Seventy Five Victims Claimed in New York City Heat
New York reports seventy five deaths from the heat as temperatures soar across the east. A late day thunderstorm brings relief with a drop in heat and a forecast of moderating temperatures for several days. Deaths occur in Philadelphia Pittsburg and Baltimore with incidents including electrocution and a Brooklyn infant homicide linked to heat.
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New York City
New York
Weather Bureau
Philadelphia
City
Pittsburg
Baltimore
Brooklyn
Manhattan
New Jersey
Jersey City
Leonard Sanders
New Haven
Harlem
New York State
Troy
Burden Iron Works
Connecticut
Heat and Storm Cause Six Deaths in Indiana Dispatches
Six fatalities are attributed to an intense July heat wave and a severe electric storm sweeping northern Indiana with agricultural damage. Prostrations are reported in several cities and some may be fatal. In Chicago, teamsters' unions plan a referendum on whether to end the strike after a stormy council meeting that stretched past midnight.
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Indiana
Indianapolis
Teamsters
Chicago
Teamsters’ Joint Council
France May Lend Squadron to Jones Funeral
Paris reports the foreign ministry weighing dispatch of a French squadron to participate in Admiral John Paul Jones funeral ceremonies in Annapolis.
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France
Paris
Foreign Ministry
John Paul Jones
Annappolis
Death of Earl Cowper Extinguishes Earldom in Ireland
Earl Cowper once served as lord lieutenant of Ireland from 1880 to 1882 and has died in London on July 20. There being no heir, the earldom is now extinct.
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Earl Cowper
London
Ireland
Miners Blown to Pieces in Des Moines Explosion
Five miners died at the West Riverside coal mine two miles west of Des Moines when a storm lightning struck a powder house igniting twenty-five pounds of dynamite. Bodies scattered up to 500 feet. night shift discovered the scene at 6:30 AM. Names include Charles Brown, Luka Miller, Harry Belknap, Dell Vance, George Arrowood.
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Des Moines
West Riverside
Charles Brown
Luka Miller
Sinker
Harry Belknap
Dell Vance
George Arrowood
Mimpman
Cannon Captured in Canada for Forgery Charges
John Q Cannon, former Utah Louisiana purchase fair commission secretary and brother in law of Heber M Wells, was arrested in Lethbridge Canada on forgery and fraudulent paper charges. He allegedly obtained several thousand dollars via fraudulent vouchers while serving as secretary. warrants issued March 17, arrest last Sunday by Alberta police. Extradition request by Utah governor uncertain.
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Utah
Salt Lake
John Q. Cannon
Louisiana Purchase Fair Commission
Lethbridge
Canada
Cannon
George Q. Cannon
Mormon Church
Heber M. Wells
The
Fair Commission
Territorial Police of
Alberta
Cutler
Peary Departs for Arctic Voyage Aboard Roosevelt
The Arc steamer Roosevelt bound from New York to northern waters called at Bar Harbor. Commander Peary bade farewell to Morris K. Jessup of New York, a benefactor to the Arctic club, and said Jessup would be first to hear from him upon reaching Chateau Bay, Labrador. After coaling the Roosevelt will depart North Sydney on Saturday.
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Peary
Bar Harbor
Roosevelt
New York
R. E. Peary
Morris K. Jessup
Arctic Club
Jessup
Chateau Bay
Labrador
North Sydney
Lynching of 16 year old Sam Green at New Braunfels jail
A mob battered the county jail in New Braunfels Texas to lynch Sam Green a sixteen year old Black youth who allegedly assaulted a four year old girl. Gunfire through a cell opening killed him and the mob disposed of the body. Also reported Mary Carlton exhumed for medical exam to determine cause of death in New York.
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New Braunsfels
Tex
Sam Green
William Karbach
Carlton
New York
Mary Gorman Carlton
Frederick E. Carlton
Mary Carlton
Frederick Carlton
Bank Robber Captured After Waterloo Bank Heist
Waterloo Illinois July 20 a young man identified as John W Dudley age twenty from Joplin Missouri robbed the State Bank of Waterloo. He forced cashier Kaempner to surrender 475 dollars then calmly fled. A posse formed and after an hour Dudley was captured and the money recovered.
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Waterloo
John W. Dudley
Joplin
State Bank of
Kaempner
Dudley
Arguments Begun in Qu Case in Missouri Court
Arguments on the petition by Attorney General Hadley to compel Waters-Pierce Oil to produce all books and papers related to commissions or contracts with Standard Oil were begun before Special Commissioner Anthony in St. Louis on July 20.
