Woman found strangled in Chicago boarding house
The body of a young woman was found in a Twelfth Street boarding house with a rope about the neck and head bound. Police hunt for a man named J. H. Raymond who rented the room claiming he would bring his wife. Jewelry valued at 300 dollars addressed to Mrs. E. Thompson was found with the body.
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Chicago
Ill
Twelfth Street
Michigan Avenue
J. H. Raymond
Mary
Raymond
Bloody Massacre At Tabriz Persia
News desk dispatch from St Petersburg reports over 200 killed in Tabriz Persia as shahs troops besiege the city held by revolutionists. Rebels resist before a general advance and cut wire communications silenced reports. shah sends more troops to the scene.
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ST. Petersburg
Tabriz
Persia
Briz
Millions of moths settle on Boston in mass invasion
Boston street departments and suburban workers are scraping up millions of brown tail and gypsy moths that settled on the city and environs last night. crews prepare to attack the billions of eggs laid during the night to prevent caterpillars from defoliating parks and private estates.
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Boston
Metropolitan Park System
Bryan supporters deny Denver platform tinkering plan
Bryan's followers in Lincoln Nebr deny pre convention gossip from Denver that Roger Sullivan would join Judge Alton Parker to block labor plank and force a different platform. They cite a large Bryan majority at the convention and a required majority vote to adopt the platform, leaving no room for tinkering.
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Lincoln
Neb
Bryan
Denver
Roger Sullivan
Alton Parker
Stop Graft in Name of Charity in Pittsburgh
In Pittsburgh on July 1 the permit of the American Salvation Army to operate was revoked by Police Superintendent McQuade and officers. Members were warned they would be arrested if they continued fundraising as police alleged no satisfactory account of the money collected could be given.
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Pittsburg
American Salvation Army
McQuade
Army
Yankee Invented the Jinrikisha in Worcester Claim
Dr. Edward Everett Hale claims evidence that the jinrikisha was invented in Worcester by Albert Tolman, who ran a blacksmith shop in 1846. The Japanese later saw the vehicle in China where missionaries introduced it.
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Worcester
Mass
Edward Everett Hale
United States Senate
Albert Tolman
China
Johnsons Boom Strayed As Hotel Lobby Notice Sparks Talk
Denver reports a humorous hotel lobby notice about Johnsons presidential boom stirring chatter over Lynch’s absence and the Bryan camp’s apparent edge. The scene underscores Bryan supporters predicting a walkover while Gray gains momentum and Harrison surfaces as a possible Tammany choice.
Judge Gray declines nomination for VP or President
Wilmington July 1 Judge George Gray today stated he will not have his name entered for vice presidential nomination at Denver and reiterates he will not consent to a presidential nomination.
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Wilmington
George Oas
Denver
Towne Presses for Democratic VP Nomination
Charles A. Towne of New York declares he seeks the Democratic vice presidential nomination and will confer with William Jennings Bryan in Lincoln Nebraska. He cites strong east support for Bryan and his own west strength as a former People's and Silver party vice presidential nominee in 1900.
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Chicago
Charles A. Towne
New York
Auditorium Annex
Lincoln
Neb
William Jennings Bryan
Bryan
People’s Party
Silver Party
Two Indictments Against Mae Wood
In New York on July 1 the grand jury returned two indictments against Mae C. Wood. She faces charges of perjury and forgery in the third degree connected to her sensational divorce proceeding against Senator T. C. Platt. Wood is at liberty on $5,000 bail and bondsmen are to produce her in court Monday.
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New York
Grand Jury
Mae C. Wood
T. C. Platt
Ambassador Hill Impresses Berlin As New U.S. Envoy
Berlin July 1 The German diplomatic corps notes the arrival of Ambassador Hill to Germany and his securement of an elaborate hotel suite. His wife and family plan to arrive in September. Hill’s democratic manner and fluent German win favor as a squadron of Uhlans escorts him to the Kaiser at the Schloss.
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Berlin
Dr. Hill
Charlemagne
Germany
Kaiser
Ger
Aahesibior Hill
Ambassador Hill iIs
Hill
United States
Schloss
Harvey Elected by Book Trust in Cleveland Election
In Cleveland on July 1 the American Book company known as the Schoolbook Trust defeated the National Educational Association in a closed door election. D Harvey, Menominee Wis normal school superintendent, won on the fourth ballot 23 to 21 over W O Thompson of Ohio State University. E S Cooley was elected first vice president with McBrien Nebraska and Edwards Iowa as other vice presidents.
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Cleveland, O
American Book Company
Schoolbook Trust
National Educational Association
W. O. Thompson
Ohio State University
D. Harvey
Menominee, Wis
Benjamin Blewett
St. Louis
Omaha Drinks Tons of Mud Daily in Water Fight
Omaha residents have consumed 31 tons of mud daily as city chemist testifies in a suit over impure water from Omaha Water Company. Across the year residents drank 11 315 tons of sediment, the chemist states as the city protests bills.
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Omaha
Omaha, Neb
Omaha Water Company
Suffragettes clash with police in London demonstrations
London suffragettes clash with police as 1000 protestors try to free 28 of 29 arrestees after last nights demonstration. Prisoners offered peace bonds or 1 to 3 months. most refuse, preferring prison. Extra police on duty for tonight’s rally and threats of further action.
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London
Ju Eee Square
Asquith
Mary Leithe
Leithe
Edith New
Fake maker of diamonds caught in Swiss arrest
Paris reports Henry Lemoine, who skipped a June 17 court date on a defrauding indictment by posing as a diamond maker, was arrested in Constance Switzerland. He allegedly sought to defraud Sir Julius Wernher with fake diamond making claims.
