Yellow Pine S Combines Accused in Lumber Price Probe
Missouri Texas and Oklahoma AGs announce joint suits against Yellow Pine association of St Louis to break up an alleged illegal lumber price rise. Separate action by Missouri attorney general Hadley seeks injunction to bar about a dozen lumber firms from unlawful agreements.
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Kan
District Court
Jackson
Yellow Pine Association of
St. Louis
Missouri
Texas
Oklahoma
Hadley
Belgians Defeat Cambridge Eight at Henley Regatta
In Henley July 30 the Cambridge eight, seen as Britain’s hopeful in the eight oared event, was defeated in the fourth heat by the Belgian Nautique De Gand crew. The Belgians, holders of the Henley grand challenge cup, will contest the final with Leander, diminishing UK victory prospects.
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Henley
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Nautique de Gand
Woman Shot in Feud Sparks Creston Iowa Clash
In Creston Iowa Mrs C H McDonald was wounded by bird shot in a feud flare up. Geo W Dow the suspected family foe fired as families from both sides came to meet halfway between their homes. Mrs McDonald is expected to recover and a renewed feud is feared.
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Creston
C. H. McDonald
Bird
Geo. W. Dow
Chafin Energizes Iowa Audiences in Campaign Swing
Eugene W. Chafin prohibition party nominee addressed a large Marshalltown crowd last night and spoke in Ames this afternoon. Enthusiasm during two days in the state boosted his confidence he can carry Iowa in the fall for his party.
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Iowa
Marshalltown
Eugene W. Chafin
Prohibition Party
Ames
Chafin
Galesburg Mayor In Race For Lt Governor Nomination
Chicago July 30 George Shumway mayor of Galesburg seeks the Republican nomination for lieutenant governor. He notes his height over six feet and weight about 225 pounds as he appeals amid the national campaign.
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Chicago, Ill
George Shumway
Galesburg
Tragedy Near Lebanon Ends in Double Suicide
Infuriated by a divorce suit, Grover Willoughby aged 21 shot and killed his 17 year old bride of less than a week at her mother's feet in Lebanon Missouri and then killed himself.
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Lebanon
Grover Willoughby
Bennett Named Nominating Governor On First Ballot
Charleston reporters say Louis Bennett was nominated for governor on the first ballot by the Democratic state convention. The convention adopted the Jim Crow and negro suffrage planks in the platform.
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Charleston
W. Va
Louis Bennett
Wealthy New Yorker Lauterback Killed in Auto Crash
Alfred Lauterback, son of prominent lawyer and politician Edward Lauterback, died in an early morning automobile collision with a guard rail on the approach to a railroad. Police investigated the crash as a fatal road accident in New York.
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New York
N. Y
Alfred Lauterback
Edward Lauterback
Discontent Still Rife in Turkey
The Sultan of Turkey grants general amnesty to political fugitives in the United States, including Armenians and others, as unrest grows in Constantinople over constitutional delays. Public dissatisfaction rises with the slow reconstruction of the ministry and the rise of the Young Turks controlling the capital and provinces.
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New York
N. Y
Turkey
Mundji, Dey
United States
Constantinople
Demand Impeachment Bill Moves Forward in Lisbon Deputies
In Lisbon on July 30 the chamber of deputies passed its second reading of a bill demanding the arrest and impeachment of members of the Franco cabinet.
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Portugal
Lisbon
Chamber of Deputies
River shooting near Cincinnati links two mysteries
In Cincinnati Ohio on July 30 Charles Hawks 16 was shot from an unknown shooter aboard a river steamer Island Queen. Police believe an unidentified gunman along the river is behind the attacks connected to a prior shooting that struck Mrs Russell on the Taft notification night. Authorities pursue both cases.
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Cincinnati
Charles Hawks
Island Queen
Russell
Taft
Militiaman Sold Government Suit
Wells McElroy of Company I Fifty fourth Iowa City militia arrested at Cedar Rapids and to be brought back to Iowa City for alleged theft by selling a U S government khaki suit under false pretenses. Scott county officers informed Iowa City police and want him sent to Davenport.
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Iowa City
Wells McElroy
Fifty-fourth Regiment
Cedar Rapids
United States
Scott County
McElroy
Davenport
Subway Inspection Completes Market Street Section
Philadelphia officials today completed a full inspection of the final Market Street subway segment from city hall to the Delaware River. The project cost about 20 million dollars and is hailed as one of the world's finest.
