Sheriff and Eight Men Killed in West Virginia Coal War
Wellsburg West Virginia July 17 Sheriff H H Duvall and eight men are dead and many wounded in a clash at the Clifton mine of Richland Coal Company near the Pennsylvania line. Deputies and others rush wounded to Wheeling while ambulances are fired upon en route. Thomas Duvall, son of the slain sheriff, was later elected sheriff by the Brooks county court and took charge with state police aid.
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Wellsburg
W. Va
Associated Press
H. H. Duvall
Clifton
Richland Coal Company
Pennsylvania Line
Welsburg
Wheeling
Fallemsbee
Richland
Clifton Mine
Brooks
Duval
Boy of Unidentified Man Recovered From Iowa River
Authorities in Iowa City work to identify a middle aged man pulled from the Iowa River Saturday afternoon. The bloated condition suggests prolonged water exposure. no violence noted. Scouts alerted police after discovering the body, raising questions about foul play.
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Iowa City
Iowa
Iowa River
Citizens shoot down robbers in a battle in Fort Worth
In Valley View a fight between citizens and robbers left two bandits shot down and captured. Officers head to identify the prisoners as the Associated Press reports from Fort Worth Texas dated July 17.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Associated Press
Valley View
Weather outlook shows fair skies with scattered thunderstorms
Chicago notes for the next twenty four hours forecast fair conditions tonight and Tuesday with cooler eastern and southern portions and warmer western and central areas. Washington weather outlook for July 17 to 22 predicts generally fair conditions in the Upper Mississippi and Lower Missouri Valleys with a likelihood of widely scattered thunderstorms and near normal to slightly above normal temperatures.
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Chicago
Washington, D. C
Mississippi
Missouri
Boggs Will Bequeaths to Employees and Charities
The will of Russell H. Boggs, longtime Pittsburgh merchant, offered for probate, leaves $50,000 to the store welfare association and bequeaths several thousand dollars to fourteen charitable institutions of various denominations. It also disposes of a $15,000,000 estate to include every employee who has served the firm over five years.
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Pittsburgh
Russell H. Boggs
Divorced Millionaire Adopts Immigrant Boy
New York reports Joel W. Thorne a millionaire banker adopted a French boy immigrant at Ellis Island. He guaranteed to educate and support the waif and departed with him for the Thorne country place at Hill Brook New York.
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New York
Joel W. Thorne
Ellis Island
Thorne
Hill Brook
N. Y
Carelessness Caused 234 Deaths Last Month
New York City recorded 234 deaths from accidents blamed on carelessness in the prior month, excluding industrial casualties, according to figures released by the Safety Institute of America.
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New York
New York City
The
Safety Institute of America
Relative of President McKinley Dies in Auto
Charles E. McKinley a Prescott Arizona mining man said to be a cousin of the late President William McKinley died at the wheel of his automobile on a highway near Los Angeles California He was 46 years old.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Charles E. McKinley
Prescott
Ariz
William McKinley
Here
Fire at Michigan Summer Resort Destroys Twenty Cottages
A July fire at Macatawa Park across from Chicago destroyed more than 20 cottages. The blaze originated from a kerosene explosion. The resort accommodates over 1,000 guests, but no injuries were reported.
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Chicago
Macatawa Park
Michigan
11 year old boy enters 10th grade in Missouri
Ronald Harder, age 11, enrolls in the 10th grade becoming the youngest student in Missouri and the second youngest in the United States to reach this level. He is the son of farmer John Harder.
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U.S
Missouri Valley
Ronald Harder
United States
John Harder
Kendall Issues Warning on Interference
Des Moines reports a federal inquiry into Monroe county derailment of a C B and Q passenger train. Governor Kendall warns the state will use all powers to protect workers rights as a mob of about one hundred strike sympathizers blocks Burlington tracks near Sevilla and Lovilla, with deputies dispatched and Postmaster General Work alerted.
