Witte Denies Russia Seeks Peace At Any Price
In St Petersburg on July 17 M Witte the senior Russian peace plenipotentiary said Russia does not want peace at any price. He stated he is acting under Emperor Nicholas II and aligns with Count Lamsdorff, noting the Emperor must decide Russia's fate. He warned Japanese terms may block a treaty and spoke of two opposing Russian camps on peace.
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ST. Petersburg
Honda
Count Lamsdorff
Russia
Thurston Held After Farm Wife Beating Attack
Melvin Thurston, 27, of near Sharpsville Indiana, is jailed in Tipton on abuse accusations by his wife. She fled to a sister’s home after a severe beating and feared for her life. A posse pursued Thurston before sheriff’s men overpowered him. tablets found at his home will be tested to determine charges.
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Commercial Tribune
Ind
Melvin Thurston
Sharpsville
Tipton
Thurston
Devault
Thurstons
Men Rock Boat riot at Audubon Beach ends with beating and arrest
Samuel Brooks and a companion rocked a boat near Audubon Beach causing a capsizing that threw three 16 year old girls into the water. Bathers rescued the women as authorities arrested Brooks after a mob attacked him with umbrellas and sticks. his companion escaped.
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Commercial Tribune
New York
Samuel Brooks
Audubon Beach
Brooks
Carrie Bauer
Nellie Hatten
Agnes McLaughlin
Tornado Sinks River Steamboat Clyde Near Minnesska
The steam boat Clyde of Stillwater was struck by a tornado opposite Minnesska and sank in eighteen feet of water. The crew escaped unharmed.
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Commercial Tribune
Wabash, Minn
Clyde
Stillwater
Minnesska
Commercial Tribune Party Tours Paris Sights
The Commercial Tribune European party plus publisher E O Eshelby and family arrived in Paris Sunday morning. They stayed at Grand Hotel du Palais d Orsay and visited La Trinite Church, Park Monceaux, Trocadero, Arc de Triomphe, Hotel des Invalides, Napoleon I tomb, Champs Elysees, Tuileries Gardens, Palais Royal, and the Paris Stock Exchange. They plan to return to London tomorrow via Dieppe.
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The
Commercial Tribune European Party
E.O. Eshelby
Paris
Cincinnati
Trocadero
Arc de Triomphe
Hotel Des Invalides
Champs Elysees
Tuileries Gardens
Palais Royal
Bourse
Paris Stock Exchange
London
Dieppe
Niagara River lower rapids swim sets two record holders apart
Carlisle D. Graham of this city and William J. Glover Jr. of Baltimore swam four miles down the Niagara River from Flat Rock to Lewiston in 26 minutes and 28 minutes respectively, navigating the Devil's Hole and rushing currents with life belts and neck rings. Both reported uninjured. Graham, 55, had previous lower rapids swims in 1901 and 1902.
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Commercial Tribune
Niagara Falls
Carlisle D. Graham
William J. Glover, Jr
Baltimore
Niagara River
Lewiston
Glover
Flat Rock
Webb
Graham
Devil's Hole
Rioting Resumes in San Juan Hill District
Rioting between whites and blacks resumed at midnight in the San Juan Hill area of New York between Sixty-first and Sixty-second streets and Amsterdam and West End avenues. Many shots were fired, twenty negroes and one white woman were arrested, and Policeman David Roche was seriously injured. Police reserves were called out.
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San Juan
Commercial Tribune
New York
San Juan Hill District
Amsterdam
West End Ave
David Roche
Church Shooting in Lee County Ends Fatal and Wounded
In Fraley Creek church Lee County Beattyville Ky July 16 John Miller of Breathitt County shot and killed James Crees and wounded James M Thomas during a dispute over who was the best man. A mob formed to lynch Miller but the Sheriff protected the prisoner and jailed him in Beattyville.
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Commercial Tribune
Louisville
Beattyville
John Miller
Breathitt County
James Crees
James M. Thomas
Fraley Creek
Lee County
Miller
Crees
Thomas
Poison Death Under Inquiry Shocks Mannington
July 17 in Fairmont West Virginia police investigate the sudden death of J. N. Payton at his Mannington home. Payton and his wife and an unnamed man reportedly drank wood alcohol the night before. Autopsy suggests additional poisons. a stomach chemical analysis is planned. Three relatives by marriage are said to have died mysteriously from poison.
