Open Golf Amateur Championship Opens at Glen View
Opened at Glen View Links with many entries. N R Roberts of Springfield and Allen Hibbard of Milwaukee lead the opening, with a large field teeing off in the Glen View course heat. Manny Holabird’s illness trims western prospects while Travis aims for the finals as 64 qualifiers advance to match play.
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Glen View
Glen View Golf Course
Ill
N. R. Roberts
Springfield Golf Club
Finlay S. Douglas
Chas. B. MacDonald
Manny Holabird
Holabird
Bruce Smith
Onwentsia
Walter Egan
Lake Geneva
Chandler Egan
Abram Poole, Jr
Travis
Millionaire Hill Shares Silly Yacht Adventure Tale
New York July 15 stories say Jas J. Hill head of the Great Northern Railway and Northern Security quit business for a fishing month. The party aboard the yacht Wacouta claimed a giant sea serpent sighting off Cranberry Head C B. The trip featured friends including Col Daniel Lamont and George C. Clark and ended with river canoeing on St. Johns River.
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New York
Wacouta
Cranberry Head
C. B
Jas. J. Hill
Great Northen Railway Company
Northern Security Company
Mr. Hill
Tme
The
Great Northern
Daniel Lamont
Geo. C. Clark
Caesar W. Bann
Northern Pacific Railway
J. D. Farrell
Pacific Coast Company
Chas. Davis
Baltimore
W. C. Toomey
Wisconsin
James
Labrador
St. John’s River
Sugar crisis debate marks tense Trinidad meeting
July 11 Port of Spain gathering of sugar planters and others discussed the British West Indies sugar crisis and the imperial government's inadequate remedies. Edgar Tripp of the chamber of commerce warned loyalty among colonies was strained nearly to the breaking point and questioned allegiance to a distant republic.
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Kingstown
Island of St. Vincent
Port of Spain
Republic
West Indies seen as guardians of own defense and industry
The passage notes a belief in self protection and fostering local industries, a sentiment echoed by many in the West Indies though the press often discounts such viewpoints. It highlights tension between public pride in autonomy and media skepticism.
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North
West Indies
Fire at First Street dump draws Centralville crews
A smouldering fire at the First Street dump has drawn all Centralville house men and three from Central fire house. Firemen were dispatched at 9 this morning and will stay until the dump is fully wetted down.
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First Street
Centralville House
Central Fire House
City council ends regular session tonight with routine matters
Last regular council meeting before September covers routine items only. Board of health meets at 4 30 this afternoon. Streets Supt Beals begins a 12 inch sewer on Tenth street with 725 feet laid and 42 workers. Textile school sewer 360 feet long to be finished in about a week with 12 inch pipe. Acting Mayor Badger notes use of fire companies in South common playout. 100 blue print ground charts planned, many companies to compete. One diphtheria case reported this week. Electric sprinkler to run from 4 30 am to cool central city as mills begin work. Car operates until 6 or 7 pm. Global note: 70 million horses exist with 24 million in North America. English replacing French in Russian court circles.
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Board of Health
Beals
Badger Yis
South Common
Supt
Svork
King Edward Moves by Ambulance to Royal Yacht
King Edward left Buckingham Palace by ambulance for Victoria station to board the royal yacht Victoria and Albert at Portsmouth. Queen Alexandra accompanied him as blue jackets secured privacy with a red plush screen and carried the King to a royal saloon car. Royal salutes and dressed ships marked the transfer. The King arrived in Portsmouth before 2 p.m.
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London
Edward
Victoria Station
Portsmouth
Victoria and Albert
Buckingham Palace
Queen Alexandra
Queen Victoria
Tracy seen as Oregon convict dodges toward Seattle
Tracy the escaped Oregon convict was spotted near the Muckleshoot reservation and by rancher Henry O Neill as bloodhounds chased him from Emmenc law. Guards were spread thin along back roads toward Palmer Junction while the outlaw appeared to have an open route and possibly reach Seattle before fatigue halted him.
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Auburn
Wash
Tracy
Oregon
Muckleshoot Reservation
Henry O'Neill
Emmenclaw
Palmer Junction
Seattle
Settlement terms offered by Chicago Teamsters strike
Chicago July 15 A morning conference among the national executive board of the Teamsters union and allied groups yielded a new proposal. Freight handlers would accept the July 1 wage schedule with three concessions including elimination of probation and 17 1/2 cents per hour for truckers. The plan aims to prevent loss of hundreds of freight cars of perishable goods stranded on sidings as a strike worsens. Police reserves mob up, merchants fear clashes, and brickworkers warn job losses if freight movement stalls.
