Bennington Disaster at San Diego Claims 59 Dead
A naval explosion on the Bennington near the San Diego harbor at the foot of H Street caused 59 deaths and 36 missing with 60 injured. Rescue efforts, morgues crowded, and the ship likely to be dismantled as officials work to determine the blast impact. Lieutenant Yates escaped unharmed.
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San Diego
Cal
United States Navy
Bennington
H Street
Navy Department
Washington
Port Hartford
Wyoming
Mare Island Navy Yard
Young
Yates
Burial on Loma's Crest Honors Nation's Dead
On Loma's Crest San Diego July 24 they buried the Bennington's dead Sunday forty seven of them in a common grave. On the promontory high above San Diego bay they were laid to rest in the Peaceful little military burying ground.
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San Diego
Cal
Bennington
Loma
San Diego Bay
Pacific
Rank Condition of General Carnahan in Indianapolis
General Jas. R. Carnahan commander in chief of the Uniform Rank Knights of Pythias has been ill at his home in Indianapolis for two months. He is reported to be improving slowly and his associates hope he will soon resume his duties among them.
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Indianapolis
Jas. R. Carnahan
Knights of Pythias
Japanese Reconnaissance and Seizure at Possiet Bay
A daring Japanese reconnaissance of a squadron occurred at Possiet Bay on July 14. Three days later Japanese ships seized Russinpan, with several vessels entering Possiet Bay, highlighting its strategic importance.
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Tokio
Possiet Bay
Russinpan
Komura Reaches Chicago En Route to Washington
Baron Komura Japanese envoy to the peace conference arrives in Chicago at 9 am on his journey to Washington. He travels to attend sessions between Russia and Japan as part of the diplomatic mission.
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Chicago
Baron Komura
Washington
Tragic Aeroplane Flight Ends in Maloney's Death
Daniel Maloney, aboard Prof Montgomery's aeroplane, fell 3,000 feet to his death at Santa Clara during a gun ascent for the League of the Cross cadets encampment. About 2,000 spectators watched as the craft rose from Santa Clara College grounds, ascended to 4,000 feet, then swerved and plunged after a string of perilous maneuvers.
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San Jose
Cal
Daniel Maloney
Montgomery
Santa Clara
Maloney
Santa Clara College
League of the Cross Cadets
College Garden
Death of Colonel Daniel Lamont
Colonel Daniel Lamont former secretary of war under President Cleveland died at his Millbrook New York home after a brief illness. Born February 9 1851 in Cortlandville New York he served as Cleveland's private secretary and became secretary of war on March 6 1893. He was vice president of the Northern Pacific railway and held director and trustee roles in several railroad and financial firms. He leaves a widow and two daughters.
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New York
Daniel Lamont
Cleveland
Millbrook
Duchess County
N. Y
Daniel Scott Lamont
Cortlandville
Lamont
Northern Pacific Railway
Stevens Sails to Panama to Take Canal Chief Post
John F Stevens sails from New York aboard the Mexico to assume immediate command as chief engineer of the Panama Canal. Chairman Shonts accompanies him on the voyage.
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Panama Canal
New York
John F. Stevens
Panama
Mexico
Shonts
Canal Commission
Stevens
Isthmus
Legislative inquiry to probe New York life insurance firms
Albany July 21 a special joint committee will investigate life insurance businesses in New York state. The probe will cover state and out of state companies operating here with Senator Armstrong of Rochester as chairman. Hearings may start later, with preparations underway soon.
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Albany
N. Y
New York State
Armstrong
Rochester
French policy on Morocco discussed in Paris talks
In Paris on July 21 M Roivre and Prince Von Radolin outlined the French view of the international conference. France would provide financial aid to Morocco and maintain order under a French police system. Talks progress toward consensus on lesser conference details.
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Paris
M. Roivere
Prince von Radolin
Morocco
Joplin Youth Robs Waterloo Bank Then Captured
A 20 year old man named John F Dudley from Joplin Missouri robbed the State Bank of Waterloo placing a revolver to the assistant cashier head and obtaining 475 dollars. A posse caught him after an hour and recovered the money.
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Waterloo, Tl
John F. Dudley
Joplin
State Bank of
Waterloo
Kaempner
Dudley
Kier
Rumor: Secretary Wilson Likely to Resign
Washington July 18 rumor says friction from the cotton report leak makes Secretary Wilson of the Department of Agriculture almost certain to retire from the cabinet. It is said President Roosevelt is dissatisfied with the investigation conducted by Wilson.
