Pasquale's Bold Plan Ends In Wedding At City Hall
Julia Morelli, a fourteen year old on Mulberry Street, is drawn to Pasquale a shoeblack boy with a struggling trade. After eloping plans and a stolen shawl scheme led to pursuit and arrest, Pasquale’s ruse collapses when Julia’s father confronts them in court. They marry at city hall with the father’s reluctant blessing.
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Lion Fark
Julia
Pasquale
Mulberry Street
Bowery
Papa
Mamma
Tombs
Vea
Warren McVeigh
Boston Journal
Revising Names of Indians At Garden City Convention
The diocesan convention in Garden City New York refused the title honorable for Judge Augustus Van Wyck who led the lay committee. A delegate argued lay titles should not be recognized. another urged honoring his prior service as a Supreme Court justice. The vote 62 to 54 supported dropping the title.
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Protestant Episcopal Church
Garden City
N. Y
Augustus van Wyck
van Wyck
Supreme Court
Speed of Eskimo Dogs
Eskimo dogs were driven forty five miles over ice in five hours. A picked team once traveled six miles in twenty eight minutes.
Americans Win at Kiel Yacht Club Races
The American men of war’s crews won two firsts and a second in Jody’s races at Kiel, with five boats from the US and thirty seven from Germany. Emperor William distributed prizes as US ships Chicago and San Francisco crews triumphed in cutter and launch events.
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Kaiserlisher Yacht Club
Kiel
Jody
Steele
Emperor William
Mustin
Chicago
Hohenzollern
Cotton
Admiral Cotton
Yacht Club
United States
Stephen C. Rowan
Price Henry
Ammon Sentenced in Franklin Syndicate Case
William F. Miller's attorney, Robert A. Ammon, received an indeterminate prison term of four to four and a half years for receiving thirty thousand five hundred dollars from the Franklin 520 percent syndicate. Miller, now serving a ten year sentence and the principal witness, may seek a pardon as he is reportedly dying of consumption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William F. Miller
New York
Robert A. Ammon
Franklin Syndicate
Ammon
Miller
Franklin
Jerome
Newburg
Supreme Court of Justice
Chicago Newsboys Shootings Startle Lincoln Park Crowd
In Lincoln Park last night Arthur J. Weber aged 22 was shot and killed by a newsboy as jeers aimed at his women companions provoked a deadly confrontation. A large crowd witnessed the incident and the assailant fled in the confusion.
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Chicago
Arthur J. Weber
Lincoln Park
Thorneby Choked To Death In Brooklyn Restaurant
New York report of Thomas Thornby a Brooklyn butcher dying after choking on a steak at a restaurant. He ordered the best beefsteak, ate heartily, then suddenly it was said the meat may have come from his own shop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pasquale
Julia
Italy
New York
Thomas Thornby
Brooklyn
Thornby
Stock law vote in McLennan county temporarily enjoined
A court temporarily enjoins a stock law vote in McLennan County halting the ballot process. The order blocks further action while the case proceeds, delaying the referendum and related county decisions. Local officials had scheduled the vote amid ongoing legal challenges and competing property interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McLennan County
Robbery at Dallas Post Office Stolen $400 in Bills
In Dallas Texas the stamp department lost 400 dollars in a robbery discovered today. A thief allegedly slid through a wicker lobby window and seized a package of bills. Mrs Miller head of the stamp department must cover the loss. Two suspects were held then released for lack of evidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dalls
Texas
Dallas
Stamp Department
Miller
Hundred and Three Years Old Aunt Mollie Brown of Canado Texas
In Jackson county the old colored woman Aunt Mollie Brown, now 103, recalls events from ninety years ago. She came to Texas fifty-two years ago with Charles Deutral. Despite near blindness she remembers her fourteen children and their many descendants. Her daughter Aunt Sarah Ann Wilson, 72, was in town with tales of fourteen children and numerous grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canado
Texas
Jackson County
Mollie Brown
Charles Deutral
Sarah Ann Wilson
Molly
Judge Gerald Proclaims Revival of War on Law Violators
Judge Gerald announces a renewed crackdown on crime citing new sweeping measures. The statement signals intensified enforcement across jurisdictions and a pledge to pursue suspected violators with expanded powers and penalties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald
Lightning strikes New Concord church killing A H Alexander
A dispatch from Zanesville Ohio reports lightning hit the Presbyterian church at New Concord last night killing A H Alexander and injuring several. His daughter was prostrated in the same seat beside him and Miss Rose Paden the organist was also struck. Clewis Allison suffered a torn trouser leg and other children received minor injuries in the panic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Chronicle
Zanesville
Ohio
New Concord
A. H. Alexander
Rose Paden
Clewis Allison
Reliance Wins Newport Cup Against Columbia and Constitution
In heavy seas off Newport Rhode Island the cup yacht Reliance beat both Columbia and Constitution on a thirty mile course. Reliance finished in four minutes nine seconds faster than Columbia and four minutes fifty eight seconds faster than Constitution proving its worth as a heavy weather vessel.
