New Parties Rise As Cuba Faces Election Crisis
In Havana Aug 7 the Cuban congress adjourns with little output as planned elections approach. A surge of new parties emerges led by La Joyen Cuba which advocates a parliamentary system, church property revocation, provinces autonomy, and lottery reform. Lottery revenue falls as citizens lose funds to tickets, harming nationwide finances and especially the Vuelta bajo district.
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Havana
Republic
Senate
House of Representatives
Qthera
la Joyen Cuba
Young Cuba
Young Turks
Young Italy
Spain
Guy Magoon
Cunha
Vinel
Alfonso
Hon
Platt
Genténhae Certaza
Par- Tso
Prsen
Theltol
Ncegives
Vaso
Tampalen
Iself
Rece
Opitar
Po Io
Vueltabajo
Insurance agents threaten strike in Wilkes-Barre
Wilkes-Barre agents of the Insurance Agents Union Local No 1 threaten a strike if Metropolitan Insurance Company of New York does not grant higher commissions by tomorrow morning. President Wilkes-Barre Cham Berlin says 33 agents will not return until demands are met and currently earn about two dollars a week.
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Wilkes-Barre
Augusr W. Chamberlin
U Union Local No 1
Metropolitan Insurance Company of New York Grant
Wilkes- Barre
Pittsfield Man Kills Self With Razor in Hotel Room
John A Hall of Springfield, former president of the Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, died by suicide in a Pittsfield hotel at age 32. He requested a barber to the room, examined a razor, then went to the bathroom where he stabbed himself across the throat three times and was found dead. The body was sent to Springfield for burial.
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SpectaCo
Washington Post
Pittfield
Mass
John A Hall
Sprngfela
John Hall
The
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company
Hall
Springfield
Folk Injured in Auto Crash Near Muscatine Iowa
Former Missouri Governor Folk, Democratic presidential hopeful in 1912, was injured in a car crash near Muscatine. He and three companions were thrown out when the driver left the road to avoid turning over, suffering bruises and a sprained wrist. Folk spoke to about 5,000 people after the accident.
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Steclat
Washington
Muscatine
Iowa
W J Folk
Missouri
Ativer
Folk
Ex Wife Miss Deacons Rival in Love Tale
Special to The Washington Fes Newport Aug 7 Elizabeth Crowninshield Peabody, daughter of a divorced couple, plans to wed George Lee Praboro now engaged to Edith Deacon. Praboro ill in Beverly Mass amid rumors the ex wife may disrupt the engagement. Wedding arrangements persist at Edith Deacon’s grandmother Mrs Charles Baldwin’s home. gossip suggests possible postponement due to illness and rumors.
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Washington
Edith Deacon
Mr. Peabody
Charles H. Baldwin
Child Hero Gives Up Life to Save Brother in Fire
Three year old Eugene hid in secret records while saving his younger brother James from a Brooklyn home fire. Both boys were placed in Mary Thompson's care. Eugene died at Eastern District Hospital after reuniting James with burns in a critical condition.
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Washington Post
New York
Eugene
New York City
James
Mary Thompson
Brooklyn
Eastern District
Wife and man arrested in Ridgefield Park case
Hackensack, Aug 7 Gilbert W Rosenquest seeking divorce received a tip from detective Mrs Mitchell that his wife Jessie was at the home of co respondent August Niehaus in Ridgefield Park. Police and Justice Beach escorted to the Niehaus residence where Niehaus and Mrs Hogenuest were arrested around 2 16 AM.
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G. W. Rosenquest
Washington Post
Hackensack
N. J
Gilbert W. Trosenquest
Vorce
Jessie
New Dorp
Staten Island
New York
Ridgefield Park
Mitchell
August Niehaus
Fosenguest
Cecil P. Beach
Niehaus
Hogenuest
Hackensack Road
Rosenqueat
Justice Beach
Gasoline Fine Fish Bait Tries Wealth of Catch
Special to The Washington Port New York reports an odd fishing tale from Cedar Grove. Three men John Butler Young Williams and Sharp Austin on a Saturday trip used worms coated with gasoline as bait. They fished at a pond and each boasted large catches Williams four and a half sunfish black bass and perch Butler and Austin combined hauled in a sizable haul to break fishing records.
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Washington Port
New York
Gasoline Trust
John Butler
Young Williams
Sharp Austin
Cedar Grove
N. 3
Williams
Butler
Austin
Governors asks troops to combat western forest fires
Governor Hay wired President Taft requesting national troops be sent to Montana Idaho Oregon and Washington to cooperate with the forest service as a million dollars of property burns amid a dry season. Great Northern president Lowi Hill also ordered forces in the Northwest to assist in fighting fires.