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Philadelphia
Market Street
City Hall
Delaware River
Former Governor Budd Dies in California Residence
Stockton Cal July 30 James H Budd former governor of California and longtime Democrat leader died at his home after a two week illness He was 68 and suffered from anemia as the cause of death in the final weeks of his life
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Budd
Stockton
Cal
James H. Budd
California
Gunness Case Points to Poisoned Deaths for All
Coroner Mack reports Dr. Walter Haines found arsenic and strychnine in the stomachs of Mrs Bell Gunness and two children, in addition to the victim Andrew Hegelien. The findings suggest Mrs Gunness may have killed her children as she did others and died by her own hand.
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la Porte
Ind
Mack
Walter Haines
Chicago
Andrew Helgelien
Bell Gunness
New Party Convention Nominates McCaskrin for Governor
The Independent Party state convention held yesterday afternoon in Chicago nominated Geo. W. McCaskrin of Rock Island for governor. Other tickets include C. E. Beach for lieutenant governor F T Lister for auditor Louis E Hamburs for treasurer Anderson E Garrett for attorney general Fred Greer for secretary of state James F Cronin for clerk of the supreme court and trustees Elizabeth Kilpatrick Willis Stone Winifred Godfrey for the state university posts.
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Illinois
McCaskrin
Chicago
Independence Party
Geo. W. McCaskrin
Rock Island
C. E. Beach
Paxton, Ill
F. ,T. Lister
Springfield
Louis E. Hamburs
Anderson E. Garrett
East St. Louis
Fred Greer
Supreme Court
Jas. F. Cronin
The
State University
Elizabeth Kilpatrick
Willis C. Stone
Winifred Godfrey
Joliet
Global labor strike halts Paris trades and armament talks
A 24 hour strike called by the General Federation of Labor halts 50 000 building trades in Paris amid protests over killings at Vigneux. An extra cavalry regiment is sent to Vigneux for a planned massive demonstration. In London the Universal Peace Conference endorses a short term limit on armaments matching average national spending since the first Hague conference.
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Paris
General Federation of Labor
Vigneux
London
Universal Peace Conference
Hague
Mob lynching and jail attack in Pensacola
In Pensacola on July 30 a mob of about a thousand overran the jail, fatally wounding several and killing two deputies and Shaw who was lynched after being seized. Shaw’s attackers fired hundreds of shots at him as he was strung from an electric pole. Mrs. Davis, wife of William Davis, survived a throat wound from Shaw.
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Pensacola
Fla
William Davis
Shaw
Kellum
Bud Nichols
A. H. Knowles
Charles Turner
Eaton
H. C. Nelson
Netherlands mobilizes fleet amid Venezuela danger
The Hague orders the battleship Jacob Van Heemskerk and sister ships to assemble in the West Indies and dispatches the east squadron for possible action against Venezuela if Castro does not back down. Officials seek fast steamers to replace fleet if ports are.blockaded. The move signals likely war and stirs home opposition.
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the Hague
Jacob van Heemskerk
Caribbean Sea
Netherlands
Heemskerk
Piethoin
Evertgen
Holland
Utrsch
Friesland
West Indies
Venezuela
Ministry of Marine
Castro
Hottest Day in Chicago Reported with Fatalities and Prostrations
Chicago reports the hottest day of the recent heat wave with 87 degrees at 7 p.m. In La Crosse Wisconsin a death and several prostrations were recorded yesterday and last night. Mason City Iowa reports Arthur Clarke of Britt a Milwaukee fireman suffered a sun stroke last night and remains unconscious with critical condition at noon.
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Windy City
Chicago
Ill
la Crosse
Wis
Mason City
Arthur Clarke
Britt
Milwaukee
West Indian Storm Reaches Hatteras Coast
West Indian weather disturbances sweep the Atlantic coast reaching Hatteras with 50 mph winds. Cape Wherry reports 36 mph gusts with heavy rain and dense fog.
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Hatteras
Norfolk
Atlantic
Carolina
Cape Wherry
Prince August Receives Doctorate from Strassbourg University
The University of Strassbourg announced that Prince August, fourth son of Emperor William, has been conferred the degree of doctor. This marks the first time a Hohenzollern has earned the doctorate. The announcement comes from Strassbourg in July 380.
