Cuba to Hold August Referendum and Two Presidential Candidates
Cuba moves toward a December election with two main contenders Jose Miguel Gomez and Alfredo Zayas. Officials fear fraud as arms and intelligence measures guard ballots of the Australian type featuring party emblems. If conservatives win, familiar leaders may return, signaling a shift in the republic’s political landscape. In Chicago an excursion by Lake Shore Railway draws residents and officials, with four tickets sold and many travelers planning to stay through Monday.
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Cuba
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Department of State and Justs
Wren
Fur Hanan
Chicago
Auburbn
Tod
Lake Shore
Adams
Waterloo
Edo
Thomas Sprott
D. AL. Link
Ruth Allen
Ruth Allen, Attories
D. D. Moody
Spencer Wigent
Ed Shillong
John Hehel
Frank Brandon
Bishop Hughes Speaks at Corner Stone Laying
In Indianapolis on July 26 the cornerstone of the new V. M. F. G. C. AY building was laid with ceremonies. Bishop Edwin Holin Hughes delivered the principal speech as part of a campaign that raised 250000 dollars through popular subscription. The report notes the ambitious project and the community effort behind its funding.
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Indianapolis
V. Mf. Gc, AY
Edwin Holiwn Hughes
Self-inflicted death ends six months retired lumberman life
Six months ago William Wicke a retired lumberman aged about sixty blocked himself in his bedroom near the city limits and cut his throat from ear to ear. The report notes death by his own action in the secluded residence setting.
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William Wicke
Policeman Fatally Wounds Man After Struggle in Ohio
In Steubenville Ohio police officer Bert Haggerty shot and killed Michael McCort at Mingo Junction after a violent confrontation during an arrest for disorderly conduct. McCort allegedly bit the officer's ear and struck him with the officer's night stick. Haggerty was not arrested.
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Steubenville
Bert Haggerty
Michael McCort
Mingo Junction
McCort
Haggerty
Meri OA
Two Girls Drown Off Cleveland Breakwater
July 28 at Cleveland a 23 year old Rove Morgan and 20 year old Nellie Smith drowned after falling from the west breakwater while they dangled their feet in the water. Morgan lost balance and pulled Smith into the lake as both were swept under.
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Lake AT
Cleveland
Rove Morgan
Nellie] Smith
Missa Morgan
Miss Smith
Lewis Street repair meeting postponed due to Fleming absence
The discussion on repairing East Lewis street pavement was postponed as Mr S B Fleming, originally to attend, is detained in Chicago. City officials expect an amicable settlement later in the week when he returns.
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Lewis Street
S. B. Fleming
Chicago
Fleming
Journal-Gazette Company
Fort Wayne
Ind
Georgia's Graves Named as Independence Party VP Possibility
John Temple Graves of Georgia is suggested for the vice presidential nomination by the Independence Party as it convenes in Chicago on July 37. The report notes the nomination talk within party circles ahead of the meeting.
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John Temple Graves
Georgia
Independence Party
Chicago
Southern Delegates Back Graves for President Ticket
Washington delegates from the District of Columbia are instructed to back William Handolph Hearst for president. Mr Graves, a noted lecturer, is viewed as a capable leader. Southern delegates push Graves for the ticket head, with talk of a Senate seat but he has refused.
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Washington
District of Columbia
William Handolph Hearst
Graves
Mr. Graves
Denver
South
United States Senate
Ron
Broken household glass costs and patterns in America
A mock cabinet discussion on domestic glass breakage cites a U S annual loss of 18 000 000 from broken items. It breaks down by item types lamp chimneys goblets bowls and bottles, noting cold to hot shocks rough handling and spills as main causes.
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U. S
Sam
United States
Washington
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