Venezuela closes Caracas legation over redress disputes
The United States withdraws Sleeper and closes the Caracas legation after Venezuela refuses to grant redress for confiscated American interests. Dr Paul replies with a defiant note insisting Venezuela will defend its rights and deny safe conduct to Sleeper. Sleeper heads to the United States via Puerto Cabello aboard the Marietta. Veloz Galitana remains as Venezuelan chargé d'affaires in Washington.
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the Tribune
José de Jesus Paul
Venezuela
Jacob Sleeper
Caracas
United States
Sleeper
Legation
Russell
State Department
Washington
Paul
Brazil
Luiz de Lorena Ferreira
Puerto Cabello
Marietta
Roosevelt
Republic
Cuba
Rited States
Castro
Veloz Galtiena
Port-au-Prince Blaze Destroys Arsenal and Four Hundred Buildings
Fire swept Port au Prince starting near the palace and Senate building. Four hundred structures burned including the courthouse and prison. The arsenal exploded after being hit by sparks, with powder stores destroyed and cable links at risk. Firefighters, locals, and a French naval force struggled to contain the blaze.
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Chasseloup-Laubat
Arsenal
Boston publisher’s son found dead in White Plains home
Josiah H. Vose, 45, son of the late Rev. James G. Vose of Boston, was found dead with a gunshot wound in the bedroom of J. Winn Brown at 188 Fisher Avenue White Plains. Coroner Weisendanger views suicide tied to insomnia and sonnambulism. Vose planned to sail to Boston. Brown connected to Silver Burdett & Co. and neighbors reported no apparent motive.
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Josiah H. Vose
James G. Vose
Boston
Burdett & Co
New York
J. Winn Brown
Fisher Avenue
White Plains
Vose
Amherst College
Ulrich Weisendanger
Arthur Holland
Harry Hamilton
White Plains Bank
Brown
Mr. Vose
Mr. Brown
Mr. Silver
Robert H. Vose
Candy Manufacturer Andrew J. Hope Dies After Fall From Hotel Imperial
Andrew J. Hope, 68, a prominent New York candy maker, fell or jumped from the seventh floor of the Hotel Imperial at Broadway and 22d Street, striking the glass roof below. Authorities deem it an accident. he had been treated for heat illness and previously found acting queerly, with nurses attending him prior to the fall.
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Andrew J. Hope
Imperial
Broadway
22D Street
Hope
Sixth Avenue
Record of Celebration on Fourth of July Tragedy and Injury
The Chicago Tribune reports 71 deaths and 2624 injuries by 11 p m from fireworks cannon gunpowder and related incidents. Fire loss reaches 525935 dollars as casualties exceed 1905 figures while injuries drop versus 1907, signaling growing support for safer Independence Day observances.
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the Tribune
Chicago
Chicago Tribune
Actor Robert Edeson to Wed Grace Proctor
Announced by telegraph in Boston that actor Robert Edeson will marry Grace Proctor of Brookline next Wednesday. Edeson, now at the Hotel Bellevue, has been touring with his fiancée by automobile. After the wedding the couple will live in Brookline near her father.
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the Tribune
Boston
Robert Ederson
Grace Proctor
Brookline
Edeson
Bellevue
Balloon Race Ends As Perilous Flight Lands in Quebec
Chicago to ocean balloon race ends with nine contestants reaching West Shefford Quebec eight hundred miles from start. Fielding craft owned by F J Fielding of San Antonio Texas traveled about one hundred miles farther than rivals and is believed to have won for staying aloft longest. Several boats saved flyers from drowning amid the perilous events. The Ville de Dieppe participates in the dramatic finale.
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Chicago
West Shefford
Quebec
Fielding
F. J. Fielding
San Antonio
Tex
Ville de Dieppe
Paraguayan Rebellion Yields New Government
Buenos Aires reports on July 5 that Paraguayan revolutionaries have won, overthrowing the government and establishing a new regime. A telegram from the Argentine Legation in Asuncion confirms the overthrow and notes several Paraguayan officials fled or were replaced.
Balloon Accidents Mark Lake Michigan Flight Group
Balloon Ville de Dieppe and companions faced peril on Lake Michigan as gusts lift the craft to seven thousand feet after a rocky start. Mueller and Schoeneck clung to rigging while Cincinnati aided, with other balloons downing near Ontario and Michigan destinations.
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Lake Michigan
Ville de Dieppe
King Edward
Illinois
Chicago
Mueller
Schoeneck
Cincinnati
Mad dog disrupts Lynn church service
A large collie burst into St. Pauls Methodist Episcopal Church in Lynn Massachusetts during morning prayers. Panic caused several women to faint and others to be injured as worshippers rushed for exits. The dog fled to the choir loft before the minister cornered it and a policeman shot the animal.
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Tribune
Lynn
Mass
St. Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church
F. H. Clark
Helen Lewis
Outlives 11 000 Volts in Stamford Hospital
James Hayes, an employee of Westinghouse, was shocked by 11 000 volts while on a New Haven locomotive roof in Stamford yard. He grasped a live feed wire, his clothes ignited and skin burned, yet he remained conscious and fights for life. A telegraph note from July 5 reports the incident and a separate travel ad offers $52.50 to Dallas and return.
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The
Tribune
Stamford
Conn
James Hayes
Westinghouse Company
Stamford Hospital
Hayes
New Haven Road
Bryan Attacks Guffey as Ingrate in Lincoln Speech
Colonel J M Guffey of Pennsylvania replies with bold language approved by anti Bryan leaders. The Pennsylvanian claims Bryan accepted secret contributions from Marcus Daly William R Hearst and Guffey in 1896 and 1900. Bryan was accused of pressuring delegates from Pennsylvania during his Fourth of July address.
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Tribune
Denver
J. M. Guffey
Pennsylvania
William R. Hearst
Colonel Guffey
Guffey
Bryan
Democratic Party
Senator Jones
Marcus Daly
Mr. Bryan
Corporation
Mr. Hearst
Daly
Bryan attacks party leaders in bitter editorial clash
A partisan letter disputes William Jennings Bryan's claim of non interference and accuses him of pressuring Illinois delegates, opposing McGraw and Sullivan, and seeking control of the Democratic convention. The author defends corporate ties and contrasts past support with current hostility, urging unity.
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Mr. Bryan
Bryan
Pittsburg
Exposition Hall
Kentucky
Mr. McGraw
West Virginia
Indiana
Taggart
Roger Sullivan
O. P. Thompson
Ilinois
Waves from Lincoln Wipe Out Denver Democratic Sandcastles
Denver July 5 A vivid wave from Lincoln disrupts ornate platform plans in Denver as Bryan influences rip through injunctions railways and finance planks. Leaders like Murphy Lewis Parker and Haskell see shifts while reporters scramble to track every rumor and counterclaim.
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Tribune
Denver
Lincoln
William Jennings Bryan
Charles F. Murphy
Taft
J. Ham Lewis
Lewis
Nixon
Franklin K. Lane
Lane
Grover Cleveland
Alton B. Parker
Judge Parker
Johnson
Gray
Delaware
Pugsley
Nebraska
Murphy
Nebraska Simoom
Lincolnn
Pennsylvania
National
Bryan
New York
Haskell
J. “Ham” Lewis
Hawaii
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J. L. Case
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C. H. Leichleiter
America
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Atwood
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George Howard
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