Bryan rejects Brownville case while defending Bishop Walters
Lincoln July 17 William J Bryan avoids involvement in the Brownsville case, denying Bishop Walters alleged statements and a claim about appointing Negroes to office. He stresses remaining within the party platform as delegates discuss campaign tactics and Democratic prospects. James and Lamb visit for national chair talks with Bryan favoring James, who may accept the post.
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Lincoln, Neb
William J. Bryan
Brownsville
Walters
Fairview
Bryan
Pilrr
Yair
Kern to Rest Before Considering Speaking Invitations
Indianapolis June 17 John W Kern Democratic nominee for vice president plans to rest at home for a few days before deciding which invitations to accept. He has agreed to speak at Gary Indiana on July 23 and will attend the Democratic national committee meeting in Chicago on July 23. He will be guest of the Jefferson club of Chicago for a rally September 15, signaling the campaign kickoff in the Middle West.
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W. H. Dunphy
Walla Walla
Wash
Eugene Tausick
W. P. McKean
Taft Club
Bryan
Oliie James
Kentucky
John E. Lamb
Indiana
James
Indianapolis
John W. Kern
Gary
Ind
Democratic National Committee
Chicago
Jefferson Club of
Middle West
Alia Might Have Been Spared If He Told Governor
Denver July 17 Giuseppe Alia might have been spared if he had revealed to Acting Governor Harper a claim that Father Leo Heinrichs, the man he blamed for ruining his home, was the actual cause of his wanderings. Harper said a delay prevented him from ordering a reprieve pending Italian government inquiry into Alia’s charges.
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Denver
Guisseppe Alia
Harper
Leo Heinrichs
Alia
Canyon City
Robbers Loot Butcher Shop in Broad Daylight Heist
In Minneapolis on July 17 two bold daylight robbers confined the proprietor in the ice box and looted Streigle and Glessbrechner at 2002 Washington Avenue South. They escaped with about $40 as fire department members and scores of men and boys pursued them, but the suspects remain at large.
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Minneapolis
Streigle & Glessbrechner
Washington Avenue South
Taft comfortable with first draft of nomination speech
Taft in Hot Springs says the first draft of his Republican presidential nominating speech is finished and dictating up to 10 000 words to be trimmed to about 3500. He plans to present essentials in Cincinnati on July 28 and then plays golf before further revisions. The conference with Arthur Leorge will address Ohio politics including the Foraker senatorial issue and a hands off campaign stance.
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Hot Springs
William H. Taft
Republican Party
Taft
Ifne
Cincinnati
Mr. Taft
Arthur Leorge
Ohio
Senate
Vorys
Hitchcock and Curtis Mobilize for Republican Campaign
Chairman Frank H Hitchcock and James T Williams Jr depart for Colorado Springs to coordinate Western Republican leaders with Chicago for national headquarters. Francis Curtis to lead the literary bureau racing toward an August 15 prize reveal for the best essay on why the Republican party should win in November. Manuscripts flood in as elimination narrows to about twenty with expert judges and executive board members to ensure fairness.
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Washington
Frank H. Hitchcock
Republican National Committee
James T. Williams, Jr
Ublican
Colorado Springs
Colo
Hitchcock
Francis Curtis
National Committee
Curtis
Chicago
National
Republican Party
New York
Congressional Committee
Railroads Prohibited From Selling Liquor In Cars
St. Paul July 17 The state attorney general office holds railways cannot sell liquor in dining or buffet cars. Written by George W. Peterson assistant attorney general the opinion states no law grants permission for retail liquor sales and thus the practice is unlawful. County attorney N E Peterson Albert Lea requested the ruling which will affect nearly every railway line in the state.
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St. Paul
George W. Peterson
N. E. Peterson
Albert Lea
Nine Die In Northwest Improvement Powder Magazine Explosion
Cle Elum Washington July 17 Nine persons killed and several injured when a powder magazine blast at the Northwestern Improvement company plant rocked the town three quarters of a mile from the center. Bodies scattered for half a mile and windows shattered for miles. Names include George Mead Gifford McDonnell two miners and Mrs Peter Moffatt whose tent near the magazine was demolished.
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Cle Elum
Wash
Northwestern Improvement Company
Here
George Mead
Gifford McDonnell
Andy Grill
Peter Moffatt
Marines Readied for Honduras Crisis Amid Central American Tensions
Panama July 17 The 150 Marines await orders from Washington for immediate field service. They may be dispatched to Honduras aboard the United States cruiser Des Moines, which is due at Colon any moment. The Albany carrying 100 Marines for Amapala sailed Sunday. Reports confirm a growing Central American crisis with Zelaya of Nicaragua opposed by Cabrera of Guatemala and Figueroa of El Salvador, amid talk of an allied Honduran government and Costa Rican involvement. Zelaya has appealed to the Central American Court of Justice accusing Guatemala and El Salvador of aiding Honduran rebels and Nicaraguan refugees.
