West Indies Trade Shifts Toward United States Influence
Kingston Jamaica July 30 American demand for tropical fruit may yield US supremacy in West Indian trade as imports to the islands grow and export markets shift from Britain. Jamaica now accounts for about 60 percent of Kingston tea and fruit shipments with the United States the principal buyer while British control fades amid Britain’s rising trade deficit in the region.
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Kingston
Jamaica
West Indies
United States
Uncle Sam
John Bull
United
Great Britain
France
Spain
Globe
England
Comerce
Britannia
Columbia
Barbados
Bahamas
America
British West Indies
Barbadoes
United Kingdom
United Fruit Company
Island
Paris strike and riots at Vigneux leave six dead
In a twenty four hour general strike called by the General Federation of Labor thousands of Paris building trades stopped work amid deadly clashes with troops at Vigneux. Five or six laborers killed, dozens wounded as barricades and stone throwing escalated. authorities vow drastic action.
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Paris
General Federation of Labor
Vigneux
Clemenceau
Vigneaux
Ministry of the Interior
General Labor Federation
Viervaire
Dragoons
Taft Arrives at Virginia Resort After Cincinnati Trip
Taft reached the Homestead Hotel at Hot Springs Virginia from Cincinnati with Mrs Taft and Gen and Mrs Corbin. He said the cooler air helped ease fatigue after a strenuous eight days. He plans to address the Virginia Bar Association and attend a White Sulphur Springs horse show.
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Taft
Virginia
Cincinnati
Hot Springs
William H. Taft
Homestead Hotel
Corbin
Four Mile
Senator Bourne
Oregon
Covington
Virginia Bar Association
White Sulphur Springs
Gaines
West Virginia
Ohio teachers hurt in wreck near Lexington
Brown County Ohio school teachers on an excursion to Maysville Ky boarded street cars. A trestle car jumped the track and struck a telephone pole, wrecking the car. Miss Bouse of Sardinia and Miss Gilefeln of Ripley were badly hurt.
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Lexington
Maysville
Brown County
Ohio
Bouse
Sardinia
Gilefeln
Ripley, O
Harris Improves but Hints at Quiet Campaign Start
Columbus reports Governor Harris rose at six and said he feels better but declined to reveal plans for active campaigning. Doctors say he is troubled by severe stomach illness and no return date to the State House is set.
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Columbus
Eaton
Harris
State House
Hitchcock to Headquarter Work In New York Campaign
Frank H. Hitchcock RNC chairman focused on arranging headquarters tasks in New York by tele phone. He coordinated with Francis Curtis on printing and publicity for Taft’s acceptance speech and the party platform as the campaign book nears completion. He left Washington and will spend tomorrow in New York.
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Washington
Frank H. Hitchcock
Republican National Committee
New York
Hitchcock
Francis Curtis
National Committee
Republican Congressional Committee
Taft
Curtis
Date Set By Sherman Approved for Vice Presidential Nomination
Utica New York July 30 Representatives James Sherman and Senator J C Burrows announce the Republican committee accepts August 18 as the date for Sherman to accept the vice presidential nomination. Burrows to deliver the address with Sherman responding. City plans a big demonstration with Mayor Wheeler hosting.
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Sherman
Utica
N. Y
James
J. C. Burrows
Republican Party
Burrows
Wheeler
Hamilton Colored Men Organize Taft Club
Special Dispatch to the Commercial Tribune reports the colored citizens of Hamilton organizing a Taft Colored Republican Club led by Walter Crouder. The group aims to include virtually all the city's colored voters.
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Hamilton
Commercial Tribune
Hamilton, CO
Taft Colored Republican Club
Walter Crouder
Kites Protect Henney From Hawks
Montclair New Jersey July 3 A poultryman John Wolfe near Montclair has adopted aviation science to defend his young chickens from hawk predation. He places large box kites above his poultry houses and the hawks avoid the area, deterred by the sight of the unusual fliers.
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Montclair
N. J
John Wolfe
Wolfe
Holland Ruskes Big Battle Out to West Indies
The Hague reports orders to ready the battleship Jacob Van Heemskerk for Caribbean service. The move aims to bolster Dutch presence if the cruiser Gelderland remains unavailable, with no plan for a larger fleet. The Gelderland is in Venezuelan waters. Bitter sentiment in Willemstad over Castro policy affects sugar shipments.
