Taft Target of Shot On Ohio River Steamer
On the steamer Island Queen bound toward Cincinnati Judge William H Taft and guests were aboard when a shotgun fired from a shanty boat on the Ohio shore. Mrs C Russell of Cincinnati was wounded in the face and chest but not seriously. The shooter, shirt sleeved in a straw hat, remains unidentified. The incident prompted an immediate boat inquiry and a cautious mood among officials and attendees.
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Cincinnati
Ohio River
William H. Taft
C Russell
Judge Taft
Ohio
Dayton
Ohio Bank
C. B. Russell
Taft
Accuse Bankers of Theft In Brooklyn Case
New York July 30 Quarantine Commissioner Frederick H Schroeder and Col Edward E Britton of the Eagle Savings and Loan Company were arraigned before Judge Dike of Kings county on four indictments charging grand larceny for obtaining over 36000 in cash via memorandum checks charged as cash. They pleaded not guilty and posted 10000 bail each.
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New York
Frederick H. Schroeder
Eagle Savings and Loan Company of
Brooklyn
Col
Edward E. Britton
Eagle Savings and Loan Company
Dike
Kings County
Behroeder
Britton
Schroeder
Sultan in Peril as Turkish Reform Movements Rise
Constantinople reports ongoing crisis as constitutionalists push for the sultan to dismiss palace officials and permit reforms. Some officials removed. troops guard the palace while prisoners flee to legations. Saloniki notes freed political prisoners as revolutionaries blend with former opponents. Imperial decree sets first parliament for November 12 under the new constitution. calls for end to demonstrations. In St Petersburg officials downplay Vienna rumors of Turkish demands, and Russia delays reform questions awaiting Young Turkey outcomes. Hope rises for lasting peace if reforms succeed.
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Constantinople
Constitutional Party
Camarilla
Saloniki
Turkey
St. Petersburg
Foreign Office
Vienna
Macedonia
Russia
Thousands Drown in Typhoon Hits Canton and Hong Kong
Reports from Canton describe a heart wrenching scene after a powerful typhoon. Thousands of Chinese drowned while native craft and river vessels were swamped including the entire flower boat fleet. British and French gunboats were adrift and damaged. The West river steamer Tung Kong foundered and Chay Sang crew aided Captain Basin, with 78 survivors. City houses collapsed and the public gardens were wrecked.
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Hongkong
Canton
Robin
Argus
Tung Kong
Chay Sang
Basin
Senator Burkett's Mother Dead in Indiana
Mrs. H W Burkett mother of United States Senator Elmer J Burkett of Nebraska died at Springfield Indiana after a long illness She was a pioneer woman of Mills county Iowa and part of early Iowa life
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Burkett
Glenwood
H.W. Burkett
United States
Elmer J. Burkett
Nebraska
Springfield
Mills County
Iowa
Vanderbilt's Son Dies in Paris Auto Crash
Paris July 30. Winthrop Sands stepson of W K Vanderbilt was killed in a high speed crash near Chateau St Louis de Poissy outside Paris. Only his chauffeur survived as flames from a ruptured gasoline tank enveloped the wreck. Sands died after being brought into the chateau, his mother Mrs. Vanderbilt and other family members present. The two in the car were Sands and the chauffeur, who suffered severe burns but survived.
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Paris
Winthrop Sands
W. K. Vanderbilt
Mr. Vanderbilt
Chateau St. Louis de Poissy
Sands
Mr. Sands
Chateau
W. K. Vanderbilt, Jr
London
Deauville
Poissy
Chateau Grounds
Avenue du Bois de Boulogne
Granite City Killer Suspect Hidden In Swamp
Andrew Wonza, charged with killing Annie Kocur widow of the former “King of the Poles,” was found half dead in the Sand Pike swamp southeast of Granite City. Police say he had been hidden in woods since the crime and had gone three days without food.
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Starvation
Granite City
Andrew Wonza
Annie Kocur
Sand Pike
Here
Honza
Retrial Considered in Major Standard Oil Case
Lenox Mass July 30 Attorney General Bonaparte announced a conference has unanimously decided to pursue a retrial of the Standard Oil Company criminal suits for alleged rebating and interstate commerce violations. Prominent government prosecutors and legal leaders met to discuss pressing the case in court. The gathering included Hoyt Simms Wilkerson Kellogg and other DOJ officials at the Hotel Aspinwall.
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Lenox
Mass
Bonaparte
Standard Oil Company
Frank B. Kellogg
Minnesota
Henry M. Hoyt
Washington
Edwin W. Simms
Chicago
United States
North District
Ilinois
James H. Wilkerson
F. B. Kellogg
Department of Justice
Aspinwall
Americans Killed in Mexico near Comstock
A Del Rio report says Mexican troops and revolutionists clashed opposite Comstock Texas with two American residents killed. American troops from Del Rio are reportedly dispatched to the scene.