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Chicago
Tamsters Union
Asoiation
Freight Handlers Union
Chicago Federation of Labor
Truck Tramsters Executive Committee
Teamsters Union
Briscol
Cieatel
Curryn
Curryn of the Freight Handlers Union
Teamsters
Latt
Fis
South Water Street Commission
South Watersreet
State Board of Arbitration
Hanks
Brickmakers’ Union
Boxer movement fears and railway plan in Asia
A refreshed Boxer movement in China worries the Soket as Boxer agents reportedly flood Mongolia. The population favors Boxers while Lamaites side with Russia. Reports note a railway concession from Tashkent to Tomsk, linking Central Asian and Siberian railways to shift grain and cotton regions. The state liquor monopoly spreads, peasant taxes fail, and Finland recruiting lags with low oath compliance.
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Associated Press
St. Petersburg
China
Mongolia
Russia
Mamontoff
Tashkent
Tomsk
European Russia
Turkestan
Russkija Viedomostik
Moscow
Central Asia
Caucasus
European
Finland
Nyland
Welsingfors
Brave Mute Saves Fire Victims in Chicago Blaze
Robert Hayes a deaf mute with one arm risked his life to save his benefactor’s property as a gas stove explosion sparked a fire in Edward Dillon’s apartments. Miss Lily Dillon was saved by sisters Catherine and Loretta, while Harry Dillon and Matthew Mandable suffered near suffocation and burns. Lieut. Wm Older of the insurance patrol was burned. Hayes, 38, had lost his arm last year in a railroad accident. Loss pegged at $2000.
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Chicago
Robert Hayes
Lily Dillon
Catherine
Loretta
Harry Dillon
Matthew Mandable
Wm. Older
Insurance Patrol
Hayes
Edward Dillon
Yacht Capsizes in Lake Michigan Collision Drowns Two
A 21 foot yacht Arab V capsized off Jackson park during a Lake Michigan squall. Nine people were aboard. two, Harry Jansen and Mamie Taylor, drowned before rescuers arrived. The remaining passengers were saved by life savers. Arab V had competed in Lipton cup races here last week.
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Chicago
Lake Michigan
Arab V
Jackson Park
Harry Jansen
Mamie Taylor
Arab
Taxes On Call Loans Relief Moves Forward In Congress
New York July 15 A discovery that section 4 of the measure known as the religious bequest approved June 27 contains a provision for remission of taxes on call loans has stirred Wall Street. Revenue Commissioner Yerkes on Feb 8 ruled call loans taxable under the war revenue act. Prices fell on the ruling though not enforced. Attorney General supported the ruling. without relief, banks would face large taxes and brokerage houses would face losses.
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New York
Congress
Stock Exchange
Wall Street
Yerkes
Hai Te
Purts
Snce
Jeanie Also Safe After Nome Voyage By Melville Dollar
Victoria July 15 report Masterson and Gillespie two Nome passengers say the Portland and Jeanie arrived Nome safely. The Portland towed the Jeanie which was disabled part of the way. No hardships for passengers. Portland freed first and helped the Jeanie out.
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Victoria
B. C
Masterson and Gillespie
Nome
Melville Dollar
Portland
Jeanie
Ames Sails to Europe Amid Minneapolis Corruption Probe
Police Superintendent Fred W. Ames, recently indicted in municipal corruption expos, is reportedly aboard a trans Atlantic liner bound for Europe and plans to remain away from Minneapolis for an extended period. John Fitchette, ex police captain to the mayor, provides the assertion.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Fred W. Ames
Europe
John Fitchette
Supt. Ames
Fatal fire damp tragedy at Heslop well
Marietta Ohio July 15 Jacob Scharf and Solomon Greathouse died from fire damp while cleaning an old Heslop well. George Greathouse survived after being found by neighbors. Scharf entered first and was overcome. Solomon tied a rope to his brother to aid him before succumbing.
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Marietta, O
Jacob Scharf
Solomon Greathouse
George Greathouse
Heslop
Schlarf
Greathouse
Solomon
George
Dooley Harris Feud Turns Deadly in Missouri
Flat River Missouri July 11. In the long running Dooley Harris feud Frank Harris killed William Dooley last night at Loughboro. Dooley shot William Parris Frank's brother on a prior run. Each family has sworn to kill the other and with many deaths the women are joining the fight.
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Flat River
Asult
Dooey
Umstead Files Bankruptcy Petition in Galveston
Frank A. Umstead, formerly of Cuyahoga Falls Ohio and connected with the Halman Manufacturing company, filed a bankruptcy petition in Galveston Texas listing liabilities of 970,466 dollars with no assets. The filing is dated July 15.
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Galveston
Tex
Frank A. Umstead
Cuyahoga Falls
Ohio
Halman Manufacturing Company
Geyser Explosions Reach 800 to 900 Feet in Rotorua
Wellington July 15 Tremendous explosions shook the Waimangu Geyser at Rotorua with geyser plumes estimated at 800 to 900 feet high as observers watched in awe.
