West Helps Close Offices as Republican Leaders Seek Unity
National Republican leaders including Frank Hitchcock head to Chicago to organize Western headquarters and push unity among Taft factions. A.Vorys under orders to coordinate campaigns with Hitchcock while Taft avoids local quarrels. Roosevelt to decide New York slate strategy.
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Republican National Committee
Washington
Union Trust Lanlciise
Toien
Chicago
Hairman Hitchcock
Hitchcock
Chatman Hitchcock
A. I Vorys
Taft
Hot Springs
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Mr. Varys
Hitchfork
Hieneeck
Prison for Wife Deserter Heard in Sessions
Special to The Washington Post New York Aug 1 The felony abandonment case against Charles E Lewis a dentist of 870 East 170th Street ended with a sentence of one year and ten months in Bing Sing The judge noted that professional men urged mercy but Lewis had to face the consequences of his act after deserting his wife Hygenia and two children and being indicted in Sioux Falls South Dakota prior to divorce proceedings
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New York
Disaere
Malone
Charles E. Lewis
East 170Th Street
Hygenia
Bing Sing
Lewis
Smething
Police guard Mehmed Ali Bey as threats loom in Washington
A police guard stood overnight at the former Turkish legation at 1810 Calvert Street after Mehmed Ali Bey received an anonymous death threat. Mundji Bey, the new chargé d’affaires, departed for New York to decide where to locate the legation, possibly making Washington his temporary home.
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Legation
Calvert Street
Sviventer
Mehmed Ali Bey
Wfe
Mehmed Ali
State Department
Post
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Americana
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Highlands
Tegation
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Constantinople
Catholics Denounce Liquor Trade and Abstinence Blues
New Haven Conn Aug 13 resolutions by the Catholic Total Abstinence Union denounce liquor traffic urge sanctification of Sunday and exclusion from church membership for those in the trade. Cable from Rome thanks the convention and blesses members Cardinal Merry del Val signs. Also reports 12000 Eagle scouts parading Seattle with floats bands and crack artillery.
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Conn
Catholic Total Abstainance Union
Rome
Hartford
Holy Father
Cardinal Merry del Val
American Fleet Guests Auckland Audience Praises Officers
Auckland leaders praise the American Atlantic fleet for exemplary conduct during a 2000-strong visit aboard the Louisiana. Mayor Meyers lauds crew sobriety as New Zealanders enjoy games, tours, and luncheons while admiring the ships. Roosevelt sends cordial replies and invites the fleet to visit New Zealand.
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New Zealand
H. A. Meyers
W. A. Prickitt
Ehip Relief
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Oyster Bay
Roosevelt
Admiral Sperry
Fieet
Executive Council
Dominion
Two Die In Auto Crash At Market Street San Francisco
A collision between an automobile and a trolley on Market Street and Van Ness avenue claimed two lives tonight. Readable papers on the victims identify one as C. J. Jones, a insurance broker, and the other as H. Beryea, believed to be a chauffeur, with both men partly identified from papers on their persons.
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van Wess Avenue
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Beryea
Deadlock in New York Twenty-Eighth District Congress Nomination
Oswego N Y August 13 Republican convention for the twenty-eighth district failed after ninety two ballots with no choice. Supporters of Tenac Hunt Jefferson Merrick Stowell Oswego county and Charles L Knapp Lewis county remained firm. A recess was taken till tomorrow morning.
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Oswego
N. Y
Tenac Tt
Hunt
Jefferson County
Merrick Stowell
Charles L. Knapp
Lewis Satinty
Stowell
Knapp
Bomb Plot in Bengal Wrecks Train Bombs Explode by Accident
Special Cable to The Washington anc from Calcutta reports a failed bomb plot in Bengal. Coolies clearing brush near Chandernagore railway embankment accidentally detonated two bombs intended to derail a train carrying Sir Andrew Frazer the lieutenant governor of Bengal. Aimed at disrupting service, the event underscores colonial security tensions in August.
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Calcutta
Chandernagore
Andrew Frazer
Leutenant
Bengal
Rich Girl Dead by Gas in Chicago Home
Special to The Washington Post. Frances Sholes, 22, wealthy and sociable in Chicago and Evanston, was found dead from gas asphyxiation in her mother’s home in Hyant on. Suspected suicide tied to despondency over a love affair or parents’ recent divorce. Father C. G. Sholes, former head of Sholes typewriter Co., lived in New York. Letters found on the floor prompted caution. jury open verdict advised by Deputy Coroner Reynolds.
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C. G. Sholes
New York
Hyanaton
Evanston
Alr
Sholes ‘Typewriter Manufacturing Company
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Reynolds
Hughes addresses Catholic school gathering at Cit Haven
Governor Hughes visits Cit Haven as headmaster Dr John Talbot Smith praises him and laments wealth focus. Hughes declares Americans are idealists and warns against cynical portrayals, urging leaders to stay aligned with liberty and incorruptibility echoing Revolutionary era values.
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Hughes
Summier
Chit Haven
John Talbot Smith
Lake Champlain
Samuel de Champlain
Bay
Curt Haven
Gov. Hughes
New York
Mberty
Defends Frogs to Judge Justice Goff in New York
A Swamp No. 1 Ancient Order of Frogs member from Smethport Pa writes to Supreme Court Justice Goff after his refusal to sanction a similarly named organization. He argues the Frogs are ancient and sublime and requests reconsideration to form a swamp in the city.
