Taft Roosevelt interview notes and armament talk
Beverly Mass July 2 President Taft discussed his interview with Col Roosevelt but refused to discuss details. Roosevelt praised the talk as bully while Taft noted Roosevelt’s strong impressions from foreign powers on armament limits. Taft also apologized for Cobb direct primary defeat and outlined vacation plans and summer duties.
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Mass
Taft
Col
Roosevelt
Congress
Taft Begins Ten Day Real Vacation From Golf
President Taft resumed golf at Myopia links in Hamilton with Capt. Butt and Henry W. Taft. He will take ten days of real vacation starting Tuesday, with plans to visit Somerville and Boston on July 7. Secret Service mapped and guarded the Beverly route as invitations were declined.
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Beverly
Mass
Taft
A. W. Butt
Hamilton
Henry W. ‘Raft
New York
Charles D. Norton
Somerville
Boston
Secret Service
Hundreds Seek Presidential Appointments Amid Roosevelt Call
Beverly July 2 Hundreds of requests pour in from politicians to the president for posts as he weighs the Roosevelt situation. Senator Norton demands the president rest for two weeks and has warned no appointments or callers will be seen after the Cambridge appearance until July 14. On Sunday the president will attend Grace Episcopalian church services in Salem across the bridge from Beverly where Rev J P Franks marks forty years of pastorate. Henry A. Taft will accompany his brother and remain in Beverly until Monday.
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Beverly
Roosevelt
Norton
Cambridge
Grace Episcopalian Church
Salem
J. P. Franks
Henry AW. Taft
Porter Free After Court Verdict In Wife Slaying
Special to The Sun Portland Indiana July 2 Ira Porter the alleged wife slayer was freed Friday after a jury found him not guilty. The case was tried twice with the first verdict reversed by the supreme court. Porter killed his wife with a shot gun claiming accidental death.
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the Sun
Portland
Ind
Ira W. Porter
Supreme Weourt
Porter
Steamer Svrieste Reaches Port After Eleven Days Overdue
Bombay July 2 The Austrian liner Svrieste finally arrived, eleven days overdue, amid relief at the port. The arrival ends a tense wait as weather and delays frustrated passengers and crew. Authorities report normal operations resuming as ships clear the harbor.
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Bombay
Svrieste
Port Esetardey
Banker Tufts Arrested on Fraud Charge in New England Bank Probe
Boston, July 2. George W. Tufts, 51, cashier at the National Bank of Rockport, is jailed on charges of diverting bank funds to stock speculation. Officials say the bank remains solvent and the shortage likely under $20,000. Tufts is the eighth New England banker to face charges in the year. The Rockport bank, organized in 1865 with $50,000 capital, underwent a book examination prior to his surrender.
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Boston
Mass
National Bank of Rockport
George W. Tufts
New England
Tufts
United States Bank
Neil
Rockport National Bank
Montana Bank Closed by Comptroller of Currency
Washington July 2 The First National Bank of Billings Montana was closed Saturday by order of the comptroller of the currency. Receiver R W Goodhart appointed. At March 29 the bank reported resources totaling 2 156 607 dollars.
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Washington
First National Bank of
Billings
Mont
R. W. Goodhart
Professor Threatens Suit If Columia Sues Him
A London cable notes Professor Nicholas Murray Butler admitted Latin address for the University of Berlin written by Professor Harry Thorsten Peck. Peck, demanding Butler’s removal, plans an injunction and says he will sue Columbia University and President Butler for damages if forced out.
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New York
London
Nicholas Murray Butler
Columbia University
University of Berlin
Harry Thorsten Peck
Butler
Peck
Educational Committee of Columbia
Prof. Butler
University
Humane inspector orders changes at poultry market
Saturday morning inspector Gunsolus visited poultry dealers and ordered them to stop wrapping live birds in bundles and to stop crowding fowls in coops. He implemented multiple coop adjustments to reduce overcrowding.
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Humane
Gunsolus
Indianapolis Residents Become U S Citizens in Court
Four Indianapolis residents were granted U S citizenship in a circuit court session Saturday. Judge Remster approved the naturalization of Otto Muenster at 1611 Drypier street Herman Miller and Michael Quinn at 646 W Washington street along with H A O Speers of 407 E Twentieth street and others.
