Pursuing Mutineers Battle Near Port Blaze of War
Odessa dispatch reports the Kniaz Potemkine sighted twenty miles off Odessa pursued by torpedo boats. Authorities ordered sink on sight if encountered while mutiny fallout deepens across St Petersburg. Reports from St Petersburg describe mutinies, arrests, and police clashes as public unrest grows. The National Education Association in Asbury Park plans a permanent, Smithsonian-scale institution for educational advancement with congressional support.
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Kniaz Potemkine
Kustenji
Roumanian
Asbury Park
N. J
Smithsonian Institution
Carnegie Institution
National Education Association
Ocean Grove
Congress
National Educational Association
Powerful Japanese battleship Katori launched at Barstow
London reports Princess Arisuga and the prince launching the Katori, one of Japan’s most powerful battleships, at Barstow. Pigeons were released from a balloon on the bow as an emblem of peace and wood will.
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London
Arisugawa
Japan
Barstow
Insane farmer kills family then takes his own life
Bloomfield Indiana July 4 Iran Stal cup a farmer became suddenly insane Sunday night rose without awakening the household and killed his wife with a shotgun cut the throat of his 5 year old daughter with a razor and then killed himself with the shotgun No signs of a struggle were visible. Lajoie Has Blood Poison
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Bloomfield
Ind
Iran
Stalcup
Clergyman Quits After Fulfilling Crank Test
The Rev Lappin of Atlanta, who conformed to the crank requirements of the Peoria church during a trial, informed trustees he does not want the position and cannot take the post. Trustees say the next pastor will not be required to be a crank.
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Peoria
Lappin
Atlanta
Move Spreads to New Parts of China
A 20 000 strong Chinese delegation met in Canton on July 1 to oppose the Chinese exclusion act. Natives and Christians prepared a petition to President Roosevelt detailing hardships for merchants and students. Placards in Canton urge a boycott of American goods.
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China
Hongkong
Canton
Roosevelt
Bonds to free 26 Chicago indictees at arraignment
Chicago July 4 Bonds for the 26 Packers traffic officials and corporations indicted by the federal grand jury will be furnished tomorrow before Judge Bethea or Judge Landis for arraignment. Most indicted will appear in court and after surrender a writ may bar further government action. Some attorneys plan to seek habeas corpus in the Supreme Court.
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Chicago
Federal Grand Jury
Bethea
Landis
United States
United States Supreme Court
Tammany Celebrates Day Public Exercises In Manhattan
The Tammany Society held the citys Fourth of July celebration in Manhattan before the wigwam. Chief speakers included V Glenn of North Carolina and Lieutenant Governor Sanders of Louisiana with remarks from prominent society members. A letter from Alton B Parker urged separating business from politics.
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Manhattan
New York
Tammany Society
V. Glenn
North Carolina
Gov. Sanders
Louisiana
Alton B. Parker
Alger Leaves The Senate After 1907 Term
Detroit July 4 United States Senator R A Alger announces he will not seek re election when his term ends in 1907 He was appointed by Gov Bliss to fill the vacancy after Senator James McMillan died in 1902 and later elected to serve out the term His decision stems from ill health.
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Detroit
Mich
United States
R. A. Alger
Senate
Senator Alger
Gov. Bliss
James McMillan
Alger
Ambassador Von Sternburg Pays Call At Oyster Bay
Baron Speck Von Sternburg, German ambassador, called on President Roosevelt at Oyster Bay on July 4 before Roosevelt’s departure for Cleveland to attend Secretary Hay’s obsequies. The visit was a courtesy on the eve of his trip to Germany.
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Oyster Bay
Baron Speck von Sternburg
Roosevelt
Cleveland
Hay
Germany
New Marriage License Policy Binds Deputies to Courthouse
Deputy County Clerks must issue licenses only from the county courthouse. Attorney General Stead ruled a deputy cannot hold a permanent office outside the courthouse, affecting several counties with city offices facilitating marriage licenses.
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Springfield
Stead
Europe Braces Under Heat as Berlin Records Fatal Heat Wave
Berlin reports four days of extreme heat across central Europe with an estimated 100 deaths in Germany. Temperatures reached 107 degrees in the shade at midday as authorities issue warnings and seek relief measures.
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Germany
Berlin
Europe
French and American squadrons join Fourth of July celebration
Cherbourg reports joint celebrations as French and American squadrons mark the American holiday together. The event underscores allied ties on July 4 with mutual cheers and honors observed by both nations.
