Death of Mikado Leaves Crown Prince on Throne
World headlines report the Mikado's death at 12 43 am on July 30 after a long illness. Crowds of 16000 gathered outside the palace as Matsuhito, a reforming ruler born November 3 1852 in Kyoto, moves toward coronation while Taft expresses shock at the loss. The Taiheike era saw rapid modernization and abolition of torture.
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Tokio
Matsuhito
Japan
Kyoto
Pal
Yoehhito
Taft
Washington
Murder price is lost at gaming
New York July 29 district attorney Whitman learned that five assailants after shooting down Roses that fed to Rockaway, where they lost $5,000, said to have been the price paid for the killing. The gaming tables owned by Bald Jack Rose were broken, the slayers returned to the city and went into hiding. Private detectives confirmed the information that no less than 20 persons are involved in the plot.
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New York
Whitman
Rosesthal
Rockaway
Barry Wins World Race for Sculling Honors
English champion Ernest Barry defeated Australian rival Richard Arnst on the Thames to claim the world sculling championship. Barry led by four lengths near the finish and won by about 20 lengths, covering 4 1/2 miles in 23 minutes 8 seconds for a $5,000 purse and the championship cup.
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Barry
London
Ernest Barry
Richard Arnst
Australia
Thames
Arnst
Moe
Fake pictures of the president used to frighten victims
Senator Lodge testified before the Senate that a man sought by immigration authorities for white slave trafficking used a fake image of himself shaking hands with President Taft to intimidate victims. He introduced a bill to make creating fake pictures with the president a crime.
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Washington
Taft
Senate
Lodge
Weather Forecast for Rock Island Area Tomorrow
Generally fair tonight and Tuesday with little temperature change. Highest yesterday reached 90 degrees and the low last night was 62. Temperature at 7 am was 66 with wind at 9 mph. Precipitation in 48 hours 0.3 inches. Relative humidity 77 percent at 7 pm and 83 percent in the morning. Stage of water 3.9 with a 4 inch drop in 48 hours. Sherier, Local Forecaster. Astronomical events from noon today to noon tomorrow include sunset at 7:18, sunrise at 4:54, evening stars Mercury Venus Mars Jupiter and morning star Saturn.
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Rock Island
Davenport
Moline
M. Sherier
Mercury
Venus
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
Body of Missing Nurse May Be Found in Catskill Creek
William Snodgrass of Meyerdale, Pa., traveled to Catskill to view a body found in Catskill Creek. He suspects it may be his sister Dorcas Snodgrass, a Mount Vernon nurse who vanished July 17. The corpse is decomposed and cannot confirm violence. a Catskill report notes underclothing marked Snodgrass on the body.
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New York
William Snodgrass
Meyerdale
Catskill
N. Y
Catskill Creek
Dorcas Snodgrass
Mount Vernon
Grain of oat taken from boy's ear easily
While playing in a bin of oats at his Edgington home a grain lodged in 12 year old Dan Crawford's ear. Pain grew, attempts to remove it failed, and his parents brought him to Rock Island where a specialist removed the grain this morning.
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Edgington
Dan Crawford
Rock Island
Illinoisan Drowned in Summer Garden Pool
In St. Louis on July 29 T M Getchoff of Madison Illinois drowned in a swimming pool at a summer garden. Several hundred people were in the pool at the time and his death only came to light when swimmers stepped on the body. New York July 29 Old Standard Oil stock of New Jersey previously traded at 1000 a share on the curb. The market value of the old company was 675 at dissolution.
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Summer Garden
St. Louis
T. M. Getchoff
Madison, Ill
Getchoff
New York
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
Dillion
Rebel Demands Disarm Americans in Mexican Zone
El Paso July 29 A Herald wires correspondent reports General Salazar second in command of the Mexican rebels said in several Sunday addresses that all Americans in the rebel zone would be disarmed and protection for American citizens withdrawn A Mormon immigrant Louis Lach from Dublan said Salazar warned that if intervention did not come from Americans within days the rebels would kill every American they could find and continue massacre until an American force crossed the border Salazar spoke on direct order from Orozco.
