Peace Mission Aboard Marblehead Aims to End War
The Marblehead, sent to La Libertad near San Salvador, will host peace commissioners from Salvador and Guatemala. American diplomats Brown and Merry coordinate, with Cabrera signaling Guatemala may halt hostilities if Salvador does the same. Honduras joins the push for a negotiated peace as regional tensions rise.
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Washington
Navy Department
Mulligan
la Libertad
Panama
Mr. Combs
Sa Libertad
San Salvador
Salvador
Combs
Champerico
Brown
Guatemala
Cabrera
State Department
Merry
Honduras
Charles Brown
Guatemala City
Refuses to Name Receiver in West Virginia Syndicate Case
United States Judge Thompson refused to appoint a receiver for the Little Kanawha syndicate's property in West Virginia. The motion was filed by John Jones a Chicago capitalist who had sued trustees George J Gow Joseph Ramsey and William Guy and the syndicate claiming mismanagement. Judge Thompson ruled the trustees did not know of the injunction and that Gould Ramsey and Guy can personally meet any court decision on Jones's claimed interest.
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Little Kanawha Syndicate
Court
Cincinnati
United States
Thompsoan
Little Kae Nawha Syndicate
West Virginia
Lormeys
John
Jones
Chicago
George J. Gow
Joseph Ramsey
William Guy
Little Kahawha Syndicate
Ramsey
Guy
Government moves to compel Grammer testimony in Standard Oil probe
Cleveland July 17 dealer says government will indict or compel Grammer as a key figure in the Standard Oil investigation. District Sullivan and officials expect Grammer to be cited before the grand jury as the Justice Department shifts to press for broader evidence against the Standard Oil company. Weather and market notes follow with Chicago reporting continued rain in southern Russia and a firm wheat market.
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Cleveland
Mucus
de Peat Ie
G. J Gramer
Lake Sore & Michean Southern Railway
Grammer
Sullivan
Garry
Department of Justice
Standard Oil Company
Chicago
Russia
Pittsburg Markets July 16 Corn and livestock prices
Market report from Pittsburg lists July 16 prices for corn with new high figures for FO 601S and various futures around 59 to 63, oats No 2 white 44 to 45, hay No 1 timothy 16.25 to 16.75, No 1 clover 11 to 11.59, eggie 19.726 cents, butter prints around 23 to 23 1 4 cents, dairy at 15.418, cheese New York full cream 11 4 12, cattle ranging from prime fat steers 5.75 to 5.99 down to 4.50 for lighter stock, butter and cream values, veal 7.25 to 7.75, hogs 7 to 7.20, sheep and lambs 5.65 to 5.80.
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New York
O Brien Faces Heavy Blooded Six Round No Decision Bout
In Philadelphia on July 17 Sam Berger from California fought Jack O’Brien in a six round no decision contest. The bout drew blood as O’Brien landed lefts to the chin and Berger responded with courage and cleverness, surprising the crowd with his endurance.
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Philadelphia
Sam Berger
Cacifornia
Philadelph Jack Ogrien
Mms Wardest
Obrien
Wil
Berger
Lae Lgkhing
Philadelphia's O'Brien Wins An Ongoing Bloody Bout
In a fierce catch weight boxing match in which both fighters bled heavily, O'Brien edged Berger as the crowd watched two weary combatants trade heavy blows and swift jabs. Berger showed resilience, repeatedly returning after O'Brien's sharp lefts, while the referee struggled to separate the fighters in the clinch. Both men ended exhausted and bloodied.
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Philadelphia
Jack O'Brien
Janius
Gle Berg
Renund
O'Brien
Berger
Bergers
Ben Tex
Geiger
Met
O Brien
Taggart Wins In Suit Against Indiana Hotels
Paoli Ind July 17 Judge Thomas B Buskirk sustained the third section of the demurrer in Sic Warranto action by the state seeking a temporary receiver for French Lick Springs and West Baden Hotel companies and a temporary injunction against gambling The court overruled the other demurrer sections and an appeal to the state supreme court will be taken by the state authorities
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Atorney
State Supreme Court
Prisoners in Isle of Pines Jail Over Toy Telegraph
Havana reports three American men L C Giltner, William August, and Miss Millie Brown, ages 19, formed a toy telegraph from a store to nearby homes. They were arrested for creating a military offense and sentenced to pay a fine or serve days. The jail lacks facilities for female prisoners. Cuban government has no report of the incident.
