Roosevelt to end Sagamore Hill stay this September
President Roosevelt plans to depart Sagamore Hill on September 22 to move into the White House for the winter and spring. Other items note Harry J. Handy of the New Illinois Athletic Club winning a ten mile marathon swim in St Louis, Taft leaving Middle Bass Island for Cincinnati to begin campaigning, and Wisconsin Governor Davidson rescuing two men from a capsized canoe on Lake Mendota. Charles W. Anderson, once a prosperous businessman, jailed at Fort Leavenworth after release, faced a Kansas City gambling charge. Roy Young, 15, pled guilty to burglary larceny arson and riot linked to the Springfield race war and was sent to Pontiac reform school. Mrs Marshall Field Jr became Mrs Maldwin Drummond in London.
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Roosevelt
Sagamore Hill
White House
Washington
Harry J. Handy
New Illinois Athletic Club
St. Louis
Judge Taft
Middle Bass Island
Cincinnati
Gov. Davidson
Wisconsin
Lake Mendota
Charles W. Anderson
Jean Valjean
Fort Leavenworth
Kansas City
Roy Young
Springfield
Ill
Pontiac Reformatory
Marshall Field, Jr
Chicago
Maldwin Drummond
Westminster Registry Office
Drummond
Edgar Atheling Drummond
Unrest and violence sweep diverse US and world events
Across cities from New York to Memphis and Winona, events unfold with protests, arrests, and fires. Anarchist demonstrations disrupt Cooper Union. Berkman and a woman are arrested. Sports figures Ketchel and Papke claim a title fight in Los Angeles. Incidents include assassinations, crashes, fires, and a large social disturbance in Glasgow. The Hewitt will funds benefit major institutions.
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New York
Cooper Union
Alexander Berkman
Stanley Ketchel
Michigan
Los Angeles
Billy Papke
Illinois
Sagamore Hill
Secret Service
Paris Fletcher
St. Paul
Minn
Winona
Minnesota
Snowball
Union
Memphis
Tenn
Mayfield
Henry Hyatt
Carroll Hall
Danville
Glasgow
Canadian Pacific Railroad
Abd-el-Aziz
Mulai Hafid
E. Glawi
Taylor-Palmer
Boston
Gill
East St. Louis
Ransome Paine
Philip Wolff
St. Clair County
Daniel Walser
Detroit
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Yale University
Frederick Cooper Hewitt
Owego
N. Y
Tacoma
Wash
Advertising shifts fuel Navy recruitment drive now favored
The navy will favor want ads over display formats for recruitment funding. War Department plans a larger Yellowstone garrison to deter park-crime after a recent seven-coach robbery. Other items note Gompers visit shaping labor talks, river drownings, a vast Chicago woolhouse fire, and various national incidents.
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Navy Department
War Department
Yellowstone National Park
Samuel Gompers
Texas
National Farmers’ Union
American Federation of Labor
John Schwendinger
Louis Traut
Mississippi River
Kimbel's Park
Dubuque
Traut
Schwendinger
Schwedinger
Armour & Co
Union
Chicago
Taft Makes Wide Tour Promising Roosevelts Policies
Taft announces extensive U S campaign before the November election and vows constructive legislation to enact Roosevelt business honesty. He presses government oversight of interstate securities and railways while defending tariff revision and labor fairness in speeches from Sandusky to Ohio towns.
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Cincinnati
William H. Taft
United States
Taft
Sandusky
Congress
Mr. Taft
Sandusky Opera House
Castalia
York
Clyde
Mouser
Republican Party
Tiffin
Springfield
Dayton
Middletown
Franklin
Death by Own Action Rumor Ties Dr Austin Case to Davis
Coroner’s inquest into Dr. Frederick H Austin’s death reveals a plan to have Mrs Abbie Rice kill him and then take her own life to protect life insurance. Dr Austin allegedly identified Charles E Davis as the man to enact the deed though Davis testified he only tried self harm with drugs and did not kill the doctor.
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Omaha
Neb
Frederick H. Austin
Abbie Rice
Dr. Rustin
Rustin
Dr. Austin
Charles E. Davis
Austin
Davis
Gift to the Nation recognizes Constitution Island donation
Oyster Bay and Constitution Island in the Hudson River near West Point have been presented to the United States government by Margaret Sage and Miss Anna Warner, heirs of the late Russell Sage.
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Oyster Bay
N. Y
Constitution Island
Hudson River
West Point
United States
Margaret Sage
Russell Sage
Anna Warner
Legislature Deadlock Blocks Cummins Senate Bid
Des Moines Republicans uphold pledge and keep Cummins from winning the United States Senate seat as the legislature fails to reach an election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Gov
Cummins
United States Senate
Berkman Jailed After Cooper Union Riot
A Monday meeting of unemployed New Yorkers at Cooper Union erupted in excitement as red flags appeared and incendiary speeches were heard. Alexander Berkman was dragged from the hall and jailed on riot-incitement charges, with Emma Goldman ejected and a young Mary Smith arrested. The event followed prior violent demonstrations and featured banners demanding jobs or bread for families.
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New York City
Cooper Union
Alexander Berkman
Henry C. Frick
Steel Company
Homestead
Pennsylvania
Mary Smith
Berkman
Emma Goldman
Grand Central Palace
William D. Haywood
Steunenberg
Idaho
Unemployed and Brotherhood Welfare Association
Eads Howe
St. Louis
Hobo
Union Square
New York
Fevers and Lockjaw Germs Linked to Omaha Doctor Death
The Omaha World Herald reports Dr Rustin previously attempted suicide by self infection with typhoid bacilli to end his life and later inoculated with tetanus germs. Physicians say typhoid nearly killed Dr Frederick Austin, a prominent Omaha surgeon found dead on his porch last week.
