Elks Rally as Herrmann Faces Sammis in Key Election
Cincinnati delegates push Herrmann in Elks lodge race as Salt Lake and Cheyenne welcome the party. Leaders August Herrmann and J. Sammis vie for Grand Exalted Ruler with Wyomin g and Iowa support noted.
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August Herrmann
Tome
William Sayre
Indiana
D. A. Preston
Wyoming
J. D. Jones
Pennsylvania
Fred G. Robinson
Iowa
Howard Leach
New York
Perry A. Clay
Colorado
Lena Herrmann
Ree
Elks
Cheyenne
Wyo
Cincinnati
George Joffey
Sammis
J. A. Sammis
Income Tax Proposition Put Up to Legislatures
The House passed a Senate joint resolution by 317 to 14 to submit an income tax amendment to the states, sending the measure to the president for signature. Democratic support is strong. Republicans split, with several voting no. The debate spanned about four hours, highlighting partisan fault lines and wartime fiscal questions.
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Washington
House
Senate
Man Payne
Committee On Ways and Means
Syer
Congress
Cincinnati Men Meet Taft Over Hide Industry
President Taft held talks with Braxton Campbell of Cincinnati and A. H. Vogel of Milwaukee along with other leather workers. They argued current law harms their industries and warns of an emerging monopoly by packers in the hide trade.
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Washington
Braxton W. Campbell
Cincinnati
A. H. Vogel
Department of Commerce and Labor shaken by large staff purge
Secretary Nagel ordered about 100 employees reduced and around ten resignations accepted after a department wide efficiency review. Reports showed 9 to 10 percent deficient, while overall efficiency reportedly rose 0.5 percent since the investigations began. Many clerks face promotions as the shake up proceeds.
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Washington
Department of Commerce and Labor
Nagel
Ruse saves man amid mob at Canonsburg over attack on girl
A midnight arrest in Canonsburg and Meadowlands sparked a lynch mob. Authorities used a ruse to reassure the crowd, then kept suspect Joseph Johnson of Cumberland, West Virginia, hidden and guarded. He was later moved to Washington, Pennsylvania, amid liquor-influence claims.
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Pittsburg
Canonsburg
Meadowlands
Lydia Spade
Swan
Joseph Johnson
Cumberland
W. Va
Johnson
Washington
Woodill Eastman murder sale ends next Saturday
Closing chapter in the Woodill Eastman case as personal effects of Lame Eastman, accused murderer of Hadith May and Thompson Woodill, go to auction at the courthouse. A large crowd is expected with souvenirs and items from Murder Farm fetching high prices.
Steamer Alton Struck by Gale Off Alton Ill
A cyclone swept the excursion steamer Alton on the Mississippi River near Alton Illinois causing injuries to several passengers. The steamer bucked by wind tore from the pier and jammed against a bridge. Passengers rushed for shelter as the paddle wheel was lifted and the vessel damaged beyond repair. The boat returned to St Louis by train and will be out of service for days. Indiana storms damage crops and property with widespread downed wires. Indianapolis reported two hundred miles per hour winds and three hours of heavy rain causing corn and oats losses across the state.
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Mississippi River
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Ecole
Missouri
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Indiana
Indianapolis
Ind
Indianapolio
Stata
Venice Faces Severe Winds and Flood Risk
Terrific winds at Venice cause damage as waves drive over levees. Reports from Venice HK note gusts reaching high speeds and heavier conditions to the north. Telephone messages relay state warnings amid rising water and danger to the area.
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Venice
Floods subside allow limited rail service to resume
Flood conditions in eastern Kansas and western Missouri eased slightly. Train service, though irregular, improved with a Rock Island train resuming Chicago direct routes as tracks reopened after high water. Routes remain via St. Louis. Missouri River level up about six inches, forecast to reach twenty seven feet by morning.
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Kansas
Fatality Report in Milbank Tornado Aftermath
Milbank North Dakota reports another death from the Sunday tornado that damaged property beyond $160000 and injured over twenty. John Detrees of Big Stone Lake Minnesota died when struck by flying debris. a boy in the drive seat survived after being hurled into the lake. Train No. 1 on the St Paul line narrowly escaped the storm as it moved east toward Milbank.
