White Women Faithful To Negro Prophet In Baltimore Case
Addie Codding a Norwegian disciple of Rev. Jonah Sturdevant declares she must stay in Washington until the imprisoned black preacher is released. Two other Scandinavian women near death in the city are under his influence, while doctors blame pellagra on religious fasts and isolation.
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Washington
Brother Sturdevant
Addie Codding
Jonah Sturdevant
Baltimore
Boston
Capt. Boardman
Africa
Hilda Johnston
Norway
Praya
Georgetown
Gertrude Monson
Pellagra
Sturdevant
Two Die in New York Loft Fire
A seven story building near the Williamsburg Bridge end caught fire sending three upper lofts ablaze. Watchman Parrish Eyed died in the blaze while a homeless boy sleeping on a roof on rags is believed dead. About 310 tenement dwellers fled their homes until the fire was controlled.
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New York
Manhattan
Williamsburg Bridge
Parrish Eyed
Indiana Railroads Suspend New Rates
A telegram from Martin A. Knapp, chairman of the Interstate Commerce Commission, to Judge W J Wood, chairman of the Indiana railroad commission, postponed the class rate inquiry set for Thursday morning. The commission suspended the tariffs proposing a general rate increase, and railroads agreed to hold the tariffs effective until November 1.
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Martin A. Knapp
Interestate-Commerce Commission
W. J. Wood
Indiana Railroad Commission
Indiana Commission
Néssige
NAG BREAKS LEG OF LAD FLECKING A FLY
In Greensburg Indiana Ralph King age 14 near Newpoint lifted over a dashboard to swat a horsefly and a kick from the horse Dobbin broke his leg. Cadillac Motor Car Co profits top 3 million dollars after GM purchase last year.
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Nag
Greensburg
Ind
Ralph King
Newpoint
Dobbin
Dog Behavior Reported as Mad by Police Near Fall Creek and Meridian
Patrolmen Giles and Sheehan believed a dog acting strangely on Thursday morning near Fall Creek and Meridian streets was mad. The incident prompted local authorities to monitor the animal’s movements for several blocks in the area.
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Giles and
Sheehan
Fall ‘Creek
Meridian Streets
Bar Harborites Feel Overlooked By Taft Controversy
Bar Harbor Me July 21 Bar Harbor residents gripe that summer visitors more easily meet President Taft than locals. He enjoys golf at Kebo Valley club and attends events with natives largely unseen. Emory of the tariff board, back from abroad, is urged to confer but met no meeting with Taft during a visit.
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Bar Harbor
Taft
Bar
Maine
Links
N. L. Anderson
Jordan Pond
Frank Ellis
Washington
H. C. Emory
Tariff Board
America
Emory
Woman to attempt cross Channel flight in open biplane
Paris July 21 French aviators prepare to travel to Calais to witness a cross channel flight planned for Friday or Saturday by Mme Frank Hewartson the first woman to attempt such a voyage. She works with Henry Farman on a Barman biplane as yachts and French torpedo boats stand by to aid in case of mishap. Mme Frank Hewartson wife of English journalist Frank Hewartson resides in France as aviation correspondent for the London Daily Mail.
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Paris
Calais
Mme. Frank
Frank Hewartson
Henry Farman
France
London Daily Mail
Stingaree kills boy near Lake Worth
In West Palm Beach on July 21, 11-year-old Laurence S. Baker of Jacksonville died after a stingaree struck him beneath a boat on Lake Worth. A single barbed spine pierced his neck and jugular, and he bled to death within minutes.
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West Palm Beach
Fla
Laurence S. Baker
Jacksonville
Lake Worth
Grouch Anthony Wagner Freed From Prison in Ohio
In Columbus on July 21 Anthony Wagner nicknamed The Grouch was released from the Ohio penitentiary after serving a two year burglary sentence from Cuyahoga county. Officials say he has not spoken intelligible words for most of his time behind bars.
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Columbus
Anthony Wagner
Ohio Penitentiary
the Grouch
Cuyahoga County
Wagner
Girl Swallows Poison and Tries to Kill Lover in Lafayette
Miss Nevada Griffin, 22, swallowed two deadly pills and drew a revolver at a downtown corner to kill Edward Bastian. Bastian restrained her and rushed her to a doctor. she refused stomach pumping, but doctors believe she will recover. The quarrel followed an engagement with Bastian.
