Death Toll Reaches Thirteen in Binghamton Factory Fire
In Binghamton New York thirteen bodies were recovered from the ruins of the Binghamton Clothing Company factory with many more feared dead. The forewoman Nellie Connor is believed among the victims identified by a diamond ring and earrings. Fire officials expect a large funeral for the victims, with a public ceremony for the unidentified dead and a shaft to mark their plot.
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Binghamton
N. Y
Binghamton Clothing Company
John Schermerhorn
Nellie Connor
Miss Connor
Mary Pryor
Thomas Proyor
Cassie M. Fulmer
Mary E. Sullivan
Ida Prientiss
Alvin Whittis
Mary Priyor
Nellie Conngill
John Schermierigin
Ida Prentiss
Mary Meany
Ruth
Edna Crotty
May Layton
Esther Raskin
Margaret Quick
Tha Houghtaling
Charles Contess
Irving
Sulzer Blames Murphy For Binghamton Fire Tragedy
Albany reports Governor Sulzer labeled the Binghamton factory fire a terrible catastrophe and said the people will hold Mr. Murphy of Tammany Hall responsible. Fire Marshal Ahern blamed labor department delays and noted Kerrigan inspections found unutilized fire escapes and unprotected windows that could have saved workers.
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Albany
N. Y
Sulzer
Binghamton
Murphy
Tammany Hall
State Labor Department
Kerrigan
Rebels in Two Attacks on Kiangnan Arsenal
Chinese rebels launch two assaults on Kiangnan Arsenal amid ongoing clashes and heightened security measures. Reports indicate scattered fighting and damage to facilities as authorities respond to the insurgent actions.
Rebels Attack Kiangnan Arsenal Amid Intercession Threat
Shanghai reports say Southern rebels of about 10 000 attacked Kiangnan arsenal at 3 am. Defenders of under 2 000 entrenched, aided by the navy, repelled three assaults until 7 30 am. Casualties listed heavy with many civilian dead. Japanese reportedly in rebel ranks. foreign volunteers guard settlements. French concession damage and a French nun wounded. Neutral zone proposed to protect foreigners.
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Shanghai
Kiangnan
Garison
Haidu
Shanghai Mercury
Mellen’s successor to be named on Friday
New York July 23 The New Haven railroad special committee will disclose its choice for President Mellen’s successor after a Friday meeting The arrival of Howard Elliott president of the Northern Pacific adds weight to reports he will succeed Mellen J P Morgan did not deny the possibility and said no decision has been reached before Friday
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New York
New Haven Railroad
Medlen
Committee of the Road
Howard Elliott
Northern Pacific Railroad
Mellen
J. P. Morgan
Noted Theosophist Dead in New York Area
Alexander Fullerton died at a Long Island sanitarium Monday night. A longtime American secretary of the Theosophical Society, he served under president Annie Besant. He was 76, a bachelor, and his passing was announced today.
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New York
Alexander Fullerton
Long Island
Theosophical Society
Annie Besant
Youngest Grant files for divorce in Goldfield
Jesse Root Grant, youngest son of former President Ulysses S. Grant, filed suit for divorce from Elizabeth Chapman Grant in Goldfield Nevada. Desertion cited as the sole allegation. they have two grown children. Grant has lived in Goldfield for six months.
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Goldfield
Nev
Jesse Root Grant
U. S. Grant
Elizabeth Chapman Grant
Grant
Vatican Besieged by Swiss Guard Mutiny
Rome July 23 The Vatican faced a day of siege as Swiss guards mutinied with a memorial of grievances. Three leaders were expelled. four others left at night and 12 sought October leave. Guards were stripped of cartridges and rifles, and papal and Italian police prepared for potential demonstrations. Cardinal Merry del Val condemned the guards' attitude.
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Rome
Vatican
Count Ceccepieri
Merry del Val
Currency reform debate deepens in Congress
Washington July 23 Indefinite extension of the administration currency reform bill was foreshadowed as Rep Bulkeley of Ohio reserved his position on government control of the banks and reopening discussion on the federal reserve board. Insurgents won a tentative rule to add interlocking directorate ban to the Glass bill.
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Washington
House
Banking and Currency Committee
Bulkeley
Ohio
Federal Reserve Board
Wilson
Federal Reserve System
Glass
Wingo
Bozeman Rail Way Safe Stolen by Burglars
Special Dispatch to the Standard Bozeman July 23 The small safe in the Gallatin Valley rail Way office was broken open last night and 48 dollars in cash taken. checks and other papers were not molested. Robbers gained access unknownly, moved record books, loaded the safe onto a freight truck, and cracked it with a sledge and chisel. A sledge hammer was also stolen from Wicker's blacksmith shop the same night.
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The
Standard
Bozeman
Gallatin Valley railWay
Wicker
Cental Avenue
Former sultan Hafid visits Vatican in Morocco royal exiled figure
Mulai Hafid, who abdicated as sultan of Morocco last year, visited the Vatican today in a car from the French embassy. He receives a $70,000 annual pension and spends time at the museum, paying entry fees and declining special privileges.
