RB FOR CHAIRMAN EXPECTED TO DEFEND HUGHES
Former President Roosevelt likely to attend the Republican State convention in Saratoga next month and, if chosen as Nassau County delegate, to speak. He may serve as temporary chairman and defend Hughes administration and reforms to carry New York this fall. Senator Elkins optimistic about West Virginia victory. Pinchot delayed. several callers including Woodruff and Morris. Roosevelt Club invite extended for St Paul visit.
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Nassau County
Elkins Calla
West, Virginia
Pinchota
New York
Roosevelt
Saratoga
Col. Roosevelt
Lieya C. Griscom
Republican County Committee
Griscom
Gugcom
Hughes
Republican Party
Elkins
Stephen B. Elkins
Col Roosevelt
Mr. Roosevelt
Africa
Flking
Max
West Virginia
Pinchot
Gov. Rollins Woodruff
Connecticut
Robert C. Morris
New York Republican County Committee
A. J. Halbert
St. Paul
Halbert
Roosevelt Club
Col. Broosevelt
Chicago
Union League Club
Washington
Gompers to Fight Dalzell in Pittsb ur Next Thursday
Samuel Gompers of the American Federation of Labor will arrive in Pittsburgh next Thursday to oppose Dalzell in the next Congress race. Pittsburgh reports that Pt tt Black plans to run as an Independent for Congress from the Thirtieth district with Gompers blocking Dalzell’s bid. Black’s attorneys confirm the reshaping moves as Gompers leads the campaign. Also noted Jefferson City says Walter S. Dickey is asked to withdraw his resignation as Kansas City chaired Republican State committee, to serve the rest of his term.
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Cabot
Dr. Black
Congress
Washington
Pittsburg
Forn Dalzell
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Pittsbtrsom
Dalzen
Pi Tt. Black
E Ren
Gompecs
Flack
Dickey
Jefferson City
Walter S. Dickey
Kansas City
Republican State Committee
Ohio Keeps Herrick Trophy at Camp Perry in Tight Win
Special to The Washington Post. Camp Perry Ohio August 12 The U S marine corps life teams took second and fourth prizes worth 100 and 25 dollars while Ohioans held the Herrick trophy by one point 1689 to 1688 The U S cavalry earned third money 59 with 1479 and the U S infantry fifth with 1662 The navy team finished tenth and the Naval Academy teams fourteenth and eleventh with 1809 and 499 respectively Maryland scored 1496 placing tenth in the final tallies The first team score 214 by Cor Tora Bite and 210 by Sergeant Joyce led the marines while Edent Cot Winner of Ohio notched 220 and Cape AL Nissen Fifth Cavalry topped the governors match The regulars filled the top five places with Nissen 431 Sergeant Vaegka 330 Sergeant Higgenbowmann 220 Sergeant Wabistron 210 and Midshipman C K Mastin among the seven prizes
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Washington Post
Camp Perry
Ohio
U. S. Marine Corps Life
Herrick
Massachusetts
Iran
U.S. Cavalry
U. Ss. Infantry
Medi
Navy
Naval Academy
Maryland
Nets
Marines
Cor- Tora
Bite
Joyce
Edeut. Cot
Olio
Cape AL Nissen
Fifth Cavalry
Nissen
Vaegka
Higgenbowmann
Marine Corps
W. Dalby Smith
Marine
Six Chinese Starve in Car While Illegally Entering U S
Six Chinese men bound for New York's Chinatown were found half starved and parched in a New York Central freight car in Utica New York. They had no food or water for six days and showed extreme thirst and weakness. Police took them to headquarters and physicians treated them before turning them over to the U S marshal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Sportal
Washington Post
Utica
N. Y
Ang
United Stereo
Canada
New York
Chinatown
New York Central
Consela
Taft Aides Move in Republican Strategy for Tennessee
President Taft meets with Hitchcock and MacVeagh as Republican leaders plot gains in Tennessee and Ohio. Crane and Hitchcock conduct missions to shore up administration influence while negotiatings with independent Democrats for governor. Tariff board plans and postal savings banks are discussed as Harding prepares to enter Ohio campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Murray Crane
Massachusetts
Batinger
Aldrich
Warwick
R. 1
Crane
Frank H. Hitchcock
Republican National Committee
Beverly
Hitchcock
Tennessee
Independent Judiciary
Geor' Patterson
Austin
Newell Sanders
Lea Brock
Republican State Executive Committee
G. M. Henderson
New York State
Taft
Secretary of the Treasury
MacVeagh
Tariff Board
H.C. Emery
Chile
Warren
Ballinger Denounces Alaska Coal Cost If Mines Operated
