Waters Take Death Toll With Five Drownings Near New York
Five bathers perish in one day around New York, and nine victims die in New England. Frederick Eckhoff of Brooklyn vanished at Gravesend Bay. Richard Unger of Jersey City drowned near Bayonne after diving. Joseph Dintaris of New York also drowned in Bayonne. James Skinner Jr of Pine Street drowned off Patchogue when knocked overboard. John Harvey Wallace of 111 Broadway and partner Cleaver were swept under by undertow at Long Beach.
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New York City
New York
Frederick Eckhoff
Hicks Street
Brooklyn
Gravesend Bay
West Thirty-fifth Street
Sea Gate
Richard Unger
Jersey
Bayonne
Newark Tiny
Joseph Dintaris
James MR. Skinner, Jr
James R. Skinner
Pine Street
Great South Bay
Patchogue
John Harvey Wallace
Niles- Bement-Pond Company
Broadway
Long Beach
Cleaver
Wallace
Two Girls Drowned in Whaley Pond Bathing Accident
In Poughkeepsie New York Madaline Clark twelve and Sadie Jacobotsky thirteen members of a summer camp run by Rev Frederick Mills Clark Episcopal clergyman drowned while bathing at Whaley Pond twenty five miles east of the city. Miss Clark died attempting to save Jacobotsky as a dozen other campers struggled. two women in charge Miss Idebrand and Miss Hamilton helped rescue several others.
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Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Madaline
Clark
Sadie Jacobotsky
Frederick Mills Clark
New_y York
Whaley Pond
Miss Clark
Jacobofsky
Wellesley Girls Drowned In Lake Wabatt
Florence Jenni and Mary Palmer, both nineteen from Wellesley, were college classmates at Wellesley College. While bathing with others in Lake Wabatt Palmer drowned in deep water and Jenni joined the rescue attempt, both perished. Their bodies were recovered.
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Wellesley
Mass
Florence Jenni- 600
Mary Palmer
Wellesley College
Lake Wabatt
Jennsom
Miss Palmer
Miss Jennison
Three Drownings Reported In Delaware River
Philadelphia reports state three people drowned while swimming in the Delaware River near the city. Ernest Bohle was crushed between a schooner and the wharf near Vine Street pier Camden and drowned. John Knauf swam off Clinton Street wharf Camden and drowned after cramps. Joseph Miller, fourteen, swam at South Street wharf and drowned due to cramps.
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Philadelphia
Delaware River
Here
Ernest Bohle
Vine Street
Camden
John Knauf
Clinton Street Wharf
Jos. Miller
South Street Wharf
Two Boys Drown in Oswego Canal While Playing on Banks
Ad die Hammond and Harold Driscoll both nine years old disappeared and were found fully dressed in the Yarick Canal. Neither could swim and it is believed they slipped into the water while playing along the banks.
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Oswego
N. Y
Addie Hammond
Harold Driscoll
Yarick Canal
Seven Drownings Reported In Connecticut In One Day
Seven accidental drownings occurred across Connecticut on a single day. Names include William Klutz of North Carolina who drowned while swimming at Lee's Pond East Haddam. Carl Carlson, 65, who fell from a tent while fishing at Cedar Lake Bristol. Rudolph Politz, newcomer to the U.S., who died bathing at Birge's Pond near Bristol. Miss Alice lox, 18, of New York, swept from the Wonsatonic River while swimming.
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New Haven
Conn
William Klutz
North Carolina
Lee's Pond
East Haddam
Carl Carlson
Cedar Lake
Bristol
Rudolph Politz
Birge
Auto License Fees Projected to Bring Million-Year Revenue
Secretary Koenig notes applications for automobile and chauffeur licenses under the Callan law, effective August 1, are flooding the Secretary of State office with daily receipts averaging over $5000. He believes the new system will yield about $1,000,000 in annual state revenue.
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Koenig
Albany
Noted figures and events from early 1900s era obits and remarks
John A. Hegeman died November 26 1905 leaving estate 290039. Rockefeller portrait bust by William Cooper finished and sent to the cast. Bishop McVickar funeral held at Providence RI with five colleagues officiating. Mayor Gaynor urged bonding reform in New York. J P Stuart criticized Italian Perucemgne aid to missionaries. J Ogden Armour doubted seeing a $10 hog again. George Turner argued in the Newfoundland fisheries case at The Hague. Thomas A Edison Archduke Leopold Hiram Maxim aviators discussed aeroplane warfare.