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Wash
Hay
Taft
Montana
Idaho
Oregon
Washington
Forest Service
M Hay
Lowi W Hill
The
Great Northern
D. P. Simons
Washington Forest 1Re Association
Northwest
Woman loses 2500 in diamonds at hotel washstand
Mrs Margaret Little of Newtown PA visiting Brooklyn's Hotel St George washed her hands Saturday evening leaving diamond rings on the washstand. She found them missing after a half hour and hired private detectives. Police were informed but searches proceed. A Bleeker Banks, former Albany mayor, dies at 73 in Bar Harbor. Remains go to Albany. Charles E Tackett buried in Fredericksburg at St George's Episcopal Church aged 61, survived by his wife.
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Wappington Post
New York
Margaret Little
Newtown
Brooklyn
St George
Bar Harbor
A. Bleeker Banks
Albany
Charles E. Tackett
Washington Post
Fredericksburg
St. George's Episcopal Church
Tackett
Odd Pullman Patrons Yarns Told By a Porter
A New York Times piece recounts a Pullman porter’s anecdotes on sleepers habits. Passengers slept with glasses on, wore wigs at night, and kept ear trumpets ready for emergencies. Some insisted on sleeping head north or with jewelry and teeth held for safekeeping. The tale highlights quirky, repetitive routines from long overnight journeys and the social oddities of travelers across western routes.
Sleep as a warning measure in Indiana vigilance tale
A traveler boasts he cannot sleep across Indiana and always wakes on the state line. He recalls a longtime grudge in Tipton county and vows to confront the man who wronged him, guided by vigilance and fate. The tale highlights a quirky superstition about sleeping across state borders and retribution to come.
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Indiana
State Line
Indiana Line
Indiana Nine
Ohio
Twan
Indiata
Tipton County
Harmon Drops Bombs On Man-o-War Mockups At Mineola
New York, Aug. 7. Harmon, wealthy amateur aviator, circled above painted outlines of a battleship and two submarines on Mineola field and dropped oranges from about 180 feet. The ship was hit eight times in the simulated attack, a demonstration noting that bombs from low altitude are hard to place accurately due to air currents and rifle fire risk.
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Harmon
New York
Mineola
Tong Island
Tord B. Harmon
Night trip by dirigible sets British air record
A Welsh inventor Willows piloted a home built dirigible from Cardiff at 8 PM to reach Crystal Palace London. Fuel ran out near arrival and he landed safely near Lee in southeast London after drifting. The 180 mile flight marks a British airship record.
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Willows
Cardiff
Crystal Palace
Palace
Lee
Kent
Great Britain
Need of Higher Rates Presses Railways Ultimatum
Four Western railway committees prepare a government memo to the Interstate Commerce Commission demanding higher freight rates to cover rising operating costs. The document, to be filed in Chicago by August 22 or 23, threatens government ownership if no remedy is found. A top traffic official says failure to secure revenue will force roads to yield to government managers.
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Washington, Post
Chicago
Western Railways
Inter- State Commerce Commission
Interstate Commerce Commission
More Riflemen Arrive For Camp Perry Ranges
Five more state rifle teams joined the Camp Perry event in Ohio as of August 7, including Colorado under Major Charles Co Townsend Kansas led by Brig. Gen. C Martin Indiana commanded by Brig. Gen. William J McKee Maryland led by Col. Charles C Gaither and Massachusetts led by Col. Joshua D Upton. They will compete in Ohio matches this week and the National Rifle Association events next week ahead of the national matches August 19 to 25.
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C. C. Gaither
Maryland
Camp Perry
Ohio
Ohio Range
Colorado
Charles Co
Townsend
Kansas
C. Martin
Indiana
William J. McKee
Charles C. Gaither
Massachusetts
Joshua D. Upton
National Rifle Association
Socialist party gains mass reach across states
A Washington Post report details the Socialist party's growth from January 1, 1907, with 39 states organized and 1,900 locals totaling 26,784 members to 42 states fully organized with 3,200 locals and a mid 1910 paid membership of 53,876. The bulletin notes rising structures and a broader national base.
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Washington Post
New York
Socialist Party
United States
So- Cialist Party
Two Drown From Canandaigua Lake Launch
In Canandaigua Lake, two men from Canandaigua, Jacob Bechler and Richard Hogan, about 28, drowned when a small launch overturned. Five others were rescued as the boat capsized during a fast return trip. The bodies remain unrecovered in 900 feet of water.
