Shippers Threaten Legal Action Over Freight Rate Hike
A federation of shipper and manufacturer delegates from multiple states demands the proposed freight rate increase be reviewed by the Interstate Commerce Commission before taking effect. If not, they threaten injunctions or court action. They plan to convene railroad presidents east of the Mississippi and north of the Ohio to discuss the plan.
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Tribune
Chicago
New York
Interstate Commerce Commission
Italian runner Dorando wins marathon then disqualified
Dorando of Italy finished first in 2:54:46 but was disqualified for receiving assistance when he fainted near the finish. The chaotic scene ended in a distressing mark as organizers ruled against him after review.
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Dorando
Italy
Marathon Finish Sparks Public Condemnation of Race
The 1908 Marathon in London ends with Hayes fainting and disqualified after aid from supporters. Dorando and Forshaw also struggle as heat and exhaustion devastate runners. Do gando lies critically ill in hospital. critics deem the event unrepeatable in any civilized country.
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The
Tribune
Tribune Association
Lendon
Dorando
Windsor
Hayes
Dogando
Forshaw
Hayes Wins Olympic Marathon For America In London
John J. Hayes, a nineteen year old Irish American Club runner born in New York, won the Olympic Marathon in London despite Dorando’s dramatic finish and disqualification. The crowd’s sympathy flowed toward Dorando as officials aided his collapse after crossing the line, while American athletes claimed a strong finish with three others in the top ten and Canadians also placing among the leaders.
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Associated Press
London
John J. Hayes
Irish-American Athletic Club
America
Dorando
Tialy
Windsor Castle
Derange
Mpathy
Italy
Hefferon
Swefe
Longboat
Tewanina
Greece
Europe
Africa
Australia
Continents
England
Irish Athletic Club
Receivers and Shippers Association Appeals to President
The Cincinnati Receivers and Shippers Association asks President Roosevelt to enforce a long standing decree against rate increases by Missouri Pacific and Chicago Rock Island. They urge swift action via the Attorney General to bring contempt proceedings if the rails ignore court orders. The group insists on square dealing and respect for law to prevent carriers from burdening interstate commerce.
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Cincinnati
Receivers and Shippers’ Association of Cincinnati
United States
Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
Missouri Pacific Railway
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
Missouri Pacific
Rock Island
Streetcar thief robs bank runner on Chestnut street car
A man robbed Joseph A. Vaughn, a bank runner, of $1,900 on a Chestnut street trolley car. After choking him and fleeing, the suspect escaped into a department store as police pursued. The wallet with $625 in checks was later found in a saloon. the thief’s identity remains unknown.
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Philadelphia
Joseph A. Vaughn
Chestnut Street
Policeman Rescues Stranded Jerome Park Horse
Kingsbridge Mounted Patrolman Payne swam under a horse trapped in thirty feet of water at the Jerome Park reservoir. He secured a rope around the animal and, with four officers towing from shore, led the horse to safety near 300th Street.
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Payne
Kingsbridge
Jerome Park
300Th Street
Twenty One Dead in Mexican Battle at Imaculada Ranch
Report from Tucson dated July 24 states nineteen Papago Indians and two Mexican soldiers killed in a fierce engagement last Tuesday at Imaculada ranch near Retro Colorado, a mining camp in Sonora's Altar district. Five soldiers were wounded.
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Tucson
Ariz
Imaculada Ranch
Retro Colorado
Altar
Sonora
Mexico
Auto Kills Bicycle Rider in Jersey City Crash
Richard Gruber of 12 South street Jersey City and Arthur Cohn of 13 South street were struck by an automobile on the Jersey City Boulevard last night. Gruber died at Christ Hospital and Cohn is expected to die from injuries. Albert Molinking of Hillsdale Bergen County and Otto Williams of 159 9th Street Hoboken were arrested.
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Jersey City
Richard Gruber
South Street
Arthur Cohn
Gruber
Christ Hospital
Cohn
Albert Molinking
Hillsdale
Bergen County
Otto Williards
9Th Street
Hoboken
Drunken man seeks to blow up Army building in Omaha
An unknown intoxicated man in Omaha attempted to destroy the Army Department building housing the Missouri headquarters. He carried seven sticks of dynamite and stated he wished to witness an explosion. A police officer observed him skulking near the structure.
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the Tribune
Omaha
Neb
Army
Department of the Missouri
Climax in Georgia convict lease hearings details brutal abuses
Atlanta July 24 testimony before a legislative committee probing the state convict lease system reveals a white boy named Win from Cobb County whipped to death after coffee spilled on a hog at the Durham Coal and Coke Company farm. Convicts were lined up and sold to bidders at Milledgeville, with R A Keith swapped for seven negroes due to clerical skill. Former prison officials corroborate, while others resign over brutality and outside farm labor alleged in leasing 175 Florida convicts to gain profit.
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Tribune
Atlanta
Legislative
R. A. Keith
Win
Cobb County
Durham Coal and Coke Company
Milledgeville
K. R Foster
J. W. Roberts
Ter
W. S. West
State Senate
J. Sid Turner
Florida
Prince of Wales Enthralls Quebec with Grand Review
The Prince of Wales led a grand review on the Plains of Abraham with twenty three thousand troops and fifty thousand spectators. He transferred the battlefield memorial to the Governor General and attended lavish galas at Parliament Buildings with Vice President Fairbanks observing.
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Quebec
Plains of Abraham
State Hall
Parliament Buildings
Wolfe
Montcalm
New Hampshire
Order of the Garter
Lord Roberts
Bobs
Prince
Fairbanks
America
Parliament Building
Senate
A Harriman Merger Considered by Chief Engineers
Denver July 24 Amalgamation of sixteen thousand miles of Harriman lines into a single system is the object of a conference of chief engineers from all Harriman roads. Chairman Isaacs presided as questions on standardizing equipment across lines to improve service and cut costs were discussed.
