Oyster Bay suffragettes drenched by rain abort visit to Roosevelt
Four noted suffragists led by Mrs B Borrmann Wells arrived in Oyster Bay to press for access to Sagamore Hill and a public address in front of the executive office. Heavy rain forced the cancellation of the planned open air rally, with Secret Service and President Roosevelt unavailable, and the group returned to New York after seeking a meeting.
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Turkey Suffers Cabinet Shakeup Amid Assassination Plot
Reports from Constantinople say Said Pasha resigns as the grand vizier as a new ministry is formed with Jemalledin Sifendi and Kaimil Pasha. Mehmed Ali Bey, minister to the United States, reportedly relieved. Fehmi Pasha and other ex-ministers arrested amid public mockery. A would-be assassin struck the sultan, but a mail coat deflected the blow.
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Railroad Rates Up As Judge Dissolves Order
Federal courts clash as Judge Pardee dissolves Judge Speer’s order shielding Georgia and other states from the proposed freight rate increase. Railroads may implement new rates pending ICC review, with shippers seeking bonds to cover potential losses. Senator Culberson plans protest at the ICC regarding Texas rate changes set for August 10.
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Railway Commission of Oklahoma
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Mutilated body in canal linked to missing Greek lad case
Chicago police linked a mutilated trunk and severed legs found in the Michigan and Tilindis canal to a missing Greek boy. The coroner doubts a medical prank and confirms the body is that of a 14 year old. Investigators pursue the lad’s disappearance from his home several days earlier.
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Bomb Explosion Threatens Chicago Saloon Owner's Family
A dynamite blast rocked Jacob Telser's saloon at 170 Larrabee Street early today, damaging the interior and alarming Telser, his wife, and five children who live above. Police seek suspects tied to threats over his refusal to sell to an Italian, as the Italian neighborhood area comes under pressure.
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Diamond loot recovered after train hold up near Pittsburg
Diamonds and stolen gold plate recovered after the New York Louis Express robbery near Pittsburgh. Officials say diamonds worth thousands and gold items valued at 1500 dollars were found, while earlier figures ranged up to 60 000 to 200 000 dollars and 500 dollars in cash were reported.
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Dream Death: Woman Jumps From Hospital Window
Richmond memorial hospital patient Beulah Connell died after leaping from a second-story window following a dream induced fright. She had been admitted last week with typhoid fever and sustained fatal injuries from the fall.
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Bryan Campaign Push Eyes Minnesota Visit and Speeches
Frank Lynch and B Nelson visit Fairview Minnesota to back Gov Johnson and invite Bryan to speak at the state fair. Bryan will discuss the tariff and the measure of rewards in Minnesota while raising funds and urging public campaign finance disclosures.
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Bryan Expects Victory As Campaign Plans Form
National Democratic Chairman Mack reports William J. Bryan optimistic about winning the presidency. Bryan says the campaign is progressing well and will be aided by a broad tour across the country. Plans for key state contests and a possible national speaking tour are being formed with dates to follow.
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Bristow Leads In Early Kansas Primary Returns
Early returns from Kansas primaries suggest a landslide favoring Joseph L. Bristow editor of the Salina Journal for U S senator to succeed Chester Long over Cyrus Leland Jr Also viewed as probable Walter R Stubbs Lawrence railway contractor winning the Republican nomination for governor over Bristow rival Bristow’s strong showing contrasts with sparse Democratic votes Dwight Ryan Girard expected as governor nominee and Tough Farrell of Wanaumite named as a Bena tortal contender
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Salina
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Tiugh P. Farrelly
Wnanute
Bena" Tortal
High Church Leader Nell Dies In New York Parish
The Rev Edward Wallace Nell rector and founder of the Episcopal Church of St Edward the Martyr on East 108th Street died today at the parish house from heart disease after a prior appendicitis attack. He helped build the church with Commodore Gerry and led high church rites comparable to St Mary the Virgin and St Ignatius. Bishop Gratton aided episcopal acts at St Edwards with Bishop Grafton in residence at St Howards when visiting. Nell, a London Society of Science Literature and Arts fellow, authored Faithful Woman and a Sermons book.
