Bryan Attacks Taft Platform and Plans Limited Campaign
William J. Bryan issued a critical statement on Judge Taft not being satisfied with the Chicago convention and favoring Democratic reforms shown at Denver. He vows to discuss Tafts labor tariff and trust attitudes in upcoming speeches and confirms a limited campaign schedule through September 30 and appearances in Topeka Chicago Peoria Indianapolis and Madison.
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Farview
Lincoln
Neb
William
Taft
Chicago
Denver
William J. Bryan
Cincinnati
Bryan
Topeka
T Bhall
Peoria
Kern
Indianapolis
Farmers’ Congress
Madison
Wis
Mrs Guinness Poisoning Mystery Deepens in Indiana Case
Coroner Mack reports Dr. Walter Haines found strychnine and arsenic in the stomach of Andrew Helgelein and also in the stomachs of Mrs. Guinness and two children. Attorney Worden argues the findings undermine Lamphere’s alleged involvement.
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Paperte
Ind
Mack
Walter Haines
the Bush Medical College
Chicago
Andrew Helgelein
Aberdeen
Belle Guinness
Worden
Lamphere
Guinness
Gompers Denies Labor Vote Pledge Report
Samuel Gompers, AFL president, denounces a report that he would deliver labor votes for any party as an infamous lie. He says organized labor will support the party best suited to its interests and addressed questions about a supposed personal campaign from Republican leaders. Frank Hitchcock denies any such plan.
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Washington, D. C
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Frank H. Hitchcock
Gompers
Clash Between Union and Non-Union Miners Near Pratt City
A clash between union and non-union miners near Pratt City, Alabama, left a non-union miner dead and a union man shot in the jaw. Six arrests were reported, with other disorders in parts of the district but no further serious incidents.
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Birmingham
Ala
Pratt City
American car wins the New York to Paris race
Parl July 30 The Thomas car in the New York to Paris race crossed the French frontier at noon and reached Paris by evening, securing victory in a bold transcontinental contest.
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Parl
New York
Paris
Murderous pair linked to woman's charred body found
Police tie two men to the murder of an unidentified woman whose half charred body was found at the Green Point Avenue dump in Brooklyn. A laborer saw a covered wagon approach at dawn and two men remove a mattress, pour liquid, and set it alight, triggering the investigation.
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New York
Green Point Avenue
Brooklyn
Green Point
Sultan Proclaims Amnesty to Fugitives in Turkey
The sultan via the Turkish consul general in New York announced a general amnesty for all political fugitives. The move affects about 200,000 Armenians and others in the United States.
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New York
Turkey
Mundi Bey
United States
Bennett Nominated for Virginia Governor by Democrats
The Democratic state convention in Charleston West Virginia nominated Louis Bennett of Lewis County for governor on the first ballot just before dawn, then took a recess.
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Louis Bennett
Virginia
Charleston
W. Va
Lewis County
Mexico Neutrality Dispute Strains U S Mexico Ties
Washington reports say the United States struggles to extradite offenders for political crimes along the Mexican Texas border. Difficulties in proving neutrality violations complicate efforts to curb revolutionary activity and press a sincere response from Mexico. President Roosevelt backs possible use of special counsel to handle neutrality cases.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Oyster Bay
Creel
Roosevelt
Bryan attacks Independence platform similarities to Democrats
Lincoln Nebraska July 30. Wm J Bryan issues a formal statement dissecting the Independence party platform from Chicago. He notes many planks align with the Democratic platform and says voters who back Independence while preferring Democratic principles aid the Republicans and undermine the reforms they seek.
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Lincoln, Neb
Fairview
Wm. J. Bryan
Independence Party
Chicago
Taft Admits Fatigue After Rapid Political Pace
Taft acknowledged in Hot Springs Virginia that he felt tired after eight days of intensive campaigning. Frank Hitchcock, Republican National Committee chairman, is expected to meet Taft soon after New York headquarters open on August 1. Arthur Vorys, Taft's chief of staff, may visit frequently through August.
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Hot Springs
Wm. H. Taft
Frank H. Hitchcock
Republican National
Taft
New York
Arthur I. Vorys
Ireland Welcomes American Athletes Arrival Draws Thousands
Dublin crowds turned out in a spontaneous, enthusiastic welcome when members of the Irish-American Athletic club arrived in Ireland. The greeting occurred at the station as news of their arrival spread, drawing thousands to greet the visitors.
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Dublin
Sands Death Body Brought To Paris After Auto Crash
The body of G. Winthrop Sands, stepson of W. K. Vanderbilt, killed in an auto accident at Poissy, was brought to Paris. Funeral set for Saturday at the American church before vault burial and removal to America.
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Richauts
Paris
W. K. Vanderbilt
G. Winthrop Sands
Poissy
America
Former Governor Budd Dies After Illness at 58
James H. Budd former governor of California and a longtime Democratic figure died at his Stockton residence after a two week illness of uraemia. He was 58 years old.
