Taft Hosts Tariff Conferees At White House Dinner
President Taft invites all Republican tariff conferees to dinner at the White House to discuss progress on free raw materials. Senator Borah warns that a free raw material program could threaten western senators jobs and home representation.
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White House
Taft
Tariff Conference
Borah
Washington
Cannon
House
Senate
Aldrich
Capitol
Weather Forecast For WV OH PA
The weather section notes fair conditions for West Virginia today and Wednesday and fair and slightly warmer weather for Ohio and Western Pennsylvania with light variable winds.
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West Virginia
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Ella Gingles Cleared of Lace Theft Charge
Chicago July 20 Ella Gingles was found not guilty of stealing lace from her former employer Miss Agnes Barrette. The jury rejected her testimony of an assault to force her into white slavery as untrue. The verdict also deemed the accusations against Barrette unfounded. The court was sparsely filled and supporters reacted with cheers.
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Chicago
Ella Gingles
Agnes Barrette
Legal fight is on today in Pittsburgh strike dispute
A hearing before the Public Defense association in injunction proceedings against Pressed Steel Car of Schoenville and its strikers will convene this afternoon. The case alleges misrepresentation over pay as machinists and other workers attempted to return to work under a former rate, amid rumors of bribery and possible federal intervention.
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Pittsburg
Saiy
Public Defense Association
Wreseed Steel Car Company
Schoenville
Pressed Steel Car Company
McKees Rocks
Five-year-old dies after ingesting quinine pills
In Newton New Jersey on July 20 a four year old boy, John Drake, son of Cecil Drake, swallowed fifty quinine pills and died within minutes in a medical emergency.
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Newton
N. J
John
Cecil Drake
Cambridge Loan & Building Co Buys Mellyar Property
The Cambridge Loan and Building Co purchased the late J. O. Mellyar property from his daughter Mrs. Chas A Barber through real estate dealer C C Cosgrove for 13500 dollars. The deal marks the passing of a landmark once occupied by a hotel and a busy Mellyar store room and home in Cambridge.
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C. C. Cosgrove
J. O. Mellyar
Chas. A. Barber
Cambridge Loan and Building Co
Mellyar
Cam
Depositors Chase and Capture Robber at Dry Dock Bank
In New York on July 20 clerks and waiting depositors pursued Aaron Volberg after he allegedly snatched a depositor’s satchel containing $800. Dragged back to the bank he fought captors and was reported to have assaulted a clerk before police were summoned. He faces assault and robbery charges.
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New York
Aaron Volberg
Volberg
Officers Raid Al Heed's Plage in Quiet Suburban Raid
Prosecutor Charles Sheppard Sheriff H K Moore and Deputy John Berry led a raid on Al Heed's restaurant in Fair Ground Addition capturing a keg alleged to contain real beer. The evidence was sent for analysis after a warrant was sworn in probate court.
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Charles §. Sheppard
H. K. Moore
John S. Berry
al. Heed
Fair Ground Addition
Office of State Dairy and Food Commission
Moore
Heed
Berry
Mr. Heed
Washington Plans Home Week and School Anniversary
Washington residents organize weekly meetings to finalize plans for Home Week and School Anniversary set for August 1 to 7. Albert Lawrence of Cleveland and Laura Skinner of New York lead a temporary committee to invite 800+ former residents and arrange accommodations for the expected large gathering.
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Laura Skinner
New York City
Washington Union School Association
Washington
Albert Lawrence
Cleveland
New York
Lawrence
Skinner
Rural carrier hurt as horse sinks in soft road
C. H. Willis a popular rural mail carrier on route 7 from Cambridge to Byesville was thrown from his buggy when his horse stumbled in soft ground near Ideal Mine. He was found unconscious, treated at home, and later completed the return trip using a loaned buggy.
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C. H. Willis
Cambridge
Byesville
Ankertown
Ideal Mine
Mr. Willis
S. S. Oliver
Mr. Oliver
Willis
Fire Causes $300000 Loss in Masontown
Masontown West Virginia July 20 a three hundred thousand dollar loss by fire in the business portion of town was suffered today. The blaze caused extensive damage to shops and warehouses and disrupted commerce in the area. No further details were provided about the cause or the extent of injuries.
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Masontown
W. Va
Adams Tells Graphic Story Elect Officers One Year Ahead
Washington July 20 The Democratic congressional committee elected officers and mapped out its plan to win the house in the next elections. Representative James F Boyd of Missouri was re elected chairman by the unanimous vote of thirty seven members. Other officers chosen were Lincoln Dixon secretary David E Finley first vice chairman A Mitchell Palmer second vice chairman and J J Sinnott sergeant at arms.
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Washington
Democratic Congressional Committee
James F. Boyd
Missouri
Lincoln Dixon
Indiana
David E. Finley
South Carolina
A. Mitchell Palmer
Pennsylvania
J. J. Sinnott
Virginia
Gould Easily Make the Trip
Washington July 20 The Wright brothers express confidence their machine can cross the English Channel after Herbert Latham fails to cross. They note Latham's motor rarely runs five minutes, and discuss water landing risks and motor development as crucial to future flight. Latham's monoplane plunged into the channel eight miles off Calais.
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Washington
Herbert Latham
English Channel
Wright Brothers
Wilbur Wright
Wright
Latham
Wrights
Orville Wright
Calais
France
Hubert Latham
Principal Actor in Midnight Feast
Annapolis session of a naval court of inquiry into Lieutenant Sutton's death reveals Lieutenant Robert E. Adams detailing a Tennessee style incident with Sutton and two other marines. Adams faced tough cross examination as discrepancies emerged from earlier testimony while Sutton's mother and sister watched. The witness described a car ride to the marine camp, an after hours altercation, and a woods edge confrontation ending with Sutton firing five shots including a self-inflicted wound.
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Annapolis
Sutton
Marine Corps
Robert E. Adams
Academy
Henry E. Davis
Davis
Adams
Board of Inquiry
Marine Camp
Utley
Osterman
Harmon relieves governor as receiver of C H and D railway
Cincinnati Ohio July 20 Governor Harmon was relieved of duty as receiver of the C H and D railway. The court retains jurisdiction pending litigation.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Gover
Jurisdic
Spectator Animal Show Furor at Coney Island Lion Tiger Fight
At Coney Island a 1500 person crowd watched a lion fight a tiger in a shared act. The lion suffered a bad back injury from the tiger and faces probable death.
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Cambridge Loan & Building CO
J. C. Meilyar
Will Gare
AL Heed
Union School
C.H. Willis
Gould
Midnight Feast
Lieut
Naval Board
Margaret Stewart
Nor Harmon
Tion
King's Mine
Lion and Tiger Battle
Coney Island
Lore City
Gus Taylor
King’s Mines
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