Prairie States Ablaze for Roosevelt and Fairbanks
News from Oyster Bay reports Minnesota representative James McCleary praising a Republican wave in the Midwest and Northwest, claiming Democrats may sacrifice the national ticket to win House seats. Cortelyou and Elihu Root depart after a long Sagamore Hill conference on New York politics and the presidential letter.
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Minnesota
Prairies
Roosevelt
Fairbanks
Oyster Bay
James T Mctleary
Son
Sagamore Hut
McCleary
New York
Babcock
Republican Congressional Committee
Ronsevelt
Okinnesoa
Middle West
Northwest
Prairie
House of Representatives
Chaman Ginmge B
Cortelyou
Elihu Root
Sagamore Emm
Rant
White
Chitman Cortetyou
Root
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Washington Post
NEW York Times
Baltimore Herald
Boston Globe
Buffalo Courier
Cincinnate Enquirer
Chicago Record Herald
Phildelphia Public Ledger
Pittsburg Dispatch
Providence Journal
Rochester Herald
ST Tolis
Republic Byracuse Post-Standard
ST Pau
Fragmented 1972 marriage and obituaries notice
Licensed to marry records list couples from various states with ceremonies and clerical details. Multiple obituary notes announce interments and funeral times for residents of Virginia and surrounding areas, including addresses, churches, and hosts.
Health Office Record Itemized Patient Residences
Health office record lists individuals with ages and addresses including Fanny Berm A st me 453 years Margaret Mo Buckles Lind 2ist st 03 years William Byng Wash Asylum Hosp 1 year Milliam borrest Providence Hospital 34 years Rwyland Lancaster Tacoma Park DC 2 mos Mary Mosby 218 D t sw 84 years Staines G Searles 22 Tost ne 6 months Maria Smith 146 td st mw 45 years Mary M Tolsor 3.2 Lincoln st Anacostia 21 yrs Sophie Mo Wassamonn 613 Md ave sw 6 mos Emma F White Lincoln ave ne 42 years.
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Fanny Berm
Margaret Mo Buckles Lind
Wilhiam Byng Wash Asylum
Milliam Borrest
Providence Hospital
Rwyland
Lancaster
Tacoma Park
Mary Mosby
Staines G
MD Ave
Emma F White
Lincoln Ave
Local Undertakers Advertisements and Services
An aged newspaper column lists several funeral firms with contact details and promises of first class service at moderate prices. W W R Speare and R F Harvey's Sons advertise at addresses on F Street NW and Fourteenth Street NW, with telephone numbers provided for inquiries. A Gawler entry offers funeral directing and embalming services with a listed phone. Industries emphasize moderate pricing and commodious chapels.
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R. F. Harvey’s Sons
Fourteenth Street
Roosevelt Defers York Nomination and Plans Newfoundland Trip
The President will not interfere in the York situation and hopes delegates at Saratoga will nominate a satisfactory candidate. Root declines to add comments, predicts a good nominee, and plans not to attend the convention. He will travel to Newfoundland with William Cary Sanger for several weeks, likely returning after October first. Roosevelt spends time at Sagamore Hill with light mail and no visitors expected.
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Sita
York
Saratoga
Roots
Root
Newfoundland
William Cary Sanger
Roosevelt
Sagamore Hill
Loeb
Toay
Cleary Loses Nomination In Wisconsin Congress Race
Democratic convention in Viroqua nominates Herman Groto phorst for Congress in Thad district, surprising as T L Cleary was favored. Bitter reply from Cleary hints at underhand methods. Third district seen as fiercest Fall battleground with La Follette faction split and Democrats optimistic about unseating J W Babcock. Republican efforts to aid Babcock expected, while Democrats anticipate national support to retire him. Other notes: Wood Jr. nominated in Jefferson, Meadsilk man E W McArthur chosen in Titusville, and Claude Bowers named in Martinsville for Indiana Fifth District.
