21 Jul 1907
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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1907
Page
1
Nine days into the Pittsburg to Baltimore motor tour, only 32 of 52 cars reached this city, many straggling in the mountains. A Pittsburg car struck a rut injuring a passenger, but no serious harm. The event prompted revised thoughts on car endurance and highway improvements from Alfred Reeves of the American Auto Manufacturers Association.
A second Black Hand note targeted Peter Lamana and others connected to the Lamana case in Hahnville and New Orleans. In Hahnville, a mob halted a lynching attempt with militiamen. the crowd dispersed after a bystander’s remark eased tension as guards protected the town.
Sandy Hook Kentucky July 20 Judge Moody instructed the jury to acquit James Hargis in the case of complicity in the assassination of Dr B Cox The withdrawal of Byrd and Jouett left the state unable to produce witnesses The outcome closes the Breathitt feud related prosecutions and Hargis walked free
Brent Neck July 19 Special. The largest Russian wolfhound, named Kaiser, owned by former Mayor Grace, collapsed and died by the roadside while accompanying the Grace estate manager to the lyn depot. The dog stood three feet high and seven feet long, with a fifteen year family history and numerous blue ribbons from shows.
Riot reported at United Railroads car barns at 20th and Mission streets. Four men shot, barn on fire, Fire Department responding, all police reserves called out.
Nearly fifteen thousand men at United States Steel Corporation and independent mine owners on the Vermillion and Mexaba ranges went on strike today, stopping activity and paralyzing the iron ore industry in the upper Lake Superior region.
A rear end collision on the Palisade line of Public Serves Corporation near Cliffside Jersey during a storm injured nine people. Cars from Plover to Wehawken ran on fifteen minute headways. A lightning strike caused car 384 fuse failure and stoppage. car 622 then rammed it, wrecking the first car while the following was undamaged. Passengers were thrown about. among the injured are Livia Brandt aged twelve and several others with head injuries and bruises. James McAllister, Serene Scherer, and Edward Schemp are named among the wounded, with several addresses noted in West Hoboken and New York. The motorman of car 388, James McGoldrick, sustained a sprained ankle. conductor W A Cam of seniority and conductor Frederick Flow of West Hoboken also mentioned.
Johnstown Penn July 20 Chariva M Schwab visiting the city reiterated his prediction that national prosperity will endure for years with no storm on the sea of industry He commented on rumors about W E Corey resigning the presidency of United States Area Corporation noting such action would wait until the board meeting and the return of Judge Gary and H Frick He forecast Pittsboro continuing as the steel center of the world for generations
The body of John W. Kiester postmaster and Har riman store agent was found in bushes near his Southfield home. He shot himself June 27 after a disappearance. A reward previously offered and efforts by searchers are noted. An expert review of his books found them correct and officials suspect temporary insanity.
May be a broad strike across American Tobacco Company factories as the International Tobacco Workers executive committee debates a general walkout and removes the union label from about seventy suspected nonunion factories in the United States and Canada.
Newport July 20 though nothing definite can be learned those interested believe intimations today that the will contest over the estate of Miss Emily O Gibbes who left the major portion to Bar hard College of New York will be settled out of court
In Oliye Branch Mississippi on July 20 a Black mob of about thirty men fatally assaulted Andrew Trice after taking him from officers who had him in custody. The group injured him with an axe and killed him near the town, then disposed of his body.
In Lincoln, Bryan states government ownership is not an immediate issue as regulation remains the public’s priority. He argues regulation, not ownership, should lead any reform and critiques railroads for overstating ownership as a campaign distraction while urging federal and state actions to curb rates and abuses.
July 20 report on Frank Lewis killed July 15 by a blow from neighbor Robert J Walker in self defense. Walker released under bond as inquest shadows Lewis suspected as a “flu hare” with seven vanished housekeepers. Neighbors recall a sailor guest who vanished. coroner probes yard, bones found, fate of remains undetermined.
Pittsburg brokers Broderick Volauarte and W P Lemley of Chappeau Lemley Miller were arrested on mining stock fraud charges. They allegedly pretended to transfer 1200 shares of Gold Bullion stock and faced hearings with Aldermen S J Toole and Groetzinger. Accuser Curry paid 348 dollars. Sulzner claims loss of 140 50 in stock.
Denver reports G Crump of Rochester is in Colorado seeking botanist Thomas Bell last heard three years ago while studying the state's flora. Crump believes Bell may be dead and is checking mortuary records for clues.
Newport July 20 quick action by their chauffeur prevented the Misses Yoakum daughters of Mr and Mrs Benjamin F Yoakum from being run into in Bellevue avenue as a delivery wagon backed around the Casino. Long Branch July 20 a whale forty five feet long and weighing fifteen tons was struck by a passing steamer off Galilee this afternoon. Captain Nelson Lockwood's crew of fishermen headed by the captain's son towed the big whale ashore.
In Guayaquil on July 20 a plot to kill General Eloy Alfaro failed when a conspirator betrayed the plan. Barracks were attacked at dawn by about fifty men each, but the defense held and many attackers were killed or captured. Alfaro’s life was in danger as gunfire ripped his residence and officials mourned six government figures’ funeral. Casualties remain unknown as many victims were hidden by friends.
July 20 at Chenier Louisiana Rice Irrigating Association dam on the Mermentau River was dynamited by more than 100 masked cattlemen who overpowered guards and wrecked 17 feet of structure. The dam had been rebuilt after a prior destruction in October and cost about 200000 dollars. Without obstruction salt water threatens the growing rice crop.
John McCauley of Brown’s Station Ulster County sued for $425 after his cow ate a dynamite stick and likely caps from blasting nearby Catskill aqueduct work. After hearings the claim settled for $15. A second claim from Nathan Gordon about rabbits and woodcock on his Ashokan reservoir farm was reported at about $6,407.40.
Berlin dispatch reports from German Southwest Africa near Luederitz Bay a rich copper ore deposit found in a coastal waterleaf region. An expedition will depart Luederitz to continue prospecting though lack of harbors limits transshipment by barge to steamers.
Twenty robbers attacked a Transcaucasian Railway train at Karalissa station with rifles bombs and revolvers. A guard was killed and several injured. A cashier, the robbery target, escaped injury but lost 5000 dollars.
South Orange New Jersey July 30 A boy driving a grocery wagon on the Central Railroad of New Jersey High Bridge branch escaped death in a collision with a locomotive by leaping onto the cowcatcher as the train bore down. He landed on the cowcatcher when the engine struck the wagon near the front wheels. The horse was killed and the wagon wrecked.
Reports from Seoul describe growing rioting targeting government offices and ministers. Japanese guards protect key sites including the palace and consulates while martial law considerations surface. Reports note casualties among Japanese and Koreans, with officials and foreign diplomats amid tense crowd control and guarded avenues.
July 2 reports in Ping-Yang note shops closed and natives excited by uncertain abdication news. The dispatch cites Japanese authorities and hints at unrest while Dewey’s Old Port Wine for Invalids is advertised by M. T. Dewey & Sons Co., 85 Fulton St.
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