Broadway Declares War On Fortune And Love
Broadway Jones, destitute and in debt, faces a double bind between marrying wealthy Mrs Gerard and saving his career. His friend Wallace pressures him, while a telegram reveals his wealthy uncle’s will favoring Broadway, triggering a bid from Consolidated Chewing Gum Co. to buy Jones Gym.
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New York
Robert Wallace
Broadway
Joan
Ifo Quietl
Gerard
Wallace
Jackaoh
Pembroke
Jackson
Graham
London
Pambroke
Jones
Sprucemint Company
Consolidated Chewing Gum Company of America
Tobh
Moth Evidence Clears Neapolitan Prince in Naples Murder
An Italian princess died by a pistol shot after a dinner party. A Naples detective argued a large moth burned its wings, fell on the table, and struck the trigger, clearing Prince Caravelle of murder charges. The court acquitted him.
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Caravella
Naples
Italy
Prince Caravelle
Bat
Adrewanegas
Canada
Enormous Demand for Matches Across the World
The Lancet notes match consumption in the hundreds of billions, with about 63 percent being strike-anywhere and 37 percent safety varieties. It cites 2.692 billion boxes and over 600 billion matches, tracing friction matches to their 1822 introduction.
Timber Carried by Tornado Reported in Wales
A tornado carried timber and other debris about six miles to a mountain in Brecknockshire. A farmer found the wood atop the peak after the storm swept through the area recently.
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Wales
Hrecknockshire
Interview of Morgan and Ford Signals Business Leaders On Trade
Washington July 4 J Pierpont Morgan met with President Wilson to discuss business and financial issues facing the country in a planned series of interviews with leading industrial figures. Henry Ford of Detroit will visit the White House next week to share views on current readjustment caused by tariff and currency laws and the overall business mood. Morgan left the interview smiling and refused to speak to reporters. Wilson plans to meet Chicago Association of Commerce leaders next Wednesday to discuss trust legislation with members from Marshall Field John V Farwell and Carson Pirie Scott among others.
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Washington
J. Pierpont Morgan
Wilson
Henry Ford
Detroit
White House
Morgan
Wall Street
New Haven
Mr. Morgan
New York
Chicago Association of Commerce
Joseph H. Defrees
Association
Marshall Field & Co
John V. Farwell & Co
Carson, Pirie, Scott & Co
Mann Heads G. O. P. in 1916 Rivalry Looms
Washington July 4 Rep Mann of Chicago Republican leader of the house is being groomed for the 1916 presidential nomination. Cloak room gossip says he would contend with Colonel Roosevelt if Republicans gain big in November. He could be speaker of the house in the Sixty-fourth Congress and then push for party reunion on an accepted progressive platform.
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Washington
Mann
Chicago
House
Roosevelt
Republican Party
Real murderer claims in Chicago letter in Petras trial
A letter from Chicago threatens the killer of Theresa Hollander and claims responsibility for the St Nicholas graveyard murder. Judge Irwin denies a defense bid to direct a verdict, allowing the Petras case to proceed to the jury as the state rests its evidence.
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Geneva
Tressie Hollander
Chicago
Irwin
Tony Petras
St. Nicholas
Braveyard
Petras
Tony Patras
Theresa Hollander
St. Nicholas Graveyard
Masked Bandits Hold Up Oregon Rail Train
Four masked men robbed a train on the Oregon-Washington Railroad and Navigation line near La Grande Oregon. A fight with passengers erupted and one robber was killed. others fled with loot as posses search for them.
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la Grande
Ore
Oregon-Washington Railroad and Navigation
Hague Meeting Invites Nations for 1915 Peace Program
The Dutch government invited nations at the second peace conference in The Hague to appoint delegates to form a definite 1915 program. In Springfield on July 4 the Sangamon Circuit Court voided the Modern Woodmen of America rate increase and the appellate court of the Third District upheld the injunction.
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Hague
Netherlands
Springfield
Sangamonelrcuit
Woodmen of America
Appellate Court of
Third District
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Old Rankin
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Mia
Wil
Scott
Rankin
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Butle
Harrison Fisher
Mr. Jones
Thuh—vin—tege
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Bloood
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Saya
Treasie Hollander
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