Roosevelt Denies $3 Million Campaign Funds Claim
In Washington and New York reports the Roosevelt camp denies Senator Penrose's charge that George W. Perkins underwrote major primary expenses. Archbold testifies Standard Oil gave $125000 in 1904 with Bliss urging more. Roosevelt calls the Knox story false and hints at Roosevelts willingness to testify.
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Washington
John D. Archbold
Standard OU Company
Senate
Standard Oil Company
Cornelius N. Bliss
Roosevelt
Bliss
Archbold
Penrose
William Rockefeller
George 8. Cortelyou
Pennsylvania
National
George W. Perkins
New York
Clapp
New York City
Colonel Roosevelt
Senator Penrose
Mr. Cortelyou
Bishop Charles C. Grafton Near Critical Condition
Fond du Lac Wisconsin August 24 Bishop Charles C Grafton a leading American Episcopalian prelate was reported to be at the point of death after a sudden illness in Fond du Lac authorities awaited further word from doctors and the bishop's family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fond du Lac, Wis
Charles C. Grafton
Trust dissolution looming for telephone monopoly plan
Washington reports the Justice Department has built a case against the American Telephone and Telegraph Company and its components. The trust must dissolve or be hauled into court with a dissolution plan to be submitted for AG approval and record in a Chicago court after about six months of investigation.
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Washington
Department of Justice
Department
Telephone Trust
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Beef Trust
Harvester Trust
Supreme Court
Standard Oil and Tobacco
Chicago
Knox sails for Japan to attend emperor funeral
Secretary Knox leaves Maryland aboard the cruiser Maryland to attend Japan's emperor funeral. He says the trip has no political aims and carries a wreath of magnolia and cycas leaves four feet across as the US floral tribute. The fare costs are estimated at one million dollars.
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Knox
Roosevelt
Philander C. Knox
Cortelyou
Mr. Cortelyou
America
Envoy
Maryland
Seattle
Wash
Japan
Ranford Miller
Far Eastern
State Department
Alfred Reynolds
United States Navy
Vancouver
B. C
Interior
Richard Ballinger
Takahashi
Tokio
Yoshihito
Matsuhito
Lone Man Fined One Dollar in Lynching Case
Sam W. Wilcoxen of Farmersville was fined one dollar by a county court in McKinney Texas for alleged leadership of a mob that lynched Ed Harris a year earlier after an alleged assault by a black man on a white girl. Wilcoxen paid the fine under protest and may appeal.
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McKinney
Tex
Sam
Coxen
Farmersville
Here
Ed Harris
Wilcoxen
Death of Gen William Booth Revered by All Nations
London observes the lying in state of Gen William Booth of the Salvation Army. Thousands from all creeds line Congress Hall Clapham despite rain. Cadets guard the bier as dignitaries and soldiers honor the founder with portraits and a red jersey bearing Blood and Fire.
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London
William Booth
Salvation Army
Evangelist
Congress Hall
Clapham
Tain
United States
Japan
Germany
Booth
House Passes Indian Bill and Sundry Civil Appropriation
The conference report on the Indian appropriation bill carrying about 9.55 million was agreed to in the House after Senate passage and goes to the president for signature. Immediately after, the sundry civil appropriation bill passed, totaling 112.039 million, a saving of 30.9 million from last year.
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Washington
House
Senate
Mrs Goelet Cannot Recover
Private information from Southampton says Mrs Robert Goelet, seriously ill with cancer aboard her yacht Nahma, is beyond all hope of recovery.
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Goelet
Southampton
England
Robert Goelet
Sensational Arrest On Ship Manchuria Off San Francisco
Deputy U S Marshals Burnham and Warner stopped the Pacific Mail steamship Manchuria within three miles of shore and seized Mrs Bernice Ward a noted procuress and two girls Jane Kelly and Jennie Heath who were being sent to China for immoral purposes in a major law enforcement action.
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San Francisco
U. S. Marshal’s Office
U. S
Burnham
Warner
Pacific Mail
Manchuria
China
Bernice Ward
Jane Kelly
Jennie Heath
Taft Nominates Maj Beecher B Ray Deputy Paymaster General
President Taft forwarded to the Senate the nomination of Maj Beecher B Ray U S A to the deputy paymaster general post with the rank of lieutenant colonel. Rays past political activity in 1908 and other military actions have been reviewed by Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Taft
Senate
Beecher B. Ray
Major Ray
Denver blind man seeks to graft condemned eye
William J. Abrams, a blind Denver man, asks to see through the eyes of condemned inmate Lewis J. Wecheer. The request would replace Abrams's eyes with Wecheer's grafted eyes at Canon City penitentiary next week.
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Denver
Colo
William J. Abrams
Lewis J. Wecheer
Canon City
Abrams
VETOED TWICE OVER BILL ON GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS
Washington August 24 The president signed the bill providing appropriations for the legislative executive and judicial branches for the fiscal year ending June 30 1918 after two vetoes The commerce court was continued until March 4 next year while the seven year tenure clause for government clerks was removed by amendment The house passed the bill over the veto but the senate failed and a conference led to a compromise preserving the commerce court until March 4.
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Washington
Commerce Court
Civil Service
Congress
House
Senate
U.S. Sends 2500 Marines to Nicaragua Amid War Tensions
Washington deploys 2500 marines and 340 more aboard the California to Corinto as Mena and Zeledon threaten the coast. The Prairie carries 750 marines toward Nicaragua while a gunboat shoots toward Mexico to shield Americans from rebel violence.
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Nicaragua
Washington
United States
Generale Mena
Zeledon
General Mena
Massaya
Corinto
Annapolis
Terhune
Managua
War Department
California
San Diego
Panama
Republic
Mena
Leon
Bilefields
Prairie
Philadelphia
U. S
Mexico
Vicksburg
Guayamas
Gulf Ofifornia
Vera Cruz
Robber Injures Train Crew in Topeka Rail Attack
An unidentified robber boarded Union train No. 101 in Kansas City bound for the St. Louis Colorado limited. He bound five nail clerks before rifling the first class mail. He was wounded by a self-inflicted bullet during a confrontation with conductor M. E. Smith in Topeka yards and was captured.
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Topeka
Kan
Union
Kansas City
St. Louis-Colorado Limited
Topeka Yards
M. E. Smith
War department discovers long lasting bread crust
Washington reports a new bread baking method that preserves freshness longer than ancient wheat. A two pound loaf baked at the local arsenal was served at the office of General Wend, chief staff. The crust forms a thick brown envelope protecting the loaf from germs and decay.
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Washington
War Department
Phthau
Wend
Senate confirms Torbet as Chicago naval officer
Washington reports the Senate confirmed Lewin Kk. Torbet as naval officer attached to the customs service in Chicago. The post carries a salary of $6,000.
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Washington
Senate
Lewin Kk. Torbet
Customs Service
Chicago
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Standard of
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Penroses
Bishop Grafton
Offer American Telephone Co
Dissolution Chance
Nother
Emperor
U. 5
R. W. Austin
Austin
Tennessee
Rainey
Illinois
Water Power Trust
Maj. Ray
W. J. Abrahams
Colorado
Rush
Port Limon
Costa Rica
Zelaya
Diaz
Torbet
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