Tens of Thousands of Troops In London Amid Railway Strikes
London August 19. Fifty thousand soldiers have entered London since the railway strike began to deter rioting and protect workers and company property. The Entrim cruiser and marines guard Liverpool harbor while Irish railways brace for a strike. Royal commissions and riot insurance swirl as Asquith’s offer stirs confusion among negotiators.
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London
Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants
Royal Engineers
Lloyd's
Liverpool
Lord Derby
Waterloo
England
Dublin
David Liloyd-George
House of Commons
Asquith
Lloyd- George
Fifty Years Ago Today Aug. 19 Events Recap
Lincoln called up troops to defend Washington as a precaution against a possible Confederate attack. James Scott died attempting to swim the Niagara Rapids in a cork jacket. Nine policemen faced willful murder charges tied to Belfast riots. Judge James Witzgerald was elected president of the Irish National League.
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Lincoln
Washington
James
Scott
Niagara Rapids
Cork
Belfast
James Witzgerald
Irish National League
Sothern and Julia Marlowe Weds in London Registry
American actor B H Sothern and actress Julia Marlowe wed in Knightsbridge registry office London surprising friends. They honeymoon in Devonshire and plan a home there through autumn. Both had prior marriages ending unhappily. Marlowe divorced Robert Taber in 1900 and Sothern’s Reno decree against Virginia Haines came last year.
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B. H. Sothern
Julia Marlowe
Knightsbridge
Mr. Sothern
Miss Marlowe
Charles Frohman
Sothern
Europe
Robert Taber
Virginia Hained
J. H. Sothern
Reno
Actress Ida Conquest to retire after engagement
The engagement of actress Ida Conquest to Cavalier Riccardo Bertelli of Genoa Italy was announced by Mr and Mrs John Conquest of Brookline Massachusetts. The announcement also states Miss Conquest will retire from the stage.
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New York
Ida Conquest
Riccardo Bertelli
Genoa
Italy
John Conquest
Brookline
Mass
Convention Feud Ends With Lynch Backers Winning
In San Francisco the administration side led by President James Lynch defeated insurgents 113 to 102 on George Koop’s bid to ban secret sessions to influence legislation. Cleveland selected for next union convention.
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San Francisco
Cal
International Typographical Union
George Koop
Chicago
James Lynch
Koop
Cleveland
Tornado Kills Two in Winkelman and Hayden
A cloudburst and tornado struck Winkelman and Hayden Arizona on August 19 causing about 200,000 dollars in damage. One woman died and several persons were injured by falling timber. A Mexican child’s body was found in a wrecked house as nearly 200 buildings were blown down.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Winkelman
Hayden
Ier Sen
Airman Atwood Skims Lake Shore Then Lands in Corn Field
Erie Pa August 19. Harry Atwood flying from St Louis to New York ran dry of gasoline and landed in a Swansville area corn field eleven miles west of Erie. Reports say the plane suffered no serious damage and Atwood planned to resume at 10 that morning after securing guards for the craft.
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Harry Atwood
St. Louis
New York
Swansville
Here
Atwood
Cleveland
Fairview
John Strucker
Lake
Swanville
Bun Mars
Weather forecast for Illinois Indiana Wisconsin with showers
Illinois cloudy today with showers tonight or tomorrow and light northeast to east winds. Wisconsin fair and warmer today with showers in the southern area tonight or tomorrow and fair in the north, light to moderate northeast to east winds. Indiana fair today, unsettled with probable showers tomorrow, light to moderate northeast to east winds.
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Illinois
Wisconsin
Indiana
Steel King Robbed of 140000 in Atlantic City Roulette
Mrs. Louis L Betts alleges in a separation suit that her husband earns 100000 yearly while a friend says an unnamed steel king lost 140000 in a single Atlantic City gambling game. The man allegedly aided Atlantic City officials to curb gambling and claims electrical devices manipulated the roulette wheel.
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New York
Atlantic City
Louis L. Betts
Fall of Slate Kills Miner at Wabash Coal Mine
Springfield Aug. 19. George Paddite Jr a miner was killed instantly at the Wabash Coal company mine in Dawson by a fall of slate.
