Daring Oregon Convict Evades Purseurs in Puget Sound
Harry Tracey alias an Oregon convict again eludes authorities after forcing a Japanese fisher boy to tow him across Puget Sound. He robbed a rancher family at Meadow Point, gagged them, and fled by rowboat with supplies and clothing bound for Seattle. Authorities, led by Sheriff Cudihee, pursued by tug Sea Lion but Tracey likely escaped into northern Washington’s forests.
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Seattle
Wash
Harry Tracey
Oregon
Cudihee
Tracey
Fisher
Meadow Point
Madison Point
Jtander Johnson
Hin
Johnsons
Johnson
Anderson
Slavs and Poles in Fatal Christening Riot at Rainey Mines
At Paul mines near Vanderbilt Pennsylvania a race riot between Slav and Polish miners erupted during a christening party. Slav Mike Zovetchin died from three gunshot wounds while Slav Victor Hennel was fatally wounded and later died. Thirty Slavs were injured and thirty arrests were made. Poles Jacob Feilk and Peter Panik were charged with Zovetchin’s murder and Hennell’s wounding.
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Connellsville
Paul
Rainey Company
Vanderbilt
Mike Zovetchin
Victor Hennel
Jacob Feilk
Peter Panik
Zovetchin
Hennel
Squire W. H. Wright
Frank Letkey
Prominent Doctor Mary Damon Dies By Suicide in Weston
Dr. Mary Damon of Minneapolis and a Concord family member killed herself at a relative’s home in Weston by cutting her throat. Despondency and ill health are blamed. body to be buried in Concord. Born near Concord about forty, she was a 1886 Vassar graduate and a physician who practiced in Northampton before moving to Minneapolis.
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Weston
Mass
Mary Damon
Minneapolis
Concord
Damon
Dr. Damon
Vassar College
Northampton
Mineapolis
Venezuelan President to Take Command of Army at Valencia
Caracas officials say President Castro leaves Caracas for Valencia to assume personal command of 4 500 government troops. They will oppose the revolutionary main army in a critical regional clash.
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Willemstad
Curacao
Caracas
Castro
Venezuela
Valencia
Milwaukee Storm Rips City with Tornado Warnings
A fierce storm swept Milwaukee and northern Wisconsin with wind and rain. a tornado passed north of Milwaukee at 6 pm wrecking part of the United States Leather tannery yard and scattering bark. Wires on the Wisconsin Central line were demolished and a resident was seriously injured. Pewaukee reports heavy winds and a lake debris cover, with search parties on the lake for possible drownings.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin Central Railroad
Sentinel
Phillips
United States Leather Company
Pewaukee
Wis
Terrific Storm Sweeps Over Western New York
A violent rain and wind storm hit Western New York early July 7 flooding rivers and creeks, destroying homes, barns, and livestock and cutting telegraph and telephone service to Wyoming, Niagara, and Cattaraugus counties. Minnia Loper, baker at a creekside shop in Arcade, drowned as the flood rose swiftly. Her body was recovered.
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New York
Buffalo
N. Y
Wyoming
Niagara
Cattaraugus
Arcade 8
Minnia@ Loper
Miss Loper
Government Withdraws Minnesota Lands From Settlement
A letter from Commissioner directs withdrawal from settlement entry or other disposal of 400000 acres in Cook and Lake counties. The area, to be studied for the Lake Superior forest reserve, would cover much of Lake and Cook counties, hindering timber, farming, cattle ranching, and potential mineral sites.
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Minnesota
Duluth
Local Land Office
Herman
Cook
Lake Counties
Lake Superior Forest Reserve
Lake County
Cook County
Motorman Dies After Mountain Lake Wreck
Gloversville New York July 7 William Dodge motor man of the runaway Mountain Lake railroad car died at Littauer hospital in the night becoming the thirteenth casualty of Friday night wreck Coroner Palmer begins an investigation and the broken truck frame is blamed while George Fisher Edward Schell suffer serious injuries with Fisher likely to die.
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Gloversville
N. Y
William Dodge
Mountain Lake
Littauer Hospital
George Fisher
Edward Schell
Palmer
Plunder Linked to Dupont Train Robbery Found Near Chicago
Watches knives spoons and jewelers supplies tied to the Rock Island express safe raid at Dupont Thursday night have been recovered. A sack of the plunder was found on Henry Schultz's Tinley Park area farm by Dexter Manard, a nearby farmer, suggesting the bandits are near Chicago.
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Chicago
Rock Island
Dupont
Henry Schultz
Tinley Park
Dexter Manard
Cattlemen Indians Clash Over Cattle Toll in Choctaw Nation
Ardmore Oklahoma July 7 reports fear of grave trouble between cattlemen and Indians in the Choctaw Nation after the killing of nearly 400 cattle in a week. Cattle owners allegedly violate the law restricting non citizens to ten head each, provoking Indian hostility.
