Peace Treaty Signed Aboard Marblehead Ends Central American War
The United States cruiser Marblehead hosted a peace treaty signing between Guatemala Honduras and El Salvador off the Guatemalan coast. Ambassadors from Mexico and the U S facilitated aarmistice effective July 18 amid prior campaigns and regional intervention.
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Guatemala
Salvador
Honduras
United 3
Marbiehead
Guate- Gaal
Senor Gamboa
United States
Mexico
Toledo
Washington
Crusslar Biehead
Panjana
la Libertad
Leslie Combs
Combs
William L. Merry
Costa Rica
Nicaragua
David E. Thompson
Merry and Combs
Two Arrests in New York Jewels Robbery Case
Two arrests have been made by New York police in the $50,000 jewel robbery from Mrs. Halsey Corwin. Alfred King, a bookmaker, was detained on suspicion, and a young woman calling herself Elizabeth McInetty was held at police headquarters to aid the inquiry. The article also recounts a fog-bound maritime collision near Staten Island where the Patten line steamer Perseus collided with the Thomas Patten, causing major damage but no serious injuries.
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New York
Halsey Corwin
Alfred King
Elizabeth McInetty
Patten
Perseus
Staten Island
Thomas’ Patten
Thom
Staten Island Municipal
Alarm In St. Petersburg Sparks Parliament Tension
A high official warns that today’s parliamentary session could decide the fate of the government warning that failure to avert a clash may prove tragic. In St Petersburg, Tauride palace leaders doubt dissolution will occur despite a gloomy mood. Also reported is a wire tapping probe tied to Henry Stanley in St Louis and a stock market note from Sioux City with livestock prices.
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St. Petersburg
Associated Press
Tauride
St. Louia
Henry’ Stanley
Judge Pressures Rebate In Wisconsin Insurance Scandal
Wisconsin officials heard J O Albright of the Wisconsin Union Central Life Insurance Company present letters alleging a state supreme court judge sought a rebate and proposed a legal workaround. The judge's name was not released, with discussions dating to October 1902.
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Wisconsin
Wisconsin Legislative Investigating Committee
Milwaukee
Wis
J. O. Albright
Wisconsin Union Central, Life Insurance Company
Ohio
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Explosion at Ashland dynamite plant sparks renewed blasts
An explosion at the Atlantic Dynamite Company plant in Ashland Wisconsin on Thursday caused a new outbreak blameable by scattered dynamite and powder from the prior blast. No deaths or injuries were reported though a bonfire nearby ignited grass and hurled timbers and machinery into the air.
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Ashland
Wis
Atlantic Dynamite Company
Two Killed in Dallas Rail Yard Wreck
Two men were instantly killed and a third believed fatally injured after a switch engine derailed in the Houston and Texas railroad yards in Dallas. Engineer J. Watts was pinned between cars and killed. Foreman T. E. Reitzell was crushed to death.
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Houston and Texas
Dallas
Tex
J. Watts
T. E. Reitzell
Gibson Released After Challenge to Prison Commitment
Gibson, a attorney, was discharged from custody in New York City after a writ of habeas corpus found his commitment to prison illegal while awaiting grand jury action in the murder case involving Mrs. Alice D. Kinan. Rainstorm Floods Wichita Basements. downtown streets flood six inches.
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Gibson
Burton W. Gibson
New York City
Alice D. Kinan
Blanchard
Wichita
Wichlits
Kap
Cloudburst Bursts Near Carls Pad N M Causes Floods
A cloudburst near Carls Pad New Mexico drenched the area Wednesday with three inches of rain in an hour. Streams and canyons overflow and crops and fields are expected to suffer damage.
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Sam Marcia
Magdalena
Soccorro
Carls‘pad
N. M
Lottery dealer seeks Supreme Court writ to block prison
Louis A. Gourdain, alleged Chicago and New Orleans lottery operator, tried in Washington to file a mandamus petition with the U S Supreme Court to delay Joliet penitentiary. Clerk refused action by the full court and Gourdain proposed appealing to an individual justice. Gourdain, a banker, was convicted of operating a lottery and is out on bail.
