Survivor of rail crash testifies at inquest
Fireman H. O. Crain of the Omaha Mail testifies before the coroner's jury about the Burlington wreck at Western Springs. He says the Denver limited was traveling 60 to 70 mph, fog prevented seeing a semaphore and the flagman, torpedoes on the rails failed to stop the train, and the crash killed thirteen.
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Chicago
Denver Limited
Burlington
Western Springs
St. Anthony de Padua
H. 0
Crain
Omaha Mail
Bronson
Drinking Cup Ban To Be Enforced In Schools
Frankfort July 24 The attorney general says the new prohibition on drinking cups does not cover public schools or insane asylums but Barkesdale Hamlet superintendent of public instruction insists the rule will be observed in the public schools He aims to test the authority in court if challenged He champions the measure as a safeguard for pupils across the state
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Frankfort
Barkesdale Hamlet
Astor Sails for England from Newport
Vincent Astor sails for England on the Mauretania to spend six weeks with his mother Mrs Ava Willing Astor in London. Mrs Astor and daughter Muriel plan to return to New York later this year and reside here permanently.
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Newport
Vincent Astor
England
Mauretania
Ava Willing Astor
London
Missing Vessel Grace Recovered After 16 Hours at Sea
The 40 foot motor boat Grace with Mr and Mrs Robert Roach H A Stockholm and Fred P Chiffacher drifted for sixteen hours in heavy swell before entering Flatlands bay near Canarsie. Distress signals were previously seen by Far Rockaway Jamaica Bay and Belle Harbor Yacht clubs.
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New York
Grace
Robert Roach
Dozen Girls Dead in London Factory Fire
A London fire on July 24 reports a dozen or more girls dead, with many more trapped inside. Firefighters carried out scores of unconscious workers before access was blocked, raising fears of a heavy death toll as numerous girls remain missing on the upper floors.
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London
Lfe
Woman Held on Counterfeit Mould Charge in Louisville
Mrs Sophia Hoffman aged 32 formerly of Chicago was arrested in Louisville on counterfeit moulds charge. Bond set to answer the charge after Chicago tip that she and two confederates placed half dollar moulds at William Friedman’s residence in Chicago.
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Louisville
Sophia Hoffman
Chicago
William Friedman
Thirteenth Street
Calm Rules In Portugal Patrols Remain Amid Royalist Outbreaks
Calm reigns across Portugal as republican troops continue patrols in districts where royalist outbreaks occurred. The July 24 dispatch notes steady order and ongoing security measures in Lisbon and surrounding areas.
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Portugal
Lisbon
Mitchell 10 Jail Gompers and Morrison Appeal Contempt Case
John Mitchell sentenced to nine months in district jail for contempt of court in Bucks Store range case. Gompers and Morrison also found in contempt and appeal to the district court of appeals in Washington with bonds set at five thousand dollars each. Mitchell waived presence for sentencing in Oregon.
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Gompers
Morrison
District Court of Appeals
Washington
Wright
John Mitchell
American Federation of Labor
Mitchell
Samuel Gompers
Frank Morrison
Federation
Bucks Store
Fred L. Siddons
Washington, D. C
Oregon
Siddons
Pitiful tragedy as crying baby reveals mother's death
New York report details a grim scene at 462 West 130th Street where Marjorie Eichler lay dead in her crib and her infant child cried for hours. Husband Herman Eichler, a pharmacist, returned to find police guarding the body and learned his wife killed herself, believing her husband had died.
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New York
Herman Eichler
West One Hundred
Smith
James Smith
Eichler
Rose
William
Darrow Juror Likely To Return From Illness
Indications show Juror A. Leavitt may rejoin the bribery trial of Clarence S. Darrow after his illness paused proceedings. Judge Hutton received a report from the El Monte physician noting no appendectomy and a possibility of recovery. A further medical update would determine when the trial resumes with juror A. M. Blakslee in Leavitt’s seat.
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Los Angeles
Cal
A. Leavitt
Clarence S. Darrow
Hutton
el Monte
Leavitte
A. M. Blakslee
Leavitt
Chickens Defy Judge Across Canada US Jurisdiction
In Malone New York a courtroom divided by a line to Canada saw two chickens and a man accused of stealing them defy the judge. Cantwell, defending the people, sought to bring the birds back under US authority as the defendant was held and sentenced to 30 days in jail.
