Abrogation of Death Penalty Bill Passed in Turbulent Session
The lower house of Parliament adjourned amid disorder as General Pavloff attempted to address the chamber in support of the death penalty repeal. Deputy attacks and protests from the Group of Toil and Constitutional Democrats followed, ending with unanimous approval of the bill that night. Fresh mutiny among Kronstadt sailors reportedly subsided after demands were met.
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Rudiger
Tribune
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M. Mouromtseff
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Russia
M. Chtcheglovitoff
Group of Toil
Toil
Constitutional Democrats
Cronstadt
Miners Rescued After Six Days in Flooded Welsh Colliery
London reports two of six trapped miners in the Caradoc Vale colliery, Wales, were found alive after six days with candles. Three bodies recovered by rescue party. Search continues but hope of finding the missing men is abandoned. One rescuer walked, the other was delirious in the final days.
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London
Caradoc Vale
Wales
Natal rebels killed in battle in Durban report
Durban July 2. Natal revolt remains serious with a heavy engagement near Nordsberg. A small force of Natal volunteers diverted, but the main body arrived to avert disaster. Rebels finally dispersed with 600 killed.
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Durban
Natal
Nordsberg
Man Clears 25 Year Murder Mystery in St Bernard
Clarence Boles, a stationary engineer once linked to a village murder, reappeared in St Bernard after 25 years. He explained financial troubles prompted his disappearance and settled a debt with the man he owed, ending the long mystery.
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Clarence Boles
St. Bernard
Boles
Frank Broxterman
Elkhart
Indiana
Wets Win Out at Madisonville
Madisonville voters approved the local option by 271 votes in a spirited contest. The wets benefited from organized support by the Aikin law group, the Law and Order League led by Harry Ertel, and the Women’s Christian Temperance Union with Protestant churches. Large turnout included vehicle convoys and a campaign tent on Central Avenue serving coffee and sandwiches.
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Madisonville
Law and Order League
Harry Ertel
Women’s Christian Temperance Union
Central Avenue
Golombia Names New Colombian Minister to United States
Enrique Cortez named Colombian minister to the United States to succeed Diego Mendoza. State Department advised by Barrett at Bogota that appointment follows initial negotiations in Bogota toward treaties to settle disputes and inaugurate a new era of friendly relations.
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United States
Commercial Tribune
Washington
Penrique Cortez
Diego Mendoza
State Department
Barrett
Bogota
Mr. Cortez
Colombia
America 15 Now It Days Overdue
Special Dispatch reports the Fabre Line steamer America, carrying 110 passengers and freight to New York, sailed from Marseilles and Naples and was last heard from June 11 near St Michaels in the Azores. She is eleven days overdue and fear is not yet certain. possible causes include engine failure or being blown off course with fuel exhausted.
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Commercial Tribune
New York
America
Fabre Line
Marseilles
Naples
St. Michaels
Azores
Corn Likely To Be The Winner As Nominee In Ohio
Portmouth Ohio July 2 The Election Board heard five hours of arguments over competing Republican nominations for Common Pleas Judge in the sub district The Milner and Corn conventions claim legitimacy and the board may declare the Milner acts invalid potentially ousting Blair from the nomination if Corn is upheld The scene shows heavy political maneuvering across Southern Ohio with leaders from many areas as delegates clash over delegation legality and seatings
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Common Pleas
District Elections Board
Corn
Milner
Election Board
Hildebrant-Scroggy
Ohio
Blair
A. Z. Blair
Asay Pater
Lawyers for Ice Men Fage Prison To Toledo Case
Judge Kinkade of the Common Pleas Court sentenced three lawyers Thomas H. Tracy Clarence Brown and Alexander Smith to ten days in the County Jail or a $250 fine for contempt of court over a motion charging misconduct in the ice men trial. The sentence was suspended until Thursday to allow an appeal to the Circuit Court and a chance to show the alleged misconduct. The defendants are noted as prominent Toledo attorneys.
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Commercial Tribune
Toledo
Kinkade
Common Pleas Court
Thomas H. Tracy
Clarence Brown
Alexander Smith
Oil Inspector Finley Stricken by Typhoid Fever
Word from Kenton today that W. L. Finley an Oil Inspector and Secretary of the Democratic State Executive Committee is critically ill from typhoid fever his temperature at 106 this morning in Columbus Ohio.
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Commercial Tribune
Outlook
Columbus
Ohio
Kenton
W. L. Finley
Democratic State Executive Committee
Tawney Compares U S Government Costs With Europe
Representative Tawney, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, releases a detailed statement on next year’s appropriations. He asserts the per capita cost of government in the United States, including federal and state, is lower than in any European country.
