Door Hangs Refuse to Follow Leaders in Prolonged Strike
Reported in London the transport workers strike nears week 20 as authorities deploy police at dock gates. Secretary says work stoppage likely resumes. leaders accused of betraying the cause while factions debate strategy amid tense confrontations and intimidation concerns.
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London
Tooy
Trritalav
Ndong
Trawepork
Ceneral
Osiain
Byhe Bay
Cosling
Cluts Wiepitta
Danteont Thiakilblara
Keeglaog
Noth- Win Athietwlads
Ile
Wien da Tabor
Levalon
Stage Collapse Kills Many at German Seaside Resort
A bathing resort landing stage collapsed during a concert on July 20 drawing excursionists from across northeastern Prussia. More than 100 people fell into the sea and 21 bodies have been recovered with many feared dead.
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Germany
Bailic
Prussia
Pinchot Enters Battle Over Omnibus Dam Bill
Gifford Pinchot opposes the omnibus dam bill as it moves through the House arguing public rights are sacrificed. He has spoken with many congress members including insurgents and Nebraska senator Norris, who say the bill cannot pass.
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Washington
Sheppard to Succeed Bailey in the Senate
Dallas July 30 Morris Sheppard appears to be an easy winner in the United States senatorial race with a 26,000 lead over Jacob Wolters and a practical election probability as most votes are counted. He trails no other contender with a majority yet, but his path to the Senate is effectively secured.
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Dallas
Tex
O. B. Colquitt
W. FP. Ramsey
Morris Sheppard
United States
Jacob Wolters
Sheppard
Snodgrass Seeks Sister Body in Catskills
William Snodgrass of Meyersdale Pennsylvania traveled to Catskill New York to view a body found in the Hudson River region today amid uncertainty whether it is his sister Miss Dercas Snodgrass a nurse who vanished July 17 from Mount Vernon New York.
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Miss Snodgrass
New York
William Snodgrass
Meyersdale
Catskill
N. Y
Catskill River
Dercas Snodsgrass
Mount Vernon
Jury finds Jenkins guilty of first degree murder
In Toledo Ohio a jury convicts J Warren Jenkins of murdering his wife Jassie Jenkins on April 14 to gain an estate valued at 350000. A collision near Alexis kills six, fatally injures two, and injures another when a Lake Shore and Michigan Southern train crashes into a nine person automobile.
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Chetennix
J. Warren Jenkins
Jassie Jenkins
Jenkins
Toledo
Lake Shore
Michican Southern
Alexis
Mies
Kansas City Aero Club Balloons Win Distances
Kansas City Aero club entries suffered scattered landings in the national elimination race. Captain Kerry and the Alion Population Club landed near Nora, Illinois, about 250 miles from Kansas City, at 3 46 o clock Sunday. The Kan sas City TL and other entrants pursued long distances as weather hindered progress.
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Vansasity
Mandy Me “Atmieriva
Basa Cnele
Sam
Kansas City
George ML Myers
Kansas City Aero Club
Sant
Jamedudny
Alamasnas
Wit
Ata
AU Lion Population Club KE
St. Louis
John Herry
Albert van Kloffman
Nora
Erry
Aliion Population Club
Kansay City
Delleyinle
Ale¢h
Kerry
Ranigasa City
Eloney
Great Lakes
Canada
Carrie
Amy
Atlanta Husband Sues Wife in High Profile Shooting Trial
In Atlanta, Taalale Thich Qpie Craie, once of Philadelphia, faces trial for shooting her husband Wagens Crace. Crace, who claims his wife fired, is expected to testify for the prosecution as Crace himself awaits trial in Newnan, where he was wounded. Grace Wad is on bond and may mount her own defense.
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Atlute
Ciety
Ote Bih
Taalalé Thich
Han Eines
Newnan
Republicans of House Would Control Trusts
A report by three Republican members of the steel investigating committee recommends regulating big industrial concerns rather than dissolving them. It proposes an interstate regulatory commission with power to set prices and requires corporations capitalized at 356,000,000 or more to operate under a U S charter.
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Washington
Clouse
Steel Investigating Committee
Gardner
Massachusetts
Young
Michigan
Danforth
New York
Sterling
Mlinois
United States
Whitson Reported Beaten in Park En Route to Dakota Fields
Rufus Whitson of Richland Missouri was found semi conscious in Athletic Ballpark Council Bluffs Iowa with injuries from a blunt instrument. He recalls being robbed of twenty dollars and says a stranger knocked him unconscious last night as he traveled to South Dakota wheat fields. He is expected to recover.
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Council Bluffs
Rufus Whitson
Richland
Whitson
South Dakota
Horace E Horton Dies at 69 Former Engineers Leader
Horace E Horton former president of the Western Society of Engineers died after a long illness in Chicago. He was 69 and owned the Chicago Fridge and Ironworks.
