Ritchie Beats Rivers for Lightweight Title in San Francisco
In an open air bout before 7,000 spectators at the Ninth Street arena, Will Ritchie defeated Ad Wolvest style to retain the lightweight crown. The Mexican Rivers fought hard through eleven rounds, but Ritchie’s uppercuts and crosspunches won the decision as Rivers staggered and fell in the final rounds.
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San Francisco
Ad Wolvest
Joe Silvers
Will Ritchie
Wignth Street Operas
Awa
Wis
Towel Rivers
Wicchie
Elsett H. Meshan
Rivers Louie
Sofety
Ritchic
Wivers
Mtchia
Rivers
Com Giand
Ritchie
Buir
Fercely
Hitchie
Irish Aman
Mitchie
Rheirio
Ritchin
Ody
Euten Ritchie
Stivers
Rivere Tou
Twee Ie
Kent Rivers
Riteble
Fire at Girard Furniture House in Oakland Claims Two Lost
A blaze at the Girard Furniture house on 14th Street in Oakland injured twelve firefighters who were overcome by smoke and left two other men burned. The fire caused an estimated loss of $600,000 in San Francisco on July 2.
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San Francisco
Cal
Girard Furniture House
14Th Street
Oakland
Aviator Hurt in Motorcycle Crash at Galveston
Lieut. Harry Graham of the aviation corps was brought to the army hospital unconscious with little chance of recovery after a motorcycle crash in Galveston Texas on July 2. He is listed among injured servicemen in the incident.
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Galveston
Tex
Harry Graham
Aviation Corps
Army Hospital
Lamar tells senators he impersonated solons in testimony
In a hearing before a Senate lobby committee, Lamar described impersonating a U.S. representative and forging connections with Wall Street figures to influence the Union Pacific investigations. He claimed to have used the name of Representative Riordan to reach executive circles, and alleged ties between Lauterbach and big fortunes, while denying profit from any claim.
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Wall Street
Riordan
Washington
Union Pacific Railroad
Kuhn
Loeb & Go
E. A. Harriman
Lamar
Eoward Lauterbach
Lauterbach
Mordan
Tamar
Jorge Lovett
New York
Union
Pacffc
Pacfic
Southern Pacific
Two Rich Men Poisoned in Hmmett Michigan
In Hmmett Michigan two wealthy brothers from the Sullivan family are dead after suspected poison in their food. A widow and a sister survive. a bent hair pin removal preceded serious illness. Authorities report the brothers were prominent farmers and the case is under Michigan county investigation. The two bodies were sent to the University of Michigan for analysis.
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Hmmett
Mich
Daly
Wortan
St. Clary
Sullivan
University of Michigan At
Ann Arbor
Miner Rescue Hero: Matthis Fights Paradise Mine Blaze
Four hundred miners were saved from the Paradise coil mine near Dunnein as chief engineer Charles Matthis directed hoisting during a fierce fire. He collapsed from exhaustion after delivering all workers to safety, and doctors report his condition as serious.
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Matthis
French Army Captain Rex Killed in Bethon Airship Crash
A French army captain Rex and four engineers corps privates were killed or fatally injured when the military biplane they rode in above Bethon village in Epernay France plunged to the ground. The crash occurred July 3 as the craft capsized during flight.
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Epernay
France
Rex
Engineers Corps
Bethon
Greece Battles Bulgarians Spark Massacres In Macedonia
Belgrade reports six thousand Bulgarians killed wounded or captured since fighting began between Serbia and Bulgaria. General Dimitrieff captured. Crown Prince Alexander leads German army to victory. Rumors of a Bulgarian war publication and Greek offensive without a formal declaration surface as refugees report massacres of Greek women and children in southeastern Macedonia. Berlin says Greek foreign minister confirms plan to begin offensive without formal declaration. Greece refuses responsibility for the war and cites treaty breaches by Bulgaria along a 140 mile front.
