Roosevelt Blasts Foraker. Taft Endorsed Despite Rejection
President Roosevelt issues a sharp statement on the Senator Foraker affair and aligns with Judge Taft, noting Taft turned down in July a proposal to endorse the Ohio senator. C. W. Swisher quits as West Virginia Republican gubernatorial candidate. Foraker suspends campaign speeches amid charges of taking money from Standard Oil. Quinby is named Republican candidate for New Hampshire governor. Judge Robertson is nominated by Democrats for Connecticut governor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Senator Foraker
Taft
Ohio
C. W. Swisher
West Virginia
Standard Oil Company
Henry B. Quinby
New Hampshire
A. Heaton Robertson
New Haven
Connecticut
Roosevelt Leaves Oyster Bay for Washington on Vacation
President Roosevelt ends his vacation with family and executive staff and departs Oyster Bay for Washington. The report notes various other items including Col. William F. Stewart to face a retiring board in Washington over disability, and other scattered world notes.
Forest fires threaten towns in Wisconsin and Upper Michigan
Northern Wisconsin and Upper Michigan blaze, residents flee as forests burn. Foster City Michigan reportedly destroyed with six lives lost though unconfirmed. Other items note a Le Mans record flight by Wilbur Wright, Lisbon revolution reports, a Tufts gift probate, a Missouri Pacific collision injuring 21, and various crimes and incidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
Upper
Michigan
Foster City
Mich
Marinette County
Wilbur Wright
Auvours
le Mans
France
Portugal
Lisbon
Tufts College
New York
Hamilton
Missouri Pacific
Weeping Water
Neb
Cassidy & Gray Commission Company
Quincy
Ill
Chicago
Peoria
Illinois
Iowa
Charles Dunfield
Pennsylvania
Sam W. Ray
Tennessee
Hot Springs
Ark
Lewis Turner
la Grange
Ijl
Dora Helmer
W. W. Reamer
East St. Louis
Swift & Company
South St. Joseph
Maine
John
Wilbur Patterson
Boston
Pittsburg
Multitude of Calamities Amid Global Crises Reported
A sweeping roundup notes twenty two bulls escaped near Lisbon killing five. Chelsea factory blaze devastates near acre and $300000 losses. Alexander Starbuck ex president of Cuvier club dies by own act. Mrs Gould seeks $120000 yearly alimony and $15000 fees in divorce suit. cholera grips St Petersburg with martial law threats. Rhinelander forest fires prompt aid. Paris Central Telephone and Post Office burn demolishing $5 million. Baxter county sheriff shot during arrest. Bryan brothers arrested for speeding in Rhode Island. Green Springs Bay Shore Hotel destroyed. Wright plane crash at Fort Myer. Selfridge dies, Wright injured. Eden Station killings aftermath. drought fears in New England. Mauretania storm panic. Lisbon King Manuel betting English bride. Ky shooting over nickel dispute. Georgia ends convict lease system. Braganza marriage rumour. Fort Myer inquiry into aeroplane disaster finds no blame. Colon weathers hurricane. Morosini will distributed. Aeon wrecked Christmas Island passengers safe. Chapman Co fraud loss. Luard suicide after wife murder charges. Oklahoma City elopement murder case. disorder in Newark fugitive notes case. Calhoun Wisconsin murder spree ends with Sheriff wounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lisbon
Chelsea
Mass
Alexander Starbuck
Cuvier Club
Cincinnati
Katherine Clemmons Gould
Howard Gould
Gould
St. Petersburg
Rhinelander
Wis
Milwaukee
Paris
Mooney
Baxter County
Ark
John Roberts
Prestonia
Roberts
Obe Kessinger
William J. Bryan
Rhode Island
Bay Shore
Green Springs
Orville Wright
Fort Myer
Thomas E. Selfridge
Army Signal Corps
Wright
Charles Jones
Eden Station
Miss
New England
New England States
Mauretania
Manuel
Claire Payne
Brack Johnson
Maysville
Hoke Smith
Georgia
Prince Miguel of
Braganza
Dom Miguel
Portugal
Samuel Sloan Chauncey
Board of Signal Officers
George O. Squier
Army
Lieut. Selfridge
Colon
Panama
Giovanni P. Morosini
Fanning Island
Aeon
Christmas Island
New York Stock Exchange
E. R. Chapman & Co
Charles Edward Luard
London
Oklahoma City
Okla
Harry Pearson
Harry Parker
Iola
Kan
George Morton
New York
Philadelphia
John Smith
Calhoun
Agusta Grabow
Taft Attacks Bryan as Campaign Action Gains Steam
In Cincinnati Taft speaks to three groups before western trip. He praises Republican record, contrasts it with Democratic promises, and delivers extended remarks on William J. Bryan. Hammond is re elected president of the National League of Republican Clubs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
