Happenings of the Past Week Span Politics and Violence
President Wilson’s envoy John Lind faces criticism in Congress over credentials and Mexico policy. Senate critic Clark calls for stronger admin action. James A. Emery explains the National Association of Manufacturers lobbying. Currency bill moves after Democratic conference. Glass bill gains support. Express rates cut 10 to 60 percent by ICC. Postal reforms raise package weight to 20 pounds and extend banking by mail. Nicaragua protectorate likely dropped due to Senate committee opposition. Britain may seek Bermuda naval base. A New York case ends in murder suicide at Lovers’ Leap. Bell system strike settlement announced in St Louis. Bellevue Hospital death linked to gunman’s attack. A Penn tablet from Babylon claims creation narrative. California riot results in deaths. militia urged. Mitchell anti-Tammany mayor bid splits GOP and allies. Morenci Arizona Catholic church dynamite attacks continue.
Currency bill talks to be held with bankers in Chicago
A circular from the American Bankers Association currency commission invites state bankers presidents and clearing house representatives to Chicago for discussions on the proposed currency bill. The event targets cooperation across banking networks and awaits legislative input.
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Currency Commission
American Bankers’ Association
New York
Bankers’ Associations
Commission
Chicago
Notable Public Figures and Events In Brief
Personal Miss Kate Barnard of Guthrie Oklahoma rests at Middleton New York for treatment after a nervous breakdown. Col Spencer Cosby selected by President Wilson to be military attache in Paris. Evelyn Nesbit Thaw's stage appearance amid dancing in New York. Congressman Clarence Miller and Miss Gertrude Pattison wed in Los Angeles. Pattison related to Surgeon General Sternberg. S Osgood Pell and chauffeur killed in Long Beach express collision. Mr and Mrs William Lalmbeer seriously injured.
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Kate Barnard
Guthrie
Okla
Commissioner of Charities and Corrections of
Oklahoma
Middleton
N. Y
Col
Spencer Cosby
Wilson
United States
Paris
Aga
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
Harry Thaw
Stanford White
New York
Mrs. Thaw
Jack Clifford
Boston
Clarence B. Miller
Duluth, Minn
Gertrude V. Pattison
Washington, D. C
Los Angeles
George M. Sternberg
S. Osgood Pell
William Lalmbeer
Long Beach
New York City
Sun Yat Sen Flees to Formosa After Southern Movement
Foreign Dr Sun Yat Sen former provisional president and leader in southern China movement escapes by Japanese steamer to Formosa, island under Japanese control, amid ongoing revolutionary turmoil. Twenty two coal miners die in a fire at Cadder colliery near Glasgow. President Huerta reiterates hands off policy amid possible mediation by John Lind for the Wilson administration. Willie Ritchie to defend world lightweight title against Freddie Welsh in Vancouver on September 1. Lisbon reports President Le Arriage suffering kidney stones with grave heart condition.
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Sun Yat Sen
China
Han
Formosa
Japan
Willie Ritchie
Freddie Welsh
Great Britain
Australia
Vancouver
B. C
Wreck near Fortville blamed on curve and brakes
At Fortville Indiana July 30 a collision between the Marion flyer and the regular limited on the Union Traction line injured Aaron Plank and several others as the flyer stopped for orders and the limited failed to brake. The wreck is blamed on the curved track, block signal failure, and braking problems.
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Limited
Indiana
Fortville
Marion Flyer
Union ‘Traction Company of
Hne
Here
Aaron Plank
Indianapolis
Flyer
Charles Coates
Charles Jacobs
United
William A. Shaw
Lynn
Ind
Mildred Weshler
William Weshler
Anderson
Nion
Ella Shaffer
Elizabeth Martin
Plank
Freight wreck kills brakeman near Princeton
Wilbur Pinnick a twenty two year old brakeman from New Albany was instantly killed early yesterday at Douglas three miles east of Princeton when a Southern freight train wrecked after a split switch. Seventeen cars piled up demolishing nearby outbuildings and part of a grain elevator Pinnick was thrown from a box car into the wreckage.
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Princeton
Wilbur Pinnick
New Albany
Douglas
Pinnick
Lightning Cures Rheumatism at Connersville Blower Works
In Connersville on July 30 Martin Kelly, a watchman in the engine room of the blower works, was struck by a lightning bolt that traveled down the smokestack. He was thrown to the floor and afterward found his rheumatic pains entirely vanished with no recurrence noted.
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Connersville
Martin Kelly
Bonaparte Family Furniture Sold at Auction Traced to Local Buyer
George Ferguson of this city possesses a four poster bed and a highboy once owned by Charles Bonaparte, Napoleon's brother. The furniture was bought by Ferguson’s father at a Bordentown public sale of the Bonaparte estate, stored here for nearly twenty years and now in use again.
