Chicago Police Close On Stensland Trail
Chicago investigators press forward as Capt O'Brien reports positive leads on banker fugitive Stensland. forged notes tied to Milwaukee Avenue Bank losses exceed 3.6 million. collateral missing. warrants against cashier Henry Wooffering issued. arrest considered imminent with police pursuing a large flight plan and shipments linked to Stensland’s escape.
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Washington
Neago I
Stenal
Chicago
Arlen
Detective Bureau
Stensland
O'Brien
Cart Grasshedld
Burton Place
North
Clark Street
Grassfield Savery
Stonsland
Henry Wooffering
Marius
Rickeby
Kurste
Paul G Stersland
Milwaukee Avenue State Bank
Died notices adrift across New York area and beyond
A garbled obituary list mentions deaths and services for Amanda Modimn in Washington DC, Annie Bd helavad of Watlam Tat n, and others including Jown WeCalla Uot Ds Horalg, Frederick Tark, Carl Theodore, and Dessie Cormise. Entries reference ages, locations such as Mount Street, Port Wentworth, Walkersville MD, Ceres CA, Rochester, and Washington DC, with funeral plans and newspaper notices.
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Opas
Lake Tarla
Cub
New York State
Amanda Modimn
Isk Lawn
Mashington DC
Edward ¢ Tean
Annie
Helavad
Watlam
Mt Street
Porthweton
Intormont
Artington Coneter
Dold Unc
Walkersiill
Wecalla
DS Horalgh
Edma
Snaderly
Ceres
Frederick
Tarks
Nademnbls
New York
Drooktys
Vollian
Carl Thpodore
Sri
Ruwbiam Yonlen
Washington DC
Walter B” Walls
Getmaster
Roval Ia
Insurance Fight Begins in Earthquake Clause Case
San Francisco August 14 the Rosenthal Shoe Company versus Williamsburg Insurance Company opens in Superior Court Judge Hebbard presiding Insurance firms seek postponement to coordinate test cases and demand jury trials while plaintiff argues issues cannot be settled by a single test case The shoe company lawyer announces a formal jury demand. case set for August 27
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Hebbard
Rosenthal Shoe Company
Williamsburg Insurance Company
Woman Fights Fiend in Dark-Fose Home Invasion
A masked intruder broke into Henry Davis’s Baldwin area farmhouse at night, struck him with an ax while he slept, then assaulted Mrs Davis who fought back fiercely. Mrs Davis screamed for help as neighbors with dogs hunted the fiend. Davis lies critically injured. The neighborhood riles for swift justice as the attacker remains at large.
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Jacksons
Henry Davis
Baldwin
Slashed Girl Attacked in Prosperous Town Near Greenwood
Miss Jenne Brooks, a twenty year old store owner’s daughter, was slashed across the throat and fingers by a negro named Bob Davis. A posse of about one thousand men hunts the assailant, who may be lynched if captured. Davis’ brother faced a twelve year old assault conviction.
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Greenwood
Jenne Brooks
J. P Brooks
Bob Davis Brooks
Davis
Workmen charged with peonage in Atlanta railroad camp
In Columbus Georgia August 14 a US commissioner bound over Q Campbell superintendent A I Bradshaw general foreman J D McKoy and J Fason foremen and William Matthews commissary of the Atlanta and Birmingham Construction Company in peonage case. Laborers brought from New York say they faced chain gang threat to cover transport costs. A witness testified a man was whipped for refusing work. Contractors deny the charges. trial continues tomorrow.
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Columbus
A Q Campbell
A I Bradshaw
J. D McKoy
J Fason
William Matthews
Atlanta and Birmingham Construction Company
Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic Railroad
United States
Nathan A Brown
New York
Onel Mitness
Sultan Still Very Ill in Constantinople Word of Gravel Illness
Constantinople correspondent reports the sultan remains seriously ill despite official claims. Servants bar access, exact condition unclear. An impeachable authority says gravel with hemorrhages is the likely cause.
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Miawatch
Washington Post
London
Constantinople
Daily Mail
Michael Reilly Dead Retired Lancaster Railroad Contractor
Michael Reilly a well known Lancaster resident and retired railroad contractor died at his home in Lancaster aged 73. He did extensive work for the Pennsylvania Railroad Company including lines at Readme Readme Columbia and other county routes. Also noted is the death of M Dunn superintendent of motive power for the Pennsylvania Southwest system in Columbus Ohio from Bright’s disease.
