Fix Ghorglia Blast Causes and Navy Precautions
Navy reports confirm a flareback caused the Georgian disaster on July 10, killing ten officers and men and injuring many. Acting Secretary Newberry approves board findings, enacting precautions to prevent similar flarebacks in battleship ordnance and stating the cause was beyond question. Admiral Musha supports flareback conclusion and urges removal of obstructions in loading gear to ensure proper air jet flow during firing.
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Newberry
Boncd
Ma. Newberry
Navy Department
Musha
Horenti
Naval Ordnance
One Thousand Killed In Mines In Pennsylvania Report
A state mines department annual report states over 1,000 lives lost in Pennsylvania mines last year. It cites 557 deaths in anthracite, with 274 from miners’ carelessness and 189 unavoidable, plus 26 from unassignable causes. 477 in bituminous mines, 277 from miners’ carelessness and 142 unavoidable, plus 18 unassignable. The toll left nearly 1,000 widows and 3,410 children under 14. The chief proposal urges lowering the child labor age from 16 to 14 inside mines.
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Pennsylvania
Coat Miies
James Kovevick
Ene
Department of Mines
Eays
Axo Mit
Presbyterian Union Is Valid In Church Property Dispute
Chancellor Walter Heardon ruled in Fayetteville that the unionists hold the Cumberland Presbyterian church property under the church constitutions, dismissing the unionists’ bill for exclusive possession and ordering costs taxed to the complainants. Other items note paintings found in Milan by Paradius, a Des Moines to Chicago rail collision near Marshalltown with injuries, Charles Bradley killed stealing a ride in York, and a Tong Beach hotel fire endangering 800 guests.
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Fayetteville
Lean
Possssson
Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Walter Heardon
Milan
London Tribune
Paradius
Trieste
Fight Between Young Women Ends in Interference Near Wagenport
Giria fight in daylight near Wagenport Iowa between Mize Talu Crawford and Misa Opal Adair drew prominent spectators but ended when police intervened. Crawford scored a third round knockdown while Adair was accused of hair-pulling. bets were off and both camps claimed unfair tactics amid a rowdy, prizefight style scene.
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Mize Talu Crawford
Wagenport
Lowa
Misa Opal Adair
Marquis of Queensbury
Cty
Misa Crawford
Milas Adair
Priza
Immigration Service Now Heads the Information Bureau
Terror Powderly takes charge of the new Information Bureau of the immigration service in Washington. He sent circulars to governors about labor demand, asking for types of work, wages, conditions, and worker availability. Replies from states across the country show broad demand for both skilled and unskilled labor, with married and single workers sought.
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Immigration Service
Aon Employment Bureau
New Information Bureau
The
Washington, D. C
Terrence V. Powderly
Coce
Knights of Labor
Oregon
South
Utah
New Mexico
Minnesota
Memphis Fire Destroys Cold Storage Plant and Grocery Houses
Early morning blaze on the seventh floor of the Memphis Cold Storage Company's under construction building killed fireman Joseph Haskey and seriously injured two others. About $600,000 in losses wiped out the Oliver Finnie Grocery Behr Cola Grocery Memphis Paper Company and the Memphis Cold Storage plant with insurers likely covering half to three quarters.
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Memphis
Memphis Cold Storage Company
Joseph Haskey
Oliver-Finnie Grocery Company
Behr- Cola Grocery Company
Memphis Paper Company
Memphis Coln Storage
Contest for Oakland School Teacher Job Sparks City Race
Miss Detla Jelters and Miss Pearl Wheatley of Iowa Kansas engaged in a nine mile morning dash for the Oakland school teaching post. The pair raced toward President Pucket’s Oakland home, each aiming to be first on the ground. Miss Felters won by thirty minutes, arriving at 6 a.m. to claim the position.
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Detla Jelters
Pearl Wheatley
Iowa
Kan
Oakland
Pucket
Felt
Nationalists Lead in 61st Philippine General Election
In the Philippine Islands the Independence factions called Nationalists appear to have won the 61st general election. From fifty of eighty districts tallies show thirty-one Nationalistas, ten Progressives, eight Independents, and one Catholic elected. In Manila the Nationalists won by a large majority in both districts.
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Philippines
Philippine Islands
Automobile Crash Kills Woman in North Attleboro Bridge Incident
An automobilist crashed into a bridge in North Attleboro Massachusetts killing a woman and injuring three others. After the crash the driver leaped into the river but reached shore.
