British army seeks help on American meat inspection
Lieutenant Colonel P. B. E. Hobbs of the British army visited Secretary Wilson to aid in investigating American meat products. He was tasked to inquire into contracts between the British government and American packers and said once the new inspection law operates the British government will accept American inspection.
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Washington
P. BE. F. Hobbs
Wilson
Trebbs
Commissary Department
Hobbs
President Roosevelt Enjoys First Day of Rest at Sagamore Hill
Work at Sagamore Hill was barred as President Roosevelt rests after congress opened. James Sloan, chief of the secret service, was arrested by village constable Jack McQuade on a warrant by Clarence Legendre for assault during a failed attempt to photograph the president.
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Sagamore Hill
Oyster Bay
Roeosereltling
Congress
James Sloan
Secret Service Corps
Jack McQuade
Clarence Legendre
New York
Sloan
Slow Cook Wave cools West with high temps on coast
Forecaster Frankenfield of the weather bureau notes a sizable cool wave moving into the west but slow to arrive. Colorado and New Mexico report low temperatures while the Pacific coast endures a hot spell with highs from 98 to 102 degrees. The heat is expected to shift into the middle west by Thursday.
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Washington
Sai
Frankenfield
The
Weather Bureau
Colorado
New Mexico
Pacific
Middle West
Mine Disaster Kills Two Men At Keystone Mine
A gas explosion at the Keystone Coal and Coke Company Mine Rosa Bud Meadows destroyed two miners, John Jackson and William Green, killing them outright. Hilary Hale, a white miner, suffered a fractured skull and is not expected to survive.
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Blusfields
Keystone Coal and Coke Company
Rosa Bud" Meadows
Tneo Necro
John Jackson
Willam Green
Hilary Hail
Fatal Shooting Near Monroe in Suspected Assault Case
J. W. Hill shot and killed A. M. Burgess near Monrose Monroe North Carolina on July 3. Hill surrendered after the incident saying Burgess assaulted Ara. Hill is jailed without bail awaiting further proceedings.
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Monrose
Monroe
N. C
J. W. Hill
A. M. Burgess
Ara. Hill
Burgess
Thirty-Two Ill From Contaminated Church Picnic Food
Thirty-two people at a church picnic in Jerome were made very ill after eating canned chicken sandwiches. The chicken had stood for two days in tin receptacles before consumption, prompting health concerns and a probe.
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Columbus
Terome
Oil plant blast totals 50 thousand in Dayton incident
An oil explosion at the Postmatic Tool company plant in Dayton Ohio caused a 50 thousand dollar fire. The loss is shared by the tool company and the Gem City Tobacco company as both plants were nearly destroyed.
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Dayton
Postmatic Tool Company
The
Tool Company
Gem City Tobacco Company
Digger Names for Commission Amid Senate Review
ANAL DIGGER reports J F Stevens named for the commission as the Senate weighs its confirmation. Theodore PF Shonta and Governor Oon appear among nominees, with Brigadier General W S A vratired and U S Navy engineer Harrod listed as members. Bucklin serves as secretary to the old commission and also to the new one. The body will continue as chief engineer but with no extra compensation for this role.
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Senate
Tanew
International
Wasslon
Joseph Bucklin
Com
Ne of
Ita
Commis
Riots Follow Mine Camp Slayings In City
In CITY, Pa on July 3 two men were murdered and a third in critical condition after a brawl at a mining camp. Antenia Messariia was beaten to death by his assailant later. Michael Zofita was stabbed to death at the Rel Rew mine, sparking a general riot and injuring several foreigners before the attacker fled.
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City
Antenia
Messariia
Messarria
Rel Rew
Michael Zofita
Zoflila
Lawyers Jailed for Contempt in Ice Trust Case
Judge Kinkade of the common pleas court sentences Thomas H Tracy and Clarence Brown to ten days each in the county jail for contempt of court. Alexander Smyth fined $250 for contempt in a motion accusing the judge of misconduct in the ice men trial.
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Yee Trust
Toledo
Kinkade
The
Common Pleas Court
Ice Trust
Thomas H. Tracy
Clarence Brown
Sea Men
Alexander Smyth
Sleeping Man Shot Dead in Passaic Saloon Incident
Heinrich Geisler a prominent Clifton resident was killed in Passaic New Jersey on July 3 a gunshot wound from an accidental discharge. Geisler after clay pigeon shooting stopped at Max Donath's saloon then at home sat on the front porch with a gun between his legs the weapon slipped from resting and discharged fatally.