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Lancaster
Michael Reilly
Thos City
Pennshanta Railroad Company
Readme
Columbia
Alientown
Reaume
Quarryville
This County
Columbus
Ohio
Ang
M Dunn
Mothe Power
Pennshania Southwest
Elected governor general of the Order of Founders and Patriots
Narrative brief lists multiple names and events from a wire service summary. Mentions a governor general election within the Order of Founders and Patriots of Merioy, death of Robert Booosevelt Guthrie Okie Au, and associates including H-W O Cromwell or Corney goserts of Oklahoma. Also notes an Aug 1 report from New York and references to a possible new political party in a Stanford context.
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Order of Founders and Patriots
Merioy
Robert Booosevelt
Guthrie Okie Au
H—W O Cromwell
Corney Goserts
Oklshoma
Redcoads
Oklahoma
George Lewey
Frantz
Othel
Tepeha
Buna
York
Leland Stanford University
Haas Cooperative
Chicago
Stephen A Croce
Rovers Hove
Jara
Cooke
Civult Court
Kersten
Grand Review and Crisis Shaped by Moscow Uprising
The piece reports the imperial entourage at Krasnoye-Selo for a guards camp review amid guards’ fortifications and restricted movement. It notes arrests of Moscow revolutionaries, seized printing presses, and explosive plans, plus court martial for M. Chipko. At Cronsdtadt and Minsk, authorities tighten control and push property rights stance with Stolypin’s agrarian alliances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St Petersburg
Nicholas
Krasnoye-Selo
St. Petersburg
Beig
Crimea
Tsarskoe-Selo
Peterhof
Livadia
Moscow
Kaiser Awaiting Edward at Friedrichshof Conference Promise
Aug 14 dispatch from Cronberg reports Emperor William arriving at Friedrichshof Castle with a large suite including Eulenburg and Jenisch as King Edward travels by royal yacht to Flushing. The two rulers are to meet Aug 15 signaling improved Anglo German ties and reduced earlier friction.
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Germany
Oppenheimer
Emperor Wiliam
King Edward
Castle
London
Continent
Port Victor
Bea
Flushing
Victoria and Albert
Edward
Emperor Willam
Staats Zeitung leader leaves 135000 to charity in will
Special to The Washington Post notes New York August Edward Uhi, president of the Staats Zeitung Association, died and left a will distributing 135000 among various causes. The Isabelle Hermanthan Institution receives 180001, reflecting his longtime interest in the organization and its work.
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Washington Post
New York
Augus
Edward
Uhi
Staats Zeitung Association
Isabelle. Hermanthan Institution
Ubi
Pope Encyclical Sparks Mixed Reactions Across Clergy
A pontifical encyclical on church rights triggers debate among clergy and officials over its effect on the separation law. Arch bishop Richard received the document for purification and church leaders indicate submission, while some fear religious strife and practical disruption to church operations. Government journals condemn the encyclical, urging liberal provisions of the law remain intact.
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Richard
Vatican
The
Temps
Friends of Religious Peace
Pontifical
Goca
Soldiers Kill Barkeeper After Army Search Incident
In Brownsville Texas on August 1 a battalion of Negro Federal troops from Fort Brown fired on Brownsville's Main Street after a search sparked anger. Barkeep Frank Natus died and Policeman Joseph Domingo was wounded as his horse was shot. The Twenty fourth Infantry Companies B C and L faced calls for removal to prevent further clashes.
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Brownsville
Tex
Leanvans
Fort Brown
Brownayilie
Main Street
Frank Natus
Joseph Domingo
Navy unveils new signaling system at sea trials
Rockport Mass August 14 The Atlantic Squadron led by Rear Admiral Robley D Evans practiced secret signal techniques during five days of maneuvers. Battleships searched for torpedo boat destroyers seen as a hostile force while the fleet experiments with a novel signaling method independent of wireless telegraphy flags and sirens.
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Rockmart
Mass
Admial Robley D Evans
Rockport Harbor
Japanese Midshipman at Naval Academy Suffers Typhoid Fever
Annapolis Aug 14 Kingiro Matsukata a Japanese midshipman in the new fourth class is in the Naval Academy hospital with typhoid fever. He is one of two young Japanese at the academy by special arrangement with the government of Japan. Five cases of typhoid are reported in the academy hospital. Two boys drowned in the Susquehanna River near Montgomerys Ferry Harrisburg Pa Frank Leffler son of Dr H H Letter a Millersburg physician and a Lewistown boy named Bishop were in the boat that capsized.
