Haywood Walks Free in Famous Conspiracy Trial
Boise dispatch reports William D. Haywood, defendant in a landmark conspiracy and murder case, acquitted of killing former Governor Frank Steunenberg. A verdict anticipated since Judge Fremont Wood's charge favored the defense's view on conspiracy law and circumstantial evidence.
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Haywood
Boise
Idaho
William D. Haywood
Frank Steunenberg
Western Federation of Miners
Fremont Wood
Fire Raze Coney Island Destroys Amusement Zone
A blaze swept Coney Island destroying seven blocks of the amusement district including Tilyous steeple-chase park and nearly twenty hotels. Winds shifted seaward aiding firemen and limiting spread but the damage reached about one million dollars. Three injured including firefighter Gottfried Messerli, likely fatally.
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Coney Island
New York
Tilyous Steeple-Chase Park
Luna Park
Dreamland
Gottfried Messerli
Pettus Dies in Hot Springs After Morgan Death
Word came from Hot Springs North Carolina that United States Senator Pettus died at 10 o clock Saturday night. He followed Alabama Senator Morgan in death. Pettus, a Confederate Army brigadier general, entered the Senate ten years ago and was a veteran Southern statesman of the old school.
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Pettus
Hot Springs
N. C
Alabama
Senator Morgan
Senate
Eight Drowned When Boat Upset At Sunnyside
Lifesavers search for bodies after a gasoline launch capsized off Sunnyside Toronto suburb. Ten men aboard. two saved. three bodies found. four unidentified presumed drowned. Victims include Joseph Irwin Frank Kyle John Irwin and John Bowden of Toronto Junction.
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Sunnyside
Toronto
Ont
Joseph Irwin
Frank Kyle
John Irwin
John Bowden
Toronto Junction
Trains collide near Stony Creek killing fireman
A head on collision north of Stony Creek Virginia between Atlantic Coast Line trains No. 85 Florida Special and the second section of No. 80 northbound left both engines badly damaged. Engineer Bradshaw takes the blame claiming he forgot his orders. Fireman Hardy Borhan died and several people were slightly injured.
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Stony Creek
Atlantic Coast Line
Bradshaw
Hardy Borhan
Fire damages Union Fibre Company plant in Indiana
A $75,000 cancer at the Union Fibre Company plant in Muncie Indiana was damaged by fire to the extent of 25,000. Workers prevented flames from reaching the building housing costly machinery.
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Union Fibre Company
Muneie
Ind
Fireman killed in early morning Memphis blaze
In an early morning fire at Memphis Tennessee on the eleventh floor of the under construction Memphis Cold Storage Company building one fireman died and two others were seriously injured. The loss is estimated around 600000 dollars.
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Memphis, Tenn
Memphis Cold Storage Company
Three Thousand Girls on Strike in Scranton Mills
Latest canvass shows 3091 silk mill girls striking for a shorter workday in Scranton Pennsylvania. Seventeen mills are affected with some factories closed entirely as action continues.
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Scranton
Deadly Heat claims two lives in St Louis
Over the past twenty four hours two deaths and eighteen prostrations were reported in St Louis Missouri due to excessive heat. The thermometer showed a temperature of 90 degrees.
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St. Louis
Drowning Report From Augusta Canal Storm
A report from Augusta Georgia states that during a storm two boat loads of Black residents capsized in a canal and drowned. No further details on numbers or identities are provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Revolt in Oriente Cuba Thwarted by U S Officers
Details leak of a projected uprising in Oriente Cuba aimed at July 12 led by Rodrigues and Camalho. Secret service exposure after a captain planted 100 coco palms halted the plot with a humorous arboreal lecture, and authorities assure peace in the region.
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Oriente
Cuba
Magoon
United States Army
Robert Alexander
Eleventh
United States Infantry
Morro Castle
Santiago
Morro
Loynaz del Castillo
Havana
Rodrigues
Camalho
San Tuutis
Secret Service
Victoria Fire Devastates City Center in British Columbia
A massive blaze in Victoria British Columbia started in the Albion works boiler room and consumed five blocks of shacks and buildings from Herald to Government streets. Firemen soldiers and volunteers fought the flames pulling down structures as the loss is estimated at 250000 dollars.
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Victoria
Albion Works
Herald
Chatham Streets
Government Street
Storer Street
Quadra
Chatham
Pioneer Streets
Widow Marius and Farm Employee Secretly Wed in Poughkeepsie
Mrs Mary Marius aged 63 of Winchester Road near Winsted Conn and Cornelis Andrius employed on her farm married in Poughkeepsie New York after keeping the union secret for nearly a week. They left Winsted together early and returned the same day.
