Rebels Hold Their Own Against Government Troops in Barcelona
Reports from Barcelona indicate rebels remain active in parts of the city while central districts remain under government control. A heavy death toll is claimed with five hundred killed or wounded in Barcelona province, and further casualties reported across Catalonia. Rumors of a general strike and widespread arrests spread as executions occurred in Barcelona.
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Barcelona
Clruy
Madrid
Henday
France
Filene
Catalonia
Melilla
Spain
Spain on brink of republic after general strike
London reports that a large industrial strike in Spain could topple the government and likely crown Spain a republic within about four hours. Authorities warn only a sudden collapse of strike leadership can avert a wide upheaval spreading to all municipalities and workers.
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London
Spain
King Alphonso backs Maura on Morocco policy
Madrid reports King Alfonso disregarded his ministers and generals and will support Premier Maura’s Morocco policy. Military advisers warned that continuing war with the Moors risks a Cuba-like disaster, but the King announced he will stand by the premier.
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Madrid
Alphonso
Maura
Morocco
Cuba
Kine
Nia
Refugees fleeing Spain arrive in Paris with grim reports
From Barcelona thousands flee toward France amid brutal fighting. Reports say up to a thousand refugees arrive in Paris area recounting executions of rebels and killings in Barcelona. Soldiers fire on fleeing groups and refugees face harsh treatment at the frontier.
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Spain
Paris
Barcelona
Zeppelin Balloon Aims Cologne Defense in Germany
Aug. reports from Frankfort describe Zeppelin 1 rising at ten in the morning with the warship heading toward Cologne, a hundred miles down the Rhine. The giant dirigible is to be stationed at Cologne as part of the army defense.
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Frankfort
Germany
Zeppelin
Hhe Wirship
Cologne
Rhine
Turmoil Spreads Across Catalonia As Rebels Strike
Reports describe revolutionary activity spreading through Catalonia with rebels pillaging villages, burning houses, and killing livestock. A French factory near Palames is said to have burned as countryside terrorizes residents.
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Catalonia
Palames
Sultan to arbitrate talks Aug. 2 in Tangier
A Tangier dispatch reports Sultan Tufid sending an emissary to act as mediator between Spain and Moroccan tribesmen in Morocco as possible intermediary efforts.
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Parla
Tangier
Sultan Tufid
Spain
Iff
Morocco
One Thousand Chinese Drowned by Floods
A government dispatch from Manchuria reports over 1000 deaths near Kirin as floods reach 20 feet in depth. The Yalu bank with large monetary deposits was swept away, and about seven thousand houses collapsed, leaving many residents unable to escape as waters continued to rise.
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Pekin
Manchuria
Kirin
Yalu
Lrg Sims
Johnson Forfeits Money in Jeffries Fight Pledge
George Lytle on behalf of Jack Johnson posts five thousand dollars forfeit with Ed Smith of Chicago as the Johnson Jeffries championship match moves closer in New York. Jeffries has posted a similar sum with Robert Edgren. Johnson intends to meet Jeffries in New York to set time and place before he sails to Europe. Friends say Jeffries may back the bid but Johnson hopes to secure the title for the white race.
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Chicago
George Lytle
Jack Johnson
Ed Smith
Jeffries
Robert Edgren
New York
Johnson
New York Ward
Hurope
Toronto
Wage Increase For 3000 Motormen In Interstate Railways
Three thousand motormen and conductors of the Interstate Railway company in Pennsylvania New Jersey and Delaware received a wage increase of 11 and a half cents an hour restoring the old scale. The raise was voluntary with no demand from the workers.
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Philadelphia
Interctate Railways Company
Trac
Wheat Growers Seek Private Warehouses For Next Year
At a Saturday meeting of the Farmers Educational and Cooperative Union, members protested new storage charges on wheat by local warehouses. They voted to secure their own warehouses, or store in fields, and discussed temporary railroad platforms. The 50 cent per ton rate drops to 10 cents after January 1 and rises 10 cents per month thereafter. A follow up gathering is planned for next Saturday to involve more farmers.
