White House Bride Won By Francis B Sayre in Lancaster
Washington announces engagement of Jessie Woodrow Wilson to Francis Bowes Sayre of Lancaster Pennsylvania a Harlem Harvard graduate and New York district attorney aide The wedding is expected at the White House in November The couple have been seen together at Windsor Forges Pennsylvania and Sayre has visited the Wilsons in Princeton The bride to be Jessie Wilson is active in settlement work with the YMCA and the W C A while Sayre is a Williams College and University of Virginia Law School graduate now serving as assistant district attorney in New York He is the son of Robert Sayre and has ties to Lehigh Valley Railroad heritage The engagement marks a major social event in Washington society.
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Pennsylvania
Harvard
New York District Attorney's Office
Lehigh Valley
Washington
White House
Wilson
Jessie Woodrow Wilson
Francis Bowes Barre
Lancaster
New York City
Miss Wilson
Cornish, M
Mr. Sayre
Blanche Nevin
Sayre
Windsor Forges
Churchtown
President
Princeton
Alice Roosevelt
Nicholas Longworth
Europe
Jessie Wilson
Margaret
Eleanor
Jessi
Young Woman's Christian Association
Kensington
Philadelphia
W Oc A
New York
Gainesville
Goucher College
Baltimore
Seagirt
Francis Bowes Sayre
Robert Heysham Sayre
South Bethlehem
Pottstown
Lawrenceville School
Lawrenceville
Strathcona
Lenorador
Aldoka
Northern
Liberia
Warsict Law School
Attorn
Ole New York
Charles S Wui
Telish Valley Railroad
Ecobuad
Poison in Body of Girl Leads to Coroner Arrest
Mrs Annie Menahan of 25 Bassett Street was arrested on a coroner warrant over the death of her 11 year old niece Miss Jennie WooNamee a clerk for Sargent and Company. An autopsy by Dr M M Star borough found large quantities of arsenic in the organs. A package labeled Rough on Rats containing arsenic was found hidden under the kitchen sink after the arrest.
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Annie Menahan
Ahi
Bassett Street
Jennie WooNamee
Sargent and Company Hardware Manufacturers
M M Starborough
New Haven
Monahans
Scarborough
Coal War Stirs T R Roosevelt Policy Under Fire
The Progressive party opens its national conference in Newport Rhode Island with Theodore Roosevelt denouncing The New Freedom as corporate license. He criticizes Western coalfield conditions, notes court rulings under capital influence, and urges government regulation to curb employer power and protect workers.
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Newport
Progressive Party
Theodora Roosevelt
West Virginia
Wilson
Roosevelt
Col Roosevelt
Senators Split Over Tariff Amid Tobacco Monopolies Debate
The first break in Senate Democrats came when Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska opposed a special graduated tax on tobacco monopolies and left the caucus. He said he would not be bound and would carry the fight in the Senate. Senators supported him for the tariff but the caucus pledged to bind members to the finance committee's decisions and oppose non-sanctioned amendments. Simmons and Kern issued statements defending unity and delaying broader trust legislation.
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Nebraska
Stone
Senate
Hitchcock
Mr. Hitchcock
Ashurat
Bacon
Clarke
Fletcher
Hollis
Kern
Lea
Martine
Meyers
Newlands
O'Gorman
Pemerene
Robinson
Saulsbury
Sheppard
Shields
Vardaman
Missouri
Aa Sayime
Dia
Moe Reynolds
Wilson
House
Finance Committee
James
Kentucky
Simmons
Hitchcockh
Tebicco Trust
Drnusti
Finance committee to review sugar tariff schedule
The finance committee plans to extend the effective date of the sugar tariff this morning to align with the wool schedule. Senator Simmons notes the completed bill will be reported to the senate by next Monday or Tuesday, with caucus to finish consideration tomorrow or Saturday.
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Finance Committee
Simmons
Benaire
Bees in Beard Kill Him on Windgap Farm
Special to The Washington Post Pittsburgh July 192? Jeremiah Kramer 72 on a Windgap road farm entered his wagonshed and encountered a swarm ready to swarm. Bees enveloped his face and whiskers, leaving him blinded and unconscious. His son Joshua found him three hours later amid numerous stings. Medical aid arrived but Kramer died that afternoon.
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Washington Post
Pittsburgh
Jeremiah
Kramer
Windgap
Chartiers
Jamet
Joshua
Bulgarians Driven Back and Balkan Ultimatum Sent
Servians report after Istip capture they pursued and over 100 officers and 1,000 men taken. Enormous Bulgarian losses, 4,000 Bulgarians surrendered at Ovtchepolye. Servians suffer 2,000 killed and wounded. Greeks concentrate against Bulgarians as battles unfold near Guevgheli Istip and Dermak. Sofia issues 24 hour ultimatum to Servia and Greece, signaling potential war.
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Belgrade
Servia
Istip
Ovtchepolye
Guevgheli
Gulevgheli
Ovtchepotye
Dermak
Petrishino
Guergheli
Sofia
London
Bulgaria
Greece
Storm cools camp as veterans gather at Gettysburg reunion
A storm swept Gettysburg on July 2 dousing veterans from both sides as crowds sought shelter. Col Andrew Cowan, presiding officer, recalled regimental actions on Cemetery Ridge and the story prompted laughter. The big tent withstood gusts while mud and wet grass marked the military day. The reunion continues with more speeches and music planned for the event.