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Bonaparte
Brazil
George Ferguson
Charles Bonaparte
Napoleon
Ferguson
Bordentown
Woman Thrown Through Plate Glass in Patoka Incident
Mrs Charles Garwood of Patoka was thrown fifteen feet from a buggy when a frightened horse driven by her husband swerved at a train and slammed into the Roerke restaurant front. Her head struck the plate glass and her knees broke the guard iron beneath.
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Princeton
Charles Garwood
Patoka
Garwood
Sledge hammer injuries aid laborer at courthouse site
A sixteen pound sledge hammer fell ten feet and struck Foster Ray a colored laborer at the new Braz courthouse. The blow cut a gash in his scalp and he was brought in with injuries.
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Braz
Foster Ray
Ray
Shot of 14 year old Robert Lynn by 12 year old Malcolm Maine
Richmond July 28. Robert Lynn white 14 was shot and killed after a quarrel by Malcolm Maine colored 12 in an incident described in local reports. The tragedy highlights juvenile violence and prompts community concern.
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Richmond
Robert Lynn
Malcolm Maine
White blackberries found near Cambridge farm
A bush near Cambridge, on the farm of Dr. R R Smith, bears white berries that resemble ordinary blackberries in size and shape but ripen snow white. The sighting occurs a few miles southeast of town.
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Cambridge City
R. R. Smith
Five Thousand Hatchery Bass Released in Local Rivers
Five thousand small bass from Mammoth Springs Ark government fish hatcheries arrived in Shelbyville on July 30 and were placed in the Little Blue river and Lowls creek for stocking.
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Shelbyville
Government
Mammoth Springs
Ark
Little Blue River
Lowls Creek
Legless Man Climbs Tree Under Bull Sighting
Jeffersonville August 1 George W Stoner county auditor who lost both legs in a railway accident demonstrates that a legless man can climb a tree. Stoner strapped shoes to stumps extends to the knee and shinnied up twelve feet as a bull charged. John R Scott county treasurer drove off the bull and reached the first bough where Stoner waited.
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Jeffersonville
George W. Stoner
Mr. Stoner
John R. Scott
Scott
Stoner
Snake Fall Near Baby at Freetown Home
Mrs. James Young of Piqua Ohio visiting her sister Mrs. Maude Mills near Freetown recounts a rattlesnake dropping from the ceiling as they moved toward their six month old sleeping baby. They fled with the child and killed the reptile.
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Bedford
James Young
Piqua, O
Maude Mills
James Barnes
Freetown
Here
Indiana News In Brief Highlights Indiana Accidents and Local Notices
Petersburg-William Harris, 75, Civil War veteran, struck in the eye by a horse and likely fatally injured. Shelbyville Dalbert Brown missing since last Friday. Petersburg Alfred Heek fell on hay load and a pitchfork prong pierced his leg. Evansville Frank Richey, brick mason, missing from home for days with a wife and four children. Princeton Alonzo DeWeese and Harry Black injured by a slate fall. DeWeese head injury and hip dislocation. Washington D S Jackman appointed trustee of Reevs township replacing ill R V Cor. Greensburg John Wolfe, 50, fatally injured hauling hay near Westport after skull fracture. Brazil James Grimes stabbed and seriously injured. assailant believed Joseph Draper fled. Petersburg Buell Loveless injured at Oliphant after colliding with barbed wire while chasing a fly ball. Milton Christian churches in Wayne County to meet at Jackson’s Park August 18. Brockville Patrolman Casper Schuck ousted after saloon dispute. case unsettled. Jeffersonville Mrs Edna Mueller pleads guilty to perjury in juvenile court. 15 year old had misrepresented age for license. Corydon St Peter Lutheran Sunday School annual celebration held with free dinner in a grove. Washington Sanitary survey reports rural families suffer winter hunger due to closed windows and doors.
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Petersburg
William Harris
Shelbyville
Dalbert Brown
Alfred Heek
Here
Evansville
Frank Richey
Richey
Princeton
Alonzo DeWeese
Harry Black
DeWeese
Washington
D. S
Joseph Draper
Bedford
Grimes
Sallant
Draper
Buell Loveless
Oliphant
Milton
Christian Churches
Wayne County
Jackson’s Park
Centerville
F. C. McCormick
Christian Church
F. M. .Jones
Charles Hale
Country Board
Brockville
Casper Schuck
Frank
Mueller
Oscar J. Hay
Harry ©. Montgomery
Louisville
Frances Kipp
Corydon
St. Peter Lutheran Sunday School
A. J. Donaldson
County Board of Health
State Board of Health
Bacon Urges Patience with Wilson Peace Plan in Mexican Crisis
Western Newspaper Union dispatch from Mexico reports Governor Huerta’s danger to John Lind if he pursues intervention. Senator Bacon of Georgia pleads for restraint while Wilson mediation is tested, warning of possible US military action if plans fail. Senator Smith condemns conditions in Mexico as not reflecting well on the United States.
