Maryland Governor Escapes as Train Surges Past
During an August Springfield rally, Gov. Warfield of Maryland and Gov. Harris of Ohio narrowly escaped injury when a fast Big Four train passed three feet from their touring car. Warfield leapt into a barbed wire fence, Harris fled to the opposite side, while Gen. Keifer and President Kern tumbled from the rear. The party continued with an ovation at the Maryland Association of Ohio reunion, amid Maryland flags and songs. Warfield’s potential vice president bid drew early whispers, though he remained focused on Maryland events and plans for Peggy Stewart Day.
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Tail Delivery Frustrated at Wood County Jail
Special to The Warrington Fest Parkersburg West Virginia. Prisoners attempted escape from Wood County jail with Ben Craig leading a gang. Outside aid supplied a cold chisel and hammer. The men dug at the wall, removing bricks. with more hours they could have escaped. Craig, serving six months for unlawful shooting, is described as a desperate prisoner with a record of jail breaks.
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Parkersburg
W Vo
Wood County
Ben Craig
Craig
Bigamy arrest follows alleged second marriage case
In Baltimore Mrs Charles E Heath reports her husband’s bigamy after he wed Miss Alverta Eckenrode in Plessville yesterday afternoon. Police confirm the marriage. Heath, already married, faces inquiries from Mrs Heath’s mother, Mrs George S Fotell.
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Baltimore
Charles E Heath
West Lanvaleatreet
Alverta Eckenrode
Plesville
Heath
George S. Fotell
Maren
Feud Ends in Killing Near Sabillasville
George Smith a medicine peddler and former Western Maryland brakeman was shot in the back near Sabillasville. Frederick Diebold 19 years old and his father were arrested as suspects. A coroner's jury charged murder in Frederick County.
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Angerstown
Sabllasville
George Smith
Maryland
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Frederick Diebold
Janet
Sabillasville
Young Diebold
Diebold
Frederick Fall
Mt Savage Flood Repeats Causes Townwide Water Invasion
Mt. Savage was hit by another flood this morning as heavy rains returned. Brad ley Porter and Mrs. Mathds Hady's homes flooded while cellars filled again and a town section lay under water. Farmers face substantial losses from ongoing rainfall.
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Cumberland
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Bradley Porter
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City approves light franchise for new Alexandria plant
The Alexandria Electric Light Company signs a Unity lease with the city for a complete power plant project. Mayor Pai receives 5000 as the first city payment. Company officials tour sites and expect completion by November. total project cost near 76009.
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Fairfax Republicans Meet Delegates Elected to Convention
At a Fairfax County mass meeting on Wednesday delegates were elected to the Congressional district convention to meet in Alexandria on August 14. B. L. Bouton was re elected chairman. The delegation favored nominating J B Henderson to oppose Democratic incumbent John F. Rixey.
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Wild Leap for Freedom Ends in Gunshot Wounding
Lawrence Crawford, a Black man, escaped from Norfolk County jail in Portsmouth after leaping from an upper window. Three bloodhounds pursued him through sheds and yard stairs until a shot in the left breast from Jatier Hoft nagle halted the chase. He faced a housebreaking charge and was jailed.
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Norfolk County
Portsmouth
Lawrence Crawford
Crawford
Woman fears husband. barefooted mother seeks peace warrant
Mrs S Moorehead, in night clothes with baby, ran two blocks to her sister's home in Parkersburg W Va Aug 9. She stated her husband threatened to kill her and today applied for a peace warrant. Moorehead was placed under bond to keep the peace.
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Moorehead
Lyerly Barn Fire Ties Lynching to Murders in Salisbury
In Salisbury North Carolina, after the Lyerly family murders, a barn used by the lynchers was set ablaze at midnight. Police arrest George Hall G H Gentle and four others for murder in the lynching, with Gentle claiming help in lining up the mob. Court moves to continue the case and a special jury venire is ordered. The grand jury convenes with rumors of up to 100 indictments for aiding the crime as local troops maintain order. Governor Glenn arrives briefly, not interfering in the lynching probe.
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Iredell Blues
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Want Woodward Removed Formally Charged in New York
Formal charges of pernicious political activity were filed against Collin E Woodward deputy surveyor of the port and Republican candidate for leader of the Twenty third assembly district The charges were forwarded to President Roosevelt from Oyster Bay and to the U S Civil Service Commission for action The ex party committee of the Benton Republican Club claims to be the regular organization of the district It is alleged Woodward dispatched over 100 recently appointed laborers to intimidate enrolled voters to back him in the primaries
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Collin E. Wood- Ward
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New ‘Twenty-third Assembly
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Allentown Alderman Feigns Death Attempt After Short Funds
Special to The Washington Post reports in Allentown Pennsylvania that Alderman Alexander J. Fatzinger, missing for two weeks after a short treasury deficit at the Red Men and Waymakers, attempted suicide with a razor. He inflicted wounds but survived and hid at home until last Sunday night.
