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Wilson Collins, former Elkhart bank cashier, released from Leavenworth prison after six-year sentence. Louis A. Gregori acquitted for Dreyfus incident at Pantheon ceremonies. John Mouton, leper, found selling ticketsto New Orleans theater. Bishop Spalding resigns due to ill health. George W. Fitzgerald discharged over $173,000 missing from Chicago subtreasury. Count Tolstoi receives vast birthday greetings. Judge Parker declines New York governorship bid. Billy Sunday shatters sermon plates in Hammond. Congressman Lilley nominated for Connecticut governor by Republicans.
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Wilson Collins
Elkhart
Ind
Leavenworth
Kan
Louis A. Gregori
Maj. Dreyfus
Emile Zola
Pantheon
Dreyfus
John Mouton
Iberville Parish
New Orleans
John L. Spalding
Peoria
George W. Fitzgerald
United States
Chicago
Chetlain
Leo Tolstoi
Alton B. Parker
New York
Billy’ Sunday
W. B. Conkey Publishing Company
Hammond
George L. Lilley
Connecticut
Maine Republicans win governorship and all four seats
The Republican party swept Maine with Bert M. Fernald defeating Obadiah Gardner for governor and winning all four congressional seats while maintaining a legislative majority though Democrats gained ground. The Republican plurality hovered just over 7500 in a presidential year.
National conservation schedules low waste and halt waste conduct
The national conservation commission released the first schedule of its resource inventory and signals plans to root out waste in all forms and devise prevention measures. The report frames a broad effort to curb waste across industries and daily life.
Hughes Renominated by Republican Party in New York
Saratoga Springs N Y Charles E Hughes the New York governor was renominated by the Republican state ticket. Other listed officials include Horace White Samuel S Koenig Edward R O Malley Charles H Gaus Frank M Williams Thomas B Dunn and Albert Haight. Former opposition leaders joined the bandwagon as nominations were announced.
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Charles E. Hughes
New York
Horace White
Onondaga
Samuel S. Koenig
Edward R. O'Malley
Erie
Charles H. Gaus
Albany
Frank M. Williams
Madison
Thomas B. Dunn
Monroe
Hughes Wins New York Governor Nomination on First Ballot
Charles Evans Hughes of New York was nominated Tuesday by the Republican state convention for a second term. He secured 127 votes to 151 for James Wadsworth Jr and 31 for John K. Stewart amid a tense, packed hall as party leaders debated the renomination.
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Charles Evans Hughes
New York
James W. Wadsworth, Jr
Livingston County
John K. Stewart
Montgomery
William Barnes, Jr
Albany
New York County
Nassau County
Hughes
Herbert Parsons
Wadsworth
Platform endorsement and calls for Republican voting across state and nation
The document endorses the national ticket and platform, praises Lincoln to Roosevelt, urges sound money and tariffs, supports Republican judgeship appointments, backs Gov. Hughes and Republican measures, defends ballot access, and promotes fair primaries free of fraud or coercion, urging all legal voters to participate.
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Lincoln
Roosevelt
Supreme Court of the United States
Republicans Gain in Maine Vote Despite Democratic Rise
Maine voters favored Republicans in the state’s 1908 election with Bert M. Fernald winning the governorship by 8 000 votes as Democrats increased total party votes by over 13 000. Four congressional districts stayed Republican Amos L. Allen E C Burleigh John P Swasey and Frank G Guernsey were reappointed to the House. The legislature is expected to be Republican in both chambers. Turnout neared 140 000 with strong Democratic gains in rural counties and several cities while some cities shifted back to Republicans.
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Portland
Maine
Bert M. Fernald
Poland
Obadiah Gardner
Rockland
Gov
Cobb
Davis
Amos L. Allen
E. C. Burleigh
John P. Swasey
Charles L. Littlefield
Frank G. Guernsey
Gardner
Auburn
Augusta
Belfast
Ellsworth
South Portland
Methodists Denounce Uncle Joe in Cannon Vote Row
The Central Illinois M E conference urged the defeat of Speaker Joseph G Cannon for blocking a vote on the Littlefield bill. They condemned his conduct as unworthy of statesmanship and called for politicians lacking public leadership to return to private life. It urged the people to use lawful means to remove Cannon as speaker.
