Oldfield Darkens Speed Contest With Fatal Crash
In a false start at the world’s fair automobile speed contest A C Webb of Toledo led while Barney Oldfield of Cleveland, blinded by a dust cloud, crashed through the course fence killing John Scott the park watchman and fatally injuring Nathan Montgomery. Webb won the race. Oldfield vowed to quit racing. The tragedy follows a prior crash in which Oldfield was injured.
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St. Louis
A. C. Webb
Toledo
Barney Oldfield
Cleveland
John Scott
Nathan Montgomery
Oldfield
Webb
Ramey Oldfield
Grosse Pointe
Detroit
Iwan
Women raid four illicit saloons in Cuba wrecking property
In Cuba four illicit saloons were smashed by women led by Mrs Footfires and Mrs William McDonald. Armed with hatchets they entered the venues owned by Ben Pall, wrecking bars fixtures and merchandise before police intervened. twenty five other women joined the raid and additional places were raided.
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Cuta
Wan
Footfires
William McDonald
Ben Pall
Cuba
New gold fields discovered in Twate province
Government engineers issued proclamations authorizing development of newly discovered fields in Twate. Foreign experts estimate the mines will add to Shen bene value and preparations are underway to store mining operations and begin extraction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webbie
Postmaster General Paynes Hint on Global Postage Progress
Postmaster General Paynes suggests imminent move toward decent postage rates among the United States Germany and Great Britain. Press comment is mixed with the ministry of posts recording cautious hopes as German postal delegates oppose adoption at the international postal congress.
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Berlin
Paynes
United States
Germany
Great Britain
Ministry of Posts
International Postal Congress
Forest Fires Rage in British Columbia Timber Loss Mounts
Special report from Vancouver BC notes fires burning across the province. About 60.9 million dollars of timber to be burned with royalties losses over 500000. The latest blaze began near Point Urey near Vancouver, with seven miles of forest burning. R S Forbes camps and skid roads suffer 60000 in damage.
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Vancouver
PA. C
British Columbia
Point Urey
R. S. Forbes
Philippine commerce rises in nine months to March
The commerce of the Philippine Islands increased by more than a million dollars in the nine months ended March, with import trade up nearly two million dollars and a slight decline in exports, according to the Bureau of Insular Affairs.
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Washington
Philippine Islands
Bureau of Insular Affairs
Louisiana Is Launched at Newport News Yard
The battleship Louisiana sister to the Connecticut was launched at the Newport News shipyard on Saturday. Miss Juniata La Lande of New Orleans served as sponsor and broke a bottle of wine across the prow.
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Newport News
Louisiana
Connecticut
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Newport News Shipbuilding Yards
Juniata la Lande
New Orleans
Arrests in Starbuck case in Indiana murder probe
Three young men Lewis Wales Frank Wales and George Lanhan were arrested in Newcastle Indiana on suspicion of complicity in the murder of Mrs. William Starbuck and her baby daughter at Greensboro on July 9. Sheriff Christopher and Marshal Charles Burr led the arrests based on evidence authorities say could warrant a grand jury indictment. Letters with incriminating content were reportedly obtained by a ruse.
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Newcastle
Ind
Lewis
Frank Wales
George Lanhan
Shirley
Christopher
Marshal Charles Burr
William Starbuck
Greensboro
Will Refuse All Proffers of Political Office
Albany special: David B. ti announces retirement from politics effective January 1. He will relinquish leadership of the New York Democratic party and will not accept any future national or state party positions or run for office. Hill says he wants more time for personal affairs and law practice while remaining interested in Democratic success as a private citizen.
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Albany
N. Y
David B. Ti
Democratic Party
New York
Hill
Kansas Cities Adopt Resolution to Keep Separate Schools
The Kansas Association of Cities of the First and Second Classes adopted a resolution in favor of maintaining separate schools for negro and white pupils. The measure cites the race question as serious enough to require action and plans to bring the issue to the Legislature.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas Association of Cities of the
Kansas
Campaign Against Profanity In Kerwick Pa
The Young Women's Christian Association launches a town campaign against street profanity in Kerwick Pennsylvania. An ordinance recently enacted by the town council is posted publicly warning penalties of up to three months imprisonment for profanity.
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Kerwick
Young Women's Christian Association
Oh Minerva Harner's Son Arrested in St Louis
Oh Minerva reveals the arrest of Paul Harper the fifteen year old son of Dr W N Harper president of Chicago University and three other sons of prominent families by Jefferson guards at the Meteorish Palace on the Pike and jailed at World’s Fair Port Station.
