New Oil Motion to Be Heard Soon in Chicago Case
Lenox Mass July 31 Government lawyers in the Standard Oil trial plan to renew the case in Chicago with a motion for rehearing likely in August. Attorney General Bonaparte outlines steps to seek reversal or possible Supreme Court action to push for retrial and ongoing prosecutions on rebates and related offenses.
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Lenox
Mass
Standard Ofl Company
Frank Kellogg
New York
Charles J.bonaparte
Standard Oil Company
Bims
Chicago
Circuit Pa of Appeals
Ersuade
Court of Appeals
Ad-Vaca
United States Supreme Court
Court
United States Circuit Court
Seventh District
Bonaparte
Attorney General
Circuit Court of Appeals
Bere
Bact Oil Company
Indiana
Supreme Court of the United States
United States
Michigan to Nominate at Detroit in September
Michigan Republican state central committee set the nominating convention for September 29 in Detroit. James O. Murfin of Detroit named temporary chairman. County conventions scheduled for September 9. E. E. Alward of Clare named secretary and Charles Moore of Detroit treasurer.
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Michigan
Grand Rapids
Mich
Republican State Central Committee
Detroit
James O. Murfin
E. E. Alward
Clare
Charles Moore
Riots Overwhelm Vigneux as Paris Strikers Clashes
Several thousand Paris strikers invaded Vigneux on July 31, marching with red flags and socialist songs. Cavalry rode through the streets as crowds pelted soldiers and shots were fired, prompting a saber charge that dispersed the crowd armed with stones.
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Vigneux
France
Paris
Impeachment Bill Passed in Lisbon Chamber of Deputies
In Lisbon on July 1 the chamber of deputies second reading saw two flag proposals by Deputy Costa calling for the arrest and impeachment of France cabinet members. Costa accuses these ministers of responsibility for the February assassination of King Carlos and the crown prince of Portugal.
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Lisbon
Chamber of' Deputies
Costa
France
Senor Costa
Carlos
Portugal
Murdered, Budy Is Burned in Williamsburg
In Brooklyn a young woman’s body was found burned after being wrapped in an oil soaked mattress and a strong acid poured over her face to hinder identification. Two arrests, James Ruddick and his son Joseph, have been made but police lack a clear lead. A home made scapular on the breast is a key clue. The victim appeared of gentle breeding, about 30, a mother, with fine hair and well kept clothing.
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New York
Williamsburg
Brooklyn
James Ruddick
Joseph
Turkish Sultan Frees All Political Fugitives
From New York a Turkish consul general report announced general amnesty for all political fugitives in the United States. The proclamation covers about 200000 Armenians and others, permitting return to Turkey after passport verification at Pearl Street consul general office.
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New York
Turkey
Mundji ‘Dey
United States
New York City
Pearl Street
ANOTHER DUTCH WARSHIP SAILS
The battleship Jacob Van Heemskerk is to be prepared for immediate voyage to the Caribbean. Officials say she is the government’s sole reinforcement for the West Indies and is not part of any larger fleet deployment. The move aims to have a second ship ready if the Gelderland cannot be available in Venezuelan waters.
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the Hague
Jacob van Heemskerk
Caribbean Sea
West Indies
Boy Shot Near Taft Site On River Steamer Route
Cincinnati July 31 Charles Hawks a 16 year old boy was shot by an unknown person as the steamer Island Queen moved upriver near the Taft notification area where shots previously struck Mrs Russell on the same night. Hawks and other youths swam at the foot of Whittaker street as the vessel passed.
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Taft
Cincinnati
Charles Hawks
Mrs. Russell
Hawks
California Limited wrecks near Wakarusa
Santa Fe passenger train No. 3 bound west to California ditched at Wakarusa twelve miles west of Topeka. The engineer was killed and several passengers injured. A relief train was assembled in Topeka. Report cites excessive speed as cause. All coaches left the track.
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Topeka
Kan
Santa Fe
California Limited
Wakarusa
Here
Cambridge Eight Beaten at Henley Heat by Belgian Crew
Cambridge eight, long viewed as Britain’s hoped winner in the eight oared regatta, was defeated in the fourth heat by the Club Nautique de Gand of Belgium at Henley on Thursday afternoon.
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Cambridge
Henley
United Kingdom
Nautique de Gand
Prominent Arkansas counterfeiters busted in July seizure
The arrest of Dr. L. W. Blanchard a prominent physician and church worker and his parents Mr and Mrs J H Blanchard reveals probably the largest and most complete counterfeiters outfit ever found in the state located in Little Rock with a July $1 special from Harrison Ark.
