Women Lead Riots in South Bend Amidst Strike Turmoil
Special report from South Bend Ind describes a second night of rioting with police and railroad detectives defied by Grand Trunk sympathizers. Women led the mobs, throwing stones and torching box cars, while militia readiness and guard measures tighten as Governor Marshall pledges a firm response.
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South Bend
Ind
Grand Trunk
Indianapolis
Marshall
William G. McKee
Indiana National Guard
Marehall
Mny
Harris Street
Newspper
Frank Tabalski
Goetz
St. Joseph River
Famine Threat Looms Along Railroad Line
Boston special reports famine fears spreading to towns along the Grand Trunk and Central Vermont lines. Food is being rushed by auto trucks from Springfield to Stafford Conn to avert shortages as freight service falters. Palmer freight center congestion worsens the crisis with no immediate relief in sight.
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Boston
Mass
Grand Trunk
Springfield
Stafford
Conn
Vermont
Palmer
Plaster John Smith Statue Destroyed in Capitol Rotunda Incident
A plaster John Smith statue, once displayed in the Capitol rotunda, was damaged and removed after its legs and arms broke during relocation. The event sparked debate over its place among marble figures, and the shard debris was disposed into the James River. The piece, a replica linked to Jamestown history, had a stormy, brief life in public display.
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Smith
John Smith
Jamestown Island
The
James
Jobin
Smithereens
America
Fielh
Commonwealth
Association For the Preservation of Virginia
Capitol
John
Washington
Warren
Legislature
Wanderer
Praeter Smith
Rotunda
Library
Rawn death mystery to be heard at inquest
Chicago reports say a new coroner's jury will be impaneled at Win netka town hall to hear evidence in the Rawn shooting case. J. T. Harahan and Illinois Central officials face graft inquiries while Pinkerton offers a $5,000 reward for the murder suspect and a civil suit may determine insurance claims.
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Chicago
Ill
Iraq
Winnetka Town Hall
Monon Railway
Special Delivery
H. Baker
Glencoe
Hatley
Pinkerton
Rawn
William Barry
Woroner
Bert
Illinois Central
Liquor Question Spurs Texas Political Turmoil
Galveston Texas reports a pro prohibition clash after Oscar B Colquitt won an anti prohibition ticket nomination. Voter pressure leads to a state constitutional amendment to be presented to the people, a move seen as more consequential than the governor's race.
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Galveston
Tex
Oscar B. Colquitt
Kaufman
Texas
Colquitt
Madriz May Have Hoodwinked U S Navy In Hornet Sale
Navy officers suspect the Madriz faction in Nicaragua again deceived the United States by purchasing and sending the discarded Bunboat Hornet from Norfolk for New Orleans. The Bernada faction allegedly bought the craft to avoid U S interference as she sails. The Hornet, bought by Isaac Stern of Norfolk, is at sea and may carry munitions to a Nicaraguan port.
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Washington, Dbc
Madriz
Nicaragua
United States
Hornet
Norfolk
Bernada
Navy Department
Isaac Stern
Estradists
Soldiers drown after long battle near Alcatraz Island
Three soldiers died in San Francisco Bay after a desperate struggle for life when a boat from Alcatraz Island capsized. Walter J. Thompson of Ohio and K. Rosa of San Jose drowned while attempting to swim to shore. Alonzo Nash of Clinton Tennessee perished from exhaustion after a captain rescued a survivor.
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San Francisco
Cal
San Francisco Bay
Alcatraz Island
Walter J. Thompson
Ohio
K. Rosa
San Jose
Alonzo Nash
Clinton, Tenn
Strike Situation Grows Serious In Indianas South Bend
In Indianapolis Major General McKee takes charge of Indiana National Guard and heads to South Bend as state troops may be called to quell a Grand Trunk strike eruption. Troops hold two Michiana depots ready while violence spikes after a rail worker's death and a railroad detective is jailed. Local traffic halted, trains delayed, and officials seek rapid troop deployment to protect property.
