Raisbeck case dark points to possible foul play near Lakers
Minnesota reports detail the drowning of Mr. and Mrs. Raisbeck of New York at Lake Sylvia. Mrs. Raisbeck’s body lay in three feet of water with facial bruising. Mr. Raisbeck’s body found in twenty feet. Coroner cites drowning though no water in lungs. No witnesses, relatives note harmonious relations. Bodies to be shipped to New York as son prepares for arrival.
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Minn
Ralebeck
New York
Sylvia
Here
Ridgeway
Raisbeck
Cockran's Chauffeur Arrested After Traffic Incident
Thomas S Fealey of Port Washington a chauffeur for W Bourke Cockran was arrested for resisting a street sweeping order after Mrs Cockran left him by a Sixth Avenue department store. He refused to move blocking the sweep then was jailed but released when Cockran intervened.
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Thomas S Fealer
Port Washington
Long Ysland
W. Bourke Cockran
Fealey
Mrs. Cockran
Sixth Avenue
Fealer
Bandit scare at Waltham rail station shocks city
In Waltham Massachusetts two unknown men near the railroad station at night fired at two patrolmen. The assailants fled across the tracks and vanished into nearby woods after a brief pursuit. Police found no match to Jamaica Plain suspects. Boston police freed Giuseppe Di Vico after alibi shown.
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Waltham
Mass
Boston
Jamaica Plain
McKenna
Etroneers
Bemis
McCarths
Berton & Maine
Giuseppe Gi Vico
Justice Perrin
Jamaica Plain Municipal Court
Jamaican Plain
di Vico
Two Americans Killed in Mexico Alert
A Del Rio report says Mexican troops and rebels clashed opposite Comstock Texas with two American residents killed. American forces from Del Rio dispatched to the scene as details remain unconfirmed.
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Mexico
el Paso
Tex
del Rio
New London Officials Promise Navy Uniforms Welcome
In New London Connecticut officials and citizens assure the Navy Department that there will be no further discrimination against enlisted men and the military uniform in city amusements. A formal letter from the mayor to Acting Secretary Newberry confirms amusement managers across the city welcome uniformed sailors.
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Washington
Navy Department
New London
Conn
Navy
United States
Newberry
Western miners re elect Moyer president in Denver
Charles H. Moyer was re elected president of the Western Federation of Miners by the Denver convention. He won about 2% of votes with P W Flynn of Butte representing the I W W and Ernest Mills of Greenwood B C chosen as secretary treasurer by acclamation following William D Haywood's retirement after the Steunenberg murder trial.
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Denver
Charles H. Moyer
Western Federation of Miners
Fay
Moyer
P. W. Flynn
Butte
Mont
Industrial Workers of the World
Ernest Mills
Greenwood
B. C
William D. Hayrwood
Steunenberg
Idaho
American car breaks down in New York to Paris race
Paris reports say the American car in the New York to Paris race broke down near Hanover and is making slow progress toward Paris. Officials expect it to arrive here tomorrow with the journey delayed by the mechanical trouble.
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Thomas Gar
Paris
Hanover
Convict Wardens in Georgia Testify They Got Extra Pay
Atlanta July 29. Convict wardens and deputies statewide admitted receiving separate payments from convict lessees for work at camps in addition to state salaries, testimony before the legislative commission probing the prison board said. L. D. Slater described a dying inmate from the fields and claimed most state farm workers were cripples. he noted a fifty lash whipping. John T. Moore and W. T. Dunwoody, both of Bincon, opposed the convict lease system and urged abolition.
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Atlanta
Legislative Commission
State Prison Board
L. D. Slater
State Farm
John T. Moore
W. T. Dunwoody
Bincon
Jails Without Wardens Rally Heads to Sound Grove
Manhattan jails and the workhouse ran without wardens as John V. Coggsey led a 1600-strong GOP district outing to Witzel's Point View Grove on the Sound. The day featured games, races, and a banquet with notable Tammany figures, including Pete Mallon, Silas Strauss, and Charles Bothner, amid political camaraderie and light competition.