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Wellington
N. Z
Waimaugau Geyser
Rotorua
Father John's Medicine Endorsed by Captain Braisted
Captain W. C. Braisted of New York praises Father John’s Medicine as a tonic and body builder, saying it has produced wonderful results in his family and urging others in need to try it.
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Father John
W. C. Braisted
New York
Three Lowell men held on highway robbery charge
Lowell police rounded up Freeman Barrows Joseph Tirault and Wilfred Sankey known as Sankey after a complainant Quincy said his ten dollar bill was stolen during a night of drinking on Middlesex street. All three face highway robbery or larceny charges with Tirault previously jailed for drunkenness.
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Lowell
Freeman Barrows
Middlesex Street
Joseph Tirault
Wilfred St. Gabor
Sankey
Quincy
Quincey
West Chelmsford
Hale Street
Six Arch Bridge
Laflamme
Cawley
Tirault
Pauncefote Memorial Services Held in London
Memorial for Lord Pauncefote, late British ambassador to Washington, took place at noon in St James Palace chapel with attendance by Lord Churchill, the Prince of Wales, Duke of Connaught, and many diplomats. Simultaneous interment occurred at East Stoke near Newark. Floral tributes came from Brooklyn, the American society of London, and Sir Michael Herbert.
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London
Lord Pauncefote
Great Britain
Washington
Chapel Royal
St. James’ Palace
King Edward
Lord Churchill
Prince of Wales
Duke of Connaught
Lord Lansdowne
Lansdowne
Lord Cranborne
Lord Salisbury
Whitelaw Reid
Joseph H. Choate
United States
Choate
Lloyd
Brooklyn
House of Commons
Church Yard
East Stoke
Newark-upon- Trent
American Society of London
Sir Michael Herbert
Death of Mrs Elizabeth Daly mother of famous Daly family
Mrs Elizabeth Daly of Shirley avenue Revere died Sunday after an illness of nearly four months. She aged 63 or 3 years old not clear in the text born in Montreal. Mother of 18 children, six living, five by bedside at death. Notable Daly performers include Dan Daly and Capt Bill Daly. Lizzie Daly expected home from Europe Wednesday with daughter Vint Daly. Funeral arrangements await Lizzie Daly arrival.
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Elizabeth Daly
Daly
Shirley Avenue
Revere
Monteal
William Daly
Chidren
Lizzie Derious Daly
Europe
Vint? Daly
Dan Daly
Pope Grieved by Death of Chicago Archbishop
Rome July 15 Cardinal Rampolla informed the Pope this morning of Archbishop Patrick A Feehan of Chicago death. The Pontiff was much grieved and retired to pray for the late archbishop's repose.
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Rome
Cardinal Rampolla
Patrick A. Feehan
Chicago
Destitution Case Leads Court To Three Month Jail Terms
Police court hears a grim case as Cyrille La Rosa and Mary Brunelle face three month sentences for fornication after officers found four vermin‑covered children at 44 Adams Street. Humane society worker relocates the children to Day Nursery for baths and care. another case yields a suspended two month sentence for Joseph H. Whitely over child neglect. The day ends amid relief on a warm afternoon.
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Cyrille Larosa
Mary Brunelle
Adams Street
Hersey
Edward Hill
Larosa
Richardson
The
Humane Society
Pickman
State Board
Joseph H. Whitely
Trull
Bumps
Atkinson
James Donohue
South Africa Chamber Weighs Freight Rates and Duty
Johannesburg July 15 A chamber of commerce meeting heard a British trade commission cable offering freight to Natal and New York at ten shillings per ton, a rate far below English levels. Members noted similar offers and questioned how Americans could sustain such rates while planning stock orders in the United States. Executive leaders debated a coast dynamite duty to safeguard local factories, a proposal seen as risking a worse monopoly than before and sparking opposition.
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Johannesburg
England
United Stats
Chimbe Cf
Strike Breakers Arrive at Saranac Mills
Twelve strike breakers accompanied by deputy sheriffs arrived from Eston today and began work at the Saranac mills of the American Wooler Company. Weavers previously on strike are now employed in place of the strikers.
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Waterford
R. L
Eston
Saranac Mills
American Wooler , Company
Thirty Drowned In River Steamer Disaster Near Probroa-Schenskaia
Thirty people were drowned when a small passenger steamer sank on the Luga river near Probroa-Schenskaia on the Warsaw line. Overcrowding caused the disaster and only passengers on the upper deck survived.
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St. Petersburg
Luga River
Probroa-Schenskaia
Warsaw
Austro-Hungarian Consulate Aide Returns From Johnstown
Jacob Wein of the Austro Hungarian consulate has returned from Johnstown where he attended to families bereaved by the Rolling Mill mine disaster. He said no decision would be read on suits against the Cambria Steel company until the coroner's jury places blame for the accident.
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Pittsburg
Jacob Wein
Johnstown
Wein
Camtr
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