Tragic Rail Incident In Spartanburg Slays Conductor
On an excursion tram from Charlotte, conductor W Dexter Kirby was fatally struck by a Black man Wallace Haynes who fled the car. Haynes found dead later near Thickett in Cherokee County after gunfire. Another Black man John Pratt was jailed for serious charges. Steadman injured, Kirby’s age twenty seven and parents named Pelham.
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Spartanburg
N. C
Charlotte
W. Dexter Kirby
Wallace Haynes
Haynes
John Pratt
Kirby
W. W. Steadman
Steadman
Cherokee
Spertanbore
Thickett
Cherokee County
Pelham
Tragic Love Sent Miss Henry to Suicide
In Arkansas a young woman in a love affair swallowed strychnine and died after her fiancé Henry Tatum, formerly invited to marry her, confronted by the girl's father with a double barreled shotgun at the home. The events occurred as she was to be escorted to church this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arkansas
Miteeg
Quidide
Henry
Tatum
Heat Toll Rises With Record Temperatures Across Delta
Memphis July 14. John MecClura a Pon totoc Mississippi farmer collapsed and died from heat. Maude Weatherall of Pon totoc prostrated and near death. Prostrations reported across Arkansas and Mississippi as temperatures topped dangerous levels.
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Memphis
Tenn
John MecClura
Pontotoc
Miss
Maude Weatherall
Arkansas
Mississippi
Corn Crop Proves a Failure in Mississippi
Mississippi farmers report a total collapse of the corn crop due to a long drought and very little rain since April. Cotton and other crops suffer as heat persists, with only scattered showers in isolated spots since early June. The state faced no corn last year from excessive rainfall, making two drought years particularly hard on growers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi
Jackson
Miss
International Railroad Engineers and Firemen Quit
Slagle Texas July 14 Engineers and firemen on the International railroad have resigned suspending business. Trainmen sought wage advances which were denied, prompting the action. No concerted strike. all workers are out. Road is Southern Pacific property paid in devalued Mexican currency reducing wages.
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International Road
Slagle ‘Pass
Tex
International Railroad
Deputy Sheriff Joe Manning Shot Near Middlesboro Kentucky
Middlesboro Kentucky July 14 Deputy Sheriff Joe Manning was assassinated about two miles from town today while pursuing arrest of Hermann Lem Creary. A posse pursues McCreary as details remain sparse and ongoing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middlesboro
Sherif Joe Manning
Manning
Hermann Lem Creary
McCreary
Posse
Vaudeville Theaters Merge to Cut Costs Not Salaries
Chicago July 14 Tribune reports twelve major vaudeville theaters from Chicago to the Pacific coast will merge into a single property valued between 51 and 33 million dollars. The coalition, led by J J Murdock, promises savings on operating expenses without salary reductions, aiming to benefit performers and management alike.
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Chicago
the Tribune
Pacific Coast
Chicago Opera House
Olympic Theater
Haymarket
Kohl & Castle
Hopkins
J. D. Hopkins
Masonic Temple Root
J. J. Murdock
Cincinnati
Engineer P D Cunningham Drowned In Rio Grande Rescue Attempt
Eagle Pass Texas July 14 The consulting engineer of the International Boundary Commission P D Cunningham was drowned when his boat capsized in a narrow rocky Rio Grande channel about twenty miles below Eagle Pass The second boat overturned during a rescue attempt He was a native of Nashville Tennessee.
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Eagle Pass
Tex
International Boundary Commission
P.D. Cunningham
Rio Grande
Nashville
Tenn
Downpour in North State Wreaks Havoc on Farms and Rails
A three day continual rainstorm drenches North Carolina farms and railways. Small streams flood while farm work halts for days. The disaster, compared to May’s floods, may exceed prior losses, with farmers facing one of the worst years since 1867.
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North Carolina
Raleigh
N. C
Gorham Case: Law Claim Agent Sentenced Thirty Days
Raleigh July 14 Special Asheville hear case of J A Gorham law claim agent of Southern railway accused of taking a juryman in a damage suit to his room for the night. Gorham received a thirty day sentence, appealed and was released on bond. he soon resigned from railway service.
