Mutiny Threat Keeps Russia in Fear of War
Dispatches from Odessa report torpedo boats still searching for the Kniaz Potemkine as mutineers issue a proclamation declaring war on ships that decline to join. Reports claim a plot to seize the Georgi Pobiedonosetz failed, while Kruger notes mutiny on eight transports at Budrova Bay but crew returned to duty. A denial of rebellion on two warships at Reval is issued and Vecha surrendered after its crew joined the revolt. A general strike is proclaimed in Petrograd with 25,000 workers quitting. Police report rioting and bloodshed spreading from Poland.
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Kniaz Potemkine
Odessa
Kustenji
Georgi Pobiedonosetz
Kruger
Budrova Bay
Reval
Vecha
Poland
Mutinies and naval actions stir Odessa and Bulwark ports
Reports from Odessa and surrounding areas describe attempts to revive mutinies aboard the battleship Georgi Pobiedonosetz, with six leaders captured by Jogat sailors. Torpedo boats’ crews, largely volunteers, may attack and sink the Kniaz Potemkine. Troops deployed to summer quarters as dock work resumes and strikers return to work. Across the region, Russian ships near Kustenji and Romanian ports reflect growing tensions and mutinous threats amid declarations of war against nonjoining vessels.
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Odessa
Georgi Pobiedonosetz
Jogat
Detectives Called Off After Gem Robbery Mystery
It is believed an outsider did not steal jewelry worth 25000 from banker Jackson Higginson’s home last Saturday. Detectives were shut out as Mrs Higginson and her son Tony returned from Ardsley and Miss Dorothy Higginson had left jewels in a desk that was pried open. A screwdriver matching Tony’s workshop was found near the desk.
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Jackson Higginson
McCafferty
Higginson
Tme
Miss Higginson
Tony
West Clast
Dorothy Higginson
Big Fire Threatens Nashville Church in Business District
A major blaze plagues Nashville as the McKendrie Methodist Episcopal Church near the business district catches fire at midnight. Fire spreads rapidly with a large conflagration feared.
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BIG
Nashville
Methodist Church
Heart of Business
Nashville, Tenn
McKendrie Methodist Episcopal Church
Flood Devastates Pierre as Bad River Rises
Bad River flood sweeps fifteen houses into the Missouri, leaving half the city homeless. Rescue teams report narrow escapes but no fatalities. Downriver damages loom as waters begin to fall and officials warn of continued risk.
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Pierre
S. D
Missouri
Shonts Arrested On Speed Charge In Stamford
Stamford Connecticut July 4 T P Shonts chairman of the Panama commission was arrested here this afternoon on a charge of violating the Automobile Speed law. He had a party of women with him and allegedly covered an eighth of a mile in twenty two seconds. He gave bond to secure his appearance in court. He was en route to his summer home at Greenwich.
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rmLe
Stamford
Conn
T. P. Shonts
Chicago
Panama Commissioners
Greenwich
Father Poisons Sons in Murder For Escape From Care
Gus A Clos, a railroad crossing flagman from Morrisville Pennsylvania, confessed to poisoning his seven year old son and attempting to poison his younger son. He claimed both boys were dirty and unworthy, seeking to rid himself of them as he had four other children. The elder boy died and Clos was arrested ten days later as authorities pursued the case.
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Ny Teomoraih
Morrisville
Penn
Gus A. Clos
Closson
Bos
Cleason
Ey Wright
His
Biynes
Ben
Pennsylvania
Fatal Fourth of July salute injures private on Governor's Island
Private Cornelius F Harrington was fatally injured and Sergeant Frank Webb seriously burned during a 45 gun Independence Day salute on Governor's Island. A charge exploded as Harrington prepared to load gun No 1, throwing him about 30 feet and tearing clothing from his body. Webb was wounded while attempting to assist. surgeons expect his recovery. The blast may have been caused by a spark near the breech. Ordnance Sergeant Gallagher led the saluting squad amid the chaotic scene.
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Governor's Island
Corneliua F. Harrington
Frank Webb
Union
Castle Williams
Harrington
Webb
Harringtken
Post Hospital
Gallagher
M1 Wa
Shell Burst Two Hurt At Fort Warren Ceremony
In a national salute at Fort Warren Boston Harbor the sixteenth round shell exploded prematurely injuring two Coast Artillery privates. Private James J. Buckley suffered near amputation of the left arm and facial injuries. Private Hector McNeil received severe burns and eye irritation from powder grains. Both were hospitalized.
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Boston
Fort Warren
Boston Harbor
96Th Company
Coast Artillery
James J. Buckley
Hector McNeil
Post Hospital
Buckley
Flood toll tops nine hundred in Guanajuato disaster
Governor Obregon estimates over 900 dead after a cloudburst and flood in Guanajuato Mexico. Hospitals were flooded drowning patients, the Jurex Theatre inundated to the first balcony while soldiers fled to the upper deck. Power plant damaged leaving the city without lights and property losses reach about two million dollars.
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Guanajuato
Mexico
Obregon
Jurex Theatre
Railroads' Big Traffic Amid Massive Holiday Passenger Flow
Rail lines report unprecedented passenger movement with high volumes to Atlantic City Long Branch Cranberry Lake East Farms and the mountains. Pennsylvania lines estimate 175000 or more travelers while the Erie runs 35000 to 40000 on the New York division. Despite huge crowds incidents appeared minimal and railroad officials praised safety and efficiency.
