Express rate cuts urged by Interstate Commerce Commission
The Interstate Commerce Commission proposes a fall tariff overhaul cutting express rates about 15 percent on average. It finds the big express companies are interwoven through stock ownership and joint control, constituting a few large groups. The plan lowers rates on light parcels and seeks to open direct farm to city trade, with a minimum 21 cent charge per pound and weight distance based pricing.
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Washington
Inter-State Commerce Commission
United States
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Franklin Kk. Lane
Alaska
New York City
Chicago
Denver
Deluge in Washington sets rainfall records
A special dispatch reports Washington D C breaking all rainfall records with 2.5 inches in 45 minutes and 2.8 inches in two hours amid a hot humid afternoon. The deluge flooded streets and basements across the capital as sewer systems failed. A separate cloudburst at Aston Illinois killed four and caused widespread destruction with a $250000 loss.
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New York Times
Washington
City of Washington
District of Columbia
Weather Bureau
Mercury
New York
Denver Flood Submerges Large City Area
The New York Times reports a major flood in Denver Colorado with Cherry Creek bursting its banks. A flood rippled through streets wrecking buildings and forcing hundreds from their homes with damage potentially reaching half a million dollars. City workers and volunteers rush to rescue efforts tonight.
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New York Times
Denver
Col
Cherry Creek
Lightning Strikes Flathouse in Bronx
An electrical storm struck the upper Bronx driving a bolt through 2,493 Valentine Ave. Miss Lilian Phelps, watching from her mother’s sixth floor, was knocked down and blinded briefly. The parlor furnishings were damaged. Mrs. Theresa Phelps was stunned. two pencil-sized holes appeared in a partition wall. Police Lieutenant Charles Place felt his razor fly from his hand. the building’s elevator was rendered inoperative.
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Bronx
Valentine Avenue
Lilian Phelps
Senators at Draw Poker in the Senate Club
In a noted Senators poker game a hand featured a nine high straight and a sudden flush attempt. Senator B held a nine high straight with a stray seven of clubs altering his odds and he called to win the $3.75 pot as the other players watched. Cramps and summer complaints were also advertised at the end.
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New York Times
Washington
Senator A
Senator B
Mr. B
Wilson plans to run a business campaign in Chicago
Sea Girt New Jersey July 14 The six leaders chosen by Gov Wilson to guide the Democratic National campaign move to Chicago with McCombs as chairman and Hudspeth as spokesman The plan calls for replacing old party bosses with business like corporate organization McAdoo and Morgenthau advised on corporate efficiency and campaign structure
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New York Times
Sea Girt
N. J
Aittle
New Jersey
National Committee
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Hudspeth
Col
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Gov. Wilson
Josephus Daniels
North Carolina
Norman E. Mack
New York State
Chicago
Edward E. Grosscup
W. F. McCombs
Sea Girl
Robert Ewing
Louisiana
Thomas J. Pence
Washington
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National Committee For
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McAdoo
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William G. McAdoo
Hudson Tubes
National
Drowning Tragedy at Sea as Brothers and Boy Die
Harry Brooks William Lorenz and Joseph Seidon swim from Canarsie to Ruffle Bar off Rockaway. Hillmar Palmroad Sr rescues two men but the sinking trio leave the scene unseen and the missing boy Hjilmar Jr is presumed dead. No bodies recovered.
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Harry Brooks
Canarsie
William Lorenz
Harrison Avenue
Brooklyn
Joseph Seidon
Ruffle Bar
Rockaway Point
Hillmar Palmroad
Hillmar Palmroad, Jr
Palmroad
Brooks
Lorenz
Selden
Hjilmar, Jr
Seidon
Jerenz
Boy Scouts Take Up Forestry Work
The organization plans practical forestry duties as a useful effort. Read more about the program in next Sunday’s Times.
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Times
Thirteen Die As Wreck Strikes Denver Overland Limited
Thirteen people are killed and more than twenty five injured when the Omaha fast mail train collides with the rear sleeper of the Denver Overland Limited at Western Springs, eighteen miles west of Chicago, at 6 30 AM. Officials list victims including Francis A. Barclay, George Brownson, A E Bunch, and others with multiple injuries and unidentified victims.
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New York Times
Chicago
Omaha
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Western Springs
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Barclay
Francis A
Billings
Mon
Brownson
George
Galesburg
Ill
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A. E
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G. M
Canton
Ohio
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Boise
Idaho
Pohlmann
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Scholzo
E. H
Bt. Francis
Columbus
F. A. Wilcox
DIES SAVING HIS DAUGHTER AT Long Beach
James Bray a Hempstead builder died after diving to rescue his daughter Amy who was swept into deep water near Point Lookout. The 20 year old swimmer survived after being pulled from the sea and revived. Bray’s body did not reappear. Dr Joseph Kerrigan aided in reviving Amy and she recovered enough to return home.
