Order for Trust Bill Considered Shrewd Politics
Washington reports say President Roosevelt directing Representative Littlefield to draft an anti trust bill is a tactical move for the fall campaign. While passage is unlikely in a short second session, the measure can force Democrats to explain their stance on trusts and counter a perceived Republican bluff from 1900.
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Knox
Littlefield
House Democrats
Jackson
Kansas
Griggs
Congressional Committee
House
Senate Democrats
Senate
McKinley
Roosevelt
Congress
Ray
Western New York Bombarded by Severe Storm Floods
A sweeping rain and wind storm devastated Western New York causing river floods, destroyed bridges, barns, and homes, with widespread property losses in Wyoming Niagara and Cattaraugus counties. Arcade reports one drowning Minnie Loper. Portage Hornesville Pike Batavia and Batavia show major flood damage and disruption to rail lines and roads.
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Buffalo
New York
Wyoming
Niagara
Cattaraugus
Arcade
Minnie Loper
Miss Loper
Yorkshire
Sandusky
Heirs Challenge Will in Hoarded Wealth Case
In Flemington on July 6 the heirs of Mrs. Clarinda Case filed suit to admit her will to probate. The late widow left 1800 to relatives, others to the Philadelphia Home for the Blind, with the balance hidden on a farm long neglected. A caveat was filed by John H. Backus for Mrs Kugler and similar actions planned by other heirs. An administrator pendente lite may be appointed during litigation.
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Spreiat
Philadelphia Times
Flemington
Clarinda Case
Kingwood
Hunterdon County
Philadelphia
William J. Poulson
S. B. Hudnut
Huntingdon Street
Andrew Kugler
Trenton
Aaron Lewis
Brooklyn
John H. Backus
Kugler
Pendentelite
Vatican Seeks Compromise Over Philippine Friars Withdrawal
The Vatican seeks a middle path to satisfy Washington and relieve itself of direct responsibility for withdrawing friars from the Philippines. Plans discussed include generals of four orders ordering their dependents to depart, with letters or contract clauses pledging timely action once U.S. wishes are known. The aim is to avoid odium by the Pope accepting an accomplished fact.
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Rome
Vatican
Washington
Wiliam H. Taft
Philippines
Holy See
Philippine Archipelago
Taft
United States
Convict Tracy Robbed Ranch After Reading Breakfast Tale
Seattle July 6 Charles Harry Tracy Oregon convict again eluded pursuers after a camp at a ranch where he fed, slept, and entertained breakfast guests. He forced a farm hand to row him to Madison Point and then fled down the Sound with a posse in pursuit. Tracy warned he would kill all on the ranch but spared the family after seeing their daughter. He bound the Johnsons and ordered workmen to help load supplies before slipping away in a rowboat, pursued by Sheriff Cudihee and a Sea Lion tug. Authorities fear he may retreat into Northern Washington forests, living on supplies while continuing evasion.
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Seattle
Harry Tracy
Oregon
Cudihee
Tracy
Fisher
Meadow Point
Madison Point
Johnson
Anderson
Desperado
Washington
Notorious outlaw Harry Tracy’s nationwide manhunt timeline
Chronology recounts Harry Tracy’s 1897 Colorado killing of Deputy Sheriff Valentine Hay and a 1902 Oregon penitentiary escape attempt. It follows his 1902 breakout from Salem Penitentiary with David Merrill, a series of rail and river robberies, ambushes near Gervais and Ridgefield, prison escapes, and confrontations wounding guards and deputies, leading to militia mobilization in July 1902.
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Harry. Tracy
Colorado
Sherif Valentine Hay
Oregon
D. Rainer
Portland
David Merrill
Salem
Merrill
R. Jones
Frank Ferrell
B. F. Tiffany
Frank
Tacoma
Harry Tracy
Olympia
Tracy
South Bay
Puget Sound
Seattle
Canada
Bothell
Peony
Raymond Eines
Williams
Carl Anderson
E. E. Breese
Neil Rawley
McBride
Burglars Break In At Wallingford Home
Thieves forced entry at the residence of Dr. Casper Miller in Wallingford early this morning after disabling the alarm. A hole bored in a door allowed access to silverware and money, suggesting a planned search for valuables.
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Philadelphia Times
Casper Miller
Wallingford
Harvard Professor Opens Malaria Mosquito Study in New Jersey
Dr. H. H. Johnson of Harvard travels to New Jersey to probe whether mosquitoes spread malaria. He establishes Harrison as headquarters and begins field work in the northern section with substantial equipment, drawing keen local attention.
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Philadelphia Times
Trenton
New Jersey
H. H. Johnson
Harvard University
Johnson
Harrison
Record High Jump Horse At Walton Yard
A horse owned by former Sheriff Benjamin Walton set a record for high jumping in harness. While hauling bricks up a steep incline at Walton’s yards it was frightened and plunged over a 30 foot embankment. The wagon and barge were removed and the animal was re-hitched to another wagon.
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Philadelphia Times
Trenton
N. J
Benjamin Walton
Har
Walton's Yards
Yacht capsizes. three lost in Sandy Hook Bay tragedy
A sailing party aboard Captain Tiemann N. Horn’s cat rigged yacht Midget capsized off Old Camp Low dock after a gust. Mrs Horn, Frances Horn aged 5, and Miss Alice McMahon of Nyack drowned. Captain Horn, Miss Horn’s sister, Dr Waterhouse, and Mrs Waterhouse survived. Rescue attempts continued as bodies were not recovered by night.
