PAY POUCH STOLEN CHECKS CACHED IN SOUTH
Secret Service reports a Washington theft where a Marine Hospital Service employee’s pay pouch containing checks worth 774.47 was stolen from the Treasury building route via a bicycle and later the pouch and some endorsed checks were cashed in Southern banks. Forged endorsements appeared on several checks and some were cleared in Atlanta and Montgomery. The incident spans from August 3 to August 7 with witnesses and letters opened, but no funds missing beyond the checks. Police alerts issued nationwide as authorities trace the forged endorsements and cashing chain.
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Ichief Wilkie
Secret Service
Munday
Mackne
Marine Hospital Service
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Marine Hospital
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Penn
Slaim
Ente
Tex
Gisbursing
Rich
Linteastees
Hove
Trosler
Wesing
Riggs Bank
Alevandria
Atlanta
H Glennan
Marine
H J
E B Scott
R F Frovier
Auto strikes crowd at ferry injuring two children
A car owned by Adolph Lewisohn and driven by a chauffeur crashed into a crowd of women and children leaving the Staten Island ferry. Mrs James Ellis and two children Debrah and George Ellis were injured. Debrah suffered a concussion. George had a broken leg. Mrs Ellis and a Philadelphia man, Mr George Ellis, were also present. The事故 began when a safety clutch failed.
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Perth
Adolph Lewisohn
New York
Staten Island
James Ellis
Pleasant Plains
Debrah
George
George Ellis
Phiadelphia
Methodists In Session At Baltimore District Conference
Twenty five ministers and numerous lay delegates attend the annual Baltimore district conference of the Southern Methodist Church in Rockville Maryland led by Rev Beverly Bond. Committees for nominations for the ministry conference reports and resolutions were named with members including Dr Mitchel J H Kuhlmann Ernest L Woolfe and J Dulaney Enos Ray and George H Lamar. Circuits represented span Baltimore areas including Central Wilkins avenue Frederick avenue St Johns Emanuel St Paul and others along with Rockville and surrounding locales.
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Rockville
Baltimore
Southern Methodist Church
Beverly Bond
Bond
Mitchel J H Kuhlmann
Ernest L Woolfe
HI Fielding
George Hasel
L Kennard
W N Joliffe
J H L Bivens
Resolutions
J Dulaney
BH Wishtte
JW McNeil
Enos Ray
George H Lamar
Central
Wilkins Avenue
Frederick Avenue
St Johns-Emanuel
St. Paul
Cantervan
Arlington
Reisterstown
Brightwood
D C
Brentwood
Goshen
Gaithersville
Rockville, Potomac
Clarksburg
Frederick, Linganee, Brunswick, and
Wesley Grove
Titania Sunk After Collision at Charlotte Harbor
Special to The Washington Host reports Titania sunk at the entrance to Charlotte Harbor Lake Ontario after a collision with the Kingston at 3 o clock. Forty passengers were aboard the Titania with uncertain drownings. One report puts the dead at twenty.
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Washington
Rochester
Titania
Kingston
Charlotte Harbor
Lake Ontario
Taft Buys Prize Winning 16hand, 1200lb Stallion
Lexington, Aug 11 William H Yatt via an agent bought a plantation horse from Shelby T Harbison of Lexington. The prize winning horse, sixteen hands high and weighing 1200 pounds, won first prize at the Blue Grass fair and will be shipped to Mr Taft this week.
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Lexington
William H Yatt
Shelby T Harbison
Taft
Tortured in Mexico Made Pittsburg Puff of Third Degree Methods
Special to The Washington Post from Pittsburg reports two local men William Moffatt and Eddie Maloney were tortured in Mexico City to force names of partners. Capt Edward McGough relayed that nail tearing with forceps led to the capture of Chicago thieves James Russell and others. The tale warns American detectives that Mexican methods may exceed those seen in the United States.
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Pittsburg
Rio Grande
Washington Post
Moffatt
Maloney
Russell
Moffatts
Capt McGough
Mcwcen
United States
Mexico City
Moffatt and
City Arms to Kill Lynch Mob’s Purpose
Portsmouth Virginia August 11 news reports three militia companies called to patrol streets after a Negro assault on Mrs Catherine Powell 78 and the shooting of Policeman William Winnindgar. A race riot threat looms as crowds gather. Major Reed and Chief Tynan order militia to preserve peace while a bloodhound pursuit continues for the killer Strong who fled after wounding the officer.
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Washington Post
Norfolk
Portamouth
Milzabeth
Davis Reed
Catherine Powell
William Winnindeger
Powell
Portsmouth
T Tynan
Winnindegar
Reed
Seventy First
Virginia Voluneer Infantry
Tynan
Okuma Comments on U.S. Navy Rise and Japan
In an interview published by Hochi Count Okuma praises U S naval expansion while noting it views Japan as a rising world power. He cites Roosevelt’s speeches suggesting Pacific buildup targets Japan but doubts Roosevelt’s ideas will long shape American public opinion.