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Manhattan
John V. Coggsey
Correction
18Th Assembly District
Witzel
Point View Grove
Sound
Tammany
Wyandot Club
No. East 58Th Street
Th Street
Pete” Mallon
William Stamm
Witzel’s
New York
al Hart
Oval
al Kerwin
Bureau of Buildings
Joseph Kuhn
Milton Adams
Ivy Club
Pete’ Mallon
Silas Strauss
Charles Bothner
George Boiler
Rescued Turns Rescuer at Brighton Beach Rescue
John J. Rorke of Brooklyn dived into rough water off the Brighton Beach breakwater and saved Walter H. Mems of Laredo Texas and his wife from drowning after Mems and his bride were swept from the breakwater. Rorke and Austin Titus assisted by Dr Thomas Lynch. Mems will seek Carnegie Lifesaving Commission recognition.
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John J. Rorke
Carroll Street
Brooklyn
Brighton Beach
Rorke
Austin Titus
Thomas Lynch
Walter H. Mems
Laredo
Tex
Mems
Titus
Carnegie Lifesaving Commission
Trial Set In Special Sessions For Bet on Horse Race
District Attorney Jerome asks for a test case as Charles Mahoney manager of Hoffman House café faces trial for receiving a bet on a horse race. Mahoney previously discharged by Jefferson Market court. Three men arrested for anti gambling law violations and Sigmund Rosenfeld tied to a riot incident, with indictments expected.
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Jerome
Deuel
Charles Mahoney
Hoffman House
Mahoney
Wahle
Jefferson Market Court
Hischoff Mahoney
Herald Square
Barlow
Jefferson Market
Sigmund Rosenfeld
Brighton
Kendall
Dike
Rosenfeld
Elder
Eight youths linked to Greenwich Bank forged check fraud
Pinkerton's G A Fuller reports a drifting gang operating near Mercer Bleecker and West Houston streets. Two suspects, Robert Cohen and Bradley alias Joseph Ford, face charges for forging checks to steal 204 dollars from Greenwich Bank's Hudson and Clarkson branch in January. Police nabbed six more men at a Greenwich street pool hall as suspicious.
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Greenwich Bank
Hudson and
Clarkson Streets
G. A. Fuller
Pinkerton Detective Agency
Mercer
Bleecker
West Houston
Robert Cohen
West 17Th Street
Bradley
Joseph Ford
Mwich Street
Fuller
Irving National
Mechanics’ Bank of Brooklyn
American Bankers’ Association
Greenwich Street
Collen
Mystery death of Hazel Drew nears coroner inquest conclusion
In Troy New York July 29 the final coroner inquest session on Hazel Drew's death at Teal Pond is expected to reveal the cause. Relatives and witnesses will testify as detectives continue a fruitless hunt for two men seen near the scene. District Attorney O'Brien's team remains discouraged after weeks of probing an unsolved case.
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Troy
N.Y
Lkely
Hazel Drew
Teal Pond
District Attorney's Office
Carrie Weaver
Grafton Mountains
O'Brien
Rensselaer County
Sculptor J W A McDonald Seriously Ill in Yonkers
J Wilson Alexander McDonald a Yonkers and New York sculptor is dangerously ill at the Arlington Inn Yonkers with bronchial pneumonia. He is eighty six. Three years ago a streetcar accident badly injured him in New York. His pending lawsuit remains unsettled. The sheriff seized his New York studio building and careless workmen destroyed all his casts. Worry over these troubles harmed his health.
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J. Wilson Alexander McDonald
Yonkers
New York
Arlington Inn
McDonald
Night Rider threats spark Kentucky governor note to Illinois Central
Governor Willson of Kentucky, in a letter to Vice-President Rawn, says state troops will camp where needed to protect Western Kentucky during active service and will not be deterred by threats to wreck Illinois Central trains. Rawn confirms the railroad may select camping grounds, noting guardsmen have a right to encamp on company land.
