Taft to visit MacVeagh amid campaign plans
In Beverly Massachusetts Representative Loudenslager says Taft will visit Secretary MacVeagh at his Dubin summer home over the weekend to quell baseless rumors of a cabinet rift. A campaign letter from Taft is expected to be released in New York Monday. The Mayflower launch is replaced by a steel barge after engine troubles and backfiring near Provincetown.
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Beverly
Mass
H C Loudenslager
New Jersey
Republican Congressional Campaign Committee
Heyrly
Loudenslager
Sherman
New York
Mir Loudenslager
Londensager
Taft
Secretary of the Treasury
MacVeagh
Dubln
Dublin
Tafts
MarVeagh
Boston Navy Yard
Provincetown
Meers
Public utterance by Roosevelt expedition member in Waverly
J Aiden Loring of Owego spoke on Through Africa With Roosevelt during the old home Week event, denying the trip was a mere hunting expedition. He cited 120 lantern slides, photos by Roosevelt and party, and noted Roosevelt hunted only for camp meat or Smithsonian needs, never recklessly.
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Washington
J Aiden Loring
Owego
Africa
Roosevelt
Loring
Col Roosevelt
Col
Kermit Roosevelt
J.oring
Smithsonian Institution
Kermit
Hadley Likely Not Seek Senate After Warner Withdrawal
Jefferson City Mo Aug 2 Gov Hadley welcomed Senator Warner’s decision not to seek reelection and signaled less need for his own run. Hadley’s allies say party leaders would require a unanimous push to force a bid, while McKinley remains the ex lieutenant governor in the Republican senatorial race.
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Hadley
Warner
Senate
John C McKinley
Cummins pushes national primary plan in Senate
Des Moines Aug 24 Senator Albert B Cummins announced plans to introduce a national primary bill in the Senate to enact a nationwide primary law. He warned that if Congress delays he would propose a law reforming national party conventions to base representation on party vote rather than population. The Iowa Republican State convention endorsed a plank backing a national primary law.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Albert B Cummins
Senate
Congress
Three Candidates Front Brownlow Seat In Tennessee Primary
Green side faction in Greenside Tennessee reports Republican committees in the First district will hold an October primary to choose a successor to the late Walter P Brownlow. Three candidates lead the race Daniel Cooper Swab Sam R Selly and former US Attorney James L Penland Sells heads the anti Brownlow faction with Swab favored by two thirds of Brownlow loyalists.
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Tenn
Republican Committees
First
Tennessee
Walter P Brownlow
Talea
Daniel Cooper Swab
Sam R. Selly
United States District
Jamea L Penland Sells
Brownlow
Swab
Clairbourna County
Jackpot bribery trial details in Browne case proceed in Chicago
In the criminal court Judge Kersten allows testimony on alleged legislative jackpot linked to Lee O Neill Browne. Witnesses Beckemeyer and Wilson describe payments in 1909 at the Southern Hotel, St Louis, including a $1000 delivery and a follow up $900 share as prosecutors present hotel register entries. Whitson faces perjury charges for denying the grand jury story.
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Keraten
Bara
Lee O'Neil Browne
Charles White
William Lormer
United States
H Jfc Beckemeyer
Kersten
Beckemeyer
Michael
Link Beckemeyer
Browne
Southern Hotel
St. Louis
St Louie
Robert E Wilson
Whison
Grand
L. O Browne
Robert E. Whitson
Farmer Orator Martine Files for U S Senate Ticket
In Trenton on August 24 James E Martine of Plainfield filed with the secretary of state to enter his name on the Democratic primary ballot for the United States Senate. Martine, known as the farmer orator and a friend of William J Bryan, joins five others who filed petitions for the Senate race. The field includes former Gov Edward C Stokes former Gov Franklin Murphy Representative Charles N Fowler and Frank McDermot of Newark. Senator Kean the Republican incumbent did not file a petition and will leave the matter to the legislature.
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James KE. Martine
Plainfield
United States
Martine Ia
William J Bryan
Edward C. Stokes
Franklin Murphy
Charles N. Fowler
Frank McDermot
Newark
James E. Martine
Kean
Senate
Vatican Replies to Spain in Formal Vatican Note
San Sebastian report says King Alfonso presided at a cabinet council discussing a long note from Cardinal Merry del Val via Marquis Gonzalez. It details Vatican grievances against Spain and outlines the points raised, while Premier Canalejas vows Spain will not alter its policy despite the Vatican's arguments. The note is said to be too important to telegraph and is expected in Spain by week’s end.
