Yankee Athletes Protest Britons In Olympic Contests
London July 18 American athletes protest officials over unfair draw methods and a tug of war with the United Kingdom team using prepared shoes. James E. Sullivan condemns AAU conduct while pole vaulters demand pole digs. Ten mile walk sees Larner set records as England gains dominance. Americans later protest the tug of war and retire after two losses. Swim events see multiple winners including Daniels Hebner Rich Scheff and Trubenbach not qualifying for finals.
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London
United Kingdom
James E. Sullivan
Amateur Athletic Association
G. B. Larner
E. J. Webb
Spencer
England
America
Greece
Germany
W. G. Burroughs
Chicago
A. A
K. Dearborn
New York
A. C
John J. Flanagan
A. G
Liverpool
C. M. Daniels
Daniels
Harry J. Hebner
Witneis A. C
L. G. Rich
Brookline Swimming Club
Scheff
Austria
C.D. Trubenbach
Julia
Sweden
Robert B. Foster
Druckenstein
Holland
G. G. Cameron
Lieberstein
Dane
Denmark
Haresnape
Oil Well Fire Near Tampico Keeps Burning
The Tampico region reports a major oil well near Lake Tamiahue in the Ceronia oil district still burning. Widespread danger looms as burning oil flows, but the rainy season with heavy frequent rains offers a fortunate mitigation in this critical period.
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Tampico
Mexico
Lake Tamiahue
Ceronia
Talbott Named in Warrant Over Mail Fraud Charge
South Bend July 18 federal warrants issued at Chattanooga for J. T. Talbott, supreme president of the Order of Owls, charging him with fraudulent use of the mails.
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South Bend
Ind
Chattanooga
Venn
J. T. Talbott
the Order of Owls
Katsura Seeks Peace, Finance Reform for Japan
Marquis Katsura, new premier and finance minister of Japan, grants exclusive interview outlining aims to improve foreign relations, stabilize postwar finances, and develop industry. He pledges peaceful policy, readsjustment of national finances, and upbuilding Japan's economy while avoiding world tensions.
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Tokyo
Marquis Katsura
Japan
Saionji
Russia
Taft Finishes Speech Draft In Hot Springs Visit
Taft completed and reviewed the first draft of his acceptance speech in Hot Springs Virginia on Friday. M B H Ingalls former president of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway arrived that afternoon to play golf with Taft, a meeting noted for its potential political significance though Ingalls is a cottage resident near Fairhaven. In Fairhaven Lincoln Nebraska Bryan rested while delegates called in for respect as the Bryan and Kern club organizes volunteers to boost Democratic turnout in November.
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Hot Springs
Taft
M. BH. Ingalls
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Company
Ingalls
Fairhaven
Lincoln
Neb
Bryan
Fairview
Bryan and Kern Club
Prince Zu Eulenburg Trial Suspended Due to Illness
The trial of Prince Philip zu Eulenburg on perjury charges linked to last year’s scandal was indefinitely suspended as he lies near death. He weakened over 18 days of hearings staged in four hour sessions, then shorter, with the venue moved to a charity hospital room where he is confined.
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Berlin
Philip Zu Eulenburg
Criminal Court
Charity Hospital
Rebels In Flight After Porvenir Capture And Ceiba Attack
Honduran insurgents seized Porvenir on the north coast and pressed Ceiba 60 miles west of Trujillo before being repulsed there. They report losses in the south and are said to be fleeing toward El Salvador. In Missouri, Lloyd Walters was shot and killed by Peter McGowan after a warning to leave town. McGowan is under arrest.
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Tegucigalpa
Honduras
Porvenir
Ceiba
Trujillo
Salvador
Centaur
Lloyd Walters
Peter McGowan
McGowan
Wallers
Bank Reports Sought From National Banks
Washington July 28 The comptroller of the currency issued a call to national banks nationwide for a report on their condition as of July 15.
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Washington
Horse's Kick Kills a Jockey at Oakville
Toronto report says George Mattocks, a steeplechase jockey, was killed Thursday afternoon when a horse kicked him at Oakville. The accident ends Mattocks career noted for speed and craft in national races.
