Spain in Turmoil as Martial Law Follows Catalan Rebellion
Madrid reports widespread street fighting in Barcelona with artillery used to quell revolts. King Alfonso returns from San Sebastian and declares martial law across Spain while pledging a strict crackdown. Battles leave dozens dead or wounded. riots extend to Alcoy Calahorra and other cities amid a general strike in Biscaya and dire national unrest.
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Madrid
Barcelona
Alfonso
San Sebastian
Spain
Catalonia
Alcoy
Calahorra
Saragossa
Vendrell
Rioja
Port Boy
Lia
Has Imposed Rigid Censorship on Press
In a striking move, authorities have enforced strict censorship measures affecting media outlets. The regime aims to control information flow, suppress dissent, and shield official narratives from critical scrutiny, prompting concerns from journalists and advocacy groups.
Peruna praised by Missouri and Tennessee readers
A Missouri woman with internal catarrh and neuralgia credits Peruna with relief after years of illness including nose and ear trouble. A Tennessee reader reports seven years of catarrh and stomach trouble cured after Peruna. The letter collection highlights Peruna as a preferred remedy and mentions a laxative product Man-a-lin as an ideal option.
Spanish revolt worsens as Barcelona battles church wreckage
The report describes Spanish revolutionists gaining control in Barcelona while government forces suffer a crushing reverse at Melilla. It notes churches colleges and convents wrecked and governments efforts to minimize the revolt's impact. The rebels have near total control in Barcelona and hostility to religion is spreading.
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Melilla
Barcelona
Jeffries Posts Forfeit for Johnson Bout and European Trip
James J. Jeffries in New York posts 5000 dollars as a forfeit to bind a match with Jack Johnson for a fight of twenty to a hundred rounds. An additional 5000 dollars forfeit is required when articles are signed. The purse totals 20000 dollars for the winner. Jeffries plans a brief European trip to Carlsbad and aims to be ready to fight within five months.
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New York
James J. Jeffries
Jack Johnson
Jeffries
Johnson Ready to Fight Jeffries in San Francisco
Jackson Michigan July 29 Jack Johnson the colored world heavyweight champion said he would leave Chicago Monday night for New York to cover a $5000 forfeit by Jeffries. He claimed he could fight Johnson in fifteen rounds and preferred meeting Jeffries in San Francisco.
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Johnson
Jackson
Mich
Chicago
New York
Jack Johnson
Jeffries
San Francisco
Balloon honeymoon couple reaches Warsaw after adventures
A Gummer and his bride from Posen chose a balloon honeymoon. They floated toward Russia, landed south of Warsaw, and faced a series of small incidents with police and locals before arriving safely in Warsaw.
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Posen
Gummer
Russia
Warsaw
Republican Editor Meet in South Bend Ind
Fifty editors of newspapers in South Bend attend a major gathering in the city as part of a Republican editor meet. The event highlights regional press leaders and discusses duties and developments within the publishing field.
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Republican
South-Bend
Ind
South
Bend
Tariff Conferees End Labor on Payne Aldrich Bill
Washington July 29 The Payne Aldrich conference on the tariff closes after three weeks of effort. Conferees failed to meet President Taft’s expectations on gloves and lumber rates. Aldrich and Payne return confident but noncommittal with leaders eyeing executive approval. Democratic members to hear the report at noon as Taft’s stance looms over lumber and glove rates.
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Washington
Conference
Senate
House
Taft
Messrs. Aldrich
Payne
Messrs
Aldrich
Dollar Lumber
Stone Acquitted After Train Assault Case
Baltimore July 29 Police Magistrate Eugene Grannan dismissed the charge against Senator William J. Stone of Missouri for allegedly assaulting Lawrence Brown a colored waiter on a Pennsylvania railroad car. The judge ruled the assault justifiable noting provocation and expressing that Stone was absolutely justified in reprimanding and striking Brown. The decision came after the pair were involved in a Philadelphia to Washington trip halted when a railroad policeman arrested Stone and Brown escorted to the station.