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Alfonso
Canalejas
Marquis de Gonzales
Vatican
Merry del Val
Spain
Sibley to Face Accusers in Audit Next Monday
Ex congressional nominee Joseph C Sibley declares the audit will let him present his side and deny rumors tied to his resignation and arrest on a conspiracy to bribe charge. He plans to attend the audit, carried by stretcher if needed, as lawyers dispute warrant validity. Primaries dates cited differ: June 4 versus June 11, 1910.
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Franklin
Joseph C. Sibley
Warren County
Congress
Sibley
Warren
Mrs Marie Burt in Court Over Cleaver Assault
Special to The Washington Post Brookline Mass Aug 24 The wife of Capt W H Burt is charged with striking her cook Della Dooley with a meat cleaver after a dispute at their home The cook testified of a shoulder wound and the case was continued for decision by Judge Perkins
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Washington Post
Brookline
Mass
Marie Burt
W. H Burt
United States Army
Della Dooley
Delia
Burts
Mrs. Burt
Crippen and girl voyage to England in seclusion
London papers report Dr Hawley H Crippen and Ethel Le Neve travel from Quebec to Liverpool in strict isolation aboard the Megantic. They are to be landed secretly at Holyhead or by a Mersey tug with boarding permits withdrawn.
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England
London
White Star
Megantic
Hawley H. Crippen
Ethel Leneve
Quebec
Liverpool
Holyhead
Mersey
Pinchot to Start For West with Fire Focus
Gifford Pinchot arrives in Washington and plans a statement likely about forest fires in Idaho Montana and Washington though he declines comment on Col Roosevelt and the insurgent movement. He will attend Denver meetings then preside over the National Conservation Congress in St Paul and meet Roosevelt.
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St. Paul
Denver
Gifford Pinchot
National Conservation Congress
Taft
Col. Hoogevelt
Washington
Mr. Pinchot
Idaho
Montana
Pinchot
Milford
Colorado Live Stock Association
St Paul
Pinchot Opposes Tawney in Minnesota Race
Special to Washington from St Paul Minnesota August 24 Gifford Pinchot plans multiple speeches in the First district backing Sydney Anderson the progressive Republican nominee rival to James A Tawney The Rochester address is set for early September dates to be announced Tawney has not begun campaigning while Anderson speaks to large crowds daily with other prominent progressives ready to campaign before the primaries.
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Washington
Rosy St Paul
Minn
Giffard Pitchot
Sydney Anderson
James A. Tawney
Rochester
Tawney
Anderson
Garfield Starts For West With Roosevelt Team
James R Garfield leaves Mentor Ohio for Chicago to join Col Roosevelt in Cheyenne Wyoming. He will speak on Conservation at Sycamore Illinois and Denver Colorado and Osawatomie Kansas with Roosevelt and Pinchot, continuing with the Roosevelt party through September 6.
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James R Garfield
Mentor
Ohio
Chicago
Col Roosevelt
Cheyenne
Wyo
Garfield
Sycamore, I
Round Table Club
Denver
Col. Roosevelt
Gifford Pinchot
Ovawatomie
Kans
OGHINESE SEIZED AS COINER IN MAUI ARREST
Honolulu reports Lee Young a Chinese man was arrested in a Maui area on counterfeiting charges. Police found a complete counterfeiting plant turning out ten dollar coins largely made of fold. Few coins entered circulation. Arrested by U S District Attorney Breckens and U S Marshal Hendry.
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Honolulu
Lee Young
Island
Maui
Young
United States
Breckens
Hendry
German Socialists Win Big in Saxon Bye-Election
Dresden reports Pastor Goehre elected to the Reichstag for the Zichepau Marienberg district with 15,686 votes to 8,440 for two opponents, succeeding the late Oswald Zimmermann. The result marks the largest socialist gain in a Saxon bye-election since 1907.
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Dresden
Pastor Goehre
Reichstag
Zichepau-Marienberg
Paator Goeckreiwitz
Oswald Zimmermann
Cartridge on track wounds Mary Kenny in New York street incident
An unknown person placed a revolver cartridge on the surface car line at Twenty third street in New York. The cartridge exploded when a cir wheel struck it, injuring 19 year old Miss Mary Kenny in the right temple as she crossed the avenue. She was taken to Bellevue Hospital in critical condition.