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Budd
Stockton
Cal
James HM. Budd
California
Uraemia
Unknown man found dead in Union Pacific yards possibly Daly nephew
Coroner seeks identification of a 20 to 35 year old male found near the freight depot after being struck by a train. The body shows a severed leg and crushed chest. A hat bearing Denver maker L B Mayer and clothing marked H D suggest non tramp status. Local witnesses linked him to Gust Johnston and H P Hynds, who are away from the city.
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Union Pacific
Marcus Daly
Daly
Murray
Jbarly and
Longhurst Undertaking Establishment
Timothy Willams
Willams & Myers
Gust Johnston
H. P. Hynds
H. D
E. T
Big Strike Arranged on Delaware Railroad
Scranton Pa July 30 Grand Master Hawley of the Switchmen s union says about 80 percent of Delaware Lackawanna Western railroad men voted for a strike. The grievance committee awaits President Truesdell s reply to a request for a conference to settle before ordering a strike.
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Scranton
Hawley
Switchmen’'s Union
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad
Truesdell
Wabash Saves Wheeling Notes At Maturity
George J. Gould announced that the Wabash railroad company has made satisfactory arrangements to protect the Wheeling and Lake Erie notes at maturity totaling eight million dollars. The statement was issued in New York this afternoon.
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New York
George J. Gould
Gould
Wabash Company
Landslide Kills Sixteen in Merh Les Bains Austria
An Austrian village south of Innisbruck named Merh Les Bains was wiped out by a landslide. Sixteen people are reported dead with the disaster confirmed by local officials.
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Innisbruck
Austria
Merh-Les-Bains
Houses Dynamited by Mine Strikers Near Birmingham
Three houses were dynamited near Watlam seven miles from Birmingham around midnight. No injuries reported. Three miners were arrested at Many Lee amid threats to resist jail. Soldiers were deployed and brought the prisoners in. After a morning conference the governor and Sheriff Higdon warned that martial law would be ordered in parts of the mining district if bushwhacking continued.
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Birmingham
Ala
Watlam
Lee
Higdon
Greed of Company Cost Fifty-Nine Lives
Inspector Noah Young reported to Governor Brooks on the Hanna Wyoming No 1 mine disaster of March 28 in which fifty nine miners died. The report details mine conditions causes of two explosions and recommends stronger coal mine laws and enforcement to prevent such events.
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Noah Young
Hanna No. 1
Wyoming
Bryant B. Brooks
Hanna
Wyo
David M. Elias
Brooks
Young
Inspector Young
Union Pacific Coal Company
Briggs
No. 10
Woman in Nightgown Fends Off Five Robbers in Colorado
In Golden Colorado on July 10 Mrs Nels Dahlberg fired from her doorway at five men trying to pry open a saloon window. A robber was wounded and the others fled pursued by a posse. none were captured by late afternoon.
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Golden
Colo
Nels Dahlberg
Goosetown
Bia
Denver Laramie & Northwestern ties contract sparks Seattle line
Denver July 30 The Denver Laramie & Northwestern rail road has awarded Continental Tie & Lumber of Houston 120000 cross ties enough for seventy miles of the proposed Denver Fort Collins Granger to Seattle route. About seventy five carloads already delivered along the right of way and grading extends fifteen miles. Rails go to Colorado Fuel & Iron. rails weigh 85 pounds. Office and departments occupy half the Ernest Cramer building, sixteens rooms in use.
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Denver
Colo
Denver. Laramie & Northwestern Railroad
Fort Collings and Granger
Seattle
Continental Tie & Lumber Company
Houston
Tex
Port Collins
Colorado Fuel & Iron Company
Ernest & Cramer
Unnatural Nephew Indicted for Murder in New Jersey
Hackensack New Jersey July 30 1920 Gua Eberhard a New York grocery clerk shot and killed his aunt Mrs Ottiilie Eberhard on a country road near Hackensack and robbed her life savings. He was indicted for murder in the first degree and his trial was set for September 14.
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Hackensack
N. J
Gua Eberhad
New York
Ottiilie Eberhard
Here
Belgian Crew Beats Cambridge Eight in Regatta Heat
The Cambridge eight, a UK championship hopeful, failed to win the fourth heat at the international regatta as the Belgian crew from Club Nautique de Grand defeated them in the afternoon race.
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Cambridge
Menley
United Kingdom
Belglan
Nautique de Grand
Weather Report for Wyoming Seaboard Areas
Forecast for Wyoming calls for cool, wet conditions with a Friday to Saturday drop. Local data shows 24 hour period ending 6 p m July 30 1908 with a maximum temperature and a minimum of 56 degrees and 0.91 inch precipitation Palmer portion director.
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Washington
D. C
Wyoming
Warner
Palmer
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Mrs. Guinness
Mexico
Chares Roosevelt
Independent Party
Ireland
Delaware Railroad
Wheeling
Welgian Crew
Weather Report
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