Woodruff Warns Foes Of Hughes In State Convention
New York August 2 leaders of the Republican State machine vow to defy Roosevelt Taft and other national figures over Governor Hughes renomination. Woodruff says interference would spell disaster. anti Hughes delegates claim majority and plan tickets in September primaries. State committee members gather at headquarters amid debate on convention fate.
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Taft
Hughes
New York
Hitch‘ok
Guv. Hughes
Woodruff
National Party
State Committee
Alvat
Natonal
Yatchcock
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Yatt
Republican State Committee
United States
Benjamin R. Ode Wno
Guv Hughes
Timothy L. Woodruff
George J Taylor
Lafayette Gleason
Benjamin Bodell, Jr
Orange
George W Dunne
Broome
Herbert Parsons
William L Ward
West Chester
William Barnes Jr
Albany
Francs Hendricks
Onondaga
John T. Mott
Oswego
Chin
Vilas Funeral Today in Madison
Simple burial services for Col. William F. Vilas will be held at his home tomorrow at 4 p.m. The body will not lie in state and the funeral is semi public. Rev. A. A. Eaving will read the service followed by Rev. F. A. Gilmore reading Alfred Tennyson. Gov. Davidson ordered half mast on the state capitol in tribute and issued a eulogy of Col. Vilas praising his death and service.
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Wis
William F. Vilas
A. A. Eaving
F. A. Gilmore
Davidson
Capitol
Col. Vilas
Atlantic City
N. J
Royal Arch
Hquor
Thgbee
Medill Patterson trims his novel on high society
Joseph Medill Patterson, the wealthy young Socialist, has censored the latest work from his pen "A Little Brother of the Rich." A second edition is being prepared after he toned down savage arraignments of high society in New York and the summer colonies.
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Medill Patterson
Washington Post
Chicago
Joseph Medill Patterson
Patterson
New York
Saloons Defy Law Atlantic City Governor Stands Firm
Atlantic City nears a Sunday liquor showdown as saloons prepare to open while Governor Fort backs a firm proclamation. He seeks a special session to empower enforcement including martial law if needed, backed by assurances from legislators. Local officials refuse comment as hotel owners push for a negotiated reopening.
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Alrip
Gov Fort
Galdenburg
Dewey Unable to Attend U S War Veterans Event in Boston
Boston reports Admiral George Dewey cannot attend the fifth annual convention of the United Spanish War Veterans in the city next week. Admiral Winfield Scott Schley and General Nelson A Miles have accepted invitations to visit Boston during the encampment.
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George Dewey
United
Winfield Scott Schley
Nelson A Miles
Roberts Shot On Atlantic City Boardwalk In Mystery Case
Baltimore clubman Charles G. Roberts was shot on the Atlantic City Boardwalk by a masked shooter as he rode in a rolling chair with Mrs. W S G Williams. Police question Williams and others as detectives trace movements and press for facts while Roberts lies in serious condition and authorities search for a motive and offender.
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N. 3
Charles G. Roberts
Baltimore
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Iqu
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Wiile
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Europe
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Waldorf- Astoria
New York
Maryland Club
Green Spring Valley
Williame
Wiliams
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Darrell
Telegraph
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Waldorf Astoria
Charles SI Wilcox
National Supply Company
Charles B Roberts
Atlantc City
Wilcox
J. Olney Norris
Norris
Brighton Hotel
Brighton
Mr Roberts
Em Norns
Shelbourne Grill
Warams
Attie
Charles B. Roberts
Whithama
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw Not Seriously Ill, Friends Say
New York reports say Mrs Evelyn Nesbit Thaw is not seriously ill despite worries over her husband’s case and bankruptcy. Harry K Thaw said he provided money for her rest and planned more if needed, noting she has funds and will recover with a rest cure at a sanitarium.
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New York
Harry K. Thaw
Thew
Sixty-first Street
Poughkeepsie
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
Harry & Thaw
Evelyn
Mayor Held for Arson in Cayey Fire
San Juan Porto Rico August 28 Heraclio Mendosa mayor of Cayey was arrested today charged with arson. It is alleged the recent Cayey fire that destroyed buildings was caused by Mendosa. His arrest followed an effort to recover 23000 from Palatine and the London and Globe insurance companies for damages. He was held in 400 ball.
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San Juan
Porto Rico
Heraclio Mendosa
Cayey
Mendosa
Palatine
London and Globe
Danish cruiser Hekla shell explodes during target practice
Two sailors died and six were seriously wounded when a shell prematurely exploded aboard the Danish cruiser Hekla during target practice at Aarhus Bay. The incident occurred off Aarhus, Copenhagen reported today.