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Cherbourg
Senator Mitchell Convicted in Federal Bribery Case
Portland Oregon July 4 The jury found United States Senator John H Mitchell guilty as charged for accepting pecuniary compensation for practicing before federal departments in Washington The verdict carries a mercy recommendation Mitchell faced the blow with fortitude A motion for a new trial will be heard next Monday
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Portland
Ore
United States
John H. Mitchell
Mitchell
Washington
Steals Jewels Worth Large Sum From Higginson Home
Diamonds, jewelry, and silverware worth about 25000 dollars were stolen Friday night from banker James Jackson Higginson's East Forty first street residence. Detectives have investigated since but made no arrests as Mrs. Higginson and her daughter placed valuables in a second floor safe before leaving for a theater. They discovered the loss the following morning.
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New York
James Jackson Higginson
East Forty-first Street
Higginson
Store drivers return to their old places
Nearly 100 department store drivers filed for old jobs in Chicago on July 4. Twenty five were rehired by former employers. The lumbermen's association teamsters demanded strike benefits or reemployment from Shea, who refused to decide, and a committee was appointed to seek a settlement with employers.
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Chicago
Lumbermen’s Association
Shea
Lockjaw results from nap in Muscatine
Muscatine Iowa July 4 William Schlupke awoke with his mouth gaping after a short nap his jaw dislocated and three doctors took an hour to restore it to normal. In London the Wimbledon ladies semi final saw Miss May Sutton of Pasadena defeat Miss A M Morton as fashionably attended stands watched. Cincinnati reports the suicide of William Gander after shooting his wife his brother in law another man and a policeman but none of the victims are expected to die. In Pana Alabama S V Roseberry a 74 year old official died after spending sixty thousand dollars trying to save his leg damaged in an earlier accident. Vienna reports Archduke Francis Ferdinand initiating military preparations amid Hungarian secession worries.
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William Schuyler
St. Louis
St. Paul
Muscatine
Siesta
Iowa
William Schlupke
London
Miss May Sutton
Pasadena
Cal
A. M. Morton
Wimbledon
Miss Sutton
Cincinnati
Willam Gander
Linewood Heights
Pana
V. Roseberry
Christian County
Roseberry
Governor's Quiet Drive Builds Illinois State Power
Springfield July 4 Gov Deneen travels for rest while shaping a new Illinois Republican state organization. He meets leaders across counties inviting loyalists and select outsiders to form a brick and iron structure for the party with a new railroad board and state offices looming. Factions in Will Adams Peoria McLean Sangamon and St Clair clash as incumbents seek to stay while others await vacancies in a tense political map.
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Springfield
Deneen
Illinois
James 8. Neville
Charles Eckhart
James A. Willoughby
State Board of Pardons
Chicago
Will County
Adams County
Peloria
Putman
McLean County
Neville
Siu Clair County
Trautman
Sangamon
Sangamon County
Flood Devastates Guanajuato City and Nearby Town
July 4 report from Mexico City describes a cloudburst that swelled the river at Guanajuato, tearing through streets and turning houses into morgues and hospitals. Hundreds of bodies recovered, losses run into millions, with major buildings including the US consulate and several shops and hotels damaged or destroyed. Marfil wiped out, mining investments uncertain, and American casualties unconfirmed.
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City of
Mexico
Guanajuato
United States
Dwight Furness Company
Banco Guanajuato
San Diego
Marfil
American Crew Is First In Regatta
In Henley on July 4 amid brilliant weather and big crowds the opening day of Britain's water festival featured the Grand Challenge Cup heats. Leander beat Jesus College and Belgian crew beat Thomas. Vespers of Philadelphia beat Christ College by a length in the early heats.
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Henley
England
Great Britain
Vespers of
Philadelphia
Leander
Jesus College
Thomas
Rowing Club of Vespers
Christ College
Commerce Commission Calls Off Prosecution in Fruit Transport Case
Washington July 4 The interstate commerce commission has dismissed the case against the Michigan Central rail road and declined to push the order affecting future rates against Pere Marquette in a probe into charges for transportation and refrigeration of fruit shipped on both lines.
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Washington
Pere Marquette
Michigan Central
Interstate Commerce Commission
Rural mail routes grow with Illinois leading
A July 4 bulletin from the post office department shows on June 20 there were 31 796 rural routes in operation nationwide, up from 24 566 on June 30, 1904, with Illinois holding the top record of 251% routes and 119 petitions pending.
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Ilinois
Washington
Post Ofice Department
Illinois
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