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Annapolis
Kingiro Matsukata
Naval Academy
Academy
Government of Japan
Naval Academy Hospital
Susquehanna
Harrisburg
Frank Leffler
H H Letter
Millersburg
Bishop
Lewistown
Susqueanna River
Montgomerys Ferry
Movements of Ocean Steamers Aug 14 Listings
New York reports show Barbarossa arriving from Bremen and Southampton and Greater Kurfürst, sailing for Bremen via Portsmouth and Cherbourg. Caronia sails for Liverpool via Queenstown and Sican Prince for Naples. Carmania sails for New York via Queenstown. Majestic 250 miles west of the area and expected at Queenstown by 3:40 a.m. Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse arrives from New York via Plymouth and Cherbourg.
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New York
Barbarossa
Bremen
Southampton
Greater Kur- Tuerst
Plsmouth
Cherbourg
Caronia
Liverpool
Queenstown
Sician Prince
Naples
Carmania
Brow Head
Majestic
Plymouth
Cher- Loure
Tariff Reform Battle Roars in Massachusetts 1906
Massachusetts politics rise over tariff reform with Governor Guild seeking renomination on a revision platform. Attorney General Moody to draft the platform while Roosevelt allies and Speaker Cannon influence the tariff stance amid a tense Republican contest.
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Digkinson
Iowa
Cummins
Friends of Tariff Reform
Massachusetts
Moody
Roosevelt
Gov Guild
Massachusetts Convention Promises Exciting Campaign View
Discussion centers on the platform submission to the Massachusetts State convention and a fierce convention fight. Advocates argue the struggle would aid Democrats regardless of nomination outcomes and Governor Guild's acceptance. The view suggests Massachusetts faces a more pivotal year than elsewhere.
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Massachusetts
Gov Guild
Longworth Gives A Dollar At Campaign HQ Visit
Rep Nicholas Longworth of Ohio visited the Republican Congressional Campaign Committee and deposited $1 to the campaign fund. He met Senator Foraker Representative Edward E. Taylor and Chairman James Sherman. He said he would seek re election and expect to win, noting possible opposition from Theodore Horsman and labor groups. He planned to return to Ohio with Mrs Longworth Thursday or Friday.
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New York
Nicholas Longworth
Ohio
Republican Congressional Campaign Committee
Longworth
Foraker
Edward E. Taylor
James Sherman
Theodore Horsman
Deglares War on Higgins Will Need Every Vote to Win
New York Republicans led by Mr Odell declare opposition to Gov Higgins renomination. Odell blasts Higgins as weak and warns the GOP must mobilize every vote to avert a Democratic win next November. He insists the party cannot afford another Higgins candidacy. Odell emphasizes no personal animosity toward Higgins.
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New York
Workington Post
Odell
Higgins
Higgins ‘For A Renomination, But It Was Not Expected That Mr. Odell
Higshe
Gov Higgins
Ofell
Bryan Going to Australia Visit Planned After Elections
Melbourne reports that William Jennings Bryan intends to travel to Australia and New Zealand, sailing from San Francisco soon after the November elections. The trip will last about ten weeks, solo, with itinerary still undecided. He expected to meet President Fallares, who regrets a brief stay in Pas prevents a meeting.
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Faris
Wilbem J. Bryan
Melbourne
Australia
San Francisco
New Zealand
Bryan
Fallares
Mr. Bryan
Pas
Mallieres
Ram- Koullet
May Unite on Bryan in Bryan Nebr Convening Fusion
Prospects for a Nebraska Democratic and Populist fusion emerge as both parties hold state conventions tomorrow in separate buildings. Democrats are poised to renominate Bryan as their presidential choice, and Populists may also declare for him.
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Lincoln
Nebr
Nebraska
Bryan
Nominations Color Multiple States for Congress
In Seward Nebraska James J Thomas was nominated by Democrats for the Fourth district. In Marysville Ohio Homer Southard is nominated by the Eighth district Democrats. Cedar Rapids Iowa nominates Robert C Stirton for Congress. Madison Wisconsin Republican John M Nelson is named for the Second district to fill an unexpired term. Memphis Tennessee party nominees include Harry B Anderson for Congress while urging Theodore Roosevelt for 1903 presidential bid. George W Gordon of Memphis named to succeed Malcolm R Patterson as Tennessee’s representative. Patterson later nominated for governor by Democrats.