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Rochester
N. Y
Canandaigua Lake
Jacob Bechler
Richard Hogan
Canandaigua
Prize horses on list at Albemarle show in Virginia
Charlottsville Virginia August 7 prize horses feature Langhorne entries from Albemarle Miss Amy E du Pont of Wilmington makes her debut with bay mares Alexandra Lady Hebbie Mattis Bond and Mattie Shines plus sorrel Kentucky. Mrs Reginald Brooks of Boston with geldings Rupert Castleman Tom Brown eyes victory. Blenheim Farm Baltimore sends Light wood Aristocrat Penaltive Rock Abbey Kegey Corner Amazon. Laura Potts of Happy Creek shows Willow King Blackbird Pretty Match Slivering Aron ne Daffodil Castle HN hounds. Six entries in ladies park bench class and twenty one horses compete for a silver cup.
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Albemarle
Reginald Brooks
Boston
Mirador
Greenwood
Rupert
Castleman
Tom Brown
Brooks
Amy E. du Pont
Wilmington
Cal
Alexandra
Lady Hebbie
Mattis Bond
Mattie Shines
Blenheim Farm
Baltimore
Lightwood
Aristocrat
Penaltive
Rock Abbey
Albemarlé
Algoma
Marie-Louise Cherponnier
LA. D. Zenner
Warrenton
Julian Morris
Keswick
Weatherbee
New York
Allen Potts
Happy Creek Farm
Gordonsville
Association
Willow King
Ladies’ Park
Nelson Logs
Toomas DP. Ryan
Kentucky Belle
Amy du Pont
Lord Golden
H. E. Ullman
Radiant
E. H. Fellowes
Silver King
Wilbur Osborne
Confidante
Bellam
Yachting Array Lifts Newport Harbor Scene
Newport RI August 7. The New York Yacht Club fleet graces the harbor with color and music as boats decked in flags mingle with orchestras. Tomorrow at 10 the squadron sails for Vineyard Haven finishing off West Chop. Prizes include six cups from Rear Commodore Pratt and two from Mrs James. Forty five yachts expected to start.
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Newport
R. I
New York Yacht Club
Vineyard Haven
West Chop
Dallas B. Pratt
Mra James
Arthur Curtiss James
Tramp Robs Cow and Farmer at West Caldwell Farm
A tramp robbed a cow and drank five quarts of milk at Lloyd K. Francisco’s farm near West Caldwell New Jersey. He stole a gold watch and $61 from Francisco’s waistcoat and fled as Francisco’s sons and workers pursued. The man also claimed his wife had been bitten by a snake.
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West
Washington Post
Caldwell
N. J
Lloyd K. Francisco
West Caldwell
Francisco
Sheppard Sets New World Mark in 90 Yard Race
Melvin W. Sheppard added another world record to his string by winning a special 90 yard race at Celtic Park by one half yard in a great time of 1 57 1 5. He defeated Kaviat and bettered the previous record of 2 01 2 5 by Gilarner by 41 5 seconds.
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New York
Melvin W. Sheppard
Kaviat
Celtic Park
Gilarner
Olympic Athletic Club
Five Year Old James Plum Seeks Wife in Advertisement
James Plum, a five year old farm owner near Torre Alta, placed a matrimonial ad in a Grafton paper on July 28. That evening Inez Kearns, a 48 year old widow, replied and later married Plum with Rev J W Engle officiating. The couple are reportedly honeymooning in Atlantic City.
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Apedal
Washington Post
Cumberland
James Plum
Torre Alta
Grafton
Inez Kearns
Mr. Phim
Lineman Dead of Shock in Norfolk Va Incident
Norfolk, Aug 7 Floyd D Hoek an electrician aged 30 died after being shocked while up a pole contact with a 2900 volt line. He was thrown to the ground breaking his right leg. He had married three months ago. Merely 9 Man is the Washington Post Monthly Magazine cover for August 14 a striking issue featuring a bathing girl and a man in a bold illustration expected to draw attention at Publics.
