Wreck Survivors Tell of Columbia San Pedro Disaster
Nearly 130 of 241 aboard the steamship Columbia escaped death after a collision with the steam schooner San Pedro near Shelter Cove. Passengers and crew were brought to Eureka aboard the George W. Elder, while wreck survivors recounted hours of danger and a hasty evacuation amid sinking decks and lifeboats.
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Eureka
Cal
Columbia
Shelter Cove
San Pedro
George W. Elder
William Hardin Lewis
Seatile
Thonga
Pittsboro Girl Polenns Herself in Tragic Death
Irene Kauffmann daughter of Henry Kauffmann of a Pittsburg department store family died suddenly at a summer home in South Biberon from carbolic acid poisoning. Officials ruled death accidental.
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Pittsboro
Long Brangh
N. J
Irene Kauffmann
Heory Kauffmann
Pittsburg
South Biberon
German delegate Balked at disarmament talks at The Hague
Baron Margsehart von Bieberstein, a German delegate to the peace conference, has received instructions from Beria to oppose the British proposal on armaments limitation.
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Gearmany Balke
The
Hague
Harvester Company Hit With Antitrust Prosecution
Topeka July 24 Attorney General Jackson filed criminal proceedings against the International Harvester Company alleging violations of antitrust law and invoking serious charges related to restraint of trade.
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Sant Apninet Harvester Trout
Topeka
Kan
Jackson
Internation! Harvester Company
Governor Glenn Defies Court on North Carolina Rate Law
Asheville July 24 Governor Glenn says he will enforce the state rate law despite Federal Judge Pritchard's ruling. The clash centers on state authority and the implications for regional regulation.
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Glenn
Asheville
N. GC
North Carolina
Pritchard
Ballot Easily Wins Iroquois Stakes at Brighton Beach
In New York on July 24 Ballot carrying 126 pounds easily won the Iroquois stakes one mile and a quarter at Brighton Beach. Notter sent Ballot to the lead and he finished two lengths ahead of Monfort who was six lengths in front of Saracinesca. Castlewood was disqualified in the third race for fouling the favorite Earl Go.
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New York
Notter
Ballot
Monfort
Saracinesca
Castlewood
Earl Go
Earl G
Neoskaleeta
Sister Frances
Momentum
Bace
Ingham
Glidden Tourists Begin Race From Baltimore
The Glidden Tourists started the cross country event from Baltimore to New York with Mrs. Cuneo, the only woman driver, suffering a serious accident near Baltimore but continuing on toward Jersey City. The convoy began at seven, with five and a half hours allotted to reach the next control at Broadway and Fifty-ninth Street.
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Philadelphia
Baltimore
New York
Cuneo
Jersey City
Parade
Broadway
Fifty-ninth Street
Central Park
Cricketers Defeated by Woodbrook in Dublin Match
The University of Pennsylvania cricket team was defeated by Woodbrook eleven in the first match of its Irish tour in Dublin on July 24.
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Dublin
University of Pennsylvania
Woodbrook
The Strange Murder Case in Raleigh Hearing
In a habeas corpus hearing for Dr and Mrs Rowland jailed for the poisoning death of Charlie R Strange, the state contends Mrs Rowland aided and that Dr Rowland used aconitine hypodermic injections to kill Strange.
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Strange
Raleigh
N. C
Habeas Corpues
D. &. Rowland
Charlies R Strange
Rowland
Mrs. Strange
To Rescue Caid MacLean
Tangier reports a failed mission by Bherif Ouezzan to free Caid Sir Harry MacLean held by bandit Baisuli. Caid Mehatla advances with 1,270 men toward Esknes territory to seize Baisuli and secure the Englishman's release by force.
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Caid MacLean
Tangier
Bherif Ouezzan
Caid
Harry MacLean
Baisuli
Caid Mehatla
Esknes
Fort Terry accident reports fatality and injuries
Reports from London Connecticut state a Fort Terry incident on Flom Island where Prigate Hammond of the Ows Bandredth company was killed and two C N G soldiers from Bridgeport were injured after a gun exploded mangling the victim.
