Spain declares peace as Sabadell holds out amid revolt
From Hendaye to Madrid reports state tranquility returns to most of Spain. Troops march on Sabadell while insurrectionists resist near Barcelona. general strike in Madrid and Bilbao fails due to authorities. Don Jaime declines interference and notes monarchy’s fragile popularity as Morocco war looms. rail link Barcelona Port Bou restored.
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Madrid
Spain
Catalonia
Sabadell
Barcélona
Bilbao
Former Millionaire Serves Year in Jail
Garrett Linderman once a wealthy coal operator and banker from Booth Bethlehem, served a year in Lehigh county jail after failing to refund 4 million to his nephew’s estate. He had fallen from wealth following the Heinse copper crash in 1908 and was imprisoned for contempt of court over embezzlement. Friends later paid the missing amount, leaving him with no funds.
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Allentown Pa
Garrett B. Linderman
Booth Bethlehem
Lehigh County
Heinse
Robert P. Rathbun
Dye
Ife
Navy plans large submarine fleet for Cavite defense
Washington reports a new U S naval plan to base a substantial submarine flotilla at Cavite in the Philippine islands. The initial eight boats will include Moccasin and Adder with updated conning towers and batteries. Caesar sails to Manila via Suez. Grampus Ike to follow from San Francisco.
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Weshington
Kvy
United States ‘Naval
Cavite
Philippine
Aiigady
Caesar
Boston
Manila
Sues Canal
Grampus
Ike
San’ Francisco
Philippines
San Francisco
Atlantic
Dixie
Yankee
Witnesses With Squadron Arrives to Test Sutton Trial
Provincetown Mass Aug 5 The fast cruiser squadron led by the armored cruisers North Carolina Montana and the second class New York reaches harbor and joins Rear Admiral Schroeder's fleet Officers Lieutenant Utley and Dr Cook on board expected to depart for Annapolis as witnesses in the Sutton trial
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Provincetown
Mass
North Carolina
Motana
New York
Mediterranean
Schroeder
Worth Carolina
Utley
Cook
Annapolis
Sutton
Former diplomat ill in Kansas after heart attack
Lawrence Kansas Aug 5 W A Harris former United States senator from Kansas is seriously ill at his home with a heart attack. His weakened condition attributed to heat and horseback riding likely caused the episode.
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Lawrence Kan
W. A. Harrris
United States
Kansas
Man Cleared in Brother’s Fatal Pistol Duel
In a preliminary hearing a man living near here was acquitted of murdering his brother Thomas in a pistol duel on a quiet country road. Witness Charles Cummins, another brother, testified the shooting was in self defense.
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Everank
Thomas
Charles Cummins
Malforerd Kills Companions in Standing Rock Incident
Robert Gil, a 7% mixed heritage man, was arrested here on charges related to a fatal shooting after a meeting of a Pacifle stockholders group. The event followed a dispute with Powers, who had accused Gil of violence. The gathering was held to vote on a plan involving 21 different companies within the Missouri System.
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Robert Gila
Standing Rock
Gil‘ Sue
Pacife
Wil Oeldon
Syeten
Victor's Confession of Quadruple Murder
Emil Victor admits the July 1909 killings of James W. Christie wife and daughter and Michael Ronayne in the Christie barn near Rudolph Brown County South Dakota. He details the sequence of shootings after a burglary, taking funds and items, and states the confession is sworn before Notary L. T. Van Slyke.
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Aberdeen
Emil Victor
J. W. Christie
Michael Ronayne
South Dakota
County of
Brown
James W. Christie
Rudolph
Brown County
Christie
Mildred Christie
Mellette
Ronayne
L. T. van Slyke
Fire Devastates 20 000 Buildings in Osaka
Osaka reports a cataclysmic fire that destroyed about 20 000 structures including banks stock exchange and government buildings. Thousands are homeless hundreds injured with several millions in yen losses feared and insurance fears looming as the conflagration raged over five hours.