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John A. Hegeman
John D. Rockefeller
William Cooper
McVickar
Providence
Pho
New York City
Gaynor
J. P. Stuart
J. Ogden Armour
Chicago
George Turner
United States
Newfoundland
The
Hague
Unidentified man drowns at Berlin brick yards
A man drowned in a brick pool at the Berlin brick yards. In Lake Quassapaug, Kilroe and George Massicotte of Waterbury died. Massicotte perished while attempting a rescue.
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Berlin
Kilroe
George Massicotte
Waterbury
Lake Quassapang
Two Drownings Reported at Albany Creek
Albany N Y. John Whale thirty a farm hand drowned while bathing in a creek on the city outskirts. He entered the water overheated and was seized with cramps. Francis Ford nineteen also drowned in the creek in the lower city section.
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Albany
N. Y
John Whale
Francis Ford
Drownings At Scranton Lake Claim Two Men
In Scranton Pennsylvania, James Plumoso and Avcina Renda drowned while bathing at Rocky Glen Lake. Both could not swim and used a light board that failed to support them. Their bodies were recovered. A third drowning occurred nearby as Frank Ambrose perished in Springbrook close to the park.
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Scranton
Scrantono
Rocky Glen Lake
James Plumoso
Avcina Renda
Frank Ambrose
Springbrook
Nine Drowned in New England Waters
Nine people drowned in New England last Sunday as they sought relief from the intense heat by plunging into the river and ponds. Most victims were local residents drawn to cooling waters amid the torpid temperatures.
Watertown Bather Drowned in Black River
Frank Namorage, eighteen, drowned while bathing to beat the heat in the Black River near Watertown. The tragedy occurred as bystanders attempted rescue but were unable to reach him. Fire department and local officials investigated the incident.
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Watertown
Frank Namo
Black River
Woman Found Dead Near Black Stone Canal At Home
The body of 35 year old Mrs Patrick McCabe was found near her home in Lonsdale with her baby in her arms. Authorities believe heat and illness affected her mind leading to the tragedy.
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Lonsdale
R. J
Patrick McCabe
Stone
Young Man Drowned After Treacherous Creek Morass
In Brooklyn Maspeth 23 year old William Elbrecht fell into a mire filled creek near Old Mill Jamaica Bay East New York in darkness. As friends shouted for help he sank deeper, dying despite efforts to rescue him.
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Brooklyn
N. Y
William Elbrecht
Maspeth
Old Mill
Jamaica Bay
New York
Elbrecht
Reno banker slips money on chest in Reno
Colonel Abe Slipsky returned to St Louis from Reno with 3000 dollars strapped to his chest under two plaster pads. He said this was the only safe way to carry money in Reno and that he trusted no one to handle it for him. He admitted not sleeping much during the trip due to fear of losing the cash.
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St Louis
Abe Slipsky
Reno
Nev
Man Arrested Over Planting Vegetables in Front Yard
Washington DC. George Winnie, living on New Jersey avenue near the Sixth police precinct, was arrested under a city rule barring front yard crops except flowers and ornamental plants. Winnie had planted corn peas beans and potatoes, raising costs and drawing enforcement by Private Larry O Day of the focal force.
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Washington
George Winnie
New Jersey
Winnie
Larry O'Day
Rattlesnake Bite Fatal Near Wilkes-Barre
Frank Stenkowicz of Nanticoke died at Nanticoke Hospital after a rattlesnake bit him on the mountains near his home. Poison had circulated for three hours before doctors could treat him.
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Wilkesbarre
Frank Stenkowicz
Nanticoke
Here
Nanticoke Hospital
Baseball Fight Splits Leagues and Standings Across Three Circuits
Disrupted standings show teams across American League, Eastern League, and related circuits. Notable entries include New York, Chicago, Pittsburgh, and Boston with wide gaps in wins and losses. figures reflect early season totals and percentages amid a chaotic league-wide matchup pattern.
