Taft’s Rest Ended Amid Downpour Church Visit
President Taft and Gen. Butt wore rubber coats as they arrived by open carriage at a Washington church. A misty drizzle deterred many worshippers, while Yale alumni engagements and a sequence of official duties framed the day, including forthcoming visits to Brookline and Boston.
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Porto Rico
Clarente Edwards
Hue
Yale
Prince
Apsclal
Washington Post
Boverly
Mass
Taft
Capt Butt
Unitarian Church
Benjamin R Turkely
Gulue
Mir Taft
Woodberry
Farence Edwards Onier
Native Bureau
We Taft
Mother
Manchester
Beverly
Brookline
Boston
Tanebear
Dirant
Tim
Wratt
Teon
Mayfower
Mar Vichad
Taft Return Fire Seen In Early Departure Remarks
Fragmentary OCR notes discuss Taft and Mrs Taft with weather and timing implications. Mentions White House, Virginia, and an executive rebuttal while basement activity at the White House is described, though text is unclear and conditions are uncertain.
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Tafts
White House
Wile
Girls Swim Hell Gate Ends in Rescue and Loss
Two Brooklyn women joined 37 volunteers in a public entrance swim from Eighty Sixth Street to Clason Point. Priscilla Higeine failed to finish after cramps and was rescued. Adelaide Trapp completed 12 miles to the point as lifeboats and supply boats accompanied the event.
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Clason Point
New York
Hell Gate
Volunterate Siying Corps
Hast
Clason
Priscilla Higeine
Luthersland
Seahorse
Thomtd
Adelaide Trapp
Train Kills Family in Michigan Car Crash
Detroit based Commercial Supply Co owner A Robinson his wife and daughter were killed when their auto collided with a fast Michigan Central train at Bay City. Tremaine of Bay City was also in the car. A Tremaine daughter is reported fatally injured. In Greenwich Connecticut John H Tyson, a young auto speedster, is seriously injured when his car overturned at Riverside. His family withholds details on his condition.
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Mich
A. A. Robinson
Commercial Supply
Thia City
Mia
Tremaine
Bay City
Greenwich
Con
John H Tyson
Wild West play ends in fatal eye shot
In Lewistown Pennsylvania a 14 year old boy James Lepley playing a wild West game shot his 9 year old companion William Shank in the right eye with a gun. The boy died instantly. Local authorities investigated the accidental shooting.
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Lewistown
James Lepley
Willam Shank
Mexican race track near El Paso gains speculative footing
Rumors revive hope of cross border horse racing as promoters seek concession for a track near El Paso across from Texas. The State Department and Diaz regime debate rights, with Texas and California residents weighing in on whether a new track would be welcome or opposed and how diplomacy should respond.
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Dasfavor
Texas
State Department
Mexico
Vexas
New York
California
State Departments
State of
Tla Juana
United States
el Paso
Mtta
Racing Project Ag
Lower
Tia Juana
Jnana
Sia
China
States
San Diego
Tte
Ell Paso
Come West, Is Gay Ballinger Approves Idea
Officials from out there suggest a western president would ease many problems. They claim the pact coast and Colorado would gain by the president residing part of the year in far western states. The proposal highlights advantages of closer regional leadership and coordination.
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Qae
Pact Coast
Colorado
D Mills Celebrates 84th Birthday at Camp Wildair
D Mills marked his eighty fourth birthday at Camp Wildair near Paul Smiths with Ambassador Reid and Mrs Reid hosting a reception. Attendees included J Pierpont Morgan Charles Lanier and Representative Gillett of Boringek plus Mra Rockefeller and Genana Mra Lloyd Bryce. The party discussed the idea of establishing a “summer capital” beyond the great river while he enjoyed good health and cheerful spirits.
