Twelve Bathers Drown in New York Waters
A mass drowning in New York waters leaves twelve bathers dead with several heroic rescues noted. Investigations focus on three drownings near Manhattan Beach and an eye witness who vanished. Names such as Morris Grouse and Martin Anderson appear among the victims, with divers and police from Coney Island Station probing the incidents.
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New York
Manhattan Beach
Coney Islami Station
Thia Instancs
Morris Grouse
Martin Anderson
Notice of marriages and death notices in major papers
A notice explains that marriage and death notices inserted in The Washington Post will be transmitted to and appear simultaneously in a list of newspapers the following morning, including The New York Times Boston Older, Buffalo Courier, Chicago Record-Herald, Philadelphia Public Ledger, Pittsburg Dispatch, Providence Journal, Rochester Herald, St. Louis Republic, byracush Fost-Standard, St. Paul Pioneer Press, Minneapolis Tribune, Cleveland Plain Dealer, Cincinnati Enquirer, 1914 F St. Northwest.
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Washington Post
NEW York Times
Foston
Buffalo Courier
Micago Record-Herald
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Pittsburg Dispatch
Providence Journal
Rochester Herald
ST. Louis Republic
Swim tragedies and a vast liquor sale at federal auction
Reports tell of a boy drowned in a swimming tank at a Coney Island pleasure park and another child Edward Moore seven years old drowned in the Hudson while attempting to board a barge. Sven Remsen thirty five years old also drowned off Yonkers. In a separate item New York announces a massive federal liquor auction on October 2 at Christopher and West streets. The sale includes thousands of bottles of wines and cordials, hundreds of gallons of post sherry and Rhine, post barrels, and many unclaimed packages from the year, to fund duty and storage payments.
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Harold Sailers
Jamaica Bay
Wiliam O'Keefe
Gravesend Bar
John Fistasin
Jersey City
Hudson River
William “Ag
Long Island Try
East River
Teschers
Coney Island
Edward Moore
Hudson
Sven Remsen
Yonkers
Sam
New York
Christopher
West Streets
Thele
Jerome Willing to Run for Governor If Nominated
District Attorney Jerome declared from Lakeville Connecticut that he would run for governor if the Democratic convention nominates him without conditions, pledging to obey his oath of office in letter and spirit. Jerome issued the statement to The Washington Post.
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Washington Post
New York
Jerome
Lakeville
Conn.j
Democratic Convention
William Travers Jerome
Higgins Seeks renomination and pushes fight from his side
Albany reports Governor Higgins plans to strike back at Odell and Platt after Saratoga, asserting the initiative will come from his camp. A prominent ally says Higgins would gain more from defeating rivals than from a large campaign fund. In Bulgaria, a mass meeting condemns Greek outrages and endorses reprisals, while Sofia approves rebuilding ruined houses before winter.
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Fight
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Allegany County
Odell
Saratoga
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Platt
Philippopolis
Bulgaria
Greece
Balkans
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Aniola
Manacled Negro Fatally Shoots Deputy in Alabama
In Birmingham Aug 19 deputy sheriff E A Abernatty of Littleton County was shot by a handcuffed negro prisoner who fired the fatal shot. The prisoner was in custody at the time and died shortly after the incident.
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Birmingham
Alm
E. A. Abernatty
Littleton
Bryan at Gibraltar Visits Fortifications Before Sailing Home
William Jennings Bryan visited Gibraltar fortifications today then went to the American consulate. He plans to sail home tomorrow on the Princess Irene. In Nanticoke Pennsylvania a clothing store and a dry goods store were destroyed by fire today, loss about 60 dollars.
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Gibraltar
William Jennings Bryan
Nanticoke
B. Rafael
M. TD. F. Coons
Arc
Dartally Fa&ured
Nation's crack shots to meet at Lea Open shoot
Fort Worth era era note: Forty teams from army navy marine corps and state forces prepare for a seven day national rifle competition beginning August 27 in Sea Gate New Jersey under the National Board for the Promotion of Rifle Practice and the National Rifle Association. Major prizes include a 4000 cash first prize and a King Edward like gold medal. The national team match and individual events attract about a thousand competitors with a dense schedule through early September.
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National Board For the Promotion of
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New Jersey State Rifle Association
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Marine Corps and Island Possession
National Board For the Promotion of Rhe
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National Rifle Association of Great Britain
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New Jersey Rifle Association
Practice March Of Cadets Starts From West Point
Tomorrow the battalion of cadets embarks on a weeklong march in the mountains east of the Hudson. Initiated by commandant Lieut Col R L Howze last year the drill is a valued part of the summer course with tactical problems that will be solved as daily battles. The miniature army includes cadets, field artillery, cavalry detachments, a long supply train and a battery of mountain howitzers loaded by mules.