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Newport
R.I
Columbia
Constitution
Beaumont Traction Company Grants Right of Way
Beaumont Traction Company issued an oft cited right of way grant describing land access and route use terms. The notice outlines consent, conditions, and expected duration for railway and streetcar operations.
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Beaumont Traction Company
Former Judge Cyrus L. Pershing Dies in Pottsville
Pottsville resident Cyrus L. Pershing who served as presiding judge of Schuylkill county courts. He oversaw trials of Molly Maguires members who were convicted and many executed.
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Pottsville
Cyrus L. Pershing
Schuylkill
Molly MecGuires
Russia summons Pekin envoy to discuss Manchuria
Russia's representative at Pekin is hurriedly summoned to St. Petersburg to confer with the war minister regarding the Manchurian situation.
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Russia
Pekin
St. Petersburg
Feud in Breathitt County Leaves Man Dead and Two Wounded
In a late night feud near Daisy Bell Breathitt county Hi ram Barnett was killed and John H Hecker and Joseph Hecker were seriously wounded. The shooting followed remarks about juror Fitzpatrick in a Burns family home. No arrests reported.
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Jackson
Daisy Bell
Breathitt County
Hiram Barnett
John H. Hecker
Joseph Hecker
Samuel
Silas Barnett
Lelia Burns
Burns Fitzpatrick
Curtis Jett
Fitzpatrick
Miss Burns
Killing at Nacogdoches prompts murder charge and bystander shot
In Nacogdoches a feud ender ended in Will McGaughey's death at William Whitaker's home. Bob Forney faces murder charges. bystander Robert Christopher was wounded but expected to recover. In Waco boll weevils advance as farmers plan burning fields. Ernest Thompson, aged 17, is sentenced to death for a second time in Victoria Nickle case near Adkins station.
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Nacogdoches
Texas
Bob Forney
Will McGaughey
William Whitaker
Moral
Robert Christopher
Forney
San Antonio
Ernest Thomp
Victoria Nickle
Adkins Station
Court of Criminal Appeals
Square Masons Cotton Ginners Meet at College Station
Stone Texas reports the Cotton Ginners Association of Texas meeting at College Station on Wednesday July 8 to organize a mutual insurance plan reducing costs by about half. The Farmers Congress runs July 6 to 11 with cheap railroad rates and board lodging at $1 daily. President B F Johnson and secretary A W Watson urge attendance.
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Stone
Texas
Cotton Ginners' Association of Texas
College Station
Farmers’ Congress
B. F. Johnson
A. W. Watson
Dr Gordon Shot Dead at Gordonville by Ex JP McAdams
In Gordonville Grayson county today Dr Gordon was shot to death by R S McAdams a druggist and former justice of the peace who surrendered and was brought to Sherman Details are incomplete with a habeas corpus hearing expected soon and information sparse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherman, Texas
Gordonville
Grayson County
Gordon
R. S. McAdams
Sherman
Corean River Crossings Reported Near Yalu
A Seoul dispatch says a Corean officer reports 150 Russian soldiers crossed the Yalu and are now posted at two points on the Corean side.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yokohama
Seoul
Corea
Yalu
Turmoil in Adrianople as War Looked Likely
A Vienna dispatch reports the vilayet of Adrianople in a grave state with Bulgaria and Turkey seen as edging toward war. Turkish authorities are said to be preparing a reign of terror, Bulgarian nobles reportedly imprisoned and homes razed while 12,000 Turkish troops gather nearby.
