Hearst Taft Critic Editor Severs Pledges on Tariff Reform
Special cablegram to The Washington Post from Paris on August 23 reports William Randolph Hearst condemning Taft for vetoing tariff reform measures. Hearst accuses Taft of betraying pledges, aiding trusts, and harming farmers while benefiting financial interests. He advocates independent action to elect reform through cross-party leagues.
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Washington Fort
Paris
Mr. Taft
Taft
America
United States
Aldrich
Sieh
M. Taft
Mr .Taft
Mexican Bandits Torture Miner Near Panal Chihuahua
Special to The Washington Post reports Fred Thomas of New York a mining engineer may die after Mexican bandits robbed him near Panal Chihuahua stripped him bound him naked to a tree and left him for nearly 24 hours while insects bit him causing blood poisoning fears as bandits operate in the region.
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el Paso
Tex
Fred Thomas
New York
Panal
Chihuahua
New Yorker
Cork Leg Peril Ends With Rescue By College Girl
In Lynn Massachusetts William Greene almost drowned when his buoyant cork leg pushed him under. He was saved by a college girl who was boating nearby, ending a perilous incident at night.
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Washington Post
Lynn
Mass
William Greene
Greene
Ended Extra Session Taft Vetoes Cotton Bill
Message arrives minutes before closing. At 3 o'clock Vice President Sherman and Speaker Clark adjourn the Senate and House ending the sixty second congress. The president goes to the Capitol to sign the last measures, hatchet buried at finish.
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Underwood
Taft
Magnates to aid law as Congress adjourns yesterday
Congress adjourned at 3 pm after tense sessions as senators and representatives fled the Capitol. Taft’s car headed toward Beverly as under secretaries prepared to assume duties, with cabinet officials set for vacations and the government awaiting next moves.
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Taft
Beverly
Real Republic
Capitol
Champ Clark
Modesty Edict At Shore Delights Atlantic City Visitors
Atlantic City Acting Mayor Carmany issues a local order requiring women in bathing suits to wear a wrap or rain coat when on streets. The measure targets undraped, short skirted, sleeveless suits worn with high heels by visitors from Washington New York Philadelphia and other cities.
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Atlantic City
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New York
Philadelphia
Carmany
Mantel to Lose Pension for Manuel Debts
London dispatch reports ex King Manuel owes the country ten million dollars and his monthly remittance will be withdrawn as his property is valued at six million. It also says Italy’s King Victor Emmanuel refused to settle Queen Maria Pia’s debts of about one million two hundred fifty thousand.
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London
Lisbon
Manuel
Victor Emmanuel
Italy
Maria Pia
Montreal hotels bar Sunday arrivals for Sabbath observance
Special from Asheville North Carolina reports two large Montreal hotels, founded by the late John B Huyler of New York, will not admit guests who arrive on Sunday. The rule began last Sunday after some were denied entry, aimed at promoting Sabbath observance. Montreal properties were sold years ago by Huyler to the Southern Assembly, a Southern Presbyterian Church group.
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Asheville
N. C
Montreal
John &. Huyler
New York
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Southern Assembly
Southern Presbyterian Church
Parrot Guards Death as Owner Found in Apartment
New York, Aug 2. Insurance agent Hyman King found August Breuner dead on a couch in a basement at 157 West 106 Street. A bottle once containing carbolic acid lay nearby as a parrot screeched in the room. Breuner was last seen Sunday.
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Washington Post
New York
Hyman King
August Breuner
West 106 Street
Roosevelt not worried over Kermit lost near Lower California
Special to The Washington Post from New York reports Col. Theodore Roosevelt expressing no fear for his son Kermit who is reported lost along the Lower California border during a hunting trip. He said he has heard nothing from Kermit for a few days and asked no assistance from the coast artillery.
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Washington Post
New York
Theodore Roosevelt
Kermit
California
Coast Artillery
Texas couple die climbing Pikes Peak in snowstorm
Skinner and his Texas wife, both employed in Dallas newspaper printing, perished near Pikes Peak after a Texas climb in a fierce snowstorm. Their bodies were found side by side by a boy near the summit area, the woman insisting on the attempt despite the husband’s doubts.
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Boulder
Colorado
Springs
Colo
Skinner
Dallan
Tex
Pikes Peak
Mr. Skinner
Dallas
Art treasure gone masterwork of La Joconde in U S museum
Public uproar follows a thorough search of a museum where the painting once hung. The frame and glass are recovered but the prized portrait remains missing. The question over the affair will be raised in the House of Deputies as investigators pursue the fate of the famed canvas.
