Army post expansion urged by Roosevelt and Taft at Sagamore Hill
President Roosevelt and Secretary Taft ordered a mass development of the army, planning seven brigade posts to be established and two more under consideration. Key sites include Fort Reilly, Fort Leavenworth, Fort Sam Houston, Fort Robinson, Fort D.A. Russell, Fort Sill, and Fort Oglet horpe, with possible additions in Pennsylvania and on the Pacific Coast. Final choices await a Taft report next week, following the urgent defense appropriations act.
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Pacific Coast
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Army Postal
Election Start After November Polls Aims For Early Congress
The Isthmus notes a plan to begin the start after the November elections with the President possibly returning to Washington before Congress opens, signaling prompt action.
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Washington
Roosevelt appoints HL Clark to Interstate Commerce Commission
Special to The Washington West Oyster Bay July 7 President Roosevelt names HL HL Clark of Code Rapids Iowa to the Interstate Commerce Commission as one of two new commissioners. Clark is grand chief of the Order of Railway Conductors and served on the Anthracite Coal Strike Commission, gaining support from the Iowa delegation for his appointment.
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Rapids
Iowa
Interstate Commmerce Commission
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Commerce Commission
Order of
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Coal Sinke Commission
Canal Sea Level Plan Faces Key Opposition at Pacific Entrance
At the Panama Canal Commission meeting on July 5 the group toured Las Boca terminal facilities and the Culebra Cut. Chief Engineer John F Stevens opposes a high lock at La Boca citing borings. A 6 to 7 foot alternative is suggested by mining engineers. A flood risk could inundate Panama City. Land condemnations target future lake areas around Gatun.
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Pacific Entrance
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Panama Canal Commission
Las Boca
Culebra
Pacific
John F Stevens
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Mining Engineers’ Commission
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Rumor of assassination rattles Sagamore Hill town
July messages spread through Oyster Bay after reports of an attempted shooting of the President. Locals, including grocer Moore and Uncle Amos the driver, debated the origin of the tale as Sagamore Hill lay quiet beneath a hot July sun while telegraph keys clacked for facts.
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Washington Post
Oyster Bay
Roosevelt
Sagamore Hill
Moore
Poledo
Michigan
Moors
Mr Moores
Amos
Jerome B Jotnson
Roosevelts
Tranklin
Loeb
Chronicle
Sagamore Hi
Money Spent for Farmers Payroll to Reach 6000, Says Wilson
The Department of Agriculture plans a large expansion with about 6000 employees at average salaries under 300 dollars. Secretary Wilson argues spending for farmers equates to a 2 percent tax on large licenses supporting cattle fever testing and dry land farming investigations, demanding more funds.
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Department of Agriculture
Measles illness halts honeymooning Hobart heir at Thousand Islands
Garrett A Hobart III son of the late Vice President remains seriously ill with measles since last Monday at the Thousand Islands physicians say he has one of the worst cases they have seen but now appears out of danger His mother Mrs Garrett A Hobart rushed to the islands as the physician returned noting the perilous condition Flora Seamer reports a union of travel offers and excursion details from New York listings to Washington routes with round trip fares and stopover options across diverse lines including the Sunset Route and Lehigh Valley services and special trains and coaches later noted for availability
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Drowned Cadet Heroics in Ocean City Rescue Tragedy
Washington DC families mourn as Charlee Erdmann, 19, drowns during ocean bathing in Ocean City NMJ. Capt Auerbach, a cadet, dives to aid but loses strength and sinks with Erdmann. cadets secure a rope rescue but pull Auerbach ashore exhausted. Erdmann’s mother Mrs Vina Erdmann faints upon hearing news.
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Washington Post
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Hotel dynamited at Lincoln with blast damaging walls
An ineffectual attempt to dynamite the Commercial Hotel at dawn in Lincoln failed to injure guests. A bomb thrown into an areaway exploded, shattering a hotel wall and many nearby windows. A suspect is under surveillance but there is insufficient evidence for an arrest.
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Lincoln
Tons of fish in the street flood drains city
Heavy rainfall on the Clyde floodwaters left hundreds of carp stranded in streets. Residents gathered the fish with pitchforks as water receded, collecting over two tons for winter supply. Advertisements promote rail and water tours to Jersey shores and Adirondacks with various routes and prices.
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Trallin
Bryan Letter Signals Willingness to Run If Reform Prevails
Former U S Senator Jamies K Jones of Arkansas releases news that William Jennings Bryan would accept a presidential nomination for the third time if reforms align with Jeffersonian principles. Bryan, writing from Stockholm on June 18, says he seeks reform in all government departments and would run again if the party supports change.
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Jamies K. Jones
Arkansas
Democratic National Committee
Wiliam J Bryan
Mr Bryan
Stockholm
Col Wetmore
Neet
Taft to tour chautauquas for GOP in 1908 campaign
Secretary Taft plans a busy August start with Iowa tour and several Chautauquas. He will speak across many congressional districts, campaigning for Republicans under the Republican Congressional campaign committee. October will be devoted almost entirely to speeches.
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Shaw
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Earl
Yhinus Que
Suit for 2 000 000 damages against Waters Pierce Oil
Arkansas Attorney General and Pulaski County prosecutor file suit against Waters Pierce Oil Company alleging a conspiracy to control oil output and prices. They seek 2.9 million dollars in damages and a forfeiture of the company’s right to do business in Arkansas. The filing links the Waters Pierce unit to related firms and industry partners.
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Stops Father's Marriage in Yorkville Court
Dorothy and Matilde Schaefer sought to block their father Charles Schaefer from marrying Jessica Skell after a court appearance. The daughters' lawyer John Weiss asked for a sanity examination and planned to seek a Supreme Court injunction to stop the marriage. A summons was issued and returnable Monday.
