Harvard And Yale Navy-Eight Races Break Even In Thames Event
Harvard and Yale opened on the Thames with the freshman and varsity eight-oared races. Harvard won the freshman event by two lengths while Yale took the varsity four by a narrow margin. Both races faced a light northeaster and slow times, with crowds watching from New London.
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New London
Conn
Harvard
Thames River
Aremen
Elas
Yale
Torre
Syeam
Copa
Northeaster
Thames
Arsity
P. H. Aberroth
Erie
Ng Ton Yen
Foreign Affairs
China
No Lives Lost In V Fire At Clarksburg Coal Mine
A fire at the Chieftain mine owned by Clarksburg Coal Co in Wilsonburg is destroying the mine with officials believing incendiary origin. All openings are being cemented to smother flames as water and fans are used. thousands of dollars in damage reported. state mining department investigating. second major mine fire in the area recently.
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Associated Pres
Clarksburg
Coal Company
Wilsonburg
State Mining Department
Reciprocity bill fight resumes in U S Senate
In Washington on June 30 opponents of the Canadian reciprocity bill prepared to resume their Senate debate. Senator Gamble of South Dakota postponed his address to attend Lorimer inquiry hearings and planned to speak after routine business. Senator Cummins of Iowa continued his attacks and may end his speech this afternoon. The House was not in session.
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Washington
Senate
Gamble
South Dakota
Lorimer Investigation Committee
Cummins
Iowa
Rev Patton Attends Amherst Class Reunion
Morganton North Carolina June 30 Reverend R L Patton departed for Amherst Massachusetts to join the thirty fifth anniversary reunion of his class of 1875 about sixty living members remain of the over one hundred graduates.
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R. L. Patton
Amherst
Morganton
N. C
R.L. Patton
Mass
Plimpton
Ginn & Co
America
Patton
Woman left heat driven murders and suicide in Lockney
In Lockney Texas on June 29 1929 Mrs Maud McCreary of Los Angeles killed her three children ages 6 5 and 3 months and then hanged herself in a vacant two story house. A search party found the bodies and a note implied temporary insanity from the heat. In Paris Frank J Gould of Virginia was indicted under Sherman anti trust law and said he learned of the indictment from press dispatches.
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Lockney
Texas
Maud McCreary
Los Angeles
California
McCreary
Frank Gould
Paris
Frank J. Gould
Old Dominion Iron & Nail Works
Virginia
United States Grand Jury
New York
Gould
Proceeds of the Day in Lorimer Case
Edward Hines, Chicago lumberman, testifies before the Senate committee on the Lorimer election fund. He denies involvement in Illinois politics, recounts his presence at the Union League, and describes his calls to the Associated Press as Lorimer’s result being announced. The exchange covers campaign funding and the 1909 tariff lobbying context.
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Washington
Edward Hines
Chicago
Lorimer
Senate
Hines
Clarence S. Funk
International Company
Union League
Funk
Senator Jones
Philadelphia
Marble
Mr. Lorimer
Union League Club
Associated Press
Springfield
Senator Lorimer
Aldrich
White House
Reichmann Sentenced to Four and a Half Months
J B Reichmann former president of the Carnegie Trust Company is sentenced by Justice Dais in the supreme court to four and a half months in the penitentiary for making a false report to the state banking department in New York on June 30.
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New York
J. B. Reichmann
Carnegie Trust Company
State Banking Department
Dais
Criminaldagandi
Supreme Court
Coble Criticizes Reciprocity Treaty Proposal
Senator Gamble of South Dakota denounces the Canadian reciprocity agreement as unjust and harmful to American farmers. He argues it violates party policy, rejects ratification, and notes Republican opposition in both houses. The measure is described as a tariff revision with no duty reduction on farmer purchases.
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Washington, D. C
Gamble
South Dakota
Senate
Canada
House of Representatives
Congress
Senate adjourns to observe Fourth of July
Washington June 30 The senate agreed to adjourn from tomorrow to next Wednesday to observe the Fourth of July.
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Senate
Associated Press
Washington
Senate Today
Taft Withdraws Four Regiments From Texas Maneuver
President Taft after talks with Secretary Stimson and General Wood authorized withdrawing four regiments from the maneuver division at San Antonio, Texas. The units will be withdrawn within thirty days, with several regiments possibly remaining in Texas through the summer.
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Washington
Stimson
Wood
Taft
San Antonio
Texas
Woman Confesses to Amann Killing in Philadelphia
Mrs Stella Hodge arrested in Philadelphia for the Amann murder confession arrives in Warren to face a justice of the peace. She declares the shooting was accidental but not intentional. Hodge held to await Attorney James Scarlet who represents J M Andrews.
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Associated Press
Warren
Stella Hodge
Philadelphia
Emil Amann
Justice of the Peace
Amann
J. M. Andrews
Old Cartoons Figure in Damages Suit Over Tobacco Ad
Raleigh June 30 Famous cartoon titled Lady Duke and How it Hurts appears in cross examination of President F D Ware in the 1 200 000 damage suit of Ware Kramer Co against American Tobacco Company The case centers on impersonation claims of Mrs J B Duke nee Miss Inman of Atlanta and the timing of the cartoon adjournment set for Monday with Ware’s cross examination ongoing.
