Chile's Ruler Dead After Health Trip Abroad
President Montt of Chile died in Bremen at 1150 local time following heart failure. He had left New York aboard the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse on August 9 for European rest after angina. Montt, born into a distinguished Chilean family, served 1896 to 1911 and was marked by financial reform and cautious foreign policy.
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Pedro Mogtt
Bremen
New York
James J Gallagher
Jim
Montt
Gallagher
Gaynor
Farawells of
Chile
Monte
Viontt
Tta
Bern
Oan
Spanist
Montensa
Gajnor
Eirnesth
Europe
Meart
Bad Nachen
Tin
Newark
Fede Montt
Ntti
Fermin Wwesco
Fo le Montt
Manuel Alonti
Chilean Republi
Tedro Montt
Chamber of Deputies
Nenod
Washington
Dsever Montt
Argentine
Senor Montt
Tim
Senate
Chilean leader Montt dies shocking diplomats
Word from Valparaiso says the Chilean legation will mourn. In diplomatic circles, Chandler Hale, Third Assistant Secretary of State, who headed the committee to welcome President Montt, expressed sorrow at the sudden death. He called Montt an able and sincere man and a lovable character. South America and the western hemisphere will be poorer for his passing.
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Valparaiso
Chandler Hale
Monit
Montt
Mr. Hale
South America
Western Hemisphere
Lieut Col Ames Punished In Janney Case Trial
Manila reports published findings of the Lieut Col Robert F Ames court martial over the death by self inflicted gunshot of Lieut Clarence M Janney at the Ames home. Ames was acquitted of conduct unbecoming an officer but guilty of drunkenness and sentenced to the loss of twelve numbers in his relative rank. Brig Gen Ramsay B Potts criticizes the court in his review. Ames has returned to duty with the Twelfth Infantry. The testimony described a quarrel between Janney and his wife at the Ames residence before Janney shot himself in the presence of Mrs Janney.
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Janney
Manila
Robert F. Ames
Clarence M. Janney
Ames
Ramsay B. Potts
Department of Luzon
John Pershing
Col
Twelfth Infantry
Lieut
Mayor Gaynor’s Condition Improves Despite Bullet Lodgment
New York Aug 16 Mayor Gaynor shows progress toward recovery after a gunshot wound. Doctors report near normal temperature and pulse and observe the bullet’s position in the pharynx with careful eyeing, with no infection. Secretary Adamson keeps a hospital office amid steady bedside care by Helen Gaynor and others.
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Mayors
New York
Gaynors
Gaynor
Robert Adamson
William J Arjitg
Victory for insurgent Hiram Johnson named for Governor
San Francisco Chronicle reports momentum favoring Hiram Johnson insurgent faction in a crowded Republican gubernatorial race. Charles F. Curry leads regulars with strong campaigns by Alden Anderson Phillip Stanton and Nathaniel Ellery backing Curry. Johnson leverages national issues amid a high pitch intra party contest.
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San Francisco
the Chronicle
Hiram Johnson
Charles F. Curry
Alden Anderson
Curry
Phillip
Stanton
Assembly
Nathaniel Ellery
Johnson
Chief of Police Yeager on Trial in Des Moines
Des Moines Iowa August 16 Chief of Police George Yeager faced a city council trial on charges of maladministration. The Iowa Antisaloon League accuses him of allowing gambling rooms to operate and failing to close saloons at a specified hour.
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Des Moines
Iowa
George Yeager
Iowa Antisaloon League
Yeager
Roosevelt Backers Probe Path to State Convention
Ex president supporters press for a path to the state convention as Roosevelt allies claim his speech would have harmed the ticket unless a clear cut progressive platform is chosen. Griacom counters that Taft would have blocked action.
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Griacom
Taft
Roosevelt Defeated in New York Convention Fight
Theodore Roosevelt faced the old guard as New York Republican leaders rejected him for temporary chairman of the state convention. Vice President Sherman was chosen instead, signaling a renewed party clash ahead of the September 27 Saratoga meeting and the primary battles over Roosevelt aligned delegates.
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New York
Theodore Roosevelt
Old Guard
Republican Party
New York State
Saratoga
Diamey S Sherman
Col. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Roosevelt Support Looms At New York Republican Meeting
William Barnes Jr of Albany urged opposition to Roosevelt for temporary chairmanship over direct nominations, while John W. Dwight also met with Roosevelt at luncheon. The committee chose Vice President Sherman as temporary chairman after debating Roosevelt's bid. Several notable NY Republicans backed Sherman, others opposed Roosevelt, and a Monday meeting was set for September 26 in Saratoga.