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Fairmont
W. Va
Mannington
J. N. Payton
Payton
James W Alexander in Critical Condition Near Oaks
James W. Alexander former president of Equitable Life Assurance Society is in a critical state at Unkaway Sanatorium near the Oaks summer residence of James H. Hyde. He is attended by nurses and his own physician and remains largely unconscious.
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New York
James W. Alexander
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Unkaway Sanitarium
the Oaks
James H. Hyde
Exhumation Ordered In Death Of Mrs Gorman
The body of Mrs Mary Gorman Carlton of Brooklyn who died of lockjaw will be exhumed for a minute test for poison. Supreme Court Justice Sewell signed the order in Brooklyn at the request of Kings County District Attorney Clarke. Carlton, jailed on grand larceny charges, says exhumation may end rumors that he or his former wife died of poisoning, though both women died of tetanus after marriage.
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Commercial Tribune
New York
Mary Gorman
Carlton
Frederick E, Carlton
Brooklyn
Supreme Court
Sewell
Clarke
Kings County
Raymond Street
Wind Storm Levelled Aniwa Town in Wisconsin
A report from Appleton on July 17 says the town of Aniwa in Shewano County, population 500, was wiped out by a severe wind storm. Dispatch to Commercial Tribune.
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Epecial
Commercial
Tribune
Appleton, Wis
Aniwa
Shewano County
City Heat Grips Cincinnati. Three Die as Mercury Rises
A scorching heat wave grips Cincinnati with an official 94 degree reading that belies the oppressive heat. Three deaths are reported as thousands suffer through the stretch, firefighters warn of heat-related danger, and city services issue warnings to stay indoors.
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Cincinnati
Sweltering Heat Persisting Across Nation
The Weather Bureau reports no relief in sight for several days. A midsummer hot spell grips the country from the Mississippi Valley to Southern New England and the Florida coast. Today's high temperatures include Philadelphia 96, Chicago 94, Cincinnati 94, New York 94, Detroit 94, Washington 93, St Louis 92, Pittsburgh 92, and Boston 90.
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The
Commercial Tribune
Washington
Weather Bureau
Mississippi Valley
New England
Florida
Philadelphia
Chicago
Cincinnati
New York
Detroit
St.Louis
Pittsburg
Boston
Victims of the Heat Report In Cincinnati
Miss Florence Kinsella a telephone operator at Central avenue and Twelfth is in serious condition Bernard Davis 23 a painter of 101 Banklick Covington also serious Frank Rouse a railroad engineer of 4335 Beechhill avenue was taken home in serious condition The city endured one of the hottest days in Cincinnati with thousands suffering in the heat.
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Florence Kinsella
Central Avenue
Twelfth
Bernard Davis
Banklick
Covington
Frank Rouse
Beechhill Avenue
Cincinnati
Fragmentary crime note from Covington residence painting
An undetailed OCR fragment notes a painting of a residence at Evans Place Clifton in the morning on Banklick Street Covington. The text mentions times from 8 a.m. to midnight and an unspecified event involving a person named 92-12.
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Banklick Street
Covington
Evans Place
Clifton
Arresto Helmbold and His Aids Contempt Case thriller
United States District Judge M A J Cochran had Mayor August Helmbold Newport and Patrolmen James Ratican and Paul Flynn arrested on contempt charges for interfering with Caleb Powers. Summons served as trial proceeded. trials planned in Covington and London Ky one likely in Jackson County.
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United States District
M. A. J. Cochran
August Helmbold
Newport
James Ratican
Paul Flynn
United States Court For
District of Eastern Kentucky
Caleb Powers
Helmbold
Floeger
Wilson
Fisher
Ader
United States
Emmet Orr
Circuit Court of the
London Court
Eastern District of
Kentucky
United States of America
Covington
Leonard
Helmbold, Ratican
Flynn
London
Jackson County
Powers
Ploeger
Marz
Helmbold Denies Gun Call Amid City Court Turmoil
Newport City Court proceedings on four jail staff trials stretched from 9 a.m. to near 5 p.m. Judge Matt Moore recused himself to avoid witness issues, appointing Attorney John S. Roebuck to decide. Accusations against Mayor Helmbold and Chief Deputy drew sharp lines as jurors heard extensive testimony.
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Bernard Ploeger
Charles Wilson
William Fisher
John Ader
Newport
Matt Moore
Moore
John S. Roebuck
Mr. Roebuck
Helmbold
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Arresto Helmbold
Aids
United States District Judge
Cochran
George Leonard
J. H. Tinsley
Tinsley
Maysville
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