Revolutionists Loot Train Guarded Money Train Attack
A wagon train carrying government funds was seized near Czenstochowa and Herby by armed revolutionists who killed several guards and civil staff. They fled with $80,000 as a fight erupted. In St Petersburg a switchboard fire cut provinces off, while in Proskuroff peasants fought dragoons, leaving five peasants and three soldiers dead.
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Warsaw
Czenstochowa
Herby
St. Petersburg
Proskuroff
Russia
Chernipoff
Two Score Hurt In Wreck On Windber Line
Johnstown Pa July 28 Four persons were probably fatally injured and more than two score others suffered injuries in a head on collision of trolley cars on the Windber line of the Johnstown Passenger Railway last night. Lady Osby of Windber skull fractured will die while Mrs W S Hall Mrs T Bell and Ethel Piper injured and recovery doubtful. Collision caused by failure to obey orders regarding taking siding. Cars were demolished.
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Johnstown
Windber
Osby
W. S. Hall
T. Bell
Ethel Piper
Woman seriously injured in hay wagon accident
Mason City Iowa July 28 Mrs Palin 49 wife of a farmer was slipping from a hay load when caught by a chain hook. A violent laceration in the rectal area over two inches deep and six inches long raises fear of fatal injury. She assisted with the haying.
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Mason City
Coffin Accepts Prohibition Nomination for Iowa Governor
Fort Dodge July 28 Father L S Coffin of Ft Dodge accepts the Prohibition party nomination for Governor of Iowa in an address to the people of Iowa made public today.
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Coffin
Ft. Dodge
Fort Dodge
Iowa
Gen Kings Son Penniless Reported In Danville
A man in a captain's uniform claimed to be the novelist Gen Charles King’s son and said he traveled from Lebanon Junction to Danville after losing his wallet with all his money, seeking help.
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Danville
Charles King
Lebanon’ Junction
Indiana Soldier Home Inmate Killed by Train
Joseph Murphy an inmate of the Indiana Soldiers Home was killed by a train in Cedar Rapids on July 28. The incident is reported as accidental and authorities are investigating the circumstances.
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Indiana
Cedar Rapids
Joseph Murphy
Indiana Soldiers’ Home
Standpatters push roll call plan at Iowa Republican caucus
A Des Moines caucus of state wide standpatters adopted a resolution urging the Republican state central committee to hear contested county claims and draft a provisional delegate roll to seat those on it in the temporary convention organization. An 11 member executive committee led by E. E. Hart was named to implement the plan with several notable speakers at the meeting.
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Des Moines
Republican State Central Committee
E. E. Hart
W. L. Roach
Muscatine
H. O. Weaver
Louisa
J. C. Mabry
Monroe County
J. D. Fulham
County Central Committee
E. M. Warner
F. W. Bichoff
M. W. Stapleton
H. M. Bartlett
Blcomington
Wash
McGreer
Fruitland
John Schultz
Mike Burns
Fulton
Art Kanack
A. E. Bagel
Goshen
Geo. Black
Lake
Joe Gibbs
Montpelier
Dan Grimm
Moscow
C. A. Zeisig
Crono
al. Wolford
Pike—H. Dowling
W. M
Warner
E. A. Albee
Jones
Sam Jones
Roosevelt
Death of Officer England on Chattanooga Incident
Lieut Clarence England navigating officer of the US cruiser Chattanooga was shot and killed by a rifle bullet from a French cruiser crew member during target practice near Chefoo China. The incident occurred as the Chattanooga moved toward the range with the French squadron nearby engaging in small arms practice. The ship signalled to stop firing after several bullets struck the hull. England was wounded in the back before cessation.
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Chefoo
China
Clarence England
Chattanooga
Dupetit Thouare
England
Rockefeller Arrives on Amerikar Steamer and Pleads Not Guilty
John D Rockefeller is aboard the steamer America from Hamburg and bound for Ohio where he will be tried September 4 on a Valentine anti trust charge. He posted bond to secure his appearance and will travel from his Cleveland summer home. He avoided serving papers at Hoboken and declined to comment on the Findlay case or his role in Standard Oil.