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Supreme Court
Louis A. Gourdain
Chicago
New Orleans
Joliet
Washington, D. C
Supreme Court of the United
Canned Goods Scare in England Fails to Find Fault
London authorities ordered analysis of canned meat and goods amid fears of contamination. Reports show most products from abroad have no detectable faults and retailers keep items on shelves longer than ideal. The scare appears unfounded for imported cans.
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London
Eng
England
Prisoner Smuggling Tale Reveals Ingenious Escape Plot
A bungled escape from a penitentiary involved a bale packed with a hidden prisoner. Guard Carter uncovered a man's head in the bale and alerted authorities. Burton, of the Jocko Wilson gang, nearly escaped as a barrel protected the captive, but breathing difficulties exposed the ruse. The gang's broader crimes and the exact accomplices remain unidentified.
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Carter
Burton
Burton's
Jocko Wilson
Lady Curzon Dies in London After Illness
Lady Curzon of Kedleston Mary Victoria Lester died suddenly in London after a brief illness. The Washington D C native, daughter of L Z Lester, married Lord Curzon in 1896 and he served as viceroy of India in 1898. She held about 2 million dollars in her own right.
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England
Lady Curzon
Kedleston
London
Mary Victoria Lester
L. Z. Lester
Washington, D. C
Lord Curzon
Apparatas
India
King Edward VI Declines Royal Canadian Visit
Parliament last May adopted an address inviting the king and queen to visit the Dominion. Lord Grey, governor general, received a telegram Wednesday stating that the sovereign’s prolonged absence from Great Britain would be impossible.
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Canada
Edward@ VI
Dominions
Lord Grey
Great Britain
Jewel robbery victim named as Mrs. Halsey Corwin
The $50 000 jewel heist reported to police Tuesday leaves Mrs. Halsey Corwin, wife of a New York City millionaire, as the identified sufferer. Separately, Bishop J L Spaulding of Peoria, a noted church leader and coal strike arbitrator, is hospitalized in Milwaukee for paralysis treatment.
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Halsey Corwin
New York City
J. L. Spaulding
Diocese of
Peoria
America
Milwaukee
Wis
Western League Schedule Set for Bionx City Games
Schedule of Western League games to be played at Bionx City in the immediate future lists dates such as July 19 20 31 and July 28 29 38 with teams including Lancotn, Denver, Pueblo and others appearing in the lineup.
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Bionx City
Lancotn Po
Lemonade Ties to Typhoid Outbreak From Milwaukee Trip
An epidemic of typhoid fever spreads from northern state towns after a Milwaukee excursion to Evarts. Ten Ipswich excursionists are ill and reports from nearby areas raise the tally to about one hundred with more cases expected. Investigators link lemonade sold from a barrel using old well water to the outbreak. No arrests yet, but officials vow prosecution if deaths occur.
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Milwaukee
Evaris
Ipswich
Evarts
Pratt May Get New Trial in Perjury Case
Supreme court grants writ of error and certificate of probable cause in Pratt perjury and horse rustling case in Lyman County. Sentence four years jail stayed until October as case awaits hearing.
Unknown trial items involve murder suspects before judge
Fragmentary notes indicate two men were held before a judge regarding a murder case. The charges relate to an event described as occurring on a street corner and possibly connected to a potter's field. Additional details are unclear.
Dakota National Guard Militiamen Drill and Encamp
Militiamen of Company B Dakota National Guard drill at Watertown from August 13 for four days. They will move to Kan. by August 17 to join regulars in camp at Lake Kampes. Tobias of Bradley is held for mall robbery and destruction and is bound over to September court at Deadwood with $2,000 bond.
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Company
Dakota National Guard
Watertown
Lake
Kan
Regula
Tobias
Bradley
Aberde
Befary
Deadwood
Clay County Board Faces Arbitration Over Township Assessments
In Clay County the board did not take returns of the assessors from townships when lands were raised by the board. The action involves Meckling and other lands at fixed per acre rates. Harry Quinn and Richardson face serious charges with Richardson bound over to the next circuit term in bail set at $600.
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Pierre
Herlain
Milwaukee
Clay County
Gil
Harry Quinn
Mer Richardson
Flandreau
Richardson
Hew Ball
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Horse Creek
James Richards
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Sibby
Hervert
Logan
Harrold
Ben Sullivan
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V. W. Smith
Englesby
H. J. Mowrey
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Beck
Edward Vey
Vex
Eircuit Court
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