Open western lands to white settlement by lottery
The government opens 700000 acres of agricultural and grazing lands in Idaho Montana and Washington for white settlement with three Indian reservations offered. Registration runs to Aug 5 at specified points. lottery for land choice begins Aug 9 in Coeur d Alene. Veterans may register via agents. Farms are 160 acres each with five year payment terms and crops include wheat oats hay potatoes sugar beets and fruits.
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Coeur d’Alene, Ida
Northwest
Mall
James W. Witten
Coeur d’Alene
Kalispell
Missoula
Mont
Spokane
Coeur d'Alene
Witten
Military Prisoners Escape at Fort Benjamin Harrison
Three military prisoners held for desertion escaped last evening after assaulting a guard. The fugitives are L. L. Dickey twenty two of Elwood Indiana Raymond Madden twenty eight of Columbus Indiana and John McCarty thirty with an unknown address.
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Indianapolis
Fort Benjamin Harrison
L. L. Dickey
Elwood
Ind
Raymond Madden
Columbus
John McCarty
New Evidence to Be Used in Sutton Death Case
Annapolis July 15 Monologues to appear as witnesses in the case of Lieutenant James N Sutton U S M C whose death here two years ago is to be reinvestigated by naval authorities have been served upon William Owens and Edward Griffiths the chauffeurs who saw the beginning of the fight between the officers. Owens was not called to testify at the previous inquest.
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Annapolis
James N. Sutton
William Owens
Edward Griffiths
Sutton
Owens
Weston Delays Reach San Francisco After Long Journey
Weston the seventy year old pedestrian who left New York on March 17 to walk across the continent arrived in Oakland at 9 last night, five days behind his planned schedule. He immediately crossed the bay by boat to San Francisco. Edward Payson of San Francisco notes the delay.
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San Francisco
Edward Payson
Weston
New York
Oakland
Indiana rifle shoot set for Fort Benjamin Harrison
Major General W. J. McKee announces the Indiana national guard rifle shoot at Fort Benjamin Harrison ranges from July 21 to August 2. A state team will be selected then to represent Indiana at the national shoot, held at Camp.
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Indianapolis
W. J. McKee
Indiana National Guard
Fort Benjamin Harrison
California Doctor Praises Peruna Cure for Catarrh
Dr. J. W. Fuller of California recounts years of catarrh headaches and diminished senses. He spent much on doctors and remedies before Peruna cured him completely. Though advanced in years he feels renewed, like a young man, thanks to Peruna and also notes Man-a-lin as an ideal laxative.
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Peruna
Had Enough of Fighting in Persia Nationalists, Shah Tension
In Teheran on July 15 the Royalist forces appear ready to acknowledge Nationalist supremacy while the shah holds firm. A Russian legation secretary presented surrender terms for the Cossacks under Liakhov, seeking safe demobilization and political status. Nationalists, Sipahadar, and Sardarasad demand arms laid down before surrender with guarded safety. British and Russian ministers press for terms, shah rebuffs. Reports say Nationalists may attack the shah at his palace.
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Teheran
Persia
Legation
Mejliss
Liakhoff
Sipahadar
Sardarasad
Shah
National League baseball doubleheader summaries
In Boston, Chicago defeated the Beacons 8 to 1 as Brown Archer Tucky More and Graham pitched. New York beat Cincinnati 7 to 7 with Spade Gasper McLean and Raymond contributing. Brooklyn edged Pittsburgh 7 to 5 behind Phillips Gibson Rucker Bergen and Marshall. Philadelphia triumphed over St. Louis 11 to 2 behind Harmon Phelps Moore Covaleski Doomn. Second game St Louis won 11 to 9 with Lush Bresnahan Sparks Foxen Vandyke Martell.
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Boston
Rhe
Chicago
Brown
Archer
Tucky
More
Graham
New York
R.H.E
Cincinnati
Spade
Gasper
McLean
Raymond
Wiltsie
Schlei
Brooklyn
R.H.E. Pittsburg
Phillipps
Gibson
Rucker
Bergen
Marshall
Philadelphia
R.H.E. St. Louis
Harmon
Phelps
Moore
Covaleski
Doomn
Batteri’s—Lush
Bresnahan
Sparks.Foxen
Vandyke
Martell
Rioting at Pressed Steel Car Plant After Strike
About half the Pressed Steel Car Company workforce walked out at McKees Rocks sparking rioting between 2000 striking workers and loyalists. A hundred deputies and 200 state troopers rushed to the scene as the plant closed and shots were fired over the crowd. Dozens injured, arrests and firefight episodes reported.