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Indianapolis
United States
Judge Remster
Herman Miller
Drypier Street
Otto Muenster
W. Tooth Street
Michael Quinn
W. Washington Street
H. A. O. Speers
E. Twentieth Street
Third of England's Saloons to Close Under New Budget
London July 2 Predictions say one third of Great Britain saloons will shut by year end due to higher license fees. First day receipts show fees average about 1200 dollars per saloon based on rent value versus roughly 300 before.
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London
Great Britain
Panama Costa Rica clash after boundary pact abrogated
In Colón Panama Costa Rica severed the boundary agreement raising fears of hostilities. Reports also note a double drowning in Maple Ridge Township Alpena Michigan with Beatrice Ellsworth fourteen and Murle Drohsin eighteen among the victims as details fade in the spill of the event.
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Colon
Pagsma
Costa Rica
Panama
Alpena
Mich
Maple Ridge Township
Beatrice Ellsworth
Murle Drochsin
Mainiver
Aeronaut Falls 100 Feet and Lands Uninjured at Race Track
At Emeryville race track on Friday a Farman biplane overturned in strong wind. Clifford O'Brien leapt from wreckage as Samuel Smith in a Curtiss plane neared. Smith suffered a broken rib. O'Brien was unharmed. The crash scattered wreckage and spectators cried out as wind complicated the scene.
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Oakland
Cal
Samuel Smith
Emeryville
Clifford O'Brien
Harting
O’brien
Smith
O'Brien
Farman
Plan polar air cruise to reach pole from Spitzbergen
Prince Hérman and Count Ferdinand Zeppelin left Kiel on the steamship Maine for Spitzbergen to begin preliminary preparations for an airship voyage to the north pole next year. They believe Arctic cruising is feasible and that the pole can be easily reached from Spitzbergen, the proposed base of operations.
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Kiel
Germany
Prince Hérman
Count Ferdinand Zeppelin
Maine
Spitzbergen
North Pole
Arctic
Pole
Race riot fatal to eight persons near Mendenhall
Rioting whites and blacks in Mendenhall Mississippi left six blacks and two whites dead after a Friday shooting and lynching of a Black man named Skiffer and the beating of two others. The conflict escalated into a four day warfare with a mob pursuing Jim Brady headed group through swamps amid ongoing killings.
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Miss
Skiffer
Jim Brady
Luther Buckley
Brady
Waiting game in threatened railroad strike
Washington, July 2. Southeast railroad employes say it would cost railroads ten times more to meet a strike than grant demands. They expect a crisis Saturday afternoon as 50,000 workers may cease work immediately after a strike order. Perishable freight already moves with peaches in transit and loaded goods piling in stations across the vast territory.
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South
Southeastern Railroad
Gladys Unger Plans New Play Adaptation
Paris notes that Gladys Unger daughter of Frank Unger of New York and San Francisco a member of prominent clubs in those cities and London is preparing to adapt French plays for American English stages. She is establishing her personality in Paris and London with this theatrical project.
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Gladys Unger
Frank Unger
New York
San Francisco
London
Captain Praises Heroes In Naval Academy Tragedy
Washington July 2 Captain Joust M. Row yer lauds midshipmen Thomas and Nagon for dying in the line of duty while attempting to save a young lady from drowning at the Naval Academy in Annapolis They perished Tuesday while trying to rescue Mrs Joseph Mc C Bower the superintendent's daughter in law The navy department inquiry reports the deaths as acts of heroism by the two men
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Thomas
Nagon
Lfe
Joust M. Rowyer
Naval Academy
Annapolis
Joseph McC. Bower
The
Navy Department
Board of Inquest
Joseph Thomas Dies in Ken Nova Scotia Hobo Incident
Joseph Thomas dies in a troubling incident near Ken, Nova Scotia, with local officials reporting a hobocopatirt claim and unclear circumstances. The brief notice notes July 2 as the date of the event and mentions ensuing inquiries by authorities.
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Joseph Thomas
Hobo
Ken
N.S
Joaph
Pope Suffer Heat Spell Forces Rest. Doctor Says not Serious
In Rome on July 2 Pope Pius XII endured a fainting spell caused by heat and required rest for several days. Doctor Petacci attended, stating the incident was not serious and attributed to extreme conditions in Windy City style.
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Rome
Pius
Petacci
Abicence of Breeze From Lake Brings Suffering
Chicago records ten more deaths on Saturday as heat wave toll nears sixty. Temperatures peaked at 91 degrees with no lake breeze worsening conditions. Weather observers cite stagnant air and smoke over the city, offering little relief until a strong wind arrives.
