End session today as Congress adjourns early
Members of the House and Senate have left the city after a caucus of Democratic representatives. A one day delay was agreed to allow the president to submit the cotton vote. Underwood opposed secret caucuses in the future, while Henry voiced his view on the matter.
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Texas
Clark
Extra Session History and Adjournment Actions
Overview of the late 1911 extra session of Congress detailing Taft veto intentions on cotton and tariff bills, adjournment plans, and party caucus actions. Notes committees and leadership names, with senators preparing to depart for abroad or attend investigations plus travel details and schedules surrounding adjournment.
Senators Prepare for Frontiers Day and Open Caucuses
The article details Senate plans to attend Cheyenne Frontier Day while Senator La Follette stays in Washington. Clapp tours Phoenix and California to promote initiative reform. In the House, Democrats debate open caucuses led by Underwood and Henry, with a resolution to adjourn the special session at 3 PM today.
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Appropriations Committee
Cheyenne
Roosevelt
Stephenson
Marinette
Wis
Senator la Follette
Washington
Congress
Public Life
Clapp
Minnesota
Committee On Interstate Commerce
National Republican Progressive League
Jonathan Bourne
Phoenix
Ariz
Arizona
California
Wisconsin
Senate
Rockefeller Reported Gift For Medical Research
A report claimed John D. Rockefeller contributed 1 000 000 to the Institute for Medical Research. Secretaries Cary and Green declined to confirm or deny the gift, offering no information on the subject. Jerome Green handles press announcements for the institute.
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Rockefeller
Washington
New York
K. V. Cary
John D. Rockefeller
Institute For Medical Research
Cary
Jerome Green
Roosevelt opposes bid for 1912 nomination
Former President Theodore Roosevelt writes to editor Alexander P. Moore urging friends and supporters not to start a movement for his 1912 nomination. He says such a move would be a grave calamity, and notes The Leader had advocated his candidacy in 1912.
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Pittsburgh
Theodore Roosevelt
Alexander P. Moore
Pittsburgh Leader
Roosevelt
Germans Claim They Were Robbed of Victory Fruits
A Cincinnati dispatch to the New York Herald quotes Judge John Schwaab, Ohio German-American Alliance leader, accusing Governor Judson Harmon of betraying German voters. He says the alliance will push to defeat Harmon as Ohio’s Democratic presidential nominee and pursue liberal legislation, warning that Harmon could fail to win any German votes in the nation. He notes an upcoming fall election for state constitutional delegates and asserts Germans will decide Harmon's fate in Ohio.
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Sportal
Washington Post
New York
Cincinnati
New York Herald
John Schwaab
Ohio German-American Alliance
Judson Harmon
Ohio
Harmon
Ohio Democrats
Allance
Schwaab
Wilson's Testimony Ends Congress Probes Pure Food Board
Secretary Wilson closes congressional inquiry into efforts to oust Dr. H W Whey head of the bureau of chemistry in the Agriculture Department. He criticizes Dr Wiles and cites Remsen board reviews while revealing investigations into Dr Rusby and Dr Busby. Wilson recalls a White House conference on glucose versus corn syrup and notes presidential influence on policy.
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Bureau of Chemistry
Department of Agriculture
Wilson
Dr. Wiles
Ira Remsen
Wiley
Bureau
H. H. Busby
New York
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Kebler
Rusby
Busby
Jons
Whey
McCabe
Miller
Pure Food and Drugs Board
White House
Roosevelt
Floyd
Taft
No word from Roosevelt special to The Washington Post
Kermit Roosevelt son of Col Theodore Roosevelt is believed near Campo in Lower California. A message was sent to Lieut Frank Drake of the Ith Coast Adalutery corps asking troops be instructed to aid if needed as bands of robbers and rebels operate along the border. American troops reached the border at 11 this morning. no direct word from the party has been received in over a week. The border area is viewed as dangerous due to lawless bands and rebels active in the region.
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Washington Post
San Diego
Cal
Kermit Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
Campo
California
Frank Drake
Ith Coast Adultery Corps
Imperial Valley
Roosevelt
Lower
Ministers Facing Fines for Unreported Marriages in Cincinnati
Cincinnati officials report Ohio law requires ministers to file marriage certificates with the probate court within 30 days. Over 25 years, about three-fourths of local clerics failed to report, totaling 2,660 marriages. Potential fines could reach about 123 thousand dollars, with individual offenses up to 350 dollars.
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Cincinnati
Washington Post
Hamilton County
Ghio
250 ON BURNING BOAT INDIANA EXCURSION FERRY
More than 250 women and children were imperiled when the Tourist, a new Calumet River passenger boat, burned to the water’s edge between Hammond and Riverdale Indiana. Fire broke out in the hold near the engine rooms and the vessel was beached to save passengers. Panic ensued as flames poured from portholes and many passengers jumped or waded to shore.
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Ind
Calumet River
Riverdale
Pardon Plea Sent to Gov Dix for Capt Hains
New York, Aug 21 jurors who convicted Capt Peter C Hains of the murder of William Annis three years ago have filed a petition with Gov Dix seeking clemency. Hains, now serving eight to sixteen years in Sing Sing, was originally recommended for clemency by the jury, which cited great provocation. Agron Bearman drafted the petition and gathered signatures, noting sympathy for the captain and his elderly parents.
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New York
Peter C. Hains
William TH. Annis
Dix
Hains
Sing Sing
Clemancy
Agron Bearman
Baronet a Salvationist in Salvation Army Boss
Sir Genille Cave Browne baronet of Stretton Hall Leicestershire heir to a great British estate becomes a Salvation Army envoy at the Brooklyn headquarters. If he hones the mission begun January 1 he will not lay down the work, a more vigorous figure in uniform than the youth’s famed cow punching adventures.