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New York
N. Y
John D. Rockefeller
America
Hamburg
Findley
Valentine
Rockefeller
Ohio
James O. Troup
Bowling Green
Bec Ceeelier
Nker
Troup
George Jones
First National Band
Findlay
Amerika
Hoboken
Standard Oil Company
Immigration Figures Show Large Yearly Increase in 1906
Revised data from Washington indicate the United States admitted 1,100,073 immigrants in the year ending June 30, 1906, up from 1,026,499. The surge included more arrivals from Austro Hungary Russia and Italy, with fewer from England Scotland France Germany and Sweden. About 12,453 applicants were barred for health and other causes.
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Washington, D. C
Austro- Hungary
Russia
Italy
England
Scotland
France
Germany
Sweden
United States
Judge Babb to Leave Iowa for Illinois Post
Announcement from Mt Pleasant says Judge W S Babb regent of the State University will move to Aurora Illinois to become general attorney for a large manufacturing company The move will require selecting a new regent from the first district with Hon J J Seerley of Burlington favored for the post
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Iowa City
Mt. Pleasant
W. S. Babb
State University of Iowa
Aurora
Ill
Board of Regents
Babb
J. J. Seerley
Burlington
Prisoner Fritz Constantine Freed After Eight Days
Fritz Constantine is released after eight days in jail amid Chicago murder case suspicions. George Scott says Constantine is not Frank J. Constantine. Mr. Gentry, husband of murder victim Mrs. Gentry, tests the suspect and declines identification despite a striking resemblance.
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Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Fritz Constantine
Arthur W. Gentry
Chicago
George Scott
Constantine
Frank J. Constantine
Gentry
Ellen Kirsch
Frank Constantine
Towns Retains World Champion Caller Title in Open Water Race
George Towns defeated James Stanbury on the Paramatta river course over three miles and 330 yards to reclaim the world's champion caller title and win $2,500, winning by 20 lengths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sydney
George Towns
James Stanbury
Paramatta
Towns
Italian Village Devastated by Cloud Burst in Alcona
A cloud burst in the Canerino region, Alcona Italy, floods the village castle of St Angelo and nearby buildings. Ten people are reported drowned, with several structures destroyed in the disaster reported on July 28.
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Alcona
Italy
Canerino
St. Angelo
Flyer in Bad Wreck Near Blairsville
Pennsylvania eighteen hour New York and Chicago flyer west bound derailed near Blairsville a mile from Blairsville early morning. Engine left the tracks but cars stayed on rails. no injuries reported.
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Pittsburz
Pennsylvania
New York and
Chicago Flyer
Blairsville
Mob hangs two Black men near Fort Gardner in Florida
In Polk County near Fort Gardner two Black men, John Black and Will Reagin, were lynched by a 200-strong mob. They fatally injured Ed Granger, a white operator, after being captured near a Peace River bridge. Sheriff Wiggins and deputies were stopped. the men were killed by gunfire at a tree nearby.
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Tampa
Fla
John Black
Will Reagin
Fort Gardner
Polk County
Ed. Granger
Wiggins
Peace River
Bartow
Palma Pardons Americans For Private Telegraph Line
American charge Jacob Sleeper reports President Palma of Cuba issued an unconditional pardon to Millie Brown and others arrested on the Isle of Pines for maintaining a private telegraph line. The pardon follows Havana arrests and was cabled to the state department.
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Washington
Jacob Sleeper
Havana
State Department
Palma
Millie Brown
Isle of Pines
Glen Davis Accepts Y M C A Post in Monmouth Ill
Glen Davis returned from Lake Geneva where he attended the Y M C A institute and training school. He accepted a physical director position at the Monmouth Illinois YMCA and will begin duties after September 1 in Monmouth.
