Weitzel Dispatches on US Citizens Murdered in Leon Rebellion
Minister Weitzel reported two Americans killed by rebels during the Leon looting. One was Phillips and Harvey Dodd of Kosciusko, Miss. The State Department said if they were soldiers protest. if noncombatants, reparation. Marines to protect Managua. ships Denver California and Philadelphia task forces. Dodd, 35, son of prominent Kosciusko lawyer S. L. B. Dodd, Jackson, Miss.
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Washington
Weitzel
Managua
State Department
Phillips
Harvey Dodd
Kosciusko, Miss
Leon
United States
Coriinto
Thei
Denver
California
Corinto
Philadelphia
Nicaragua
U. S
Justin
Annapolis
Chinandega
Dodd
Mississippi
Jackson
Miss
Larvey Dodd
Ll. Dodd
$2,000,000 FOR A KINDNESS
In Knoxville in 1902 Joe Harris a former auctioneer fed a poor tramp breakfast and gave work. Now Col Spence reads a Brisbane death notice stating William Robinson left Harris $2,000,000 for his kindness, a century later.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Joe Harris
Harris
Cary FP
Spence
William Robinson
Brisbane
Australia
Ex-Cashier Flack Waives Extradition for Abilene Bank Case
John A. Flack ex-cashier of the Abilene State Bank in Abilene Kansas waived extradition in New York and will return to face trial after a lapse of years in which about 80000 dollars were routed through his trusted employment. Mrs Marguerite Bingham of Chicago widow of Gen Judson D Bingham died from injuries after a fall from a second story window at the Coburg hotel in Ogdensburg New York.
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New York
Abilene State Bank of
Abilene, Kan
John A. Flack
Bingham
Ogdensburg
N. Y
Marguerite Bingham
Chicago
Judson D. Bingham
Coburg
Columbia
Dixon Announces AIDS Senator Names For Progressive Campaign
Chicago dispatch reports Senator Joseph M. Dixon reveals the Bull Moose campaign leadership and executive committee. He says New York office is organized and division headquarters will open in Boston New Orleans and San Francisco. Meyer Lissner O K Davis John M Parker and others named for regional roles.
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Chicago
Joseph M. Dixon
Roosevelt
Dixon
New York
E. H. Hooker
Niagara Falls
George W. Perkins
Ben 8 B. Lindsey
Denver
Mies Jane Addams
Chauncey Dewey
George Priestley
Oklahoma
Meyer Lissner
San Francisco
Dewey
Division
Senator Dixon
Me. Perkins
O. K. Davis
New England
Charles Thompson
Vermont
Boston
Gulf
New Orleans
John M. Parker
Pacific Coast
Mr. McCormick
Colonel Dewey
Henry F. Cochems
Change Mexican Styles Bar Out Pajama Dress in City
Mexico City announces a government edict barring white cotton pajama style costumes after September 16. Rural visitors in two flour sacks will be barred from marching the streets. the law requires wearing pants.
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Mexico City
Keen arrival notes Alaska ascent of Mount HKlaine
Miss Doris Keen of Philadelphia arrived in Seattle aboard the steamship Alameda after a northward journey from Alaska. She reports making a successful ascent of Mount HKlaine, one of the loftiest peaks in the Copper River valley.
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Seattle
Wash
Doris Keen
Philadelphia
Alaska
Alameeda
Mont Hklaine
Copper River Valley
Kid McCoy Released by Bow Street Magistrate
American boxer Norman Selby known as Kid McCoy was discharged from custody by the Bow Street extradition court magistrate. He had been arrested July 26 on a provisional warrant for larceny alleged at Ostend, with Belgian authorities initiating the proceedings. The magistrate said the Ostend robbery involved a resident on another floor of the hotel and deemed the charge against McCoy ridiculous. McCoy intends to sue Belgian authorities for damages.
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London
England
Kid" McCoy
Norman Selby
Bow Street
Ostend
Legation
McCoy
Shorthand Speed Record Falls at Stenographers Meet
Nathan Bebrin official stenographer of the New York supreme court set a world shorthand speed record at 278 words a minute for five straight minutes at a Vanderbilt hotel convention. The prior record stood at 230 words per minute. Girl Kills Brother-in-Law in Wayne Valley Minnesota incident described as self defense in a threatening encounter with a black snake whip leading to Winter's death.