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Union News Service
New York
the Sun
Mexico
Mexico City
John Lind
Wilson
Huerta
Senate
Bacon
Georgia
Committee On Foreign Relations
Torch Used by Black Handers in Cleveland Home Fire
In Cleveland Ohio Black Handers burned the home of Philip Sasso at 15308 Shiloh road after Sasso refused to pay a $2000 demand. Sasso fired at raiders through a kitchen window, woke his family and carried them to safety as panic tried to spread. Investigators found papers and kindling soaked and set in the pantry ready to ignite.
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Cleveland
Black Handers
Philip Sasso
Shiloh
Sasso
Grandmother At 33 in Newark Family Honor Surrender
Mrs S M Jackson of North Newark is named to receive honors as grandmother after her daughter Mrs Herbert Coburn aged 17 of Cambridge becomes a mother, with grandfathers Will Kuster George Lane and Ward Hallenbaugh, all of Newark, surrendering titles.
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Newark
Will Kuster
George Lane
Cincinnati Markets Grain and Livestock Price Report
The report lists commodity prices for corn, hay, oats, wheat, poultry, cattle, bulls, calves, hogs, sheep, lambs, and stockers. It presents No 2 to No 4 grades, weights and average price ranges, with specifics for white yellow mixed corn, timothy clover hay, oats, red wheat, and various livestock categories.
Brakeman Plunges Fifty Feet In Ohio Park Accident
John Carlisle of Crestline suffered fatal injuries after a four passenger car toppled from a roller coaster at a Lima park. The car fell 50 feet as a railing broke at the 60-foot dip, while fellow rider L C Rider escaped harm. Park crowds witnessed the terrifying plunge.
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Lima, O
John Carlisle
Crestline
L. C
Coca Cola Habit Deemed Not a Real Addiction
An advertisement argues Coca Cola creates no true habit comparable to opium or alcohol. It claims physicians treat many drug cases but have not seen Coca Cola addicts, likening Coca Cola use to other common habits and noting people drink it for taste and refreshment when available.
Mandy and the mistress quarrel over a racist remark
The mistress criticizes a Beau wearing white, prompting Mandy to defend him with blunt insult. Mandy recounts her harsh retort, declaring she does not “give him a hint” but admits she told him he looks like a black snake crawling from cream.
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Mandy
Sally
Jes
Made Daddy Gasp
A Chicago lad, proud of adulthood, tries to interrupt at table. He imitates his father’s tone and, in a sharp outburst, asks to be allowed to speak, saying please close your little trap for a moment while I get in a word.
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Daddy
Chicago
French reformer says money not sole factor in American marriages
Mandre de Fouquieres, famed Parisian opinion leader, told reporters before leaving for France that money plays little role in American marriages. He notes love matches are common here and recalls a New York debutante saying pure love is “adulterated with a little money.”
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Mandre de Fouquieres
France
M. de Fouquieres
New York
They Weighs On Birth Weight Tales From Old Ladies
A group of elderly women chat while knitting and recount birth weights. One recalls weighing just over three pounds and asks about survival. The responder notes “They say I did and done well,” reflecting a resilient life recount.
Winding Stream Clock River Talk
A brief note mentions a winding stream in Montana and a river described as clocklike in movement. The exchange touches on how the river behaves and whether it can flow without winding.
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Bil
Montana
Bill
Postum touted as coffee alternative by doctor in testimonial
A doctor relates how his wife, after switching to Postum two years ago, noted better digestion and fewer ailments than coffee. The ad promotes Postum in Regular and Instant forms, with brewing tips and a sales note from Postum Co., Battle Creek, Michigan.
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Postum
Postum Co
Battle, Creek
Mich
Wellville
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Wyoming
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Congress
House Lobby
James A. Emery
Association
House Banking and Currency Committee
Interstate Commerce Commission
Overman
Senate Lobby Investigating Committee
James B. Watson
Watson
Burleson
Nicaragua
Bryan
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
State Department
Bermuda Islands
Harry G. Elliot
Ellen Sibley
Macomb's Dam Park
Southwestern Telegraph and Telephone Company
Bell Lines
St. Louis
International Union of Electrical Workers
William Lustig
District Attorney’s Office
Bellevue Hospital
Herman Rosenthal
Museum of the University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Babylon
Manwell
Yuba County
California
Dorst
Wheatland
Fusion Committee
John Purroy Mitchell
Morenci
Clifton
Ariz
Kansas
Clay Center
Topeka
Pleasant Hill
The
American Osteopathic Association
Kirksville
Marietta
Louisville & Nashville
Yarmouth
Mass
Loulaville
Nashville
New Orleans
Birmisham
Ala
Segiatared
Maiia
Cadder
Glasgow
Scotland
Tisbon
Portugal
Manuel le Arriage
Indiana News
U. S. Senate Chamber
Blackhanders
Cincinnati
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