Americans Besieged at Madera by Mexican Bandits
An American courier reached El Paso with news that a group of Americans including ten women and six children were surrounded at Madera Chihuahua by bandits led by Maximo Castillo. The camp faced starvation as relief efforts were discussed by U S authorities and Pancho Villa’s forces move to aid.
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New York Times
EL Pas
Texas
el Paso
Madera
Chihuahua
Pearsons
Hearst Ranch
Babicora
Maximo Castillo
Madero
Villa
Casas Grandes
José Parra
Babicora Ranch
Jesse Williams
Big Pearson
Leonard Wood
Pancho Villa
la Ascension
Juan Nedina
United States
Mexican Central Railroad
Juarez
Fedeers
Thuahta
State Department
Washington
Pearson
Mexico
New Place for Sayre
Mrs. Woodrow Wilson arrives in Lenox to aid daughter Jessie Woodrow Wilson in selecting a residence as Sayre of New York nears marriage. Francis B. Sayre may become Secretary to President Garfield. meanwhile Sayre is promoted within the Abandonment Bureau to study social service needs.
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New York Times
Lenox
Mass
Woodrow Wilson
Williamstown
Harry A. Garfield
Wilams College
Garfield
Francis B. Sayre
Wasservogel
Skinner
Mr. Sayre
Son Kills Father in Accidental Camp Shooting
In Metuchen New Jersey on July 23 John C Thompson 51 a Port Reading carpenter was shot dead by his 15 year old son Christian in a boy s camp on Smith s Creek bank Police and coroner ruled the death accidental noting both fired blank cartridges during a prank attempt and no charges will be filed against the boy.
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New York Times
Metuchen
N. J
John C. Thompson
Port Reading
Christian
Smith's Creek
Thompson
Mary
Silver
Flynn
Perth Amboy
Hoyne declines grand jury probe of Guggenheim divorce
State's Attorney Hoyne says Illinois law bars Chicago cases and will not seek Grand Jury action over the divorce of Grace Guggenheim Wahl from William Guggenheim. He cites statute limits and questions whether witnesses are competent. He notes possible action on New York lawyers Untermyer and Werner and calls the divorce a case of gross fraud.
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New York Times
Chicago
Hoyne
Grace Guggenheim- Wahl
William Guggenheim
Eli B. Felsenthal
Jacob Newman
Chester Cleveland
Guggenheim-Wahl
Mr. Guggenheim
Gnheim
Death by cyanide at Hotel Statler Beardsley of New York
C G Beardsley a New York resident died by his own action after taking cyanide in his hotel room. The body was found by maids who locked out all day. a soda mint bottle with cyanide crystals was nearby. Coroner and house physician attributed death to self-inflicted cyanide after Beardsley left a memo and initials.
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New York Times
Cleveland
C. G. Beardsley
New York
Statler
Byrne
Beardsley
Hmself
al Holzman
Pleasant View
Clark's Lake
Mich
83 Year Old Mather Scales Two New Hampshire Peaks
Robert Mather of New York aged 83 completed a demanding trek in New Hampshire. He walked six miles to the base of Mt. Agassiz, ascended Bethlehem’s peak, then descended and reached Mt. Lafayette’s base to climb it. Afterward he returned to Forest Hill Hotel for supper, totaling over twenty five miles and additional short legs. He also made a detour to Littleton and Franconia, adding sixteen miles in one afternoon.
Colorado and Return Rail Fare Ad for Aug 6 to 20
Advertisement notes a government valley railroad offer from August 6 to August 20 with a round trip rate. It mentions travel between N. and Colorado and return. The brief item lists the dates and general terms without extra details or conditions.
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Colorado
Gov. Valley Railroad
Courage Among Tragedy at Binghamton Clothing Fire
Special to The New York Times. Binghamton July 23 fifty dead in the Binghamton Clothing Company fire. Forewoman Nellie Connor and foreman Sidney Dimmock saved many girls by directing them to safety as flames spread through a four story building. Survivors recount their calm leadership and heroic acts amid a deadly disaster.
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New York Times
Binghamton
Binghamton Clothing Company
Wall Street
John Schermerhorn
Ida Prentiss
Mary Benny
Nellie Connor
Sidney Dimmock
Miss Connor
Dimmock
Connor
Mary Prior
Wilkesbarre
Penn
Salvadoran President Opposes Nicaraguan Treaty Aimed at Union
In Libertad Salvador on July 23 Carlos Melendez, President of El Salvador, argued the treaty would block a Central American Union. He warned national opinion would reject ratifications that impair sovereignty or independence, even with favorable binding.