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New York
Vanderbilt Hotel
Nathan Bebrin
New York Supreme Court
Wayne Valley
Mies
Henry C Winter
Zella Sweeny
Winter
Roosevelt Penrose dispute spurs call for broad probe
Washington report notes Senate action after talks by leaders from both parties. Senator Penrose seeks full inquiry into charges about Standard Oil and the 1904 campaign fund, naming Archbold as a witness. Roosevelt rejects testifying, saying letters between Cortelyou and himself suffice.
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Washington
Senate
Hoise Penrose
Pennsylvania
Standard Oil Company
Republican National Campaign Fund
Penrose
John PD. Archbold
Roosevelt
Flinn
Cortelyou
Archbold
Senator Reed
Wade
Reed
Missouri
Senator Penrose
Wilkesbarre
Senate Investigating Committee
Omaha Police Chief Dies After Foot Operation
Omaha Neb Aug 25 John J Donahue chief of police died here from gangrene poisoning following an operation to amputate his right foot.
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Omaha
Omaha, Neb
John J. Donahue
Indictments Grow Against Beckers Circle in Rosenthal Case
New York August 23 indictments add Detectives James White and Charles Steinert to the Rosenthal murder probe. Becker and four others pleaded not guilty as grand jurors heard Zelig describe a planted revolver. District Attorney Whitman said Becker and wife hold $105,000 in banks amid a $2,250 yearly salary. Louis Libby and Shapiro were released after the coroner’s verdict.
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New York
James White
Charles Steinert
Charles Becker
Becker
Rosenthal
Jacob Reich
Jack Sullivan
Dago Frank
Cirofici
William Shapiro
Gray
Whitey” Lewis
White and
Steinert
Big
Jack” Zeliz
Zelig
Whitman
Louis Libby
Shapiro
Lorimer Expenses Not Included in Deficiency Bill
The senate committee on appropriations reported no provision for former Senator Lorimer's expenses. The investigating committee had urged $35,800 to defray part of his defense costs, but the current session is unlikely to act on the matter.
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Washington
Senate Committee On Appropriations
Lorimer
Fear end of timber in U S warned by Kansas City lumbermen
Kansas City lumbermen warn the nation faces no lumber in twenty years if consumption stays high. They urge immediate price hikes as the only way to conserve the fast diminishing supply, attributing the decrease to prosperity.
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Kansas City
America
Cook Arrives in Chicago Amid North Pole Controversy
Dr. Frederick A. Cook, central figure in the North Pole dispute, reached Chicago and registered at the Congress Hotel. He had room 62 but remained unseen by others, though acknowledged by himself.
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Explorer
Congress
Chicago
Frederick A. Cook
Taft Wins For Gen Wood As Chief Of Staff Battle Ends
President Taft signals another veto possible over army policy but conferees strike out Wood tenure clauses. Army enlistments lengthened to four years with a three year option in war. House and Senate agree on service record criteria for officer eligibility and power dam project moves forward.
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House
Leonard Wood
Taft
Wood
Senate
General Wood
General Funston
White House
Coosa River
Alabama
Underwood
Sulzer
Foreign Affairs Committee
State Department
Culberson
Rascon
Department of Labor
Fire harms Ringling Bros tent at Sterling circus
Sparks from a barn fire burned the circus tent of Ringling Brothers in Sterling Newfoundland and Labrador. No injuries reported as the blaze started before the afternoon show. animal quarters were unharmed and spectators were not inside the tent. Initial reports claimed panic among hundreds of attendees.
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Sterling
Ringling Brothers’ Circus
William J Burns Stricken in Denver Hotel
William J Burns is confined to his hotel room in Denver suffering from ptomaine poisoning. Physicians order privacy and deny access to reporters and visitors. Rumors of a poison plot are unconfirmed and unverified by nurses or doctors.
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Denver
Colo
William J. Burns
Burns
Runnor
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Correly
E. H. Tennyson D'Eyncourt
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U.S
F. A. Cook
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