Night riders burn rail stations in Kentucky counties
Night riders burned Illinois Central stations at Gracey Otter Pond and Cerulean Springs in Christian county. At Gracey shortly after 1 am twenty masked gunmen captured the telephone exchange took two operators to the station fired it then fled. At Cerulean the burning was quiet. At Cobb the building was fired then shots rang out before the raiders departed. Each raid was carried out by a different squad.
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Louisville
Mllinois Central
Gracey
Otter Pond
Cerulean Springs
Christian County
Cerulean
Cobb
Guatemalan Consul Denies Campaign Donations
Dr Andrew C De Leon Guatemala consular general disputes a report that President Cabrera donated money to the Republican campaign fund He dismisses numerous charges as unfounded noting Dr Prowe was exiled and urged Americans to ignore the report
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Mobile
Andrew C. de Leon
Guatemala
Henes
Cabrera
Republican Campaign
Prowe
No More Liquor Selling on Illinois Central Buffet Cars
Chicago July 23 General Passenger Agent Hatch announces that the Illinois Central Railway will not permit liquor sales on any buffet cars south of the Ohio river. He cites many local option states along the line and notes Texas laws similar to Louisiana. The change aims to benefit all concerned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Hatch
Tiinois Central Railway Company
Ohio River
Texas
Louisiana
Noted Englishman Dies in London Sir William Cremer
Sir William Randall Cremer died Wednesday morning in London. Born in 1838, he long served as a member of parliament and founded the Inter-parliamentary conferences. He visited the United States thrice, presenting memorials to the president and Congress urging a British American arbitration treaty. He was secretary of the International Arbitration League for forty seven years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
William Randall Cremer
Inter-parliamentary
United Tea
Congress
House of Commons
Great Britain
America
International Arbitration League
Douglass Declines Democratic National Committee Chair
Brockton Mass July 23 Friends of former Governor Douglass say he will not accept the chairmanship of the Democratic national committee offered to him. They report his unwillingness to return to public life if seen as a political move undercut his stance.
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Douglass
Brockton
Mass
Democratic National Committee
Texan Injured In Car Collision In Chicago
J W Wade of Paris Texas sustained serious injuries when a westbound Chicago streetcar struck the Judkins company vehicle at Thirty-fifth Street and Michigan Avenue. B F Judkins, furniture maker and company president, was driving and escaped injuries. Wade was carried to his room in the Auditorium Annex after being found unconscious.
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Chicago
J. W. Wade
Paris
Tex
B. F. Judkins
Judkins Company
Thirty-fifth Street
Michigan Avenue
Judkins
Wade
Auditorium Annex
Comparative Statement of Texas Road Earnings May 31 1908
The Texas railroad commission released a comparative statement for eleven months ending May 31 1908 showing a net drop in gross earnings by 12 423 083 or 14 17 percent while operating expenses fell 1 041 727 or 1 64 percent. Passenger earnings rise 94 979 freight earnings fall 8 440 079 and other earnings drop 4 077 984 with bookkeeping changes accounting for part of the decline.
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Texas
Austin
Railroad Commission
Education department seeks AG guidance on textbook exchange price
In Austin on July 28 the department of education submitted a query to the attorney general about interpreting a contract paragraph with textbook contractors. The issue is whether pupils must pay the exchange price to the dealer or if the dealer may cover the difference through exchange. The ruling will affect most textbook contractors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Department of Education
Attorney General's Department
Taft Refuses Offer of Campaign Elephant Mascot
In Hot Springs Virginia on July 23 Hon. William H. Taft received a Riverside letter inviting him to accept a free hippopotamus elephant as the Republican party emblem. Taft replied gratefully declining the gift noting the animal would be an elephant in deed and urging the sender to keep or use it locally.
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Hot Springs
W. H. Taft
Riverside
Republican Party
Cumberland
Providence
R. L
Care Crescent Park
W. Powers
Revolt Gains Ground in Orchida District
Reports from Monastir describe broad support for a revolutionary movement across Orchida. Depredations intensify in nearby villages with 25 Bulgarians killed at Tubaraska and 30 at Belpilela as both villages are burned.
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Constantinople
Monastir
Orchida
Tubaraska
Belpilela
Potter, Seventh New York Episcopal Bishop, Dies in Cooperstown
Henry Codman Potter, seventh Protestant Episcopal bishop of the diocese of New York, died at Fernleigh in Cooperstown after weeks of illness. He was seventy four. Surviving relatives and medical notes describe embolism in the right leg as the primary cause following liver and stomach troubles with a final decline after a severe relapse.
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Episcopal Diocese of
New York
Cooperstown
N. Y
Henry Codman Potter
Diocese of
Fernleigh
Potter
Mason C. Davidge
California
Sarah Potters
Alonzo Potter
Edwards
Clark
Stephen C. Clark
F. A. Clark
Charles Russell
William Hyde
Bishop Potter
J. M. Jamain
M. I. Bassett
M. I
Bold Reno Stage Robbery Tied to Wells Fargo Box
Bandits halted the Alturas stage near Reno on July 23 and compelled the driver to surrender a Wells Fargo box containing $23,000 to pay California Oregon Railway workers. Passengers were not awakened. California vigilantes pursue the robbers.