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Belgrade
Dimitrieff
Skuptetina
Alexander
Czar Perdinsad
Dolgaria
Bervia
Greece
Bulgars
Salouiki
Chityen Pear Hugdanto Ig
Berlin
Germany
Athens
Frankfort Gazelle
Bulgaria
Seft
Macedonia
Brave 14 Year Old Hero Rescues Two From River
Mable Warren, a fourteen year old girl traveling with her mother on a cabin boat on the Tlingis river, screams at men struggling in the water. She rows across the river in a frail body to grab a sinking man, helps him reach the bogt, then pulls another man by the hair to keep his head above water until aid arrives. Alexander Adamoghi, sixteen, drowns before she reaches the scene.
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Peoria
Taly
Mable Warren
Alexander Adamoghi
Mable Warre
U. S. Battleship Beached After Leaking Engine Room
Newport B C July 3 The battleship Louisiana a powerful dreadnought sprang a leak in the port engine room water flooded the hull Captain Emplin M Potts in command ordered the ship toward Potter's Point Jamestown to beach before sinking The leak traced to the ban net of the port discharge valve Potts was packing to retire saying the ship was not damaged Officers and men in the fire and engine rooms performed bravely and regret parting with them
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Newport
B.C
Louisiana
Atlantic
Gapt
Emplin M. Potts
Potter's Point
Jamestown
Miss Jessie Wilson to Wed in Lancaster July
The engagement of Miss Jessie Woodrow Wilson to Francis B Sayre is announced from Washington. They have been visiting Sayre's aunt Mrs Blache Neve, the sculptress, at her summer home Windsor Forges near Churchtown, Lancaster County.
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Lancaster
Misa Dassie Woodrow Wilson
Francis B. Sayre
New York
White House
Misa Wison
Mr. Sayre
Sts | Blaseho Neve
Windsor Forges
Churchtown
Research from Death Goes Insane in Quicksand Rescue
Shreveport Louisiana July 2 Thomas too a 34 year old man rescued after 60 hours bogged in quicksand up to his neck sank into violent insanity. He was jailed to prevent Alm from murdering his family.
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Shreveport
Bandits Hold Up Train and Escape With 10000 Dollars
Bandits seized a New Orleans to Chicago train at Sardis Mississippi on July 5, taking more than 10000 dollars in cash and valuables. A fireman was knocked unconscious, crewmen threatened, and the robbers escaped linking to Mississippi and Tennessee posses. They forced engineers to abandon the engine, blew the express car, and fled into a river bottom forest, with authorities saying the same gang may be behind other southern train robberies.
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New Orleans
Sardia
Misa
American Express
Pany
Ser
Talfhatchie River
Mississippi
Tentreasee
Tallahatchie River
Norton
Memphis
Therbert
Batesville
Toven
Spid, Miss
COUNT RAIL STRIKE VOTE IN EASTERN RAILROADS
New York reports counting of a strike vote by 100,000 trainmen on 45 roads. Elisha Lee warns of a vast strike threat while unions demand a 200 percent annual wage increase totaling 17,060,600 dollars. Railroads cite prior 320 million per year raises for opposition. Result likely not released before Monday.
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New York
Elisha Lee
Railroad Committee of Managers
Passers of Phony Taken at Latonia Races
Latonia Kentucky July 3 a gang of counterfeiters in the betting ring at Latonia was busted between races three and four causing a riotous scene as officers detained two offenders who pleaded to avoid betting with counterfeit money. Crowds calmed once the offenses were explained and management had long alerted Cincinnati detectives on the case.
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Latonia
Cincinnati
Rich Man Ends Life in Memphis Hotel
A Toronto lumberman F. A. G. McDonald, wealthy and with Memphis offices, is believed to have killed himself in a Memphis hotel by drinking poison. His body was found at noon with a partly emptied bottle on the floor.
