Taft Praises Civil Servants At Corner-Stone Laying
President Taft attends the corner-stone rite for the Ingram Memorial Congressional Church in Washington. He lauds civil servants and argues religion should be daily part of life through rational amusement and social, educational church activities. O H Ingram of Eau Claire, Wis. donated 40000 dollars for the church.
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Burial plan for military aide at Arlington Cemetery
Officials announce the burial of a military aide at Arlington National Cemetery next Wednesday. The body will lie in state Monday and Tuesday. High government officials will attend the honorary tribute with many prominent figures expected.
Persian clash as cossacks attack Nationalists near Teheran
Persiar cossacks numbering 1200 under Russian officers and shah troops attacked United Nationalist forces led by Sipahdar fifteen miles from Teheran. Royalists shelled for two hours but could not dislodge them. Two hundred cossacks advanced within half a mile, heavy fire ensued, Nationalists replied and caused them to retire. Casualty figures unavailable.
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Persia
Sipahdar
Teheran
Russian Troops Reach Kasvin Near Teheran
ST. PETERSBURG July 11 Advices indicate Russian forces have arrived at Kasvin eighty six miles from Teheran marking a notable movement in the theater.
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Kasvin
Teheran
Royalists and Nationalists clash near Dehshah
A dispatch from Teheran reports the nationalist forces fell back to Dehshah due to ground conditions. Casualties listed eight Bakhtiaris killed and twelve shah troops wounded. Re-enforcements were sent from Teheran as nationalists in the city distribute alms and legation quarters grow crowded with refugees.
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Argentine Minister and Wife Escape As Bolivian Riot Roars
In La Paz Bolivia on July 11 riot broke out with mobs damaging property and cutting electric wires. The Argentine minister Senor Fonseca and his wife fled the legation eight blocks to seek safety at the Bolivian president's home. A portrait of Argentine President Figueroa Alcorta was desecrated and bolstering tensions were noted with Lima and Buenos Aires.
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Minister Northcott Detained En Route to Bogota in Barranquilla
The American minister to Colombia Ellott Northcott is detained at Barranquilla on the way to Bogota due to revolutionary control of communications and steamers. Government statements insist the Barranquilla rising is a local affair.
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Russian secret police chief in Paris cleared pending inquiry
An official of the Russian embassy says no action will be taken against General Harting head of the Russian political police in Paris until the French inquiry is completed. Bourtzeff accused Harting of being Michael Landesen organizer of the dynamite plot against Emperor Alexander III. Harting is said to have ceased leadership abroad and has no official embassy connection.
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Telegraphic Wires to La Paz Likely Cut in Chile
Advices from TDCNA Chile report a serious situation at La Paz with telegraphic communication suddenly interrupted after 9 PM. Wires are believed cut, raising fears of isolated news and stalled dispatches from the Bolivian capital.
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King Alfonso Receives Moroccan Envoys in Madrid
Madrid July 11 King Alfonso received special Moroccan envoys seeking settlement of disagreements with Spain over the Rif coast. Reports describe tension after recent clashes where Spanish workers were attacked. officials say quiet holds at Melilla and Spain pledges strong measures if tribesmen attack again.
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Morocco
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Historic festival marks Geneva Calvin anniversary in 400th year
A Geneva festival celebrates the 400th anniversary of John Calvin's birth with a ten day program. Ex president Roosevelt served as honorary president of the international committee while Prof Willis Ton Walker of Yale spoke. The corner-stone for a reformation monument was laid on July 6 at the Esplanade bastions beside Geneva University. The monument will feature statues of Calvin Farel Debeze Coligny William of Orange and Brandenburg figures. More than 200 universities attended and Count De Haussonville praised Geneva as a center of literature and science as he spoke for European academies.
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Fireworks Blast Kills Two Italians at Kansas City Festival
At a Holy Rosary Catholic church celebration in Kansas City several thousand Italians gathered for a festival when a parcel of fireworks exploded. Two men were killed and a third man had both legs blown off amid numerous serious injuries.
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Taft Plans His Trip for Western Southern Tour
Indications multiply that President Taft will materially extend his announced itinerary for a Western and Southern trip this fall. The tentative list omitted many towns where congressmen and state officials are pressuring for a stop to address crowds and greet residents.
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Taft
Troops Called In To Calm Inverness Miners Riots
Sydney N S July 11 Troops from Halifax were deployed to Inverness colliery after a riot by striking miners. Mayor D H McLeod and council failed to hold back crowds as stones and sticks were thrown at workers and a miner was seriously wounded. General Manager Barclay requested troops to restore order.
