Final plans for newsboy picnic in Butte announced
J K R Wharton heads list of donations with fifty dollars and a special train, provided by Harry Gallwey, will carry 400 newsies to Washoe park for the annual outing on August 11. The auxiliary plans refreshments, a fundraising canvass of merchants, and sports including a baseball game and tug of war for the event.
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Washoe Park
Newsies
Union
E. Bi. Young
Newsboys’ Auxiliary
Harry Gallwey
Butte, Anaconda & Pacific Railway
Mr. Gallwey
J. R. Wharton
The
Street Car Company
Hannah Blackburn
Malcolm Gilles
E. B. Young
P. H. McCarthy
E. B. Werrick
Little Street
FE. B. Young
T. B. Bowen
Will Sullivan
Gompers Presses Fair Inquiry Into Eastland Disaster
In a published letter to President Wilson, Samuel Gompers of the AFL urges a federal probe of the Eastland catastrophe by a commission of disinterested citizens. He argues current inspection agencies are inadequate and calls for strengthening the Seamen's Act to ensure safer water travel.
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Washington
Wilson
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Chicago
Great Lakes
Chicago Federation of Labor
Lakes
Hydro air attack drives German gunboat ashore near Windau
An official communication states hydro aeroplanes attacked near Windau forcing a German gunboat ashore. The same force then attacked and forced back a Zeppelin and two hydro aeroplanes, one of which was brought down. In Riga direction, troops withdrew beyond the River Hyu.
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Petrograd
London
Windau
Riga
Hyu
Jones kills family then shoots self in infatuation dispute
In Maywood, George H. Jones, a 48 year old garage proprietor, killed his wife, her brother John Cosgrove, and her sister Catherine Cosgrove, then fatally shot himself. The tragedy, traced to Jones' infatuation with a 21 year old girl, was reported from Chicago on August 3.
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Chicago
George H. Jones
Maywood
John Cosgrove
Catherine Cosgrove
Jones
Storms cause deaths and heavy damage in Punxsutawney area
Punxsutaway, Pa., Aug. 3. A deadly storm swept the region last night flooding streams washing away bridges damaging railroads and interurban lines and destroying harvests. Ralph Rapinsky a boy was swept from a bridge here and drowned.
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Punxsutaway
Ralph Rapinsky
Parade Highlights Foresters Convention in Providence
Providence August 3 visiting delegates joined a street parade marking the thirty second annual international convention of the Catholic Order of Foresters. A Mass and welcoming addresses were delivered by Governor Beekman and Mayor Gaynor.
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Providence
R. I
Catholic Order of Foresters
Beekman
Gaynor
Rubber goods at Colbert's Park and Main
Rubber goods items are advertised at Colbert's located in the State Savings Bank Building at Park and Main. The notice highlights available merchandise and location details for shoppers.
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Colbert's
State Savings Bank Bldg
Park and Main
Wilson Plan Aims At Mexican Peace Conference
President Wilson seeks South and Central American backing for Mexico peace. Diplomatic invitations to Argentina Brazil Chile Bolivia Uruguay and Guatemala await government approval. A June 1 2 conference at the State Department will review the plan proposing a time limit and possible U S backed interim government with a weapons embargo on warring factions.
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Wilson
Mexico
Argentina
Brazil
Chile
Bolivia
Uruguay
Guatemala
Lansing
State Department
United States
Mexico City Captured by Carranza Forces
Guadalupe Hidalgo Aug 2 reports say Mexico City was taken at 1 30 this morning by forces under General Gonzalez after street fighting. Gonzalez claims the federal district is surrounded and Zapata’s followers have no retreat. The city is now quiet.
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Hidalgo
Mexico
Mexico City
Eve
Pablo Gonzalez
Gonzalez
Federal District
Emilano Zapata
Bilbo Leads In Mississippi Democratic Primary For Governor
Scattered returns from today’s Democratic primary in Jackson Mississippi through 9 30 p m show Theodore G Bilbo lieutenant governor leading four other aspirants for the gubernatorial nomination amid late returns and uncertainty about final results.
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Jackson
Miss
Aus
Theodore G. Bilbo
Government money moved to registered mail Aug. 16
Washington reports that all government money and securities after August 16 will be transported by registered mail instead of express. The change will affect express companies that have handled the traffic for more than 25 years, costing them nearly half a million dollars annually.
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Washington
Gunboat Osceola Ordered to Port au Prince
Washington reports the gunboat Osceola was ordered from Juantanamo to Port au Prince to join Rear Admiral Caperton's squadron. Caperton said via cable that conditions were quiet in Port au Prince and Cape Haitien yesterday.
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Washington
Osceola
Juantanamo
Port Au Prince
Caperton
Cape Haitien
Sockeye Salmon Run Down 40 Percent This Year
State Fish Commissioner L. H. Darwin reports the current sockeye salmon run near Seattle is 40 percent below the level at this date four years ago, which itself was the lowest on record.
