Jerome and O Mara Mystery Overseen in Sherbrooke
In Sherbrooke Quebec August 25 William Travers Jerome for New York and Roger O Mara for the Thaw family have not appeared. Thaw faces a Wednesday arraignment on a commitment marking his fugitive status from Matteawan hospital and possible deportation to Vermont.
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Associated Press
Sherbrooke
Que
William Travers Jerome
State of
New York
Roger O Mara
Thaw
J. Parkinson
Montreal
Dominion Secret Service
Stone
Pennsylvania
W. K. McKeown
Thaw Held in Sherbrooke Jail After Escape
A week and a day after escaping Matteawan Harry K Thaw remains confined in Sherbrooke jail. William Travers Jerome and Roger O Mara, key figures for and against Thaw’s return, have not yet arrived. Canadian counsel awaits the proceedings to come, including Thaw’s arraignment.
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Sherbrooke
Que
Matteawan
Harry K. Thaw
William Travers Jerome
New York
Roger O'Mara
Pittsburg
Thaw
Harry Haw
O’ Mara
US to probe Holbrook death in Turkish murders
The United States embassy in Constantinople will inquire into the murder of Dr. Charles H. Holbrook, an American missionary in Soushehir, Asiatic Turkey. Two Turks have been arrested and await trial, with conflicting accounts of the attack on the sleeping missionary.
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Associated Press
Constantinople
Lewis Heck
Charles H. Holbrook
Amerin
Soushehir
Turkey
Olbrook
Lynn
Dr. Holbrook
Senate Agrees Free Raw Wool Debated in Senate
Associated Press reports the senate approves free raw wool with no objection to ratification of the para graph but will require a roll call on pending sul utes for the woolen schedule. A finance committee amendment bars free wool until December 1 1913 and the entire free list is approved except for works of art.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate
Rare Coin Hoard Draws Crowd at Detroit Exhibit
An exhibition in Detroit attracts visitors as an estimated million dollars in rare coins are displayed. The collection showcases coins from various countries, highlighting the value and history of numismatic artifacts.
Wilson to send Mexico policy message to Congress
President Wilson signaled he will personally deliver a special message outlining U S policy toward Mexico if Huerta does not change within 24 hours He plans to discuss the message with the Senate foreign relations committee and House foreign affairs committee The length is expected near 4000 words and will be read to Congress tomorrow in Washington D C
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Associated Press
Washington
Wilson
Huerta
Congress
United States
Mexico
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Mexico City
Western Hemisphere
Diplomatic Corps
White House
Guerrillas Seek Union With Federals In Mexico
Consul Letcher reports from Chihuahua that seventy five Americans arrived from Madera and describe a captive held by independent guerrillas led by Rojas from the Orozco rebellion who now seek alliance with federal forces. Consul Canada notes thirty raiders, led by a woman, robbed the Canto Cordobo plantation near Vera Cruz.
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Associated Press
Washington
Letcher
Chihuahua
Madera
Poncho Villa
Guerrilas
Rojas
Orozco
Canada
Vera Cruz
Canto Cordebo
French Foreign Office Backs U S Toward Mexico
Paris August 25 The French foreign office cabled Mexico to back the policy of the United States toward Mexico by making friendly representations to Provisional President Huerta. It declares confidence in Washington’s pacific intent toward the Mexican people and says no difficulty will be raised in receiving Francisco de la Barra in Paris as Mexican minister.
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Associated Press
Paris
Mexico
United States
Huerta
Roosevelt Visits Chicago Boosts Suffragist Cause
Col Theodore Roosevelt stops in Chicago returning from travels and praises suffragists at a buffet luncheon. He meets Grace Wilbur Trout, mother of four sons, and remarks he raised his sons to fight and that a mother has a strong claim to voting rights.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Theodore Roosevelt
Grace Wilbur Trout
Roosevelt
Harbor outing for the disabled on Breeze yacht
The Human Derelicts Protective Association members including sixteen crippled men plus an all blind leadership group toured Boston harbor aboard the Breeze yacht. William Joyce of Scituate, formerly a shoe string peddler, hosted the trip with Philp Kenna the blind president.
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Associated Preas
Boston
Human Derelicts Protective Association
William Joyce
Scituate
The
Associaon
Philp Kenna
City Point
Thomas Green
Tim Carrigan
Long Dick
Patrick Kelley
Joyce
Fourth International Congress on School Hygiene Opens
In Buffalo on August 25 the fourth International Congress on School Hygiene opened with over 2000 attendees from many nations. Secretary of Labor William B. Wilson greeting delegates, along with Dr John H Finley and Mayor Louis P Fuhrmann. Dr Charles W Eliot presided and Dr Edwin O Jordan highlighted disease carriers among school children.
