Lightning Kills 3 Soldiers on Gettysburg Battlefield Fatal Storm Strikes National Guard
A severe thunderstorm at the Gettysburg battlefield encampment of the Pennsylvania State National Guard killed three privates and stunned Gov. Stuart along with his sister Miss Cora Stuart and Surgeon General O C Wiley. The storm flooded the area, knocked tents down, and forced guards to dig free amid rising waters and debris.
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Gettysburg
Gov. Stuart
Misa Cora Stuart
O. C. Wiley
State Nationall
Pennnslvania
Miss
Cora Stuart
Division
Vartora
Run Knoll
Emmittsburg Road
Collinwood Sith Condé: Board Faces School Rebuild Ban
Collinwood and Cleveland officials clash over rebuilding a school on the Lakeview site destroyed in March. Judge Keeler denies a temporary injunction, noting local sentiment may block the project. Beholt’s attorney cites alternate sites while annexation looms, reducing chances of final trial.
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Col Unwood
Cleveland
Beholt
Harry Pager
Eourt
Achoo
Keeler
Fight for the Pennants Branding of Clubs in Principal Leagues
Brand standings from the Rational League show Pittsburg at 52 wins and 34 losses, Cincinnati 42 and New York 39, Boston 88 and 40, Chicago 49 and 94, Brooklyn 31 and 41, Philadelphia 42, St. Louis 80. Early pennant chase highlights include club strengths and deficits across the major leagues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Cincinnati
New York
Boston
Chicago
Brooklyn
Phil'delphia
St. Louis
Detroit
Philadelphia
Bt. Louis
Chicago Odd
Washington
Cleveland
Indianaplis
Minneapolis
Louisville
Milwaukee
Toledo
Kanana City
Columbus
St Paul
Omaha
Denver
Bronx City
Fyehlo
Lincoln
Dew Moines
Post Office on Each Ship Plan Authorized by Congress
Congress authorizes a post office on every U S Navy ship with an enlisted man to serve as postmaster and assistant postmaster. Regular pay increases to 500 and 600 a year, with a 1000 bond required.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Navy
United States Navy
Poshimanter Oid Abe Aigtant
Bishop Henry Potter of New York Dies After Illness
Episcopal prelate Bishop Henry Codman Potter of the diocese of New York dies at his Cooperstown summer home after several weeks of illness. Born May 25, 1834 in Schenectady, he was nephew of Bishop Horatio Potter and son of Bishop Potter of Pennsylvania. His career included leadership at Grace Church and St. John’s Troy, later rector of Trinity Boston and head of St. John’s New York before becoming bishop in 1887. He married twice, first to Diiza R. Jacob and later to Mrs Alfred Corning Clark, widow of substantial fortune.
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New York
Ienry Codman Totter
Diocese of
Cooperstown
Botter Yas
Schenectady
Alan
Potter
Pennsylvania
Knott
Union College
Moratio Potter
Grace Church
New York City
Horatio Potter
Diiza R. Jacob
Philadelphia
Alfred Corning Clark
New political party forms from Farmers Union drive
Leaders of the Farmers Educational and Cooperative Union with 700000 members nationwide and 200000 in Oklahoma push a new political party. Labor unions may join as organizing steps proceed in gatherings across Oklahoma. Longtime Grangers and Populists are aiding the movement as former union members discuss issues with the two old parties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South
West
Farmers’ Educational and Co-operative Union
United States
Oklahoma
Fic
Texas Ranch Passing Near End of Big Acreage Holdings
West Texas lands in Lubbock Hockley Cochran counties are fragmenting into small farms as large ranches shrink. In two years the landscape could be vastly changed and 15 000 to 60 000 acre tracts are selling quickly with no flourish, as old frontier scenes fade away.
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West Texas
Lubbock
Hockley
Cochran
The Inheritance of Hair Shapes Study by Davenport
The Carnegie Institution at Cold Spring Harbor reports in the American Naturalist that parental hair form can predict child hair form. Two wavy-haired parents may have straight, wavy, or curly children with low curly odds. two curly-haired parents may yield straight, wavy, or curly offspring, with higher curly-haired probability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gertrude
Charles Davenport
Carnegie Institution
Cold Spring Harbor
N. Y
American Naturalist
Wall Street Summary on New York City Transit Decisions
In commentary on court rulings canceling unprofitable street railway leases, the Wall Street Summary states that a public service franchise is owed under conditions ensuring adequate service. Costs of such service take precedence over dividends, and a corporation failing to meet public obligations due to mismanagement or poverty is unworthy of a franchise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Wall Street
Tt Public Service Corporation
Senate and France pass secrecy electoral reform law
Sparks from the wires report that both the Senate and the deputation of France have approved an electoral reform law aimed at complete voting secrecy. In Mexico, regular forces encircled the revolt area as rebels split into bands and slipped through lines. raiders are expected to be rounded up soon.
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Senate
France
Fort Wayne Politician and Family Die in Collision Near Columbia City
Six people from Port Wayne, including Charles Sherman King and his wife and two daughters, die when a Manhattan Limited train collides with their automobile on a crossing near Columbia City Indiana. The chauffeur and a guest are among the victims. King was a former Indiana legislator and Ways and Means chairman. The crash derails the passenger locomotive and wrecks the auto, with bodies scattered along the tracks. The party was en route to Lake Wawasee for Sunday.
