Gen Benjamin Tracy Dies at 80 in Washington
Washington Aug 6 Gen Benjamin F Tracy former Secretary of the Navy and hero of the Civil War died of paralysis in Washington at eighty. A lawyer, soldier, and statesman, he rose to high distinction in New York politics and national service. His death follows years of public effort and a life marked by military and legal achievement.
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New York
Benjamin F Qne
Herrison
Es Retorn
Navy
Tracy
Supreme Court of New York
Navy Department
Tle
Harrison L
Gon Tracs
Baltimore
England
Gan Tracy
Owego Mny
Thomas Platt
Horace Gresley
Republican Party
New York State
The
Elmira
Tracystila
Savi
Washington
Mary
Far Eastern Bureau
Peking
Yuan Shih-Kai
National Constabulary
Frontier
Interior
Krupp
Died Allen and Hawling deaths list August 1915 notices
Obituary notices for Abby Sylvia Allen wife of W H HL Allen of Lakeside Me dies at 64. Funeral from 109 Street Northeast August 7 at 2:30 pm. Also notices for Mrs Hawling in Hackensack and Morge W Ker, age 60, with interment plans in Leesburg and local residence on 517 Street Northwest. Interments private. multiple death notices dated August 6 1915.
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Allen
Lakeside
Abby Sylvia
Rawling
Henry HL
Cat Bequeathed 1000 Dollars in Will Contest
In Los Angeles a $1000 bequest to a pet cat named Triger is cited to argue mental incapacity of Mrs Nellie L Ross in a will contest filed by J W Ross. The contested will excludes Ross, and the $320,000 estate ties to property formerly owned by the Rosses in Chicago where the Palmer House now stands.
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Los Angeles
Triger
J W Ross
Carter wins race for lieutenant governor in Mississippi
In a publicity free bid, E Bunyan Carter of Amite county defeats State Senator Lee M Russell to become lieutenant governor. Carter rode an old gray horse due to lack of funds while campaigning. Theodore G Bilbo led the bid for governor as returns show a lead of about 5000 with two counties outstanding. Pearl River remains uncounted, Bilbo’s home county.
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Mobile
Ala
Jackson
Bunyan Carter
Amite County
Lee M Russell
Bilbo
Carter
Lafay
Ette
Russell Theodore G Bilbo
Mississippi
Pearl River
Bubo
Peary for Big Army Tells of Navy Needs
Rear Admiral Robert E Peary urged nationwide preparedness at the Rotary Club of Portland Maine, arguing for a vigorous offensive defense. He urged aeroplanes submarines and heavy battle cruisers and endorsed a Swiss style citizen soldiery ready for instant duty at moderate cost. He warned the nation to seize the current opportunities to gain experience from others or face costly future strain.
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Washington Post
Portland
Rotary Club of
Robert E Peary
United States
Brazilian Minister to Mexico to Vacation in United States
Mexico City reports Gen Gonzales controls the capital and grants safe conduct for Jose Manuel Cardoso de Oliveira Brazilian minister to Mexico to travel to Vera Cruz and board the Navarre for New York. He plans several months in the United States with family and attachés. Arrival hoped Aug 16 then to Long Branch. Gonzales also reports a $4 million loan to banks and merchants and threatens death for private property violations.
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Mexico City
Jose Manuel Cardoso de Oliveira
Mexico
United States
Gen Gonzales
Vera Cruz
Legation
Navarre
New York
Habana
Ger Gonzales
Esse
Gen Gonsales
Buenos Aires Accepts U S Call for Latin American Pact
Buenos Aires reports in principle acceptance by Argentina and neighboring republics of the United States appeal for cooperation in a pact with Mexico. La Prensa praises the plan but favours U S mediation, unless Mexican factions accept moral aid from Latin American states.
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Presa
Buenos Aires
Wilson
United Action
United States
Argentina
Brazil
Chile
Bolivia
Uruguay
Guatemala
Mexico
la Prensa
Warden Allen Resigns Amid Honor System Clash
Governor Dunne says Joliet State Penitentiary will keep the convict honor system and claims it as his idea begun before Allen’s tenure. Allen says he resigned after Dunne denied his request to live outside the prison where his wife was murdered.
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Gov. Dunne
Gov Dunne
Warden Allen
Swiss Women to Adopt European War Orphans
Swiss authorities in Solothurn consider placing European war orphans with local women. A woman known as Fray Gertrud proposes hosting orphans from neighboring wartime states. German officials reportedly find the plan acceptable and indicate several orphans may arrive from the southern German states.