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Washington
Wilson
Department of Agriculture
Roosevelt
Still Shouting for Anarchy in Pittsburg
Alexander Bergman the anarchist who tried to assassinate H C Frick thirteen years ago completed his penitentiary term and was moved to the county workhouse to serve thirteen months for carrying concealed weapons.
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Pittsburg
Alexander Bergman
H. C. Frick
Russians Driven Out at Dnline by Japanese Forces
A Japanese victory report from Otrua states 500 Russians were defeated at Dnline. Russian forces, equipped with six field guns and three machine guns, used the terrain to mount fierce resistance before retreating.
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Tokio
Otrua
Dnline
New York Visit Aims to Gather Cotton Crop Scandal Evidence
Morgan H. Beach United States attorney for the District of Columbia travels to New York to collect evidence in the cotton crop scandal investigation. The move aims to build the case with material from key witnesses and records.
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New York
Washington
Morgan H. Beach
United States
District of Columbia
European Leaders Prepare for Secret Baltic Conference Meeting
From St Petersburg to London and Berlin the press weighs the secret summit between Emperor Nicholas and Emperor William. Observers predict talks on Moroccan and Scandinavian questions and possible shifts in Witte peace policy in relation to France and Britain. Belgian concerns over Antwerp fortifications and royal intervention are also noted as anxiety grows.
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London
Nicholas
William
Russia
M. Witte
France
Great Britain
Brussels
Leopold
Antwerp
Petit Bleu
Belgium
Berlin
Kaiser A Marplot in Baltic Diplomacy Rumor
Paris reports July 24 on Emperor Nicholas and his Gulf of Finland cruise to meet Emperor William. Some newspapers fear German influence on Russia over far eastern policy and hindering the peace program while others think William may push Russia away from France. Journal des Debats notes Nicholas will be watched closely upon his return.
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St. Petersburg
Peterhof
Standart
Bjorko
Gulf of Finland
Esmperor William
Hohenzollern
Paris
Nicholas
William
Russia
France
Journal Des Debats
Mystery surrounds assassination attempt on sultan
Constantinople reports three commissions probing the Friday attack on the sultan. Beha Bey, tutor to the princes, was killed along with many coachmen as twenty seven back coaches exploded and fifty five horses perished. Eyewitnesses recall a devastated scene with wounded riders and horses. A two yard wide crater formed by the blast.
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Constantinople
Beha Bey
Secretary of State Takes Oath in Washington
Enhu Root arrived from New York and took the oath as secretary of state in Washington today.
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Washington
Enhu Root
New York
Market Report Indianapolis Grain and Livestock Prices
Grain and Livestock prices listed for Indianapolis Cincinnati Chicago New York East Buffalo and Toledo. Wheat No 2 red around 86 to 89 cents, corn No 2 near 58 cents, oats varying 30 to 58 cents, hay prices per ton from 6 to 10 dollars, cattle 2 to 6 dollars, hogs 4 to 6 dollars, sheep 2 to 6 dollars, lambs 4 to 8 dollars with regional futures and cash values noted. Toledo July wheat 91 4 cents and September 87 40 cents with cash 91 40.
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Indianapolis
Cincinnati
Chicago
New York
East Buffalo
Unusually heavy rain and disasters reported across regions
Reports of heavy rainstorms across Germany. fires destroy the Louisville union station with losses over 350000 dollars. miners die in explosions at Kirwin mine. multiple heat deaths in major cities. a deserter shot by officers near Wilburton. a prisoner hanged in St Paul. other incidents include wrecks, drownings, and a dynamite accident at a Des Moines mine.
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Germany
Kirwin
Meetetze
Wyo
Drowned in a Cloudburst Near Galena Kan
Several persons die in a cloudburst near Galena Kansas. The incident prompted local authorities to investigate and issue warnings to residents in the area.
Admiral Sigsbee’s fleet reaches Norfolk with Jones body
The squadron led by Admiral Sigsbee arrived at Norfolk today bearing the remains of John Paul Jones. The week’s business failures numbered 165, up from 166 last week and 190 in 1904’s lake week. A Bulgarian raid killed the entire populations of two Macedonian villages. The Zemstva congress approved Russia’s constitution in its first reading by 220 to 7. A bomb wounded the Turkish sultan during prayers but he was uninjured. Former congressman Jerry Simpson of Kansas, known as Lockless Jerry, lies seriously ill in Roswell, New Mexico after a ruptured blood vessel.