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Seattle
Wash
L. H. Darwin
Death rates decline across age groups over 30 years
Over thirty years sanitary science cut deaths by forty percent overall. The fall is especially marked for people aged two to thirty, down by fifteen percent, while those aged forty and above show a smaller decline.
Judge B B Lindsey Guilty of Contempt
Denver August 3 Judge Ben B Lindsey of the Denver juvenile court was found guilty of contempt of court by District Judge John A Perry The sentence was deferred pending Lindsey s return from the East The case stemmed from his refusal to reveal a confidential conversation with Neal Wright 12 regarding testimony in the murder case of John A Wright wife Mrs Berta Wright who was acquitted June 16 Neal testified his mother fired the fatal shot but later stories varied The contempt citation followed Lindsey s insistence on attorney client privilege in the confidential talk
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Denver
Ben B. Lindsey
John A. Perry
Lindsey
Neal Wright
Berta Wright
John A. Wright
Denver judge vows appeal in Wright case contempt ruling
Ogdensburg New York August 3 Judge Ben B Lindsey of the Denver juvenile court says his lawyers will appeal District Judge John A Perry finding him guilty of contempt in the Wright case He insists the confidential communication he refused to divulge was privileged and would rather go to jail than reveal what Neal Wright said. He plans to return to Denver about September 1.
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N. Y
Ben B. Lindsey
Denver
John A. Perry
Lindsey
Wright
Perry
Neal Wright
Explosion at U S Arsenal Kills Three in Frankford
An explosion in the experimental bombproof department of the United States arsenal at Frankford Philadelphia killed three men James Harkin civilian M Fruseco and Arthur Rundlett soldiers and seriously injured George Brown civilian It is understood experiments involved a high power explosive shell and caused the blast
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Philadelphia
United States Arsenal
Frankford
James Harkin
M. Fruseco
Arthur Rundlett
Ordnance
George Brown
Engineer Killed as Train Hits Landslide Near Parker's Landing
The Buffalo Express on the Pennsylvania railroad crashed into a landslide near Parker's Landing Pa early today. Engineer Jesse Williams of Pittsburg was killed and fireman R Gelfrich of Pittsburg was seriously scalded. Three day coaches and a sleeper left the track but stayed upright.
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Parker's Landing
Buffalo Express
Pennsylvania Railroad
Jesse Williams
Pittsburg
R. Gelfrich
Rear Admiral Forsyth Dies in Shamokin at 84
Rear Admiral James McQueen Forsyth, United States Navy, retired, died in Shamokin Pennsylvania today from paralysis. The body will be sent to Arlington National Cemetery for burial on Friday.
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Shamokin
James McQueen Forsyth
United States Navy
National Cemetery
Arlington
Provisions Restart Entering Mexico City Amid Link Restorations
Telegraphic lines between Vera Cruz and Mexico City have been restored. Food shipments began arriving in Mexico City yesterday and additional trains are en route to supply the starving capital.
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Washington
Vera Cruz
Mexico City
Horoscope predicts mixed fate with celestial warnings
The article forecasts a day of risk for romantics and eccentrics while warning of sea danger and a Pacific coast incident. It claims New Zealand holds a bright yearly outlook, Germany faces crises and illness among officials, and New York residents receive ominous omens. It also predicts a strong U.S. airship fleet and profitable, lucky journeys for certain birthdates and notable children with Virgo and Leo traits.
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Venus
Neptune
Pacific Ocean
Austria
Holland
New Zealand
California
Pacific Coast
Germany
New York City
United States
Des Chutes Valley Damaged by Storm and Flood
August 3 reports from Portland describe a rain and windstorm in Des Chutes valley. Three cloudbursts created roaring torrents washing out five bridges and derailing an engine and caboose, with 130 workers repairing. Farms flooded, hay ruined, grain spared, trees and buildings damaged, no injuries reported.
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Portland
Ore
Des Chutes
Oregon-Washington Railroad and Navigation Company
Oregon
Snow Storm Report From Lake Superior Arrival
Captain McLean of the steamer Lake land arrived at Seo reporting a snow storm on Lake Superior early today. Weather had been rainy and cold for the last 48 hours in Sault Ste. Marie Michigan.
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Sault Ste. Marie
Mich
McLean
Lakeland
Lake Superior
Census of fur seal pups taken at Pribilof Islands
The government conducts an annual August census of fur seal pups on the Pribilof islands in the Bering Sea. Pups are counted while resting on land as they avoid water during the first six weeks after birth. Last year’s full count was 92,269 pups with a total herd of 268,305, with expected growth to 2,090,000 to 3,000,000.
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Indianapolis News
Pribilof Islands
Bering Sea
US Merchant Ship Output in 12 Months Ended April
In the year ending April 30, 77 merchant vessels were built and officially numbered in the United States, totaling a gross tonnage of 179,450.
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