Corinto Guarded by Blue Jackets Amid Nicaragua Upheaval
Reports from Corinto describe patro l by bluejackets from the gunboat Annapolis and the collier Justin, with a volunteer police guard and foreign women and children aboard American ships. Telegraph and rail links to Managua are cut. the gunboat Denver is due and may reopen wireless links. The cruiser Pr aitle carries 750 marines toward Delon for possible deployment to Nicaragua.
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Corinto
Johnson
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San Juan del Sur
Philadelphia
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Delon
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Mary Ellen Lease Active for Moosers in Rally
In Union Square New York at noon a National Progressive party rally drew a crowded crowd with vigorous applause. Speakers included Mrs Wim Grant Brown president of the City Federation of Women's Clubs Miss Mary Dreier and former populist Mary Ellen Lease.
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New York
National Progressive Party
Union Square
Wim. Grant Brown
City Federation of Women’s Club
Mary Dreier
Mary Ellen Lease
Wilson Announces Limited Campaign Tour Plans
Soagit New Jersey August 24 Governor Woodrow Wilson said the country is tired of campaign tours and speeches and that his plans call for only a few campaign speeches outside New Jersey on selected invitations.
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Soagit
N. J
Woodrow Wilson
New Jersey
Taft Signs Civil Appropriation Bill in Favor of Tariff Board
President Taft signed the civil appropriation bill in Washington today. The measure carries about 112 million dollars in appropriations and includes no provision for the tariff board.
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Washington, D. C
Taft
Tarif Board
Major Seecher B. Ray Nominated Deputy Paymaster General
Washington Aug 24 The house committees on war department expenditures report Major Seecher B Ray U A had political activity in Taft interests and four times faced serious charges, never vindicated and only reprimanded.
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Washington, D. C
House
War Department
Seecher B. Ray
U. A
Taft
Mayor Schmidt Dies at Breakfast in Wheeling
Charles C. Schmidt mayor of Wheeling and fourth term city chief executive collapsed at the breakfast table and died within minutes from heart trouble. He also served as grand trustee of the Elks in Wheeling West Virginia.
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Wheeling
West Va
Charles C. Schmidt
Order of Elks
Fruit crop short two thirds across Michigan lines
Pere Marquette railroad agents report Michigan growers will ship over 1000 carloads of fruit in six to eight weeks. The quantity shows the winter’s severe impact on orchards and will be about one third of the total shipped in 1911.
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Chicago
Pere Marquette Railroad
Michigan
Parcels Post In Operation Soon
Postmaster General Hitchcock announced he will consult with the Interstate Commerce Commission about rates for the parcels post authorized by Congress. The system will be implemented as soon as practicable and is expected to greatly benefit the public and provide financial support to the Post Office Department.
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Washington, D. C
Hitchcock
Interstate Commerce Commission
Congress
Post Office Department
Nordby narrowly saves foot but loses it to train
In Chippewa Falls George Nordby and two companions dared danger at the Stanley depot. Nordby kept a foot on the tracks longer than the express train and suffered amputation from the engine wheel. In Washington a Norris resolution sought State Department facts on James Wood Rogers’s killing in the African jungles. the House adopted it and the department reports an investigation is underway.
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Chippewa Falls
Wis
George Nordby
Stanley
Washington, D. C
Norris
Nebraska
State Department
James Wood Rogers
House
Department
Boy and Girl Romance Ends in Divorce Petition
Hazel Hoyt and Ora Helm, married Nov 14 1906 in Waterloo, face a divorce after years of strain. Helm allegedly failed to provide a stable home, forced hard labor on Hoyt and their two year old son, and faces claims of adultery with unknown persons. Hoyt, now living in Chicago, seeks legal relief.
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Waterloo
Hazel Hoyt
Ora Helm
Helm
Chicago
Progressive Distinguy Party clarifies Taft stance in Iowa
Des Moines Aug 24 Progressiv e Distingu y Party leaders declare any candidate backing Taft harms the progressive cause. Carl F Franke says the party is distinct and Roosevelt support is essential while allowing cross options for voters. Illinois Central traffic delays persist after heavy rain, with slow tracks and a plan to ease travel by widening double tracking between here and Manchester.
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Carl F. Franke
Progressive State Central Committee
Iowa
Taft
Progressive Party
Theodore Roosevelt
National Party
Chicago
Progressive Committee
Mr. Taft
Ilinois Central
Here
Manchester
Campaign fund inquiry awaiting action on Roosevelt hearings
Oyster Bay August 24 Col Theodore Roosevelt offered no new statements and refused to commit to testifying before the senate committee on campaign contributions. The panel discussed Penrose Archbold Roosevelt oil contributions and delayed transfer of hearings from Washington to New York as decisions hinge on the Penrose resolution and Reed amendment. Also noted are visits by Mrs Gates and daughter in Sioux Falls to Mr Gates' parents.
