Germany Recognizes Madriz as Nicaragua Controversy Grows
Washington July 11 Germany extends congratulations to Madriz and virtually recognizes his government amid U S concerns over Nicaragua policy. Berlin earlier opposed American contracts with German mine owners and protested Turkey concessions. State Department fears German interference could trigger Monroe Doctrine clashes and broader Central American foreign rights issues.
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Unital States
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Madriz
America
Washington
United States
Nicaragua
Madrix
Reichstag
Berlin
Turkey
Bagdad
Mayle
State Department
Central America
Believe Prediction Of Death At Sea Is True
The strange disappearance of Misa Charlotte Hitchcock after a warning she would die at sea leads her parents to believe she has drowned. Her clothing was found at a Venice bath house with a magazine bearing her name nearby and a note to a friend about swimming to a buoy to win a $10 bet, despite a fortune teller’s claim the body would not be recovered.
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Cal
Misa Charlotte Hitchcock
Venice
Fire in Idaho Forest Dominates Tongue of Pine Creek
A major blaze in the Coeur d'Alene National Forest on Pine Creek caused about half a million dollars in timber damage. Settlers and fourteen rangers, aided by others, fought the fire for three days and still battled it as smaller fires flared in Idaho mountains.
Strike spreads from New York to Chicago workers
Chicago July 11 Members of the garment workers union are investigating reports that New York work is being sent to Chicago for completion because of the New York strike involving 20,000 workers. If proven true a Chicago walkout of thousands may follow.
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The
Garment Workers' Union Today
New York
Hughes and Teddy Confer Tomorrow in New York
Governor Hughes visits Roosevelt tomorrow to discuss reform primary legislation and the strategy for advancing a primary plank at the New York state convention. Roosevelt favors the measure and is expected to push it through as the convention convenes.
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Oyator Bay
Hughes
Roosevelt
New York
Seattle Police Find Swindlers Hangout
Seattle July 10 police seized ragged lead gilded to look like gold. counterfeit bills totaling 2800. five $1000 checks. a Northern Express envelope. and other tools in a Union street apartment after arresting Chas Carter and W J Byron. A fight erupted later as officers entered. Carter bled from a deep cut while Byron restrained him. A Tacoma postmarked letter with plea for money was found, hinting at the scheme.
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Northern Express Company
Chas. Carter
W. J Byron
Union Street
Latte
Carter
Byron
Tacoma
Charlie
New Swindle Planned by London Bucket-Shop Ring
London reports warn that the bucket-shop operators who collapsed years ago have returned under new alias. Authorities say the same group of Americans may restart operations in London soon, with the risk of fresh investor losses and possible arrests imminent.
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London
United States
Scotland Yard
Fane
Navy and Army clash as German secret landings reported
The Vorwarts claims secret German naval maneuvers in the North Sea near Sylt ending with a night landing. Thousands of troops including infantry, artillery, engineers and cavalry allegedly guarded the sea front. Defenders were surprised by the stealthy assault despite a full defensive force and bright moon.
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Wolwarts
North Sea
Sylt
Vitagraph Co Bows to Public Will on Johnson Fight
New York July 11 The Vitagraph Co will not exhibit the Jeffries Johnson fight pictures in public venues to keep children from seeing them. Reels will be shown only to clubs and stag parties. Vice President Blackton says the move responds to agitation and possible laws against exhibition. Boston reports 25 million prevented from viewing the films and predicts 40 million in American cities will miss them while many abroad will show them.
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Jeff Johnson
New York
Moving Pictures
Jeffries
Johnson
American Vitagraph Co
Vaudelville Houses
Blackton
Boston
Jeffries-Johnson
Shaw
The
Christian Endeavor
Filma
Maine
Texas
Georgia
Virginia
District of Columbia
Mississippi boat goes down with passengers saved
St. Louis July 11 The steamer Girardean Wes ran wreck in the Mississippi River today with 126 passengers landed safely at Chester Illinois. The vessel went down yesterday and news arrived today. It is believed the steamer was overloaded or struck a sunken barge. Passengers were rescued by lifeboats.
