Senator Frye Dead in Maine After Long Career
Lewiston Maine August 8 William Pierce Frye senior United States senator for Maine died today at his daughter's home after a long illness He had resigned as president pro tempore of the Senate but remained a senator His death follows a lifetime of public service and prompts questions on his successor and party balance in the Senate.
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Hobart
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Maine
United States
Willam Pierce Frye
Tielen White
White
Alice Krigks
Senate
Congress
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Reading
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Sherman
James
Senator Frye
Washington
Ellsworth
Eugenes
Tom
Toxo
Reagan
Johnson
Maine Senate Vacancy Watch Heats Up As Governor Chooses
The governor will appoint to fill the Maine Senate vacancy with two leading candidates from Patland James C Hamlin and E B Winslow both longtime Democratic figures. Other names include Representative McGillicuddy Justice Hanson Haley Gardner and ex Sheriff Pennell. The Senate shift would create a four Democrats two Republicans Maine delegation.
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E B. Winslow
Patland
McGillicuddy
Maine
George H. Hanson
Calais
George F Haley
Saco
Obediiah Gardner
Rockland
W. H Pennell
Senate
House
Frye
Hannibal Hamlin
Hale
Gates Dead in Paris Restoratives Fail in Crisis
John W. Gates the American financier died at 6:10 this morning in Paris after a long battle with kidney disease pneumonia and a new intestinal disorder kept alive with stimulants throughout the night. His death ends a meteoric career famed for big risks and big bets in iron wire and steel. He rose from a Turner Junction Illinois boy to head Consolidated Steel and Wire and the Hinds Steel Company and early on became the nation’s premier wire magnet. He faced fierce battles with the Standard Oil Company and built vast finance and industrial holdings before dying peacefully in the arms of his wife and son.
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Charles G. Gates
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Standard Ol Company
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Ilinois
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Illinois
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Isaac Elwood
DeKalb
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Elwood
Texas
St. Louis
William Edenborn
Thea Ellwood
Edenborn
Wash-burn & Moran Company
Springfield
Mass
Braddock
Consolidated Steel and Wire Company
Hinds Steel Company
Chicago
Lie
Downtown Site Urged for Government Emergency Hospital
A DC Board of Charities report urges absolute separation of public and private charities and recommends a government run emergency hospital in the business district. It proposes abandoning the current Emergency Hospital and selling Columbia Hospital to fund a centralized city hospital for indigents. The plan envisions emergency care only, with non indigents treated elsewhere, and notes possible legislation at Congress next session.
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John Joy Edson
George Washington University
Georgetown University
District of Columbia
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Congress
Georgetown Universit
Board favors closing Columbia Hospital for new Emergency Hospital
The board prefers selling Columbia Hospital to fund a proposed Emergency Hospital. Edson said the move targets the system, not any institution, and argues charities should be wholly private or wholly public to achieve economy in service and expenditure.
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Columbia Hospital
Edson
Heiress Uses Auto To Rush Mad Dog To Vet
Miss Laura Smith daughter of a wealthy contractor in Hubbards Hill captured her mad bull terrier Hunch in Stamford Connecticut when the dog showed hydrophobia symptoms. She placed the animal on the car seat and drove to a veterinary office three quarters of a mile away. The dog struggled and escaped when she stopped for help. police later shot the animal.
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Washington Post
Stamford
Conn
Laura Smith
W. Marble Smth
Hubbards Hil
Miss Smith
Girl and Priest Missing in Pittsburgh Search
In Pittsburgh on August 8 15 year old Katherine Sullivan and her priest fiancé Reverend Francis Donatella of Immaculate Conception Church have vanished. Michaid Sullivan and his wife ask police to locate them and return their daughter and the young priest who was ordained only weeks ago.
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Washington Post
Pittsburgh
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Sullivan
Katherine
Bonaventure Piscope
Immaculate Conception
Francis Donatella
Miss Sullivan
Father Donatella
Deceased Boy Threat Tied to Kidnap Ransom Demand
Antonio Mareno races against time as Black Hand kidnappers threaten to harm his son if the ransom is not paid by daybreak tomorrow. Police, including Italian squad detectives, hunt the unknown gang amid a volatile note promising violence to Mareno and his family.
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Antonio Mareno
Chicago
Mareno
Moreno
John Revere
Gault Court
Modesto Barona
Italan
Salesman cuts arteries after wife’s affection at lips
In St Louis, August report says Phip H Nickerson, a salesman, cut his arteries attempting suicide after his wife, three months married, hugged and kissed him constantly. He survived and blamed his wife for his breakdown saying affection wore on his nerves.
