Father’s pistol accident kills infant during Fourth of July fest
A father discharging a revolver during Fourth celebrations shoots his 21 month old daughter Lillian Anderson in the doorway, causing her death and wounding multiple bystanders. Police arrest the father while more injuries from giant crackers blank pistols and toy cannons are treated at city hospitals.
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West Sixth Street
Archie Anderson
Fourth District
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Lilian
Joseph Harris
Sycamore Street
Linton Park
Morris Mandelzweig
Laurel Street
William Thompson
Perry Street
Fox
Baldwin
Arthur Wise
West Seventh Street
Central Avenue
Robert Beuer
Charles Beuer
Williams Avenue
Norwood
George Schneider
Baum Street
George
Schneider
Million Dollar Widow Unhappy With New Husband
Mrs. Philip Van Valkenburgh, identified as a millionaire widow, voices discontent with her second marriage. The report outlines her dissatisfaction and possible implications for her social standing and finances.
Million Dollar Widow Seeks punitive Alimony in Separation
Mrs. Philip Van Valkenburgh, famed for a $10,000,000 fortune, plans separation from her aged husband. She has ordered her attorney to seek punitive alimony, aiming to extract funds without a divorce, after leaving the St. Regis in New York. The widow, once courted by European nobles, lingers in Newport social circles and contemplates legal action.
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Philip van Valkenburgh
Commercial Tribune
New York
Newport
Count de Sores
Spiridevitech
van Valkenburgh
The
St. Regis
Edward Lauterbach
William H. Chapman
Europe
Taft Withdraws 8.5 Million Acres In Lands Move
President Taft signed withdrawal orders covering 8,495,781 acres of power site phosphate and petroleum lands and named an Army board to review reclamation projects funded by a $20 million appropriation. He summoned Interior Secretary Ballinger for a Tuesday conference to discuss near term work. The action echoes Roosevelt and tests in federal courts over presidential authority to withdraw public lands.
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Associated Press Dispatch
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Ballinger
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Alaska
Arizona
California
Colorado
Idaho
Montana
Nevada
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Washington
Wyoming
Tomorrow's Commercial Tribune Prints Reno Fight Narrative
Demand for early orders is high as the Commercial Tribune promises the first accurate account of the Reno bout. Renowned fight experts John L. Sullivan James J Corbett and Robert Fitzsimmons contribute exclusive insights, with late orders possibly unfilled.
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Commercial Tribune
Day of Reckoning at Hand Jeffries Johnson Clash Today
On the eve of their title bout Jeffries and Johnson speak of fitness readiness and confidence. Johnson asserts peak condition, vows decisive action, and expects a hard, potentially long fight while honoring sportsmanship if defeated.
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Jeff
Jack
Ugitts Jeffries
Jottrign
Jeffries
Lynching of Two Negroes After Planter Slaying in Charleston
In Charleston Missouri on July 3 two Black men, Robert Coleman and Sam Fields, were hanged by a mob after allegedly shooting William Fox, a planter from Mississippi county. The crowd overran the jail, found Fox’s killers, and executed them at different spots as authorities failed to halt the mob. A coroner's jury later ruled the deaths were at the hands of unknown parties.
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Associated Press Dispatch
Charleston
Robert Coleman
Sam Fields
William Fox
Mississippi County
Fox
Tennessee
Culp
Hadley
Iron Mountain
Fire destroys Bowman home. possible fatality under review
Residents question if a man died in the Reading road fire that gutted the Cath erine Bowman residence between Shillito and Union streets. Robert Sparks and John Johnson aided by streetcar, reported hearing an occupant in the hallway as flames trapped others. Firemen faced darkness in the cellar, while a thorough search and state fire marshal inquiry are planned.
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Catherine Bowman
Reading Road
Shillito
Union Streets
Robert BH. Sparks
Carthage Pike
St. Bernard
Sparks
John Johnson
Mellwood Avenue
Winton Place
Champ Clark predicts he will be speaker of the next House
Champ Clark, Democratic minority leader, told a July 8 audience at the Second Church of the Disciples of Christ in New York that he believes the Democrats will control the next House and that he will be its speaker. He urged taking chances and joked about self-promotion referencing Mark Twain.
