Shenandoah Terrors as non union men attacked at work site
Special to the Philadelphia Times from Shenandoah July 28 reports a violence filled day as strikers attack non union men. A disguised Polish pair was beaten and sent home while foremen and watchmen fled. A mob roamed the town chasing workers and firing shots and a council meeting will discuss preventing further disorder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Times
Shenandoah
Pennsylvania Railroad
John Boskiewicz
Adam Bijonis
Indian Ridge
Lehigh Valley
West Shenandoah
Albert Lauderman
George Frost
Centre Street
Kohinoor
Re Lauderman
Lauderman
South Shenandoah
West Centre Street
Secret coal loading amid strike in Scranton region
In Scranton Pennsylvania today officials disclose clandestine coal loading at several mines. Under bosses and returning strikers move coal in cars near shafts while pickets watch. Strikes intensify after a Sunday meeting pledging to halt all mining and washing operations in Carbondale area.
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Scranton
Rose
Delaware and Hudson Reall- Toad Company
Rocket Brook
Carbondale
Borning
Coal Brook
Northwest
Scranton Board of Trade
Strike Leader Up For Libel in Wyoming Valley
J F Mullahy secretary of the Stationary Firemen Association of Pennsylvania was arrested in WIlkes Barre on charges of libel. He printed a circular naming coal industry prosecutors and posted it in public spots. Magistrate Pollock set bonds at 500 on each of 25 charges totaling 12500. Sheriff dispersed a mob at the Wernke washery, urging workers to stay home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilebsbarre
J. F. Mullahy
Stationary Firemen’s Association of Pennsylvania
Mullahy
Pollock
Mullaby
De Wet Upsets Plans In Cape Town Return
General De Wet arrived unexpectedly in Cape Town and disrupted reception plans. Afrikanders arranged a semi private dinner at five guineas a seat. Earlier, Generals Botha and Delarey faced a churchyard scene with women rushing the pews, lifting the generals to the vestry and carriages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape Town
de Wet
Botha
Delarey
Irish protest defeated in Commons over judges on South Africa inquiry
John G S MacNeill, Irish Nationalist, moved to protest the appointment of Lord Alverstone and Sir John Bigham as royal commission members to examine South Africa military sentences. He argued their prior stance on the Jameson raid unfits them. War Secretary Broderick defended the picks. Campbell-Bannerman backed the government. The motion lost 210 to 64.
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London
House of Commons
John G.S. MacNeil
Lord Alverstone
England
John Bigham
Kings Bench
High Court of Justice
John Ardagh
South African Claims Commission
South Africa
MacNeill
Broderick
John
Henry Campbell-Bannermann
British Ship York Castle Fire Off Algoa Bay
The British steamer York Castle running from New York via St Vincent to C V arrives at Algoa Bay with cargo in second hold afire. The compartment is being flooded to confine the damage. Fire believed under control though the whole cargo may need discharge.
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Algoa Bay
York Castle
Robinson
New York
St. Vincent, C. V
Millionaire Rothschild Kills Himself in Chicago
A. M. Rothschild, former head of A. M. Rothschild & Co. department store, shot himself at his Chicago home after a period of ill health and acute insomnia. He recently retired from the State and Van Buren street firm and left a widow and one son. His son-in-law Nelson Morris was the principal owner. Rothschild had helped build the business since 1895 and held several notable directorships and club memberships.
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Chicago
A. M. Rothschild
State Street
A. M. Rothschild & Co
Rothschild
Minnesota
Mr. Rothschild
State and
van Buren Streets
Nelson Morris
Nordstetten
America
Davenport
Iowa
The
National Bank
the Republic
Standard
Washington Park
Hamilton
National deficit insight in July treasury report
Washington report shows July treasury figures with Uncle Sam's income around 17 million by the 25th and an expected 20 million by month end. Expenses ran 11 million over income, suggesting a yearly deficit near 100 million if the rate continues. The note references pre repeal wartime estimates.
