Paul Kruger Dies in Swiss Hold After Battlefor Boer Leader
Reports from Clarens and Pretoria on July 15 recount the death of Paul Kruger former president of the Transvaal. He died after a long illness as his body was embalmed and prepared for funeral with British authorities to arrange transport. Memorial services and half mast across government buildings followed the death. International papers praised his character and influence in South Africa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarens
Switzerland
South Africa
Paul Kruger
Paul
Kruger
Gutherity
Transvaal
Pretoria
Tatts Fletha
Yaont
Yoerth
Krorego
Hari
Pressens
Transveal
Gen
Metha
Evere Dictriet
London
Mr. Krorer
Fiere
Westminster Gazette
Kramer
Pall Mall Gazette
Evening Standard
Rome
Amsterdam
Holland
Nieuwe Rotterdamsch Courant
No Change in Costumes at St Louis Exposition
Washington July 15 says there will be no change in the costumes of the Iga rotes at the St Louis exposition. They will not be required to wear anything but their native dress.
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Washington
St. Louis Exposition
Bankers from Georgia Voyage by Special Train to Cincinnati
About 100 bankers from 40 to 50 Georgia banks traveled by a five car special train of the Cincinnati Southern line early Thursday morning toward Cincinnati and St Louis for a water trip.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Bankers of
Georgia
Cincinnati
Southern and
Thureday
St. Louis
Port Arthur naval action cited with heavy Japanese losses
Reports from London and St. Petersburg describe a July 15 engagement off Port Arthur. Japanese forces endured fierce bayonet attacks, retreated in disorder, with Chinese estimates of losses around 22,000. Russian forces countered with artillery and ambush tactics, inflicting heavy Japanese casualties while sustaining limited losses themselves.
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London
Shanghai
Morning Post
Cabiing
Port Arthur
St. Petersburg
Tatchekino
Fung-Wang-Cheng
Hai-Cheng
Kai Cyox
Lise Yang
Samsonoff
Yin Kow
Ae Coast
Two Highwaymen Rob Bronx Contractor in Silk Hats
Two men in silk hats and evening dress robbed William Jafiney, a wealthy Bronx contractor, on Tremont Avenue, taking 140 dollars, a diamond pin, a watch and chain. They forced him to accompany them to a hotel where they also robbed Gaffney and left him unconscious before fleeing in a carriage. Police have no trace of the suspects.
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New York
Wiliam Jafiney
Treneni Avenue
Bronx
Scald Watch and Chain
Tremont
Hovery
Gaffney
Gaffnsy
Sam Baldwin Kills Wife Then Ends Own Life
In Cedar Rapids on July 15 Sam Baldwin, angered by a quarrel over a dead-daughter picture, attacked his wife with fists and a razor, cutting her throat from ear to ear, then slashed his own throat and collapsed on the lawn before aid arrived.
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Cedar Rapids
Sam Baldwin
Day Nursery Work Fund Committee Appointed
At a board meeting in St. Louis on July 16 Miss Helen Gould and Mrs. John Halcombe of Connecticut joined Mrs Frederick Hanger of Arkansas as a committee to disburse the $5,000 allocated for day nursery work on the fair grounds.
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St. Louis
Board of Lady Managers
Helen Gould
John Halcombe
Connecticut
Frederick Hanger
Arkansas
Pamphlets Returned in Boston Circulation Case
A July report from Boston notes pamphlets in circulation tied to a revolutionary group. It states a package sent to Japan was not distributed by Savannee and that the organization did not engage in such activity.
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Boston
Revolutionary Organization
Loubet to honor Secretary Hay with Legion of Honor
Paris reports the forthcoming decorations list after the national holiday. President Loubet will confer the grand cross of the Legion of Honor on Secretary Hay in a notable honor aimed at recognizing service.
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Paris
Loubet
the Legion of Honor
Sec ‘Retary Hay
Miss Alice Roosevelt Wins St Louis Championship Prizes
The amateur athletic union decided to send the prizes Miss Alice Roosevelt awarded at the St Louis championship meet by express to Oyster Bay. The story from Tokio and London dated July 16 is discredited and reported as uncertain in the dispatch.
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New York
Amateur ‘Athletic Union
Alice Roosevelt
Express
Oyster Bay
Take
Tokio
London
Tokio Corre
No Settlement Reached in Questions Between Panama and Canal Zone
Panama and canal zone authorities have not settled questions under the canal treaty. Panama insists full isthmus jurisdiction remains with Panama until the canal is built. cordial relations with Gov. Davis boost hopes for a solution. Congress approves appointing lawmakers to defend national rights. Osceolo Kyle of Alabama sworn in as canal zone judge. five judicial districts planned.