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Des Moines
Associated Press
Monroe County
Kendall
Iowa
Burlington
Albia
Sevilla
J. P. Cummins
Iowa Division
Washington
Lovilla
Bullet Crashes Into Train Coach Near Camden Station
A Baltimore and Ohio passenger train headed from Washington to Baltimore near Camden station was fired upon. One bullet pierced a coach window near W. F. Evans of Baltimore, causing excitement among women passengers. The shooter’s identity remains unknown.
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Baltimore
Baltimore and Ohio
Washington
Camden Station
W. EF. Evans
Large Family Small Pay Pastor Elopes
Port Huron July 15 Rev W W Culp pastor of a Spring Valley Ohio church was arrested at Tashmoo Park with Asther Hughes 18 former boarder. Both held for Spring Valley authorities. Culp said he tired of supporting his wife and large family on a 1200 dollar yearly salary.
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Port Huron
Mich
W. W. Culp
Spring Valley
Tashmoo Park
Here
Asther Hughes
Culp
Iowa Youth Abroad Reports Wilson Funeral in London
Harold Townsend son of the late Dr. W. H. Townsend and a student at Iowa State University toured Europe and attended the funeral services for Field Marshal Wilson. Townsend notes funeral programs were sold on London streets and Marshal Joffre led the cortege of French and English soldiers.
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Sac City
Iowa
Harold Townsend
W. H. Townsend
Iowa State University
Europe
Wilson
Townsend
London
Marshal Joffre
Great Interest in New British Turbine
A British inventor claims a hybrid diesel turbine rotary oil engine has been evolved. Shipping circles show great interest as proof could cut steamers running costs, possibly triggering major reconstructions in mercantile marine fleets.
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New British Turbine
Liverpool
Associated Press
Mercantile Marine
Iowa Retailers to Meet in Burlington
Burlington hosts the annual convention of hundreds of Iowa retailers September 12 13 and 14 announced by the Greater Burlington association. J A Cunningham secretary of the Iowa Retail Merchants association will confer with local officials on convention details.
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Burlington
Iowa
Greater
J. A. Cunninghiim
Iowa Retail Merchants’ Association
25 000 in Unauthorized Strike Will Not Be Outlawed
In Chicago a claim reports about 25,000 maintenance of way workers struck without the president Edw Grable’s permission. Vice President Smock announced the action. Detroit dispatch quotes Grable saying authorized strikers won’t be expelled but Brotherhood men will urge them back to work.
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Grable
Chicago
Associated Press
Edw. Grable
Persident Smock
Union
Detroit
Associated
Maintenance of Way
Brotherhood
Maintenance of Way Men
Banker and Land Owner Patrick Dalton Dies at 84
LeMars Louisiana July 17 Associated Press Patrick Dalton eighty four prominent banker and extensive land owner died at his home yesterday.
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LeMars
Associated Press
Patrick Dalton
Alleged Payroll Bandit Identified by Detective
In Springfield Missouri on July 17 detective Ben Lamb positively identified Clyde Higgs as the man who shot him. Higgs faced a preliminary hearing on highway robbery tied to the May 15 Frisco payroll holdup in which the detective was wounded. Higgs was ordered bound over to Criminal court under fifteen thousand dollars bail by Municipal Judge Gibson.
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Springfield
Clyde Higgs
Ben Lamb
Higg
Higgs
Gibson
CLAIM MAILS DELAYED BY COAL STRIKERS
Washington July 17 The Railway Mail Service reports that C B Q train No 27 derailed at Lovilla Iowa and that coal miners and sympathizers blocked wreckers delaying mail. Wrecking crews were driven off and mail service was disrupted by the strike actions.
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Washington
Associated Press
Grauer
Lovilla
Monroe County
Iowa
Japanese Camera Boys Arrested at U S Fort
Two Japanese youths were detained at the McKinley military reservation near Manila for taking photographs. The incident occurred five miles from Manila with authorities charging them for photographing on a U S fort site.