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Troe Indianapolis
Ind
Cleneral
William J. McKee
Indiana National Guard
South Bend
Elk Plymouth
Goshen
Grand Trunk
Charles B. Calvert
Marshall
Charles L. Goetz
Freed
Chicago
John Peck
Battle Creek
Peck
Mischawa
A. McNut& pAsenger
Governor Ready to Call Militia Over Grand Trunk Strike
Governor Marshall said he would mobilize the militia in the Grand Trunk strike as soon as officials advised. Reports from South Bend indicate the rioting is under control but fear a recurrence of trouble remains.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Marshall
Grand Trunk
South Bend
Shope Are Reopens Montreal After Strike
Special guards posted as Grand Trunk Railroad reopens shops in Montreal closed during a trainmen and conductors strike. Officials say protection for strikebreakers will allow rapid return to normal freight and passenger service amid union defections denied by leaders. Vice President Martinek claims workers are prepared for a long fight.
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Montreal
Grand Trunk Railroad
Ois
Hayes
Agence
Martinek
Datthie
Railrooad
Get Cars Moving in Columbus as Strike Continues
In Columbus G A special report states the company started eighty seven cars in the morning, three more than Sunday. Night operations undecided as union officials express satisfaction with current progress and say they will win the strike.
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Columbus
Strikebreakers Stoned on Grand Trunk Freigth Train
In Owosso Michigan, thirty five strikebreakers and several other workers on a Grand Trunk Railroad freight train were pelted with stones by strikers and mobsters. Several injured, all forced to abandon the job as armed guards were deployed to keep the line open.
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Detroit
Mich
Specul
Grand Trunk Railroad
Owosso Tediay
Trai
Trains Depart Chicago Under Armed Strikebreakers
CHICAGO TH Special reports Grand Trunk Railway sent trains from Chicago with strikebreaking crews to South Bend amid armed state and private security. Polk Street troops stood at the station while detectives patrolled to prevent violence as the first passenger train pulled away. Five trains are planned to depart with precautions in place.
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Chicago
Grand Trunk Railway
South Bend
Grand Trunk
Polk Street
Stece
Boy Truant Finds His Teacher Can Swim Tan
New York story recalls thirteen year old Jimmy Beaglan of 614 Second Avenue who dodged school for years. After parents and authorities compared notes he was sent to the Truant School on Jamaica Avenue at Flooding on February 13. He escaped about three weeks ago and was pursued by instructor James Roden.
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New York
Jimmy Beaglan
Second Avenue
Jimmy
Jamaica Avenue
I. I
James Roden
Roden and Jimmy Struggle on River Walk to Truant School
Roden pursued Jimmy along First Avenue near Thirty-61st Street after a craps game. Jimmy fled barefoot to the Brooklyn river edge and back, diving under and pulling Roden under. The chase ended at the Manhattan shore with Policeman Reichenbach aiding their return to the Truant School.
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Roden
First Avenue
Thirty-61st Street
Jimmy
Thirtyfiret
Brooklyn
Oden
Manhattan
Reichenbach
Boden
Sensational arrests teased in wake of Tuttle case
MOUNDSVILLE W VA Special The murder of an entire family near Buchanan County Virginia remains partly unresolved after Howard Tuttle's execution in Richmond. Luther Sherman, jailed in the state prison, says he will reveal all implicating many. Expect arrests within days.
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Moundsville
W. VA
Howard Tuttle
Richmond
Luther Sherman
Little
Howard Little
Don Juan
Betsy Justice
George Meadows
Buchanan County
George McKinnes
Kentucky
United States
Tennessee
Sensational Crime Rumors Surround Clintwood Bank Heist
Reports detail Walter C. D. Sutherland’s embezzlement of 22000 from Clintwood Citizens National Bank and his suspected flight. Claims touch on an alleged elopement attempt with a local businessman's wife, a dropped vault timer, cut telephone wires, and possible divorce actions amid political ties and district tensions.
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Walter C. D. Sutherland
Clintwood
Jiggie
Sutherland
United States
Wank
Werman Lutherhus
Thad
Roanoke Times
Long Tom Haynes
Capitol
Dickenson
Sutherhand
Wa Bank
Hemp
Lew Summer
North Carolina
Philippines
Bas Slemp
Ife
Stenny
Stemp
Slemp
Trey
Suweerento
Motor Boat Fire Strikes Brooklyn Couple Afloat
Special report from New York: Arthur Balsey and spouse of Brooklyn were rescued in Jamaica Row after their motor boat caught fire from an oil stove explosion while cooking breakfast. They cannot swim but were saved as flames raged bow to stern.