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Pennsylvania Ines
Atlantic City
Long Branch
Seaalle
Delaware, Lackawanan
Erie
New-York
New-York Cay All Arts
Ulver
Hurricane destroys parts of Samoa in storm damage
Report from Sydney dated July 4 says a hurricane struck Samoa causing great damage across villages and infrastructure with extensive wreckage and losses feared. Local authorities seek assessments of impact and aid provisions as relief teams coordinate response efforts.
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Sydney
Samoa
Presidents sad trip to Cleveland for Hay funeral
President Roosevelt leads a vast U.S. government convoy by special train to Cleveland to honor John Hay. Cabinet members and former officials travel from Oyster Bay via Jersey City and Long Island Rail Road to arrive by morning, with ceremonies and farewells along the way.
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Tribune
Philadelphia
United States
Cleveland
Roosevelt
Taft
Forest City
John Hay
Oyster Bay
Ralph Peters
Long Island Railroad Company
Long Island City
Wyandotte
Long Island Railroad
Manhattan
Jersey City
Jack
West
Moody
Root
Navy
Moron Theton
Morton
Shetland
John Endlegtt
Teft Oyster Bay
Loeb
the Treasury
Lyman J. Gage
John D. Long
West Philadelphia
Wilson
Hitchcock
Metcalf
Bonaparte
Shaw
Kixey
Cortelyou
Charles Emory Smith
Knox
Pennsylvania
Sewickley
Pittsburg
Hay Funeral Plans In Cleveland As Nation Pays Respect
John Hay lay in state in Cleveland with soldiers guarding the bier and Chamber of Commerce halls patrolled. Acting Mayor Lapp’s proclamation kept the public away while police prevented street noise from fireworks. Samuel Mather visited with the Citizens Committee for funeral details, as Mrs. Hay stayed at Glenville home. Continued on page seven.
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Cleveland
Chamber of Commerce
John Hay
Lapp
Samuel Mather
The
Amily
Citisens’ Committee
Record Day for the Fourth in New York
Fourth of July crowds at Coney Island and Long Branch sparked chaotic scenes as railroads ferried huge numbers out of the city. Explosives injuries and stray bullets caused several deaths and many hospitalizations. Morris Park racetrack saw Webb Jay set a mile speed record in 48 43 seconds.
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New York
Coney Island
Long Branch
United States
Newark
Morris Park Racetrack
Webb Jay
Chicago Automobile Club
Coney Island Mecca Faces Fourth Of July Chaos
Crowds at Battery steamers to Long Branch triggered by crowding laws. Police and Customs inspectors enforced passenger limits, sparking clashes as only a fraction boarded Elberon and Mary Patten. Port Arthur naval miniatures and Luna Park drew mass attendance. fireworks, frankfurters, and bathers filled the day with record crowds and few incidents.
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Battery Landing
Patten
Long Branch
North River
Elberon
Custom House
Coney’s Fourth at Coney Island Draws Huge Crowds
Coney Inland reported the largest Independence Day turnout since the Pan-American Exposition with estimates of about 400000 visitors. Crowds flooded Manhattan Beach Crithon Beach and the old Weeter of Coney Island as police formed lines on crowded boardwalks to ease congestion amid a few arrests.
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Coney Inland
Manhattan Beach
Crighton Beach
Old Weeter
Coney Island
Four Die As City Fireworks Endanger Fourth Of July
Four people died in the city and over two hundred were injured during Fourth of July celebrations. Ninety percent of injuries required hospital care, with nineteen hit by stray bullets and twelve expected to die. Police arrested many for reckless shooting as streets faced dangerous fires. One resident, John Dirane, was struck by a stray bullet and died before midnight. detectives sought the shooter.
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New York
New Jersey
Pensylvania
Connecticut
Sea Gate
Manhattan
Dreamland
Luna Park
United States Navy
Port
Port Arthur
Brighton Beach
Fnally
Harry C. Tudor
Cge
Coney [Sf
Yeaterday
Itstiam
Sear
John Disrana
Seney
Dixrane
Madinohst
Etacion Yertortag
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Commerce
Chamber OF Commerce Hall
Georgi
Bucharest
Smetilyy
Kuiaz Potemkine
Rumanian
Bsed
Romania
Kalaz Potemkine
London
Evening Standard
Berlin
Lokal-Anzeiger
Kalax Potemkine
St. Petersburg
Refige
Badreve Bay
Nesterizeff
Cdeva
Paris
Constantinople
Nicholas
Odessi
Alexandria
Emperor Nicholas
Ceutioard
Higginson Home
Panama
20Th Century
Ann Century
Governor’s Island
Islands
Adams Express
Mr. Loeb
Murphy
Secret Service
Paul Morton
Harry Leonard
George We Ewing
Earl Z Snow
Pulman
F. T. Robinson
Leonard
Hay
Battery Pier
Mecca
Langway
Customs House
Department of Commerce and Labor
Washington
Patten Line
Mary Patten
Rosedale
Coney
Fourth
Town
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