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Washington Post
Viroqua
Wis
Herman Grotophorst
Thad
J. W. Babcock
T. L. Cleary
Cleary
la Follette
Babcock
Republican National Committee
National Committee
German athletes to compete in St Louis Olympian games
Delegation from the German Empire arrives aboard the Deutsch land to join the St Louis Olympian games starting next week. Manager Dr Willibald Gebhard leads four Germania Dresden students invited by President Roosevelt to demonstrate a pankerel duel before the President.
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New York
St Louis
Prince ‘Ed Zu Salm-Horstmar
Count Vom der Asseburg
Barom J. von Huenefeld
W. Gebhard
Hardy
Gebhard
Johannes Rughe
Eintracht
Braunseweilg
Paul Weinstein
Sportsfreunde
Halle
Doeer
Frankfort
J Rugh
Germany
Weinstein
Poseidon Club
Berlin
George Hoffman
Dmit Rausch
Otto Hoeff
Max Pape
ROOT TO TAKE SEA CRUISE AND NOMINATION TALK
Elihu Root planned a Newfoundland sea cruise lasting until October, reviving talk of his gubernatorial bid. New York state headquarters cited his pledge to file a declination if nominated, ruling out his candidacy. Secretary Taft departed for Vermont to campaign then to Portland, Maine, and finally Canada for rest with his family.
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New York
Elihu Root
Newfoundland
Roct
Platt
Mr Root
Taft
Vermont
Portland
Canada
Men Stand By Strike Plan Amid Elevated Worker Talks
On August 3 in New York, the Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway Employes of America voted to stand by the agreement offered to Interborough Company. President Pepper was authorized to sign or declare a strike if the company refuses. Pepper expressed belief the company would concede to the men’s demands.
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New York
Elevated
Amalagamted Association of Street and Electric Railway
Hill Opens Democratic Campaign in Broome County
Former Senator David B. Hill launched the Democratic bid in Broome County at the Agricultural Fair in Deposit. He attacked Theodore Roosevelt as a fraud, argued for tariff revision to curb corporate influence, and defended the gold standard as irrevocably established while contrasting Democratic public aims with Republican private interests.
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Binghamton
David B. Hill
Broome County
Deposit
Hill
Democratic Party
Leading Citizens Accused in Cripple Creek Deportations
Capiases issued for 28 prominent Cripple Creek district figures following district court informations filed by Deputy District Attorney C. C. Butler. Charges include conspiracy and assault to kill, false imprisonment, malicious mischief, and larceny in connection with the deportations last Saturday. Named leaders include Nelson Franklin former Victor mayor, B. Newcomb bank cashier, Henry Dahl Ophir Mine manager, AEK Carleton First National president, Warry Waters, Frank Vanneck, Charles Guan, and KEK Young deputy sheriffs, with several mine superintendents and officials also cited.
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Cripple Creek
Colo
Bell
C. C. Butler
Nelson Franklin
Victor
B. ©. Newcomb
First National Bank
Henry Dahl
Ophir
AEK
Carleton
Warry Waters
Frank Vanneck
Charles Guan
KE K Young
A. € Cale
Citizens’ Alliance
Dartiel McCarthy
Granite
A P Holman
Golden Cycle
William Carruthers
Colorado and Southwestern Railroad
Louis Henry
Rose Maud
John Balzell
Sedan Mining Company
William Bainbridge
el Paso
No Appeal From Miners Over Colorado Protection Request
Washington officials report no incoming request for federal protection in Cripple Creek as deported miners return. Government departments say no aid will be given without state legislative or gubernatorial request, while AFL leader Frank Morrison predicts federal court action to challenge deportations. Federation fund drives and inquiries continue as Commerce and Labor and Bureau of Labor officials await reports.
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Cripple Creek
Washington
Frank Morrison
American Federation of Labor
Federation
United Stats
Mr. Morrigan
United States
Murray
Secretary of
Commerce and Labor
Wright
Bureau of Labor
Department of Justice
Labor Leader on the Race and Garment Leader Cleared
United Garment Workers of America met to hear charges against Henry C. White former general secretary regarding disobeying orders during a strike and publishing derogatory articles. White sent a letter denying inflaming the open shop and noting aid sought from Oscar Strauss and Isaac Seligman to urge peace with manufacturers. He claimed their postponement request was ignored. In Utica New York Henry A Bang Saratoga hotelkeeper filed for bankruptcy with liabilities of about SiSTR and nominal assets.