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el Paso
Texas
Herald
Salazar
Louis Lach
Dublan
Orozco
Negro porter accused of two hour attack on woman in sleeping car
Duluth July 29 The Northern Pacific porter Jack Williams a 40 year old Black man was arrested on charges of attempted criminal assault after locking a sleeping car door and forcing an extended struggle with Mrs Thad Williams wife of an Eveleth theatre owner She claimed she fought for two hours and agreed to exchange correspondence with him before turning over a letter to her husband and prompting the arrest
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Duluth
Minn
Jack” Williams
Twin Cities
Eveleth
Williams
Thad Williams
Railroads Carry More Passengers and Less Freight in 1910-11
Washington reports that railways carried 997,409,582 passengers in the year ending June 39, 1911, the highest to date, while freight totaled 1,781,637,954 tons, down 62,252,147 from the prior year. Average passenger receipts were just over 1.9 cents per mile. freight receipts slightly above 3/4 cent per mile. Total line mileage reached 246,124.4 miles with 362,710.18 miles of track. locomotives numbered 61,327 and cars 2,359,335. Payrolls dropped by 29,161 to 1,669,809. capital stock worth about $19.21 trillion with 32.35 percent unpaid dividends. Operating revenues rose to $2.79 billion, expenses to $1.92 billion.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Train Strikes Auto. Six Die Near Toledo Ohio
A Lake Shore and Michigan Southern train struck an automobile near Alexis, twelve miles from Toledo, killing six occupants and injuring others. Among the dead are Rudolph Cousino and Eva Navarre. two young children and multiple relatives are named. The crossing blind spot due to a cornfield caused the tragedy. In Wenona, Illinois, Mrs. Edward Kelly died when her car overturned to allow another vehicle to pass. Also announced in Chicago, Horace E. Horton, former president of the Western Society of Engineers, died at 69.
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Toledo
Lake Shore and
Michigan Southern
Alexis
Here
Cousino
Rudolph
LaSalle
Mich
Navarre
Eva
James Navarre
la Pleasant
Louise
LaFayette Cousino
Oold
Rudolph Cousino
Lafayette
Farmer
Mamie
Opal
Seriou
Bloomington
Edward Kelly
Minonka
Wenona
Troops deny reports of disorder at Camp Douglas maneuvers
Wyeville Wisconsin July 29 United States army officers deny disorder claims at Camp Douglas during the maneuvers briefing Brigadier General Ralph W soft chief of the central division says no officers relieved or ordered from camp and calls the reports false Major Carl Reichman notes the Blue column has been orderly with five sick and two desertions since the 23rd Captain Dan Merrill says he found no disorder and observed quiet in camp The Reds remain in a secure position near Tomah as Blues plan another push after fording a stream yesterday
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Dan T. Merrill
Carl Reichman
Blue
Blue Army
Tomah
Wis
Democrats to Reintroduce Cotton Tariff Bill
Washington July 29 The house Ways and Means Committee decided to reintroduce the democratic cotton tariff bill vetoed by Taft. A revision of the cotton tariff was set at a full committee meeting. By a 6 to 7 vote the senate finance committee agreed to adversely report the Pujo resolution to empower the House money trust committee to investigate national banks. Pujo argues the committee has broad power and will proceed. The minority secured permission to make a minority report.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means
Taft
Senate Finance Committee
Pujo
House “Money Trust
Joliet Man for Moose Governor
Joliet Illinois July 29 Robert Eaton of Will county president of the state grange announces his candidacy for governor on the progressive ticket. He will open headquarters in Chicago Thursday with Captain Frame of Joliet in charge. Chicago July 29 leaders directing plans of the national progressive convention say attendance will exceed expectations. John J. Bass says 1000 seats are asked for Indiana delegates. Washington July 29 Taft says he first heard of Kansas electoral cases going to the supreme court from Hilles of the national committee. The White House did not initiate it. Olmsted of Pennsylvania will handle cases for Taft forces.