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Cable
New York Times
Libertad
Salvador
State of Siege at the Vatican After Swiss Guards Mutiny
In Rome on July 23 the Vatican faced a siege atmosphere as Swiss Guards mutinied over grievances. Several leaders were expelled and others left for home, while guard numbers were reduced and patrols intensified. Cardinal Merry del Val condemned the guards, who urged rights through persuasion rather than violence.
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Rome
Vatican
Rtridges
Merry del Val
Brady Heir Case Seeks Custody of Missing Child
Miss Cornelia Brady seeks custody of George Todd Brady in a Surrogate Court action. The six year old heir of Arthur I. Brady is not found and not known to be within Westchester jurisdiction. Davis, the paternal aunt believed to have him, is missing. publication and habeas corpus in Connecticut may follow.
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New York Times
White Plains
N. Y
Cornelia Brady
Golden’s Bridge
Kittie Davis
William A. Sawyer
George Todd Brady
Arthur I. Brady
Westchester County Courts
Port Chester
Miss Davis
Mill Plains
John M
R. Emmett Digney
Connecticut
Arthur L. Brady
Golden's Bridge
Wynner Brady Benedict
Husd
James A. Benedict
Katonah
Danbury
Conn
Oppose Banker's Pension Challenge in St Louis
J P Herrmann stockholder filed protest with the Controller of the Currency against National Bank of Commerce directors for paying Benjamin F Edwards a $50 000 retirement bonus and 100 900 fendent employen pay. He argues the board lacked power under national laws to use bank funds for nonperforming services and to set such expenses. The bank had approved $17 000 salary through year end as inducement.
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ST. Louis
National Bank of Commerce of St
Man Threatens Baby Then Fatally Shot in Street
A man at 43 Franklin Street threatened to throw a baby from a perambulator as frightened residents gathered. He was restrained, then fatally shot by a stranger who intervened. Francisco Martelaro later confessed to shooting Philip Bruns, a baker, and was jailed on felonious assault charges.
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Franklin Street
Musica Cicaralla
Rosalia Martelaro
Kaufman
Fiaschetti
Tomiskey
Greenpoint Avenue
Penn Hospital
Philip Bruns
Francisco Martelaro
Martelaro
Bruns
Ptomaine Poisoning Affects 30 At Hudson River State Hospital
Thirty employes and patients at Hudson River State Hospital in Poughkeepsie suffered ptomaine poisoning after a disrupted evening meal. Doctors, led by Superintendent Dr. Charles Pilgrim, worked through last night and today to treat the afflicted as more cases appeared. Authorities have not determined the poisoning’s cause.
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New York Times
Poughkeepsie
Hudson River State Hospital
Charles Pilgrim
Move Mill to Escape Union in Passaic N J
Elias Taradash Company plans to移ve its Misses dresses mill to South Norwalk Connecticut with hundreds of workers to avoid New York Cloak Makers Union interference. The move aims to escape jurisdiction and maintain wages and hours, as union pressure had persisted.
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New York Times
Passaic
N. J
Elias Taradash Company
South Norwalk
New York
Indictment Mystery Besets Wall Street Figure Lamar
Washington reports a sealed federal indictment against David Lamar, sent from New York to District Attorney Wilson. Lamar appeared for a 10 am hearing but was not arrested. The sealed charge, details and nature remain unclear as New York returned the indictment unopened.
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New York Times
Washington
David Lamar
Federal
New York City
Wilson
Lamar
Henry E. Davis
United States
Anson H. Taylor
Davis
New York
Wall Street
Senate Lobby Committee
Henry Lauterbach
Union Pacific
Federal District Attorney’s Office
Brewster
Congress
Senate Lobby Inquiry Sees Mulhall Letters Read
Washington July 23 The Senate Lobby Committee reviewed nearly five hundred letters from Martin H Mulhall as it presses to finish cross examination decisions The hearings reveal Mulhall sought access to Charles Murphy and Tammany figures while pushing influence for George Battle and other figures The session highlights tangles between reform-minded Republicans and Democratic supporters in early 1900s New Jersey and New York politics.
