Mayor and Sheriff Suspended Over Newark Lynching
Columbus dispatch reports Governor Harmon suspends Mayor Atherton of Newark for 30 days and Sheriff Linke amid a lynching of Detective Etherington. A grand jury will be summoned to investigate, with charges filed against Sheriff Linke for failure to stop the riot.
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Columbus
Ohio
Harmon
Maor Atherton
Newark
Carl Etherington
Sheriff Linke
Linke
Etherington
Common Pleas
Seward
Armon
Charles C. Weybrecht
W. Long
Ben Chamberlain
William Linke
Star Chamber
Phil B. Smythe
Herbert Atherton
Divorcee Helen Gould to wed Ralph Hill Thomas at unknown time
New York July 11 plans completed for the wedding of Helen Kelly Gould former wife of Frank J Gould to Ralph Hill Thomas nephew of Washington B Thomas president of American Swear fining Co. The ceremony is set for late today but time and place not disclosed. James J Gavin of Indianapolis was re elected fraud treasurer of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity at its convention in Saratoga New York July 11.
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New York
Helen Kelly Gould
Frank J. Gould
Ralph Hill Thomas
Washington B. Thomas
The
American Swear ‘S Fining Co
Thomas
Beta Theta Pi
Saratoga
N. Y
Indianapolis
Beta Theta Pi College
Mex
Washington
Nicaragua
Taft
Diaz
State Department
Mexico City
Madriz
United States
Inquire into Effect of New Railway Rate
Chicago plans for 15 western cities to review I C C rate cuts on western railroads. Agents from the commission and railroads will check road accounts for a month and tabulate results for commissioners use.
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Chicago
Interstate Commerce Commission
Weather summary and river bulletin notice
Showers tonight or Tuesday with cooler Tuesday. 7 am temp 71, high 86, low 65, light wind, no precipitation. River stages show slight changes from Dubuque to Muscatine. Forecaster J M Sherier notes astronomical events Neptune in conjunction with the sun from noon today to noon tomorrow.
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Mississippi
Dubuque
Muscatine
J. M. Sherier
Neptune
River boat Cape Girardeau hits snag sinks on Mississippi
The river steamer Cape Girardeau struck a snag and sank in the Mississippi River near Turkey Island while returning from Commerce Missouri. One hundred fifty passengers, many women and children, were safely taken ashore as alarms were raised by Captain William Nt. Levihe and passengers were guided to shore then transported to St Louis by train.
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St. Louis
Cape Girardeau
Mississippi River
Turkey Island
Commerce
William Nt. Levihe
St Louis
Wreck Hits New York Central Express Near Newton Hook
Three trainmen are killed and a trainload of passengers is badly hurt when the Northern and Western Express on the New York Central derails near Newton Hook. Victims named include engineer J. Tyndall fireman R. Hales and baseman F. Ray. Cause is unknown. A second major wreck at Askabad in Asia kills nineteen and injures thirty one when a Trans Caucasian railway train derails.
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York
Northern and Western Express
Newton Hook Toilas
J. Tyndall Endneer
R. Hales
F. Ray
Asia
Askalad
Asiatic
Kisdlarwat
Shoots a Thief Arrested in Early Morning Robbery
Elmer Cooper, a Chicago salesman, shot and killed one of two highwaymen who attacked him early today. The second bandit was believed wounded and escaped. Cooper was arrested and later released.
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Chicago
Elmer Cooper
Cooper
Cuban Colonels Arrested in Secret Service Plot
Cuban authorities say Colonel Jorge Va Ta, described as a mulatto, and six other men of color were detained by the secret service for conspiring to incite an uprising against the government. The incident, dated Riayana 13, signals a crackdown on insurgent activity by officials.
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Riayana
Dais
Jorge Va Ta
Secret Service
Poties
Fuller Estate Divided After Supreme Court Chief Justice Dies
Under the will of Melville W. Fuller, former chief justice of the United States, his children and heirs will share equally in an estate valued at nearly a million dollars. In Detroit Elks hold a citywide reunion with Daniel O'Connell, 105, lighting court of honor decorations along Woodward Avenue. In Des Moines, builders abandon a strike as arbitration is planned to settle differences.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Chicago
Melville W. Fuller
Supreme Court of the United States
The
Juris
Elks
Detroit
Mich
Daniel O'Connell
Woodward Avenue
Jefferson Avenue
Grand Circus Park
More Work Done on the Panama Canal
Washington reports continued progress on the Panama Canal with total excavation reaching 2,616,609 cubic yards, up from 2,477,618 in May. Concrete laid in July totaled 124,211 cubic yards, higher than June, while the daily average output rose to 100,639 cubic yards from 99,105 in May.
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Washington
Panama Canal
Ruse Saves Train Cash From Bold Bandits Near Larimore
St Louis July 11 the engineer foiled three bold but inexperienced bandits attempting to rob the Missouri Kansas and Texas Southwestern flyer near Larimore about fifteen miles from St Louis. The assailants fled back to the cab and the train opened throttle.