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Ww. L
Chicago
New York
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Boston
Cc Wol. PLC
Phila
Detroit
Laws
C. Wolps
Newark
Proval'ee
Rochester
Condemned Slayer Hanged by Mob in Rayville LA
Rayville Louisiana residents mobbed the doors of the jail after learning an appeal to the Supreme Court had been filed. They dragged J D Freeman a white man from confinement and hanged him at the same spot where Town Marshal C Chenault was murdered.
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Rayvine
Supreme Court
C. ©. Chenault
Rayville
J. D
Freeman
National League and Minor Leagues Baseball Player Moves
The Pittsburg Club released Nelder Abbatiehin. St Louis Club refused to waive Pitcher Cicotte from the Boston group. Bonesetter Reese defied a decision to treat ball players, repairing Overall's arm. Billy Merritt became Boston Nationals scout. St Paul’s Club secured David Braun’s release from Buffalo, to serve as substitute. Sioux City Club signed Sam Mouston, a college pitcher under twenty one. St Louis sold Rankin Johnson to Dallas. Babe Adams and three fingers Thownary involved in a poem named The Mutality of Diamond. Scranton Club returned Kellogg to make room for southpaw Scanton, bought from Philadelphia National Club.
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Pittsburg
Nelder Abbatiehin
St. Louis
Cicotte
Boston
Bonesetter Reese
Billy Merritt
Boston Nationals
St. Paul
David Braun
Buffilo
Sioux City
Sam Mouston
Rankin Johnson
Memphis
Dallas
Messrs
Babe -Adams
Diamond L.giaaindis
Scranton
Kellogg
Southpaw
Scanton
Philadelphia
Noted aviator Rolls dies in race plane crash at Bournemouth
A fragmented obituary list recalls Roll s, the English aviator, killed when a biplane fell at a Bournemouth aviation meet. The report also cites earlier fatal air accidents in Europe and the United States, naming several pilots and dates from 1908 to 1910.
Aviator Charles Rolls Dies In England Flight Crash
Bournemouth mourns the death of Charles Rolls a noted engineer and aviator killed during the first English flying meet of the year. His Wright biplane buckled at 100 feet causing a fatal crash near the grand stand. Rolls had flown from Dover to France and back on June 2 and was attempting to land near the mark when the tail piece failed the machine collapsed and he died of a fractured skull.
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Bournemouth
England
Charles’ 5
Rolls
Mllonaire
Channel
Dover
France
Old Liang Attocks
Iast
Curtiss Proves Coast Defense Efficiency With Drone Bombs
At Atlantic City Glenn Curtiss staged mock ordnance runs on the yacht John 12, Mehver II to test aerial bomb strikes at 300 feet. Experts concluded aircraft armed with high explosive bombs could damage or sink a battleship, noting the demos showed potential fleet vulnerability.
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Curtiss
Atlantic City
N. J
Glenn Curtiss
Mehver II
Auto Straw Ride Captures Washington Summer Fad
Washington D C enjoys a new hot weather pastime as two high power gasoline trucks cruise the Washington Baltimore pike toward the Monumental City. The scene features cowbells watermelons and giggling girls as the event progresses.
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Washington, D. C
Washington- Baltimore
Monumental City
Authorities ban racefight pictures to curb prejudice
Manila reports authorities prohibit exhibition of pictures showing the fight between Jeffries and Johnson at Renn fearing the images would stir up racial prejudice and unrest. The move reflects heightened sensitivity to racial tensions in the era.
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Manila
Jeffries
Johson
Renn
Brownlow Died in Johnson City After Illness
W. Y. Brownlow, longtime Republican congressman from the Most District, died in Johnson City after a period of Wright's disease. Brownlow had served his seventh term and was known for his political influence and local ties.
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Johnson City
Walter Poo
Jon Brownlow
Wright
Reducing Postal Deficit Reported by Post Office
Postmaster General Hitchcork announced the postal deficit of about 20 million dollars was reduced by over 10 million in nine months. For the quarter ended March 31, the third quarter of the fiscal year, the service posted a surplus of 1.96 million dollars due to higher receipts.
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Washington, Lb
Hitchcork
Georgia Legislature Ratifies Income Tax Amendment
The General Assembly of Georgia ratified the income tax amendment to the Federal Constitution. The Senate approved the amendment by a vote of 12 to 1 and the House ratified it by 125 to 1 after a lengthy debate. Opponents warned the measure would cripple state taxing power and centralize control in Washington.