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Canton
Ill
Central Illinois M. E
Cannon
Joseph G. Cannon
House
Littlefield
J. G. Cannon
House of Representatives
Taft's Tour Planned Across the Midwest and Plains
William H. Taft the Republican presidential candidate will travel ten days on a special train starting from Illinois, likely Chicago, around September 25. The itinerary reaches Fargo North Dakota, Kansas points, and Denver, with a return to Chicago for a speech at the deep waterways convention on October 7.
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Chicago
Ill
William H. Taft
Illinois
Fargo
N. C
Kansas
Denver
Taft
Powder Explosion in Windsor Kills Six
Six men die and 30 are injured in Windsor Missouri when a carload of black powder explodes after John Wesley throws a lit match into spilled powder from a broken keg. Four others are said to be fatally hurt.
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Windsor
John Wesley
Bryan Receives Ovation in Baltimore
William J. Bryan spoke to Maryland voters in Annapolis and Baltimore attracting large crowds. In Baltimore’s Fifth Regiment Armory he addressed more than 25 000 people and received an unprecedented ovation.
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Bryan
Baltimore
William J. Bryan
Maryland
Annapolis
Fifth Regiment
Police Arrest 85 Terrorists in St. Petersburg
In St. Petersburg Russia police arrested 85 people on Tuesday and seized a large quantity of bombs and dynamite in a crackdown on terrorism.
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St. Petersburg
Russia
Wreck Fatal to Three on Yazoo Valley Train
A Yazoo and Mississippi Valley passenger train No 314 derailed near Clarksdale Mississippi on Monday killing three and injuring thirty passengers. The wreck disrupted service as rescuers worked at the scene.
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Memphis, Tenn
Yazoo & Mississippi Valley Railroad
Clarksdale
Miss
Four Convicts Escape From Michigan Prison
Four inmates escaped from a Michigan state prison by reaching the basement with a false key and breaking through basement walls after dark Sunday night.
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Sonia
Mich
Explosion kills man and team near Kane Pennsylvania
In Bradford area a nitro glycerine magazine exploded near Kane Pennsylvania killing one man and his team and wrecking his wagon. In Butler three masked men attacked Justice of the Peace Joseph ho taling in South Butler and took $20.
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Bradford
Kane
Butler
Justice of the Peace
Joseph Hotaling
South Butler
Latrobe Worker Crushed Under Large Tire at Steel Plant
Philip McClement suffered serious injuries after being pinned beneath a massive tire in the machine shop of the Railway Steel Spring Company. The incident occurred in Latrobe and details indicate a heavy equipment mishap with potential investigations pending.
Grand Jury Finishes Work Reports Jail Conditions
Greensburg notes the term criminal court grand jury has concluded its duties and issues concern over continued harsh conditions at the county jail following the session.
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Greensburg
Explosion Damages Tenement Homes in Brownsville
A natural gas explosion caused losses of about $10,000 to tenement houses in Brownsville, with five of the units occupied by foreigners.
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Brownsville
Reverend Walter Stan ird Suicide at Leith Home
Uniontown reports Rev Walter Stan ird a Black minister shot himself at his Leith residence amid despondency over ill health. Police say self inflicted gunshot ended his life in quiet circumstance.
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Uniontown
Walter Stanird
Leith
Explosion Injures Fireman in Pittsburg Building
In Pittsburg a gas or high explosive blast at Ninth street and Duquesne way injures a firefighter seriously while another loses his life.
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Pittsburg
Ninth Street
Duquesne Way
Woman and man die in mine collapse near Pottsville
Mrs Barbara Barnet of Lost Creek Pennsylvania and John Gilks aged 21 of Newark New Jersey were killed when earth fell in a nine breach trapping them at the scene.
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Pottsville
Barbara Barnet
Lost Creek
John Gilks
Newark
N. J
Wolf from carnival menagerie roams Greensburg farms
A wolf escaped from a carnival company menagerie has killed pigs and chickens and caused alarm among local farmers in Greensburg. The animal remains at large after the escape.
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Greensburg
State police to aid game commission in Somerset counties
Harrisburg reports state police are instructed to cooperate with the state game commission in suppressing violations of game laws in Somerset, Bedford, and Fulton counties.
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Harrisburg
State Game Commission
Somerset
Bedord
Fulton Counties
Beaver Falls Water Co urges patrons to conserve amid declining Beaver River
The Beaver Falls Union Water Co warns customers to economize as the Beaver River, their source, has fallen for six years and continues to drop.