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Toronto
George Mattocks
Oakville
Boost of railroad rates not yet due report of contest denied
Philadelphia July 18. Railroad presidents meeting in New York discussed freight rate raises. President McCrea of the Pennsylvania Railroad said there is no opportune time for a broad advance in class rates. The traffic officers were asked to study specifics and report in five to six months. The unanimous conclusion was to delay broad increases, yet consider selective hikes where rates are high relative to service. Public interest is seen as aligned with railroad and shipping prosperity. A separate Pittsburg incident reports a well dressed man about 50 found dead in the Ohio river with a bullet wound and robbed pockets. identity and killer unknown.
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Philadelphia
New York
McCrea
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Mississippi
Ohio
Pittsburg
Ohio River
Here
Champion Wrestler Retires After Galveston Exhibition
Champion wrestler Frank Qoteh of the world announced Thursday night that after the Galveston exhibition with Herman Bernay Friday he will retire from the mat.
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Houston
Tex
Frank Qoteh
Galveston
Herman Bernay
Indict Chicago Attorney Over Chinese Murder Trial
A grand jury returned a joint indictment against Attorney Robert E. Cantwell RH H Stridtron and John S Maissand for conspiracy to wrongdoing harming public justice. Two more indictments for perjury are expected against Stridiam and Maissand, tied to the Chinese murder case in which Hip Lung Hoy Dong Hoy and Harry Lee were acquitted for killing Chin Wai after a previous trial. Stridiron and Cantwell were shown to have been in Wisconsin with a baseball party the night of the shooting, and Stridiron allegedly discussed a $300 payoff.
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Chicago
Robert E. Cantwell
H. Stridtron
John S. Maissand
Stridiam
Maissand
Hip Lung
Hoy Dong Hoy
Harry Lee
Chin Wai
Stridiron
Moissand
Attorney Cantwell
Wisconsin
Charles A. Comiskey
Clark Street
Cantwell
Cleveland Bank Fails as Run Ends in Receiver Appointment
Owing to a declining vault of currency the Farmers & Merchants Banking Company at 3837 West Twenty fifth street failed to open on Friday. Edward S Spurney was appointed receiver after a deed of assignment was filed in insolvency court. Capital was 100000 with assets and liabilities around 500000 each. The run began two months earlier when several small banks failed in Cleveland. Securities are expected to cover all depositors in full when realized.
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Cleveland, O
Farmers & Merchants Banking Company
West Twenty-fifth Street
Edward
Spurney
Fire Destroys Planing Mill and Lumber Yard in Philadelphia
A Friday blaze destroyed the Provident Lumber Company planing mill and lumber yard in southeast Philadelphia. The fire began in the mill and, aided by an east wind, swept the lumber yard. Loss pinned at about 75000 dollars.
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Philadelphia
Provident Lumber Company
Blaze Destroys Elk Tanning Plant in Beverett
A July 18 fire in Beverett, Pennsylvania, likely incendiary, wiped out the Elk Tanning Company main building. The plant employed 150 workers, with losses pegged at about 350000 for buildings, machinery, and stock.
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Beverett
Elk Tanning Company
Trolley Pole Falls on Car Near Windsor Track
A trolley pole broke and fell across a passing car near the Windsor race track in Detroit Michigan on July 18 injuring one man seriously and several others slightly. Race goers were involved in the incident.
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Detroit
Mich
Windsor Race Track
Prohibition Ticket Nominated In Columbus Speech
Eugene W. Chafin of Chicago secures the Prohibition presidential nomination on the third ballot with support from his home state. Prof. Axron Watkins of Ada Oklahoma wins the vice presidential nod amid rule suspensions and a tumultuous convention in Columbus. Both nominees later purs ue governorships in their states.
