Sutherland Attacks Roosevelt in Utah Nomination Speech
Utah Senator Sutherland denounces the Progressive ticket at Utica noting the Chicago convention's flaws while praising Vice President Sherman. He ridicules Roosevelt and Johnson, blasts the Progressive platform, and recalls contested delegates and taunting chants about following Roosevelt.
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Utah
Sherman
Utica
N. Y
Sutherland
James Schoolcraft Sherman
Chicago
Republican Party
Progressive Party
Roosevelt
Hiram Johnson
Taft
Creato
Light Brigade
Indiana
Becker's Strong Am Squad members may face perjury charges
New York reports a John Doe inquiry into Becker's squad amid Rosen thal murder trials. Detectives Zelig and Rose claimed a revolver was found on Zelig. five witnesses said otherwise. Becker's men could be indicted for perjury. Schepps seeks immunity and promised hotel arrangements are noted.
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New York
John Doe
Rosenthal
Becker
Big Jack
Zelig
Jack
Rose
Sam Schepps
Jack Rose
Schepps
Baby hero saves an infant life in Colorado fire
In Greeley Colorado on August 21 a three and a half year old saved his eight month old brother from a house fire sparked by a kerosene stove explosion. The boy pulled the infant’s carriage to safety as flames reached the ceiling, while mother Katherine Weber fled the burning home.
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Greeley
Colo
Katherine Weber
National Negro Business League Holds Thirteenth Convention
The National Negro Business League opens its 13th annual convention in Chicago with nearly 1000 delegates. Speakers include prominent negro farmers and stock raisers from multiple states. Brooker T. Washington will deliver the annual address and the National Bankers association portion meets tomorrow.
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Chicago
Ill
National Negro Business League
Brooker T. Washington
South Dakota
Mississippi
Kansas
Missouri
Kentucky
Texas
Oklahoma
Florida
National Negro Bankers’ Association
South
Confess Theft of Valuable Gems
San Francisco police report Frank Marie Butler admitted stealing twenty thousand dollars worth of jewelry. He was arrested while attempting to steal a bicycle and led officers to a cache with a mustard can containing gems worth five thousand dollars. He confessed to six months of theft from various employers.
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San Francisco
Frank Marie Butler
Marie
Two Thousand Blue Jackets to Protect Yankees in Nicaragua
The navy department ordered a force of two thousand blue jackets and marines to be sent to Nicaragua within ten days to safeguard lives and property and maintain railroad communication from the American legation at Managua to the Pacific coast. Eight hundred marines will sail from the Philadelphia navy yard next Saturday, per Washington orders received today.
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Washington
Nicaragua
Managua
Pacific Coast
Navy Department
Philadelphia
Philadelphia Navy Yard
Navy Yard
Clagstone May Contest Haines Nomination After Vote Errors
Boise Capital News indicates Caldwell review of election returns from Canyon County could overturn the Republican governor nomination for John M. Haines. Discrepancies in East Payette and Notus precinct tallies suggest Haines gain and Clagstone loss, potentially flipping the nomination by 13 points.
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Canyon County
State Board of Canvassers
John M. Haines
Caldwell
County Board of Canvassers
Boise Capital News
Notus
Clagstone
Haines
East Payette
Election Board
Clagston
Massacre Anniversary Observed in New Ulm
Hundreds of visitors marked the fiftieth anniversary of the defense of New Ulm and Fort Ridgely against the 1862 Sioux uprising. Governor Eberhardt attended along with other dignitaries as Minnesota militia and Fort Snelling troops joined a large street parade and historical addresses.
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New Ulm
Minn
Fort Ridgely
Eberhardt
Minnesota
Fort Snelling
Iowa Hibernians Hold State Convention in Cedar Rapids
The Iowa state convention of the Ancient Order of Hibernians met in Cedar Rapids with an unusually large attendance. Delegates attended solemn high mass before the business session opened led by President Dennis Maher of Iowa City.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Ancient Order of Hibernians
Dennis Maher
Towa City
Maritime Provinces Amateur Athletic meet in Charlottetown
Athletes from Halifax St Johns and other places converge in Charlottetown for the twenty fifth annual track and field championships of the Maritime Provinces Amateur Athletic Association.
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Charlottetown
Halifax
St. John
Maritime Provinces Amateur Athletic Association
Lands rise in value Idaho total reaches new high
Boise reports patented lands in Idaho increased in value to 174,643,759 this year from 132,039,684 last year. Classified figures show suburban, orchard, irrigated, dry farm, and timber lands with totals across counties, while city and town lots stand at 40,598,696.
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Boise
Idaho
State Board of Equalization
Newy
Mangia
Geneon
Asbury's Baby Parade Attracts 50 000 Visitors
Asbury Park New Jersey hosts its annual baby parade drawing a crowd of about 50 000 spectators. The pageant features eight sections including baby coaches go carts doll coaches express wagons and various costume divisions as infantry units from Portland Maine to Walla Walla Washington march by the boardwalk.
