Uncle Sam Balloon Wins National Elimination Race
Kansas City July 30 Uncle Sam piloted by Capt. H E Honeywell and R F Donaldson, representing the Kansas City Aero club, won the national elimination race starting from Kansas City. The balloon landed at Manassas Virginia at 5 o clock after covering about 930 miles. The trio will represent America in the October 5 international races from Stuttgart.
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Kansas City
Uncle Sam
H. E. Honeywell
R. F. Donaldson
Kansas City Aero Club
Cincinnati Aero Club
Kansas City II
Belleville
Mich
New Berlin
Wis
Savannah
Mo. A
Virginia
Disaster at Baltic resort claims many lives
In Ring Germany a landing stage crowded for a concert collapsed into the sea. A large number of excursionists were swept away and 21 bodies recovered with many more feared dead. Victims came from across northeastern Prussia.
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Ring
Germany
Prussia
Uniontown
Wheeling
Ellwood
Fairmount
Monongah
Mrs Silsbee Smith Weds Robert Walsh in Cheyenne
Colorado Springs reports Charlotte Silsbee Smith, eight days after divorce from Francis Drexel Smith, wed Robert A. Walsh in Cheyenne. Walsh is president of the First National bank of Sheridan, while Col. J. Silsbee attended the ceremony. The couple will reside in Sheridan.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Francis Drexel Smith
Charlotte Silsbee Smith
Col. J. &. Silsbee
Chicago
Robert A. Walsh
Cheyenne
Wyo
Walsh
First National Bank of
Sheridan
Mrs. Walsh
Visited Chinese Leader and Sun Yat Sen’s Family Arrive in San Francisco
Dignitaries of Chinatown greet Gen Lan Tien Wei who led Manchurian revolutionary forces and three of Dr Sun Yat Sen’s children. Lan will tour U S military schools. Sun To and his bride, both new UC entrants, accompany two sisters Sun Yuen and Sun On who plan preparatory studies.
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San Francisco
Cal
Chinatown
Lan Tien Wei
Manchuria
Sun Yat Sen
Few Men Return to Work as London Dock Strike Persists
London dock workers ignore the strike leaders call to end the walkout after ten weeks. Workers accuse leaders of surrender. In New York four firemen were seriously burned fighting a Lafayette Street loft blaze causing about $50,000 damage.
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London
England
New York
Lafayette Street
Flood Casualties Mount as Mines and Rails Suffer
Floods across Pennsylvania Ohio and West Virginia kill and injure many. Uniontown Smock Grindstone Ellwood and Mononga hah areas report multiple deaths with 63 feared. Wisconsin losses reach 100000 with mills idle and rail traffic disrupted as water works collapse.
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Dunbar
Uniontown
Wisconsin
Wausau
Wis
Japan's Emperor Slips Into New Relapse
Tokyo reports the emperor suffered another serious relapse as his weakness grows and he remains delirious.
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Tokio
Thaw Denied Liberty. Keogh Orders Return to Matteawan
In White Plains on July 27 Justice Keogh ruled Harry K. Thaw remains insane and a discharge would threaten public safety. He denied habeas corpus relief and ordered Thaw sent back to Matteawan asylum. Also archived: Judge Archbald denied wrongdoing in impeachment proceeding.
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White Plains
N. Y
Keogh
Matterwan Asylum
Matteawan Asylum
Harry K. Thaw
Harry K
Matteawan
Archbald
Judge Dillon Quits Race for Ohio Governor
Judge Edmund B. Dillon of Columbus, the Republican nominee for governor, announces from Mackinac Island that he will not be a candidate and asks the state central committee to remove his name from the ticket. He says his acceptance assumed party unity which has failed under present conditions.
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Columbus
Edmund B. Dillon
Ohio
Republican State Central Committee
Mackinac Island
Democrats Oppose Authorization of Battleships in Caucus
In Washington on July 26 the Democratic caucus split 70 to 62 against authorizing battleships this session. Leaders showed a compromise path with the Senate for two ships, while several members announced plans to seek exemption from caucus bonds on the issue. The fight risks a bolt from more than 60 Democrats if no reversal or compromise occurs.
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Washington
Robert W. Archbald
Commerce Court
House of Representatives
Senate
Interstate Commerce Commission
House
Archbald
Penrose
Poindexter
Kern
Watson
Foster
Pankhead
Senator Gallinger
Mr. Worthington
Edward J. Williams
Scranton
Hillsde Coal and Tron Company
Representative Burnett
Alabama
Wisconsin
Hobson
Perkins
Senate Committee
Gideons Meet in Atlanta for Annual Convention
The Gideons convene in Atlanta at the Piedmont Hotel for a three day gathering. President A B T Moore presides as moderator with Louis O Stumpf leading devotions. A barbecue is planned at Cold Springs Cup club grounds and welcoming addresses are to be delivered by Mayor Winn and others.
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Atlanta
Gideons
Association of Christian Commercial Travelers
Piedmont Hotel
Boscobel
Wis
A. B. T. Moore
Louis O. Stumpf
Missouri
Cold Springs
Prominent banker Bertig charged with peonage in Arkansas
Jonesboro authorities arrest A. D. Bertig of Paragould on peonage charges. He allegedly attempted to drive J. I. Martin and others from lands they settled, amid local and federal scrutiny.