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Mary Marius
Winchester Road
Winsted
Conn
Cornelius Andrius
Marius
Poughkeepsie
Cornelis
West Seattle Pastor’s Wife Leaves Husband for Japanese Servant
Mrs. IT C Robinson, wife of the rector of St. John’s Episcopal church, deserted her husband for a Japanese servant who had served the family for a year. Police arrested both. the husband forgave her and posted bail for the couple.
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IT. C. Robinson
St. John’s Episcopal Church
West Seattle
Wash
Judge Rules Rate Law Unconstitutional in North Carolina
Federal Judge Pritchard in Asheville declares the penal clause of the rate law unconstitutional and censures the state for habeas corpus violations by Southern Railway agents sentenced to the chain gang. Governor Glenn orders appeal and Roosevelt intervention.
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Pritchard
Asheville
N. C
North Carolina
Southern Railway
Glenn
Roosevelt
Hanged for Murder of Wife in Pittsburg
Dowling Green, an African American man, was hanged in Pittsburg for killing his wife last August. He accused her of infidelity and walked to the scaffold singing a hymn as the execution was carried out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dowling Green
Pittsburg
Tie
Green
Four Aeronauts Perish In Tsarkoe-Selo Balloon
A military balloon launched from the Tsarkoe-Selo aeronautic park near St. Petersburg last Friday was recovered waterlogged at sea. The four army officers aboard are believed to have perished.
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Tsarkoe-Selo
St. Petersburg
Dr Karl Hau Convicted for Murder in Germany
Washington University professor Dr Karl Hau was condemned to death at Karlsruhe for the murder of his mother in law. Crowds surrounded the courthouse as protesters gathered outside the German court.
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Karl Hau
Washington University
Karlsruhe
Germany
Court House
Rail-Rate War Moves to Washington Overreach
Assistant Attorney General Sanford takes North Carolina rail-rate dispute to Washington with Governor Glenn pledging resistance to federal power. More agents have been indicted in the case.
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Washington
North Carolina
Sanford
Glenn
Berlin Ripper Case Leaves Three Girls Injured
Berlin authorities investigate a stabbing by a man who wounded three girls, the oldest five, one fatally, and left a note threatening further harm. Police warn the public as the suspect remains at large.
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Berlin
Jack the Ripper
Two Kansas City Women Fight in Makeshift Ring Duel
Lulu Crawford of Davenport Iowa and Opal Adair a stenographer met in a four round daylight bout fought under Marquis of Queensbury rules. The bout drew prominent spectators but was halted by a local referee as a farmer approached with a milking stool. Adair scored a knockdown in round three while Crawford alleged fouls and hair pulling by Adair during corners. The dispute arose over a young man.
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Lulu Crawford
Davenport
Iowa
Opal Adair
Marquis of Queensbury
Miss Crawford
Emigration leaves Hungarian village with female mayor
In Nerisova near Lugos, men flee to America for work leaving the village governed by women. The last male mayor also leaves for Fiume, so Kerisova installs a young woman as mayor and others as officers. Hungarian law forbids women in public office, making the situation illegal.
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United States
Hungary
Nerisova
Lugos
America
Fiume
Kerisova
Girls Race Nine Miles For Teacher Prize in Oakland
Miss Della Felters and Miss Pearl Wheatley of Jona Nan raced nine miles at dawn to win a teaching post at Oakhind school. The school board offered the job to the first entrant on President Pucket’s grounds in Oakland. Felters won by thirty minutes, arriving at 4 a.m. with escorts driving them.
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Della Felters
Pearl Wheatley
Jona. Nan
Oakhind
President Pucket
Oakland
Miss Felt
Loud Talking Believed Fatal To Pittsburg Man
Coroner rules death of Simon Mazer aged 50 in Pittsburg was caused by excessive talking. He spoke loudly and rapidly, his throat became sore and swollen, a physician was called, but the patient choked to death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toeath
Simon Mazer
Pittsburg
Mazer
Four-bandit holdup thwarted at Chicago traction barns
Four hold up men tried to raid the Chicago Consolidated Traction Company car barns at 40th Avenue and West Madison Street. The barn cashier triggered a burglar alarm with his foot and opened fire, scattering the robbers who escaped.
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Chicago Consolidated Traction Company
40Th Avenue
West
Madison — Street
Helduy
Train Crash Kills Man and Injures Girls in Texas
J. I. Taavendar died when a Missouri Kansas and Texas passenger train struck a carriage near Lancaster Texas. Ethel Londren aged 12 was critically injured and three other young girls sustained injuries in the accident.
