Embezzler Captured After Long Oregon Hunt
Detectives tracked R. J. Mahoney for eight years, linking him to a Chicago embezzlement of $35,000. Arrested in Portland after being moved to a sanitarium, the Seattle broker faces possible jail and insanity commitment after physicians assess his mental condition.
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Portland
Ore
The
Oregonian Today
Chicago
R. J. Mahoney
Seattle
Webber
Mahoney
Illinois
Texas
California
Washington
J. W. Grier
German company repudiates loss in San Francisco
The Trans-Atlantic Fire Insurance Company of Hamburg refuses to pay roughly 4 million dollars in San Francisco fire claims, citing an overwhelming catastrophe and providence as excluded risks. City officials voiced support for the mayor and city hall groups, with a committee saying at least sixty percent of both buildings can be usable again and full restoration within two years.
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San Francisco
Trans-Atlantic Fire Insurance Company
Hamburg
Germany
Providence
Board of Supervisors
Hall of Justice
Colt bitten by rattle snake on Huntington road
The valuable yearling colt owned by S S Coleman, west of the city on Huntington road, was bitten by a rattle snake in a neighbor's pasture. Dr Langtry diagnosed the wound as a rattlesnake bite and said the colt would likely have to be killed.
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S. S. Coleman
Huntington Road
Langtry
Pennsylvania Railroad to announce fare cuts
Bulletin from Philadelphia dated July 31 states the Pennsylvania Railroad will announce a reduction of its passenger fare to a minimum one way. The note mentions a 34 percent and 3 cent change with further adjustments to 2 percent at the same time.
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Philadelphia
Penn‘Sylvania Railroad ‘Company
Cornerstone Laid at Salvation Army Citadel in Fort Wayne
A large crowd gathered Monday afternoon as the Salvation Army citadel at 183 Washington Boulevard East saw its cornerstone laid. Rev William A Sunday urged growth and progress, praising the Army’s work while emphasizing personal development and opportunity in America.
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Citadel of the
Salvation Army
Washington Boulevard East
Fort Wayne
Army
W. A. Sunday
Mohr
Salvation Army Corps
F. M. Fox
Third Presbyterian Church
Chester Birch
E. F. Yarnelle
McKay
B. R. Yarnelle
William A. Sunday
Winona Lake
Mr. Sunday
Gallows Erected Ahead of Trial in Mayfield Race Case
Mayfield Kentucky reports a tense scene as a militia company and Hopkinsville unit mobilize to safeguard the arrival of a black man named Mathis from Louisville. A trial is set for tonight with a gallows erected yesterday and observers fearing trouble if Mathis is not removed from the train. Judge Bugg convened a special term of court and adjourned to 7 pm.
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Mayfield
Hopkinsville
Mathis
Louisville
Jailer fears ruse over transfer of Mayfield suspect
Allen Mathis, jailed in Louisville on a charge of assaulting Miss Ethel McLane at Mayfield, Ky, is to be moved to Mayfield at noon under guard. Jailer Pflanz twice refused to release him to railroad officials amid telegraph and phone requests, fearing a lynching plot. A caller claiming to be Governor Beckham later pressed for delivery to the Illinois Central, but the jailer again refused.
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Louisville
Allen Mathis
Ethel McLane
Mayfield
Illinois Central
Pflanz
Judge Bugg
Mayfield Circuit Court
Beckham
Ilinois Central
Gathering Negroes Face Potential Lynching in Illinois Jail
A special report from Mound City Illinois says large gatherings of Black residents near St. Louis anticipate a white mob attacking the jail to lynch Sam McDonald who killed Homer Morris at a picnic near Ullin on Saturday. Earlier last night a mob tried to lynch McDonald as officers moved him from Perks to the county jail but deputies diverted them by driving the suspect to a remote area.
