Pope Leo Succumbs Final Night At Vatican
Rome July 20 Pope Leo died at 4 04 p m after a period of grave decline. Medical bulletins noted faint hopes and a steady worsening during the day as Cardinal Vannutelli led prayers and the papal court awaited official confirmation. The Vatican quieted while journalists and Swiss guards watched the piazza and Osservatore Romano prepared a special edition.
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St. Peter's
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Vatican Organ
Osservatore Romano
Beginning of the End Appears for Pope in Rome
A late July Rome dispatch details the pope’s declining condition. Medical bulletins report sleepless nights, weak pulse, and coma with escalating danger. Vaticanic figures rush to the palace as Cardinal Vannutelli signals prayers for the dying. In Washington, President’s sympathy follows the news.
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Lapponi
Mazzo
Holy Father
Mazzoni
Rossoni
Cardinal Vannutelli
Whistler Dies Suddenly at Chelsea Home
Noted American artist James Abbott McNeill Whistler died in the afternoon at his Chelsea residence Cheyne Walk London. Born in Lowell Massachusetts in 1834 he entered West Point but did not complete the course. He had lived in London for about a year after a long Paris period and had been in declining health since returning to England.
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Russia
Bohemia
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Associated Press
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Thames
England
Royal Tourists Start for Ireland
London July 20 King Edward and Queen Alexandra with Princess Victoria and suites left for Ireland. Large crowds cheered as they departed while cables reach Cardinal Rampolla echo the pope Leo XIII death. Roosevelt at Sagamore Hill dictated condolences to the Associated Press expressing universal regard for the pontiff.
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Princess Victoria
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Cardinal Rampolla
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Rome
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Y R Bay
Roosevelt
Leo
Sagamore Hill
United States
Brewery Fire Destroys Watt Plant in Buffalo
Henry C Watt s brewery in Buffalo was destroyed by fire early today. The old structures burned rapidly as flames spread, and the total loss is estimated at 100000 dollars. The cause of the blaze remains unknown.
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N. Y
Henry C. Watt
Rebels Repulsed in Soledad Street Battle
In Soledad Bolivar on July 20 at 5 AM government forces clashed with revolutionists in two directions. Five Venezuelan warships shelled Ciudad Olivar and the government building fell by 11 AM after a fierce fight. A house block opposite the government was stormed by 2 PM. Over 200 revolutionists dead or wounded, street casualties total not yet counted.
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Soledad
Soledad Bolivar
Ciudad Olivar
Last Addition to Cleveland's Home
Buzzard's Bay Mass July 20 A son was born to ex President Cleveland and Mrs Cleveland at their summer home here Attendants say Mrs Cleveland that all conditions affecting both mother and child are satisfactory The new arrival makes the fifth child and the second son The other children are Esther Marian Richard Folsom and Ruth Clevelands eldest Siith born in 1891 Esther born in the White House Cleveland married Frances Folsom in 1886
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Chicago
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Yates
Europe
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Illinois National Guard
Margaret Strong
Colonel Strong
Frank C. Lowden
Charles Deneen
Illinois
Roosevelt
LaFollette Attacks Trusts in Wisconsin Speech
Governor Robert M. LaFollette denounces trusts and combinations fostered by railroads as a major menace to United States rights. He compares them to colonial oppression and urges a new declaration of independence to defeat the undermining of official integrity and American institutions. Also notes contempt ruling in Owosso for alimony evasion and a Callao Mill fire threat in Lowell with $200,000 loss.
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Jay
Teague
Railron
Robert M. LaFollette
Wisconsin
United States
League of Civic Improvements
Mob Murders Three as Wyoming Lynch Law Spreads
In Red Lodge Montana to Basin Wyoming a wave of lawlessness erupts with a lynching of Jim Forman and Walters after prior killings. Sheriff Fenton seeks militia aid as guards and a posse retake prisoners near Basin amid threats. A mobile mob uses force, fires on the jail, and claims to challenge government authority.
