Desperate Balkan Battles Rally Between Serbs and Bulgars
Reports from London Vienna and Berlin describe brutal hand to hand fighting between Bulgarian and Serb forces with bayonets and clubbed rifles. Thousands killed wounded and 100000 civilians displaced as villages burn and war spreads over about 5000 square miles. The Servians claim victory at Kotchana while Kaiser Wilhelm offers mediation between Bulgaria and Roumania.
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London
Servia
Peter
Vienna
Kotchana
Kaiser
Berlin
William
Balkan
Bulgaria
Roumania
Constantinople
Double killing ends in police shootout in Champaign
Oliver Harding surrendered after a night in a barn following a raid that left two dead. Harding's mother, also detained, and Ray Williams were subjects in the liquor sale case. Williams killed Policeman Dodsworth and wounded Chief Keller before dying in a gunfight.
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Champaign
Ill
Oliver Harding
Keller
Thomas Dodsworth
Ray Williams
Williams
Harding
Dodsworth
Weather outlook for La Crosse region and Midwest
Yesterday's temperatures ranged from a low of 58 with no precipitation reported. Forecasts show unsettled conditions across Wisconsin Minnesota and Iowa with mainly showers tonight or Tuesday and warmer spells following. winds expected to increase in several areas with higher temperatures into central Canadian north and the Northern Plains.
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la Crosse
Wisconsin
Innesota
Dent
Iowa
Central States
Mississippi River
Perth Atlantic
Canadian
Plains
Montana
Otas
Atlantc
Kansas City
Two Bodies Recovered After River Drowning Tragedy
The bodies of William Zenker and Miss Elizabeth Haebich were recovered after drowning when pulled under a government barge near Barron's Island. A third victim, Miss Myrtle Ellers, remains missing as divers and row boats search between here and Brownsville.
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William Zenker
Elizabeth Haebich
Barron's Island
Myrtle Ellers
Here
Brownsville
Zenker
Mississippi River Wagon Bridge
Haebich
William Ellers
Henry Hoffman
John Webber
Norris Bachelor
Louis Larson
Waterloo
Lowa
Bachelor
Fessler
William Funke
LaCrosse
Ellers
Wesleyan Glee Club
German Methodist Church
W. W. Kidder
la Crosse
Amateur aviator quits after Mississippi river crash
Burlington Iowa July 7 Arthur Hartman an amateur aviator declares he is through with flying after a near disaster in a home made hydro aeroplane. He plunged fifty feet into the river near the shore but escaped the wreck and was rescued.
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Burlington
Iowa
Arthur Hartman
Mississippi River
Hartman
Veterans Tear Down Encampment at Gettysburg Reunion
Gettysburg Pa July 7 64 000 Civil War veterans return home as 500 men begin striking and removing tents and other evidences of the reunion nine veterans having died during the encampment.
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Gettysburg
Roller Coaster Crash At Palisades Park Claims Two Lives
North Hudson hospital reports all of the thirty two injured at Palisades Park roller coaster accident on Sunday are expected to recover. Two fatalities occurred shortly after the collision of two cars.
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New York
North Hudson Hospital
Palisades Park
Plot to Burn London Alleges Aerosol Attack Plan
London reports claim Scotland Yard uncovered a radical plot to ignite the city using phosphorus bombs dropped from aircraft. Alleged plan involved French aviators crossing the Channel with bombs from London and women associates planting phosphorus tubes around the city for a final blaze.
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London
Daily Mail
England
Evening Standard
Scotland Yard
Woman's Social and Political Union
Fire Damage Causes House Room Blaze in Oakland Street
Children playing with matches started a small fire in Hans Hanson home at 5096 Oakland street. Fire department No 1 extinguished the blaze in a bedroom with $100 damage from burned furniture and smoke water exposure.
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Hans Hanson
Oakland Street
Two More Frisco Lines to Be Placed in Receiverships
In St. Louis on July 7 two more Frisco lines the Beaumont Sour Lake and Western and the Orange and Northwestern are expected to be placed in receivership. Notices to apply for receivers have been sent to the Texas Railroad Commission in Austin.
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ST. Louis
Frisco
Beaumont, Sour Lake & Western
Orange & Northwestern
New Orleans
Houston
Texas Railroad Commission
Austin
Democrats Move Toward Reform in House Banking Committee
Democratic leaders seek unity on currency legislation. Chairman and colleagues aim to smooth ruffled feelings and avoid dissension as reforms proceed in the House. The party works to align support and quiet internal divisions.
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Washington
Administration
Gla
American Agricultural Commission Arrives in London for Britain Tour
One hundred American agricultural officials studying finance production and distribution in Europe arrived in London for a brief tour of Great Britain and Ireland before sailing back to the United States on July 18.
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London
American Agricultural Commission
Europe
Great Britain and Ireland
United States
Lauterbach grilled as lobby probe targets steel inquiry
Washington July 7 Edward Lauterbach a New York lawyer faced fierce cross examination by Senator Reed as the senate lobby probe pressed him to waive immunity and disclose ties to David Lamar the Wolf of Wall Street He admitted lies about Democratic views on the steel inquiry and said he saw no Democratic leaders during his Washington trip in response to questions about official officials.
