Three Soldiers Die in Storm at Pennsylvania Camp
Gettysburg, July 24. A severe electrical storm at the Pennsylvania National Guard encampment killed three troopers and seriously injured twenty six others. Privates Burt Barber and Milton Garver of the Tenth regiment and Private Morrison of the Sixteenth regiment died. The storm flooded camps, tents tumbled, and many troopers were swept to safety by swimming. Governor Stuart and visitors witnessed the chaos as field hospitals loaded with the injured.
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Gettysburg
National Guard of Pennsylvania
Louis E. Beitler
Philadelphia
Stuart
Burt Barber
Milton Garver
Morrison
Garver
Brigade
Roosevelt vows to pursue Standard Oil case to judgment
President Roosevelt declares the administration will proceed with the prosecution of the Standard Oil case despite a circuit court of appeals decision. He says the merits remain and directs the attorney general to retrial the case and consult Kellogg to ensure no miscarriage of justice.
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Oyster Bay
N. Y
Roosevelt
Standard Oil
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Loeb
Frank B. Kellogg
Detective fatally shoots suspect in Lancaster district gunfight
Lancaster PA July 24 Detective Edwin M Gerlach shot and killed a negro burglar during a pistol duel near Mount Joy after a robbery at Wolf and Yoffe. A second suspect, Joe Brown of Baltimore, was captured by Charles E Broome. Brown had earlier fired at the officers but missed.
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Lancaster
Edwin M. Gerlach
Wolf & Yoffe
Mount Joy
Here
Landisville
Philadelphia
Rohrerstown
Gerlach
Charles E. Broome
Broome
Joe Brown
Baltimore
Brown
Taft Speech Approved After Sagamore Hill Conference
After a five hour Sagamore Hill meeting with President Roosevelt and Secretary Root, Judge William H. Taft wrote a 12,000 word address to be delivered next Tuesday in Cincinnati. Taft returned to New York with minor edits and a positive mood. Secretary Loeb attended the talks and voiced optimism about the campaign, while Taft plans broad discussion of campaign issues. The Hot Springs to Oyster Bay pilgrimage proceeded without incident.
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New York
Sagamore Hill
Roosevelt
Root
William H. Taft
Cincinnati
Taft
Loeb
Hot Springs
Oyster Bay
Map Hinting at Morbier Suicide in Galesburg Jail
In Galesburg Illinois on July 24 a map tied to Nicholas Morbier suggested his identity before he hanged himself in the county jail. He was reportedly en route from Paterson New Jersey to San Francisco and appeared mentally deranged.
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Galesburg
Ill
Nicholas Morbier
Paterson
N. J
San Francisco
Morbier
Duluth Woman Takes Carbolic Acid in Tragic Act
Mrs. Frank C. Dunn, 30, died by suicide in Duluth on July 24 after ingesting carbolic acid. She left behind a husband and two children. no cause is given for the act.
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Duluth
Frank C. Dunn
Newark mother drowns twins and dies by suicide
Mrs Dousette twenty six drowned her eleven day old twin daughters Edna and Lena in a tub of water and then committed suicide by asphyxiation. She apparently aimed to kill her other children but they escaped gas. Authorities believe she suddenly became insane.
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Newark
N. J
Watchman Burned As Factory Fire Rages In Sioux City
E Walker a night watchman died in a fire that destroyed the National Bakers Egg company plant and damaged Hannaford Produce engine room in Sioux City. Total loss put at 200000 with origin undetermined.
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Sioux City
E. Walker
National Bakers’ Egg Company
Hannaford Produce Company
Explosion at Kings Mills Powder Mill Kills One
A noon blast at a Kings Mills powder mill killed one man and fatally injured another, demolishing the plant as workers were about to return.
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Kings Mills
Man Charged After Fatal Boarder Shooting in Chicago
In Chicago on July 24 Lucas Sletten, 23, a boarder, was shot and killed by William T Branitzky during a quarrel over a board bill. Branitzky and his wife were arrested.
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Chicago
Lucas Sletten
William T. Branitzky
Branitzky
Lynch shoots rival and shoots sweetheart in Port Edwards tragedy
Daniel Lynch killed Richard Nommenson and seriously wounded Miss Anna Sorenson before attempting suicide. Jealousy over Nommenson's attentions to Sorenson is cited as the motive. A mob formed near the sheriff as word spread of Lynch's arrest.
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Port Edwards
Wis
Daniel Lynch
Richard Nommenson
Anna Sorenson
Nommenson
Miss Sorenson
Lynch
Baseball Scores in American Association Games
Results from multiple cities show Louisville 5 over St Paul 4 Columbus 2 over Milwaukee 1 Toledo 5 over Kansas City 1 in one game with Kansas City 3 in the second game Toledo 0 over Kansas City 3 Indianapolis 5 over Minneapolis 6 in the first game with Minneapolis 9 in the second game Boston 2 over St Louis 4 Washington 2 over Detroit 4 Philadelphia 0 over Cleveland 1 in ten innings New York 2 over Chicago 6 with a second game 3 to 6 eight innings called to let teams catch trains
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St. Paul
Columbus
Milwaukee
Toledo
Kansas City
Indianapolis
Minneapolis
Boston
St. Louis
Washington
Detroit
Philadelphia
Cleveland
New York
Chicago
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