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Beaver Falls
Union Water Co
Beaver River
Connor Assaulted and Robbed in West Kittanning
William Connor a carpenter was assaulted robbed and left unconscious on the road to West Kittanning. The assailants escaped with $10 but left his watch and some small change. Connor's condition is listed as serious.
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Kittanning
William Connor
West Kittanning
Cugs
Connor
Self-inflicted gun accident ends life of Perry county man
John Herr of Sandy Hollow Perry county, while at James Baxter home, accidentally shot himself during a quoits game. He picked up a pistol seen nearby and the weapon discharged, the bullet striking his head and causing instant death.
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Harrisburg
John Herr
Sandy Hollow
Perry County
James Baxter
Herr
Funeral mix ups at Greensburg as Riley name confuses attendants
Pittsburg friends of Mrs. Nellie Riddle arrived for her funeral in South Greensburg and were greeted by Mrs. Riddle. A telephone operator, handling messages for the wake of Rose Helen Riley who died in a fire, confused the names at the door.
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Greensburg
Pittsburg
Nellie Riddle
South Greensburg
Riddle
Rose Helen Riley
Reverend R T Cooper Removed From Ministry
On recommendation of the Erie M E conference in Jamestown a Hillsdale Pa clergyman is removed from the ministry and church membership. Charges allege gross immorality and the investigating committee found him guilty.
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Jamestown
Erie M. E
R. T.cooper
Hillsdale
Cooper
Apollo Silica Brick Co. doubles gas supply at plant
The Apollo Silica Brick Co. has struck a gas well at its plant, more than doubling its supply. Three tunnels and extra tracks and wagons were added, and the firm is ready for renewed operations with orders for its full output into the future.
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Apollo
Apollo Silica Brick Co
Fire destroys Wellsburg high school building
A two story frame high school at Lundy Lane Wellsburg 25 miles west of here was destroyed by a fire believed incendiary. Water ran out early and the building along with all school supplies bought for opening loss about 12000 dollars.
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Erie
Lundy Lane
Wellsburg
Here
State bureau report highlights labor relations drive
Harrisburg notes a new push to improve relations between capital and labor and to broaden the work of the state bureau of industrial statistics as outlined in the annual report by chief John L. Rockey.
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Harrisburg
State Bureau of Industrial Statistics
John L. Rockey
Bureau
Beaver Falls Prank Details Freshmen Torment
Beavers Falls report describes high school sophomores corralling four freshmen. They forced them to roll trousers, turn coats inside out and stuff potatoes in their mouths while running up and down the street until nearly exhausted.
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Beaver Falls
Barn fire destroys Neudorfer barn near Export
Sparks from a threshing engine set John Neudorfer’s barn ablaze near Export. The barn was totally destroyed with an estimated loss of 2500 dollars.
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Greensburg
John Neudorfer
Frederick L Cox Drowned Crossing River in Kentucky
Frederick L. Cox former editor of the Altoona Mirror and longtime resident of Altoona drowned in the Big Muddy river Kentucky while crossing the stream in a wagon.
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Altoona
Frederick L. Cox
Altoona Mirror
Big Muddy River
Kentucky
Tragic Farm Husband Death in Bradenville Dwelling
Mrs. Andrew Dowe found her husband dead at the Bradenville farm. Dowe killed himself by drinking paris green dissolved in whisky, according to the report from Greensburg.
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Greensburg
Andrew Dowe
Bradenville
Dowe
Death of Cornelius Baker After Beating by Insane Man
Hanover report states Cornelius Baker age 60 of East Berlin died from injuries after a beating by John Rosser who allegedly attacked him while on his way to be baptized. The assailant reportedly became insane during the incident.
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Hanover
Cornelius Baker
East Berlin
John Rosserman
Butler Youth Fractures Skull After Picnic High Wire Act
William McCune aged 16 of Chicora is in Butler hospital with a fractured skull after attempting a high wire act at a Conneaut lake picnic. Doctors fear for his life.
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Butler
Conneaut Lake
William McCune
Butler Hospital
Shotgun Accident Wounds John Zaletz in Greensburg
In Greensburg a shotgun misfire while John Zaletz cleaned the weapon sent birdshot into his chest penetrating the left lung. His elbow joint was torn away and doctors amputated the arm at Westmoreland hospital.