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St. Louis
Hadley
Missouri
Waters-Pierce Ol Company
Standard Oil Company
Anthony
Murderer Hangs Himself in County Jail
Edward Gotts chalk, under sentence of death, hanged himself to the county jail in St. Paul on July 26. He had been convicted of murder and was awaiting execution when the suicide occurred. The incident is reported as a self-inflicted act in the jail.
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Paul
Edward Gottschalk
ROOT TAKES CHARGE OF STATE DEPARTMENT
Elhuh Root of New York was sworn in as secretary of state. He met with Solicitor Penfield Minister Russell and William J Calhoun to review Venezuelan affairs and plan instructions for the special commissioner. Calhoun must gather more information in Washington and New York before proceeding.
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Washington
Bihu Root
New York
William McNair
State Department
Root
Elihu Root Field
Russell
Venezuela
William J. Calhoun
Roosevelt
Calhoun
Russia’s National Assembly Plan Renounced After Police Halt
In Moscow 225 delegates attended a zemstvo congress where Count Heyden led a protest as police seized documents after officials prohibited the meeting. The assembly scheme devised by interior minister Boutigan was criticized as inadequate to reflect Russia’s grievances and was unanimously rejected.
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Moscow
Xzemstvo Cotteras
Count Heyden
M. Golovine
Kozloff
Russia
National Assembly
M. Boutigan
Interior
Judge Brewer Talks on Graft for Insurance Agents
Milwaukee July 20 Justice Brewer of the United States supreme court addressed life insurance agents in the Masonite building. He warned about insidious graft that uses public office for private gain and praised President Roosevelt for pursuing honest public affairs. He cited hypothetical cases involving bonds and Supreme Court decisions to illustrate unacceptable graft.
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Milwaukee
Justice Brewer
United States Supreme Court
Roosevelt
United States
San Domingo
Bomb Thrown at Helsingfors Vice Governor Injured
In Helsingfors Finland on July 20 a bomb attack targeted Vice Governor Deut rich as he left the senate. The blast injured his legs and face, shattered nearby windows, and he was carried to the police station. The assailant, fleeing the scene, was pursued by naval cadets but escaped.
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Deitrich Brown
Helsingfors
Finland
Karl Hohenthal
Soisalon Soininen
Deutrich
Senate
Torpedo boat flotilla shells Russians at Yukiwan and nearby targets
Vice Admiral Kamimura reports his flotilla of torpedo boat destroyers engaged Russians at Yukiwan, about 200 attackers shelling and silenced. Cavalry retreat and shelling observed. The cruiser Chihaya also shelled a Russian guard and signal men on a hill north of Geka in the Sa shinpao region, northeast Korea.
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Yukiwan
Tokio
Kamimura
Sunshin
Chihaya
Geka
Sashinpao
Korea
Chinese Boycott Against American Goods
The state department reports consuls say a Chinese boycott was organized by trade guilds in Shanghai Canton Tien Tsin Hankow and New Chwang. It is unlikely to harm American goods except in Canton and Shanghai where guilds are stronger. No official action can be taken while it remains a voluntary boycott, but the Chinese government may discourage it.
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Washington
State Department
Shanghai
Canton
Tien Tsin
Hankow
New Chwang
United States
Transport Sherman Arrives with Troops for West Coast Forts
The transport Sherman arrived from Manila with the Fourth Infantry, one cavalry squadron, and coast artillery companies Twenty eight and Ninety two. Ninety second company heads to Fort Flagler Washington, Twenty eighth to Fort Rosecrans. One battalion of Ponish infantry goes to Fort Thomas, others stay at the Presidio until orders.
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Sherman
San Francisco
Manila
Fourth Infantry
Twelfth Cavalry
Coast Artillery
Fort Flagler
Washington
Fort Rosecrans
Ponish Infantry
Fort Thomas
Presidio
Two White Doves To Be Released At Ship Launch
If Governor Hockin’s plan is followed, two white doves will be released from captivity when the battleship Kansas is launched on August 12 at Topeka. The executive desires this action as a signal of America’s wish for universal peace and a message to the world.
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Topeka
Kansas
Hockin
America
Korea to Send Envoys to Washington
Seoul reports Korea will dispatch two former American students to Washington to seek a hearing before the peace plenipotentiaries. Lacking credentials, the young envoys are backed by the emperor with 10,000 yen for launching a newspaper campaign to draw U.S. attention to Korea's plight.