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Toad Hlh. Redfield
Swamp No. 1
Order of Frogs
Smethport
Shich
Goff
Supreme Court
Gott
Toad Redfield Saya
Commonwealth
Garden of
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Huge Bears Fight Ends in Fatal Graveyard Clash
A brutal bout at the Bronx Zoo pits Admiral the Russian bear against Mikado the Yezo bear. The fight erupts when rusted bars fail and Admiral breaches Mikado’s domain. Keepers intervene as Admiral bites Mikado, but the outcome is fatal for Mikado.
Taft Seeks Sturdier Horse for Comfort in Hot Springs
Taft aides report no publication comments on Bryan speech. Taft plans a Virginia rally and weighs a sturdier horse after an ankle issue on a Taft mount. Gen Edwards scouts a strong saddle horse as Hepburn and Schery weigh state support and committee questions.
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W. J. Bryan
W. J. Taft
Bryan
Taft
Virginia
Gen. Corbin
Washington
Clarence RD Edwards
Insular Bureau
War Department
Japanese Officer Kawakita Killed by Peking Guard
Peking reports the death of Capt. Kawakita from wounds after a guard detachment of the Japanese legation fired during a struggle to arrest him. The incident prompts protests from China over police action outside legation premises.
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Hin
Cane
Peking
Japan
War Office
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Iegation
Legation Guard
Runaway Grand Trunk Flyer Runs Four Miles in Calamity
In Battle Creek Michigan on August 13 engineer Charles Strang lay injured on the track while the fireman tended the tender. The runaway Grand Trunk flyer sped four miles with 200 passengers unaware. The fireman found the engineer missing from the cab after finishing his task. The engineer suffered multiple injuries including a broken arm and leg a crushed shoulder and a fractured skull. It is believed he lost balance leaning from the cab window.
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Mich
Charles Strang
Grand Trunk Flyer
King Edward Begins Water Cure at Mariënbad
King Edward leaves for Mariënbad to take the waters as Emperor Francis Joseph sees him off at the station. The next day the king arrived and prepared to start a daily cure at Martenhadt, marking a formal royal medical pilgrimage.
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Isebl
Edward
Mariénbad
Francis
Joseph
Taft Town Destroyed by Forest Fire in Montana
A forest fire spread to Taft Montana burning nearly all of the town except the post office a construction company warehouse a grocery store and a saloon. The loss is estimated between 360 000 and 1 000 000 dollars. The blaze reportedly started from the forest fire.
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Montana
Missoula
Mont
Taft
Wealthy Lincoln man shoots wife over talks in August incident
Lincoln Neb Aug 13 William Lush one of Lincoln's wealthiest residents fired four shots at his wife when she refused to talk to him as often as he wished. A bullet tore through her hair but she was unharmed. Lush then attempted suicide and was taken to St Elizabeth's Hospital.
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Cal
BH. J. Dutty
Dutty
Fred Dutty
Ada Lacomb
Lacomb
Bryza
Lincoln
Nebo
Wiliam Lush
Fred
Put Off Revenue Law Case Continues Nine Days
Cincinnati Aug 12 Judge Thompson grants a nine day continuance before hearing arguments on a temporary injunction sought by a distillery to retain branding of whisky by rectifiers as imitation whisky District Attorney McPherson sought three days due to the absence of Assistant Attorney General Gowler who would assist in the case
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Roosevelts Sagamore Hill Talks Stay On Hughes Nomination
At Sagamore Hill President Roosevelt and Rep W W Cocks discuss New York governorship renomination. No decision reached on candidate or convention. Cocks favors Hughes, notes anti H ughes sentiment in district reports. Ambassador Francis and others visit Oyster Bay as Greet accompanies them later.
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Francis
Oyster Bay
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Saratoga
Republian
Hughes
Herbert, Parsous
New York
William Barnes, Jr
Albany
Francis Hendricks
Syracuse
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State Committee
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National Conservation Commission
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Cuban Liberals Consider Fusion For Presidency
Havana Aug 13 executives of the Liberal party report Alfredo Zayas resigns as presidential candidate but remains party head. A fusion with Joze Miguel Gomez supporters is arranged, aiming Gomez as united Liberal presidential candidate. Conservative gains in municipal elections prompt this strategic move ahead of December race.
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Liberal Party
Alfredo Zayas
Joze Miguel Gomez
Senor Gomez
United Liberals
Kidnapped Heiress Aims To Wed In California
Ethel Ludwig escapes her mother in Chicago and speeds toward Palo Alto to wed Dr. Fred Fitzgerald, a Stanford chemistry professor. Otto Ludwig, her father, supports the match and waits in Palo Alto as Mrs Ludwig pursues the couple. The planned ceremony hinges on arrival times with the stage set for a quick wedding.
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Prof. Fitsgerald
Leland Stanford
Chicago
Pato Alto
Weahington Post
I. Morris
Fred Fitzgerald
Cooper Medical College
Palo Alto
Cal
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Fitzgerald
Avast
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Ludwig
Cornelius Reardon
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Witzgerald
Mra- Ludwig
Widow's Valuables Stolen From West Chesterfield Home
Mrs Persis Thompson, a widow, reported valuables worth 7000 missing from her house in West Chesterfield New Hampshire. She said 3900 in cash was hidden in a pillow case and trunk in the garret, after returning from a visit to her daughter to find a door burst open and shutters nailed from inside. Police, with sheriff and county solicitor, began search for the items and suspect entry by force.
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