Col Nelson Questions Taft Reelection At Prestigious Beverly Visit
Col William H. Nelson owner of the Kansas City Star met President Taft at Burgess Point Beverly Mass. The two discussed politics despite Nelson saying he would avoid questions. Nelson remarked on Kansas and Iowa results and the likely stance of the next House. Taft and Ambassador Bryce also visited. Taft slept aboard the Mayflower en route to Province Town for a Pilgrim monument event.
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Beverly
Mass
William H. Nelson
The
Kansas City Star
Taft
Bur Kens Point
Col
Nelson
Magnolia
Salem Bay
Bill Nelson
Missouri
Kansas
Iowa
Col. Nelson
Cleveland
Tilden
Kong
Judson Harmon
Theodore Roosevelt
Cal Roosevelt
Lachey
Roosevelt
Pennsylvania
Coal Tinel
National City Bank
Path
Bryce
Great Brittain
Burgess Port
Ser Pote
Obituaries and funeral notices from August 1910 era
Multiple notices list deaths on August 4 1910 including Sophia Disney of 288 Twenty-seventh Street NW and spouses N L Cole II Katherine Norbeck Robert Steddom Augusta Fatten widow of General Whittlesey, with details of interment and funeral plans in Washington D C Columbia PA Lebanon Arlington.
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R. Steddom
Swann Street
Washington D
Lebanon
Unio
Whitulesey
Waterville
N. H
Augusta Fatten
Eliphatet Whittlesey
Lowa Circle
Arlington Cemetery
Mayflower to Host Chilean President Montt in Boston
On board the Mayflower Senator Lodge and Wetmore Justice White and Secretary Norton will arrange entertainment for President Montt of Chile. The Chilean leader, his suite, and wife arrive in Boston late tomorrow and sail to Beverly aboard the Mayflower with Capt Bury and Lieut Roweliff guiding him. A luncheon for twelve follows a 12:46 arrival, with Knox and Governor Draper among the guests. President Montt will return to New York on the 5:30 p.m. train. He aims to discuss U S Chile relations with President Taft, Panama Canal future trade, rail improvements, and desires regular steamship lines between Valparaiso and New York.
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Senators Lodge and Wetmore
Justice White
Norton
President Montt
Chile
Boston
Bury
Lieut
Roweliff
Navy
Beverly
Knox
Guv Draper
Massachusetts
Draper
Monit
New York
Gore
Oklahoma
Tast
Pedro Montt
Watt
United States
Taft
Panama Canal
Valparaiso
Taft to Honor Pilgrims With Ten Battleships Salutes
Taft will attend the dedication of a granite Pilgrim monument in Provincetown Massachusetts. Ten American battleships will salute the Mayflower as it enters harbor with two guns fired by each ship. The event honors the 1620 Mayflower compact and marks the Cape Cod Memorial Association milestone. Attendees include Roosevelt era figures and Harvard President Eliot.
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Provincetown
Mass
Bay
Plymouth
William H. Taft
Theodore Roosevelt
Taft
Cape Cod Memorial Association
Pilgrim Monument
Town Hill
Washington Monument
Draper
Henry Cabot Lodge
Emeritua Charles W. Eliot
Harvard
M. van Weede
Netherlands
Legation
James T. McCleary
Minnesota
J. Henry Sears
Pilgrim Memorial Association
Connecticut
Prince Henry of Netherlands Fractures Collar Bone
Prince Henry, husband of Queen Wilhelmina, fell from his bicycle in The Hague yesterday and sustained a broken collar bone. The prince, known for enjoying athletic recreation, has previously endured minor injuries in similar incidents.
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Wilhelmina
the Hague
Prince Henry of
The
Netherlands
Prince Henry
Licensed to Marry in Virginia Pairs
A list of marriage licenses issued for various couples in Virginia counties including Nelson Fauquier Culpeper and Louden with ages from 18 to 48 and officiated by multiple Reverends.
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John W. Wright
Winnnie Marris
Nelson Counts
T Boyd Gay A John @ Willingham
Fauquier County
Deasio L Taylor
Culpeper County
N. O Gibson
George N. Page
Helm H. Hays
G H McGrew Loren BT. Johnson
Cecilia C. Kennedy
Joseph F. McGee
Jerry de Li
Health Office Record Births and Deaths Report
Births listed for multiple couples including William J and Catherine Clements and Ramael F and Anita Cole, among others, with a variety of infant sexes noted. Deaths include Samuel M Wassett, Francis McLean, Charlotte J Coly, Winfield H Bryan, Henry Birch Godey, Edward L Leech, and others with ages ranging from infancy to 73. Hospital names such as Sibley Hospital Georgetown University Hospital and Freedmen's Hospital appear alongside ages and addresses.