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Connor
Massachusetts
Guild
Roosevelt
Gov
Old Bay
Whitney
Douglas
Congress
Henry M Whitney
Goy Guilé
Guv Cummins
Iowa
Hawkeye
Lodge
Representative Gardner
Gov Guild
Seward
Nebr
James JT Thomas
Marysville
Ohio
Crass
Homer Southard
Marynville
Cedar Rapids
Robert C. Stirton
Bis Louie
Forth Town
Madison
Wis
John M. Nelgon
Wisconsin
H.C. Adams
Memphis
Tenn
Repube Mean
Tenth
Harry B Anderson
Theodore Roosevelt
Malcolm R Patterson
Tennessee
George W. Gordon
Gordon
United Confederate ‘Veterans of
Ben, Hill
Landon C. Haynes
Patterson
Gen. Gordon
Gompers to Open Union Campaign in Maine
Samuel Gompers will begin the labor campaign against Representative Littlefield with a stop in Lewiston Maine on Saturday. He plans to travel the Congressional district next week visiting Rumford Falls Bath Waldoboro Rockland and Vinalhaven among other towns and will address trades union men at noon. Also noted is a list of officeholders condemned by the unionists and the Mantle Candidate to succeed Clark. Butte Montana Aug 14 Former United States Senator Lee Manile of Butter day announces his candidacy to succeed Senator Clark.
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Estete
Securi
Mexico
Reqia
Stensland
Olsen
Tore
Petter
United States
Miweukea Avenue
Coloness
Stersland Top
Srevalind
Ssarxont
Swves
Hamboo Wie
Stenst
Ir World
Hisnard
Iran
Dbarshan
Isaan Stensford
Gompers
Samuel Gompers
Iabor
Littlefield
Lewiston
Rumford Falls
Bath
Waldoboro
Rockland
Vinalhaven
American Federation
Mantle
Clark
Butte
Mont
Lee Manile
Butterday
Washington growth and realty push in DC area
The United States Realty Company markets large DC eastern district subdivisions with million square feet of ground and lot prices from 50 to 800 dollars. It promotes future Washington gains, offering free autos for site visits and noting buyers camped overnight for prior sales. Investors are urged to demand the prospectus showing Washington’s twenty year outlook.
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United States Realty Company
District of Columbia
Washington
Washington City
Capitol
Greater Washington
Democrats May Not Oppose Uncle Joe in Campaign
Friends of Speaker Cannon say Democrats have ceded the fight in the Eighteenth district. Under the new primary law only Republicans and Prohibitionists had congressional delegates, leaving Cannon with little organized opposition. He plans one district speech and focuses on anti labor bills, eight hour law opposition, and GOP prosperity messaging while touring Maine and key states.
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Cannon
Gannon
Labor
Congressional Committee
Organized Labor
Executive Council
Federation
Congress
Gomper
Little
Arkansas
Gompers
Maine
Myr Lattlefield
Sherman
Cannon Party
New York City
Philadelphia
Pittsburg
Buffalo
Chicago
Kansas City
St. Joe
Jim
Connecticut
Ohio
Indiana
Mussouri
Missouri
G Naces
Vane
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NCAGD
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Rochester Herald
Louis Republic Byracuse Post-Standard
Fall Pioni
Undertakers
W. R. Speare
F Street
N. W
William Lee
Wal Riner
George P. Zurhorst
Uadfrtaker
Rubalmer Funeral Partors
OL East
R. F. Harvey’s Sons
Funfrad Pirfctors
Smiptmers
Krtiy
Telantone
Gude
F St
Jewspaper
Husband
Wife
Fiend
Negro
Alabama Construction Company
Columbus, Ga
Sultan
Gzar
M. Chipko
Cronstadt
Crostadt
M Kuzmin-Karav- Jeff
Academy of Law
Gronstaat
Adlerberg Jorday
Nynor
Adlerberg
Minsk
Stolypin
Kaiser
Friedrichshof
Odessa
Ery
Whi
Pope Firm For
Barkeeper
Fort Brown Fire Valley
Brownsville Street
NAVY
Matsukata
Kalon Wine CO
Lath Street
Old Bay State
Gov. Guild
Dingley
Ines of Manufactures
Willam F Draper
Draper
Gov Guid
Monty
Deglares
Randle Highlan
Washington, D.C
Globe
Me Company
A. Ave
Uncle Joe
Organized
Manyon
O'Donnell Prug CO
S. E
Munyon Witch Maze Co
Phils
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