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Athuila
General Assembly of Georgia
Senate
House
Washington
Safe and Sane Fourth a Success in Chicago
The Fourth of July observance, restrained fireworks, and reduced deaths show in nationwide and Chicago area results. National dead tally this year is 24 versus 44 last year with injuries dropping from 236 to 1,294. In Chicago, one pistol death and a rifle-related fatality occurred, while injuries totaled 650 from fireworks and 108 from cannon along with smaller counts for firearms torpedoes and toy pistols. fire losses reached 317,813 dollars.
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United States
Chicago
Abolish Football Debate Sparks at Stanford Address
Jileston David Star Jordan, president of Leland Stanford University, urged abolishing football as played in American colleges calling it brutal and purist, favoring substitution with the English game. He condemned the love of the sordid in athletic life and warned college leaders may face exile for failing to curb football’s dangers. Clark W. Netherington defended athletics and football as the greatest intercollegiate sport.
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David Starr Jordan
National Educational Association
Jileston
David Star Jordan
Leland Stanford University
American Educational Association
Ife
Nevada
Jordan
Baltimore suffrage club to push women police assistants
The Baltimore Woman Suffrage Club proposes appointing women assistants to police on city streets and resorts to enforce morals. They seek State Attorney Owens’s support and may push a legislative bill if needed. Club president Emma Maddox Funk says the effort aims to aid police in promoting morality, not criticize their duties.
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Baltimore
Woman Suffrage Club
Btate
Owens
Fields Po Ncemen
Emma Maddox Funk
Club
Postal banks meetings set for Beverly summer
Washington talks on postal savings banks by three officials Postmaster General Hitchcook Secretary of the Treasury MacVeagh and Attorney General Wickersham. No operations planned until board discusses with the President. First bank may not open this year. Also note Chicago Biblical World issue discusses a new ethical scientific form of Christianity.
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Washington, D. C
Postal Savings Banks
Beverly
Hitchcook
Secretry
Treasury
MacVeagh
Wickersham
Chicago
University of Chicago Divinity School
Two Youths Die in Stony Brook Boat Capsize
A midnight rowboat capsize at Stony Brook results in the drownings of Miss Eugenia Fitzgibbons Mitzgibbons and Leroy Norton. Two other rowers reach shore in a panic, while Norton’s body is later recovered after alarms raised by Dessie Hawkins and others.
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Stony Brook
L. L
Eugenia Mitzgibbons
Twent
Leroy Noreton
Fitzgibbons Wan
John Fitzgibbons Norton
Winfield Norton
Dessie Hawkints
Norton
Bloodless Neck Operation Heals Coal Miner in Ohio
Jack Bowers a Nelsonville coal miner was treated for a neck injury after a three week illness. Under anaesthetic vertebrae were reset by hand and head strapped. within an hour he could talk and laugh. The procedure, described as bloodless, occurred in Columbus, Ohio.
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Columbus
Ohio
Jack Bowers
Nelsonville
Bowers
Notable Lunch With King and Queen at Marlborough House
Society notes report Mr and Mrs Roosevelt shared lunch with King George and Queen Mary at Marlborough House. Paris artists denounce the ankle‑restricting skirt as unsightly and deforming. A NY clubwomen survey opposes Cincinnati plan to abolish kissing. Benjamin Emerson’s granddaughter is a Boston General Hospital nurse. Princess Harald’s Copenhagen birth marks her second child. Mme Cherenmeteff wins Grand Prix aboard Niage, a French classic horse. Reno divorce case filed by Naomi Tenry proceeds amid unclear testimony. Widow of Lt. Clarence Danney testifies in Manila case.
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Roosevelt
King George
Queen Mary
Marlborough House
Paris
New York
Cincinnati
Ben Emerson
Ralph Waldo Himerson
Maassachusetts ' General Hospital
Boston
Copenhagen
Denmark
Harald
Mme. Cherenmeteff
Niage
Minnettat
Naomi Tenry
Reno
Nev
Thausht
Clarence MM. Danney
Suedde la Mita
Ames
Philippines
Government to Run Mode Farm Near Beltsville Md
The Department of Agriculture will demonstrate modern dairy methods at a 475 acre farm near Beltsville Maryland, a few miles north of Washington. A herd of milled goats and other stock will be bred on the farm to illustrate daily dairy operations.
