Independence Day Exposition Honors Wilson and Hughes
At the Jamestown Exposition the Rest rention of descendants of Declaration signers gathered with over 40 081 attendees as Gov Charles B Hughes and President Woodrow Wilson spoke. Wilson urged punishments for rail executives and stock manipulation while warning against socialism and corporate seizures.
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Charles B. Hughes
New York
Woodrow Wilson
Princeton University
Gov. Hughes
Roosevelt
Wisen
Bis
Wilson
Naval Base on Pacific Sheds Light on U S Plans
The United States negotiates to buy from Mexico or Magdalena Bay on the Baja California peninsula a naval base with coal supply for Pacific ships. If Mexico refuses, the U S may acquire the entire peninsula. Formal overtures began via the state department, and Ambassador Creal reports Mexico favorable. A definite decision seems unlikely until fall when Secretary Ravt travels to Mexico.
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United States
Mexico
Magdalena Bay
Lower
California
Pacific
State Department
Creal
Ravt
Rockefeller in Court Says His Role Is Honorary
John D. Rockefeller testified in Judge Landis' Chicago court that he knew little of Standard Oil affairs and that his presidency was an honorary post with years of no active involvement. An official testified that Standard Oil of New Jersey controls Standard Oil Company of Indiana, a key issue for the case. Mrs. Mary Manley celebrated her birthday at N. W. Danforth’s Cumberland Maryland home, born in County Mayo Ireland in 1800, came to America 84 years ago.
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John D. Rockefeller
Mary Manley
Stani
N. W. Danforth
Cumberland
County Mayo
Ireland
Mary Welsh
America
Josiah Zeltlicn
Lodz
Poland
Lexington Avenue
Brooklyn
Associate Masters Named Judge Aldrich Sits With Co Masters
Judge Aldrich and two medical experts are named as co masters to determine the competency of Mary Baker Eddy founder of Christian Science to transact business and handle her affairs. Aldrich expresses hesitation to act alone due to delicate circumstances and public interest in the matter.
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Aldrich
Mrs. Eddy
P. J. Jetty
Boston
G. A. Timer
Providence
R. 1
Tillty
Jesse R. Grant Campaign Launch in St Louis
Jesse R. Grant launched his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination at St. Louis Missouri on July 7. He plans to tour Arkansas and then move through the South and West to assess the national political situation.
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Jesse R. Grants Boon
St. Louis
Grant Io
Arkansas
Girl jockey wins as 14 year old Debuts in Missouri race
Miss Dorothy Tyler aged 14 daughter of former Joplin mayor R B Tyler made her debut as a jockey at the local race track and won her first event a quarter mile race on her horse Blackmare crossing the wire ahead of Dolly Varden ridden by Will Brown and Annie with pro jockey McDowell up.
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Missouri
Dorothy Tyler
R. B. Tyler
Joplin
Blackmare
Dolly Varden
Will Brown
Annie
McDowell
Embezzler Runyan Captured After Flight From Windsor Trust
Paymaster Runyan of Windsor Trust Co of New York confessed to stealing 90 817 790. Police at West 152nd Street detained him after he fled with 38000 in cash. He blamed stock losses for motive and said he handed 5000 to Mrs Carter while 16060 was recovered. Mrs Carter faces grand larceny charges.
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Glork
Ghoster
Runyan
Tike Windsor Trust Co
New Ye
Second Street
Damiani
Laura M.ihe
Trunyan
Tricot Company
Hhen
Lompany
Prison for Bank Clerks In Enterprise Bank Case
Two clerks of Enterprise Bank were convicted in the US District Court at Pittsburgh. Edward P. MacMillan received six years and six months plus fines. Charles Menzemer was sentenced to five years and one month. George T. Talston’s case was suspended. Clark and an aiding charge were pending outcomes.
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Enterprise Bank
Transac
Enterprise National Bank
Nethaniel Mwing T
Charles Menzemer
George TL. Talston
Clark
Wank
Snielde Clark
Garibaldi Centenary Sparked Anti Clerical Riot in Rome
In Rome a Garibaldi centenary celebration drew about 50 000 participants. Clerical opposition triggered a hostile march with shouts against the pope and priests. Demonstrators besieged the Vatican and Austria’s embassy as guards protected the route and shops stayed closed by rabbinic order.
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Garibaldi
Rome
Garibaldii
Mint Club
Austria
Vatican
Central American Alliance Shifts Against Nicaragua
Washington diplomats consider a Mondurna report plausible that Guatemala Honduras and El Salvador have formed a bloc opposing Nicaraguan President Zelaya and his plan to unite the region with Costa Rica under a confederation where he would wield virtual dictatorship.
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Mondurna
Central America
Unio
Guatemala
Honduras
Salvador
Nicaragua
Washington
Relaya
Republick
Costa Rica
Mutiny and Murder in War-Torn Russia
Russian soldiers mutinied at Bobringk battalion killing three soldiers and wounding a sergeant and four others before suppression. Jewish attacks in Volgala in October 1905 recalled. Telegraphers' Strike order recalled as labor dispute lingers. reports of Black Hundreds violence in Odessa amid unrest.