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J. i. Taavendar
Lancaster
Texas
Ethel Ltondren
Missouri
Kansas
Fatal gun accident shocks Minneapolis youth
Little John Hutyna, an apparently young boy, seized a shotgun in Minneapolis while playing. The weapon discharged and his head was blown from his shoulders, an incident reported as a tragic accidental death.
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John Hutyna
Minneapolis
Zelaya Exacted Big Indemnity from Honduras
An interview with a Central American arriving in Mexico City reports Nicaragua’s President Zelaya forcing Honduras to pay 2,500,000 pesos as war indemnity.
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Zelaya
Mexico City
Nicaragua
Millionaire Armenian Shot in New York Murder Case
A millionaire Armenian was shot and killed in New York by a Chicagoan Armenian. Police believe the crime arose from the victim’s refusal to join a plot to assassinate the Shah of Persia.
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New York
Death of Army Paymaster After Blood Poisoning
Major Eugene Coffin, paymaster of the United States Army, died in Manila from blood poisoning after his left arm was amputated following injuries from counting paper money.
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Eugene Coffin
United States Army
Manila
Systematic robbery at Adams Express warehouse in NYC
Police arraign three suspects as $100000 in valuables vanish from an Adams Express warehouse on St. Nicholas Avenue. A woman under surveillance admits receiving stolen goods. Joseph Smith and Frederick Donitz caught after discarding bundles at Saarlem river bridge. Albert Litt also arrested. Smith confesses ongoing theft scheme.
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Adams Express
New York City
St. Nicholas Avenue
Joseph Smith
Frederick Konitz
Donitz
Saarlem
Smith
Albert Litt
Catherine Norris
Giant Forty Foot Water Python Haunts Valley Nebraska
Report from Valley Nebraska describes a forty foot water python near Agee's lake frightening residents. Joseph Anderson and William Nightingale were attacked when the snake sprang from a log, lifting Anderson and breaking a rib. Farmers form a hunting party to trap the creature and protect the area after nightfall.
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Omaha
Valley
Neb
Agee’s Lake
Heather Day
Joseph Anderson
William Nightingale
Anderson
Drown When Bridge Falls In Lorain Ohio
About twenty men are precipitated into the river in Lorain after a footbridge near the Nickel Plate railroad bridge gave way. Two bodies were recovered. a third man remains missing, with several others unaccounted for. The workers, employed in shipyards, leaned against a rail as the pontoon opened for a vessel, and the rail broke, sending them into the water.
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Lorain
Ohio
Nickel Plate
Christy Faces Long Seclusion To Mend Health
The artist Christy, famed for his feminine ideal, is broken in health and nerves and will withdraw from public life for six months to a year. He will abandon painting and brushwork, while reportedly earning about $1,000 weekly during the pause.
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Chandler Christy
America
Christy
Bishop criticizes revival methods at Coffeyville Chautauqua
Bishop John II Vincent of the Methodist Church argues revivals yield only temporary gains. He contends sensational methods used in many churches cause more harm than good within his denomination.
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John II. Vincent
Methodist
Chautauqua
Coffeyville
Kan
Vincent
Steamer Columbian Sinks Off California Coast
The steamer Columbian of the San Francisco to Portland line sank at midnight Saturday off the California coast with 150 persons dead. Of 300 aboard, 160 were known saved. the lumber schooner San Pedro collided with and remains afloat.
Woman Finds Husband Hanged After Snapped Separation
Rudolph Price a Cleveland wire worker telephoned his wife asking her to visit. Come home I am going to hang myself. She rushed home and found him dead by a towel noose from a bed post. The couple had been separated about a week.
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Rudolph Price
Cleveland
Police Describe Black Hand School For Murderers
Youngstown authorities allege a secluded night classroom run by the Black Hand Society trained members to kill with stilettos. A rubber man was used as a dummy victim to instruct participants in lethal techniques.
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Youngstown
Ohio
Black Hand
Turnkey Fatally Shoots Father After Supper Quarrel
George Federkiel a 32 year old turnkey at Central police station in San dusky Ohio shoots his father Andrew Federkiel 58 after a supper quarrel. The elder is not expected to survive.
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George Federkiel
Central Police Station
Sandusky
Ohio
Andrew Federkiel
Premier Clemenceau and Pic Quast Tour In Airship Patrie
Premier Clemenceau and General Pic Quast toured above Paris in the airship Patrie when an engine mishap drenched the premier with hot water. The incident underscores the risks of early air travel and the high profile of the French cabinet in aviation demonstrations.