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New York
Arthur Balsey
Brooklyan
Jamaica Row
Balsey
Lightfoot Charged in Brutal Assault at Bonaldi Saloon
In Richmond Virginia a Black man, Tom Lightfoot, stands charged with a murderous assault on Lena Bonaldi, wife of saloon keeper Frank Bonaldi. The incident on Baker Street left Mrs Bonaldi with a crushed skull, as police pursue Lightfoot and associate Jim Spyers amid growing circumstantial evidence. The case is continued to July 20 for more investigation.
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Richmond
Tom Lightfoot
Lena Bonaldi
Frank Bonaldi
Third
Baker Streets
Dunn
Voltz
Ronald
Lightfoot
Ronaldi
Bonaldi
Baker Street
M. B. Jones
Jim Spyers
North Third Street
Spyers
Coofl
Dusan
Steamers Race Across Atlantic Stir Passengers
Passengers aboard the White Star Line Arabic and the North German Lloyd Prinz Frederick Wilhelm recount a race across the Atlantic. The Arabic reached quarantine first, but the German ship allegedly docked first after traveling from Bremen via a longer route. The Frederick Wilhelm reportedly beat its own record by one hour and forty minutes amid heavy fog and limited sighting. Wireless operators kept in touch to update positions.
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New York
White Star Line
Pring Frederick Wilhelm
Bremen
Liverpool
Princ Frederick Wilheim
Fleeing Crippen Sought as Crippen Sightings Sweep Mobile
London police warned Crippen and the typist Le Neve may reach Mobile Alabama separately. Local authorities searched incoming trains and ships, detaining a man matching the fugitive’s description before releasing him. Investigators kept watch on southern ports and vessels for Crippen and Le Neve.
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Mobish
Ala
London
Dr. Hawlew Jr. Crippen
South
Central America
Exarch
Dorlen
Rip- Pen
Dorfen
Crippen
Ethel Clare le Neve
Colonel J W Richardson Struck by Sudden Illness
Colonel John W Richardson, registrar of the Land Office and superintendent of the Capitol Grounds and Buildings, was taken ill last night at the Montieade Hotel in Norfolk. He was moved to St Vincent's Hospital in critical condition but is reported to be improving today.
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Register of the Land Office
Capitol Grounds
Montieade
Norfolk
St. Vincent's Hospital
Handsome Woman Called a Real Raffles in New York
Mrs Anna Wilson, a morphine addict claiming Southern connections, is held by police as a probable Raffles figure after Miss Elizabeth King’s jewelry burglary at East Nineteenth Street. Detectives traced items to Wilson via Mrs Starick, umbrella initials, and a cellar search. Bellevue doctors report morphia addiction. Wilson’s husband Colonel Wilson is missing.
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New York
Anna Wilson
Wilson
East Nineteenth Street
Elizabeth King
Miss King
Veral
Mary Starick
Yorkville Court
Colonel Wilson
Veterans Meet in Newport News Confederate Camp Fall Gathering
The Grand Camp of Confederate Veterans of Virginia will hold its annual meeting in Newport News on October 18 19 and 20. Subcommittee members Colonel J W Ridgood and Captain David Grown announced the event. The camp lists about 5 000 members despite thinning ranks. Colonel Bidgood, as Secretary of Military Records, received the muster roll of Company B Seventh Virginia Infantry, largely from Sperryville, Rappahannock County.
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Grand Camp of
Confederate Veterans of Virginia
NewPort News
J. W. Ridgood
David Grown
Bidgood
Seventh Virginia Infantry
Sperryville
Rappahannock County
Can't Kill This Lineman
PORT JERVIS July 25 Charlies Miller a telephone lineman recounted his ordeal of contacting a live line Wednesday afternoon. A 2400 volt arc shocked him as a fellow worker saw him unconscious on the pole and the plant shut off the current. He dropped about fifty feet to the ground and was taken home with possible internal injuries.