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Farmers' F Educational and Co-Operative Union of America
Wedding by Lake Washington Ends in Drowning Tragedy
Ernest G. Calvert aged 21 of Bellingham drowned at Lake Washington while swimming with the Piles family and Miss Agnes Pierson. He earlier saved another swimmer but was pulled under by a cramp and could not be rescued before help arrived.
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Youngs
Calvert
Milew
Jerome Continues Examination Of Thaw Inquest
White Plains August 2 District Attorney Jerome continued the inquest into Harry K Thaws mental state by reading trial records. The afternoon session focused on Thaws examination before the binary commission and his alienists notes about belief that White mistreated girls, a point Jerome cites to support delusion.
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Jerome
Harry K. Thaw
Thaw
Binary Commission
Harry
White
Imperial Standart arrives at Cowes under guard of Allied ships
At Cowes Isle of Wight on August 2 the Imperial yacht Standart arrived guarded by four French cruisers and ten destroyers. The czar and czarina of Russia were aboard with a large naval staff. British warships escorted the vessel as salutes rang from French and Russian shores. Edward and Queen Alexandra visited the Standart as it anchored. The monarchs patronized charms Vielte during the day.
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Isle of Wight
Com
Czarina of
Tuissia
Standart
Edward
Queen Alexandra
Nol
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Governor Notified About Income Tax Amendment
Salem, Aug 2. Governor Fenson was informed by Secretary Knox of a joint congressional resolution to amend the constitution to allow an income tax act by Congress. The governor was asked to submit a proposal to Oregon's legislature for action. The amendment requires three fourths of the states to ratify.
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Salem
Fenson
Secretary of
Knox
Congress
Legislatire of
Oregon
Northwest Tennis Tournament Opens With Record Entries
Tacoma August 2 A Pacific Northwest tennis tournament opened with the largest entry list in regional history. Many stars attended including Hazel Hotetler of California who was defeated by May Sutton in the opening day matches.
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Tacoma
Northwest
Hazel Hotetkles
Calif
May Sutton
Income tax amendment ratified by Alabama House
Montgomery Alabama August 2 The house of representatives unanimously ratified the income tax amendment. The senate will vote Wednesday.
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Alabama
Montgomery
Ala
House of Representatives
Senate
Freight rate war widens with new cuts across classes
New York reports another 8 cent per hundred pounds cut in freight rates and a 1 cent per hundred in commodity freight, marking the third class rate reduction and fifth in common carrier rates since last September. The move signals renewed intensity in the ongoing rate war among the railroads.
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New York
Cove Grows With 26 New Settlers From Tilinore
Cove has welcomed 26 settlers from Tilinore in recent weeks boosting the town’s prospects. The newcomers are described as substantial citizens, likely to help make Cove enterprising and prosperous.
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Cove
Tilinore
Wreck Report Describes Weston Man Trapped Under Debris
D EK Karmin of Weston recounts his harrowing experience in the terrible wreck. He is pinned under wreckage with a woman fatally injured by a splinter, lying across him. Rescue workers release them after more than an hour. Last reports say twelve dead and 102 injured.
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D. EK. Karmin
Weston
Train collision near Coeur d’Alene claims 12 lives
Spokane report states two passenger trains collided Saturday two miles west of Coeur d’Alene killing 12 and injuring 102, with about 60 more sustaining only slight hurts not needing hospital care. Railroad issues notice promising fair handling of claims and avoiding litigation.
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Spokane
Wash
Coeur d'Alene
Walla Walla Man Survives Rail Wreck Near Coeur d Alene
D E B Jarman of Weston Oregon narrowly escaped death when a rail line wreck near Coeur d Alene trapped him beneath heavy timbers for an hour. He recounts a woman killed by a splinter piercing her heart and saw a wounded boy beside her. He suffered three or four broken ribs and a bruised head. The woman was Mrs ALBB McDonald of Drummond Mont. Her husband was killed in the crash. No local Walla Walla residents were injured.