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New York
Third Avenue Railroad
Twentythird Street
Mary Kenny
Bellevue Hospital
Cycling No Longer Popular In United States Exports
Government statistics show a sharp drop in bicycle exports from the United States and a decline in popularity abroad and at home. The explanation offered is that bicycles are now used mainly for business. In 1807 exports reached 7,005,320 dollars.
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United States
Roosevelt Forces Fight Sherman Plot In State Convention
The article details a split within the state committee over Sherman’s temporary chairmanship, with Griscom opposing compromise and Roosevelt allies planning to elect delegates hostile to machine leadership. Barnes criticizes the Sher man choice and Taft’s administration reportedly won’t pressure federal officeholders.
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William Barnes
Mr. Sherman
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Att
Speaker Wadssworth
Will Not Wed Mrs Cudahy Denies Engagement Claims
Jere Lillis, beaten in Kansas City for the sake of Mrs. Cudahy, denies any plans to marry her. He states no correspondence, no engagement, and cites religious obstacles. Lillis travels New York with his two sisters and wants privacy amid divorce coverage. Capt Harry Freeland, West Point graduate, dies at 47 in Calvert County, cited for Spanish-American War service.
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Kansas City
John P. Cudahy
Mrs. Cudahy
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Cudahy
Packer
Michael Cudahy
Washington
Prince Frederick
Harry Freeland
Mutual
Calvert County
Philippines
West Point
Spain
Fayette F. Freeland
Roanoke Republican Nominee Declines Nomination
J. B. Brown of Roanoke, backed by Roanoke Republicans for the Sixth district congressional race, announced last night that he cannot accept the nomination. The indecision surprises local voters as the party seeks a new candidate for the upcoming election.
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Ponnineton Sou
Roanoke
J. 8. Brownjing
Roanoke Republicana
Georgia Primary Defeats Livingstons and Howards in War Over Rules
In Atlanta on August 24, Democrats punished Leonidas Livingston and William M. Howard as Georgia voters backed Hoke Smith for governor and renominated most incumbents. Tribble won in the Eighth district by four votes amid contest charges. Two jailed men attempted suicide on election day, A. J. Hammond and Ernest George found hanging, both middle aged, amid a tense political climate.
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Brown
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Fitzgerald
Boltera
Cannon
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Edwards
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J. A. Perry
B. Stevens
M. L
William H. Fish
Supreme Court
Marcus W. Beck
Court of
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Jaii
A. J. Hammond
Ernest George
Four Killed in Autos Across Three States
A series of three automobile accidents within 24 hours left four dead and many injured. In Cleveland, John McGorray died after a collision involving joy riders. Julius Lipkin, a clothing dealer, is dying after a ride with three men who ran over an embankment into a post. August Rhinehart’s wife and daughter were among the injured. In Eureka Kansas, traveling salesman Charles F Corley and bank cashier A B Anderson and Mrs Anderson were killed when their Santa Fe passenger train struck their car. In Richmond Indiana, Mr and Mrs J M Worth were fatally hurt while Mr and Mrs Perry Becker and son Robert were seriously injured after a plunge over an embankment.
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John McGorray
Julius Lipkin
August Rhinehart
Eureka
Kans
Charles F . Corley
Wichita
A. B. Anderson
Ham_ flten
Anderson
Richmond
Ind
J. M. Worth
Perry Becker
Robert
Canadian impostor posing as naval officer defrauds Portsmouth officials
Portsmouth officials in New Hampshire and the Boston navy yard are said to have sent funds for carfare to a man claiming to be a Canadian naval officer named Lieut Gill. The return trips were never made. Montreal inquiries say no such commission exists, and the impostor’s whereabouts are unknown.
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Portsmouth
Boston Navy Yard
Gaynor’s wound shows outward healing after attack
New York reports Mayor Gaynor’s neck bullet wound has healed on the outside and inner irritation from granulation has ceased. He ate heartily, will resume three meals daily, and was allowed light exercise in hospital corridors with only physicians in attendance. A late-week consult will set when he may be discharged.
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New York
Gaynor
Cinder Pile Caves In. Two Men Hurt At Grasselli Plant
In Clarksburg West Virginia on August 24 a large cinder pile collapsed at the Grasselli Chemical Company's plant. Asa G. Davis a 32 year old married man from Northview was smothered to death and Columbus Wyckoff 65 from Adamston was seriously injured while shoveling cinders into a gondola.