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Mackenzie & Mann
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Glace Bay
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Workingmen’s Association
Barclay
Hoyapadien Regiment
Trains Delayed by Mississippi Flood Waters
Mississippi River crested at thirty feet in St Louis causing rail disruption. Western and St Louis ferries halted. Detoured trains from Kansas City ran twelve hours late. Burlington Altos joint trains to run on their lines as Missouri floods ease.
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Flood Delays Hit Kansas City Travelers as Rails Detoured
Hundreds of travelers in Kansas City faced long delays as floods in Missouri and Kansas caused washouts. Westbound trains ran one to ten hours late, Chicago trains diverted via St. Louis and Pacific routes. Rivers rose slowly with rein drainage widespread, rainfall to affect river levels in thirty six hours.
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Louisiana to hang man over Black Hand murder case
In Hahnville Louisiana Leonardo Gebbia faces the first state execution for a crime tied to Black Hand activity. He is to be hanged for complicity in the Walter Lamana murder two years earlier after a $5 ransom note led to the boy's death. The victim’s head was severed by the kidnapper, and the body found in Charles Parish swamps. Six Italians already serve life terms for related complicity in the crime.
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Hahnville
Leonardo Gebbia
Walter Lamana
Desertion case leads to prison release near in Portsmouth
Ada Gorman Magness waits for husband Charles Magness wife of former senator's daughter as he nears release from a one year sentence at Portsmouth prison for desertion. Officials say the two year probation follows good conduct, with Magness to be assigned to a prison homelike riding at Vermont Avenue.
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Forest Loss in Ohio Dwarfs State’s Total Land Area
Government figures released in Washington reveal Ohio originally had 23.47 million acres of forests, now reduced to about 4.8 million acres, or 18 percent of the state’s land. Between 1880 and 1907, Ohio logged 20.473 billion board feet, about 27.1 percent of U.S. total lumber output.
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Commercial Tribune
Washington
Ohio
United States
Hurricane sweeps over the Isthmus Panama
A hurricane of unusual severity struck Panama City causing extensive property damage. The electric plant was knocked out and telegraph lines failed, plunging the city into darkness as people sought shelter in churches. The government dispatched two steamers to survey the coast.
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Shower of Frogs Delays Express Train in New York State
A Gouverneur message reports heavy wind and rain brought thousands of small frogs onto sidewalks and railroad tracks. On the Rome Watertown Ogdensburg division of the New York Central Railroad the rails were slick for about half a mile causing trains to slow down noticeably.
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Fire Hits Westinghouse Branch in Moscow
A fire destroyed the main building of the Westinghouse company’s Moscow local branch today. No further details on casualties or causes were provided.
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Castro Statement Sparks Maduroan Reactions in Venezuela
In Caracas on July 11 General Castro’s Santander proclamation predicting Gomez’s downfall and alleging Venezuela’s sovereignty losses due to the U S treaty alarms Castro backers who oppose the American protocol. The cabinet denounces Castro’s remarks as ravings. supporters vow to press the anti American stance.
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Fire Loss At Cincinnati Brewing Co Put At Three Thousand
Hamilton Ohio July 11 Fire at the Cincinnati Brewing company threatened the plant two hours until extinguished The loss is estimated at 3000 A team of horses from Hose Company No 3 ran loose colliding with a buggy and nearly struck the aerial truck A man named Car Schuk of Wittman street was badly hurt after falling into a coal chute while aiding firemen
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Hose Company No. 3
Eleventeen Miners Reported Lost After Makowska Mine Blast
Gas explosion at the Makow ska mine in Don district traps 150 workers. Rescue teams bring many to surface but fourteen miners die from gas fumes. several others survive after dangerous efforts.
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Great Coal Tract Bought By An Ohio Combination
EB L Sternberger announces he and associates have purchased a large coal lands tract behind Williamstown West Virginia. Orin B Gould, former Ohio penitentiary warden and board member, is a principal owner. The firm negotiates with Cincinnati owners and plans exploitation within a short time. The land is described as very valuable and will supply all coal mined for the next 50 years.
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Tariff Conference Held As Rates Face Reductions Debate
Eleven conferees from both parties press toward a compromise on the tariff bill. General Sharretts tests Senate levels showing about a 2 percent cut from the Dingley rates, with broader reductions than the House plan. Democrats and Republicans weigh consumer impact as they push for final action by next week.
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