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William J
Catherine Clements
Ramael F
Anita Cole
Albert
Jescho Davis
William H
Gertrude Went
Michael J
Mary Kirby
Charles
Marge
Ar Fensahrews
W. Dexter
Ella R Falea
William C
Nee V Alexander
Mary Crawford
James and
Dai 1 Wckever
Henry William
Louise M’ Stovers
Herbert
Grace F. Barrington
Arthur A
Eva H. Wicks
Holtis
Grace Smith
Con H
Dora R. Green
Lewis E
Ada V. Gallagher
Charles B
Arabel Shorter
Daniel and
Nellie Smith
Samuel M. Wassett
Nestor
Francis McLean
Mt. Se
Young
Charlotte J. Coly
Sibley Hospital
Winfield H. Bryan
Tuberculosia Hospital
Henry Birch Godey
Newton St
Brookland
Edward L. Leech
Garfield St. Nw
Mary Valentine
St. Ann's Infant Asylum
Addle FE. Thompson
Carroll
Ellen Thompson
Pierce St
Richard Sedgwick
Georgetown University
Hoxo Pital
Ella Campbell
Garfield Memorial Hospital
Susie Johnson
Freedmen's Hospital
Samuel West
St Mw
Raymond Turner
Wilcox Court Nw
Annie Bell
Harold Jones
Freedmen’s Hospital
Elizabeth Pott
Job St Nw
Russell McAbey
Poplar ‘Place
Anths
Marvin Smith
Fresdmen’s Hospital
Insurgency in Danville Fueled by Joe Cannon Whisky Eight Years Old
Dr Henry B Downs leads a fiery campaign in the Eighteenth district denouncing Speaker Cannon. He frames the issue as Insurgency rooted in Cannon whisky eight years old, illustrating with banners and fervent rhetoric. The piece profiles Downs and his anti Cannon stance amid a heated political atmosphere driven by party rivals and local sentiment.
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Zach McGhee
Washington Post
Danville
Uncle Joe
Annon
Bailiwick
Henry B. Downs
Tinois
Congress
Grant
Wall Street
Wiliam Albert
Charles McCabe
Ernest B
Ernest
Printers’ Union
Joe
Hell
Joseph G.J Cannon
Downs
Cannon
Joe Cannon
Vermilion County
Ang
Danville rally mocks tariffs and Speaker’s rule
In Danville crowds hear a speaker rail against tariff and privilege. A mother’s heartache portrait frames the critique as Joe Cannon whisky becomes a symbol of the era. The orator predicts votes may shift if the insurgency grows, and Dr. Downs’ support is tested by the movement.
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Dakeville
Joe Cannon
Danville
Dr. Downs
Cannon Seeks Vacation Far From Kansas Primaries
On Mackinac Island Speaker Joseph G Cannon declines to discuss Kansas primary results. He jokes about his “second childhood” and says he is on vacation to be a boy, planning no political commentary and preferring to avoid politics while away. He mentions Stubbs as a potential nominee.
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Mackinac Island
Mich
Kansas
Joseph G. Cannon
National
House of Representatives
Cannon
Stubbs
Jan
Gaynor Denounces Police Overreach and Stupidity
New York August 4 Mayor Gaynor blasted police, denouncing brutality and venality after a late night roundup. He faulted arrests for minor acts and alleged lack of warrants, citing cases of a boy with a rubber ball, a dancer on a street platform, and a cook accused of stealing a cold chicken.
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New York
Meyor Gaynor
London
Bryan declares victory in Nebraska county option battle
In Lincoln Nebraska Aug 4 William Jennings Bryan proclaimed victory born of Republican endorsement of county option and of the push for initiative and referendum The Republican endorsement and Democratic support ensure the issue goes to the legislature The Democratic convention defeated a county option plank Gov Shallenberger will sign a county option bill and Bryan expresses contentment with reforms advancing in Nebraska
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Washington
Lincoln
Nebr
Bryan
Nebraska
Indorse
Ams
Shallenberger
Sherman to Take Stump for Republican Campaign
Special to the Washington est. Utica New York Aug 4 Representative William B McKinley of Illinois chairs the Republican congressional campaign committee in Utica today He will take the stump for the committee from August 4 to September 20 Most speeches likely in the far Western States Also noted Delaware Democratic Convention set for September 13 in Dover with a pre convention meeting the night before.
