General Smith Retired After Manila Court Martial
The Roosevelt administration reprimanded General Jacob H. Smith after a Manila court martial found him guilty over orders issued to Major Waller. President Roosevelt approved the court’s findings and retired Smith from active service while noting the conduct of some officers and soldiers in the campaign. Root’s review cites Smith’s prior gallantry but condemns the recent actions that sullied the American name.
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Washington
Root
Oyster Bay
Jacob H. Smith
Manila
Waller
Smith
Roosevelt
White House
Philippine Islands
Major Waller
Theodore Roosevelt
Roots
United States
Texas Democrats Name 5 W. T. Lanham For Governor
In Galveston on July 16 the Texas state democratic convention completed state office nominations with no contests. W. P. McLean was elected chairman and Mark Logan secretary. Lanham was named for governor, with Neal, Bell, Love, Robbins, Terrell, Lefevre, Colquit and others chosen for statewide posts. Judge Reagan noted Lanham's Confederate ties as part of the era’s context.
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Galveston
Tex
W.P. McLean
Fort Worth
Mark Logan
Coryell County
John H. Reagan
W. T. Lanham
Parker County
Lanham
Texas
George D. Neal
Grimes County
Charles K. Bell
Tarrant County
R. M. Love
Limestone County
John W. Robbins
Court approves sale of Atlanta National and Southern Home assets
Judge Pardee grants National Finance Company petitions to purchase assets of Atlanta National Building and Loan and Southern Home Building and Loan, with 5 percent dividend for Atlanta National stockholders and 10 percent for Southern Home shareholders. National Finance to cover receivership costs and litigation fees across jurisdictions. Original offer had 4 percent and 23 percent contingencies.
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Don A. Pardee
National Finance Company
New York
Atlanta National Building and Loan Association
Southern Home Building and Loan Association
O. C. Futter
States Circuit Court
Atlanta National
Southern Home
Pardee
Negro Burned at Stake After Attempted Attack in Clayton Miss
Clayton Miss July 17 Special Milliam Ody a negro was burned at the stake at 12 15 this morning He was tied to a tree and faggots saturated with oil piled about him as the father of the girl he had tried to assault set the match Miss Tucker identified him as her attacker The attack sparked a mob sent posse and telegraph alerts Otley was apprehended and executed before a roadside bonfire The incident prompted anti black violence in nearby towns Will Lynch in Owensboro Ky reports a mob moves toward the jail to lynch Josh Anderson who killed his wife last week
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Otley
Clayton
Mvensboro
Josh Anderson
Wiliam Otey
Miss
North Carolina
Simmons
Florida
Lamar
Tennessee
Armistead
Memphis
Mississippi
Richmond
Re Sent to Eternity by Explosion Thiry-Five Miners Die
A report states thirty five men were killed in an underground explosion at the Daly West and Ontario mines. The incident raises questions about mine safety and rescue response.
Powder touched off by a lit candle causes deadly Utah mine disaster
Park City Utah July 16 thirty five miners killed in Daly West and Ontario mines. Explosion triggered by John Burgy entering a Daly West magazine with a lit candle. Gas spread rapidly, rescuers suffer, two horses killed two miles away, Ontario shaft house crowded with grieving relatives.
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Park City
Utah
Daly-West
Ontario
John McLaughein
Joan Burgy
Mike Conlin
John Devlin
Harry Devlin
Richard Dillon
John Featherstone
John Gil
William Lance
John Lively
John J Maloney
Joseph Murrin
Thomas McKowan
Tonyn McAuliffe
Ellis Nelson
Sage
I B. Tundel
G Wiggeland
Edward Hall
William Harlin
Daly Weet
John Ecestrom
Mike Crowley
Ohn Carney
Peter Harlin
Roy Jaceman
Thomas A. Kelly
Charles Mealls Een
P.M
George Garvin
William Wevell
Stephen Barratt
Chris. P. Saderup
W. F. Thomas
Charles Neine
John Burgy
James Smith
Jack Barton
Repairs on Hillinois Begin in Christiana Harbor
Christiana Norway July 16 United States battleship Hillinois towed into the inner harbor where divers work to temporarily repair damage from Monday’s collision with an obstruction. The ship aims to reach Chatham England then proceed to dry dock. Wu recalls to Pekin for new Chinese foreign office duties.
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Christiana
Norway
United States
Hillnois
Chatham
England
Washington
Pekin
Fertilizer Combine To Exploit The South
Virginia Carolina Chemical Company directors meet to discuss absorbing American Cotton Oil Company and forming a southern fertilizer monopoly. German potash ties and bond issues loom as potential results. London tube rail bills pass second readings amid American promoter concerns. Leander defeats Fenn in 10 mile heats at Coliseum track. 4000 attend opening night of League of American Wheelmen meet.
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New York
Virginia-Carolina Chemical Company
American Cotton Oil Company
First National Bank
Virginia Company
Virginia- Carolina Chemical Company
Germany
America
Virginia- Carolina Company
South
Morgan and Yerkes ‘Bills
Commons
London
House of Lords
House of Commons
Leander
Fenn
Atlanta City
George Leander
WW. S. Fenn
Coliseum
William Connell
Hunter Lake
W. J. King
John King
Thompson
Boake
CATES Stands To Lose Pile In Cash Corn Scheme
Nominally ahead on July delivery CATES faces potential loss as 5,000,000 bushels of cash corn threaten profits. Chicago July 164 reports the July corn corner as quiet with Harris-Gatea interests barely engaged and shorts not fully covered, opening quotations edged by early covering.
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Chicago
Miss May Cerf Rescued After Mississippi Near Drowning
In St Louis a river yacht deck incident led Captain Hobson to plunge in and rescue Miss May Cerf of East St Louis after she jokingly teased him. Hobson and swimmer Albro Gilberson saved her from drowning as spectators watched. Minnier Ron and Miss Murphy face inquiry over Scott McGregory’s Alexandria death. Murphy later named Bamberg postmaster.
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Captain Hobson
Mississippi
Hobson
Albro Gilberson
Elsa
Weather notes and local incidents in Georgia and beyond
Scattered showers and thunderstorms expected with cool temperatures Thursday and Friday. Troops from the Fifth Georgia militia head to Wrightsville Beach for a ten day encampment. Macon streetcar lines to be consolidated. Suspected burglars near Athens captured. Sumter county orders local option. Notable speeches at LaGrange district conference and other national events. US dispatches note Taft's Vatican reply, Manila negotiations, and a Sobeiman crew release after rebel capture.
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Macon
Athens
Sumter
LaGrange District
Taft
United States
Vatican
Manila
Sobeiman
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Virginia- Carolina
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Miss C
Mabarae
Gira
Hotson
McGregory
Knighttown
Ind
Minnie Herron
May Robinson
Miss Murphy
Alexandria
Scott McGregory
Jacob Smith
Miss Cerf
St. Louis
Richmond Hobson
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