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Garment Workers
Buffalo
United Garment Workers of America
Henry C. White
National Organization
General Executive Board
White
Manufacturers’ Association
Oscar Strauss
Isaac Seligman
Saratoga
Utica
N. Y
Henry A. Bang
Siistr
Murphy Gave Peace Sign at Democratic HQ Visit
New York August 25 Charles F Murphy Tammany leader visited the Democratic State headquarters at the Hoffman House signaling a harmony return. Meyer Dow Ung Bird Coler McCarren Sheehan and Belmon tNicoll discussed campaign operations while Belmont prepared for a short vacation and return soon.
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Hoffman House
Charles F. Murphy
Tammany
Harmony
Meyer
Mr. Murphy
Victor J. Dow Ung
Bird
Coler
Patrick H. McCarren
Murphy
Bheehan
Democratic National Executive Committee
Executive Committee
Tammany Hall
Messrs
Belmont, Sheehan
Nicoll
New York City
August Belmont
Parker Delays His Letter to Hear From Roosevelt
Parker postpones releasing his letter of acceptance until after President Roosevelts. Roosevelt's letter now expected September 12, pushing Parker's public notice to about September 17. At Rosemount Parker hosts political and theatrical women delegates, meets Francis Burton Harrison and St Clair McKelwey, and plans activities including Holienville fair attendance with no speeches there.
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Esopus
Judge Parker
Roosevelt
Rosemount
Women's
Parker League
League
New York
Francis Burton Harrison
New York State Democratic Organization Bureau
William S. Roche
Harrison
Boche
Judge
Parker
Holienville Fair
Ellenville Fair
Accord
N. Y
Davenport for Congress Nominee Henry Davenport in Third WV District
Henry B. Davenport of Clay County was nominated by Democrats in the Third Congressional district at Hinton. GOP incumbent Gaines won last election by under 3,000 votes. Other nominees included John A. Freston of Greenbrier and Charles Grenton of Fayette. Greensburg convention names Latta for assembly along with Conway, Reler, Stewart, and Hugus.
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West Virginia
Clay County
Washington Post
Charleston
W Va
Henry B. Davenport
Hinton
Gaines
Jonnn A. Freston
Greenbrier
Charles Grenton
Fayette
Greensburg
Congress
Jen B. Latta
B. Conway
Latrobe
Joseph Reler
Scotsdale
James P. Stewart
Vandergrit
Richard T. Hugus
Jeannette
Davis to Speak at West Virginia State Fair
Hon Henry Davis has accepted an invitation to deliver an address on Agriculture at the West Virginia State Fair in Wheeling on September 7, designated as farmers day. He chose the topic, requests no political content, and sets a ten minute speaking limit.
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Washington Post
Wheeling
W. Va
Henry
Davis
West Virginia
Strike at Youngstown and steel mill wage cuts widen
Picket lines circle the upper mill of the American Steel Hoop Company in Youngstown as strikebreakers from Pittsburg are housed inside. Carnegie Steel confirms 2150 workers in Warren Girard and Youngstown mills face wage cuts. 199 remain unaffected. pay ranges from 3 to 15 dollars per day for those affected. Hartford contractors and masons clash over a strike linked dispute, with limited statements on terms of agreement.
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Youngstown
Ohio
American Steel Hoop Company
Pittsburg
Warren
Girard
Carnegie Steel Company Today
Warren and Girerd
Amalgamated Association
Bailey on issues continued from speech on sectional strife
The speaker argues against resurrecting sectional differences and critiques the President’s stance on lynching and labor policy. He warns the South would suffer from national actions, cites McKinley’s unity, and praises orderly reform while condemning vigilante violence and the closed shop. The piece analyzes political rhetoric and calls for consistent national standards.