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Panama
Republic of Panama
Canal Zone
Davis
Republic
Gov. Davis
la Boca
United States
Amador
Washington
Osceolo Kyle
Alabama
Oficer
Sall
New York
Passenger Train Held Up Near Oakwood
South bound International and Great Northern train No 6 was halted about four miles south of Oakwood at 11 o clock Friday night. Two frightened passengers awakened the Oakwood operator and reported the hold up but provided no details on robbers or actions against mail or express cars. Train No 5 left St Louis Thursday night and is due in San Antonio Saturday morning carrying mail and express matter.
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San Antonio
Tex
International & Great Northern Railway
Oakwood
St. Louis
Guatemalan ants threaten cotton pests in Texas
Washington reports CO F Cook, discoverer of Guatemalan boll weevil eating ants, wires that the new ants destroy cotton boll worms and attack similar injurious insects with greater avidity than the boll weevil. The ants spare lady bird larvae and their agricultural value depends on acclimatization and rapid propagation as investigations continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
CO. F. Cook
Department of ‘Agriculture
Texas
Bill Posters Union Offers Free August Service at World’s Fair
The Associated Bill Posters and Distributors of the United States and Canada announced at a convention on the World’s fair grounds that it will provide free poster services for the entire August exposition month. The service, valued at about a quarter million dollars, covers over a million miles of boarding across the United States and Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Associated Bill
United States
Canada
Record Breaking Trial Sentences Three Men to 45 Years
Three men identified as Aaron Timbers Jonny Sims and William Austin were sentenced to 45 years each in state prison for the assault on Basley Biddle of Burlington. The case set a record sentence for the region.
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Holly
Aaron Timbers
Jonny Sims
William Austin
Mia
Basley Biddle
Burlington
Arial
Padians to Bromenades in Mexico Cordial Exchange
Fragmentary line notes cordial belated cooperation between governments of two countries. The text hints at formal relations and cross border festivities but lacks concrete events or dates. Further readable details are needed to identify the specific diplomacy item.
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Mexico
Striking Butchers Face Deadlock in Strike Settlement
Chicago July reports show the 40 000 strong strike in the packing industry at an impasse over reinstatement. The union demands old positions for all strikers. packers will rehire from the current workforce in order of applications and refuse full reinstatement.
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Chicago
Taeat Packers
Michael J. Donnelly
St. Louis
Donnelly
Gines
Wreck of Buffalo flyer near Williamsport kills two trainmen
The Buffalo flyer bound north with three carloads of Shriners returning from Atlantic City derailed on the Buffalo and Allegheny Division of the Pennsylvania Railroad near Williamsport Pennsylvania. Two trainmen were killed and several others injured.
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Williamsport
Buffalo Flyer
Shriners
Atlantic City
Buffalo & Allegheny
Pennsylvania Railroad
Jared
Homestead Steel Works Start in Double Time Display
Pittsburg July 48. With a display of fireworks surpassing the Fourth of July, the Homestead steel works began operation in double time. The plant had been running only about half time prior to this surge.
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Pittsburg
Homestead Steel’ Works
Loomis' Body Recovered Amid Foul Play Suspicion
Reports state the body of F. Kent Loomis was found at Warren Point near Plymouth. Officials suspect foul play after a circular wound behind the right ear and say the inquest will be held tomorrow.
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London
The
Press Association
Central News
F. Kent Loomis
Warren Point
Plymouth
Eddystone
Joseph G. Stevens
Loomis
Niagara flood destroys reservoir and crops in Scottdale
In Scottdale Pennsylvania on July 18 a burst reservoir at midnight emptied 300,000,900 gallons floodwaters roared through the valley sweeping away crops and wrecking buildings. Damages to machinery and reservoir property sum to at least 50 600 dollars. Bridges were washed away and trees torn from banks as the torrent roared downstream.
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Scottdale
Niagara
Citizens’ Water Co
Kidnapped New York Judge Demands Five Thousand
Judge Dennis Daniel McKoon, a New York lawyer, is missing after a Friday midday kidnapping in lower Broadway. Police were notified by friend T. W. Darby that McKoon is held for ransom. letters claim a $5,000 release sum. The 76 year old judge reportedly wrote he would drop a letter from a window to a passerby.
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New York
Dennis Daniel McKoon
T. W. Darby
Lower Broadway
McKoon
Darby
Passionist Father Kealy Dies During Mass at West Hoboken
Very Rev Stephen Kealy provincial of the Passion Order in the United States collapsed and died of apoplexy while celebrating mass in St Michael's chapel at the monastic residence in West Hoboken New Jersey He was born in Ireland September 22 1848 and marked the silver jubilee of his ordination last year He was elected head of the Passionists August 2 1939 and reelected two years ago.