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Washington Post
Allentown
Alexander J. Fatzinger
Red Men
Conductor Seibert Killed By Train Near Chambersburg
Special to The Washington Port Hagerstown Maryland Aug 4 John Seibert a well known Cumberland Valley Railroad conductor and former yardmaster at Chambersburg Pa was instantly killed when struck by a South Pennsylvania passenger train in the yards at Chambersburg He had just brought his train from Harrisburg and stepped from the east bound track to avoid an approaching train and stood before the west bound train He had been a railroad man all his life His wife and four children survive him.
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John Seibert
Cumberland Valley Railroad
Chambersliurg
South Pennsylvania
Yates
Chambersburg
Seibert
Harrerstown
Ind
White House Dismantled for Major Restoration Work
The White House undergoes extensive interior and exterior renovations with carpenters painters and plasterers working through September. The East Room Blue Room Red Room Green Room and private dining room receive new cream paint and exact fabric replacements while the colonnade is enclosed with glass and the public entrance expanded. Col Charles Bromwell oversees the project and keeps cost details private.
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Dore
Orgital
Lear
Charles 8. Bromwell
New Labor Party Formed In New York City
In New York a new Independent Labor party was formed at a meeting called by the Central Federated Union. About seventy five members from Greater New York labor unions attended. The union plans to establish labor party organizations in each assembly district and elect three club delegates to form the party's general committee.
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New York
Independent Labor Party
Central Federated Union
James Hatch
Greater New York
Aany
Hatch
Woodruff denies deal over renomination
Former Lieutenant Governor Timothy J. Woodruff said he has not spoken with Governor Higgins or anyone for him about renomination. He asserted the state party chairmanship or U S Senate seat could not be the price of any political deal and noted his ties with Senators Platt and Depew rule out a possible candidacy. In Missouri, Edward B. Clements was nominated for Congress, First District. Nebraska Republicans nominated Ernest M. Pollard for re-election in the First District.
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Timothy J. Woodruff
Higgins
Woodruff
State Committee
United States
Platt
Depew
Depew Preclucts the Possibility of Him Being A Candinnis
St. Louis
Edward B. Clements
Congress
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Auburn
Nebr
Nebraska
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Ton
Defends Filtration Plant: New Orleans Safe From Typhoid
Prof Rudolph Hering, engineer who helped plan Washington water filtration, doubts typhoid in Washington stems from the water and says New Orleans’ filtration system differs. He notes Washington uses a slow filtration approach with far less gallons per acre than New Orleans plans, and asserts the Washington plant could render water practically pure if properly operated.
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Washngton Post
New Orleans
Rudolph Hering
Washington City
Washington
Hering
Fuller
Baltimore man held for robbing judge in Pittsburg case
Louis Goodman aged twenty two was arrested in Baltistre Md on charges of assaulting and robbing Judge William G Hawkins of the Orphans Court at Pittsburg last week. He admitted pawning the judge watch but claimed it came from a man whose name he could not provide. A letter found on him warned him from a Pittsburg friend. Police believe he heads a gang behind the judge assault.
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William G. Hawkins
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Mayor Den ny Found Guilty In Ranch Theft Case
W M Denny banker and mayor of Williston North Dakota was convicted of receiving stolen cattle and horses tied to a Montana cattle rustling ring. The Valley County charges allege he led the gang and disposed of the loot. He faces sentencing after a two-ballot jury result and remains on bail of 2530 dollars with an appeal anticipated.
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Bride and groom released after hotel theft arrest at Oakland
Samuel Pierce and his Salem West Virginia bride were discharged in Cumberland Maryland after a Grafton arrest on charges by a hotel owner of stealing hotel room items including brass bed knobs. No incriminating evidence was found on them. they threaten legal action against the hotel man.
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Samuel Pierce
Salem
W. Va
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Oakland
Woman Attempts Suicide on Broadway in Despair
A well-dressed young woman named Nellie Nadall, said to be from Pittsburgh, Pa, attempted to take her own life at Broadway and Forty-second Street by swallowing carbolic acid. She is expected to recover. A West Forty-sixth Street house resident reported despondency over unemployment.
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Tragic upheaval as Odessa League linked plot unfolds
Two unknown attackers target Mangen a peasant leader amid Finland Parliaments turmoil. Widespread arrests claim principal union members. Bombs seized near St Petersburg laden with six pounds of dynamite. Guard regiments return to summer camp as imperial plans unfold and mutiny sentences loom.
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Fighting between Tartars and Armenians in Caucasia kills 700
The afternoon papers report 709 persons killed or wounded in renewed fighting between Tartars and Armenians in the Shusha district of Caucasia near St. Petersburg on August 9.
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Army Service Corps Scored in War Stores Scandal
London Aug report by royal commission on South African war stores finds losses totaling about 36,000,000 due to mismanagement and incompetence rather than fraud. It criticizes several officers and public servants and accuses some noncommissioned officers of taking bribes. The commission cites a breakdown of coordination and a lack of business training in the War Office.