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery Promises Longevity
Fragmentary old newspaper line asserts the body relies on the stomach, claiming Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery enables men to live longer. The text is garbled but hints at health tonic claims and age expectancy. The passage reflects period advertising language and medical cures.
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Ailey
Pierce
Desperate charge in war and the need for lawful rulers
The speech contrasts ambitious soldiers with disciplined citizens, praising those who obey laws over those who bend them under the pretense of spirit. Bailey closes with a club reception in its parlors after his address.
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Bailey
Victorian launches as largest turbine liner destined for transAtlantic service
The Allan Line steamer Victorian, 640 feet long with three propellers and a 12,000 ton capacity, launched at Belfast and expected to enter service before year’s end. Powered by turbine machinery developed by Charles A Parsons, she promises rapid stopping and strong maneuverability for Atlantic routes. She will carry 1,500 passengers and feature wireless telegraphy and deck printing facilities.
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Elfast
Ireland
Allan Line
Clyde
Charles A. Parsons
British salute papal flag marks Irish visit
Cardinal Vincenzo Vannutelli returned to Rome from Ireland where he represented the Pope at Armagh Cathedral’s reopening on July 4. He reported an enthusiastic reception, with the papal flag saluted by British warships aboard the cardinal’s steamer, and Lord Dudley treating him as a prince. The Pope praised the report and planned a forthcoming document on Ireland.
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Rome
Vincenzo Vannutelli
Ireland
Armagh
Lord Dudley
America
Australia
Amd
Treland
Cardinal Gotti To Decide On Boston Bishop Pick
At Rome's Propaganda Congregation a coadjutor archbishop for Boston was discussed. Cardinals Harkins Providence and McQuaid Boston were named as candidates with Neagle Malden and Martinello presenting options. Majority favored Harkins. final decision rests with Cardinal Gotti and the Pope.
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Boston
Propaganda
Rome
Congregation of the Propaganda
Cardinal Gotti
R. Neagle
Church of the Immaculate Conception
Malden
Mass
Cardinal Martinello
Bishop Harkins
Harkins
German Doctor Defends Waldeck Rousseau Operation
Berlin reports Prof. Hans Kehr defends the Waldeck Rousseau operation in Medicinischen Wochenschrift saying the patient had little chance to recover without surgery and that operation saved about 34 percent of similar cases though Waldeck Rousseau had only weeks to live and nothing to lose.
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Waldeck-Rousseau
Berlin
Hans Kehr
Halberstadt
Medicinischen Wochenschrift
M. Waldeck-Rousseau
Russia Dumping Cottons and German Trade Plans
Berlin reports Russia’s trade slump prompts Lodz cotton makers to export yarns and goods to Germany. They will set up a selling agency at Augsburg as the South German Cotton Manufacturers group prepares a defense against a perceived Russian invasion. P. C. Knox sails home from Liverpool on the Balticz.
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Berlin
Russia
Lodz
Poland
Germany
Augsburg
Society of
Ssmetting
Moving Patterns Show Many Representatives Not Native to Their States
The piece notes Americans relocate often for new homes and that few old communities keep estates in one line. It cites that most Congress members were not born in the states they represent, listing examples from Colorado to Wyoming and noting leaders and figures like Cannon, Williams, and Webster. It highlights interstate political mobility and historic cases of multi state service.
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Montana
Congress
Senate
House of Representatives
United States
Miller
Colorado
Idaho
Dakotas
Washington
Wyoming
Indiana
Ohio
West Virginia
Cannon
Ilinois
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Williams
Mississippi
Tennessee
Weinseimer Pleads Not Guilty in Extortion Charge
New York August 25 Philip Weinseimer president of the Building Trades Alliance under indictment for extortion entered a not guilty plea in General Sessions Court. His counsel filed three motions for dismissal and delay all overruled. Weinseimer released on $2000 bonds.
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Philip Weinseimer
Building Trades Alliance
Court of General Sessions
Weinselmer
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