Former social queen killed in Chicago veil disguise
Catherine Porter, 62, a former Chicago social leader and divorced wife of Selwyn Edgar of St. Louis, was killed when a veil she wore to hide her identity obscured her view as she stepped in front of a speeding car. Once a prominent society figure, she drifted into poverty and worked as a maid before her fatal hour.
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Chicago
Catherine Porter
W. F. Hobbs
Catherine Edgar
Selwyn Edgar
St. Louis
Edgar
J. Levin Society
Porter
Explosion at Riverton power plant kills two
Springfield July 21 Charles Baker and John Buck died and two other men were critically injured when an engine exploded at the Illinois Traction company power plant in Riverton. The engine had just been inspected and the power turned on for the first time. The cause is unknown.
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Springfield
Tile
Charles Baker
John Buck
Illinoix Traction Company
Riverton
Former Prisco Hotel Manager A Death by Own Action
Atlantics City July 21 James T Dunn former manager of the St. Francis Hotel San Francisco committed death by own action here today the act is attributed to despondency caused by notoriety following his wife s substantial suit for 250000 for alienation of affections Dunn had accused his wife of infidelity and after a quarrel disappeared from San Francisco his wife confronted King and Mrs Holme on the boardwalk in a hair pulling scene
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Atlantics City
James T. Dunn
St. Francis Hotel
San Francisco
Leicester Holme
Dunn
Parades and Plights at Golden Potlatch
Seattle July 21. The army and five parade, the MWM amtnated page ant of progress and filents in a bi plane by Eugene Ely are the big features of todays Golden Potluted celebration. The big fete will come to a blow tomorrow night with the Maskers infireh to be held by the Elka.
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Seattle
MWM
Progress
Filents
Eugene Ely
Elka
Miners of Western Federation reject sympathy strike plan
Butte Montana July 21 Members of the Western Federation of Miners voted down a proposal to strike on the opening day of the McNamara brothers trial in Los Angeles. They did approve a 26 cent per month assessment for defense.
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Butte
Mont
Western Federation of Minere
McNaimara Brothers
Los Angeles
Death by torture in Panama shocks authorities
In Colon Panama on July 21 William Harrington a machinist died after being jailed for refusing to pay for a beer. Merringtons Brother once of San Francisco plans to file a claim for damages. Local officials report torture as the cause of death amid the incident.
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Colon
Panama
William Harrington
Merringtons
San Francisco
Win Ja
New Murder Suspect Confronted in Rainier Case
Sheriff Gaston and J H Wilton move toward the Rainier area to interrogate Wilson the Section Foreman tied to the Coble double murder. Wilson who first announced Swan Peterson disappearances is held in Olympia and facing questioning about the bloody room and the fatal ax attack. Wilson is married with five children living near the Coble home.
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Olympia
Gaston
J. H. Wilton
Coble
Rainier
Wilson
Swan Peterson
Peterson
Ung
First matinee of Round-Up Riding and Driving club announced
The first matinee of the Round-Up Riding and Driving club will be at Round-Up Park on July 9, a week from Sunday. Officers announced the date last evening. Harness events galloping races and other exhibitions are planned with both ladies and men to participate. Frank Fraxier is preparing the harness program with Ernest Briggs and Carl Power coordinating the gallopers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Fraxier
Marines
Gus la Fontaine
W. R. Graham
Jack Robinson
Ole Olson
Bankers Spouse Suspected In Richmond Murder Case
Richmond Va July 21 detectives close to solving the murder of Mrs Louis Weatile Jr who died after a buckshot wound while riding with her husband a Manchester banker. Coroner and detectives uncover a skeleton and link Beattie Wie as husband suspect while Beulah Binford a Brunette schoolday sweetheart of Beattie Wie mother of a baby boy recently died. Beutiful Binford is under surveillance after being found on a farm nine miles from the city and linked to Beattie Wie by authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Louis Weatile, Jr
Manchester
Léose
Case
Peattie
Beulah Binford
Beattie
Warman
Rinford
Cowboy Taught Vernon Stars In Round-Up Coming
Fred Brown the horseman who taught Vernon the ropes of roping and twirling will attend the Round-Up with Harney County rider. Brown now works on BI Hanley’s range near Burns and will help boost attendance after Wil McKinney’s Burns report. Vernon also found his long lost brother during the Hanley ranch visits, a reunion first since the Bull Dogger’s prior Burns visit. McKinney reports broad interest in attending Pendleton’s fall stock show.