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Minerva
Harner
St. Looms
Paul Harper
W. N. Harper
Chicago University
Meéorish
Divorce Sought Over 2 Cents a Day For Food Claim
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Bramwell tells Baltimore that feeding a family of four at two cents per person daily is impossible, and she has filed a divorce suit in the Circuit Court against her husband.
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Baltimore
Mary Elizabeth Bramwell
Artful Wins 55000 Futurity at Sheepshead Bay
Artful, once owned by the late William C. Whitney and racing in Berman B. Darven colors, captured the seventeenth Futurity at Sheepshead Bay on Saturday. The event carries about 55.90 to the winner.
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New York
Artful
Wiliam C. Whitney
Berman B. Darven
Sheepshead Bay
Dean Hole Dies in Rochester at Age 66
The Very Rev. S Reynolds Hole of Rochester, born December 1819, died Saturday morning after a period of illness. He passed away in his sleep due to heart trouble.
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London
S. Reynolds Hole
Rochester
Dean
Socialism Rejected by United Garment Workers
Buffalo N Y Special The United Garment Workers of America at its thirteenth annual convention Saturday evening voted down a resolution that would commit the organization to socialism.
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Buffalo
N. Y
The
United Garment Workers of America
Baltic Fleet Unseaworthy Report Sparks Naval Alarm
A St. Petersburg dispatch says Baltic fleet vessels are altogether unseaworthy and many naval officers deem sending them eastward madness.
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Baltic
Paris
St. Petersburg
Jett to tour as Davy Crockett in San Francisco production
Special Champion Jefferies chooses to travel with the famous play Davy Crockett next month. He will portray the title role with several strong fights built into the part.
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San Francisco
Jefferies
Davy Crocket
Farmer Gershon Marx Believed Linked to Connecticut Murders
Authorities link four killings and an attempted poisoning to Gershon Marx of Colchester Connecticut. Bodies of Pavel and Palm found. two more victims, including an eighteen year old Russian immigrant and a Hebrew peddler, feared buried on Marx farms. Marx awaits murder trial while investigators dig for proof.
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Colchester
Conn
Shershon B. Marx
Norwich County
Priory
Connecticut
Marx
Joe Pavel
Joe Palm
Pavel
Harry
New York
Russia
Hartford
Hardwick
Copper Dilution Reveals Typhoid Remedy
Washington Special reports municipalities facing typhoid in drinking water should seek Agriculture Department help. Dr. George T. Moore, a physiologist, found a copper based remedy destroying typhoid germs using copper sulphate or metallic copper, with success in several cities.
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Washington
Secretary of Agriculture
George T. Moore
Fraulein Bertha Krupp to Wed Herr Deichmann in Essen
In Essen Germany the impending marriage of Fraulein Bertha Krupp reputedly the wealthiest girl in the world is announced. Herr Deichmann a Cologne banker’s son is named as the fortunate husband. Bertha Krupp is said to control a fortune of 500 million marks and an annual income of 40 million.
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Essen
Germany
All
Fraulein Bertha Krupp
Herr Deichmann
Cologne
Boer Colony Planned in Venezuela by Boer Leader
Special General Samuel Pearson, a Boer army division commander, plans a large colony of Boers in Venezuela. He has arranged for 1,000,900 acres along the Orinoco river and will arrange departures from Africa for Boers dissatisfied with British rule.
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Wilkesbarre
Samuel Pearson
Venezuela
Orinoco River
Africa
Boxers Plotting Once More Near Pechill Province
A revival of box ers spy activity is reported from Taminegfu in Pechill province. More than twenty American missionaries including women and children have evacuated the area due to a plot tag massacre by boxers calling themselves Tsaiyun.
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Shanghai
Taminegfu
Pechill Province
Tientsin
Tsaiyun
American School in Erzerum Destroyed by Fire
The American School for boys in Erzerum was burned in an accident. This is the second American school there to burn, the girls’ school having burned earlier, with incendiary blame.
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Urkey
Constantinople
Arzerium
Erzerium
Georgia Again to the Front
Sebastiae icBride a Black man near Portal in Bullock County was seized by five men from his home and whipped before dying from the injuries days later. Local authorities investigate the mob action as a grave racial violence incident.
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Georgia
Statesboro
Sebastiae icBride
Portal
Bullock County
Bedford Special Report Hints Arrest in Schafer Murder Case
Bedford Indiana expects a major arrest imminently in the Schafer murder case as investigators pace to announce charges within days. Police say the inquiry has intensified with new leads and witnesses being questioned.
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Bedford, Ind
Wouldn't That Bite you! Siberian Fleas For Exhibition
Tacoma special reports A M Baker expects $5 000 from Baron Rothschild for a pair of Siberian fleas secured from a live Arctic fox near East Cape Siberia Baker traveled to St Louis with the fleas in a glass jar bound for the exposition Rothschild reportedly owns many flea varieties except the Siberian type.