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Tokyo
Count Okuma
The
Hochi
United States
Roosevelt
Pacific
Japan
Obama
America
Brazil's Corner in Coffee Measures Loan and Export Caps
The state of Sao Paulo requests Congress authorization to raise a loan of £15,000 with guarantees by surtax on coffee and by hypothecating government coffee. It also seeks a law to restrict exports by increasing the export tax, setting limits of 9 million bags for 1908 09, 500,000 for 1909 10, and 10,000,000 for future crops. The ad promotes Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance assets and surplus figures.
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Sao Paulo
Congress
Rio Janeiro
Dynamite Placed On Track Ny Lonnie Reynolds Held
Special to The Washington Post from Danville Virginia August 11 Lonnie Reynolds a 17 year old Negro youth is held for the grand jury after a preliminary hearing in the mayor s court charged with attempting to wreck a Southern Railway passenger train by placing a stick of dynamite on the track He confessed he did it to hear the explosion and a later understanding of the offense is uncertain Two other Negroes charged with the same offense were acquitted and held as witnesses
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Washington Post
Danville
Southern Railway
Lonnie Reynolds
Reynolds
Man shot dead after craps game at Fine Beach
William Freeman, a Black man from Norfolk, was killed at Fine Beach when a craps game ended in gunfire. He had just won the money and was leaving for home when another player shot him, who returned fire as three others opened fire. Thirteen bullets struck Freeman, and two assailants were wounded.
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Washington Post
Norfolk
William Freeman
Fine Beach
Washingtonians at Gymkhana on Magnolia Beach
The Magnolia Beach event drew Washington society guests to boxes in front of the pavilion. Mrs T De Witt Lam mage hosted a merry group while Mrs C N Achet entertained a large party. Afternoon sport featured wealthier summer residents and close prize competition. As boxes emptied, society men joined a hunt through the woods for the suspected attacker of Mrs W T Cornell, aiding police as they pursued the alleged desperado.
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Washington Post
Boston
Magnolia Beach
Washington
T de Witt Lammage
C N Achet
Manolia Colony
W T Cornell
New York Society
North Shoe
King Edward and William Hold Frank talks on Europe at Cronberg
King Edward left Cronberg after a state dinner with Emperor William and their suites. Sir Charles Hardinge Baron von Jenisch and Sir Frederick Lascelles held morning talks while both monarchs debated the European situation. Naval program discussions are rumored but unconfirmed.
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Frederick Lascelles
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Edward
Isehl
Austria
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Friedrich Karl
Hesse
Greece
William
Ang
Friedrichehof Castle
Foreign Office
Baron von Jeniseh
Germany
Wiliam
Berlin
the Tagelatt Today
London
Aeke
Great Briain
Two Drowned at Cape May in Undertow Mishap
Two young New York women Margaret Mattergon and Katie Charles drowned at Cape May near the Iron Pier as high tides and undertow pulled them beyond their depth. Olga Schoenevil cried for help. rescuers were unavailable due to no lifeboats or guards on duty. Charles’s body was recovered. first drowning in two years at the location.
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Washington
Cape May
New York
Iron Pier
Margaret Mattergon
Katie Charles
Olga Schoenevil
Sehoenevil
Masterson
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Californias primaries show GOP majority in state and conventions
Early returns from California primaries indicate the Republican organization will hold a statewide and congressional convention majority over the Lincoln Roosevelt League. Democrats show the regular organization prevailing over the Theodore Bell faction.
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San Francisco
Cal
Lincoin-Roosevelt League
Theodore Bell
Troops from Panama Arrive to Preserve Canal Zone Order
The steamer Colon brought 163 United States Marines and officers to New York from Cristobal Panama. Capt W A Patterson led the party. The troops are part of the force sent to the Canal Zone to preserve order after the recent election.
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New York
Colon
Cristobal
Panama
United States
W. A Patterson
Canal Zone
Mundji Bey Takes Charge at Turkish Legation in New York
Turkish consul general Mundji Bey is appointed charge d affaires at the Turkish legation in New York pending a new minister. Mehmed Ali Bey, son of Izzet Pasha, denies instigating Armenian massacres as his recall follows a dent in Syrian leader’s fortunes. Mundji Bey’s arrival is expected today as the line of succession and staff changes are discussed amid diplomatic sensitivity.
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Uzzet Pasha
Mehmed AN Bey
United States
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State Department
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Mehmed Ali Bey
Izzet Pasha
Constantinomen
Werther
Mehmed Ab Fev
Myndji Bey
Mundji Bey
Mehmed Bey
Tazet Pasha
Commercial Tribunal
Izzet Pesha
Mehmed Ali
Young Turks Party
Mund@il Bey
Munafi Bey
Izzet
Turkey
Mundit Bey
Sidky Bey
Shmson Bey
Muyadji Bey
Leave Supper to Marry. Do Moore Weds Flor rie Ligon in Durham
Special to The Washington Punt reports William Do Moore of Currituck Virginia and Miss Flor rie Ligon of Clarksville Virginia married in Durham North Carolina on August 11. The couple faced difficulty securing a minister and left their supper to have the knot tied at the hotel. They returned to finish their meal.