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Raleigh
N. C
Asheville
J. A. Gorham
Southern Railway
Gorham
Three gold brick swindlers jailed in Greensboro
In Greensboro, three men Howard Hawley and Daley, convicted of gold brick swindling and given long sentences, are appealing to the supreme court. A jail fight erupted when Howard struck Hawley with a chair. Hawley, lighter yet heavier in impact, was bleeding as the jailer intervened and Daley separated them.
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Raleigh
Greensboro
Supreme Court
Howard
Hawley
Daley
Telephone company loses in South Carolina Supreme Court
The South Carolina Supreme Court ruled in favor of Spartanburg merchant J. B. Gwynn, holding a telephone company cannot bar an applicant from using its instruments if he also uses rival lines. The dispute arose from a clash between Bell Telephone Company and Citizens' Telephone Company after Gwynn used both services and the home company removed its instrument from his store. Judge Buchanan had refused mandamus to restore the line, a decision overturned by the high court.
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South Carolina ‘Supreme Court
Charlotte
N. C
South Carolina Supreme Court
Spartanburg
Bell Telephone Company
Citizens' Telephone Company
J. B. Gwynn
Home Concern
Gwynn
Buchanan
Supreme Court
Erik Leaves North Sydney for Arctic Voyage
Steamer Erik departed North Sydney this morning for a three week voyage to Labrador Eskimo stations and Greenland West then Utah. It carries 350 tons of coal and provisions for a year. Peary club members aboard include Dr F A Cook and L C Stone among others. fourteen American gentlemen plan to fund Peary’s Arctic exploration at $1,000 yearly for four years.
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Halifax
Mls
Erik
North Sydney
Labrador
Greenland
Utah
Peary
Peary Arette Club
Dr. F. A. Cook
L. C. Stone
Herbert Berri
Brooklyn
C. FB. Wyckoff
Ll. C. Bennett
Ithaca
Alfred. Whitney -Church
Wigin
Kitchener Seeks Army Reenforcements From South Africa
Lord Kitchener proposes withdrawing infantry from South Africa and sending a large portion of the force back to Britain while requesting more mounted troops. The government weighs the plan, likely guided by his age, as Baden-Powell rests from overwork with fever due to Africa service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kitchener
London
Lord Kitchener
Daily Jews
South Africa
Daily News
Baden-Powell
Timea
Africa
England
Mae Fo
Large Birmingham Developments Include Eight Story Office Block
Birmingham July 14 Specials report plans for an eight story office building at First Ave and Twentieth St after W Woodward bought the lot for about 87000. The project may cost 200000 to 300000 with lower floors housing stores and many large district corporations expected to take office space. The Hotel Hillman on Fourth Ave and Nineteenth St nears completion with H Nabb expected to open in about forty days. The new city hall rising opposite the hotel will cost over 150000, four stories high with the armory on the upper floor. Private residences multiply as Atlanta parties build many tenement homes. carpenters and builders are busy in Birmingham.
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Birmingham
Ate
First Avenue
Twentieth Street
W. Woodward
Hillman
Fourth Avenue
Nineteenth Street
H. Nabb
Morris Hotel
Nabb
City Hall
Hiltman
Atlanta
Third Alabama Regiment Reviews At Camp Rufus N Rhodes
Birmingham July 14 Special Tomorrow at Camp Rufus N Rhodes will see Governor and staff review the Third Alabama National Guard. A breakfast at the Morris hotel honors Colonel EB Higdon with guests from company papers and citizens. A parade, reception, dancing, Mamoll's band, and a march dedicated to Rufus N Rhodes follow a day of large crowds and services at the grand stand.