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St. Louis
Post Dispatch
Mound City
Sam McDonald
Homer Morris
Ullin
McDonald
Hartje Denies Allegations in Town Divorce Trial
Pittsburg July 31 Hartje divorce case resumes with Madine recounting a trunk robbery and a mislaid recommendation letter. Officer Golden details police probe and Madine's claim of suing for defamation over a supposed $5,000 payoff. Augustus Hartje testifies denying offers to pay for silence or to kill a man and says he owns 240 Second Avenue property but knew little of tenants.
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Pittsburg
Hartje
Michael Hanley
Madine
Patrick Golden
Augustus Hartje
Golden
Second Avenue
Republicans At Detroit Meet For State Ticket And Direct Senate Vote
Detroit July convention adopts platform and renominates most state officials. L. L. Wright expected for state superintendent and D. M. Ferry Jr. for state board of education. A key issue: Rep. William Alden Smith to press direct popular vote for U.S. senators, prompting debate on resolutions and party endorsement of tariff, currency, and trust laws.
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Detroit
Mich
Superintendent of Public Instructions
State Board of Education
L. L. Wright
Ironwood
D. M
United States
Committee On Resolutions
Fordney Spaks
J. W. Fordney
Saginaw
Republican Party
Gamblers Change Venue In French Lick West Baden Raids
Sixty gambling cases arising from raids on the French Lick Springs and West Baden hotels were moved from Justice Gillum to Justice Jacob Wooner in Orangeville township. Trials set for September 11.
Man Kills Himself In Park Over Unknown Details
Detroit July 31 A man giving the name Becker a jeweler of Peru Indiana killed himself in a park by taking poison. His hat band bore the name Julius Folk a Peru clothier. Peru Indiana July 31 clerks say no Becker jewelry seller recalls selling a hat to such man.
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Jeweler
Becker
Peru
Detroit
Ind
Julius Folk
Clothier
Executive committee drafts policyholders ticket names
New York July 31. The executive committee of the international policy holders committees met to consider names for a policyholders ticket to trustees of the Mutual Life Insurance Company and the New York Life Insurance Company.
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New York
Mutual Life Insurance Company
New York Life Insurance Company
Smith Hubbard lumber yard burns in Wabash fire
Wabash Indiana on July 31 a lumber yard owned by Smith Hubbard was destroyed by fire causing an estimated seven thousand dollars in damage.
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Wabash
Ind
Smith- Hubbard
Troops Arrive After 383 Mile Cavalry March
Fort Benjamin Harrison near Indianapolis July 31. Companies I K L and M of the Second United States Cavalry under Maj. W. Sibley completed a 383 mile march from Fort Snelling Minnesota. Not a man was dropped and only one horse died en route.
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Fort Benjamin Harrison
Indianapolis
Ind
Second
United States Cavalry
Sibley
Fort Snelling
Minn
Central District Lutheran Synod Opens Thursday
The Central District Lutheran Synod meeting at Emanuel Church on West Jefferson Street opens Thursday at 10:00 a.m and runs to the following Tuesday. About 400 to 450 delegates from Missouri Indiana Ohio and nearby areas attend to elect officers, select a meeting site, discuss doctrinal topics including free will and conversion, and handle routine business.
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Central District Synod
Missouri
Indiana
Ohio
Emanuel’s Lutheran
West Jefferson Street
Emanuel's Church
Emmaus
P. Brand
Pittsburg
General Synod
C. M. Zorn
Cleveland
Emanuel’s
Emanuel
Robison Park
City Concessions in Detroit United Rail Franchise
Detroit announces a new street railway franchise with major concessions. Mayor Codd and Jere Hutchins reveal terms to be sent to the common council and then to a November public vote. Benefits include discounted tickets during peak hours, universal transfers, full track crossing payment by the company, and a 2 percent gross earnings tax. Existing franchises expire in 1909 and would extend fifteen years with city option to buy at real value.