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Hilled
Nhw
London
Conn
Fort Terry
Flom Island
Prigate Hammond
Ows Bandredth
KK. Third Infantry
Bridgeport
Housekeeper Crimes Suicide in Jutland
Mrs. Nielsen, a housekeeper for Mkjaer of Jutland, hanged six children and herself after learning her services would end this month. The victims include three of her employer’s children and three of her own. The tragedy occurred in Copenhagen on July 24.
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Copenhagen
Mexican buys wife in bargain sale in Pueblo
A Mexican man identified as Armitar paid 25 to send his wife to Jesus Astura. He later returned 14 claiming Astura got the worst of the bargain. The agreement only required Astura to leave town with the woman. Astura said he was well pleased with his purchase.
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Asters
Pueblo
Cola
Murderous clash ends in killing of milliner and wounding of head of firm
Charles F. Warner fatally shoots Esther Norling on Fifth Avenue then wounds John Wilson, head of Wilson & Co., at 26 Waverley Place after a jealous dispute. Warner is captured after a struggle with Jacob Rose, his skull fractured and leg torn. both men die or near death as police hunt for him.
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New York
Esther Norling
Fifth Avenue
Petty-second Street
Charles F. Warner
Wilson & Co
Waverley Place
John Wilson
Warner
Mise Nerling
Ridgefeld Park
Mr. Wilson
Brr
Wilson
St. Vincent’s Hospital
Jacob Rose
Kohn & Davis
Big Jake
Rose
Bellevue Hospital
Duchess of Marlborough delays US trip for prison charity work
In London the Duchess of Marlborough says she abandoned plans to visit the United States this summer. She has secured a house next to the Day Nursery for prisoners wives and children, now nearing operation, and she spends part of each day at the asylum to aid the women and children.
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Duchess of Marlborough
London
United States
United
Professor's French Wife Deserts Him
Professor Richard Ellsworth Call of De Witt Clinton High School sues for annulment after Bijou Jeannette Chorimet Call alias De Liou deserts him soon after their wedding. He filed through George Robinson, citing misplaced confidence and gifts totaling 36000 dollars in money and wedding presents.
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New York
Richard Ellsworth Call
de Witt Clinton High School
George Robinson
Bijou
Jeannette Chorimet Call
de Liou
Vanderbilt party arrives at Old Point Comfort aboard the Trivia
Harold S. Vanderbilt and party reach Old Point Comfort aboard the aloop yacht Trivia to locate Captain S. W. Crowley who was left in Newport. Crowley had been telegraphing for the yacht's whereabouts after leaving New London on July 10 for the Jamestown exposition.
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Vanderbiltt
Old Point Comfort
Norfolk
Harold S. Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt
S. W. Crowley
Newport
Atester
Crowley
New London
Conn
Patterson writes novel about New York society
Joseph Mellitt Patterson, noted society man and journalist, has written a new novel titled A Little Brother of the Rich. The work explores society and the stage with scenes set in New York.
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New York
Chicago
Joseph Mellitt Patterson
Major Eugene Coffin Dead in Manila Army Casualty
Major Paymaster Eugene Coffin of the United States Army died in Manila after his left arm was amputated several days ago due to blood poisoning contracted while handling money. His death comes amid ongoing military service in the Philippines.
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Eugene Coffn
Manila
Eugene Coffin
United States Army
Karl Han to appeal murder conviction in Baden Baden
Karl Han, found guilty of murdering his mother in law Mrs Molitor of Baden Baden, will appeal with counsel Dr Diets. Evidence shows Han sought funds for an oil scheme in Constantinople and that Mrs Molitor stood to gain 125000, prompting the crime. He fled via London to avoid capture. Han's wife later killed herself after the arrest.
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Washlegien
Frial
Karlsrube
Karl Han
Molitor
Baden-Baden
Diets
Hau
New York
London
St Frankfort Hall
Otade
Hans
Paris Sees Death by Guillotine for Child Murder
In Paris on July 24 a man named Solfelant was condemned to death by the guillotine for the murder of a little girl. He subjected the child to ill treatment, stabbed her, then wrapped the body in a sack and left it at a nearby railroad cloakroom.
