Peru urged to act after report on rubber district atrocities
Washington officials expect the release of the official investigators' findings on Indians in Peru's rubber districts to spur reforms and possible U S aid. They compare abuses to Congo and urge Peru to deploy soldiers with broad authority to stop exploitation by the rubber company. Further developments awaited from Lima.
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Washington
State Department
Peru
United States
Great Britain
Congo
Pardo
Lima
Murder of Julia Connors Shocks Bronx Community
In daylight on a crowded Bronx street a girl named Julia Connors aged unknown disappeared last Saturday and was found dying on an ash heap near 3872 Third Avenue. Detectives arrested Jefferson Kelly, 51, found near Crotona park woods with bloodstains on clothing.
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New York
Julia Connors
Bronx
Third Avenue
Julia
Jefferson Kelly
Crotona Park
State Board to Inspect Summer Resorts for Health
Indianapolis July 8 The state board of health will inspect all summer resorts and close those scoring under 80 percent on the sanitary scale as dangerous to public health. Scoring based on cleanliness sewerage garbage disposal water supply fires mosquitoes bed bugs rats and food handling quality.
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Indianapolis
State Board of Health
Weather Snapshot From Major Cities At 3 P M
Observations from U S weather bureaus at 3 p m yesterday show varied conditions across cities. New York 70 clear. Denver 58 cloudy. San Francisco 56 clear. St Paul 66 clear. Chicago 72 cloudy. Indianapolis 78 cloudy. St Louis 80 partly cloudy. New Orleans 0 rain. Washington 82 clear. Likely fair in capital region.
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New York
Denver
San Francisco
St. Paul
Chicago
Indianapolis
St. Louis
New Orleans
Washington
Scene at wreck Roar of smashed train after disaster
A dramatic photograph captures the moment soon after a train wreck as crowds gather and emergency responders assess the scene. Debris litters the railway and officials begin to cordon off the area while investigators look for causes.
Fatal Collision on M. and B. Traction Line
Marion Indiana July 8 an interurban car on the Marion and Bluffton traction line collided with a city car carrying passengers near the city three people died and thirty two were injured. Victims named include William Lentz George Dolgouffee Benjamin C Silvers and Garrett Vanweeldy all in Marion and nearby Garrett Garrett. The crash occurred on a straight stretch between the city and Goldthwaite park as both cars traveled at high speed the interurban telescoping the park car with no clear cause yet established.
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Marion
Ind
Goldthwaite Park
Bluffton
Indianapolis Hosts 92 Conventions in Six Months
Twenty five thousand people attended ninety two conventions in Indianapolis over the last six months. Each convention averaged three days, with visitors spending five to six dollars daily. The Commercial club bureau invites seventy five associations to hold future sessions in the city.
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Indianapolis
Maly 8
L. H. Lewis
The
Commercial Club
Lorimer Seat in Balance in Senate Action
William Lorimer, United States senator from Illinois, faces likely unseating as the case remains pending before the Senate this week. The matter holds priority business and will continue to the exclusion of all other business until disposed of.
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Washington
William Lorimer
United States
Ilinots
Senate
Plague Confirmed in Havana and Other Telegraph News
Telegraph bulletin reports bubonic plague confirmed in Havana. Aviator Claude Grahame White crosses the English Channel by Farman seaplane. Washington foresees mid August as the likely Congress adjournment window. A Rockaway Beach dock collapse drowns three of fifty crowding to a launch. A Graybow Louisiana timber workers riot leaves seven dead. The Commonwealth rams the New Hampshire in Narragansett Bay with no casualties. Central American rail consolidation planned ahead of Panama Canal opening.
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Claude Grahame White
Farman
Washington
Rockaway Beach
Ffty
Timbera Workers’ Union
Graybow
Louisiana
Fall River Line
Commonwealth
New Hampshire
Narragansett Bay
Central America
Central American States
Panama Canal
Beating Bushes for a Chairman
Washington July 8 reports from White House conferences on the Taft campaign. Leaders weigh Charles D. Hilles as possible national chair while Barnes and others emerge as favored candidates. Debate centers on who will lead and how to fund an aggressive campaign this year.
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Washington
White House
Chicago
Charles D. Hilles
New York
National Committee
Hilles
William Barnes, Jr
Mr. Barnes
Messrs. Barnes
Harry S. New
Joseph B. Kealing
James Hemenway
James P. Goodrich
Indiana
Harry Daugherty
Ohio
Newell Sanders
Tennessee
FL. W. Estabrook
New Hampshire
Taft
Decker Widow and Former Club Leader Dies in San Francisco
Mrs. Sarah Platt Decker former head of the Federation of Women's Clubs died at 8 35 Sunday night after a week of illness that began at a federation meeting. Surgeons diagnosed gallstones and performed an operation on July 5 though she had Bright's disease suspected earlier. She improved briefly but developed intestinal paralysis and never recovered.