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Pittsburg
Winchesters
Pressed Steel Car Company
Greensburg
McKees Rocks
Cleveland and Chicago battery lineups in a carded recap
The record lists batter names and team notes for games in Cleveland and Chicago. Players Cleveland H E and New York appear with rostered batters Hughes Lake Klein Fiere Sullivan and Scott Owens Lake Klein Sweeney.
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Thomas
Chicago
R.H.E
New York
Hughes
Lake
Klein
Fiere
Sullivan
Scott, Owens
Kleinow
Sweeney
Batteries and teams listed by American Association venues
At Indianapolis RHE and teams Abbott Cheney Howley Shaw. Louisville RHE Columbus and Durham Schreck Hogg Hughes. Minneapolis RIVE Milwaukee Batteries McGlynn Moran Wilson Oberlin Patterson Block. St Paul RHE Kansas City Dorner Ritter Laroy Carisch.
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American Association
Indianapolis
R.H.E. Etgae
West
Abbott
Cheney
McGlynn
Moran
Wilson
Oberlin
Patterson
Block
St. Paul
R.H.E
Kansas City
Dorner
Ritter
Laroy
Carisch
July Wheat Reaches New High on July Delivery
Chicago July 15 Wheat for July delivery advanced to 1.27 per bushel, a new high for the season, up 7 cents from the previous close.
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Chicago
May Demand Explanation in Evansville Strike
Evansville Indiana July 15. The Central Labor Union may withdraw support from striking carmen of the Evansville and Southern Indiana Traction company as unionists at tonight's meeting demand an explanation of the carmen reversal from a settlement that was nearly complete.
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Evansville
Ind
Central Labor Union
Evansville & Southern Indiana Traction Company
Young Brockhofen Released From Custody
Harry Brockhofen, a fifteen year old Chicago boy once suspected in the disappearance of Cecil Cuthbert, was detained by Columbus police then freed after authorities learned he was not wanted in Chicago or Elkhart Indiana where a body thought to be Cuthbert had been found.
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Brockhofen
Columbus
Harry Brockhofen
Chicago
Cecil Cuthbert
Elkhart
Ind
Cuthbert
United States cutter captures Japanese sealing schooner Taki
Seward Alaska July 15 The revenue cutter Perry seized the Japanese sealing schooner Taki with eighteen men while they were killing seals within three miles of the Pribilot Islands The Taki and her crew were taken to Unalaska
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Seward
Alaska
United States Revenue Cutter
Perry
Pribylot’ Islands
Unalaska
The Gingles Case On Trial In Chicasey
In Chicasey on July fifteenth the Ella Gingles trial nears closing with jurors to hear verdict by weekend. Agnes Barrette, lace store proprietor, testifies she never coerced or harmed Gingles and calls the accusations a lie. Canadian witnesses challenge Gingles's claimed past, and a photographer’s account questions her tale of a dress and name Wilson.
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Chicasey
Ella Gingles
Agnes May Barrette
Wellington Hotel
Gingles
B. J. Short
Miss Barrette
Mr. Short
Wellington
P. H. O’donnell
Canada
Ella Gingies
Miss Gingies
Miss Gingles
Miss Wilson
Ireland
D. 3
Thornton
Belleville
Ont
Vote Buying Alleged in Martin County Sheriff Race
Washington Indiana July 15 A suit filed at Shoals by Hiram Mc Cormick for Joe Arvin of Loogootee to oust Thomas Queen from Martin County sheriff. Arvin ran against Queen and was defeated by six votes. The complaint alleges vote buying elected Queen to the office and this is the ground of the suit.
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Washington
Ind
Shoals
Hiram McCormick
Joe Pat Arvin
Loogootee
Thomas Queen
Martin County
Arvin
Queen
Bolivian Note Regrets Demonstrations at La Paz
Buenos Ayres on July 15 reports Bolivia sent a note to Argentina expressing profound regret over hostile demonstrations in La Paz. The protests stemmed from dissatisfaction with Argentina's award in the Peru Bolivian boundary dispute.
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Buenos Ayres
la Paz
Peru
Balivia
Foreclosure sale ends Rome N Y Home Telephone property
Bondholders completed the foreclosure sale of the Rome New York Home Telephone company property. Edward F Ilines of Chicago was elected president of the National Lumbermen's association in session at Seattle. Georgia Senate passed a bill criminalizing false or defamatory remarks about a woman.