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Fattsburg
Dowting Green
Jast Atsraat
Green
Paris
France
Robeillant
Have Negro Blood Lars Warner
Ves pasian Warner, a U S pensions commissioner and Illinois political figure, accuses his stepmother Elizabeth Robinson Warner of being a negress under oath in a circuit court fight over the will of John Warner valued at 3 650 000. He also asserts that the bloodline taints his half sisters Arabella Warner Bell and Minnie Warner Afettles.
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Lars Warner
Clinton
Vespasian Warner
United States Commissioner of Pensions
Illinois
Elizabeth Robinson-Warner
John Warner
Arabella Warner Bell
Sirs
Minnie Warner Afettles
Germany's Military Airship Flies Over Berlin
A military dirigible balloon completed a three hour flight over Berlin. Under Engineer Basneach and Captain Sperling, the craft steered easily from Jungfernheide toward Tegal and over Charlottenburg encircling the town tower.
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Germany
Berlin
Lebaudys
France
Basneach
Sperling
Jungfernheide
Tegal
Charlottenburg
Methodist preacher quotes on kisses at Bes Plains camp meeting
The Rev W A Quayle told attendees at the Bes Plains Methodist camp meeting near Chicago that "Kisses are as much of a necessity as desserts" and he would trade a biscuit for a kiss. He added a biblical remark about Mary noting Christ's seamless garment and its cost.
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Pointer
Chicago
W. A. Quayle
Bes- Plaines
Christ
Inventor Maxim Life Saver Rescues Drowning Women
Morristown New Jersey July 24 Hudson Maxim inventor of the Maxim gun leaped into Lake Hopatcong to rescue Miss Marz sud and Miss Busie Williams who were struggling in the water. Both women are in serious condition from nervous shocks and exhaustion.
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Maxim
Morristown
N. 2
Hudson Maxim
Lake Hopatcong
Marz Sud
Busie Williams
Counterfeit Note Suspect Arrested in Bilbao
An American, identified as Currea, was arrested in Bilbao Spain while seeking change for a counterfeit $500 note. Police found counterfeit bills totaling 30 005 dollars in his possession after examination.
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Bilbao
Spain
Currea
Five Blocks Burned in Victoria
Five city blocks were burned in Victoria British Columbia last night causing an estimated loss of two thousand dollars. fire crews fought the blaze through the night as residents watched from nearby streets. no injuries were reported and the cause is under investigation.
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Victoria
Seattle
B. C
Orchard Murder Trial Sparks Sharp Charges and Theorizing
The defense argues Orchard acted as a Pinkerton agent in a Haywood era conspiracy to hang Baywood while Senator Borah is referenced in a sharp clash over motive. Richardson denounces Pinkertons and McParland, cites a broad plot to convict Western miners, and predicts Darrow will wrap his case in two days. Dr. McGee, charged with perjury, is released after prosecutors fail to prove grounds for detention.
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Borah
Ida
Orchard
Stegnenberg
RE. F. Richardson
Pinkerton
Steunenberg
Baywood
Gug
James McParland
Pinker
Gooding
Idaho
Peabody
Colorado
Haywood
Avalaoche
Richardson
Pinkerton Detective Agency
Garwood
United States
Borah Bill
Orchard Harry
Pinkerton McParland
McGee Orchard
hicGee
Sentry Shoots Canadian Girl at Fort Brady Incident
In Sault Ste Marie Michigan on July 24 Private Gillette fired at an escaping deserter at Fort Brady, accidentally killing Biles Elizabeth Cadenhead of Canada. Authorities at the fort refuse to surrender Gillette to Sheriff Pipsett pending War Department orders. Cadephead, brother of the deceased, seeks explanation from officials.
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Sault Ltd
Marin, Mich
Biles Elizabeth Cadenhead
Gillette
Fort Brady
Pipsett
Secretary of War
Nyo
Gesree al. Cadephead
Governor Folk Grants Temporary Stay for Barrington in Missouri
In Jefferson City Missouri Governor Folk respites from death Lord Barrington delaying execution to allow full investigation and review of the petition for commutation. Barrington, kept aware of the stay, expressed calm resignation saying he expected it while leaning against his cell barn door.