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San Francisco
Sarah Platt Decker
The
Federation of Women’s Clubs
Federation
Bright
Decker
Train narrowly misses bridge in Marion Indiana
A Clover Leaf passenger train ran off the rails near an open bridge in Marion Indiana but no passengers were injured. Officials could not determine the cause of the derailment and warned a rapid move could have sent the train into the river.
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Marion
Ind
Indiana Centenarian Mary Lisek Dies at 103 in South Bend
Mary Lisek of South Bend Indiana died at age 103 the oldest woman in northern Indiana. She came from Germany at age 78 and is survived by eighteen grandchildren and twenty eight great grandchildren.
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South Bend
Ind
Mary Lisek
Indiana
Germany
Twenty six dead in Ligonier rail wreck
Twenty six people are killed and thirty injured in the collision between a freight train and a passenger train on the Ligonier Valley railroad near Ligonier Pennsylvania. Two of the injured are expected to die.
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Ligonier, Pa
Ligonier Valley Railroad
Here
Wrecked Engine Sheds Light on Front-Cut Locomotive Collision
A damaged locomotive front end is the focus of a railroad incident investigation. Officials examine the engine's broken cowling and torn couplers to determine cause and subsequent repairs. Investigators from the railway company inspect nearby tracks and equipment for signs of failure.
Americans Dominate Jutemeter Race in 1912 Olympics
Stockholm July 8. American runners Ralph Craig Alvah Meyer and Donald Lippincott won the Jutemeter race finishing first through third and giving the United States a lead in the Games. James Thorpe won the pentathlon as an American sweep grows with Donahue and Ble placing second and third. United States successes continue in trials as six of eight for the 800 meters and many Americans qualify for the semi finals.
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Stockholm
United States
Ralph (. Craig
Detroit
Alvah T. Meyer
A. C
Donald F. Lippincott
University of Pennsylvania
America
James Thorpe
F. R. Ble
Norwas
James J. Donahue
Los Angeles
Amerlegus
England
Sweden
Finland
Hungary
Roosevelt party picks Chicago for August convention
The third party convention for Colonel Roosevelt’s movement will meet in Chicago on August 5. The call is issued by Senator Joseph M. Dixon campaign manager at the New National Headquarters Hotel Manhattan. The party may be named the Progressive National party. Delegates to the convention will be chosen by state leaders with primaries kept brief.
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New York
Roosevelt
Chicago
United States
Joseph M. Dixon
Manhattan
Progressive National Party
Dixon
Washington
Senate
Bailey
Texas
Lorimer
Dizon
Bargain Rush Tragedy Leaves Mary Clemens Dying
In Lafayette Indiana a bargain counter crush injures Mary Clemens. She was pinned against a counter and suffers internal injuries. Complications grow worse and doctors fear she will not survive due to her advanced age.
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Lafayette
Ind
Mary Clemens
Indiana Bar Association Meets in South Bend
Lawyers gather in South Bend Indiana for the Indiana Bar association meeting on Wednesday and Thursday with arrangements to accommodate many out-of-town attorneys.
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South Bend
Ind
Indiana Bar Association
Evansville Public Service fight over utility merger
Evansville public service committee sues to enjoin the Evansville public utilities merger, alleging franchise violation antitrust breaches and lack of legal authority. Judge Hostetter grants a temporary restraining order as hearings are set.
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Evansville
Ind
Council Committee On Public Service
Public Service Company
Indiana
Fell To Death On Fast Moving Wabash Train
Edward Fleming thirty two from Syracuse New York was riding the outside of a passenger train toward Lafayette Indiana to visit his dying mother He toppled from the top of a coach as the train sped about fifty miles an hour losing his hat to the wind and rolled several rods before dying Fleming had been in St Louis when he learned his mother might live only a short time.
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Lafayette
Ind
Edward Fleming
Syracuse
Fleming
St. Louis
Going Ahead Funds Sought for Shorter Indianapolis Chicago Line
A $14,000,600 trust deed filed in Crown Point secures a bond issue for the Indianapolis Chicago interurban line. Construction has begun in Gary, Indiana, showing the 156 mile route as the shortest link between Indianapolis and Chicago. Deeds similar to this are filed in every county along the route.
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Gary
Ind
Indianapolis
Cago & Meridian Railroad
Camden Trust Company
Camden
N. J
County Recorder
Crown Point
Chicago
Chitago
Indiana
Indiana State Capital
Electrician Killed by 2300 Volt Shock at Winona Lake
Warsaw Indiana July 8 Claude Miel ville twenty seven an electrician for Winona Interunion died instantly while working on an electric light pole at Winona Lake. Two thousand three hundred volts passed through his body.
