Despondent Miss Cameron Dies After Drinking Carbolic Acid
Claire Cameron a 20 year old from Columbus and Birmingham, died at Atlanta Terminal Station after ingesting carbolic acid. R D Whitehead of Birmingham detained by police after aiding her collapse near the station. Authorities note her purse contained business records and eighty cents, and she was in Atlanta seeking work.
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A. Ga
Claire
Terminal Station
A. Cameron
Birmingham
Ala
Columbus
Columbus Street Rail Company
Atlanta
H. Cameron
E. H. Cameron
Claire Cameron
R. D. Whitehead
Whitehead
Mise
Gameron
Cameron
Terminal Hotel
Growth of sugar industry dominates chemistry congress
New York reports at the Congress of Applied Chemistry focus on sugar growth and manufacturing. Professor Noel Deerr cites Hawaii producing 566000 tons annually from 46 factories while Dr. George W Rolfe notes Porto Rico output up sevenfold since the American occupation. O Townsend discusses the beet seed problem and US seed independence.
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New York
Congress of Applied Chemistry
Hawaii
Noel Deerr
Honolulu
George W. Rolfe
Boston
Co. O. Townsend
Garden City
Katises
Dozen Years Savings Fund Daughter’s Intense Wedding
Kansas City reports a laborer Iseppe Annello spent Eleven hundred dollars saved over dozen years for his daughter Mary 16 to wed Vito Campanello 19. Fifty nine cars ferried guests through the city to a banquet and ball ending the celebration.
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Kansas City
Iseppe Annello
Mary
Vito’ Campanello
Annello
Annelle
Roosevelt in Spokane Addresses Women for Progressive Party
Ex President Theodore Roosevelt spoke in Spokane Washington urging support for the Progressive Party. He arrived from Montana and planned to address women and workers, outlining a statewide mission and continuing activities in the state.
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Roosevelt
Spokane
Wash
Theodore Roosevelt
Washington
Progressive Party
Montana
Bankers Association Sets Stage for National Convention
Detroit reports committees of the American Bankers Association and affiliated groups finish routine business awaiting the national convention to begin. proposed amendments by Andrew J. Frame aim to broaden leadership, limit double appointments, while delegates enjoy a luncheon and factory tour.
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Detroit
Mich
American Bankers’ Association
Acs
Currenty Commission
Executive Council
Savings Bank, Trust Company
Clearing House
National Association of Supervisors of State Banks
Andrew J. Frame
Waukesha
Wisconsin
Cone Committee
Rebels Cut Rail Link To Cananea Stranding Americans
Mexican rebels sever the line between Naco Arizona and Cananea Sonora blocking traffic and burning six bridges. About 400 to 500 Americans in Cananea face danger as arms were sent from Fort Sam Houston to aid self defense. No federal troops remain except sixty in a hospital.
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Naco
Ariz
Cananea
Sonora
Mexico
United States
Fort Sam Houston
San Antonio
Texas
Washington
Cananea Copper Company
Mayor Gaynor to testify before police graft committee
New York September 9. Mayor Gaynor may testify this afternoon before an aldermanic committee probing police graft. He has not been subpoenaed and will decide if he is sworn. The panel aims to obtain his views on vice gambling and police suppression efforts. Commissioner Waldo is to testify Thursday morning.
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New York
Gaynor
Waldone
Arkansas voters weigh governor race and constitutional amendments
Voters in Arkansas elect state officers from governor to local judges and decide amendments including a grandfather clause, liquor prohibition, a state textbook commission, and tax changes. A seven year tax exemption for cotton and fibre investment is on the ballot. Results slow to tally, especially rural areas, with J. T. Robinson opposing Andrew I. Roland for governor.
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Little Rock
Ark
Arkansas
J. T. Robinson
Andrew I. Roland
Progressive Party
Campaign fund totals show $175 raised for Wilson and Marshall
New York dispatch reports twelve thousand donors have given to the Wilson and Marshall campaign, with total funds at $175,000. Democratic leaders condemn not disclosing large donors while noting several $10,000 and $5,000 contributions from prominent figures.
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New York
Wilson and Marshall Campaign
Democratic National
W. G. McAdoo
Democratic National Committee
Rolla Wells
Sienry Morganthau
F. C. Penfield
Germantown
Henry Goldman
Charles R. Crane
Chicago
National Finance Committee
St. Louis
Cleveland H. Dodge
Jacob H. Schiff
Hugh ©. Wallace
Tacoma
Washington
James B. Regan
D. W. Hyman
Jacob Wertheim
J. D. Phelan
San Francisco
William J. Bryan
Norman K. Mack
Buffalo
John B. Stanchfield
Perry Belmont
Montgomerian
W. B. Oliver
Baltimore
C. H. Cutting
Percy
Jesse
Herbert Strauss
Clarksburg
W. V
J. & Armstrong
Savannah
J. &. Carr
Durham
Wv. T. Hardie
New Orleans
H. F. Riegan
Fayetteville
Ark
J. P. Camp
Louisville
Thomas C. McClellan
Montgomery
Ala
C. W. Carson
Ashland
Kansas
Leroy Percy
R. McCalmont
W.roslin
A. Brydowski
Arthur
Brown
Senator
A. Swanson
Miles
Julian
Carr
N. C
Robert &. Young
Concord
D. C
Josephus Daniels
Raleigh
News and Observer
Arkansas
Kavanaugh
Atlanta, Ga
Journal
Reader
Salem’ Times-Register
Salem
Dispatch
Richmond
Beatee N. J. ‘Times
Ursulines Move to New Home on Second Moving Day
The Ursuline nuns of New Orleans relocate from the Chartres Street convent, their second move since 1824, to an uptown site by the Mississippi levee. They arrived in New Orleans in 1722, making them among the continent’s oldest nun organizations.