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Wiliam Barnes, Jr
Albany
Col. Roosevelt
Mr. Ward
Mr. Barnes
Dwight
John W. Dwight
House
Woodruff
State Committee
Mr. Sherman
National Administration
Timothy L. Woodruff
William J. Barnes, Jr
Sherman
Lloyd C. Griscom
Henry Mack
New York
Saratoga
Theodore Roosevelt
United States
William Henkel
George Wanamaker
Koenig
F. J. H. Kracke
William S. Bennet
Internal Revenue
Charles W. Anderson
Roosevelt
Michael J. Cady
William L. Ward
Luther B. Little
William Barnes
Insurance
Francis Hendricks
Public Works
George W. Aldridge
James W. Wadsworth, Jr
House of Representatives
Titica
N. Y
Y. M. I. Plans East Coast Council Consolidation
The final session of the Grand Council of the Young Men's Institute, Ohio jurisdiction, covering Ohio Maryland Virginia and West Virginia, approved consolidating all grand councils east of the Mississippi. The plan awaits the Supreme Council meeting in San Francisco on September 4. Officers elected include A. P Leonard President and Dennis A. Murphy Second Vice President.
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Catholic Society
Mississippi
Washington Post
Cumberland
Grand Council
The
Young Men's Institute
Ohio
Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
St. Mary's Hall
Mississippi River
Supreme Council
San Francisco
A . P Leonard
Youngstown
A. L. Brown
Roanoke
Dennis A. Murphy
Marshall
Walter McNally
Zanesville
Peter Haberkorn
Cincinnati
John R. Roth
George Daugherty
Wellston
James L. Kirby
A. L. Will
Frostburg
B. C. Byrnes
Trailed in Rice murder witnesses to explain before coroner
Cleveland Aug 16 A posse trailed two men suspected in the murder of William L. Rice to a swamp near Geneva on the Lake. The coroner's inquest resumed with witnesses including the Meyers Miller and Mott. Time discrepancies emerge as others say Rice's body was moved earlier.
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Cleveland
Ohio
William L. Rice
Clevland
Geneva-on-the-Lake
Mettle Davitt
North Madison
Geneva
Marshal Baker
van Hoosler
Boesger
Rice
Baltimore's Chief Puts Umpire Byron On Notice
Baltimore police shielded umpire Byron after a near riot at the bell grounds following disputed calls in a Rochester at Baltimore game. Chief Farnan warned Byron that any disturbance would end his umpiring in the city, and Byron planned to contact President Powers. The result: today’s game used double umpires, with Byron under Chief Farnan’s watch.
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Baltimore
Farnan
Byron
Astern League
Rochester
Bell Grounds
Farnana
President Powers
Roosevelt Letter Praises South and Predicts Growth Ahead
In a letter to Charles Hall Davis of Petersburg, Virginia, Theodore Roosevelt confirms he may attend the Southern Commercial Congress in Atlanta and stresses that regional rivalries fade as the South leads in constructive statesmanship and business. He urges more people to join with the right character to propel national prosperity.
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Charles Hall Davis
Petersburg
New York
Southern Commercial Congress
Atlanta
Theodore Roosevelt
Congress
California
Panama Canal
Atlantic
Pacific
South
Evades Primary in Jersey Declines Senate Bid
Camden leader David Baird, longtime Republican figure, releases a letter to former Gov. Murphy declining to enter the September 13 primary for United States senator. He objects to pledging to support any candidate with narrow primary appeal and notes low typical primary turnout. He urges focusing GOP efforts on the November governor and legislature races instead.
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Camden
N. J
David Baird
New Jersey
Franklin Murphy
United States
Baird
Murphy
John Kean
Edward Stokes
State Committee
Mob Menace Spurs Militia Move To Hinton
A mob of about 1000 in Hinton West Virginia delays removal of a jailed black suspect linked to the assault and murder of Mrs Alliss. Gov Glasscock orders three militia companies from Charleston to meet the prisoner’s transport and safeguard him, with soldiers deployed near Thurmond and the lumber yard jail as patrols seek to prevent lynching.