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Joliet
Robert Eaton
Will County
State Grange
Chicago
Captain Frame
Roosevelt
Cuba
Indiana
Friends of Delegates
John J. Bass
Washington
Illinois delegates tally for third state ticket announced
Chicago reports the downstate counties listing 272 delegates for a third state ticket and 273 for uninstructed groups. Counties shown include Sangamon with 21 and St Clair with 26 in the third ticket column, while Pulaski and Mercer appear among uninstructed totals.
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Chicago
Downstate
Adams
Alexander
Cass
Cumberland
Champaign
Clark
DeKalb
du Payne
Edwards
Edgar
Ford
Fayette
Fulton
Greene
Hancock
Henderson
Jackson
Jefferson
Knox
Logan
Marion
Macon
McLean
Menard
Perry
Richland
Sangamon
Shelby
St. Clair
Washington
Whiteside
Winnebago
Woodford
Franklin
Kankakee
McHenry
Marshall
Mercer
Pulaski
Baline
Schuyler
Vermillion
Williamson
Bond
Bureau
Clay
Crawford
Coles, & Carroll
Christian
DeWitt
Douglas
Grundy
Hamilton
Henry
Hardin
Iroquois
Jo Daviess
Jasper
Johnson
Lee
la Salle
Lake
Mason
Morgan
McDonough
Montgomery
Maseac
Moultrie
Macoupin
Ogie
Peoria
Pike
Pope
Randolph
Rock Island
Stark
Stephenson
Tazewell
Warren
Wayne
Total
Uncle Sam First In Balloon Race
Kansas City reports Uncle Sam and Kansas City II among balloons that landed near Nora Newfoundland after a 350 mile drift from Kansas City. The craft completed 36 hours aloft covering about 1200 miles with 16000 feet peak altitude. Drifter also listed with other entries and all balloons eventually landed.
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Uncle Sam
America
Germany
Kansas City
Manassas
Allegheny Mountains
Atlantic Ocean
Lahm
Belleville
Mich
Stage collapse on Baltic shore claims many lives
Binz Germany July 29 a landing stage collapsed during a concert crowd fell into the water many were drowned. Twenty one bodies recovered with more believed lost.
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Binz
Germany
Dock Hands Not To Resume Work In London Strike
London July 29 The dock workers refuse to obey a manifesto from strike leaders declaring the ten week strike at an end. Very few men return to work as members feel betrayed into surrender. The strike committee secretary says the strike probably would resume. The stevedore union with about 8 000 members in the port of London orders members to return to work.
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London
Dock Workera of
Archbald Denies Impeachment Charges In Senate Trial
Judge Robert W. Archbald of the commerce court formally replies to 13 impeachment articles, denying that his rulings or actions were for profit or improper. He admits some participation in the Katydid bank deal but says it was friendship based and not for compensation. He disputes or defends other charges as not constituting impeachable offenses and notes some details remain vague or disputed.
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Washington
Robert W. Archbald
Commerce Court
House of Representatives
Senate
Interstate Commerce Commission
House
Archbald
Edward J. Williams
Scranton
Hillsdale Coal & Iron Company
Erie Railroad
George M. Watson
Marian Coal Company
Lackawanna Railroad
William P. Boland
Christopher
James
Coal Company
House Judiciary Committee
Watson
Christopher G. Boland
Lehigh Valley Railroad
City of
Philadelphia
Stephen Girard
Helm Hruce
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Archhbald
Frederick Warnke
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad
Lincoln
Warnke
John Henry Jones
Premier Coal Company
Jones
Lacce & Shiffer Coal Company
Everherdt
Lehigh Valley Coal Company
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H. E. Horton
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Western Society of Engineers
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Nora
Berry
United States
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Grand Jury
Clarence 8S
Funk
Josephine Henning
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