Week in Review of World and Domestic News Focus
A broad weekly digest cites Willam H Taft at Middle Bass Island after releases on charges of assault. Wade Hilla becomes U S assistant attorney general. Admiral Dewey unveils a memorial tablet. William J Bryan visits Salem. various political and criminal items span the United States and abroad.
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Willam H. Taft
Middle Bass Island
Erie
Goshen
Ferdinand Pinney Earle
Anity
Wade Hilla
Ohio
United States
Admiral Dewey
Admiral Porrogut
Portsmouth Navy Yard
William J. Bryan
Salem
Vis
Delaware
Pennewell
Sussex
David B. Thompson
Mexico
Frital Schott
Baron von Hardaleben
John Fox, Jr
Kentucky
Roosevelt
Jordanville
N. C
Douglas Robinson
Victors of 1908 Olympiad Visit President Roosevelt
Two 1908 London Olympic champions visited Oyster Bay to honor President Theodore Roosevelt. James J. Sullivan introduced the medalists as John J. Finnagan and Melvin Sheppard received tin medals from the president amid praise for their London feats. The athletes toasted with Roosevelt on the veranda and posed for photographs after a reception.
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Oyster Bay
Weon Troma
London
Guajet Bay
Roosevelt
Sagarote
Old Town
James E. Sullivan
Eac
John J. Hays
Iam
Melvin Sheppard
Tewanina
America
Mr. Roosevelt
John J. Finnagan
Flannagan
Sheppard
Hisgen Hearings and Independency Party Rally
New York City crowd packed the Independence league club house on Monday night for the unveiling of Thomas L. Hisgen as the Independence party’s presidential candidate and a club warming. Hisgen called for reform and a new party to curb machine control in government. Graves, the vice presidential candidate, was not present due to illness.
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New York City
Independence League
Thomas L. Hisgen
Independence Party
Waverly Place
William Ft. Hoarer
Mr. Hisgen
Hisgen
Trust Buster
Our Nest
John Temple Graves
Graves
Thoms J. Hiegen
Independency Party
Firebug Accused in Louisville Blaze Deaths
John Bprouse charged with arson in Louisville Kentucky after a fire at Charles Cooper’s residence destroys property and causes the death of two Cooper children. Two other children are in serious condition.
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Louisville
John Bprouse
Charles Cooper
Cooper
Change of Venue Granted in Bed Hargis Cave Case
A court granted a change of venue in the Bed Hargis cave case with Judge Adsing Mote overseeing the matter. The move shifts the trial from Jackson Kentucky to a different venue.
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Venus
Jackson
Hargis Cave
Accidents Flood City Streets Under Traction Control
More than 100 people have been seriously injured and 12 killed in street accidents since the Municipal Traction Co took over lines four months ago. Dozens seek compensation. 18 damage suits against the company total about 74000. In May a local pastor Milligan shot himself, with neighbors doubting accidental death and an inquest planned.
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Municipal Traction Co.n
Ines
Municipal Traction Co
Scarborough to Give Invocation at Republican Opening
In Youngstown Ohio Rev W F Scarborough president of Wilberforce University will deliver the invocation at the Republican national campaign opening. The selection ends a dispute over excluding a negro orator as speakers and follows initial denial since Foraker was not listed.
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Scarborough
Youngstown
W. F. Scarborough
Wilberforce University
Xenia
Foraker
Six Raiders Gather for Likely Final G A R Reunion
In Toledo at the encampment of the G A R the highlight will be a reunion in the high school building. All surviving members of the Andrews and Mitchell raiders are expected to attend, the gathering likely their last. Knight of Stryker D aged 71 is the oldest participant.
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Toledo
Andrews and Mitchell
Whi
Knight
Stryker
Eddy's Father Offers $500 Reward for Missing Groom
In Wooster D likely, Capt. Robert H. Eddy, father of Ralph W. Eddy, the so called missing bridegroom, still believes he is alive and possibly in a hospital due to lingering injuries from the Spanish American War. On Friday he offered a $500 reward for information leading to the young man's whereabouts.