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Hekla
Aarhus
Thousands greet the American fleet at Port Phillip Heads
Sydney reports the battleship Connecticut leading the Great White Fleet into Port Phillip Bay on August 29. crowds line Queens Cliff shores as the armada sails toward Melbourne. The Lumpers' Union in Sydney refuses to let its members coal the hospital ship Relief, while American sailors coal the vessel. West Virginia reports clear weather en route to Honolulu.
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Port Philips Heads
Port Phillip Bay
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Port Phillips Heads
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Lumpers’ Union
Relief
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West Virginia
Pacific Fleet
Honolulu
Detectives Re-Arrest Broker in Embezzlement Case
Special to The Washington Pest Chicago August twenty eighth Robert C Hastman known on Wall street as Lame Bob fled New York after suspected embezzling fifteen thousand dollars from investors and stockholders of Eastman and Co senior member He was arrested in Chicago days later and re arrested today by New York detectives with extradition papers He was hurried to La Salle street station and sent by train to New York.
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Chicago
Robert C. Hastman
Wall Street
Bob
New York
Eastman & Co
la Salle Street
Roosevelt hosts private horse show at Sagamore Hill
President Roosevelt entertains dignitaries and an army officer corps with an Arab horse exhibition on Sagamore Hill lawn. Kermit Roosevelt and an Arab boy perform while Gen Bell and Gen Aleshire inspect mounts. Officials discuss army horses and future battleship plans, with no purchase intent announced.
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Roosevelt
Rosa
Bonheur
Sagamore Hill
Morgan
New York National Guard
Brooklyn
James S Sherman
William B. McKinley
Henry C Londensinger
Gen
Aleshire
San Francisco
Wada Ellis
Ohio
United States
Fifteen Drowned by Flood in New Mexico Town
A Colorado River flood from a cloudburst washed away Folsom New Mexico causing ruin and loss of life. Fifteen dead are reported with several others missing as search parties scour the flooded town and surrounding area. Known victims include R. B. Wenger Daisy Wenger Lucy Creighton and T. W. Wheeler along with Wheeler’s sister in law and three Wheeler children. Folsom sits at about 7000 feet in the northeastern New Mexico corner near the Colorado border.
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Colo
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Folsom
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Colorado and Southern Railway
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Daisy
Funeral From Castle Preserves Sternburg Legacy in solemn mausoleum tribute
The body of Baron Speck von Sternburg, former German ambassador to the United States, was laid to rest at Castle Levischena in a dignified ceremony. Dr. David Hill, American ambassador, and embassy staff attended, with Uhlans band leading the procession to the family mausoleum after prayers and a final service in the castle dining room.
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Luetschena
Baron Speck von Sternburg
United States
Castle Levischena
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Frederick August
Saxony
David Jayne Hil
Roosevelt
T St John Gattney
Dresden
Baron von Sternburg
Berlin
Washington
Edwin V Morgan
Cuba
Foreign Office
Meltzer
President Roosevelt
Baron von Sternberg
British Ship Dunearn Sinks in Typhoon Two Survivors Rescued
News from Tokyo and London reports the British steamer Dunearn sunk in a August typhoon off Kiuhlu near Goto island. Only two crew members, engineer William Phillips and seaman Toby Landon, survived after being picked up by Japanese steamer Sakuo Maru. The Dunearn carried 18 Europeans and 41 Lascar crew, sailed from Hamburg for Nikolaiesk, and later coal at Karatau before storms drove it down. In London a separate note confirms the Dunearn’s loss. Also reported is the execution of John Hopkins in Miami Oklahoma for Lena Craig’s murder, with Hopkin declaring innocence moments before the trap sprung.
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Kiuhlu
Mojil
William Phillips
Toby Landon
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Nikolaiesk
Russia
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Karatau
London
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Karatsu
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Hampurg
Flood Devastates Augusta and Southeast States
Massive flood across Georgia South Carolina and Virginia leaves Augusta Ga with 22 bodies recovered and losses topping 2.5 million dollars city under water and power water and gas services disrupted tobacco and cotton crops ruined rail traffic halted. Citizens hold mass meetings to seek relief and decline outside aid while warning of famine and rising prices.
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Georgia
Carolinas
Virginia
Tie City
South Carolina
Kingville
North Carolina
Board of Health
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