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Philadelphia Times
Washington
Treasury
Bam
Seventeen Hurt In Lehigh Wreck Near Malone's Cut
Special to the Philadelphia Times Mahano y City Pa July 28 Seventeen hurt in Lehigh Valley passenger train wreck near Malone's Cut after rails spread on a curve. Injured include Philadelphians Isaye Hazleton Annie Parciss Mahanoy City Rose Avagre Thomas Bradbury and others. Train rear car derailed at about 11 am en route west at 40 mph.
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Mahanoy City
Lehigh Valley
Malone's Cut
Co. F. Ruff
Philadelphia
Isaye JL
Hazleton
Annie Parciss
Mary
John
Mahannee City
Wilkesbarre
Stremen Macker
Carmel
Rose sYc Avagre
Thomas Bradbury
St. Nicholas
Ethel Robinson
Irene
Hirsh
Annabelle
Tamaquna
Elevated Trains Crash in Brooklyn. 15 Injured in Adams Street Collision
Fifteen people wounded and two possibly fatally as two Brooklyn Elevated trains collide near Adams street and Concord. Motorman John Sullivan is missing while Bath Beach driver Charles Shattuck faces criminal neglect charges. Firemen rescued two trapped brothers Godfrey and Henry Moore amid cheering crowds as crews cut away wreckage. Other injured include residents from Bath Beach Green Village and New Jersey towns.
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Philadelphia Times
New York
Brooklyn Elevated Railroad
Adams Street
Concord
Bath Beach
Bridge Station
John Sullivan
Hook and Ladder Company No. 58
Moore Brothers
Johnson and
Tillary Street
August Groh
Manhattan
James Nucci
Brooklyn
John W. Abraham
Henry Moore
Godfred Moore
Celia Levy
George H. Cook
William Higuitt
John Higgins
Annie Loeber
Frederick Frost
Green Village
N. J
Sophia Frost
James Wood
X. J
Mra
Frederick van Wegener
James H. Spellman
Trains in Rear-End Collision Kill Fireman in Harrington Park
Two West Shore freight trains collided near Harrington Park New Jersey. Fireman E. W. Randall was killed when caught in the wreck. Engineer W. F. Miller was bruised and another crewman suffered a broken arm as the first train, cooling a heated journal, was struck from behind. The second engine and several cars were wrecked.
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Philadelphia Times
Harrington Park
West Shore
E. W. Randall
W. F. Miller
Miller
Randall
Alleged Counterfeiter Caught in Chicago Arrest
CHICAGO July 28 Alfred Cunningham believed to be the most expert counterfeiter in Chicago is in custody. Secret service officers uncovered a forge counterfeiting plant and several sacks hidden in a hollow work.
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Chicago
Alfred Cunningham
Secret Service
Comge
Captain Wild Reprimanded in Tingayan Case
Washington July 2 General Chaffee reprimanded Captain Frederick S Wild Thirteenth Infantry after a court martial sentence for the Tingayan cockpit burning and two prior stabbings. The case stressed strict civil support and discipline, with Wild mildly punished for failing to guard after civil authorities requested action.
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Washington
Chaffee
Frederick S. Wild
Thirteenth Infantry
War Department
General Chaffee
Wild
Troops Ready for Mimic War at Newport Maneuvers
Army General Arthur MacArthur and Rear Admiral Francis Higginson plan North Atlantic manoeuvres near Newport. Reinforcements arrive for Narragansett forts with units from Fort Warren Fort Preble and Fort Banks to drill at Fort Wetherell Adams and Preble. Six militia companies from New York Connecticut and Massachusetts to join for the week of action.
