Kitchener Advises South Africa Withdrawals and Troop Concentration
London July 15 Lord Kitchener urges government to pull many infantry regiments from South Africa while asking for more mounted troops. He envisions concentrating British forces along the Natal railway from Durban to Pieter Maritzburg and between Johannesburg and Pretoria to speed gold and provisions transport. Gen Broadwood surprised Reitz east of Lindley taking 29 prisoners including Gen Clowne and Gen Wessels. Steyn’s brother and other officials captured, Steyn fled. Col Featherstone and Col Dixon’s columns reach Zerost in Western Transvaal with some opposition and captures. British losses include one officer killed and three officers and 24 men wounded.
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Lord Kitchener
Daily News
South Africa
Natal
Durban
Pietermaritzbureg
Johannesberg
Pretoria
Cape Town
Broadwood
Bloemfontein
Reitz
Lindley
Zerost
Western Transvaal
Fall of the Bastile Fete Across France Draws Cheer
Telegrams report nationwide celebration of the Bastille anniversary with reviews, fireworks, and balls. Wreaths were placed on the Strasbourg monument amid police removals of Socialist wreaths and a thwarted student demonstration. President Loubet was cheered during a drive to the Longchamp racecourse.
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Paris
France
Bastile
Strassbourg
Place de la Concorde
Fatherlands
League of Patriots
Paul de Roulede
Loubet
Long Champ
Murder and death by own action near Lake Station
The bodies of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Prange of Omaha were found beside the public highway half a mile south of Lake Station on Sunday night. A bullet hole appeared in the woman's temple and another in the man's forehead. A .38 revolver was found in Prange's hand. Authorities believe the man shot the woman then killed himself.
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St. Joseph
Robert Prange
Omaha
Lake Station
Prange
Younger Brothers Released From Stillwater Prison
Coleman and James Younger, granted conditional parole, were released from Stillwater penitentiary on Sunday. They plan to live in Stillwater for now with no employment site decided. Their first day of freedom included a steamboat excursion on the St Croix river.
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St. Paul, Mian
Coleman
James Younger
Board of Pardons
Stillwater Penitentiary
Stillwater
St. Croix River
Carlisle D Graham completes fifth voyage through Whirlpool Rapids in barrel
About 3,000 spectators watch Carlisle D Graham travel in a locust wood barrel from Maid of the Mist landing through the Whirlpool Rapids near Niagara Falls New Jersey. The craft circled above the cantilever bridge before being swept into the rapids. Graham escapes with minor bruises to elbows and knees.
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Niagara Falls
N. J
Carlisle D. Graham
Graham
Gang of pickpockets targets Epworth leaguers in Colorado Springs
A organized gang of thieves in Colorado Springs robbed about twenty Epworth leaguers stranded in Glenwood Springs. Victims lost cash and railroad tickets, with some trunks taken on stolen baggage checks. Railroads were asked to issue return tickets on proof of purchase, or aid would be sought from county authorities. Maj. S. K. Hooper authorized passes to Ogden for stranded travelers continuing west.
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Glenwood Springs
Col
Colorado Springs
San Francisco
Maj. S. K. Hooper
Denver and Rio Grande Railroad
Ogden
Six Drown at Beach Picnic Near Savannah
Six persons drowned during a Hebrew Gamahl Masad picnic at Daufuskie beach in Savannah area. A southeast wind and flood tide pushed bathers toward a shoal and sluice between shore and reef. Of twelve who attempted the crossing, six died as waves and current swept them out.
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Savannah
Daufuskie Beach
Abe Dickstein
Prayers for Rain In Missouri Churches
Jefferson City July 15 churches across denominations held services and daily masses asking for rain under Archbishop Kain. A union service at the Presbyterian church saw prayers for rain while Gov Dockery received numerous appeals to issue a rain proclamation. Cloudy conditions Sunday night brought hopeful signs.
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Jefferson City
Kain
St. Louis
Presbyterian Church
Gov. Dockery
Monument Unveiling at Kurihama Honors Perry Landing
Yokohama July 15 The unveiling of the monument at Kurihama commemorating Commodore Perry s 1853 landing was performed by Rear Admiral Rodgers commanding the US visiting squadron Viscount Katsura the Japanese premier gave the memorial address and many Japanese officials attended. Three American and five Japanese warships fired salutes and speeches by Americans and Japanese stressed close relations between the two nations.