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New Orleans
Ursuline
Ursulines
France
Chartres Street
Quebec
Telegraph Rates Challenge Western Union in IC C Complaint
William N. White & Co of New York files with the Interstate Commerce Commission seeking $5,000 in reparations. The suit charges Western Union fixed rates arbitrarily and discriminated against press despatches by charging four times the commercial rate. It also accuses the company of buying up smaller firms to suppress competition.
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Washington
William N.white & Co
New York
Western Union Telegraph Company
Interstate Commerce Commission
Western Union Company
Telegraph Company
Notables Open Red Men Convention in Charleston
The National Council of Improved Order of Red Men opened in Charleston with Past Great Sachem Otto Klettner presiding. Governor Blease welcomed delegates as George B. Griggs and Carl Foster spoke for allied fraternal orders. The convention runs through Friday at the Isle of Palms with many dignitaries in attendance.
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Charleston
8. C
National Council of Improved Order of Red Men
Otto Klettner
Newberry
S. C
Blease
George B. Griggs
Houston
Texas
Sagamore
Carl Foster
Bridgeport
George M. Hanson
Calais
Maine
Knights of Pythias
John B. Cockrum
Indianapolis
Independent
Order of Odd . Fellows
Julius B. Cogswell
Masons
South Carolina
Isle of Palms
Grocer Fined for Sunday Sales Charge
James Nicholas, a grocer at George and Texas streets, was fined five dollars for selling ten cent socks on a Sunday. The case hinges on the legality of the sale and the boy who witnessed the transaction.
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James Nicholas
George
Texas
Nicholas
Maine voters decide state issues amid ideal weather
Portland reports heavy turnout as Maine voters cast ballots for governor Frederick W. Plaisted and Republican William T. Haines alongside four congressmen and a state legislature. Early voting was strong in cities with plants. detectives guarded booths in some areas. Polls close around 5 p.m. in most towns.
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Portland
Mes
Maine
United States
Frederick W. Plaisted
Demoeratic
William T. Haines
Cotton Rate Set Back by Interstate Commission
The Interstate Commerce Commission suspended the St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad from September 10 to January and delayed a new order that would move cotton concentration and reshipment from Memphis to Blytheville to serve Southeastern Missouri.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Yaqui Indians On The Warpath Near Empalme
Yaqui rebels attack Realito and Colonia along the Sonora river corridor near Empalme. A federal guard and local residents suffer heavy losses as the Indians fire on towns and encampments, with multiple soldiers killed or wounded and reports of hundreds more nearby.
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Tucson
Ariz
Sonora
Southern Pacific
Realito
Colonia
Empaime
Empalme
Yaquis
American Railway Club
Grand Rally of Democrats in Mobile County
A large mass meeting is planned in Mobile County with hundreds of invitation cards sent to Democrats from all sections. Prominent speakers will address the gathering to energize voters for the Democratic nominees and boost turnout to a likely record level. The event begins at 8 o clock with remarks by Iman A G Quinn and others, followed by a session for voters to share views.
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Mobile
Bile
Iman A. G. Quinn
Witeon
Motorcycle star Eddie Hasha dies in Newark race crash
Eddie Hasha of Waco Texas a holder of several world motorcycle racing records plunged into the crowd at the Newark Motordrome late today killing six spectators including Hasha and injuring many others. Johnny Albright of Denver was among the dead and two other youths were among the seriously injured. Hasha rode at ninety two miles an hour when his machine struck the upper rail and he was hurled fifty feet into the air. Six persons died and thirteen were badly hurt as spectators were swept up in panic. Hasha was twenty one born on the Hasha ranch near Waco and began racing four years ago after rising in local sports. He leaves a wife and several relatives.
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Newark
N. J
Eddie Hasha
Waco
Texas
New Newark
Hasha
Johnny Albright
Denver
Edward Fischer
Edward Rollé
Frank J. Amberg
Albright
Meiily
W. BE. Hashe
Hill
Louisiana
Associated Press
Young- Hasha
Washington hosts 300 engineers from 77 countries
Three hundred engineering experts from twenty seven countries, in New York for the International Association for Testing Materials congress, visit Washington for several days of sightseeing. A White House reception with Secretary Nagel ends the program tomorrow. They tour Fort Washington Mount Vernon and Arlington National Cemetery with events at Fort Meyer and Alexandria.
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Washington
New York
International Association For Testing Materials
Capital
White House
Nagel
Taft
Potomac River
Fort Washington
Mount Vernon
Fort Washlight
Alexandria
Fort Meyer
National Cemetery
Arlington
National Museum
Smithsonian Institution
Engineers’ Society
The
Academy of Science
Kidney and Bladder Cleanse Claim Promises Quick Recovery
An advertisement touts Stuart's Buchu and Juniper Compound as a sure remedy to purge kidneys and bladder of sugar and uric acid. It claims diabetes cures and rapid relief from frequent urination and related pains, urging use within a week for swift recovery.
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Stuart
Buchu
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