Olympic Games Open Amid Rain and Royal Spectacle
London July 13 opening of the Olympic Games faced storms at Shephard’s Bush delaying events. King Edward and Queen Alexandra attended as athletes paraded in alphabetic order led by Austria. Americans from Chicago and Irish American clubs featured strongly with Lightbody Sullivan and Sheppard winning early heats amid mixed weather and large UK contingents.
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Sweden
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Olymrae Athletic Club
San Francisco
Joe T. Talbot
Thaw Case Put Off For Juror Sanity Hearing
Thaw's bid for a jury trial to decide his sanity was adjourned to the September term of the West Chester county supreme court. Thaw remains in Dutchess county custody at Poughkeepsie jail. He traveled to White Plains for a hearing with new counsel Charles Morschauser and met Judge Joseph Morschauser on the train.
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Jerome
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National Forest Renamed in Honor of President Cleveland
The San Jacinto National Forest in California will hereafter be known as the Cleveland National Forest. President Roosevelt renamed it to honor the late President Cleveland, who established the first national forests. In 1897 Cleveland created thirteen forests, preserving about 23,000,000 acres. San Jacinto was among the originals.
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San Jacinto
Wheat crop steamed by heat in Washington
Reports from eastern Washington to the state grain inspector say the hot weather is ripening wheat so fast that kernels shrivel and the crop will not exceed 2.9 ushers, a decrease of nearly forty percent compared with last year.
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Girl Heroine Rescues Father and Uncle in Washougal
Fourteen year old Cora Hosford of Portland Oregon showed remarkable bravery by rescuing her father and uncle from danger at Washougal Washington yesterday. The Associated Press reports the event.
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Ore
Cora, Hosford
Washougal, Wash
Frou & Walery Stare
German Automobiles Win Grand Prix At Circuit
The Grand Prix of the Automobile Club of France was won by Herr Lautenschlager driving a Mercedes. He completed ten rounds of seventy six kilometers each in about five hours with an average speed near 111.5 km per hour. Nazaro set the previous year’s record on the same course. Second and third places went to Hans Herrmemr and Rigels driving Bayard Clem ent. fourth to Rigil driving Bayard. A fatal crash marred the race killing Schaube and Cissac. Other accidents occurred but were less grave.
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Altch
Cissac
Prohibition Delegates Arrive as Nomination Talk Heats Up
Columbus July 13 Prohibition delegates arrive for the national convention as speculation grows over possible nominees including Seaborn Wright of Georgia and Governor Hanly of Indiana The party reports a war chest of 20000 and projects a large southern expansion in Prohibition influence.
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Columbus
Seaborn Wright
Georgia
Wright
Will
S. A. Matt
California
Tam
Willam
Oklahoma
Indiana
Hanly
Glen
North Carolina
Charles B. Littlefield
Maine
National Committee
South
Workmen narrowly escape as stone misdrops at Neenah worksite
Three men on the Wisconsin Telephone building project in Neenah, July 13, dodged death when a coping stone fell from the top of the front wall. The mass toppled other stones before crashing to the ground, smashing the front portico and causing about 2400 in losses. An Oshkosh interurban car is also mentioned in the report.
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Wisconsin Telephone Company
Bulding
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Fourth of July Victims Die From Lockjaw
Four New Jersey boys died yesterday from tetanus caused by accidents on the Fourth of July. The Associated Press reports the fatalities reflect injuries from toys and celebrations, with medical staff noting severe infection risk.
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New Jersey
Associated Press
New York
Woman in Black Draws Police Inquiry
Neighbors report a woman in black rang a doorbell at a house, found unresponsive, prompting detectives to investigate a possible suicide or related case in the area. Police pursue the connection as details remain unclear.
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Ted Pete
Waldegrave Trophy Triumph At 800 And 960 Yards
In a windy day the National Rifle Association event saw England’s Woodrow win the Waldegrave trophy with the maximum possible 109 points for ten shots at 800 and 960 yards. An English shooter named Ansel Englishman also performed, but the high score belonged to Woodrow.