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U. S. Fort
Manila
P. L
Associated Press
McKinley Military Reservation
Creston Advertiser Claims Leading Local Circulation
The Creston area shows 95 percent subscriber rate within 18 miles, 61 percent beyond 18 miles up to 23.5 miles. The Advertiser asserts it surpasses all papers within 20 miles and is the largest paper in Iowa in a city the size of Creston. Subscribe to reach 100 percent in its territory.
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Creston
Iowa
Strikers and Citizens Hold Community Picnic in Creston
Several hundred Creston mechanics and workers from the C B and Q shop joined a Sunday picnic and public exercises at McKinley Park. The event featured a basket dinner, songs by Hayden’s orchestra, and talks by Mayor Ed C Keith W C Jenkins and Thos J Conboy.
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Creston
Montgomery Street
McKinley Park
Anton
Ciitizens
Prof. Hayden
Bert Whittington
Charles Heflin
Ed. C. Keith
W. C. Jenkins
International Association of Machinists
Thos. J. Conboy
American Federation of Labor
Train Kills Six at Burnham Junction Maine
Six people die when a Maine Central train strikes an automobile at Burnham Junction crossing in Belfast. A baby in the mother’s arms escapes uninjured. other car occupants die or later die in hospital.
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Belfast
Maine Central
Burnham Junction
Blazing Flyer Reaches Basra on Globe Encircling Trip
Major W. T. Blake completed another leg of his around the world flight arriving at Basra in Asiatic Turkey about 270 miles southeast of Baghdad. He plans to leave today for Bushire on the Persian Gulf to continue his attempt to circle the globe by air.
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London
W. T. Blake
Globe
Times
Basra
Asiatic
Turkey
Bagdad
Bushire
Persian Gulf
Drastic Action Anticipated Over Coal Strike
Washington reports from government circles indicate the administration plans drastic steps if the coal strike persists. The President may back reopening of mines with a royalty on mined coal and a call for volunteer miners to return to work, potentially mirroring measures used in the railroad crisis.
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Washington
Associated Press
Deputy Immunity Cited After Shooting Mexican Citizen
Mexico City July 17 A federal deputy the third in two months shot Ignacio Gonzales a military school student at Colo resort and then claimed immunity from arrest due to his position. Deputy Francisco Gonzales argued in police court he could not be arrested as a deputy.
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Mexico
City
Francisco Gonzales
Ignacio Gonzales
Colo
Gonzales
Prosecute Guilty in Herrin Massacre
Attorney General Brundage praised cooperation from State's Attorney Thaxton and Sheriff Thaxton in pursuing inciters and participants. A grand jury probe will be delayed several weeks to gather stronger evidence, as officials commit full legal action.
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Marion
Associated Press
Brundage
Herrin
Thaxton
Duty
Woman Pleads Necessity in Bootlegging Charge
Olga Mipko, in Peoria before US Commissioner W H Moore, declares she resorted to making and selling liquor to support her two children after her husband deserted her three months ago. She says the money from raisin jack went to school clothing and the children's upkeep.
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Peoria
Olga Mipko
United States
W. H. Moore
Fall Restores Reason to Victim of Paralysis
Sioux City July 17 E K Kruckman office manager of an automobile company suffered a paralysis stroke two years ago. After three months of helplessness including loss of speech and reason he fell on July 5 injuring his paralyzed hip. Since then he has rapidly improved and can walk again, his treason has returned.
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Sioux City
E. K. Kruckman
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Iowa Falls
Perry
Lamont
Missouri Line
Decatur County
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Chas. D. Reed
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H. M. Stanley
Milionaire’s
Will Remembers
McKinley
Summer Resort
Bullet
Iowa Youth Abroad
Plattsburg
Ellows
Train
Jonesboro
Til
Carrie Ury
Mobile and
Ohio
Grand Haven
Ralph E. Bars
Fremont
Paul Davis
Kalamvazo
Ella Dickinson
Burt Wilson
Grand Rapids
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