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Baltimore
Eugene Grannan
William J. Stone
Missouri
Lawrence Brown
Pennsylvania
Brown
Central Station
Senator Stone
Philadelphia
Washington
Pennsylvania Railroad
Frank E McMillin Chief Inspector Leads Department
Frank E McMillin, chief inspector of the department, has ten ...
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank’ E. McMillin
National League Games From Pittsburgh to St Louis
Scores, lineups and battery details from multiple National League games. Pittsburgh hosted Cincinnati with Fromme and Campbell among pitchers. Philadelphia hosted Brooklyn with Pastorious and Dooin. Boston faced New York with Raymond and Ferguson. New York beat Pittsburgh. St Louis opposed Chicago with Reulbach and Backman among pitchers.
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Pitttsburg
R.ee
Cincinnati
Pittsburg
Fromme
Campbell
McLean
Maddox
Gibson
Philadelphia
R.H.E. Brooklyn
Pastorious
Bergen
Foxen
McQuillen
Dooin
Boston
New York
Perec
Raymond
Schiel
Mattern
Ferguson
Graham
R.H.E. New York
Crandall
Meyers
White
Smith
St. Louis
R.hle
Chicago
J. Louis
Reulbach
Archer
Loudermilk
Melter
Phelps
R.H.E
Backman
Bliss
Higginbotham
Batterymatch line scores at Cleveland New York and Washington
In Cleveland Mullin Schmidt Young Falkenberg Clarke face Detroit. New York shows Arrallenes Donohue Warhop Lake Sweeney against Boston. Washington encounters Philadelphia Groome Oberlin Street Blankensh. Second game Philadelphia Krause Thomas Hughes Street batters listed.
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Cleveland
R.H. Detroit
Mullin, Schmidt, Young, Falkenberg, Clarke
New York
R.H.E. Boston
Arrallenes
Donohue
Warhop
Lake
Sweeney
Washington
R.H.E. Philadelphia
Plank
Livingston
Groome
Oberlin
Street
Blankensh
R.he
Philadelphia
Bat’eri
s—Krause
Thomas
Hughes Street
American Association Batters and Batteries Summary
At Indianapolis RHE Minneapolis 001120020-610 Batters Patterson Altrock Blook Slagle Bowerman. At Louisville RHE Louisville 000220000-482 Kansas City 30000000103-7124 Batteries Packard Peitz Hughes Carter Dorner Ritter. At Columbus RHE Milwaukee 010000000-142 Columbus 01300000-4105 Batteries Manske Dougherty Moran Upp James. At Toledo RHE Rey 00001013 -5111 St Paul 010000000-161 Batteries Robbinson Land Steele Carisch.
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Indianapolis
R.H.E
Minneapolis
Bat’eri
s—Patterson
Altrock
Blook
Slagle
Bowerman
Louisville
Kansas City
Packard
Intimidation of witnesses at Gary
Hammond Indiana July 29 The welfare of Gary is menaced by actions of prosecuting attorney W F Hodges to eliminate dives. The home of Shepherd King a key witness against Charles Jackson was burned risking his life. Other witnesses were threatened and letters sent to frighten residents into tolerating crime. Police are charged with countenancing the vicious resorts.
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Hammond
Ind
Gary
W. F. Hodges
Shepherd King
Charles Jackson
Shelton case to jury in insanity plea in Carroll killing
Indianapolis July 29 The case of James Shelton the Negro who killed Patrick Carroll on March 17 was given to the jury in the criminal court this morning. Charles W Moores counsel for the defendant urged insanity as a verdict and reviewed evidence tending to show Shelton was sane when he shot Carroll.
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Indianapolis
James Shelton
Patrick Carroll
Charles W. Moores
Shelton
Carroll
Lured Across by Drink in Indiana Border Becomes Arrest Drama
In Muncie Indiana on July 29 a man named Tanney Reeves was lured across the state line from Union City where no saloons exist. He agreed to visit a saloon on the Indiana side but was immediately arrested and hustled to Munete where he had reportedly broken away weeks earlier while in custody.