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Malone
N. Y
United States
Canada
Francis Cantwell
Large Profits in Farms Albany Report
A state agriculture department study of farms owned by the state and run with institutions shows eastern farms yielding high returns. The Rome custodial Institution farm alone reports 23.2 percent annual profit while only two farms lose money. Total farm value is $2,150,000 with yearly profits near $215,000.
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Albany
State Department of Agriculture
Rome
Fall Leeches U S Failures Over Mexico Injuries
Senator Albert B. Fall of New Mexico derided the United States government in the Senate for not securing redress for injuries to American citizens and property from the Mexican insurrection and revolution. He warned the nation would not regain its prestige in Mexico for 60 years.
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Washington
United States
Albert B. Fall
New Mexico
Senate
Mexico
Postal Bill 15 Up Shackleford Good Roads Provision
Washington report notes the post office appropriation bill totaling about 232 million dollars includes a parcels post plan under the Zone system and drops the blue tag order. Bourne promises a detailed report and an information form with footnotes. Shackleford good roads provision is stricken and a joint committee is created to study road improvements.
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Washington
Post Office
Senate
Bourne
Committee On
Congress
Badgers Pick 12 Delegates
Milwaukee July 24 Wisconsin's list of delegates to the national Progressive convention at Chicago August 5 was announced by provisional committeemen Henry F. Cochems and Charles K. Lush. Delegates include Col. John H. Hicks Oshkosh Charles K. Lush Madison Wheeler Bloodgood Milwaukee C A McGee Milwaukee Norman L. Baker Milwaukee W A Titus Fond du Lac C W Crety Tomah Capt George Bickerman Racine John A F Groth Milwaukee Will M Crowles Whitewater W F Kison Racine EB J Vanderboom Marinette James Cavanagh Kenosha.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Lst
Chicago
Henry F. Cochems
Charles K. Lush
John H. Hicks
Oshkosh
Madison
Wheeler Bloodgood
C. A. McGee
Norman L. Baker
W. A. Titus
Fond du Lac
C. W. Crety
Tomah
George Bickerman
Racine
John A. F. Groth
Will M. Crowles
Whitewater
W. F. Kison
EB. J. Vanderboom
Marinette
James Cavanagh
Kenosha
Emperor Matsuhito's health improves, court reports say
Tokyo officials report the condition of Emperor Matsuhito of Japan is improving as court physicians provide updates. The July 24 bulletin notes progress and reassures observers about the monarch's recovery trajectory.
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Tokyo
Matsuhito
Japan
Packers Plan Victory Reported In Washington
The voluntary dissolution plan of the National Packing Company was approved by the justice department and prosecutions against the packers will likely be dropped. Attorney General Wickersham, returning from New York, said he knew only what he read in newspapers and suggested the packers had surrendered.
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Washington
National Packing Company
Department of Justice
Wickersham
New York
Scouts to Clean Streets Cleared by City Youth Volunteers
One thousand five hundred uniformed Boy Scouts will begin cleaning paper garbage and refuse from the streets of the east side and other congested neighborhoods starting Monday. The effort comes with cooperation from the street cleaning department and the health department, following a suggestion by the tenement house committee.
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New York
Department of Health
East Aide
Com
New Education of Tartars in Constantinople
Ishmail Bek Gasprinsky, editor of Terjuman and pioneer of Tartar education, returns from Bombay where he opened a modern elementary school to teach a phonetic system. The method, replacing Arabic letter spelling with sound syllables, halves reading time and prompts broader instructional work in geography and hygiene throughout Crimea and beyond.
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Constantinople
Ishmail Bek Gasprinsky
Terjuman
Russia
Bombay
M. Gasprinsky
Crimea
Donjon of Vincennes Open to Public in Paris
Capt. de Fossa opens the famed donjon of the Château de Vincennes to visitors. The 160 foot tall keep with 327 steps reveals 700 years of history from royal residence to state prison and military storehouse. Fortunes of Louis VII, Philippe Auguste, Charles IV, and Henry V are noted.