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Zematva Congress
Russia
Turkey
Jerry Simpson
Lockless
Jerry
Kansas
Roswell, N. M
Oil Fire Consumes Over a Million Barrels at Humble
In Humble Texas a blaze consumed more than a million barrels of oil. Other items note painter Jean Jacques Henner's death in Paris. The French government plans a U S visit by a squadron in late October and Portsmouth preparations for the peace conference proceed. San Francisco Chinatown plans an eight page Chinese language daily. General W W Blackmar funeral held in Boston. DC grand jury considers cotton reports leak. A Racine county cyclone kills two and causes extensive damage.
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Humble
Tex
Jean Jacques Henner
Paris
United States
Portsmouth
N. H
San Francisco
W. W. Blackmar
Boston
District of Columbia
Racine County
Wis
Hagerstown Bank Scandal Deepens With Depositor Oaths
In Hagerstown Indiana on July 24 the bank receiver Spekenhier opens books for examination. Pass books will be compared with bank records, and depositors must oath their statements. False testimony risks grand jury action as 800 depositors face possible losses and growing anger at John Bowman.
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Hagerstown
Ind
John Bowman
Spekenhier
Bowman
Dynamite attempt targets Owl saloon in South Bend
In South Bend Indiana on July 24 an explosion attempt hit the Owl saloon and pool rooms in the central business district. Two sticks of dynamite exploded on the stairway and a third cartridge was found later. the fuses burned down to defective caps. A scrub woman discovered the devices. A suspicious man was seen, but police suspect a heavy gambler planned the attack.
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South Bend
Ind
Owl
Lightning Claim Two on July Storm Near Anderson and North Manchester
In Anderson Indiana on July 21 John Ashbaugh aged 55 was killed instantly by lightning while seeking shelter under a shock of oats on the Conger farm. His son Calvin aged 24 was severely shocked and his recovery is doubtful. In North Manchester Indiana on July 21 Cal McCutcheon a well to do young farmer was struck by lightning and killed instantly during a destructive storm that damaged property.
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Anderson
Ind
Conger
John Ashbaugh
Calvin
North
Manchester
Cal McCutcheon
Former Legislator Arrested in Indiana Lottery Ticket Case
Terre Haute Indiana July 20 George J Kayser a prominent Clay City politician and businessman was arrested on a charge of bringing lottery tickets into Indiana as a representative of the defunct San Luis company of Columbus. Kayser formerly served as Day county auditor and state legislator. He appeared before the US commissioner and posted a 500 dollar bond to await the federal grand jury action in November.
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Terre Haute
Ind
George J. Kayser
Clay City
Indiana
San Luis Company of Columbus
O. Kayser
Day County
United States
Trolley Cars Collide Near Hartford City Interurban
A passenger car and a work car on the Muncie Hartford City Fort Wayne interurban crashed on a curve two miles north of Hartford City Indiana. Seventeen injured two seriously. John Butler motor man cut and hurt internally. T J Howe of Maumee Ohio injured with broken leg and arm. May Die.
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Hartford City
Ind
Muncie
Fort Wayne
John Butler
T. J. Howe
Maumee
Deadly quarrel over a girl in Boonville Indiana
In Boonville Indiana on July 24 John Heady slashed his rival Homer Kelly during a quarrel over a young girl ten miles away. The knife came within a hair of the windpipe. Kelly was taken home with a doubtful recovery.
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Boonville
Ind
John Heady
Homer Kelly
Lafontaine Fire Devastates Town Block
Lafontaine Indiana July 22 A major blaze caused a loss of at least twenty thousand dollars in the town. Officials expect the burned block to be rebuilt with modern structures, bringing long term benefit to Lafontaine.
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Lafontaine
Ind
Speaker Cantwell Dies. Indiana House Leader Stricken
Sidney Cantwell, speaker of the Indiana house of representatives, is critically ill at his Hartford City home on July 21, battling tuberculosis of the kidneys.
