Forest Fire Tragedy Ravages Porcupine District Ontario
Torrential forest fires swept Porcupine mining district in Northern Ontario destroying multiple mines including West Dome and Dome. Hundreds died or suffocated as towns like South Porcupine Pottsville and Golden City burned, with fatalities among miners and residents and losses mounting to tens of thousands of dollars.
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Toronto
Canada
Porcupine
Ontario
Robert ‘Weiss
West Dome
Weiss
Angus Bull
Jack Hamilton
George Dunbar
Andy Yull
United Porcupine Mines
Muckers, &c
Dome
North Dome
Preston
East Dome
Vipond
Foley O’brien
Philadelphia
United Porcupine
Eldorado Porcupine
Standard Imperial
United Porcupine Mine
Standard
Imperial
Success
West Mines
Porcupine Lake
South Porcupine
Pottsville
Golden City
Big Dome
William Gohr
Mac Smith
George Runbar
Tome Geddes
Lakeview
Tisdale
Delore
Inshaw
Eldorado
United Mines
Whitney
Foley- O’brien
Preston East Dome
Nat Fer Pottsville
Two Nights to the Rockies on Rocky Mountain Limited
Rock Island's Rocky Mountain Limited offers luxury rail travel direct to Colorado Springs and Denver. Tickets and booklets are available at 401 Broadway.
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Rockies
Rock Island
Rocky Mountain
Colorado Springs
Denver
Broadway
Gates in critical condition as doctors race to save him
Paris dispatch reports John W. Gates in critical state with doctors stating potential kidney congestion relief gives some hope. London physician Dr J Russell Ryan arrives as Dr Gros and others confer. Charles Gates present and hopeful about his father’s recovery amid prior throat abscess surgeries.
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New York
TIMH
Paris
John W. Gates
Gros
Gates
New Yorke Times
J. Russell Ryan
London
Hotel Meurice
Czar Helps Bear Coffin at Grand Duchess Funeral
In St Petersburg the body of Grand Duchess Alexandra Josefovna is moved from the Marble Palace to the Fortress of St Peter and St Paul. Emperor Nicholas II arrives with the Standart ship but Empress Alexandra is absent due to illness. Diplomatic and church officials attend as the coffin is borne to the hearse and processed through lined streets. Tomorrow services precede the final interment amid reports Grand Duke Nicholas Konstantinovich was denied permission to attend.
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ST. Petersburg
Alexandra Josefovna
Neva
St. Peter and St. Paul
Finland
Standart
St. Peter and St. Paul Cathedral
Nicholas Constantinovitch
Graft Shadow Over Ohio Portraits in State Capitol
Special to The New York Times reports four former Ohio governors Thomas Corwin Thomas Kirker Robert Lucas and William Shannon portraits replaced by crude oil paintings. Emma Hollingsworth Assistant State Librarian received 1000 for the work while Henry Weidenbach previously imprisoned for theft was paid 100 to clean them. The original four paintings fate remains a mystery.
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New York Times
Columbus
Ohio
Thomas Corwin
Thomas Kirker
Robert Lucas
William Shannon
State Capitol
Emma L. Hollingsworth
Henry Weidenbach
Ohio Penitentiary
Counterfeiter Seeks Death in Jersey City Transit Cell
Carmello Cordero, arrested with Francesco Martino on counterfeiting charges, attempted suicide while en route to Hudson County Jail in Jersey City Heights. Deputy Louis Beekman restrained him during assaults on a trolley car stairway and street balustrade. He is held for examination and faces murder accusations from Italian authorities in addition to counterfeit charges.
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Carmello Cordero
Francesco Martino
Martino
United States
Russ
Hoboken
Louis Beekman
Jackson Avenue
Jersey City Heights
Hudson County
Newark Avenue
Cordero
Beekman
Navy embezzler sentenced after Havana theft
Edward Valentine Lee former paymaster clerk on the battleship Georgia pleaded guilty to larceny. He absconded in Havana last February with $46,000 and was sentenced to five years in the Atlanta Federal prison and fined $5,000. He was indicted by a Federal Grand Jury in Jamestown.
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Jamestown
N. Y
Edward Valentine Lee
Georgia
Havana
Atlanta
Lee
Horsford's Acid Phosphate Ad Claims Nerve Strength
An advertisement praises Horsford's Acid Phosphate as especially recommended for a weakened nervous system. It claims the product refreshes and invigorates.
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Horsford’s
Heat Wave Breaks After 11th Day Toll Tops 221
New York City ends a brutal heat stretch as humidity proves more deadly than temperature with 221 deaths in 11 days. Forecaster Reed predicts a three day truce of ordinary July weather while temperatures dip toward 80s and humidity eases.