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University of
Salons Quit Business Reduce Ohio Liquor Stores
Ohio state auditor reports 458 fewer saloons in the state since January 1, modernizing the liquor landscape. The July 30 notice from Columbus cites a decline that marks a major shift in commercial outlets for alcohol.
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Ohio
Columbus
State Auditor
New Off Port Engine Tows Flatboat Downstream
The Auto Port Engine is being tested in the city with George Knapp using a two-horse model on a flatboat. It steamed about four miles per hour upstream, powered from the stern and acting as a rudder. Albert Babbitt of South Muscatine also owns such an engine and case.
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George Knapp
Albert Babbitt
South Muscatine
Carnival fight leaves man near death in Clinton Iowa
During the Iowa state firemen tournament in Clinton a dispute at a Patterson Carnival Co. show escalated when John Anderson hurled a pop bottle, striking tent foreman John Doyle and injuring him critically while Leggitt's quarrel occurred nearby.
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Clinton
John Doyle
Patterson Carnival Co
John Anderson
Anderson
Carnival Company
Leggitt
Doyle
Broker Quits the Game in San Francisco
Frederick Door a broker with offices in San Francisco Los Angeles Salt Lake City Butte and Spokane and a member of the New York exchange and the Chicago board of trade has telegraphed from New York to local managers to suspend business Lack of patronage is given as the cause.
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San Francisco
Cal
Frederick Door
Los Angeles
Salt Lake City
Butte
Spokane
New York Exchange
Chicago Board of Trade
New York
Landslide Destroys Mehr'les Bains Town in Austria
In Mehr'les Bains Austria a landslide devastated the village. Sixteen people are reported dead with many injured and homes wiped out. Rescue teams assist from Innsbruck as authorities assess the disaster after July 306.
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Mehr'les Bains
Austria
Innsbruck
Johnson to Speak at Chautauqua Evening Address
Governor Johnson will deliver the address at 8 o'clock this evening at Chautauqua, starting earlier than planned. The concert begins at 7 30 PM, half an hour ahead of the previous schedule.
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Johnson
Chautauqua
Ruling Adverse to Government Upheld in Pure Food Case
Chicago, July 30. Judge Kohlsaat in the United States circuit court upheld a Cincinnati federal court ruling. The restraining order barring the government from enforcing labeling that requires distillers to mark their product as alcohol rather than spirits remains in effect under the pure food law.
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Chicago
Ill
Cincinnati
Kohlsaat
United States
Taft Aide Denies Taft Wage Claim
Hot Springs Va July 30 F W Carpenter Tafts private secretary issued a statement denying a circulating story that Judge Taft had said a dollar a day or dollar and a quarter a day was enough for any working man He said Taft never made such a statement and the claim was fabricated. Taft and his party arrived from Cincinnati at 145 pm without incident.
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Hot Springs
F. W. Carpenter
Taft
Cincinnati
Train wreck near Topeka injures crew and passengers
A Santa Fe California Limited passenger train derailed near Wakarusa, 12 miles west of Topeka, Kansas. The engineer was killed and several passengers injured as a relief train was organized at Topeka.
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Topeka
Kas
Santa Fe
California Limited
Wakarusa
Here
Toneke
Bryan urges independence voters to back Democrats in reforms
Bryan issues statement from Fairview Nebraska after reading the Chicago independent platform. He argues independence supporters should back the Democratic party to achieve reforms on popular election of senators tariff reform labor questions and private monopoly. He says Taft favors Democratic reforms and plans future speeches at Topeka Chicago Denver and Peoria.
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Fairview
Lincoln
Neb
Bryan
Independence Party
Chicago
Democratic Party
Republican Party
Taft
Denver
Cincinnati
Topeka
Peoria
Kern
Indianapolis
Farmers Congress
Madison
Wis
Weather Outlook for Iowa and Illinois Tonight and Friday
Iowa sees cooler air with likely local thunderstorms in the east and central areas tonight. Friday should bring fair skies and cooler conditions in the east. Illinois also reports cooler weather with possible local storms tonight or Friday. Sunrise is 4 41, sunset 7 13, moon set 8 55 PV.
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Parte
Ilinois
Moonset
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