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Washington
Senate Lobby Committee
Martin H. Mulhall
Mulhall
Cummins
Nelson
S. W. McClare
Congress
New Jersey
Stinker
Charles F. Murphy
Tammany
George Gordon Battle
New York
Mulcall
Murphy
Herman Black
111 Broadway
Black
Murdy
Tile
Marshall
Water O'gorman’s
F. C. Schwedtman
Tariff Board
National Monetary Commission
Reed
Association
National Association of Manufacturers
James A. Emery
Taft
Aialt
Hwechtman
Qtto
Esas of
J R Grant Seeks Divorce in Goldfield Nevada
Jesse Root Grant son of the late president filed for divorce from Elizabeth Chapman Grant in Goldfield district court. Desertion is alleged. He arrived in the mining camp earlier this year and used the alias J. R. Grant Reno. The couple married in San Francisco on September 14 1880 and have two grown children.
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New York Times
Reno
Nev
Jesse Root Grant
Cronan
Grant
District Court Today
Goldfield
Elizabeth Chapman Grant
Ora R. Grant
J. R. Grant
San Francisco
Falls 110 Feet and Walks Home After Stunt
Edward Horner, a steeplejack at Granite City Steel Works, fell 110 feet from a smoke stack onto a tar bucket, then walked a half mile home despite severe bruises. A doctor warned possible internal injuries though recovery seemed possible. The rope reportedly broke as Horner was hoisted to the top for painting.
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ST. Louis
Edward Horner
Granite City
Ill
Horner
Trust Pays $500000 Fine in Texas Antitrust Case
The Standard Oil Company of New Jersey paid 500000 dollars to the Texas State Treasury for a lawsuit settlement on antitrust violations. The payment comprised 450000 in bills and 50000 in gold, delivered in Austin on July 23.
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New York Times
Austin
Texas
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
Gloucester in Collision at Sea Near Boston Lightship
The converted yacht Gloucester of the New York Naval Militia arrived at Portland with about fifteen feet of starboard railing carried away after its stern struck Light Vessel No. 42 near the Great Round Shoal off the Massachusetts coast. Temporary repairs were made, a planned trip to Halifax abandoned, and the vessel may return to New York.
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New York Times
Portland
Gloucester
New York Naval Militia
Massachusetts
Ha N. S
New York
Davis May Aid McReynolds in Solicitor General Bid
Representative John W. Davis of West Virginia has been asked to return to Washington for talks with President Wilson and Attorney General McReynolds. Reportedly he may be offered the post of Solicitor General, with Davis seen as an excellent lawyer and a key Judiciary Committee member.
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New York Times
Washington
John W. Davis
Clarksburg
West Va
Wilson
McReynolds
United States
Davis
House Committee On
Judiciary
Nathan Goff
District of West Viginia
Unit States Senate
Clark
Reynolds
Copper Miners Strike Shuts 20 Mines in Calumet District
Twenty copper mines in Calumet Michigan were closed as the Western Federation of Miners led a strike. Fewer than a quarter of workers belong to the union, but companies refuse to engage with the federation. About 15,000 men are affected.
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Calumet
Mich
Western Federation of Miners
Alumet & Hecla
Tamarack
Osceola
Wolverine
Centennial
Mohawk
Ahmeek
Champion
Baltic
Quincy
Isle Royale
Superior
LaSalle
Tri-Mountain
Franklin
Cardinal Gibbons Pitches Quoits on 79th Birthday
Cardinal Gibbons spent his 79th birthday at T Herbert Shriver’s Union Mills Maryland estate playing quoits with an old friend. He appeared healthy and noted he did not expect to live much longer describing his health as good and attributed it to his daily mass and private chapel routine.
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New York Times
Baltimore
Cardinal Gibbons
Quoitts
T. Herbert Shriver
Union Mills
Sing Sing Revolt Sees Prisoners Defy Guards In Fire Aftermath
Mutiny erupts at Sing Sing as 150 second and third term inmates refuse cell occupancy after factories burn. Warden Clancy yields to prisoners with guards added and dozens of prison windows smashed amid food complaints and threatened deliveries.
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Sing Sing
James N. Clancy
James Connaughton
Clancy
Hyman
Gibbs
Frederick Hahn
Westchester County , Grand Jury
John Fly
Civil Service
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Rescue Party
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Chio
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Guggenheim
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White Mountains
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Pope
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