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Reno
Nev
Alturas
Wells Fargo Express Company
California-Oregon Railway
California
Full Confession Ties Plot to Kill Spreckels Backer
San Francisco July 23 John Claudiones recently confessed to involvement in dynamiting the home of anti graft witness James Gallagher and disclosed a broader plot to kill Rudolph Spreckels, backer of prosecution, District Attorneys Heney and Langdon, and Detective Burns. Gettysburg Pa July 23 Lieutenant Paul Morley of the National Guard was killed by lightning at summer encampment while speaking to officers, the bolt striking his sword and burning a mark on his side. a dozen others were injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
John Claudiones
James Gallagher
Rudolph Spreckels
Gat Prosecution
Heney and
Langdon
Burns
Gettysburg
Paul Morley
Art
National
Guard
Morley
Trouble With Italians Near Independence
Reports from Tangipahoa indicate a clash between parish authorities and several Italians. Several Italians were seriously wounded as the dispute arose after Italians near Independence fired on a railroad section boss who then discharged them.
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New Orleans
Tangipahoa
Partab
Independence
Banner Again Waves in Lincoln After Torn Flag Rescued
Lincoln July 23 Taft banner torn down and burned earlier is restored to display, rekindling tensions as onlookers notice its reappearance amid local debate over the flag.
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Lincoln, Neb
Taft
Desperadoes’ Deadly Work In Boston Barroom
Three men armed with heavy revolvers burst into a busy Boston barroom ten minutes before closing. They shouted Hands up and fired, taking the till and escaping. One man lay dead, another dying, and a third seriously wounded. all robbers escaped.
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Boston
Belgium butchers meet to push meat import repeal
Around 1000 Belgian butchers gathered in Antwerp in July 76 to discuss meat prices. They passed a resolution blaming American cattle import restrictions for high meat costs and urged abolition. Belgium imports about 80,000 cattle annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Antwerp
Congress
Belgium
Woman subdues 60-pound mad dog in Memphis home
Mrs. Mary E. Forrester wrestled a shepherd dog that had bitten a neighbor and, after a ten minute struggle, choked the animal to death at her Memphis residence. The dog weighed about sixty pounds and she is just over 100 pounds.
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Memphis
Mary BE. Forrester
Three electrocuted in Altoona fire disaster
A July 23 blaze in the Kline building caused three deaths when live wires dangled to the street. Victims include fireman Joseph Byers, a Disck Electric company employee named Joseph Frick, and twelve year old Harry D. Shong.
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Altoona
Kline
Joseph Byers
Joseph Frick
Nneman
Disck Electric Company
Harry D. Shong
Two Hundred Killed Reported in Fierce Fighting
From St. Petersburg dated July 23, reports say fierce fighting occurred in Tabriz with about 200 killed or wounded. The dispatch notes heavy casualties and ongoing clashes in the region as officials confirm the toll.
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St. Petersburg
Tabriz
Republicans to Field Full County Ticket in Denison
Denison July 23 Republicans will nominate a full county slate. State Chairman Lyons plans a vigorous campaign in heavily populated counties to contest the field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denison
Lyons
Pike City News Reports Pearl Find and Rail Plan
Savage reports a large pearl found in Wolf creek near Pike City. The M P G railroad survey through the city is completed and construction may start soon with Murfreesboro citizens donating $15,000. A bear sighting near Wolf creek prompts a Roosevelt bear-hunt invitation. Citizens urged to plant orchards and grow fruit this summer.
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Savage
Wolf Creek
Pike City
Vishville
Hot Springs
Murfreesboro
Roosevelt
Arkansas
Beaumont Negroes Act in City Clean-Up League
A mass meeting in Beaumont formed a league to rid the city of idle and criminal behavior among African Americans, appointing ward chairmen and adopting a resolution of aims. Speakers condemned a recent crime and urged disciplined conduct and avoidance of saloons and dives to stay clear of suspicion.
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Beaumont
Bryan Contributes to Nebraska Democratic Fund
Lincoln Nebraska July 23 Hon W J Bryan contributed to the Democratic committee of Nebraska one thousand dollars he received for talking into photographs the donation is recorded as a political contribution from a renowned figure to support party activities.
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Bryan
Lincoln
Neb
W. J. Bryan
Democratic Committee of
Nebraska
Sothern Divorce Suit Filed by Virginia Harned
Virginia Harned wife of actor Edward H. Sothern filed for divorce in Reno district court. The complaint is sealed, and little about the charges is learnable. Mrs. Sothern declined to comment, and it is not known if Mr. Sothern will contest the action.
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Reno
Nev
Virginia Harned
Edward H. Sothern
Cimy
Taft comments on rebating ruling in Standard Oil case
Nothing I can say regarding over ruling of Judge Landis in the rebate case. Mr Taft spoke after the circuit court of appeals decision was conveyed by the Associated Press.
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Taft
Hot Springs
Landis
Mr. Taft
Circuit Court of Appeals
Standard Oil Company
Associated Press
Bullock Invited to Africa Hunt by Roosevelt
Seth Bullock of Colorado Springs says President Theodore Roosevelt has invited him to join the Africa hunting expedition and Bullock expects to accept the invitation, the announcement from Colorado Springs states.
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Bullock
Colorado Springs
Colo
Seth Bullock
Roosevelt
Africa
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G. Clark
V. “Pres
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Teutoniuh
West Main St
Sothern
Just
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