National Negro Young People's Congress Opens in Washington
Washington July 31 a large crowd of over ten thousand Negro delegates from across the country gathers in Convention Hall for the second quadrennial Negro Young People's Christian and Educational congress. Key figures include Booker T. Washington and William T. Vernon with sessions daily at Convention Hall and four sectional conferences daily. Topics cover crime prevention, youth religious instruction, morality, self-help and race relations with plans for an Afro-American annex to the Jamestown exposition and next congress location in Atlanta. Boston wool market reports firm with rising business and steady future prospects.
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Washington, D. C
Convention Hall
Congress
Atlanta
Bryan Appears to Be Putting On Airs
Judge Owen P. Thompson published a letter from William J. Bryan condemning National Committeeman Roger Sullivan of Illinois as fraudulent and unusable for honest Democrats. National guard troops arrived at the concentration camp and will move to Mt Gretna Pa for maneuvers from July 1 to August 22.
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Bryan
Chicago
Owen P. Thompson
Jacksonville
William J. Bryan
National
Roger Sullivan
Illinois
Sullivan
Martinsburg
National Guard
Mt. Gretna
Mt Gretna
Steel Laid For Transcontinental Line Progress Report
The Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul railway began laying steel for its Pacific coast extension from Flora Missouri river twelve miles above Evarts. Grading is complete to Glenarm Beth Dakota.
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Chicago
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Flora
Missouri River
Evarts
Glenarm
Beth Dakota
May precipitate war between white and black
Mound City July 31 Negroes gather fearing an attack on the jail after Sam McDonald killed Homer Morris at a picnic near Allin on Saturday. A bloody clash is probable if whites attempt to mob McDonald.
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Mound City
Sam McDonald
Homer Morris
Allin
McDonald
Pope Receives American Pilgrims in Rome Address
In Rome on July 81 the pope welcomed American pilgrims led by Right Rev Henry Gabriels of Ogdensburg and Bishop Yauriels. The address praised Catholic growth in the United States under religious freedom and goodwill from authorities. The pope thanked the bishop for his warm words and expressed affection for the United States and President Roosevelt.
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Rome
Henry Gabriels
Ogdenburg
John
McGrane
Brooklyn
N. Y
Yauriels
United States
Roosevelt
Rockefeller Has the Bad Talking Fad As He Is
A brief mention portrays Rockefeller adopting a troubling talking fad amid public attention. The note highlights the peculiarity of his speech pattern and its reception among observers.
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Rockefeller
Rockefeller Finds Joy In Homeward Return From Europe
John D Rockefeller, in high spirits after a long interview, left Tarrytown for Cleveland and voiced optimism about mankind and the world. He told young listeners to remain hopeful, reiterated love of country, and urged staying persistent to win. He arrived in Cleveland and went to Forest Hill, planning to remain until October.
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New York
John D. Rockefeller
Tarrytown
Cleveland
LT Beleve
Brotherhood of Man
Europe
Forest Hill
Rockefeller
National Republican political life oyster bay meeting
National Republican figures met to discuss Ohio politics. Senator Charles Dick of Ohio and Elmer Dover of the Republican National Committee conferred with President Roosevelt about Ohio’s situation and potential re election prospects for Governor Harris. Michigan and Iowa GOP events also noted with convention activity and possible joint tickets. Baptist Young People’s Union encampment opens in Blue Mountain with a Bible conference led by Rev. Joshua Gravet and strong southern state participation.
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Oyster Bay
Charles Dick
Ohio
Elmer Dover
Republican National Committee
Roosevelt
Harris
Baptist Young People's Union
Blue Mountain
Miss
Baptist Young People’s Union
Joshua Gravet
Denver
Sunsh ine fades from Texas skies and SP exits state
El Paso News reports the Southern Pacific has been driven from Texas by the railroad commission. Trains now run solely over a separate incorporated line, with no SP agents remaining in the state. Signs of the company are removed except for a lone old commissary sign on Main Street. Details note minimal SP presence as eight hour shifts are introduced in mills and ore work.
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Southern Pacific
Texas
el Paso News
Uekot
Sunset Line
Sonari
Icro
Southern | Pacific
J Street
Harriman Ling
Water Pipe Burst Creates Morning Fountain at Corner
An early morning pipe burst at Railroad avenue and Second street sent water high into the air like a fountain. Herman Blueher arrived with a wagon loaded with vegetables and drove into the geyser. Six men then pulled the wagon free, and a crew of laborers repaired the Kalamein pipe over several hours.
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Railroad Avenue
Second Street
Molly Mechunkamunk
Herman Blueher
Mr. Blueher
Blueber
Battleships collide in fog near Newport port
Atlantic squadron ships Alabama and Illinois collided in fog as they maneuvered toward Newport R I under Captain Samuel B Comly and Captain Goodfriend Blocklinger Neither vessel was reported injured below the water line The Rece River Valley Exposition opens at Grand Forks D N with four days of agricultural and racing events drawing visitors from across the state
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Newport
Alabama
Samuel B. Comly
Goodfriend Blocklinger
Madrid Convention Opens to Rejuvenate Madrid Coal Fields
Madrid's revival mood grows as Cerrillos coal venture plans two new openings. Louisiana Farmers Educational and Co operative Union hosts Louisiana branch with about five hundred delegates. Miners expected to return by January and Madrid town welcomes attendees. a three day program aims to reopen the Madrid camp. In San Francisco, Trans Atlantic Fire Insurance refuses $4,000,000 claim as losses blamed on providential catastrophe not covered by policy.