William H. Taft
Indianapolis
Columbus
Hamilton
National League of Republican Clubs
Music Hall
Taft
National Convention of Negro Baptists
Lexington
Linton
Republican Party
Bryan
John Hays Hammond
Republican National League
Forest Fires Threaten Northern Michigan Towns
A Foster City dispatch reports Marinette Wisconsin area burned on Sunday amid forest fires driven from Michigan. Six lives lost. the Morgan sawmill Oshkosh Wisconsin and a large storage house with 30 dwellings destroyed. Fires threaten Calumet Lac La Belle Bete de Cris and surrounding iron country towns as residents flee. Lake Superior fog hinders assessment while rain is needed to curb the blazes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marinette
Wis
Foster City
Mich
Morgan Interests
Oshkosh
Niagara
Faithorn Junction
Ingalls
Soo Line
Faithorn
Calumet
Michigan
Lac la Belle
Bete de Cris
United States Ship Canal
Point Abbaye
Iron Country
Ashland
Lake Superior
Bryan Demands Proof In Roosevelt Haskell Probe
William J. Bryan sent a telegram to President Roosevelt demanding proof that Gov. Charles N. Haskell of Oklahoma, treasurer of the Democratic national committee, was connected with Standard Oil. Bryan denounced Republican misrepresentation and pledged an honorable fight as he toured Detroit and Ann Arbor delivering brief remarks at rallies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mich
William J. Bryan
Roosevelt
Charles N. Haskell
Oklahoma
Democratic National Campaign Committee
Standard Oil Co
Bryan
Democratic Party
Pontchartrain
Mr. Bryan
Woman dies after kerosene oil fire in Meadville
Mrs. William Landon of near Penn Line dies while trying to hasten a kitchen blaze with kerosene oil. Her sister Mrs. William Britton and her 19 month old son are seriously burned, with the child likely to die.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meadville
William Landon
Penn Line
William Britton
Gun Explodes Killing 13 on French Cruiser Latouche Treville
A gun in the Latouche Treville during a Tuesday naval drill exploded wrecking the after turret. The blast killed all 13 men of the gun crew and left several others seriously injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toulon
France
Latouche Treville
Bootblack reports robbery in old flimflam scam
Springfield police are told by George Nicholson a bootblack that two strangers robbed him of 3325 dollars in an old flimflam game. The report notes the incident occurred Tuesday and references the familiar con as the old flimflam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Mass
George Nicholson
Roosevelt Appeals for Taft Support Against Hearst Attacks
Secretary Loeb released a formal presidential statement defending Taft and opposing Foraker amid Hearst accusations of links to Standard Oil. The document cites Taft’s earlier Ohio letter opposing a single endorsement plan and defends administration actions like the Brownsville affair as efforts of law-defying interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oyster Bay
N. Y
Loeb
William R. Hearst
Foraker
Ohio
Hearst
Standard Oil Co
Roosevelt
Taft
Ohio State Central Committee
Mr. Taft
Mr. Foraker
Senate
Senator Foraker
Brownsville
Foraker avoids Roosevelt statement in late hour remark
Cincinnati D senator Foraker declined to comment on President Roosevelt's statement saying he was not fond of the president's company and would not join editions carrying the speech. He spoke Monday night and offered no reply to the suggestion of issuing his own statement in the same newspapers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Foraker
Roosevelt
Bulls Escape Moita Arena Kill Five in Portugal
Twenty two bulls escaped from the Moita arena on Monday and charged a crowd assembling to watch a bull fight. Five people died and 20 were wounded as the rampage unfolded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lisbon
Moita
Taft Declares Hitchcock In Command Of National Campaign
William H. Taft sent a telegram to assure supporters that National Chairman Hitchcock is in supreme control of the campaign. The message was released Monday by the candidate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taft
Hitchcock
Cincinnati
William H. Taft
Wright Sets World Air Record at Le Mans
Wilbur Wright, the American aeroplanist, flew at Auvours field in Le Mans for one hour, 31 minutes, and 25 seconds. The flight establishes a new world record and marks a historic milestone in aviation.