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Port Jervis
Charlies Miller
Miller
The Poison Plot at the American Theater Scandal
An elaborate press agent scheme at the American Theater in New York aimed to stage a young man’s pretend suicide to boost publicity. The plan backfired when he actually drank poison, nearly dying, leading to the agent’s confession, loss of job, and a narrow escape from imprisonment.
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American Theater
New York
Star
Mall
Youns
Fruit and nut trade totals 55 million in year end 1910
Washington reports that fruits and nuts valued at about 55 million dollars traded through the U S in the year ended June 10 1910 with roughly one third as exports. Imports and exports show shifting patterns with domestic production rising for raisins prunes and oranges while bananas and coconuts rise in value.
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Washington
United States
Buresi of Statistics
Department of Commerce and Labor
Society Women to Gawhle 1 Secret
Newport society notes a new rule at the golf club affecting chauffeurs and spectators. Women seek longer delays to maintain composure while drivers enjoy added distance and noise, though the rule does not affect play or stakes.
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Newport
High Bridge
Newport Golf Tube
Hill United
Witte
Bloodhounds Seek Mayor Slayer After Dynamite Attack
In Ridgeway a mayoral figure was killed by a dynamite blast at his home around 9 PM. The blast mangled both feet and tore through the area, drawing the panic-stricken crowd. Authorities have no clue to the assailant, but residents fear a planned attack. The incident follows a court scene led by Mayor Bouseman in Petty Court earlier.
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Roanoke
Bouseman
Ridgeway
Tenry County
Nee
Enrry
Murder of Ridgeway Mayor A H Bouseman Sparks Manhunt
In Ridgeway Virginia a manhunt unfolds after the explosion that killed ex Mayor A H Bouseman. Police search the negro community amid fear of lynching as dynamite and fuse are found near his home. Governor Mann posts a $250 reward, raising total rewards to $1,000, with local officials adding funds. The mayor, aged about fifty, was a known community figure.
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Ridgeway
Roanoke
Hegre
A. H. Bouseman
Bouseman
Tooweeman
Mann
Millionaire Noses Are Serious Offenders
New York July 25 Millionaire financiers led by Rockefeller Speyer and Mecy protested Ossining village over garbage disposal in Scarborough. Frank R Pierson, large grower of American Beauty roses, admitted dumping but said foul odor came from garbage not roses. Villagers consider suing Ossining over the dispute and smell.
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New York
wWitties Rockefeller
Frank A. O
James Speyer
V. ‘Everit ‘Mecy
Osiming
Frank R. Pierson
Scarborough
Pierson
Ossining
WEDDING AUTHORITY UNDER FIRE IN PORT CHESTER
Anxiety swirls in Port Chester over whether Police Justices may perform marriages. Four justices have long officiated at weddings, with hundreds from New York couples traveling by car. A letter to a local paper questions the legality and urges possible legal amendments at the upcoming legislative session.
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New York
Port Chester
Penn
Explosive Demonstration At Panama Canal Work
WATERBURY Conn July 25 By demonstration a man claims an explosive is not susceptible to heat or ordinary concussion. Engineer W Harcourt Palmer held the material in his left hand while firing a revolver into it. Spectators crouched as the bullets struck, but Palmer says only carbonite fragments were produced. He asserts the mule that carried it fell over a cliff but no one was injured.
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Smith
Commonwealth
Capitol
Jamestown Island
Waterbury
Panama Canal
W. Harcourt Palmer
Pama
Vite
Aualeie
Lena Elope Or Abduction Mystery In May's Landing
Police search for Lena Loper a Vincent de Paul choir member missing since Thursday night after leaving home with four men in four carriages. Lena a youthful 16 or 17 year old with golden hair wore a black suit and was last seen near the county boulevard heading toward Ege Harbor bound for Philadelphia. Her married sister Mrs Emanuel Loper suspects elopement with a local foreman and his crew from Wareham Mass.
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May's Landing
L. T
New York
Msetet
Leos Minon
Vincent's de Paul Church Choir
Lena
Ege Harbor
Philadelphia
Emanuel Loper
Ching
Te Boulevard
Bostom
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Master In Chancery
Taylor
Harahan
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Prison Island
Lichtfart
Atlantic
Col
J. W. Richardson
Raffles
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