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Glen Davis
Lake Geneva
Young Men's Christian Association of America
Monmouth
Ill
Clerks Meet in Council Bluffs Sixth Division
The Sixth Division of the National Railway Mail Clerks association met in Council Bluffs. Delegates from Illinois Iowa Nebraska South Dakota and Wyoming discussed separating paper management and pension bills. Officers named include George E. Lowe Ceder Rapids and C H Erwin Omaha.
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Council Bluffs
National Railway Mail Clerks’ Association
Illinois
Iowa
Nebraska
South Dakota
Wyoming
Congress
Association Insurance
George E. Lowe
Cedar Rapids
C. H. Erwin
Omaha
Northwest Saengerfest Draws Thousands In St Paul
Ten thousand attendees heard a day of concerts led by Frank Danz Jr and Theodore Kelbe. Performances featured Mozart arias, Bach and Haydn selections, Wagner, Berlioz, Meyerbeer, Liszt and other works by the Choral club, Milwaukee liederkranz, Swedish vespers, and vocal solos.
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St. Paul, Minn
Thouand
Frank Danz Jr
Mozart
Corrine Rider-Kelsey
Milwaukee Liederkranz
al Zander
Katherine Fleming
Berlioz
Price reductions in crude petroleum by Standard Oil Co
Pittsburg on July 28 Standard Oil Co reduced higher grades of crude petroleum by three cents and other grades by two cents. The action reflects a market adjustment announced today affecting refining costs and distribution pricing.
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Pittsburg
Standard Oil Co
Government to Start Cruade Against Standard Oil ties
Federal subpoenas issued in Chicago target railroad figures linked to Standard Oil and the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern line. Government aims to indict John D. Rockefeller and Standard Oil managers for monopolistic practices under anti trust law as grand jury probes widen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ill
Standard Oil Company
Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railroad Company
United States District Court
Grammer
New York Central Railroad
Grand Jury
Cleveland
John D. Rockefeller
Washington
Folk discusses Sunday law enforcement and senatorial reform
Madison Wis July 28 Governor Folk of Missouri criticizes Wisconsin for not enforcing Sunday closing law noting Missouri cut Sunday crime by forty percent and improved worker and business conditions He urges direct election of US senators and mentions Missouri delegation plans to meet in Des Moines to push constitutional amendment.
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Madison
Wis
Folk
Missouri
Monona Lake
Wisconsin
United States
Des Moines
Harmony World: Illinois Central Proxy Agreement Reached
At a directors meeting President Fish and E H Harriman reached an agreement to avoid a proxy contest in October. Harriman withdraws a motion for a special committee to solicit proxies and will hand over his proxies to Fish to vote.
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New York
Illinois Central
Fish
E. H. Harriman
Harriman
Famous River Man Is Dead in New Albany
Captain J Wesley Conner long known to river men on the Mississippi and Ohio rivers died at his New Albany home from senility. For nearly six decades he served as a steamboat pilot or captain on the great waterways.
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New Albany
Ind
J. Wesley Conner
Mississippi
Ohio
Supreme Court Extends Stay in Barrington Murder Case
The U S Supreme Court received notice that Missouri's Supreme Court has issued a sixty day extension for filing the transcript in the case of F Geyuciour Lord Barrington who is under death sentence for murder.
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Washington
Supreme Court of the United States
Supreme Court of Missouri
F. Geyuciour
Barrington
Democratic delegates chosen at Muscatine county meeting
E M Warner chaired a Muscatine county gathering at the courthouse to select 15 delegates for the state convention at Waterloo, 14 for the third district at Clinton, and 15 for the Muscatine-Louisa senatorial convention. The event drew fair attendance with local and country district representation.
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Muscatine County
Court House
Waterloo
Clinton
Muscatine-Louisa
Weather Update for Iowa and Chicago
July 28 forecast calls for showers and cooler tonight. Sunday will be fair with sunrise at 4 39 and sunset at 7 15. Moon sets at 11 58 p m.
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Chicago
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