American Athletes Victors at London Olympic Opening
Athletes from the western United States lead day one wins at London as King Edward VII opens the Olympic contests. Americans Sullivan, Sheppard, and Coe place prominently in 1500m heats and swimming prelims, with New York and Chicago clubs well represented. Royal state ceremonies feature Crown Prince and Princesses as athletes parade in national colors.
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London
United States
Edward VII
Shepard
New York
J. D. Lightbody
Chicago
Coe
Michigan
Bud Goodwin
J. P. Sullivan
Sweden
Greece
Duke and Duchess of
Melvin W. Sheppard
Halstead
King
Queen
Grenadier Guards
King Faward
Queen Alexandra
Princess Victoria
Buckingham Palace
Lord Desborough
British Olympic Association
International Olympic Council
Austria
Ah Garrels
Chicago Athletic Escaiation
St. Louis
Meadows
Canada
Sheppard
Lightbody
Butterfield
England
Sullivan
Colony Threatened with Death in Tabriz Proclamation
A revolutionary placard in Tabriz threatens the Russian consul and the Russian colony with death unless they cease meddling in Persian affairs, signaling escalating tensions in the region and warning foreigners to withdraw.
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Tabriz
Holiday in Tars Honor as Fleet Arrives in Honolulu
Honolulu prepares for the Atlantic battleship fleet arrival with a citywide celebration. Thursday declared a holiday, crowds gather on Diamond Head to watch the ships pass Molokai, while daylight fireworks and Japanese residents’ laylight displays mark the spectacle. Continuous night illumination and bunting will decorate the city throughout the fleet's stay.
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Honolulu
Diamond Head
Hono- Inu
Malokai
Australia
Heat Kills as Mercury Rises Across Cities
Chicago reports 13 heat deaths over the weekend, total rising to 23 as temperatures climb after a cooler spell. La Crosse and Fountain City record heat fatalities, while Camp Douglas and Wisconsin National Guard personnel suffer prostrations. In St. Louis a man dies and another is critically ill as 94 degree heat grips the region.
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Chicago
Mercury
Weather Bureau
la Crosse
Wis
William Lachenmeier
Fountain City
Democrats Anger Japanese Over Denver Platform
Tokyo reports the Democratic national convention platform endorses excluding Asiatic laborers, seen as aimed at Japan and provoking surprise and displeasure. Some call it a treaty rights clash, while observers suggest the move appeases the labor element despite widespread belief that most Democrats are not anti Japanese.
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Tokyo
Denver
United States
Japan
America
Girl Rescues Two in Washougal River Rescue
In Washougal Washington on Monday fourteen year old Cora Hosford saved her father Captain Pern Hosford and her uncle W B Patterson from drowning while swimming with Mildred Long and Cora’s father. The scene involved a family outing with a river captain and a government agent among the onlookers as the rescue occurred.
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Portland
Ore
Cora Hosford
Washougal
Wash
Pern Hosford
W. 5B. Patterson
Mildred Long
Thaw Proceedings Delayed Again in Westchester
Harry K Thaw's application hearings were adjourned to the September term of the Westchester Supreme Court with Thaw to remain in Dutchess county custody at Poughkeepsie jail. Judge Mills approved the adjournment after DA Jerome of New York and Thaw's counsel resolved where Thaw would be kept during proceedings.
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White Plains
Harry K. Thaw
Supreme Court of
Westchester County
Mills
Thaw
Jerome
New York
Chanler
Dutchess County
Poughkeepsie
Morschauser
Justice Mills
Sillo
Matteawan
Harry Thaw
Battle with Smuggler at Calexico Duel Between Inspectors
Four Chinese detained after crossing the boundary at Calexico witnessed a revolver duel between Immigration Inspectors Ames and Chandey and a Mexican guide. About 15 shots were fired before the Mexican disappeared.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Calexico
Ames and
Chandey
Revolutionists to Strike Near Porto Cortez Warned
Dispatches from Porto Cortez report an imminent attack by revolutionists. Gen. Lee Christmas is said to be nearby with a revolutionary force, and another force occupies a small island 18 miles away.
