Britain and Japan forge mutual defense pact in Asia
London reports Britain and Japan sign a defensive agreement August 12 to safeguard peace in East Asia and preserve the Chinese Empire’s integrity. The document, praised as a peacemaker, binds the two powers to defend regional stability and protect their territorial rights in Eastern Asia and India. President Hayashi emphasizes its aim is not aggression but a long term peace for all.
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London
Great Britain
Japan
Lord Landsdowne
Tarun Wiyaso
Foreign Office
Far East
East Asia
India
Hayashi
Haren Hayashi
Arei
Chares Dilke
Russia
Britain
Inda
Germany
Charles
France
Bharny
Owich
Jay UN
China
Man Dragged From Rooftop by Iron Spike Rescue
Davenport a wrecker at the World’s Fair Grounds narrowly escaped death while lowering cornice from the Transportation Building sixty feet above ground. A six inch spike pierced his forearm, suspending him until comrades rigged a block and tackle and freed him. He received carbolic acid treatment to prevent tetanus and was expected to recover in a few days.
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Washington
St Louis
Davenport
Transportation
Debrig
Not From Baltimore Searching for Head in Boston Mystery
Special to The Washington Post describes police efforts in the Winthrop case as they pursue the torso find. They search for a bus packaged belongings, including a blood stained suit case. Detectives focus on a suspect who may have left the city. Baltimore detectives seek Rosie Schapiro and Maurice Schapiro as they investigate possible homicide connections.
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Washington Post
Boston
College Park
Rebecca Burnham
Winthrop Yacht Club
Jeremiah Greene
Winthrop Highlands
Greene
Hir
Baltimore
Dugan
Schairo
Rosie Schapiro
Maurece Schapiro
Herrick Accuses Woman Of Blackmail Attempt
Ohio Governor Myron T Herrick testified before the Cuyahoga County grand jury to seek indictment of a Chicago woman accused of attempting to blackmail him. A Chicago detective accompanied Herrick as the case was explored, with the governor stating the yeoman had persistently sought blackmail for several years.
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Ohio
Chicago
Cleveland
Myron T Herrick
Cuyahoga County Grand Jury
Grand Jury
Gor Herrick
Found Yellow Fever in North Carolina Mills Area
A physician in Greensboro received a letter from a nurse sent to Mullboro near Asheboro in Randolph County stating several cases of yellow fever. The nurse, who had been there to care for a suspected typhoid fever outbreak, reports many deaths and confirms yellow fever after expert examination.
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Washington Post
Greetsboro
Mullboro
Asheboro
Randoph County
Bryan Urges Roosevelt Appeal to People Across Parties
William J. Bryan writes an open letter in The Commoner urging President Roosevelt to push railroad rate regulation through Congress. He predicts railroad magnates and party leaders will resist and calls for campaigning to win public support, endorsing tariff reduction arbitration and direct election reforms while stressing Democrats and Republicans must unite for reform.
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Lincoln
Nebr
William J. Bryan
San Francisco
Roosevelt
Bryan
Congress
Interstate Commerce Commission
Senate
House
National City Bank of New York
House of Representatives
Republican Party
W. J. Bryan
Taft making record trip to San Francisco
Mail advices from Yokohama say the Taft party of Congressmen aboard the steamer Korea will attempt a direct run to San Francisco without coaling at Honolulu. The aim is to break the trans-Pacific record of ten days and ten hours, currently held by Empress of Japan. Six dead in Paoli wreck as Noble Redmond dies. others injured remain out of danger. Niagara Falls excursion via Pennsylvania Railroad offered October 13 with limited coach and Pullman space, $10 for ten days.
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Paoli
Philadelphia
Niagara Falls
Pennsylvania Railroad
Washington
B. M. Newbold
Carter on the Stand and a Lifelong Friend in Money Case
In Chicago officials pressed former Capt O M Grayter and Carter in a federal case to turn over 500000 to the National Treasury. Letters from Carter urged federal action before key witnesses died, with testimony about a 1600 loan and ties to Gen Gillespie and B D Greene.
