Tariff Battle Nears End As Taft Favor Expected
Washington reports the tariff bill conference nearing completion with expectations that the report will pass both houses and Taft will sign. Key topics include iron ore coal oil hides lumber and a compromise on paper rates. Lemon duties remain a debated point amid California grower and labor concerns.
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Expensive Grafting Job Causes Elevator Man to Brag
A Chicago elevator operator underwent a costly graft of lamb, leading him to boast about his new asset. The satire notes the high price at 22 cents a pound and suggests few could afford such a sacrifice, playful and ironic in tone.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Chicago
James A Patten Makes Another Million in Wheat
Chicago wheat plunger James A Patten is credited with another million from the recent 7 cent rise on the Chicago board of trade. Patten’s brokers sold heavily as the market hit 1.26, trimming his holdings but leaving him poised for further profits if the advance continues. Early day chatter predicted wheat could reach 1.60 by campaign end as flour also rose 10 to 20 cents on the rally.
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Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Patten
Davis Daughter Called by Death in New Orleans
Mrs. J Addison Hayes aged 48, last child in Jefferson Davis family, dies. Her death prompts mourning across the south as Confederacy groups plan tributes. Her prior visit included dedication of a memorial window for Davis in Biloxi and thanks for efforts to restore Mrs. Davis name on Cabin John bridge near Washington.
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New Orleans
J. Addison Hayes
Jefferson Davis
Biloxi
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Daughters of the Confederacy
Great Strike in Peru Paralyzes Central Railway Operations
Lima Peru July 13 A general strike by engineers firefighters and conductors has halted traffic on the Central Railway. Last night a locomotive in inexperienced hands caught fire and the petroleum tank exploded causing about 25000 dollars in damage. The minister of works and the manager of the Peruvian corporation met today.
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Peru
Central Railway
Navy inquiry weighs Sutton death as possible suicide
Witnesses are summoned as the government probes Sutton's death at the naval academy. The board will hear lay witnesses and officers while Major Harry Leonard leads the inquiry to determine if Sutton was slain or killed by his own actions. The investigation, expected to last several days, may extend into August due to missing witnesses Cook and Utley.
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Harry Leonard
Marine Corps
John Hood
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W. C. Nevill
James N. Sutton
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Roelker
Navy
Henry Leonard
New Board of Inquiry
Washington
Cook
Howard Utley
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Mediterranean
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van Dyke
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Arthur F. Birney
Adams
British Warships Parade On Thames In Glorious Weather
London reporters note a large naval pageant on the Thames with 50 ships at port. The crowd estimated in the hundreds of thousands enjoyed a spectacular display and hailed the event as a complete success amid calm weather and festive atmosphere.
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New Record Levels Reached by Steel
New York reports a strong upturn in United States Steel dominating the market, with prices rising to new levels in the 70s amid optimistic funding and anticipated 4 percent basis at the forthcoming quarterly meeting. Other stocks lag as steel leads a broader prosperity mood, while money markets show modest impact from last week’s heavy financing.
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United States
Paris
Washington
Moro Bandit Swore He Would Kill 100 Men
Manila dispatch reports Moro bandit chief Jikiri and followers died after a July 5 battle near Pation Jolo. He had vowed to kill a hundred men. Lieutenant Joseph A. Baer of the Sixth Cavalry killed Jikiri while rescuing Lieutenant Arthur H. Wilson. army circles praise his action.
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Jolo Island
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Sixth Cavalry
Arthur H. Wilson
Baer
Funeral notices for Henry E. Krouse and John A. Lyon
The funeral for Henry E. Krouse, who died Friday in Denver, will be at 4 PM at Barclay & Brandon private chapel with Rev. Dr. French officiating. Interment at Oakland. Henry formerly resided in Atlanta with Central of Georgia and Seaboard Air Line railroads. John A. Lyon, 68, died at 203 Hunnicutt Street. Survived by wife E Lyon, two sons Samuel B and Clem, two daughters Mrs. James B. Killebrew and Mrs. John T. Pass. Funeral at 4 PM at Jones Avenue Baptist Church with Hollywood interment.