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Washington
State Department
Brickwood
Porto Cortez
Lee Christmas
Eleven Believed Crowned In Baltimore Rowboat Tragedy
In Baltimore a hat linked to a missing rowboat party suggests the death toll may rise to eleven after a storm that drowned five people. Willam Kirwin and George Gardner rescued cries but found all occupants missing as the boat overturned. Names identified include Anton, Joseph and Mary Bader, Mary and Emma Weider, and Henry Dutausch. No bodies recovered. In Marion mass four summer residents died in a launch explosion off the City of Marion. Two survivors were rescued after 12 hours in the water. The dead were Roland Worthington, John T. Trull, Joseph B Beal, and George Savory, with Savory identified as captain.
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Baltimore
Willam Kirwin
George Gardner
Kirwin
Gartner
William Preis
Antone
Joseph
Mary Bader
Mary
Emma Weider
Henry Doutausch
Marion
Mass
Falmouth
Roland Worthington
Boston
John T. Trull
Woburn
Joseph 8. Beal
Milton
George Savory
Marblehead
Taft Acceptance Speech Draft Begun in Hot Springs
In Hot Springs Virginia on July 14 1908 William Howard Taft began writing his acceptance speech for the Republican nomination. He has discussed broad topics with visiting party leaders but has not formed a sentence yet.
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Hot Springs
William H. Taft
Cincinnati
Taft
Detectives End Riot With Gunfire on Moss Pratt Street
Chicago police called Callahan and Fitzpatrick fired on a mob after a quarrel between two young rivals for a girl. Two beaten into unconsciousness, one fatally stabbed, reflecting a violent clash that erupted Monday near Moss Pratt street and Thirty-second place.
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Chicago
Callahan
Fitzpatrick
Mosspratt Street
Acquitted Dentist Shot in Northport Incident
Dr J W Simpson the New York dentist found acquitted in the Horner murder case was shot Monday afternoon at his wife’s home in Northport L I and is in a critical condition.
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Northport
L. I
J. W Simpson
New York
Bartley L. Horner
Slays Wife and Self in St Louis Tragedy
Martini Martz, 28, shot his wife to death in their home Monday and then killed himself with a revolver. Their two children were in an adjoining room. The couple had been separated but reconciled two weeks earlier.
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St. Louis
Martz Martini
Forest Fires In Maine Under Control
Forest fires in West Kennebunk and York area are reported under good control Monday. The weeklong danger eased as the York blaze, burning over four square miles, is now under control and the morning situation shows the most encouraging signs.
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West Kennebunk
York
Dozen Hurt In Panic At Biwabik Church Fire
In Biwabik Minnesota a panic broke out at a Catholic church during a moving picture showing of the passion play when celluloid films ignited in the dark room. About a dozen people were injured as they rushed for exits.
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Duluth
Minn
Biwabik
Bryan and Kern Meet at Fairview First Confab
At Fairview Nebraska on July 14 J. Bryan and J. W. Kern met with labor leaders including Gompers and Morrison and Indiana delegates. They discussed campaign plans for California and the Pacific coast and the timing of notification procedures with Rep. Clayton.
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Fairview
Lincoln
Neb
J. Bryan
J. W. Kern
Mr. Bryan
Tadhanian
Bryan Station
E. Osborne
Indiana State Central Committee
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Frank Morrison
Federation
James Duncan
Bryan
Theodore A. Bell
Bell
California
Roosevelt
Pacific Coast
Committee On Notification
Taft
Henry D. Clayton
Denver
Clayton
Gompers
Mr. Kern
Indiana
Mark A. Walsh
Clinton
M. V. Gannon
Davenport
Sun
Cloudbursts Halt Erie Tracks Near Rathbone
Cloudbursts near Rathbone in Steuben county washed out five miles of Erie tracks and delayed traffic about 15 hours. About one thousand men labored through the night to repair the damage and restore service.