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Washington, D. C
Department of Agriculture
Beltsville
Teas
Aviator Crawls From Wreckage After Plane Dives
Pittsburg Kansas reports Wilpht viplane piloted by Arch Monsey lost engine at about 900 feet and crashed. Monsey crawled free from the wreckage unhurt after the craft collapsed around him.
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Pittsburg
Kan
Arch Monsey
Monsey
Mossey
Moxey
Newsy Gleanings From Global Events And Conflicts
Readable fragments report Fourth of July observances in European capitals with demonstrations in Madrid and other Spanish cities. Mentions conferences in New York and Berne, reduced casualties from safe celebrations, naval actions near Pearl Lagoon, Nicaragua, and potential U.S. intervention. Russian and Japanese diplomatic notes referenced amid insurrectionary activity.
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Madrid
New York
Ciy
Berne
Venus
San Janin
Pearl Lagoon
Nicaragia
Washimotou
United States
Nicaragua
Tasuyawe
Pateh
Dss
Submarine Ram Beached Castine After Attack Drill
The Castine flagship gunboat of the submarine fleet was rammed by Bonita during maneuvers off Provincetown. Flooding occurred in the dynamo and boiler compartments but bulkheads held. All eighty Castine crew remained aboard as the ship reached shallow water and rested there under Lieutenant Ralph A. Koch. Bonita, commanded by Ensign Sloan Danenhower, sustained minor damage with fifteen crew aboard.
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Provincetown
Magss
Castine
Flota
Vontta
Ralph A. Koch
Sloan Danenhower
Northern Wisconsin fires scorch district. losses up to 3 million
A northern Wisconsin survey shows forest fires in the last three weeks caused over 3 million dollars in damage. The burned area runs about fifty miles north of Prentice and forty miles wide between Stanley and Thorpe. Heaviest losses hit trailer and jogging camps. twenty-five villages narrowly escaped destruction. More than 400 families lost homes and personal belongings, straining funds for survivors.
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Eau Claire
Wii
Wisconsin
Prentice Ad
Stanley
Thorpe
Train Wreck Kills Three Near Newton Hook
Three railroad workers died when New York Central No 5 wrecked north of Hudson near Newton Hook. The engine and baggage car derailed and toppled. six Pullman cars stayed upright with no serious injuries. Names listed: engineer James Tyndall of Renselaer, fireman Robert Hales of Rensselaer, baggageman John Ray of Croton.
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Tudson
XL Y
New York Central
Northern_and Western Express
Newton Hook
Hudson
James Tyndall
Renaselaer
Robert Hales, Freman
Rensselaer
John Ray
Croton
Seekonk Man George A Greene Found Dead In Bushes
In Seekonk Massachusetts a man identified as George A Greene a local tax collector was discovered dead in bushes near his home with a bullet wound and a revolver nearby. He had been missing since July 1. His cousin Professor John F Greene of Brown University found the body. friends cannot identify a motive for self harm.
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Seekonk
Mass
George A.greene
John F Greene
Brown University
Greene
Women in Boat Signal Rescue With Blazing Skirt Gowns
Two couples aboard a disabled launch on Lake Michigan attracted attention when women wore blazing skirts and their husbands waved signals. The distress signal prompted prompt aid from bystanders, including Mrs Matthew Stiff and Mrs Evers, with assistance from Hammond, Indiana, and Tyro, Montana locals.
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Hammond
Lake Michigan
Fifesavera
Matthew Stiff-of-tytena
Mont
M.S. Evers
Ind
Georgia Senate Approves Income Tax Amendment
Georgia Senate ratified the income tax amendment by a 23 to 1 vote with most senators explaining their positions. The measure moved to the lower house where the resolution was continued as a special, continuing order pending disposition.
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Georgia Senate For
Atlanta
General Assembly
Louisville Banker Charged With Bucket Shop Embezzlement
August Rooke, assistant secretary of Fidelity Trust Company in Louisville, arrested on embezzlement charges. Authorities estimate a shortage near 500000 dollars as investigators examine the bank books and reports. Rooke allegedly used bank funds to speculate in bucket shops.