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Floyd D. Hoek
Jack
Washington Post
Jay Hundreds
Wentington Post
Kayser
W. Va
Stingley Sears
Mineral County
Hoffman Hospital
Westernport
Bis
Sears
The
Sunday Post
All Star Features
James Hopper
Gouverneur Morris
Perceval Gibbon
C. Henry
Roy Nastorkh
Arthur Stanwood Pier
Virginia State Farmers Institute Meets in Petersburg
The Virginia State Farmers Institute will convene at the Academy of Music in Petersburg on Tuesday with over 1,000 farmers expected. Welcome addresses by T. F. Heath and Gov. Mann, plus a review of institute work and legislative reports. An excursion to Norfolk and Western’s Ivor farm follows, including demonstrations of stump removal with dynamite and a gasoline engine for plowing.
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Washington Post
Petersburg
Virginia State Farmers’ Institute
Academy of Music
Petersburg Chamber of Commerce
T. F. Heath
William M. Jones
Manns
Institute
Norfolk and Western Railway Company
Ivor
L. H. Johnson
Blaze at Cambria Hotel Leaves Richmond Man Missing
Fire from a mysterious explosion at 6 o'clock destroyed the Cambria Hotel in Christiansburg area, plus the Campbell residence and nearby businesses. A. C. Barnes, manager, was rescued in critical condition amid typhoid fever. Damages reach about 10040 dollars with 44,000 insurance. Roanoke fire crew turned back as Phoenix Furniture hose aided control. Authorities probe explosion cause.
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Washington Post
Richmond
Cambria
Virginia
Christiansburg
Campbell
Harvey 3
Akers
8. E
Roanoke
Phoenix Furniture Company
Negroes Ordered to Move in Newport News Section
In Newport News Virginia Avenue area, white residents post red placards reading Negro, it is time to move and If you can t move today, you had better move tomorrow. The notices follow a white committee request for blacks to depart an eastern neighborhood.
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Newport News
Washington Post
Tragedy in Murphy and a Wedding at Holland
News from Murphy North Carolina reports Lex Battles shot two men, Benjamin Hyde and J J Stimpson, killing Hyde instantly and Stimpson later. Hugh Johnson was seriously wounded. A separate item notes an unplanned wedding at Holland with James Whedbee and Sallie Edwards. Other brief items cover a fatal farm accident in Mineral County and a young man’s arrest in Petersburg for beating his mother.
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Murphy
N. C
Lex Battles
Jenkins' Hotel
Benjamin Hyde
Cadiz
J. J. Stimpson
Rogersville
Tenn
Hugh Johnson
Marble
Hyde
J. J. Simpson
Disturbed by Brawl in Alexandria Cites Murder Cries
Washington Post reports a mass melee on King Street Alexandria near Prince and Royal streets after midnight. Men fought for nearly an hour in front of a lunch room while residents cried murder and police whistles pierced the night. Police redeployed to address reports of a far-off flight, an investigation planned to identify participants and bring them to court.
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Washington Post Bureau
King Street
Alexandria
Prince and Royal Streets
Royal Street
No Bail for Simmons in Attack Case in Police Court
William H Simmons, a young man, is held in a witness room at police HQ after arrest on a warrant for attacking Violet McIntire 18. The case may be called in police court today with the victim and her brother expected to appear or a continuance sought.
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William H. Simmons
Violet McIntire
Hore
Quantico
Goods
Simmons
Virginia A C overwhelms St Dominics in 22 to 3 rout
Virginia Athletic Club crushed St Dominic s 22 to 3 as Evans, Crom, McIntyre and Triplett led offense. Pitchers Jones and Cooley split duties. multiple players contributed hits and scores in a lopsided baseball game at Dom m.
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Vaac
Abekoab
Dom
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Crom
McIntyre
OlGanty
Wellch
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Quinn
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Stuart
Kearney
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Cowley
Jones
Dominic's
Hune—Evans
Maddox
Reynolds
Nev
Hilleary
Triplett
Cooley
St Dominic's
Walsh
Brees
Kau
Williary
Feynolas
Baas
Evant
Maqfox
Farenty
Amg O Eeilleney
Amg O Eeilleney Cous Piry Choley To Triplett By pitcher—By Cooley, Wig
Coalsy
Dugan and Smith
Geme
Navy Yard and Midways Split Capitol City League Game
The Navy Yard and Midways played a tight Capital City League contest, with the Midways taking a 3 2 victory after trading leads. Burke pitched 2 innings, and McMahon, Carrick, and Trowbridge contributed on offense as other names fill the box score.
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Downey
McMahon
Gio
Carrick
Torone Burke
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Pateamaark
Fiat
Hy Wa
Burke
Rhe
Ea Nuss
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O'Neill
Jevenne
Miles
Piars
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Trowbridge
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