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Passaic
N. J
Heinrich Geisler
Clitton
Geisler
Max Donath
Kaiser in Fifty-Horsepower Auto Defeats Express Train
Hausser in a sixty horsepower automobile raced from Altous near Hamburg to Eiel and beat an express train. The car covered seventy five miles in ninety nine minutes, averaging about forty five miles per hour. It is unclear if the race was arranged or incidental to an imperial whim.
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Hausser
Ferrer
Hamburg
the Kaiser
Altous
Eiel
Hauiser
Canadian Troops Invade Albany for Fourth of July Parade
The Fourteenth Regiment Princess of Wales Own Rifles from Kingston Ontario, 400 strong, are in Albany as guests until tomorrow. High Colonel I. E. Kent commands the regiment, which will march on the Fourth of July with the right of way in the big parade.
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Albany
Princess of Wales Own Rifles
Kingston
Ont
Owills
I. E. Kent
Callmain
Death of Early Christian Scientist Mrs. Margaret King
Mrs. Margaret King, a well known Christian Scientist from Middletown, Md, died at Montgomery County of cancer at age ninety. She was among the first to adopt the faith and refused medical treatment despite years of suffering.
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Middletown
Margaret King
Montgomery
Prophet Thurman Dies in Richmond Poorhouse
William C Thurman once predicted 1878 doomsday and later misread biblical prophecy claiming 1917 end. He died in Richmonds poorhouse after stints in New York and Boston, leaving a noted if faded sensational following.
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Prophet
Poorhooss
Richmond
William ¢. Thurman
Chicago
New York
Boston
Biblica
Drunken Painter Suspected in Six Poisoning at Ti Plant
Poison was placed in the water cooler at the Singer Manufacturing plant in Ti CALBO IL. Four workmen were poisoned and are expected to recover. Authorities suspect two drunken painters were responsible.
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Calbo
Singer Manufacturing Company
Eight Drowned In Animas River Near Durango
Leonard Goat his wife and six children drowned while attempting to ford the Animas River near Cedar Hill New Mexico en route to Durango for a street carnival. Local authorities report the tragedy occurred during a river crossing as the family traveled on July 3.
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Animas
Durango
Leonard Goat
Animas River
Cedar Hil
Carnivel
Plymouth Express Disaster Claims Many Americans in Salisbury
In Salisbury England July 3 the Plymouth express wreck death toll includes a large group of Americans awaiting transport home. Frederick H Cesant's body has been sent to London for onward delivery to America. Inquest delayed for two weeks as authorities plan a special inquiry. Remarkable survivor accounts describe the wreck and rescue efforts, naming victims including Frederick Consitt and his nineteen year old wife, amid critical injuries and unclaimed bodies.
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Salisbury
England
Plymouth Express
Lfe
Hope
Frederick H. Cesant
London
America
Board of Trade
Robert &. Gritehell
Chicago
J. T.critehell
Mr. Gritebell
Albert W. Swalm
Consor
Southampton
McDonald
Frederick Consitt
Women to Race in Wagons at Long Beach Meet
Twenty two motor cars of varying makes are entered by Long Beach residents for an upcoming automobile meet. The highlight is a parade by women drivers led by Mira B. Stephens followed by an open race where Stephens challenges all women for local championships.
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Nesy York
Long Beach
Mira. B. Stephens
Free Stephens
Mrs Stuyvesant Fish Plans Fourth of July Dance
Newport, July 3 details of Mrs Stuyvesant Fish dinner and dance to open Crossways tomorrow were released. With help from social advisers she arranged a Fourth in bathing costume, described as a bizarre choice for the event.
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Mera
Fish
Newport
Bell
Boys Drown In Neptune Bay Near New Rochelle
Melvin Rothe and his cousin Wille Hoag, both fifteen, drowned in Neptune bay near New Rochelle. They left Melvin's home to celebrate the first day of his vacation and went bathing.
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New Rochelle
N. Y
Melvin Rothe
Wille Hoag
Neptune Bay
Here
Melvin
Thirteen Ice Voracity Suppressed by Rents in Philadelphia
In Philadelphia on July 3 thirteen ice manufacturers faced charges of conspiracy to fix prices. A magistrate held each in 1500 bail to answer in court.
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Caeri
Philadelphia
Lee
College Athlete Drewned in River Bathing Incident
Corning New York July 3 J K Van Horn of Wellsboro a well known college athlete from Mercersburg academy and Pennsylvania State college was drowned while bathing in the Susquehanna river local authorities reported.