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York
Sir Genille Cave- Browne,Cave
Stretton Hall
Leicestershire
England
Britain
Arizona
Salvation Army
Brooklyn
Genille
Sir Genille
Baronet
Family Slighted Bride Leaves Brewmaster in Tragic Suicide
In Manchester New Hampshire Alexander Bain brewer of True W Jones brewery killed himself after his relatives refused to accept his bride Mary McCabe a Washington widow two months after their marriage He wrote inviting relatives to meet the bride but received no reply and later cut his throat with a razor this morning indicating distress over the family reception.
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Manchester
N. H
Alexander Bain
W. Jones Brewery
Bain
Mary McCabe
Washington, D. C
Aged Man Shot At Dinner In Nine Mile
Cincinnati report states Charles Wards aged seventy at Nine Mile Ohio was shot while at his dinner table likely fatally wounded. Farmhand Mark Temple was arrested and charged with the shooting. The line notes regional transport fares and a Baltimore and Ohio special train schedule.
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Cincinnati
Charles Wards
Nine Mile
Ohio
Mark Temple
Ohio River
Women Slide Down Banister at August Clearance Sale
A crowd of women at a Kansas City department store surged toward lower floors during an August clearance. Shouts urged speed as shoppers slid down banisters to reach discounted handbags and dress goods, with fights over fabric ending when a policeman intervened.
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Washington Post
Kansas City
Atwood Lost in Air Delayed During Long Trip
Avuburn, New York aviator Atwood veered off course during a long flight and lost bearings. He finally reached Auburn and then continued to the outskirts of Syracuse. The setback interrupted a bid to set a new record.
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Avuburn
N. Y
Birdman
Auburn
Syracuse
Atwood's Eighth Day Flight Disrupted by Darting Course
Boston aviator Harry N Atwood attempting a St Louis to New York cross country flight veered off course from Lyons to Auburn and spent nearly an hour aloft in darkness. He landed near Syracuse after detouring west of Utica, with thousands watching and telegraph queries fueling anxious suspense. He later landed at Belle Island five miles west of Syracuse, covering only forty miles of the planned 98 mile leg.
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Bette Inland
Syracuse
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Tance
St. Louis
New York
MN. N
Lyone
Harry N. Atwood
Boston
Atwood
Fuca
New York Central Railroad
Utica
Belle Island
Gaid Atwood
Richmond
Piney Woods
Peters
Burg
Centralia
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Uncle Mose
W Orlock
Judge Watson
Wrenn
Richmond Force
Beattie
Beattie Trial Opens With Quick Twelve Jurors Picked
Chesterfield courthouse crowds witness the Beattie murder case opening as Henry Clay Beattie pleads not guilty. Judge denies continuance. four jurors from a 30-man panel to be added Wednesday. Beattie’s wife killer trial begins amid large local turnout and witness attendance.
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Chesterfield
Henry Clay Beattie
Beattie
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D. Dance
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M. B. Purdin
Condrey
W. ¥. Lundy
Robinson
Talesmen
Utica Angered By Aviator Atwood Delay
In Utica New York about 200 residents waited seven hours for Aviator Harry N M Atwood to appear over the western horizon but he did not arrive. The Utica Boosters Club had arranged a $500 purse and planned a stop but withdrew the offer and asked Atwood to steer clear, maintaining community peace as talks with his Syracuse manager proceeded.
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A. Lee Stevens
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Boosters’ Club
Congress to Adjourn Today and Related Items
Page items report Congress set to adjourn, Wilson Atwood incident, Beattie trial underway, army widow destitute, army men to Frederick, child seeks deceased mother, Cuba stir over Gomez act, British labor easing, bureau fund up, cotton bill veto ready, Taft for Mame explosion inquiry, editorial notes, security brief, sport events, Alexandria finances, police recover alleged loot, river victims memorial.
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Financial News of
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Auto collision kills man in Baltimore race on Park Heights Ave
A late night two car race on Park Heights avenue in Baltimore ended in a collision. One man is dead and four others sustain minor injuries. The incident occurred shortly before midnight. Local police and investigators are reviewing the scene.
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Park Heights Avenue
Prize fighter Forbes commuted to a fine in Mabray gang case
President Taft commuted Warry Forbes two year prison term and 1080 dollar fine after Forbes aided prosecutions in the Mabray gang frauds covering horse races and prize fights. He will become a Cook County deputy sheriff. his conduct and help to prosecutors prompted the adjustment amid wider gang convictions and publicized fraud schemes.
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Warry Forbes
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Mabray
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Alaska
John C. Mabray Washead
Widowed Veteran’s Widow Seeks Aid At Union Station
Virginia born widow Mrs. Minnie Dennis arrives with six children and a body in transit from Panama. Stranded for relief at Union Station, Confederate Veterans and Spanish War Veterans step in to aid. Funds arranged for funeral and temporary lodging at the Confederate Veterans Home. Funeral set for Arlington Cemetery pending employment efforts and congressional appeals.
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Lieut. R. Dennis
United States Army
Panama
Washington
Arlington Cemetery
Minnie Dennis
5. M. Emmatt
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Panama Canal Zone
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Knights of Pythias
Emmatt
Confederate Veterans' Home
Vermont Avenue
Immart
J. L. King
Department of the District of the
Spanih War Veterans’ Organization
Knapp
Virginia
Congress
Arlington
Taft
Charles J. Hilles
Grant
John J. Knapp
United Spanish War Veterans’ Organization
Knights of Psthas
Society of Veterans
Lieut
Norwich
Conn
Col
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