Secretary Richard Ballinger addressed a Portland luncheon urging cautious conservation. He argued extreme conservation risks government ownership, noted Alaska coal reserves of 15 billion tons across 1 200 square miles, and claimed Alaska coal could supply Portland at 2 to 4 dollars per ton, with current Alaska land laws criticized as inadequate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portiani
Oreg
Secretary of the Interior
Richard A. Ballinger
Commercial Club
Secretary Ballinger
Hotr
Ballinger
Alaska
Corr
British Columbia
United States Navy
Pacific
Pocahontas
West Virginia
Portland
Woman recounts assault in Benning road incident
Catherine Blunden 24 of Capital Heights Md was taken to Casualty Hospital after claiming three men in a rubber tired buggy attacked her on Benning road near 8 pm. Two suspects were seized late last night by Ninth precinct officers. one was released and another denies mistreating her. Police continue search for a third man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catherine Blunden
Capital Heights
Casualty Hospital
Springs
Central Avenue
Benning
Benning Road
J. G. Delmlaco
Bowen Cassell
Ninth Precinct
Lieut
Falvey
Wuery
Fees of Indians Vastly Violated His Instructions
George F. Scott ex Choctaw treasurer testifies before a congressional committee that he paid warrants totaling 750000 dollars and discusses contingent fees tied to McMurray contracts. He notes Interior Department objections, offers of bribes, and the broader fee structure that enriched attorneys at the expense of 22000 potential claimants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George F. Scott
Congressional
Interior “Department
Scott
McMurray
Congress
Gore
Scott Ent
Secretary of the Interior
Cat Hobo Rides Train From Cincinnati to Newcastle
A Maltese cat rode the fast Cincinnati Chicago train known as the Red Hummer from Cincinnati 100 miles to Newcastle on the tracks, hiding beneath a Pullman car. Conductor and trainmen watched the feline ride to Chicago as an omen of good luck, with the cat still on the tracks when the train departed Newcastle.
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Cincinnati
Newcastle
Ind
Chicago
Washington Post
Pennsylvania
Worth $10,000,000 Capt. J Calvin Martin Nationally known coal operator sent to sanitarium
Capt John Calvin Martin a wealthy coal operator and Civil War veteran was declared lunatic in Paterson New Jersey and committed to a Totowa private sanitarium. He believes his wife Emilie Doolittle Martin is dead and that New Jersey Governor Fort seeks him. He founded the Martin fund for Christian education and endowed it with 2.5 million dollars and established Emilie D Martin Hospital and Training School for Nurses in Portage Pennsylvania.
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J. Calvin, Martin
Washington Post
New York
John Calvin Martin
Paterson
Totowa
N. J
Justice Hunt
Martin
Emilie Doolittle Martin
Capt. Martin
Martin Fund For
United States
Portage
Emilie D Martin
Whooping cough feared for former Postmaster General Gary
Baltimore August 12 reports indicate Mgr Gary once served as Postmaster General may be suffering from whooping cough. The nine year old patient’s age makes physicians monitor the case closely as they await a positive diagnosis while observers note the unusual illness in a man of Gary’s stature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary
Washington Post
Baltimore
Mgr
Bristow Hits Back on Intercontinental Rubber Grip
The speech argues that the Intercontinental Rubber Company controls Congo land and rubber supplies, backed by the Ryans Guggenheims and Rockefellers. It accuses Aldrich of benefiting from tariff boosts while denying self-interest, and claims higher rubber prices hurt American consumers amid reduced imports.
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Mexico
Iis
Aldrich
Intercontinental Rubber Company
Congo
American Congo Company
Africa
United States
Guggenheims
Thomas F. Ryan
Hp, Whitney
Onsanaonuvn vi Wa Nope Cohan Grany Ig
Rockefeller
Ryan
Mr. Aldrich
Ryans
Rockefellers
Cannon
Kanasag
Emporia
Drexel Highest Flyer Sets World Altitude Record
Aug 12 Paris and Lanark reports confirm American aviator J Arm strong Drexel reached 6750 feet in a monoplane, with Walter Brookins at 6173 feet in Atlantic City. Drexel described cold air, lubrication issues, and a clouded descent after a six minute climb of 500 feet. Latham won the Falca prize with a 4 hour 18 minute flight over Paris from Bouy to Issy. Lesnin injured after a 100 foot fall near Charlegol.