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Submarine Telephone Trial Across Lake Constance
A submarine telephone test under Prof. Puma’s system ran Aug. xix with cable between Friedrichshafen in Württemberg and Romanshorn in Switzerland. The line spans seventy miles, depth up to eight feet, and is claimed by Siemens Halske for Bavarian Württembergian and Swiss telegraph departments. No results public yet. Lithographers Strike Nears End. Baltimore reports the two week strike over. all but one union member may settle soon after eight hour day demands.
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Apitero Cream Claims Boost for Brain After Heavy Meals
A user advises trying Apitero cream after heavy meals to improve brain clarity. The claim suggests digestion diverts blood from the brain, reducing function, and that applying cream improves noon alertness and breakfast readiness. No evidence provided.
Apwezo cereal promises iron rich nutrition for all ages
Apwezo is advertised as the complete food containing all essential elements for growth and health. It bills itself as suitable for the elderly, children and busy professionals, claiming to supply red corpuscles and iron in natural vegetable form. The cereal is described as crisp and delicious with strong branding and wide availability.
WANTED TO SEE ENGINE JUMP
Two Italian boys about fourteen were arrested near Geneva New York on charges of attempting to wreck the Black Diamond Express on the Lehigh Valley Railroad. Police say iron on the rails caused the engine to jar and stop. one boy confessed plans to see the engine jump. The case proceeds in Police Court Saturday morning.
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Woman Robbed of 3500 in Mount Vernon
Mount Vernon Ohio Aug 9 report that Mrs Matilds Foote of Fredericktown was robbed of 2.80 in gold coin she had hidden at home. She withdrew the money to buy a farm and was robbed while in Mount Vernon securing the deed. Sheriff Clements pursues the thieves with bloodhounds.
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Fredericktown
Mighty line of war ships in Labor Day review
The navy plans a grand pageant at Crater Bay for Labor Day with likely over 11 ships in the review and about 15,000 sailors. The President will approve the plan before public announcement and Mayflower will host the review with Admiral Dewey and Assistant Secretary Newberry possibly in attendance.
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Rhode Island Battleship Makes Final Navy Test Sail
The battleship Rhode Island, among the newest and largest, sailed from New York for a final acceptance trial by a board of naval officers. It has already passed builders' trials, posting a speed record of 9.04 knots.
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Rhode Island
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Warburths New Command Assigns MacArthur to Columbia
Orders issued by the War Department assign Major General Arthur MacArthur to temporarily command the Department of the Columbia with headquarters at Vancouver Barracks Washington. He relieves Major General Adolphus W Greely from that post and Greely shifts to command the Northern division at St. Louis Missouri.
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Count Gleichenen Returning From Fort Riley Inspection
Function City Kansas August. Provisional brigades drill for attack and defense with all camp troops involved. Count Gletcher military attaché at the British Embassy departed for Washington after several days inspecting the camp and troop work.
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Washington
ARMY ORDERS AND DISTRICT NEWS FLASH
Army orders detail transfers and duties for officers in the Cavalry and infantry units. Major Crawford sustains a slight wound from Igorrotes while serving in the Philippine Constabulary, and Colonel Reagan is buried with full honors at Arlington. Beacons light Morocco signaling tribal mobilization amid looming Sultanate clash. Emperor William honors Frau Krupp with the Order of William.
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Two Hurt by Automobile in City Crash
Wealthy businessman Francis A. Davis rested in Tendertown police custody after a late afternoon collision on Thirty-eighth Street and Broadway left Grace King critically injured and Margaret Ellsworth with minor injuries. Davis posted bail and moved on toward Yonkers with his wife and daughters as King remained in New York Hospital in serious condition.
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Lillian Russell to Race Horses Under Mr Clinton Stable
The actress will begin racing next spring at Benning under the stable name Mr. Clinton. Navy blue colors with a white star will identify Mist Russell, a horse bred in New Zealand from Carbine stock. The press agent reports tight colts and international racing heritage.
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New York
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Native Women Bayoneted by German Soldiers in South Africa
A German officer and fourteen soldiers marching near a water pool in South Africa killed five native women after discussions about their danger. The Rheinischer Zech tung prints a soldier’s account describing the attack as bayonetting in a line formation, with five men before and five behind stabbing the women to death.
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Aged Colored Man Killed in House Fall
John Grigsby aged eighty two of 322 Grace Street Northwest fell down stairs at his home and died at Georgetown University Hospital where a broken neck was pronounced.
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Piano clearance sale slashes prices to move stock
In September three weeks of clearance push to rid rental stock and shop-worn pianos before fall arrivals. Uprights from 45 dollars, mid-priced models 165 185 195 in rich finishes, with Chickerings Behnings and Price and Teeple coveted brands highlighted as orders arrive early. Don’t delay as stock will be shipped by electric train cars to replenish.
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