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Paris
Henry Lemoine
Julius Wernher
Constance
Switzerland
Bandit Kidnaps Girl in Nightie Near Coalina
Edna May Demengine aged 16 was kidnapped from a ranch near Coalina California by masked robbers Clark Rogers and Tony Levall who seized her in her nightgown and used her as a shield in a rifle battle. The girl was rescued after a posse captured Rogers ten miles from the ranch. the captors fired shots and tied her to a tree before she was freed. Her father paid rescuers 5000 dollars as reward.
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Coalina
Cal
Edna May Domengine
Clark Rogers
Tony Levall
Rogers
Henry
Gir
Mrs Visger Visiting Fargo Relative on Oakland Street
Mrs F A Visger of Fargo North Dakota is spending a few days with her mother Mrs John S League at 510 Oakland Street.
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F. A. Visger
Fargo, N. D
John
Oakland Street
Tammany Advance Guard Is Off Champagne Special Promises Large Hauls
The report details a campaign plan titled Champagne Special including a $100,000 cash allocation and massive quantities of cigars, wine, beer, and ice as part of a mobilization effort.
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Tammany Advance Guard
Tammany Delegation Prepares for Denver Convention
Tam many Chief Murphy State Chairman Connor Dan C Cohalan Lewis Nixon and Tammany Secretary Smith depart for Denver as advance guard of five train loads of shooters and spenders. They carry 100000 dollars to be loosened at the convention along with 175000 cigars 8400 pints of champagne 30240 beer bottles and 36 tons of ice for the delegation.
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New York
Tammany
Murphy
Connor
Dan C. Cohalan
Lewis Nixon
Smith
Denver
Securing Land for Sparta Range
The effort to secure titles for land to be used as an artillery range at Sparta has begun. Several titles have been passed upon, but the process is slow due to government red tape. Titles go from the district attorney to the department of justice for review before final approval, with up to 150,000 dollars appropriated to acquire as many acres as possible.
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Sparta
United States
Department of Justice
Aged Farmer Victim of Theft in Indiana
Warren Irwin, an 80 year old ill and blind Harris township farmer near South Bend, reports $16,000 worth of bank books notes and stock taken. Albert L. Smith of Detroit was arrested on larceny charges with possible forgery linked to two $600 promissory notes and a forged witness name on Irwin's will. Neighbor H Edward Hain aided, Irwin owns a 350 acre farm with wealth about $80,000.
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South Bend
Ind
Warren Irwin
Harris Township
Albert L. Smith
Detroit
Irwin
Smith
H. Edward Hain
Illinois primary petitions filed for August 6th vote
Springfield Illinois July 1 petitions for places on the August 6 primary tickets were filed with the secretary of state. Three hundred candidates stood in line overnight with Guy L. Bush delivering Richard Yates petition to lead the Republican ticket. Douglass Pattison filed for governor as the Democratic candidate.
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Springfield
Guy L. Bush
Richard Yates
Deneen
Yates
Douglass Pattison
Claim plot to wreck Santa Fe
Santa Fe officers claim a deliberate wreck of the California Limited near Winslow Arizona occurred after a bridge was burned. Two men were seen fleeing as the engine plunged into the ditch on Sunday night.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Santa Fe
Clifornia Limited
Winslow
Ariz
Girl Holds Firecracker In Mouth
A 4 year old girl in St Louis Genevieve Stanfield suffered a non dangerous injury after placing a firecracker in her mouth on the fourth of July. She lives at 5113 McKittrick avenue. The accident spoiled her Fourth of July celebration.
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ST. Louis
Genevieve Stanfield
Genevieve
McKittrick Avenue
Two Dead in Premature Blast
Canonsburg Pa July 1 The first Fourth of July accident occurred when three children of John Fenosess a miner exploded firecrackers ignited a can of powder and set fire to their home Two children were fatally burned.
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Canonsburg
John Fenosess
Tribune Special Denver Service Previewing Convention Coverage
The Tribune dispatches a special Denver correspondent Mr A M Brayton for the Democratic National Convention. Readers will get intimate authentic reports plus United Press daily wires and North American Press illustrated features. The Chicago Tribune cartoons will accompany exclusive convention coverage from Denver.
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Chicago
Tribune
Denver
A. M. Brayton
The
Colorado
la Crosse
Brayton
United Press
North American Press Association
Chicago Tribune
McMutcheon
Rest of the Bank Cash Found in Wreckage Mystery
At Allegheny National Bank collapse investigators uncover a crumpled $5 bill in William Montgomery's private desk. A director sends a new bill to the jailed cashier with a letter reading Here’s the rest of it. The cigarette case valued at $1,500 vanished the day of arrest and is sought for asset listing.
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Pittsburg
William Montgomery
Allegheny National Bank
Lyons
Montgomery
Weather and Water Outlook Higher in Wisconsin and Iowa
The report notes La Crosse at 52 degrees and 70 for the warmest, wind 4 mph, rainfall listed as .22 inch with river rise expected in 36 hours. Water stages show La Crosse at 11.1 feet up .3, Prairie du Chien at 13.1 feet down .1, Havre 42 and Phoenix 108 as extremes. Wisconsin forecasts fair tonight and Thursday with little temperature change. Minnesota fair tonight. Iowa may see showers tonight or Thursday.
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U. S. Havre
Phoenix
Prairie du Chien
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
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