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Greensburg
John Zaletz
Westmoreland Hospital
Fire sweeps Dayton hotel area destroying homes and shops
Fire started in the dining room of the Hotel Redding at Dayton nearly leveled a block of dwellings and business houses. Two people were injured, one probably fatally, as losses reached about 35000 dollars.
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Redding
Dayton
Irwin Infant Shot In Arm At Fox Farm Peach Orchard
Louis Casperon aged 12 months was shot in the right arm while entering the peach orchard on the W. H. Fox farm with companions. The ball flattened against the bone and surgeons warn of danger from blood poisoning.
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Irwin
Louis Casperon
W. H. Fox Farm
Jealousy Motives Shooting Brother-in-Law in Mooreheadville
Ferdinand Fischer shot his brother-in-law George Cook in the vineyard at Mooreheadville, prompted by jealousy with no apparent provocation. The incident occurred while Cook was at work in the vineyard.
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Erie
Ferdinand Fischer
George Cook
Mooreheadville
Fire wipes out five Blair district stores near Clairton
A Pittsburg fire at Blair borough caused destruction of five large frame buildings with an estimated loss of 40000 dollars and light insurance. Aid from Clairton Elizabeth Glassport and McKeesport saved the rest of the town from greater damage.
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Pittsburg
Blair
Clairton
Elizabeth
Glassport
McKeesport
Local men jailed on Crooked Creek dynamiting charge
James Mitchel of Avonmore William Rodecker of Kiskiminetas township and William Waltenbaugh of Apollo are in jail awaiting trial for dynamiting fish last June while camped on Crooked creek.
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Kittannifeg
James Mitchel
Avonmore
William Rodecker
Kiskiminetas Township
William Waltenbaugh
Apollo
Crooked Creek
Harrisburg Appointments To State Boards Expanded
Gov. Stuart named C. B. Bratt of Pittsburg and H. C. Register of Philadelphia to the Pennsylvania board of dental examiners and Samuel O. Frantz of Roberstown Lancaster County as trustee of the Pennsylvania State College.
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Harrisburg
Stuart
C. B. Bratt
Pittsburg
H. C. Register
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Board of Dental Examiners
Samuel O. Frantz
Roberstown
Lancaster County
Pennsylvania State College
Man Found Guilty of Second Degree Murder in Farmington
Warren jurors convict Thomas F. Debbies of murder in the second degree for the July 24 killing of Jacob Offerlee in Farmington township after a dispute over property. Judge Lindsly imposes a 20 year sentence in the Western penitentiary.
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Warren
Thomas F. Devilbies
Jacob Offerlee
Farmington Township
Lindsly
Western Penitentiary
Horses cross river by leaping ferry boat at Templeton
A team of horses dashed along the river bank at Templeton, ran over a ferry boat, and jumped into the water. The animals swam to the opposite shore, pulled the wagon and lumber onto the beach, and waited for the owner to reach them.
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Kittanning
Templeton
Embezzlement Charges Spark Probe Into Rail Aide Kinder
Greensburg reports that A. R. Kinder once station agent for Baltimore and Ohio at Suterville near West Newton faces charges of embezzlement forgery and misappropriation after a book examination. Kinder left six months ago and is said to be in Dauphin county.
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Greensburg
A. R. Kinder
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Suterville
West Newton
Kinder
Dauphin County
Washington County Bonds Sell for Bridge Project
Washington county commissioners sold bonds totaling $125,000 to Hayden Miller & Co of Cleveland. The 4 percent bonds cover the county’s share of a $250,000 Monongahela river bridge project with Allegheny county to fund the other half.
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Washington
Washington County
Hayden, Miller & Co
Cleveland
Monongahela River
Monongahela
Allegheny County
Oil City Foreman Crushed Under Iron Casting
Horton C. Sweeney aged 48 foreman for the National Transit Co. was crushed to death beneath a heavy iron casting. He was a Venango county bar member who had retired from law practice due to ill health.
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Oil City
Horton C. Sweeney
National Transit Co
Venango County
State adopts detailed property bonds for deposits
Harrisburg reports the state sinking fund commission has set a new form of surety bond for state deposits. Each bondsman must describe in detail the property offered as security for the state cash.
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Harrisburg
State Sinking Fund Commission
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