Shumaker Plans Full Capitol Confession in Sept Trial
Johnstown native James M. Shumaker former Harr isburg public buildings official implicated in Capitol scandal says he will testify fully when trials begin in September. He alleges a Harrisburg high official directed fund manipulation to cover a treasury shortfall and preserve a late U S senator's name. He insists on proving his innocence and vows to name the alleged protector on the stand.
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Philadelphia
Johnstown
James M. Shumaker
Herrigburg
Capitol Investigation Committee
Capitol
Harrisburg
Shumaker
Stn
Ion
Probera
Treasury
United States
Pennsylvania
Actress Della Fox Ill. Deathbed Illness Report
New York reports actress Della Fox gravely ill at the Hotel Lincoln Tittaburg from suspected appendicitis and peritonitis with possible impact on future stage appearances. Also news briefs from Oyster Bay Roosevelt aboard Mayflower, heavy fog delaying return. bankruptcy petition filed against B S Hazard Co. Taft to meet Garfield in Lexington. Cambrian narrowly escapes a meteor strike. a Harlem weaver Juline Teled kills wife then dies by suicide in Canada. and Mrs Marrnea marks a centennial anniversary in New London.
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New York
Della Fox
Lincoln
Tittaburg
President Gack
Oyster Bay
N. Y
Roosevelt
Provincetown
Mass
Worden
Hopkins
B. S. Hazard & Co
Hudson Street
United States District Court
Strike on St Stanislaus School in Chicago Paralyzes Work
A strike by the carpenters district council halted work at Chicago's St Stanislaus School the parochial institution said to seat 4000. The walkout targets seats reportedly made at Racine Wisconsin by non union shops amid alleged conspiracy between the carpenters union and furniture makers to bar American Seating Company from the Chicago market.
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Chicago
St Stantsuous
Carpenter’s District Council
Moulters’ Union
Racine
Wis
St Stanislaus
Leo A .Piel
American Seating Company
Carpenters’ Union
Farm Hand in Connecticut Shoots Lover Then Sets Shed Ablaze
Lucas Koplinsky a farm hand on Aaron Mallett's estate in Trumbull, Connecticut, killed Miss Lillian Mallett in a shed amid suspicions of jealousy after she planned to marry another man. He allegedly fired two shots and burned the shed to conceal the crime. Koplinsky, who has a wife and family in New Haven not seen for ten years, claimed jealousy over Miss Mallett's intended marriage.
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Trumbull
Conn
Lucas Koplinsky
Aaron Mallett
Tashua Hill
Long Hill
Lillian Mallett
Miss Mallett
Koplinsky
Miss Malfett
New Haven
City court binds over man in assault on 7 year old
Jono Doensee was charged with assaulting Basie Mycho and appeared in city court. He offered no explanation for his whereabouts and was bound over to the next term of the superior court under a $5,000 bond. The missing girl was found in a vacant lot after a search. A physician confirmed the assault. Deenes was found hiding in the same lot.
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Greeny
Jono Doensee
Basie Mycho
Superior Court
Deenes
Man Surrenders in Murder Case of 7 Year Old Girl
Ern est A. Petsold, sought for the death of Helen May Brown found with bruises, turns himself in after declaring innocence. Autopsy cites a blow to the head and multiple injuries. He is arrested in Burrillville and to be given a hearing.
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Burrillville
R. 1
Ernest A. Petsold
Helen May Brown
Petsold
Andrew Higgins
Providence
William Brown
Paseong
Brown
No Reunion With Count Bon De Castellane Report Denied
Paris Aug 22 Count Bon de Castellane continues efforts to reconcile with his former wife now Mme Gould. Rumors of an imminent reunion are false and have angered Mme Gould and family. Mme Gould remains at her Marah château with her three cobras? and hosted informal dinner guests at her Bois de Boulogne residence.
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Paris
Bon de Castellane
Mme Gould
Countess de Castellane
Gould
Mer
Marah
Cobuares
New York
Bois de Boulogne
Tyler
Morse
Charles B. Alexander
Speyer
Prine de Sagan
Duke Talley
Perigord
Weather forecast fragment in unclear August note
Fragmentary weather note mentions an incident involving a walker named Thomas Wilson and a nearby accident. The readable text is severely garbled with missing words and unclear details about location or outcomes.
Danbury Hat Directors Convene Amid Nationwide Meeting
The national board of directors of the United Hatters of North America gathers in Danbury this afternoon. Members arrive from diverse locations including Sherman Kennedy from Wabash Indiana and delegates from Providence and Boston for a conference with the executive board of the National Association of Hat Manufacturers.