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Gertrud
Java
Frau Gertrud
Ataten
Gold Pours Into U S Budget Stand Pat
The United States reports the largest gold holdings in history with over 2.0 billion dollars in cash or bullion. Europe borrows from US gains as Perkins and Progressive leaders urge a prep for peace or war, citing tariff shifts and industrial battles.
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United States
Treasury
Federal Reserve Bank and Reserve
Mr. Perkins
Europe
Progressive Party
Meris
Guna
Roosevelt
Aid for Tariff League forms advisory committee
The Washington Post reports a Chicago born effort to depoliticize tariffs. James J Hill is the largest single donor with funds to run propaganda for nine months. an advisory committee of 24 is planned with six named members including John Mitchell and W D Hoard, while many letters of support arrive from across the country.
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James J. Hill
Specifl
Washington Post
Chicago
Aug
Tariff Commission League
James J Hill
League
Alx
John Mitchell
State Industrial Commission of
New York
F D Coburn
Kansas
A P Grout
Illinois
National
Alfalfa Gowers’ Association
University of Ilinois
National Stock Breeders' Association
Warren Stone
The
Brotherhood of Locomotive Enginesra
Held as Woman's Assailant in Maryland Town
Aston Johnson, a colored man, was arrested by Constable Mortimer for assaulting Lulu Willey, 30, wife of Charles Willey, a farmer near Royal Oak Maryland. Johnson was sent to Hastings jail after a hearing before Police Magistrate Dodson at St Michael's and faces a grand jury in Talbot county. State's Attorney Butler plans to convene a special grand jury session in Centerville for Johnson's trial. He denies the charge.
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Washington Post
Boston
Aston Johnson
Mortimer
Lulu
Willey
Charles Willey
Fea Neck
Royal Oak
Dodson
St Michael’s
Haston
Talbot County
Butler
Constable and
Hopper
Centerville
Johnson
Ohio Banker Killed by Rail Train in Steubenville
Steubenville Ohio Aug 6 Dohrman ad Sinclair aged 59 millionaire banker and financier of this city was struck and instantly killed by Cleveland and Pittsburgh Railroad train here tonight. One year ago a crank attempted to assassinate him wounding him twice but he recovered from injuries.
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Steubenvile
Ohio
Dohrman Ad Sinclair
Milionaire
Cleveland
Pittsburgh
German Day at Exposition Delegates Sightsee in San Francisco
Delegates of the German American Alliance of the United States ended the convention business session with a day set aside for German day at the Panama Pacific Exposition. They adopted a resolution protesting trade in war materials and urged members to support pro German-American candidates, aiming to elevate saloon and liquor standards.
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Alliance
San Francisco
Allance
United States
Germany
Penrose to introduce tariff bill with 15 20 percent cuts
U S Senator Boies Penrose told a Philadelphia dinner he will introduce at the next Congress a tariff bill reducing many Payne Aldrich duties by 15 to 20 percent while reinforcing others such as the chemical schedule to safeguard U S industries. He said the measure aims to prevent postwar collapse and fund national defense if Europe arms threaten invasion.
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Payne-Aldrich
Philadelphia
United States
Boies Penrose
Congress
U. S
Wilson presses postmaster and cabinet replies delayed
President Wilson, in Windsor, Virginia, pressed for replies to Austrian note and German actions during the William P Frye sinking. He traveled to seek pace in official business while marking the first anniversary of Mrs Wilson's death and was moved by tributes from Rome, Georgia.
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Cornish
Lansng
William P Frye
Wilson
Windsor
Rome
France authorizes grain requisition for civil needs
The French Chamber of Deputies passed a 120 million franc appropriation to buy wheat and flour for civilians, with a 209 million franc limit. Prefects under the commerce minister may requisition grain in France and buy abroad or in colonies, while a new advisory committee oversees distribution as reorganization of army supplies proceeds. a socialist attempt to create a government grain monopoly was defeated 364 to 138.
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Chamber of Deputies
France
Minister of Commerce
Joseph Thiery
Chamber
Rob and Burn Post Office Loots in Brooklyn Fire
Special to The Washington Post. In Brooklyn Maryland Anne Arundel County burglars looted a safe of cash and stamps totaling about 24 dollars and then set fire to Louis Grien Olsen Jr’s post office and general store. The building was destroyed with damages over 20 thousand dollars. They escaped with the post office funds and supplies after tampering with the safe and door lock.
