Tariff Conference Talks and Adjournment Sparks Rumors
Washington notes report sharp words between Burrows Payne and Dalzell over iron ore and lumber duties as Senate and House negotiators struggle for a tariff bill. Aldrich and Payne push for agreement despite friction, with adjournment to revisit disputed paragraphs and delays feeding a Capitol gossip cycle.
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Wars and Means
Lloyds Writes Life Policy on Harriman at 8 Percent
Lloyds of London issued a one year ane policy on E. H. Harriman for a stock and bond house in New York. The policy protects against stock losses tied to Harriman’s death with a rate of 71 ½ guineas per cent about 8 per cent in American rating. London brokers report such Lloyds policies on Harriman common since his illness rumors began. Two months ago a 10 guineas per cent rate was cited due to healthier reports.
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Lloyds
London
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Soldier kills maid in Fort Leavenworth case of jealousy
Private Charles O Neal of the 12th Infantry shot Minnie Scharbeno a 23 year old French maid in Captain Charles N Murphy s home at Leavenworth. He fled pursued by five hundred cavalrymen and was captured by Private William Oosthuyzer. Oosthuyzer promoted for capture and previously Boer War veteran.
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Battle Over Budget in British House of Commons
London reports a fierce budget confrontation as the House of Commons labors past midnight in a bid to pass the measure. Opposition protests closures while Prime Minister Balfour and Chancellor Lloyd-George face intense scrutiny amid amid sleep on benches and heated exchanges.
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House of Commons
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David Lloyd-George
Woman Leaps To Rescue In Atlantic City
In Atlantic City on a July evening Mrs. C William Raith daughter of Commodore C Staney Grove of the Chelsea Yacht Club jumped from the Thoroughfare to save Miss Lillian Royer of Germantown Penn who fell overboard from the Raith launch as the deck lurched. She swam to shore with the uninjured survivor while a separate incident earlier aboard the yacht Princeton ended with a demented woman saved from suicide and restrained at City Hall.
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C. William Raith
Commodore C. Staney Grove
Chelsea Yacht Club
Lillian Royer
Germantown
Penn
Roger
Princeton
John Winder
Jennie Broadpent
Philadelphia
No Hope For Dr W R Huntington In Nahant
Nahant Massachusetts July 20 Dr W R Huntington rector of Grace Church New York City remains critically ill as his family notes gradual weakening and doctors say there is no hope for recovery The afternoon bulletin confirms he is growing weaker and may live several days Miss Margaret Huntington races to reach him from Europe.
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Dr. Huntington
Margaret Huntington
Atlantic
Long Beach Man Captures Live Whale Off Nassau Coast
William Van Ness, a Nassau by the Sea cottage owner, dragged a stranded eighteen foot whale ashore near a two foot shoal after a distressing propeller wound. He tethered the creature with a shark hook and cable, planning to sell oil and whalebone while the lifesaving crew offered a $100 carcass buy. The event sparks a new Long Beach whaling effort.
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Freeport
Long Island
William van Ness
Nassau-by-the-Sea
Long Beach
Georgia bill calls for pre wedding medical exams
A Georgia Legislature bill would require medical examinations for bridegrooms the day before the ceremony. Senator Matthews champions health and racial perfection claims, while opposition warns it could spoil romance and lead to fewer runaway marriages.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Matthews
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Senate
Lawmakers Consider Restricting Two Year Old Horse Racing
A draft bill to ban two year olds from racing in this state before August 1 is backed by major breeders and horsemen. The measure aims to curb early racing and protect horse development, with support from General Stephen Sanford and John Sanford and debate over regional breeding advantages.
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Jack Atkin
France
Rusela
England
Stephen Sanford
John Sanford
Amsterdam
Saratoga
Kentucky
California
Newsboy Drenched by Rain of Pennies in Capitol Steps
Washington July 20. Joe the newsboy in Congress vicinity awakes to pennies and nickels raining on his sun warmed body. Senator Crane of Massachusetts witnessed the moment and stood nearby as coins showered from the child and from his legs and face.
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Senator Crane
Massachusetts
Train Races Through Flames At 138th Street Station
Passengers on a northbound Third Avenue elevated train sped through flames at the 138th Street platform after a fire sparked by defective insulation under the platform. Firemen doused the blaze in about 30 minutes as a crowd gathered and police handled the scene. A second alarm responded to a gas jet fire at 542 East 139th Street, quickly controlled.
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Echo Warns Steamship in Dense Fog Near Ice
The Numidian from Glasgow halted in a dense fog after a warning whistle from a passenger. Captain Thomas Moor said the liner was at longitude 49 west when it encountered the fog bank and avoided a collision with icebergs.
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Boston
Glasgow
Thomas Moor
Argentina and Bolivia Break Off Diplomatic Ties
Argentina orders Bolivian minister to leave Buenos Aires within 24 hours and recalls its minister from La Paz after Bolivia rejects the arbitral award on the Bolivia Peru boundary dispute. Washington notes the break in relations and awaits fuller details.
Bolivian Exodus Amid Three-Country Dispute
In La Paz July 20 conferences continue on Bolivia Peru Argentina tensions. Two thousand Bolivians petition to join the army while Peruvians and Argentines evacuate Bolivia at their governments' expense. The Bolivian government orders its Buenos Aires minister to return and leave archives with a foreign legation.
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Frontier Award Shocks Bolivia After Argentina Arbitration
Argentina's July 9 decision on the Bolivia Peru dispute followed the 68th meridian, easing Peru’s gains yet angering Bolivian crowds in La Paz. Bolivian leaders feared the loss of land while Peru asserted its claim to arbitration. The piece also outlines Argentina's government, military, and Bolivia's lack of a navy, plus demographic facts and conscription.
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Sefior Fonseca
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Hague
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Acre
Petropolis
Brazil
United States
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Quintana
Man tries to die at wife's funeral after string of tragedies
Robert Leibiger drew a pistol as his wife's funeral proceeded and would have killed himself if mourners had not overpowered him and taken the weapon. He had endured the deaths of all his children, home foreclosure, and his wife's death after an operation.
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Tribune
New Haven
Robert Leibiger
French Cabinet Falls After Naval Scandals Vote
Paris July 20 Clemenceau cabinet toppled by 212 to 176 vote after a heated naval scandals debate. Delcasse challenged Clemenceau amid accusations of Algeciras humiliation. Clemenceau resigned with ministers after the defeat. Sixty majority members were absent during the pivotal vote. Continued on third page.
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Paris
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Rouvier
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France
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Delcassé
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Fallires
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Third Republic
Sweden
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Mayor McClellan Returns to Act on Building Code
Mayor McClellan arrives in the city from vacation to preside at a public hearing on the building code. He faced intense pressure from political rivals and supporters as opponents hoped he would veto the code. Acting Mayor McGowan had studied the measure and prepared for potential passage or veto after hearings.
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Empire State Express
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Thomas Hassett
Board of Water Supply
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W. B. Henry
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McGowan
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Patrick H. McCarren
Brooklyn
Maurice Featherson
29Th
Tammany
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