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Danbury Hat Troubles
Danbury
United Hatters of North America
Ofhhem
Sherman Kennedy
Wabash
Indiana
Providence
Boston
National Association of Hat, Manufactuerie
Rate of discount fee remains unchanged at Bank of England
London officials hold steady on the discount rate at 7 percent amid expectations of a possible rise. The bank’s stance keeps foreign trade margins intact unless gold outflows threaten stability, while the market eyes potential changes at the opening of the stock exchange. The report notes the broader economic context and mentions Jonathan Dallett’s death in Devon, Pa, and sports notes from Roxbury catcher Tom Madden of Lynn.
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London
Bank of England
Consol
Stock Exchange
Lee Ceclonand Mare
Coneay
Nak
Bevel
Changes in styles signal bold color moves in fall outfits
New York reports at the garment and style exhibit show two thirds of evening suits in blue worsted, nearly indistinguishable from black, with darker tones dominating. Innovations include several new colors from cream to Nile green, while established cuts reappear, including boxier sacks and raglan shoulders as fashion pivots for the coming season.
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New York
Raglan
French Forces Readies Morocco Reinforcements
Paris reports an official note stating General Drude will command 3000 troops in Casablanca upon arrival of reinforcements. Amid cabinet talks with Clemenceau at Marienbad, the government confirms continued policy not aimed at conquest and mobilizes to protect the town as unrest grows.
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Paris
Drude
Morocco
Casablanca
Moncocco
Clemenceau
Marienbad
Edward
His Thirteenth Mishap Shakes Newspaper Driver
Frank Kileas a newspaper delivery driver living in Williansburg was injured at Kent Avenue and South Elizabeth Street when his horse ran wild. He was unseated with a scalp wound a concussion a brain injury and a fracture of the right leg. In the past two years he has endured thirteen accidents including runaways trolley crashes and falls.
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Kilean
New York
Frank Kileas
Williansburg
Kent Avenue
South Elizabeth Street
Il Nem
Vene
Ontario telephones strike at Fort William in Augut
Fort William Ontario telephone workers walk out in protest against manager Atterbury an American hire. Some long serving employees refuse to work under Miss Hedeon of Decatua. Linemen threaten to join in sympathy with the young women indicating a broad workplace dispute nationwide reach.
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Fort William
Ont
Mies Ora Hedeon
Decatua, Ili
Atterbury
Miss Hudson
Port Wi
Tried to Attack the French Camp Under Cover of a For
Despatches report Moors were French and shelled them with deadly effect. The article quotes M Browia on the power of waves, explaining dynamic and static forces from orbital water movement and center of gravity, noting violence where waves strike a wall.
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Cumbinece
M. Browia
la Natere
Universal Peace Association opens forty first annual conference
Advocates from eastern states gather at Mystic grove for the forty first annual conference and fortieth camp meeting of the Universal Peace association. Delegates from twenty three states and foreign districts attend as sessions begin with anticipated discussions on disarmament warfare and social conflicts.
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Mystic
Peace Temple
Mystic Grove
Universal Peace Association
the Grove
Philadelphia
The
Hague
Committee On
Alfred H. Love
James Watrous
Connecticut
Maritime Provinces
England
Cuba
Japan
Mexico
Daniel Batecheller
James H. Earle
Newton
Mass
William McDowell
New York
Susan S. Fessenden
Sea
Police hold trolley line in Los Angeles clash
In Los Angeles on August 22 police and city officials clash with Huntington Electric over mandatory car fenders. Traffic Manager McMillan faces 200 dollars fine or 200 days jail for lacking proper fenders. motormen and conductors also face 100 days jail. A deputy district attorney organized arrests as the dispute grows over a required fender fee.
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Los Angeles
Kuntington
McMillan
Cure Dot
Huntington
Boy Two Years Old Arrested For Malicious Mischief
Pittsburg Aug 22 A two year old boy William George Shaffer was arrested in Magistrate Armstrongs office on a charge of malicious mischief after a neighbor Frank D Fisher claimed the child tore up his front yard. Magistrate Armstrong declined to hear the case suggesting compromise.
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Pittsburg
William George Shaffer
Armstrong
Frank D. Fisher
Shaffern
Rate War Begins Between Atlantic Passenger Lines
Berlin reports a rate war among Cunard Hamburg America and North German Lloyd over cabin passage to New York. Minimum first class fare from Hamburg to New York drops from $180 to $127.50, with other lines cutting to $117.50 and $107.00. Emigration shifts from rail to Baltic ports as German lines bid for emigrants. Freight cuts by Lamport and Holt depress Brazilian trade. Gotham lines suffer as cargo costs fall dramatically.