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Mile Thontz
Camp Wildair
J. Pierpont Morgan
Charles Lanier
Representative Gillett
Boringek
Mase
Ambaussdor Reid
Mis
Europe
Reid
Atnnet
Mulls
J. P Morgan
William Rockefeller
Charles Lamer
Genana
Lloyd Bryce
Goodhunt Livingstone
Gillett
Robert Bacon
Walter B J James
Naw
Polquet
George Brewster
Ani
WC Brown
Moody
Stetson
Woman Discovers Meteor Beyond Atlantic Seaboard Claims
Mrs Wilhelmina Patten Fleming of Harvard Observatory announces a meteor discovery from South America via Cambridge station. Officials in Washington, led by Prof Pickering, discuss Western pride and the meteor’s spectrum showing two and a half lines, asserting it is larger than any previously recorded.
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Atlantic Seaboard
Washington Potter
Gunter
Boston
Mass
Heverly
Chiefs of Harvards
Wilhelmina Patten Fleming
Photographic Department of
Harlems
Ard Observatory
Washington
Mra Fleming
Western capital idea gains support from Interior Secretary
Secretary Ballinger in favor of a Western summer capital argues it would aid understanding of Western needs, benefit the President through direct exposure, and bind East and West. He cites the Ninth Circuit, Western reclamation, and public lands as areas needing executive attention, urging annual West visits.
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R. A Ballinger
Department of the Interior
Saya
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Ballinger
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Ranidly
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Montana
Idaho
Oregon
California
Nevada
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Alaska
Elawall
Arizona
Interior Department
India
Public Lands
Astaire
Asbury Park
Pacific Coast
Ocean Grove Temple
Misa Anna Hughes
Rocklea
Hughes
George‘ Hughes
University of Chicago women seek Rockefeller gymnasium
Two University of Chicago athletic hopefuls plan a visit to John D Rockefeller Jr to request funding for a new gymnasium. The Portable article notes the campus aims to persuade the wealthy benefactor by presenting their cause directly to him.
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Fou
Chisago
Daregrautt
Washiseten Post
Caicago
John D Rockefeller
University of Chicago
Provertion
Rockefeller
Hin
31N LAUNCH PARTY BROWN CASCADE DROWNINGS IN NORTH RIVER
Two young women and a man drowned when the gazebe launch Olga collided with a freight car and then sank near the Jersey shore during a northwest wind. Rescued Nellie Higgins and Frank Wagner fought to stay afloat. Wagner aided the girls with his arm then was exhausted and rescued. Agnes Green 19 and Stephon Weds 21 years were among the dead. Other passengers were saved by passing craft. several went down before rescue.
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New York
Olga
Jersey
Nort
Catelaine
Agnes Green
Stephon Wedks
Nellie Higgins
Frank Wagner
de Wagner
Life Savers Rescue 35 From Stranded Yacht Chalfonte
The Peauute yacht Chalfonte with 85 persons aboard including 15 women struck the bar at the Inlet entrance in Atlantic City this afternoon. All passengers were rescued by the Atlantic City Life-Saving crew.
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Inlet
Atlantic City
Poor Man Speaks Up in New York Interview
In New York on September 6, Speaker of the House says a tariff revision was the best work of Congress in six years. He notes the need for a majority in both houses and defends a recent tariff act as fitting current conditions better than earlier revisions. He mentions returning to Illinois to mend fences and describes himself as a poor man despite rumors.
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New York
Apele
Joe” Cannon
Sgésker
Deneville
Zoumee
Cannon
Congress
Setata
Fla
Wary Suspects Questioned Over Baltimore Wreck Case
Suspects from Ellwood City and New Castle, one leg and one eyed, were held for twelve hours as railroad police pursue the B&O train wreck in Chewton. Witnesses, union members, and investigators offer conflicting statements while a $25,000 reward stands.
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Milwood City
Paiks
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Chewtod
Utabie
Samuel Pawel
Thoms Delehanty
Geote
Breen
Logan
Frank Coates
Ellwood City
Pennsylvania
Baltimore and Ohio
Elhwood City
Elerman McConnachy
New Cagle
Hillwood
Wampum
Ellwood
Coates
Chewton
McCamnahy
Rochester
Medal for every baby Portsmouth mayor proposes birth report plan
Special to The Washington Post from Portsmouth Virginia describes Mayor J Davis Reed’s plan to award a medal to each newborn in the city for reporting births. The medal would bear the child’s name birth date and parents on one side and the city seal with a sailing ship on the other. Mildred Virginia born August 0 is the first claimed, with the mayor seeking mint confirmation in Philadelphia to produce the medals.