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Holland Ruskes
West Indies
Hague
Jacob van Heemskerk
Caribbean Sea
Willemstad
Curacao
Venezuela
Castro
Engineer Dead in Santa Fe Wreck At Wakatusa
Santa Fe passenger train No. 3 the California Limited derailed near Wakatusa Topeka Kansas killing engineer H R Rossiter of Argentine and injuring several passengers Fireman Haslet of Argentine Mrs Reginald Reeves of New York badly bruised and postal clerk F W Pickins of Arkansas City hurt internally The open switch caused the derailment as the train moved at about forty miles an hour two hundred feet of track was torn up
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Topeka
Kan
Santa Fe
California Limited
Wakatusa
Here
Chicago
H. R. Rossiter
Argentine
Haslet
Reginald Reeves
New York
F. W. Pickins
Arkansas City
Rossiter
Haslett
Scott
Lumber merger fought in four states at once
Four state attorney generals launched legal action to block a proposed 300 million dollar yellow pine lumber merger. Missouri and Texas filed injunctions and ouster suits while Kansas and Oklahoma pursued quo warranto actions. The case targets forty three firms tied to the planned trust and its alleged restraint of trade. The pleas seek to strip franchises and end the merger, with hearings set for August 17.
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ST. Louis
Hadley
Missouri
Davidson
Texas
Jackson
Kansas
West
Oklahoma
Kinsey
Jefferson City
Ferris
Kennish
Yellow Pine ‘Trust
Frederick P. Weyerhauser
St. Paul
Supreme Court
Merh-Les-Bains Village Destroyed by Landslide
In Innsbruck Austria on July 30 the village of Merh-Les-Bains in the Tyrol was destroyed by a landslide. Sixteen people are reported dead. The village lies half a mile from Brixlegg near the Alpbach and is a popular summer bath resort drawing many visitors to Mehra.
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Innsbruck
Austria
Merh-Les-Bains
Mehra
Austrian Tyrol
Alpbach
Brixlegg
Amnesty Declared as Turkish Leaders Face Opposition
New York July 31 amnesty is granted to political fugitives amid turmoil in Constantinople where Young Turks push reform. Reports describe street celebrations, disloyal cries, and fears over ministerial reconstruction. Talks cite Selim Pasha flight, Italian embassy aid, and widespread unease among Christians and liberal Turks.
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Constantinople
Zekki Pasha
Porte
Adrianople
Saloniki
Second
Selim Melhamed Pasha
State Department Watches Dutch Moves Over Venezuela
Washington reports limited information on Holland's plans toward Venezuela after DeReus expulsion. Dispatches say the battleship Jacob Van Heemskerk may head to the Caribbean Sea, fueling speculation at State and Navy. Gelderland is believed to be in Venezuelan waters.
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Washington
Department of State
Holland
Venezuela
DeReus
Hague
Jacob van Heemskerk
Caribbean Sea
Skeleton Found in Wolcott Mountain Known Missing Man
In Southington Connecticut berry pickers uncovered a skeleton hidden in bushes on Wolcott Mountain. It is believed to be Robert Perry who vanished four years ago after receiving a 5000 pound legacy from England. His wife later disappeared after claiming Perry went to England for more money. Perry’s family were believed wealthy and his wife had three prior marriages.
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Southington
Conn
Wolcott Mountain
Robert Perry
England
Perry
Grishman
Houses Dynamited in Alabama Row
Three houses were dynamited near Wylam seven miles from Birmingham around midnight with no injuries. Three miners were arrested at Marylee amid threats. soldiers secured the scene and brought the men in. After Governor's conference today Sheriff Higdon said martial law would likely be ordered if bushwhacking continued in parts of the mining district.
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Birmingham
Ala
Wylam
Marylee
Higdon
Crab Returns Lost Ring From Great South Bay
Mrs Walter Vernon Jr of New York lost a diamond ring in Great South Bay. The ring was later found inside a soft shell crab served to Mrs Vernon at dinner. The ring slipped from her finger in a boat. Hotel staff deny knowledge of how the crab obtained the diamond.
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New York
Walter Vernon, Jr
Great South Bay
Night Riders and Society of Equity Feature in The Sun
The August 2 leading feature outlines the Society of Equity and its Night Riders. It draws from the society’s books and records to reveal information expected to attract widespread reader interest.
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Society of Equity
Night Riders
Sunday Commercial Tribune
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