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Fred Brown
Huffelo” Vernon
Hurns
Ore
Wil McKinney
Harney County
Brown
BI Hanley
Harney
Insune
Farey
Vernon
Hanley Ranch
Burns
McKinney
Great Stock County
Poendleton
Trust Busting Hurts Public Trust in Sugar Inquiry
New York July 21 Testifying before the Harwick committee investigating the sugar industry John E Parsons attorney said capital must not be restricted and that regulation is a crime He claimed capital capitalization is a joke and that government hands should stay off political meddling Parsons cited a $1000 sugar trust contribution in 1892 to the Republican fund during Moyndon’s election and defended trust methods Mint Homes aid Babe Burned Kermione Wash July 21 J Howard and wife found their North River home in ruins with their infant daughter burned to death Neighbors cared for other children as telegraph lines failed to relay details from Melbourne conclusion remains uncertain
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New York
Harwick Committee
John E. Parsons
Parcons
Crine
Parsons
America
Sugar Trust
Republican Campaign Fund
Benjamin Moyndon
Mint
Babe
Kermioen
Wash
J. Howard
Melbourne
North River
Reward offered for bandits captured and convicted
The Northern Pacific Railroad company announced a reward of 7660 dollars for the capture and conviction of three bandits who robbed the Northwest Limited passengers yesterday in North Dakota. Several suspects have been arrested at various stations.
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St. Paul
Northern Pacific Railroad Company
Northwest Limited
North Dakota
Seversl
Americans Face Fighting as Port au Prince Rebels Advance
July 21 Port au Prince Hayti telegraph reports fear of violence as rebels near the city. Americans and other foreigners band together to defend themselves while President Simon dispatches troops to meet the advancing forces. U S warships Chester and Dee Moines speed to aid the imperiled residents.
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Port Au Prince
Hayti
Simon
Washington
War Department
Hasyn
United States
Chester
Dee Moines
Grand Jury Does Not Indict Smelting Trust
New York July 21 District Attorney Wise announced that a United States grand jury considered Wickershim’s allegations that the Sherman law was violated by the Guggenheim Smelting Trust but dismissed the case.
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New York
Foreigners report chaos in Torreon and Coahuila
Foreigners arriving in large numbers in San Antonio describe anarchy in Torreon and Coahuila. They say the situation is critical and worsening, reflecting unrest and instability in the region.
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San Antonio
Tex
Aye Port
Torreon
Coahuila
Packey McFarland to Fight Ad Wolgast in Milwaukee
Packey McFarland was today matched to meet lightweight champion Ad Wolgast for ten rounds in Milwaukee on September 18. The bout is set for 198 pounds at three o'clock in the afternoon.
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Packy Wul
Chicago
Packey McFarland
Ad Wolkast
Milwaukee
Club to Entertain Traveling Merchants After Round-Up
Commercial club board agrees to host a banquet for traveling men in the fall after the Round-Up. President Smythe urges securing their city headquarters to aid promotional efforts. The group approves the banquet plan by unanimous vote. August meeting will consider a club sign, while street paving plans are postponed.
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Board of Managers
Frealdent Smythe
H. D. Gray
T. G. Montgomery
Woman and two thieves captured after city battle in Benton Harbor
In Benton Harbor Michigan a tense clash between a sheriff s posse and a gang of vegetables term slang Yega ends with two safe blowers wounded. One escapes. The other and the woman are jailed. Prisoners refuse to identify themselves.
