Taft Indorsed at Iowa Republican Convention Amid Turmoil
At Des Moines Iowa August 3 Republicans split with insurgents and Cummins Dolliver. Taft received a luke warm indorsement while progressives backed Roosevelt and central committee aims. Steam roller tactics and portraits of Roosevelt and Taft sparked clashes as delegates debated resolutions and party pledges.
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Cummins
Dolliver
Washington
Taft
R Oy Carrol
State Central Committee
Urmians
Cummins Way
Sunator Doliver
Platform Committee
Dem
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Towa
Randas
Byers
F T Price
Nader
Carteil
Doilllver
Byera
Uroll
Harinn
Roosevelt
Elsworth Rominger
Tit
Outa
Col
Stanfpat
Baroness Kilfuss In New York After Dowry Dispute
The Baroness Kilfuss arrives in New York on her way to Europe from Cincinnati where she bid farewell to husband Percy Procter. She has not disclosed the compromise terms of the $40,000 Procter & Gamble stock dowry dispute. She tucked away a roll of cash in Cincinnati while reporters watched and kissed her attorney George W. Cormany.
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Cincinnati
Kiifuss
George W Cormany
Cormany
Baroness de Kilfuss
Chateau
Miners hail Teddy Mitchell in limelight
A mining town celebrates union leader Teddy Mitchell as women and families admire him, with wives forgetful of presidents while kneeling to the famed organizer. Admirers praise his strength and leadership, underscoring the close bond between miners and their national figure.
Roosevelt Tour Delights Miners on 15 Mile Stampede
Theodore Roosevelt toured mining towns near Wilkes-Barre pa meeting workers from breaker boys to miners and society ladies. A large crowd greeted him in Pittston and Duryea as he stopped to shake hands, discuss work life, and praise the average American citizen amid cheers and flags.
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Wilkes-Barre
Theodore Roosevelt
Wyoming Valley
Glen Summit Springs
Wilkes- Barre
Oyster Bay
Wyoming
Teddy
John Mitchell
United Mine Workers of America
J. J. Curran
J J. O'Donnell
Stowell
Brookside
Col. Roosevelt
Minnie
Col Roosevelt
Pittston
Duryea
Crippen Case Brings Tourists to Quebec Jail
In Quebec London gossip centers on Dr Crippen and Ethel Leneve as inspectors deny any confession. Newton confirms he will defend Crippen, with Crippen accepting counsel but vowing silence. Tourists line the Heights of Abraham jail as Crippen eyes trial in London. Leneve remains in infirmary battling illness.
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Ethel Clara Leneve
Dr. Crippen
Ethel Leneve
Crippen
Somerset House
Inspector Dew
Scotland Yard
Arthur Newton
Quebec
Newton
Gounsel
Gonteggion
Canada
Landing
Hawley H. Crippen
Belle Bimore
Joseph Morin
Gould
Langelier
Peat Crippen
Dew
Graystone
Abraham
Roselle
N J
Ethel Clare Leneve
Naval diver suffocated during torpedo recovery in Cape Cod Bay
In Provincetown Massachusetts on August 3 George William Fairey of Orangeburg Connecticut home port battleship Connecticut drowned while diving thirty fathoms deep to recover a sunken torpedo. He signaled O K before reaching bottom and was later found unconscious despite immediate rescue attempts. Aft tubes are thought defective.
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Provincetown
Mass
Cape Cod Bay
George William Fairey
Connecticut
Orangeburg
Fairey
O. K
Merchant lashes candidate in Athens street altercation
A merchant J A Pitner lashed Samuel J Tribble with a buggy whip in Athens Ga as Tribble, opposing Representative Howard in the Sixth district nominating race, confronted him over prior statements. Tribble drew a firearm but bystanders halted a potential street duel.
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J. A. Pitner
S. J. Tribble
Howard
Washington Post
Athens
Samuel J
Tribble
Highth
J. A.pitner
Pitner
Aviators May Call Strike Over German Flight Rules
Berlin reports a threatened strike by air men reacting to a new ordinance restricting aeroplane use. The rule requires aviator certificates, three days’ police notice, and bans flying over towns, provoking protests from sixteen flyers preparing for national events starting August 7.
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Washington Post
Berlin
Brandenburg
Jo- Aannesthal
Aviator Nicholas Kinet Dies in Belgian Crash
Brussels reports Nicholas Kinet, 26, Belgian aviator, killed when a biplane’s rear wire tangled with the motor in a squall causing sudden engine stop and a side plunge. His wife fainted at the scene. cousin Daniel Kinet had died similarly at Ghent three weeks earlier.
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Brussels
Nicholas Kinet
Daniel Kinet
Ghent
Kinet
Wife
Budapest
Rheim
Olieslagers
Peril
M Queslagers
Americans Honored by France in Legion of Honor Ceremony
Paris August 3 Lionel Walden and Tules Pages, American artists, and Alexander Garfiela, African explorer, received the Legion of Honor. Henry E. Gourd of the French Chamber of Commerce in New York was promoted from chevalier to officer. August 5.
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Paris
Lionel Walden
Tules Pages
American Artista
Alexander Garfiela
Africa
Legion of Honor
Henry E Gourd
French Chamber of Commerce
New York
Rich Widow on Stand in Long Fraud Trial
Mary Nevins Bull testified in New York against John A. Qualey and Harvey W. Corbett over a $95,000 Magnesia Asbestos investment. Both men posted bail at $10,000 after papers were served on Bull in two $100,000 malicious prosecution suits. Hearing adjourned to continue in Harlem court with cross examination expected to last hours.
