Ill-Fated Pallischeck Family Mourns Third Death
Paul Pallischeck died after being crushed beneath a Rock Island train near Northfield Minnesota while riding with his brother Henry to work in harvest fields. He was nineteen, survived by parents and siblings, with prior family tragedies noted. A separate accident injured James Waite in Davenport after a fall from a train near Montpelier.
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Paul Pallischeck
Rock Island
Northfield
Minn
Paul
Henry
Muscatine
Joseph Pallischeck
Locust Street
Pallischeck
William
Fred
Bronner
Barry Manufacturing Co
Mr. Davis
Commercial
James Waite
J. P. Ryan
West Eighth Street
St. Luke’s Hospital
Davenport
White
Summit
James Maher
Montpelier
Americans Win in Other Lands
Dublin reports American athletes winning most events at the Irish American association games. Paris notes a Paris special athletic meet where Americans present at the London Olympics swept all events. London cricket match ends with Surrey defeating the Gentlemen of Philadelphia.
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Dublin
Paris
London
Eng
Surrey
Gentlemen of
Philadelphia
Hariman Banks Gain Control Of Wheeling and Lake Erie
E H Harriman's bankers Kuhn Loeb & Co take up 8 million dollars in Wabash guaranteed notes due today and obtain an option on 12 million dollars of Wheeling and Lake Erie bonds. Control shifts from George J Gould to Kuhn Loeb as representatives of Harriman with no foreclosure to be pursued.
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New York
E. H. Harriman
Wheeling and Lake Erie Railroad
Wabash
George J. Gould
Kuhn, Loeb & Co
Wheeling and Lake Erie
Harriman
Blair & Co
Wabash Railroad Company
Broad Street
Gould
Roberts Is Better
An official bulletin from Robert M. Meighen’s residence reports Field Marshal Lord Roberts is slightly improved. Unless his condition worsens he will travel to Ottawa tomorrow.
Illinois Crime 13 Fatal to Four
In Aurora Illinois J A Morrell a wealthy farmer is fatally shot at Blackberry Center. His housekeeper Mrs Mary Balcom is murdered by John Anderson a farm worker. Anderson later dies by his own hand. Lucinda Morrell the mother faints upon seeing her son and doctors fear she will die from the shock.
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Aurora
Ill
J. A. Morrell
Blackberry Center
Mary Balcom
John Anderson
Morrell
Anderson
Lucinda Morrell
Milwaukee Auditorium Corner Stone Ceremony
Milwau kee’s auditorium cornerstone laid during a civic celebration led by city officials and prominent citizens. The main hall seats 8 600 with six smaller halls that can open to nearly double capacity. Estimated cost is half a million dollars.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Revolutions-Fed Tensions Amid French Labor Crackdown
Paris reports police seizing leaders of the revolutionary party at the General Federation of Labor offices on incitement charges as tensions rise after the Vigneux insurrection. Other world items note peace congress closure, Bolivia railroad completion, Cuban municipal elections, Sands funeral in Paris, Cardinal Gibbons meeting the Pope, and Parliament adjournment to October.
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Paris
Vigneux
General Federation of Labor
Revolutionary Party
London
Viacha
Bolivia
Republic
la Paz
Cuba
Havana
Sands
France
G. Winthrop Sands
William K. Vanderbilt
Gibbons
Rome
Cardinal Gibbons
Baltimore
Eng
Brewers Seek Federal Injunction in Davenport Saloon Case
Isaac Portersburger of United Brewers Co petitions the U S circuit court for an injunction against the Civic Federation of Davenport to stop interference with leaseholds and fixtures. The plea argues the brewer is a foreign corporation and innocent of mulct-law violations by its saloon keepers.
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Davenport
Scott County
Isaac Portersburger
United Brewers Company
United States Circuit Court
Civic Federation of
United Brewers Co
Civic Federation
Scott County District Court
Schuetzen Park
Folk to Investigate St Louis County Lawlessness
Governor Folk announced a personal investigation of lawlessness in St Louis County and said he would consider sending the state militia to enforce order and Sunday liquor laws if requested by county officials or grand jurors.
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New Florence
Missouri
Folk Today
St. Louis County
Murderer Harris Flees After Fatal Shootings in Tulsa
Clayton Harris White killed his wife and her infant son in Tulsa and fatally wounded Walter Vann who tried to stop him. He escaped on a stolen horse and buggy and is wanted in Fairfield Illinois for a July 4 murder.
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Tulsa
Okla
Aug. i
Clay Harris
Walter Vann
Harris
Fairfield
Illinois
Mack Opens Campaign in the East and Judge Wade Honored
Norman E. Mack arrives in New York to organize the eastern headquarters for the Democratic National Committee. He will oversee eastern campaigning via a sub committee to be announced in Chicago next week while he spends most of the effort in the west. Mack says prospects look bright as Democrats across the country send letters of support.
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Mack
Judge Wade
New York
N. Y
Norman E. Mack
Democratic National Committee
National Committee
Chicago
United States
Four Negroes Lynched in Kentucky
A note from the lynchers was pinned to the body of one victim and left at the scene. Townspeople reportedly unaware of the tragedy until morning revealed corpses hanging from a tree. The incident marks a brutal act of racial violence in Kentucky.
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Kentucky
Hugh Rogers
James Cunningham
Iowa Sheriffs Plan Wide Law Suits Over Back Pay
Webster City Iowa August 1 The Iowa Sheriffs association plans to sue nearly every county for unpaid deputy salaries over five years The suits seek repayment of portions of back pay contending counties without multiple deputies should bear deputy salaries The claims run into tens of thousands of dollars and hinge on the statute of limitations
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Webster City
Iowa Sheriffs’ Association
Iowa
Bryan Attends Funeral in Neighbor's Honor
In Fairview Lincoln on August 1, Mr. Bryan paused his acceptance speech and guest reception to attend the funeral of a local neighbor, honoring a community member.
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Fairview
Lincoln
Bryan
Hemphill Relieved as Asiatic Squadron Commander
Manila August 1 Rear Admiral Hemphill lowers his flag on the Rainbow and is relieved as commander of the Asiatic squadron by Captain Giles Barber.
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Manila
Hemphill
Rainbow
Asiatic Squadron
Giles B. Barber
Operation on Pettibone Reveals Terminal Cancer
An operation on George A. Pettibone, ex member of the Western Federation of Miners executive board, disclosed he has cancer and doctors say his life cannot be saved.
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Denver
Ceio
George A. Pettibone
The
Western Federation of Miners
Weather Outlook for Iowa and Illinois
Iowa and Illinois experience generally fair conditions tonight and Sunday with temperatures rising gradually across both states. The outlook calls for mild weather and warming trends into the weekend.
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Iowa
Illinois
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