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Memphis
Tenn
F. A. G. McDonald
Toronto
Canada
Fatal Fight at Gettysburg Reunion Stabbed Veterans
Seven men were stabbed at a Gettysburg reunion over a Lincoln remark. Three were seriously injured and not expected to live. Victims include Ed Carroll and David Farber, with the search on for the assailant as state police guard the encampment. News notes recount 6000 veterans departing as the semi centennial event winds down.
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Gettysburg
Lincoln
Ed. Carroll
U.S. A
David Farber
Scate Constabulary
Johny D. Muugin
Union
Pennsylvania
Malcolm Griffith
Charles Sessler
Hayden Renisberger
Wsrry A
Root
Place Constabulary
State Hospital
Dixey
Constabulary
Hunter Liggitt
VW. S. A
Cok Andrew Cowan
Louisville
Jonn. R. Bracke
Sergt John. Scarborough
North Carolina
South
Barry Hulkley
Washington, D. C
Woodrow Wilson
Suffragette Hurls Petition at King George in England
Militant suffragette throws a votes for women petition at King George and Queen Mary during a royal drive to the agricultural show in Hrigiel England on July 9. Police and soldiers restrain the crowd as reports said an assassination attempt may have occurred. the woman protester was arrested after a clash with bystanders who shouted for her lynching.
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Hrigiel
England
King George
Queen Mary
Writer Held for Bigamy in Iongan
Charles Hoskin also known as Charles Granville, a noted writer, was sentenced to one year in jail after conviction of bigamy in Iongan on July 5. The case highlighted his use of aliases and prompted local officials to warn about identity fraud.
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Iongan
Charles Hoskin
Charles Granville
Budget outlook for next two years in Madison
The legislature expects total appropriations around 20 million dollars for the biennial period with receipts from all sources estimated near 32.4 million. About one third of the receipts are returned to towns and counties. major funds flow through four large appropriation bills covering the university, state penal and charitable institutions, state departments, and highways, with additional allocations still to come.
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Madison
Lawns
Latout Distriets
Cattle Disease Mystery Baffles Grand Rapids Veterinarians
A new cattle illness threatens Grand Rapids, killing nearly all affected animals. Vets report rapid progression from normal milking to a swollen neck, choking, and loss of appetite. Believed to be the same contagious disease seen in Massachusetts years ago, with no cure known so far.
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Grand Rapids
Masvachusetts
Girl Clubbed With Pistol by Neighbor in Home Invasion
Raymond Short, 18, is jailed in Chippewa charged with entering Roderick Mellie’s home and attacking Maurette Mellie and two of McPhue’s daughters with a revolver. The weapon misfired, he beat Maurette unconscious, then fled and hid in his father’s barn before police captured him. The injured girl’s condition is grave.
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Chippewa
Raymond Short
Roderick Mellie
McPhue
Miss Maurette
Short
Tetanus Serum Given to Oshkosh Man After Test
Oshkosh William Mulbright of Amhurst undergoing lockjaw testing received 4000 units of tetanus antitoxin at a cost of $75, over thirty times the usual dose, and is now recovering. Green Bay Auto Club Planned with Yacht Club Members to Have Bay clubhouse.
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Oshkosh
William Mulbriet
Amherst
Gteen Bay
Green Bay
Yacht Club
Injured by Cannon Explosion in Green Bay
Edward Wyssinski of Pulaski was brought to the hospital in critical condition after a premature cannon explosion on the Fourth.
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Green Bay
Edward Wyssinski
Pulaski
Racine Hotel Man Dead After Heart Congestion
Racine Henry WY Senwave proprietor of the National hotel dies suddenly from heart congestion. Two hours before death he was buying supplies for his hotel.
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Racine Henry WY
National Hotel
Death on Railway Tracks in Superior Under Suspicion
The body of an unidentified man was found on the Northern Pacific tracks at South Superior under conditions suggesting a death by own action. The head was severed. Police are investigating the scene and awaiting identification. Local authorities cautioned that the fragmentary findings point to a self-inflicted cause rather than foul play.
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Superior
Northern Pacific
South Superior
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