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Associated Press
Buffalo
N. Y
William B. Wilson
John H. Finley
Department of Education
Louis P. Fuhrmann
Charles W. Eliot
Harvard University
Congress
Edwin O. Jordan
Chicago
Sponging Vessel Derelict in Gulf
The steamer Standard found a small sponging vessel adrift one hundred miles west of Edgmont Key and towed it to Tampa. The Greek built craft, marked Mobile Ala 1910 St James, worked near Sarasota in May and June with one Greek aboard. The U S District Court seeks relatives to claim salvage proceeds. if none, funds go to the U S Treasury.
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Standard
Edgmont Key
Tampa
Fla
U. S. Marshall
Tarpon Springs
Sarasota
St. James
U. S. District Court, Southern District of
Wilson Opposes Changing Bill Opposes Chicago Bankers
Wilson says bankers conference views do not reflect rank and file bankers nationwide. He notes general opposition to Chicago conference proposals but has not studied them in detail. The president reports hearty support for the administration bill from business leaders and bankers alike and will not compromise essential features.
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Associated Press
Washington
Wilson
Chicago Conference of Bankers
Chicago
Mexican federal deny deaths of two deputies
Mexico City officials rejected reports that Deputies Serapino Rendon and Bordes Mangel were killed. Rendon allegedly was shot by federal soldiers on August 22 and Mangel disappeared two days earlier. Officials propose they may have joined rebel forces. General Geneveve de la is said to have been in the capital in disguise and met Rendon.
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Associated Press
Mexico City
Serapino Rendon
Bordes Mangel
Rendon
Mangel
Geneveve de la
New York to Add 560 Police Officers
Associated Press reports New York City plans to hire 560 additional policemen, boosting the force to about 19,000. The move aims to strengthen public safety and address crime concerns across boroughs.
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Associated Press
Cane
New York City
Bulgarians in Thrace Amass Atrocities Reported by Loti
French writer Pierre Loti describes Thrace as a catastrophe zone under Bulgarian control with massacres and starvation of Turkish prisoners. He asserts Adrianople escaped large scale massacre by a day’s delay and condemns European inaction and Russian complicity.
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London
Sublime Porte
M. Necheviteh
Constantinople
Turkey
Porte
Adrianople
Kirk Kilisseh
Pierre Loti
Date
Daily Telegraph
Loti
Thrace
M. Loti
Europe
Suffragettes Reported To Accept Truce With Government
London announces a lull as Mrs. Pankhurst calls followers to rest during the holiday season. The cat and mouse arrests cease and only one of forty three imprisoned suffragettes remains jailed, signaling a possible formal truce to push women’s enfranchisement as a government policy.
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London
Fate of Filipinos in the Making
President Wilson and newly named governor general Francis Burton Harrison say US policy toward the Philippines rests on the best interests of the archipelago. The president views the United States as trustee for the Philippines and aims to execute its trusteeship wisely. A formal independence policy is not yet active but expected within days.
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Washington
United States
Philippine Islands
Wilson
Francis Burton Harrison
White House
Philippines
Senate tariff bill advances as free list approved in session
The Day in Congress notes Senate resumed consideration of a tariff bill, with the free list approved without a roll call. House not in session, will meet Tuesday. Democrats hold continued caucus on administration and currency bills. Martin M. Mulhall was cross examined before the lobby investigation. The Judiciary committee reviewed charges against Federal Judge Emory Speer of Georgia, and Chairman Layton was instructed to obtain formal authority from the House before proceeding.
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Senate
House
Martin M. Mulhall
Judiciary Committee
Emory Speer
Georgia
Weather Forecasts For Tuesday Evening In Alabama And Mississippi
Generally fair tonight and Tuesday with light to moderate northeast winds. Temperatures recorded at the Royal and Dauphin streets corner show readings around 23 degrees with minor variations across areas in Alabama and Mississippi.
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Mobile
Alabama
Mississippi
Royal and
Dauphin Streets
Marines Ready for Emergency Dispatch From Philadelphia Station
The Marine Corps emphasizes mobility not for a specific crisis but to deploy quickly. About 1,000 Philadelphia-based Marines could sail within hours, with Norfolk and other stations hosting hundreds more. A forthcoming exercise will convert the old Han cock into a navy transport for a rapid landing test to Guantanamo, with nonperishable supplies and equipment aboard.