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Wilbur Wright
le Mans
France
Auvours
Fire destroys Lowe home on defective flue
A two story frame dwelling belonging to Henry Lowe burned due to a defective flue causing an estimated loss of 2000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeannette
Henry Lowe
Fire destroys Gallitzin dwellings as water supply runs dry
A blaze in Gallitzin, Altoona area, destroyed several homes after the town's gravity water system was exhausted. Firefighters faced challenges due to limited water supply. No injuries reported. Local authorities investigate cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Altoona
Gallitzin
Middletown Woman Dies While Hanging Clothes
Mrs I A Longe necker collapsed and died in her yard from heart disease while hanging clothes on a line at her home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
I. A. Longenecker
Hoffman Chief Auditor Dies in Ridley Park
Charles H. Hoffman chief auditor in the engineering department of the Pennsylvania Railroad died at his Ridley Park home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester
Charles H. Hoffman
The
Pennsylvania Railroad
Ridley Park
Here
Fire destroys Kerr barn near Greensburg
A large barn on James Kerr's farm three miles west of Greensburg was burned down in a blaze believed started by tramps, causing an estimated loss of 5000 dollars.
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Greensburg
James Kerr
Here
Butler death at Marion linked to Soldier’s Home inmate shooting
G W Reep of this city died in Marion Indiana from a gun wound fired by an inmate of the Indiana Soldiers' Home. The shooting followed an arrest for drunkenness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butler
G. W. Reep
Marion
Ind
Indiana Soldiers’ Home
Clerk Thomas Weir Tucker Dies After Self Inflicted Shot
Washington report says Thomas Weir Tucker, a clerk at A. B. Caldwell & Co., stretched on the store floor before shooting himself in the head and dying within minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
A. B. Caldwell & Co
Thomas Weir Tucker
Quarry Explosion Wounds Sprowls Man Far Northern Farm
In a Sprowls farm quarry 12 miles away a premature blast injured David Sprowls. He sustained a broken shoulder and deep cuts. doctors fear he may not survive the injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sprowls
David Sprowls
Rhodes Helped Homeless Man Robbed Near Bradenville
Local resident David Rhodes who helped two homeless men near Bradenville after they sought food and shelter was robbed by them later. The incident follows Rhodes’s act of Good Samaritan assistance at his residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Latrobe
David Rhodes
Bradenville
Tragic home shooting ends in youth death
Charles V. Rea aged 19 killed himself at his Erie home with his mother nearby paralyzed by fear. The incident occurred when he fired a revolver shot into his heart and died almost instantly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erie
Charles V. Rea
Hatchet-wielding Clerk Recovers Stolen Goods Arrest Follows
West Bridgewater report says Beulah Hood a young girl clerk in a local department store faced an armed would be robber with a hatchet and held him until police arrived and arrested him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Bridgewater
Death of Prominent Railroad Man Jacob Naylor
Greensburg reports the death of 36 year old Jacob Naylor from nose hemorrhages at Youngwood. A well known railroad man, Naylor was familiar across the Pittsburg division of the Pennsylvania railroad system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensburg
Jacob Naylor
Youngwood
Naylor
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania Railroad
State Fish Commissioner wins case vs tannery owners
Harrisburg reports State Fish Commissioner Meehan secured a victory against tannery owners in McKean and Warren counties. The prosecution, by the department, charged pollution of the Allegheny River in violation of the acts of 1878 and 1901.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Meehan
McKean
Warren
Department
Allegheny
Painter shoots wife then kills himself in Oil City
Lamont MecRalten, a painter separated from his wife, forced entry into her apartments and shot her in the breast. He then turned the weapon on himself and fired a bullet into his brain. Physicians say both will die.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oil City
Lamont MecRalten
Fire destroys double house in Iselin. two families perish
A blaze in Iselin consumed the entire structure and household goods of two families. Powder explosion started the fire. Mrs Elsie Gosbo, returning for clothing, could not escape and her body was found among the ruins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Iselin
