Taft Seeks Unified Lead as Oyster Bay Rivalry Looms
Beverly Mass July 13 Senator Crane met President Taft with Cabinet members Nagel and Wickersham to press for one leader. The talks stressed eliminating rival leaders and Taft moving from titular to real party head, with Bar Harbor trip and Beverly visits shaping the campaign path.
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Beverly
Mass
W. Murray Crane
Dalton
Taft
Charles Nagel
Department of Commerce and Labor
George W. Wickersham
Crane
Norton
Marion
Nagel
Wickersham
Oyster Bay
Washington
House
Congress
Bar Harbor
Wilil
Commerce Nagel
Archibald Butt
O. K
Brussels envoy Waldemar de Bille in Washington for Zelaya struggle
Former President Zelaya dispatched Waldemar Harold de Bille as Brussels envoy to establish operations in the United States for backing his faction in the Nicaragua revolution. De Bille arrived in New York around June 9, spent a month here, then three or four days in Washington before disappearing from New Orleans to meet General Irias on the Atlantic coast.
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Washington
Zelaya
Waldemar Harold de Bille
Brussels
Nicaragua
de Bille
New York
New Orleans
Irias
Madriz
Atlantic
Burglary at Shave Shop Leaves Patrons Unshaved
Early morning patrons at Earl Glass’s shave shop at 418 Massachusetts Avenue were turned away due to no razors after a burglar entered through a transom and stole the entire stock of 14 blades.
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Earl Glass
Massachusetts Avenue
Jury Acquits Woman in Prohibition Case
After hours of deliberation the jury acquitted Mildred Chowning, a colored woman, in a criminal court on Wednesday. She was charged with operating two blind tiger outlets at her residence, with former Major Bookwalter serving on the jury.
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Bookwalter
Mildred Chowning
Germany Reverses Stance on American Supervision
Berlin dispatch notes a surprising shift in German diplomacy toward the United States over Central and South American affairs. Papers previously opposing US supervision now concede US guardianship, while internal foreign office disarray and conflicting statements reveal tensions in press handling.
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Berlin
Germany
America
Foreign Office
United States
Berliner Post
Madriz
Nicaragua
Berliner Zeitung
Cummins to Aid insurgent Senate Candidates
Senator Albert B. Cummins announced plans to campaign for insurgent senate hopefuls in two to three states before November. He will speak for La Follette in Wisconsin in August, then for Beveridge in Indiana, and later in Washington for Miles Poindexter’s senate bid.
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Des Moines
Albert B. Cummins
United States Senate
Wisconsin
Robert M. LaFollette
Indiana
Beveridge
Washington
Volcano Destroys Steamer Attika In Mid Ocean
A volcanic eruption in mid-ocean sinks the German steamer Attika on July 6. The crew were saved by the French steamer Radiolene after the vessel buckled on a giant wave and hatches broke open. Passengers say water turned warm and red as the ship vanished near Oran.
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Attika
Lloyds
Battle Waged With Pirates on Colowan Island
July 13 Hong Kong reports two fierce engagements between Portuguese forces and Chinese pirates on Colowan Island. A Portuguese gunboat and land troops bombarded the pirate settlement, destroying houses and killing many pirates. The Chinese later retook the Portuguese post and executed captured soldiers. Portuguese reinforcements are en route from Macau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hong Kong
Colowan
Maceo
Overland to End Mail Auto Service in Indianapolis
The Overland Automobile company will quit supplying three mail delivery autos to the Indianapolis post office. Will H. Brown cites unjust newspaper criticism as the reason. The contract ends June 30 but extends to Sept. 30. Postmaster Bryson praises the firm and invites bids for likely four vehicles under a longer future contract.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert H. Bryson
Will H. Brown
Indianapolis
Overland Company
Overland
Elks Convention Opens with Parades and Heat Events
In Detroit nearly 40,000 Elks gathered for the convention with 40 bands performing parades through business districts. Heat caused many to collapse as Simon Friendburg of Cleveland died, while others expected to recover. Lodge drill teams competed, Buffalo Bill's show was viewed, women enjoyed a motorboat ride and a mock naval battle.
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Bill
Simon Friendburg
Cleveland
Simon
The
Elks
Buffalo Bill
Six Hurt In Staten Island Express Wreck At Switch
New York July 13 Six persons were severely injured when an express train on the Staten Island Rapid Transit railroad crashed into an open switch near Princes Bay. Officials suspect the switch was opened to cause a wreck. Detectives are investigating. A local train had passed moments before without incident.
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New York
Staten Island Rapid Transit
Princes Bay
Rand
Alabama Republicans Fill Ticket Easily
Birmingham July 13 Alabama Republicans feel good today as for the first time in eight years a state convention named a full slate for every ticket position. The ticket is headed by Joseph O Thompson internal revenue collector with a platform calling for statewide prohibition. Democrats favor county local option and the clash is set to feature strong personalities. Resolutions endorse both Taft and Roosevelt policies.