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Horace FE. Horton
Chicago
Horace E. Horton
Fromer
Western Society of Engineers
Anong
Chicago Fridge and Ironworks
Growth and Scope of the Young Men’s Christian Association
The New York yearbook reports 1,744 YMCA bodies with 663,479 members in North America, a gain of 27,500 in the past year. New buildings value about 5.5 million dollars, totaling 373 million in assets, with further funds on hand and planned erections costing 10 million and 6.59 million. The association spent 10 million dollars last year on its work.
Archbald Denies Guilt in Senate Impeachment Trial
Judge Robert W. Archbald, facing twelve impeachment articles, formally defends to the Senate that he neither used his office for improper gains nor sought favors for personal profit. He admits involvement in a bank deal but denies taking any improper action to influence railroad or mining matters, and disputes key charges related to loans and gifts.
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Sittin
Senate
Robert W. Archbald
Daly
Rovert Wi. Archbald
Representatives
Hhis
Fiti
Srchbald
Mitwerd
J. Willining
Scranton
Illsdale Nat & Iron Company
Erte
Gayes
Itenied
Watson
Herantos Jewyer
Xethg & Gare
Marlan Lans Company
Comerce
William PB
Woland
Christopher Etd
James
Dioland
Aime
Tieuse Julledary Colinifice
Hin
Lehigh Valley Railroad
Philadelphia
Stephen Ifrard
Denlea
Kederick Warnke
Iesan
Lincoln
Warnke
Everhardt
Lehigh Valley
Lehigh Valley Coal Company
Judes Archbuala
Honduras
W. L. Risinger
Risinger la Hart
Thea Old Flymouth Cow Company
Risinger
Avery
Old Plymouth Coal Company
John Z. Lenahan
Gonpea
aArchbalda
Christopher G. Boland
Tudee Archbald
Marian Coal Company
Archbald
Bolands
John Henry Jones
Charles HH. von Storch
aArchbald
Jones
von Storch
Benny W. Cannan
Great Northern Railway
Iudge
Italy
Cannon
Iudjse
Italian Warships Bombard Hodaida North Fort
In Massawa Eritrea on July 384 Italian cruisers and destroyers shelled and destroyed the north fort of Hodaida a key Arabian seaport on the Red Sea. Reports say there were no casualties and the fort was likely manned with old cannons. the town’s south fort has lain in ruins.
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Massawa
Eritrea
Red Sea
Turkey
Judey
Hodaida
Arabia
Dissolution Profits From Standard Oil Shares
New York July 30 Old stock of the Standard Oil company of New Jersey and subsidiaries sold on the curb today for 1004 a share, near record price. Market valuation stands at 1000. When the dissolution began the old stock traded around 475 a share.
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New York
Standard Oit Company of
New Jersey
Mikado Succumbs Son Succeeds Him
Reports from Tokio state the Japanese emperor died at 12:45 AM July 19 and crown prince Yoshihito is named successor. Courtiers and royal family members stayed at the sick chamber as physicians noted a feeble pulse and turning purple of fingers and toes. Crowds outside the palace grew to about 10 000 as details of the succession and regency emerged with the crown prince and cabinet officials nearby.
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Tokio
Japan
Yomiihite
Sulletin
Trince Sadamu Mushimi
Tabiztera
Menelook
Honesty of Press Topics at National Newscaster Conference
The first night of the National Newscaster Conference in Aladisan Wisconsin featured discussions on press freedom and integrity. Speakers included George T. Vincent Adolph Ochs Will Irwin Melville Storie and C D Lee addressing truth in reporting and the impartiality of news gathering and supplying agencies.
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Aladisan
Wis
Newapaper
Mogadine
George T. Vincent
University of Minnesota
Fae
Adolph Ochs
New York
Will Irwin
Ove Melville EL. Storie
C. D. Lee
A. St. Simons
Samuel T. Hughes
Don Seitz
George French
H. H. Tammen
Charles H. Grasty
William Tolt
George H Duniop
Saloons Face Gothenburg Plan With Fifteen Minute Rule
Los Angeles officials probe the Gothenburg system as a new restric tive measure. If adopted, free lunches would end, only teetotalers could be bartenders, patrons must wait fifteen minutes between drinks, treating banned, and signs would warn patrons that they are drinking poison.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Police Commission
Slayers Gambled Away Money Pair For Murder
District Attorney Whitman, citing private detective reports, says investigators expect the Rosenthal murder case to reach a breakthrough. Five assassins reportedly fled to Rockaway, lost the crime proceeds in a gambling house owned by Bald Jack Stose, and then hid in the city.
