Elks Rally as Grand Exalted Ruler Contest Near
Los Angeles dispatch reports Cincinnati Elks gathering at the Alexandria Hotel for credentials and campaigning for grand exalted ruler. Delegates from Illinois, Ohio, Michigan, Nebraska and the South arrive. registration tops 10 000 as Herrmann faction gains momentum amid news of William Byrth’s death to cast a pall over the convention.
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Elks train crash near Cisco Utah kills three
A head on collision between a Denver and Rio Grande train and an Elks special at Cisco Utah today killed three trainmen and injured one. Fourteen trains were stalled in Grand Junction while about 25 000 Elks from across the nation were detained awaiting details. Passengers were not killed or injured.
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Editor Hume of War Times Dead
Jetn F Hume civil war editor and former Ohio state legislator died at 70 in Hepepsin New York He graduated from Ohio State University in 1850 and later became editor of The St Louis newspaper record notes his career in journalism and public service.
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Concannon and McGinn Get Official Posts
After two days of talks with Governor Harmon Fire Marshal Zuber and Workshops Inspector Kearns announced several appointments. Kearns outlined the distribution of deputy inspectors to Cleveland Cincinnati Toledo and other cities with salaries of 100 a month. Concannon and McGinn were named as appointees reflecting a political machine style distribution across districts.
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Zanesville
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Portsmouth
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Defiance
McGinn Appointed Deputy Fire Marshal in Cincinnati
Governor Harmon names John E. McGinn to the Cincinnati district post amid Democratic influence. McGinn, Eighteenth ward leader, chairs a five member committee reviewing Harmon appointments and self recommends. Ben Meyers from Price Hill is expected to receive the other similar post.
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Falls forty feet then rides goat in lodge initiation
Jerry Cleveland of Reservoir Street fell forty feet from a third story window while awaiting initiation into the Hamilton Eagles. He struck a wire ten feet from the ground, rode it down, landed on his feet with only a small cut, and completed the initiation on schedule.
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Denies He Has Score But Owns Three Wives
In San Francisco a man identified by police as John Madson, alleged to be Christian C. Johnson, is charged with bigamy in Santa Clara County after marrying multiple women in several cities. He denies being Madson and admits one marriage.
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Stark County 5 Wet Vote Holds Majority 4699
Stark County stays in the wet column by a 4699 majority after today’s election. Canton voted wet with 2239, Alliance dry by 170, and the county’s 263 saloons and five breweries factored in. Officials note the season and taxation issue shaped the outcome as dry forces blame timing while promising another fight in three years.
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Arlington Heights Village Goes Dry Over Quorum Absence
Arlington Heights Illinois residents faced an accidental dry period after a quorum gap derailed a sewer ordinance vote. Trustees missing from the meeting blocked action while five saloon licenses expired July 1 and required reissue, prompting saloonkeepers to operate as soda water clerks under police watch.
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Atlanta Drunkenness Arrests Hit Record Half-Year Total
Atlanta police records show 1 875 arrests for drunkenness in the first six months of 1909, well above the 1 123 in the same period last year and nearing the six-month total for 1907. The note highlights Georgia near beer as the mildest beverage option.
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Pueblo Declares Dry After Saloon Licenses Dispute
Pueblo, July 10, 1930 era reports the city becoming dry as saloons close at midnight. Officials could not agree on license recipients under a new ordinance capping licenses at 100.
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Gol Pointer Dies in Bowery House
Colonel Marcellus Pointer a Civil War staff officer under General Wheeler and later a railway promoter was found dead in a Bowery locking house in New York. The cause was apoplexy. Papers included letters from Wheeler praising him and a petition to McKinley signed by army officers and by Senator Morgan of Alabama and Senator Culbertson asking for brigadier general of the Spanish war volunteers.
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Wrights Flight Trial Extension At Fort Myer
Two thousand visitors at Fort Myer faced an eighteen mile wind delaying Orville Wright’s flight demonstration. New York aeroplane builder A M Hefting won an extension to August 1 to complete his government machine tests. A German air expo opened in Frankfort highlighting balloons dirigibles planes and aircraft exhibits.