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Washington
Utica
William B. McKinley
Thlnois
Republican Congressional Campaign Committee
Sherman
Congressional Committee
Delaware
Dover
Del
State Committee
LASHED BY MRS BULL IN SHARP TILTS AT BARRS LAWYERS
Rich widow Mrs Mary Neving Bull testifies in Harlem in a high profile case against Harvey Wiley Corbett and John A Qualey. She accuses them of conspiring to defraud her as she details money flows to Magnesia Asbestos and related companies. The cross examination reveals claims of promised riches and a plan to use insurance funds, with a continuation slated for Monday.
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Mrn
Hopkins
Washington Post
New York
Mary Neving Bull
Harvey Wiley Corbett
John A. Qualey
Magnesia-Asbestos Company
Krotel
Harlem
Qualey
Mr. McIntyre
Quatey
Mrs. Bull
MacIntyre
Supreme Court
Bull
Corbett
Magnesila-Asbestos Company
Stone Age Plaster Company
Craig
Mn McIntyre
James G. Blaine
Mr. Young
Jaimie
McIntyre
Newark
Rockefeller Served With Suit In $550000 Case
John D Rockefeller was personally served with a summons in Findlay Ohio to appear in a $550,000 damages suit against him and the Standard Oil Company. Deputy Halloran is escorted to Rockefellers Forest Hill home where Rockefeller greeted him and offered to show the grounds. The petition alleges Standard Oils monopoly harmed the complainants and led to the stated damages.
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Cleveland
Ohio
John D. Rockefeller
Standard Ol Company
Findlay
Thomas B. Kelly
Halloran
Forest Hill
Rockefeller
Pat Lynch
Mr. Rockefeller
Standard Oil Company
Diploma Lighted Cigar Sparks Ferocious Chapel Clash
Herbert W. Faus of Elysburg Pa commodore of Syracuse University crews used his civil engineering diploma to light a cigar in Dean Sheppard’s office. The dean struck Faus, triggering a brawl as assistants arrived. later Faus attacked Prof Paul Nugent at his home. The dispute centered on delays in diploma issuance linked to Faus’s activities.
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Syracuse
Herbert W. Faus
Elysburg
Syracuse University
Lyman C. Smith College of “Applied Science
Sheppard
Faus
Dean Sheppard
Than Aus
Paul (. Nugent
Faun
Fight Pictures at Pier Provide Reno Battle Reproduced
Philadelphia cottagers at Narragansett viewed moving pictures of a famed Nevada fight in Reno at the McVeagh villa hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Robert Strawbridge. Noted polo players and Philadelphia society members attended the event before a midweek Casino dance follow up.
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Philadelphia
Narragansett
Reno
Washington Post
Narragansett Pier
McVeagh Villa
Robert Strawbridge
Ocean Road
Nevada
Henry W. Harrison
Robert Bohlen
Alexander Brown
Charles Wheeler
Hugh Duryea
Bryn Mawr
Wildfeld Farm
Boy chained in dark room shocks Chicago
Humane Society agents found a 46 year old son emaciated and chained to the wall in a dark room at Hugo Lang’s home after neighbors alerted authorities. The parents were arrested as neighbors say the boy has been kept bound and crawls on all fours when summoned.
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Chicago
The
Humane Society
Hugo Lang
Arctic Brotherhood Initiates Founding Members in Skagway
Attorney General Wickersham and Secretary Nagel were initiated into the Mother Company of the Arctic Brotherhood at Skagway Alaska in a large meeting last night. A social session followed with speeches on Alaska welfare. President Taft holds honorary past grand master status in the order from his Seattle initiation last year.
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Wickersham
Nagel
Mother Company
Skagway
Alaska
The
Arctic Brotherhood
Taft
Order
Seattle
Denial by Sherman continues amid Gore hush remarks
Testimony recounts D F Gore saying Hamon offered to pay for influence and 25 000 to help secure McMurray contracts. Gore's private secretary describes Hamon asking to make money and pressuring for a deal as Thompson notes repeated frog leg banquets and confidential talks lasting about 40 minutes. Durant a Choctaw lawmaker testifies about protests over 16 per cent fees to McMurray.
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Hamon
McMurray
J. Leroy Thompson
Gore
Harmon
Vampreu
Thompson
Hannon
W. A.' ‘Durant
Oklahoma
Roosevelt Enjoyed Visit After Miner Strike Appeal
Former President Theodore Roosevelt returned to New York from a trip through Pennsylvania's anthracite region and joined a midnight reception at a Wilkes Barre parish house. He praised his investigation into miners social usage and said the trip was highly satisfactory. An open letter from Greensburg Irwin soft coal miners urged him to visit the strike area for a similar inquiry.
