American Fleet Arrives in Melbourne Bay With Welcome
The American Atlantic battleship fleet under Rear Admiral Sperry anchored in Port Phillip Bay, Melbourne after a voyage from Sydney. A royal welcome rose along the shore as British and Australian craft saluted, crowds thronged the estuary, and a steady naval pageant unfolded under sunny skies.
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Port Phillip Bay
Melbourne
Australia
Sydney
Port Phillip Heads
Psyche
Connecticut
Queen's Cht
Diatter Gee
Thor
AL Talbot
Vaeterta
Vfs
Mystery not solved after beach walk shooting
Report of a shooting on a Atlantic beach walk where a victim lies in critical condition. Police pursue leads and names linked to an apparent Highwey robbery as detectives question a rolling chair passenger and a masked assailant. Witnesses describe a frightened getaway.
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Ploberts
Athanttety
Wiliams
Reberty
Whillain
Whmains
Chitt Heeberts
Piobert
Steven
Peripidis Trasersantes
Fortune News Reaches Mrs Woods at Son’s Home
News arrives at the Bloomington home of Mrs Woods via her son, reporting her fortune. The item identifies connections to her family, a nephewChats L Draper, and references a former trainer and current manager roles linked to regional rail and industry figures.
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Biody Woods
Bow
Gifilette
Chats
L Draper
Bloomington
Woods
Inelie
Iow
Sndt Drackeriatt
Unclear OCR: Stock Prices and Typhoon Reported
Fragmentary text cites stock market moves in Sloan City and a typhoon incident near Port Goto, Kiuhsu, with mentions of individuals Kiedoner Donearn and crew. Details are garbled, dates and places incomplete, limiting coherent reporting.
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Kiedoner
Port Goto
Millionaire John Henry Riggs Ends Life in Indiana
John Henry Riggs, a 62 year old resident of Attica Indiana, died Thursday by suicide by shotgun while his health is cited as the cause. The death appears to be self inflicted in a private act. authorities report no other persons were present at the scene.
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John Henry Riggs
Atttca
Ind
Governors Visit Backfires at Rondell County Fair Trots
Gov Charles Hughes visit to the Sara toga county fair at Rallston New York met with a horse owner strike. Owners refused to run their trotters while the governor was present protesting betting restrictions. Officials urged compliance as crowds watched, but the races were delayed for an hour and a half until Hughes departed and racing resumed, stretching into darkness.
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Saratoga County
Rallston
N.Y
Charles E. Hughes
Gov. Hughes
Fair Grounds
Mine Horror in Southwest Deepens After Mine Disaster
One of the worst mining disasters in the southwest occurred at Piaives dite Geka on a Wednesday. Depend: Der Dive dhe CHEM padners Enterinimed a thee Mathes rk Guha Mmaovool mine New Pas Che. Result oof on Neree the owltleh, believed shat ag AU as at eserpen, with possible rescues entombed. Some miners escaped while a fire spread rapidly from a chairrel out off catching tire and ploding. Crowds of grieving relatives gathered at the shaft mouth as the fate of the entombed men became known.
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Piaives Dite
Geka
Eserpen
Persian Rebels Report Spread of Revolt Across Provinces
Dispatch from Teheran says rebels move to general uprising as provinces Pees Laristen and Kerman report unrest. One local governor was assassinated and the situation challenges the shah's efforts to subdue constitutionalists amid growing discontent.
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Hageshah
Pees
Laristen
Kerman
Hay
Pabriz
Hays
Lng
Strike Nears After Break in Talks At Canadian Pacttte
An authoritative source reports a strike loom as talks with the Canadian pacttoe stalled. Workers at the shop, led by Kethog Ured, began negotiations on Thursday amid unresolved demands and mounting labor tensions.
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Oan
Aetree
Unsolved murder inquest opens in Seven Quaks area
An inquest into the alleged murder of Maj. Gen. Luard's wife near Seven Quaks England opened today. Evidence presented so far has failed to uncover decisive clues in the case, keeping the mystery unresolved.