Elsie Gosbo
Butler Tragedy: Clerk Seigel Takes Mercury and Cuts Throat
Frank Seigel, 26, a Evans City clerk, despondent over medical studies in Hungary and longing for a girlfriend, swallowed mercuric chloride tablets and slashed his throat. He is hospitalized at Butler and not expected to recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butler
Hungary
Frank Seigel
Evans City
Butler Hospital
Death of Hamilton businessman found in his room
The body of 72 year old David Nelson Henry, retired Hamilton businessman, was found hanging by a rope from a transom in his room by his son Dr. Clark Henry. He appears to have tied the rope to the transom, placed a noose around his neck, and stepped from a chair during the night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Punxsutawney
David Nelson Henry
Hamilton
Clark Henry
Meadville Judge Upholds Health Board In Tuberculin Test
Judge Prather dissolves the preliminary injunction in the Meadville case filed by dairymen seeking to stop the tuberculin test for milk. the Meadville board of health is upheld on all points and the plaintiffs bear costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meadville
Prather
Meadville Board of Health
Board of Health
Seven Children Found Starving in Luzerne Home
Mrs August Savokens and her seven children were found starving at their Luzerne home. The United Charities of Wilkes Barre took charge and provided relief.
Roscoe poolroom keeper Blanco dies by self-inflicted shot
The body of Got lieb Blanco a Roscoe poolroom keeper was found in a rear room of the establishment. Blanco apparently killed himself with a revolver after his poolhall was closed by the sheriff and his disappearance the same day was noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Gotlieb Blanco
Roscoe
Blanco
Edward Scott Dies After Colt Attack Near Meadville
Edward Scott a 50 year old farmer from Little Cooley was kicked to death by a colt in a fatal farm incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meadville
Edward Scott
Little Cooley
Scranton Constable Patrick Nolan Killed by Automobile
In Scranton the Third ward constable Patrick Nolan was struck down and killed by an automobile, authorities say. The tragedy occurred as Nolan was on duty, prompting an investigation into the vehicle and driver involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scranton
Patrick Nolan
Third Ward
Brakeman Dies Trying to Save Cow Near Tyrone
Frank McMullen 27 a Pennsylvania freight brakeman lost his life near Tyrone while attempting to rescue a cow. The incident occurred close to his home town and honors his act of self sacrifice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Altoona
Frank McMullen
Pennsylvania
Tyrone
Hunter accidentally shoots friend in neck during hunt
Washington report says a hunting party went awry when a companion misidentified Harry Brenan as game. Brenan received a load of No 2 shot in the neck, with injuries described as serious but nonfatal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Harry Brenan
Brenan
Tragedy in Glen Campbell Claims Two Lives
Mrs. Mary Summers attempted to hasten a fire at her Glen Campbell Indiana home when the fatal oilcan incident claimed two lives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Mary Summers
Glen Campbell
Here
Fire destroys Penn station barn at Penn Gas Coal Co
A large barn at Penn Station owned by the Penn Gas Coal Co. was burned down. The cause is unknown. Four mules perished in the blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeannette
Pennn Station
Penn Gas Coal Co
Fire destroys barn. body found in ruins near Irventon
In Oil City a barn owned by John Newbold near Irventon burned to ashes and a charred body of an unidentified man, presumed tramp, was recovered from the debris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oil City
John Newbold
Irventon
Canonsburg Assault Leaves Man Slashed and Stabbed
In Canonsburg Nick Stimatis threatened with a revolver and struck Emmanuel Pahn with a rock, causing a severe head injury requiring 14 stitches. The incident details indicate a violent assault with weapon threat and serious medical harm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canonsburg
Nick Stimatis
Emmanual Pahn
Self-inflicted death near Hollidaysburg a widow
In Hollidaysburg area a 60 year old woman, Mrs. Malinda L. Jolly, shot herself through the heart at her son's home two miles south of town during a period of melancholy. Local authorities and family await coroner's findings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollidaysburg
Malinda L. Jolly
