Wedded to Lunatic Takes Bride to Rockville
Edward Frank a paroled patient from Government Hospital for the Insane posed as an Army lieutenant, rode taxis with Miss Virginia Strouse, and married at Rockville Md. They traveled city sights, breakfasted at the Willard, and were later arrested for passing worthless checks. Frank, from Fort McPherson Ga, was taken to the asylum. Miss Strouse returned home in distress.
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Edward Frank
Government Hospital For the Insane
Seventeenth United States Infantry
Fort McPherson
Atyle
New Willard Hotel
Central Office
Howlett and
Pratt
Frank
First Precinct
St Elizabeth's
Virginia Strouse
Flint Street
Hortheast
Rockville
Ball Park
Mra Frank
New York City
Fort McPhergen
Government Hospital
Potomac
Washington
Pennsylvania Avenue
Miss Strouse
Darbey Bowman
Maryland
Lcense
Fev
St. Elizabeth’s
Taft Acts As Mason Two More Beverly Summers
President Taft announced Beverly will remain the summer capital for two more years while dedicating a new Y M C A building in Beverly Massachusetts. He helped lay the cornerstone, praised the association’s work, and joined the crowd in singing America.
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Beverly
Mass
Taft
Melville Woodbury
Heverly
Juramer
Mr. Taft
America
World
Vera Fitch Suicide Attempt Stirs Family Ties
Vera Fitch, a young writer who shot herself in New York, remained serious but alive. Doctors say peritonitis and possible blood poisoning threaten recovery, with a slim chance of pulling through. Her sister Grace Fitch, mother, and Roy Conger visited. Grace, an actress, had earlier spoken of Vera’s despondency over literary failure. Fitch’s San Francisco past ties to army society and her Mexican War veteran father are recalled as background.
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Vera Fitch
Army Society of
San Francisco
New York
Washington Post
Hotel Astor
Chargs
Flower Hospital
Norrow
Hughes
Stewart
Miss Fitch
Rupert Hughes
Grace Fitch
Roy W. Conger
Gonger
Blanchy
Wmam
Lynn Sulivan
Crapford
N. J
Broadway
East
Grace Fitch Conger
Morschauser
White Plains
Vera Witch
Oakland
Col
Henry S. Fitch
Plains
California
Nuns Prevent Panic at Home for the Aged Fire
Special to The Washington Post from New York describes nuns at the Home for the Aged of the Little Sisters of the Poor in Williamsburg averting a panic when a kitchen fire started from a frying pan. Sister Johanna alerted Mother Superior Celestine, forming a bucket brigade with 2 percent of onlookers aiding 50 possibly disabled inmates as flames touched woodwork until firefighters arrived. the blaze was controlled with minor damage. Separately noted is Baltimore & Ohio's new parlor cafe car on the Washington to New York train, reducing travel time to five hours.
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Washington
New Willard Hotel
Frank
P Elan
Howlett and Pratt
Baltimore & Ohio R. RK
Harpers Ferry
Charlestown
Summit Point
Stephenson
Winchester
Union Staon
New York
Washington Post
Little Sisters of the Poor
Bushwick
DeKalb Avenues
Williamsburg
Johanna
Celestine
Cara .O
Baltimore & Ohio
Delaware Indorses Taft At State Convention
The Delaware Republican State convention in Dover nominated Representative William H. Heald of Wilmington and re endorsed Taft administration, approving the House rule changes and Taft tariff revisions. State Treasurer David O. Moore of Laurel and State Auditor Theodore F. Clark of Delaware City were renominated by acclamation.
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Heald
Dover
Del
Délaware
Unanimousll
William &. Heald
Wilmington
Cannon
House of Representatives
Taft
Delaware
Songrese
David O. Moore
Laurel
Theodore F. Clark
Delaware City
Peaches too abundant in New Jersey crop failure
White House New Jersey August 31 The peach crop is a financial failure despite good fruit abundance Farmers depend on selling only the best to pay freight Most middling fruit on the trees fetches 17 cents per basket Occasionally as high as ninety carts for the best Never before have the orchards borne so abundantly in the state
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New Jersey
Washington Post
White House
N. J
Woman Killed in Munich Auto Crash In Berlin Theater
Mrs Alwineena Goodrich of San Francisco died when a car struck a group of women outside the Prince Regent Theater in Munich during Valkyrie. Her sister Mrs Rose Buckingham, also of San Francisco, was badly injured. another American, Miss Meyer, escaped unhurt. The chauffeur fled after the incident. a friend restarted the car. Buckingham is sister to George P. Luchsinger, Humboldt Savings Bank president, and mother of three.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thea
Washington Post
Berlin
Alwineena
San Francisco
Prince Regent Theater
Munich
Goodrich
Rose Buckingham
Oberammergau
George P. Luchsinger
Humboldt Savings Bank
Shot Misses Premier On Express Train Near Rome
A shot fired over the premier Luzzatti aboard an express train near Rome did not appear an assassination attempt, with police leaning toward a hunter firing from the forest. the incident occurred August 31 and caused a window to break on the car.
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I’rémier Luzzatti
Signor Luziatti
Rome
Third Narragansett Jewelry Thefts Reported
The third jewelry robbery of the season was reported in Narragansett Pier. Prof. Brander Matthews of Columbia University said his house was entered last night and about 3300 dollars worth of jewelry was stolen. The property belonged to his daughter Mrs. Nelson Macy of New York, who was visiting. Also Mrs. Louis Kaufman of New York reported jewels valued at about 3000 stolen from Dr. Archibald Thompson’s cottages in Philadelphia. A month earlier Irving H. Chase’s Waterbury cottage was entered with 2000 dollars in jewels taken.
