Firemen battle deadly cellar blaze in Fourth Street building
A basement fire under the Northern Bank of New York at Broadway and Fourth Street trapped twenty five firefighters. Battalion Chief John Shannon and others were rescued from rising water and toxic smoke. one rescuer died earlier in a Canal Street fire. The blaze caused about ten thousand dollars in damage.
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John Shannon
Broadway
Fourth Street
Kruger
Canal Street
Bank of
New York
C. H. Tenney
Mercer
Fourth Streets
Hudson Woolen Company
Northern Bank
I. Saperstein
Rosengarten
Croker
Shannon
Bellevue
St. Vincent's Hospital
Frank Curran
Fire Patrol No. 2
Mulberry
Macdougal Street
Mercer Street
O’donahue
Engine Company 20
O’ Donahue
Cooke in Jail as Extradition Moves Slow
H E G Cooke arrested in Baker City on request of New York federal officers and held in Multnomah County Jail in Portland awaiting certified documents. Federal court delay allows no escape by technicality as Elmira party members seek timber lands and demand their money back from Anna Brown.
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New York Times
Baker City
Ore
H. E. G. Cooke
New York
Portland
United States
Multnomah County
Federal Court of
Oregon
Cooke
Elmira
Anna Brown
A. G. Marshall
Oregon Timber and Ranching Company
Warns Against House Flies In Public Health Notice
Albany report from State Entomologist Dr. E. P. Felt warns that crowded homes and markets swarming with flies threaten sanitation and infant mortality. He condemns indifference and urges strict cleanliness to curb infestation and protect public health.
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Albany
E. P. Felt
Rebuffs President and backs Grosscup in oil ruling
Northwestern University law professor argues the President overstepped by criticizing the Circuit Court of Appeals in the Standard Oil case. He defends Judge Grosscup and Landis, warns about misapplied intent rules, and urges careful limits on executive commentary.
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Fessor
Northwestern University
Chicago Law School
Roosevelt
Landis
Grosscup
Standard Oil Company
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Legee
Court of Appeals
Jefferson
Jackson
John Marshall
Circuit Court of Appeals
Standard Oil
James de Andrews
Ohio
Baker
Seaman
Roosevelt condemns court martial in Philippine torture case
President Roosevelt denounces a court martial verdict acquitting Second Lieuts. John J. Muller and Claire R. Bennett of the Eighth Infantry over torture of a Philippine prisoner. He condemns the action, says the officers discredited the service, and laments lacking power to overturn the verdict.
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New York Times
Washington
John J. Moller
Claire R. Bennett
Eighth Infantry
Roosevelt
War Department
Banker Walker Pleads Guilty to Embezzlement Counts
William F. Walker, former treasurer of the Savings Bank of New Britain, pleaded guilty to four counts of embezzling bank securities totaling 470000. He faces a prison term from one to twenty years. The case notes a prior indictment for additional embezzlement and a confession tied to a 1907 misleading dispatch.
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Hartford
Conn
William F. Walker
Savings Bank of New Britain
Superior Court
Hugh Alcorn
Shumway
Walker
Connecticut Baptist Convention
George A. Conant
Baptist Convention
Warden-Garvin
Conant
New York
Porto Rico Celebrates Tenth Anniversary of Troop Landing
San Juan July 25 Porto Rico marked the tenth anniversary of the landing of American troops at Guanica with Gov Post and insular officials taking part A special observance was held at Ponce featuring a parade banquet and public ball.
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San Juan
Porto Rico
Guanicao. Gov. Post
Ponce
President elect Guachalla of Bolivia dies before taking office
Fernando Guachalla, Bolivian president elect and former Bolivian minister to the United States, died suddenly last night. He had been elected May 4 and was to assume the presidency on August 14 following President Montes. The country remains quiet and officials do not foresee trouble from the death.
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Fernando Guachalla
Bolivia
LA Paz
United States
Sefior Guachalla
Mobntes
Republic
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Department of Justice
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Oppenheim
34Th Street—West
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20Th St
5Th Ave
16Th St
Saks & Comparty
34Th Street
Eton
Ises
White
London
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