President Roosevelt to Meet Parsons and Wadsworth
An official Roosevelt statement notes cordial sympathy for Parsons and Wadsworth, urging support for their public service in the Republican Party. Herbert Parsons, NY County Republican committee chair, will lunch with the President, whose interview signals general approval of their aims and methods.
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New York County
Republican Committee
Oyster Bay
Herbert Farseng
Roosevelt
Loeb
Inter
Parsons
Herbert Parsons
Ingalcor
Repubiican
Wadsworth
New York State
Republican Campaign in West Plans Monster Mass Meeting
Preparations nearly finished for a Republican campaign kickoff in the West a monster mass meeting set for the night of September 22. Senator Beveridge is slated as the principal speaker with expected remarks from King and Congressman Rode. A dollar dinner is noted as part of the event.
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Chivignauggh
Ter Beveridge
Etig
Clanen
Shaw to Speak in South Schedule
Shaw returns from abroad and approves a speaking campaign in the South for the Republican committee. The first stop in Virginia centers on the point rather than a fixed date with events listed for September in multiple cities including Nashville and Memphis. The following week covers Missouri with additional specifics uncertain.
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Shaw
Republican Committee
Virginia
Ace
Nashville
Memphis
Tenn
Misaouri
Marriages and Deaths in Washington Area Notices
Obscure 1900 era notices record marriages and deaths. Entries mention Thomas Steventir Rattinere and Florence M in Washington, a Shay death, Mrs Bushby in reposed, and multiple attendances and funeral details. Dates hover in August, with references to St Matthew, Mount Olivet, and local addresses like 1006 N Street NW.
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Shay
Insio
Washington War
Sect
Bushby
Willem Bushby
Wabery F. Ierginan
N Street
Gigravod
W. al
Ohomstrom
Sweden
Howmet Af
RTL Hitt
Tns
North Capitol Airee
Neronica Johnson
Uel
Mount Olivet
New York City
William’ J
Oteloek
Wellnezdas
Pennsylvania
Harriet
Long Wassem
Il A. mm Interwear
Sexvaele
Purday Tanenieg
Indiana Populists Name State Ticket In Convention
Indianapolis August 29 Populists in Indiana met in the state convention and nominated a state ticket led by Jacob W Clark for secretary of state The platform denounces trusts imperialism the present financial system and gambling condemning all forms of gambling as immoral from cards to mechanical devices and stock market gambling in Wall Street banks
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Jocob W. Clark
Democratic National Committee
Wall Street Bank
Republicans Unable to Break Ohio District Nomination Deadlock
In Salem Ohio Republicans of the 18th district refer the nomination question to a primary after four days of balloting in Youngstown. Candidates include James Kennedy James J Grant and Charles Speaker. Deadlock persisted through the ballots awaiting a party committee date. Separate notices report various nominations across states including D F Lafean in York and John Kammon in North Vernon.
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Ohio
Salem
Youngstown
James Kennedy
Youngtown
James J. Grant
Canton
Charles Speaker
Columbiana County
York
D. F. Lafean
Tientieth
Jos
Hastings
Nebr
John C. Welty
Reclamation
North Vernon
Ind
Fourth District
John Kammon
Seymour
Congress
Promoter in Custody in Chemical Scheme Case
Ruffus C. Mason, brother of Mrs Stella Brown, is jailed on grand larceny charges over misappropriated seashells from John A. Bunker. Investigators say the shell theft is a technical charge tied to alleged fraud in the Twentieth Century Chemical Company case in the Flatiron Building. Bunker and Mason had formed a grease firm with Mason as secretary, but undisclosed funds and stolen formula allegations surfaced as the business unraveled.
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Promoter
Stella Brown
New York
Washington Poot
Ruffus C. Mason
Patrimonial
West Dighty
Second ‘Street
Notive Headquarters
John A. Bunker
Detective Bureau
Twentieth Century Chemical Company
Flatiron
Mason
Chemi
al Company
Pro- Inter
John S. Bunker
Bunker
C. H. Daggett
Providence
J. W. Wallace
Izelay Brown
West Eighty-second. Street
Steinart
Brown
Bina F. Verrault
Anserr
Sunan Rahal
Mra. Brown
Prof W B Dwight Dead Former Vassar Faculty Member
William Buck Dwight professor of geology and mineralogy at Vassar College died suddenly of apoplexy in Cottage City Massachusetts. Born Constantinople May 2 1888 he was son of Harrison Gray Otis an American missionary and graduate of Yale. He founded Englewood Female Institute in 1839 and taught at West Point before joining Vassar for twenty seven years.