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Washington
West Point
Hudson
R. L. Howze
Field Artillery
Yellow Fever Case Reported in New Iberia
New Orleans August 1919 report from President CG H Iron of the State Board of Health states one suspected yellow fever case in New Iberia. A 12 year old mulatto boy lives isolated. Drs Chassaignac and Archinald confirmed positive. Dr. Brady and inspectors pursue infection tracing with authorities taking charge to stamp it out.
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CG. H. Iron
State Board of Health
New Theria
Charles’ Chassaignac
PE. Archinald
New Iberia
Brady
New Westward Coke Field Rail Link Readied
Pittsburg reports a revived Pittsburg Connellsville and Wheel ing Railroad plans a sixty mile line from Wheeling West Virginia through Washington and Greene counties to Masontown Pennsylvania near Uniontown. A. A. Franzheim backs the project with millions and expects work to begin this fall, opening a new coke outlet by spring. About 76000 will be spent locally, with capital largely from New York.
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Washington Post
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Connellsville
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Pittsburg, Connellsville and Wheeling
A. A. Franzheim
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Flagship Maine Arrives in North River for Big Review
Rear Admiral Evans on the flagship Maine with Missouri Kentucky and Kearsarge arrive from Rockport to coal and grant shore liberty. They will stay in the North River until Saturday then sail to Rockland Maine for the Labor Day review at Oyster Bay. About 30 men from each ship will take twenty four hours leave Tuesday.
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Niagara Movement Auds Speeches Call for Full Suffrage in South
The second annual Niagara Movement meeting at Harpers Ferry Va ends with Rev Frazier Miller sermon and an address urging enforcement of the fourteenth and fifteenth amendments, abolition of racial discrimination in public accommodations, and rejection of Congress captious pledges. The group condemns Republican inaction and urges voters to question candidates on suffrage, while stressing nonviolence and equal rights for negro Americans.
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Minister dies after horse injures on road near Baltimore
Rev. Thomas Wood senior pastor of the Great Falls Circuit M E Church in Baltimore County was killed when his horse trampled him after the animal backed and bolted while the minister attempted to remove a stone from its hoof. The incident occurred on the Harford road north of the second toll gate as an automobile passed nearby. Wood, 55, was transported to a nearby house where he died of shock after recounting the accident. His wife survives.
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Black Hand gang suspects identified in extortion case
Police in Paterson New Jersey identify two Italians and two others tied to a Black Hand extortion plot aimed at Michashanada threatening disaster to his family. Indictments stem from a June robbery of John Cortez who lost 1600 dollars after he was drugged. Pietro Ravetti serves a Trenton state prison term. a fourth man remains at large. Castalano claims a short stay in the U.S. Rosaria says he was coerced by threats. Lanasa matter involves several men, one unfamiliar to Castalano.
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Agriacio, Castalang
Roméo Rosaria
Michashanada
Ohicg
Patergon
N.J
John ‘Cortez
Cortea
Pietro Ravetti
Trenton
Lanuse
Castalano
Rosaria
Rosario
Lanasa
Relics Sold From Negro Murderer Winder
A Baltimore camp meeting feature reports relics of the negro murderer Winder, hanged at Towson last April. Bits of his old shoes were sold for cents each, attracting superstitious buyers seeking luck charms and protection from evil spirits.
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Washington Post
Baltimore
Man Misses Mark in Early Morning Shooting Incident
Special to The Washington Fest Norfolk reports a young Norfolk man on Main Street fired a shot that went wild. Taken to the policy station he said only that he was sorry he missed his mark. An Italian bystander named A. Rina noted the incident with vague details.
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C. P
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A. Rina
Winchester Man Accused of Razor Attack on Ex Husband
Winchester Virginia on August 19 a man named Tobe Smith is charged with menacing and assaulting his former wife by allegedly slashing Mack White with a razor. White suffered severe facial injuries and is in hospital. Smith is jailed awaiting trial on the assault charges.
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Washington Post
Winchester
Mack
White
Tobe Smith
Smith
Railroad Watchman Killed at Cumberland Crossing
Wesley Canrad, 35, a Baltimore and Ohio watchman at the Virginia Avenue crossing near Cumberland, was killed this afternoon as he stepped aside for passenger train No. 74. His head was crushed. He leaves a wife.
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Washington Post
Cumberland
Wesley Can
Baltimore
Ohio
Virginia
Labor Shortage Hits Pittsburg Railroads Amid Growth
Railroads entering Pittsburg face a labor shortage as grain movement and seasonal demand rise. Wages have increased and age-based hiring limits have varied, but shortages persist. Western roads have been asked to help move crops, yet the supply remains insufficient to meet current and upcoming needs.