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Milbank
8. D
John Detrees
Big Stone Lake
Minn
St. Paul Road
Big Stone
Starr
Funeral Procession Struck by Cyclone Near Seven Mile
A cyclone hit a funeral procession a mile south of Seven Mile, seven miles from Hamilton C, this afternoon. Twenty people were injured as the procession was scattered and mourners were thrown by the dust and debris. Continued on page 2, column 7.
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Hamiltor
Seven Mile
Vilage
Prisoner Is Impeached at Many Points by Witnesses
Chicago July 12 Ella Gingles remains in the public eye as Judge Brentano presides over her larceny trial. Defense seeks to show a plot by powerful men behind the alleged scheme and the defense contends the charges are an effort to trap her into "white slavery." Medical testimony describes minor injuries and scars amid questions of self defense and coercion.
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Waishington
White House
Mutual Life Negance
Chicago
Ella Gingles
Brentano
Arthur Price
Mr. Short
P. H. O'Donnell
Fourteen Men Die When Steamer Cowle Sinks in Lake Superior
A collision in dense fog off Whitefish Point between the steamers Isaac M. Scott and John B. Cowle left the Cowle submerged in fifty fathoms with fourteen crewmen lost. The Scott, damaged, returned to Sault Ste. Marie with some of the Cowle survivors, while Goodyear aided others. Captain Rogers of the Cowle was rescued by Goodyear. Names of the dead were not yet confirmed.
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Isaac M. Scott
John B. Cowle
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John R.cowle
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Goodyear
Rogers
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Es B. Cowle
Nationalists Enter City of Teheran
One thousand nationalists entered Teheran at six o'clock this morning via three gates. Cossacks occupied the central square and surrounding streets. Fighting began immediately and is ongoing. The assault appears set to reach a foreign legation soon.
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Teheran
Persia
Sls
Brewer Nearly Cooked In Hot Beer Deluge
Ernest Niehaus, 35, a brewer at Moerlein Brewery on Henshaw Avenue, was scalded by breaking beer at noon. His arms and feet suffered burns before coworkers rescued him and Patrol 3 delivered him to the city hospital. doctors say he survived due to being pulled from the hot beer in time.
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Moerleins
Ernest “Nie‘haus
Henshaw Avenue
Patrol 3
Nichoas
Judge Scored for Excluding Women in Trial
Dr. Sarah M. Siewers appeals to Judge Brentano of Chicago after reports that women were barred from Ella Gingles’s high profile lar ceny trial. She argues fairness requires women present and on juries, noting past Washington precedent where women were excluded.
Villagers Foil Bank Robbery Attempt in Ashaway
Two attempted blasts to blow open the Ashaway National Bank safe failed as vault doors held. Robbers fled the scene with evidence of a rushed exit, while villagers pursued and reported the disruption of the explosion.
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Ashaway, R. I
Ashaway National Bank
Rob Pref
Argentina Demands Satisfaction as Bolivian Attacks Continue
Buenos Aires ministers telegraph to withdraw from La Paz if duties not met. Argentine legation protected by 800 soldiers after attacks by mobs. consulate in Tupisa stoned. Riots spread in La Paz with pillaged shops and fires as Peru declares concern and siege amid dispute over the boundary arbitral decision.
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Chile Readies Neutral Stance Amid Peru Bolivia Tensions
Valparaiso reports fears of imminent war between Peru and Bolivia due to La Paz orders after Argentine boundary deals. Chilean admiralty says it will stay neutral while preparing to dispatch warships to protect Chilean interests.
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Chile
Peru
Bolivia
la Paz
Peruvian Reaction to La Paz Disturbances and Arbitration Award
In Lima on July 12 officials report Peruvian anger over cent disorders and Lo Paz demolitions, blaming politics. They note Bolivia's rejection of Argentina's arbitration award as a source of unfavorable consequences.
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Lima
Peru
la Paz
Bolivia
Fatal Shooting in Crescent City Wife’s Caller Scene
J B Lor vice president of the First National Bank of Crescent City is shot dead by Dr W Miller after a ball game visit at the Saylor home. Miller fired a revolver wounding Mr Saylor and then fled. he was later arrested. Mrs Saylor and family have left town.
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Ill
J. B.lor
First Natio Bank
Crescent City
Waa
W. FalMil
Saylor
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