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Durham
N. C
William Do. Moore
Currituck
Florrie Ligon
Clarkavile
President Roosevelt Copes With Busy Official Campaign Mail
At Sagamore Hill Oyster Bay New York President Roosevelt leads a high volume of official letters amid campaign activity. Acting Secretary Worster handles late evening sessions with a large mail portfolio while GOP leaders press for Hughes renomination. Roosevelt’s decisive view shapes major campaign moves from Oyster Bay.
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New York
Roosevelt
Washington
Oyster Bay
Executive Office
Loeb
Worster
Taft
Hughes
New York State
Hitchcock Stops Briefly on Way to Taft Meeting
Frank H Hitchcock, chairman of the Republican National Committee, halted in Washington for about ten minutes on his New York to Hot Springs trip to discuss the Taft candidacy. West Virginians will attend Hot Springs to resolve factional splits between Swisher and Beherr, with possible GOP steamrolling of dissent. Hitchcock denied using the steam roller against Taft and indicated he would travel to Tennessee later to address regional rifts and back a hard fight there.
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Frank H Hitchcock
Republican National Committee
Washington
New York
Hot Springs
Bir
Hitchcock
West
National Committee
Tennessee
Train wreck foiled by quick brakes near Bachmong Virginia
Special to The Washington reports obstructions placed on the track of the Western Railway about eleven miles from Ichra, near Bachmong, risking a derailment of a West Point bound train. The speed of the locomotive and prompt emergency braking prevented a ditching and possible injuries. Mention of an excursion and special trains on the Baltimore and Ohio line with stops en route.
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Xoat Bachmong
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Ern
Ichra
West Fotnt
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Parene
Philadelphia
Lehigh Valley
Staunton Man Convicted in Attempted Assault Case
Frank Richardson, a Black former convict, was tried in Staunton corporation court for attempted assault on Miss Beulan White. Evidence showed assault and possible robbery motive. Jury sentenced him to five years with $24 fine to be spent on public roads.
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Washington Post
Staunton
Frank Richardson
Corporation Court
Coroner censures railroad after fatal pedestrian case
In Suffolk Virginia on August 11, a coroner’s jury found negligence by the Norfolk and Western railroad after painter John Mellon, described as a negro, was killed when struck by an express train while an aide stepping a shifter failed to provide safety gates. The verdict assigns fault to the railroad.
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Washington Post
Buffolk
John Mellon
Norfolk and ‘Western
Hagman
Catholics for Nation Silipinos and Catholic Goals
Delegates at the Catholic Federation convention in Symphony Hall heard Bishop Hendrick of Cebu advocate fair chances for Filipinos and urged child labor limits, divorce condemnation, and Catholic public support. The afternoon report praised Catholic influence in Philippines rights and the indissolubility of marriage as national remedies, with Pittsburg or New Orleans as next meeting sites.
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Catholié Federation
Symphony Hall
Hendrick
Cebu
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N J
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Sixtieth Congress
Philippines
Foes of liquor in session shake Montgomery County area
Montgomery County Anti-Saloon League annual meeting in Washington Grove features William H Anderson’s talk attributing last legislature’s defeat of local option to a Baltimore boss and State Senator Beasman. Other speakers include Page Milburn Sumwalt Miller Bailey Branch. Samuel K Snively, a 40-year Baltimore physician, found dead in Williamsport due to asthma and heart disease. he served in the Union Army.
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Washington Post
Rockville
Montgomery County Anti-Saloon League
Washington Grove
Chautauqua
Alfred Wilson
Calvin Muncaster
William H Anderson
State
Anti-Saloon League
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Beasman
Mir Anderson
J. F Talhott
Page Milburn
Washington
John R Sumwalt
Benjamin H Miller
George Bailey
William HH Branch
Wrights Aeroplane Delights Le Mans Crowd In Brief Flight
Wilbur Wright of Dayton conducts a three to four minute flight at Le Mans drawing a crowd of about 3000. He circles the field three times at slow speed and descends within speaking distance to receive hearty applause before resuming the flight. French press praise follows with vivid portraits of Wright.
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France
Withur Wright
Dayton
Ohl
Wright
Paris
Preas
Aeronautic Experte
Wright Brothers
Wilbur Wright
Zeppelins Cash Plan Sparks Courtship of State Funds
Friedrich Schater reports opposition to a plan backed by Walter Rathenau to organize a national fund for Count Zeppelin. The scheme would place donations, wine, groceries and gifts under control to support Zeppelin’s airship experiments, with possible imperial approval unknown. Zeppelin’s aides vow to resist guardianship of the money and gifts.
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Count Zeppelin
Emperor William
Walter Rathenau
German Electric Company
Aero Club
Germany
Zeppelin
William
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