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North Attleboro
Mass
Haywood Acquitted After 21 Hour Jury Deliberation
The jury in Bolseldaho found William D. Haywood not guilty after twenty one hours of deliberation in the indictment for the murder of former Governor Steunenberg.
Big Fire at Coney Island Totals One Million in Loss
A major blaze at Coney Island sparked widespread panic among crowds and damaged Steeplechase Park and other properties, with losses estimated near one million. Firefighters battled the flames as frantic patrons fled the scene.
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Coney Island
Jewel thieves tale grips Philadelphia arrest sweep
Emilio Sergius in New York has Nuncio Sergius arrested on charges of stealing antique jewelry valued at 80 000 dollars meant to fund a Sicilian estate. The case links a Thompson Street strong box theft and a later Philadelphia hold up near Ambler.
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Nuncio Sergius
Philadelphia
Emilio Sergius
New York
Timio Sergius
Sorento
Trolly
Httle
Italy
Emilio
Crapar Purdon Clarke
Metropolitan Museum
Hmilto
Thompson Street
Dmilio
Duillio
Nuncio
Ambler
Heat Wave Unmatched In Texas Town McGregor
A rare sun heat event struck McGregor Texas for about one hour and twenty minutes recording 171 degrees in the sun and 117 in shade. An area three miles by two miles experienced the extreme conditions with a haze overhead. Dozens of people were overcome and livestock suffered heavy losses, including horses cattle hogs and poultry. The cause remains unexplained.
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Texas
McGregor
Two Trains Blown Up Near Milan Tennessee
Boiler explosion on a fast Illinois Central engine near Milan Tennessee wrecked two trains. Four killed outright and another fatally injured. ten seriously hurt. Names include Engineer Mantoney of Chicago Robert Henderson of Iremin Jackson Tenn and A B Lynch of Jackson Tenn with two unidentified tramps. Fire destroyed both trains.
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Mllnois
Milan
Teun
Mnntoney
Chicago
Robert Nenderson
Iremin
Jackson
Tenn
A. B. Lynch
Whipped Incident Near Guthrie Ky Described
Report notes Joan Lockert severely whipped by unknown assailant near Guthrie Kentucky with switches. Details say flesh gashed and clothing torn. He remains in precarious condition as investigators pursue suspects.
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Joan Lockert
Guthrie
Lockert
Government contracts towers for Alaska wireless service
United States grants a contract to United States Steel Corporation to build transmission towers for wireless telegraph service in Alaska. Plans call for a chain of towers along the Atlantic and east coasts and on the Gulf of Mexico. Flies cause six deaths in East Aurora as blood poisoning from stings of black wasps near a camp after a Canada trip. A spurned sweetheart kills a girl in Leesburg, Ohio. the suitor Anderson takes poison but survives after she refused marriage. Railroads claim they were clubbed into submission by North Carolina authorities and forced to sign the pollen agreement under duress.
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United States
United States Steel Corporation
Alaska
Atlantic
Effie
Gulf of Mexico
John Griffin
East Aurora
Algonquin Park
Canada
Leesburg
Ohio
Misa
Onrl Waring
Orb Anderson
Anderson
King Peter of Servia in Paris Dispatch Reports Wreck
Vienna dispatch from a news agency warns of a frontier incident affecting King Peter of Servia. The royal train was wrecked near Pulassin, with no serious injuries reported. Georgia Prohibition Bill Passes Senate and House in strong margins.
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King Peter of
Georgia
Senate
House
Robber in Liberty Mantle Break at Chicago Restaurant
A burglar attempted to loot a safe at 1B4 Wabash Avenue Chicago. He was chased by manager Heusner and Policeman Mulcahy, climbed a hospital exhaust fan to the roof, and was captured after Heusner secured the suspect on the roof and Mulcahy escorted him to the Central station. Heusner reportedly shot at the thief but Missed.
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Liberty
Heusner
Willams
Mulcahy
Williams
France Extends Time for Tariff Decree to Oct 1
France removes the sole obstacle to U S tariff talks by extending the decree deadline from Aug 1 to Oct 1 for collecting the minimum duty on Porto Rican imports. France calls it a courtesy gesture and hopes negotiations led by Ambassador Jusserand and Ambassador White will yield an agreement, though progress may be slow with many foreign office staff on vacation. White plans to visit Carlbad for the cure after awaiting France’s decision.
