Taft Faces Broad Political Readjustment In Washington
A sweeping party realignment unfolds as Nelson Aldrich Rhode Island Senator and Richard Ballinger Secretary of the Interior near retirement. Taft plans and aides shift focus toward unified leadership while Cannon’s speakership jeopardy and Aldrich’s influence fade amid charges and policy battles.
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Aldrich
Rhode Island
Ait
Beverly
Saint
Associated Press
Taft
Nelson W Aldrich
Rhode
Rilstow
Munich
Rhole Island
Vic Aldrich
Pamphlet Divorce Sparks Brooklyn Wife Tears
Brooklyn wives were tear stained as husbands received Reno divorce law pamphlets by mail. A former New York lawyer allegedly authored the pamphlet titled Divorce Laws of the State of Nevada, mailed to homes with telephones, provoking anger and accusations at breakfast across the city.
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Reno
Pecal
Washington Post
New York
Brooklyn
Nevada
New
Three Shot in Fatal Fight at Douglas Club
In New York on August 12 three white men were shot during a late night clash at the Douglas Club resort on West Twenty eighth street. Sixty participants, including whites and blacks, left two men in critical or dying condition and several others injured. Authorities report gunfire exceeding twenty shots and describe the assailants as East Side roughs seeking a confrontation with a Black resort patron.
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New York
Douglas Club
West Twenty-eighth Street
John McCarthy
Joseph Cryons
William Dehriens
East Side
Employer Quits City Police Seek DeLay Over Unpaid Wages
Washington contractor Harry De Lay, longtime figure on Pennsylvania Avenue, is wanted on a district theft warrant after disappearing last Saturday. About 50 or 60 unpaid bricklayers and several supply houses claim he owes roughly $3,000 in cash and $1,000 in unpaid bills. Creditors say he borrowed to cover payroll and left town, with local firms pursuing legal remedies and attempts to keep his departure out of public notice. De Lay is unmarried and about one year old.
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Harry de Lay
Washington
Pennsylvania Avenue
Capt. Boardman
DeLay
Lle
Liebman
Sixteenth Street
de Lay
Samuel Frazier
Nichols Avenue
Anacostia
Miller & Miller
Evans
John Miller Brick Company
H Street
Frasier
Mayor Gaynor’s Condition Keeps Improving in Latest Bulletin
New York reports show Mayor William J. Gaynor, shot Tuesday, continues to rest well and shows no sign of blood poisoning. Surgeons say the bullet may remain in place in the pharynx vault, with operation unlikely unless necessary, as anxiety and hopeful notes surface amid cautious optimism.
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New York
Gaynor
William J. Gaynor
James J. Gallagher
Arlita
Breweh
Parrish
Robert Adamson
Adamson
Mayor Recovers as Friends Grow Anxious After Medical Briefing
Reports indicate the mayor rests and shows recovery after bullet injury despite lingering doubt among friends. Physicians fail to fully explain the condition and the danger of blood poisoning remains, with no operation planned unless surgeons are forced to intervene.
Abruzzi Arrives in Europe and Seeks Kathe rine Elkins
The Duke of the Abruzzi reached Basel on Aug 9 and registered at the Three Kings Hotel before leaving for Baden Baden after sending a telegram to Miss Katharine Elkins. Paris reports claim Katharine Elkins and her mother arrived in the city from Baden Baden under assumed names and that the Duke and Marquis di Negroto plan to join in Paris the coming Saturday.
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Bazel
Switzerland
Italy
Three Kings
Serreto
Baden Eaden
Katherine Elkins
Continent
Mia
Stephen B. Elking
Katherine
Paris
Baden Baden
Art
Duke of the
di, Negroto
Money found in coat linked to Newark missing cashier
Mrs. Peter Lawson, wife of Eagle Manufacturing cashier Lawson who vanished two weeks ago with nearly $4,868, found $32.83 in an old coat pocket at home and handed the cash to police. Treasurer Badenoch confirmed the funds were part of Lawson's disappearing haul. no trace of him has been found.
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Washington Post
Newark
N. J
Peter Lawson
Eagle Manufacturing Company
Tuite
George Badenoch
Eagle Company
Lawson
2,000-Foot Fall Kills Balloonist at Asbury Park Meet
New York August 12 Benny Pring a 26 year old balloonist died after a double parachute drop failed to open sending him from 2000 feet His head was impaled on an apple tree limb as the crowd gasped Several spectators fainted nearby The accident occurred as 11 000 spectators watched Hoxsey a Wright pupil climbed to 2 feet in a diplane during the event.
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New York
Benny” Pring
Asbury Park
N. J
Pring
Wile Samuel Hartland
Newark
Hartland
Hoxsey
Wright
Five killed as auto train crash in Logansport Indiana
A Chicago and Erie passenger train struck a seven person automobile near Logansport Indiana. Five occupants died Mrs John Eckert Agnes Eckert Anna Wagner Mrs John Keip and Charles Lambert. Two others injured Carl Bucher and Louise Eckert. The party was en route to Lake Manitou.