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Third
Alabama Regiment
Birmingham
Ala
Rufus N. Rhodes
Alabama National Guards
Birmingham News
Morris Hotel
EB. L. Higdon
Mamoll
Rufus’ N. Rhodes
J. G. Murray
Fair Grounds
Botkin case to be carried to United States Supreme Court
Attorneys for Mrs. Cordelia Botkin plan to file a habeas corpus petition in the state court tomorrow seeking relief after the California supreme court granted a new trial for the murder of Mrs. John P. Dunning of Delaware. If denied, the case will proceed to the U S Supreme Court on a writ of error challenging jurisdiction.
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Botkin
United States Court
San Francisco
Cordelia Botkin
State Supreme Court
John P. Dunning
Delaware
United States Supreme Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Dunning
Deane
United States
Fell From The Third Story In Louisville
Louisville July 14 Stuart Leathers a son of Captain John H Leathers fell from a third story window at his father House on Ormsby avenue at 11 oclock tonight sustaining multiple fractures and internal injuries Doctors say the outcome may be fatal in this accident noted as one of Louisville s best known young men
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stuart Leathers
Louisville
Louisvile
John H. Leathers
Ormsby Avenue
Mr. Leathers
Plumbers Set to Strike Over Wages in Charlotte
Charlotte plumbers and gas fitters announce a strike starting tomorrow over demands for 3.50 dollars per day for nine hours of work five days a week, with eight hours on Sundays, plus double pay for Sunday work and holidays.
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Charlotte
N. C
Shredding Pins and Needles Supposed Spell Undoing
In Lexington Kentucky a young Negro woman has shed forty nine fragments of metal from fingers and toes since last week. Pieces, some halves of pins, emerge from under nails and are removed with nippers. Dr. Allen removed twenty one pieces today. The mother says her daughter is hoodooed by a hoodoo doctor who loved her and was spurned ten years ago.
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Kentucky
Lexington
Parthena
Allen
Mexican Students Manifesto Threatens Church Clampdown
In Mexico City on July 14 anti clerical unrest fears rise as students issue a fiery manifesto calling for a congress of educated youth to confiscate church property and apply proceeds to national debt. The document urges uprising against the church, while Father Icaza denies charges and supporters defend his integrity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Juarez
Icaza
Public Park Row Ends With Knife Threat At East Lake
July 14 Chattanooga police arrest Corporal John Parker after a disturbance at East Lake Park where he allegedly ducked Black people in the lake. A white man intervened and Parker drew a knife, aiming to stab but was stopped by bystanders. Several others were arrested for related disturbances.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Tigon
East Lake
John Parker
Parker
Southern Railway worker found after abduction in box car
Memphis Tenn July 14 A Southern Railway machinist named A B Williams was abducted by eight men who forced him into a box car attached to a freight train. He was released tonight in Obion Tennessee and is badly bruised but not seriously injured.
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Southern Railway
Memphis
Tenn
Obion
A. EB. Williams
Willams
Williams
Perry's Monument Unveiled in Japan Narrative of Commodore Perry
The article recalls Commodore Matthew C Perry and his role in opening Japan to the United States. It covers his naval career from the War of 1812 through diplomatic missions, the 1853 landing in Edo Bay, the July 14 ceremony, and the 1854 treaty securing access and trade. It notes his influence on steam navigation, ordnance, and naval architecture, plus the broader impact on American commerce and Pacific development. The piece highlights key events and dates in Perry's career and U.S.–Japan relations.
