Bodies on telephone poles haunt Mexican revolt reports
A Waco based doctor relays a Zacatecas letter describing gruesome scenes with rebels and government forces hanging victims from telegraph poles. The account accuses Taft and Standard Oil of meddling, notes widespread anti Madero sentiment, and cites violence near Zacatecas and Mexico City. Dr. Walter Lee Austin left Mexico as the revolution erupted.
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Torreon
Riala
Walter Lee Austin
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Mexico
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Madero
Taft
Standard Oil
United States
Orozco
Dr. Austin
Increased vote favors Wilson in coming election
The Democratic national committee estimates 65 percent of 2,650,000 new voters will back Wilson and Marshall. Census projections show total votes around 24,835,000 in November, with 1,347,000 women in six Western states expected to vote. Readings show higher youth participation and growing support for the Democratic ticket nationwide.
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Democratic National Committee
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Marshall
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English aviator to join Jordan Bennett race in Chicago
Claud Graham-White, winner of the 1910 Gordon Bennett race, sails to compete in the Jordan Bennett event on Sept. 9 and in the international aviation meet. Deperdussin racers and pilots Vec rines Prevost travel from New York to Chicago for the display. Edmund Audemars of Switzerland plans to sail soon as trial of the 160-hp Defender aircraft is set for next week under W. Sterling Burgess. Norman Prince leads the Defender syndicate with pilot Lloyd Thompson. design changes delay the test, aiming for about 125 mph.
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Hendon
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Claud Graham-White
Gordon Bennett
Belmont Park
New York
Jordan Bennett
Ee Deperdussin
Jules Vecrines
Maurice Prevost
France
Bank of Hamilton Branch Robbed in Vancouver
Four masked men armed with automatic revolvers robbed the Cedar Cottage branch in Vancouver last night. They fled in an automobile after a gunfight with police. one bandit was wounded. Bank officials remain reticent about details.
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Bank of Hamilton
Militia Age Males Rise 1910 Census Report
Washington reports preliminary census figures showing 20,473,684 males aged 18 to 44 in 1910, up 4,290,982 from 1900. Immigration shifts and regional migration explain higher ratios in Northern and Western states, with Western divisions at 28 percent and Southern at 19.9 percent of total population.
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United States
Durand
Bureau of the Census
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Pacific Coast
Far Western
Florida Sheriff Killed in Old Family Feud Starke man
Sheriff J. N. Langford of Starke Bradford County Florida was shot five times and killed in a Jacksonville hotel room by W. T. Andrews also of Starke. Andrews was arrested immediately. The murder stems from an old family feud with a prior seizure of Andrews revolver.
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J. N. Langford
Starke
Bradford County
Fla
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L Langford
Andrews
Langford
Louisiana posse after bad half witted negro
In Shreveport Louisiana on August 26 Percy Alexander of the law firm Alexander Wilkinson was shot by a half witted black man named Sam Johnson employed around Mrs Jacobs home. The assailant fled and is being pursued by a posse. Alexander was wounded above the stomach and taken to a hospital where his condition was reported serious but not fatal.
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Percy Alexander
Alexander & Wilkinson
W. B. Jacobs
Sam Johnson
Jacobs
Alexander
Mr. Alexander
Former Democratic candidates back Harmon ticket in unity push
New York reports a harmony surge as Governor Harmon, Speaker Clark, Representative Underwood, Governor Baldwin and Governor Foss unite for the Democratic campaign. Foss promotes Vermont, Clark and Underwood aid party strategy, Baldwin and Harmon plan stump tours after Sept 1, with Marshall to Maine and Underwood visiting New York and nearby states through November.
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United Democratic Party
Democratic National Committee
Judson Harmon
Champ Clark
Underwood
Baldwin
Foss
Baltimore
Vermont
Harmon
Marshall
Maine
Goff to preside over Becker murder trial in New York
Justice John W. Goff, noted for presiding over the Molineaux trials, is appointed by Governor Dix to supervise the Charles Becker murder case involving Herman Rosenthal. He will also oversee trials of any indicted police officials in the New York scandal.
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Molineaux
Dix
Charles Becker
Herman Rosenthal
Goff
New York
Atlanta Judge Reveals Noted Negro Forger Bennie Sims
In Atlanta on August 26 Recorder Broyles arraigned Bennie Sims alias Henry Brown, an expert forger who had defrauded white residents with counterfeit signatures. The judge identified him from prior records, binding him over to the higher court in $5,000 bail. Sims previously served time for government fraud.
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Broyles
Henr Brown
Bennie Sims
Henry Brown
Itim's Building Page Presents Modern Home Builder Tips
The column offers practical ideas for contemporary home construction featuring design choices, material options, and project timelines. It emphasizes efficient layouts, energy efficiency, and budget awareness for homeowners and builders.
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Cheap Lots Special Values For Immediate Sale
Two 50x160 lots on Kirby St near Dauphin priced at 500 for both. A 58x200 lot on Old Shell Road near Ashland offered at 450. Two Oakdale lots 653x136 priced at 250. Large oak trees shade front yards. Immediate sale emphasis.
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Dauphin
Old Shell Road
Ashland
Oakdale
Roosevelt Will Not Testify Until Late September
Washington reports Colonel Roosevelt will not appear before the senate committee investigating campaign expenditures until late September. Senator Clapp, chairman, said scheduling changes and a resignation by Senator Lea complicate plans as Senators Oliver, Jones, and Pomerene depart Washington. The committee will proceed with the probe despite pending Penrose authority.
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Roosevelt
John D. Archbold
Senate
Senator Clapp
Archbold
Roosevelt Fund
Clapp
Dillingham
Vermont
Committee On Privileges and Elections
Pomerene
Ohio
Luke Lea
Tennessee
Senator Lea
Oliver
Jones
Todry
Pacific Coast
Penrose
Cottage Home For Sale On Georgia Avenue Monterey
Splendidly located large cottage No 103 Georgia avenue Mon tauk avenue Lot 55x135 with 6 rooms kitchen bath servants rooms attached stables all in good condition current rent 420 dollars per year property must be sold before next rental season option to sell adjacent lot connecting on ontank avenue
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Montauk Avenue
San Domingo town retaken by government forces
Washington reports that the town of Sbabajon, a strategic site since the insurrection began, has been driven back from rebel control by government troops, according to advices received today at the state department.
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Sbabajon
San Domingo
Conetvet
Real estate listing with multiple Dauphin Street properties
Three story brick stores on Dauphin at Nos 2 and 4 near Commerce Street listed with prices. A front warehouse on St Louis near Royal Street priced. A three story brick building on Dauphin Street and a water street scene building on Dauphin listed with values. Office space in second floor of building 223 Dauphin described as good shop location. Immediate possession offered for some properties.
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Commerce St
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