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Lanark
Scotland
J. Armstrong Drexel
Walter Brookins
Atlantic City
N. J
U. S A
Cobbinshaw Loch
Paris
Hubert Latham
Latham
Charlegol
Belgium
M. Lesnin
Sues City for Wifes Death Over Defective Sewer
Mount Vernon New York August 12 Joan M Kaires of Mount Vernon files suit in supreme court against the city for damages alleging a defective surface water sewer allowed contamination of adjoining premises. He says the polluted water sickened his wife caused her death and damaged his house and shop foundations. He links the deaths of a neighbor Mat Donahue and his wife and daughter to the same sewer failure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Vernon
N. Y
Washington Post
Joan M. Kaires
Supreme Court
Kaires
MatDonahue
Judge M. C. Saufley Found Dead in Stanford Stable
Michael Chrisman Saufley, 68, judge of Kentucky’s Thirteenth district court and former associate justice of the Wyoming Territorial supreme court, was found dead in his Stanford home stable this morning. A renowned Kentucky lawyer, he was appointed to the Wyoming bench by President Cleveland in 1888, two years before Wyoming became a state.
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M. C. Saufley
Kentucky
Lexington
Michael Chrisman Saufley
Thirteenth
Kentucky District Court
Wyoming Territorial Supreme Court
Stanford
Wyominx
Cleveland
Broker Goes to Cell in Alleged Dupe Case
A Washington Post report notes William Wintermute, a broker and banker, was arrested and arraigned in Federal Building on large mining stock fraud claims. Bail set at $5,000 amid protests of excess, with investors seeking remedies and more defendants appearing as evidence and ledgers are seized.
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Washington Post
New York
William T. Wintermute
Wintermute
Post Office
United States
Shields
Max Kohler
United States District Attorney
Ofice
Kohler
Kinkaid and
Reddy
Boy Firebugs Sentenced to Twenty Years in Brooklyn
New York August 12 Two youths aged 16 and 18 were sentenced to twenty years each by Judge Fawcett in Brooklyn after pleading guilty to attempted arson. Over three months fires of suspicious origin plagued Williamsburg tenements, with bombs used to start blazes. The boys confessed amid police suspicion of a boss figure and were told the long term was unavoidable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Fawcett
Brooklyn
John Borig
Michael Cardo
Willamsburg
Judge Fawcett
Woman Stabs at International Charity Congress
Copenhagen August 12 A Russian woman delegate Zakarowska attempted to stab Commodore Peano acting chairman and Dr Lede of Paris. Lede was only slightly injured. Zakarowska was confined to a lunatic asylum. She was known for past similar plots against former French president Jean Casimir-Perier.
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Copenhagen
Zakarowska
Commodore Peano
Rome
Lede
Paris
Mme, Zakarowska
Jean Casimir-Perler
France
WOUNDS GIRL KILLING SELF IN Newark Shooting
Newark, Aug 12 John W How ard a young traveling salesman shot and fired at Miss Ida Bell Shay who had rejected him The bullet struck her in the right arm another bullet went wild She was not seriously hurt The shooting occurred in front of Miss Shay s home Dr Joseph Smith of the Naval Hospital fell and injured his knee while alighting from a Capital Traction car and was taken to the naval hospital by automobile
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newark
N. J
John W. Howard
Ida Bell Shay
Joseph Smith
United States Naval Hospital
Naval Hospital
Gaynor
New York City Hall
James J. Gallagher
Jersey City
Gallagher
Hotels list of guests by city across the United States
A long OCR list shows guest names and pairs at hotels in Boston Chicago New York Philadelphia Pittsburg California Connecticut Georgia Illinois Indiana Kentucky Massachusetts Maryland Missouri Michigan New Jersey Ohio Tennessee Texas Virginia and other states. The compilation records travelers at St James Willard Ebbitt Ra leigh and other hotel names with numerous individuals and couples including Surnames Haleher Cocke Gast Williamson and more across various cities.