Rev G E Morgan Dix Ill in Boston
Boston July 3 Rev GE Morgan Dix rector of Trinity Church New York is ill at the Somerset hotel in this city.
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E. Morgan
Boston
GE. Morgan Dix
Trinity Episcopal Church
New York
Somerset Hotel
Ice Trust Conspiracy Probe Demanded by New York Alder
New York City aldermen pass a resolution urging District Attorney Jerome to prosecute the ice trust for conspiring to raise ice prices. They claim artificial plants can produce all needed ice and allege $10,000 daily extortion from the public as prices jump from 48 cents to 12 dollars a ton. The measure targets American Ice Co and its control over the market.
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New Yon
Board of Aldermen
Jerome
Ice Trust
Ire Ag
Henry Clay Peters
Peters
New York
American Ice Company
Bia
Crook criticizes Roosevelt on limits of great fortunes
Professor James Walter Crook of Amherst College addressed the economic section here at the American Association of Science meeting in Ithaca on July 3. He challenged President Roosevelt and warned that laws to curb vast fortunes may be flawed. He argued fortunes can swell beyond healthy limits and cited schemes where heirs inherit extensive incomes, risking ruin to the heir.
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Ithaca
American Association of Science
James Walter Crook
Amherst College
Crook
Roosevelt
Soda Tank Blast At Coney Island Drugstore
Explosion in Albert Chambers laboratory at Coney Island injures Dr Chambers and nearly fatally harms clerk Charles Frecher. Panic spreads as crowd rushes to escape to the street.
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New York
Albert Chambers
Coney Island
Charles Frecher
Dr. Chambers
Axa
German steamer Phoebus evades whale off New York coast
The German air tack steamer Phoebus under Captain Schierhorst, fresh from Hamburg and Shields, reported passing a huge whale between Fire Island and Sandy Hook lightships. He said the whale came within half a ship's length and fled when it saw an oil ship.
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New York
Schierhorst
Hamburg
Shields
Fire Island
Sandy Hook
Fire at Asphalt Plant Damages Works in Maurer Area
Fire in the Barber Asphalt Paving works at Maurer near Perte Am Boy, New Jersey caused damage estimated at 3100 dollars. No injuries reported. Fire officials investigate the blaze and confirm the site is Maurer, near here.
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Perte Amboy
N. J
Barber Asphalt Paving Company
Maurer
Market News Ranges For Wheat Cheese And Live Poultry
The report notes steady quiet conditions in the forenoon wheat market influenced by rains in key belts. Prices listed include various wheat futures, cheeses with grading from fair to good, and live poultry with prices for fowls, ducks, and chickens in several categories. Regional terms like Minnesota, eastern, southern markets appear with price details and stock status.
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New York
Minnesota
Buta
Wga
Ieee
E.c
Irene
Mita
Market Summary: Hogs and Sheep in Liquid Receipts
Hogs receipts show steady market with prime and heavy animals mixed. Sheep and lambs receipts are fair to lower with prime wethers around 5.10 to 5.76, with other categories showing softer demand and lower prices.
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Rolee
Seong Fala
Prine
Haaviediums
B.ki
Grkars
F.ogtao
Prima Wethers
Ri Ae
Pemmon
Lams, al
Polish Capital Delicate Cabinet Reorganization Reported
Premier Goremykino visit to St Petersburg tied to cabinet reshuffle. General Trepoff fallen out with the palace, Douma debate on abolishing the death penalty ends in disorder, bill later adopted. In Warsaw terrorists kill a gendarme and Captain Tobozeft. police pull back, troops patrol streets.
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ST. Petersburg
Goremykino
Peternot
Bourse Gazette
Trepoff
Iast
Peterhof
Parloff
Funeral Music Draws Marine Corps Inquiry
Washington reports that a Marine Corps band at Olongapo Philippines played a funeral music piece titled Always To the Way. The piece drew severe newspaper criticism and led to an internal corps investigation. The board found the music inappropriate by name but suitable for the occasion given the band’s limited repertory.
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Washington
WW. J. Anderson
Marine Corps
Olongapo
Philippine Islands
Pan American Delegates Sail for Rio Janeiro
United States delegation to the Pan American conference sails from New York for Rio Janeiro. Leaders include William Bachanan as chairman, L S Rowe of the University of Pennsylvania, Tullio Larrinaga from Porto Rico, Van Leer Polk of Nashville, Andrew J. Montague former Virginia governor, and Paul Retushh of Wisconsin.