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Springfield
George Paddite
Wabash Coal Company
Dawson
Apple Skin and Grain Preparation Tips
The skin of the apple should be chewed to a fine pulp with the rest and then rejected. Outer parts of fruits and grains contain nutriment but the extreme outer shell is indigestible. Skins of raisins grapes apples and vegetable fiber can irritate and cause intestinal indigestion while finely ground grain may be beneficial.
Author Found Insane In Fatal Act At Home
Chicago authorities report novelist Myrtle Reed McCullough died by overdose at 5120 Kenmore Ave from veronal taken during personal crisis. Inquest heard neglect and drinking as factors. husband James Sydney McCullough absent. Annie Larsen testified about the writer's woes. coroner's jury ruled insomnia fueled temporary insanity.
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Chicago
Myrtle Reed McCulough
Times
Kenmore Avenue
James Sydney McCullough
Myrtle Reed McCullough
Senator Stephenson Election Probed in Milwaukee Hearings
The special senate committee investigating Senator Stephenson of Wisconsin plans to start hearings in Milwaukee on October 2. Chairman Weyburn of Idaho said a report could be ready soon after the regular session begins in December.
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Washington
Senate
Stephenson
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Weyburn
Idaho
General McClellan Assumes Command Over Potomac Forces
Reported events note General George B. McClellan takes command of all Federal forces on the Potomac. A devastating Gulf hurricane inflicts 38 deaths and 5 million dollars in property damage reaching 200 miles inland along the Texas coast, with Galveston hardest hit. Seven Chicago anarchists are sentenced to be hanged for murder.
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George B. McClellan
Potomac
Gulf of Mexico
Texas
Galveston
Chicago
Big Four Train Wreck Injures Thirty Near Columbus
A Big Four passenger train No 46 derailed near McKinsey avenue six miles from Columbus Ohio with heavy day coaches splintered and thirty passengers injured. Pullman cars stayed on track while lighter cars overturned. Ambulances and police moved wounded to hospitals as physicians were summoned. several seriously hurt include Rose Marquard Dayton L Strickland Owensville and Callie Wuest Cincinnati among others. No fatalities reported.
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Ohio Central
McKinsey Avenue
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Cevera Score
Cor
New York
Cleveland
Rose Marquard
Dayton
L. Strickland
Owensville
Ind
Sarah Gardner
San Bernardino
Cal
Minnie Shank
Callie Wuest
Albert Drodall
Hazel Henninger
Carmel
AMM Pro Do
Lima
Aviator Jim Ward Arrested on Desertion Charge
Friends of aviator Jim Ward learned he was arrested on a warrant filed by his wife charging desertion of her and their child. Ward, who had just completed a long Curtiss biplane flight, was taken to Central detail station and released on bonds.
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Chicago
Jimny’ Ward
Ward
Curtiss
Central Detail
Fisherman Henry Peterson Fined for Perch Offenses
In Escanaba Michigan on August 19 Deputy Warden Hermen Leisner arrested Henry Peterson of Payette for catching and shipping undersized perch. He paid a fine and costs. Several barrels of Petersons fish were confiscated and given to the deputy and city superintendent of the poor.
Congress Fails To Override Taft On Free List And Wool Bills
A House vote with 29 Republicans joining Democrats fell short of the two thirds needed to override President Taft on the farmers free list and wool bills. The free list measure drew 2267 votes, 11 short of required, while 297 Democrats and Republican insurgents backed the veto override on both bills. Several lawmakers switched positions during final tallies, including Aiken, Agnew, Lindbergh, and La Follette among others.
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House
Aiken
New York
Agcervor
Tavis
Lindbergh
Steenersem
Voisteat
Minnesota
Hanta
Heleesen
North Dakota
Hauken
Higbbard and Woods
Iowa
Jackson
Madison
Murdock
Sentative Miller
New Statehood Resolution Clears Senate Vote
Washington reports a statehood measure by William Alden Smith passing the Senate 53 to 8. The revised plan omits judge recall in Arizona and makes acceptance by Arizonans a condition of joining the Union while proposing certain education reforms to simplify the new constitution.
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Wiliam Alden Smith
Mitc i Chaiman
Senate Committee On Territories
Joint Committees of Serritories
Senate
Arizona
New Sfextoo
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Erie, Pa
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