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Philadelphia Times
Newport
Arthur MacArthur
United States Army
Department of the East
Francis J. Higginson
North Atlantic
MacArthur
New Tondon
Long Island Sound
Admiral Higginson
Vineyard Sound
Narragansett
Coast Artillery
Farr
Fort Warren
Boston Harbor
Fort Wetherell
Fort Preble
Fort Banks
Boston
Fort Williams
Fort Adams
Preble
New York
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Army Manoeuvres Attract Few National Guard Units
Washington July 28 A plan for regular army manoeuvres at Fort Riley Kansas this September draws little National Guard participation. Governors have not committed units though many respond favorably. Represented by officers will be Vermont New Jersey Indiana Louisiana Kansas Missouri Maine Michigan Maryland Arizona Idaho New Mexico North Dakota Pennsylvania and Connecticut.
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Washington
National Guard
Fort Riley
Kan
Corbin
Vermont
New Jersey
Indiana
Louisiana
Kansas
Missouri
Maine
Michigan
Maryland
Arizona
Idaho
New Mexico
North Dakota
Pennsylvania
Connecticut
Dr Russell Wilson's Death Sentence Commuted in Nicaragua
Dr Russell Wilson of Ohio, captured with filibusters at Monkey Point in Nicaragua, has had his death sentence commuted after intervention by Nicaraguan Minister Señor Corea. A state department cable notes President Zelaya will commute and likely imprison him before expulsion.
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Ohio
Zelaya
Nicaragua
Washington
Russell Wilson
Corea
State Department
Chester Donalson
United States
Managua
Dr. Wilson
Monkey Point
Bluefields
Wilson
Senor Corea
Hanna pleased Cleveland over Nicaragua clemency
Senator Hanna expressed gratification upon learning an Associated Press dispatch that the President of Nicaragua would commute the sentence of the prisoner in Dr Wilson's case. He asserted the authorities may have charged the doctor with a crime he did not commit since he was in college in Ohio at the time the alleged act occurred.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Hanna
Wilson
Associated Press
Washington
Nicaragua
Arrivals of Ocean Liners Treve New York from Neales
Ocean liners Treve and New York arrive from Neales with passengers and mail aboard. Shipping news notes their swift docking and readiness for customs clearance as harbor authorities greet the vessels.
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Treve
New York
Neales
Helmbold Sues Mother in Law Over Alienation Claim
Horace W. Helmbold of Williamsport filed a suit in Common Pleas Court to recover damages from his former mother-in-law Mrs Marie Whitaker for alleged alienation of his ex-wife’s affections. The ex-wife is now married to former Judge Max L. Mitchell, who granted a divorce a year earlier. The case promises sensational revelations about the society life surrounding Mitchell’s rapid remarriage and the divorces involved.
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Horace W. Helmold
Salt
Common Pleas Court
Marie Whitaker
Helmbold
Max L. Mitchell
Williamsport
Lycoming
Jules E. Pereyra
E. Whitaker
Pereyra
Mitchell
Early divorce case leads to Williamsport judge’s marriage
Dispatch from Williamsport, Pa recounts Judge Max L. Mitchell’s early absolute divorce ruling in favor of Mrs. Horace Helbold, followed by rumors of his romance and marriage to the divorcee. The couple wed last fall after a failed bid for reappointment, now living in Grampian Philadelphia area society circles and briefly traveling to Philadelphia and Atlantic City. Mrs. Mitchell is described as one of Williamsport’s prettiest women with a noted fine turnout and social presence.
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Philadelphia Times
Williamsport
Max L. Mitchell
Stone
Horace Helbold
Mitchell
Fair
Philadelphia
W. W. Hart
Mitchell H
Grampian
Atlantic City
Beer Vat Explosion Fatally Injures Worker at Brewery
A brewery accident in Class and Nachod's facility killed 33-year-old Peter Veit after a bursting beer vat cylinder head tore through his body. Veit, married and residing at 1238 Columbia Avenue, was leaning over the vat, which held 800 barrels, when the incident occurred. He died after transfer to St Joseph's Hospital.
