Taft Meeting Tragedy: Veteran Dies in Crowded Turnout
At a Taft gathering a veteran died from injuries after being trampled in a dense crowd. A GAR escort member sustained injuries as officials pressed to proceed with the event. The ceremony included laying the cornerstone of the Universalist Church with a sermon on tolerance and civilization, stressing religion and morality as essential.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
GAR
Oversome—Executive
Universalist Church
Cormerstone
Taft Speech on Corporation Tax and Federal Oversight
The article quotes Taft defending a limited corporate tax as a step toward federal supervision and investigation of corporations. He argues that state control should precede broader federal powers, calls boycotts legal but misuses of statutes should be avoided, and notes the tax as a path to stricter scrutiny of interstate firms.
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Taft S
Bertind Ores
United States
Nese Islands
Altimore Ant Uno A. R. Si
Harpers Ferry
Vic Cdostarg
Berkeley
Cumberland
Roosevelt
Roosevelt on tariffs and antitrust law echoes across echoes
The President urged limits on boycotts and warned against stretching the Sherman act. He proposed a glossary driven tariff encyclopedia for clarity and condemned labor union exemptions while stressing church unity and civic duty. He spoke at Universalist and Catholic venues and praised moral uplift through faith and government.
Steel King's Wife Robbed of Diamonds in Pittsburgh
Special to The Washington Post. Mrs Henry R Rea wife of a Pittsburg steel king and niece of Senator George Oliver, reported diamonds stolen in past days. Detectives estimate loss up to 40000 while Rea family claims value near 15000. Jewelry disappeared after a late reception and subsequent disrobing at their Sewickley Heights home.
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H. R. Rea
Oliver
Washington Post
Pittsburg
Henry R Rea
Rea
Sewickley Heights
Death by own action at undertaker's shop
Special to The Washington ros Boston Oct 2 Carl August Nackay eight years old of Somerville shot and killed himself on the doorstep of the undertaking shop of C A Talvery in Roxbury this morning. A letter found with the body read I am unable to work I lost my house and land Notify my wife she is nervous.
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Washington
Boston
Carl August Nackay
Somarville
C “A Talvery
Roxbury
Alienation suit over Miss Gazzam shocks Chicago
Mrs Marshall Clark testifies in New York that Antoinette Gaz zani, a 26 year old Pennsylvania woman, seduced her husband and sparked a $150,000 alienation of affections case. Clark denies lawful marriage to Mrs Clark in Chicago and says Gaz zani is not to blame for their estrangement.
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Chicago
Clark
Hosptal
Washington
New York
Marshall Clark
Antoinette Elizabeth Gagram
Cornwall-on-the-Hudson
Frank Gomerford
Prof Nible
Jackson H. Dorsey
Gazzam
Saginaw
Ley Crewe
Jackson H Dorsey
Dorsey
Tooley
Comerford
Yrance
Ducalyptus
Los Angeles
Miss Gazzan
Frederick P Bellamy
Vanigey Comerford
Misa Gaycam
Garam Wes
Garam
Benies
Mrg Clark
Misa Antoinette Gazzani
Congress Hotel
Nilo
Miss Gazzané
Sala
New York State
Mise Gazzam
Las
Aviators in Big Race for Gordon Bennett Cup
Edgar W Mix of Columbus Ohio is the sole American entrant in the Gordon Bennett balloon race. The event at Johannisthal Germany drew 260000 spectators as balloons soared and vanished toward Vienna amid a southwest wind. The Parseval ascended proudly despite Zeppelin’s absence, while Latham faced repeated failures and disqualification after a late attempt.
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E W. Miz
Columbus
Ohio
United States
Gorden Bennett Cup
Rengier
Johanmathal Avmation
Suitzerland
Edgar W Mic
Russia
Descenis
Count Zeppelin
Notable air show ends with pilots winning big prizes
Rougier with a Voisin Miplane claims the top prize of 15,008 while Latham wowed spectators with a 1000 foot ascent. Farman and Durant compete for speed and durability as Princes and ambassadors attend. Final results crown Rougier, Latham, Farman, and others across distance, durability, speed, and height events.
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Latham
Rongist
Rougier
Hubert Latham
Farman
Princes Augost Wilhelm
Oscar
Orville Wright
Baron de Caters
Eskimo Cannibalism Tragedy Reaches Newfoundland
A starving Eskimo in the far north killed and ate one of his children after cannibalism drove him to madness. Neighbors defending themselves under tribal law shot several assailants as punishment. The killer fled into the wilderness. his fate remains unknown as the Dundee Paradox rescue tale arrives with the Hudson Bay steamer Adventurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St Johns
Newfoundland
Huds Bay Company
Adventure
Dundee
Germany Desores No War Visit Returns From Berlin
Dr David Jeyne Hill, succeeding Charlemagne Tower, arrived in New York on the HneriGeorge Washington for his first visit to Germany since appointment in Berlin. He and Mrs Hill say Germany seeks peace and prosperity and will not endanger it by war. They will stay at their Rochester NY home.