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Hrta
Washington
Sept
Virginia
United States Mint
Philadelphia
Slight quake felt in Mexico City area
A minor earthquake lasting about fifteen seconds was reported felt in Mexico City and heard to extend toward Acapulco. Reports say the tremor caused no damage and was perceived across the capital with slight intensity and loudness of the ground movement.
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Mexico City
Repor
Ihé
Steel Car Strike Tensions Rise in McKees Rocks
Unrest grows as United States Steel and local authorities face a steel car plant strike near Pittsburgh. Reports claim steel officials lure strikebreakers from New York and Chicago, paying fares and offering higher wages to undermine the walked-out workers. A mass meeting ends in factional splits among the strikers with authorities warning of potential visits by Emma Goldman and Alexander Berkman to address the crowd.
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Goldman
Washington
Pittsburg
Sept
Pressed Steak Car Company
McKeee ‘Rocks
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Pressed Steel Car Company
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Chicago
Farea
McKees Rocka
McKees Rocks
Wis
Pressed Steel Cart Company
Steel Corporation
American Sheet Steel and Tin Plate
Pressed Steel
Schoenville
A | Wise
Executive Committee
Emms Goldman
Alexander Berkman
Tate City
Nagel May Take Hand In McKees Rocks Inquiry
Federal probe into conditions at McKees Rocks Pa amid strike related bloodshed may proceed. Secretary Nagel has authority to order an investigation and publish findings, with papers already forwarded from Mage at his Merion summer home. The act covers organization and management of corporations and labor issues, excluding interstate procurement.
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McKees Rocks
Pressed Steel Car Company
German Food Figures Cite Animal Slaughter Throughout Quarter
Reported figures claim 1 061 dogs and 20 785 horses were slaughtered for food in the second quarter under inspection. The document references official initiatives and wartime supply concerns, noting ongoing livestock figures amid broader shortages and control measures.
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Berfin
Dent
Segond
Taft to Have Bury Week Rumors and Contests
Fragmented list of local items including political notes, social notices, and upcoming events. Mentions Taft, Mexico race, Cook with King, elections, civic planning, pensions, and local church sermons. Contains unusual spellings and garbled names, reflecting OCR errors from a historical page.
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Taft
West Wenta Symer Capital
Trust
Sxld
Cook
Ammicann
Mexico
King
Rammusen Belleven
Pole
Seengerbund
Skepticism on Did Cook Reach Pole In Copenhagen Probe
A Copenhagen desk report notes uncertainty over whether explorer Cook truly reached the pole, with Majosty of Correspondents at London insisting on open minded inquiry while press sections press for a clear cause amid skepticism about the expedition.
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Ong
Copenhagen
Frederick A Cook Seeks Recognition for Astronomical Observations
London dispatch reports Frederick A Cook sending a cubiegram from Copenhagen to The Daily Mail asserting his astronomical observations are accurate and worthy of recognition by scientists worldwide. He pledges responsibility for the data and details the use of modern apparatus in compiling results.
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Washington Post
London
Copenhagen
Daily Mail
England
Frederick A Cook
Cook King’s Guest as Danish Court Opens Door
Copenhagen reports Dr Frederick A Cook dined with King Frederick and received a royal audience after Danish experts endorsed his polar journey claims. The king invited him to dine again, and Cook faced questions from nobles, scientists, and officials while U.S. President Taft sent congratulations. Proceedings underscored solid Danish support and public curiosity as Cook prepares lectures in Paris before returning to New York.
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America
Denmpark
Charlaten
den Twark
Arctic
Dr Cook
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Freerick
Summer Palace
Euin
Cook
Coolk
Hen
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Hganpha
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