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Girardean Wes Run
Mississippi River
Chester
Ilinois
Pssengers
Civilian casualties fall after years of high toll
Casualties were far fewer than in many years, signaling progress in reducing loss of life and advancing civilization.
Loeb Calls on the President Sparks Campaign Talk
The Loeb call to the president stirs politicians and fuels speculation about a message Roosevelt bears. Observers weigh whether Taft will respond and what Loeb’s gubernatorial ambitions might mean for the 1912 campaign landscape.
Loeb Meets President Then Leaves for New York
Beverly July 11 reports William Loeb milled with the president, chatted briefly, then departed. He took a train for New York while the president spent the afternoon golfing.
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Beverly
Loeb
New York
Taft aide Loeb visits Beverly amid Roosevelt bid rumors
William Loeb, collector of the port of New York, arrives to meet President Taft in Beverly. Speculation swirls that he carries a Roosevelts message or Tafts campaign outline. Some say Loeb seeks Tafts endorsement for his gubernatorial push while others claim he does not want the nomination.
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William Loeb
New York
Taft
Roonsevely
Roose Vela
Loeb
Roosevelt
Roosevelt Quiet Day with Hartridge Visit at Oyster Bay
Roosevelt remains quiet at Oyster Bay on July 11 as Fred Hartridge of New York lunched with him. No political significance attached to the visit.
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Oyster Bay
Roosevelt
Fred Hartridge
New York
Lord and Lady Douglas Reunited After Tragic Pursuit
At Creston British Columbia Lord and Lady Sholte Douglas, kin to the Marquis of Queensbury, are staying after a strange chase. Lady Dougie fled Spokane after believing her husband tried to steal their son. She escaped a hospital, was jailed, and spoke of drowning herself. The lord funds a western fortune search.
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Sholte Douglas
Marquis of Queensbury
Creston
B. C
Dougie
Lord Douglas
Will of Chief Justice Fuller filed for probate
The late Chief Justice Fuller and his wife left a joint estate of 1,150,000 pounds mainly in Chicago real estate. Their seven daughters are named the sole beneficiaries through the will filed today for probate.
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Chicago
Fuller
Elks Open Convention as Detroit Stays Dry
Detroit news reports the Grand Lodge of Elks opens its convention tonight with 20,000 Elks expected. The city remains dry amid a severe drought, while the antlered herd endures the conditions with notable fortitude.
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Detroit
Grand Lodge of Elks
Harmon ousts Newark mayor in mob lynching inquiry
Columbus dispatch reports Governor Harmon suspends Mayor Atherton of Newark for gross neglect after a lynching incident. The governor, arriving unannounced with aides, conducted a star chamber style review at the county jail and questioned Sheriff Lincke and the mayor about non enforcement and failure to summon troops. Both officials defended their actions amid tense testimony.
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Harmon
Atherton
Newark
Atherington
Lincke
Weybrecht
Lond
Ben Chamberlain
Star Chamber
Lineke
Phil B. Smith
Herbert Atherton
Northwest Heat Wave Grips The Region
Record heat presses the northwest with Pendleton at 103 and rising by afternoon as yesterday’s high of 100 is surpassed. Port land dispatch notes heat widespread from Willamette Valley to eastern Oregon Washington, with crops showing stress but not severe damage yet. One prostration reported in Seattle as conditions threaten further strain on crops and daily life.
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Pendleton
Portland
Worth West
Northwest
Willamette Valley
Oregon
Washington
Idaho
Seattle
Victim Carl Etherington Buried After Newark Lynching
The body of Carl Etherington the young detective lynched at Newark was buried this afternoon in Springfield. His father and mother collapsed and could not attend the funeral.