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Panama
Washington
Honduras
United States
Des Moines
Colon
Albany
Amapala
Central America
Zelaya
Nicaragua
Cabrera
Guatemala
Figueroa
Salvador
Costa Rica
Central American Court of Justice
Baseball Scores From Major Leagues Today
American Association results include Columbus 5 Louisville 0 Milwaukee 1 Minneapolis 4 Indianapolis 2 Toledo 5 in ten innings Kansas City 3 St Paul 2 after seven innings to fit trains. American League games show Boston 6 Chicago 2 Philadelphia 5 Detroit 3 New York 10 St Louis 1 Washington 6 Cleveland 1. National League games: Pittsburgh 6 Boston 2 Chicago 3 New York 4 Cincinnati 4 Brooklyn 8 St Louis 4 Philadelphia 7.
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Columbus
Louisville
Milwaukee
Minneapolis
Indianapolis
Toledo
Kansas City
St. Paul
Boston
Chicago
Philadelphia
Detroitt
New York
St. Louis
Washington
Cleveland
Pittsburg
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Riot in Chicago as crowd attacks officers at river drowning scene
A riot broke out near Polk Street and the south branch of the Chicago River when Italians clashed with police who were removing the bodies of two drowned boys. Three officers were knocked down and stripped before reinforcements arrived, several arrests followed.
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Chicago
Polk Street
Explosion at Mystic wharf kills inspectors
In Boston on July 17 a box of detonating caps exploded in a shed lock on Pier No. 47 at Mystic wharf. Two government custom inspectors and a wharf watch man died. Two longshoremen and two clerks were injured. The deceased are Charles Nickerson of Lynn, an assistant examiner, Charles F. Alwood of Quincy, an inspector, and Thomas Mason of East Boston, a watchman.
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Boston
Pier No
Mystic Wharf
Charles Nickerson
Lynn
Mass
Charles F. Alwood
Quincy
Thomas Mason
East Boston
Elks Parade Draws Crowds in Dallas Reunion Review
Delegations from various regions of the country wore distinctive costumes as they marched past cheering spectators in Dallas. Grand Squire John P. Sullivan of New Orleans led a parade squadron of mounted police and inaugurated the Elks annual reunion procession.
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Dallas
Tex
Two Brothers Drowned in Sandusky River Bathing
Fremont Ohio July 17 Jay and Milo n Smith brothers aged twenty and fourteen respectively were drowned while bathing in the Sandusky river in an accident that stunned the town.
Typhoon sinks Manila pleasure launch. 25 dead
A Manila to Corregidor pleasure launch carrying seventy five passengers was swept by a typhoon and foundered. About twenty five are believed drowned, including three Americans, while the remaining around fifty were rescued by the British steamer Suveric nearby.
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Manila
Corregidor Island
Terrific earthquake devastates Tacna Arica regions
A terrible quake struck Tacna and Arica in Chile and affected southern Peru and Bolivia July 17. Property damage is reported but no fatalities. The Arica Lima cable line is broken and telegraph links to Bolivia are damaged.
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Tacna
Chili
Arica
Peru
Bolivia
Lima
America Wins Honors at Olympic Events in London
London July 17 The United States earned finals in two major Olympic events at the stadium as Martin J. Sheridan of the Irish American Athletic Club and Ralph Rose of the Olympic Club San Francisco carried off top honors in the discus free style and shot put. H Taylor of Britain won the 400 meter swim beating Beaurepaire of Australia and Scheff of Austria. The 1000 meter cycling final was halted after four riders tried to force the pace, and judges canceled the event. Italy claimed its first gold in team gymnastics. Current unofficial standings by London papers place the United Kingdom first with 20 points, the United States second with 8, followed by Sweden, Norway, and others with single points each.
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London
Martin J. Sheridan
Austria
Schilles
France
Jones
Kingsbury
Johnson
England
Italy
British Ae Association
London Sporting Papers
United Kingdom
United States
Sweden
Norway
Canada
Belgium
Trouble Ahead Book Agent Meets Madam Over Cook Book
A brief exchange shows a book agent calling on a madam about the work How to Cook Properly. The agent cites a request from the madam as the husband’s New York Press connection.
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New York Press
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William Jennings Bryan
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