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Birmingham
Ala
Alabama
Joseph O. Thompson
Internal Revenue
Taft
Roosevelt
Rate advance must wait four months across US railways
The Interstate Commerce Commission halted freight rate increases for four months after deciding to suspend official classifications. The pause covers filings expecting suspension and affects the Atlantic coast to Chicago and the Missouri River, involving major trunk lines as the commission hears shippers and railroad men.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Attlantic
Chicago
Missouri River
Exports Decline Across Staples Except Cotton Rise
Washington July 13 The bureau of statistics reports for year ending June 1910 U S exports of staple materials fell across most categories with cotton being the sole exception. Wheat dropped 21 million bushels in quantity and 121 million dollars in value. Flour, corn, meats and dairy products all declined in value. Food animals fell from 18 million to 12 million dollars. Cotton exports rose in value by over 32 million dollars due to higher prices, even as quantity fell 114 billion pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bureau of Statistics
Department of Commerce and Labor
United States
Man unable to identify woman as wife in Indiana mix up
In Shelbville Indiana a demented woman was taken in charge and believed to be Mrs Samuel Hugg of Princeton. Mr Hugg was notified and after seeing the woman could not identify her and left for home.
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Shelbiville
Ind
Samuel Hugg
Princeton
Railroad detective shoots two in shop affray
Special to The Sun reports railroad detective Fred Hager of the Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern wounded a Hungarian strikebreaker and another man after a struggle for a revolver in the B O W shops. Police and guards foiled a planned escape as tensions rise amid rioting and drunkenness.
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Sun
Washington
Ind
Fred Hager
Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern
McCrisaken
Hager
B. O
Newark Citizens in Bail Denial Face Grand Jury
Newark July 13 Anxiety grips the city as bail is refused for ten citizens charged with taking part in last Friday night mob outrages and planned to confront a grand jury Monday on first degree murder charges. The group includes Louis Bouillon, a near beer saloon keeper and politician, brother to the city solicitor. Attorney General Denman will lead the grand jury under Gov Harmon’s directive to prosecute mob participants. More arrests are expected Wednesday.
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Newark
Louis Boulton
Denman
Gov. Harmon
Cleveland
Anti-Saloon League
Carl Etherington
Henory Sradbury
Bureau
Hunting Without License Arrest in Hammond Park
H. E. Griggsby was charged with hunting without a license and arrested by Deputy Fish and Game Commissioner George Lail in Hammond Park. He was taken to Justice Holmes' court for trial.
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H. E. Griggsby
Hammond Park
Fish and Game
George Lail
Griggsby
Justice
Explosion at East Everett Fireworks Plant Kills None
A blast at the East Everett Fireworks company plant in Everett Massachusetts on Wednesday caused extensive damage and initially raised fear of multiple deaths. Early reports claimed eight to twelve fatalities, but later investigation accounted for all missing workers, with property loss estimated at $15,000.
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Everett
Mass
East Everett Fireworks Company
Weather Log Fragments Reflect Early Morning Observations
Fragmentary weather notebook entries show a sequence from 1 am through noon with times listed and vague notes. The garbled text references times such as 1am 8 am 9 am 10 am 11 am and noon with scattered initials and stray letters.
Bound Over to Jury in Tire Theft Case
Walter Horton was bound over to the grand jury under a 2000 bond on grand larceny charges. He is accused of stealing automobile tires.
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Walter Horton
Horton
Five Mile Fall Kills Renowned Dirigible Expert
Near Pascheid in the Rhine province Germany on July 13 the world famous aviator and scientist Herg Oscar Erbsloeh and four companions were killed when the dirigible Erbsloeh exploded or shed gas after a 43 minute flight over Pascheid. The craft carried two high power gasoline engines and 12 balloon nets. Observers blamed sun gas expansion or engine explosion. Erbsloeh had previously flown Pommern in 1907 and Alpine crossing in 1909. the disaster marks a major modern dirigible accident with 5,000 foot fall and mangled bodies.
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Cologne
Germany
Spieke
Herr Toelle
Barmen
Rhenish
Prussia
Hoeppe and Kranz
Rhine Aerial Club
Pattscheid
Rhine
Herr Erbslieh
United States
St. Louis
New Jersey
Erbsloeh
James Gordon Bennett
Alps
St Moritz
Budapest
America
Count Zeppelin
Deutsch
Prussian
Saxony
Brenchmanne
Hugo Francke
Fiume
Adriatic
Berlin
Moulins
France
Marschal
Chaure
Vince
French Seeress Predicted End of Aviatory Tuesday
Marblehead Massachusetts July 13 A party reports fulfillment of the prophecy by Madam a seeress who foretold the end of aviatory events on a Tuesday. The scribal note hints at a predicted culmination tied to recent public happenings and local gossip surrounding the seeress.
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Seeress
Marble Head
Maas
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Mary Scott Hartje
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Scott
Mary
Volcano Downs
London
Radiolene
Novorossisk
Algiers
MAIL
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Bryson
Concern
Overland Automobile Company
Postoffice Department
Indianapolia Postoffice
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Elks’ Convention
Staten Island
Oscar Erbsloeh
Zeppelin
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