Montenegrin Miners Hold Off 400 at Belmont Mines
In Belmont county Ohio on a hot Wednesday at Providence coal mines thirty Montenegrin miners faced 400 natives and foreign workers, delaying peace until Sheriff Amrine and a posse arrived after a fierce battle. The Castellane custody suit against Princess de Sagan is postponed to fall court term in Paris.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Providence
Belmont County
Ohio
Amrine
Castellane
Paris
Dani de Castellane
Princess de Sagan
Bonaparte Seeks Revision in Standard Oil Case Decision
Lenox Mass July 30 The United States government will press for a revision of the recent circuit court of appeals ruling in the Standard Oil case and pursue pending prosecutions for rebates with energy. Attorney General Bonaparte called out reports of a dinner involving Prentice and others and said the tale was a figment of political rumor. Applications for reargument and modification will be filed, with trials urged promptly.
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Lenox
Mass
United States
United States Court of Appeals
Standard Oil Company
Bonaparte
W. Parmeele Prentice
John D. Rockefeller
Mr. Rockefeller
Charles J. Bonaparte
Henry M. Hoyt
Washington
Edward W. Simms
Chicago
Northern
Illinois
James H. Wilkerson
F. B. Kellogg
Landis
Circuit Court of Appeals
Seventh Circuit
Standard Oil Company of
Indiana
Court of Appeals
Supreme Court of the
Mexican clash near Comstock kills two Americans
A Del Rio Herald dispatch reports Mexican troops and revolutionists engaged opposite Comstock Texas. Two American residents of Mexico were killed in the confrontation, with American troops said to be involved in the response and further actions.
Miners Reelect Moyer President at Denver Convention
Charles H. Moyer was re-elected president of the Western Federation of Miners at the Denver convention. He received 223 votes while T. C. Flynn of Butte, Montana, trailed with 88 votes. The vote occurred yesterday in Denver, Colorado, amid gathering support for the union.
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Moyer
Denver
Colo
Charles H. Moyer
Western Federation of Miners
T. C. Flynn
Butte
Mont
Native Craft Destroyed in Typhoon at Canton
In a devastating typhoon here thousands of native crafts were swamped including the fleet of flower boats and many launches. Many people drowned. The British river gunboat Robin and French gunboats Argus were damaged. The west river steamer Tung Kong foundered. The crew of the Chay Sang rescued seventy eight survivors.
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Canton
Robin
Argus
Vigilante
Tung Kong
Chay Sang
Basin
Mixed 1900s items from a troubled clip
A garbled digest of varied notes mentions Grover Cleveland's estate valued at 260000, Gov. Gen. Smith inspecting southern Philippine mines, New York public service inquiry into narrow station stairs, Newport rolling mill idleness over wage issues, Manila politics pride and threats, Stam brothers found as farm workers after alleged murder, Dorchester Roxbury Boston residents seeking an injunction against a Knights of Pythias encampment, and a Portuguese bill seeking to restore 1757 era religious orders education control.
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Princeton
Grover Cleveland
Gen. Smith
Public Service Commission
New York
Christop Street
Ninth Avenue
Newport
Manila
Simon Villa
William Stam
Assum
Dorchester
Roxby Mass
Supreme Court
Portugal
Tha Kidom
Harriman and Gould Unite Rumor Sparks Rail Merger Talk
New York July 30 report says H Harriman met with George J Gould and bankers from Kuhn Loeb Blair representatives amid hints of his joining the Gould railways. Rumor centers on Wheeling and Lake Erie 8 million note due August 1 and Harriman’s potential influence in Gould operations. In Racine John Schulte teller vanished after stealing 15000 from First National Bank accounts, found missing during bank inspector Mertens visit.
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Annandale
Minn
George A. Raisbeck
New York
A Rosa
Mr. Raisbeck
H. Harriman
Gould Railroad
M Harriman
George J. Gould
Gould System
Kuhn, Loeb & Co
Blair & Co
Wheeling & Lake Erie
Harriman
Gould Councils
Gould Railroads
Racine
Wis
John Schulte
First National Bank
Charles Mertens
MARKET REPORTS SHOW WHEAT PRICES LITTLE CHANGED
The market in Chicago on July 29 showed firm flour values with spring wheat at 6.00 to 8.25 for special brands and Minnesota hard patent around 4.75 to 4.90. Wheat futures firm with July 99.40, September 97 5-10, and December 99 1/16 to 99 3/4 cents. Corn strong on short covering, December at 74 1/4 to 74 3/4 cents. Oats steady to firm, September 49 1/4 to 50 1/4 cents. Butter and eggs quoted with dairy product classes and egg cases returned. Potatoes steady to higher, live poultry prices listed for turkeys, chickens, and ducks.
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Minnesota
New York
Live Stock price report from Chicago and Omaha markets
Live stock prices from Chicago on July 2 show cattle ranges from 4.00 to 7.50 for steers and up to 8.75 for bulls with hogs trading around 4.30 to 6.40 and veal calves 3.00 to 7.25. Omaha on July 20 notes cattle steady to stronger with Native steers 4.25 to 7.50 and hogs 6.10 to 6.50, sheep market steady with yearlings 4.25 to 5.00 and lambs 6.00 to 6.50.
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Chicago
Omaha
Neb
Texas
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Persia
Peoria
Ill
Tony” Martin
Quincy
J. J. Rphy
First Avenue
Sultan
Peril
Wharton
Tex
R. B. Pointer
G. W. Jackson
Pierce
Jackson
Pointer
Vanderbilt
G& W. Sands
Man
Machine
Mexico
el Paso
the Herald
del Rio
Gage Bonaparte
Uncle Sam
The
Herald
Comstock
DOV
Harriman and Gould
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