Mystery of Big Theft Solved in Chicago Case
Chicago August 24 A man formerly employed as teller at the United States sub treasury and others are implicated in a $179000 theft from the vault. George Fitzgerald is arrested as a key figure in the case. Investigators trace large denomination notes and suspect schemes to pass them. The investigation widens to include associates in Rogers Park and ongoing efforts to recover the stolen funds.
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Chicago
United States
George Wegerald
Otters
Secret Service
Witzgerald
Williams Boldenweck
Stapleton
Peter
Plauribte
Meaty Ait Fitzgerald
Sach
Wunhington
Congress
Boldenweek
Herbert F. Young
Young Secret Service Agency
Bolden
Young
Fitzgerald
Sut-Treasury
Fitzworald
Youry
Fitzgeralt
Egan
Rogers Park
Harry C Gane
A. Booth & Co
Fitzgerald Ie
Col
Gano
Pamind
Life Living
Treasury
Chetlain
Piagern
J Kinder
Attorn
Regerald
Kinder
John M. Duty
Boldenweck
Fire sweeps Turkish city in devastating blaze
In Stamboul Constantinople a Sunday afternoon fire raged for six hours driven by strong winds. The Nariee burned rapidly destroying 1,500 houses and shops. The blaze continued into the night as the wind abated, threatening mosques, palaces, public offices, and centuries old districts within the city walls.
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Constantinople
Walla
Plan of Defense Chosen for Bayside Yacht Club Case
New York August 24 lawyers for Captain Peter Hains discuss defense strategy after meetings with witnesses. McIntyre claims Thornton Hains sought to buy Bayside real estate weeks before the tragedy and that the Mavin brothers visited Bayside to inspect property and shoot Annie. Insanity may be raised as an extenuating circumstance for the captain.
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New York
Peter
Thornton Hains
Yast
Bayside
Mavin Brothers
Annis
McIntere
Thornton Halry
Stein Porter Case Mystery Deepens in Des Moines
Des Moines physicians conclude a young local man might have fired the shot that killed Stein and Porter near Loudonville, based on post mortem findings. autopsy for Porter to follow. The weapon identified as a 32 caliber revolver.
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Stein-Porter
Des Moines
Ang
Laurier Stein
Young
Loudonville
Buin
Stein Wan
Mids Porter
Stein
Trollay Gar Struck an Automobile in Los Angeles
Six persons were injured Sunday when an inbound trolley car struck an automobile at an intersection in Los Angeles. Authorities say injuries are not probably fatal. detailed conditions were not specified.
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Los Angeles
Democrats push clubs in every precinct nationwide
Chicago Aug 24 Acting on Mr Bryant s advice the Democratic national committee plans to organize Democratic clubs in every voting precinct. Chairman Mack and Mr Bryant rely on these clubs for major aid and strength toward Democratic success, with the aim to mobilize the people for the party s goals. The report also covers snake stories from Lake George and a discussion by Dr Hornaday on snakes and public fear in America.
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Chicago
Bryan
Democratic National Committee
Mack
United States
Government Intervention Aims at Canadian Pacific Railway Disputes
August night remarks indicate the Dominion government through the railway commission will intervene in the satellite matter and related mechanical trades on the Canadian Pacific Railway. Prospects for an amicable settlement between the company and parties within the next 48 hours were stated.
Record-Breaking Throw At Queenstown Exhibition
John Plamen of the American A. C. set a remarkable mark in Queenstown on August 1, hurling a 184 foot 8 inch throw from a promenade quay during an exhibition. The feat surpasses prior records and caps a standout display.
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Queenstown
John Plamegan
A. C
Colawa
Panama Canal Report Praises Labor Conditions Reforms
The Panama Canal Commission report cites labor and housing conditions at the Isthmus as satisfactory, endorsing Goethals main plan while urging improved wages and permanent disability benefits. It details worker numbers, dynamite use, and daily totals, noting extended work periods and the heavy machinery involved in the project. Washington indicates federal intervention possible to safeguard interstate water rights and canal-related funding.
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Oyster Way
Wim
James Fi
Samuel B Donnelly
Henry Newdan
Panama
Col
Goethals
Vane
Lina
Ewe
Ponanm
Milion Young
Chile
Athens
Jan Commerde
Cary
Janahn
Mip Plice
New Yyork
Ithavian Canal
Panamia
Doctor Drowned While Fishing Near Tupper Lake
In Tupper Lake New York on August 19 De Jove Blehberg of Cigelanett drowned attempting to land a boat. Jane Champtier, a guide, aided in the incident while attempting to recover the craft for a book project. Authorities and local groups commented on the tragedy.
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Tupper Lake
de Jove
Blehberg
Cigelanett
Toostar
Blehbers
Jane Champtier
Deere
Dark Picture of Castro Rule in Venezuela
A Blephen Bonsal signed critique portrays Venezuela under Castro as ruinous and repressive. It alleges foreign and home industry collapse, widespread hunger, and diplomatic ostracism, with claims of courts reshaped by Castro, economic collapse, and mass hardship across major lines of investment, agriculture, and trade.
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Venezuela
Sterilized cotton danger warned by microbe study
An investigator, M. Nounotte, tests many brands of amoptio and stemed cotton and finds microbes in all thirty packages sampled. Typhoid bacteria appear in two, prompting a shift to oxolint dressing praised for being cleaner, cooler, and more absorbent, with doctors ordering it from North Brookfield mills.
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Castro
Caracas
Matos
Lwin
Jane
Frome Savant
M. Nounotte
M. Nounette
Hospitila
North Brookfeld
Milla
M. Nouvelle
Colorado Woman’s Charity Hospital Plan Revealed
Mrs Ralston of Denver, heiress of Wyoming cattleman Charles J Hecht, plans a tberculosis sanatorium at Edgewater with remaining fortune for patient care. She has purchased eighty acres by Manhattan Beach, built five facilities, and already houses eighteen hopeless cases in a private hospital quietly operated before public notice.
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Witew
Bai
Pern Wi
Denver
Conde
Hat Uity
Charles J. Hecht
Rujeion
Eli Lor
Otto Keppler
Metropote
Uber
Ralston
Wyoming
Bellevue Training School
New York
Mra
Colorado
Elghty Acres
Manhattan Beach
Young Nation’s Social Etiquette Lessons From the Past
A fragmentary historical note describes early 19th century schoolroom drills for boys and girls. Pupils practiced bowing, curtseying, greetings, and introductions in imagined social scenes led by a head of row, aiming to ease shyness and awkwardness. The piece cites Youth’s Companion as a source.
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Alexander J. Stephen
Confederanio #iates
Little Alexander
Lowla Pendleton
Statesman
Smythi
Mary
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