Masked shooter wounds Baltimore financier on Atlantic City boardwalk
Charles E. Roberts, financier and social leader of Baltimore, is dying after a masked assailant shot him on the Atlantic City boardwalk in the presence of Mrs. W G Williams. Roberts and Williams are prominent Baltimore families, with Roberts as president of National Supply Company and Williams a known club man. Witnesses say the attacker fled. both victims deny knowledge of the shooter. The incident shook Baltimore society as police investigate the motive.
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Washington Post
Atlantic City
N. J
Charles E. Rabiits
Baltimore
Jaime
Roberts
W . G Williams
Enert
Charlies Bovin Roberts
Westminster
Camces
Maryland
Marye Sloan
James Slyan
Lie
Hairless Roberts
Rs WF G Williams
Atlantity
Pamon Ae
Froberts
National Supply Company
Baltymore Thomas
Bryan
Te Company
Mr Roberts
Labor Day campaign urged by Gompers at Danville home
Samuel Gompers leads AFL campaign to back Bryan and attack the Republican ticket. Federationist edition features Mitchell and union leaders endorsing labor allies, while Gompers argues independents cannot win and urges workers to unite for the Democratic choice.
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American Federation of Labor
Bryan
Federationist
John Mitchell
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Pen
Gompers
Danville
Cannon
Labor
Pares
Republican Party
Tait
Democrate Party
Publi
Saloon Crisis and Grand Jury Clash at Atlantic City
Atlantic City faces a governor s proclamation threatening state troops to enforce Sunday and anti gambling laws after grand juries refused indictments. Gov Fort contemplates legislature or a commission to remove delinquent officers and curb vice at the famed resort amid protests by local officials and a tense May s Landing showdown.
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Sea Girt
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Atlantic County
Supreme Court
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State Excise Commision
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Salus
Cout
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William Reeves Winter
Oper
Harry 8. Groff
Anthony N. Fuffy
W. & J Stafford
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Citizens’ League
Williams denies knowledge of wife after Atlantic City rumor
The son of the late George Hawkins Williams, a noted lawyer, says he was horrified by news of Roberts shooting and hopes for his recovery. He claims no awareness of his wife’s location, believing she was in Boston. A Rome dispatch reports an anarchist arrested at Vallestura, suspected of plotting King Victor Emmanuel's assassination during a hunting trip.
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Roberts
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Boston
London
Central News
Rome
Vallestura
Victor Emmanuel
France
Ships May Meet Fleet In European Waters Plan Considered
Navy weighs sending Idaho Mississippi Montama New Hampshire and North Carolina to join Admiral Sperry’s fleet in European waters meeting at Gibraltar or the Azores. Admiral Pillsbury will decide after his return. train specials to Baltimore from Union Station advertise fares and schedules.
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Bureau of Navigation
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Mississippi
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New Hampshire
North Carolina
Gibraltar
Azores
Gale Joins Flood Waters Tie Up Trains
Severe northeast gale at 36 to 40 mph off Cape Henry worsens floods across North Carolina and eastern Georgia. Widespread crop and property damage reported as rail lines and bridges are wrecked or washed out.
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Flood Devastation Expands Across Valley as Relief Delays
Floodwaters blanket vast lands from the Caroling Hills to Georgia. Losses include farms crops and livestock not yet counted. Tension grows tonight amid reports of missing people and perilous rescues. Many waded or swam from homes as boatmen demand exorbitant fees for aid.
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Augusta Herald
Taft Guests Gift Silver Cups at Hot Springs Farewell
At the Homestead Hotel in Hot Springs Virginia Judge Taft Mrs Taft and Master Charles Taft received silver loving cups from 35 cent guests as a farewell gesture. The event featured Burr Melnitz and views of Taft in various roles plus a reception where Taft and family greeted guests. Judge Horace H W Lurton presided and Colonel John C McAnerney presented the cups while Dixie played. The Tafts will depart for Middle Bass Island tomorrow night. Democrats in Virginia promise a counter demonstration and efforts to sway Bryan supporters as Taft's Virginia visit stirs local political activity.
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Taft
Gol John C. McAnerney
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Charlie
Luke P Blackburn
Charles Taft
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Lake Erie
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Goshen
Bryan
Sage Estate Appraised At 66.75 Million in New York Aug 2
The Sage estate, widow Mrs Sage, died July 22, 196, with an official gross valuation of 66,753,801 and net 64,153,900. Transfer tax set at 687,383. Mrs Sage inherits 63,778,800, plus 29 minor legatees totaling 650,000. Executors are Mrs Sage, Charles W. Osborne, and Dr. John P. Munn.
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Rescue crews recover 29 dead at Harleyville mine
Epacial to The Washington Post reports at Halley Ola coal mine No 1 in Harleyville fourteen miles east of McAlester Oklahoma, rescuers total 29 bodies removed after a disaster yesterday. All died of suffocation. none burned. State Mine Inspector Gantry and Assistant Inspector Clark are on site.
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Halley-Ola
Harleyville
Here
Gantry
State Inspector of Mines
Clark
Bryan Advocates Bank Deposit Guaranty At Topeka Speech
Democratic candidate W. J. Bryan urged a federal deposit guaranty citing security gaps in banks and the failed logic of leaving depositors unprotected. He criticized Taft for backing postal savings and cited Oklahoma’s 1907 guaranty law as proof of state measures. He spoke to a crowded Topeka audience after arrival with supporters.
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Kansas Republican State Council
United States
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National Guard
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