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Nachod
Peter Velt
St. Joseph's Hospital
Veit
West
Columbia Avenue
Boston Artillery Delegation Plans Cleveland Outing
A Massachusetts Ancient and Honorable Order of Artillery delegation arrived in Cleveland to arrange the annual outing. The event runs October 13 for five days with about 700 members in the group and an estimated 300 attendees in Cleveland. The Cleveland Greys host the visitors.
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Cleveland
Order of Artillery of Massachusetts
Cleveland Greys
Prisoners vanish at Fort Sheridan amid guard mystery
Chicago July 28 Two prisoners Fred Ennis and John McQuig and Sentry William Treet of Company M Twenty first Infantry guarding them have disappeared from Fort Sheridan. Whether the guard deserted with his prisoners or was overpowered remains uncertain though soldiers’ testimony suggests an encounter may have occurred.
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Chicago
Fred Ennis
John McQuig
Willam Treet
Fort Sheridan
Indian Commissioner Jones aids Warner ranch relocation
William A. Jones United States Indian Commissioner is in Los Angeles to oversee removal of Warner ranch Indians. He reviews the local commissioner's work and approves locating a new home for the displaced band while guiding the relocation process.
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Los Angeles
Cal
William A. Jones
Warner Ranch
Earthquake shocks hits Yankton South Dakota
An earthquake lasting about twelve seconds struck Yankton in the afternoon, accompanied by rumbling sounds and moving from northeast to south through the area.
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South Dakota
Yankton
Woman Drugged And Killed In Wells Street Saloon
Unidentified 32 year old woman, fashionably dressed, found dead in a Wells Street saloon wine room. Police arrest James Grant and Edward Goff, suspected in her killing after scene discovery by two on duty officers alerted by an anonymous caller. Blood stains found on one suspect’s collar.
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Chicago
Wells Street
James Grant
Edward Goff
Last Lafayette flower girl Mary L. Morrow dies aged 90
Morristown New Jersey July 28 Mrs Mary L Morrow the last of the Lafayette flower girls is dead at 90 She recalled the 1826 unveiling of a Washington memorial tablet in Morristown As an 18 year old Mary Conkling led fifty girls in a flower parade from the green to headquarters Lafayette complimented the girls and especially Miss Conkling
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Morristown
N. J
Mary L. Morrow
Lafayette
Washington
General Lafayette
Miss Conkling
Japan Seeks Marcus Island Peace Move by Naval Vessel
A Tokyo dispatch says Japan plans to send a naval vessel to Marcus Island to avert conflict. An official will carry a letter to Captain Rosehill advising restraint to avoid violence or international fallout. The State Department hopes diplomatic settlement can proceed if the captain heeds the guidance.
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Marcus
Rosehill
Washington
State Department
United States
Buck
Tokio
Department
Marcus Island
Honolulu
Cudahy Denies Chicago Packing Combine plan
Edward Q. Cudahy, head of the Cudahy Packing Co of Omaha, rejects a Chicago report that a packing house combine to absorb Cudahy interests is being formed. He says he has no knowledge of such a plan and calls the story a myth.
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Omaha
Edward Q. Cudahy
Cudahy Packing Company
Chicago
Cudahy Packing
Princeton Men Dropped in June Examinations
Princeton University reports over fifty students dropped in the final June examinations, the largest single examination failure in its history. A dozen athletes failed, with the sophomore class hardest hit at twenty four failures.
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Princeton
Princeton University
Missing Wife Keeps Ill Child From Hyman Karp Home
Hyman Karp of 830 Tasker Street appeals to police to locate his wife Esther missing since June 1. A seriously ill child at home and two young children depend on her return. A man claimed knowledge of her whereabouts but will not disclose it. Mrs Karp is 22 and described as pretty.
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Hyman Karp
Tasker Street
Esther
Karp
Mrs. Karp
Militia Guards Ordered to Guard Lomax in Virginia
Washington Guards under Captain M B Rowe moved from Fredericksburg to report to Sheriff Tyler in Alexandria to escort John Lomax a black prisoner to Montross Westmoreland to prevent lynching after an alleged assault on Susie Costenbacher near Potomac Mills several weeks ago.