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New York
Whitman
Cembler
Herman
Rosenthel
Rosenthal
Rockaway
Stose
Trosenthal
Juror Leavitt Released From Service In Darrow Trial
Los Angeles July 2. After twice delaying the bribery trial of Clarence S. Darrow because of illness L A Leavitt was relieved of further duties as a juror today and alternative juror A M Blakesley took his place. Attorneys say it ends the first instance in American jurisprudence of substituting a thirteenth juror for a regular one incapacitated for service.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Clarence S. Darrow
L. A. Leavitt
A. M. Blakesley
Americans Ordered To Leave Mexico Amid Rebel Push
Rumors of a broad expulsion scheme surface as rebels pressure Americans in northern Chihuahua. Civilians flee to shelters and trains depart with women and children while authorities list disarmament and possible conscription into rebel ranks.
Blaze Devours Chamberlain Business District in Fire
A morning blaze devastated Chamberlain injuring multiple firms and residents. Heaviest losses included Watton and Lockwood hardware $24,000 stock and fixtures $20,000 patient insurance $12,060. Pukwana sent fighting units to assist as insurers cover about a quarter of the $100,000 loss. Fire began in a cafe with wood alcohol limiting refilling coffee urns.
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Watton & Lockwood
E. F. Scott
Patrick Henry
James W. Sanford
Clevenger
Richard
J. W. Sparrow
Robert Schmidt
Kaufman
John Bingham
Young Redskins Battle Near Tomah Chelsea Campers
Blue Army retook Tomah Wisconsin and Reds fled yesterday with lines and outposts set around the city. Indians from Tomah Indian School watched as rifles cracked and skirmishes amused the youths.
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Blue Army
Tomah
Wis
Jaly
Red
Blue
West Virginia Infantry Units Ordered to Strike Region
Mount Gretna Pa July 30 two more companies of West Virginia infantry left the United States Instruction camp for the strike region in their home state. The West Virginia troops still here are ready to respond instantly if called home by Governor Glasscock.
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Mount Gretna
West Virginia Infantry
United States
West Virginia
Glasscock
Would-be Mexican President Held on Neutrality Charges
In San Antonio on July 30 Emilio Vasquez Gomez and five associates were held on federal neutrality law violations. Gomez had previously traveled to Juarez to claim the provisional presidency of Mexico, but a quarrel with rebel leader Orozco disrupted the plan.
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San Antonio
Tex
Eilio Vasquez Gomez
United States
Gomez
Juarez
Mexico
Orozco
Senate Passes Democratic Excise Bill With Amendments
In Washington the Senate approved the Democratic excise tax bill by 56 to 18, extending the tax to individuals and private firms and co‑partnerships. Amendments repealing the Canadian reciprocity law and fixing a print paper tariff, plus a permanent nonpartisan tariff commission, were added with Republican votes.
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Washington
Senate
Democratic-Progressive Alliance
Permanent Tariff Board
Cumming
Permanent Board
Democrata
Pomarena
Ohio
Borah
Grenna
North Carolina
Canada
Canadian
United States
Williama Bacon, Smith
Cherkin
Paconnally
Briatow, Chang
Polndestsr
Worka
Fletcher
Summer residences wiped out by fire at Narragansett Pier
Fire at Narragansett Pier Rhode Island destroyed several summer residences including Orton Lodge owned by Louis B M Stoddard of New Haven and the Titth Casino built by Louie Sherry of New York. Flames spread to other cottages occupied by James Sprunt J C Rathbourne Kenneth Murthson and to houses across the street. Kenilworth and Sunarship also burned. The blaze continued as crews battled the flames.
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Narragansett Pier
N. Y
Orton Lodge
Louis EB. Stoddard
New Haven
Conn
Wilmington
N. C
J. C. Rathbourne
Harvey
Kenneth M. Murthison
New York
Merwin White
Providence
Robert E. Strawbridge
Philadelphia
Kenilworth
Ashton Harvey
Sunarship
Shirley Carter
Baltimore
Andrews Seen Nominated for Army Adjutant General
Taft intends to nominate Colonel George Andrews to succeed Brig. Gen. William P. Hall as adjutant general of the army. Andrews has long served in the adjutant's office, with only Col Henry H. Heisland outranking him there. Senator Root urged Taft to appoint Andrews, and War Secretary Stimson is expected to support the recommendation.
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Taft
Wm. P. Hall
Washington
George Andrews
Army
Andrews
Adjutant
Henry O
Heisland
Senator Root
New York
Lynch Says Miners Used Steam Roller
Terre Haute Ind July 27 delegates to a special convention of union miners district No 11 held a rump meeting after adjournment to recall district officials. Delegate John Lynch of Brazil Ind accused the convention of steam roller tactics and pledged petitions for recall.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Florida third party battle echoes in two conventions
Jacksonville reports show a split in the Florida third party movement with factions from Ocala and St Augustine signaling a contested control battle. The item notes a strong fight between rival groups as the day’s events unfold.
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Florida
Jacksonville
Fla
Ocala
St. Augustine
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