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Chicago
O. M Grayter
FHS
Carter
National Treasury
Richard Wyman
United States Circuit
Kohlsaat
Horace G Stone
Fort Leavenworth
Kans
United States
Edward I Johnson
Apt Carter
New York
Greene
Johnson
Gen. Gillespie
Attorney Stone
Machent
Penne
Fugitives Near Return in Georgia Extradition Case
Washington Post report from Montreal on September 3 notes final stages of the Gaynor Greene extradition to Georgia. Officers specially commissioned to reclaim the fugitives will arrive in the city tomorrow. An unrelated note mentions furniture and carpets at Sloan's today.
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Washington Post
Montreal
Gaynor-Greene
Georgia
Sloan's
Woman Murderer on Ohio Train Similar to 1881 Case
London reports a brutal murder aboard a London and Southeastern Railway train. Mary Money’s body was found mutilated with a veil forced in her mouth, implying homicide in a compartment and disposal from the car. No ticket or clear exit clues. no crew involved. the crime mirrors the old Gala case.
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London
Meistham
London and Southeastern
Frederick J. Gala
Percy Lefroy
Mapleton
Mary Money
Red Hill
Bacon Leaves Steel Trust
New York report states Robert Bacon, named First Assistant Secretary of State in October, resigns from United States Steel Corporation directory and finance committee. His successor on the board and committee is George F Baker, banker and Morgan interests figure listed for prominence in New York.
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New York
Robert Bacon
Washington
United States Steel Corporation
Hig
George F Baker
First National Bank
Morgan Interests
Proctor funds Vermont tuberculosis hospital project
Vermont Senator Redfield Proctor will provide the site building costs and a $10,000 endowment for a state tuberculosis hospital in Birlington. The hospital would be run by a state commission with the governor on the board, per a letter from Dr W M Bryant. Proctor announced the gift at the request of his children. A separate item notes W Hollenbach of the University of Pennsylvania football team breaking his right leg at Franklin Field during practice.
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Vermont
Birlington
Proctor
Hays
Philadelphia
W Hollenbach
University of Pennsylvania
Franklin Field
Hollenback
Typhoon in Manila Leaves Destruction and Death
Manila dispatch reports the typhoon of Sept 26 destroying native districts, unroofing hundreds of houses, and killing five Filipinos including two policemen. About 200 injured and 8,000 homeless as streets fill with downed wires and darkness. Shipping in the bay believed safe but unseen. Transport Logan delayed, with $98,000 cash aboard.
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Fhe Weahington Post
Menila
War Department
Manila
Logan
Bureau of Insulagy
Way Department
Washington
Riot in Manitowoc waterworks test turns violent
In Manitowoc Wisconsin a test of the waterworks led to a riot as residents resisted opening the river intake pipe. Mayor Stolze was knocked down amid clashes with bystanders and health officer Max Staehle was struck. alderman Lorengen also faced violence. The episode follows a political fight over city ownership of the plant and council actions two weeks earlier.
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Manitowoc
Wis
Manitowoc Waterworks Company
Stolze
Max Staehle
Lorengen
Hold Up in Goldfield Saloon Nets $1200 In Gold
Special to The Washington cost Goldfield Nev Sept 2 9 In Good Friend Briggs saloon two armed men robbed the place at 1 am eight men were lined up at the back of the cabin while a masked man ordered hands up Then the robbers opened the roulette wheel and cash register securing 1200 in gold The leader pocketed the take and treated the men again before sauntering out A posse formed but no crew was obtained.
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Washington
Goldfield
Nev
Riend & Briggs
Main Street
Bank President Arrested in Minot Falsifying Reports
Minot North Dakota September 26 President J A Erickson of the Minot National Bank now in the hands of a receiver was arrested by Deputy US Marshal Valentine on a federal warrant charging him with making a false report to the Comptroller of the Currency He waived examination and was held to the grand jury in $16000 The false statement allegedly signed by President Erickson Cashier Ole Erickson and Directors Slocum and Lloyd Frank Chapman national bank examiner named permanent receiver of the Minot National The arrest drew little surprise as friends say he is penniless and owns no county property Wosen September Furniture Sale with bargains on furniture rugs and carpets
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J. A. Erickson
Minot
N. D
N. Dak
J. A Erickson
Minot National Bank
United States
Valentine
Erickson
Blandell
Wrand Jury
J A. Erickson
Ole Erickson
Slocum and
Lloyd
Frank Chapman
National Bank Examiner
Minot National
Bryan Offers Aid to President on Treaty Strains
The issue outlines today’s topics including Anglo Japanese treaty approaches, typhoon damage in Manila, and cabinet officers returning on policy questions. Also noted are discussions on Rockefeller profits, Western Insurance troubles, Komura’s gratitude, and a festival near industrial peace.