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New York
Roosevelt
Pennsylvania
Oyr’ S Bay
J. J. Curran
Wilkes-Barre
Col. Roosevelt
Greensburg
Theodore Roosevelt
Greensburg-Irwin
McKim Loses Bid to Block Nevada Divorce Court
Reno Nev Aug 4 The Nevada Supreme Court denied a mandate against Washee county district court blocking Smith Hollis McKim from stopping the divorce case of his wife Margaret Emerson McKim of Baltimore The decision ends months of effort by McKim and Judge Glynn said Mrs McKim’s Nevada residence was not in good faith McKim’s lawyers plan a federal writ of error appeal
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Reno
Nev
District Court
Washee County
Supreme Court of Nevada
Smith Hollis McKim
Margaret Emerson McKim
Baltimore
McKim
Women In Auto Crash Near Erie Hits Two Damsels
Two women were seriously injured in a wreck of two cars near Erie Pennsylvania on August 4. Miss Marion Rilling, daughter of prominent lawyer John Rilling, may die from her injuries. Miss Pounds of New York suffers a broken arm and internal injuries. Other occupants escaped unharmed.
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Erie
Marion Ruling
John &. Rilling
Miss Pounds
New York
Mizg Rilling
Sentence Commuted for Todd in Fremont Fraud Case
Taft commuted the sentence of Am B Todd who served three months in Fremont Nebraska jail for fraudulent homestead entry. His term included a $1000 fine and he is reported dying of stomach cancer.
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Taft
B. Todd
Fremont
Nebr
Todd
Italy Asks For Charlton Extradition Demands Refused
The United States State Department returned Italy’s formal extradition papers for Porter Charlton to the Italian embassy after noting the case lies with New Jersey authorities. Acting Secretary Huntington Wilson advised the papers should be shown to the Jersey court before any action.
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Italy
Porter Charlton
Hudson County
N. J
Mary Scott Castle Charlton
Lake Como
State Department
Manchester
Mass
Huntington Witton
Charlton Cage
Massachusetts
Wilson
New Jersey Court
Knox
First Policewoman Appointed in Southern California
Special to The Washington report from Los Angeles dated August 4 states the Los Angeles police commission will fill the new policewoman post immediately. Mrs. Alice Stebbins Wells, formerly of Chicago, will be the first woman in the area to hold such a position. She outlines plans to oversee parks, penny arcades, moving picture venues, and dance halls, ensuring compliance with laws and maintaining moral standards. She may directly address youths in dance halls if needed.
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Washington
Los Angeles
Cal
Police Commission
Alice Stebbins Wells
Chicago
Malatera
California
Halle
British Diplomatic Shifts appoint Buchanan Ambassador to St. Petersburg
Special cable from London Aug 4 reports Sir George William Buchanan named British ambassador at St. Petersburg after leaving his post as minister plenipotentiary at The Hague since 1908. Other appointments include Paget to Belgrade, Lawin to Munich, Duff to Venezuela, and Corbett succeeding Lawin in Venezuela.
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George W. Buchanan
St. Petersburg
Washington Post
London
George William Buchanan
George
the Hague
Sofia
Ralph Spencer Paget
Munich
Belgrade
Servia
Vincent Lawin Henry Corbett
Venezuela
Evelyn Grant Duff
Guard stabbed by convict at Ohio State Reformatory
Mansfield Ohio Aug. A guard Abram W Martin at the Ohio State Reformatory was stabbed twice and probably fatally wounded by convict Ernie Johnson. Johnson reportedly used a dagger fashioned in his cell after being disciplined for refusing to work. Martin was attacked from behind, stabbed through the neck and back with the second blow piercing his lungs. Johnson was serving a burglary sentence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mansfield
Ohio
Abram W. Martin
Ohio State Reformatory
Ernie Johnson
Johnson
Martin
Vitriol Kills Two More In Fire Wagon Crash
Philadelphia reports two more children died from vitriol burns after a fire department wagon overturned last Tuesday. Eleven youngsters were exposed. total deaths now four with seventeen still suffering. Victims include Henry Schaler aged 10 and Irene Dager aged 11. Irene’s 17 year old brother Raymond had died earlier.
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Philadelphia
Tethamingy
Henry Schaler
Irene Dager
Raymond
Lightning Strike Kills Three in Saratoga County
In Schenectady on August 4 Spencer Lockrow a farmer from Grooms Saratoga County and his two harvest helpers Andrew Ecker and Simon Watson were struck by lightning. The team they were driving also died in the same incident.
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Schenectady
N. Y
Spencer Lockrow
Grooms
Saratoga County
Andrew Ecker
Simon Watson
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