Taft aides cast doubt on Roosevelt bid at New York convention
Vice President Sherman to chair New York state convention and curb Cannon censure. Taft aides discuss party reorganization as Republican leaders map moves. Sherman plans Illinois trip to press the committee and may speak in Cannon district.
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Taft
Sherman
New York Republican Committee
Col
Roosevelt
New York
Nick Longworth
Norton
Anthony
Kansas
Morehead
North
Mevrolina
Uncle Joe Cannon
Uncle Joe
Republican Congressional Committee
Representative McKinley
Illinois
Longworth
Senator Lodge
Massachuseils
I Kinley
California
Cannon
Crane
Uttea
Lightning Burns Buckley Farm Home Killing none
Calvin Davis and his wife and their year old baby were struck by lightning in a storm near Buckley in Grand Traverse county. Davis recovered first and carried his wife and child from the burning house as neighbors aided them. The fire destroyed the entire dwelling, but the family escaped with no injuries beyond shock.
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City
Mich
Calvin Davis
Davis
Buckley
Grand Traverse County
Deduction In a Street Car
A comic clash unfolds on a street car as a quip about stepping on a foot triggers a humorous exchange between Coogan and Puck. The repartee imagines a heavy weight and a falling roof in a rapid back and forth.
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Coogan
Puck
Weather Observations and Forecast Across Regions
Latest United States Weather Bureau readings show New York 69 clear Albany 70 clear Atlantic City 70 cloudy Buffalo 74 cloudy Chicago 76 cloudy St Louis 86 part cloudy Washington 68 rain Philadelphia 68 clear. Forecast calls showers and cooler today in Illinois and Indiana, fair tomorrow with light winds.
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United States Weather Bureau
Washington
New York
Albany
Atlantic City
Buffalo
Chicago
New Orleans
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Illinois
Indiana
Chicago and Omaha Live Stock Markets Brief
Market reports from Chicago, Omaha and East Buffalo show cattle receipts around 20 to 22 thousand, hogs about 8 thousand, and sheep 17 to 28 thousand. Prices range with hogs 8.25 to 8.40, cattle steers 4.75 to 7.85, cows 3.25 to 5.85, lambs 6.00 to 6.75, and calves up to 9.25, with regional variations in price and volume.
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Omaha
Texas
East Buffalo
Dunning & Stevens
Live Stock Commission
N. Y
Yankees Win In Spanish American Sonder Class Race
Marblehead Mass August 18 The first race in the Spanish American Sonder class series ends with American boats leading after a two mile triangular course The Harpoon owned and sailed by Charles F Adams Jr initially crossed first but was disqualified giving first place to Beaver owned and sailed by C H W Foster Guy Lowell’s Cima finished two seconds after Beaver keeping the American boats ahead of the Spanish rivals
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Marblehead
Mass
Chas. F. Adams, Jr
Beaver
C. H. W. Foster
Guy Lowell
Cima
Winse Fight With Live Wire
Columbus, Ind Aug 18 Joe Noe lineman for Central Indiana Lighting company while on a high ladder to repair an outage grabbed a 600 volt trolley wire with both hands unable to release he kicked the ladder pulling his hands free and fell to the street little harmed except for burned hands and minor bruises from the fall
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Columbus
Ind
Joe Noe
Central Indiana Lighting Company
Horse Thief Killed in Street Battle in Hot Springs
In Hot Springs Arkansas on August 18 George Chitwood, an alleged horse thief, died in a gunfight with deputies and Sheriff Jade Koupt, who was badly wounded. The clash involved several sheriff's officers pursuing two horse thieves.
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Hot Springs
Ark
George Chitwood
Jade Koupt
Baseball Results in National and American Leagues
Baseball results from the latest games show outcomes in the National and American Leagues with updated standings reflecting wins, losses, and team positioning. Key matchups and scores highlight each team's current status in the pennant races.
Baseball notebook from Brooklyn and New York scores
Records show Brooklyn games with players such as Overall McIntyre Knotzer Erwin and Archer Rucker and Erwin in varied lineups. New York hosted Pittsburg with White Gibson Drucke Schlei and Cincinnati faced Philadelphia with Beebe Clark Stack Dooin and later Burns McLean Brennan Moore and Dooin in another Cincinnati Philadelphia matchup.