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Clemenceau
General Picquast
Paris
Patrie
Japan to Control Korea Asserted by Foreign Minister
Viscount Hayashi, Japan's foreign minister, states that Japan will guide the destinies of Korea and act as its protector, signaling complete imperial control over the Korean empire.
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Japan
Korea
Viscount Hayashi
Kansas Attorney General Sues Harvester Co in Anti-Trust Case
Attorney General Jackson of Kansas files criminal proceedings against the International Harvester Company alleging eight distinct anti trust violations. Each offense carries a fine between 100 and 1000 dollars.
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The
Harvester Company
Jackson
Kansas
International Harvester Company
Dun's Review of Trade Chicago District Summary
The report notes hot weather yet ongoing activity in heavy industries with steady demand in leading retailers. July sales were strong, easing inventory prep, while merchants in farming areas show confidence amid healthy regional demand. Bank clearings exceed 1906 by 10.4 percent. Chicago district failures total ten this week, down from last week and from a year ago.
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Staples
Chicago
Dun
New York Market Quiet as Crop Prospects Improve and Trade Recovers
High July temperatures aided crop growth and boosted retail trade for light summer wear, with improved reorder activity as fall goods advance. Iron and steel show a lull though iron ore strike boosts pig iron demand briefly. U S and Canada weekly business failures total 182, with exports of wheat and corn varying weekly and year to date. Bradstreet Commercial Report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnesota
United States
Canada
Midwest and East Market Prices For Cattle Hogs and Grains
A compiled price list shows bids and ranges for cattle hogs and sheep across multiple cities including Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee Buffalo New York and Toledo. grain prices cover wheat corn oats rye and related commodities with varying grades and scales.
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Chicago
Ste
Timothy
Indianapolis
St Louis
Ste To
Awe
Ste Cincinnati
Detroit
Twc
Milwaukee
New York
Toledo
All Around the Globe And Brief Regional Items
Philadelphia health board bans kissing games among children. Pennsylvania railroad president McCrea testifies in Philadelphia that enforcing the 2 cent fare law would cut passenger earnings. Daniel Boone relic powder horn now owned by Charles G. Shanks of Claysville Indiana. Cheyenne Tribune asks what's the matter with Wyoming a respondent says heaven for men and dogs any heir for women and horses.
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Philadelphia Health Board
McCrea
Pennsylvania Railroad
Philadelphia
Daniel Boone
Charles G. Shanks
Claysville
Ind
Cheyenne
Wyo
Tribune
Wyoming
Postoffice Cuts Pay For Mail Haulage By Railroads
The Postoffice Department ordered reduced compensation to railroads for carrying mails, saving at least 1.000800 annually on hundreds of routes. The move follows a six month private detective study showing overpayment for space and will weigh mail on all routes starting in October to justify Congress with data.
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Haulink
Postoffice Department
Railoads
Post Office Department
Congress
Debate on Public Ownership of Utilities Draws Mixed Views
National Civic Federation commission splits over municipal ownership with Prof. John R. Commons praising public control and editor W S Sullivan opposing. Commons cites English examples and unions as safeguards while Sullivan notes labor protections and questions private enterprise in streetcar services. University of Chicago faculty debate Rockefeller remarks and radical doctrines amid concerns over monopolies in classrooms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
National Civic Federation
John R. Commons
Wisconsin University
W. Sullivan
Clothing Trades Bulletin
Cuimmons
England
Syracuse
Allegheny
Wheeling
Tle
University of Chicago
John TD. Rockefeller
Chicago
Rockefeller
Standard 671 Company
Colleges suffer mass athletic losses at graduation
The piece notes Yale, Harvard, Pennsylvania and Michigan lose many stars at graduation while other colleges also suffer. It reports Frank Gill beating Peter Pan and Philander in the Coney Island Jockey Club stakes at Sheepshead Bay, with neither finishing in the money. Evelyn Sears wins Philadelphia national tennis title. Colin is praised after the Great Trial stakes at Sheepshead. Princeton hopes to send a crew to Poughkeepsie within two years as Tigers push for the annual regatta.
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Yale
Harvard
Pennsylvania
Michigan
Peter Pan
Philander
Frank Gill
Sheepshead Bay
Evelyn Sears
Boston
Philadelphia
Colin
Sysonby
James Rt. Keene
Sheepshead
Princeton
Poughkeepsie
Tigers
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