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New York
United States
Rio Janeiro
Brazil
William %. Bachanan
L. S. Rowe
University of Pennsylvana
Tullio Larrinaga
Porto Rico
Congress
van Leer Polk
Nashville
Listless search for America her vanished voyage prompts inquiries
New York July 3 Searcy of Halian and Greeks haunted the Fabre Steamship office to learn of relatives and friends who sailed on the America which departed the Azores June 11 and has been eleven days overdue. Agent J Ter Kulle offered no word beyond we have no word since St Michael's in the Azores.
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America
New York
Searcy
Fabre Steamship Line
Frantie
Azorea
J. Ter Kulle
St. Michael's
Azores
Fhaw's Valet Dead in New York Trial Ghosts
Willam Bedford, seven years as valet to Harry Thaw, dies after an appendicitis operation at Presbyterian Hospital. Bedford was to testify for the prosecution in Thaw's murder trial of Stanford White, leaving prosecutors Jerome and Garran bitterly disappointed.
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Fhaw
New York
Jerome
Mir. Garran
Willam Bedford
Harry Thaw
Bedford
Thaw
Stanford
Hartie Divorce Case Reveals Ardently Charged Letters
Sensational proceedings show thirty love letters offered as evidence in the Hartie divorce. Augusta Hartie, a wealthy paper manufacturer, is linked to the letters alleged to have been written by Mrs Rare and by the family coachman Thomas Sfade. The dramatic filings unfold in Pittsburgh during the turbulent case.
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Caghman
Pittsburg
Tuly
Hartie
Augusta Hartie
Milllionaire
Muanufacturer
Mra. Rare
Thomas Sfadine
Natal revolt continues with heavy casualties near Noodsberg
July 3 Durban Natal reports a weary engagement outside Noodsberg. A small Natal volunteers force held a difficult position until the main body arrived to avert disaster. Rebels suffered heavy losses with around 800 killed and many captured or dispersed.
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Durban
Natal
Noodsberg
Finglly sAltaperssd
Alos
Lonsworths Attend Luncheon and London Visit in July
The Lonsworths of Blenhelm Tana hosted a luncheon at Blenbeur House for Mr and Mrs Nicholas Lonsworth. They later visited Oxford in the Duke of Manchester's motor car and traveled to London with Ambassador Reid, attending a dinner and dance hosted by Lady Dearimouthe.
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Lonsworths
Blenhelm Tana
London
Blenbeur House
Ares
Nicholas Lonsworth
Oxford
Duke of Manchester
Dirs. Reid
Dearimouthe
Perkins Resigns as Trustee of New York Life
George W. Perkins resigns from the board of New York Life Insurance Company after a special meeting accepts his decision. The July 3 notice notes his departure from the trustee position.
Prominent Jersey Man James Bray Dies at Eighty Two
James Bray a wealthy Morristown resident and deacon in the Red Bank Baptist Church for over fifty years passes away at his home. He left a wide family and four children. The piece notes his long community standing and religious service.
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James Bray
Muruth
Bray
Baptist Church
Mystery Rabies Suspected in Millville Girl Death
Doctors report Miss Flor Bowker 448 line school graduate of Millville died days ago from hydrophobia after a pet dog bit her. Fearing a humane reaction she concealed the bite until death. The rabid dog was killed and the father destroyed the kennel of eight fox hounds.
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Flor
Bowker
Millville
Miss. Bowker
Erie Railroad expands land holdings in Kearny meadows
The Erie Railroad Co completed purchase of seventeen tracts totaling over four acres in Kearny meadows, on both sides of the main and Greenwood Lake lines. The land cost $90,147 for widening the roadbed to speed express service between Jersey City and Newark. Upon completion of the Bergen Hill open cut, the Jersey City Newark line will match Pennsylvania improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erie Railroad
Kearny
Lang
Kearny Meadows
Greanwood Lake
Jersey
City
Newark
Bergen Hill
Pennsylvania
Mother of Three Ends Life in Flemington Home
Mrs Baward Mahoney 38 years old, described as nervous and despondent, fatally cut her throat and slashed her arm in a Flemington residence on Court Street after breakfast. Her mother found her daughter bleeding from the throat while holding a pitcher before dying despite medical help.
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Baward ‘Mahoney
Flemington
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