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D. EB. Jarman
Weston
Oregon
Pectric
Coeur d'Alene
Union
Jarman
demMlitiment
Airs
Albb
Wreck Victims Update From Coeur d Alene Spokane Crash
Aug 2 Spokane reports Conducttor Cook of the inland extra train vanished today after the crash near Coeur d Alene. Motorman Campbell remains alive but weak and silent about the collision. Injured numbers rise with some likely to die. Coroner's inquest underway at Coeur d Alene as doctors say most Spokane injured recover, though a few may die. Morley’s amputation performed, sister believed killed in wreck. Many injured moved to Spokane hospitals. others walked with help as authorities seek missing travelers.
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Spokane
Cook
Coeur Alene
DO. Campbell
Coeur d'Alene
Franco Golden
Morley
Couit d'Alene
Man Taken From Jail and Lynched in Kaneia City
Kaneia City Mo Aug 2 George Johnson the slayer of J W Moore a farmer was removed from Platt City to the jail this morning and lynched by a mob Johnson a white man trial was set for today
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Kaneia City
George Johnson
J. W. Moore
Platt City
Johnson
No Warning Before Train Disaster Leaves Passengers Hurt
Osborne of Freeport Illinois recalls the sudden crash with no time to jump as front seats collapsed and wreckage buried passengers. He and his wife sustained injuries, while others offered help despite being badly hurt themselves.
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Freeport
Ili
Osborne Himeself
Roosevelt Busy With Lodge And Church Work
Colonel Roosevelt has spent recent days on church and philanthropic matters. He led installation work for the local masonry lodge, attended the Scotch church, and held an impromptu reception. The party leaves Thursday for Nasashi, to stay briefly at Kilabe where Roosevelt will lay the cornerstone of the African inland mission.
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Warrington Dawson
United Press
Malrobi
Roosevelt
Nalashi
Kilabe
African Inland Mission
Contested Fate of Opium Den Girl Sparks Custody Battle
In San Francisco a custody fight erupts over Aliee Minto known as Wah Mo. Mrs. Aliee Minto of Healdsburg claims she adopted the child at ten months and gave her to a wall. Mrs. Ritchie enters a rival claim, saying she was forced to surrender the girl to a home society amid a separation, now seeking return. The case pits white and Chinese foster parents against Mongolian claims.
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Uite
San Francisco
Aliee Minto
Wah Mo
Chinstown
Healdsburg
Calif
Minto New
Ritchie
Tariff Bill Before Senate Conflicts Over Committee
Washington August 2 reading of the conference report took three hours and 25 minutes as Senator Daniel for the Democrats argued the report was not legally before the Senate because the Democrats had no input in its preparation. The conference committee met this afternoon to discuss proposed changes in the tariff report. The House also adopted the conference report on the Philippines tariff bill.
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Daniel
Washington
Senate
House
Philippines
Exposition clashes as Governor Johnson misses Swedish Day
Seattle reports Governor John A. Johnson of Minnesota failed to arrive in time for Swedish day at the exposition. Fair officials led by President J. E. Chilberg criticize him for not telegraphing his inability to attend. Johnson defends that he promised to be present for Minnesota day and arrived on time.
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Seattle
John A. Johnson
Minnesota
J. E. Chilberg
Johnson
Sid Chilberg
Tam
Army lieutenant exams begin at Fort Monroe and Fort Leavenworth
By order of the Secretary of War two boards will start competitive examinations today at Fort Monroe and Fort Leavenworth to determine enlisted men eligible for appointment as second lieutenants. The Fort Monroe board screens coast artillery applicants while Fort Leavenworth reviews candidates for the cavalry field artillery and infantry.
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Washington
Secretary of War
Fort Monroe
Fort Leavenworth
Coast Artillery
Calvary, Field Artillery and Infanites
Founder of Modern Science Visited City at Depot
Prof. Charles H. Titus of Salt Lake City, founder of the new religion called modern science, attracted attention at the 7. R. & N. depot. He outlined a system combining material remedies with mental treatment, claimed to cure fevers in 26 minutes and to grow hair on bald heads, and said he planned lectures in Washington. He noted collaboration with Christian science healing when needed and mentioned his family ties to the church.
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Speculslon
Charles H. Titus
Salt Lake City
Bryn Mawr
Washington
Prof. Knox
Dr. Knox
Mra. Knox
Titus
Christian Science
Christian Science Church
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