Robbery on Philadelphia Street Car Stirs City Crowd
Two highwaymen robbed a Schaum and Thurger Company employee of about $7,000 near the machine shops in Philadelphia. A pursing mob chased the suspects across open lots as one boarded a trolley car and, holding a revolver to the motorman, forced it to pull away. The satchel with cash was recovered in a vacant lot. one suspect was wounded, another arrested later at a suspect’s home. a second highwayman was identified as Anton Mojeski.
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Philadelphia
William
Mies
Schaum & Thurger Company
Ty Walter Pee| Hentt
Ayeat
John Puskkl
Tu. Schanm & Vile Or Company
Hicks
VcDonald
de Meandert
McDonald
Hickstot
Thes
Hauiy
Aeverat Mille
Sotorman
Alm
Anton Mojeski
Osickol
Auth Amt
Ene
MD Hick
Rabbi Sees Peace Toy Popular in Germany
Rabbi Leone Tox of Gutsburg urges a peace toy as a way to ease tensions. He argues Americans should allow German adoption of the device to gain recognition, while condemning warlike uses and urging constructive exchange at international conferences.
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Germany
Leone Tox
Gutsburg
Arg Suusts
Hague
Nikie Owaellee
Tos
Gerry Partielarly
Nuremberg
Harriman as Fisherman Meet The Weanington Pout
Harriman fishes off Felkan Bay in Southern Oregon catching a twenty pound trout. He enjoys the moment like a boy with his first fish as he launches his naphtha craft. The party’s catcher, echolco samples and dispatches reach friends from Weed to Provincetown amid a flurry of telegraph streams.
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Felkan Bay
Laks
Oregon
Murricani
Echolco Stecimens
Mettarriman
Tus
Howster
Hos
Provincetown
Sonstumy
Wall Street
Panic at Atlantic City Prompted by Practical Jokers
A fearsome stunt on the Atlantic City pier caused panic as a man yelled man overboard after a straw-filled dummy was hurled into the sea. Police and pier managers calmed a crowd of thousands. about four dozen women fainted and were removed to safety.
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Reue Oi
N J. Ans
Married at Jamestown Exposition Virginia Building
J N Walker formerly of Richmond and now superintendent of the Mutual Insurance Company of Virginia, and Miss Tao Virgins Lee of Tull NC were married today at 2 pm in the Virginia Stars building on the Jamestown Exposition grounds. The ceremony was arranged by W R Seribner with governor’s wife approval. they will reside in Portsmouth.
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Westinacan Best
Norfolk
J. N. Walker
Richmond
Mutual Insurance Company of Virginia
Mise Tao Virgins
Lee
Tull
N.C
Virgina Stars
Jamestown Exposition Grounds
Mias Lee
Carolina
W. R. Seribner
Bankstreet
Swanson
Virginia
Walker
Meade
L. Bala
Memories Methodint
Kerkley Ward
Portsmouth
Mail theft suspect shadowed as $250000 pouch robbery unfolds
Army detectives and postal inspectors scour the West for traces of a missing $250,000 mail pouch stolen from a Burlington fast mail train between Denver and Omaha. Officials deny knowledge of the crime as investigators pin the theft on Bell the motor mail thief, with conferences in Omaha and a nationwide search ongoing.
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Chicago
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
Denver
Colo
Oxford
Omaha
Nebr
Bur
Swston Railroad
Secret Service
Taaaay
Vostafikca Iampantora
Omah
Butler
Lincoln
Humphrey
Sioux City
Mellan
Bell
Philadelphia
Sauille
Omang
Post-office Department
Postu
United States
Omaga
Burington
St Ja
Express Packager
Nebraska
Mystery in Robbery and a Boy Nurse Dies
A young nurse, Frank Piter, aged sixteen, dies after nursing his feverish father and mother during a mysterious robbery in Thanet. Thieves stole documents and valuables from the editor’s home, forcing open drawers and desks while the family awaited help. The incident connects to a separate London affair and a Cambridge residence, with the boy’s nursing efforts noted in a tragic sequence.