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Washington Post
Pittshore
Pittsburg
Gift for Empress Exploded At Pekin Show
Officials in Pekin report the gasoline tank used for a lantern show exploded during a moving picture machine demonstration by Tuan Fang, governor of Human Province. Rumors of attempted assassinations spread, officials’ residences are heavily guarded, and the incident reflects high nervousness in the capital.
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Tuan Fang
Human
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Clubs Must Pay Liquor Tax in South Carolina
A Washington internal revenue representative ruled that social clubs in Columbia and across South Carolina must obtain a retail revenue license if alcohol is stored or dispensed. The tax of 25 dollars applies to all clubs where alcoholic drinks are dispensed, with notifications going to clubs statewide. The ruling follows tests in court and aligns with similar state decisions, covering chartered and incorporated clubs as well.
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Columbia
8. C
South Carolina
Internal’ Revenue Department
Washington
Haa
Alexandria Fire Chief Petty’s Horse Purchase Appeal
A conference in Alexandria addressed Chief Petty’s call for funds to buy a horse for the fire department. City officials disclaimed responsibility, noting private insurers and agents contributed in various ways. The editor notes insurance rates could rise if the chief’s stance stands. A separate item reports Pastor Hail Apoplectic Stroke following a fall at St. Asaph Church.
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Man Crushed by Freight Train While Seeking Toothache Relief
Aug 18 in Cumberland Maryland reports William Beall aged twenty, escaping pain by leaping onto a freight train. He was thrown under wheels and killed. The event occurred about twenty miles above Quarryland, amid rough weather and limited witnesses.
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Cumberland
William ‘Beall
Quayberland
Landed on his head in fall from window
Nath at Michaelbacker son of a Jewish rabbi and visitor at a home for a lady fell from a third story window to the street. He landed mainly on his head and sustained only a two inch scalp wound, not expected to be serious.
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Mngton Post
Richmond
Nathat Michaelbacker
Clarksburg Defeats Wheeling In Tight 2–0 Baseball Battle
Clarksburg, W. Va., Aug 19 A hard fought game saw the Clarksburg baseball team defeat Wheeling 2 to 0. Batteries McLane and Vance for Clarksburg, Lang and Osborn for Wheeling. Also noted were reports of civil unrest and other regional notices including a pier project update and a railway conductors conference in Norfolk Portsmouth area.
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W. Wa
Wheeling Club
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Abd. Vance
Wheeling
Lang
Osborn
Burke
Engela Io
Washington Poets
Hagerstown
Maryland
Jas
Franklin
Jess
Speckes
Roe
Norfolk
Was
Mississippi
Portsmouth
Japanese Midshipman Matsukata Dies at Naval Academy
Kingiro Matsukata a Japanese midshipman at the U S Naval Academy died at 4 35 this afternoon after typhoid fever and an early morning operation for an ulcerous intestinal perforation. His brother Okahiko Matsukata a Harvard student and Count N Tuniguehl naval attache were with him. Dr James C Bloodgood of Baltimore performed the operation. Interment will be in Washington. Matsukata entered the academy three weeks ago under a Japan United States naval education agreement and was popular among classmates.
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Washington Post
Annapolis
Kingiro’ Matsukata
Naval Academy
Bat
Okahiko’ Matsukati
Harvard University
N. Tuniguehl
Washington
James C. Bloodgood
Baltimore
Matsukata
Japan
Lightning strikes Cumberland home injuring resident
A lightning bolt hit Albert H. Dowden's Cumberland residence injuring Mrs. Dowden who was knocked to the floor and rendered unconscious. The chimney collapsed and two rooms were torn up with Mrs. Dowden feared to have lost sight. Separately, the Army and Navy Union formed at London to honor Civil War and Spanish American War survivors, focusing on burial for soldiers not in other groups. In Winchester, Rev J A Hortheens assisted by Rev Dr J M Schick consecrated a new Centenary Reformed Church edifice, a Grecian styled building begun years earlier by Miss Anne Yelzenian, an invalid.
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Washington Post
Cumberland, Md
Albert H. Dowden
Register of Wills
Cumberland
Washington, Post
Winchester
J. A. Hortheens
Martinebure
J. M. Schick
Roosevelt
Washington
Cerstenary Reformed Church
Anne Yelzeiy
Mary Nichols, Early Fairmont Girl, Dies at 81
Mary Nichols, one of Fairmont West Virginia’s oldest residents, died this morning at age eighty one after paralysis struck her days ago. She holds the distinction of being the first girl baby born in what is now the city of Fairmont. Most relatives reside in the East.
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W.va
Mary Nichols
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