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Osaka
Japan
Stock Exchange
Chinese vice consul slain by Chinese cook in New York
Dr Luk Wing Chinese vice consul at New York was shot in his Broadway office by Wong Bow Cheung alias Matuda Wong, an Americanized Chinese cook. Wong was arraigned before the coroner and committed to Tombs for inquest. Mrs Wing, ill, visited bedside as the consul died.
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New York
Wong
Bow Cheung
Matuda Wong
Luk Wing
Lak Wing
Lehigh
Yale
Broadway
Wing
Oil magnate wed in London at St George's Hanover Square
Henry Clay Pierce of St. Louis married Virginia Prickett Burrowes in a quiet ceremony at St George's church Hanover Square London under a Canterbury license. Witnesses were four, with Virginia Burrowes and H Anderson as attendants and Baron Gino de Mor purago supporting the groom. The couple left for the continent after a small breakfast.
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London
Canterbury
Henry Clay Pierce
St. Louis
St. George’s Church
Hanover Square
Virginia Prickett Burrowes
William Russell Prickett
Edwardsville
Virginia Burrowes
H.anderson
Gino de Morpurago
Lynch Murderer Hanged Before Trial in Platte City
In Platte City Missouri early this morning George Johnson white who killed farmer John W Moore near Platte City on June 20 was lynched at the jail after an escape of a prisoner. A mob overpowered the sheriff and hanged Johnson at a tree opposite the jail.
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St. Joseph
George Johnson
John W. Moore
Platte City
Johnson
Kansas City
Youth 18 Drowned in Lincoln Creek Bathing Incident
In Utica Neb Aug 4 Earl Clark 23 son of South Omaha postmaster drowned while bathing with companions in Lincoln creek near Utica. Body recovered.
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Utica
Neb
Earl Clark
Postmaster Clark
South Omaha
Lincoln Creek
Here
Mother's Gift Drowns Boy in Lehigh Canal
In Bethlehem on Aug 4 a 12 year old, Earl KF Strawbridge of North Catasauqua, rushed to try trunks his mother made and ventured into deep water at the Lehigh Canal where he drowned.
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Bethlehem
Earl KF. Strawbridge
North Catasauqua
Lehigh Scanal
Western Tourists Die in Coeur d'Alene Crash
Spokane August 4 The head on collision of two electric trains near Coldwater Idaho leaves 12 dead and about 75 injured Many victims hailed from eastern states where travelers had come to register for the Indian land opening The official list names 12 dead and several injured including Callie Golden and Mrs A B McDonnell from Spokane and others across Washington Illinois Montana and Iowa.
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Spokane
Coeur d'Alene
Coldwater
Idaho
Here
Orville Puerbaugh
Elkhart
Ind
W. J. House
Scotia
Wash
William W. Onsette
Harrington
A. P. Whitley
Memphis
Tenn
William Ward
Wenatchie
Callie Golden
W. A. Dahlquist
Estherville
W. J. C. Cox
Medical Lake
A. B. M'Donnell
Drummond
Mont
Co. P. van Sant
Harrisonville
E. L. Dixon
Norfolk
Neb
Peter Dricks
Ricks
Douds
Carl Williams
Missoula
England greets the czar of Russia at Cowes visit
The Russian imperial yacht Standart arrives at Cowes with Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra. King Edward VII, Queen Alexandra, and the Prince and Princess of Wales attend a grand welcome with 150 warships flying the Russian ensign. Sir Edward Grey and Count von Benckendorff also participate in the ceremony amid hopes of strengthening the entente among Britain France and Russia.
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Cowes
Standard
Cherbourg
King Edward
Edward
Queen Alexandra
Prince and Princess of Wales
Edward Grey M. Iswolsky
Count von Benckendorff
Great Britain
England
France
Russia
Nicholas
Labor Party
Alabama House Passes Income Tax Amendment Bill
Montgomery report states the Alabama House passed the bill agreeing to an income tax amendment of the U S Constitution. The action occurred in Montgomery on August 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
Montgomery
Ala
House
United States
Sea serpent sighting off Cape Hatteras reported
A large sea creature described as six feet around and eighty feet long was seen near the Norwegian steamship Shion Dumois off Cape Hatteras. Captain Sorensen says he could not measure or count the fangs but believes the estimate is conservative as the ship arrived from Nipe, Cuba.