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W. H. Hahn
Cerrillos
Madrid
Habs
Alexandria
Hann
Louisiana
Farmers’ Educational and Co
Operative Union of America
Jurner
San Francisco
Atlantic Fire Insurance Company
Hamburg
Germany
Providence
Bogus nobleman deceives Pearl Shale in loss and scandal
Clarence Missouri July report recounts Lord Beresford Hope alias Dr Arnold Kingsley cheating Miss Pearl Shale a College graduate from a prominent family. After a staged wreck and feigned illness he wooed and married her in 1905, then fled after a court suit for damages. He vanished again after flimsy securities promised riches.
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Clarence
Lord Beresford Hope
Beresford
Colorado Springs
Clorado Mountain Trails
Kingsley
Mike Shale
Miss Shale
Utah
Deiigh-American Securities, Limited
London
Navy Torpedo Boats Likely to Stay Home Amid Asia Station Talks
Washington reports strong interest in the British Dreadnaught nearing completion and readiness for trials by September. Meanwhile Norfolk notes torpedo boats yoked for the Asiatic route face staffing delays, with a possible decision to keep them in home waters as Fleet plans adapt.
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Navy Department
Aviatic Station
Far
Cavite
Asistre
Norfolk Home Show Opens In Norfolk For Four Day Fair
Norfolk Va July 31 The annual sale fair and summer meet of the Norfolk Home Show station opens here and runs four days featuring an agricultural exhibition and usual state fair amusements. A large attendance is expected with visitors arriving from across the state.
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Norfolk Horse Show and Fair Association
Norfolk
Norfolk Home Show
Early Ohio Irish potatoes grown near Albuquerque
August Kraemer of Eleventh Street and New York Avenue demonstrated home grown Early Ohio Irish potatoes, sizes rivaling a fist and cold as bricks. He said the crop thrived with little care and fed his family, challenging the belief that Irish potatoes cannot be grown in Albuquerque vicinity. Exhibited at this office by Orto Dieckmann.
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August Kraemer
Eleventh Street
New York Avenue
Graemer
Ohio
Albuquerque
Orto Dieckmann
Baptist Centennial Observed in Hineal Maine
In Hineal Maine on July 31 the local Baptist church marked its hundredth anniversary with an elaborate program. Ministers from across the state attended the celebration and were expected to take part in the exercises.
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Hineal
Democratic Central Committee in Arizona Faces Backlash Over Joint Statehood
A Phoenix telegram reports E. E B. Ellinwood of Bisbee urging that no joint statehood supporters sit on Arizona's Democratic central committee. The letter, seen as a bid by railroad interests, provokes fury among many Democrats who favor joint statehood. The correspondent predicts a crushing defeat for the party if Ellinwood’s policy is applied.
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Evening Citizen
Phoenix
Yuma
Democratic Central Committee
E. E B. Ellinwood
Arizona
Bisbee
Democratic Central Committee For
Ellinwood
Democratic Party
Folly of Democratic groundless assurances on Arizona statehood
A July editorial from St. Johns Arizona attacks Democratic promises to admit Arizona as a single state, arguing such talk is false and that only a national party would resist adding four western representatives. It contends corporations in Arizona oppose statehood and that workers fear expressing views.
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Evening Citizen
St. Johns
Ariz
Congress
Senate
Arizona
New Mexico
Mississippi
Two Dormitories At The University Of New Mexico Erected
Workmen are building two new dormitories at the University of New Mexico to house more students for the fall semester. Each two story building will hold twenty five people and the second floors should be ready by August 20. Prof Angel’s house near the Science building nears completion. Prof Weinzlirl, in charge of the Chemistry department, is expected to arrive next week from the University of Wisconsin where he finished studies in the medical department.
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University of New Mexico
Angel
Mrs Lydia Bradley Celebrates Ninetieth Birthday
Pearks Ih July 31 Mrs Lydia Bradley marks her ninetieth birthday and Bradley Polytechnic Institute’s tenth anniversary. She remains in strong health and is believed likely to reach one hundred. The school was founded by her.
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Lydia Bradley
Pearks
Bradley Polytechnicnatitute
Mutiny at Sveaborg and Stolypin ministry talks
Mutineers seize Sveaborg fortress in Helsingfors as artillery join and heavy fighting leaves hundreds dead or wounded. Simultaneously in St Petersburg Premier Stolypin signals cabinet reorganization is complete with emperor’s acquiescence, with announcements possible tonight or tomorrow.
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Helsingfors
Sveaborg
London
Finland
Stockholm
Skatudden
Stolypin
St. Petersburg
Associated Press
Fortune smiles on railroad men
William White once a Santa Fe brakeman in New Mexico is sought in Texas and Old Mexico after a rich St Joseph relative left him about 509000. Lawyers offer a reward for his discovery as detectives hunt for the missing heir. B Miller, another railroad man, also awaits 50000 from a Utah inheritance and is in Salt Lake City examining the estate.
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William White
Santa Fe
New Mexico
Texas
Old Mexico
White
St. Joseph
Hella
B. Miller
Flckle
Miller
Utan
Salt Lake
Annual Reunion of Texas Cavalry Brigade Held in Hillaboro
Hillaboro Texas July 31 The Parsons Texas Cavalry Brigade association holds its annual reunion in the city today. Attendance is large and several thousand visitors from out of town are gathered here, aided by nearby Daughters of the Confederacy conventions.
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Texas Cavalry Brigade
Hillaboro
Tex
Texs Cavalry Brigade
Associaon
Daughters of the Confederacy
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