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New York
David Jeyne Hill
Charlemagne Tower
Ombawende
Germany
Washington
Berlin
Hill
England
Ota
Rochester
Mughess and Baby Arrive in New York on George Washington
Mrs Theodore Shonts hosts family visitors including Miss Marguerite Shonts and the Duchess de Chaulnes with her son Herzog. The party arrived by the George Washington and will vacation in Virginia and Alabama before spending the winter between New York and Mobile, with plans to tour and rest after travel between continents.
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Washington Post
New York
Theodore Shonts
Marguerite Shonts
Duchess de Chaulnes
Herzog
Duke de Chaulnes
George Washington
Frau
Duke
Sierras
Amerca
Sayl
Mest
Choulnes
Shonts
Hot Springs Va
Virgina
Daphnne
Mobile
Ala
Marguerite
France
Two Youths Drown Posing for Pictures in Lake Gardner
In Amesbury Massachusetts two youths aged 2 and 17 were capsized in a canoe while posing for photographs. They could not swim and drowned before a young woman friend who was about to take their picture from shore.
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Amesbury
Mass
Joseph Manehan
Bie
Frederick
Gardner
Mins
Baley
Cannon Defiant Claims Never in Danger in NY War Talk
Chicago, Oct 3. Speaker Joseph G Cannon denies danger to his job over New York politics and warns that fate may hinge on House rules not reappointment. He reads a Parsons dispatch, mutters, and cites party temper, committee assignments, and political exigency as factors shaping support for or against him.
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York
Chicago
Joseph G. Cannon
Parsons
Danville
Herbert Parsons
New York
Tammany
Albany
Wabash
Congress
Bogaker
Doe
Humphraye Suethers
la Follettea
Champ Clark
Bryan Democrat-Populiats
Senate
la Pollett E Fellows
la Pollette
Cummins
Clark
Bryan
Louie Rama
Georgia
Ngpers
Hanhamed Gaynor
Herb
Hearst
Flearst Hugues
Parson’s attack questioned amid Tammany ties rumors
In Gloversville, amid a heated exchange about campaign dealings, Timothy L Woodruif and View Press Jent Sherman press for names linking taste to Tammany forces. The Littauer name surfaced in the discussion but the speaker avoided the pointed question.
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Timothy L. Woodruif
View Press
Jent Sherman
Tammany Forces
Littauer
Gloversville
Tum
Death by own action in Mars boarding house
A U. S. Army recruiting officer, Worth Adams known as Lieut Bard, aged years, killed himself at his Mars boarding house tonight. He left a note requesting that his father, Dr W C Bald of Beaumont Texas, be informed. The note ended with Here goes misspent life May God forgive me.
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Worth Adams
Mars
Bard
United States Army
Passon
WC Bald
Beaumont
Tex
Explorer Dr Cook Receives National Press Club Guests
Dr Frederick A Cook greeted by nearly all major U S newspapers and press associations at a National Press Club reception after his pole expedition talk. He signed a pen and ink map of the pole and the club register, promising to defend the pole claim as he tours Washington and Baltimore.
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North Pole
Pole
Frederick A Icook
United States
National Press Club
National Theater
Copenhagen
Dr Cook
Lr Cook
Walch the Explorer
Wey Willard
Richard V Oulahan H Pateun
Elu
Promiinent
National Geographic Society
Hayy
Cook
Macfarland
Judson
West
Washington Pole
Coci
Baltimore
Judge Dewey outlines Governor bid at Boston meeting
Theocreti candidate Judge Henry Dewey spoke twelve hours at Boston Common arguing for state establishment of religion. Crowd grew from a reporter and brother to about eighty by 8 45 am with police arrival. He claimed corruption tied to ads and noted family ties as the talk veered through municipal past and government reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Maia
Henry Dewey
Dewey
Genio
Dever
Cook Wins Capital During Rousing Washington Reception
Dr Frederick A Cook drew thousands to hear him in Washington as police cleared crowds at Union Station and a later reception. He spoke about his Arctic discoveries, thanked Eskimo companions Ahwelah and Etukishook, and defended his claims with calm, earning broad public support in a sustained ovation.
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Frederick
Courtenes of
Officom
Evers
Ampie
Urven
Cook
Beainot
Mhem
Dr Cook
Ahwelah
Etukishook
Askimos
North Pole
Temple of
Arctic
Hoe
Union Station
Netiooul Press Clu
Washington
Vdhet
Ammericmn Gelertite
University of Copenhagen
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Chat
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Undertaker's
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Noman
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Tywaa
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Gazcam
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Conteford
Aviators
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Edgar W Mix
Austele-Hungary
Arion Schlein
Belgium
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Franco Alfred Te Blanc
Kyote Dutonnet
Maurice Blenaime
von Ibercotn
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Paul Heckel
Frank McLean
Italy
Guido Placenas
Jong Latham
Ambassador Hill
Mughess
Baby
Mia
Theodore Shonty
Miss Marguette
Muskogee
Okla
Comtegis
Hotel Mt Auction
la Fet Hotel
Sts. On
Liev
Batrd
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Guerts
Harvey W Wiley Chook
Staton
Explorer
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Gude
Chamber of Commerce
Gudes
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Greely
Narsen
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Pear
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Tom
Schley
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