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Ardmore
I. T
Attempted kidnapping in Butte involves escapee Dempsey
At dawn in Butte Montana police report an attempted chloroform abduction of Eva McCaffray a quarter breed Indian girl by Peter Dempsey a condemned murderer who fled the county jail a year ago Dempsey fled when discovered and had been infatuated with the girl before his arrest
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Butte
Mont
Eva McCaffray
Peter Dempsey
Dempsey
Strike Settled After Week of Talks at Texas Pacific
Marshall Texas July 7 machinists strike on Texas Pacific railway ended after a week of talks between General Manager Thorne and a machinists committee. Both sides made concessions.
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Marshall
Tex
Texas Pacific Railway
Thorne
Aguinaldo Freed in Manila Meets General Chaffee for First Time
Aguinaldo, released after the July 4 amnesty, met General Chaffee in Manila. He asked for protection and to avoid testifying in civil suits, while stating he would visit Cavite Viejo at night. Speculation grows that enemies of Luna may seek vengeance.
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Manila
Aguinaldo
Johnson
Chaffee
William E. McKinley
Ninth Cavalry
General Chaffee
Cavite Viejo
Cavite
Wright
Luna
Lieutenant Lyles Reevaluates the Philippine Islands Opinion
Baltimore letters reveal Lieutenant D. C. Lyles, U. S. A., who served on General Lawton Funston and Smith staffs in the Philippines, recently returned and is visiting friends in Baltimore. He is described as an engineer artilleryman scout and gun commander.
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Mander
Philippines
Lyles
United States
Baltimore
D.C. Lyles
Lawton, Funston and Smith
Attorney General to Probe Panama Canal Title in Paris
Assistant Attorney General Charles W. Russell plans a Paris trip within a week to assess the Panama Canal Company's ability to provide the United States with a satisfactory concession and property title on the isthmus. The president favors his personal review and has invited Senator Spooner to join the investigation due to the senator’s expertise.
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Washington
Charles W. Russell
Paris
Panama Canal Company
United States
Spooner
Iowa Reimbursed War Claim From U S Treasury
Des Moines reports Governor Cummins received a Treasury warrant for 456 417.89 dollars to repay Iowa for its war claim approved by Congress. Secretary Shaw and Senator Allison led the effort. Captain J S Lathrop of Sioux City compiled figures. Funds add to general revenue easing concerns over last year’s heavy expenditures.
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Des Moines
Cummins
United States
Treasury Department
Iowa
Congress
Shaw
The
Treasury
Allison
J. S. Lathrop
Sioux City
Washington
Executive Council
Cloudburst Hits Ellisport Waters Wash Track Ties
A cloudburst at Ellisport near Hope Kansas sweeps away 12 plus houses and wipes out two miles of Northern Pacific track. No deaths reported. Wide flooded country with trestles destroyed from Clarks Fork to Hope and landslides along the line toward Sand Point.
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Hope, Ka
Ellisport
Hope
Clarks Fork
Sand Point
American Steamer Rappahannock Grounded After Collision
The American steamer Rappahannock, captained by Buckingham, ran aground at Holyhead Wales after colliding with the British steamer Dalegarth in fog. The incident left a large hole in the Rappahannock’s port side amidships. one man died and two were injured on the Dalegarth.
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London
Buckingham
Holyhead
Wales
Woman fatally gored by bull at Odemah Greer County
Miss Jennie Harrison was killed when a bull gored her in Odemah Greer county as the animal gored and body thrusts caused fatal injuries. In Lourenco Marques a major fire endangered British military stores worth over £500000, burning since July 3 with winds risking further yard damage and hampering firefighting efforts.
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Guthrie
Okla
Jennie Harrison
Odemah
Greer County
Lourenzo Marques
Mysterious shooting wounds Maud Holmes in McPherson county
Miss Maud Holmes, a member of a prominent local family near McPherson Kansas, was fatally wounded by a shotgun blast fired through her bedroom window. No arrests have been made and motive is unknown.
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McPherson
Kan
Germany’s Exports to United States Reach Record High
Berlin reports Germany’s exports to the United States for the year ended June 30 totaling $101,714,064, up $1,527,050 from the previous year. The figure marks a record, with earlier years listing $74,250,000 in 1898, $84,000,000 in 1899, $98,000,000 in 1900, and $99,887,014 in 1901.
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Berlin
Germany
United States
Northwestern Telephone Co Long Distance Service Reach
The Northwestern Telephone Co reports its long distance lines and connections reach over 2 000 cities and towns in Minnesota North and South Dakota and Wisconsin with metallic circuits first class service and low rates.
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Western Telephone Co
Annesota
Lawa
Wisconsin
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Golden Eagle
Murphy's
Austin
Walt
Eve
R. R. Murphy
Minn
Puget Sound
Weston, Mass
EAD
Much da Nage
Royal Baking Powder CO
William BT
New Yore
Golden Eagle Clothing House
Pearl Eunas
LPO
MTS General Chaffee
Aystie
Philippine Islands
CANAL
Russell
America
Northwestern Telephone Exchange Company
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