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Washington, D. C
Col. Roosevelt
Senate Committee
Washington
New York
Senate
Oyster Bay
N. Y
J . Roosevelt
John D. Archbold
Senate Investigating Committee
Archbold
Mr. Archbold
Cornelius N. Bliss
Howard Gates
Sioux Falls
S. D
Mr. Gates
J. ©. Gates
Franklin Street
Murder plot unearthed against Kentucky congressman
Reported Aug 24 indicates an alleged plan to kill Representative Johnson of Kentucky, then head of the House committee on the District of Columbia, to block proposed district legislation. An affidavit details a street car conversation about pursuing the plan, while Johnson says he has the facts and will act only if an attempt is made. Taft signs the legislative budget bill, amid DC policy debate.
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Washington, D. C
Representative Johnson
Kentucky
House Committee On
District of Columbia
Johnson
Washington
Clark
Traz
Thein
Archbold Denies Lying in Roosevelt Row
John D. Archbold declares he is not a liar as he prepares to sail for Europe aboard the Majestic after Roosevelt accused him of false testimony in Washington. He tells reporters he will not endure abuse and will stay in the country for the moment.
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Europe
Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
Washington
Mr.Archbold
Mr. Archbold
New York
White Star
Majestic
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The
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Honch Gen Booth Mourners March Bareheaded in London
About 24,000 workmen filed past the bier of General Booth between 5 30 and 9 this morning in Congress Hall. They marched bareheaded with tool bags as Salvation Army officers marshaled the crowd in silence. Mrs Booth Helmberg arrived with her family and sang a consecration hymn beside the catafalque.
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London
Wm. Booth
Congress Hall
Salvation Army
Zion City restaurant sparks flare in Voliva regime
In Zion City, Illinois, L A Wormser opens a Twenty seventh Street eatery selling tobacco and pork defying General Overseer Wilbur Glenn Voliva ban. Oysters to be added. Voliva will act after a meeting as receiver Thomas safeguards the Zion estate.
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Chicago
Zion City
Wilbur Glenn Voliva
Zion Church
L. A. Wormser
Antioch
Voliva
Wormser
John Alexander Dowle
Elijah the Second
Thomas
Zion
Juvenile Murderers Released on Bonds
Kansas City Kansas August 24 John C Heimberger and John Farley playmates of Joseph Timmerman the four year old boy they admit having killed last Sunday were released on bonds of 3000 each when arraigned in the juvenile court Their preliminary hearing will be held next Saturday IOWA BOY SCOUTS HOME Burlington Ia August 24 The Burlington boy scouts who made an 1800 mile bicycle trip from Burlington to Washington DC returned to the city this afternoon and were accorded a great welcome They rode on the train to the first town east of Burlington pedaling to the river and crossing on the ferry The boys left Burlington June 10
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Kansas City
Kan
John C. Heimberger
John Farley
Joseph Timmerman
Iowa Boy Scouts Home
Burlington
Washington, D. C
Final adjournment nears as Congress draws to close
Washington reports both chambers nearing adjournment sine die as they clear the general deficiency appropriation bill. President Taft plans to sign bills at the capitol after final conference reports and final passage. Murdock’s quorum issue looms but is not expected to block adjournment.
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D. C
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Congress
House
Senate
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Capitol
Washington, D. C
Tha
Victor Murdock
Murdock
Cannon
Fitzgerald
Sisson
Mrs Goelet Stands Channel Trip Well On Nahma
Havre France August 24 Mrs Robt Goelet endured a rough English Channel crossing on her yacht Nahma though said to be very ill with cancer. Her doctor remained on deck and she is reported to proceed to the south of France by train. The Nahma will stay in port for a month.
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Havre
France
Robert Goelet
English Channel
First Ship of Kind Launched in Vallejo
The United States fuel ship Jupiter, the first electrically driven seagoing vessel, was launched today at Mare Island Navy Yards, Vallejo California. It is the largest ship ever laid down on the Pacific coast.
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Cal
United States
Jupiter
Pacific Coast
Mare Island Navy Yards
Would-Be Groom Delays Marriage Then Plans Hunting Trip
In Des Moines Horace Hosmer aged 23 and Gladys Updyke near 18 sought a marriage in court from Saylor. Cupid denied them due to age. Hosmer decided to spend the honeymoon funds on a hunting license, hoping to marry when she turns 18 in November. The couple left the clerk’s office together.
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Des Moines
Gladys Uydyke
Saylor
Pratty
Misa Updyke
Cupid Baldwin
Cupid
Missa Updyka
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