Four Boys Die as Hasha Fatal Crash Ends Sunset Velodrome Event
At Newark Velodrome, world motorcycle star Eddie Hasha and Johnny Albright perished after Hasha lost control and smashed into the grandstand, killing four unidentified boys and injuring twenty two spectators. American cyclist Frank Kramer beat Frenchman Andre Perchicot in a separate one mile race at Newark, New Zealand.
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Newark
N. J
Eddie Hasha
Johnny Albright
Denver
Hasha
Albright
Nasha
N. Z
Frank L. Kramer
Andre Perchicot
France
Alfred Greteda
Australia
Perchicot
Grenda
Kramer
American Bankers Meet Opens Thirty-Eighth Session
President A William Livingstone opened the thirty-eighth annual American Bankers Association meeting in Detroit Michigan at the opera house with about 2000 delegates in attendance. The program includes section sessions excursions a golf tournament a baseball game receptions and the annual banquet.
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Detroit
Mich
William Livingstone
American Bankers’ Association
Opera House
Taft Electors Confirmed On Nevada Ballot After Second Convention
Nevada Republicans filed the Taft electors list with the secretary of state after a first convention overlooked the presidential electors. A second convention was called, and electors were nominated with Colonel Maxon, the Republican national committeeman for Nevada, receiving the receipt.
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Arson
Nev
Taft
Maxon
Nevada
Governor appoints Wykes as attorney general in Michigan
Governor Qehorn announces Roger J. Wykes of Grand Rapids will assume the office of attorney general succeeding Frank Ryan who moves to the Michigan supreme court.
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Lansing, Mich
Qehorn
Roger J. Wykes
Grand Rapids
Frank Ryan
Michigan
$100000 Settlement Ends Jenk ins Case Smuggling Saga
The treasury department accepts 100000 from Nathan Allen of Wisconsin as civil liability in the Jenkins case. Mrs Helen Dwelle Jenkins acted as accomplice in a vast smuggling plot involving diamonds and valuable goods seized by secret service. Criminal action against Allen proceeded with a separate $12000 fine amid continuing investigations and prior jewel recovery episodes.
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Washington
Treasury Department
Nathan Allen
Wisconsin
Jenkins
Helen Dwelle Jenkins
Secret Service
Allen
New York
Court Martial Rules Assigned for North Dakota Prisoners
Prisoners G. Robinson and E. R. Erwin recaptured after escape face a court martial under military rules at the North Dakota penitentiary. They are to serve 20 days in solitary confinement as punishment for the escape. A separate report notes a powerful hurricane striking Labrador’s northern coast causing heavy shipping damage and possible fatalities.
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Bismarck
N. D
North Dakota
G. Robinson
E. R. Erwin
Labrador
St. John
N. B
Waiters Strike to Spread to More Hotels in Boston
Two hundred waiters cooks and other workers walkout at three Boston hotels. International Hotel Workers union officials say the strike will extend to at least three additional large hotels in the city.
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Boston
International Hotel Workers’ Union
Man Burned To Death In Wreck Near Germantown
Rev. H Grefe pastor of the Lutheran church died after being pinned beneath a wrecked motor car six miles from Paulina Louisiana. August Pauling the driver died later from injuries while children of both families survived. A lantern caused a flash and the resulting flames spread from the gasoline soaked wreck. Rescuers suffered burns trying to free him.
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Paulina
H. Grefe
Lutheran
Flermantown
August Paulng
Germantown
Grefe
Pauling
Mr. Grefe
Hames
Mr Grefe
Bull Moose Nominee Hodge Leads Washington Governor Race
In the Washington primary Robert T. Hodge the Bull Moose nominee for governor and sheriff of King County leads the field. Governor Teats of Tacoma is favored for lieutenant governor. Congressional prospects include Lon Landon for First District Stanton Warburton for Second District and Durham or Goodwin for Third District. Senators Falconer Bryan and John Ballaine vie for at large seats.
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Tacoma
Wash
Robert T. Hodge
King County
Teats
Lon Landon
Seattle
Stanton Warburton
Durham
Goodwin
Spokane
Falconer
Everett
Bryan
Bremerton
John Ballaine
Tafts Arrive at Beverly for West Beach Visit
President Taft and Mrs. Taft landed at West Beach Beverly aboard the Mayflower with Republican officials Charles D. Hilles and George Sheldon and a group of Mrs. Taft’s friends. They drove to Parramatta with Taft's ankle improving, raising hopes he can resume golf this week. The president continued political conferences.