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Benton Harbor
Mich
Sheriff's
Died of broken heart verdict in Chico mine owner death
San Francisco July 24. The verdict declares that L A Melntoch a wealthy mine owner of Chico died in a local hospital last night of pneumonia. Friends believe he grieved himself to death after being divorced from his wife.
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San Francisco
Friends of
L. A
Melntoch
Chico
Grants Pass Man Confesses to Murder
Grants Pass Oregon July 21 Mike Morgan in jail on murder charges after confessing to killing John E York Thursday night and throwing the body into the river He says York attempted to assault him and he struck York with a club then carried the body to the river in his arms in self defense
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Grants Pass
Ore
Mike Morgan
Jal
John E. York
Jony
York
Morgan
Mother Noir
Nils Arms
Local Bang Will Give No Concerts
The Round-Up band and Commercial club failed to agree on organizing and funding summer concerts. Bandmen offered to play under club name with a director, but insisted on choosing their own manager. Negotiations with the managing board ended without a recommendation. bandmen will continue as before and play for the Round-Up, but will not pursue summer concerts.
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Mariers
A. J. McAllister
Winngeer
Company L Prepares For Annual Camp At Columbia Beach
Company L gears up for the annual O. N. G. encampment at Columbia Beach from August 7 to 17. Captain M. S. Kern leads enlistment drives as veterans of Company L plan to join. Guardsmen urged to take vacations to attend the camp. ex-members may rejoin for one year. A July 26 examination for non commissioned officers will determine attendance locations, with Captain Kern conducting the exam.
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Columbia Beach
M. S. Kern
Gimpans
Company TL
Kern
Smiling Wrangler Known as Stint Arrested on Horse Theft
BU Ridings known as Stint was arrested by Sheriff Taylor after riding out of the county jail custody and being taken to the county jail on a horse theft charge. He allegedly rustled a horse from Uirag tte and has evaded officers for months before a Vancouver arrest. Slim protests innocence, claiming no link to horse rustling.
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Ttd
Taylor
Syd
Uirag
Ile of
Thie Rewnty
Vancouver
Manassas Remembrance as Civil War Veterans Meet
Fifty years after the Battle of Manassas veterans from both sides meet on the field, mingling in peace amid flags. Taft and Virginia leaders speak as Gen Gilliam and Gen Gordon note a nation moving toward amity, while few Civil War survivors remain in Congress and elsewhere.
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Tolae
Bull Thun
Taft
Mann
Caylin
John Gillann
G. 4
George Gordon
United Comfederate Veterans
Manassas
New York Lad Claims CT OH Goodwin as Parent
In Los Angeles on July 21 Nat Goodwin angrily denied a New York dispatch claiming John EB Goodwin, two years old, is his son. The actor called the report an imposture and said he would “do fatherly work” if the boy were present, noting he has only one child, a daughter who died at birth.
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Los Angeles
Nat Goodwin
New York
John EB. Goodwin
Goodwin
Local man patents nut locking device for bolts
Francis M. Humphrey of this city has perfected a nut locking bolt device now patented through La Dow and Peterson. The invention prevents bolts from loosening while allowing easy removal with a wrench, claiming no weakening of bolt strength and showing durability in exhibition testing.
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Francis M. Humphrey
la Dow & Peterson
Thirdwaty
Li Dow & Peterson
Humphrey
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M'Namara
Forenwn
Pinger
Swain Peterson
Wie
Slater
Husband
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Bearth
Nightian
Haytien
U_ 5
Grand Jury
Indice Smelter Trust
Company L
Pendleton
Comemorate
Battle of Bull Run
Histor Battlep
ELD
Manissis
Manassasn
Civitar
Confederacy
Kun
NEW York Lad
Ctoh Goodwin
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