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United States
France
Porto Rico
Franco
M. Jusserand
Washington
Ambassador White
Foreign Office
White
Paris
Carlsbad
Sunday Sabbath Clarified in St Paul Court Ruling
Judge Hand in Municipal Court in St Paul ruled the Sabbath is Sunday for legal purposes. The decision followed the arrest of Joseph Birnberg a grocer accused of selling on the Sabbath. Birnberg a Jew argued he observed Saturday, but was fined under the law as defined by Legislature.
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Stora
Nand
St. Paul
Joseph Birnberg
Birnberg
Hand
Pirnberg
America the Promised Land and a Series of News Briefs
A digest of quick items including Jacob H. Schiff at Atlantic City praising the United States as the Jewish promised land Shine by Jews at a Chautauqua meeting. Henry Huntington faces murder charges in Versailles after shooting his siblings at his dying father’s bedside. A girl rescue: Jennie Phillips sucks venom from a rattlesnake bite to save her brother. Dr Willoughby Bayton Miller dies in Ohio before beginning a University of Michigan post. Schmitz regrets the tangle as he fills San Francisco vacancies. Senator Pettus dies at Hot Springs after a stroke. A fatal explosion and fire in a New York tenement leaves fourteen dead and twenty wounded.
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Jacob H. Schiff
New York
Atlantic City
N. F
Palestine
Israel
Amertes
Schiff
I Henry Huntington
Donglan St Georges Huntington
Paris
Versailles
Joseph Phillips
Jennie
Port Jervis
Railroad President Arrested in North Carolina Rate Case
W. W. Finley of Southern Railroad was arrested for violating state rate law but released on bail as a compromise was reached. A separate incident reports ex-soldier William Shepard shooting Corporal William L. Shulman of Company K, 22nd Infantry at Angel Island San Francisco before killing himself while intoxicated.
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W. W. Finley
The
Southern Railroad
North Carolina
William Shepard
William L. Shulman
Twenty Second Infantry
Angle Island
San Francisco
Shepard
Korea Bows to Japan Control of Korea Policy Declared
Viscount Hayashi announces Japan has complete control of Korea and acts as protector, with army and navy defending the empire’s interests. The new agreement, outlining limited Korean sovereignty under the resident general, grants Japan veto over laws, appointments, and foreign hires, signaling a firm protectorate. Authorities frame it as fulfillment of earlier protections and a step toward Korea’s promotion of welfare under Japanese oversight.
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Japan
Korea
Hayashi
Mittado
Qnen
Thayashanid
Ito
Janan
Kote
Viscount Sayashi
China
Seoul
Government of
Arts& Korea
Fires claim twenty lives in New York and surrounds
In twenty four hours ending Monday morning, more than 1,100,000 dollars of property was destroyed across New York and nearby areas. A six story tenement on Christie street killed twenty and injured fifteen, while Long Beach hotel and Steeplechase Park at Coney Island suffered major losses. A bomb detonated in an Italian grocery sparked the Christie street blaze amid panic, with police attributing the blast to Black Hand agents. Firefighters performed heroic rescues as smoke and flames trapped residents on upper floors.
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New York
Christie Street
Long Beach
L. 1
Coney Island
Hamilton
Old Dominion Line
Gtora
Steeple
Rufna
Los Angeles teachers approve simplified spelling
In a city education meeting teachers voted to adopt simplified spelling. The move aims to streamline instruction and align with evolving literacy methods.
Chronology of Battles and Political Events from 1030 to 1902
A fragment listing numerous historical dates and events across centuries. It notes Olaf defeated by Sweids, Detroit founded by Cadillac, 1759 Fort Niagara surrender, 1785 German alliance, Emmet uprising, Danial, and many other items including canal and cable milestones, treaties, deaths, and political changes.
New York Attorney General Seeks Referee in Telegraph Rate Case
Attorney General Jackson of New York asks the Supreme Court to appoint a referee to take testimony on alleged conspiracies between Postal and Western Union Telegraph companies to raise rates across states. He seeks testimony from Gould, Schiff, Harriman, Mackay, Clowrey, and others as preliminary steps toward a restraining action. The suit claims a January agreement to raise rates and to set common offices and profit division. Belgian ship canal opening parade marks king’s formal inauguration with Bruges harbor ceremony and sea access.
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Jackson
New York
Supreme Court of
New York County
Postal
Western Union
Messrs
Gould, Schiff
Jessup
Tfarriman
Mackay
Clowrey
New York Penn Valley amend limits on campaign aides
Gov. Hughes signed a DIN amendment limiting campaign contributions to public office candidates. The governor set the maximum at 210000 dollars for governor and 0 dollars for any other elective state office.
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Hameo
Heaxes
Hughes Nas
New York
Penn Vale
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