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Washington Post
Baltimore
Louis Grienolsen, Jr
Brooklyn
Anne Arundel County
Grienelzen
Argentine Budget Ready for 1914 Expenditures Rise
In Buenos Aires on Aug, the government submitted to the chamber of deputies the 1914 budget showing expenditures of 941 million pesos and receipts projected at 301 million. The proposal signals a substantial deficit and outlines allocations across departments pending further review.
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Buenos Aires
Chamber of Deputies
Democratic primary in Kentucky heated by alcohol issue
Kentucky Democrats Republican and Progressive voters go to the polls to pick all state officers except half the state senate in a general primary. The gubernatorial race features three candidates with McDermott and Stanley tied to county unit local option law while McChesney supports statewide prohibition.
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Louisville
Kentucky
Senate
Edward J McDermott
Loulaville
A O Stanley
Henderson
McChesney
Frankfort
Holland Has Canary Trade Shift In War Time
Germany long supplied U S Canary birds but war limits shipments. Karl von Bayley of Holland reports Holland now exports feathered songsters to the United States. He arrived on the Ryndam with a consigment of 6 000 birds to New York dealers.
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New York
Germany
United States
Holland
Karl von Bayley
Nynoyn
Ryndam
Insist on District Suffrage Open Air Meeting Voice Rights
Speakers from the District Suffrage League urged Washington residents to win voting rights for men and women. James Hugh Keetey led the event at Eighth street and Marketplace NW, denouncing local despotism and the school board's civil government stance. George A. Warren compared Washington’s government to European capitals and framed suffrage as tied to federal employer engagement.
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Washington
District Suffrage League
Eighth Street
James Hugh Keetey
City of Washington
Board of Education
George A. Warren
Europe
Warren
Thomas McCoy Freed in Arkansas Distillery Case
Asheville judge dismisses warrant and discharges Thomas McCoy in the United States government case accusing conspiracy to defraud the United States linked to Casper and other distilleries in Arkansas and Missouri. The record of the indictment was imperfect and no evidence justified taking the defendant to Fort Smith for trial.
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Asheville
Boyd
United States Court
United States
Thomas McCoy
Casper
Arkansas
Missouri
Forth Smith
Ark
Fort Smith
Machinists Demand Eight Hour Day and Pay Increase
Woonsocket Rhode Island August 6 Employes of the Taft Pierce Manufacturing Company the largest machine shop in the city have demanded an eight hour day and about a twenty five percent wage raise. Officials of the company were asked to reply by next Wednesday. The company employs 900 men.
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Taft-Pierce Manufacturing Company
Officer's wife shot. no arrests to be made
Jefferson Barracks Commandant Col Beacom said the shooting of Mrs Francis Burr, wife of a lieutenant, was by a private under orders from a corporal. The two soldiers, Dana Schremesel and Hora Woodruff, claimed they acted to halt a car after a warning ignored by Lieut Burr. The bullet struck Mrs Burr in the back. she is expected to recover. No arrests will be made as the act was believed within orders.
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St. Louis
S Beacom
Jefferson Barracks
Toment
Francis Burr
Beacom
Dana Schremesel
Hora G Woodruff
Lieu
Burr
Schremesel
Wood ' R
Billion Bushel Wheat Forecast by Snow for 1920
B W Snow, a grain expert, predicts a total U S wheat crop near one billion bushels. He cites 689,000,000 bushels from winter wheat and 305,000,000 from spring, with total yield around 994,000,000 as rains reduce crops but large acreage offsets effects. Iowa reports almost all wheat cut. cash wheat scarce as rain persists.
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Washington Post
Chicago
B W Snow
Iowa
Richmond man shoots wife then kills himself
Augh George S Fox, 29, shot his wife in Richmond this afternoon and fatally wounded her before shooting himself in the brain. Mrs Fox, formerly Mrs White, is mother to five of her husband’s stepchildren. she had said he had twice before tried to kill her.
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Richmond
George S Fox
Mr. Fox
White
Fox
Trotting Driver Injured In Michigan Trot Stakes
A. Barber of Springfield, Ohio drove Bana the Great in the 216 stake trot at the Michigan Short Ship circuit when the trotter dropped dead at a flat turn. Barber was thrown from the sulky and crushed under the horse, suffering likely fatal internal injuries.
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A. Barber
Toledo
Ohio
W A Barber
Springfield
Bana the Great
Hig Trotter
Michigan
Barber
Building Activity in District July Reaches $1.42 Million
July building operations totaled 1,424,207 with 142 brick and 19 frame structures erected and 3 brick and 2 frame razed. New construction accounted for 1,235,127 and repairs 195,030, with county activity at 974,802 and northeast area at 92,678.
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Inspector of
County
North Pass
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