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London
Vienna
San Angelo Ranch Sale Sealed for 4553 Acres in Concho County
George M Vaughn of Ballinger finished a sale through agent Charles A Dailey to Godfrey Massey. The ranch in Concho County lies about forty miles east of San Angelo and sold for 16660 dollars, equating to 3.55 dollars per acre.
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San Angelo
Texas
George M., Vaughn of
Ballinger
Charles A. Dailey
Godfrey Massey
Concho County
Mine explosion at Las Esperanzas costs twenty four lives
A mine blast at Las Esperanzas in Mexico results in twenty four fatalities. Local officials confirm casualties and investigate the incident.
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Las Esperanzas
Mexico
Receivership Sought for A McLaughlin Estate in Paris Texas
An application filed in the district court seeks receivership of the A McLaughlin estate. The action aims to close the estate to satisfy near relatives. The estate is valued at about $100000 and follows a shooting incident months ago.
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Paris
Texas
District Court
A. McLaughlin
McLaughlin
King Edward Birthday Celebrated Across Britain
King Edward's birthday was celebrated in London and across Great Britain with public festivities and ceremonies observed in multiple cities and towns. The events highlighted national pride and royal pageantry as loyal subjects paid tribute.
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King Edward
London
Great Britain
Oil venture leads to 3000 acre Rayne field purchase
New Orleans reports John J. Robia of Rayne heading a new enterprise at the Hotel Dechenaud to open an oil field. The Church-Rayne Oil Company has been organized and purchased 3000 acres in Acadia parish near Rayne. Indications of large deposits are said to be good. The company plans to sink a well as soon as equipment arrives.
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New Orleans
John J. Robia
Rayne
Weimar Summer Normal Opens With Lecturers
Weimar Texas hosts a morning summer normal at 9 o clock led by Prof. G A Moore of Weimar with instructors J B Bond of Smithville and William Ellers of Fayette county. About forty teachers attend and twenty more expected. J C Kindred of Weimar gives the welcome, Prof Bond replies.
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Weimar
Texas
G A. Moore
J. B Bond
Smithville
William Ellers
Fayette County
J. C. Kindred
Bond
Infant Found On Doorstep In Weatherford
Early this morning a newborn infant was found on the doorstep of Mrs. H. W. Davis on South Main Street in Weatherford Texas. The child was slenderly clothed and placed in a thin pine box. A $5 bill was tucked inside the wrapping. Officers have scoured the area but found no trace of the unknown person who left the baby.
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Weatherford
Texas
H. W. Davis
South Main Street
R A Davis Estate Appraised in Waxahachie
The board of appraisers appointed by the county judge filed the report on Monday. The estate of the late Colonel R A Davis totals 163 995 83 dollars in real and personal property.
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R. A. Davis
Waxahachie
Texas
Big Realty Deal Shakes Fort Worth Market
Fort Worth Texas reports a major real estate deal closing today. Half interest in 275 acres known as Porter Heights sold for 100000 dollars to eastern capitalists. Improvements planned include electric lights water works and sewerage system.
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Fort Worth
Texas
Porter Heights
Denison Engineer Killed at Coal Creek Bridge
In Denison Texas Katy engineer E E Weitzel was killed today at Coal Creek bridge when he was struck by the bridge while looking out from the gangway.
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Denison
Texas
Katy
E. E. Weitzel
Coal Creek Bridge
I. T
Pittsburg Mechanics Avoid Strike by Wage Compromise
In Pittsburg on July 1 a threatened strike was likely averted as over a thousand machinists voted to reduce wage demands from 15 percent to 10 percent. They also withdrew the plan to establish exclusively union shops with only union workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Opportunity Rarely Reappears For Second Trial
A rare chance arises as an opportunity seldom returns for a second trial. Officials stress persistence and careful preparation are essential to seize this reopening.
Barker in the Race to Stay
Dallas report says Bob Barker of San Antonio travels through Dallas en route to Big Springs to seek the state comptroller nomination and predicts victory in the campaign.
Fire nearly wipes out Ravenna hearse plant
A disastrous blaze at the Riddle Coach and Hearse Company plant in Ravenna Ohio caused about 250000 dollars in damage. Fire crews battled the flames but the building sustained severe destruction though no injuries are reported.
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Ravenna
Ohio
Riddle Coach and Hearse Company
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