Rosenthal Found Guilty of Second Degree Murder
Abe Rosenthal of Philadelphia is found guilty of second degree murder for killing his brother in law Leads B Clawson on the night of February 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reading
Abe Rosenthal
Philadelphia
Rosenthal
B Clawson
Forest Fires Rage in Bradford County Log Threat
WILLIAMSPORT. Extensive fires sweep the region as drought fuels blazes. At Laquin in Bradford County ten million feet of logs face destruction amid the smoke and spreading flames.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamsport
Laquin
Bradford County
Robbers Blow Safe in West Apollo Station, Flee
The safe at the West Apollo station of the Pennsylvania railroad was blown open with nitroglycerin. The robbers escaped before completing their plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Apollo
West
Pennsylvania Railroad
Smallpox Quarantinecease Near Harrisburg Enola
Smallpox appeared recently in Enola Cumberland county near Harrisburg and three cases were quarantined by the state health department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Enola
Cumberland County
State Department of Health
Mutilated Slavic Youth Body Found in Altoona Yard
The mutilated body of a young man believed to be a Slav was found in the Altoona railroad yards. He apparently was struck by a passenger train while walking along the tracks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Altoona
Ardara Woman Burned to Death in Rubbish Fire
Mrs. William Hensell aged 60 was fatally burned while burning rubbish at her rear Ardara home County Ardara. A pocket containing five hundred dollars in bills was destroyed in the blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irwin
Ardara
William Hensell
Jealous rage ends in double tragedy in South Bethlehem
In South Bethlehem William Reinert a 38 year old steel worker shot and killed his boardinghouse mistress Mrs Sarah Boyer then killed himself by firing six shots into his body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethlehem
William Reinert
Sarah Boyer
Beaver Falls Parade Tragedy Claims Elderly Rider
While in a decorated float in the Old Home Week parade Anthony Logan an elderly resident known in Beaver Falls collapsed into the arms of his companion and died before thousands of spectators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaver Falls
Anthony Logan
White grub damages pine trees at state nurseries
Harrisburg reports a white grub outbreak at the state forestry department nurseries. The pest is damaging white pine trees and causing concern among staff and managers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
State Forestry Department
Butler Wheel Works Full Force to Fill 8000 Wheels Order
The Butler Wheel Works owned by the Standard Steel Car Co has begun full operation to meet an order for 8 000 wheels for cars under construction at the Hammond plant of the company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butler
Butler Wheel Works
Standard Steel Car Co
Hammond
Johnston Hotelkeeper Samuel S Johnston Dies at 60
Samuel S Johnston, a longtime proprietor of the Johnston hotel in Duncanannon, died at his home here from heart trouble at age 60, marking the loss of one of the state’s best known hotelkeepers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duncannon
Samuel S. Johnston
Johnston
Lost Stranger Found Wandering In Rochester Hospital
A refined man about 40, unknown to himself, was found wandering in Rochester and taken to Beaver County General Hospital by the police. He cannot recall his name origin or destination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester
Beaver County General Hospital
Republican mass meeting opens state campaign in Wilkes-Barre
In Wilkes-Barre an Armory mass meeting drew over 5,000 people to kick off the Republican state campaign. Speakers included James S. Sherman nominee for vice president and Congressman Longworth.
Wallet Found in Main Street Prompts Laughs and Interest
In Monongahela six men laughed at a fat wallet in Main Street. Ernest Milward, a local businessman, picked up the wallet and noted it contained 237 dollars in real money. Authorities may seek its rightful owner as the scene drew attention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monongahela
Main Street
Ernest Milward
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William F. Stewart
Coast Artillery
Fort Grant
Ariz
Carmichael
Church of England
Montreal
Clint O. Heath
Denver
Edward H. Harriman
Congressman Laning
Laning Printing Company
Leo Tolstoi
University of St. Petersburg
Carrie Nation
General News
Republican League
W. J. Bryan
Haskell
Standard Oil
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