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Clarksburg
W. Va
Grasselli Chemical Company
Asa G. Davis
Northview
Columbus Wyckoff
Adamston
Pellagra Death in Petersburg Reports Rare Case
Miss Mabel Virginia Beasley age thirteen died at home in Petersburg Virginia of pellagra. Her death marks the first known pellagra case in the city, raising concern among residents and authorities about the disease and its spread.
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Petersburg
Mabel Virginia Beasley
Jordan W. Beasley
Gun deal in suit reveals Hammond stock purchase
Washington Post reports a New York suit before Justice Brandeis alleges John Hays Hammond Harris Hammond and Henry Clay Russell Wade promoted an automobile machine gun. The group seeks to sell the weapon to the United States government for as much as 25 million to 50 million dollars, with letters claiming Taft connections would secure top government prices. The Hammonds paid 75,000 dollars for treasury stock plus 25,000 from Wade’s associate, while Wade’s actions allegedly cost Rose eight thousand dollars in commissions.
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Washington Post
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Hammonds
Henry Clay Russell Wade
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Hammond
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Treasury
William R. Rose
Arthur Rose
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Wall Street
Eagles Demand Report From Hagies Officers Trial Charge
In St Louis on August 24 the Fraternal Order of Hagies grand aerie refused a delay on the trial committee report. Four former officers are charged with diverting 12000 from the order’s funds. The report was ordered for 2 pm tomorrow and no business will be transacted until charges are sustained or dismissed.
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Grand Aerie
Order of Hagies
Grand Aerle
Abnormal Morristown Spider Has Mice on the Menu
A Morristown resident reports a large black spider at a broom factory that preys on mice. The piece argues against allowing such a fearless predator to thrive and suggests humane removal, fearing a possible breeding future.
Sunspots Tied to Weather Via Solar Activity
London Daily mail reports on sunspots and their possible influence on weather. A large sunspot observed at Greenwich may relate to solar radioactivity and high velocity electrons, potentially triggering rain, thunderstorms, and cloudy days independent of magnetic storms. Inquiries note varying effects by location and time. In Petersburg, Va., $150,000 was spent in six months for automobile purchases.
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Telegraph
Greenwich Observatory
Earth
Prison plot to blow up Managua prison halted uprising
In Nicaragua tensions flare as a plan to mine the walls of an incarc eration facility near Corinto is exposed. Prison keeper confessed to laying charges to kill hundreds if rebels seized the city. Pittman’s removal is demanded. Estrada promises safety as 200 prisoners are ordered released. Madriz and adherents flee toward Amapala.
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Madriz
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Aurelio Fistrada
Juan
Jose Estrada
Granada
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Olivares
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Grant
William P. Pittman
Beaton
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Plitman
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Amapais
Honduras
Johnson
State Department
Gen Estrada
Washington
Salvador Castrillo
Estrada
Galvador Castrillo
Young Roosevelt Visits Sioux at Bronx Reservation
Archie Roosevelt with Capt Seth Bullock travels from Deadwood to the Bronx Indian reservation to spend a week with Rosebud Sioux friends. Afterward he will join his father at Cheyenne. Sioux host expect to perform Indian entertainments including horse races and dances, with a dog feast featuring dog soup and roast dog.
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Bullock
Trusted employee arrested for $15,000 peculation
George Wenzel a 39 year old cashier at B Altman & Co who began as a cash boy 26 years ago was arrested in New York for stealing 15000 from the firm. Detective Larkin says Wenzel confessed to taking the August 15 theft and other sums, totaling 15000 in the last year.
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Washington Post
New York
George Wenzel
B Altman & Co
Wenzel
Larkin
Cab and Taxi Company of New York Formed
New York forms Cab and Taxi Company of New York with 5 million dollars capital. Allan Lexow named president. J J O'Brien treasurer. Also notes cholera deaths in Bari Trani Cerignola Italy with 11 cases in Barletta and 4 in Trani and 1 in Cerignola in 24 hours. Belfast two cent fare cited as success of municipal streetcar operation per Consul Henry B. Miller.
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Cab and Taxi Company of
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New York Cab Company
J J O'Brien
Taxi _ Service Company
Italy
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Barletta
Trani
Cerignola
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Henry B. Miller
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