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Frankfort
Willson
Rawn
Illinois Central
Western
Kentucky
Illinois Central Railroad
Chicago
National Guard
Regular Army
Ilinois Central
Wahle Defends Acts In Nelson Parole Case
Magistrate Wahle releases Louise Nelson from the House of the Good Shepherd on June 2 after parole violation. Papers confusion traced to Jefferson Market Court and City Magistrates Board. Magistrate Cornell says investigation into Wahle’s involvement is started. Wahle plans to follow his own judgment pending appellate review.
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Wahle
Louise Nelson
House of the Good Shepherd
Cornell
Jefferson Market Court
Barlow
Board of City Magistrates
Miss Miner
Convincing Argument To Jury Ends Hobson Trial
Chicago on July 9 personal violence in a jury room halted the Hobson trial for presenting an objectionable show. A water goblet hurled at the glass door triggered chaos as jurors clashed. Bailiff Hart broke up the fight. jury split eight for acquittal and four for conviction. Judge Beitler ordered retrial.
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Chicago
Eugene B. Hobson
Beitler
Hart
Heitler
Bean Bags and Suffrage Convention Across Three Cities
The Women's Trade Union League arranged a national convention to begin on September 27, held simultaneously in New York Chicago and Boston with intercity wire contact. A pink tea in New York will invite men's unions, and an open air meeting in Central Park will finalize convention plans. Beanbag games may include men. Miss Helen Marot notes league sympathy with suffrage but no current political agitation.
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New York
Chicago
Boston
Women’s Trade Union League
League
Central Park
Helen Marot
Nebraska Holds Big Corn Crop Forecast
Omaha reports a thriving corn harvest as rain and heat boost yields. Burlington Railroad notes 90 percent of corn from uplands with early rains aiding growth. Grain traders predict a statewide crop of 300 million bushels. wheat thrashing continues with average yields around 30 bushels per acre.
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The
Tribune
Omaha
Nebraska
Burlington Railroad
Flagrant Tax Violations Highlight Vermont Report
Montpelier July 29 a report from the Vermont Commission on Taxation to Governor Fletcher D Proctor charges widespread tax law violations by listers and taxpayers and unusually low property appraisals The commission calls for a three member state tax commission further taxation of intangible property and many updates to tax laws It notes inventories are rarely filed and real estate appraisals average no more than 70 percent of value and recommends witnesses subpoenas and an inheritance tax plus tax collection from foreign corporations.
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Montpelier
Fletcher D. Proctor
Vermont Commission On Taxation
Prisoners to Help Harvest Wheat in Western Canada
Winnipeg reports the Manitoba government states thirty thousand men are needed for harvest in Western Canada. It recommends releasing all jail prisoners held for vagrancy or minor offences early next month on condition they work in the fields.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
Canada
Last Hanging in New Jersey Set for September
New Brunswick July 29 Dr Britton D Evans head of Morris Plains Insane Asylum examined Frederick Lang a condemned murderer in New Brunswick Lang was deemed sane for trial and now faces execution in the jail yard Lang is to be hanged on September as the final state hanging before the electric chair.
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New Brunswick
Britton D. Evans
Morris Plains Insane Asylum
Archibald Herron
Frederick Lang
Evans
Lang
Noisiness Complaints Against Railways Rise in Manhattan
Commissioner Bingham reports five new complaints about sounds from public service firms in Manhattan. Four cite streetcar noise and one concerns whistles and bell ringing by engines north of Grand Central. The Public Service Commission says issues stem from defective tracks, not rolling stock, and notes open cars are overhauled while closed cars are being rebuilt.
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New York
Bingham
Public Service Commission
Manhattan
S. M. Craiger
East 49Th Street
New York Central & Hudson River Railroad Company
Grand Central Station
New City Railway Company
Third Avenue Ilroad Company
New York City Railway Company
General Bingham
Allied Parks Association Organized in New York City
The Allied Parks Association of New York formed yesterday in Eugene A. Philbin's office at 62 William Street. Philbin was elected president, Schieffelin vice president, Blair treasurer, and Bradstreet secretary. Twenty five organizations attended. more are expected to join. The group aims to secure additional parks and playgrounds for present needs and future city growth and to advocate a plan for acquiring and maintaining all parks and playgrounds. Philbin will name a fifteen member executive committee to carry out the association's goals.
