Roosevelt and Johnson Lead New Progressive Party
At Chicago August 8 Theodore Roosevelt and Hiram W Johnson were unanimously chosen as standard bearers. Roosevelt accepted amid ecstatic crowds. Johnson named vice president. Beveridge presided as temporary chair and delivered the keynote critique of Republicans and Democrats.
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Roosevelt
Beveridge
Chicago
Theodore Roosevelt
Hiram W. Johnson
New Progressive Party
Progressive Party
Prendergast
William A. Prendergast
New York
Ben B. Lindsey
Jane Addams
Hullhouse
Johnson
Califor
Nia
John, M
Louisiana
Progressive party convention opens with Beveridge speech
The New York Progressive rally features chants and music as delegates assemble. Senator Dixon and ex Senator Beveridge address attendees, with Beveridge named temporary chairman and emphasized a united America free from sectional conflict.
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Roosevelt
Jane Addams
Illinois
John Brown
Beveridge
California
Thejana
Dixo Montana
Provisit
Nati Progressive Party
Johnson
Carey
Wyoming
Vessey
South Dakota
Frank H._ Funk
Unois
Tlinois
Progressive Party
America
Progressive
Massacres 210 Mexicans in Puruandiro During Civil Unrest
A commission report to the Mexican interior ministry states 210 residents of Puruandiro Michoacan were killed in June under orders of the jefe politico to punish rebels after the town’s sacking weeks earlier. The firing included many youths and the killers posted a cemetery list of the dead. The pope’s physicians feared the ceremonies would affect the pontiff, yet he proceeded without evident distress.
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City of Mexico
Puruandiro
Michoacan
Jefe Politico
Massive Turkish earthquake devastates towns near Dardanelles
A severe quake across the Dardanelles region kills about 1,000 and injures 5,000 to 6,000. Myriophile, Ganos Hora, Shar Koi, and Tchorlu suffer heavy destruction with fires. Adrianople reports minor damage while many villages burn or are ruined. Warships felt the tremor. reports include a vanished lighthouse and widespread homelessness.
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Constantinople
Turkey
Adrianople
Ganos-Hora
Shar-Koi
Tchorlu
Dardanelles
Gallipoli
Thanak- Kalessi
Virgin
Schepps Held After Arkansas Arrest In Rosenthal Case
Sam Schepps reputed paymaster to the Rosenthal murder gang was arrested in Hot Springs Arkansas after receiving a letter from Jack Rose urging him to return to New York and confess to District Attorney Whitman. Authorities guard him to prevent self harm as he shows Downcast demeanor following capture.
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Schepps
Arkansas
Hot Springs
Ark
Sam Schepps
Gray Rosenthal
Fred E. Johnson
Jack Rose
Rose
New York
Whitman
Two Die After Train Wreck Buries Crewmen
Boston August 10 an engineeer and a fireman killed in wreckage after a train accident authorities report two dead with others injured as rescue teams search the debris for survivors.
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Boston
Seized for Bribery Detroit Aldermen Face Graft Charges
Sensational graft scandal in Detroit leads to the arrest of several aldermen including a mayoral candidate. Nine aldermen tied to a similar charge are on bond, with sixteen total arrests. Named defendants include Walsh, Brozo, Tossy, Mason, Glinner, Ostrowski, Rosenthal, Hindle, Koenig, Ellis, Lynch, O'Brien, Merritt, Zoeller, Watson, Skrzycki.
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Detroit
Mich
Andrew I. Walsh
Louis Brozo
Louis E.tossy
Frank J. Mason
Thomas E. Glinner
Martin J. Ostro
Naval air demonstrations ordered for October coast visits
Washington reports the navy department ordered demonstrations at San Francisco Manila and New York for October 14 and 15. Officials insist the order carries no political significance. Nearby notes include Beaumonts hydro airplane crash near Boulogne and Wright memorial columns planned at Sims station Ohio.
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Washington
San Francisco
Manila
New York
Navy Department
Boulogne
France
Andre Beaumont
Havre
London
650 Men Entombed In German Mine Disaster
Bochum Germany Aug 10 A mining disaster at the Lorraine pit near Gerthe imperiled 650 workers. More than 103 killed, two score bodies recovered, with 50 to 100 feared entombed after a firedamp explosion. Rescue teams cannot enter the affected gallery as injured workers are treated.
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Bochum
Germany
Lorraine
Gerthe
Lorimer Inquiry Costs Finalized for Second Investigation
Attorney John J. Healy of Chicago will receive 12000 dollars and John H. Marble of Washington 10000 dollars as associate counsel for the second Lorimer investigation into Illinois senator elect William Lorimer. Total costs cited reach approximately 70000 dollars including Burns detective fees and lawyers.
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Washington
John J. Healy
Chicago
William Lorimer
Ilinois
John H. Marble
William J. Burns
Burns
Massacre of Soldiers and Passengers Near Mexico City
In a canyon north of Ticuman a rebel Zapatista force ambushed a southbound train from Mexico City. Thirty six soldiers and more than twenty passengers were killed and the rebels looted and mutilated victims. Two newspaper men among the dead planned to interview Emiliano Zapata. news reached Mexico City via wounded conductor Marino Dominguez.
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Canyon
Mexico City
Zapatistag
Ticuman
Mexic City
Alf
Marino Dominguez
Yautepec
Zapatista
Emiliano Zapata
H. L. Strauss
Uruguay
New York Herald
Zapata
el Imparcial
Ignacio Herraras
el Pais
Corsican Hits Iceberg Off Belle Isle With 200 Passengers
The Allan line steamer Corsican traveling to Liverpool struck an iceberg in dense fog east of Belle Isle St. Lawrence mouth with 200 aboard. Passengers were knocked down but fog saved lives as the ship continued toward its voyage on a cold, calm sea.
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Roosevelt
Ohio
New York
Missouri
Pennsylvania
Arizona
Montana
Iowa
Georgia
Delaware
Virginia
Colorado
Ferdinand
Montreal
Allan Line
Liverpool
Belle Isle
Straits
St. Lawrence River
Labrador
Newfoundland
Memorial for Major Butt Fails to Cross Senate
The senate passed a joint resolution authorizing a memorial to Major Archibald Butt and aide Francis David Millett in Washington. The August date and naming of the memorial are noted in the record.
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Butt
Washington
Senat
Bacon
Ma ‘Archibald
Francis David
Millett
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