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Tacoma
Wash
A. M. Baker
Baron Rothschild
East Cape
Siberia
Rothschild
Baker
St. Louis
Dynamite Blast Kills Farmer and Horse in Ohio
Near Marseilles Ohio Ernest Webber a prominent farmer was injured when his buggy horse and a load of 100 pounds of dynamite exploded after the horse ran away The crash blew the horse and buggy apart and Webber was killed in the incident witnessed in Columbus Special report from Ohio.
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Columbus
Ernest Webber
Marseilles
Webber
Creaturies Tula Mobilizes Half Million at Liao Yang
Creauturies Tula has mobilized nearly five hundred thousand men for operations at Liao Yang. The vast force concentrates around strategic districts as leaders plan coordinated actions amid ongoing movements and regional tensions.
Shrapnel Sweeps Russians in Fierce Battle Run
Report details a major engagement at Liao Yang Cable where Japanese forces about 200000 strong attacked Russian positions. Third Russian corps repulsed multiple Japanese assaults with bayonet charges while heavy artillery and shrapnel inflicted severe losses. one gunner remained at his post until ordered to hospital.
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Liao Yang
Kuropatkin
Ascoli Cathedral Theft Suspect Hangs Self in Cell
Recchiggiami the photographer arrested in Ascoli for stealing from the cathedral’s reliquary was found dead in his cell. He committed suicide by hanging himself after refusing nourishment for several days. The item mentions J Pierpont Morgan of New York as purchaser of the relic.
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Ascoli
Italy
Recchiggiami
Cathedral of
J. Pierpont Morgan
New York
Treasure Found Near Spelanken in Transvaal Claim
A cousin of General Kemp reports discovery of Boer treasure beyond Spelanken in the northern Transvaal. The hoard, valued at about £1,250,000, would see half go to the government following Field Marshal Lord Roberts’s entry.
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Johannesburg
Kemp
Spelanken
Transvaal
Pretoria
Lord Roberts
Pittsburg Father Kills Son in Heidelburg Home
A Pittsburg man Frank Dippold aged 38 after a night of debauchery killed his eight year old son Frank with an ax in their Heidelberg home. Police report the incident occurred in the father’s room where the boy slept. The case follows an earlier night of heavy drinking.
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Pittsburg
Frank Dippold
Heidelberg
Dippold
Frank
Dio
Alaskan Cable Arc Connects Arctic Regions to Puget Sound
A new government cable linking Alaska and Arctic regions with American land lines has been spliced to Burnside in Puget Sound. A message of congratulations came from President Roosevelt.
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Tacoma
Wash
Alaska
Arctic
Burnside
Puget Sound
Roosevelt
World Fair Managers Say $1,000,000 Loan Not Needed
Semi official notice from the fair’s management states the million dollar loan applied for over a month ago for emergency use will not be required. The decision comes amid reports of improved financial conditions and cash flow at the exposition in St. Louis.
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St. Louis
World’s Fair Management
City Destroyed by Fire in Binang Laguna
A blaze swept Binang in Laguna on Luzon Island destroying the city. About 1000 persons perished and 5000 were left homeless. Loss is estimated at $200000.
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Manila
Binang
Laguna Pronvince
Luzon
France Opposes Mediation Yet Fears Japan Hegemony
Paris counsel says no mediation move is likely now though France is eager to aid peace if feasible. Officials warn Japan could dominate the Far East with overwhelming victory, urging Britain France and the United States to unite to curb the war before any side gains uncontested mastery.
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Paris
William
Russia
Germany
Foreign Office
London
France
Petit Parisien
Europe
Delcasse
Great Britain
United States
Japan
Far East
Russian Heir Christened At Peterhof Palace Ceremony
The christening of the Russian throne heir occurred Wednesday morning at the Peterhof Palace church. A gilded carriage procession carried the infant prince from Alexandra villa to the church as the metropolitan administered the sacrament. The Emperor vested the heir with the Order of St Andrew insignia amid bells and 101 gun salutes marking the ceremony.
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St. Petersburg
Peterhof
Alexandra Villa
St. Petersbug
Order of St. Andrew
Our New Cruisers Luxury Is Forgotten by Bureau of Construction
Washington Special reports that luxury is sacrificed for formidability in the new armored cruisers authorized by Congress. The Bureau of Construction and Repair plans include a complete water tight subdivision and no bulkhead piercing ventilating pipes, aiming to protect vessels from torpedo damage.