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Muncie
Ind
Tanney
Tanney Reeves
Union City
Reeves
Ohio
Indiana
Munete
Missing Tipton banker faced forged notes fraud case
Noah R. Marker, assistant cashier at First National Bank of Tipton, allegedly covered embezzled funds by issuing forged notes totaling around fifty thousand dollars. Authorities await a full audit by the currency controller as bank officials promise replacement funds and reopening after Marker’s misdeeds are uncovered.
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Tipton
Ind
Noah R. Marker
First National Bank
Aurety
S. W. Shirk
Treasury Department
Chicago
Indianapolis
New York
Peru
Shirk
Marker
Board of Trade
Tragic Train Run For Child Ends Mother's Life
In Champaign Illinois on July 29 a mother, Mrs Richard Alexander, died attempting to save her two year old Emmett from an oncoming westbound Big Four train. The boy and his sibling were running toward the mother near a grocery. The mother reached the older child but both she and Emmett were killed as the train struck them.
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Champaign
Emmett
Richard Alexander
Four-year-old shot by boy friend in barn accident
In Menanna Indiana on July 29 Forest Frain's four-year-old son Thomas was severely wounded when seven-year-old Henry Sydell, a boyfriend of Thomas's father, found an old shotgun in a barn and fired as the boys played. Doctors say Frain cannot survive.
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Menanna
Ind
Thomas
Forest Frain
Henry Sydell
Sydell
Frain
Wealthy farmer Isaac Winger found dead at home
Isaac Winger, Delaware County's wealthiest farmer, was found dead at his Selma area home one mile east of the town. A revolver lay by his side and a bullet hole was found in his temple, suggesting a self inflicted" death. Autopsy details reported by the aide remain undisclosed.
Heat claims two lives in Chicago as fires erupt elsewhere
Fire in the J. H. Boos building at Alton causes 60000 dollars in losses. Two deaths reported from heat in Chicago. Governor Johnson to unveil a bust of James J. Hill at Seattle exposition on Minnesota Day August 3. Marquis de Charette engages Miss Sussanne Henning of Kentucky in Paris. National Ginners Association reports cotton condition index at 71.7 up to July 25. Kiel Canal closed as Emperor of Russia passes through toward England. Chicago wheat prices rise after recent decline. French sharpshooters repulsed near Algiers with four killed and fourteen wounded. Attorney Harry E. Davis appeals to Navy secretary over Lieutenant James N. Sutton inquiry.
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J. H. Boos
Alton
Ill
Chicago
Johnson
James J. Hill
Seattle Exposition
Minnesota
Marquis de Charette
Sussanne Henning
Kentucky
Paris
National
Ginneral’ Association
Algeria
Crucial ordeal for Harry Thaw in Westchester court
Harry K. Thaw spoke six hours on the witness stand in White Plains as District Attorney Jerome and alienists probed his life. He appeared sane to lay observers and his family, friends, and legal team expect release from Matteawan. Thaw’s examination may continue another day as alienists assess his fitness.
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White Plains
N. Y
Jerome
Harry K. Thaw
Thaw
Stanford White
Justice Mills
Matteawan
Denver detective holds photographer in Belleville murder case
Roy Blake traveling photographer is detained in Clear Creek county awaiting arrival of a Belleville Illinois detective to take him to answer a murder charge. Belleville officials had sought Blake after Peter Waltz was chloroformed and killed from a third story fall last November. Elia Waltz identified Blake on Mt McClellan, sending his photo to Belleville for confirmation.
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Denver
Col
Roy Blake
Clear Creek County
Belleville
Ill
Peter Waltz
Blake
Elia Waltz
Mt. McClellan
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Harry E. Davis
Sutton
Secretary of the Navy
Harry Thaw
Minds
Fort Myer
Alexandria
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