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Boston
W. H. Bacon
St. James
James EH. Folex
Raleigh
Chicago
Miller Belfeld
Mrs
B. Busenberg
W. E. Goldsmith
H. J. MaNen
Shoreham
Thomas
Jeronimo Crowley
Witlara
York City
H. Aplington
Arlington
A. Hal Miss
M. G. Mulford
Mulford
J. Parking
Harry Dora
Wareld Pletcher
Edwin G. Turk
J. P. van Hook
M. A. Bowen
A. L. Rogenaur
J. Eatw
al Dillon
John F. Reagan
James P. Vincent
Ebbitt
Malge
Trege
van Rensselaer Adams
Acthar Wright
Ewell
J. L. Ewell
J. V. McGlore
T. W. Thompson
F. Mandell
C. McCain
Charles B. Towers
Willard
Philadelphia
G. Neil
Murray Bayer
M Dougherty
W. A. Sawyer
George
G. ‘Lee
HG. Weatherling
Wiliam Gorman
H. Lawson
EF. Dalton
Riggs
Jera Wal-iamson
Charles I Kent
George W. Rameey
Willard Pittsburg
D. D. Calvert
Wife
J. W. Milligen
California
H. D. Lombard
Los Angeles
Connecticut
W. A. Smith
New Ha
Kentucky
W. H. Wheeler
Lexine
Ton
Ira Julian
Frankfort
Massachusetts
Alfred Woodward
C. L. Hammond
Laswell
Maryland
W. G. Menchine
Baltimore
Thomas F. Snouse
Cumberland
J. G. Earle
M. “Moore
Willach
Pani Harricon
Montclair
Allan Besny
Newark
Dayton
Wilard
Tennessee
John C. Knight
George F. Rowell
Chattanooga
Texas
J. C. Mimime
Mre
Clacz Gell
Mexs St. James
Aubrey
el Paso
Virginia
W. L. Wilson
Richmond
Mayor Gaynor Recovers Amid Gunshot Wounds and Explanations
Reports detail the mayor’s condition after the attack, noting a bullet lodged in the sphenoid bone and the risks of removal. Bulletins say he slept seven hours, remained comfortable, and gradually improved with nourishment, while officials plan regular condition updates.
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William J. Arlitz
M. v
Charles
N. Dowd
Adamson
William J
Arlin Z
Charles N. Dowd
Carrington Reveals Tricks Behind Spiritualist Tricks
Hereward Carrington, New York investigator and Musa Pina manager, staged an expose at Berkeley Theater detailing how wax hands, bells, mandolins, and tasseled hacks were faked. He exposed the methods used by mediums and claimed Palladino surpassed all others in deception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
New York
Hereward Carrington
Musa
Pia
Palladino
Valladino
Berkeley
Carrington
Mr. Carrington
Prince Stoned by Boy Attacked During Auto Ride to Stresa
The Duke of Genoa and Prince Udine were struck in the face by a boy while traveling by automobile to Stresa to visit the duke’s sick mother. The assailant fled to a house, police are investigating, and the car resumed its journey amid threats. Nearby reports note a separate blaze destroying 63 autos at Maxwell-Briscoe Garage in Albany as Maine summer society circles plan to form an aero club after Bar Harbor events with prominent financiers backing it.
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Waenington Peat
Rome
Duke of Genoa
Udine
Stresa
Tan
Boston
Mass
Bers of
Maine
Summer Society
Albany
N. Y
New York
Maxwell-Briscou
Army of Aero [ Company
Lark Street
Nants
Bar Harbor
Aero Club
Washington
Jt |Mberaby
Wendling Silent in Gell As Bloodstained Clothes Shown
Joseph Wendling, wanted for the murder of Alma Kellner, arrived in Louisville after a 14,000 mile continental chase led by Capt. John P. Carney. He smiled at a crowd outside police headquarters, refused questions in court, and was jailed with his wife allowed to visit later.
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Louisville
Joseph Werldling
Alma Kellner
John P. Carney
Wendling
Evansville
Ind
Carney
Union
Commonwealth
Huffaker
Bii
Wendling Aron
Spanish miners riot in Bilbao strike violence
Spanish miners in Bilbao, the Biscay capital, clash with authorities. During the night they cut railroad lines and attacked a mineral train injuring several crew members. Troops repelled a march on the Alcats mine and artillery was mobilized outside Bilbao to meet the emergency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madrid
Bilboa
Biscay
Alcats
Bilbao
Tremor Record From U S Weather Bureau
Tremors were recorded on the U S Weather Bureau seismographs on Thursday with three preliminary shocks at 11 36 a m 21 29 a m and the main event at 11 42 a m The total duration was 32 minutes 1 second and the center roughly 2100 miles from Washington likely in Central America or off the Mexican coast
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United States Weather Bureau
Washington
Central America
Mexico
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Dent
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Okla
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House of Representatives
J. FB. McMurray
Department of the Interior
Department
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Cat Hobo
Bristow
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Guggenheim Smelting Trust
Drexel
W. T. Wintermute
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Brisoner
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Judge
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Ida Shay
Dr. Smith
David H. Greer
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Mer. Mooney
Jariey
Garrington
Paladino
Bar Harhar
Prince
Duke of
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Jeanne Towler
Brewster's
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