Seventeen Dead in Western Wisconsin Storm Toll
Western Wisconsin towns report at least seventeen deaths from a fierce tornado. Oakdale wiped out with four killed. Grand Rapids reportedly five dead, though communications are down. Oakdale resident Elsie Weasel was blown from a horse and buggy. others hurt at Neillsville social gathering. Navy plans disclosed for Pacific fleet deployment next winter with eighteen to twenty battleships slated for practice voyage.
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Wisconsin
St. Paul
Minn
Oakdale
Grand Rapids
Wis
Elsie Weasel
Miss Weasel
Lyman Charles
Neillsville
Pacific
Oakland
Cal
Victor H. Metcalf
United States Navy
Cape Hur
San Francisco
July Fourth Casualties Across Cities Hit With Blazing Fireworks
New York reports seven dead and hundreds injured on Independence Day with many cases in hospitals and fires. Details include young children among the fatalities and numerous gunshot and burn injuries. Pittsburg, Lancaster, Utica, Cedar Rapids, and New Orleans also report fatalities or serious injuries from fireworks incidents and accidents.
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New York
Arthur Carratza
Alfonso Fucarina
Nimpa Grizzanti
Henry Haglehardt
Jesse Guseviter
John Graham
James Benese
Arthur Carfoot
Joseph Conte
Joseph Domick
Dorothy Casey
Bonfire Crowd Panic at Baker's Island
A large Fourth of July bonfire on Baker's Island in Malden Massachusetts caused panic as 20 000 attendees watched an 85 foot pile of wood topple. Women were trampled and men fought to escape while many were injured but none fatally.
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Malden
Mass
Baker's Island
Fell on trolley wire a Philadelphia boy electrocuted
Thomas Foster aged 21 5 of Clonside a suburb was electrocuted near his home after tumbling from a trestle bridge over a heavily charged trolley line. He leaned over to retrieve a fallen paper balloon and a piece of wire in his hand touched the trolley wire, causing a fatal shock.
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Philadelphia
Thomas Foster
Clonside
Reading Railroad
Anon
Electrified Accident Suspends Man From Trolley Line
A man was suspended by a heavily charged trolley wire as current flowed through his body, causing him to fall into the street. He was revived and removed with the trolley wire reportedly burned deeply into him.
King of Italian Counterfeiters Captured in Atlantic City
Bartholomew Honelo of Philadelphia, feared by police as a kingpin of counterfeiting, was arrested by U S secret service operatives in Atlantic City for passing and possessing counterfeit silver dollars. Known to officials, he had previous arrests and at one point fled court after threats. He arrived in the city with Fourth of July crowds.
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Atlantic City
Bartholomew Honelo
Philatelphia
United States
Secre Service
Ranctlo
Secret Service
Philadelphia
H Ras
Rouella
Tatas
Two Bathers Drowned Trying to Save Companion
July 3 report from Bramisiars VPv near Harrisburg describes Radnel Perisned and John Wolf, both 22, as assistant yardmasters, and A R Eltring ann aged eight, all drowning in the Cenude suneL near West Fairview while attempting a rescue. The group were pulled from the water. all victims died, with Rett Renter recovered.
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Radnel
Bramisiars Vpv
John Wolf
Paradelphia Reading
Fiarrisburg
A. R. Eltring
Ann
Philadevian & Taninuy
Sunel Pareek
West Fairview
Tiinghai
Walt
War predictions and stamps headline on two nations
Rear Admiral W J Thompson predicts a war with Japan within five years noting Britain may stay out and France would aid Japan financially while the US must prevail. In Washington Turkish authorities announce sale of 17,005,000 stamps to fund a Damascus Heirut railroad project.
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Japan
North
Yakima
Wash
W. J. Thompson
U.S. N
Ohent
Great Britain
Philippines
United States
France
Turkey
Washington
Chekib Bey
Nenst
Damascus
Heirut
Burns Knocks Out Squires in Two Minutes Eight Seconds
In San Francisco July 5 Tommy Burns defeated Squires of Australia in Colma after two minutes and eight seconds. Burns dominated from the opening bell landing rights, Squires fell twice, and referee Jeffries counted him out. Burns earned about $18,000 with large receipts totaling roughly $26,000 to $27,000. Squires took around $6,300.
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San Francisco
Rid Squires
Australia
Colma
Tommy Burns
Burns
Squires
Jeffries
Betani
English Army Bars Out Negro
A young Negro born British subject was refused admittance to the British army solely because of his color. His father is Black and his mother English, and he was born in London. Parliament may investigate the color ban as a topic of inquiry.
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London
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