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New York
Stephen Kealy
Passion Order
United States
St. Michael's
West Hoboken
N. J
Father Kenly
Ireland
Passionists
Hottest Day in Chicago Spurs Three Deaths and Prostrations
Chicago on Sunday faced the hottest day in three years with three deaths and many prostrations. The maximum reached 104 degrees, surpassing any record since July 21, 1901 when 103 degrees was logged. Official reports show 92 degrees before Sunday.
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Chicago
Weather Bureau
Death of 107 year old Rufino Lopez in Mexico City
Rufino Lopez of Irapuato died at 107 after fair health until near the end. He leaves a large estate and many descendants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Rufino Lopez
Irapuato
Judge Parker's Quiet Day in Esopus
Esopus New York July 18 Judge Parker spent a quiet second Sunday since his nomination. He was seen with John W Kern of Indiana and guests Maurice Minton of New York and William F Sheehan.
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Judge Parker
Esopus
N._Y
Day-ate Oyster Bay LLC announces July deadline
Oyster Bay LLC sets a July 3 deadline for a key action related to a local property case. The notice names the corporate party involved and outlines the timing for compliance.
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Bay
Volunteer Fleet News Sparks International Reaction
Reports from Berlin and London discuss the Russian volunteer fleet's actions near the Dardanelles. Ships seized include the Prinz Henrik and Malacca for alleged arms shipments to Japan. British and German editors urge protecting neutral commerce and warn Britain of consequences. Correspondents in Tokyo and London note ongoing military tensions and possible imminent battle.
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Aden
Lloyd
Prinz Henrich
Hamburg
Smolensk
Japan
Peninsular and Oriental Co
Malacca
Antwerp
Red Sea
St. Petersburg
London
Daily Mail
Jebel Zugar
Waipara
Penisular and Oriental Co
Dardanelles
Daily Telegraph
Berlin
Standard
Tokio
Jiji Shimpo
Great Britain
Turkey
Russia
Gen. Kuroki
Far East
Detective shot amid Corona picnic crowd attack
New York July 18 after William Gorriey and Alonzo Dorapo from Manhattan were shot during a crowd assault at Schurer's picnic park Corona detective Charles Conran in plain clothes hid under a dancing platform and was killed by Policeman John H. Gerrity. Gerrity and Dorando from New York city were wounded but not seriously.
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New York
William Gorriey
Alonzo Dorap4o
Manhattan
Schurer
Corona
L. L
Charles Conran
John H. Gerrity
Conran
Gerrity
Dorando
Weather Slightly Cooler Than Saturday in St. Louis
In St. Louis on Sunday the World’s Fair City, temperatures rose to 92 degrees, just one degree below Saturday’s peak. The heat remained intense but did not surpass the previous high.
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St. Louis
Attendance at World’s Fair Surpasses Half a Million
Rain and heat affected conditions but the past seven days drew more than 500000 visitors to the St. Louis exposition, continuing strong attendance through mid July.
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St. Louis
Government to legislate wireless telegraphy nationwide
The government plans a bill to extend wireless telegraphy across the United Kingdom. Officials report ongoing experiments with a new government system to control and standardize wireless communications nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
United Kingdom
Unknown man found unconscious on river bank in Indiana
In Lawrenceburg Indiana on July 14 an unidentified man later named Ed Brabant of Cincinnati was found on the river bank unconscious with a crushed skull and taken to the county jail. A man and woman seen leaving the shore in a johnboat are linked to the incident with Dick Brooks named as the alleged assailant.
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Lawrenceburg
Ind
Ed Brabant
Cincinnati
Sarah Rose
Edward Brabant
Brabant
Dick” Brooks
Louisville
Carrollton
Ohio River
Brooks
Richmond Elks to Shave Beards for Cincinnati Quaker Parade
One hundred twenty five Elks from Richmond will travel to the Cincinnati reunion wearing Quaker garb with shaved faces. A heated meeting approved the plan to remove mustaches for a prize sought by the Quaker themed parade. The Richmond lodge aims to win the event as the Quaker city of the west.
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Richmond
Ind
Lodge of Elks
Cincinnati
Focal Lodge
Kidnapped Rich Byers Sightings Spark Hope In Mitchell
A report that Rich Byers of Seeleyville was seen with a gypsy band near Mitchell revived hope for the child's recovery. Robert Owens of Bedford says the Gypsies tried to compel the boy to nurse against his will to appear younger than five. A thorough search will be made Friday by local authorities.
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Mitchell
Ind
Littl Rich Byers
Seeleyville
Robert Owens
Bedford
Owens
Myers
Sheriff Smith
Secretly Married the Millionaire in Indiana
Jeffersonville July 15 Miss Nannie McMarhon daughter of a widowed mother who ran a small grocery here was secretly married in New Albany June 26 to W. R. Cheng also of this city a five times millionaire.