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Korea
Seoul
Washington
America
Putitoff Iron Works Closed in St. Petersburg After Disorder
In St Petersburg on July 20 the Put Ilo iron works, long a source of industrial unrest linked to Father Gapon’s movement, closed after a two week warning. A small crowd attacked with a bomb that failed to explode. demonstrators were dispersed by Cossacks. An attempted assassination of Chief Procurator Constantine Petrovitch Pobpereduna as he alighted from a train was thwarted by swift arrest.
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Putitoff Iron Works
St. Petersburg
Putilo Iron Works
Father Gapon
Bt. Petersburg
Constantine Petrovitch Pobereduna
Holy Synod
Will Repatriate Spaniards
Madrid reports the Spanish government plans to repatriate Spaniards imprisoned in the Philippines by American forces during the 1898 war. The men are said to still be on the islands awaiting return under the arrangement.
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Madrid
Pilippine Islands
Baron Komura Arrives Aboard Minnesota at Port Townsend
The steamship Minnesota, with Baron Komure on board, has arrived at Port Townsend on July 20, bringing the distinguished visitor to the harbor.
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Baron Komura
Beattle, Waush
Minnesota
Baron Komure
Port Townsend
Promalt Gyr Owa Toy Pistol Death and Other Iowa Briefs
In Clinton Indiana on July 4 ten year old Eddie Iverson died from tetanus after a shot from a toy pistol. Centerville reports two Standard Oil tanks bursting, flooding streets with kerosene and gasoline. Nevada sees lightning strike barns, destroying 100 tons of hay. Greene chronicles an attempted train wreck thwarted by a rail strip. Sioux City notes flood-related insanity, a court fight over a mother's sanity, and Talbot selling Homer project rights. Keokuk records no peaceful picketing, Des Moines reports Iowa farm lands valued about 1.446 billion with a per acre average of 41.60, and Des Moines notes Busse murder case awaiting new hanging date.
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Clinton, In
Eddie Iverson
Des Moines
Iowa
Executive Council
John Crockett
Supreme Court
Cummins
Louis Busse
Busse
Catrs
Smith
Buxton
Wreck on Iowa Central Kills Four Men Near Richland
Four men died in a freight train wreck on the Iowa Central near Richland on July 15. Victims include engineers Jesse Long and Cal Williams, wireman William West, brakeman Sam Folzey, with Fireman W McMahan injured. High speed descent, bridge collapse, tank car flameout buried them. explosion followed as cars piled atop the engines.
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Richland
Iowa Central Railroad
Here
Jesse Long
William West
Sam Folzey
Cal Williams
W. McMahan
Oskaloosg
Two drownings and storm damage sweep Iowa towns
Reports from Iowa towns detail drownings in rivers near Floyd and Coon as three storms caused crop losses across Hagle Grove Bondurant and surrounding areas. A fatal fire claimed Samuel E Howard in Shambaugh after rescuing his wife and baby. Colonel D V Henderson faces paresis after a stroke with limited recovery. Thomas W Lawson spoke at Missouri Valley urging Iowa stockholders to sell at current highs amid the system raid plan.
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Shambaugh
Samuel E. Howard
Page County
Pure Food Law Pushed by Ex Governor Packard in Iowa
Des Moines reports Iowa plans a pure food law by the next legislature led by ex Governor Packard as head of the state agricultural department committee. He has enlisted Marshalltown speaker pro tem Cummings to push the bill, with Senator Newberry urging action at a State Bar meeting and noting Iowa and Nebraska as lax in food regulation.
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Packard
Des Moines
Iowa
State Agricultural Department
B. F. Cummings
Marshalltown
Newberry
Strawberry Point
Nebraska
West
State Bar Association
Committee of the Agricultural Department
House
Senate
Church Slayer's Nemesis Reward Offered in Des Moines Church
The Plymouth Congregational church in Des Moines urges a public reward for the murderers of Fritz Westbrook who died from a sandbag strike after being assaulted on a residence street in University Place. Westbrook, active in church work, was popular among the youth. A rival amid jealousy reportedly motivates the crime, with multiple witnesses recognizing a voice from the alley.
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Des Moines
Plymouth Congregational Church
Iowa
Fritz Westbrook
Westbrook
A. L. Brisbie
L. J. Kasson
University Place
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