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Reed
New York City
Manhattan
Brooklyn
Queens
Richmond
Government Observatory
Whitehall
Atlantic
Pacific
Eva Booth
Salvation Army
New York
Army
New England
Hersey Brown
Brown, Lent & Pett
William Street
Brown
Maiden Laws
Volunteer Hospital
Pike Street
Man Who Broke Liberty Bell Reveals Real Story
A taunting note from the Times promises that next Sunday will feature the biographical account of the person who fractured the Liberty Bell, aiming to settle long standing conflicting tales with firsthand details and motive.
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Times
Mellon Witnesses Vanish in Pittsburgh Divorce Case
Englishmen Capt. T. W. Kirkbride and Alfred George Curphey, key witnesses for Andrew Mellon in his divorce suit, vanished from the Ritz Carlton and failed to appear for extradition proceedings. Their valet and hotel staff knew nothing of their whereabouts, while counsel Francis Garvan claimed lack of service on extradition warrants.
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TW. Kirkbride
Alfred George Curphey
Andrew W. Mellon
Pittsburg
Ritz Carlton
Francis P. Garvan
Pennsylvania
Gov. Dix
Mellon
Curphey
Capt. Kirkbride
Mulqueen
Pittburg
Johnston
Garvan
National Surety Company
Curphy
Capt
Kirkland
America
New York Lines Up For An Income Tax
River section report notes New York considers implementing an income tax with 31 states endorsing the plan. Connecticut rejects it, while 15 states oppose or stay undecided, shaping broader regional fiscal policy debates.
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New York
McNamara brothers plead not guilty in Times bombing case
John J. and James B. McNamara deny charges of murder connected to the Los Angeles Times plant explosion. Judge Bordwell overrules defense, sets trial date for Friday, amid questions about Ortie McManigle and the ongoing Cortland County court actions in Albany and Hartford.
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McNamaras
Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles
Cal
John J
James B. McNamara
Walter Bordwell
John McNamara
Times
John J. McNamara
Llewellyn Iron Works
Joseph Scott
McNamara
San Francisco
Bordwell
Ortie McManigle
George Behm
Portage
Wis
McNamara Brothers
McManigle
Beam
McMonigle
Pettit Shortage Reported As Peavey Co Drowns
Minneapolis and Chicago bankers form a joint committee to review F H Peavey & Co finances after the Pettit shortage tops 1.2 million dollars. Pettit, president and GM of Peavey Grain Co, drowned in Lake Michigan last Saturday. Autopsy unlikely unless demanded. Insurance probes ongoing.
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Minneapolis, Minn
F. O. Wetmore
First National Bank
Chicago
Minneapolis
F. H. Peavy & Co
F. T. Heffeginger
F. H. Peavey & Co
James Pettit
Peavey Grain Company of
Pettit
Lake Michigan
Heffeginger
Peavey Corporation
Dix Says Direct Nominations Bill Will Be Amended
Gov. Dix today indicated further amendments will be made to the Blauvelt Direct Nominations bill to meet Democratic platform pledges. The bill, reported in the Assembly, would provide direct nominations for Senators, Assemblymen, and members of the Commons Council.
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Albany
Blauvelt
Democratic Party
Gov. Dix
Assembly
The
Commons Council
Piccadilly Gin Makes Global Comeback Ad
An Ad touts Piccadilly Gin as dry and smooth, banishing thirst, now regaining prominence in England through American cocktail culture and widespread appeal. The copy frames the spirit as reigning in three eras and returning to favor.
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Piccadilly
England
America
Cholera Epidemic Forces Rome Congresses Postponement
Paris reports officials say cholera in Italy worsened by heat. Two international congresses on tuberculosis and dermatology, set for late September in Rome, are postponed until spring. Italy records rising cases in Naples, Venice, and Genoa.
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NEW York Times
Paris
Academy of Medicine
Rome
Italy
Naples
Venice
Genoa
Lawson Treed by Bear Near Prineville Oregon
A Seattle dispatch reports Thomas W. Lawson of Boston was treed by a black bear while fishing on Thomas Sharp’s ranch near Prineville Oregon. Lawson claimed he sat astride a log over Wainawai Creek for five hours before being rescued by Sharp who tracked him down after he did not return for dinner.
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New York Times
Chicago
Seattle
Thomas W. Lawson
Boston
Thomas Sharp
Oregon
Prineville
Dispatch
Lawson
Wainawai Creek
Mr. Lawson
R. Lawson
Ferry Fares Cut In Half For Summer Runs
The Sinking Fund Commission authorized the Dock Commissioner to charge 5 cents for a round trip from Manhattan to Stapleton S I during 9 AM to 4 PM on weekdays. The 5 cent rate replaces 10 cents and applies in July August and September to aid poor mothers and children.