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Speaker Cantwell
Hartford City
Ind
Sidney Cantwell
Indiana House of Representatives
A Way Out of It New York July 18
Thomas F. Ryan plans to sell back to the Equitable Life Assurance Society the stock he bought from James H. Hyde. Ryan will transfer the stock to the society for the same $2,500,000 price plus 4 percent interest. Trustees Grover Cleveland Morgan J. O'Brien and George Westinghouse secured director posts only after learning of this agreement.
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New York
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Thomas F. Ryan
James H. Hyde
Ryan
Equitable Society
Grover Cleveland
Morgan J. O’brien
George Westinghouse
Mr. Ryan
Escapes the Gallows Commutation for Edward Donahue
Governor Hanly commuted the death sentence of Edward Donahue to life imprisonment at Michigan City after the Supreme Court refused to overturn the verdict or grant a new hearing. The governor cited that the evidence supported guilt but not the extreme penalty and noted questions about the prisoner's sanity not raised at trial.
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Indianapolis
Hanly
Edward Donahue
Michigan City
Supreme Court
Donahue
Jury Deadlocks in Williamson Case in Portland Circuit Court
After forty six hours and forty two ballots the jury could not reach a verdict in the Williamson Van Gessner and Biggs case. Ten votes favored conviction two favored acquittal and the jury was discharged. District Attorney Heney announced plans to retry and jury empanelment began today.
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Tokio
Taft
Evinston
Fla
John P. Hester
O. W. Barron
Watt Barron
Portland
Ore
Congressman Williamson
Messrs
van Gessner
Biggs
DeHaven
United States Circuit Court
Heney
Williamson
Cashier Held to Answer in Defalcation Charge
Terre Haute Indiana July 19 G A Consman former cashier of Vigo County National bank was arrested on a warrant charging defalcation by Deputy U S Marshal Rankin and Deputy U S District Attorney LaFollette. He allegedly misappropriated 1000 dollars from Patrick Touhey’s deposit. Consman is sick at his home. Bail set at 5000 dollars posted by W H Harris and W H Roberts.
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Terre Haute
Ind
G. A. Consman
Vigo County National Bank
U. S
Rankin
U. S. District
LaFollette
Patrick Touhey
Consman
W. H. Harris
W. H. Roberts
Sweden and Norway union talks in secret session
Stockholm July 19 Both houses of the riksdag met in secret session to pursue a resolution on relations with Norway. It is understood the senate has closed preliminary talks and a joint decision is expected. reports say the government may be rejected and the cabinet resign.
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Stockholm
Riksdag
Senate
Sweden
Norway
Paoli Trial Over Bryantsville Murder Begins Amid Faction Feud
Henry Tow and David Beasley stand accused of killing the Rout brothers during a gravel road election fight at Bryantsville last June. One hundred Lawrence county witnesses attend as rival factions clash while the trial is expected to fill the week. Beasley’s trial will follow next week.
Surgeon Wetherill Aims Polar Race Against Peary
Prominent Philadelphia physician inventor Henry Emerson Wetherill plans to organize another polar expedition to beat Peary to the pole using the methods employed by Nansen.
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Philadelphia
Henry Emerson Wetherill
Ph Cian
Peary
Nansen
Enforcing Cigarette Law in Delphi Arrest
Delphi Indiana July 21 John Gordon jailed fined twenty dollars and costs for possession of cigarette papers and material first arrest under the anti cigarette law in Carroll county
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Delphi
Ind
John Gordon
Carroll County
Indiana Man Elected Window Glass Leader
A. L. Faulkner of Dunkirk Indiana was elected president of the Amalgamated Window Glass Workers at the Cleveland session by 119 votes to 53 for David Winters. The tally reflects a clear win after a contested vote during the July 18 proceedings.
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Indiana
Cleveland, O
Amalgamated Window Glass Workers
A. L. Faulkner
Dunkirk
Ind
David Winters
Woman Dies by Gas After Note About Love
Elkhart Indiana July 18 Mrs Ida Stockford widow committed death by own action by inhaling illuminating gas leaving a note indicating disappointment in love.
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Elkhart
Ind
Ida Stockford
NineYearOld Anna Ziehm Killed by Train
In Jeffersonville Indiana on July 18 nine year old Anna Ziehm was struck and killed after stepping in front of a suburban train on the Pennsylvania line in an incident described as fatal.
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Jeffersonville
Ind
Anna Ziehm
Pennsylvania Line
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