Roosevelt Angers New York Republicans at State Convention
A Times survey indicates progressive forces led by Roosevelt may take control of the Republican State convention. Republican leaders seek to patch deals with Democrats to save the legislature and a United States senator seat, while insurgents revolt in many areas.
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Washington Post
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Taft
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United States
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Col
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Repubican
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Col. Roosevelt
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Times
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Sherman
Sherman Organization
Federal officials in New York face possible dismissal
A Washington dispatch says Treasury officials in New York State fear removal for their political activities and for backing Theodore Roosevelt as temporary chair of the Republican State convention. Names like Willan Baris Jr and John A Merritt are among those rumored to be targeted after the November elections, with replacements to be loyal to Taft.
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Brave Engineer Saves Train in Pittsburgh Incident
Special to the Washington Port report from Pittsburg on August 28 tells how engineer Israel Brandt of the Pittsburg Fort Wayne and Chicago Railroad saved many sleeping passengers on train No 8. Brandt broke a cap on the left deck while trying to stop the locomotive, releasing steam into the cab. Fireman Thomas Van Arsdale leaped through his window and sustained a broken leg. Brandt remained at his post and eventually fixed the leak, preventing a derailment. He is at Allegheny General Hospital and may die from his injuries.
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Pittsburg
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Israel Brandt
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Canes for Women Revived in Newport
A Newport fad returns as women resume using canes on walks and rides. Mrs. Fred Lierick C. Havemeyer, formerly Mrs. William R. Travers, has taken up a cane on errands to the Casino and at dinners, with Mrs. J. Mallory previously seen using one in daily walks. The revival suggests others will follow.
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New York
Newport
New York American Rays
Fred Lierick C. Havemeyer
William R. Travers
Casino
Havemeyer
J. Mallory
Korea Joins Japan as Treaty Details Announced
A formal treaty details Korea's cession of sovereignty to Japan and its full annexation into the Japanese Empire. Articles outline titles for Korean royal family members, protection of Koreans, and phased employment in Korea under Japanese administration. The United States is informed that Japan will extend its copyright and patent laws to Korea and abolish the Korean special office handling such properties.
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Masakaten Terauchi
Ye Wan Yong
Imperial House of Korea
United States
I Koren
Foreign Office
Mutsuhiro I Becomes Absolute Ruler of Korea Japan Forms Cho-Sen administration
The emperor enacts measures to unify Korea under Japanese rule with a single Tokyo registration and fees to protect rights in Korea and Japan. The governor general issues a proclamation detailing Cho-Sen administration, amnesty for minor offenses, tax relief, and $8.5 million funding for industry, education, hospitals, and paupers. Koreans react cautiously, hoping for prosperity under annexation.
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Japan
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Cho- Sen
Will Ask Taft to Speak at Yorktown Celebration
Virginians urge President Taft to attend and deliver the principal address at the October 19 Yorktown anniversary celebrating Lord Cornwallis surrender. Delegations from Yorktown Historical Society and Declaration Signers Descendants pursue consent, with Gov Mann and other state chiefs possibly speaking. Plans include a major military parade as a highlight.
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Taft
Lord Cornwallis
Gen. Washington
Mann
Virginia
Cincinnati
Ohio
Beverly
Maan
Necklace Smuggling Case Shocks Poughkeepsie
In a dramatic portside discovery, Mrs. Adriance concealed a string of pearls in the lining of her hat aboard the Baltic, with federal agents pressing for payment and her husband Mr. Adriance pressed to disclose the location. The couple, prominent local figures, faces upcoming customs proceedings in Poughkeepsie.
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Poughkeapsie
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Poughkeepsie
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Merchants National Bank
Prosecution Targets Kindling Wood Trust in East
New York Tribune reports forty defendants including corporations and individuals face federal action over a kindling wood cartel controlling more than 25 million dollars in annual business across New England New York New Jersey and Pennsylvania. The investigation led by the Department of Justice has completed with records and documents secured from the Standard Wood Company Blaisdell Machine Company and allied firms.
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Department of Justice
Tribune
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Stanchard Wood Company
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Bay Ridge Sisters Swim Narrows Route to Brooklyn Pier
The three Due sisters Ethel Vera and Beatrice aged 18 16 and 13 from Bay Ridge swam the East River from the Queensboro to the Brooklyn bridge with their father and mother aboard. Beatrice finished first at 7 45 followed by Vera and Ethel. The apparent 5 mile course stretched to 188 1 2 miles due to midstream routing across bridge aligned paths. Boats saluted as the feat ended at Providence Line pier under the Brooklyn bridge.
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Vera
Beatrice
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de Beatrice
Long Island
Alsters
Providence Line Pier
Williamsburg
Manhattan
Quick wit foils lynchers in Huntington jail riot
About 500 people gathered near Huntington county jail demanding vengeance for two black suspects. Sheriff Barry Berger pleaded and warned, then escaped mob pressure by moving the prisoners to an undisclosed destination as deputies escorted them away.
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W. Va
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Harry Withrow
Barry Berger
Ruling Excites Strikers Over Closed Shop Conspiracy
Justice Goff in New York state supreme court rules a strike demanding a closed shop is a conspiracy in restraint of trade. cloakmakers march on city hall with banners and flags while protests flare across the East. Gompers denounces the decision as unjust and insists unions defend workers against capitalist tyranny.
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Savants Rename Radium Emanation as Nitron in Air
London August reports that Sir William Ramsay and Sir Gray, after recent experiments, deem the so called emanation of radium an inert gas like argon and a constituent of air. They propose renaming it the term nitre p.
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Lawyer pressures breach suit target in Heinze case
Washington Post story describes attorney Clarence McMillan distancing from threatened publicity while Mrs. Lil Nex Hubert French pursues breach of promise claims against F Augustus Heinze. It notes her book plans and alleged letters from financiers and corporate figures, including a spy tale involving Standard Oil.
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Coventry suit dismissed trust deed case ends in report
James B Butler, appointed referee, dis missed the action by Mrs Edith Coventry to set aside a Lorillard inheritance trust deed valued about 1.7 million dollars. The deed was dated October 17, 197, created before her marriage to Earl of Coventry's son. The report notes the deed stayed with lawyers, not trustees, and that her husband refused to approve it. He gains nothing. control over estate was limited during his wife's life.
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New York
James B. Butler
Edith KE. Coventry
Pierre Lorillard
Henry Thomas Coventry
Earl of Coventry
Lorillard
Gaynor for Governor card sent by New York Times
New York Times canvass finds strong Gaynor sentiment across the state. The paper says the mood parallels past waves that propelled Roosevelt and Hughes. Gaynor has repeatedly said he does not seek the governorship, though a nomination could prompt naming a substitute candidate.
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