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Asbury Park
N. J
Portland
Walla Walla
Wash
Fatal Mistake by a Boise Woman
Boise August 21 Mrs Willard White matron of the Idaho State Soldiers Home misidentified nicotine as brandy and drank a portion of the liquid. She collapsed at 8 am and died about 20 minutes later at her home 1000 Washington Street without regaining consciousness.
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Boise
Willard White
Idaho State Soldiers’ Home
Washington Street
Blackhand Bandits Rob Italian Workers at Rockefeller Estate
Five hundred Italian laborers on the Pocantico hills estate of John D. Rockefeller were robbed by Black Hand operatives near Tower Hill. Nine workers were held at gunpoint while deputies scoured the area for the robbers.
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Tarrytown
N. J
Pocantico Hills
John D. Rockefeller
Tower Hill
Senator Warren Safely Renominated in Wyoming Primary
Cheyenne Aug 21 The first direct Wyoming primary may not yield results for days due to headless ballots requiring a cross next to each vote. It is believed Senator Warren and Congressman Mondell were renominated by Republicans while Senator Kendrick and T H Fahey of Cheyenne appear set as Democratic nominees for senate and house respectively.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Wyoming
Warren
Mondell
Kendrick
T. H. Fahey
Senate
House
Hibernians Open Sixteenth Connecticut Convention
The sixteenth biennial convention of the Ancient Order of Hibernians of Connecticut began in Bridgeport with visitors escorted by locals to the Church of the Sacred Heart for a high mass, then moved to the Park theatre for formal sessions.
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Bridgeport
Conn
Ancient Order of Hibernians of
Connecticut
Church of the Sacred Heart
Park Theatre
South Dakota plans a north south highway route
A state good roads congress in Pierre discusses a proposed long inland pad road to run north and south through South Dakota and extend into North Dakota to the Yellowstone mouth. The route would open a large, picturesque area now difficult for tourist travel to reach.
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Pierre
Good Roads Congress
South Dakota
North Dakota
Yellowstone
Canadian Underwriters Meet In Montreal Convention
Leading life insurance men from across the Dominion gather in Montreal for the annual Canadian Underwriters association convention. Sessions run until Friday with L Brackett Bishop of the National Life Underwriters Association in the United States among the scheduled speakers.
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Montreal
Dominion
Canadian Underwriters’ Association
L. Brackett Bishop
National Life Underwriters’ Association of
United States
Canadian Minister Samuel Hughes Sails for English Maneuvers
Montreal August 21 Colonel Samuel Hughes Canadian minister of militia and defence sails on the Royal George to attend the autumn maneuvers of the English army. He is accompanied by several Canadian military officers.
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Montreal
Royal George
Samuel Hughes
Hughes
Commerce Court Fights Persist as Veto Sparks Repass
President Taft vetoes the legislative, executive and judicial appropriation bill over the commerce court abolition. The House repasses the measure 154 to 53, but the Senate blocks override. Underwood hints receding to avert adjournment, and Fitzgerald says funding for the court continues until March 4 with plans to resume in December.
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House
Underwood
Washington
Senate
Taft
Commerce Court
Fitzgerald
House Appropriations Committee
Congress
Juarez Occupied by Federal Troops
Juarez, Aug. 21. More than two thousand federal troops occupy Juarez, a key entry point opposite El Paso. Orozco's rebels evacuated the city days ago and are moving southwest. It is believed Orozco plans to direct federal forces away from Chihuahua and target a Pacific seaport to import arms.
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Juarez
el Paso
Orozco
Soonra
Chihuahua
Pacific
Murderer Dying in Belle Plaine
Samuel W. Wood, the farmer who killed James Thompson and wounded Matt Manahan while attempting to kidnap Ethel Manahan, remains alive but not expected to survive. Manahan has recovered consciousness.
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Belle Plaine
Kans
Samuel W. Wood
James Thompson
Matt Manahan
Ethel
Manahan
Democratic Campaign Division to Open Western Headquarters
A Democratic national committee division was announced by Governor Wilson. Half the committee will be based in New York and the other half in Chicago as western headquarters for the Democratic campaign.
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Seagit
N. J
Democratic National Committee
Wilson
New York
Chicago
Bill targets courts ordering naturalization for criminals
Denver August 21 reform bill aims to investigate any court of record with power to order naturalization for persons convicted of crime against public morality. The attorney general draws up the measure at the Denver Bar Association’s request.
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Denver
Denver Bar Association
T R After Scalp of His Son-In-Law
Cincinnati report says Colonel Roosevelt directed the Progressive entry against Nicholas Longworth, Roosevelts son-in-law, through Dr Zwick who announced a challenge to the renomination. The colonel wanted a full county slate in the field.
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T. R
Longworth
Zwich Goat
Cincinnati
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Iowa Hibernians
Asbury's Baby Parade
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Rockefeller Estate
Senator Warren
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