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Washington Port
Pittsburg
Frank Piter
Jabortown
Washington Post
London
Thanet
Freight Wreck Kills One and Injures Fourteen at Hagerstown
In Hagerstown Indiana a local freight crashed into a wreck train on the Pennsylvania Railroad. One man was killed and fourteen injured as authorities investigated the disaster and examined papers in Calli Court believed to hold relevant political or financial significance.
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Hagerstown
Ind
Marke
Pennsylvania Railroad
Calli Court
Roscoe Freburo
Richmond
John Mcéummily
Gil
Joseph Myer
Joseph Gorman
AMR Lexan
Bronx Club Riot After Ice Cream Dispute Ends in Chaos
A Jefferson Tammany Club blowout at College Point turns violent as a dining pavilion riot erupts. A waiter struck by a water pitcher triggers a brawl involving 2000 inside and 4000 outside, with 150 injured and seven requiring ambulance care. Police restore order after arrests.
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Washington Post
New York
Jefferson Tammany Club
Louie J. Hatten
Bronx
College Point
Joseph Witsel
Point View Grove
Long Island
Frank Jordan
Walton Avenue
Tim Jordan
Brooklyn National Leszua
Haffenttes
Immunity expected for Chicago and Alton Railroad
Federal building in Chicago reports belief that Immunity will be granted to the Chicago and Alton Railway for rebates to Standard Oil. United States District Attorney Sims arrived to present the record to Attorney General Bonaparte. Officials say the path rests on whether the railroad admitted dealings with Standard Oil about tariff filings.
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Federal
Chicago
Chicago and Alton
Standard Oil Company
United States
Sims
Bonaparte
Washington
Chicago and
Alton
Lost nine days in Adirondacks survivor found by searchers
William H Edwards, a Utica accountant aged over sixty, was found alive in the Adirondacks after nine days by a search party from Racquette Lake. His sons led the party of lumbermen and summer hotel guests who hunted in the vicinity.
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Adirondacks
Seatchera
Specter
Washington Post
Utica
Willam H Edwards
Wanda Edwards
Racquette Lake
Sol Carnahan
Timothy J. Woodmmt
Hhey
Rockefeller Again Silent On Public Interviews
Cleveland Aug 21 Jonny D Rockefeller will not speak to reporters again The oli king has returned to private life and will not grant interviews Rockefeller began engaging with Humorists Association to Forest Hill two years ago but has since quit talks for publication He had read Roosevelt's Provincetown speech stressing administration policy to curb unlawful capital.
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Ini
Wasaingwa
Cleveland
Ohio
Jonny D Rockefeller
Ttte
Blood Potter
Roosevelt
Provincetown
Waa
Barth Dies by Suicide After Political Fallout in Louaville
Paul G. Barth, former mayor of Louaville, Ky, shot himself in his private office at the Utica Lime Company headquarters, ending a term marked by criticism of his conduct in office. The 43 year old widower and father of several children had recently been ousted by a Court of Appeals mandate and had faced scrutiny of city administration methods. motive remains unascertained though officials said he was sensitive to criticism. The death occurred around 1 o'clock after colleagues found him unconscious with a head wound. He had welcomed President Roosevelt to Louaville during a Southwestern tour two years earlier.
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Mr. Barth
Board of Aldermen
Mr Barth
Loutaville
Roosevelt
Court of Appeals
Bingham
Girl Whips Father Over Exposition Visit Incident
In Evansville Indiana on August 2 a daughter aged eighteen seized a whip after her father pulled her from a bench beside her sweetheart Norma Glass. Mrs. Glass intervened, reclaimed the whip, and attacked her husband, who cried for mercy. The exasperated scene drew a crowd as tensions flared over the Exposition attendance.
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Wrathinguim
Evansville
Ind
Bealda
Norma Glass
Financial review finds sound but tight money world
The Commercial National Bank's annual analysis based on 90 000 inquiries from bankers, businesses, and crop experts shows the US economy sound yet strained. Deposits rise, demand for funds remains strong, and capital is scarce in money centers with rates firm across regions.
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Weabtogtza
Chicago
Commercial National Bank
Money Center
Department of Affairs
Fps
Far West
Bank de Poarte
United State
Interior Reserve
Prince Wilhelm to Visit Newport on Swedish Cruiser
Newport awaits Prince Wilhelm of Sweden as cruiser Pyigia arrives from Jamestown Exposition. Festivities include a dinner hosted by Mrs Stuyvesant Fish at Crofts Wayn and a social ball at The Elms with Swedish entertainment. The prince will tour Fort Adams and naval stations with dignitaries in attendance.