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New York
Tiemann N. Horn
Captain Horn
Frances
Miss McMahon
W. B. Taft
Atlantic Highlands
Walter Tubbs
Mrs. Waterhouse
Captain Hortung
Edna May
Newark
Miss Horn
Dr. Waterhouse
Fort Hancock
Armless man stirs trouble. six officers arrest in Altoona
Lewister Sweyer, an armless man, dodged a patrol, kicked officers with his feet, and was finally subdued by six policemen. He faced a disorderly conduct fine and had previous similar arrests.
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Philadelphi
Mer
Altoona
Lewister
Ates
Police
Sweyer
Auto Victim D T Munroe Dies From Injuries
D Thorpe Munroe an engineer from New Haven died as a result of injuries from an automobile collision on June 10. The vehicle was owned by Harry W Dupuy a Yale graduate of Allegheny Pa. Dupuy has been notified and summoned to appear at the inquest.
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New Haven
Conn
D. Thorpe Munroe
Harry W. Dupuy
Yale
Allegheny
Dupuy
Munroe
Indictment Sought in O Malley Poison Case
State's Attorney George Clarke says enough evidence exists to indict Mrs. Aline Ellis O'Malley for attempted murder of her husband Austin O'Malley. He reports sensational discoveries including possible prior marriage, and letters between Mrs. O'Malley and several men. He and Frank O'Malley will continue the probe tomorrow.
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Clarke
Frank O'Malley
Train engineer halts to sound alarm as Tacony stable burns
William Brady, engineer of an outbound passenger train, saw smoke from the second story of a Tacony stable near the Rowland works. He stopped the train and blew the whistle, drawing five Tacony police to rescue eight horses. The two story frame stable was destroyed with $1500 loss. the fire likely started from a spark from a nearby locomotive.
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William Brady
William and
Harvey Rowland
Tacony
Brady
Joe Egan Escapes Society Home Then Returns
Aged 18 month boy Joe Egan escaped from the Society to Protect Children from Cruelty after warning staff of his plan. He left in street clothes then hid in a home at 434 North Eighteenth Street before being returned to the shelter by Officer Foster.
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Joe Egan
Society
Little Joe
Eighteenth and Noble Streets
Joe
North Eighteenth Street
Foster
Seventeenth and
Wood Streets
New Jersey Seashore Rail Traffic Sets Record
Atlantic City and West Jersey Seashore railroads report the heaviest return traffic in their histories as thousands travel home from a four day Fourth of July holiday. West Jersey sent 200 cars to Atlantic City, carrying about 14,000 passengers, with total return figures near 19,000 across all lines. Atlantic City line moved 187 cars with 11,000 plus Ocean City and Cape May loads adding about 2,400 more.
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New Jersey Seashore
Philadelphia
Atlantic City Railway
West Jersey and Seashore Railway
West Jersey
Atlantic City
Ocean City
Cape May
O Malley Family Faces Existential Crisis Amid Legal Turmoil
Dr. Austin O Malley lies gravely ill at Saint Agnes Hospital as prosecutors weigh indicting his wife Aline Ellis O Malley for attempted murder. The case shadowing Thursday larceny charges includes her younger lover Hearin and their absence from prison with no help from their families.
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Austin O'Malley
Saint Agnes’ Hospital
Joseph O'Malley
South Bend
Aline Ellis O'Malley
Fatal Loop-the-Loop Ride at Lakemont Park
John McManus a freight brakeman on the Pittsburg division is dying in Altoona hospital from injuries after falling from a loop the loop ride at Lakemont Park late last night He rose as the car began its ascent and fell head first sixty feet to the ground Several women fainted at the scene He died soon after admission to the hospital.
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Philadelphia Times
Altoona
John McManus
Pittsburg
Lakemont Park
Wealthy New York Clubman Disappears With Jewelry
Mrs Appleton reports her husband B. Appleton vanished from the Hotel Walton in the city taking her diamonds valued at 300. She, penniless, notified city detectives and left for New York as Appleton settled bills then boarded a westbound train. Detectives have not located him.
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BE. B. Appleton
New York
Appleton
Walton
Hypnotist W W Kretz repeats earth burial feat
Prof W W Kretz the young hypnotist again slept beneath five and a half feet of earth. He was lowered in his coffin at the Fair Grounds in a crowd watched demonstration then dug out at six this evening after remaining in the grave since nine this morning.
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Philadelphia Times
Reading
W. W. Kretz
Fair Grounds
GE Cuts Petty Island Off From Shore in Winter
Reporter inspects the ground as winter observations show Petty Island mostly enclosed by shore water with much of its area a bed of quicksand. Tide inundation poses ongoing risk to the island’s accessibility and stability.
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Petty Island
Petty's Island Hospital Plan Faces Court Challenge
The Philadelphia Times reports the 25th Ward seeks an injunction to block Mayor signature on the proposed almshouse on Petty's Island. The island, about 400 acres, is largely swamp with unstable foundations and malaria risk. Residents fear displacement and note winter ice and sinking land.
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Hearin
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Taylor Street
NEW Shore Travel Record
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Kretz
Cember
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