Roosevelt Accepts Honorary Presidency of Peace League
President Theodore Roosevelt accepts the honorary presidency of the Peace and Arbitration League formed from the North Carolina Peace Congress. He supports armament for protection and rapid progress toward world peace through arbitration, signaling alignment with national and international peace advocates across the Americas and Europe.
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The
Peace and Arbitration League
Roosevelt
North Carolina
Hayne Davis
League
Mr. Davis
Tam
Co League
Atlantic
Pacific
Senator McCreary
Theodore Roosevelt
James B. McCreary
Kentucky
McCreary
Peace League
Europe
Greensboro
America
League of Peace
Permanent
International Court
the Hague
Judiciary Department
Interparliamentary Union
Legislative Department
Berlin
Andrew Carnegie
Edward
England
William
Germany
Lease System Doomed in Georgia as Convict Probe Advances
Telegraph dispatch from Atlanta reports rumors of indictments against state prison officials and impeachment of three prison commissioners amid a legislative inquiry into the lease convict system. A House bill would extend the system two years but end it December 31, 1811 if no action. Governor Smith opposes and a constitutional amendment substitute may replace it. Three deaths from beatings are cited with anticipated indictments once the grand jury convenes.
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Tribune
Atlanta
Georgia
Smith
Pittsburg Plans Deposit Insurance Fund Bill
Pittsburg bankers propose a bill for national banks to levy small per dividend day assessments. Funds go to a Treasury controlled emergency fund to pay depositors in full if a shortage or bank crisis occurs. Congressman James F. Burke to be asked to present the measure to Congress.
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Tribune
Pittsburg
Congress
United States
Secretary of the Treasury
James F. Burke
Inconsistent Garb Sparks Call for Clothing Probe
Telegraph report notes Mr. Glenn of Whitfield County wearing bright attire including a rainbow tie and bold fabrics. Mr. Boyd of Spalding County proposes a House resolution to investigate clothing of the bill’s author and suggests a general dress code to shield the legislature from ridicule.
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Glenn
Whitfield
Sagan
Boyd
Spalding County
Mr. Glenn
Mee House
Bitte
Rebels Lose Choluteca Ends Honduran Revolution
Government troops occupied Choluteca today after it had been captured by revolutionists. Officials believe the move effectively ends the revolution as prisoners are reported and reports from across the republic indicate the country is now tranquil.
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Tegucigalpa
Honduras
Choluteca
Automobile Kills Two Near Port Henry
An auto accident six miles west of Port Henry, New York, killed J. E. Dodge of Malden Massachusetts and Lockwood Reed of Port Henry. B E Titus of Syracuse, a passenger, escaped injury. The group had been camping nearby and had gone for provisions.
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Plattsburg
N. Y
Port Henry
J. E. Dodge
Malden
Mass
Lockwood Reed
B. E. Titus
Syracuse
AERIAL NAVIGATION CONTESTS AT FORT MYER
United States Army offers seventy five thousand dollars for practical aerial navigation for long cross country flights from Fort Myer next week. Only three entrants admitted from forty applicants: A. M. Herring of New York and the Wright brothers of Dayton with heavier than air craft, and Captain Thomas S Baldwin with a lighter than air dirigible balloon. The Baldwin balloon arrived and is being prepared for trial.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
United States Army
Potomac
Fort Myer
Europe
America
Army Board of Ordnance and Fortification
A. M. Herring
New York
Wright Brothers
Dayton
Ohio
Thomas S. Baldwin
California
Baldwin
Signal Corps
Edgar Russell
Charles Wallace
Frank P. Lahm
Paris
Thomas E. Selfridge
Aerial Experiment Association of
Hammondsport
N. Y
Benjamin D. Foulois
Army Signal School
Fort Leavenworth
United States
Foulois
Alexandria
Captain Baldwin
Steral Corps
Army
Mr. Herring
Dodge and Reed Killed in Muddy Brook Crash Near Port Henry
Six miles west of Port Henry a car driven by James E. Dodge crashed into Muddy Brook. Titus was thrown twenty feet and survived, while Dodge and Reed were trapped as the car ignited and burned beyond recognition. Dodge, former president of Dodge, Spear Company, left a wife and three children.
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Port Henry
Dodge
Muddy Brook
Reed
Titus
Boston
James E. Dodge
Dodge, Spear Company, Drygoods
Mr. Dodge
Troy
N. Y
Glasses Fly in Riot at Bronx Park Outing
In a Waverly Athletic Association gathering at Zeltner's Park on Third Avenue and 170th Street in the Bronx, a riot erupted last evening after an official was shot while attempting to stop a crap game. Police arrested several men, with charges including felonious assault, as dozens were treated for injuries from flying glass.
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Waverly Athletic Association
Lower East Side
Zeltner’s
Thomas F. Moran
East 11Th Street
Fordham Hospital
Conrad Bock
Henry Ligvist
Pfeiffer
Tremont
Third Avenue
Henry Zeltner
Morrisania
Alexander Avenue
McClusky
Joseph Tobin
East 15Th Street
Rody Carroll
1St Street
William Gilroy
First Avenue
Joseph Natelli
Leoni
Tobin
Turmoil in Curacao as mobs threaten Venezuelan officials
Rioting and anti Castro sentiment erupt in Willemstad with clashes outside the Venezuelan Consulate. Police and troops guard the consulate and residences while a Venezuelan official evacuated under armed escort. No injuries reported.
