Features of Interest About That Which Has Been and Is To Be
A long bulletin covers threats against the Pennsylvania Railroad by Abram C. Eby mayor of Burkeville Virginia, with $45 000 demanded under threat of explosive destruction. Eby was jailed in Philadelphia on $10 000 bail as O J DeRousse testified. Also recapped are Ed Geers escaping a Grand Circuit crash in Kalamazoo while driving Annabelle Lee, with a badly sprained ankle yet confident to race in Cleveland. Washington reports an urgent deficiency appropriation bill totaling 1 100 000, with opposition to a customs court and auto purchases for the Vice President and Speaker. salaries for court officers not paid. Indianapolis primaries hint Samuel Lewis Shank and Charles A Gauss as mayoral candidates, with Shank leading in two thirds of precincts and Gauss leading in half, ahead of Clarke.
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Pennsy Railroad
McCrea
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Abram C. Eby
Burkeville
Philadelphia
Craig
O. J. DeRousse
Eby
Ed. Geers
F. Geers
Kalamazoo
Mich
Geers
Annabelle Lee
Cleveland
Washington, D. C
House
Gauss
Shank
Indianapolis
Samuel Lewis Shank
Charles A. Gauss
W. N. Harding
Charles B. Clarke
Senate
Daniel
Finance Committee
Aldrich
Bristow
United States
Philippines
Savannah River
Culberson
Newlands
Clapp
McCumber
Clark
Missouri
Dalzell
Pennsylvania
Tragic drownings in Newark and boiler room thefts
Bodies of Mrs Julius Neneth and her eight month old son were found in the Morris Canal Newark with investigators believing the mother drowned herself and child. In Anderson South Carolina Calhoun Harris an Orr Cotton Mills official is jailed amid missing fifty thousand dollars from books. A bear reportedly carried away an eighteen month old in Cheboygan Michigan as a mother tended berries. Armour Institute Chicago reports thirty thousand dollars damage from a chemical explosion in the south wing with no injuries.
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Babe
Julius Neneth
Morris Canal
Newark
N. J
Neneth
Calhoun Harris
Orr Cotton Mills
Anderson, S. C
Harris
Cheboygdh
Mich
Macintosh Plains
Armour Institute
Armour Institute At
Chicago
Ill
House Approves Tariff Conference Report Amid Turmoil
The House adopted the conference report on the tariff bill by 195 to 183 after a ten hour session. Twenty Republicans joined two Democrats in voting against recommitting, while twenty two Republicans backed it. A sensational note surfaced about alleged jokers in the conference report on lumber and leather rates.
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House of Representatives
Washington
House
Cary
Wis
Miller
Minn
Davis
Murdoch
Kan
Gronna
Payne
Progressive
Navy boxing bout ends in sailor's death
A boxing match on the battleship Vermont, in Provincetown harbor, between mess attendants Foster and Williams, ended in tragedy when Foster sustained fatal injuries in the sixth round. Williams was placed under surveillance as doctors warned Foster might not recover. The bout had been scheduled for ten rounds.
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Vermont
Provincetown
Foster
Williams
QODS BENDS and Local Sports Highlights in Seattle
Charles Olsen of Minneapolis scored two straight falls over Yusseff the Turk in Seattle catch-as-catch-can wrestling. Hamburg Belle may challenge Lou Dillon’s world trotting record in Detroit as fans honor Irving Young. A Sandusky Ohio youth baseball team debuts, while Scott Denton pays $2000 for trotting mare Belle Mac and Charley Valentine plans a mara udventure.
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Charles Olsen
Minneapolis
Big Yusseff
Turk
Seattle
Detroit
Hamburg
Young Cy
Haynes
Gustav David
Sandusky
Ohio
Oo Scott Denton
Columbus
H. A. McCullough
Troy
Charley
Valentine
Off to rescue Peary from St Johns to Etah voyage
The Jeanie left St Johns Newfoundland at 11 in the morning and headed for Etah on Smiths Sound with coal and supplies for Robert Peary and his party. Harry Whitney and Dr Frederick Cook are mentioned as possible figures in the polar search while Captain Bartlett hopes to return by October 1. Provisions and game on board are sufficient for months if needed.