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Little Rock
Ark
Harrison, Ark
L. W. Blanchard
J. H. Blanchard
Financier Dorr Quits Business Amid Dull Times
Frederick Dorr, a broker with offices in San Francisco Los Angeles Salt Lake City Butte Spokane and listed on the New York Stock Exchange and Chicago Board of Trade, suspended operations citing dull times and lack of patronage. He warned creditors that money is needed and no promises should be counted on. his local branch said the firm remains open despite a temporary wire shutdown and an attachment.
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San Francisco
Frederick Dorr
Los Angeles
Salt Lake City
Butte
Mont
Spokane
Wash
New York Stock Exchange
Chicago Board of Trade
New York
Dorr
Chicago
Darr
Pacific Coast
B. G. Lathrop
Cal
Fred Dorr
Wall Street
T. W. Berger
Pasadena
Maurice Vaughn
Kenosha Fugitive Caught in Cambridge
Frank T. Wells, 21, of Kenosha Wisconsin, arrested in Cambridge as a fugitive from justice on a Kenosha larceny charge. Police say he stole about 6000 dollars from the First National Bank on October 12 1907. Two Women Slain with Hammer in Winnipeg. Mrs Richard Humphreys and her sister Mrs Ackerman died from hammer injuries inflicted by Herbert Johnson who boarded with Mrs Humphreys.
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Kenosha
Boston
Frank T. Wells
Wis
Cambridge
First National Bank
That Place
Winnipeg
Man
Richard Humphreys
Ackerman
Herbert Johnson
Humphreys
Moses Schwartz Surrenders in New Orleans Case
Moses Schwarz former president of the Schwartz Iron Foundry company surrendered in New Orleans on Wednesday facing a charge of obtaining money under false pretenses. He was released on bond of $1,000.
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Moses Schwartz
New Orleans
Moses Schwarz
Schwartz Iron Tenndry Company
Shot in High Springs man killed on Slamnon Street
On Slamnon Street in High Springs Florida July 31 W H Moreland representing Ridley Williamson Spain Company of Atlanta was shot and killed by an unknown man on the street.
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Slamnon Street
High Springs
Fla
W. H. Moreland
Ridley, Williamson, Spain Company
Atlanta
Auto
New York
Alfred Lauterbach
Edward Lauterbach
Heat Kills In Chicago On Extremely Hot Day
Chicago reports eleven deaths from intense heat on July 31. An instructor collapsed leading a calisthenics class of 100 at Foster school playgrounds. A woman killed herself, others prostrated in sun baked streets and factories. Weather expected to cool later with possible storms. Reports also note heat related fatalities in La Crosse and Saint Paul on nearby dates.
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Chicago
Foster School
Union
O’brien
Weather Bureau
Federal Building
O. K
la Crosse
Wis
Grace Schultz
Fred Schultz
St. Paul
Minn
Persian Mirabeau Says Assassinated in Hamadan
Sayyid Muhammed, famed Nationalist leader and parliament orator nicknamed the Persian Mirabeau, was slain in Hamadan after seeking refuge at the British legation. He had been among those captured by Cossacks during the June fighting around Tehran's parliament buildings. agents of the shah are suspected.
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Teheran
Sayyid Muhammed
Mirabeau
Hamadan
Legation
Gotham Banks Victimized By Forged Indorsements
New York police say two young men arrested after robbing mail boxes and cashing forged checks have netted between 7000 and 10000 dollars from more than twenty banks in and near New York over the past months. Six others are held on suspicion of involvement.
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Gotham
New York
Former Governor Lanham Dies at 62 in Weatherford
Weatherford Tex July 21 Former Gov W H Lanham of this state shot himself at his home after several weeks illness aged 62 years with the tragedy ending a long career in state service and public life
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Weatherford
Tex
8. W
Lanham
Mob Storms Jail in Pensacola Lynching of Shaw
In Pensacola Massachusetts July 31 a violent mob overran the county jail killing two and wounding nine. They seized Leander Shaw a colored man accused of assaulting Mrs Lillian Davis and cutting her throat. Shaw was dragged to an electric light pole and shot dead. Sheriff and deputies fired to defend, but the mob eventually prevailed. Mrs Davis survived and her baby was unharmed.