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Omaha
Frederick Austin
Omaha World-Herald
Rustin
The
World-Herald
Austin
Jealous Wife Fatally Shoots Husband in Ky Slaying
In Flemingsburg, Kentucky, Edward Smoot was shot four times in the back by his wife on Monday and died instantly. She attempted suicide by shooting her arm, the motive given as jealousy.
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Maysville
Edward Smoot
Flemingsburg
Four Die in Water Street Factory Fire
Four persons were burned to death in a Monday night fire at a seven story Water Street factory building. The blaze, suspected incendiary, involved overtime workers and destroyed the structure.
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New York City
Water Street
Black Hand Leader Hides in a Mine
Chicago police seek Joseph Sciurba in alleged Black Hand operations believed hidden in a coal mine at Scotstown, Illinois.
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Chicago
Ill
Joseph Sciurba
Scot'sborg
Nevins elected commander in chief of Grand Army of the Republic
Toledo Ohio reports Col Henry M Nevins of Red Bank New Jersey was elected commander in chief by the first ballot with 454 votes. ex Governor Van Sant of Minnesota received 254 and L T Dickason 90. Other officers named include J Kent Hamilton and J F Spence. Nearby notes recount parade details and state pride at veterans ceremony.
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Toledo
Henry M. Nevius
Red Bank
N. J
Grand Army of the Republic
Nevins
van Sant
Minnesota
L. T. Dickason
Illinois
New Jersey
J. Kent Hamilton
C.cc. Royce
California
J. F. Spence
Tennessee
New York Cavalry
Fort Stevens
Early
Col
New Jersey Senate
Woman's Relief Corps
W. L. Gillman
Roxbury
Mass
Michigan
Ohio
Georgia
South Dakota
North Dakota
Sam
Oklahoma
Jeff Davis
Loeb Denounces Smith Circular Tied to Wisconsin Primary
Congressman John J. Jenkins of the Eleventh Wisconsin district received a letter from William Loeb secretary to President Roosevelt denying a circular attributed to Judge Smith of Superior Wisconsin as false. Jenkins’ supporters claim the circular helped defeat Jenkins by Irvine Lenroot in the Republican congressional nomination.
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Chippewa Falls
Wis
John J. Jenkins
Wisconsin
William Loeb
Roosevelt
Loeb
Judge Smith
Superior
Jenkins
Irvine L. Lenroot
Corpse Found With Evidence of Murder Near Wellsville
The bleached unrecognizable body of a woman was found on the Ohio river shore near Wellsville. A rope with blood stains was found with the body and authorities believe the woman was murdered. The crime was allegedly hidden by quicklime and throwing the body into the river.
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Wellsville, O
Ohio River
Longworth's Barn Burns in Cincinnati Fire Losses
Cincinnati fires destroy Congressman Nicholas Longworths two story brick stable on Grandin road with an estimated loss of thirty thousand dollars. The blaze occurred Tuesday, leaving the property severely damaged and under investigation by local authorities.
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Cincinnati
Nicholas Longworth
Grandin Road
Prohibition campaign marks Watkins nomination in Ada
Ada Ohio hosted the Prohibition campaign launch and the official notification of Prof. Aaron S Watkins as a vice presidential candidate. Robert Patten of Springfield Illinois served as temporary chairman delivering the notification at Ohio Northern University amid flag bedecked streets.
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Ada, O
Aaron
Watkins
Ohio Northern University
Robert Patten
Springfield
Early Life Sketch of Harriet Hosmer From Schooldays
An old school friend recalls Harriet Hosmer’s childhood antics and early modeling. She found clay on a berry-picking trip, sculpted a shaggy dog, and later cast friends’ hands at boarding school. Hosmer loved outdoor exploration and collected natural specimens despite town norms. A crow’s nest relic hung in Rome studio as a quirky keepsake.
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Harriet Hosmer
Hattie
Alfred
Mrs. Sedgwick
Rome
Right and Left Handedness Linked to Visual Perception
Dr H C Stevens of Seattle describes experiments showing indirect vision often makes objects seem larger in the right field than the left. In fewer people the pattern reverses. He argues this reflex visual bias may influence the development of right or left handedness around seven months of age.
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H. C. Stevens
Seattle
Stevens
Vast Paris Picture Exhibition Spans Two Salons
About fifteen thousand paintings fill the two Paris salons covering roughly three acres of canvas. The pictures would stretch nearly ten miles if laid end to end. At a pace of one minute per work without rest, it would require ten days and ten hours to view all works.
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Paris
New York Port Records Largest Trade Surplus In 1907 08
Treasury records show New York City port had its largest ever trade balance in the 1907 08 fiscal year. United States total balance reached 666 million 457 thousand 103 dollars, surpassing the prior peak set in 1900 01 by about two million.
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New York
Treasury Department
United States
Not a Wiser Generation Hatmaker notes rising head sizes
Yonkers Statesman reports Bill and Jill banter on increasing head sizes and Fat comments as the Hatmaker jests about bodies and appearances in a brief domestic quip.
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Bill
Jill
Yonkers Statesman
Market roundup across cities shows mixed commodity levels
Financial notes from New York and several hubs report steady government bonds and varied grain and livestock pricing. Wheat, corn, oats and live stock prices appear for several markets including Cleveland Toledo East Buffalo Pittsburgh with figures for hogs, cattle, sheep, and lambs.
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New York
Sterling Exchange
Minnesota
Cleveland
York State
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Edna Kennett
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Great Britain
Henry M. Nevins
Womans’ Relief Corps
Chester Jordan
Honorah
Somerville
Fred Warner
Orville Wright
Army
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Ithaca
Cornell
Territorial Supreme Court
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Parang
Mindanao
J. W. McDonald
James S. Stackpole
Stackpole Brothers
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