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Phip H. Nickerson
Maine Victim Buried in Naval Honor at Sea
The bones of Assistant Engineer Merritt from the Maine wreck were loaded aboard the North Carolina at Havana for shipment to the United States. As the cruiser sailed out, harbor fort flags were lowered to half mast and the ship lowered its flag in tribute.
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United States
Havana
Merritt
Maine
North Carolina
Pope Pius X In Severe Pain From Gout In Rome
Pope Pius X, aged 77, is suffering a painful gout attack in Rome. Doctors prescribe alkaloids and absolute rest, noting his heart and respiration are comparatively strong for his age though heat and a recent laryngitis strain weaken him. A cooler spell could aid recovery, but the pontiff remains bedridden with intense knee pain and restlessness at night.
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Cologne
Germany
Koelalsche Volks Zeitung
Former Suitor Slays Bride Then Killself in Los Angeles
In Los Angeles on August 8 Mrs Irene Grant wife of A J Grant was shot dead by Emil Holst who then killed himself at the Grants apartment Holst a former suitor had followed the couple from San Francisco and gained entry a note found in Holst pocket read When we cannot live together we die together Emil and Irene Grant had avoided him after his persistent visits Grant said Irene had only slight acquaintance with Holst, the tragedy ends a brief San Francisco romance.
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Grant
San Francisco
Emil
Irene
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Flying Fish Attack Men Off Coronado Islands
Flying fish in the hundreds pounced on lobster launch Audrey crew near Coronado Islands. Captain Selley and his son suffered injuries including a bruised head and cuts while nets were pulled. The surprise attack caused the loss of the entire lobster catch.
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Washington Post
Los Angeles
Cal
Selley
Audrey
Coronado Islands
Danger in treaties risks Monroe doctrine and South America
Hannis Taylor warns arbitration treaties with Great Britain and France threaten U S sovereignty in the Western Hemisphere. He cites Jefferson and Cleveland to argue the Monroe doctrine would be undermined by European dominated tribunals, urging Democrats to oppose Taft’s pact. The piece previews continued discussion on the third page.
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Statehood Bill Passes Senate Without Nelson Amendment
The Senate approved the New Mexico and Arizona statehood bill 53 to 18, defeating the Nelson amendment that would strike Arizona’s judiciary recall provision. Taft indicated he might sign if the amendment had failed, and the bill could become law without his signature, with two minor Senate changes on voting in New Mexico to be sent to the House.
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Minnesota
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Pennsylvania
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Crawford
Thornton Clapp
Eeemote Shively
Heyburn
Newlands
Mrs Owen Caught In Wiley Abduction Case Near Denver
Mrs Letitia White Owen, alleged founder of the American Boys and Girls Industrial League, was captured near Wiley Colorado with Marian Harris age 15. Denver police traced the pair through Leadville Lamar and Las Animas after a two month search ordered by Washington police. The girl reportedly prefers to stay with Mrs Owen who says the father consented and she will press charges against Harris upon return.
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American Boys and Girls Industrial League
United States
Marian Bernadette Harris
Wiley
Colo
Powers County
Harris
Las Animas
Owen
Denver
Washington
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Leadville
Lamar
Miss Harris
May
Sylvester
Colorado
James H. Harris
Sixth Street Southwest
Marian
Boston
Senator Frye Dead and Other Washington Highlights
The issue reports the death of Senator Frye of Maine and the passing of John W Gates, with notes on federal hospital favor, Black Hand threats, threats to peace treaties, and a statehood bill advancing. Other items include a woman abductor arrest, political inquiries, and congressional chatter across pages 1 and 6.
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Lincoln Highway
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Washington
Grasshoppers Hide the Sun Over Council Bluffs
A vast swarm of grasshoppers shaded Council Bluffs for over an hour. The insect cloud moved from the north toward the southeast at several hundred feet, believed to originate from Missouri River flats where hay is being cut. Millions settled in nearby cornfields, a rare invasion not seen in 30 years.
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Washington Post
Council Bluffs
Towa
Missouri River
Parrot Kills Cat In Fight Near Salisbury
In Allen near Salisbury Maryland a parrot killed Billy Bryan the village tomcat after a tree battle that began when a robin drew attention to the scene. The cat was badly wounded and lost an eye before dying on the ground while Polly the parrot, unhurt, aided by cries from the mother robin.
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Tf Robin
Salisbury
Billy Bryan
Allen
Robin
Open Reciprocity Fight In Manitoba Campaign Start
Dominion Minister of Interior Frank Oliver, in Winnipeg, opens the reciprocity campaign in the west. He argues reciprocity is the election issue and notes Quebec outside Montreal leans for reciprocity, while tariff changes occurred without referendum. He contends eastern manufacturers benefit if western producers have more money to spend on eastern goods.
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Frank Oliver
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Montreal
Parichament
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