Committee
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George Shelton
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Cornelius NB
Tressurer
Republcan National Committee
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Roosevelt
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Warriman
Republican National Committee
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New York State
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Harriman Tm
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France
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West Virginia Governor Pushes Legislature to Impeach Jurist
In Ciesinetom West Virginia Governor Glee Cock proposes an extraordinary session to impeach a jurist amid corruption and bribery allegations. Julie Bennett faces charges of accepting cash gifts and improper proposals related to a Pennsylvania woman.
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West Virginia
Ciesinetom
Jude WR. Bennett
Payette County
Tecawly
Repulieas
Gleecock
Julie Bennett
Pocahontas County Circuit Court
Pennsylvania
Young Man Leaps From Moving Train in Tragic Dream
Carl V. Pritchett of Peerless Indiana died after plunging through a train window while en route from Chicago. He was engaged to Miss Lulu Stutz. The death followed a vivid dream aboard the speeding coach and stunned fellow travelers.
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Chirizo
Chicago
Carl V. Pritchett
Pritchett
Lulu Stutz
Peerless
Ind
West Virginia Dog Voter Fraud Claims Surface
A House committee report alleges an invalid vote in West Virginia tied to a dog allegedly cast in lieu of a Black voter. The shocking claim links to earlier investigations of Representative Wilson and Hughes election, with no confirmation of the canine vote.
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Washington
House
Wilson
Rep
Hughes
West Virginia
Named After Its Father Astor Heir Named John Jacob
In New York on August a newborn son of the late Colonel Jobs Jacob Astor and his widow, Madeline Force Astor. The baby is named John Jacob Astor, becoming heir to a sizable Astor fortune. Lawyers discuss potential future claims and the role Mrs Astor might play in securing the child’s interests amid a $3,000,000 provision and broader estate questions involving Vincent and other Astor children.
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New York
Aug
Madeline Force Avs
Columel
Jacob Astor
Avril
Berth Co & Son
John Jacob Astor
Astor
Haly
Vincent
Police graft details exposed in grand jury findings
New York prosecutors and a grand jury outline extensive evidence of gambler protection rackets. Reports show disorderly house operators paid hundreds of thousands yearly for police protection, with varying monthly sums by location and class. Bank records allegedly reveal police inspectors’ accounts reaching into the hundreds of thousands.
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New York
Helmet Insnthal
Gerund
Uptown
East Side
Whitroan
Milton
Wool tariff revision bill passes House over veto
Washington August 15 with the help of twenty some Republicans the Democrats in the house approved the Underwood Taft wool tariff revision bill despite President Taft’s veto The vote stood 174 to 80 Doubt persists that the senate will concur with the house action Only about six senate Republicans may vote to override the veto Senator Simmons Democratic leader doubts the bill will reach the senate Columbus Ohio August 18 Frank Lefrün chief engineer Halston Steel Car Co C C Beaucamp Chicago a car inspector and Benjamin F Klee a clerk presumed from New Orleans were killed when their automobile was struck by a Pennsylvania train near Columbus their bodies mangled in the crash
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Senate
Simmons
North Carolina
Columbus
Frank le Frwin
Halston Steel Car Company
C. C Beaucamp
Chicago
Benjamin F. Klee
New Orleans
Pennsylvania
Death of Colonel Cornwell Shocks Weat Chester Hamlet
Widespread sorrow sweeps West Chester Pa as Colonel Gib bone Gray Cornwell dies by suicide on a Pennsylvania railroad train while facing misappropriation charges tied to the Darlington estate. Merchants plan aid for widow Mrs Cornwell and four children as an investigation into shortages valued roughly from fifty five thousand to one hundred fifty thousand dollars begins.
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Gibbone Gray Cornwell
New York
Colonel Cornwell
Cornwell
R. T. Cornwell
William Mil Jee
Imag
Arthur BR. Reid
Darlington
Crust Funde
Strike Appears Probable in Chicago Street Car Lines Debates
Chicago August 8 union officials said no wage concessions would be granted by elevated and surface line managers. W D Mahon international president warned the union may call a strike following a referendum vote by workers in favor of strike action.
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Chicago
W. D. Mahon
Cowherd Nominated for Missouri Governor by Democrats
Cowherd of Kansas City receives the Missouri Democratic nomination for governor while John C McKinley is named by Republicans. Tuesday’s Missouri primaries also renominated Speaker Champ Clark for Congress and Bartholdt for another term. Theron E. Catlin, whose seat was left vacant by a house committee over campaign spending, is renominated.
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St Louis
Aug
Kansas City
John C McKinley
Missouri
Champ Clark
Congress
Bartholdt
Theron E. Catlin
House
Tobacco Trust Declares Dividend and Distribution
The American Tobacco company announces a 20 percent cash dividend on common stock in addition to the regular 2 percent quarterly payout. It also plans distribution of 12,000 shares of American Machine and Foundry to Arm Tobacco stockholders.
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New York
American Tobares Company
American Machine and Foundry Company
Armtenn Tobacco Company
Typhoid Epidemic Hits Ottawa Ontario With Nearly Thousand Cases
Ottawa Ontario reports nearly one thousand typhoid fever cases traced to contaminated water. A filtration plant plan by New York engineer has been submitted as authorities fight the outbreak. The article also notes a violent union dispute ending in a killing elsewhere.
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Ont
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