Taft Strikes Back in Virginia Greeting Rally
Four thousand Old Dominion folk cheer Taft as amens of Old Negro and cries of Right Bill Right echo. Taft greets Virginians in Hot Springs with train, wagon, and foot process. speakers praise him and Confederate veterans pledge ballots for Taft and Sherman. crowd swells as the candidate mounts the platform amid chants and cheers.
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Jeff Brown Allen
Chicago
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Sherman
Robert E Lee
Bryan in Des Moines Thrust and Parry in Tariff Talk
William J Bryan Democratic candidate for the Presidency spoke at the Des Moines baseball park, attacking Republican tariff promises and urging taxation based on benefits received. He noted a tariff approach gradual under the party platform, and praised justice over wealth, while meeting Gov Cummins and Des Moines officials. Bryan toured Cummins's offices, then spoke to an overflow crowd and prepared to depart for Chicago, with plans for further conferences.
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Lincoln
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Sears
Sioux City
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Iowa
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Fights for Illinois Republicans Face Safe Yet Narrow Path
Special to The Washington Post reports Illinois Republicans fear a smaller Taft majority than Roosevelt won. Labor support shifts toward Bryan with anti injunction planks and gold Democrats backing Stevenson. The piece notes strong party splits, tariff issues, and negro voters who largely back Taft, with Illinois potentially delivering a 60,000 to 100,000 Taft margin.
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Richard Yates
Charles E Deneen
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Let's Go and Get Married Wedding Ring in Jersey City
Special to The Washington Yest New York Aug 21. Four Newark Newark youths and Miss Sadie Weber of South Orange dined in Jersey City and decided to marry. They found Justice of the Peace George Markley in Jersey City. Parents learned of the marriages only today. The eldest is 21 years old and the youngest is Miss Weber.
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New York
Vincent Fowell
Bedford Street
Newark
Sadie Weber
South Orange
Jersey City
Rosa Gilmore
Fairmont Avenue
Louis Barton
West Kinney Street
George Markley
Montgomery Street
Miss Weber
Illinois Jury Targets Rioters in Small Towns
Springfield guards and deputy sheriffs restrain unrest after indictments of six men for riot and malicious mischief tied to the Loper restaurant affair. A Buffalo notice threatens removal of Black residents by Monday, while autopsy confusion over Lew Johnson’s death prompts local officials to exhumate the body.
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Kate Howatt
Sates
Wines
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Rudolph Bredemeyer
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William Sptton
Herbert Carey
Heals
Springfeld
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Carey and
Sutton
Woodruff
Lews Johnson
Johnson
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Werner
May Be Murder After All In Williams Case
New evidence in the Williams case near Marydel Maryland may reopen the inquiry into his death. William Williams, an elderly farmer, was found dead in woods and his head crushed. authorities previously ruled suicide. The Williams-Mr. Elizabeth Walls link and undisclosed new evidence are cited by the Victim’s relatives as likely to revive murder questions. The coroner’s jury had attributed death to self harm despite the injury.
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Wiliam Williams
Marydel Mil
Elizabeth Walls
Samuel Walls
Til
Thomas
Toby Williams
John A Wessel
NY Central likely keeps 5 percent dividend for October
New York Central directors meet in September to set the quarterly dividend payable October 16 at the present rate of 5 percent a year. Rumors of a further cut have circulated but an influential director denied any discussion of lowering the rate. He noted August earnings improve and conditions on the roads are gradually improving.
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New York
New York Central
Trunk mystery identified victim Solomon Rosenbloom of Windber
Philadelphia reports identify the trunk murder victim as Solomon Jacob Rosenbloom from Windber. Detectives trace movements of his son Alexander and other relatives, linking motives to a store loot dispute and a planned sale of goods while tracing the heavy trunk from Chestnut Street ferry to Mount Ephraim where the body was found. The investigation, aided by the elder Rosenbloom and family hints, aims to solve a Camden trunk mystery long tied to family quarrels, store losses, and a major cross state inquiry.
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Henry Friedman
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Three Italians shot at Dam Ne Mi strike in West Virginia
Three Italian workers were wounded when a construction boss fired on striking laborers at the Dam Ne Mi project near Welleburg West Virginia. The boycott over wage demands led to gunfire after clashes halted part of the dam site.
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Wright Politely Outlines Aerial Plans At Fort Myer
Orville Wright, described as mild and confident, discusses his aeroplane, speed goals of 40 mph, and a potential one hour flight at Fort Myer. He details machine dimensions, control levers, and the military use of aerial scouting, while noting preparations, safety measures for spectators, and ongoing assembly with tests expected within a week.
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Arrested at Prison Door in Boston Forgery Suspect
William McPherson a 76 year old from Walla Walla Washington was re arrested as he left the Charles street jail after a three year sentence for forgery. He was turned over to Inspector A F Parham of Washington DC and is wanted on another forgery charge. McPherson faces a new inquiry in Washington for passing a worthless check to Samuel C Raub a glassware dealer.
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Charles Street
William McPherson
Walla Walla Wash
A F Parham
Washington
Contests Millionaire's Will Sparks Inheritance Dispute
Special to The Washington Port New York Aug 21. Eugenia Viais of Lyons France contests her father Etienne Givernaud silk manufacturer’s will filed for probate in Jersey City. She seeks to overturn provisions claiming her father was of unsound mind and never divorced from her mother. The will leaves business to his brother and real estate and personal property to Barbara Hines Givernaud, his second wife.
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New York
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Lyons
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Step in Maloney Case Annullment Filed for Heiress
Announcement filed in Philadelphia shows Helen Malone daughter of Martin Malone of Philadelphia and Arthur A Osborne of New York obtained an interlocutory annulment decree three months after the decree. The memorandum indicates a final decree may be sought from the supreme court though no final decree was argued.
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New York
Helen Malone
Martin Malone
Arthur A. Osborne
County Clerks Office
Supreme Court
Woman Victim Identified in Sanatorium Death
Aug 21 Denver report identifies the woman who died by her own hand at a cottage connected to the Oakes Home Sanatorium as Mrs. David Snellenberg of Wilmington Delaware not Mrs Nathan Snellenberg as previously announced. Mrs Nathan Snollenberg is believed to be in Europe.
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Alienists to Lead Ma_id Accuses T Jenkins In Haine Trial
Alienists and their testimony are set to play a key role in the Haine Jenkins case as the defense plans insanity as Capt Peter Haine’s defense. The district attorney seeks extra funds to hire experts to counter the defense. A Bayside yacht club interview of witnesses and new statements from a French maid alleging paternity add to the sensational twists surrounding the case.
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