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Rome
N. Y
Georgia Senate
Forgiving Wife Question in Dr Miller Sayler Case
Watseka Illinois July 15 A letter from Dr William L Miller to his faithful wife reveals a plea to join him as his murder case unfolds The message portends a rekindled romance while Mrs Sayler is barred from attending her husband J B Sayler’s funeral as the case looms large in Blairsville Pennsylvania and Crescent City Illinois coverage The tale centers on betrayal and revenge touching two homes and a banker’s murder
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Watseka
Ill
William L. Miller
J. B. Sayler
Crescent City
Blairsville
Bradford brothers build lighter airship at Connersville
In Connersville Indiana on July 15 the Bradford brothers test a 45 foot tri angular frame airship weighing 60 pounds plus a seven horsepower engine of 65 pounds. A cigar shaped gas bag 50 by 20 feet lifts about 500 pounds. The craft uses a front mounted motor with a rider astride the frame to steer and ascend or descend, carrying only one pilot.
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Connersville
Ind
Bradford Brothers
New St Joseph Hospital Opens in Logansport Indiana
The new $100,000 St Joseph hospital in Logansport Indiana opened to the public on July 15 with a high mass led by Rt. Rev. Henry J Alerding bishop of Fort Wayne diocese. Forty to fifty priests attended from Indiana and Illinois cities as thousands of local residents visited the facility.
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Logansport
Ind
St. Joseph Hospital
Henry J. Alerding
Fort Wayne
Catholic Church
Indiana
Ilinois
Cass County
Deadly Roadside Altercation in Cannelton
In Cannelton Indiana on July 15 Thomas Duncan a well known Black man shot James Sugg during a roadside dispute. A bullet hit Sugg between the stomach and heart and he bled to death. Duncan was arrested and jailed.
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Cannelton
Ind
Thomas Duncan
James Sugg
Suge
Duncan
Berlin Sees Chancellor Resignation And Cabinet Shakeup
Berlin July 15 Retiring chancellor Prince Von Buelow has been succeeded by Dr Von Bethmann Hollweg with ministerial changes across interior treasury and commerce. Emperor publicly witnessed the transfers on a garden terrace amid crowds as liberals argue for ministerial responsibility following a coalition defeat by conservatives clericals and eighteen Polish members.
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Berlin
Prince von Buelow
von Bethmann-Hollweg
Herr Delbrueck
Interior
Herr Sydow
Imperial Treasury
Department of Commerce
Herr Wermuth
Treasury
Herr von Trott Zu Solz
Brandenburg
Ludwig
Caprivi
Reichstag
von Buelow
New Orleans Banker Arrested Over Bank Shortfall
Wyatt H. Graham Jr a trust officer at the Hibernia Bank and Trust in New Orleans was arrested at his home on a defaulter charge. He is alleged to be short between 75000 and 1600000 in his accounts.
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New Orleans
Wyatt H. Graham, Jr
The
Hibernia Bank and Trust Company of
Experts Reveal Discrepancies in Kosciusko Records
Warsaw Indiana July 15 experts report discrepancies totaling over 1700 dollars distributed through records of several Kosciusko county officials who have held office in the last six years.
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Warsaw
Ind
Kosciusko County
Market Quotations Indianapolis Grain and Livestock
Indianapolis quotations show wheat at 1.22 to 1.27 for No 2 red, corn 72 cents, oats 47 cents, and hay prices from 10 to 16 dollars per ton. Cattle 4.50 to 7.00, hogs 4.50 to 8.30, sheep 4.00 to 4.50, lambs 5.50 to 8.00, with 6,000 hogs and 1,600 cattle received and about 200 horses slated for Wednesday’s auction. Also reports Cincinnati Chicago New York and East Buffalo price levels for cattle hogs sheep and lambs, and Toledo wheat futures at 1.14 to 1.15 and cash 1.40.
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Indianapolis
Cincinnati
Chicago
New York
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North Main St
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Cal
Tack
Cleveland
R R. H.E. Cleveland
Batteri
Young
Easterly
Coombs
National Association of Billposters
Atlanta
United Typothetae of American
Detroit
Alfred R. Orion
Chicago Board of Education
Otto C. Schneider
Dr. Miller
Mrs. Sayler
William
East Buffalo
Toledo
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