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Sinking Fund Commission
Manhattan
Stapleton
S. I
Bright Comet Seen From Pittsburg Observatory
Director Frank Schlesinger of the Allegheny Observatory reported a fairly bright comet seen just before dawn in the eastern sky. The object lies in Auriga near Capella with right ascension four hours forty five minutes and declination thirty four degrees thirty minutes.
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Pittsburg
Penn
Frank Schlesinger
Allegheny Observatory
Auriga
Capella
Gallinger's Son Killed in Auto Crash Near Pembroke
Dr. Ralph E. Gallinger of Concord, 40, son of Senator Jacob H. Gallinger, was killed when his car overturned on a sandy road between Pembroke and Concord. A. E. Davies, Concord Insurance Superintendent, was badly injured but not in critical condition. Dr. Gallinger served as a physician in Concord and at the New Hampshire State Prison.
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Pembroke
N. H
Ralph E. Gallinger
Concord
United States
Jacob H. Gallinger
Gallinger
A. E. Davies
Man Flags Train on New York Central Track in Heat
William Edwards, a claimed former Seventh Regiment member, sat on a Hastings track and halted a New York Central train until the conductor tipped his hat. Delusional from heat, he thought he was President Taft and demanded action. Officials sent him to Poughkeepsie after restraining him with twelve men. Edwards claimed residence on Perry Street in the Bronx and a father who ran a large electrical supply house in Mott Haven.
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New York Times
Tarrytown
N. Y
William Edwards
Seventh Regiment
New York Central
Hastings
Edwards
Taft
Brown
Dobbs Ferry
Poughkeepsie
Perry Street
Bronx
Mott Haven
Wilson McCreary Boom Plans VP Ticket In Kentucky
In Lexington July 12 Gov Woodrow Wilson of New Jersey meets with James B McCreary ex US Senator and Kentucky Governor candidate to discuss a vice presidential boom. Both deny political significance but friends say McCreary could attract southern Democrats at the national convention.
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New York Times
Albany
Edmund R. Terry
Kings
Murray
Brooks
Higgins
Ward
Shlivek
New York
Colne
F. A. Waters
Orleans
Chanler
Oliver
Senate
Assembly
New York State
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Smith
Congress
Terry
Arkansas
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Louisiana
Massachusetts
Minnesota
New Hampshire
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Utah
Rhode Island
Virginia
Vermont
West Virginia
Wyoming
Lexington
Woodrow Wilson
James B. McCreary
United States
Wilson
Kentucky Statesman
McCreary
South
Doukobors Rebel Against Census at Brilliant Colony
In Brilliant on Arrow Lake, over a thousand Doukobors refuse to be counted in the census. Leader Sherbining urged submission but threats of arrest failed. The Census Commissioner requests Ottawa guidance as police plan to enforce the law with a strong officer presence.
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Nelson
B. C
Brilliant
Lower
Arrow Lake
Sherbining
Ottawa
Dismissal in Boston City Graft Case Against River Coal Manager
The indictment of Maurice H. Klous, manager of River Coal Co., on sixteen counts of larceny from the city of Boston, was dismissed by District Attorney Pelletier. He says no conviction was likely and a costly trial should not proceed. Klous was charged with selling poor quality coal to the city.
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Boston
Maurice H. Klous
River Coal Company
Pelletier
Finance Commission
Jous
Taft Advised by Wickersham to Oust Wiley
Payment to Dr. Rusby described as an arrangement for 20 and 50 dollar fees though the law set a maximum of 11 dollars. A secret inquiry is noted as the Personnel Board calls for the dismissal of Rusby and resignations of Wiley and the assistant.
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Taft
Wickersham
WILEY
Rusby Defends His Course as Wiley Crisis Grows
Washington July 12. After clashes over Dr Harvey W Wiley head of the Bureau of Chemistry moves to remove him and reduce Kebler and Busby in the drug division. Committee on Personnel recommends Wiley resignation Kebler reassigned and Busby dismissed, with Attorney General and President to decide.
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Washington
John J. McNamera
Indiana
Los Angeles Times
Leo M. Rappaport
Indianapolis
Senate
New York Times
Harvey W. Wiley
Bureau of Chemistry
Department of Agriculture
J. F. Kebler
Division of
H. H. Busby
New York College of Pharmacy
George P. McCabe
C. C. Clark
Wiley
Kebler
Dr. Busby
Busby
Wickersham
Wilson
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