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Berlin
Cunard
North Atlantic
Hamburg
New York
Liverpool
Lloyd Line
Cunard Ihe
Battie Ports
Bremen
Riga
Libau
Baltic
Brazil
Lamport & Holt
Hamburg-South American Steamship Company
Hamburg-American Line
Gotham Lines
Lamport & Holt Lines
Biggest fire on record sweeps Cape Cod woodlands
Bourne Mashpee and Patuxet fire wardens report a massive blaze south of Buzzards Bay burning over 20 square miles. Back fires halted its advance toward villages, with control improving if winds stay light. Firefighters exhausted after a long clash. expect smoldering roots and eventual extinction from heavy rain, with heavy losses to standing timber.
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Buzzards Way
Mass
Bourne
Patmeouth
Mashpee
Cape Cod
Abolition's Anniversary Conference in Boston Observed
The midredth anniversary of the slave trade abolition and the centenary births of Whitter, Longfellow and Agassi will be marked with the Niagara movement conference in Boston on August 4, 27 and 2. Distinguished speakers are expected, including Prof W Scarborough Wilberforce University, Rev Reverdy C. Ransom, D D of New York, Frederick J. Methee of St Paul, Minn, and Dr William E Bulkley of New York.
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Boston
Whitter
Longfellow
Agassi
W. 8 Scarborough
Wilberforce University
Ohio
Reverdy C. Ransom
D. D
New York
Frederick J
Horsewhips Her Father In Public Publicity
In Evansville on August 22 Norma Glass, 18, seized a whip when her father pulled her from a buggy and used it against him to defend her suitor. Mrs Glass intervened, recovered the weapon, and renewed the attack on her husband as a crowd gathered. The couple’s dispute centers on the daughter’s preference for her sweetheart.
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Keer
Evansville
Fad
Ang
Norma Glass
Lilley sells land on Sperry street to Mor tie Co
George L Lilley sold land on Sperry street northwest of the Lilley Swift Co concern to Mor tie Co atece. The former may build a refrigerator on the hand. Roy E Smith, Highland division head brakeman, fell from a car in Brooklyn at noon and dislocated his left shoulder. He was assisted by Dr John F Farrell. His home is in Hartford. Santrino Lanes, a laborer on the Middlebury rope, was struck in the head by stones from a blast yesterday and suffered a fractured skull. The man was hospitalized.
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George L. Lilley
Mortie & Co
Sperry Street
Lilley, Swift & Co
Roy E. Smith
Highland Division
Brooklys
John F. Farrell
Horne
Hartford
Santrino Lanes
Middlebury Rosé
Governor’s warning on rate law prompt to act by Oct 1
Montgomery reports Governor Comer promises to compel railroad compliance with the new rate law by October 1 or call a special legislature. He aims for stricter measures if needed. Judge Jones condemns threats to enforce the federal injunction, calling the clash abominable and harmful to Alabama. In Denver a five man team set a world record by breaking 198 of 200 targets at twenty yards. The squad included Hughes Borden Boa Bonser and Arnold representing five states.
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Montgomery
Ala
Comer
Comers
Thomas ©. Jones
Judge Jones
Connor
Denver
John Hughes
H. J. Borden
John Boa
H. Bonser
F. Arnold
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Garfield
Lexington
William H. Taft
James Kt. Garfield
Cambrian
Londee
Juline Teled
Harlem Sik Weaver
Lees Thay
Canada
New London
Marrnea
Ocean
Count Bon
Castellane
Empress Victoria
Wilhelmstrade
Germany
Empress Augusta Victoria
Telegraph Companion
the Telegraphers’ Union
Telegraphra
Sate
Berne
Francis Rea MacMillan
Mount
Pire Seta
Alsae
Tesa Nerensting
Brickwell Canal
Blackhall
Aug
Thomas Wilson
Walker
Bank of Enigland
John Dallett
Devon
Dallett
Catcher Madden
Lyon
Tom Madden
Roxbury
Lynn
Amricans
Kermit Rooverett Mareving
Tribune
Ottomws
Fort
Ilinois
Our Own
Mills Bros & Co
Efork
Pullip
Mills
F . Snd
Harry Masson, Jr
Wall Street
Fran Frances von Bredow
Francis G. Newlands
Nevada
Leopold von Bredow
Culrasaters
Guard
Lembasay
Washington
Russia
Martisis
Baltic Provincss Comdemnet
Democrat
Woman's Home
City News
Alabama
Bank St
Upson Jewelry Co
Hampson- Sellew
Waterbury
Hampeen-Geilen
Haspsoo-Sellew Furniture Co
Waterbury Agency
Glenwood
Reid
Hughes
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