Iron Worker Falls Three Floors At City National Bank
Frank Morse a iron worker of 1121 Second avenue fell three stories on the ninth floor of the City National Bank building at William and Wall streets. Fellow workers eased his fall with a block and tackle and ropes and Dr Heacock of St Gregorys Hospital treated him before he could reach the sidewalk. Morse suffered possible skull fracture and facial injuries but doctors believe he may recover.
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Frank Morse
Second Avenue
New City National Bank
William and Wall Streets
Morse
Dr. Heacock
St. Gregory's Hospital
American Car Likely Wins New York to Paris Race
Paris announces the American car is likely to be declared winner due to German competitors failing to meet race conditions. The Protos arrived amid cheers, finishing at the post with escorts, while Berlin had hosted the car's circuit of the world. Konigsberg reports the American Thomas car arrived today.
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Paris
New York
Berlin
Konigsberg
Mexican Revolution Support Adopted by Western Federation of Miners
The Western Federation of Miners backed the Mexican revolutionists now on trial in Los Angeles urging local unions to aid financially. The group called Villareal and his associates the Moyers Haywoods and Pettibones of Mexico and accused the United States of aiding their persecution.
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the Tribune
Denver
Western Federation of Miners
Army tests set for Herring Wright flights at Fort Myer
The army outlines experimental trials for Captain Baldwin Herring and the Wright brothers with set deadlines. Herring must reach Fort Myer by August 13 and the Wrights by August 27, then three 30 day tune ups followed by official tests. Prizes range up to 25 000 dollars plus bonuses, with greater rewards if performance proves military worth and Congress funds further aviation development.
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Army Signal Corps
Fort Myer
Baldwin
Wright Brothers
Mr. Herring
Congress
Oil Fire Opens New Passages At Mexican Well Disasters
A Tampico dispatch says the San Geronimo River oil field fire worsened with subterranean gas explosions creating new openings for burning oil. Flames reach 1000 to 1500 feet. about 90000 barrels daily are destroyed. A large drag, to be pulled by traction engines, will approach the wells as flames subside. The incident is described as the greatest oil well disaster on the American continent.
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Tribune
Tampico
Mexico
San Geronimo
Here
Shot Wife On Her Way To Church In Ohio City
Louis Armour fifty murdered his wife as she walked to church in her home city after sixteen years away. He shot at his daughter and tried to kill himself, but the revolver misfired and he fled down an alley. A posse and citizens searched for him as jealousy over his family’s success and her refusal to take him back were cited as motives.
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Toledo
Louis Armour
Armour
Georgia Freight Rates Enjoined by Federal Court
On the petition of Macon merchants Judge Speer granted a preliminary injunction stopping increases on staple shipments from Western to Southern points set to take effect August 1. Hearings on July 29 in Mount Airy. The rises would cost Georgia shippers between 500000 and 1000000 dollars annually.
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Mount Airy
Macon Grocery Company
Speer
United States Court
Atlantic C East Line Railroad
Louisville & Nashville
Nashville, Chattanooga
Airship Boomerang Flight Ends Abruptly in Fort Lee
Charles Oliver Jones piloted the airship Boomerang from Pali sade Amusement Park in Fort Lee New Jersey. A steering gear failure caused a rapid descent but the aeronaut escaped unharmed. Crowds surged toward the landing site as police protected property owner Frederick Bull from venting spectators.
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Charles Oliver Jones
Palisade
Fort Lee
N. J
William Bull
Charlies Chartres
Lightning Kills Miss Lizzie Stump in Bed
In Quakertown Pennsylvania on July 26 Miss Lizzie Stump was found dead in her room after a night storm. A bolt of lightning is believed to have entered the bedroom while she slept and caused her death, with no prior warning.
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the Tribune
Quakertown
Penn
Lizzie Stump
Missing Mayor William Mall Writes Devotional Letter
In Egg Harbor City New Jersey a letter from the missing mayor and postmaster William Mall asks his wife for forgiveness and to join him as soon as he directs. Mrs Mall refused to reveal the place where the letter was mailed and said she would consider leaving the city. She declined to comment on whether her husband had gone to Germany, calling it a personal matter.
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Egg Harbor City
N. J
William Mall
Warner
Missouri
Taft
Charles Nagel
Felix Agnus
Baltimore
Maryland
Agnus
Garfield
Harrison
McKinley
S. O. Bigney
Boston
Murray Crane
William F. Harrington
New Hampshire
Thomas F. Walsh
Colorado
Cincinnati
Frank Wiborg
Citizens' Committee
Taft Quiet Sunday With Family At Cincinnati Church
In Cincinnati on July 26, Mr. Taft and Mrs. Charles P Taft with Miss Louise attended morning services at Christ Episcopal Church held in the basement due to repairs. Taft greeted many acquaintances after service and visited his brother's home before visiting the ailing former State Senator John W Heron.
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the Tribune
Cincinnati
Charles P.taft
Louise
William H. Taft
Christ Episcopal Church
W. H. Poole
Mr. Taft
Mrs. Taft
Miss Linton
North Street
John W. Heron
Arthur I. Vorys
Taft
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Venezuela
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Wilhelmina
Consul Lopez
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Frederick Bull
Indianapolis
Palestine Knights of Pythias Drill Corps
Fleischmann Republican Club
Covington (Ky
Ford Stith Republican League
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Senator Foraker
Wiborg
Frank H. Hitchcock
Elmer Dever
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