United States Diplomatic Postings Announced
Washington Aug 9 The long awaited reorganization of the American diplomatic corps announces nominations for three ambassadors and five ministers. John Leishman Kennedy transfers to Germany. Thomas J O'Brien moves to Italy. Charles Page Bryan becomes ambassador to Japan. Lara Anderson appointed minister to Belgium. John Ridgely Carter transfers to Argentina. John B Jackson becomes minister to the Balkan states. Arthur M Beaupre shifts to Cuba. Lloyd Bryce named minister to the Netherlands.
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Washin You
David Jayne Hill
Germany
Charles
Sheriff
Argentina
Senate
John G. A. Lieshman
Pittsburg
Italy
Thomas J. O’brien
Grand Rapides
Mich
Japan
Vessel Wins Race With Fire In Toledo Harbor
Flames engulfed the bow of the FH Prince a wooden steamer traveling from Detroit to Cleveland. The crew fought the blaze returning to Kelley’s Island and reached safety as water sprayed on the fire. The Prince was badly damaged but saved.
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Toledo, O
Detroit
Cleveland
Kelley’s Isle
Connecticut peach crop prompts extra Hartford New York train
Hartford August 9 The Connecticut peach crop will be so large this year that a special train will be added to the Hartford New York schedule during harvest to ship the daily output to New York markets. Several hundred thousand baskets will be sold in New York City, reversing previous New England consumption.
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Hartford
Conn
Connecticut
Dugan Wins 1911 Tammany Corn Eating Contest
In New York on August 9 1911 cab driver James Dugan won the Tammany corn eating contest with fifty seven ears eaten on a Broome street saloon porch. His closest rival finished eleven ears behind and the event awarded a gold coin purse.
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New York
Broome Street
James Dugan
Dugan
Will barred for saloon drawing in Angonia probate
In Angonia Connecticut probate court refuses to admit the will of James Brennan because it was drawn in a saloon. The will leaves most of the estate to his widow, his third wife, and is contested by eight children from his first marriage. In London the House of Commons rejects the Lords amendment to the veto bill by a large majority, sustaining Asquith’s government.
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Angonia
Conn
James Brennan
London
House of Commons
Lords
Asquith
John B. Jackson Presents to Cuba Transferred to Balkan States
John B. Jackson, a present minister to Cuba, has been transferred to service in the Balkan states. The move places Jackson in a new diplomatic posting amid shifting regional alignments and policy interests.
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Cuba
Balkan States
Building Strike Threatens New York Marble Trade
The strike by marble quarries polishers and rubbers begins this week in New York as 2,500 marble workers walk out and 5,000 more in other trades face idleness. They seek 50 cents extra per day and insist on union membership for supervisors and union judges in case of contract disputes.
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New York
Painters at Presbyterian church steeple job noted
The report mentions Wiles af Daven Face Md Waller and colleagues painting a Presbyterian church steeple. They are described as experienced jack workers not afraid of heights and previously active in the area.
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Wiles
MD Waller
Chung
Luka
Jack Wiley
Diet and Health Hints Digestive Aids for Broad Diets
A fragment notes a Russian physiological chemist suggesting diet adaptations fit to common foods. It mentions energy needs for invalids and the well, with references to meat cures and grape cures as examples of dietary principles.
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Aviov
Leto ‘Nergy
Chaui
Perkins faces contempt risk over refusal to answer questions
George W. Perkins, once with J. P. Morgan & Co, risks contempt if he does not answer questions from Representative Stanley's steel investigation panel about contributions to Roosevelt's campaign. The House contemplates citing him for contempt, with possible bar and habeas actions if needed, amid pending reapportionment signing by Taft.
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Washington, Aue
George W. Perkins
J. ‘Organ & Co
The
Stanley
Steel Trust
Hoosevelt
Perkins
Jersins
United States
District of Columbia
Ir. Perkins
Lorimer Debate Reveals Suspect Bank Deposit Slip
A fragmentary senate debate touches on a $2,500 deposit to a Chicago bank and a missing deposit slip. Holstlaw, a former Illinois senator, is questioned as officials recount how the slip was created and later vanished. The committee closes direct examination as Attorney Hancey prepares to challenge the story.