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Bobringk
Apt. Pashkin
Coendarmorins
Yekaterliburg
Volgala
Bakhmut
Solcide
Small
The
Telegraphers’ Union
Chicago
Wikted
Neill
Western Talon
Tornado Devastates Oakdale Area. Dozens Injured or Killed
A deadly tornado swept Oakdale and surrounding towns, killing at least 15 and injuring many. Names given include Mrs. Wm. Butterfield, Gustava Stucke, Otto Balgordel, and Ilse Wensel among others. several families lost members and farms were destroyed as residents sought shelter and aid.
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John Dame
Oakdale
Wis
Wm. Butterfield
Oalkdale
Toro
Storn
Paves
Oaldale
Millston
Jasper Pop
Baby
Pryeville
Andrew Paumel
Warrens
Jos. Buchner
Sf Dilaville
Lyman A. Charles
Augusta Byers
Grand Rapids
Gustava Stucke
Otto Balgordel
Ilse Wensel
Miss Wensel
Lymon Charles
Iron Age Reports Brief Shutdowns Amid Steep Demand
The Iron Age notes scheduled mill and steel plant closings in July for repairs but says output will be below aerial levels due to delivery pressure. Demand remains strong as iron use climbs, yet foreign pig iron absorption may lag amid price-driven imports and market controls.
Runyan Robbery At Windsor Trust Stuns Bank Officials
Chester B Runyan paying teller at Windsor Trust Company New York is alleged to have walked off with 421 into a dress suitcase after bidding co workers farewell and disappearing. Reward of 2500 offered for his apprehension. Theft discovered Monday morning July 1.
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New York
Callaly
Chester B. Runyan
Hil Windsor Trust Company
Goodby
Rumyan
Drowned After Pickerel Capsizes Boat On Chippewa Lake
Mrs Cleo Cutler and Chas Chin kers are drowned when a 15 pound pickerel tears the boat apart on Chippewa Lake after the fish hooks beneath the keel. The incident occurs amid a report noting this year’s surge in U S vessel construction with 140% more ships in tonnage and records of navigation bureau figures.
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Cleo
Cutler
Chas. T. Chinkers
Voth
Jonin
Mich
Chambers
United States
Fsea
Bureau of Navigation
Tsn
Widwart
Roberts to Succeed Eckels as Mint Director
The article notes Roberts elected president of the Commercial National Bank of Chicago and set to take office as director of the mint on August. Eckels successor unnamed. The French government grants the Legion of Honor to Richard Strauss. Merkel Texas partially destroyed by a storm injuring several, including A Miller and G Langdon. A Lithuanian woman jailed in Scranton admits to burning husband to free to marry a former sweetheart.
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Roberts
Eckels
Goo
EE. Rebberts
Commercial National Bank of
Legion of Honor
Richard Strauss
Texas
Merkel
Tex
Hastings
Tr. A. Miller
Geo. Langdon
Navy plans limited battleship cruise for routine maneuvers
Oyster Bay officials say a fleet movement to the Pacific would be part of ordinary naval drill. The navy emphasizes no political significance and notes ships may be reassigned to the Mediterranean or South Atlantic, with arrangements underway for a potential winter cruise.
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Oyster Bay
Pacific
Mediterranean
South Atlantic
Japan
Navy Department
Millionaire ex senator Clark in United Verde case
Judge Amend orders ex Senator William A. Clark to account for all dealings of the United Verde Copper Company totaling over 205 million dollars. The ruling follows an eight year fight by minority stockholder George A. Treadwell. The decision voids a 500 thousand dollar sale to a reorganization committee, valued at ninety million, and requires a full examination of company books.
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Montana
United Verde
Amend
Supreme Court of New York
Wm. A. Clark
United Verde Copper Company
George A. Treadwell
Charles W. Desmond
Treadwell
Clark
Des Mond
Treatwell
Clark Shal
homage to Murphy funeral draws thousands of Angelenos
Thousands of Los Angeles residents honored Francis Murphy at his funeral as public buildings and businesses displayed half-mast. The body lay in state for three hours as crowds passed by. The Rev Frank DeWitt Talmage delivered the oration. City councils led by the mayor attended, and burial was private at Rosedale cemetery.
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Los Angles
Francis Murphy
Frank DeWitt Talmage
Rosedale Cemetery
Hole in Stocking Heads to Diamond Loss in Pasadena
Mrs Monroe Green of San Francisco stayed at a Pasadena hotel when a hole in a stocking caused diamonds and pearls worth about 3000 to spill onto the floor with each step. A hotel clerk recovered the gems and returned them to her, noting the stocking carried the hole.