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New York
Cape Hatteras
Shion Dumois
Nipe
Cuba
Sorensen
Tragic personal crisis reports at Lincoln capital
Mrs. Thomas H Paxton wife of Atlas bank cashier Neligh Neb committed suicide by hanging in a Lincoln sanitarium amid ill health and despondency. Edgar Stahley a well known county youth killed himself near Lincoln leaving a note saying he did not want to live longer.
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Lincoln, Neb
Thomas
Paxton
Atlas Bank
Neligh
Neb
Lincoln
Edgar Stahley
Devastating hailstorm wrecks crops across Beadle and Douglas counties
A July hail and wind storm devastates farms across Beadle and surrounding counties from Rockham to Huron, wiping out thousands of acres of wheat and corn. Three injured in a barn collapse near Huron as damage estimates reach six figures in Armour. Delmont reports shattered windows and baseball-sized hail.
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Huron
D. D
Beadle
Chris Peterson
Rockham
Spink County
Iroquois
Wessington
Hitchcock
Wolsey
Yale
Sheffield
Cavour
Douglas
Armour
S. D
Delmont
8. D
Here
Hail Storm Hits Aurora County With Small Damages
July 31 reports from Plankinton and Chamberlain describe a brief hail storm in southern Aurora county and nearby areas. The shower brought wind and some hail east with no reported damage. additional rain occurred a few miles south and east.
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Chamberlain
Aurora
Plankinton
S. D
Aurora County
Iowa Escapes Storm Hits Des Moines Area
Des Moines reports indicate no serious damage from last night’s storm, with disruptions limited to extreme western Iowa where wires are down near Omaha.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Omaha
Zeppelin II Makes Record Balloon Flight Across Germany
Count Zeppelin pilots Zeppelin II from Friedrichshafen to Frankfurt air exposition about 220 miles at 21 mph despite head winds. Test flights from Friedrichshafen, Ulm, and Cannstatt report adverse weather yet describe smooth handling and a safe landing before large crowds.
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Count Zeppelin
Frankfort
Germany
Friedrichshafen
Freidrichshafen
Zeppelin II
Frankfort Air Navigation Exposition
Bietigheim
Wuertemberg
Ulm
Bitterfield
Return
Indian Affairs Moves to Aid Wisconsin Flood Victims
Commissioner Valentine acts to relieve over 1200 Indians in Wisconsin left without shelter or food after recent cloudbursts near O'Danah. Relief efforts target immediate needs and longer term support.
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Washington
of Indian Affairs
Valentine
Wisconsin
O’danah
Chinese Consul Shot In New York Office
Chinese vice consul Luk Wing was shot and seriously wounded in his 18 Broadway office this afternoon. An assailant, also a Chinese man, was arrested and the consul taken to St. Gregory hospital.
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New York
Leipsic Honors Theodore Roosevelt with Doctor of Laws
The University of Leipsic awarded Theodore Roosevelt a Doctor of Laws degree. Also recognizing Frederick of Saxony Count Ferdinand Zeppelin aeronaut Gerard Hauptmann author and Professor Frits von Uhde German painter.
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Roosevelt
Leipsic
University of
Stolen finances from Louisville Coffee Company safe
Government bonds bank stock notes and insurance policies totaling 23000 dollars were taken from the safe in the Louisville Coffee Company office on Sixth Street around noon yesterday.
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Louisville
Louisville Coffee Joompany
Sixth Street
Head of National League Kills Self
New York July 31 Harry C Pulliam president of the National League died at 8 10 am after shooting himself in his room at the New York Athletic Club. He lived from 530 last night until this morning. He was found with a bullet wound and a revolver nearby. Though unable to state a motive, illness is suspected. Pulliam, 89, had a long career in Louisville and Pittsburgh baseball and politics. Louisville, July 31 reports the death reached Louisville with regret. He had been active in baseball leadership since 1902 and previously served as city editor and club secretary.