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Washington Post
New York
Edward Wallace Nell
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Fight Over 2 Million Estate Sparks French Court Battle
In Paris nephews contest the will of Charles Rubens who died in 1906 claiming Rubens was really Samuel Woog a Frenchman who rose in the diamond trade in America before returning to France. The will left 2 million to two New York friends Schellheimer and Heidelbach and raises questions of whether French or American law governs. The case is before the French courts.
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Parle
New York
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Samuel Woog
Amer
Ica
France
Messrs. Schellheimer
America
Weapon hidden in stocking tied to Hechler murder
Richmond August 5 officers recovered the revolver used to assault Jacob Hechler from a woman’s stocking, bolstering the theory the attack was planned. Hechler says he found his wife with Ellerton, a guest, the night of the tragedy. Ellerton is accused of shooting him and Mrs Hechler will be held for further examination as he improves.
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Washington Post
Richmond
Jacob Hechler
Hechler
Ellerton
Bride 61 Bridegroom 62 Wed After Lovers Quarrel
Kingston August 5 1914 George I Faulkner 62 and Mrs Sarah B Seymour 61 both of Schuyler Nebr married in Kingston after meeting on the Hudson River steamer Hendrick Hudson at Kingston Point. They had separated decades earlier following a lovers quarrel and remarried in Schuyler. The ceremony was performed by Rev Witour B Stowe at Watkins Point Park after a brief talk.
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Zeppelin airship disaster ends historic voyage
Berlin reports Count von Zeppelin's airship destroyed by lightning during a storm near Echterdingen while returning from a Lake Constance to Mainz flight. Four injured by bystanders as crowds gather in Friedrichshafen awaiting the famed aeronaut. Zeppelin unhurt, mood mournful. benzine ignition caused the final explosion.
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Leper Wife Quarantine Sparks Deportation Plan
Gen D K Wardwell and his wife, both leprosy cases, are under quarantine in Tombstone, Arizona. Officials consider forcing transport by Southern Pacific to Sawtelle, California, where they previously resided. Wardwell, a war veteran, plans to accompany his wife if deported. He bears a cancerous growth in his eye but shows no leprous symptoms on examination.
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Fort Hunt Reaches Fort Washington In Bayonet Assault
Fort Hunt was stormed by Confederate aligned forces near Fort Washington Maryland as water crossing and bayonet charges marked a fierce night assault. Colored militia held line at the pumping station with bayonets fixed. one private’s shirt ripped but no serious injuries reported amid tactical maneuvers and detonations at the fort.
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Haralson Seeks Interview With President At Oyster Bay
Special to The Washington Post. James M. Haralson former naval academy midshipman dismissed with Roosevelt approval appears in uniform at the Oyster Bay executive office seeking a meeting with the President. He says the uniform is his only clothing and expects reinstatement. Acting Secretary Forster denies access, directing him to Navy Secretary Newberry. No mention is made of the West Point cadet case pending Col. Scott's Sagamore Hill talks next Friday.
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Killed in Railroad Yard in Roanoke Virginia
Special to The Washington Pass Roanoke Virginia August 5 George Mots of Cincinnati aged 35 was run down by a freight train in the Norfolk and Western Railway yards and killed instantly He carried a card showing he was a member of the Cincinnati Theatrical Mechanics Association id IW Hudgon airbrake inspector for the Norfolk and Western Railroad in Roanoke yards aged 40 and married was struck by a shifting engine and both legs were cut off He died in a few hours
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Norfolk and Western Railroad
Free Trade Debate Sees End of Tariff Prospects
In London delegates at the Free Trade Congress heard Yale professor William G Sumner argue that American protectionism harms commerce and is nearing its end via tariff revision. He warned of a coming clash between protected interests and a shifting global trade order. A separate report from Hagerstown Maryland notes a murder verdict for J W Platt remains unsolved and a witness release in Westminster.
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Yale University
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