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Tuo Wachinston
Newport
Prince Wilhelm of
Sweden
Pyigia
Tla
Prince
Lindberg
Fort Adams
Naval Training Station
Marragangott
Clarke
Higetus
Rhode Island
Stite
Mra Fish
Elms
Mra
H. J. Berwind
Fyigin
Sven
Jamestown Exposition
Willielm
Oscar
Adieus
Mll
Chamberline Hotel
Mra Swanson
Attract Theft Charges and Roaming RobberiesHeadline
Peges and J robbed of six thousand dollars in a drawl of theft cases. Clew la Mall Theft Case. Rssist Tammany Outing. Business at High Tide and the President's Yacht fog sound. Foraker Hephesta Taft and Tafts Eneech. See Danger in Roosevelt. France Alding Imprisoned Baron. Telegraph Strike and Ells Bride. Loft Abandoned. Arab Army Reinforced. Cuban Sanitation Control Threats. Guards service opposed. Troops at Onancock. New York Grocers Finances. Editorials on Social and Personal. Baseball Racing. Woman Murdered in Home. Richard Mansfield Getting Well. James Gompers Plan to Fight Salt. Dr Hale Admits Mistake.
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Peges
Onancock
New York
President Roosevelt Reaches Oyster Bay After Mayflower Delay
President Roosevelt returns to Oyster Bay aboard the Mayflower after a fog and heavy rain delay. The yacht avoided a direct harbor approach, taking a longer route at half speed, while Secretary Loeb stayed at home awaiting news. The vessel anchored off the harbor, gun salutes fired, and Roosevelt disembarked to a cheering launch party with a uneventful return trip.
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Loeb
Roosevelt
Seawanhaka Yacht-Club
Fabermen
Mayflower
Lloyd Acl
Way
Provincetown
Weald
Nantuenet
Police Seize Trolley Line In Los Angeles
Special to Tas Weebington Pass Huntington Electric Lines in Los Angeles faced arrests as management fined for operating cars without proper tender. Motorman and conductor on one car fined as well. Deputy district attorney and officers began arresting motormen and conductors not properly equipped amid a dispute over a proposed Fender-type safety device.
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Tas Weebington
Les Angeles
Huntington
Mein
Jal
Estyta
Explosion Fatal at Pleasant Prairie Powder Mill
An explosion in the coning department of the Latin and Rand powder mill at Pleasant Prairie Kenosha County this morning killed Norman Philips of West Virginia, 35, and fatally burned Walter Harren and John Nolan. The cause remains unknown. The damage to buildings is light. This is the same mill that exploded months ago, firing nine men and injuring others.
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Rodne
Wis
Ausa
Latin & Rand Powder mi
Pleasant Prairie
Kenosha County
Norman Philips
West Virginia
Walter Harren
John Nolan
Ught
Exme
Naturalization rules for British India natives clarified
District Attorney Devlin recalled several naturalization applications from natives of British India. Attorney General Bona parte advised that these individuals cannot be classified as white and thus are ineligible for citizenship.
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Francisca
Devlin
British India
Bonaparte
Wilia
Foraker to Taft on civil rights and southern rebellion
The piece questions a presidential aspirant about racial rights for 10,000,000 Black Americans and a southern revolt against federal court authority. It notes Elkins Act prosecutions as a quick, decisive remedy and observes no amendments via the Neebuhr rate on.
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America
North Carolina
Alabama
United States
Foraker
Georgia
Philippines
Foraker Addresses Chautauqua on Taft and Revisions
United States Senator Foraker spoke at the Chautauqua assembly, citing Taft’s Cincinnati speech and debating tariffs. He urged listening to the people before any tariff revision, questioned labor-cost claims, and noted civil rights concerns for black citizens amid southern resistance to federal authority.
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Georgetown
Ghlo
Taft
United States
Foraker
Wic Chautauqua Assembly
Ravini
Vetou
Columbus
Tina Noint
Congress
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Chicago Bank Review
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