Massachusetts Troops Win Front Attack Victory at Camp Bartlett
In Westfield on July 11 Massachusetts troops led by General Miles achieved a victory on Hampton Plains after a direct front attack by infantry and artillery. Battery A and the Twenty-third U S light battery supported the right, with batteries from Worcester and Lawrence on the left. The assault, completed with perfect order, followed a heavy 15 minute shelling and included drills, inspections, and a reception for Major Hayes as camp winds down.
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Camp Bartlett
Westfield
Massachusetts
Nelson A. Miles
Hampton Plains
Twenty-third
United States Light Battery
Worcester
Lawrence
Clark
Fifth
United States Infantry
Fifth Infantry
Miles
Lynch Kopje
Mies
Vance
Manassas
System Warms On Lawson in Ottawa Speech
Lawson derides the System and Rockefeller wealth while promising a simple remedy. He forecasts a stock market crash triggered by public pressure and margins, claims three System representatives spy on him, and draws large crowds at Ottawa and Chautaqua grounds. He is introduced by Rep. Hinshaw as he mixes Populist rhetoric with cross‑partisan applause.
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John D. Rockefeller
Lawson
Mrs Annie S Guthrie Dies in Newton at 78
Mrs Annie S Guthrie widow of inventor J F Guthrie and longtime Newton resident died at her daughter Mrs Arthur Hudsons home 39 Channing Street. She was 78, born in Scotland and had lived in the United States for more than 50 years.
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Newton
Annies. Guthrie
J. F. Guthrie
Arthur Hudson
Channing Street
Scotland
Governor Mickey Bypasses Lawson Visit in Omaha
Speculation centers on Governor Mickey not greeting Tom Lawson in Omaha amid reports from Lincoln that railroads and financial interests object to endorsing Lawson who attacks railroads and the financial system.
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Mickey
Lawson
Omaha
Neb
Tom Lawson
Fairbury Chautauqua
Lincoln
Depew's Equitable Loan Revelations Stir Hearing
New York July 11. Testimony on the Equitable Life affair reveals Senator Depew loaned 250 000 to Depew Land and Improvement on security worth 150 000. Schiff disputes records while Hyde describes a syndicate purchase and salary rise to 100 000. The insurance commissioner report notes irregular dealings enriching officers and draining the society.
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New York
Francis Hendricks
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Depew
Equitable
Depew Land and Improvement Company
Gerald R. Brown
Equitable’s
Jacob H. Schiff
Kuhn, Loeb & Co
Hyde
Senator Depew
Insurance Commissioner
Ryan Controls Two Life Insurance Firms, Washington Life Stated
New York reports Thomas F. Ryan and associates already controlled another life insurer, Washington Life Insurance Company, since January. Washington Life’s presidency featured a former Mutual Life official on leave, with ties to the Morton Trust and Mutual Life affiliations. The move drew attention after a February report to District Attorney Jerome by State Superintendent Hendricks citing mismanagement.
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New York
The
Evening Post Today
Thomas F. Ryan
Hyde
Equitable Life Assurance Society
the Post
James H. Hyde
Me. Ryan
Ryan
Equitable Purchase
Mutual Life Insurance Company
McCurdy
Mutual
Morton Trust Company
Washington Life
Jerome
Hendricks
Shareholders Question Compton Over Idle Tennessee Oil Wells
About 65 investors gathered at 15 School Street as Interstate Petroleum directors faced a crisis over idle Tennessee machinery and wells. John H. Compton defended himself amid allegations of misused funds and unpaid dividends while proposing court action or an admin committee to pursue a cure. A seven-member investigative committee was formed to compile a report for all 22 holders.
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Interstate Petroleum Corporation
School Street
Tennessee
John H. Compton
Mr. Compton
Karl F. Jurenthoff
Clinton
Jurenthoff
Compton
Standard Oil Company
Boston restaurant keeper drowned at Lake Chebacco
Tony Leonardi a 45 year old Boston restaurateur at 212 North street perished during a picnic at Centennial Grove on Lake Chebacco. His eight year old son Albert watched as a gust swept his hat away and Leonardi fell overboard. Rescuers who leapt in could not save him and he died ten minutes after being brought ashore leaving a widow and seven children.
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Essex
Eliot Replies To Pres Hall At Institute Session
Portland July 11 President Eliot of Harvard defended the committee of 10 report on uniform college admission requirements, rebuking President Hall of Clark University for focusing on incapable and abnormal students. Eliot called the idea of tailoring courses to fit them professionally demented, urging parental and teacher effort to identify each student’s strengths. The reply maintains the 1893 report remains a leading educational document.
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Portland
American Institute of Instruction
Eliot
Harvard
Hall
Clark University
Committee of 10
Banker May Held for Trial in Tacoma Washington
Banker Charles C. May of Davenport was arrested on an indictment charging misapplication of Big Bend National Bank funds. Held for the September term in Tacoma with $5000 cash bail, he plans to stay East until required to appear. He cites a technicality as the cause of the indictment.
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Charles C. May
Washington
United States
Ruhl
Big Bend National Bank of
Davenport
United States Court
Tacoma
Wash
Dodge
United States District
East
New York
Boston
Easterly Wind Brings Relief to Boston Heat
Boston residents felt relief as cooler easterly winds lowered temperatures by several degrees and reduced humidity from Monday levels. Hospitals reported only a few heat incidents, with a forecast of near 94 degrees if rain fails to fall. Roof top bed making by tenement residents shows impact of the heat wave.
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Jeremiah J. Moynhan
Ninth Regiment
Ninth
Worcester Company
J. F. Molloy
Richard Mackey
D. J. Kennedy
Frank Borlen
Lowell
Jeremiah J. Leary
Holyoke
Major Hayes
W. C. Hayes
Hayes
Massachusetts Militia
Regular Army
Volunteer Service
O’keefe
P. J. O'Keefe
William L. Douglas
William H. Devine
John
Rockefeller
Bryan
Bostonian
Mr. Lawson
Ottawa
Chautauqua Grounds
Hinshaw
Fourth
Nebraska
Bunkerhill
BAY State Militia
Annie S. Guthrie
Browning, King & Co
Washington St
Broadway
22Nd Street
York
Cooper Square
Schiff
Union Pacific
Union Pacific Preferred
Equitable Society
Union Pacific Syndicate
Mr. Hyde
Interstate Petroleum Co
Standard Oil
John W. Bedee
Auburn
Albert L. Anthony
Providence
R. I
J. F. Clarke
Webster, Mass
George W. Rowell
Amesbury
Joseph A. Latham
R. L
Charles F. Allen
Haverhill
Chebacco
Pres. Hall
Banker May
Tacoma, Wash
White Mountain
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