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New. York
Associated Press
Champ Clark
House
Second Church of the Disciples of Christ
United States of America
Mark Twain
Fall Death From Glass Wound After Wagon Crash
Louisville July 8 A.P. Fred Young a boiler maker suffered a fatal jugular wound from a shard of glass after his buggy struck a lamp post when his horse ran away. He collapsed while walking home dying from the small wound.
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Louisville
Associated Press
Fred Young
Baltic Collides With German Tank Steamer
The White Star steamship Baltic collided with the German tank steamer Standard about 1,800 miles east of Sandy Hook during dense fog last week. No serious injuries. both ships continued their voyages after a two hour stand by. One German crewman was reported injured.
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New York
Associated Press
Baltic
White Star Line
Standard
Philadelphia
Copenhagen
Sandy Hook
Cotton Mill Magnate Dies After Operation
Beverly Massachusetts July 3. George Dexter multimillionaire longtime figure in the cotton mill industry and director of numerous corporations died last night at his summer home Pride's Crossing following an operation. He was 76 years old.
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Beverly
Mass
Associated Press
George Dexter
Pride’s Crossing
Lynching Reported in Columbia County Alabama
News from Dothan Alabama reports the lynching of Henry McKinney at Columbia County after he was charged with criminal assault on a white girl. Governor Comer ordered local military ready for riot duty as efforts to locate the body continue and authorities refuse to release the victim's name.
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Dothan
Ala
Associated Press
Columbia
Comer
Henry McKinney
Aviator Wachter killed at Bethany Plain aviation meet
At Bethany Plain Rheims July 3 an aviation meet opened with a fatal accident as Avi ator Wachter perished during practice. His monoplane crashed after wings folded in a gale and rain. The crowd witnessed the tragedy including Wachter's wife and child. The crash was blamed on breaking wire stays.
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Rheims
France
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Wachter
Latham
Count de Lamat
Sommer
Glenn H. Curtiss
Concerted Action Against Nicaragua Seen Possible
Washington reports indicate a shift in U S policy toward the Nicaraguan crisis though the direction remains uncertain. Fighting continues and Nicaragua’s economy suffers as foreign interests feel the impact and regional neighbors fear spillover.
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Nicaragua
Washington
Associated Press
Central America
Ms Nm
Footpad Tries To Rob Couple In Covington Incident
Charles Heeckman of 1705 Banklick Street Covington reports that last night a white man armed with a gun robbed him and a woman companion at Shady Lane and Erie Avenue. The woman screamed and fled as the robber pursued, but he lost the thief who did little to pursue.
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Charles Heeckman
Banklick Street
Covington
Shady Lane
Erie Avenue
Heeckman
Congressman Brownlow Critically Ill in Tennessee
Knoxville July 3 A P Congressman Walter P Brownlow of Tennessee's First District is critically ill at Johnson City with araemic poisoning. He is semi conscious and able to take nourishment.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Associated Press
Walter P. Brownlow
First Congressional District of
Johnson City
Two Girls Killed as Train Strikes Car at Val ley Stream Crossing
At a Valley Stream crossing on Long Island a car owned by Andrew Crawford of Riverdale New York carrying his two daughters Jeanette and Charlotte and their chauffeur was struck by a railway train. Both daughters were killed and the chauffeur was seriously injured. Crawford escaped with minor scratches. Mrs. Crawford had left the car moments before.
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New York
Associated Press
Valley Stream
L. L
Andrew Crawford
Riverdale
N. Y
Crawford
Jeanette
Charlotte
Long Island
Jeffries Johnson Heavyweight Clash Looms Over Reno Arena
Reno teems with boxing fever as James J Jeffries prepares to meet Arthur Johnson for the undisputed heavyweight title. Promoters, trainers, and crowds converge on the Truckee basin arena while betting pools show Jeffries favored in twenty rounds. Johnson trains at his camp and Delaney backs the black challenger.
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Jeffries
Reno
Corbett Expects Long Battle With Johnson
James J. Jeffries predicts a prolonged bout with Johnson, noting both fighters will pursue a calculated plan to exhaust the other. He expects a grueling 30 round contest and asserts that the best man will win.
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New York
Sam
Jim
Johnson
Ming
Persis
James J. Jef
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