Gardner Beats Root In Seventeenth In San Francisco Bout
George Gardner of Lowell Massachusetts defeated Jack Root of Chicago in a fast paced 17th round decision. Gardner targeted Roots stomach, opened Root’s eye, and finished with a flurry to the body. Both fighters endured heavy punishment as the bout ended with Root saved by the sponge.
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All Lake
George Gardner
Lowell
Mass
Jack Root
Chicago
San Francisco
Root
Gardner
Terry Mc Jovern
Salt Lake
Jack Donnelly
Thomas Murtaugh
Alec Keggains
Dave Barry
Harry Hynds
Cheyenne
Gardnner
Gard
Ner
Booth
Schwab to retire from active business life at Steel Corp
Loretta Pennsylvania reports President Charles M. Schwab will retire from active management and seek health abroad. Visitors are barred at his mountain home as nurses and family aid his recovery. officials in New York acknowledge retirement rumors amid talks of management changes and possible successors James Gayley or H. C. Frick.
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America
Mr. Schwab
Schwab
President Schwab
Order of Mercy
United States Steel Corporation
New York
Charles M. Schwab
James Gayley
H. C. Frick
Remington in Newport Shoots Self After Broken Engagement
Robert R. Remington of New York, about 35, died by self-inflicted gunshot in the Newport Rhode Island clubhouses. He had been despondent after a planned marriage to May Van Alen, opposed by her family, with reports of a broken engagement three weeks earlier and his recent return to Newport amid social circles.
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Mr. Remington
May van Alen
James van Alen
William Astor
van Alen
Remington
Newport
Remington Bros. of
New York
Striker Is Shot Dead by Deputy in Nesquohoning Clash
In Nesquohoning Pennsylvania tonight Patrick Sharp of Lansford was shot and killed by deputy Harry McElimoyle during a confrontation with strikers at Lehigh Coal and Navigation shaft No 1. McElimoyle was arrested and jailed in Manchunk. A large crowd gathered but order was restored as cooler heads urged restraint.
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Nesquohoning
Patrick Sharp
Lansford
Harry McElimoyle
Sharp
Manchunk
Lehigh Coal & Navigation Company
McElmoyle
Shenandoah
Socialist convention called to nominate county slate
W. D. Cameron, chairman of the county committee, issues a call for a Socialist party convention at the courthouse in Livingston. The meeting on Friday, Aug 2 at 8 p m will nominate a full county ticket with five delegates from the First ward, four from the Second, and five from the Third.
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The
Standard
Livingston
W. D. Cameron
Socialist Party
Attorney Calvin Potter Dies in Morphine Suicide
Salt Lake City news reports attorney Calvin R. Potter formerly active in Michigan politics killed himself using morphine. Potter, a Civil War veteran, had spent 12 years seeking a pension he believed due him, with despondency over the pension pursuit cited as the likely motive.
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Salt Lake City
Calvin R. Potter
Michigan
Potter
Pocter
Murder confession linked to 1888 Wyoming killings
Denver police receive a letter from Fair Play deputy sheriff naming Thomas O'Brien as the suspect in the 1888 murders of S Morris Waln and C H Strong near Rawlins Wyoming. The victims, prominent East figures, were found shot and axed after hiring O'Brien as a teamster.
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Denver
Leyden
Frank R. Keyes
Fairplay
Colo
Thomas O'Brien
Rawlins
Wyo
S. Morris Waln
C. H. Strong
Waln
Strong
Wall Street
Haverford
Philadelphia
Jacob
O'Brien
Carbon County
Wye
Warne
O’brien
Governor Savage declines militia to guard Union Pacific
In North Platte Nebraska Governor Savage after meetings with Union Pacific officials and a strike committee says militia will not be mobilized unless requested by the mayor and sheriff. A railroad official was hung in effigy last night but strikers deny involvement.
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North Platte
Neb
Savage
Union Pacific
Dickinson
Baldwin
Three of 724 Deputies Remain Held After Duryea Riot
In Wilkesbarre Pennsylvania Judge Halsey presided over hearings for 724 deputy arrests on felonious wounding and riot incitement. All but three were discharged. the three held were set at $500 bond. The sheriff was ordered to protect the Warnke washery as law requires, with operations expected to resume tomorrow.
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Wilkesbarre
Duryea
Halsey
Warnke
Robbers Fight Off Officers In Saloon Hold Up
In Walla Walla Washington a posse pursues two men who held up a Firewater saloon five days earlier and shot Deputy Sheriff Rourke. Bloodhounds track through rough terrain as a running gun battle lasts into dawn with the trail leading into Pine Creek brush. Farmers in the region are armed amid a Tracy Merrill scare as the chase resumes planned for Wednesday night.
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Walla Walla
Wash
Firewater
Helix
Union
Taylor
Rourke
Pine Creek
Tracy-Merrill
Hermit prospector Peter Anderson found dead near Park City
The body of Peter Anderson known as the hermit prospector was discovered in a cabin near the Anchor mill in the Park City mining district. He appears to have died weeks ago likely from starvation though $1,700 in cash was found. Authorities believe $10,000 more is in banks. Anderson lived around Park City for 26 years and owned valuable mining properties. His only known relatives live in Sweden.
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Salt Lake City
Peter Anderson
Park City
Anchor Mill
Anderson
Sweden
Explosion Injures Four At Salem Chautauqua Display
In Peoria UK on August 18 four people were badly hurt by a gasoline explosion during a pyrotechnic show at the old Salem Chautauqua. The injured include Col. W. B. Merriam of Williamsfield, J. L. Harry Levering rector of the chautauqua, Arthur Davitt and Lyle Watkins.
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Peoria
Old Salem Chautauqua
Col
W. BF. Merriam
Willliamsfield
Harry Levering
The
Chautauqua
Arthur Davitt
Lyle Watkins
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Port, Rhode Island
Mittee
Newport RL
Gagement
Robert R. Remington
la Forge
Evie Dently
Socialist County Convention
Canon City
Wyoming
Washington
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