Battle with Moros at Mount Bagsak ends in defeat
Washington July 9 A dramatic General Bell cable describes a five day hand to hand battle on Mount Bagsak near Jolo Philippines. Brigadier General Pershing led forces in a costly fight with barong wielding Moros who mounted fierce counter attacks and resisted surrender. Mountain guns aided the assault as officers and men held steady through rain and fatigue.
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Washington
War Department
Philippines
Bell
Pershing
Latiward
Jolo
Bagsak
Amil
Leutenants
Boy Burglar Admits Crimes and Confesses
Des Moines July 9 a nineteen year old boy burglar Harry Ward confessed to a string of petty thefts and break ins detailing crimes from bicycle thefts to store and house burglaries. Detectives Pettit and McDonald say his confession clears about a half dozen cases. The report also notes Iowa considering cavalry squads to balance infantry in the state and introduces ex Governor Garst as Iowa industrial commissioner and confirmation of Provident Life as first to file under the Iowa blue sky law.
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Des Moines
Harry Ward
Ward
Thomas Pettit
James McDonald
National Guard
Towa
Garst
Wellesley College
Iowa
Clarke
Urick
B. F. Carroll
New Insurance Company
Iowa Blue
Allen
Flames Threaten Gilman Elevator Fire in Iowa Town
Embers blown by a southwest wind set ablaze an elevator and other structures in Gilman Marshalltown fire crews fought the blaze which destroyed the Farmers' elevator valued at 5000 dollars. A hotel opera house four residences and a general store also caught fire but were extinguished with limited damage.
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Tovin Marshalltown
Gilman
Marshalltown
Farmers’ Elevator Company
Fanton
St Louis Merchant Suicide Attempt at Exchange
H W Michel a St Louis Merchants' Exchange member and mail carrier tried to kill himself with a razor during the exchange. He was rushed to a hospital in serious condition claiming losses could reach 8000 dollars, the lifelong savings. His mother said he began speculating last fall to fund a farm and provide her 100 dollars monthly. she urged him to quit after the first 900 dollar loss.
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St. Louis
H. W. Michel
Merchants’ Exchange of
End Beef Case Indictment Dismissed in Jersey City
Supreme Court Justice Swayze in Jersey City dismissed indictments against twenty six companies and individuals alleged to be in the beef trust after three years with no prosecutorial action. In Lowell Massachusetts George A Richardson, from a wealthy family, killed himself with a revolver after mourning the hiring of a man when driving his automobile. An automobile accident preceded Richardson's refusal to enter another car.
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New York
Supreme Court
Swayze
Jersey City
Beef Trust
Hudspeth
Lowell
Mass
George A. Richardson
Richardson
Pittsburgh Flurry Ends in Bank Failures and Reassurance
A one day run in Pittsburgh finance ended with the failure of the First Second National Bank of Pittsburgh and the First National Bank of McKeesport. American Waterworks and Guarantee and the Kuhn company faced receivership. The Pittsburgh Bank of Savings run eased after Kuhn leadership change. Clearing House meetings were cancelled as member banks were deemed sound.
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Pittsburgh
First Second National Bank of
First National Bank of McKeesport
American Waterworks and Guarantee Company
J. & & W.S. Kuhn Company
Pittsburgh Bank of Savings
Kuhn
J. S
W. 8
Clearing House Association
Philadelphia Police Plan Plainclothes Mashers Squad
Director Porter will organize a twenty man unit drawn from ten year veteran officers. They will operate under a sergeant in plain clothes to catch the mashers in central Philadelphia. Frightful flirting around railroad terminals and city hall led to eleven arrests for pressuring women last week.
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Philadelphia
Porter
Conference Chars Public Welfare Talk in Seattle
Families and Neighborhoods were discussed in addresses before the National Conference of Charities and Correction in Seattle. Lieutenant Loren H. Call of the United States aviation corps was killed near Texas City when his aeroplane collapsed. A Welsh establishment bill defeat in the House of Commons preceded its third reading. Patrick Quinlan sent to Trenton prison for inciting riot among strikers. McKinley Club of Canton sends resolutions to President Wilson protesting Jefferson image on postal cards.
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National Conference of Charities and Correction
Seattle
Loren H. Call
United States Aviation Corps
Texas City
House of Commons
Patrick Quinlan
Trenton
N. J
McKinley Club
Canton
Wilson
Jefferson
McKinley
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