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Harriman
Isaacs
Cat Rescued After Daylong Wall Breach on East 4th Street
A small black and white cat, trapped for a day in a narrow brick gap between two four story houses at 165 and 167 East 4th Street, was rescued by a Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals agent after a wall was broken. The cat, initially frightened, was enticed down with catnip and animal care.
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East 4Th Street
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
No. 165
Menawha Struck by Mayflower Afloat Near Newport
The schooner Menawha, struck by the cruiser Mayflower with President Roosevelt aboard, floats beam up in Long Island Sound. The naval tug Chickasaw located the derelict seven miles south southwest of Faulkner's Island. Torpedo boat Gwen sent with guncotton to destroy the dangerous wreck.
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Newport
R. I
Menavwa
Mayflower
President Roosevelt
Long Island Sound
Faulkner's Island
Gwen
Plans Jim Crow Theatre In Ohio At New Opera House
Alliance Ohio. July. Owner John Dee Collins of Kentucky announces a sixty thousand dollar opera house to be called The Columbia will open this fall with segregated seating. Local black residents numbering in the hundreds react with agitation and threats.
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Tribune
Alliance
Ohio
Columbia
John Dee Collins
Kentucky
Kentuckian
Boston Deposits Show Prosperity
The Boston national banks report deposits up nearly 46 million dollars since last August, a 21.3 percent rise. Aggregate deposits of 24 banks reach 260,132,000, well above the 1907 total of 214,315,000.
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The
Tribune
Boston
Dan R Hanna Faces Assault Charge In Police Court
A warrant charging Dan R Hanna, son of the late Senator Hanna, with assault and battery was served after he allegedly cracked a whip at automobile salesman Claude A Logan in Gordon Park Boulevard. Hanna failed to appear as ordered, was found in his car later that day, arrested, and released on a $100 bond.
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The
Tribune
Cleveland
Dan R. Hanna
Hanna
Claude A. Lo@an
Gordon Park Boulevard
Logan
Central
Drowned Boy in New Jersey At Pan- nac Hotel Beach
Arthur Weinberg twelve-year-old son of Mr and Mrs Philip Weinberg of New York drowned off the Pan naci hotel coast Long Branch N J as tide swept him out while his mother waited ashore bathers struggled to rescue six others including Dr A Korn bathing guard Charles Brower and lifeguard F Haywood. Despite efforts for an hour the boy could not be revived.
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Long Branch
N. J
Arthur Weinberg
Philip Weinberg
New York
Pannaci
Charles Brower
Haywood
Dr. Korn
Weinberg
Drowning at Mombasha Lake Ends Summer Visit
Frank Grady of New York City drowned while bathing at the Young Men’s Christian Association camp near Monroe at Mombasha Lake. The incident occurred during July 4 holiday revelry, drawing great excitement as rescuers and bystanders attempted to save him.
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The
Tribune
Suffern
N. Y
Mombasha Lake
Monroe
Frank Grady
New York City
Young Men's Christian Association
Taft's Double At Astor Impresses Guests
Charles Ballenaugh a Milwaukee maltster, guest at Hotel Astor, bore a striking Taft likeness. The crowd cheered as he approached the orchestra and the Star Spangled Banner rang out. Ballenaugh said Congressmen had congratulated him on his Taft like nomination.
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William H. Taft
Hotel Astor
Charles Ballenaugh
Milwaukee
Taft
William Jennings Bryan
Mr. Ballenaugh
Modus vivendi in Newfoundland fishery extended
Washington reports a renewed modus vivendi between the United States and Britain governing Newfoundland fisheries. The agreement, not yet ratified, preserves rights and avoids clashes pending Hague Tribunal settlement. It helps New England fishermen plan for August activity and includes Professor Alexander of the US Fish Commission aboard the Potomac to Bay of Islands to brief crews.
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Washington
Newfoundland
State Department
British Foreign Office
Foreign Office
London
Reid
New England
Alexander
American Fish Commission
Potomac
Bay of Islands
50 000 Negroes Endorse Taft at Paducah Conclave
The Mosaic Templars of America with 10 000 members in Paducah Kentucky held a triennial conclave and adopted a resolution endorsing the Republican party. They praise William H Taft as standard bearer and believe he has the qualifications to be the greatest president.
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the Tribune
Paducah
Mosaic Templars of America
Republican Party
William H. Taft
Ohio
Igh
United States
Woman Dying From Elephantiasis in McKeesport Home
Mrs. Anna Elizabeth Lynch of McKeesport is said to be dying at her home from elephantiasis like disease. Once 166 pounds, her weight has risen to 510 pounds in just a few years, with skin described as resembling that of an elephant.
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The
Tribune
Pittsburg
Anna Elizabeth Lynch
McKeesport
Rain saver promise boosts Virginia crop hopes
In Richmond Virginia experts say yesterday’s rain is worth a thousand dollars a minute to farmers by saving crops already stressed by drought. The rain is expected to push the season’s yield toward near normal, offering relief to the agricultural sector.
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Richmond
Virginia
Hughes Willing to Take Renomination
Governor Charles E. Hughes states he will accept renomination if the Republican Party desires him again. He cites public sentiment and his administration's policies, including anti-racetrack gambling laws and the Public Service commissions law, as reasons for continuing in office. He plans to remain at Saranac Inn until mid August and to tour county fairs while weighing national campaign prospects.
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Saranac Inn
N. Y
Charles E. Hughes
N. J
Hughes
Public Service Commissions
Kamp Kill Kare
William R. Willcox
Public Service Commission
1St
Youngstown
Ohio
John F. O’brien
Plattsburg
Nic
Woodruff
Republican State Committee
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