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Pensacola
Jtuly
Leander Shaw
Shaw
Lillian Davis
Davis
Lamphere release sought after poison found in Gunness case
Laporte Indiana July 31 Attorney Worden announced plans to seek habeas corpus relief or bail reduction for Ray Lamphere as poison findings in the stomachs of Mrs Gunness and her children are confirmed, while Lamphere remains held on six murder counts. Officials say arsenic and strychnine prove Mrs Gunness is dead, though whether she killed herself remains debated.
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Laporte
Ind
Smith
Smutzer
Anstiss
Guinness
Dr. Haines
Former Official Released in Embezzlement Case at Warsaw
Roy Massena, once deputy county treasurer, freed after 20 days in jail on embezzlement charges as 20 farmers sign his bond. He says he is a victim of blackmail amid the county funds case in Warsaw Indiana on July 31.
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Warsaw
Ind
Roy Massena
Massena
Taft Arrives in Hot Springs After Train Journey
Judge Taft and party reached Hot Springs from Cincinnati on Thursday. Senator Scott of West Virginia joined the train and held an extended talk with the candidate about national committee affairs.
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Taft
Hot Springs
Judge Taft
Cincinnat
Scott
West Virginia
Ex Gov Budd Dies in Stockton at 68 After Illness
James H. Budd former California governor and longtime Democratic figure died at his Stockton residence Thursday after a fortnight of uraemia. He was 68.
Special items mix crime, politics and business notes
Henry Miller falls ill from ptomaine poisoning after dining in San Francisco. James Simson and accomplices fail in a jail escape bid at San Quentin. Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern shops in Washington Indiana close, 800 workers affected and 25 percent of car department discharged. New York City Hall governor’s room restoration begins with $35,000 gift from Mrs. Russell Sage. Northern Pacific rate hearing reveals a $22 million profit for syndicate during 1896 reorganization. Doctors including Dr. Guiteras plan Guatemala trip for Pan American medical congress. Yellow Pine association antitrust suits filed across four states. Mrs. Cornelia H B Rogers leaves $200,000 for Fairfield county to press borough of Brooklyn tax issues.
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Henry Miller
San Francisco
Cal
James Simson
San Quentin
Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern Railway
Washington
Ind
Car Department
New York City
Russell Sage
United States
St. Paul
Minn
Guiteras
Marine Hospital Service
New Orleans
Guatemala
Pan- American Medical Congress
Yellow Pine Association of
St. Louis
Kansas
Missour
Texas
Oklahoma
Cornelia H. B. Rogers
Fairfield County
Connecticut
Brooklyn
N. Y
Democrats Endorse Jim Crow and Negro Disfranchisement Planks
Charleston West Virginia July 21 the Democratic state convention nominated Louis Bennett of Lewis county for governor on the first ballot then recessed and reconvened after adopting Jim Crow and negro disfranchisement planks. The new planks add to the platform adopted Wednesday night.
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Charleston
W. Va
Louis Bennett
Lewis County
Homes Are Dynamited Near Birmingham
Three houses were dynamited near Wylam seven miles from Birmingham at about midnight. No injuries were reported. Three miners were arrested Thursday at Marylee amid threats to block transport to the county jail. Soldiers aided, bringing the prisoners to custody.
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Birmingham
Ala
Wylam
Marylee
Village Destroyed by Landslide in Austria
Merk-les-Bains village near Innsbruck is reported destroyed by a landslide. Sixteen residents are confirmed dead with authorities continuing to assess the aftermath and search for survivors.
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Innsbruck
Austria
Merk-les-Bains
Market highlights: flour and grain firm at strong July prices
The Chicago market shows a firm flour market with spring wheat at 6.00 to 6.23, Minnesota hard patent up to 4.75, export bags around 2.50 to 3.75, and various wheat and corn futures edging higher. Butter quotes steady with creamery at 21 cents, eggs and poultry mixed, and ripe potato prices listed. New York wheat steady with mixed tone as July futures rise on rust talk and bull support.
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Minnesota
Perth
Springs
New York
F. O
Live Stock Prices From Chicago and Omaha Markets
Live Stock buyers report prices in Chicago on July 20 with cattle ranges from 1 to 7.25 for steers and cows up to 6.50, hogs around 6.20 to 6.50 for heavy packs, and calves 3.50 to 7.35. Omaha figures show steady cattle demand, native steers 4.25 to 7.76, cows 3.00 to 5.00, hogs around 6.10 to 6.50, and sheep strengthening with yearlings 4.0 to 5.0 and lambs near 6.00.
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Chicago
Chokce
Bowwr
Omaha
Neb
Texas
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