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Warsaw
Ind
Claude Mielville
Winona Interunion Company
Winona Lake
Unavoidable Skyrocket Fatality Stuns Portland
Portland Indiana mourns Dick Wallingsford after a skyrocket struck him on the head during Thursday evening fireworks. Coroner Perry rules the death an unavoidable accident.
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Portland
Ind
Dick Wallingsford
Perry
Tragic Drowning in Delphi Sings Sad Silence
In Delphi Indiana on July 8 Julia Lyons three year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Lyons drowned after tipping into a twenty five gallon kettle. Her balance failed as she leaned over the vessel.
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Delphi
Ind
Julia “Ee Ions
1Vir
Frank Lyons
Drowned in Quarry While Swimming Near Anderson
William Pope aged twenty three and an employee of the Gospel Trumpet company was drowned while swimming in an abandoned stone quarry a mile east of Anderson Indiana on July 8. The tragedy occurred as Pope attempted to swim in the quarry with no immediate witnesses. The Gospel Trumpet company has not yet released an obituary or funeral details for Pope.
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Anderson
Ind
William Pope
Gospel Trumpet Company
Girl Drowns Bathing at Clear Lake Near City
Miss Lue Miller a twenty one year old telephone girl drowned while bathing in Clear Lake near South Nend Indiana. Authorities believe cramps caused the drowning.
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Clear Lake
South Nend
Lue Miller
Blaze Destroys Belleville Plant of L Sonneborn's Sons
A massive fire at the L Sonneborns Sons plant in Belleville severed the facility. Thousands of gallons of lubricant fed the blaze, destroying the plant and causing losses exceeding 200000 dollars.
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L. Sonneborn’s Sons
Belleville
Governor Wilson Likely Skips National Committee Meeting
Governor Woodrow Wilson plans to skip the August 15 Democratic National Committee meeting. He will send New Jersey committeeman Robert H. Hudspeth as his representative with authority to push for actions favorable to the party’s nominee. The governor wishes to avoid absenteeism charges and may remain in-state until resigning about thirty days before the next election.
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Ben Girt
N. J
Joly
Democratic National Committee
Woodrow Wilson
Robert H. Hudspeth
New Jersey
Wilson
Gvernor
Petition to Sell Atlas Engine Works assets in Indianapolis
A court receiver led by Fred Gardner petitions to sell the Atlas Engine Works and related property in Indianapolis. The petition cites debts exceeding 1.9 million dollars and argues an early sale would benefit all creditors and stakeholders.
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Big
Indianapolis
Atlas Engine Works
Aul
Fred Gardner
National Game Recap Across Three Leagues
National League results show St Louis defeating Chicago with a low score and Cincinnati winning over Brooklyn. American League highlights Cleveland's 4 to 6 setback with Hamilton and Adams contributing. Minor games in the American Association include Louisville and Columbus totals, plus Minneapolis and St Paul outcomes.
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National League
St. Louis
Chicago
Witheld
Lavender
Archer
Dale
Salee
Willis
Bresnahan
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Barger
Miller
Benton
Clarke
Cleveland
Hamilton
Adams
Mitchell
Steele
Livingston
American Association
Louisville
Columbus
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Nod Gam
Ind
Toledo
Evelyn Thaw Today and the Evelyn Nesbit Witness
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw appears in new court proceedings with Justice Keogh as her estranged husband Harry K. Thaw fights a sanity claim. The article notes her prior testimony saved his life and her stance against recounting traumatic details, while also mentioning contemporary medical advertisements and the newspaper office offering job printing.
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Thaw
Keogh
White Plaina
Bis
Helping Tie Women and Labor Saving on Farms
The article extols labor saving devices for rural women led by the cream separator and electric appliances. It argues farm wives bear endless chores while men buy labor saving gear for themselves. Electric Bitters praised for health and energy giving women renewed strength and usefulness.
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Leah
Notice to Subscribers for Newspaper Delivery Issues
Readers not receiving the New Albany Tribune regularly should contact the Tribune Company. Provide notice by calling Cumberland 801 or Wame 225.
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New Albany Tribune
Favor
Tribune Company
Cumberland
Wanted middle aged men for wages in Rochester County
A garbled notice seeks middle aged men for work at a Rochester, New York area address. It excludes boys or youths and mentions a group name Gunn Muotukes in a misread line.
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Tats County
Gunn Muotukes
Rochester
Farm Lands and Home Business in Jacksonville Pines
Fragmentary notice describes Inyeet 900 in Jacksonville Pines offering a home and farm lands near railroads and markets. Mentions unjust income and social environment with scattered references to addresses in New York and Florida.
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Jacksonville Pines
Jacksonville
Florida
Omande Elasion
West Rd St
New York
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