Taft Seeks Harmony in West Move amid Crane Report
President Taft eyes closer ties with voters as plans unfold for a Westward reorganization. Crane reports and Longworth among aides considered for a “new order” while Ballinger and Norton influence Cabinet reshuffles. Taft aims for party unity before the convention with meetings in Beverly and a cabinet session planned for September 10.
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Fe battle futile in hospital for 18 months
Georgetown operation makes George Kelly a human marvel after 18 months in hospital. The heroic patient survived a unique surgical experiment but later fell to what was called the great white plague. Hans Albrecht's joint substitution, made after his death, stirred controversy. An Irishman with a German knee remained optimistic through lengthy treatment.
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Tafts Envoy Roosevelts Views Sought In 1909 Writings
A dramatic medical tale becomes a political thread as George A. Kelly dies at Georgetown University Hospital from tuberculosis after a famed surgery that grafted a kneecap from a dead man onto his leg. The operation, once hailed as a marvel, sparked ethics debates and drew Roosevelt and Taft connections into a broader political narrative.
Poison Allegations Surround French Author Berton
Paris Aug 14 The police searched Pierre Berton author of Zaza at Paimboeuf over an alleged poisoning plot involving his wife, son Claude, and daughter in law. Servants reported white powder on plates and a soup fed to a dog causing illness, prompting warnings from the family doctor and a later departure of the daughter in law.
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Four Killed on Schooner Phoenix Near Point Arena
A boiler explosion aboard the schooner Phoenix, traveling from Needle Rock to San Francisco with bark, killed four crewmen and injured several others. Captain Halvorsen escaped unharmed as the vessel wrecked and was abandoned. (Continued on Fourth Page)
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Big Tim Sullivan Hosts Six Thousand Newsies At Theater
In New York on August 14 six thousand newsboys gathered at a theater hosted by Tim Sullivan a former newsboy turned politician. Sullivan urged the boys to avoid drinking and lying, and to read a withheld newspaper to educate themselves, saying it could rival libraries and lift them toward equality with college graduates.
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Big Tim" Sullivan
El Paso Mayor Dies in Wall Collapse at Fire
El Paso Tex Aug 14 Mayor W E Robinson crushed to death by a falling wall while warning firemen at a big store fire. Fireman Todd Ware also killed and William Robinson and David Sullivan Germans injured likely fatally Mrs Robinson witnessed from across the street. Damage totals 225000 dollars.
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Excursion Train Crash Kills 32 in France
An excursion special from Bordeaux carrying 1,200 passengers crashed into a freight train at Saujon near Royan in drenched August 14. Sixty were injured, with many schoolgirls among the dead. A misplaced switch caused the disaster.
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Explosives Target Ohio Street Car Strike
Explosives were used in the Columbus street car strike with attempts to blow up West Side and South Side barns but charges failed to cause major damage or injuries. A worker shouted scab and was shot in the leg by a nonunion conductor. a woman rider on an East Side car was seriously hurt by a stone. Eight more policemen joined a mutiny against riding on cars. A report that Mayor Marshall aided the union was denied by Charles Miller, the union business agent.
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Mayor Gaynor Survives Fifth Day After Shooting
New York Aug 14 Mayor Gaynor continues to gain strength after a bullet wound. Doctors report no blood poisoning, two favorable blood tests, near normal temperature, and readiness to operate if infection advances. He rests well, takes nourishment, and requests to hear a choir of orphans.
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Taft May Make More Changes Envoy Sent to Roosevelt
The issue page lists multiple items including Taft planning further changes and an envoy being sent to Roosevelt, with other notes on notable deaths and political topics.
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Aristocratic Turkish Ambassador Dog Dodges Muzzling Law
Kiazim, a diplomat’s dog belonging to Turkish Ambassador Youssouf Zla Pasha, escapes the pound after being captured in a muzzling law enforcement incident near the embassy. The chase sparks talk of diplomatic friction and questions of immunity, with officials wary of international repercussions.
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Wrestler John Burton Charged After Fatal Choke
Alton Ill amateur wrestler John Burton choked two men to death during a quarrel in town. Gus Wentz and Lewis Weibrecht identified as the victims. Burton, reported as 6 feet 3 inches tall and weighing 22 pounds, claims the men attacked him and is under arrest.
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White City in Ashes Vast Crowd in a Panic at Fair
Brussels Aug 14 The White City of the 1910 exposition burned with Belgian and English sections destroyed and American and other pavilions damaged Two killed and about 30 injured with estimates of losses reaching 10 million dollars Fire started by a spark from a telegraph line and spread amid high winds as guards attempted to clear a frenzied crowd at the Kermesse Thousands of visitors were driven back as flames consumed pavilions and priceless art and furniture along Avenue Solbosch and the Belgian exhibits were destroyed
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