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Vassar
West Point
Cottage City
Mass
William Buck Dwight
Vassar College
Dwight
Constantinople
Harrison Gray Otis
Yale
Englewood
N. J
New York
William Edgar] Marshall
Marshall
Gotorea Woman Attempts Death By Chloroform At Anacostia
A 35 year old woman named Bianene Eisen of Staunton avenue Anacostia attempted to end her life by chloroform late yesterday afternoon. The act is linked to an alleged dispute with a man named Glove. She was taken to Providence Hospital where doctors treated her for about thirty minutes and she was pronounced out of danger.
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Bianene Eisen
Hearst Jerome fight dominates Tammany campaigns
Special to The Washington Post from New York details how William J. Bryan’s homecoming eclipses the Hearst Jerome gubernatorial contest. Tammany leaders deploy loud outings, red fire, cannon crackers, and chowder picnics to preserve influence, while internal clashes with McClellan and Murphy escalate.
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Murphy
Bryan
Washington Post
New York
Wiliam J. Bryan
William R. Hearst
Willam Travers Jerome
Tammany
Bal
McClellan
Hall
James J. ‘Walsh
Tammany District
One Dead and Another Dying After Macon Station Fight
John Newsome died after being shot in a fight at the Southern station front in Macon Georgia. Joe Curtis is dying in City Hospital after a severe head wound. Curtis was taken from the operating table soon after. Three fourths of his skull has been removed. doctors say no recovery. Four women arrested for participating in the fight have been released.
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Macon
John Newsome
Southern
Joe Curtis
City
Curtis
Moon
Bryan
Flint
Newark
New Haven
Jersey City
Chicago
Holmes
Keith-Proctor
Mr. Bryan
Illini
Mrs. Goltra
Norman E. Mack
Buffalo
Harry W. Walker
Commercial Traveler's ‘League
Lewis Nixon
Staten Island
Mr. Goltra
Mayor Brown
Peer Igss
Irene
Flood claims two lives in Mexican river deluge
El Paso reports from Mexican towns along the Santiago River show the river overflowing its banks at Tople. Tuxpan Mexicala and Santiago are partly inundated, forcing residents from homes. Flooding damages crops and land. two people drowned amid washouts on the Guadalajara division of the Mexican Central Railway, suspending traffic.
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el Paso
Tex
Santiago
Tople
Tuxpan
Mexicala
Jalisco
Guadalajara
Lawyers From Many States in Face of Reform Push
St Paul Minn Aug 2 two sessions of the American Bar Associations twenty ninth annual meeting opened with broad attendance Lawyers from nearly every State are present The committee on Insurance Law favors federal supervision arguing insurance is interstate commerce A minority report opposes that theory The association backs creation of a patent appeals court with five judges to hear patent cases The ethics report promises lively debate including a rebuke of the shyster lawyer Welcomed by Home G Brown the visitors President Peck delivered the annual address and 614 new members were admitted bringing total membership to 2063 Subcommittee on divorce law proposes a universal approach with age of consent set at 16 for females and 18 for males.
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St. Paul, Minn
American Bar’ Association
House of Representatives
State Capitol
Vinton
George K. Peck
Chicago
Hinckley
Hig
Ryan Hotel
Committee On Insurance Law
Congress
Court of Patent Appeals
Thig
DIII
Association $A
Home G. Brown
Minnesota State Bar Association
Peck
J. N. McGill
Washington
George Whitelock
Baltimore
FE Rugby
North Carolina
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Lancaster
T. .M. Morderal
Charleston
Elvin Bi Tatt
Burlington, Vt
H.C. Mathews
Richmond
Philadelphia
American Bar Association
Uttle
Bryan
Pier A
Siu
Victoria
Broadway
Folk
William Hoge
Madison Square Garden
O'Clock
Harry’ W." Walker
Gov. Felk
Tom Johnson
Augustus Thom
Ant
Harron Wins Tournament at Marshall Hall
Thousands of Washingtonians Virginians and Marylanders attended the twenty second annual tournament at Marshall Hall to witness the crowning of the queen of love and beauty. Harron of 106 Seventh Street Northwest known as Washington Boy won first prize of 49 dollars in gold. Second prize went to Thomas H. Mead Knight of Munson Hill and Robert Mercer Knight of Pleasant Valley claimed third. Lee Amos Knight of View took fourth prize and A Barron, brother of the winner, took fifth. After a feast the knights attended the dancing pavilion for the crowning event.
