Solemn Ceremonies for Admiral Jones in Paris Church
In Paris a formal service in the American Church honored Admiral Paul Jones. dignitaries from France the United States and many nations attended. The body was received by General Porter and Mr Loomis then sent to Admiral Sigsbee for transport to America. Marines escorted the casket to the Invalides esplanade for honors before the train to Cherbourg.
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Paris
Paul Jones
United States
France
McCormick
Porter
Loomis
Sigsbee
Rouvier
Diplomatic Corps
General Porter
Admiral Sigsbee
America
Champse Elysees
Alexander Bridge
Mariens
Cherbourg
Missing Black man found dead after jail break in Drew County
A Black mill worker from near Rives disappeared with a white man's 16 year old daughter. Sheriff brought them to Tamo then to Pine Bluff. The jail at the courthouse yard was broken into and the Black man was found hanged by a telegraph pole. A coroner's jury found a letter on the body addressed to Joe Woodman.
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Duman
Ark
Rives
Drew
Gould
Pine Bluff
Tamo
Joe Woodman
Horatio
Epworth League Holds Seventh Annual Convention
Denver hosts the seventh Epworth League convention with three sessions at the Coliseum Trinity Church and Central Presbyterian Church. Bishop Joseph B. Berry Dr Stephen I Herben and Rev Melvin Taylor chaired the sessions as crowds filled the largest city auditoriums. Baltimore hosts the Christian Endeavor convention on the second day with junior and intermediate rallies and the Brotherhood of Christian Endeavor as the keynote theme.
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Denver
Epworth League
Coliseum
Hall
Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church
Central Presbyterian Church
Cit
Joseph B. Berry
Buffalo
Stephen I. Herben
Chicago
Epworth Herald
Melvin Taylor
Quebec
Baltimore
Christian Endeavor Convention
Brotherhood of Christian Endeavor
Devlin Files Bankruptcy Petition in U S District Court
C. J. Devlin filed a voluntary bankruptcy petition in Topeka Kansas before Judge Pollack after a long conference with his lawyers. He favored centralizing property handling to speed creditor settlements led by The First National Bank. The Santa Fe railroad plans to extend aid to all Devlin companies.
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C. J. Devlin
United States District Court
Topeka
Kan
Devlin
Santa Fe Railroad
Santa Fe
Kansda
Lightning Claims Young Life in Sunset Tex
Sunset Texas July 7 a small girl of Reverend J R St John was instantly killed by a stroke of lightning. The entire family suffered shocks with several knocked down as the storm swept through the area.
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Sunset
Tex
J. R. St. John
Funeral Train Arrives in Cherbourg for Admiral Paul Jones
The funeral train bearing Admiral Paul Jones and 500 American sailors arrived in Cherbourg from Paris at 7:30 p.m. Friday. A crowd gathered at the station as the cortege moved to a mortuary chapel on the American Steamship line wharf. American Consul Hanneville and French officers attended the ceremonies. Sailors and Marines stood in battalion with the Twenty-fifth French Infantry as the catafalque was adorned with flags and flowers and the US Brooklyn band played the national anthem. Townspeople respectfully uncovered as the coffin passed.
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Cherbourg
Paul Jones
Paris
Naval
Hanneville
Catafalque
United States
Brooklyn
Murder mystery after baby’s drowning in Chicago river
A well dressed man drowned a six month old at the North branch of the Chicago river near Webster avenue bridge. The infant’s body was recovered by a bridge lamp tender who saw the act and fished it out with a pole. Two witnesses saw the deed. the suspect escaped, authorities only have a description.
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Chicago
Webster Avenue
Four Victims Die From July Fourth Accidents in Chicago
Chicago reports four new deaths from July Fourth accidents with two earlier fatalities from July 3 injuries. total nationwide deaths reach sixty four, per Tribune figures.
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Chicago
The
Tribune
Three Boys Inhaled Furnace Fumes In Chattanooga
Warner Carr aged seventeen was found dead and two other boys Floyd Long and Bob Ross are unconscious after inhaling furnace fumes. The youths slept near the furnace and Long and Ross are expected to recover.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Warner Carr
Floyd Long
Bob Ross
Long
Ross
Cotton market opens steady then rallies on wire demand
New York reports the cotton market opening unchanged then slipping but recovering to near Thursday’s close as buyers in active months absorb supply. In London Mrs James Brown Potts petitioned for bankruptcy and a receiver was appointed after her Savoy Theatre productions failed.
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New York
London
James Brown Potts
Savoy Theater
Maidenhead
Fatally Stabbed Young Man Reported in Ike Community
Information from the Ike community reports that a young man named Lewis has been fatally stabbed. Police details and exact location are not provided, but the incident is confirmed as fatal.
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Waxahachie
Tex
Lewis
Safe Dynamited at Georgetown Post Office
Safe in the Georgetown Minnesota post office was dynamited and about $300 in cash and stamps were taken. Proceeding investigations focus on the blast and security lapses at the facility. Local authorities report no injuries.
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Georgetown
Minn
Leaf rollers ruin Oklahoma arbors. notable headlines mix
A collage of minor notices reports a range of tragedies and events from across Texas and Oklahoma. Ida Lane dies in Cuero after a fatal burn. J S Young’s son dies in Oklahoma City. M Garzia loses both legs in Galveston and dies.
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Oklahoma
Ida Lane
Cuero
Tex
San Antonio
Little Son
J. S. Young
Oklahoma City
Galveston
M. Garzia
Anadarko
Bremen
R. M. Prewitt
Taylor (Tex.) Fair
McCurtain
New Orleans
Luther R. Hare
Uvalde
H. C. Baker
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