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Louisville
August Rooke
Fidelity Trust Company
Wan
Hels
Rooke
Gueney
Bank Shortage Shocks Swainsboro Citizens Bank
Georgia bank faces a loss of 823000 as examiners uncover a 23000 shortage. Jush D Stefel land cashler ad J Wy Ponder, former bootkeeper, are held under bonds of 10000 each in connection with the case.
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Georgia Bank
Swainsboro
Hank Examiners
Citizens’ Bank
Jush D. Stefelland
Cabbler Ad
Oklahoma weather report notes widespread crop damage
A brief Oklahoma update reports heavy raking across the state except the far northwest, indicating widespread cotton and torn crop damage and limited success in the affected areas.
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Okla
Oklahoma City
Oklahomas
Tls
Rear-Admiral Capps Resigns as Chief of Navy Construction
Rear-Admiral Capps resigns as chief of the bureau of construction in the Navy Department, effective October 1 after completing service and becoming eligible for retirement with the rank of Rear Admiral. The notice cites Washington DC as the context and mentions his years of service and retirement status.
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Capps Fanks
Washington, DC
Oshington
Tee Capps
Bureau of Constuction
Navy Department
Remi
Washington to Use Bagley in Aeroplane Test
The Bagley torpedo boat at the Washington Navy Yard will be fitted with a platform for an aeroplane test. Commander Ames seeks to measure lifting power of his aeroplane and the boat at speed, with tests on the Severn River after departing Annapolis. Also notes broad economic stats, fire protection rule for theatres, Pine Ridge Indians, and a binding twine contract by the Post Office Department.
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Bagtey
Washington Navy Yard
Butler Ames
Lodge
Ames
Navy Department
Bagley
Annapolly
Severn River
Pine Ridge Agency
Washington
Brussels
Europe
Belgium
Brussel
Pine Ridge Reservation
Montauk
Frank Goings
Redskin
Proma
Hitchcock
Gets PLC
Planet Mills Manufacturing Company
Brooklyn
N.Y
Despatta
Postmasters Warned That Presidents Widows Don’t Pay Postage
Washington DC letters misled by Mrs Frances Cleveland widow of President Cleveland have been charged postage due. Postmaster General issued order urging postal workers to honor transmission free for Mrs Cleveland’s and Mrs Mary Lord Harrison’s letters, widow of President Harrison, as per prior congressional action.
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Washington, DC
Frances IP. Cleveland
Cleveland
Congress
Mary Lord Warrison
Harrison
Niles wins Middle States lawn tennis title
Sports news item reports Niles clinching the Middle States championship in lawn tennis. The text also mentions various athletic notes including races, records, and future plans across multiple sports and places, with several names and terms garbled in OCR.
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News of Sports
N. W
Newark Lynchings Stir City as 5000 Rage in Dry Raid
A state anti saloon league detective from Cleveland Etherington was lynched by a mob of about five thousand in Newark Ohio after the death of saloon keeper William Howard. Police were overwhelmed as rioters raided jails and attacked detectives amid ongoing raids on nearby saloons. Etherington faced the crowd with a revolver and perished during mob violence while others escaped or were arrested.
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Newark
Ohio
Charlies Etherington
Cleveland
State Anti-Saloon League
William Howard
Etherington
Harmon
Lehrer
Sheriff Linck
Howard
Sac
State
Anti-Saloon League
William Schlagel
Toa
Willisburg
Justice Fuller Funeral Held at St James Church
Chief Justice Melville Weston Fuller was honored at a Chicago funeral in St James Episcopal Church with notable jurists and officials present. The service, led by Rev James E Freeman, included a 17 gun salute by order of Major General Frederick Dent Grant and concluded with interment at Graceland Cemetery, where Fuller's family rests.
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Chicago
Melville Weston Fuller
St. James’ Episcopal Church
James E. Freeman
Gov, Tingies
New York
Frederick Dent Grant
Graceland Cemetery
Justice Fuller
Five Alpinists Perish In Alpine Avalanche Near Jungfrau
An avalanche on the Jungfrau glacier in Grindenwalt Switzerland overwhelmed two parties of alpinists. Seven rescued, all seriously hurt. Five killed including two Germans. Missing include two women.