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Rome
Mulai Hafid
Morocco
Vatican
Calumet Copper Miners Strike for Recognition
Calumet Michigan July 23 General strike of copper miners reaches violence as a rock injures Capt Thomas Mathews of No 4 shaft who suffered a scalp laceration. Over 10 000 on strike with Calumet & Hecla shafts shut down. Strikers foresee AFL and WFM backing. demand recognition eight hour day end of one man drill and better conditions.
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Calumet
Mich
Thomas Mathews
Calumet & Hecla
Mathews
Calumet Field
Western Federation of Miners
American Federation of Labor
Vatican siege and uprising sweep headlines in today’s issues
Swiss guards confront Vatican attackers as unrest dominates the front pages. In the United States Nuerta resists arming while reports of factory ruins in Binghamton New York grow. Other items cover mining strikes, city developments, sports results, and regional news across the state.
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Vatican
Nuerta
United States
Binghamton
N. Y
Mulhall
Calumet
Bingham
Floral Park
Buttie
Missoula
Sporting News
Goldberg
Cartoon
Gregson Springs
Anaconda News
Butte Station
West Park Street
Butte
S—Cardinal Gibbons
Buckets
Congdon
Kalispell
Bryan Mine
People of Bingham Flee for Their Lives
A panic grips Bingham as a sudden burst of danger drives residents to flee toward safer areas. Authorities report no immediate injuries, but the scene remains tense as locals seek shelter and information.
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Bingham
Flood Devastates Bingham Utah Homes After Cloud Burst
Eleven dwelling houses burned or washed away in Rat tlesnake gulch flood near Bingham Utah with about 50 000 dollars in damages. A railroad fill washed out suspending two ore cars. Rev Henry W Driver and family escaped a mud slide as rains trigger avalanches and floods across the mining district. a power house and boarding house were destroyed at Tooele.
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Bingham
Utah
Rattlesnake Gulch
Bingham Canyon
Bingham & Garfield
Henry W. Driver
Bingham Mining
Tooele
Cloudbursts Delay Multiple Western Rail Lines
Ogden Utah July 23 cloudbursts on Union Pacific Southern Pacific and Western Pacific railroads delayed passenger and freight traffic. It is the third serious UP storm this week with eight hour delays at Castle Rock Deeth and Golconda Nevada. Five foot waters swept mountainsides at Castle Rock hindering through traffic on the Southern Pacific and damaging tracks and roadbeds.
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Ogden
Utah
Union Pacific
Southern Pacific
Western Pacific
Henifer
Castle Rock
Oregon
Deeth
Nev
Golconda
Mother dies of shock after daughter's alleged crime
In San Bernardino California Mrs Lila Pratt an invalid collapsed and died after learning her 17 year old daughter Flora was named in a white slave complaint against Jim Chang a Chinese man Chang was arrested on charges of contributing to the delinquency of a minor Flora was found during a police raid at Chang's restaurant after leaving home on an errand The shock of the news was given as the cause of the mother's death.
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San Bernardino
Cal
Lila Pratt
Flora
Jim Chang
Chang
Miss Pratt
Declared Dead but Revived After Hanging in Jail Yard
In Starke Florida on July 23 Hersey Mitchell a Black man was hanged for the murder of another Black man. He was pronounced dead at 88 minutes by two physicians but revived after his body was placed in a coffin and lived three hours.
Lobbyist Mulhall Tees Up Battle for Taft Memo
Senate lobby committee reviews nearly 500 letters from Martin Mulhall, a political worker for the National Association of Manufacturers, detailing efforts to aid George Gordon Battle and influence Charles Murphy of Tammany Hall. Mulhall describes confidential links, cross messages via Herman Black, and requests to place Mulhall on tariff and monetary commission matters. He cites secretive methods, past open actions, and a 1909 Taft memorandum regarding the Sherman act, with later West Virginia politics involvement in 1910 through Senator Scott.
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Washington
Senate Lobby Committee
Martin Mulhall
National Association of Manufacturers
Mulhall
Charles Murphy
Tammany Hall
George Gordon Battle
New York
Murphy
Herman Black
111 Broadway
Black
Battle
Marshall
United States
F.C. Schwedtman
Tariff Board
National Monetary Commission
Reed
National Association
Joseph A. Emory
Schwedman
Bird
Manufacturers’ Association
van Cleave
Overman
William H. Taft
James A. Emory
Emory
West Virginia
Flo
John Kirby Jr
Scott
Senate
Neutrality Policy Keeps Arms From All Mexican Sides
President Wilson and Congress agree strict neutrality blocks arms sales to both Huerta and constitutionalist factions in Mexico. The policy aims to treat all sides equally, denying ammunition to the revolt while considering repeal of 1912 arms export limits. Debates center on recognizing the Huerta regime as legitimate.
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Congress
Bacon
White House
Huerta
Madero
State Department
Inasuch
Oregon Frogs On Their Annual Hike In Klamath Falls
Frogs of all sizes migrate from Lake Ewauna to Upper Klamath Lake through the city of Klamath Falls. Thousands fill streets in mid July causing anglers to snag many as prime trout bait. The seasonal trek, long known, continues despite urban change and passing traffic.
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Klamath Falls
Ore
Lake Ewauna
Klamath Lake
Una
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