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New York
Harry C. Pulliam
National League of Professional Baseball Clubs
New York Athletic Club
Pulliam
Heeame
Athletic Club
Scottsville
Louisville Commercial
Louisville Baseball Club
Pittsburg Club
National League
Louisaville
Harry Pulliam
National Association of Baseball Clubs
Louis- Ville
Louisville
Barney Dreyfus
Pittsburg
Kentucky
Nordica Weds New York Banker in London Ceremony
Opera star Mme Lilian Nordica marries George W. Young a New York banker at King's Way House church Grosvenor Square. The simple Anglican service followed by a reception at Claridge's and a cruise aboard Young's yacht before returning to London.
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Mme
Nordica
New York
London
Lillian Nordica
George W. Young
King’s Way House Church
Grosvenor Square
Jas. R. Carter
Fred Townsend Martin
Mme. Nordica
Emil del Castillo
Baldwin
W. Fenton Chauncey
Church of England
Claridge's
Southampton
Young
America
Reward For Loyal Haligonians Land Grants
Halifax July 31. In recognition of services during the 1866 Fenian threat the Canadian government plans to grant 160 acres to 175 living members of the local improvised army. Grants come from public lands in the Canadian northwest and most recipients, though aged, intend to relocate to occupy and farm their lands.
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Halifax
Canada
Canadian Northwest
Northwest
River steamer sinks near Philadelphia riverfront
Philadelphia July 31 a small steamer running between Trenton and Philadelphia began sinking while the engineer slept in a cabin on the Delaware night watchman on the dock spotted the danger and woke the engineer they searched for the leak but it could not be found and the craft went nearly entirely under as the two men struggled to save it
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Philadelphia
Delaware
Trenton
N. J
Tripped on Skirt and Fell to Death Near Woolrich
Mrs Clarence P Sterner of Philadelphia died in a July 31 accident near her father Charles Rich’s Woolrich home. While riding with her father she tried to pick flowers, her skirt fouled her foot, and she toppled into a ditch breaking her neck. she was dead on arrival.
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Jersey Shore
Clarence P. Sterner
Orthodox St
Philadelphia
Charles Rich
Woolrich
Bloodshed in Barcelona Sparks Fearful Aftermath
Paris dispatches report heavy fighting in Barcelona with machine guns and grape against rioters. Streets and buildings stained with blood as civilians flee to find missing husbands and fathers amid rampant incendiarism.
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Paris
Barcelona
Martial law and unrest spread across Spain’s cities
Reports from Madrid Barcelona and Paris describe martial law orders in Barcelona with residents told to stay home under threat of shooting. Troops mobilize shortages rise and censorship tightens as royal family returns to Madrid and Maura contemplates resignation amid Catalonia revolt.
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Ministry of Finance
Treasury
Spain
Burgos
Logrono
Vittoria
Bilbao
Madrid
San Sebastian
Maura
Alfonso
Paris
Africa
Europe
Catalonia
Marid
Prince Charles
Bourbon
Prince Ferdinand
Bavaria
Heat claims two lives amid ongoing July humidity
Chicago reports two deaths and many prostrations from oppressive heat. A night of extreme discomfort followed as the morning reading reached 83.2 degrees, 2 degrees higher than the same hour a day earlier.
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Chicago
City Council Considers Central Cabbage Kitchen Plan
Atlantic City officials discuss a municipal cabbage cooking plant on the salt meadows to boil all cabbage for the resort. The proposal aims to halt odor complaints from hotel and apartment residents by centralizing cooking duties.
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Atlantic City
N. J
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Buarcetena
Vienna
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Lower Austria
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Morocco
Perpignan
Port Bou
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DR. Wing
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Kingdom of Spain
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Interior
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Rambla
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Llanza
Melilla
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