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Seven Quaks
Eng
Atonday
Bank Robbery in Geneseo Nets $2200
The State bank of Geneseo North Dakota was robbed Wednesday night of 2200 dollars by robbers who disappeared after the act.
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State Bank of
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N. D
Fort Fort Jolt Fort? Governor Read Riot Act to Atlantic City
Governor Fort threatens to mobilize troops to enforce excise law in Atlantic City igniting a sensational public dispute with residents and summer visitors. In Mays Landing, Atlantic County grand jury refuses to indict violators, prompting Justice Trenchard to chastise the behavior and order the court to press forward with indictments.
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Reade
Atlantic City
Fort
Epming
Mays Landing
Atlantic County
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Gadsgill
Goldenburg
Joseph W. Salas
Trencord
Riot Leader Kate Howard Dies by Suicide in Springfield Jail
Mrs Kate Howard a 42 year old alleged ringleader in Springfield riot mobs died by taking poison as deputy sheriff tried to arrest her on Wednesday She had been indicted on multiple counts including murder in relation to shootings at Lapier’s restaurant and faced further charges as a special grand jury returned ten additional indictments.
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Springfield
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Jalil
Abraham Raymor
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Slim" Mumphrey
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Donigan
Augusta flood recedes as city suffers heavy losses
Georgia town Augusta sees floodwaters fall after a height near forty feet. Losses range from 1 000 000 to 1 300 000 with destruction to warehouses canals and railroad bridges across the Savannah river. Fires broke out during the peak and the McDaniel buttering establishment in North Augusta burned.
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Ruth
Wamake
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McDaniel Butthera
North Augusta
Attorney Convicted in Wyandotte County Prohibitory Law Case
Special assistant at the attorney general of Jankas named Trickett was found guilty in Kansas City Kansas of attempting to obtain 250 dollars from Wayne and Frank Hurlburt under the prohibitory law.
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Jankas
Wyandotte County
Kandas City
Kan
Wayne
Frank Hurlburt
Five Million Judgment Against Cable Firm in Caracas Case
The civil court of Nrst Jpstance in Caracas, Venezuela, ruled against the French cable company for alleged complicity in the Maoist revolution against President Castro, ordering damages of 46 million. The decision centers on claims of entanglement in revolutionary actions and imposes a large financial penalty.
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Caracas
Venezuela
Castro
Growlers Go Home as City Heeds Barley Law
Eight hundred barrels of beer valued at 8000 dollars were emptied into a hewer in Oklahoma City on Thursday in the presence of State Dispensary Agent Robert E. Lextor and Internal Revenue Collector Charles Howap.
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Oklahoma City
Internal Revenue
Charles Howap
Belgian Senate Deliberates Congo Annexation Treaty
The Belgian senate begins debate on a treaty to annex the Congo independent state to Belgium amid the imperial policy push.
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Congo
Congo Independent
Balgium
Secretary Wilson Delivers Surprising Farmers Address at Iowa State Fair
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson told Iowa farmers that American land is not wearing out and productivity is higher today than ten years ago. He cited Washington department studies over forty years showing soils yielding 10 percent or more more in the last decade. About forty thousand people were on the fairgrounds with expected continued attendance to surpass prior years.
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Wilson
Department
Washington
Clerk rules against arrest in state hospital escape case
The district court clerk, Hon. Chambers, rules no arrest order can be issued for George Kearney, a patient committed June 11, 1908, from Pottawattamie county, who escaped Knoxville Tuesday. The decision follows that an order can be issued only upon proper charging, despite a request from Minor, superintendent of the state hospital for inebriates.
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State Hospital
HS. Minor
Knoxville
Hon
Chambers
George Kearney
Pottawattamie County
Second Wife Loses Out in District Court Decision
The district court granted Rachel Baker widow of John Baker no allowance from his estate. Judge C D Wheeler ruled the property had been disposed of by a will made with the former wife and that the later will was irrevocable after one party’s death, violating Iowa law.