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Lafayette
Ind
Miss Nevada Griffin
Edward Bastian
Bastian
Bastia
Scwme
Jacys
Lia
Leardner Surewm
Colonial Leased by New Company in Indianapolis Plan
Indianapolis may host a vaudeville war as Sullivan and Considine, a Pacific coast circuit, lease the Colonial and Terre Haute and Evansville houses. The Colonial will be redecorated and reopened in fall at popular prices with top Pacific coast acts. A 1,400 seat Terre Haute Empress theater will be built.
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Indianapolis
Frank Fitzgerald
Colonial
Sullivan and Considine Company
Pacific Coast
Terre Haute
Evansville
Fitzgerald
Empress
Seattle
Edward Sghileds
the Colonial
William Morris
Baboon escapes in Pittsburg store window
Griffo the domesticated baboon leaped from a Smithfield street shop cage and, before recapture, hugged three women, strangled a bulldog, tore four policemen’s uniforms, and sparked an unprecedented citywide panic in Pittsburg on Thursday.
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Pittsburg
Griffo
Smithfield Street
English preacher Hall ends his life in park tragedy
New York July 21 Arthur Hall a 49 year old English minister killed himself with a revolver in Colonial Park on Wednesday. His wife Mrs Hall cannot explain the act saying he had plenty of money and the idea remains unclear.
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New York
Broker Hollander Denies Guilt in $500000 Customs Scam
Nap le s July 21 Alexander Hollander former New York broker arrested on charges of defrauding the United States government of 500000 in customs duties. He denies guilt and says he will prove his innocence. He may waive extradition and return to New York on the first steamer.
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Naples
Alexander Hollander
New York
United States
Hollander
Packer Hotel
James Bonhomme
Secret Service
Poulin
Rome
Arrest of Hollander Stuns New York Customs World
New York July 21 Customs Collector Loeb expressed great pleasure at the arrest of Hollander head of the firm Alexander Hollander & Co 82 Wall Street who handled imports. The case centers on an automobile bought in Europe for Henry Clews the banker with papers showing a value of 1550 but customs records show 850 and 1000 removed with acids by Hollander’s clerk James McGrath triggering fraud investigations.
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New York
Loeb
Hollander
Alexander Hollander & Co
Wall Street
Custom House
Europe
Henry Clews
Clews
James McGrath
Boy's skull split under mower wheels in Indiana
In Wabash Indiana on July 21 Frank Lukens twelve son of Lincoln Lukens a well known stock man in Indiana fell beneath a mower and fractured his skull while trying to set a new record at his work. In Crawfordsville Indiana on July 20 Edward Wiatt a stock buyer near Portland Mills was found hanged in a barn due to financial reverses.
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Lad of Twelve
Wabash, Ind
Frank Lukens
Lincoln Lukens
Indiana
Crawfordsville
Ind
Edward Wiatt
Portland Mills
Boy Defender of Girls Is Knifed in Kokomo
Howard Young an 11 year old who tried to protect two girls from unwelcome advances says Harley Marshall stabbed him in the back. A court of inquiry before Mayor Puckett will determine juvenile court action. Young was near High street and Union when he intervened.
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Kokomo
Ind
Howard Young
Harley Marshall
Puckett
Marshall
Young
High Street
Union
Rhode Island Population Rises Yet Fails to Gain Seat
The census bureau reports Rhode Island population at 542674 in 1910, up 26.5 percent since 1900, but the gain is not enough to award another congressman. In Weston West Virginia, John J. Talbott nearly died after mistaking poison for medicine. a druggist used drastic measures to save him.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Rhode Island
Death by own action in Rigdon case shocks Chicago
Coroner Hoffman and Police Inspector Lavin conclude Charles W. Rigdon died by his own hand after shooting himself in Fetzer's office. Widow Annie Rigdon and relatives pursue suits against Mrs. Amy Young, amid claims of a $200,000 fortune and a fatal love triangle. Mrs. Young remains gravely ill at St Luke's Hospital.
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Chicago
Annie Rigdon
Charles W. Rigdon
Amy Young
J. C. Fetzer
Rigdon
Washington
Young
Imported Scotch Caledons Sale Announcement
A sale note lists 45 imported Scotch Caledons with 101%4x 314 feet and price £30.
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New Amsterdam
Barber
NEW Company
Sullivan and Considine
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