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Beverly
Mass
Taft
Fastest Warship Ready Princess Royal Returns to Port
The battleship Princess Royal has completed gun firing tests successfully and returned to Plymouth. Officials say she will be the fastest warship in the world with speeds over 42 knots per hour.
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Plymouth
England
Roosevelt Drives Train in Spokane Excitement
In Spokane Washington Colonel Theodore Roosevelt tested locomotive duties on a nine mile excursion from Helena toward the Rockies. Roosevelt, a member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen, learned the controls from an engineer and sparked a brief collision when starting lever was pulled too far.
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Spokane
Wash
Col. Theodore, Roosevelt
Helena
Rockies
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Straus Congratulated After Progressive Nomination
Yonkers New York reports Oscar Straus the Progressive governor nominee received about 1 000 telegrams of congratulation from friends nationwide at his Tarrytown home He announced plans to stump the state Colonel Roosevelt sent a long message praising the nomination and predicting Straus success for the ticket.
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Oscar S. Straus
Commerce and Labor
Roosevelt
Turkey
New York
Yonkers
N. Y
Oscar Straus
Tarrytown
Straus
Mr. Straus
Ucket
G A R Annual Meet Opens in Los Angeles
Civil war veterans and their families gather in Los Angeles for the 46th Grand Army of the Republic national encampment with reviews, entertainments, and excur sions through Sept. 14. Leaders Trimble Stowits and Hoch attend as affiliated groups join the event amid a contest for national command.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Grand Army of the Republic
Harvey M. Trimble
Col
D. R. Stowits
Charles R. H. Hoch
Women's Relief Corps
Ladies of the
Daughters of Veterans
National Association of Army Nurses of the
National Association of Union Ex
Ida 3. McBride
Indianapolis
Lois M Knauff
Cleveland, O
Rebels Seize Tientsin City In Southwest China
Yunan, a walled city of 100000 people and provincial capital, is under military rebel control after the governor general fled and the garrison deserted. In Seattle, attorneys for both sides have agreed to a rever gat by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals regarding Judge Hanford's disfranchisement ruling against Leonard Olsson and loss of citizenship.
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Tientsin
Yunan
China
Hanford
Seattle
Wash
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Ninth District
Leonard Olsson
Wickersham
Husband Killed Wife Loses Foot in Auto Crash
W. W. Gale was killed instantly and his wife lost her right foot when their automobile wrecked near Fonda New York while rushing from Newaven Colmn to Syracuse at high speed.
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Fonda
N. Y
Newaven
Colmn
Syracuse
W. W. Gale
Subomobile
Two More Cavalry Regiments Sent to Texas
Washington reports the war and state departments on constant duty over the Mexican border as rebels threaten Arizona and Douglas. General Steever has troops ready to drive rebel bands back but no congress approval yet for possible cross border action. President Taft would seek congress before any intervention and would not act without its authorization.
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Texas
Taft
Congress
Washington
War
State Departments
Calero
Mexico City
United States
Mexico
Madero
State Department
Steever
Arizona
Douglas
War Department
Arizona City
D. A. Russell
Riley
Beverly
Mass
Sherman Shows He Is Ill In Transit
Vice President Sherman passed through Poughkeepsie on his way to Greenwich Conn to recover from heart trouble. Doctors advised avoiding high altitudes. He appeared aged thin and weak and declined to discuss politics or renomination.
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Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Sherman
Greenwich
Conn
Morgan Offers to Excavate Pompeii and Herculaneum
Rome reports J Pierpont Morgan offers to excavate the buried cities at his own expense. He has presented the plan to the government and guarantees to fully uncover the sites once hidden by Vesuvius.
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Rome
J. Pierpont Morgana
Pompeii
Herculaneum
Mr. Morgan
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Grand Stand
Association of Financiers
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Neb
Grace Taylor
W. J. Taylor
Econgress
Bixth
Nebraska
Here
Easolica
Tafts
Princess Royal
T.R
Mountain Road
Colonel
Ambassador Calero
War and State Department
Manuel Calero
G.A.R
Galero
Connecticut
Morgan
Merculaneum
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