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Richmond
Washington Guards
M. B. Rowe
Fredericksburg
Montague
Nalle
Sherif W. H. Tyler
Westmoreland County
Alexandria
Montross
Westmoreland
John Lomax
Susie Costenbacher
Potomac Mills
Heat Prostration Reported in Norristown Visitor
Special to The Philadelphia Times from Norristown reports the first heat prostration of the season. Victor, a local resident, collapsed in the heat today while outdoors. Medical workers transported him to a nearby hospital for treatment.
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Philadelphia Times
Norristown
Eecur
Victor
Delegates contested in Camden as violence erupts in NJ race
In Camden and Pensauken last night supporters of Loudenslager and J Alphers Vansant clashed over delegate selection in New Jersey’s First Congressional District. Shots and stabbings left multiple injured including a policeman, a prizefighter, and several civilians. Authorities found an unidentified man dying near Third and Beckett streets, later identified by a police officer as Bob Fitzsimmons. The confrontation ended with police dispersing the crowd as the polls closed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Jersey
Loudenslager
J. Alphers Vansant
Camden
Pensauken Township
Joe Goddard Shot by Constable at Dog Corner Voting Place
Joe Goddard, a heavyweight boxer, was shot by Constable Robert Washington at Dog Corner in Pensauken township after a quarrel at the polling site. Washington, a Black man, surrendered to Chief Linderman. Goddard was taken to Cooper Hospital with a brain bullet wound likely fatal. Constable Isaac Fowler was stabbed twice. Ed Matlack was badly cut on the Camden line. fighting raged all afternoon and evening.
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Joe Goddard
Dog Corner
Pensauken Township
Harry Miller
Third
Beckett Streets
Camden
Isaac Fowler
Robert Miller
Ed Hartman
Joe” Goddard
Robert Washington
Washington
Linderman
Merchantville
Goddard
Lawrence
Cooper Hospital
Pensauken
Ed Matlack
Dudley
Barrier Champion Joseph Goddard Dies in Obscure Fashion
Joseph Goddard, veteran heavyweight noted for taking punishment and a hard blow, arrived from Australia years ago. He fought top heavies like Jeffries Fitzsimmons Sharkey Ruhlin Maher and beat Maher in one round at Winter Circus Building. His last ring appearance was at Broadway Athletic Club versus G Cole. he later invested in a Phoenixville hotel and faded from public view.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Goddard
Australia
Jeffries
Fitzsimmons
Sharkey
Ruhlin
Maher
Peter Maher
Winter Circus
Tom Sharkey
Broadway Athletic Club
G Cole
Phoenixville
Result of Balloting in Camden Gloucester and Salem Delegates
Reports from Camden Gloucester and Salem counties show Vansant leading in Camden with 100 of 127 delegates and Vansant carrying 30 of 80 in Salem while Loudenslager wins in Gloucester with over 60 of 97 delegates. Merchantville totals give Loudenslager a 56 vote majority. A record 214 votes were cast overall amid ongoing returns.
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Camden County
Vansant
Loudensinger
Gloucester County
Salem
Loudenslager
Merchantville
Tensauken
Polische Tor Eae Sl
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Man
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Millionaire
Lehigh
Ing
Feef
Lindermuth
George Reese
C. F. Ruff
Tioga Street
Captain Wild
New England
H.W. Helmbold
Mrs. Helmbold
Mary E. Whitaker
Lycoming County Court
Horace W. Helmbold
I. Helmbold
North Broad Street
Henry T. Helmbold
Continental Hotel
Japan
Cudahy
Omaha Packer
Packers
Militia
Lomax
First Jersey
Washington, D. C
Third and
Albright
Hartman
Bob” Fitzsimmons
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