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Jonesboro
Ark
A.D. Bertig
Paragould
Tédi Etal
Bertig
J. I. Martin
Battle Raging Between Regulars and Militia at Camp Douglas
Camp Douglas Wisconsin July 26. A simulated war in which US regulars face state militia blurs lines between red and blue troops. Bridges and railroads will be burned or blocked to disrupt supply lines as the two forces prepare for near war footing. Lieutenant Beck files damage claims for crops and property as troops maneuver.
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Camp Douglas
Wis
United States
Camp McCoy
Robert. M. Beck, Jr
Indiana Mine Workers Convene Over Tax Refusal
An Indiana United Mine Workers convention in Terre Haute debates not paying the international tax and assigns blame for the Cleveland conference scale committee decision that blocked the weekly payday under Indiana law. Secession from the national body is discussed but not expected.
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Convention of
Indiana
Terre Haute
Ind
United Mine Workers of America
Cleveland
Indiana Mininers
Little Rock shooter J B Brown killed after attack
In Little Rock at Ninth and Center streets, J B Brown a Negro attorney known as Tack the Shooter shot stenographer Maude Sumner in the hand and was killed by Sam Collins a Negro tailor as Brown climbed into Collins residence window. Brown carried an automatic revolver and police link him to 49 crimes.
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Little Rock
Ark
Maude Sumner
Ninth and Center Streets
J. B. Brown
Tack
Sam Collins
Brown
Collins
Yeggmen Steal 22000 From Aubrey Ark Store Safe
Bandits blew an iron safe in Will Cunningham’s Aubrey country store and took 22000. Much of the money belonged to planters and other local storekeepers. Funds were kept in Cunningham’s safe weekly before transfers to a Helena bank.
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Aubrey, Ark
Will Cunningham
Aubrey
Cunningham
Helena
Ark
Nagel Denies Resigning Amid Rumor Report
Secretary of Commerce and Labor Nagel dismissed a circulating report that he will resign as an absurd rumor. He stated he has no intention of stepping down.
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Secretary of Commerce and Labor
Washington
Bankers Aided Roosevelt Campaign in 1904 08 Fund Evidence
George R. Sheldon testified before the Senate subcommittee on campaign expenditures detailing receipts and expenditures for 1908. He provided a list of 16 000 contributors totaling 1 655 518 57 and said Morgan Co and Henry C Frick alerted him to those gifts. Harriman reportedly raised 230 000 for New York state efforts.
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Washington
J. P. Morgan & Co
Henry C. Frick
National Republican
E. H. Harriman
George R. Sheldon
New York
National Committee
Sheldon
Senate
Lst
Morgan & Co
Harriman
Paynter
Odell
Higgins
Bliss
Roosevelt
War on Packers Near End
Washington reports the U S government is nearing dissolution of the National Packing Co. Plans split assets into Swift Armour and Morris portions. Attorney General Wickersham has seen a rough draft and awaits a full report from Chicago District Attorney Wilkerson before formal approval.
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Washington
Beef Trust
National Packing Company
Swift, Armour and Morris
Wickersham
United States
Wilkerson
Chicago
James H. Wilkerson
Department of Justice
House
Senate
Police Guard Gotham Court in Rosenthal Murder Hearing
In New York on July 26 police guarded every doorway as suspects in the Rosenthal murder case appeared before Coroner Feinberg. Gang leader Sam Paul, accused of aiding Her man Rosenthal's killing, abandoned habeas corpus efforts. the writ was withdrawn by Attorney Wahle before Justice Giegerich.
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New York
Rosenthal
Feinberg
Sam Paul
Herman Rosenthal
Wahle
Giegerich
Three Trainmen Die in Shore Line Collision at Stonington
Three railroad workers were killed and three seriously injured in a head on collision between an Adams Express train and an extra freight at Stonington Junction on the Shore Line division of the New Haven railroad. The dead include Engineer Cheney of the express and Firemen Connelly and Keating of the freight crew.
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Stonington, Conn
Adams
Stonington Junction
Shore Line
New Haven Railroad
Here
Cheney
Connelly
Keating
Washburns Condition Graver. Superficial Operation Done
Former Senator W. D. Washburn remains near death in Minneapolis after a week in critical condition. A midnight superficial operation relieved some pain but did not improve his outlook significantly.
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Minneapolis
Minn
W. D. Washburn
Long Beach Brews Leader Henry Koehler Dies at 45
Henry Koehler, formerly president of the A. B. C. Brewing Co. of St. Louis, dies at his Long Beach summer home. He was forty five and active in St. Louis corporations. His widow lies ill in a hospital.
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Brewer
Long Beach
L. 1
Henry Koehler
A. B. C. Brewing Company
St. Louis
L.1
Democrats Ok House Excise Bill In Senate Caucus
Washington notes that Democratic and Progressive senators reached a provisional accord to back the house excise tax bill which would effectively tax incomes over five thousand dollars for businesses and partnerships. They also signaled willingness to oppose amendments as sugar tariff negotiations loom with a Bristow proposal likely to cut duties.
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Washington
D. C
Bristow
Penrose
Senate
Committee
Borah
Bourne
Clapp
Crawford
Cummins
Grenna
Jones
Kenyon
la Follette
Nelson
Poindexter
Townsend and Works
Pan American International Law Conference Hinted
Washington July 27 A tightening of sympathy among western hemisphere states is forming into action. A great Pan American conference is expected soon possibly in Washington to ink influential figures and craft a pan American international law framework reducing friction and war risks.
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Washington
Latin America
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Montclair
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