23 Jul 1916
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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1916
Page
1
In San Francisco four people are dead and over forty injured as bombs placed among celebrants explode. Police report a chaotic scene as crowds witnessed the flash and smoke during the parade. Marvin Jones appears leading in partial returns for Congress with supporters anxious for full results.
A timed bomb hidden in a suitcase exploded during a preparedness parade in San Francisco killing at least four and injuring over forty. Police arrested Frank Josephson as a suspect while warnings from a hostile group claimed to target militaristic governments. The blast occurred near the Ferry Building as crowds, including families, watched the 51,329 attendee event.
J Whitcomb Riley died last night after a bout with paralysis, with reports noting his long career and impact on journalism. The obituary reflects on his work and influence within the press.
The Hoosier poet James Whitcomb Riley died at 10:50 p.m. in Indianapolis after a paralysis stroke. Born in 1848, Riley rose from itinerant sign painter to celebrated lyricist known for his Hoosier dialect verse and popular readings, earning fame and fortune through books and tours with Bil Nye.
Jones Boyce and Miller win congressional civil appeal and attorney races with ease over opponents in a district contest.
Early morning returns suggest Ferguson leads by 15 000 to 20 000 over rivals, with Colquitt Brooks and Garrett McLemore in tight congressional and senatorial contests. Yantis leads Hlali narrowly in a close race for court of civil appeals and many local races show uncertainty as delayed counts loom.
Sixty thousand garment workers in New York may return to work next week if a referendum confirms a negotiated settlement. The pact grants a 5 percent rise, union preference, a 49 hour week, and a minimal piece wage, with total gains estimated over fifty million dollars for workers, employers, and the city.
Constantinople reports that the most valued trophies of the war held by the Turks include the English flag that once flew over Kut el Amara and the swords of four generals and thirty other officers captured when General Townshend surrendered.
Congratulatory telegrams and messages arrived at the archiepiscopal residence to honor Cardinal Gibbons on his eighty second birthday. Born in Baltimore in 1884, he will have no formal anniversary observance per his wishes.
Russians push through German lines reported as a decisive engagement. General Sakarhoff secures victory at a function along important river crossings.
Allied strategy shifts troops from the Western front to the Eastern theater. Russian and German actions unfold with reports of significant Russian advances and German setbacks as the war's center of gravity moves east. Meanwhile a Texas race highlights Marvin Jones's congressional nomination and a district noted for its large population and political influence.
Ralph DePalma wins the 106 mile derby with a time of 1 42 58 and an average speed of 59.8 mph. O Donnell suffers serious injuries when his steering fails and the car plunges off the embankment into a water tank. Heat reaches 107 degrees as drivers describe the track as ploughed and rough.
Interest focuses on the Texas Tonocratic primary with United States Senate contender Charles A. Culberson facing a field that includes former Governors Oscar Tr. Coal quit and Tout Campbell, and Congressman neotert L. Henry. Governor Ferguson seeks renomination with opponent Charles H. Morris. Voters also decide on state judicial and legislative races and whether to resubmit the state wide prohibition amendment to the voters.
BELLOWS FALLS Vt July 22 Estimated from state records the fortune of the late Mrs Hetty Green reached about one hundred million. The text notes his literary ventures and poetic imaginings. He received Yale master of arts in 1802 and Penn State in 1904 conferred a doctor of letters. Traditions University granted a lay DP in pe. Community honors include a $75 000 granite library and school building fund proposal. The poet never married but loved children and declined city life for a quiet Indianapolis home.
The fragment hints at ABE MARTIN and Miax Fawn Lippineut a saga about marriage and belief a older man refuses to wed the best man on earth with a reason tied to Pathers ODay and rousing flarists who doubt it would pay.
In Syracuse on July 22 the Progressive state committees adjourned without endorsing Charles W Hughes for the presidency as George W Perkins had urged. Police quelled protests after adjournment while another note from authorities announced a sanitation order targeting public cleanliness and clothing maintenance for inhabitants.
Conflicting talks over a British blacklist and wartime diplomacy unfold as Secretary of the State in London shifts tasks. Protests target firms and the British government while parties seek to shorten negotiations and justify actions under Civil War precedents from 1861.
Cape Cod Spiritualists and Li als of Harwichport observe their fiftieth anniversary during the week beginning July 22 Maya. The spiritualist camp, claimed to be the oldest of its kind, continues its historic celebration on Cape Cod.
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