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Yokohama
Kurihama
Commodore Perry
Rr Adm
Rodgers
United States
Viscount Katsura
Secretary of War Root Visits Jefferson Barracks in St Louis
Secretary of War Elihu Root arrived in St Louis with several army officers for an inspection tour. He planned to visit Jefferson Barracks and then proceed west, signaling military oversight and travel through Missouri.
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St. Louis
Secretary of
Elihu H. Root
Jefferson Barracks
Teng
General Strike Ordered by Amalgamated Association Hits Steel Gears
Pittsburgh reports a third conference ending with President Shaffer ordering all workers at American Steel Hoop Co American Sheet Steel Co and American Tin Plate Co to strike. The move aims to halt nonunion mills too with about 150000 workers affected beyond the 47000 originally called.
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American Sheet Steel Co
The
American Tin Plate Co
Pittsburgh
Amalgamated Association
United States Steel Corporation
Narget
Shaffer
Shiffer
Steel Companies
Ionunion
Shaffer Sunday
Whder
MILI
Lindsay & McCutcheon
Allegheny
Yoih Mills
American Sheet Hoop Co
Painter Mill
Lindsay and McCutcheon
Federal Steel Co
National Steel Co
National Pube Co
Miners in Pittsburgh District Endorse Strike Action
Fifty thousand miners in the Pittsburgh district are ready to quit work in support of the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers against the steel trust. Patrick Dolan states the strike could be the greatest in the nation’s history, acknowledging potential hardship.
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Pittsburgh
Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers
Steel Trust
Patrick Nolan
United Mine Workers
Dolan
Chicago Iron Molders Endorse General Strike
Chicago based Iron Molders Union members walk out after six local unions reject terms offered by employers. About 80 manufacturing firms and 1400 workers are affected as they demand a $3 per day wage and threaten to strike if unmet.
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Chicago
Iron Molders
International Organization
Butler shoots his brother in Carnegie gaming quarrel
Paul Butler shot and killed his brother Frank in Carnegie Pennsylvania during a craps game over a nickel on Sunday afternoon. The killer fled the scene and remained at large.
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Carnegie, Pa
Paul Butler
Frank Ino
East Carnegie
Wabash Man Sentenced To Three Months For Tobacco Chew
Howard McCaughey, a young man once sentenced to three years for causing a daughter's death, receives three months in Jeffersonville reformatory after the pardon board paused his release when caught with a chew of tobacco. The board delayed action until fall, keeping him confined.
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Wabash
Ind
Howard McCaughey
Jeffersonville Reformatory
McCaughey
Liberty
Durance
Boy hero saves girl from dress fire in Anderson
Bertha Martindale seven was walking to Sunday school when a boy struck a match and lit her dress. David Hendricks, a stable hand, grabbed her and extinguished the flames at a water trough. She suffered painful burns to one side of the face.
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Anderson
Ind
Bertha Martindale
David Hendricks
Trendricks
Hatchet Attack Fractures Skull in Indianapolis Quarrel
Joseph Ely aged 20 of 1702 Sheldon Street struck his stepfather Charles Spahn on the head with a hatchet during a Sunday quarrel. Spahn sustained a fractured skull and likely death, the assailant saying he acted to rescue his mother who was being choked and screaming for help.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Joseph Ely
Sheldon Street
Charles Spahn
Spahn
Anderson Tin Plate strike vacates Anderson plant
Anderson Ind July 15 officials of Cooper lodge Amalgamated Association Iron and Steel Workers were told by President Shaffer to stay away from the Anderson Tin Plate Co plant until troubles are settled. A committee was named to notify local management after a Sunday meeting. Similar action reached Elwood and Middletown. The plant closure puts 500 men out of work.
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Anderson, Ind
Cooper Lodge
Amalgamated Association Iron and Steel Workers
Shaffer
Anderson Tin Plate Co
Elwood
Middletown
Terre Haute Wins Late Inning Rally Over Bloomington
Terre Haute defeated Bloomington 9 to 8 in a nine inning game. Final half inning rally after two outs put Terre Haute ahead as Hackett Brady Starnagle McCafferty Thompson and Bell contributed offensively. Umpire Mesmer presided.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Bloomington
Hackett
Brady
Starnagle
McCafferty
Thompson
Bell
Mesmer
Muncie Man Karl Nutting Found Dead in Washington Hotel
The first report from Everett Washington states Karl Nutting a wealthy Muncie resident hanged himself in his hotel room about a week earlier. Local authorities and Nutting’s family await fuller details.
