Elks Convention Opens In Philadelphia With Parade and Debates
Philadelphia hosts the grand lodge session as Elks from Mobile to New York arrive for an event expected to draw 20 000 to 30 000 members. The agenda includes a new constitution, elk tooth emblem dispute, delegate elections reform, and actions regarding the colored Elks. Elk Haven Falls From Train in Harrisburg hospital with a likely fatal skull fracture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
grand lodge
Elks
Mobile
St. Louis
Atlanta
Waco
Bennington
Milwaukee
Omaha
New York
Reyburn
colored Elks
Telks
Harrisburg
J. G. Hatens
Tyrone
Pennsylvania railroad
Havens
Killed Himself In the Woods In Atlantic City
James W. Clindinin of Baltimore died by suicide in Pleasantville woods, a 38 caliber revolver found nearby, linked to his union membership. Also reports a tornado in Wisconsin killed two children, a mangled brakeman died after long drag to help, and a Hawkinsville woman and her child perished after poison. The live merchants today are those advertising with space.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic City
James W. Clindinin
East North street
Baltimore
Pleasantville
Printers’ and Pressmen's Union of
Hawkinsville
Mack McKinney
Baseball standings and Sunday results recap
Standings of the clubs in the race for the championships. Sunday games report Pottsville 14 Easton 7. Elizabeth 5 Chester 0 in the first game and Elizabeth 5 Chester 2 in the second. Reading 8 Newark 2 in the first game and Newark 14 Reading 2 in the second.
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Pottsville
Easton
Elizabeth
Chester
Reading
Newark
P.C
Chicago
Bnet
Cleveland
Detroit
Boston
Washington
Athletics
St. Louis
New York
St. Louis Athletics
st. eve
New Chicago
i ork
Pittsburg
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Brookly
Brooklyn
Trenton
Harrisburg
Lancaster
Altoona
Tohnston
Wilmington iv
York
Johnstown
Williamsport
Wilmington
Allentown
Dlizabeth
City buried under sea off Tunis in archaeological find
Sponge divers off Sifax coast report a submerged city with ruined temple columns and bronze statues on the ocean bed. Pillars remain standing and several statues have been recovered. French and Tunisian authorities plan coordinated salvage of the sunken metropolis.
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Tunis
Paris
Sifax
Tie
Efax
Oil Trust Firemen to Strike Nationwide
Philadelphia on July 15 reports at the Central Labor Union meeting that all Standard Oil firemen nationwide will strike Tuesday. Atlantic Refining in Philadelphia employs 50 firemen, but the stoppage will affect thousands countrywide as the firm demands union members quit or resign. The dispute has simmered for months over union membership.
McKinley Home Closed to Visitors Until Further Notice
Canion O July 15 The McKinley residence is closed until further notice with visitors not allowed. The valuable memories of the late President and Mrs McKinley have been removed and stored pending future arrangements.
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McKinley
Canion
Eight Hour Law Violator Fined
The Penn Bridge company building a bridge in Washington paid fines totaling 1400 in police court for violating the eight hour law. The conviction was sustained by the district court of appeals. May Fine 100 Ministers. Potiavillo, Pa. July 15. Nearly 100 ministers in this county face fines of 50 each for failing to return marriages performed by them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Worcester
Mass
Clara O'Toole
Brooklyn
J. Melson
Alenry J. Tartman
Nelson
Miss O’Toole
Tartman
Miss O'Toole
Washington
Penn Bridge company
district court of appeals
Potiavillo
Defense in Haywood Murder Trial Faces New Blow
Boise dispatch reports startling rebuttal in William Haywood murder case. Witnesses reveal participation in a Wardner riot that killed two. testimony links "Big Bill" Davis to leading the mob, arming unions, and firing the fuse at the Bunker Hill and Sullivan concentrator.
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Haywood
Boise
Idaho
William Haywood
Frank Steunenberg
William Dewey
Bunker Hl and Sullivan
Wardner
Harry Orchard
William FP. Davis
Big Bil
Davis
Dewey
Big Bi
Burke
Left Horse and Cat Inherit Fortunes From Eccentric Woman
Dayton reports the will of Miss Imogene McMillen names her horse and house cat as beneficiaries with $14,000 in gold found hidden in the cellar. The eccentric spinster was sister to former Mayor McMillen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton
Imogene McMillen
Man Dies After Nail Injury at Crane Iron Works
In Catasaudqua Pennsylvania on July 135 Traving stepped on a nail at Crane Iron works last week. Fred J Deck a young carpenter died of lockjaw.