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Rochester
Rathbone
Steuben County
Erie
Pitched Ball Kills Harvard Teen in Baseball Game
In Rockford Illinois a deadly incident occurred during a baseball game when 16 year old Frank Howard of Harvard was struck over the heart by a fast pitch and died instantly. The accident happened July 14 amid a contest between local players and spectators.
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Rockford
Frank Howard
Harvard
Ill
Whaling Steamer Incidents and Miscellaneous News
Reports detail the steamer St Louis striking a whale off Newfoundland on its New York voyage, a death sentence in Denver for Rev Father Leo H Heinrichs murder, and the sealing vessel Alice Gertrude losing three crew in a Halifax storm. Other items note drownings from Fourth of July injuries in New Jersey, a Betsy Ross flag claim by David Newport, a stampede injury at Biwabik Minnesota, and political appointee shifts including George Head Barclay to Persia. A Leavenworth prison bombing injures Warden McClaughry and family.
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St. Louis
Newfoundland
New York
Giuseppe Alla
Denver
Col
Leo H. Heinrichs
Alice Gertrude
Halifax
N. J
North Hudson
Paterson
Biwabik
Minn
George Head Barclay
Washington
Persia
Cecil Spring Rice
R. W. McClaughry
Leavenworth
Kane
Will
Die in religious war among Austrian miners near Bingham Utah
Salt Lake City reports an Austrian miner Peter Gallach shot in ambush while returning from the Frisco mine near Brig ham Utah. In four days two miners were killed in the Catholic Greek church conflict. A terror state grips Austria Town two miles from Bingham. deputies were sent. Steve Miers and several others were arrested for the killings including Mike Povich.
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Salt Lake City
Peter Gallach
Frisco
Brigham
Utah
Bingham
Austria Town
Steve Miers
Mike Povich
Tragic Auto Crash Near Berlin Claims Official and Banker
Berlin July 14 Herr Serlo a tax office official was killed and Max Oechelhauser a noted banker lawyer and sportsman was severely injured when their car struck a tree while trying to avoid a runaway horse. Six hurt in Louisville crash include prominent social figures.
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Berlin
Herr Serlo
Max. Oechelhauser
Louisville
Smithville
Grain and livestock market notes from Chicago and New York
July markets show dull flour trade with various wheat prices across grades and forms. Corn and oats firm with September bids, butter and eggs mixed, and live poultry ranges. New York reports demand and crop concerns lifting wheat modestly while rye remains dull.
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Vaicago
Minnesota
New York
Northwest
Dull
Western
Live Stock Prices from Chicago on July 13
Chicago live stock report lists cattle prices from good to prime steers at 1.08 to 8.00, cows and heifers around 1.75 to 6.25, feeders 2.40 to 5.40, hogs with heavy packers 6.20 to 6.50 and barrows 4.75 to 7.10, sows and stags 3.00 to 5.00, throws 2.70 to 6.00, and pigs 4.00 to 8.00.
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Chicago
Omaha Cattle and Hog Prices From July Market Report
Omaha Neb July 13 cattle market shows native steers 4.25 to 7.50, cows and heifers 2.95 to 4.75, stockers 3.00 to 4.75, calves 2.75 to 5.78, bulls 2.00 to 4.75. Hog market up about 10 cents with heavy at 76.00, light 45.45 to 46.00, pigs 5.50 to 6.25. Sheep market up 10 cents with yearlings 4.00 to 4.60, wethers 3.50 to 4.00, ewes 9.9 to 8.75, lambs 6.00 to 7.0.
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Omaha
Neb
Texas
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Hungary
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Jester
Tars
Great Falls
Mont
Gilbertson
John A. Hayes
Walter Long
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Pisellville
James Cunningham
George Russell
Rufus Browder
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John W. Kern
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