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Muncie
Ind
Karl Nutting
Everett
Wash
Nutting
Fight in Muncie Leaves Three Seriously Injured
In Muncie Indiana on July 15 John Smith and John Underwood a longtime foes fought seriously injuring both men. Underwood’s wife intervened for her husband and was badly beaten by Smith’s son.
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Muncie
Ind
John Smith
John Underwood
Underwood
Smith
Drought Cuts Eastern Indiana Corn Crop By Ten Percent
In Muncie Indiana on July 15 the drought continues to reduce corn yields in eastern Indiana with early estimates showing a 30 percent or more cut in the anticipated crop. Temperature and rainfall figures are cited as contributing factors as growers reassess prospects.
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Muncie, Ind
Indiana
Mrs. Frank Brown Attempts Suicide in Wabash
In Wabash Indiana on July 15 Mrs. Frank Brown tried to kill herself with morphine. Doctors labored through the night to save her and she rebuked them for their effort. She had domestic difficulties with her husband.
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Wabash, Ind
Frank Brown
Real estate man Timothy Craft of Wabash dies at 56
Timothy Craft of Wabash Ind aged 56 died Sunday from heart disease. Officials say his death was connected to the accidental shooting of his son some time earlier, a tragedy that weighed heavily on him.
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Wabash
Ind
Timothy Craft
Brakeman Killed Inspecting Hot Box Near Indianapolis
Thomas O'Brien a Big Four brakeman on the Peoria division died after looking from a caboose window near Indianapolis on Sunday. He was struck by a bridge, dragged out and killed.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Thomas O'Brien
Peoria
Record Heat Persists Across 19 States Amid Sparse Rain
Sunday heat remained extreme across the corn belt and Ohio Valley with temperatures reaching 106 in Des Moines and 110 in Iron Mountain. A two hour rainfall near Denison broke the drought, aiding cotton and fruit crops while damaging the Southern M. E. Church and nearby houses in a damaging storm. a tornado-like gust was reported in the Chickasaw nation.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Great Corn Belt
Ohio Valley
South
Indiana
Illinois
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
Missouri
Kentucky
Tennessee
Alabama
Mississippi
Louisiana
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Kansas
Nebraska
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North Dakota
Colorado
Michigan
Upper Lake Region
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Marquette
Mich
Galveston
Tex
Texas
Des Moines
Kansas City
Omaha
Devonport
Denver
Col
Little Rock
Ark
New Orleans
St. Paul
Vicksburg
Miss
Iron Mountain
Denison
M. E
Heat wave with cattle deaths hits Southern Kansas
Wichita Kansas reports a 116 degree sun hot day with cattle dying due to heat and thirst in Western Kansas. Sunday prayers for rain drew crowds to churches while trains carried cattle to market lacking grass or water. Hay tops $18 a ton and corn remains scarce at 55 cents a bushel.
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Wichita
Ken
Kansas
Drought Ravages Mississippi Crops Across State
From Jackson to rural counties reports warn that corn and cotton suffer severe damage due to a long drought. Very little rain has fallen since April with only scattered showers since June, and two years of poor yields threaten thousands of farmers as heat remains extreme.
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Jackson
Miss
Mississippi
Stationary Firemen Grievance Committee Meeting
Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania reports a morning grievance committee of stationary firemen held a meeting to address unresolved labor issues and redress concerns within the city fire department. The session aimed to outline remedies and set next steps for negotiation.
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Wilkesbarre
Four Blocks Destroyed in Enid Oklahoma Fire
Enid Oklahoma July 15 four blocks of business houses in the public square were destroyed by fire in less than three hours after midnight. Water was scarce and dynamite had to be used to check the flames. Wind from the southwest spared the eastern part of town. Total loss estimated just over 100000 with insurance light. Heaviest losers include G mans Brothers 25000 and Crandall and Grubb 30000.
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Enid
C. T
Gensman Brothers
Crandall & Grubb
Fragmented verse and prose pieces from a late 19th century column
The page presents a collage of poems and short prose items by various authors including Arthur J. Burdick and Margherita Hamm. It features reflections on earthly riches and divine strength, domestic sketches, and romantic vignettes with brief attributions to Chicago Record-Herald and Monthly publications.
Markets Report Flour and Grain Prices Across Cities
The Cincinnati market lists flour prices with several grades from spring patent at 3.70 to low grade 1.75 to 1.95 and various fancy and patent levels. Wheat, corn, and oats show labeled prices on futures and track quotes, with Chicago figures near July 13 and Cincinnati figures for hogs cattle sheep veal calves, including ranges for select shippers and good packers, and beef and veal price notes.
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Cincinnati
Chicago
Indianapolis
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