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Columbia City
Ind
Pennsylvania Railroad
Charles Sherman King
Fayma Bradshaw
Carl Timmins
Port Wayne
Manhattan Limited
Oklahoma Ponders Selling 8 Million Acres of State Lands
Oklahoma considers a voter initiative to sell 8 million acres held in school and public building funds. The proposal details selling methods and terms with potential to raise immediate revenue versus long term value if held. Analysts argue selling now could fund taxes and schools, while leasing may foster political favoritism and less farmer incentive.
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Oklahoma
Nation leads in airships and heavier-than-air progress
The United States begins official recognition of practical aeronautics with trials at Port Myer. Captain Ferber credits Octave Chanute and Lilienthal for American ideas carried out by Farman and De la Grange in France. Other successful foreign air ships are noted.
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United States
Port Myer
Ferber
France
Octave Chanute
Lilienthal
Harry Farman
de la Grange
Notable Indiana Republican Leader Dies and Holiday Accidents
A prominent Indiana Republican, long active in public life, has died leaving daughters Katherine 16 and Josephine 12. In Columbus a runaway caused by Tom Taggart’s automobile killed Miss Wilzabeth Dupree 40 and critically injured her mother Mary Dupree 65. The accident occurred near Garden City when a buggy was struck by the touring car. The report also notes Wright brothers aviation work and patent claims, with references to Langley and other early aeronauts as well as Port Myer acceptance trials and demonstrations.
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Wilzabeth Dupree
Mary Dupree
Columbus
Ind
Tom Taggart
Indianapolis
National Democratic Committee
Taggart
Harry Stodler
French Lick
Garden Citq
Prohibition Nominee Chafin Lists Speaking Plans
Eugene W. Chafin, Prohibition presidential nominee, plans to address every state before the election. Frank H. Hitchcock named chairman of the national Republican committee. Roosevelt declines use of a talking machine receiver for campaign records. William A. Tufte nears 8500 word acceptance speech after Hot Springs draft. Theodore Burton backs Taft over his own Senate bid. Bryan critiques Taft on campaign contributions and shares of reward. Bangor Me Republican convention nominates I. S. Kernard for Governor and backs Prohibition law resubmission.
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Eugene W. Chafin
Prohibition
Frank H. Hitchcock
Taft
National Republican Committee
Roosevelt
William A. Tufte
Hot Springs
Theodore 2. Burton
Cleveland
United States
W. J. Bryan
W. H. Taft
Hia
Bangor
M. Kernard
Great Army of Pythians Gather in Boston
The twenty-fifth session of the Supreme Lodge of the Knights of Pythias convenes in Boston drawing an estimated 100000 visiting Pythians. The parade will feature two great processions, uniformed and nonuniform ranks, on successive days. The order reports about 800000 male members and the Ladies auxiliary Pythian Sisters at 200000, totaling 1000000.
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Pythian Sisters
Failures in First Half of 1908 Show Diminishing Death Rate
Dan's Review notes 1908 first half commercial failures in the United States totaled 7,700 cases for 124,874,833 dollars versus 5,007 failures totaling 9,568,002 dollars in the prior year. The report highlights better performance in later months, indicating the commercial death rate may be decreasing.
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United States
Dan
Retrial ordered as Supreme Court overturns large Standard Oil fine
United States Circuit Court at Chicago unani mously reverses Judge Landis in the Standard Oil case. The $20,240,000 fine is wiped out and the case remanded for retrial. The decision criticizes Landis on multiple points including the burden on shippers and the use of the whole carload count.
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Landis
Chiengd and Alon Railroad
United States Circuit Court of Appents
John D. Rockefeller
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Chicago
Kenesaw M. Landis
Peter S. Grosseap
Dudges Seaman
Baker
Standard Oil Company of
Indiana
Alton Railroad
Erty
New Jersey
Standard Oil
Standard Oil Company of Indiana
Whiting
Ind
Chicago and Alton
Indiana Company
Indiana Oil Company
New York
Market prospects lift as trade and production rise in Chicago
In Chicago trading shows favorable signs with demand for early deliveries and extended merchandise orders. Dry goods and footwear report gains while pig iron, structural shapes, and wire bookings rise. winter wheat and corn progress, crop marketings dip, and bread, livestock, and provisions stay active. Wailures total 80 in Chicago district. liabilities over 7000 rise to 10. Dun's Review notes shifts from last week and comparisons to 1907.
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Wailures
Chicago
Dun
New York Trade and Industry in Mid-Summer Quiet
New York reports midsummer quiet in trade and industry as retailers clear surplus summer stocks but face weak public buying. Jobbing focuses on small repeat orders for summer fabrics while some regions see rising demand for full goods. Iron and steel remain quiet yet export activity grows. timber markets show cautious upturn. Weekly business failures rise in the United States to 258 and Canada to 28.
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Northwestern
United States
Canada
Live stock and commodity prices across major markets
The report lists cattle hogs and sheep prices for Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Buffalo New York and Toledo, with wheat corn oats rye and related grains quoted in various grades and ranges. It reflects regional price signals and seasonally varying values from multiple exchanges.
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Chicago
Indianapolis
Ste. St. Louis
T&c
Cincinnati
Detroit
Milwaukee
T&e
New York
Cora
Toledo
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Collinwood Sith
CONDE
Bt. Paul
Bt. Paul Union
W. Fisher
Mississippi River
Henry C. Potter
Bishop Potter
NEW Political Party
Texas Ranch
Gar
King
Fort Wayne
Katherine
Josephine
Miss Bradshaw
King Cottage
Wawasee
Rtobert W. Bradshaw
Langley
Wright Brothers
A. H. Herwing
Werring
Wilbur Wright
Orville Wright
Court of Appeals
Jurista
Nubbins
Co-Operative Creamery
Motley
Minn
Elgin
Jude
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