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Havana
Isle
Neuva Gerona
Millie Brown
L. C. Giltner
Calumbia
William August
Vileett
Isle of Pines
Leo
Balloon Ripped Open After Flushing Bay Flight
New York dispatch reports three aeronauts Leo Stevens Charles Levee and James Hare escaped drowning when their balloon wrecked upon the mast of the sloop Adaline in Flushing Bay after crossing New York Harbor. The bag tore and the craft collapsed forcing the men to climb to the sloop deck where they descended safely.
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New York
Leo Stevens
Charles Levee
James Hare
Clifton
Stated Island
Flushing Bay
New York Harbor
Adaline
Bronx
Classen Point
COO News Proves Fatal to Greensburg Man
Kansas Chix reports a Greensburg Pennsylvania man WL RL Johnson a 40 year old switchman died while reading a sister’s letter announcing he had inherited 24006 dollars from Greensburg. The fatal rupture of an artery near the heart occurred during the moment.
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Greensburg
Kansas
W. J. Hammer
RL Johnson
New Mexico Quakes Threaten Pueblo Areas and Socorro Damages
Shocks shake central New Mexico with a sequence of quakes blamed on Magdalena mountains slides near Albuquerque. No major damage reported though adobe structures in Socorro show damage and residents in Socorro and San Marcial fear after noon tremor as others evacuate in alarm.
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Magdalena Mountains
Albuquerque
N. M
Daly
Armitajo
Socorro
San Marcial
Father and son killed by lightning in West Virginia barn
In Fairmont West Virginia on July 17 John Long and his son of Windell district were fatally struck by lightning while seeking shelter in a barn. Both were burned to death in the incident.
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Fairmont
W. Va
John Long
Windell
Persian Indemnity Protest Ends With Payment
In a Persian correspondence publicized from Red Hook, Mrs Mary Schaust er Lauares, formerly of Urarnia, Persia, protests the US indemnity of 30 to 33 dollars for a murder. She argues blood money differs from indemnity and waives her rights, yet Persia pays three times the prior maximum to a private person before the US deadline.
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Warington
Red Hook
LCGL
Colte
Ted
Mra
Mary Schauster Lauares
Uramia
Persia
Richmond Pearson
Teheran
United States
Sani
Tak
Rel
Nike
Salisbury Coroner Blames Company in Plymer Steamer Wreck Verdict
In Salisbury the coroner's inquest into the Plymer steamer express wreck on July 1 that killed 27 concludes the derailment resulted from excessive speed contrary to company orders. The jury faulted the company for neglecting to enforce stopping regulations and refused to label the incident accidental, noting shared blame with the engine driver.
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Salisbury
England
Malaria Brings Ship Northward To Boston For Recovery
The cruiser Columbia has been ordered to Boston and sailed from San Juan with 30 men aboard. More than one third are ill with fever contracted at Colon. They are being taken to a northern climate where it is expected they will recover.
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Washington
Columbia
Boston
San Juan
Mannes
Colon
Thaw Defense Backing Shifts As Wife Reasserts Control
Mrs Thaw resumes control of Thaw defense after interview with her son in Tombs. She hires Bisch Olcott Gruber Bonynge as counsel, seeks a lunacy committee, and plans a conference to decide next steps. Meeting with Thaw and daughter-in-law ends emotionally as Bart Thaw is reunited with his mother. In Columbus, stand out operators and miners sign a new agreement with concessions on both sides.
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New York
Harry K. Thaw
Wiliam Thaw
Bisch, Ocoit, Gruber & Bonynge
Young Thaw
F Thaw
Smith
Thaw
Josiah C. Thaw
Goth
Columbus. C
John H. Winder
Columbus
Green
Abduction Report in Memphis Aide Victim Bruised
Mamie Larson a 14 year old girl living near Memphis was abducted by three black men near her home on July 17. She reported losing consciousness and awakening badly bruised in a thicket, prompting a police inquiry.
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Memphis
Tenn
Mamie Larson
Minnie Meyera
Lmits
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