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St. Louis
Missouri, Kansas and Texas
Southwestern Flyer
Larimore
Record Flight Heights Highlight Atlantic City Aviation Meet
Wright Biplane flown to 6000 feet by Brookins at Atlantic City joins French and other pilots in a meet that closed with many new marks for height distance speed and time. Leon Morane set a record speed of 65.93 mph and experts predict further advances toward 118 to 130 mph.
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Bethany Plain
Rheims
France
Leon Morane
M. Labourdhere
Olieslagers
Olesiage
Morane
Brookins
Atlantic City
N. J
Walter Brookins
Jane
Atlantic City Aero Club
Germany Recognizes Madrid Government Urges Mexico Action
Washington July 11 delegates gauged the shift as Berlin recognizes the Madrid government and Mexico urges broader consideration. The dispatch notes US relations with twenty republics across the hemisphere are strong and Pan American policy leads diplomacy.
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Germany
Madrid
Mexico
Washington
United States
Engineer Outwits Bandits On St Louis Train
In the early hours yesterday detectives were assigned after a hold up attempt on a St Louis line. Engineer Quinn and fireman escaped as bandits tried to uncouple the baggage car, then fired on the crew. The engineer accelerated the engine to safety, while passengers panicked and the bandits failed to loot the train.
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St. Louis
Quinn
Spanish Lake
Welcome Jack Johnson Parade Enthusiasm at Grand Central
Ten thousand spectators, mostly black, gathered around Grand Central station in New York on Saturday to greet champion boxer Jack Johnson. Despite no parade being allowed, Johnson was escorted to a hotel by autos amid loud cheers. Dry Docks Will Cost More in Navy Plans raise total Puget Sound project to 1,863,096 and Pearl Harbor enlargement to 2,304,000.
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New York
Grand Central Station
Jack Johnson
Johnson
Washington
Navy Department Today
Puget Sound
Pearl Harbor
Wood Elevated to U S Army Chief of Staff
General Leonard A. Wood is named chief of staff and head of the U S Army, joining General Ainsworth as physician-adjuncts guiding military medicine. The West Point graduate rose from Roosevelt's Rough Riders to a top command, shaping plans for defense and mobilization in war.
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Washington
Leonard A. Wood
United States Army
General Wood
Fred C. Ainsworth
Ainsworth
Wood
West Point
Theodore Roosevelt
Army
Navy
Rough Riders
Elley
1St
United States Volunteer Cavalry
Italy
Neasonal
Indian Missionary Dead Huffaker Leaves Kaw Mission
Thomas Huffaker an Indian missionary and interpreter died at 85 in Council Grove Kaw. He came to Kansas over 60 years ago and helped build the Kaw mission school in 1850, serving as its first superintendent. Born in Missouri he was sent by the Methodist church south.
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Thomas EF. Huffaker
Council Grove
Kaw
Thomas HK. Huffaker
Kansas
Fead
Missouri
Methodist Church South
Troops Called to Riot In Halifax Amid Miner Strike
Halifax N S July 11 two hundred soldiers stand ready to move to Spring Hill as rioting and disorder from the Cumberland Coal and Iron strike widen. Police dispersed a mob at the collieries where 2000 United Mine Workers on strike faced evictions. Three infantry companies one artillery battery and ambush corps will be sent as further trouble is feared.
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Halifax
N.S
Spring Hill
Spring Till
N. S
Cumberland Coal and Iron Company
Enlireries
United Mine Workers of America
Income tax amendment ratified by Georgia Senate
Atlanta July 11 by a 23 to 18 vote the income tax amendment was ratified in the Georgia Senate today in the upper branch of the general assembly.
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Atlanta
General Assembly
Taft Seeks Roosevelt Backing On Tariff Policy Visit at Beverly
William Loeb Jr arrives at Beverly Mass as Taft allies seek to align Roosevelt with administration views on the Payne Aldrich tariff. Loeb, Roosevelt’s former secretary, says he came as a loyal Taft supporter to discuss the general political situation rather than bridge a gap between Taft and Roosevelt.
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Beverly
Mass
William Loeb, Jr
Tils
Roosevelt
Ritten
Taft
New York
Oyster Bay
Mr. Loeb
Anti Clericals Active in Spain Across Cities
Madrid and several cities report ongoing anti clerical meetings while Catholics in Granada faced attacks. A petition signed by residents urged acceptance of government religious policies. The Vatican protested Prime Minister Canellas' ban on entering religious orders without a Holy See agreement.
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Madrid
Eld
Baragossa
Tarragone
Toledo
Barecelous
Grenada
Andalusia
Vatican
Canellas
Mil
Spain
Holy See
Court Upholds Presbyterian Church Merger
In a decision by the state supreme court, the union formed in 1906 between the Presbyterian Church of the United States of America and the Cumberland Presbyterian church was upheld as valid. The Presbyterian Church of the United States of America succeeds to the rights and title of all property held by the Cumberland Presbyterian body.
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Diaz
Madriz
United States of America
Nicaragua
Madrid
Little Rock
Ark
State Supreme Court
Presbyterian Church of the United
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