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Eddy
Wooster
Robbers Take $250 From Frazier Home in Harbor District
Robbers entered the Frasier residence behind their house in the Harbor district while the Fraziers slept in a tent, stealing $250 cash from a desk. The funds belonged to the Marine Car Men, of which William Frazier is treasurer. Nathan Catlett, 54, a Bridgeport contractor, hanged himself in a Toledo police station after becoming demented during a stroll and being detained. he had been under treatment at Mount Clemens.
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Ashtabula
William Frazier
Marine Car
Frazier
Toledo
Nathan Catlett
Bridgeport
Mount Clemens
Engineer Fatally Injured Near Five Friday Morning
Arthur BD, 28, an engineer on the A. M. & Constitution train, was fatally injured near five Friday morning in Ashland Ohio when he leaned from the cab window and struck a pole, fracturing his skull.
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Ashland, O
Arthur BD
Veteran Pilot Captain James Burk Dies in West Virginia
Capt. James Burk, the oldest pilot on the upper Ohio river, died Thursday night in Henderson West Virginia. He was a war pilot during the rebellion and served on the Ohio river corridor.
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Gallipolis
James Burk
Ohio River
Henderson
W. Va
Burk
Weekly Business Failures and Notable Crimes Across the Taft Era
A week in the Taft era features business failures for the week ending August 27, Elmer B. Campbell a lake captain fatally shot his wife in Port Huron Michigan then killed himself. Enoch Hammonds a Kentucky revenue service employee is dismissed for alleged pernicious political activity. Chicago police arrest 144 tramp cases at the Illinois Central freight yards. In New York Captain P C Hains and Jenkina Haina face grand jury action for the murder of Win Annis. Bos ton manager Janes McGuire of the Boston Americans is removed by owner John Taylor. Fred Lake named manager of the team.
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Lassie Secengl
Mita Gladya Vanderbilt
New York
Melbourne
Oficiala
Carolhne
Georgia
Anotter
Nery
Tia
Lehigh Valley Coal Company
Wilkesharre
Minerva
John Hrnce
Amo
Ws Fither
Tawi
Belleville
Hva Neteninger
Duncarn
Japan
Hekla
P. C. Hains, Jr
T. Jenkins Hains
William B. Annis
J. B. Milligan
Canton
Salmon Arm
Kamloops
B. C
Imperial Japanese Bank of
San Francisco
State Banking Commission
Associated Advertising Clubs
Kansas City
James Gibbs
Chicago
Louisville
John Henry Briggs
Eatden
Kerman
Tokyo
Gov. Fort
New Jersey
Atlantic City
Jesse Coe
Indianapolis
Porse
Monroe County
Kentucky
Halley-Ola
Halleyville
Olia
Macrena Kavyorzoof
Valdez
Alaska
George Poatriakom
Peter
Kavarzoof
Afogual
Cumming
Allison
Congress
Camp Perry
United States
Rushville
David
Willam Webb
Brothers
Albert H. Trick
Mills Hotel
Elmer B. Campbell
Port Huron
Mich
Enoch Hammonds
Internal Revenue — Service
Eighth District
Civil Service Commission
Timois Central Railroad
New York City
P. C. Hains
Jenkina Haina
Win
B. Annis
Janes McGuire
Boston
John Taylor
Fred Lake
Turn
Balloon lands in Lake Erie after 500 mile flight
Columbus men Lewis Strang and Tom Sample aboard the Dig balloon with pilot Bennett of Canada and Ant pilot, landed Sunday in Lake Erie about 30 miles off shore after a perilous voyage of 500 miles. Valve trouble sent it drifting over Lima Cleveland and Detroit before a rapid descent. They were rescued by the Mohegan and later taken to Buffalo. the Chicago touched down near St Paris, 50 miles west.