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Commercial Tribune
Washington
Tawney
House Committee On Appropriations
Congress
United States
Doubtful jury for Hargis trial in Beattyville case
The Kentucky murder case against James Hargis and co defendants in Breathitt County moved to Lee County for trial. Only sixteen of fifty eight Commonwealth witnesses have testified. Attachments were issued to secure attendance as jurors fear finding an impartial panel.
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John ; Ibes
Henderson
Cas
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Alex. H. Hargis
Ed Callahan
B.¥. French
John Abner
John Smith
James
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Lee County
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Smith
Adams
W. A. Young
J. B. Mare
Seien
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Dorsey
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Callahan
French
Winchester
Beattyville
Theodore G. Lewis
Jackson
ry.Cox
Garber to Fight to Keep Control
Garber now based in Columbus from Greenville says Pattison's death altered plans. He will stay in Ohio this summer to contest Democratic party control and expects the state convention in Columbus during the last week of August.
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Commercial Tribune Burrad
Outlook
CoLumbers
Orto
Commercial Tribune
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Greenville
Pattison
Democratic Party
Woman’s children cremated in Cabin Creek house fire
Charleston West Virginia July 2 The wife of a Cabin Creek section hand locked her three children aged four and under in their home while she ran an errand. Returning she found the house burning and the children cremated. The husband was at work and the fire’s cause is unknown.
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Commercial Tribune
Charleston
W. Va
Cabin Creek
Here
Plymouth express wreck claims American dead at Salisbury
Embalmers rush to prepare bodies for return to the U S as the Plymouth express disaster death toll rises to a score. An inquest yielded no cause, while doctors and officials anticipate a Trade Board inquiry. Robert S Critchell, hospitalized and semi conscious, remains under watch as others, including Miss M Rask and Miss I S Griswold, are listed as critical.
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Eng
Frederick H. Cossett
London
America
Board of Trade
Robert S. Critchell
Chicago
J. T. Critchell
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Cincinnati
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Louis Goeppinger
Jules Keeler
Brooklyn
N. Y
Infirmary
R. S. Critchell
M. Rask
Norfolk Street
Park Lane
I. S. Griswold
Borough Heath
England
Harris adds to belief Gould to stay warden
Columbus Ohio July 2 Governor Harris signals confidence that O B Gould will remain as warden despite Board of Penitentiary Managers electing Price Russell to succeed him. The governor noted Republicans should run the penitentiary and indicated Gould may retain his post as discussions of a broader reorganization continue.
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Gould Ia
Commercial Tribune Bureau
Outlook
Columbus
Ohio
Commercial Tribune
Board of Penitentiary Managers
Price Russell
O. B. Gould
Thaw Won't Speed Trial in Murder Case
District Attorney Jerome stated there would be no speedy trial for H. K. Thaw. He explained that only two General Sessions Court parts would sit during summer, risking unfair delays to other inmates with prior claims while Thaw’s murder case may last two to three weeks.
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Commercial Tribune
New York
Jerome
H. K. Thaw
General Sessions Court
Allen W. Evarts
District Attorney’s Office
P. K Bergoff
Stanford White
Bergoff
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Thaw
Mr. Evarts
R. M. White
London Essays on Plymouth Express Disaster Sparks Debate
London papers discuss the Plymouth express derailment causes. George A. Stratham of Boston recounts feeling a strong urge to pull the alarm but was advised against it. The Standard notes a novel suggestion by the American Consul at Southampton that high speed creates an air cushion that could lift the engine from rails on a bridge curve.
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Plymouth Express
George A. Stratham
Boston
Standard
Southampton
Swarm
Roosevelt booms American meats
Washington July 2 By direction of the President Secretary Wilson today issued a statement noting the Department of Agriculture previously lacked power and funds for sanitary supervision of canned meat products. The new law provides adequate authority and funds to enforce safety, assuring people at home and abroad they may use American meats with confidence.
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Commercial Tribune
Washington
Wilson
Department of Agriculture
Farmer on OT by Brother may die
John M. Dever a Madison Township farmer and cousin of State Representative Dever was shot and wounded by his brother Solomon after a quarrel at a School Board meeting. Solomon fired five times, a bullet near the heart. Omon Dever fled toward the traction line as Sheriff Keller sought arrest at Jackson County.
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Commercial Tribune
Portsmouth
John M. Dever
Madison Township
Dever
Solomon
John
Omon Dever
Thaw White Affair Echoes Sickles Key Killing
The Washington Post recalls the 1859 shooting of Philip Barton Key by Daniel Sickles comparing it to the 1906 killing of Stanford White by Harry K. Thaw. In both cases a jealous husband killed a man with three bullets fired in public or open spaces.
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New York
Harry K. Thaw
Pittsburg
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