Courteous retort of Wilson in Hoboken gathering
Governor Wilson addressed the Plattdeutscher Verein picnic in Hoboken New Jersey speaking from a balcony to thousands. He rejected boss control, affirmed voter choice in November, and urged openness to immigrant economic opportunity while noting his independence from any pledge.
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Hoboken
N. J
Wilston
Plattdeutscher Volsfest Verein
Itan Association
Taft
Wilson
Baltimore
United States
Wanted Good Live Male Canvassers
Classified notice seeking male canvassers for easy work with good pay at Room 305 St Andrews Hotel. Apply in person to 305 St Andrews Hotel.
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St. Andrews Hotel
Leaves to Attend the National Negro Business League
Dr. C First Johnson, Mobile educator, leaves Montgomery with Alabama delegation for the National Negro Business League session in Chicago. Booker T Washington of Tuskegee serves as association president. The league, founded in Boston twelve years ago, links state leagues under a national organizer to spur negro business enterprises nationwide.
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C. First Johnson
Mobile
Montgomery
Alabama
National Negro Business League
Chicago
Booker T. ‘Washington
Tuskegee
Booker T. Washington
Boston
Salvation Army Founder General Booth Near Death
Aug 19 New York reports say William Booth’s daughter received private cables indicating his condition has weakened. Messages described nervous system debilitation, with heart and lungs reportedly stable, while optimism over improvement may be short lived. Mrs Booth and the Lucyes are with him as the army’s leadership awaits further word.
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New York
William Booth
Booth
Lucyes
Ng A
Former German officer faces serious charge
A German officer linked to a summer arrest faced a serious charge after a 14 year old teacher case at West Totimont High School surfaced. Reitzenstein was taken into custody on a father’s complaint and posted a $1,000 bond as details emerged at a summer residence.
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West Totimont High School
Deiamaind
Walter Woll
Reitzenstein
Street Car Collision Injures Driver But Not Hurt
A Dauphin street car struck a buggy carrying Dr. H. J. Krudop and a horse. Krudop was knocked to the ground but sustained no injuries. The incident occurred around one o clock with the horse and buggy escaping unharmed.
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Dauphin Street
H. J. Krudop
Money Men Fund War Efforts in Nicaragua
A critique of how ordinary people fund and sustain the conflict in Nicaragua. The piece argues rulers rely on widespread ignorance to control natives, exploiting plantations and trade. It notes scarce local manufacturing and dependence on foreign goods.
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Nicaragua
Taft urges joint resolution on Panama canal toll test
President Taft sent a special message to Congress recommending a joint resolution to allow foreign nations to test the free tolls provision of the Panama canal bill under the Hay-Pauncefote treaty. He favors signing the bill but calls for further legislation to reassure foreign governments of U S good faith. ST. LOUIS Aug 19 After a three day search for Mrs Ethel Keating Bogges who has been missing since Aug 12 Dr John S Bogges returned and ordered the Mississippi River dragged aeeho a laneum and Crystal City as believed to have been seen Alive.
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Washington
Taft
Congress
United States
ST. Louis
John 8. Bogges
Ethel Keating Bogges
Mississippi River
Laneum
Crystal City
Interior to Sell Timber Lands of Five Civilized Tribes
The house passed a bill authorizing the secretary of the interior to sell timber lands in Oklahoma belonging to the five civilized tribes. The 10,500 acres and timber are expected to fetch about $500,000 under terms he sets.
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Washington
House
Secretary of the Interior
Oklahomea
Salvation Army leader Beott still weak after May cataract
London reports General William Beott, commander in chief of the Salvation Army, remains in a frail state from insomnia and weakness following his May operation to remove a cataract in his left eye. In Texarkana, H Reiger, 28, killed himself at the union station, leaving a note about an irregular life and Norwich, Connecticut as home. The Senate bill on the commerce court amendment remains contentious with Taft likely to veto again. In Knoxville, a Southern Railway derailment near Lenoir City injured the engineer, suspected as an attempted wreck, though not fatally.
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London
William Beott
Salvation Army
Texarkana
Ark
H. Reiger
Union Station
Norwich
Conn
Reiger
Washington
House
Senate
Taft
Knoxville
Tenn
Southern Railway
Lenoir City
Southern
Florence votes to adopt commission form government
Florence Alabama adopts a commission form of municipal government by a close majority of 21 votes. The measure passed by the required margin, signaling a change in local governance and structure for the city government.
