30 Jul 1910
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Newspaper
Rock Island Argus
Location
Rock Island, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1910
Page
1
Reports from Palestine and Slocumb, Texas, describe a deadly racial clash with 15 Black casualties and one Black man badly hurt, while 3 white men are also injured. Rangers and militia mobilize as Black crowds near Benson Springs are surrounded awaiting reinforcements.
Columbus Ohio July 30 calm morning after outbreaks last night and today as street car service resumed at 430 pm. Three regiments of National Guard arrived. governor approves patrols but militia not to be used for police duty unless needed. Rioters attacked cars across sections. about a score of strike breakers injured.
Minneapolis July 30 Charles Evans Jr Edgewater holder and Mason E Phelps Midlothian winner of 1908 met in the western golf championship final. The first ten holes were halved with no hole won by either as both showed nervous strain. They went out in 39 one over par and after 18 holes Evans led Phelps by two holes.
Reports to the state department from United States Consul Olivares of Managua note renewed revolutionary activity in southwestern Nicaragua. In Washington, attorneys for the Madrid government filed protests against the sailing of the yacht Hornet from New Orleans with arms for the Estrada faction. Carlisle Improves After Illness in New York.
Fair tonight and Sunday with moderate temperatures. 7 am readings show 66 degrees and 7 mph winds. No precipitation and humidity around 59 percent. Mississippi remains nearly stationary from Dubuque to Muscatine. Astronomical events note sun set 7:13, moonrise 12:02 am, perigee distance 229,500 miles, Mars disk 0.990.
Madrid July 30. The government and Vatican clash over the 1851 concordat escalates with Marquis Emilio de Ojeda recalled after a King Alfonso Canelejas meeting. Clerics vow conflict while Canalejas presses modernization including religious order control and education reform with royal and democratic support.
New York July 30 Erwin Wider cashier of the Russo Chinese bank agency arrested yesterday and held in 25000 bail confessed to defalcations of more than 500000. Wider passed a sleepless night and appears to be on the verge of a physical collapse.
New York July 30 Prosecutor Pierre Garven said the hearing in the Porter Charlton murder case will likely be moved to September 20. The Aug. 11 date was postponed after most lawyers take vacation, with both sides agreeing to set the case aside.
Washington July 20 The census report on 1908 finances shows cities with liquor licenses contribute significantly to government funds. The study notes Texas has the largest number of licensed liquor establishments relative to population, indicating drinking men support city finances through taxes and fees.
The July wheat corner centered on Theodore H Waterman of Albany N Y with a volatile session on the last day of delivery trading. Prices opened near 109 1 2 and slipped to 106 3 4, a drop of 5 1 4 from the prior close, amid reports of a fight over alleged brokerage actions.
Chicago July 30 Ostermann blocks of 100 shares held in his name for each memory of mystery stockholders of the Memphis Care company. The hearing before Master is expected to reveal the list of holders as rising tensions signal higher ups are sought.
A long feature reviews liquor licenses in 151 cities, noting 67,131 licensed venues and total fees of about 1.95 million dollars, with Texas Wisconsin and New York leading in density while Ohio California New York City Chicago and Philadelphia provide large revenues. It cites a rise from prior years due to high city fees and reports on dry movements reducing saloon counts.
Special correspondence argues that tariff trusts funded Republican campaigns to raise tariffs and secure monopolies. It claims big corporate money steered government policies, boosting prices and enriching backers while transferring power from the people to corporations. The piece cites Joseph C. Sibley’s $40,698.83 bid for the Twenty-eighth Pennsylvania district nomination.
Chief Inspector Dew asserts confidence Crippen and Miss Levene are aboard the Montrose at Father Point Quebec. Captain Kendall’s wireless report to the Montreal Star describes Crippen disguising himself as a doctor, with Miss Levene posing as a student and both avoiding baggage while traveling toward California and potential extradition proceedings.
Sturgis South Dakota July 30 Attorney D P Thomas shot and killed by Mrs M McMahon widow of his late partner in his law office. McMahon died months ago and wanted Thomas to vacate the office. Thomas refused and a wrangle followed.
In Chippewa Falls Wisconsin on July 30 Miss Rose Gaul 17 a trained swimmer drowned while attempting to rescue Lulu McDonald 15 also drowning at Glen Loch. Gaul swam a quarter mile across the lake and back without rest while McDonald who could not swim waded out beyond her depth and was pulled ashore by bathers.
Joseph Wendling, wanted in Louisville for the murder of Alma Kellner, was arrested in a Third Street lodging house in San Francisco. He admitted his identity on the way to the city prison as investigators seek a confession. Alma Kellner, eight, disappeared Dec last to attend Mass at St. John's Church and was later found dismembered. Wendling, the church janitor, was linked to the case through sightings at the sacristy.
Beverly Massachusetts July 30 President Taft cancels more than twenty fall engagements from New England to San Antonio Texas He will keep Provincetown August 6 may speak at the conservation congress in St Paul September 6 and plans a three week Panama trip in November Senator Crane to tour the west to gauge political pulse The move may reflect travel policy and political considerations with Roosevelt awaiting opposition action in St Paul and Beverly hosting talks on conservation and the Reed monument unveiling in Portland Maine.
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