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National Rifle Association
Woodrow Fot
England
Glidden Tour Cars Focus on Second Place Finish
In Harrisburg Pennsylvania the Glidden Tour car from No Wis arrived at 1 02 this afternoon as Car No 15 finished second at 1 04 o'clock indicating a close result for the event.
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Associated Press
Harrisburg
Wis
Wisconsin Weather Forecast With Showers and Cooler
Partly cloudy with showers tonight in Wisconsin and cooler by daybreak. Southeast portions may see wet conditions and slightly lower temperatures with clear or fair skies returning later.
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Riece
Bers
Wisconsin
Is.m
Bryan and Kern Meet in Post Convention Tour
Bryan and Kern meet in Lincoln Nebraska as Democratic nominees J Bryan and J W Kern seek support from labor leaders in Indianapolis delegates and Indiana officials as they discuss the platform injunctions and the Roosevelt reforms. Murphy returns to New York confident of victory.
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State Central Committee
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Abrams Simmons
Hoogier State
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Indiana State Central Committee
Samuel Gompers
American Fideration of Labor
Frank Morrison
Federation
James Dunuin
Execketh
Gompers
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Davenport
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Death due to heat claims life of longtime watchman
Special Milwaukee dispatch reports the death of a 67 year old watchman from extreme heat on Saturday. Hoffman's passing is attributed directly to the heat wave affecting Northwestern company workers.
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Hattman
Em Love
Chicago
Northwestern
Hoffman
Pension fight over Berlin man for congress seat
Madison Wisconsin July 13 A pension dispute rises as C F Russell of Berlin seeks nomination for congress. John M Nelson current rep nominates John C Martin of Mineral Point for the poste. Russell’s camp counters declaring he will not resign until nominated while criticising Martins Civil War service claiming he enlisted August 26 1864 and served nine months and twenty seven days as division headquarters teamster.
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Berlin
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John C. Martin
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NY Manufacturers to appeals ICC against 10 percent freight rise
The Manufacturers' Association of New York plans to appeal to the Interstate Commerce Commission to block railroads from a proposed ten percent increase in freight rates. If the hike is enacted, they will seek to prove the rise is discriminatory and unjust.
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New York
Interstate Commerce Commission
Manufacturers’ Association of New York
Interstate Commutes Commission
Taft Begins Speech Prep and Golf Busy Hot Springs Visit
Hot Springs Virginia July 13 Taft begins dictating his acceptance speech for the presidency set for July 28 in Cincinnati while continuing his daily golf at Hot Springs He aims to cover all major campaign topics including the injunction plank in the Chicago platform His secretary handles about 140 letters daily and he will open Republican headquarters in New York with Frank Hitchcock and plan further talks with Sherman.
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Willam H. Taft
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Republican Party
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Tal Jane
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Chicago
Campalen
Washington, D. C
Frank H. Hitchcock
Repubican National Committee
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Stephenson Denies Pledging Self Not to Run Again
Senator Stephenson faced a question from The Evening Wisconsin about pledging not to seek re election while aiming for a short term in 1907. He said he announced his candidacy after Snooner’s resignation and believed the short term would pass without a contest. He recounted caucus pressure and his claim that a primary in 1908 could clear the field, noting no one accepted his suggestion.
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Duncan McGregor
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Cooper
Tam Hound
Six Hurt In Auto Mishap Near Smithville
Six people injured in a car crash near Smithville, Kentucky, including Be i a prominent distiller and Mrs Bonnie with bad cuts, Elisabeth Sherle with bruises, Richard Menese a merchant with internal injuries, Dr Carl Wiseman badly broken, and Frank Ball the chauffeur badly bruised.
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Elisabeth Sherle
Richard Menese
Carl Wiseman
Frank Ball
Night Nightmare Ends in Courthouse Window Jump
Milwaukee report tells of George Reeutider a news agent riding between Mellen and Chicago who leapt from a saloon window in fear of a train wreck. He suffered a broken arm two broken legs and a broken nose. He was taken to Chicago with internal injuries and possible fatal outcome.
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