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Jeanie
St. Johna
N. F
Straits
Atlantic Ocean
Etah
Smith's Sound
Greenland
Robert S. Peary
Harry Whitney
New Haven
Frederick Cook
Brooklyn
North Pole
Bartlett
St. Johns
Steelton man kills siblings then shoots self
Stephen Eiser of Steelton shot and killed his brother in law George Goritz and sister in law Katherine Goritz as they entered their rooming house at 11504 Front Street South Chicago. He then killed himself. Goritz and his wife were 32 and 28. Eiser 42. Motive linked to sheltering Mrs Miser after leaving her husband. Eiser and Goritz had married sisters and lived in Steelton until two months ago. Mrs Goritz had urged Elser to live with them, then left for domestic work amid reports of cruelty at home.
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Stephen Eiser
Steelton
George Goritz
Katherine Goritz
Front Street
Chicago
Foritz
Eiser
Gorita
Mrs. Miser
Fist Battle in Parliament as Deputies Riot in Portugal
Free thinkers in Portugal presented a petition to suppress religious orders and repeal freedom of conscience laws. Senator Ca macho moved the subject but the motion failed and galleries protested. Deputies fought on the floor, desks and chairs overturned. the chamber was cleared twice and turmoil spilled into the streets. Petition seeks abrogation of law allowing religious groups to acquire land.
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Portugal
Cortes
Camacho
Fight for the Pennants Standing of Clubs in Baseball Leagues
A snapshot of the standings in the major baseball leagues shows clubs contending for pennants as the season progresses. Leaders emerge in each circuit with key teams leading in wins, losses, and recent form, shaping the pennant race narrative.
Grand Army Meeting in Salt Lake August
Thousands expected to attend the forty third annual encampment as G A R will assemble in Salt Lake City August 9 with meetings of auxiliary and veterans groups including the Woman's Relief Corps and National Association of ex Prisoners of War.
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Salt Lake
Grand Army of the Republic
Salt Lake City
Grand Army
Woman’s Relief Corps
Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic
National Association of ex-Prisoners of War
National Association of Army Nurses
Naval Veterans’ Association
Daughters of Veterans
Spanish War Veterans
Sons of Veterans
War Musicians
National Press Correspondents
Plans Missouri Hull House settlement in Kansas City
Thomas Swope, a retired real estate owner, announced a $50 000 gift to the Franklin Institute social settlement hospital to fund a Hull House style settlement in Kansas City. The gift is conditional on the institute raising an equal amount. Swope previously donated land for a park.
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Philanthropiat
Duneon City
Kansas City
Hull House
Chicago
Thomas Swope
Franklin Institute
Swope
Institute
Veity
Park
Senate Approves Amendments To Urgent Deficiency Bill
Senate approved numerous amendments to the urgent deficiency appropriation bill shaping admin provisions for the new tariff law. Funds were allocated for the State Department treaties, President travel, advisory board duties, a bureau for tax collection, and salaries for Customs Court judges and government attorneys. The House backed the tariff bill conference report amid political arguing, with debate over maximum and minimum provisions and leather tariff adjustments.
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Senate
United States Court of Customs Appeals
State Department
Advisory Board
Customs Court
United States Circuit
House
Chicago Business Conditions Improve Across Sectors
Dun's Weekly Review of Trade notes stronger business conditions with buoyant demand across industries. The discount rate holds. August interest and dividend payments will strain banks. Markets rise while breadstuffs and provisions dip. Growing crops, grain, factory outputs, and mine and forest products show gains. Official data show heavy commodity movement via the lakes and rising railroad earnings. South Chicago mills run nearly full. contracts rise for iron steel cars and lumber. Prices of raw materials stay firm despite higher receipts. Electric trades push forward, boosting supplies buying. Furniture, leather, and shoe markets improve. building operations stay steady. Retail benefits from warm weather as visitors flock to wholesale markets. Chicago district failures total 29. liabilities over $5,000 total four.
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Chicago
South
Dun
Weekly Review of Trade
New York wholesale markets show cautious gains and rising orders
Lead ing markets show more buyers while fall trade indicates progress but tariff and crop outlooks push conservatism. Industrial activity expands with iron and steel loading. coal demand remains uneven. coke softens. Shoe trade improves. leather costs hinder some lines. U S weekly business failures total 223, compared with 239 prior week. Canada reports 34 failures.
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United States
Brad
Street
Commodity Price Ranges Across Cities
Daily market update lists Chicago and Indianapolis price ranges for cattle hogs and sheep, plus grain and dairy values. Notable figures include wheat No 2 at about 1.02 to 1.10, corn 67 to 69 cents, oats 39 to 40 cents, rye 75 to 76 cents, butter 22 to 26 cents, and hay from 8.00 to 15.50 per unit.
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Chicago
Indianapolis
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