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Jeffersonville
Ind
Nannie McMarhon
New Albany
W. R. Cheng
Indiana Bar Association Calls for Appellate Court Election Reform
The two day convention in Fort Wayne ended with a resolution urging the law be changed to allow statewide election of appellate court judges. The Indiana Bar Association asks voters across districts to elect the appellate bench.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Indiana Bar Association
Crumpacker Enters Senate Race After Conference
Congressman Crumpacker announces he is a candidate for the Senate after conferring with supporters in Indianapolis. The formal declaration follows weeks of deliberation as he moves from speculation to candidacy.
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Crumpacker
Senate
Indianapolis
Ind
Youthful Highwaymen Arrested in Decatur Robbery
Howard Thompson and Jasper Baflor, both 15, were arrested in Decatur Ind on July 16 charged with highway robbery. They allegedly held up Miss Hattie Moore and took $4.80. The youths were released on $500 bond.
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Decatur
Ind
Howard Thompson
Jasper Baflor
Hattie Moore
Woman on Trial for First Degree Murder in Indianapolis
Mrs. Ella Hicks stands trial in Indianapolis on a charge of first degree murder. She is accused of shooting and killing a man named Joseph Idd Kits. The defense claims jealousy as the motive.
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J. Indianapolis
Ella
Hicks
Joseph
Idd Ktts
Marion girl pleads for forgiveness at grave scene
In Gas City a crowd at a cemetery witnesses Elma Van Devener kneel before Mrs. Leslia Bradford’s mother, begging forgiveness after a restaurant shooting that killed Bradford. Mrs. Bradford forgives her, asks God to bless the girl.
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Marion
Ind
Gas City
Leslia Bradford
Elma van Devener
Bradford
Jonesboro
Runaway Boy Accused in Fatal Camp Altercation
In Greensburg Indiana Ed Wilmer of Aurora was struck on the head with a stone by 15 year old Wm Eisner at a Big Four construction camp. A ruptured brain blood vessel caused coma and death on Wednesday night. Eisner, from Brownsville Pennsylvania, fled home last April and has been arrested for manslaughter after a coroner's inquest. The incident occurred east of Greensburg during an altercation.
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Greensburg
Ind
Big Four
Ed Wilmer
Aurora
Wm. Fisner
Eisner
Brownsville
Wilmer
Radical Butchers Aim for Higher Wages in West Plants
The Indianapolis butchers union held a secret meeting with no details released. It is believed the radical faction, after failing to strike for higher pay last fall, will use the current western packing plant situation to push a wage increase while a conservative faction resists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
Butchers’ Union
Evansville Princeville Indianapolis Traction Company Officers
Petersburg, July 16. The board elected J. S. Heston president and J. G. Le Grange vice president. S. T. Heston was named treasurer and E. J. Baldwin secretary. Engineers arrived to survey an extension from Princeton to Indianapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petersburg
Ind
Evansville, Prinvneton & Indianapolis Traction Co
J.S. Heston
J. G. le Grange
S. T. Heston
E. J. Baldwin
A Corp. of Engineers
Princeton
Indianapolis
Evansville Elks Plan Cincinnati Reunion Trip
More than 200 Evansville Elks will travel in a special car to a Cincinnati reunion, leaving Evansville Monday at 8 o'clock with a band to accompany them. The Evansville Lodge now exceeds 500 members, making it one of the state's largest lodges.
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Evansville
Indiana Lawyers Meet in Fort Wayne Bar Association
Mayor Henry C. Berghof welcomed delegates from across Indiana to the State Bar association meeting in Fort Wayne. Prominent lawyers attended and Judge Oscar U. Montgomery of Seymour delivered the visitors’ response.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Fort Wayne
Ind
Henry C. Berghof
State Bar Association
Thursady
Oscar U. Montgomery
Seymour
Evansville trio held in death of Belvin Smith
Evansville officials say midwife Mrs. Ma tie Steiler nurse Joe Rogers and druggist George McGregor were brought to court in Belvin Smith death case. McGregor waived arraignment until Friday and the two women waived preliminary hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evansville
Ind
Matie Steiler
Joe Rogers
George McGregor
Belvin Smith
McGregor
Watson appoints Rushville youth to West Point cadetship
Helbyville Indiana July 16 Congress man James E Watson of this district appoints Lawrence Geraghty son of L J Geraghty of Rushville to a cadetship at the United States Military Academy West Point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helbyville
Ind
James E. Watson
Lawrence Geraghty
L. J. Geraghty
Rushville
West Point Military Academy
Drowning of Calvin McDonald in Jrvansville Indiana
Calvin McDonald of Louisville drowned while transferring from a barge to the river bank at Jrvansville Indiana. He stepped onto a plank which broke causing his fall into the river. He worked on the Horn brook fleet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jrvansville
Ind
Calvin McDonald
Louisville
Hornbrook
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