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Washington Post
Hinton
W. Va
Glasscock
Alliss
Quinnimont
Fayetteville
Wiseman
Charleston
Ailiss
Thurmond
Santo
Vi. Va
John Ailiss
Gey Glasscock
Armour & Co Contempt Claim Over Burned Books Case
In Chicago on August 16, Armour & Co officials face possible contempt as witnesses dispute the timing of destroyed stenographers notebooks. Alfred B. Onion, Armour general counsel, may be cited depending on proof that Balinski the janitor visited a woman friend August 4, tying to the Brand jury book destruction.
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Chicago
Alfred B. Onion
Armour & Co
John Balinski
Orion
Kenesaw M. Landis
Shaw
Mr. Onion
George M. Willetts
W. W. Shaw
W. A. Helander
Brand
Balinski
Onion
Allan Line Deal Denied by Canadian Pacific Officials
Authorities in Lonagn state there is no truth to reports of the Allan Line purchase by Canadian Pacific. They note a traffic arrangement exists with the Allan Line, tied to a last year’s control acquisition by Canadian Allan family members. Also mentioned is the Land of the Sky Excursion to Asheville, North Carolina, at $8 round trip departing Washington at 9 am from Southern Railway on August 2.
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Lonagn
Canadian Pacific Railway
Canadian Pacific
Allan Line
Allan
Atlantic
North Carolina
Agheville
N.C
Washington
Southern Railway
Cassel funds million to aid workers in memory of king
Sir Ernest Cassel announces a foundation of 1,000,000 dollars to aid poor Germans seeking jobs in England and poor British subjects seeking work in Germany. Patrons named include King George, Queen Mary, Queen Mother Alexandra, Emperor William, and Empress Augusta.
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Ernest Cassel
Edward
Berlin
Sir Ernest Cassel
England
Germany
George
Queen Mary
Great Britain
Alexandra
William
Augusta
Republicans Open Western HQs In Chicago Campaign
Chicago on August 16 reports the Republican congressional committee opening headquarters for a Western States campaign ahead of the November elections. Henry Casson, assistant secretary and sergeant-at-arms, John Eversman, secretary to Rep. W. B. McKinley, and H. D. Morton of Lacrosse lead the effort. no Democratic headquarters date set.
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Chicago
Republican Congressional Committee
Henry Casson
House of Representatives
John Eversman
W. B. McKinley
H. D. Morton
Lacrosse
Vivisection Probe Targets Government Agencies in Washington
Washington Humane Society officials press a police court case against government bureaus alleging vivisection on dogs bought at the District pound. They claim an instrument maker employed by the Bureau of Animal Industry fashioned devices for such experiments and pledge prosecutions once evidence is ready.
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Washington Humane Society
Bureau of Animal Industry
Naval Hospital
Hygienic Laboratory
Department of Agriculture
Humane Society
The
John P. Heap
Society
Melvin
Bureau
Walter Stilson Hutchins
Washington
Washington Post
Bandits Rob Passengers on Santa Fe Train Near Russell Fork
Two men boarded a Santa Fe passenger train at the Russell Fork bridge near Bauckiin Iho on August 16, held up and robbed two passengers. Luther Ryals a merchant from Ethel MO resisted and was beaten and shot. condition listed as dangerous.
Jury Panel Seen as Judge Orders Inquiry in Browne Case
In Chicago on Aug 16 Judge Kersten halted Browne’s retrial jury after 72 veniremen were dismissed for possible outside influence. Prosecutor Wayman and Browne counsel accuse a third party of pressuring jurors while investigators question witnesses.
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Chicago
Las O'Neil Browne
Kersten
Browne
Illinois
Charles J. White
Mr. Lorimer
United States
State
Wayman
Hns
P H O'Donnell
Emil Wennerberg
Kelly
Wennserberg
Keren
Swan Dahlberg
Dahlberg
A& Pot
O'Donnell
Erbstein
Ventremen
Ventreman
Hell
White
Veniremen
Mrs. W A Julian’s Jewelry Confiscated at New York Pier
Customs officers confiscated two bracelets and two brooches from Cincinnati socialite Mrs. W A Julian who arrived with her husband on the Kronprinzessin Cecilie. The husband testified the jewels were hidden on her person for safety and forgotten.
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W. A. Julian
Cincinnati
New York Pier
New York
Eustoma
W. A. Julan
Kronprinzess
Cecilie
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Roosevelt- Hughes
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