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Washington
Wall Street
Senate
Edward Lauterbach
New York
David Lamar
Wolf
Lauterbach
Reed
Missouri
Lewis Cass Ledyard
Morgan
Steel Trust
Charles Steele
Morgan & Co
Taft
H. B. Martin
Anti-Trust League
Italian couple duel with stilettos over alleged infidelity
In Denver a Italian man and his wife fought a deadly stiletto duel inspired by old superstitions. Both died in a hospital after a twenty minute battle that began when Palacio accused his wife of unfaithfulness. She maintained her innocence amid the knife fight.
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Denver
Palacio
Man Found Dead at Great Northern Hotel in Chicago
A well dressed man registered as J. Henry Smith of San Francisco was found shot through the heart in a Great Northern hotel room. Two notes on the bed indicated communications with a Mrs. John L. Sale in San Francisco and a secretary at Mount Morich in Phelan building, San Francisco.
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Chicago
J. Henry Smith
San Francisco
Great Northern
John L. Sale
Howard Street
Cathleen
Mount Morich
Phelan _ building
Iron and Steel Freight Rates Cut in ICc Case
The Interstate Commerce Commission issued a supplemental report in the Vulcan Ironworks case against the Santa Fe railroad. It finds the 63 cent per hundred pounds charge from the Mississippi River to Denver unreasonable beyond 45 cents.
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Washington
Iron and Steel
Mississippi River
Denver
Vulcan Ironworks
Santa Fe Railroad
Interstate Commerce Commission
Possible Strike Threat by East-Rail Conductors
Nearly 80,000 conductors and train men on fifty-one eastern railroads may strike if wage and hour demands are not met. A conference committee meeting in New York will decide by tomorrow whether establishable action will proceed.
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New York
Chicago
Ohio River
Cupid Aids The Trusty Theft In New Jersey Estate
Mary Kruger a housemaid testified she fell in love with James McIntyre, former butler, and helped him enter the home of Mrs. Harry L. Haas to steal jewels valued at 50000. The gems were recovered.
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Long Branch
N. J
Cupid
Mary Kruger
James McIntyre
Harry L. Haas
McIntyre
Water power bill status and Kuhn bank collapse
The final draft of the water power bill sits before the legislature as the Kuhn interests face bank failure. The First Second National Bank of Pittsburg closed by OCC order amid $30 million in deposits at risk, with a American Water Works receiver named, and connections to Kuhn holdings in water power and industry scrutinized by observers.
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Pittsburg
First Second National Bank of
First
Second National Banks
J. S. and
W. S. Kuhn
Kuhn
American Water Works Company
First Second National Bank
First-Second
J. S
Kuhns
Kuhn Bank
Union Trust Company of
Mellen
Wabash
Bank Closures Hit Pittsburgh Area Financial Institutions
The treasury department ordered the closing of the First Second National Bank of Pittsburg to protect the little fellows. Officials say the bank was unstable for some time. The First National Bank of McKeesport, under the same ownership, was also closed by the controller's office.
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Washington
First Second National Bank of
Pittsburg
Treasury Department
Little Fellows
First National Bank of
Rip the hippo arrives in Milwaukee for Washington Park
Rip the Milwaukee hippo reached the city from Hamburg a day late but in good spirits. He breakfasted on bananas and paraded before 5,000 school children on the way to his new home in Washington Park.
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Milwaukee
Rip
Hamburg
Washington Park
Interstate Commission Cuts Oil Freight Rates
The Interstate Commerce Commission ordered a rate reduction from 24 cents to 17 cents per 100 pounds for refined petroleum shipped from Vinita Oklahoma to Sedalia Missouri. The cut applies to freight moving today and reflects revised pricing in the oil transport sector.
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Washington
Vinita
Oklahoma
Sedalia
Interstate Commerce Commission
Measure Aims to Solve Longstanding Problem
After years of effort, the measure seeks a comprehensive solution but faces strong lobbying from the power sector. Advocates push for a law aligned with their preferences while opponents warn of unintended consequences. The clash highlights deep policy divides and political leverage.
Water power bill debated amid lobby clash in Wisconsin
Madison July 7. After years of wrangling over water power, Wisconsin lawmakers receive a proposed bill praised for its breadth. Progressive leaders Brandeis Bryan La Follette Wilson back the plan. Lobbyists argue concessions were made to secure agreement, while the bureau defends its report as truthful and seeks a broad compromise on navigable waters rights.
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Madison
Wis
Senate
Wisconsin
United States
Louis D. Brandeis
Bryan, la Follette
Wilson
Progressive Legislative News Bureau
Water Power
Moses Hooper
Oshkosh
Dunbar
United States Supreme Court
Hooper
Supreme Court
Congress
Waterpoer
Waterpower
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James Kerr
Ara
Pau
Said
Lamar
Ledyard
Bank OF
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Rip—The
Tion
BIG Eastern Trust
Combine of Power
Progressive Legislation News Bureau
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