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Catasaudqua
Traving
Crane Iron works
Fred J. Deck
Notable Deaths and Accidents Across Regions
John Lauderslager aged 95 of Selinsgrove Pa dies after a fatal fall. William Bartels the Glendale N F animal trainer collapses in a New York restaurant from heart trouble. Miss Ethel Roosevelt marks her 8th birthday with a costume party at the Cra Ter Bay Roosevelt home. The Pahman family of Buffalo loses two sons to a boat capsizing on Lake Erie with a third narrowly surviving.
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John Lauderslager
Selinsgrove
Wiliam Bartels
Glendale
N. F
New York
Ethel Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Crater Bay
N.Y
A. Emil Pahman
Buffalo
Leake Erie
Japan's Love for Us Missionary in Japan Warns Again War
Dr John I L De Forest of Brooklyn after 33 years in Japan argues war with Japan would be calamity. He cites personal ties to leaders like Wat sura Kuroki and Okuma, praises U S Japan relations since Perry, urges restraint, criticizes jingo talk, and says a Pacific fleet would need to sail to Yokohama only.
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John IL De Forest
American board of foms
Japan
Brooklyn
Manchuria
Russia
Count Watsura
Kuroki
Okuma
De Forest
Pacific
Yokohama
New York Sun
United States
California
Commodore Perry
Judge Bingham
Saiohji
house of representatives
San Francisco
Kurski
Boston
buut
Roosevelt
Katsura
victorius
Tapan
agai
Ife
America
Tre
Tanaw
Glass House Planned for Beechhurst by Wall Street Financier
C Parker Woodbury a Brooklyn financier plans a Beechhurst Long Island glass residence costing about 25000 to be designed by Albert Swasey. The five story home will use hollow glass blocks with tinted translucent walls and no interior corridors. It will rely on screens to modulate sunlight and be lit by electricity at night.
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Long Island
C. Parker Woodbury
Wall street
Brooklyn
Beechhurst
New York Herald
Aibert Swasey
New York
Mr. Woodbury
Woodbury
Woollbury
Potatoes Grow Wild Along Roads in Indian Territory
Eree Potataees in Indian Territory report a potato field with two crops on one acre. The farmer expects the first crop to clear costs, selling at about a dollar per bushel for seed or sale, with a second crop netting about 450 dollars per acre. Volunteer potatoes sprout along roads and fence corners, allowing locals to dig and carry away freely.
Largest Playground For Jersey City Opens Amid Hectic Hype
A sprawling project dubbed the largest playground in Jersey City begins amid fanfare. Organizers, local officials, and sponsors touted its size and planned features as crowds gathered for the opening, with excitement buzzing over new facilities and community events.
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Jersey
Feroy
Athens
uris
erieke
Neckties Pour In For Pennsylvania Legislator
Representative Snider of Schuylkill County, praised as the sponsor of a minimum schoolteacher salary act, has received about 240 neckties from Pennsylvanians since the adjournment. The gifts express gratitude for his efforts to raise teacher pay statewide.
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Snider oof
Schuylkill
Pennsylvania
eis
Pennsylvan
rome
wlvanin
Dollar For Every Girl Baby and Local Outcry
Madison County news notes a controversial proposal by a local figure nicknamed Boss Silvers who pledges a dollar for every girl baby. The item cites Silvers’ claims about farm life, while denying involvement in romantic matters and drawing pushback from residents including Marger Beall.
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Silvers
Sanduwhor
Madison county
TIL
Aten
VIL
Marger Beall
stork
Alton
Wood Tiwer township
Cileisa
forahl Silvers Inn
Scarecrows Made From Old Shirts Impress Farmer
Mrs Tol Itug told the New York World she made two scarecrows from old dress shirts and placed them in a cornfield near Port Jervis New York. The city official noted the crows were effective and joked a crow must be bifurcated to be efficient.
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Tol Itug
cornfield
Chenheur
Port Jervis
New York
Bees Stolen By Soldiers On Marching Route
Messrs James and Emens both of Frashold New Jersey and Enos Silvers of Hughstown New Jersey, members of the 11th Regiment New Jersey Volunteers, while marching through Middletown Valley on Tuesday afternoon, seized a hive from a yard near the Lutheran church to quench their thirst and later traded honey for whiskey with a fellow soldier, before escaping as bees swarmed.
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James & Emens
Frashold
W.d
Enos Silvers
Hughshtown
N.J
11th Regiment
New Jersey Volunteers
tha Repgiment
Morcasay
Praderoux
Middletown
Virginia
Emoeus
khaying
Lutheran church
Hagerstown
offares
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Sir William Henry Perkin
William Henry Perkin
William
Johns Hopkins University of Baltimore
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Wilkins township
Fred
Slaces
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Dr. De Forest
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