Widow Rosenthal details Becker role in Rosenthal murder plot
New York July 23 widow of Herman Rosenthal testified to the grand jury that police lieutenant Becker received profits from her husband’s gambling house and helped plan the murder. Harry Vallon surrendered and claimed no knowledge but implicated Becker’s network as authorities seek more witnesses and names in the case.
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Chicago
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Georgia girl whipped by lover's father shocks Georgia
Eggie Carter, a white girl from Dawson, was whipped by W S Dozier and others near Dawson after she refused to end contact with Dozier's son Voigt Dozier. She is near death in a Macon hospital with severe wounds and signs of blood poisoning. Lawyers plan murder charges against Dozier, McClung, and others named.
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Commercial Tribune
Macon
Eggie Carter
Governor Sends Troops To Quell Fatal Riots
Charleston West Virginia July 23. Deputy Sheriff Sutpkin was shot and badly wounded by about 200 armed striking miners at Peytona while enforcing an injunction against parading at Peytona and Hickory Ash Coal properties. Governor Glasscock ordered Company C and a machine gun to scene. Italian miner previously killed at Paint Creek noted. Darrow bribery trial in Los Angeles continued awaiting juror recovery.
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Boone County
Peytona Black Coal Company
Hickory Ash Coal Company
Ervin Sutpkin
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Sidney White
William E. Glasscock
Charles D. Elliott
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John C. Hutsinpiller
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Glasscock
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Paint Creek
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Britain Debates Churchill Naval Plans Before Parliament
England buzzes over Churchill's government naval program to expand the fleet to match Germany. Lord Selborne and Viscount Haldane debate the move while Berlin discussions hint at Anglo German tensions and Britain’s intent to stay superior at sea.
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Winston Churchill
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Germany
Spithead
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Lord Selborne
the Admiralty
House of Lords
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Hancellor
Berlin
Britain reacts to Churchill speech in Commons debate
Berlin dispatch notes German public opinion unruffled by the London naval debate. The press commends Churchill for frankness, criticizes Britain for blaming Germany, and cites British leadership’s Morocco crisis as spurring Germany to self defense.
Shoestring magnate ran millions in stocks on mere $2,000
New York July 28. Testimony before Bankruptcy Commissioner P. G. Gilkes in Brooklyn reveals Norman P. De Mauriac, facing discharge objections from Wall Street firms, operated in about 1.9 million dollars of stock over three months with only $2,000 security. He used his wife’s account and other brokers, drew checks to prominent figures, and pursued NYSE membership amid mounting debts and a pending civil suit.
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G. A. Schaefer
W. B. Franklin & Co
Alice B. de Mauriac
Bedford Golf and
Country Club
Westchester County
Dr.Mauriac
Gustave M. Minzesheimer
Supreme Court of
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Stock Exchange
Te Curb
Batchellor, Adee & Rawlins
Broadway
British petition urges action on Peruvian slave outrages
A letter signed by church and political figures in Britain asks Premier Asquith to join the United States in ending slavery in the Amazon. It cites the Monroe doctrine as grounding for joint action and urges punishment of the perpetrators.
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Uncle Sam
Great Britain
United States
Amazon
British Medical Society Opposes Lloyd George Scheme
The British Medical Association in Liverpool declares open war on David Lloyd George and the national insurance act. It refuses to cooperate until the government grants about $2.12 annually for medical attendance per insured person. Sir James Barr denounces the act as a gigantic fraud on the public.
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British Medical Society
David Lloyd-George
Liverpool
The
British Medical Association
James Barr
Association
Fire Kills Seven Girls in London Card Factory
A four story Moor Lane building housing cellulose Christmas card makers caught fire. Seven girls died, five were fatally injured, and several others hurt. Fire spread rapidly from the top floor, trapping workers and forcing many to jump or be overwhelmed by flames. Fire brigade responded quickly but could not avert the disaster.
Denver pilgrims greet pope as Bishop Mantz fractures leg
In Rome on July 23 seventy Denver pilgrims were presented to the pope by Bishop Kennedy. Bishop Mantz, who led the group, remained bedridden aboard ship after a fall on the voyage to Naples, fracturing his leg.
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Denver
Col
Kennedy
American College
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Naples
Emperor Matsuhito Shows Slight Improvement
Tokyo reports a slight improvement in the condition of Matsuhito, emperor of Japan, by court physicians though recovery remains unlikely. An official bulletin this morning noted a rising temperature and a high pulse rate.
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Commercial Tribune
Tokyo
Matsuhito
Japan
Zeppelins New Airship Z III Joins Metz Fortress Station
The Zeppelin Z III, the most modern rigid airship, completed an eighteen hour endurance and speed test and reached 49 mph. The War Department took over the craft and will base it at the Metz fortress near the French frontier.
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Berlin
War Department
Metz
Striking Braintree Trolleymen Present Grievances
Boston officials sought grand jury evidence on alleged coercion and perjury tied to the Boston Elevated Railway strike. District Attorney Pelletier invited the action after a state conciliation board found the strikers justified in believing mass dismissals were improper.
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Boston
Mass
Boston Elevated Railway Company
Grand Jury
Joseph C. Pelletier
State Board of Conciliation
Monster Egg Opens to Reveal Second Egg
In Mount Vernon New York on July 23 a Plymouth Rock hen laid a monster egg which opened to reveal a smaller perfect egg inside its hard shell. The two eggs weighed 5 1 2 ounces with the outer shell 9 1 2 inches long and 7 1 2 inches broad. The double egg, now on display at a local market, astonished egg experts.
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Commercial Tribune
Mount Vernon
N. Y
Plymouth Rock
W. F. Bollman
Pickerel Catches Tail Then Becomes Farmer’s Claim
Monticello New York July 23 Seth Pelton a Sackett Lake farmer shows a live pickerel that became his property after a freak incident. While cows drank at the lake a hungry pickerel leaped at a fly on a cow’s flank. its teeth tangled with the tail and the cow fled, finally landing the fish on dry ground.
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Monticello
N. Y
Seth Paleton
Sackett
Pelton
Hartzell on Trial in First Cook County Fingerprint Case
John Hartzell is tried for stealing a 5300 year old golden amulet once owned by King Menes of Egypt from the Haskell Oriental Museum at the University of Chicago. Police fingerprint expert William A Evans links the thief’s prints to Hartzell, marking the first practical fingerprint test in Cook County criminal trials.
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Hartzell
Cook County
Republicans Remain True to Party in Illinois Split
Springfield reports Republican Lt Governor Oglesby and Treasurer candidate Russell stand by party lines in replies to a progressive committee. Roosevelt supporters fear a new third party could redraw loyalties and affect Taft Deneen races while GOP factions worry about factional tickets using the third-party banner.
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Third Party
New Party
Mrs Wilson Accepts Honorary President Role
Mrs Woodrow Wilson, wife of the Democratic presidential candidate, has accepted the honorary presidency of the Woman's National Democratic League. The letter expresses gratitude for the league's support and notes the moral issues in the campaign as a factor in aiding the candidate.
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Woman's National, Democratic League
Steven B. Ayres
League
Wilsop
Baltimore
Wilson
Vermont Progressive party holds first state convention in Burlington
The Vermont Progressive party held its first state convention in Burlington with seventy delegates. A platform was adopted and presidential electors and delegates to the National Progressive convention in Chicago were chosen, including Alexander J. Cooper of Bennington and Azeltine of St. Albans.
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Vermont
Progressive’ Party
Chicago
Aexander J. Cooper
Bennington
M. IL
Azeltine
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