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Cal
Barclay & Brandon
French
Oakland
Atlanta
Central of Georgia
Seaboard Air Line
John A. Lyon
Hunnicutt Street
E. ¥. Lyon
Samuel B
Clem Lyon
James B. Killebrue
John T. Pass
Central Lodge
Odd Perlows
Jones Avenue Baptist Church
Hollywood
Massacre court martial report condemns local authorities
Constantinople July 18 A court martial report on the Adana massacres denounces local authorities as incapable and apathetic. It says fifteen have been hanged and eight hundred deserve death with many more to hard labor or minor sentences. The report suggests amnesty to end the national tragedy.
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Constantinople
Adana
Valiana
Ife
Sheriff Shot by Black Suspect in Paria Tennessee
Sheriff R H Compton of Henry county was shot in the neck by a Black man he had under arrest in Paria Tennessee. The attacker fled and was still at large as of this morning, with rumors of possible lynching if captured.
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Tenn
R. H. Compton
Henry County
Mexican Politics Roars Ahead of 1910 Election
In Mexico City on July 18 1910 intense political activity marked by mass meetings and incendiary rhetoric as opponents of Ramon Corral rally against reelection. Arrests followed demonstrations, while supporters urged General Hernando Reyea amid the looming July election. Lakes to Gulf Deep Waterway plans and Taft visit logistics to be discussed at New Orleans November convention start.
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Mexico City
Ramon Corral
Hernardo Reyea
Beating Wrights Record At 450 Foot Flight
M. Paulham today beat the world height record held by Wilbur Wright with a flight reaching about 450 feet, surpassing the former 360 foot mark. The record duration reached about seven minutes. M. Blerlot won the speed prize covering 2,000 metres in 19 seconds.
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Attack on French Premier by Street Attacker in Paris
Paris report says Premier Clomericeau was leaving his residence when a man swung a cane at him. A policeman intervened and overpowered the assailant, who proved to be an alleged street hawker thought to be under the influence. The attacker was arrested as the investigation proceeds.
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New Persian Shah Still a School Boy
Teheran July 18 the new shah Sultan Ahmed Mirza leaves the Russian legation for the Sultanha bad palace after a brief ceremony the regent and council acclaim him. London July 19 Teheran report describes the scene of his parting from his parents as they offer their other son. The shah will likely be sent abroad to study under a new tutor.
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the Times
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Ville de Nancy Dirigible Lands After Five Hour Flight
Nancy France July 15 crowds cheered pilot M Kapferer as the Ville de Nancy dirigible landed after a five hour journey from Meaut with a stop at Bar le Duc due to motor trouble The airship reached 800 to 1500 feet altitude and averaged about 37 miles per hour the ship guided to earth by electric light atop a flagstaff
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France
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Meaut
Bar-ie-Duc
M. Kapferer
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Bar-le-Duc
Survivors recount capsized Roxana catastrophe at sea
Captain Kreis watched the Roxana heel and sink as ten passengers disappeared. Eleven survivors, seven men and six women, were pulled to Staten Island hospitals after fighting to stay afloat on beer cages and boxes. Survivor Miss Thora Hendrikson and Peter Bergland described the chaos, while Captain Samuelson, famed for Atlantic passage, tried to save others. Five people drowned in the Kentucky river outing when a gasoline launch capsized near Coalhaven, with four rescued and three unidentified among the dead.
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Thora Hendrikson
Brooklyn
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Peter Bergland
Frank
Bergland
Cincinnati
Coalhaven
Ohio
John and Jacob Hoffman
Andrew Elbert
George Franzo
Newport
Stuart’s Landing
Auto Strikes Pole and Death Follows
In Buea North July 18 C Will Chapwell of Oneida, 98, president of the National Casket Company, died in a car accident two miles from Canmntota after steering into a ditch to avoid a team. His wife and two sisters-in-law were seriously injured. Mrs Chapwell broke ribs and arm, while Miss Florence Wells and Mrs Cochren, both of Oneida, suffered internal injuries. A second item from Dover New Jersey reports Mrs William Hardin of Paterson killed in a car crash near here. her husband driving was slightly injured along with two younger sons.
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Will Chapwell
Oneida
National Casket Company
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