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Folk
Barrington
Jefferson City
Lord” Barrington
Graves
Valiant
Frederick Seymour Barrington
Conspiracy Against Japanese Reported in Seoul
In Seoul on July 24 a conspiracy against the Japanese centered on the retired emperor led to arrests of several prominent Korean officials after an all night shinetin conference in the palace. Among the arrested were Prince Pak Yong Ho four high military officers Grand Chamberlain Yi Dochoi and other officials.
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Seoul
Korea
Amonz
Prince Pak Yong Ho
Yi Dochoi
An‘ Edar Sitesman
Weary Narese Set Baby Asires In Meriden Fire
Annie Stefanek twelve is accused of deliberately setting fire to baby Stanislaus Boleski two years old due to weariness of caregiving. The child died from burns after hospital treatment in New Britain. Stefanek is jailed.
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Weary Narese
Asires
Meriden
Conn
Annie Stefanek
Stanislaus
Bolesk
Boleski
New Britain
Annie
William H Distin Dies in Philadelphia Hospital
William H. Distin, famed cornetist and musician, died in a Philadelphia hospital at age forty five. He was born in London to a family of well known instrumentalists. Death was due to internal hemorrhages.
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William H. Distin
Philadelphia
Wiliam H. Distin
Distin
London
Train Collision Kills Conductor In Erie North End Crash
A rain drenched collision on the Erie line near the north end of the city wrecked two locomotives and injured engineer Raleigh Fritz and Albert Coveland of Greenville. Conductor Shafstall died an hour after being trapped beneath his engine as the Bessemer club members aboard a special were among the passengers.
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Erie
Shafstall
Hos
Raleigh Fritz
Albert -Coveland
Greenville
Bessemer
Surrender in Albany Ends Senate Apportionment Fight
The assembly and Speaker Wadsworth approve a Republican plan uniting Livingston and Tully in one district to settle the apportionment deadlock. The caucus backed senate-like lines, ending a long struggle as the extraordinary session nears adjournment today.
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Albany
Senate
Wadsworth
Assembly
Livingston
Bill Steuben
Tully
Hich
Sage Endows Syracuse University Teachers College
Mrs Russell Sage donates one hundred thousand dollars to Syracuse University Teachers College in Syracuse New Jersey. Chancellor J B Day to oversee the gift with the college occupying fourteen acres near a castle style structure. Sage envisions the project as the permanent home for the Teachers College and seeks broad access to its privileges. Indianapolis and war governor Olive Marion Tomlinson monument ceremonies feature Vice President Charles W Fairbanks and R B Brown as principal speakers.
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Syracuse
N. J
Russell. Sage
Oliver P. Morton
Indianapolis
Ind
Tomlinson
Olive Marion
YnGiana
Charles
Fairbanks
R. BL. Brown
Rockingham Hotel Ablaze in Portsmouth NLBR
A threatening fire swept through portions of the Rockingham Hotel in Portsmouth NLBR destroying part of the servants quarters and imperiling the hotel. The blaze caused a financial loss estimated around 15600 dollars with property valued at about 230000 dollars.
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Rockingham
Portsmouth
Nlbr
Market Ticker Shows Quiet New York and Minnesota Prices
Market notes report mixed activity with New York flour quiet but steady, wheat edging up on rust worries, corn and oats stable. Minnesota letters show autumn patents and prices for futures like May at 2.05, barrels and fats steady, butter and cheese details sparse amid broad commodity flow.
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New York
Minnesota
Ste
Atum
Woot-Bresay
Reece
Sigsia
Dietota Bct
Gide: Ent, ‘Akiins
Bhima
Pennsylvania
New Southern
Psat'sday
Legos O
Taedium
Wey
Ieee
Eau i
A. Toostets
Kepprin Co
Helder
Hogs and Sheep Market Report From Local Auction
Receipts show hogs firm with strong prime hogs trading around six dollars. Mediums and sows mixed with light demand for common grades. Wethers and ewes listed with steady tone. calves and cattle also noted in limited consignments.
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