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Allied Parks Association of
City of
New York
Eugene A. Philbin
William Street
Philbin
Parks and Playgrounds Association
William J. Schieffelin
Charles H. Blair
Howard Bradstreet
Fire to Hide a 2020 TM 2 Woman Found in Burned Rubbish
A burning rubbish pile at Greenpoint Avenue and Hummer Street in Williamsburg revealed a burned female corpse. The 20 year old observer Joseph Ruddick notified authorities. police and coroner examined the scene and suspect foul play possibly involving an Italian community at Our Lady of Mount Carmel parish. Autopsy indicated skull fracture and throat injury. details on the cause and identity remain unresolved.
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Greenpoint Avenue
Hummer Street
Joseph Ruddick
James Ruddick
Philip Murtagh
Williamsburg
James Fuddick
Wolf
Madigan
Our Lady of Mount Carmel
North 7Th Street
Union Avenue
Charles Wuest
Murray
Ste
Pedher
Ruddicks
Omaha Mayor Debates Liquor Question at Bellevue Chautauqua
Omaha Mayor James C. Dehrman argued for high license while Mrs. Mary Harris Armor of the Georgia WCTU pressed for total prohibition. The exchange drew a large crowd but proved not conclusive on the liquor issue.
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The
Tribune
Omaha
James C. Dehrman
W. J. Bryan
Bellevue
Ned
Mary Harris Armor
Georgia Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Dahlman
Armor
Smallpox Case Reported at Fort Hancock
A mild case of smallpox is reported at Fort Hancock near Sandy Hook New Jersey. A lieutenant in the artillery corps has been sent to the post hospital with the disease in a mild form.
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Sandy Hook
N. J
Fort Hancock
Artillery Corps
Fort Sheridan Rifle Competition at De partment of the Lakes
Chicars July 2 In the army shoot at Fort Sheridan the four highest scores out of 19 possible in slow fire at 24 300 and 600 yards were by Lieutenant R C Humberth Infantry 133 Sergeant Robert Sayer Lith infantry 18% Lieutenant EB R Coppick 2d Cavalry 182 and Sergeant Otto Moller 34 Battalion engineers EL
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Fort Sheridan
Chicars
Department of the Lakes
R. C
Trenton Man Sheds Skin in 28th Time at 53
William Cake, a Trenton Linoleum Company employee, continues to shed his skin for the twenty eighth time at age fifty three. The chronic condition baffling doctors began in infancy with periods of nine years between sheds and multiple episodes in short spans. He is father to three children, all normal.
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Trenton
William Cake
Trenton* Linoleum Company
Lfe
Cake
Tee
Newspaper Strike Kills Man In Tarrytown
A newspaper tossed from a passing express yesterday afternoon at Tarrytown struck an unidentified young man who, with a companion, was walking toward the railroad tracks seeking work. He died after the impact as an engine passed. A note in his pocket read notify J. L. Ryder Shawneetown.
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Tarrytown
J. L. Ryder
Shawneetown
Canoeist Drowns in Oatka Creek Near Rochester
James Conroy, reportedly from Buffalo, tipped from a canoe during a pleasure ride on Oatka Creek near Rochester and was drowned.
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Rochester
James Conroy
Buffalo
Oatka Creek
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Cockran
Tenderloin Station
Waltham, Mass
Western Miners
Georgia
Bank OF Mail
J. W. A. Mdonald, Sculptor
S. C
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Waite
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Allied Parks Association
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Mariner
Wilfred T. Grenfell
Wickersham
Cynthia
H. Addington Bruce
Edward Peple
Alan Binghampton
B. R. Winslow
Robert A. Hillyer, Coquette
Susie Bouchelle Wight
Brooklawn
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New Jersey
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