Fire at Border Crossers Sparks Texas Mexican Clash
Reports from El Rio Texas say Sheriff Robinson of Alverde County and Customs Collector Dow were fired on by Mexican troops while crossing the river under a flag of truce. Border guards guard Las Vacas area after yesterday’s attack. casualties estimated between forty and fifty by officials. Communications with Texas and Mexico disrupted.
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Rebels Take Jiminez Exposed Border Revolt News
Telegraph report from Galveston dated June 27 says Jiminez Mexico has fallen to revolutionists and may be attacked soon. Del Rio reports fifty rebels captured near Las Vecas. a cave with nearly a thousand concealed guns was found ten miles from Del Rio. Mexicans crossed the Rio Grande, deputies were overpowered, guns stolen. Border mobilization increases as two hundred US deputies are sworn in to guard the frontier.
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Jiminez
Mexico
Ciudad Porfirio Diaz
Las Vecas
Elie Grande
Texas
Rio Grande
Campbell
United States
Uprising Tangles Mexico. US Scrutiny Over Raider Plot
Mexico City reports rising unrest in the north drawing international attention as raiders who attacked Las Vacas now operate on Texas soil and seek US protection. Vice-President Corral blames three agitators in the United States for inciting border violence with plans to loot banks and government offices.
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Associated Press Tonight
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Thomas Sarabia
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Los Vacas
Rio Grande
del Rio
el Paso
Syracuse Rows To Brilliant Victory In Regatta
The Intercollegiate Regatta results show Syracuse sweeping the top spots in varsity eight, varsity four, and freshman eight races. Columbia and Cornell followed in the eight and freshman events, while Pennsylvania was disqualified in the four. Race times were 19 minutes 34.2 seconds for the varsity eight and 16 minutes 52.8 seconds for the varsity four.
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Syracuse Wins Historic Eight Rowing Intercollegiate Race
In Poughkeepsie on June 27 Syracuse edged Columbia by a half length to win a famed eight-oared varsity race in the Intercollegiate Rowing Association meet. Cornell, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin followed as 50,000 spectators watched a brutal, close finish with Syracuse clocking 19 minutes 341-5 seconds, just 41 seconds off Cornell’s 1901 record.
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New York
Phi Gamma Delta
Crash on Third Avenue El Injures 50 Plus
A Bronx Park seven.car train on the Third Avenue elevated collided with a three.car train near 101st street. More than fifty people were seriously hurt, including John Bowman Edward Clifford Catherine Donnelly Katherine Donnelly Henry Goldberg Jacob Kroll David Kietelman Lizzie McKeever Charles Moore Fred Phillips William Shaw. Motorman Matthew Kelly and conductor John Endman were detained as the scene was secured by fire and police crews.
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Tornado destroys Clinton town causing multiple deaths
A tornado struck Clinton Minnesota on June 27 killing at least six people and injuring scores. The town was nearly wiped out as emergency crews responded to widespread destruction.
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Rewarded trap man caught in Central Park extortion sting
A Black woman at Central Park West with a red rose and cash received a taunting plea to surrender $150. Police, led by Central Office, arrested William Lewis of West 11th Street after a staged exchange aimed at recovering rings worth $1,000 lost at the Casino Theatre on May 16. Lewis claimed to be a butcher and denied the rings, but faced attempted extortion charges.
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LaCroix
Robert Sievier Arrested in London for Blackmail Attempt
London, June 27. Robert Sievier editor of The Winning Post and noted sportsman, was arrested at Sandown track and remanded to Bow Street on a charge of threatening to publish a defamatory article about Jack Joel unless paid 25000 dollars. Sievier, famed for Sceptre winnings and a volatile betting career, has a long history of gambling ventures and legal clashes.
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Barney” Barnato
Stevier
Sandown
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England
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Delegates to the Denver Convention Seen by The Tribune
Article details the 1908 Democratic National Convention delegate selection tallies. It notes 972 delegates elected with 727 instructed for Bryan, 22 for Johnson, 11 for Gray, 212 uncommitted, and 74.7 percent backing Bryan. It lists state by state allocations and notes six Philippine delegates applying for admission, plus contests for DC and Idaho seats.
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Conference at Daniels cottage up at Signal Hill
A late hour conference at George H. Daniels cottage near the Stevens House in Lake Placid involved Daniels family members and doctors J Williston Wright and Samuel B Ward. Daniels remains weak with little nourishment, and no change in his condition was reported by the physicians.
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Lake Placid
N. Y
George H. Daniels
Signal Hill
Stevens House
J. Williston Wright
Samuel B. Ward
Albany Medical College
Daniels
Broken rail fatal on New York Central at Greystone
A construction train engine on the New York Central at Greystone plunged into the Hudson killing Nicholas Griziani. Engineer William Donahue and fireman Stephen Hyelison escaped by leaping. Griziani, seated on the cowcatcher, died after being unable to jump as the engine lurched forward. Palo Longo survived after being hurled into the river.
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William Donahue
Stephen Hyelison
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Hanna Builds $35,000 Stable For Ten Thoroughbreds In Cleveland
Cleveland reporter notes H M Hanna has erected a lavish $35,000 stable on Lake Shore Boulevard opposite the Country Club golf grounds. The structure, described as the handsomest in the Middle West, includes thirteen horse rooms and seven living rooms for servants, reflecting the owner’s wealth and taste.
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Taft Visits President at Sagamore Hill Conference
Secretary Taft and General Wright met with President Roosevelt at Sagamore Hill for nearly four hours to discuss War Department matters. Taft announced plans to visit New York by auto after the talk and noted no decisive outcome on the Republican National Committee chairmanship.
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