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Qualey and Corbett
New York
Washington
Mary Nevins Bull
John A. Qualey
Magnesia Asbestos Company
Qualey
Harvey W. Corbett
Mia
Bull
Cdaxe
Krotel
Tomoerrow
Heriem Court
Charles L. Craig
Mr. Craig
Mr. Corbett
Rhode Island
Corbett
McIntyre
United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company
Harlem
Morgan Comes to Rescue in Chesapeake and Ohio Stock
A New York report says a syndicate led by J P Morgan & Co took over 50,000 shares of Chesapeake and Ohio from factions including Kuhn Loeb Co. and Pennsylvania. The pool had bought shares above 40 and driven the price from 65 to 70 after a decline, with Edwards Hawley still said to maintain control.
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Hawley
Chesapeake and Ohio
New York
Edwin Hawley
New York World
J. P. Morgan & Co
Pennsylvania and Kuhn, Loeb & Co
Earthquake Rattles Santiago Cuba Shaking City
A strong earthquake struck Santiago Cuba on August 2 causing great alarm. The city was severely shaken but overall damage remained slight according to local reports.
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Santiago
Cuba
PARK GUARD FELLED AT WASHINGTON CIRCLE
Presley Griffin, a United States park watchman, was attacked at 11 p.m. by a negro, Coleman Sanders, who Griffin says struck him with a blunt instrument, causing a 4 inch head wound. Griffin, unconscious, recovered by early morning. A city-wide hunt followed. Sanders escaped into a house and out an alley. Griffin, 37, married, from Old Dominion Heights, Va.
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United States
Washington Circle
Griffin
Coleman Sanders
Sanders
Jerafin
Munderer
Gaist
Twenty-second Street
Rainer
L. Daw
Wiscongin Avenue
J. W. Wrigley
Sylvenia Avenue
Joby Linnon
Volney Baton
N Street
Lalf
Mary Sanders
Eaton
Third Precinct
General Hunt
Hartley
William
Old Dominion Heights
Miners Union Faces Crisis Over Special Convention
Special to The Washington Post Indianapolis August 2 The United Mine Workers convenes a special international convention in Weahington Fest city seen as a potential same month disruption risk. President Lewis pressures terms with operators or risk mass return to open shop undermining years of union building.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Lewis Ia
Pittsburg to End Telephonic Affairs of City Employees
Mayor W A Magee bans perphone spooning by city workers after tolls reached about 12900 last year. The order targets department heads and warns of firing for confirmed past or present misconduct. The measure also bars calls by overworking or lunch hours linking spouses. Affected costs and related notices follow in the Washington Post special.
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Pittsburg
Washington Post
W. A. Magee
Nine Prostrated by Heat and Other Local Happenings
A varied page summarizes heat casualties among nine individuals, along with notes on political, crime, and society items. Reports mention an aviator fatality, legal proceedings, labor and mining topics, Spain’s premier defiance, and local election results amid broader state and national briefs.
Clerical parade planned as Spain braces for unrest in San Sebastian
Government bans a major Catholic demonstration in San Sebastian on August 7 prompting clerical anger and vows to proceed. Senor Salaberry warned Premier Canalejas of consequences, with as many as 710,000 participants expected from Bilbao and other regions. Troops are placed on standby, while San Sebastian officials protest the move.
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Vatican
Canalejas
Washington Post
Madrid
Sebastian
Senor Salaberry
Salaberry
Bilbao
Viscaya
Navarre
San Sebastian
Pamplona
Senor Soriano
Rome
Merry Dei Wel
Congregation of Extraordinary Affairs
Holy See
Giornale d'Italia
Vincenzo Vannutelli
Canaies
Alfonso
Vannutell
Spain
Made ill by f000 beef and bread unfit for sailors
Fresh meat and vegetables were thrown overboard after a shipboard outbreak left crewmen ill. Letters from district sailors still at their posts corroborate accounts of poor provisions. A young sailor reportedly lost 19 pounds during a short cruise as General Harries plans an inquiry into shipboard conditions. Runaways face heavy penalties under the new measures.
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Ong Boy
Harries
District Sailors' Troubles Court Martial Ozark Steamship
Naval battalion officers face court martial to fix responsibility for failures aboard the training ship Ozark. Deserters claim unfit food, tepid water, and cramped dark berths, with water shortages reported. Desertion carries up to three years in prison, conspiracy up to five years hard labor. Navy Dept to seek explanation from General Harries on why Ozark sailed under such conditions.
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Naval Battalion
Ozark
Navy Department
Harries
Jackies
Sailors Describe Harsh Conditions Aboard Training Ship Ozark
Four sunburned sailors from the training ship Ozark claim extreme hunger and foul food drove them to desertion during a 43 mile forced march from Annapolis. They describe overcrowded brig confinement, moldy bread, spoiled beef, and health deteriorating meals, with one man shedding nineteen pounds since leaving the vessel. The group says they sought shore leave after illness and intend to testify to an investigative committee.
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Ozark
District Naval Battalion
Annapolis
Salory
James McFarland
Unio Street
Frank Vernon
Vernon Street
Birney Hibbs
Stret
Raymond Walker
Me Lean Street
Beneribers
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