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Grindenwalt
Switzerland
Berglibut
Jungfrau Glacier
Lumber worth millions burned in Gillies yard fire
A Montreal dispatch reports a blaze at Gillies lumber yards in Arnipior Ontario destroying an estimated 3 million dollars in lumber. The fire covered about half a square mile before mills were saved after a lengthy firefight by crews.
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Montreal
Canada
Arnpiior
Ontario
Gillies Lumber Yards
English lord joins railway survey team for three months
Spokane reports that Lord Sholto Douglas has spent his fortune on his wife and is working with a Canadian Pacific Railway surveying crew for three months at 24 dollars per day. He is brother of the Marquis of Queensbury and is married to Miss Margaret Mooney known on the stage as Loretta Addis.
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Spokane
Wash
Lord Sholto Douglas
Canadian Pacific Railway
Lord Sholto
Marquis of
Queensbury
Margaret Mooney
Loretta Addis
Trolley Strike Off In Omaha After Failed Walkout
The Motormen and conductors strike against the Omaha fleet railway company ended with an official declaration that the action failed. Initiated last September, the company retained operations and ran all cars within a week, with no concessions granted to end the dispute.
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Omaha, Neh
Omaha Fleet Railway Company
Old Erie Railroad workers to receive annual bonus
Under an Erie Railroad Company order all men who have served the company for years or more will receive an annual bonus for themselves and their wives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evie
Middletown
N. Y
Erie Ralead Company
Bessey
Crop downturn prompts mass layoffs in Northern region
It is reported that the Northern region plans to lay off 4000 men due to a sharp drop in crop yields. Otter Toudsh and the Nap bwest are expected to take similar action amid the agricultural downturn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amodt Raivond
Paul
Alvin
Otter Toudsh
New Jersey Court Rules Tax on Inheritance Invalid
The New Jersey Court of Errors and Appeals, in a unanimous ruling, set aside a $27,000 tax on 1150 shares of Standard Oil stock bequeathed from Mrs Martha T. Fiske Collard, died 1908 in Cairo. The decision questions the 1906 collateral inheritance tax act and may force refunds totaling hundreds of thousands, affecting state finances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court of Errors and Appeals
Trenton
George Russell
Essex County
Ott
Martha T. Fiske Collard
Cairo
Egypt
Five Years For Beating Girl In Pitman Assault
Convicted of a brutal attack on Mary J. Morely of Pitman Carow, a member of a respectable family, received five years hard labor at the State Prison. Judge Tuller of Cumberland County sentenced him, with Woodbury for Judge Starr. The June 13 assault occurred in the woods at Pitman as the girl suffered serious injuries. The defendant claimed self defense, saying she initially consented but later struck first.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary J. Morely
Pitman
Ugh Carow
Tuller
Cumberland
Young aeronaut George Taylor arrested after near thousand-foot fall
George Taylor, an 18-year-old aeronaut from Belleville, escaped from Glenn Mills Reform School and was captured in Newark while awaiting Keystone State authorities. He faces a return to reform school until age 21 and later prison for escape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Taylor
Belleville
Glenn Mills Reform School
Taylor
Cape May Sheriff Dies Amid Stone Gall Bladder Ailment
Cape May Sheriff Robert R. Carson aged sixty five died suddenly from gall stones. Elected in 1907, he also served as County Supervisor and State Oyster Commissioner. Active in Baptist church work, he belonged to several secret orders. Judge Hildreth appointed Sheriff Sparks as acting sheriff until the governor designates a temporary successor.
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Cape May
Robert R. Carson
Cand May
Carson
Hildreth
Sparks
Divorce Granted Over Straw Hat Purchase
A Meda Pennsylvania divorce decree to Samuel Downer of Chester was found to stem from his purchase of a straw hat. Downes claimed the separation followed his wife’s anger at extravagance and a loan that enabled new summer headgear, leading to the final decree.
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Meda
Samuel Downer
Chester
Downes
Mero
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U. S.4
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Orville Wright
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Eugene Lefebvre
Dumissy
Enea Rossi
Rome
Italy
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van Mace
Janidy Beneder
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Melvin Sheppard
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Harry Lew
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Ofa Wiliams
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George Burroughs
Thomas Lee
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John Kirby
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Robert Ammel
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Thomas F. Mayhew
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William Barlow
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Hannah Steelman
Will- Ppe
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J. Calvin Krause
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