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Florence
Ala
Senate Passes Bill Extending Copyright to Moving Pictures
The Senate approved a House bill moving pictures under U S copyright protection. It replaces per picture fines with a broad liability scheme, outlining damages for infringement and aiming to curb unauthorized showings and distribution.
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Washington
Senate
House
United States
Heat Claim Two Lives As Thermometer Hits High
The piece notes two deaths due to extreme heat with a reading of 99.6 likely Fahrenheit at 3 this afternoon. Other items mention Berlin and St. Paul reports, including the German navy airship plan and the twelfth annual convention of the Associated Fraternities.
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Louis
Aus
John Point
Various early 20th century items span health theories and crimes
A doctor links human health to ancient times and Eve. A Minnesota official proposes a leper colony on the University of Minnesota campus for education. A lunch counter car for trains from San Francisco to Los Angeles debuts for travelers. A blood infusion from rabbits aids a bank manager’s son in Monrovia. In Lexington a cash drawer robbery occurs as Joseph Candioto is assaulted and robbed of diamonds and cash.
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San Francisco
Los Angeles
Los Angules
Calif
V. Marr
Monrovia
Western Union Telegraph Company
Lexington
Joseph Candioto
Factory Girl Uses Pinkham's Compound for Recovery
Poughkeepsie New York woman recounts severe back pain and nervousness after leaving factory work. She credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with relief, weight gain, and avoiding surgery. She urges others suffering from women’s ailments to try the remedy.
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Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Lydia E. Pinkham
L. Pinkham
Atlanta reporter recounts raid and assault in office
A reporter recalls a burglary in which two men hid behind office furniture and struck him unconscious before escaping. In Georgia, lightning killed two visitors, including John Purvis and James Myers, and damaged a house. In Arkansas, Monroe Franklin was hanged by a mob after being taken from jail.
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Candido
Dublin
Lovett
John Purvis
James Myers
K. A. Purvis
Fort Smith
Ark
Monroe Franklin
Pope County
Russellville
Franklin
Lining Up the Females in Interest of Taft
New York August 19 Republican headquarters announce a women's department led by Miss Helen Varick Boswell with assistants Miss Mary Wood and Miss Mary C. Francis. Boswell said active work to win women voters for President Taft will begin in every state with female suffrage. John Paul Hammond, president of the League of Republican Clubs, opened headquarters beside the national offices and will devote time to Taft campaign work.
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New York
Helen Varick Boswell
Hammond
Taft
Suit Demands 100000 For Alienation Of Husband
Milwaukee, Wis August 19. Katherine N White sues Arthur G White and his family for 100000 alleging a conspiracy by his mother Catherine Scammon his aunt Helen Tuttle and son in law Charles Gilman to alienate her husband’s affections. She claims the divorce on May 20 1910 while he was in New York was fraudulent. The wealth of Scammon and Tuttle is said to total between 30000000 and 50000000.
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Milwaukeer
Wis
New York City
Katherine N. White
Arthur G. White
Catherine Scammon
Helen Huttle
Charles H. Gilman
Scammon
Swiss Airman Completes Paris to Berlin Flight
Edmund Aude mare, the Swiss airman, completed the 61st aeroplane trip from Paris to Berlin. He arrived at Johannisthal aerodrome at 10 minutes to 7 pm after intermediate landings and an overnight rest at Bochum. The leg from Issy near Paris covered 535 miles amid a prize contest.
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Berlin
Edmund Audemare
Paris
Johannisthal
Bochum
Abdemars
Issy
Death Comes to Relief of Woman in Great Agony
Aug. 20. Mrs EB Mason died in the road beside an overturned automobile after the car veered into a ditch. Her husband, trapped, raised the alarm and called for help. he survived, expected to live.
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Rae
W. Mason
Blood Trouble Relief Credited to K. E. B. P
Mr Cary Christian of Americus Ga describes severe blood disorder with sores and boils. After using two bottles of K E B P he reports sores and boils vanished, leaving only scars. He recommends the remedy to others suffering from impure blood and related pains.
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Cary Christian
Americus
Blanchard
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Louisiana
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John F. Holley, JR
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