Bandits Create South African Win in Olympic Sprint
London reports reveal R B Walker the South African youth defeating J A Rector and Kerr in a tightly contested 1 1 2 meter dash. Walker's victory ended a string of American track triumphs and sparked a rare ovation from 49 000 spectators.
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London
R. BE. Walker
Walker
J. A. Rector
University of Virginia
C. J. Bacon
Irish-American Athletic Association
F. C. Irons
Chicago Athletic Association
G. S. Dole
Yale
Great Britain
S. V. Bacon
Finland
Saarela
Kerr
Rector
Alexandra
Purquo Kills Wife Then Fatally Wounds Rival in Hallway
In Chicago on July 23 Santo Purquo a city laborer shot and killed his wife in the hallway of their home and likely fatally wounded Frank Retrando who had been courting Mrs Purquo. Authorities investigate motive rooted in jealousy.
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Boston
Jamaica Plain
Franklin Park
Delia Fallon
Herbert FE. Knox
Roslindale
Forest Hill Cemetery
Edward McMahon
Dorchester
Charles Street
Charles
South
Lee and
Keyes Streets
Fallon
Ingalls
Moore
Flynn
McGinn
Nolan
Fleming
Cox
John H. Wrightman
South Station
Guiseppe de Vico
Linden Street
Somerville
Frank Drake
de Vico
New York
Chicago
Gans Nelson Fight Off as Rail Rates Block Plans
Promoter Tex Rickard cancels Labor Day bout between Jack Gans and Benny Nelson in Ely Nevada after failing to secure satisfactory railroad rates from Utah and California points. The event is called off due to transportation complications.
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Salt Lake City
Gans- Nelson
Ely
Nev
Tex” Rickard
Utah
California
Another Murder Mystery Baffles New York Police
A young woman's body was found shot in a tool shed at Irvin Park Williamsburg. She wore a dainty parasol and was not wearing a hat. Police could not identify her and a fleeing killer was not captured after the shot was heard. The case remains unsolved with suspicions of clandestine meetings.
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New York
Irvin Park
Williamsburg
Rumor of War in Central America Ambiguously Circulates
A long time Central America resident and prominent foreign consul in Panama relayed to the Associated Press a cablegram reporting that war had been declared or would soon be declared between Nicaragua and Honduras against Guatemala and El Salvador, signaling rising regional tension.
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Panama
Central America
Associated Press
Nicaragua
Honduras
Guatemala
Salvador
Drowning of Local Businessman and Preacher at Lake Morman
John Wheland a prominent local businessman and longtime Methodist preacher drowned while swimming in Lake Morman near Morman Oklahoma on July 23 authorities reported his death short obituary notes his dual roles in the community and the lake accident investigation is underway
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Morman
Okla
Lake Morman
Here
John Wheland
No Funds With Strings On Governor Candidate Says
St Paul July 23 J F Jacobson told the Republican state central committee at the Merchants hotel that no campaign funds should come with strings attached The committee members and other candidates heartily supported his stance at the meeting
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St. Paul
J. F. Jacobson
Republican State Central Committee
Merchants’ Hotel
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Tured
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Winkham
Tena V. Henry
Norristown
Lydia E. Pinkham
Vicinity
Metropolitan
Frank Guillemin
Kuppenheimer
Clothing House
Austin
Austin Daily Herald
First National Bank
U. S
W Shaw
Hi. . Banfield
H J Droft
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