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Chicago
Mercury
Kaiser Rules by Bible Teachings
Berlin July 2 The German emperor spoke with Pastor Stelte of Schirmenitz about his belief in the Bible. He said he reads it nightly and keeps it by his bed, cherishing its simple truth and guidance in decisions and moments of sorrow.
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Stelte
Schirmenitz
Churchmen worried by small numbers decline in churchgoing
London July 2 ministers of the Church of England express deep concern over falling Sunday worship. Statistics show only one of 25 adults attends church now, a trend seen as a major worry for clergy across England.
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London
England
Church of England
Fell From Hay Wagon Fatal Neck Injury
Christopher Wilson aged 62 fell from a hay wagon at A E Wilson’s farm in Valley Mills Friday night. Two men on the ground. horses jumped at something, causing the fall. Deputy Coroner Dr. Ely Reynolds investigated the death.
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A. E. Wilson
Valley Mills
Wilson
Ely Reynolds
Metropolitan School of Music Summer Concert Series
The Metropolitan School of Music presents a summer concert series. Last week featured Hugh McGibney and Leon Sampaix. This Saturday at 4 pm Frances B Spencer and Nathan D Davis perform with Mozart Dohnanyi Sauret and Gade works. Subsequent recitals are set for July 9 Jeanette Edwards and Carrie Hyatt, July 16 Ana Clayson and Franklin Taylor, and July 23 Verna Betle Palmer and Henry Marshall.
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Hugh McGibney
Leon Sampaix
Frances B. Spencer
Nathan D. Davis
Mozart
Dohnanyi
Sauret
Drolla
Tendrespe
Gade
Jeanette Edwards
Carrie ‘Hyatt
Ana ‘Clayson
Franklin N. Taylor Wil
Verna-Betle Palmer
Henry Marshall
Assessments of newly organized firms in Sta rion county
Board of Review inspected newly formed companies listing Quality Shop Bauer Gregg American Cigar Columbia Thumber Crescent Machinery Crown Weekly Grubos Indianapolis Pressed Brick Industrial Healty Majestic Realty Merchants Galisetion and Adjustment Middle West Land Northwestern Soap Ray Greathouse Ren Plantation Plus real estate.
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Board of Review
Quality
Bauer & Gregg Co
American Cigar Co
Columbia
Thumber Co
Crescent Machinery and Tool Co
Crown Weekly Publishing Co
Grubos Chemical Co
Indianapolis
Pressed Brick Co
Industrial Healty Co
Ju Manapare EU
Majestic Realty Co
Middle West Land Co
Northwestern” Soap
Ray & Greathouse
Ren Plantation
Fetzer Replies to $600000 Railroad Petition
John C. Fetzer files answer denying owing the Chicago and Western Indiana railroad $600,000. He calls arbitrator Field’s award fraudulent and void and says Field breached duties. Fetzer notes he had an injunction against collection pending, arguing no action should proceed.
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Chicago and Western Indiana Railroad
Chicago
John C. Fetzer
Chicago & Western Indiana Railroad
E. c. Field
Field
Fetzer
Payroll theft scheme lands Arthur Thomas in Gary jail
In Gary Indiana on July 2 Arthur Thomas was arrested on complaint by Indiana Steel after payroll probes disclosed a theft scheme. Records showed fake numbers used by an accomplice to issue checks.
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Gary
Ind
Arthur Thomas
Indiana Steel Company
Tolstoi III at Home in Moscow Amid Age Illness
Moscow July 2 Count Leo Tolstoi remains ill at Yasnaya Polyana due to extreme age causing concern. No new emergency reported. household routine continues as doctors monitor condition while relatives attend.
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Tolstoi III
Moscow
Leo Tolstois
Yasnaya, Pokapa
London betting on Johnson vs Jeffries stirs public
In London July 2 even money bets flood the scene as professionals back Johnson while amateurs favor Jeffries. The anticipated clash dominates talk across the west and east ends along with London season drawing to a close. Public interest runs from drawing rooms to coster carts.
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London
Johnson
Jeffries
East-End
Missing steamer Trieste arrives with broken propeller
Hombay July 2 The Austrian Lloyd steamer Trieste ten days overdue arrived here Saturday from Trieste under sail with her propeller broken. The Trieste carried 240 passengers and for the past three days boats have been searching for her.
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Hombay
Trieste
Rieste
Achieved Fame as Bull Fighter in Day
Shelbyville ind July 2 Special to The Sun J C Vance superintendent of Southern Indiana Gas Company faced an unusual Fourth of July feature when a male cow attacked. Vance dodged kicked and struck the animal with a shovel handle over the ear before securing a fence to restrain it during the chaotic incident.