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R. H.E. Pittsburg
White
Gibson
Drucke
Schlei
Boston
R.H.E. St. Louis
Bosttens
Corridon
Phelps
Mattern
Raridon
Philadelphia
R. H.E. Cincinnati
Beebe
Clark
Stack
Dooin
R. H. Bh
Cincinnati
Burns
McLean
Brennan
Moore
Baseball scoreline from Cleveland and Washington games
In Cleveland pitched by Morgan and Livingston with Mitchell Harkness and Easterly, the score shows Cleveland 11 06 and Philadelphia 2 11. In Washington Det with Summers Stanage Gray and Ainsmith, the innings show Washington 6 2 and Summers 9 2 in the thirteenth inning.
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Cleveland
R. H.E. Philadelphia
Morgan
Livingston
Mitchell
Harkness
Easterly
Washington
Summers
Stanage
Gray
Ainsmith
Negro Business League Session Opens in New York
Booker T. Washington serves as permanent chairman and sponsor of the Eleventh Annual National Negro Business League convention in Palm Garden New York. Delegates from the South to California attend as Col. Roosevelt prepares to speak, while Washington touts the league as the nation’s largest gathering of successful representative Black businessmen.
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Booker T. Washington
National Negro Business League
Palm Garden
League
United
South
California
Col. Roosevelt
Washington
Mr. Washington
T. J. Jackson
Anniston
Ala
Mr. Jackson
Night Work to Buy Birthday Gift Ends Tragically
A husband toils through the night to raise funds for a wife's birthday present. Her urging to stop leads to a fatal outcome as both share a weary farewell at nearly midnight.
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George
College Life Beyond Athletics Highlighted by Courier‑Journal
A Louisville Courier-Journal quote notes college value beyond sports praising mandolins and glee clubs as worthwhile pursuits for students. The remark emphasizes broader academic and cultural opportunities alongside athletics.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Unusual mole life history documented by English naturalist
English naturalist Lionel B. Adams documents mole behavior. Tunnels extend beneath fields from a fortress nest. A perpendicular shaft often runs below the nest and rises to connect with other passages. Moles rarely lie in their warm nests when opened.
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Lionel B. Adams
Markets open with mixed hog and cattle tones in Chicago
Chicago on August 18 1910 reports hog receipts estimated at 17000 with steadier to mixed prices across grades from light hogs to heavy shipping hogs. Cattle and sheep receipts about 6500 and 20000 with lambs down from yesterday. Steady to weak tone across beef and sheep markets. figures show bulk hogs 8 00 to 8 20 and cattle 4 60 to 8 30 with regional variations.
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To & BS
Johnson Sweeps California Republican Primaries for Governor
Hiram Johnson wins the California Republican gubernatorial nomination by a large margin amid insurgent victories. He also carries William Kent and W. D. Stephens to Congress while John D. Works secures the U.S. Senate nomination. Theodore Bell poised for governor race. Johnson projected to win in November.
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San Francisco
California
Hiram Johnson
Johnson
William Kent
Chicago
W. D. Stephens
United States
Frank P. Flint
John D. Works
Charles F. Curry
Alden Anderson
Ies
Theodore Bell Will
Grove - Johnson
Hiram
Ner
Pcific
Bear Ditches Auto After Bear Strikes Car Hood
A large black bear halted a motor trip near LaGrange and Bangor Maine as a NY party including Edward L. Hopkins and John Perselt and Marion Gordon of Philadelphia were in a car. The bear rose on the hood forcing a collision and was tossed aside. the car overturned but the travelers soon righted it and continued toward New York.
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Bangor
LaGrange
Edward L. Hopkins
John Preselt
New York
Marion Gordon
Philadelphia
Monon Railroad elects Harrison as president
New York Aug 18 Ira G Raway is forgotten in railroad circles after the Indianapolis and Louisville road, known as the Monon route, elected Falrfa Harrison vice president of the southern railway to lead the new system. Harrison is son of Jon Harrison and brother of Congressman B Harrison.
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New York
Ira G. Raway
Indianapolis
Louisville
Monon
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