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Marshall Hall
Ballant Knights
Gullam
Harrow
Seventh Street
Northwest
Thomas H. Mead
Knaight
Munson “Hill
Robert Mercer
Pleasant Valley
Lee
Amos
Bullet Through Thumb Injures By Stander In Accident
E T Finnegan, bystander, said he handed the gun to Sam Sullivan who fired it causing a bullet to pass through Finnegan’s left thumb and slightly injure his side. He was taken to Emergency Hospital for treatment and doctors found no bullet in his stomach. Police investigated but no charges filed as Finnegan and Sullivan are close friends and both said the shooting was accidental.
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Eye's Endh
Tdst
Wight
E. T. Finnegan
Pa Hee
Sam Sullivan
Finnegan
Sullivan
Southern Democrats Fear Bryan Declaration Decried by Southerners
Washington Post report from New York August 29 notes Southern Democratic leaders in town for Bryan demonstration anxious over rumors he will back government ownership of railroads. Senators Culberson Halley Daniel Jones McMillin and others fear loss of Southern support in 1908 and 1912 if Bryan endorses rail nationalization. They plan to meet Bryan and urge opposition to such a stance.
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Washington Post
New York
Bryan
Herable
United States
Culberson and Halley
Texas
John W. Daniel
Ftavas
Lim
Ansel Leads For Governor In Democratic Primary
From Columbia to Washington Aug 23 Returning from the Democratic primary Martin F Ansel anti dispensary candidate leads for governor with Richard I Manning dispensary candidate in second place. The race narrows to the two front runners with results expected in about two weeks. Fraser Lyon anti dispensary leads for attorney general and may win, MacCown leads secretary of state, and Jones and Blair Jones run neck and neck for comptroller general with Jones favored. Adjutant general Boyd elected over Haskell Cansier and Sullivan lead railroad commissioner with Wharton close third. Legislature remains in doubt awaiting official count to decide state dispensary fate. Congressmen Aiken Finley Johnson and Patterson reelected. three incumbents had no opposition.
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Jerome
Haa
Sot
Milllionaire
Hearst
Independence League
Charley Murphy
Tammany Hal
Tim’ Sullivan
Pat’ McCarren
Buffalo
Hughes
B. B. Odell
Republican State Committee
Charles E. Hughes
Odell
Armstrong Committee
Platt
Senator Brackett
Saratoga
Brackett
Depew
Bratkett
Ode
Higgins
Roosevelt
Columbia
D. C
Martin F. Ansel
Richard I. Mning
Bayern
McMehon
Stean
Fraser Lyon
Ragsdale
MacCown
AW. Jones
Jones
Boyd
Lewis W
Haskell Cansier
Sullivan
Wharton
Persoan
Tillman
Trout
Tosh
Aiken
Finley
Johnson
Patterson
Nebraskan Welcome for Bryan at Omaha Harbor
Nebraska supporters greet William Jennings Bryan as his boat reached Omaha amid cheering crowds. A colorful scene unfolds with a chain of tugs, photographers, and Mayor Dahlman, who along with Howard F. Goltra greet Bryan aboard the Prinzesses, while the crowd sings and proclaims Nebraska as the finest state.
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Omaha
Bryan
Howard
F. Goltra
Nebraska
Nebresia
Netrasia
Houge
Segal Made Soap Then He Handled Millions of Losses
Segal, once a West Philadelphia soap seller, rose to prominence promoting sugar refineries and other ventures in Philadelphia and Lancaster County. His Real Estate Trust Company ties and ambitious projects, including a Camden refinery sold to a rival, left behind wrecked trusts, stalled mines, and idle properties noting failures from Safe Harbor to Altoona. The narrative traces his rise, bold schemes, and the financial wreckage that followed.
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Philadelphia
Adolph Segal
Histate Trust Company
Camden
N. J
Delaware
American Sugar Refining Company
Majestic
Segal
Real Estate Trust Company
Lancaster County
Bwadish Crucible Iron and Steel
New York City Schools Superintendent Joins Spelling Board
William H. Marwell, superintendent of schools in New York City, has accepted membership on the simplified spelling board, announced today in New York. The move adds a high profile figure to the board guiding standardized spelling reforms.
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New York
Wiliam H. Marwell
New York City
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