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Shelbyvilla
Ind
J. C. Vance
Southern
Indiana Gas Company
Vance
Torendor
Vance - Gide
Mr. Bull
Germany faces costly defense as armament plans rise
Berlin reports Germany still grapples with heavy financial strains forecast to grow under bulwark spending. Officials signal a larger army and increased defense works on Schleswig-Holstein capes. Strategic maneuvers on Sylt test fears of a British landing, reflecting heightened security concerns.
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Germany
Prince Bulow
Schleswig-Holstein
Vorwaerts
Sylt
North Frisian
Schleswig
Heat Forces Closure of Fort Wayne Shops
Dozens of workers were overcome by the heat at the Bass foundry and Pennsylvan ia shops and blacksmith shops were temporarily closed. The temperature reached 99 degrees.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Bass Foundry
Pennsylvania
Fifteen wills left by aged woman in Paris estate case
Paris July 2 The estate of the widow of a former French consul general at Jerusalem is being wound up after her death two years ago. She left property valued at 600000 dollars in fifteen wills. Nine are revoked by codicils, while six others bear the date May 9, 1904.
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Paris
Jerusalem
Jail to Be Decorated With Small Flags
Special patriotic services will be conducted in the county jail Sunday led by Rev. J. Henry of Emanuel Baptist church. The church choir will attend and the jail will be adorned with flags for the occasion, the first time it has been decorated for such an event.
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Emanuel Baptist Church
National Educational Association Opens in Boston
The forty-eighth annual convention of the National Educational Association opened in Boston on Saturday with a focus on electing Mrs Ella Flagg Young, Chicago school superintendent, as president.
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Boston
National Educational Association
Ella Flagg Young
Chicago
Humane society urges Cincinnati teams to give horses vacations
Cincinnati letters from the Ohio Humane society urged owners to give working horses a vacation last week. Many responded affirmatively, with only one refusal, the owner claiming his position would prevent sending the horse to a farm.
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Cincinnati
Ohio Humane Society
Murder charge follows in Vienna case
N T Blevins of Johnson county is jailed in Vienna charged with murder and robbery. His son William Blevins is being held. The body of James Depalma was recently mentioned in connection with a certificate of deposit for $800 in Depalma's favor.
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Marion
Til
N. T. Blevins
Johnson
Vienna
Gunell
William Blevins
James Depalma
Depalna
Former Senator Turley Dies in Memphis at 65
Former United States Senator Thomas B. Turley, aged 65, died at his Memphis residence after weeks of illness. He had been appointed to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Senator Isham G. Harris, with the term expiring in 1903.
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Memphis
Tenn
United States
Thomas B. Turley
Senate
Isham G. Harris
Rioting and Death Feared as Spain Prepares for Sunday
Madrid reports a resurgence of religious rioting across major cities with troops readied for the Sunday religious day. The government demands concordat revision amid Vatican stalemate, sparking Catholic unrest while Republicans may exploit the turmoil to cause further disruption and property damage.
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Madrid
Spain
Vatican
Prince Nicholas to establish kingdom in Montenegro
Vienna July 2 Europe is to have a new kingdom Prince Nicholas of Montenegro father of the queen of Italy serves notice that on August 13 he will declare his principality a kingdom. The powers plan to tolerate his act as he remains an eccentric ruler and has just opened Montenegro’s first theater in Cetinje under royal auspices with a self written play. He holds court on a stone wall built across his castle grounds and travels by donkey.
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Vienna
Europe
Nicholas
Montenegro
Italy
Cettinje
Czarina
Balkans
Jeffersonville Bids Held In Washington
Washington July 2 The treasury department holds up the Jeffersonville Indiana public building contract after protests trigger a further site inquiry. Bids opened Krengle & Sons Evansville 58797 Connor Bros Lowell 67600. Award delayed for months as protests continue with possible agent investigation. Residents oppose site claim it is outside the business center.
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Jeffersonville
Ind
Treasury Department
Krengle & Sons
Evansville
Connor Bros
Lowell
Mass
Mother saves baby in buggy fall tragedy near Noblesville
Special to The Sun reports from Noblesville Indiana on July 2 that a frightened horse caused a buggy to overturn. A mother, Rachel Wilson, fell onto her child in an effort to protect it, risking the infant’s life as the accident unfolded.
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Noblesville
Ind
Rachel Wilson
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