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Narragansett Pier
R. L
Brander Matthews
Columbia University
Nelson Macy
New York
Louis Kaufman
Archibald G. Thompsson
Philadelphia
Irving H. Chase
Waterbury, Conn
Army and Navy Wedding in New York
Abram Claude U S N of Annapolis obtained a marriage license to wed Miss Eunice Andrews daughter of Col George Andrews U S A adjutant general at Governors Island They will marry on September 24 Claude age 29 Andrews age 24
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New York
Abram Claude
Annapolis
Eunice’ Andrews
George Andrews
Governors Island
Flies Mile a Minute Sets Over-Water Record
Glenn H Curtiss, flying a self built 6 horse power biplane, established a new over water speed record by flying from Euclid Beach near Cleveland to Cedar Point, Ohio in about 1 hour 18 minutes with crowds of 100000 along the lakefront. He landed at Cedar Point to a wild reception and postponed return due to weather. The flight followed a channel of currents and weather limits to an implied record pace.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Glenn H. Curtiss
Hammondsport
Lake Erie
Euclid Beach
Cedar Point
Ohlo
Cleveland Harbor
Rocky River
Dover Bay
LeraTn
Vermilion
Breakers Hotel
Curtiss
Oe Curtiss
Warrenton Horse Show Declares Virginia Aristocracy In Showdown
Warrenton Va August 31 Old Dominion sent a record list of entries to its twelfth annual Warrenton horse show with between 500 and 600 entries. The event drew about 2 000 spectators today, with 5 000 expected tomorrow. Readings note a drizzle midafternoon but vast attendance and top horses from Virginia and beyond. Highlights include J K Maddiz's chestnut Ti'amph winning green hunter, Virginia Girl ridden by Melvin C. Hazen, and Martha Hazard of Washington starring on Sherry. The Corinthian class featured King Edward and Wilow. notable riders included Mrs. Allen Potts of Gordonsville. The Washington show dates may shift to late October to avoid conflict with Atlanta. Judges include A W Strosher and others from Virginia and New York.
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Mars
Melvin C. Hazen
Virginia
Martha Hazard
Allen Potts
Warrenton
Old Dominion
Steede
Ti'amph
J. K Maddiz
Virginia Girl
Melvin C. Haken
Washington
Hazen
Sherry
Potts
Gordonsville
Castle Hill
Wilow, King
E A Stirn
T. C Asshelton
C. W Smith
Arthur White
Gloversville
Julian Morris
VA D Benner
Idenard Goodwin
Annapalis
Rock Abbey
Blenheim Farm
Baltimore
Keswick
Tacoatte
David Gray
Edwin H. Weatherbee
New York City
London
H. W Herring
Nokesville
Noble Xerxes
Larg Anderson
Atlanta
Hagerstown
A. W. Strosher
C. T. Holtzclaw
H.A. George
Lester Jone
George
Ms. Hulme
New York
R. Penn Smith
A. Welsn Strawbridge
Pennsylvania
Paroled Asylum Patient Weds
Pares, once confined in an asylum, marries following parole as the issue highlights a domestic union amid broader national news. The item sits among a busy index of events including political moves and local incidents.
Clairvoyant connects Philadelphia violinist murder to Long Island crime
A Philadelphia violinist, August J. Kuehls Jr., 26, disappeared May 16 and was found shot near Jamaica, Long Island. A Worristown clairvoyant claimed he was killed by foreign women and buried in a woods near Seabright, a detail his uncle verified by locating a nearby Seabright. The New York police investigate, aided by Kuehls's family and a musician Pin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
August J. Kuehis
Philadelphia
Washington Post
J Kuehts, Jr
Tioga
Jamaica
Long Island
New York
Kuehls
Joseph Zimmer
Zimmer
Conshohocken
Worristown
Caling
Seabright
North
Jessup Street
Menheim Theater
Germantown
American Federation of Musicians
Tropical hurricane hits Gulf coast. boats missing
A tropical hurricane sweeping the upper gulf coast of Mexico and lower Texas continues to blow across the region. More than a score of fishing boats and crews are missing, with wrecks reported from Galveston and Red Snapper banks northeast of Tampico. Destruction to homes is widespread and rainfall remains heavy. Capt. Reed of the Grazcos Island life station reported the government launch Floregre and a seven person crew safe at Point Isabel.
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Washington Post
Matamoras
Mexico
Gulf
Texas
Lfe
Galveston
Red Snapper
Tampico
Brownsville
Tex
Reed
Grazcos Island
Point Isabel
Floregre
Troops Clash With Mob in Bilbao Riots
Violent attacks by strikers on workers sparked clashes with troops led by Gen. de Bourbon in Bilbao on August 2. Soldiers blocked traffic between districts, faced stoning and gunfire, with many wounded and numerous arrests as rioting raged through Calle Rivera and adjacent streets.
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Tuswasangten Roat
Bilbao
Calle Rivera
de Bourbon
New Nationalism and national unity in politics
The article argues for new nationalism that prioritizes national needs over local or personal gain. It condemns local legislatures treating national issues as focal points and criticizes government deadlock caused by divisions and the influence of wealthy special interests. It warns against trusting leaders with excessive ambition and unclear intentions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col. Roosevelt
Federal Bureau of Corporations
Interstate Commerce Commission
Roosevelt Proclaims Progressive Platform in Osawatomie
Theodore Roosevelt in Osawatomie Kans outlines a progressive creed dubbed new nationalism. He calls for expanded federal power over corporations and public accountability, listing 18 policy planks from corporate disclosure to labor protections and tax reform.
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Osawatomie
Kans
Theodore Roosevelt
Progressive Re Publicanium
Progressive Movement
Roosevelt
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