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House of Deputies
Mona Lisa Vanishing Enigma Stuns Paris Art World
Paris reports the Mona Lisa vanished from the Louvre with no clue to the thief. Officials, detectives, and the justice minister move swiftly as guards face criticism over lax security. Eyewitness accounts vary on timing and a German suspect is sought. The painting’s value and rarity heighten the nationwide alarm.
Mrs Cleveland Heroine in Fire Rescue at Summer Home
Mrs Grover Cleveland aided in a nearby gas house fire that threatened her summer residence in Meredith New Hampshire. Caretaker William Cook was severely burned. doctors were summoned from Boston. The blaze, likely started by an explosion, was halted before reaching the Cleveland dwelling as Mrs Cleveland and others fought the flames.
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Meredith
N. H
Grover Cleveland
Cleveland
William ©. Cook
Capitol
Cohanbra
James
Saul
Federation of Precinct Clubs forms to steer Democratic nominating process
A Democratic Federation of Precinct Clubs was formed in Detroit to ensure people control the next Democratic national convention. Initiated by Senators Owen of Oklahoma and Chamberlain of Oregon, the group aims to back a progressive candidate with a platform reflecting popular demands. The charter will be drafted today, with Supreme Court sanction sought for the federation’s charter and precinct clubs nationwide.
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Ite
Robert L. Owen
Oklahoma
George ©. Chamberlain
Ore |Gon
Owen
Supreme Court of the District of Columbia
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Democratic Party
Woodrow Wilson
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Mich
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Ohio
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Idaho
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Georgia
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Wyoming
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Virginia
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Stevenson
Ilinois
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Atlanta
Obadiah Gardner
Maine
W. W. Durbin
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Kansas
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Colorado
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North Dakota
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Delaware
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H. L Myers
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Tennessee
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New Mexico
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Granville Jones
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Utah
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Porto Rica
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Nevada
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Indumapulia
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Ceicaga
End of the Entra Session Girt a death by own action for Love
Veterans Await Taft. Leaders Talk of extra Session bar Harbor Horse Show. Alabama Republicans for Taft. Scores Made at Camp Perry. Pythians Aid Stranded Widow. Joseph Harper Dead. News of Alexandria.
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Washington Man Injured in Ventnor Car Crash
Washington chauffeur Raymond P. Donnelly badly injured in a Ventnor motor crash. His riders William Sweeney Clarence Palman Ming May Jones and Mazie Hackett from Philadelphia suffered cuts and bruises. The crash occurred when a New York cottager H. E. Stevens car hit trolley spur, overturned, and Donnelly may die from his injuries. Police say Donnelly had the trip without owner permission and the group fled after treatment.
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Atlantic City
N.J
Ventnor
H. E. Stevens
New York
Chelsea
Raymond P. Donnelly
Washington, D. C
William Sweeney
Clarence Palman
Ming May Jones
Mazie Hackett
Philadelphia
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Desperate love affair ends in death on Baltimore trolley
Verna Hyle, 15, leaped in front of a speeding trolley in Baltimore after a love triangle with John Hall, who was married. Hall witnessed the tragedy as his wife Mrs Hall, rushed to save the girl and was severely injured. Hall collapsed at the scene.
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Washington Post
Baltimore
Verna Hyle
John H. Hall
John Hall
Hylie
Beattie Trial Nears Resumption as Jury Called
Richmond dispatch reports Henry Clay Beattie Jr faces a resumed murder trial at Chesterfield courthouse with 29 defense witnesses listed and Sheriff Gill assembling venire from rural Chesterfield. Beattie’s sister and an aunt visit, while Beattie expresses fear of Beulah Binford who says she would avoid him if acquitted.
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Henry Clay Beattie, Jr
Commonwealth
Beulah Binford
Chesterfield Courthouse
Beattie
Henry
Acgutta
Binford
Sheriff Gill
Chesterfield County
Walter A. Watson
Bestile
Gill
Yellow Jackets
Paul Beattie
Paul
Dave
Death Cuts Escape Short at San Quentin Prison
James B. Clifton, a life-term convict, was found dead at the top of a power pole outside San Quentin after constructing a wire滑inslated seat with a prison blanket and broomstick. He launched himself toward liberty during the night, but 4000 volts killed him mid ascent. Clifton had been convicted for the attempted murder of a captain of detectives.
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Cal
James B. Clifton
State Penitentiary
Liberty
Clifton
Oakland
New High Beef Prices Hit New York Markets
Wholesale beef prices rose to a new peak in New York markets. Ribs and loins of best grade moved to 16 1/2 cents a pound, up from 14 1/2 cents on January 1. Advancements highlighted across local centers, with rounds and other cuts also increasing amid market shifts.
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