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C. D. Wheeler
Rachel Baker
John Baker
Baker
Lowa
Victim of Burglars Found in Des Moines Home
A woman returned late to Mrs J O Steck’s house and found an unconscious visitor in a room saturated by a bottle of chloroform thrown through a window. Doctors restored her as detectives investigate burglars prowling near the home.
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Des Moines
Fight Over Valu able Farm Share in Hamilton County
In Webster City attorney Kate Sloan-Holland sues her brother John S Sloan in district court over a 320 acre Hamilton County farm. The petition alleges the father, four years ago, improperly favored the son and coerced the daughter into relinquishing her rightful share of the land.
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Webster City
Mra
Kate Sloan-Holland
John 8. Sloan
Take a Long Walk by Fort Dodge editor plans week off
Fort Dodge Daily Chronicle editor Robert Wilson plans a five day foot trip from his station to his former Dixon home and back, aiming to return rested for duty after a brief vacation.
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Robert Wilson
Fort Dodge
State Fair draws record crowds at Des Moines show
Monday's attendance at the Des Moines state fair topped prior marks with 25 000 on the grounds in the afternoon and 30 000 to 35 000 by night. Des Moines businesses closed early in honor of Iowa's showcase featuring a new livestock pavilion horse show. American bred horse Ryan, owned by Taylor and Jones of Springfield, won the 3 year old Percheron class, beating imported rivals. An American Clyde mare won her class against European mares. Butter prize went to H A Cornwell of Ankeny in the dairy contest, while PT ND Peterson of Rake captured top honours in the creamery butter contest. World record time was set in the free for all pace with Citation the Chicago mare clocking 2 04 1 5 on a half mile track.
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Taylor and Jones
Springfield
H. A. Cornwell
Ankeny
ND Peterson
Rake
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Chicago
Mires
Crank at State Capitol Demands Audience With Governor
Edward Woods of Central City Indiana arrived at the state capitol Tuesday morning demanding to be taken to the governor. He claimed kinship with a local Woods and spoke of consulting the executive on a vital matter. Police noted irrational remarks and detained him for investigation. no weapons found.
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Au Man
State Capitol
Edward Woods
Central City
William Woods
Woods
State House
Joxane
Milne
Hare in Auto Wreck Near Cher okee Family Narrow Escape
Sherif Lawrey and family of Cherokee escaped serious injury after a collision returning from Storm Lake. Their auto veered into an embankment near a steep hill, overturning twice and landing right side up. John Lawrey broke his right arm and suffered a facial cut, Mrs. Lawrey fractured and dislocated multiple joints, Beatrice Poston dislocated her left ankle, with others shaken but uninjured.
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Sherif Lawrey
Storm Lake
John Lawrey
Cherokee Men Invent Self Propelled Threshing Engine
The Caswell brothers of Cherokee claim a gasoline traction threshing machine that powers itself during threshing. It attaches to any threshing setup, requires changes, and has been tested with promises of perfect operation. On Monday it self propelled to John Jenkins farm for its first threshing trial, climbing a Main Street hill, and aims to cut operating costs by about one third by eliminating the need for a traction engine and water wagon.
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Caswell Brothers
John Jenkins
War on Clinton Saloons and Death of Local Resident
Suit filed Tuesday by Fred Koch and M. B. Odle against 52 saloonkeepers in Clinton County for illegal sale of liquor seeking permanent injunctions. W. W. Coon, longtime Arion resident, died of heart disease on Sunday. funeral planned near Denison as son travels from Canada. Reports of frost and cold weather across northern Iowa noted with preparations at Iowa State College for upcoming term.
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Clinton County
Fred Koch
Salvation Army
Odle
Des Moines
W. W. Coon
Arion
Crawford County
Pr. Coon
Denison
Canada
Daw City
Bryan Flays Trusts As Kern-Nominated
Democratic vice presidential candidate John Worth Kern was formally notified in Indianapolis Coliseum as thousands gathered for the event. William J Bryan headlined the program asserting trusts’ harms and Republican platform evasiveness, with Taft’s acceptance viewed as weaker.
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FLAYS
John Worth Kern
State Fair Grounds
Kern
William J. Bryan
Republican Party
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