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Belvidera
West Indies
North Carolina
United States
John Randolph
Pacific Coast
Japan
Commodore Perry
Fillmore
Jackson
Morrison
Biddle
Commodore
Saratoga
Plymouth
Bay of Veddo
Perry
Nagasaki
Fickest
Pacific
California
China
Yokohama
Mikado
New Japga
Record heat continues across nineteen states in drought
Washington reports a new heat wave gripping nineteen states and territories across the corn belt and Ohio Valley with 100 plus readings in Des Moines Kansas City Omaha and other cities. Rain remains scarce though Oklahoma hints at possible relief. crop damage mounts as water and pasture conditions worsen. A Denison Texas rain breaks drought while Chickasaw nation tornado reports surface and cotton yields dwindle.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Great Corn Belt
Ohio Valley
South
Indiana
Illinois
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
Missouri
Kentucky
Tennessee
Alabama
Mississippi
Louisiana
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Kansas
Nebraska
South Dakota
North Dakota
Colorado
Michigan
Upper Lake
New England
Marquette
Galveston
Tex
Texas
Des Matines
Kansas City
Omaha
Neb
Davenport
Denver
Col
Little Rock
Ark
New Orleans
St. Paul
Vicksburg
Miss
Southwest
Indian Territory
Marysville
Kans
St. Joseph
Denison
Southern Methodist ‘Episcopal Church
Ardmore
I. T
Cotton Belt
Chickasaw
Minn
Dakotas
Huron
Sioux Falls
New Ulm
Allan
Change in the Temperature In New Orleans Heat Outbreak
The thermometer dropped sharply under a west wind with a high near 82 and a low around 82. One prostration reported, no deaths in the city. A man died yesterday from heat in Jefferson Parish, opposite New Orleans. In Missouri prayers for rain were held across churches with a union service at the Presbyterian church.
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New Orleans
Jefferson Parish
Jefferson City
Katn
St. Louis
Presbyterian Church
Steel Workers Begin Fight Today
Steel workers in Greer and Shenango tin mills prepare to strike after a heated conference at Hotel Lincoln. President Shaffer condemns delays, vows unity, and notes the Amalgamated Association’s concessions while urging members to stand firm and await a circular explaining the dispute and next steps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shaffer
Greer
Shenango
Lincoln
Shafter
Warner Arms
American Steel Hoop Company
Amalgamated Association
Hoop Company
Association
Tin Plate Mills
Hoop
United States Steel Corporation
Amalgamated
Willits IL. King
Jones & McLaughlin's
Morgan
Milla
Lindsay & McCutcheon
Miners To Join Steel Strike In Pittsburgh District
Article reports a broad strike backing by 150000 steel workers and 5000 Wheeling laborers with miners in the Pittsburgh district ready to quit if needed. Patrick Dolan, district UMW president, confirms miners will join the Amalgamated Association to oppose the steel trust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers
Steel Trust
Patrick Dolan
United Mine Workers
Machinists Give Up Fight In Cincinnati Strike
In Cincinnati on July 14 the Fay Egan shop workers voted to return to work next morning though the strike is not formally ended. most shops will resume. a few remained out. International union funds and support were disputed by leaders. International Association head John Mulholland and VP P J Conlon stated the strike remains on with guerrilla tactics to press for nine hours to replace the eight hour day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Fay-Egan
Laidlaw, Dunn & Gordon
Cincinnati Milling Machine Company
James O'Connell
Washington
International Union
John Mulholland
International Association of Allied Metal Mechanics
P. J. Conlon
Machinists and
Allied Metal Mechanics
Amalgamated Society of Engineers
Great Britain
Iron moulders to strike in Chicago foundries
Chicago July 14 action by Chicago iron moulders union leads to a general strike of the trade in Chicago and vicinity. Six local unions reject employer terms and renew demand for 33 per day. Eighty manufacturing concerns and 1400 workers will be affected as a strike starts tomorrow if demands are not met.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Iron Moulders
International Organization
SLEW WIFE, THEN HIMSELF. Bodies of Mr. and Mrs. Prange Found Beside Highway
Bodies of Mr and Mrs Robert Prange of Omaha were found beside a public highway half a mile south of Lake Station St Joseph Missouri July 14. The woman had two bullet holes in her right temple and the man one in the forehead. A .38 caliber revolver lay in the man's hand.
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Tee
SRAND
Laroche
Paris
Rue Drouot
F. Fanosen
Uilliam St
Fromotera
Cunningham
North State
Telephone Company
Birminchan
Wil
JESKS
Prar
Montgomery
Federal Steel Company
National Steel Company
National Tube Company
Wheeling
Cortez Cigars
Key West
Havana
Cortez
Cortez Cigar Company
State OF Georgia
Fulton County
W. G. Menken
William G. Menken
Fulton Superior Court
Mra
J. H. Lampkin
Anid Court
Arnold Broyles
Superior Court
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