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Detroit
Mich
George P. Codd
Jere C. Hutchins
Detroit United Railway
Detroit United
Secretary Wilson Returns to Washington from Richmond Inspection Visit
Secretary Wilson arrived back at the Department of Agriculture after visiting Richmond Virginia to inspect a meat extract plant. He said meat inspection regulations were well received by packers and the trade, with large firms applying changes while many small establishments have not yet sought inspection despite the department's notice that they must be inspected to trade interstate or abroad.
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Washington
Wilson
Department of Agriculture
Richmond
Russian Warships Bombard Fortress Amid Fighting
Russian forces report intense bombardment as warships shell a fortress. Fighting continues with military actions centered on the fortified position and surrounding approaches. Local authorities have advised caution and evacuation plans for nearby areas.
Mutiny at Sveaborg Fortresses Fights Kill Over Six Hundred
Dispatches from Helsingfors report a midnight mutiny at Sveaborg Finland with artillery firing on loyal troops. Five hundred may have been killed or wounded as mutineers seized much of the fortress. A separate uprising occurred at Skattudden with prisoners taken and an officer killed. Warships bombard the fortress as panic grips Helsingfors.
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Stockholm
Sveaborg
Finland
Helsingfors
Muti
Skatudden
Finn
Russian Finland
Gulf of Finland
Mutiny at Sveaborg Fortess shakes Helsingfors
A Helsingfors dispatch reports a mutiny among Sveaborg garrison troops. Fighting rages since 10 pm with heavy cannon and rifle fire across the fortress. Hundreds are dead or wounded. unrest sparked by the death of a sapper miner and alleged mistreatment. Torpedo boats joined artillery fire against the Barracks at Skattudden.
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Helsingfors
Finland
Sveaborg
Skattudden
Toledo Ice Men Again In Court
In Toledo on July 31 the ice men case returned to common pleas court before Judge Babcock after a month of legal wrangling in common pleas and circuit courts. The ice trust seeks to challenge Judge Kinkade over alleged promised leniency for guilty pleas. If flawed, the ice men face six months in the work house. bonds were posted after a circuit court ruling.
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Toledo
Common Pleas
Circuit Court
Common Pleas Court
Babcock
Cleveland
Bond
Kinkade
Ice
Ice Trust
Rockefeller Is Home All Smiles After Return to Cleveland
Millionaire John D. Rockefeller and Mrs Rockefeller arrived in Cleveland on the Lake Shore Limited and were driven to Forest Hill. Rockefeller expressed pleasure at being back in his old city and indicated plans to spend the summer there with a warm welcome from newspapermen at the union station.
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Cleveland
John D. Rockefeller
Lake Shore Limited
Forest Hill
Pope receives American pilgrims in Rome
In Rome on July 31 the pope welcomed American pilgrims led by Bishop Henry Gabriels and John J. McCrane. Gabriels read an address praising Catholic growth in the United States under religious freedom and good civil authority, noting President Roosevelt’s message of harmonious Protestant Catholic relations. The pope expressed affection for the United States, affirmed Roosevelt’s stance, and awarded medals before photos with the pilgrims.
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Rome
Henry Gabriels
Ogdensburg
N. Y
John J. McCrane
Brooklyn
Gabriels
United States
Roosevelt
Judge Tracy Expected to Become Philippine Vice Governor General
Washington reports Judge James F. Tracy of the Philippine supreme court is expected to succeed James F. Smith as vice governor general when Smith becomes governor general in September. No confirmation is available from the Bureau of Insular Affairs.
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Washington
James F. Tracy
Philippine Supreme Court
James F. Smith
The
Philippines
Islands
Manila
Tracy
Pureau of Insular Affairs
Big Bass on Exhibition at City Window Display
A seven pound bass displayed in Biltz's window as an exhibit in Sylvan Tak Rome. O Moses reported the catch month earlier, one of the largest taken recently. Emil Smith mounted the fish at clerk headquarters for polite display.
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O. Moses
Sylvan Tak
Rome
Biltz
Emil. Smith
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