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Donjon
Capt. de Fossa
Louis VII
Vincennes
Philippe Auguste
Sevres
Napoleon
Philippe V
Charles IV
Henry V
England
Senate Race Looms as 32 Seats Up Next March
The article outlines upcoming U S senate terms ending in March with 19 Republicans and 13 Democrats. It lists states and potential candidates including Jeff Davis Arkansas Governor Shafroth Rep Rucker Bonynge Vaile H A Richardson Georgia A O Bacon and others across Idaho Illinois Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Massachusetts Minnesota Mississippi Montana Nebraska Nevada New Jersey Oregon Oklahoma South Dakota Texas Virginia Wyoming detailing party hints and anticipated retirements or contests.
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Washington
United States Senate
Senate
Colorado
Jeff Davis
Arkansas
Shafroth
Rucker
Bonynge
J. F. Vaile
Delaware
H. A. Richardson
A. O. Bacon
Georgia
New England
Maine
Obadiah Gardner
Crane
Massachusetts
Curtis Guild, Jr
Eben S. Draper
McCall, Gardner
Weeks
John Ff. Fitzgerald
Boston
William Alden Smith
Smith Togo
Knute Nelson
Minnesota
Mississippi
Vardaman
Percy
Montana
Joseph M. Dixon
Norris Brown
Nebraska
George W. Norris
Brown
Ashton C. Shallenberger
Nevada
Nixon
Oddie
W. A. Massey
Massey
Frank O. Briggs
New Jersey
Oregon
Owen
Oklahoma
Charles N. Haskell
Jonathan Bourne, Jr
Ben Selling
Portland
Harry Lane
South Dakota
Robert J. Gamble
Thomas Sterling
Sterling
Ilinois
R. F. Pettigrew
United States
Roosevelt
Bailey
Texago
Joseph W. Bailey
Morris Sheppard
B. Randell
Jake F. Wolters
Martin
Virginia
Francis E. Warren
Wyoming
John R. Kendrick
Wedding Ends an Escapade in Newark Chancery
New York student John D. Smyser Jr testified in a chancery case that he secretly married Edna Anna Leader after a night of Newark cafes and Electric Park visits on August 10, 1906. He claimed he fled Newark at dawn and later pursued annulment. Leader did not oppose.
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New York
John D. Smyser
Baltimore Medical College
United States Marine Corps
Chancery Chambers
Howell
Smyser
Edna Anna Leader
Sixth Avenue
Manhattan
Newark
Electric Park
Jack
Young Smyser
Greenwich couple wed by clerical blunder returns marriage
Anna Marano and Antonio Calanzo, both in their early twenties, were allegedly married by Justice Stephen Radford after a license confusion. Town officials, including Wellstood and Wright, declined to redo the ceremony, leaving the pair legally and churchly wed after penance.
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Greenwich
Conn
Anna Marano
Antonio Calanzo
Justice of the Peace
Stephen L. Radford
Wellsteod
Lcense
Justice Radford
Father Ryan
St. Mary’s
Wellstood
Radford
Wright
Woman Ads Baby For Sale In Tamaqua Case
A Tamaqua widow offered her infant for sale claiming poverty. Buyers gathered, $10 was paid, but the purchaser did not intend to keep the child. The child was returned to the mother after a few hours and both were placed in a good home with support for the mother.
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Pottsville
Henry Walker
Tamaqua
Socialist Ritual Used in Cambridge Marriage Tie
Miss Jessie Holliday daughter of Henry Holliday and Edmund Dana grandson of Henry W. Longfellow were married by Justice Edmund M. Parker who pronounced them man and wife after performing a socialist ritual as part of the ceremony in Cambridge Massachusetts.
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Cambridge
Masa
Jeasle
Holliday
Henry Holiday
Edmund T. Dana
Henry W. Longfellow
Edmund M. Parker
Circus Elephant Kills Third Man in Toronto Ring
A circus performer Frank Johnson was killed by an elephant in the Toronto ring. The elephant stepped on his head as it charged, marking the third fatality this season.
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Toronto
Ont
Frank Johnson
Thies
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Paris
de Fossa
Chanteau de Vincennes
Vincennes Donjon
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Borah
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Cullom
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Kenyon
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W. R. Stubbs
Ollie James
Paynter
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Murphy J. Foster
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