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Springfield
Carl Etherington
Newark
Freemasons Active in Turkish Egyptian Political Moves
A London correspondent reports that the Young Turks and Turkish Freemasonry use political lodges for propaganda. Cairo and Alexandria papers reference Ottoman Grand Orient efforts to control Egyptian lodges, appoint Mahomed Ferid, and form a sister lodge to Turkey. Some freemasons in Egypt resist these incursions while ties to Scotland and England are sought but avoided.
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Egypt
Constantinople
Times
Cairo
Alexandrian
Alexandria
Turkish Committee of Union and Progress
Abdul Hamid
Grand Orient
Turkey
Syria
Ottoman Grand Orient
Mahomed Bey Ferid
Grand Orient of
Mahomed Ferid
Scotland
England
Ehrifish Freemasons
Committee of Union and Progress
Valley of the Nile
Heatwave in New York Claims Ten Lives in a Day
Intense heat persists in New York City with temperatures easing but ten deaths reported in the last 24 hours. Officials urge hydration and seek overlapping public cooling measures as the death toll rises.
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New York
Gotham's Dark Town Honors Black Jack
A surge of Black faces fills New York Grand Central Station as Johnson arrives to begin a $5000 a week engagement tonight. The event draws headlines and crowds, spotlighting the entertainer's return to the city era.
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Black Jack
New York Grand Central Station
Johnson
Johnson greeted by 25 000 crowds in New York July 11
Johnson arrived to a large crowd of 25 000 people from across the state. He was carried along 42d Street to Wilkins saloon for a lunch, then driven to Hammerstein's where he is scheduled to perform on stage tonight.
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Tim
New York
Johnson
Johnson to Arrive in New York amid 16000 Welcomeists
New York on July 11th anticipated Jack Johnson's arrival as 16000 residents from San Juan Hill gathered at Grand Central. A Chicago train was three hours late, 100 patrolmen were posted, and 100 decorated automobiles waited for his appearance. Johnson is scheduled to perform at Hammerstein's tonight earning $3000 weekly.
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New York
Jack Johnson
San Juan Hill
Black Belt
Grand Central Station
Johnson
Jeffries Heads for Catalina Island Fishing Trip
Jeffries sails from Los Angeles for Catalina Island this afternoon on a fishing trip. He may announce a return engagement with Johnson upon his return. His right eye remains troubling and decolored though vision is improving.
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Jeff
Los Angeles
Jim Jeffries
Catalina Island
Johnson
Chorus Girl Fatally Hurt in Trestle Accident
Mrs Majorie Hutg Mahr wife of vaudeville actor Louis Hurtig was walking on a trestle with companions near Portland when a suburban train appeared. She slipped between the ties and the train severed her left leg and cut off her right foot. She was taken to a Portland hospital where doctors expected she would not live.
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Jorie Mahr
Portland
Portland, Or
Majorie Hutg
Majorie Mahr
Indianapolis
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West Side
Southern Pacific Railroad
Here
Mre
Mahr
Mre. Mahr
Queen Alexandra Demands Monarch’s State Amid Grief
London reports Queen Alexandra, in delicate health since King Edward’s death, remains touchy about her royal status. She stays at Buckingham Palace with the royal standard, plans a special banner, and resents a recent photo in an illustrated paper.
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London
Alexandra
King George
Buckingham Palace
Sandringham
Windsor Castle
George
Charlotte Knollys
King Edward
Parisian workman ends life after cruel name jest
A Paris laborer sick with a mocked old fashioned baptismal name was teased by peers. After a wall joke and a fight, he blamed a fellow worker, wrote that his "silly godfather" caused his death, then hanged himself. His wife found him later.
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Paris
Rom
Ambiguous boxing remark noted in late edition
A fragment quotes a racialized boxing opinion stating the black man is far the better fighter. The sentence is terse and lacks clear context or additional facts about event, people, or outcome.
Interstate Commerce Board to test new regulation act
Washington July 11 The Interstate Commerce Commission will rule on the first rate increase under the new railroad regulation act. It will consider tariffs filed by eastern and western trunk lines showing freight rates nearly 30 percent higher. A suspension pending investigation is expected under the new law.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
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