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Raleigh
N. C
Lady Duke
F. D. Ware
Ware-Kramer Company
American Tobacco Company
J. B. Duke
Miss Inman
Atlanta
Ware
Express Train Derailed Near Pont-de-L'Arche
A Havre to Paris express derailed at Pont-de-L'Arche near Louviers last night after train wreckers struck. All cars overturned but no passengers were seriously hurt. Copies of Guerre Sociale were found beside the rails as officials urge the new ministry to curb revolutionary activity and outrages.
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Paris
Havre
Pont-De-L’arche
Louviers
Pasengers
Cardinal Gibbons Celebrates Golden Priesthood Jubilee
Cardinal James Gibbons marks fifty years in the priesthood and twenty five years as cardinal with a thanksgiving mass in a Baltimore area chapel. The events include a low mass and family attendance, followed by a government and church leaders reception during June. A cathedral celebration is planned for October.
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Associated Press
Baltimore
Cardinal Gibbons
Kenrick
Jaume
Father Gibbons
Househourd
Taft
Woman Regains Speech After Lightning Blink
New Orleans on June 30 Miss Jessie R Fisher who had been dumb for two years regained her voice after a lightning flash and thunder yesterday morning. Doctors from across the state and east had deemed treatment futile and hopeless, but a sudden involuntary exclamation surprised her as her speech returned to normal.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
Atoru
Jessie R. Fisher
Miss Fisher
Ruef to star in Fourth of July at San Quentin
Abraham Ruef, the San Francisco political boss serving a fourteen year bribery sentence, headlines this year’s San Quentin Fourth of July program. The wardens reveal Ruef donated a concert grand piano for the entertainment, having served less than half a year of his term.
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Associated Press
San Rafalo
Cal
Abraham Ruef
San Quentin Penitentiary
John E. Hoyle
Ruef
San Francisco
Stetson Testifies on Sugar Refining Sale Negotiations
David B. Stetson of Philadelphia testified before the house survey trust committee that in 1903 he negotiated to buy the Pennsylvania Sugar Refining Co. for the American Sugar Refining Co. He said Adolph Segal discussed the sale at the Manufacturers' Club and that Segal claimed he helped sell a Camden refinery. He estimated the refinery cost at 1.8 to 2 million dollars and noted Real Estate Trust Co. bonds linked to the Pennsylvania refinery risk.
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Associated Press
Washington
David B. Stetson
Philadelphia
Washington T. Thomas
American Sugar Refining Company
House
Suray Trust Committee
Adolph Segal
Pennsylvania Sugar Refining Company
The
Sugar Trust
Segal
Stetson
Manufacturers’ Club
Mr. Segal
Pennsylvania
Mr. Stetson
Camden
Thomas
Mr. Thomas
Tragedy at Buffalo Pumping Station Kills Ten on Roof
Ten men crushed to death and seven seriously injured in the collapse of Buffalo water department’s new pumping station at Porter avenue. Roof 300 by 100 feet gave way, burying workers under steel, brick, and mortar. Fire and police rushed to scene. some died en route or in hospitals. others not expected to recover.
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Asociated
Press
Buffalo, N. Y
Buffalo Water Departments
Porter Avenue
Lake Front
Jolt to Cutlery Business Seized Pending Valuation Probe
New York June 3 The Collector of Customs acted to relieve a cutlery supply squeeze by testing extensive shipments of eigen cutlery pending undervaluation charges. Goods may be released on bond and cash deposits while investigations probe alleged large-scale customs fraud. The German government protests, claiming motive to aid American rivals in the cutlery trade.
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Associated Press
New York
Actio
Customs Department
Germany
Rail Commission Seeks More Funds and Powers
The Georgia Railroad Commission asks the governor and general assembly for increased funding for inspection, from 3000 to 10000 dollars, expanded jurisdiction over track scales, safety grade crossing eliminations, authority to require through bills of lading, power to revoke stock and bond issuance orders, and extra laws on freight overcharges and losses. Some requests are expected to spark floor debate.
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Atlanta
State Railroad Commission
General Assembly
Georgia
Steamer Spokane Beached Near Seymour Narrows
Victoria B C June 30 The steamer Spokane struck in Seymour Narrows last night and was beached on Plumper Bay Two passengers are reported missing The Grand Trunk Pacific steamer Prince George remains nearby while passengers have been landed.
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Associated Press
Victoria
B. C
Spokane
Seymour Narrows
Plumper Bay
Grand Trunk Pacific
Prince George
Largest concrete bridge in the world opens in Phoenix
The Salt River bridge at Phoenix, the largest concrete structure of its kind, was opened yesterday. The bridge proper spans 2,150 feet, and with approaches reaches 4,600 feet in total length.
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Associated Press
Phoenix
Ariz
Salt River
German Aviator Hirth Reaches Berlin After Munich Flight
Berlin reports aviator Hirth and a passenger arrived after a 5 hour 41 minute flight covering 345 miles from Munich. An overnight stop occurred at Nuremberg with another landing at Leipsic. He won 12500 dollars and recently set a height record of 6812 feet with a passenger.
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Hirth
Berlin
Associated Press
Munich
Nuremberg
Leipsic
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Rhena
J. C. Reichmann
Coble
Regimento
Storm
Buffalo Water Department
Eternity
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