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Walters
Hoover
Hot Springs
Basin
Wyo
C. KE. Pierce
Wyoming
Moffett
Montana and Wyoming Telephone Company
Fenton
Big Horn County
Thermopolis
Sherif Fenton
Hiattsville
Tonslip
Gorman
Felix Alston
C. E. Pierce
Big Horn
Bies
Attorney Shot Dead in His Office
New Orleans July 20 District Attorney J Ward Gurley was killed in his office today by Clarence Lion a liquor merchant who then fatally shot himself. Cloquet Minn July 20 fire destroyed Lundberg s general store and nine dwelling houses leaving 150 people homeless with losses near 20000 dollars.
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New Orleans
Clarence Lion
Cloquet
Minn
Lundberg
Storm Hit Wisconsin Hard
Milwaukee reports storm damage across southern areas with battered crops and harvest problems. Lake Michigan winds wrecked the government pier near Milwaukee harbor, uprooting trees and flooding cellars. Stones weighing thirteen tons were displaced along the breakwater as contractors describe the scene.
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Gillen
Improvements at Iowa State Fair grounds ready for opening
Des Moines July 2 improvements at the state fair grounds are rapidly nearing completion for the Aug 21 opening. The dairy building has been repaired after a roof collapse, a new greenhouse is finished, and over a mile of brick sidewalks laid. Work continues on the street car waiting room and other improvements while a one fair round trip rate is set by the Western Passenger Association to take effect the day before opening.
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Des Moines
Western Passenger Association
Brewer Defends Injunctions Before Iowa Bar
Justice Brews of the U S Supreme Court told the Iowa State Bar association that equitable injunctions should have a wider scope and be used when equity and justice demand it. He warned government by injunction may die out only when necessary to prevent wrong. In other items, a Negro was shot and arrested near Mound City Alabama after a house invasion, and a Vincennes factory worker lost his job for militia service during the Evansville riot.
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David J. Brewe
United States Supreme Court
Iowa State Bar Association
Mound City
John Brown
Paragould
Ark
Marshal Pearson
Roody Perrine
Brown
Vincennes
Ind
Charles Higginbottom
Vinecenpes Pearl
Evansville
Eugene Aubrey
Socialist Party
Uncovered Postoffice Fraud Involving Registry Books
Washington July 20 a new postoffice scandal item reveals registry books worth 38000 were bought though not needed. Chief clerk J A May who found the issue has been degraded and reassigned. Books excess to department needs number about 19000 at two dollars each. Officials refuse comment awaiting investigation. Alleged purchase linked to General Manifesting Company in which Representative Sibley has interests. Similar scheme tied to past clock purchases by Bandy Time Clock company with Chairman Dull involved.
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Postoffice
J. A. May
General Manifesting Company
Sibley
Bandy
Dull
Governor Durbin Discusses Guard Protections with Officers
In Indianapolis July Durbin held talks with National Guard officers over employers discharging militia members. Aimed to shield service members from job loss and union opposition, the attorney general found a federal statute banning such terminations. The law imposes fines and imprisonment for employers who sack militiamen for state service.
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Durbin
National Guard
H. M. Franklin
Company Ll
Republicans Hide to Block City Council Session
Four Republican councilmen stay away to prevent police from assembling the city council while Mayor Farrer and four Democrats press ahead. With James Peterson away in the west the GOP majority cannot attend, blocking all legislation not to the mayor’s liking.
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Inl
Farrer
James Peterson
Hopkins Objects To Paying His Taxes In Kane County
United States Senator A J Hopkins filed an objection to his Kane county taxes in Geneva protesting that the Aurora home valuation of 13000 dollars is too high. Ex Professor Drownea Crawford Neb July 20 W C Phipps drowned near Crawford while hunting with locals.
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Elgin
United States
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Kane County
Board of Review
Geneva
Aurora
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Neb
W. C. Phipps
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