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Associated Press
Washington
United States Marine Corps
Philadelphia
Marine Corps
Norfolk
Hancock
New York
Guantanamo
House to grant judiciary committee Speer probe authority
Washington August 25 The house will consider a resolution by Chairman Clayton to authorize the judiciary committee to investigate charges of official misconduct against Federal Judge Fermory Speer of Macon Georgia. The panel already reviewed the Justice Department report and decided to seek explicit house authority to probe the case fully.
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Associated Press
Washington
House
Judiciary Committee
Fermory Speer
Macon
Clayton
Phe —Judiciars
Colton
Department of Justice
Government loan in banks of south
Ten percent or 5 million dollars has been deposited in Southern banks from the 50 million dollar government fund placed with national banks to aid crop movement in agricultural states. The unofficial figure for cities in the cotton states is 25 million dollars. allotment in the South not yet completed.
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Associated Press
Washington
Williams to Meet McLoughlin for Tennis Title
In Newport R I the national tennis championship final pits Maurice E. McLoughlin of San Francisco the current holder against R Morris Williams of Philadelphia. Both advanced decisively to the final round as the day ended.
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Associated Press
Newport
R. L
Maurice E. McLoughlin
San Francisco
R. Morris Williams
Philadelphia
Wallace
John
Don t Visit Kin While Prices Soar Warns Pawn Shop Manager
Kansas City August report quotes Ralph Perry, manager of the Kansas City Municipal Pawn Shop, urging people to stay home and avoid burdening relatives during the high cost of living. He notes at least a dozen people have pledged jewelry in two weeks to cover rising grocery and butcher bills caused by visitor expenses.
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Assoclated
Kansas City
Ralph Perry
Perry
International jewel thief Simonin held for extradition
Harry H. Simonin, arrested in Atlantic City on August 26, charged with stealing several thousand dollars in jewelry from Philadelphia. Police say he posed as a society man with ties to Narragansett Pier and Newport. He is held for extradition as an inquiry into possible links with other major jewel robberies proceeds.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Harry H. Simonin
Philadelphia
Narragansett Pier
Newport
Pennsylvania
Simonin
New Dingland
William Oliver
Oliver
Skirmish Run Shoot Opens National Individ Match at Camp Perry
Camp Perry Ohio hosts the National Individ Match opening with 791 entrants. The schedule includes skirt run, 209 yard surprise fire, 600 yard slow fire, and 1,000 yard slow fire. Lt. B. Stryker of the U S infantry Kansas posted the high score 95. Federal reserves results due late afternoon.
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Camp Perry
Ohio
Stryker
United States Infantry
Kansas
Indictment Seeks Tammany Leaders Over Plot Against Sulzer
Albany reporter Lynn J. Arnold says indictments are sought against Charles Murphy Aaron Levy and James Frawley for an alleged conspiracy to oust Governor Sulzer. He cites testimony from ten informants and says district attorneys in New York and Albany are reviewing the evidence.
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Associated Press
NEW_ YORK
Charles F. Murphy
Tammany Hall
Aaron J. Levy
Assembly
James J. Frawley
Sulzer
Ben
New York
Albany
Lynn J. Arnold
Three Teaders
Arnold
Press-Knickerbocker-Express
Murphy
Levy
Frawley
Red Cross Aids Destitute Mexican Refugees
The American Red Cross will assist destitute American refugees from Mexico arriving in New York San Francisco New Orleans and San Diego by arranging transportation home. A special guarded train will move ninety Americans from Chihuahua plus seventy five Chinese and other foreigners. volunteers named in key cities include F W Persons Jacob H Schiff and Rabbi Henry Cohen. Forty Americans from Vera Cruz were ready to sail to New Orleans amid du rango district destitution.
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Associated Press
Washington
American Red Cross
Mexico
New York
San Francisco
New Orleans
San Diego
Bryan
F. W. Persons
Jacob H. Schiff
Galveston
Harry C. Archer
Henry Cohen
H. J. Thompson
John J. Gannon
C. J. Conner
Allen Knight
Vera Cruz
Durango
Fate of Leo Frank Taken From Judge to Jury
In Atlanta on August 25 the Leo M. Frank murder trial went to the jury at 12 45 p m after Judge Roan overruled a mistrial motion based on six counts. Defense attorney Reuben R Arnold argued prejudice from courtroom incidents, but the judge denied the motion.
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Associated Press
Atlanta
Leo M. Frank
Mary Phagan
Roan
Reuben R. Arnold
Widow in Alabama shoots man through door knot hole
A Dothan widow, Mrs. Martin, fired through a knot hole in her door striking a man who was peeping through. The shooting occurred Saturday night as the man and others disturbed Mrs. Martin during drinking. She fled with her children to the home of J. F. Register.
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Dothan
Birmingham
Ala
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