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Washington
Lorimers
Senato
Deta
Attorney Marble
Senate
Holstlaw
Holtslaw
Hancey
Lynching Threat After Arrest in Mille Lacs Case
Aitkin MinnesotaAug 9 Great excitement followed the capture of a negro charged with attacking a white girl near Malmo on Mille Lacs Lake. Threats of lynching were made as the suspect was brought to town after the girl identified him.
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Aitkin, Minn
Vero
Malmo
Mille Lacs Lake
Aitkin
Stunt on bridge ends badly as man caught in flames
In LaFayette Indiana a man named J H Howard attempted a life wire stunt between the Main Street bridge and the New York Central bridge over a block distance. He burst into flames at the start and jumped into the river forty feet below. He was rescued unconscious and expected to die from severe burns and possible inhalation of flames. The accident drew about ten thousand spectators.
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LaFayette
Ind
Main Street
New York Central
J. H. Howard
Woman Sentenced to Chain Gang Service in Jola
In Jola Kansas on August 9 a police judge sentenced a woman to work on a street chain gang. The judge ordered she be provided bloomers and declared courts should make no distinction between the sexes.
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Jola
Kan
Trance Mystery Ends as Hazel Schmidt Recovered
After a fourteen week trance in Wingham Newfoundland doctors traced the cause to a strained brain nerve from excitement or worry. Hazel Schmidt daughter of John Schmidt Vandalia is now known as Fayette county's Miss Rip Van Winkle.
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Wingham, NL
Hazel Schmidt
John Schmidt
Vandalia
Fayette County
Rip van Winkle
Weather forecast for Midwest states with unsettled patterns
Indiana, Illinois, and Wisconsin forecasts indicate fair conditions today. Winds will be light and variable with cooler to unsettled conditions and chances of scattered showers in the morrow period.
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Indiana
Illinois
Wisconsin
Pope Improves But Remains Bedbound Says Vatican
Rome reports the pope is slightly better but still very weak and doctors insist he stay in bed. The update notes continued fragile health and ongoing medical care at the Vatican residence.
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Rome
Statehood bill passes Senate with recall dispute left intact
The Senate debated the Arizona recall provision as part of a statehood measure. A Nelson amendment to strike judges from the Arizona constitution failed 43 to 26. The statehood resolution carrying the recall passed 47 to 8 after lengthy remarks and a visit by Admiral Togo.
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Arizona
Washington
Senate
Crawford
South Dakota
Clapp
O'Gorman
New York
Owen
Oklahoma
Cumming
Bailey
Shively
Newlands
Togo
Japttierse Navy
Rawt
Visi
Sherman
Nelson
Batley
Totfan
Polo Bank President Dead in Polo Polo
J Leavitt Moore longtime president of the Mook River assembly died at his Polo home. He led the Change National Bank of Palo and was a prominent local figure in finance and civic affairs.
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Polo Bank
Dixon, NL
J. Leavitt Moore
Mook River Assembly
Polo
Xchange National Bank of
Palo
Arkansas River at flood stage in Fort Smith Arkansas
The Arkansas River at Fort Smith is at flood stage for the first time in nearly two years. Water already measures over twenty two feet and officials predict a rise of about one more foot.
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Arkansas River
Fort Smith
Ark
Aug
Trainmen Strike Treasure Trove
Trainmen handling a safe en route to a Hamilton factory for repairs jarred the inner door loose and about 4060 dollars in currency spilled out, discovered in Richmond Indiana on August 9.
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Richmond
Ind
Hamilton
Gates Says Father Heart Strong, John W Gates May Recover
Paris August Charles Gates reports doctors agree that if his father's heart remains as good as now, John W Gates has an excellent chance to recover.
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Paris
Aug
Charles Gates
John W. Gates
John W. Gates Dies in Parle at 5:10 A.M.
John W. Gates died at 5 10 am in Parle after a brief illness. Funeral arrangements will be announced by his family. Gates was a noted figure in local business circles and leaves several relatives.