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Harbor 5 Ablaze With Burning Oil
Providence report of a drifting barge Harrison loaded with 135000 gallons of oil causing harbor fires and dock damage. Fire injured Captain Frederick May and Albert DeFosse, with estimated losses at $50. The same day Troy bridge fire destroyed the Hudson River wooden covered span details seven firemen perished.
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Tariff Conferees Face Brawl Over Woolen Goods and Hosiery
Washington July 10 The tariff conference on cotton woolen goods and cheap women's gloves split into a stubborn fight as House and Senate clash on duties. Amendments to schedules differ greatly with hours set long for sessions and expectations of a two week or longer conference to resolve max and min provisions, inheritance tax, and corporation tax impacts.
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Floods Drive Thousands From Homes in the West
Sioux City Iowa reports the Perry Creek flood forcing about a thousand residents from their homes with extensive damage. A cloudburst north of Sioux City is blamed. Ottawa and Emporia Kansas see rising rivers threatening lowlands. Missouri River level near Kansas City stays high with expected rise.
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Chicago trifts cause long delays after track inundation
Chicago triffs held here all day following the inundation of the Chicago Alton tracks near Glasgow Missouri caused lengthy delays in Kansas City. The incident disrupted rail traffic and forced rerouting options as crews assessed damage and cleared the area. Local officials coordinated with railroad operators to manage schedules and inform travelers.
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Flood Forecast Drives Preparations as Mississippi Rises
In St. Louis on July 10 the Mississippi stood 2.4 feet below flood stage. The Weather Bureau forecast river levels between 31 and 31.6 feet by Monday or Monday night, prompting authorities to begin evacuations and clothing for flood conditions.
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Taft Family Enjoys Shoreline Auto Trip at Beverly
The Taft family including Mrs Taft Helen Robert and Charles with Mrs More and Prof More took an auto ride along the north shore up to Magnolia. Mrs Taft showed marked health improvement during the outing near the summer capital Beverly Massachusetts.
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Slays Wife With Wooden Leg and Gas Fatality in Michigan
Grand Rapids report says Warren G Rowland killed his wife Vashti Perry Rowland with his wooden leg, wrecked gas fixtures, and then cut his throat after the bodies were found in a vacant house. Autopsy concluded the sequence.
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Thirteen Prisoners Escape Paducah Jail
Paducah Kentucky July 10 thirteen inmates seven white six negroes escaped from the county jail through an eighteen inch hole in the south wall. Only one escapee, Jonas Smith a negro to be charged with homicide, had been captured.
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Grant 15 pleased with tournament in Toledo
General Grant, commander of the army, praised the military tournament held in Toledo. Troops from all branches competed, and the event was deemed successful by the top brass.
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Cincinnati Brewing plant fire in Hamilton causes $5,000 loss
Special Dispatch to Commercial Tribune reports a large Cincinnati Brewing Company plant fire in Hamilton July 10. The blaze broke out in the bottling department and burned for about two hours before firemen brought it under control near midnight. Estimated loss was about $5,000.
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Two Drown In River Near Princeton Indiana
Two young men Paris Cunningham and Henry McFetridge drowned in the White River at Princeton Indiana when a horse drawing their wagon balked at a ferry bell and plunged over a steep bank into the swollen river. The bodies have not been recovered.
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Simon Newcomb Dies Noted Astronomer at 74
Washington July 11 Prof Simon Newcomb renowned astronomer died at his home at dawn aged 74 He was a leading American mathematical astronomer since Franklin and held honorary memberships in top scientific societies He supervised construction of the telescope at Links Observatory and edited the Nautical Almanac from 1877 to 1897
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Splinter in Knee Causes Tetanus Death in Richmond
Richmond Kentucky July 16 John Arbe pa 10 died at his home after a splinter in his knee while playing a few days ago led to tetanus.
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Taft Busy Day With White House Appointments
President Taft spent a busy morning receiving callers and handling engagements at the White House. Senators DuPont Taylor Frazier of Utah Smith of Michigan Wa Missouri Burton Wetmore Rhodes Island Heyburn Bulkeley Brandegee Lee Crane Burkett Stephenson and others called. Representatives Humphrey Tawney Norris O Connell Machusetts Needham Broussard and New York attended.
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