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Erie
Loansport
Ind
Logansport
Chicago and Erie
John Eckert
Agnes Eckert
Anna Wagner
Indianapolis
Mra
John Keip
Charles Lambert
Carl Bucher
Louise Eckert
Logan
Bristow Responds to Aldrich on Rubber Tariff and Trusts
United States Senator Joseph L. Bristow of Kansas, in Milwaukee, accuses Senator Nelson Aldrich of hiding Intercontinental Rubber Company holdings and inflating rubber duties to aid controlled manufacturers. He cites company mergers, dividends, and stock ownership to argue tariffs favored trusts and hurt consumers.
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Milwaukee
Wis
United States
Joseph L. Bristow
Kansas
Nelson W. Aldrich
Winfield
Kans
Brieton
Aldrich
Interontinental Rubber Company
Bristow
Winfield, Kans
Payne-Aldrich
Mr. Aldrich
India
Intercontinental Rubber Company
Rubber Company
Mutinous Columbus Police Defy Mayor Over Car Duty
In Columbus Ohio on August 12 thirty five of the 140 officers refused to board street cars during a strike related drive to protect cars from nightly attacks. Mayor Marshall announced the mutineers would be dismissed tomorrow, while 137 special policemen were assigned. Some mutineers cited fear of lack of provisions from grocers and butchers or union ties.
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Ohio City
Columbus
Ohio
Marshall
Carmen
Bis
Columbus Railway and Light Company
Chamber of Commerce
Liner Sparta Collides In English Channel
London reports the Hamburg American steamship Sparta from Bombay to Antwerp collided last night with the Dutch steamer Hollandia from Amsterdam to South American ports. Sparta towed to Isle of Portland in sinking condition and beached. Hollandia returned to Amsterdam with a bow stove.
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London
Sparta
Bombay
Antwerp
English Channel
Amsterdam
Isle of Portland
Ampsterdam
Probable Winners Today in National Rowing Regatta
The Post picks six of seven winners in yesterday's regatta and notes the Arundels of Baltimore won the senior international four-oared shell by a length over the favored New York crew. Today's probable winners list Butler Argonauts Arundels Jackes Argonauts Nassau New York Miller NY A B Vespers Philadelphia. Weather forecast fair for Saturday with north and northeast winds and explicit tide times.
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Post
New York
Arundels
Baltimore
Butler
Argonauts
Jackes
Nassaus
Miller
Vespers
Philadelphia
Warrant Out for Contractor Mayor Gaynor Improving
Police revolt during strike and political shifts headline a turbulent issue. Balison and Desih names appear in reports alongside city affairs including a pending warrant for a contractor and Mayor Gaynor's health update while national regatta opens and suffrage actions surface.
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Balsinger
Gaynor
Bhistow
Aldrich
Balioon
Desih
Spain
Roosevelt
Braunton
Elks
Knights
Tsociety
29th Year Fatal To Them
Frederick W Cooper died in Atlanta at age twenty nine a death linked to a family pattern where his father and eight uncles perished in the same decade He had feared reaching thirty and had said he would live to a thousand if he could survive until January His typhoid illness was possibly worsened by obsessive thoughts about his family fate.
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Atlanta
Frederick W Cooper
Cooper
Heyburn Stops Dixie at Idaho Republican Meeting
Senator W B Heyburn of Idaho caused a stir at a Wallace reception for Representative T R Hamer by interrupting a medley that included Dixie. He proclaimed this a Republican meeting and demanded no such tunes. The musicians halted the tune and the mayor soon closed the meeting.
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Resents
Idaho
Seattle
Wash
W B. Heyburn
T R. Hamer
Wallace
Col. Hamer
Dixie
Mayor Hanson
SOLD BABY WILL BE DEPORTED
Mollie August aged 24 a Hungarian who recently sold her babe to Walter Edgerton known as The Kentucky Rosebud a negro pugilist was arrested on a government warrant in Wilmington Del for immigration law violation. The baby has been taken from Edgerton by Philadelphia authorities.
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Mollie August
Washington
Wilminngton
Del
Philadelphia
Walter Edgerton
Edgerton
National regatta crowds thrill fans amid close racing finishes
The thirty-eighth annual National Association of Amateur Oarsmen regatta on the Potomac featured fierce duels between U.S. and Canadian crews the Argonauts St Charles and Ariels racing in intermediate fours after a tense start marked by fouls. The ideal water and mild conditions plus a large turnout created a lively, high-stakes atmosphere as crews battled for speed and placement throughout the day.
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Potomac
Potomac Park Drive
United States
Canada
Washington
Firleh
Burke
Crescent
Philadelphiana
Penn
Argonauts
St Charles
Waltham
Ariels
St. Charles
Ariel
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Argonaut Rowing Club
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Fred Fuessell
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George ©. Carter
Minnesota Boat Club
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Mound City Rowing Club
Arundel Boat Club
Patomac Boat Club
Ottawa Rowing Club
Ottawa
James A. Keenean
West Lynn Boat Club
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J. B. Kelly
George Lewie
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Carl J. Mueller
Potomac Boat Club
Frank E. Davy
Uring
E. B. Butler
New York Athletic Club
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Sculla
John W. O'Neil
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Argonaut Flowing Club
Mehrhof
Nassaue
Detroit Boat Club
Detroit
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Mass
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