Women Organize for the Fray in New Jersey Speech Night
Governor Wilson warned of Jim Smith’s bid to retake New Jersey Democratic control at a summer capitol gathering. He cited Smith's planned slate for Essex County and the Bull Moose opposition while Dudley Field Malone of New York spoke alongside Roosevelt as a praised figure.
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Sha Girt
N. J
New Jersey
Wilson and Marshall League
Quartermaster General
Wilson
Jim” Smith
Smith
Knoll
United States
Jin”Smith
Expess
Newark
Assembly
Essex County
Gebiarat
Hunterdon
Sadie
Saku
Westcott
Cambder
Ralph
Jersey
Progressive Party
Malone
Dudley Field Malone
New York
Colonel Roosevelt
Serious Clash 19 Looked For in Emerald Isle
August 17 Belfast Ireland. The city is an armed camp with British troops mobilized in Victoria barracks and parks. Over 2 000 cabinet workers and about 700 Protestant home rulers quit work at the shipyard after a comrade was roasted alive in an oven. Rifle clubs proliferate as arms are issued by Orange Society agents amid expected clashes between lodge rifle corps and security forces. The attorney general orders inquiry into Cargon and Law for possible conspiracy to seize sedition.
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Belfast
Ireland
Lord Edward Fitzgerald
Victoria Barracks
Ulster
Edward Carson
A. Bonar Law
Orange Societies
Rifle Corps
Royal Irish Constabulary
Cargon
Law
Kenyon Praises Freight Classification Bill Passage
Senator Kenyon of Iowa welcomed the Senate approval of a freight classification bill deemed crucial by the Interstate Commerce Commission. He said if enacted the next step would empower the ICC to set actual rates, as railroad commissions and shippers urge federal involvement. Kenyon also supports a broader investigation into railroading costs and a government maximum minimum freight system.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Senate
Senator Kenyon
House
Kenyon
Kérigon
Jowe
Rosenthal murder sign sparks East Side uproar
In New York on August 17 a moving picture house near the old Delancey Street police station displayed a sign reading Actual scenes of the Rosenthal murder or the great gambling scandal with between pictures of a shooting. Acting Captain Mahoney said police would do nothing unless riots occur as other officers denounced the display.
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New York
Delancey Street
East Side
Rosenthal
Mahoney
Clinton Street
Women and tariff questions highlighted at meeting
A speaker asserts women should focus on interior and economic issues rather than appearance, arguing happiness and cost of living, including tariff matters, are to be understood on the inside. The discussion also touches Governor Wilson's stance as being indecisive at the time.
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Wilson
Taft and Congress Locked in Veto Fight Over Bills
Washington Aug 17 President Taft vows to be known as a veto president blocking tariff and large appropriation measures. The canal bill and commerce court remain flashpoints as Congress battles over appropriations and legislative reform.
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Washington
Taft
Grover Cleveland
Congress
White House
Leonard Wood
Commerce Court
House
District of Columbia
Panama
Adamson
Sanders and
Bristow
Senate
Fitzgerald
Representative Fitzgerald
Appropriations Committee
Bureau of Trade Relations
State Department
Closed Eyes on Gambling in Columbus
In Columbus on August 17 Chief Charles E Carter was suspended by Mayor Karb after facing eighteen charges of failure to close alleged gambling houses. Thomas O'Neills named acting chief amid charges of breach of duty and mishandling funds.
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Columbus
Ohio
Charles E. Carter
Karb
Thomas O'Neills
Jackson Joint Crap Shooters Caught At Game
Police raided the Mobile Pressing Club at 63 1 2 St. Francis Street and arrested nine including J. C. Jackson. They charged gambling, with Jackson also facing operating a gambling house. Detectives used a ladder to enter, catching a craps game in progress. Bond was posted for Monday court.
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Mobile Pressing Club
J. C. Jackson
St. Francis Street
Jackson
Walter Macon
Frank McMann
J. M. Gunn
A. C. Murray
A. Clemmons
J. J. Alien
Percy Atkins
Porter
Rondeau
Murphy
Lacey
Jeffison
Burch
Spu
St. Louis Street
Bureh
Burch Wat
Fig
W. F. Walsh
Realty values rising as Mobile city advances
The article notes increasing real estate inquiries and rising values in Mobile driven by a growing, progressive group of local dealers. It highlights the 22 foot channel completion boosting fortunes and predicts further gains with the 27 foot channel and river locks in place, urging buyers to act on attractive offerings.
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Mobile
South
Icebergs Spotted By Ragnarok Captain Near Newfoundland
New York August 17 Captain Amundsen reported over fifty icebergs visible in the Atlantic near Newfoundland from the Ragnarok which arrived today from Botswoodville Newfoundland. He added fewer than thirty bergs stranded on the Newfoundland coast between Notre Dame Bay and St Johns.
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New York
Atlantic
New Foundland
Amundsen
Botswoodville
N F
Bergs
Notre Dame Bay
St. Johns
Former Steel Trust Magnate Backs Wilson in 1912 Race
William Ellis Corey former president of the Steel Trust returns from a three month abroad trip and endorses Woodrow Wilson as the Democratic candidate. He says Roosevelt is not acceptable and Taft has not delivered. He notes foreign interest groups supported Wilson but expects backlash.
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William Ellis Corey
New York
The
Steel Trust
Woodrow Wilson
Roosevelt
Mr. Corey
Taft
Wilson
Free Trade and Wilson Predicted to End Tariffs
Mr Rea, returning from England and Scotland, argues for Wilson's election and a shift to free trade. He predicts lower tariffs as parties unite on the goal and says roads funding in Pennsylvania should build a better system, though New York’s large outlay was misused.
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Wuld
United States
Wilson
England
Rea
Scotland
Pennsylvania
New York
Arliss Says England Lacks Playwrights As US Plays Rise
George Arliss aboard the Lusitania with Mrs Alois for New York cites a shift in theatre from England to the United States. He notes English managers and actors fear a scarcity of English playwrights and blames some English actors for harming English drama.
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London
George Arliss
Alois
New York
England
United States
Arliss
Acquittal of Darrow Evokes Dramatic Courtroom Moment
The verdict of not guilty in Clarence Darrow’s trial drew a dramatic scene as jurors, court officers, and a crowds surged around the box. Judge Hutton praised the decision while DA Fredericks signaled possible action on the Bain bribery case and Darrow and his wife sought autographs from the jurors.
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Los Angeles
Clarence Darrow
Darrow
Golding
Dunbar
Hutton
Fredericks
Bain
Robert F. Bain
James B. McNamara
Ford
Chicago
Lyons Pushes Citywide White Way Lighting Plan
Commissioner P. J. Lyons, father of the Bienville Square White Way, tells an Item reporter he aims to extend the same modern lighting from Bienville Square to the business district and then to residential areas. He stresses careful implementation and adherence to up to date sidewalk lighting standards.
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P. J. Lyons
Bienville Square
Lyons
Mobile
Ene Capa
A Omar
Democrats Confident Ahead of Maine September Elections
In Portland Maine Aug 17 3 reports state election set for September two months earlier than others with Vermont as exception Maine polls show potential shifts toward Democrats for state officers and Congress. Analysts note Bull Moose movement and third party dynamics as Republicans fear losses and Democrats push national issue alignment.
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Portland
Vermont
Congress
Maine
Moose
Remb
Repu
Lkely
Republic
Replans
Becker Alive in Plea Contested by Waltham Court
In a Waltham district court, Becker is alive and facing a plea contest. Marie Er, a resident, is mentioned in connection with the case.
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Marie Er
Waltham Ee
The
Waltham District Court
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