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Columbus
Lewis Strang
Queen Lotti Lieut. Bennett
Canada
Tom L. Sample
Lake Erie
St. Paris
Here
Verdict in Porter Stein Case Leaves Questions
Coroner Ash delivered an inconclusive verdict on the August 14 shooting at the Porter home in Laidonville. He ruled both Hester Porter and Morris Stein died from bullets fired from a 2 caliber revolver, with no determination of the shooter. Prose etter Ash will seek extradition papers for Mrs. Stein and her mother Mrs. Mary Bayard, held in Des Moines, as affidavits are prepared.
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Porter Stein
Laidonville
Ash
Hester Porter
Morris Stein
Des Moines
Etter Ash
Harria
Porter
Dayton Policeman Fires On Suspect In Shootout
Patrolman Worry Spurgeon shot and fatally wounded Pat Tilman during an attempted arrest in Dayton. Tilman had opened with a shotgun aiming at Lucien Wyatt, prompting the officer to fire as Tilman struggled for his weapon.
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Dayton
Worry Spurgeon
Pat Tilman
Tillman
Lucien Wyatt
Noera
Kidnapping tale tied to tree near Buckeye Lake
Miss Josie Culp, organist at Summerland Beach camp meeting, Buckeye Lake, was found bound and gagged and tied to a tree in Smith's grove after being seized by three men. She was drugged and did not regain consciousness until Monday, unable to recall events after 6 PM. Mike Culp, 18, is her father’s name.
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Columbus
Josie Culp
Summerland Beach
Buckeye Lake
Smith's Grove
Mike Culp
Derrick Fatality at Cleveland Plant Halts Work
John Heath an 88 year old man died at the People's Packing Co in Cleveland when a derrick rope broke while guiding a steel smokestack being hoisted on West Eighty-fifth street. He was hurled 90 feet through the air and crushed beneath the falling structure. The accident occurred Monday during routine lifting operations.
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Cleveland
John Heath
People’s Packing Co
West Eighty-fifth Street
Heath
Mystery in Wooster as Bridegroom Missing
Mystery in Wooster Ohio grows as letters arrive from readers nationwide. The Biddy case fuels mail with many writers urged to fetch the missing groom Capt R Eddy and claim a $400 reward, with most messages from western cities and some from large eastern towns.
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Wooster
Eddy
Bad Lands in Montana Describe Awe at Eroded Labyrinth
The narrator compares the Bad Lands to a Grand Canyon scale maze in Montana, detailing ragged chimneys and dome like earth cliffs carved by erosion. They estimate a drop of about 800 feet from plateau to Snow Creek and trace the valley to the Missouri while noting cottonwoods and willows along the creek bottom.
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Grand Canyon
The
Colorado
Rhine
Harlem
Snow Creek
Missouri
Holt Creek
Wealth of the Russian Imperial Family Revealed
Harper's Weekly details the royal fortune derived from state funds imperial domains and cabinet properties. It notes annual allowances for the empress and dowager at 100000 dollars, each child receiving nearly 20000 a year until twenty one, the heir 50000 plus palace maintenance, and daughters receiving a million rubles dowry on marriage.
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Russia
Europe
Harper's Weekly
Examination of Browne's Carriage Capacity Revealed
The judge questions Browne's carriage capacity while Smithivon muses on the word whichever version of the case is presented. Jones notes Browne has always been employed by the government and has never faced testing of the claim.
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Smithivon
Browne
Jones
The Same Old Bore Clocks In For A Sendoff
A weary couple waits for a clock to strike as the man calls for his hat and cane. The exchange features a groaning refrain and tired dialogue signaling a stalled departure.
Platinum Riches From Northern California and Southern Oregon
A historic note states that sixty five percent of U S platinum output comes from placer mines in northern California and southern Oregon, highlighting regional wealth and mining importance.
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America
California
Oregon
Markets London to New York amid varied price movements
The market report shows currency and commodity fluctuations across grain, livestock, and equity sectors. Prices for wheat, corn, butter, eggs, and hogs are listed with regional references and weekly totals, reflecting a mixed trading day in New York and Chicago exchanges.
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