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Monroe Green
San Francisco
Pasadena
Cal
Two Cent Law Suits In Iowa To Restrain Enforcement
Stockholders of Minneapolis & St. Louis and Twin City railroads sue in federal court at Des Moines Iowa to halt enforcement of the two cent fare act contending the rate is confiscatory. Judge McPherson at WanSae City could not grant an injunction today.
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Iowa
Minneapolis & St. Louis
Towa Central Railroads
Des Moines
McPherson
Wansae City
Will Try Smelter Trust Independents Crowded Out
The great smelter trust led by Simon Guggenheim faces anti trust action by Federal authorities. Aimed at dissolving the corporation, the probe covers ore rate control by railroads and pressure on independent miners. Rival smelting plans are being lined up with Wall Street backing.
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Great Smelter Trust
Simon Guegenheim
Colorado
Ander
Roosevelt
J. H. Harriman
James J. Hill
Wall Street
American Smelting & Refining Co
New Jersey
Guggenheim Bros
Belleville Doctor Breaks Fast With Malted Milk
Dr J J Eales of Belleville New Jersey, who had fasted since May 3 tasting only water, ate a small amount of malted milk and planned to fast 24 hours longer to test effects. He began at 192 pounds and has shed 28 pounds. chest and waist measurements shrank to 40 and 34 inches respectively, and he lifted a 220 pound man to show strength remains.
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J. J. Eales
Belleville
Ats
Gales
Planned Death of Witte Plot Betrayed by Assistants
A sensational plot to murder Count Witte, former Mundian premier, emerged from revolutionary sources. The Moscow Union of Russian People planned the assassination, entrusting Kazantseff to lead the operation and enlisting four accomplices. They planned to bomb Witte’s carriage, but the plot was betrayed by a revolutionary bureau warning the count. Kazantseff was killed by his supposed assistants.
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Count Witte
Moscow
Union of Trog
Cazu
St. Petersburg
Revolutioniat Bureau
Kazantseff
Great Dearth of Teachers In Washington County Schools
Appeals for more teachers flood the office of Prof. Frank I. Hall superintendent of Washington County public schools. Boards in townships and boroughs have met to elect teachers but few suitable applicants remain. Demand for principals and male teachers exceeds supply across many schools.
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Frank I. Hall
Washington County
Missouri Governor Defends States Rights Against Federal Invasion
Missouri Governor Folk denounces federal injunctions that suspend state laws without full trials in a Fourth of July speech in Evanaville Indiana. He argues federal powers threaten state sovereignty by delaying or overturning Missouri statutes such as railroad and fare laws before they are adjudicated. He calls for protest against what he terms a federal despotism and insists Missouri will resist while ensuring fair treatment of railroads and public interests.
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Folk
Gov
Missouri
Evanaville
Ind
Steel orders fall sharply in June market dip
A marked decline in new structural steel orders is reported for June with total June bookings not exceeding 70,000 tons, against about 175,000 tons in May. The drop reflects seasonal slackening and cautious sentiment, while American Bridge Company alone secured 85,000 tons in June, totaling around 400,000 tons booked to keep plants running into next year.
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American Bridge Company
Wool price trends and market notes across states
Prices for new wools of all grades are hardening with record quotations. Ohio, Pennsylvania, and other states show varied rates from 25 to 39 cents for different fleece types while foreign wool remains steady with limited supply. Earthquake in Longpine Nebraska injures three. church and livery stable demolished. extensive property damage and $100,000 loss.
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Montana
Wyoming
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Michigan
Wisconsin
Longpine
Neb
Mixed News Items From A North American Paper
The article reports varied items including a racial color line in London involving a young boy and mixed-heritage parents, Mrs. Col French seeking Molokai mission work, Congressman Meyer backing a Jefferson Davis bridge memorial, a Milwaukee area shooting and suicide, a white man jailed for assaulting his 98 year old stepdaughter, a Texas life insurer withdrawing due to new law, the Lowell expedition claiming Mars canals, and Josiah Zelten marking a 103rd birthday in Brooklyn with notes on his health and family.
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Admiralty
War Office
London
Col. French
Salvation Army
Pacific Coast
Molokai
Congressman Meyer
Daughters of the Confederacy
Jefferson Davis
Washington
Magnus Thompson
Blackbrook
Wis
Minnie Phalum
Dock Posey
Whitfield fGa
Finance and Trade Review Shows Strong Week Progress
The week saw high business levels despite a holiday and midyear plant stoppages. Warm weather lowered summer fabric stocks, while iron and steel plants stayed active. Pig iron demand remains strong amid large furnace capacity and imports, with May to June British shipments setting a 60 day record. Delays persist in deliveries and new orders await clearer financing, but six month shipments from Boston exceed all years except 1908.
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Boston
Chives and a Murder Verdict in Washington
An excerpt notes chives keeping verdant in winter and adds tips for use in salads and soups. It critiques the insanity plea in a Washington murder case, stating acquittal on grounds of insanity would merely save him from hang ing and imply confinement in a penitentiary.
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Santalad
Washington
Buffalo Courier
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