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Washington
Bureau of Construction and Repair
Raisin Trust Formed Choking Output and Prices
A New York led combination unites major raisin seeders on the Pacific coast to regulate output and prices. The Consolidation Raisin Company has purchased last year's carryover from the Raisin Growers' Association, totaling 1,200 carloads, and carries a capital stock of 1,600,000 dollars.
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New York
Pacific Coast
New Trust
Raisin Growers’ Association
Consolidation Raisin Company
Black Hand Murder Claims 18-Year-Old in Park Street Restaurant
New York report states Salvatore Rossa to, age eighteen, was shot dead in his father s Park Street restaurant by Dario Rossati, thirty five, on Wednesday. Police say the motive was disclosure of Black Hand secrets.
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New York
Salvatore Rossato
Park Street
Dario Rossati
Jeffries defeats Munroe in quick Butte title clash
James J. Jeffries knocked out Jack Munroe in the second round at Mechanics Pavilion San Francisco. The bout lasted four minutes and fifteen seconds, drawing 7 000 to 8 000 spectators with gate receipts about 35 000, underscoring Jeffries as the reigning champion.
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San Francisco
Jack Munroe
Butte
James J. Jeffries
Mechanics’ Pavilion
Munroe
Dowie’s Rules on Courtship At Zion City
In an afternoon Zion City talk Dowie praised Roosevelt as a candidate and issued new love rules. A girl under 18 may not speak to a boy on the street. if 18 or older she may speak only with both parents’ consent and Dowie. He urged daily prayers for Roosevelt and the audience rose.
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Waukegan
Ilc
Zion City
Dowie
Roosevelt
Zion
Igorrotes Too Much for Her in St. Louis
Mrs Emma Wilkinson of Alhambra Illinois fainted twice after seeing the Igorrotes in a St Louis display. She was revived and fainted again, and was placed on a train for home.
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St. Louis
Emma Wilkinson
Alhambra
Ill
Seventy Die When Ferry Capsizes in Kamif River
Berlin dispatch reports Ledz Poland received word that a ferry on the Kamif river capsized Tuesday with seventy drowned and thirty saved. The boat was licensed to carry thirty persons.
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London
Berlin
Ledz
Poland
Kamif
Chinese Urge Massacre Reported by London Cable
The Tiensin cor respondent to the Standard says placards found at Tsinanfu in Shantung province urge the massacre of foreign devils after the seventh moon and native Christians are fleeing.
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London
Tiensin
The
Standard
Tsinanfu
Shantung
New Armor Plate Process from Midvale Secret Method
Philadelphia report says Midvale Steel devised a secret armor plate process enabling it to underbid Carnegie and Bethlehem firms. The advance could win global armor plate contracts for Midvale, impacting major industry leaders.
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Philadelphia
Midvale Steel Company
Carnegie
Bethlehem
Bryan to Be with Us in Midwest Campaign Swing
William J. Bryan will stump for the Democratic ticket making twelve speeches in Indiana and probably as many in Illinois, signaling a broad Midwest push. The disclosure comes from Republican headquarters noting the extensive tour.
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Bryan
Chicago
William J. Bryan
Air Democracy
Republican Nations
Mr. Bryan
Indiana
President's Sons Firemen Fight Blaze at historic Oyster Bay mansion
Kermit and Archie Roosevelt, sons of the President, joined the local bucket brigade in Oyster Bay New York as they battled a blaze that destroyed an old colonial mansion near Sagamore Hill.
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Oyster Bay
N. Y
Kermit
Archie Roosevelt
Sagamore Hill
Missouri week at world fair shatters attendance record
St. Louis special report shows Missouri week at the world’s fair drawing 793,473 visitors in six days. The total surpasses all prior weeks by about 125,000, marking a new attendance high.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Missouri
Cincinnati Double Tragedy Sheds Light on Race Street Case
In Cincinnati on Race street a couple, Amanda Harter aged 38 and James Leonard Druein aged 29, were found dead in their Normandie flat Sunday. Authorities report the deaths appear to involve foul play and possible self harm, prompting investigations into motive and sequence of events.
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Cincinnati
Amanda Harter
James’ Leonard Druein
The
Normandie
Race Street
Burglars Enter Judge Shauck Home While Absent
In Columbus Ohio burglars entered the residence of Judge Shauck of the Supreme Court during his family's absence. Evidence indicates the intruders took a bath but nothing else was stolen or disturbed.
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Columbus, O
Shauck
Supreme Court
Death Sentence for Slayer in St Petersburg Case
Samsonoff, the assassin of M. Von Piehve, has been condemned to death and the sentence awaits the Emperor's approval.
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St. Petersburg
Samsonoff
M. von Piehve
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