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John W. Gates
Parle
Maine Senator W P Frye II Dies After Long Illness
Senator W P Frye II of Maine dies after a long illness. The veteran statesman served in the Maine legislature and was a prominent political figure. He died at home surrounded by family.
Parliament to Declare Leconte President in Hayti
Port au Prince Aug 9 The city remains peaceful and parliament plans to meet to declare General Leconte president of the republic. Other parts of the country have quieted with disturbances over, while a river obstruction on a river steamer persists and repairs are ongoing.
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Port Au Prince
Hayti
Ely
General Leconte
Firmin
Wis
Bresteney
SLAIN BY OLD SUPOR Chlesep Aug Telegraphic dispatches report a rejected suitor Hoelst shooting Mrs Grant and then himself in Los Angeles.
Telegraphic reports from Chicago say M re A J Grant of Evanston was killed by a rejected suitor Hoelst who followed her from San Francisco to Los Angeles. Holst shot the bride and later killed himself after a brief encounter in her apartment hallway.
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Chicago
Los Angeles
Cal
A. J. Grant
Evanston
Mair Holst
Hoelst
Holst
Human hair mohair from Texas ranch sparks textile use
Landrum of Nueces near San Antonio Texas produced 28 touches of mohair selling at over six dollars a pound totaling 115 dollars. The hair rivals human hair for fine garments and aims to supply makers of hair goods. Admiral Togo heads the flock and is linked to a tale of Taft trousers. Also noted is a planned farthest north wireless station in Spitzbergen for Arctic explorers.
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Texas Ranch
Landrum
Neuces Canyon
San Antonio
Tex
Texas
Admiral Togo
South Africa
Taft
Publicity League of
Arctic
North Pole
Spitzbergen
Frye dies in Lewiston ends Maine Democratic Senate hold
United States Senator William Pierce Frye died at his daughter Mrs Helen White’s Lewiston home after a long illness. His death leaves Maine with two Democrats in the Senate and prompts Governor Plaisted to name a temporary successor until the legislature convenes next year. Possible successors in Portland include William M Pennell B B Winslow and James C Hamlen. Mr Frye, a veteran of the Forty second Congress, had served as president pro tempore in 1896 and helped negotiate the Paris treaty debates.
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Portland
William Pierce Frye
Helen White
Lewiston
White
Alice Riggs
Washington
Frye
Five
Maine
Twe Democrate
United States Senate
Plaisted
Pékt
William M. Pennell
Johnson
B. B. Winslow
Executive Council
Janes C. Hamlen
House
Trenaiée
James
Senate
Parle
United States
Black Hand Murders and Bomb Explosions Plague City in 1911
A Chicago report details that members of the Black Hand committed eighteen murders in 1911 with numerous stabbings and over 100 bomb explosions. About $600000 was collected through blackmail as perpetrators largely escaped conviction. In March four murders occurred near a reel corner in Little Sicily, marking a particularly violent period.
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Chicago
Black Hand
Floods disrupt rail traffic between Lincoln and Colorado
Severe flooding cripples roads and rail routes on the Burlington and Rock Island lines between Lincoln and Colorado points. In Oxford Nebraska bridges and tracks are damaged as rainfall reaches unprecedented levels, halting normal travel and freight service.
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Burlington
Rock Island
Lincoln
Neb
Colorado
Oxford
New Turn in Liquor Fight Stirs Texas Debate
Austin legislative investigation into frauds in the statewide prohibition election takes a new turn as several anti groups refuse to appear before the committee claiming the panel oversteps its powers. They threaten court action to challenge the inquiry.
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Austin
Tex
Aug
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Michigan
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Tokyo Post
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Aurora
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Liocyd Bryce
F. H. Prince
Lake Erie
Tammany’s
Ansonia, Conn
Commons
John B. Jackson
New York City
Rehee
New York Evening Mail
Atinn Electtoscie
Ween
Congressional Committee
House of Representatives
New Aiexico
LaFayette, Ind
Pope Pius
W. P. Frye
Maine Statesman
American Press Association
Leconte
Supor
Weran
Daughter
Gary
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Charleston
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