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Andrew Cowan
Louisville
Col. Cowan
Gettysburg
Cemetery Ridge
Seven stabbed in Gettysburg hotel fight over Lincoln abuse
Gettysburg Pa July 2 seven men were stabbed in the Gettysburg Hotel dining room when a dispute over remarks about Abraham Lincoln escalated. Wounds include left-breast injuries. Farber Mangin and Griffin in critical condition. Police arrest W B Years of Philadelphia who claimed to defend a Union veteran.
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Gettysburg
Lincoln
Pennsylvania State Hospital
State Constabulary
Edward J Carroll
Thuartermaster's Corps
USA
David Farber
Butler
W B
Philadelphia
R R Henry
Tazewell
Henry
Abraham Lincoln
Henry Denien
Elenry
Griffin
Hon .Baker
Pennsylvania
Pace i Daughter of President to Wed Miners War Stirs Roosevelt
The issue lists society notes and page references including Pace and the daughter of the president engagement, along with war stirred by Roosevelt and other items. Also shows board elections, political notices, financial briefs, and editorial commentary with various society and sport items.
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Pace
Roosevelt Hitchcock
Sergiana
Gettysburg
Blair
Touls
Patrick
McNab
Marquis
T—Society
Sporting
Bliss
Bullets Fly In Courtroom In July Tampa Hearing
In a preliminary hearing for W E Maddox a white man accused of attacking Hazel Oliver age 13 J E Green of Sylvania Ga uncle of the girl drew a revolver firing three shots all missing Maddox Green was disarmed by a deputy and jailed The first shot hit the ceiling the second pierced a law book and the third splintered the judge s desk The judge and others dodged as the gun went off with Maddox seated between his counsel C B Parkhill and HO P Bailey during the incident
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Tampa
Fla
Whitaker
Wee Maddox
Hazel Oliver
J. E. Green
Sylvania
Maddox
Green
Battleship Louisiana narrowly saved after engine room flood
In Narragansett Bay the Louisiana faced a blue water emergency when a valve bonnet blew off flooding the starboard engine room. Crew packed a hole with waste, pumps gained on the inflow, and the ship was towed inshore while a diver fitted a new bonnet. Captain Potts, recently dismissed, witnessed the ordeal as the engines were restarted and the ship returned to station.
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Potts
Newport
Rit
Louisiana
Tempting Potts
Naval
Narragansett Bay
Sands Killed by Auto in Westhampton Long Island
Samuel Stevens Sands was killed in an automobile accident near Westhampton Long Island when his car overturned after a tire burst He was the third member of his family to die violently and was related to notable figures including Mrs Gertrude Shidon daughter of George Ro Sheidon Former treasurer of the Republican National Committee Sands was crushed under his wheel and suffered chest injuries as detectives described The notice also lists travel offers from Niagara Falls to Washington with specific dates and fares.
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New York
Samuel Stevens’ Sands
Westhampton
Long Isand
Mr Sands
Wanthrop Sands
Prarec
Samuel Stevens Sands
Nui
Mre Tithan K Vanderbilt
Wise Gertrude Shidon
George Ro Sheidon
Republican National Committee
Samuel § Sands
Sands
Wall Street Wolf Testifies Before Senate Lobby Committee
The Wall Street figure known as The Wolf, David Lamar, testified to a Senate lobby committee in Washington. He admitted impersonating public figures to influence Morgan interests and named associates including Edward Lauterbach and Judge Lovett, claiming his aim was to aid a friend’s standing with the Morgan firm while dismissing charges as fabrications.
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Wall Street
Congressional Investigation
Senate Lobby Committee
the Wolf
David Lamar
New York
Edward Lauterbach
Morgan
Union Pacific
Judge Lovett
Representative Palmer
Riordan
McCombs
Democratic National Committee
Wilkes
Natonal Committee
Lewis Vass Ledyard
Ledyard
Arti d
Lamar
Palmer
Blapmne
Financial Center
Washington
Henry B Martin
Antitrust League
Stanies Investigiion
Sisen Ta Marin
Mtat
Stanies
Ledvard
Lidvard
Lamar Taapin
Taubbach
State
Clark
Sterel Corporation
Stone
Ile
Senate Committee
Amar
Steel Corporation
Ledvirdt
Tamra
Riverside Drive
Almot
Paul D Cravath
Trion Taeithc
Marwell Evarts
Pasith
Pacific
Cravath
Showl
Overman
Denver
David H Lewis
Simon Wolf
Lauterbach
Tamar
Thea
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Quits Party Caucus
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Japan
Urges
Pickett
Stone Wall
Gray
Blue
Blue Ridge
Meade
Lee
Valve
G. R. Sheldon
Baltimore and Ohio
Ueave Union Station
Falla
Steel Trust
James R. Keene
Russell Sage
Congress
Lovett
Ise
Tae Steel Trust
Gugress Yordore
Morsar
Iwi
Paris
Virginia
Boumord
Alway
Teo
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