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New York Times
Freeport
L. I
James Bray
Terrace Avenue
Hempstead
Amy
Point Lookout
Long Beach
Joseph Kerrigan
Mr. Bray
Miss Bray
Bryan to visit Montgomery Chautauqua sparks party debate
Democrats in Montgomery Missouri erupted after word from the Iowa Chautauqua Bureau that Col W J Bryan will attend the Chautauqua in August replacing Henry W Hardy. Some leaders say Bryan invading Clark's home district could be unsafe following his Baltimore Convention stance. Efforts will be made to cancel the date.
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New York Times
Montgomery
Iowa
Nine Russian Mothers Face Confounding Infant Mixup
In Faton Ohio nine beet field workers left their babies in the city booth. A practical joker swapped infant clothing, leaving mothers unable to identify their own children at night. The City Marshal will redistribute the infants tomorrow.
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New York Times
Faton
Ohio
Solomon
Swimmer Gabriel Finkelman Reaches Coney Island After 3:20 PM Swim
Samuel Finkelman 22, of West Side Athletic Club, completed a sea crossing from East Forty-second Street Manhattan to Norton’s Point near Sea Gate and reached Steeplechase Park at 3:20 PM, aided by tide favorable after Ninth Street. Captain Paul Keegan led the accompanying rowboat team. Finkelman faced rough seas and a heavy shower but felt strong for longer distance.
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Samuel Finkelman
West Side Athletic Club
Steeplechase Park
Coney Island
East Forty-second Street
Manhattan
Finkleman
East River
Tenth Street
Norton's Point
Finkelman
Paul Keegan
United States Volunteer Life Saving Corps
Sea Gate
Drowning Missing Boy Triggered Kidnap Fears in New Jersey
Charles J. Jameson Jr. failed to return to 226 Warren Street Harrison after an afternoon swim with friends. They reported a stranger offered him a ride, and he vanished toward the Hackensack River. The mother feared kidnapping as a large search began Saturday night with no results.
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Charles J. Jameson, Jr
Warren Street
Harrison
N. J
Jameson
Hackensack
Hymn Moves Uncle Joe Cannon in Cape May
In Cape May New Jersey on July 14 Uncle Joe Cannon visiting Representative George D McCreary joined Edgar Page author of Beulah Land in a chorus of Beulah Land The ex Speaker sang with moving baritone and tearfully praised the hymn saying it has done more good than all muckrake magazines multiplied a thousand times
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New York Times
Cape May
N. J
Joe” Cannon
George D. McCreary
Edgar Page
Beulah Land
Joe
Death by own action ends career of jeweler Elliot
Charles P. Elliot, a partner in Maindien Brothers & Elliot jewelers of North Attleboro and New York, was killed by an eastbound Long Island Railroad train at Brentwood. The coroner ruled suicide. he suffered from melancholia and had been staying at the Ross health resort. Born in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, he was fifty, with a Brooklyn home and surviving wife and two children.
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Maindien Brothers & Elliot
North Attleboro
Mass
Maiden Lane
Long Island
Brentwood
Elliot
Ross Health Resort
Mr. Elliot
Dartmouth
N. S
South
Oxford Street
Brooklyn
Miss Crocker to Be a Bride in San Mateo
Miss Jennie Adeline Crocker heiress of California will wed Malcolm Douglas Whitman of Brookline Massachusetts at St Matthew's Episcopal Church San Mateo. Wedding gifts exceeding $90 000 include a diamond and pearl tiara from Whitelaw Reid. Bridesmaids Janet Harriet Alexander Julia Langhorne Marjorie Joselyn. best man Harold Fitzgerald. The couple will live in New York after October leasing Francis Burton Harrison's Fifth Avenue home.
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San Francisco
Jennie Adeline Crocker
California
Malcolm Douglas Whitman
Brookline
Mass
St. Matthew's Episcopal Church
San Mateo
East
Europe
Whitelaw Reid
United States
Great Britain
Janet and Harriet Alexander
New York
Julia Langhorne
Marjorie Joselyn
Harold Fitzgerald
Francis Burton Harrison
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Fifth Avenue
Chaloner Will Provides Aid To Several Colleges
John Armstrong Chaloner's 1912 will places his estimated 1.5 million dollars in trust with the Virginia Trust Company. The University of Virginia and the University of North Carolina are residuary legatees, with nine other institutions receiving 10 000 dollars each. Control remains with Chaloner during life.
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New York Times
Richmond
John Armstrong Chaloner
Chaloner
Merry Mills
New York
Columbia University of New York
Virginia Military Institute
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts of North Carolina
Roanoke Rapids
N. C
University of South Carolina
South Carolina College
Clemson Agricultural College
South Carolina
College O Charleston
Marathon Crowns McArthur as South Africa Wins Olympic Race
The marathon in Stockholm ends with K. K. McArthur of South Africa first across the line in 2 hours 36 minutes. American Gaston Strobino finishes third after a fierce contest. C. W. Gitshaw led earlier but faltered at the last control. McArthur celebrated with a laurel wreath as the crowd roared.
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C. W. Gitshaw
Johnny Hayes
Gitshaw
New York Times
Gushaw
Gishaw
Gaston &Irobino
South Paterson Athletic Club
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