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Bryan
Manila
Vickers Land Rockefeller
Hiquitable
Komura
Virginia
Maryland
Monte Cristo
Art TY
No Liberty in Cuba Disputed as LiberalsFight Fails
A Havana dispatch reports Liberal presidential candidate Jose Miguel Gomez and Moderate vice presidential candidate Mendez Capote criticizing the government as imprisoning liberty. Secretary Freyre Andrade defends authority and claims no new mayors were appointed for electoral aims while alleging Liberal plots. Gomez urges dissolution of the Liberal party amid violence at Placetas and Cienfuegos with several Liberals shot. Capote describes a planned attack on towns and a near assassination of Montsagudo, with life saved by a rural guard captain.
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Havana
Diario de la Marina
Mendez Capote
Jose Miguel Gomez
Freyre Andrade
Andrade
Gomez
Liberal Party
Senor Capote
Montsagudo
Cienfuegos
Senor Montsagudo
Placetas
Autopsy Shows Chief of Police Killed Without Firing Revolver
Advices from the Cuban Legation report the chief of police at Cienfuegos was shot in the back and his revolver was not fired. Bavana authorities say the killer likely had no chance to defend himself. The incident coincides with a local political shift and rising Havana securities by up to ten points.
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Cienfuegos
Bavana
Legation
Quesada
Havana
Mutated body found in corn field near Paris Missouri
A young man’s decomposed body was discovered yesterday six miles west of Paris with nine knife wounds suggesting murder. A card reading Concordia Illinois was found in the clothing. No further details available in the readable text.
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Paris
Here
Concordia
Lead in Cans Kills Children in Petoskey
Six month old twins of Archie Boubals die after poisoning blamed on cans of condensed milk purchased locally. The tragedy underscores a possible consumer safety issue and prompts local authorities to investigate the production and packaging chain.
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Petoskey
Mich
Archie Boubals
Rockefeller Home Visit Eulogized By Cleveland Notables
A crowd of several hundred civic leaders, merchants, lawyers, clergy, and educators met John D. Rockefeller at his Forest Hill home in Cleveland. Andrew Squire and L E Holden voiced esteem, praising Rockefeller and Standard Oil, while Rockefeller urged younger men to seek service beyond money and life’s richer endowments. He reminded the audience of life’s higher aims and urged hospital, church, school endowments as the fruit of success.
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Cleveland
Ohio
John D. Rockefeller
Big Hime
Forest Hill
Andrew Squire
L E. Holden
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Rockefeller
Equire
Mr Rockefeller
Mrs Rockefeller
Squire
Ian Holden
Cleveland Plain Dealer Pubishing Company
Rockefelle
Duchess Marlborough Operation Aimed at Deafness Cure
New York September reports that Dr Holbrook Curtis performed an operation on the Duchess of Marlborough, formerly Consuelo Vanderbilt. It was to correct nasal difficulties and alleviate deafness from a youth fall. One patient is improving and may leave hospital Thursday.
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New York
Ind
Holbrook Curtis
Duchess of Marlborough
Consuelo Vanderblt
Curtis
Notable Philadelphia Life Agent Found Dead
William H Kirke Patrick, a Philadelphia agent for North Western Mutual Life, was found dead in his apartment bathroom with a head wound. believed to be suicide after a night of ill health, aged about 55, member of the Union League Society of the Cincinnati and Pennsylvania Historical Society.
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Philadelphia
William H Kirkepatrick
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company
Milwaukee
Mr. Kirkpatrick
Union League
The
Society of the Cincinnati
Pensylvania Historical Society
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