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Washington Post
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Matilde
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Jessia Skell
Schaefer
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Whitmatt
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Auto Plunges Over Bank in Norwalk Road Crash
Five men raced through a fence on the Boston Post Road near the Darien line in a fast car driven by Robert Trainor of New York. The vehicle slid down a ten foot embankment into a brook, injuring Trainor Scherr Gould Stewart and Smith. Trainor suffered severe facial injuries while Stignamed passengers had head wounds and broken ribs. Stewart and Smith escaped unharmed. The car, owned by Carl Scherr, was wrecked. The party was en route to Bridgeport from New York.
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J J Stewart
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Choir Boys Vacation Return From Shadyside Outing
The choristers of the Church of the Good Shepherd, eighteen strong, returned from their annual outing at Shadyside Maryland. The party praised the trip as their best yet with members including Rey C B Abbot jr, A Webster, William Van Vieck, Milton Buck, Arthur Cole, John Dealt, Lemuel Devers, George Geatner, Oliver W Holmes, Francaise Keith, Christopher Jones, Robert Nevitt, Gorrell Nevitt, Carcle Paul Warren, Terry John Stankel, and Harold Von Vieck.
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Lemuel Devers
George Geatner
Oliver W Holmes
Francaise Keith Christopher Jones
Robert Nevitt Gorrell Nevitt Carcle
Paul Warren Terry
John Stankel
Harold von Vieck
Hartje Case Promises More Sensations Ahead
In Pittsburgh July 7 developments in the Hartje divorce case reveal plans to file additional conspiracy charges against Augustus Hartje John L Welah ong and Clifford. The defense seeks to counter with noted handwriting experts from New York while letters from Hartje to the coachman Madine are to be examined next Tuesday. Madine’s room robbery, including missing letters and papers, is investigated with a man named Craig sought by police.
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Pittgborg
Hartye
John S Robb
Augustus Hartje
John L. Welahong
Clifford
Howe
Alltowers
Hartjes
Madine
Robb
Lincoln
Maiite
No 4
Lewis and Carvalho
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Scott
Harty
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Thaw
Garvan
Abraham H. Hummel
District Attorney Office
Shuberts Lease Hippodrome for Years in New Venture
Special to The Washington Post reports Shubert brothers and M C Anderson have leased the Hippodrome in Cincinnati for ten years. They run independently of the theatrical syndicate and negotiations have been ongoing for weeks with details not learned tonight. Also noted is a Baltimore and Ohio weekend excursion to Atlantic City and nearby resorts.
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New York
T—Lee
I J Shubert
M. C Anderson
Cincinnat
Hippodrome
Syndica
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Anderson
Man on Fire Demonstrates Hat Cleaning Method
William Schoen a 21 year old Chicago hat cleaner set himself ablaze while demonstrating a peroxide hat cleaning method on Dearborn Street. Firefighters and officers aided him as crowds watched. he was rushed to Chicago Emergency Hospital with facial and hand burns but expected to recover.
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Monadnock
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Mizner to Rejoin Wife Amid Reported Estrangement
Wilson Mizner says he will return to his wife, formerly Mrs. Charles T. Yerkes of Chicago, asserting there has been no estrangement. He appeared at the Maestro Hotel in San Francisco and stated his wife is not critically ill and has been in contact by telegraph, convalescing after surgery.
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Wilson Mizner
Charles T. Yerkes
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Charles T Yerkes
Maestro Hotel
Telestanh
Rockefeller summons issued in Ohio suit against Standard Oil
Findlay Ohio July 7 Judge Bankeor of the Probate Court issued a summons for John Rockefeller in a suit recently filed against the Standard Oil Company and Rockefeller alleging violation of the Valentine anti trust law by standard and its subsidiaries. Sheriff Groves will serve Rockefeller when he returns from Europe. Groves goes to Cleveland to serve the company through officer Compiegne. John D Rockefeller golfed with the mayor today and offered souvenirs for his sixty eighth birthday as his family and entourage prepare flowers.
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Salamons
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Compiegne
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Tom Johnson Withdraws From Presidential Race
Special to The Washington Post Cleveland Ohio July 7 Mayor Tom Johnson reads himself out of the presidential contest in a letter to William Hoge secretary of the committee charged with arranging Bryan arrival in New York from Europe Johnson pledges support to National Democracy and to reform both national and municipal government He insists the salvation and regeneration of cities rest on practical democracy and public service aligns with Bryan’s national aims
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Ohio
Tom J. Tohnson
William Hoge
William J Bryan
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Taggart Presses Suit Over Clubhouse Gambling
Paolo Ind reports that after state actions against Thomas Taggart and the French Lick and West Baden Hotel companies over alleged gambling, the firms will sue Hubert Colglasier and Thomas Derry to oust them from company premises. Hearings before Judge Thomas Buskirk are set next Tuesday, with the aim to counter state claims by proving efforts to suppress gambling in the clubhouses.
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French Lick
West Baden
Hubert Colglasier
Thomas Derry
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Thomas Buskirk
Colglasier
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Folk Hails Bryan as Democratic Nominee Hope
Special to The Washington Post from Appleton Wisconsin reports Gov Folk praising William J Bryan at a banquet. Folk names Bryan Roosevelt and La Follette as best Democrats and urges unity for a people’s party. Crowds cheer as Folk asserts Bryan is the only man under current conditions fit for the Democratic nomination if he will accept.
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Thaw Insanity Plea Hard to Narrow to Three Experts
Washington news reports that Harry Thaw’s defense hires nearly all leading alienists, aiming to bolster an insanity theory while seeking to limit prosecution access. The piece notes possible shifts back to an insanity argument and details contested charges allegedly raised by Miss Nesbit, with witness accounts of dinners involving Stanford White.
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