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Columbus
Eugene W. Chafin
Chicago
Axron
Watkins
Ada
Chafin
Daniel R. Sheen
Peoria
New York
Indiana
Wisconsin
William B. Palmore
St. Louis
Palmore
Prof. Watkins
Scanlon
T. B. Demaree
Kentucky
Charles XS. Holler
Prof
Prohibition
Waukesha County
Wis
Illinois
Tremor Strikes Tacna and Arica Area in Chile
A major earthquake shook the Tacna and Arica provinces in Chile on Thursday. Widespread property destruction reported with no loss of life. The Arica-Lima cable was cut and telegraph lines to Bolivia damaged.
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South Africa
Tacna
Chile
Arica
Peru
Bolivia
Lima
Freight Steamer Hits Small Schooner Off Lorain
A large freight steamer collided with the Lilley a small schooner near Lorain Ohio on Friday afternoon. The Lilley began to sink and her crew jumped into Lake Erie. The lifeboat crew reportedly saved all aboard.
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Lorain
Lilley
Hanged in West Virginia for multiple murders
In Clarksburg on July 18 Johnson, a Black man, was hanged at Moundsville penitentiary Friday evening for murdering Mrs. Beulah Martin. He allegedly confessed to ministers that he killed five people in total.
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Clarksburg
W. Va
Rank Johnson
Moundsville Penitentiary
Beulah Martin
Rochester relay team arrives ahead of schedule in Batavia
Rochester relay runners reached Batavia Friday well ahead of schedule and delivered the message to Mayor Johnson. Batavia youths adopted the timetable until Buffalo competitors arrived, shifting the pace of events.
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Rochester
Batavia
Johnson
Buffalo
Busy Man's Freight and Local Notices Mix of Headlines
The Delaware peach crop is estimated at 1 779 030 baskets this year. Olga Wilhelmina and her triplets born January 10 to Mrs Liepold are dead. Twenty five hundred racket makers in New York return to work after wage cut. Morris Heights launches Jemima F NL powered by motive power with owner Chai Mletcher of New York. A Chicago inst death alerts to tuberculosis dangers in schools. Scarlet fever cases rise aboard Nebraska at Honolulu and ship transfers to hospital ship Relief. Nebraska tagging to be done. age noted.
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Olga
Wilhelmina
Honolulu
San Francisco
Relief
Nebraska
Ing. Age
Gould p Divorce Suit In New York On Friday
The Gould divorce case moved in the New York Supreme Court on Friday despite rumors of reconciliation. Friends had attempted to settle the marital differences without court action, but those efforts failed. Both spouses reportedly employed detectives during the period leading to the case, with trial expected within the next few weeks.
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New York
Frank J. G
Gould
Supreme Court
Young Co
Chase Alleged Murderer in Youngstown Shooting
Police pursued Frank after a July incident in Youngstown involving a man named Henry, manager of the Duga hotel. A dispute on a narrow road ended with a gunshot killing Henry, who was reportedly accompanied by three women. Police say Frank is the alleged shooter and suspect.
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Chase
Youngstown
Frank
Henry
Duga Hotel
Public Official Dies by Own Action in Pittsburgh
Charles W. Beilton assistant district attorney Allegheny County died by self inflicted gunshot during wife’s absence in Elizabeth Pa while arranging his removal to a hospital. He fired at head and died within an hour, authorities report.
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Pittsburg
Charles W. Beilton
Allegheny County
Eibeth
Markets Report From Chicago July Flour and Wheat Movements
Chicago markets show firm flour with few trades and mixed wheat movements. New York notes rains in the northwest lifting selling pressure on September and December wheat futures, while corn stays steady on Liverpool demand and Argentine cargoes.
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New York
Exce
Issac
C. B
Liverpool
Shorts
Live Stock Prices Across Cattle Hogs and Sheep
Markets report cattle with grades from prime to common and prices ranging from 1.75 for top steers to 6.60 through 6.80 for hogs. Beef cows bring 2.50 to 4.50, bulls 4.50 to 5.00, and feeders around 6.40. Hogs show heavy packers at 6.25 to 6.70 and sows near 3.00 to 6.85. sheep stay steady with natives around 4.25 and lambs 4.00 to 6.60. Include Texans and local trade notes.
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Chicago
Minnesota
St. Luis
Tulu
Texas
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