Fraudulent Fire Insurance Promoters Net 27000 Monthly
A Philadelphia hearing names three officials of fourteen mutual fire insurance firms charged with operating fraudulent concerns. A 19 year old homeless boy was made president or secretary of several outfits for a salary of five dollars weekly. Witnesses testified to fake capitalization totaling 1 500 000 and rapid cash influx, with offices raided recently.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
Mutual Fire Insurance
Herman §. Robinson
David Balaity
Jacob Malschick
Charles Weinberg
Robinson
Balaity
Ernest K. Mueller
State Insurance Department
Typhoid Infections Lead Norfolk Training Camp Inoculations
Typhoid fever at the St. Helena naval training station prompts mandatory inoculations for all uninfected personnel after thirty to forty cases emerge in the camp. The measure aims to curb further spread among sailors and recruits at the facility in Norfolk Virginia.
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Associated Press
Norfolk, Va
St. Helena Naval Training Station
Cholera Strikes Sicily as Italian Aid Faces Hostility
In Sicily cholera reaches grave severity and resists the Italian government's efforts. Red Cross workers are assaulted by peasants and compelled to leave villages where help is desperately needed.
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Chiasso
Switzerland
Sicily
Red Cross
Paris Figures John W Gates Shows Slight Improvement
Doctors report John W Gates in Paris shows slight improvement with kidneys and heart acting satisfactorily as attending physicians update his condition.
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Paris
John W. Gates
Germans Expelled Amid Haitian Revolt Rumors
Report from Haiti states several prominent Germans have been expelled for supporting the revolution. President Simon reportedly seeks U S intervention to pacify rebels while permitting railway construction across the island.
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Kingston
Jamaica
Haiti
Simon
United States
French Consular Agent Arrest Reported in Alcazar
Madrid reports that the foreign office has asked the Spanish legation in Tangier for information about the alleged arrest of M Boissert, the French consular agent at Alcazar.
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Madrid
Foreign Office
Tangier
M. Boissert
Alcazar
Riots Strain Cardiff Docks as Troops Ordered In
Riots broke out on the Cardiff docks with serious injuries to twelve policemen and about twenty civilians. Troops have been dispatched to restore order.
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Cardiff
Wales
Strikes at Antwerp Port Spark Clash During Red Star Steamer Move
Serious disturbances erupted at Antwerp port as strikers attacked the crew of a Red Star steamer. Police intervened but crowds sided with the strikers, heightening the disorder at the harbor.
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Antwerp
Red Star
Heavy Rain Falls in Taylor 2.34 Inches in 24 Hours
Special to The Light reports Taylor Texas received 2.34 inches of rain from 10:35 p.m. Monday to 4:45 a.m. Tuesday, the heaviest in less than a day since 1910. The storm brought a brief 26 mph wind and lighter rain afterward, with total 1911 rainfall at 16 inches to date.
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Taylor
Tex
San Gabriel
Dr J Harvey Moore eye specialist in San Antonio
Crowded offices in San Antonio advertise cures for granul ated sore eyes cross eyes cataracts and growths. The Oscillator treatment for weak sight and headaches is highlighted with free consultations at Suite 204 Gunter Office Building corner Houston and St Marys Streets.
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J. Harvey Moore
San Antonio
Moore
Gunter
Houston and
ST. Mary’s Streets
Real estate men vow crackdown on get rich quick dealers
At the National Association of Real Estate Exchanges opening in Denver on July 19 President Alexander Taylor pledges pursuit and conviction of firms unloading worthless securities. Howard H. Gross warns soil depletion if farmers fail to restore nutrients as experts grow despondent. Delegates from 900 regions attend as membership rises eleven percent this year. Campaigns for 1912 loom with Louisville Atlanta Kansas City Winnipeg vying to host. Vice President Samuel S. Thorpe and Frank Craven emerge as leading presidential candidates.
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Denver
Alexander. Taylor
National Association of Real Estate Exchanges
Taylor
Howard H. Gross
Good Roads
Chicago
Gross
United States
Canada
Association
R. Bruce Douglass
Milwaukee
Jas. P. Blake
St. Louis
Louisville
Atlanta
Kansas City
Winnipeg
Samuel S. Thorpe
Minneapolis
Frank Craven
Philadelphia
Fugitives Frederick Reynolds and Clarence Conant Escape Augusta
Posses scour suburbs of Augusta Maine for Frederick Reynolds 50 and Clarence Conant both escaped from the Maine insane hospital, breaking a third floor window and lowering to ground with a rope of bed clothes. Reynolds killed his wife and two children. Conant described as powerful.
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Associated Press
Augusta
Frederick Reynolds
Clarence A. Conant
Maine Insane Hospital
Reynolds
Conant
Spain Quiet Says J M Homs Sees No Spain Uprising
J M Homs of Barcelona and his brother P Homs, staying at the St Anthony hotel en route to Mexico City, downplay Spain disturbances. He claims the government maintains firm control and dismisses danger of uprising despite reports.
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Spain
J. M. Homs
Barcelona
P. Homs
St. Anthony
Mexico
Wolgast Wells Packy Fights in Jeopardy
Chicago report says Packey McFarland's planned bouts with Matt Wells and Ad Wolgast are fading. Wells clash halted by George McDonald who seeks Charley White as referee and changes to pay terms. McFarland manager Emil Thiry rejects eastern referees and demands, leaving Wolgast bout negotiations stalled over money.
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Chicago
Packey MceFarland
Matt Wells
Ad Wolgast
Wells
George McDonald
Charley White
McDonald
Emil Thiry
McFarland
Milwaukee
Papke discovers new "white hope" in London
Billy Papke reports meeting Fred Strawback, a South African under 21 weighing over 200 pounds, in London. Papke says the young fighter is strong and game, taking heavy punches yet returning with decisive blows to finish opponents.
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New York
Billy Papke
England
London
Fred Strawback
Papke
Johnson Denounces America Prepares to Leave U S for England
In a Dublin Evening Herald interview Jack Johnson says he may resign U S citizenship and pledge allegiance to England after a warm British reception. He calls Americans ungrateful and cites his Reno victory on the Fourth of July as a turning point.
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Associated Press
New York
Jack Johnson
Great Britain
England
Evening Herald
Dublin
Johnson
Reno
Sutton Seeks to Regain National Tennis Title
Chicago notes a strong field for the National association tournament with many top players. Miss Hazel Hotchkiss and Miss Florence Sutton of California will compete in the women's tourney alongside defending champion Miss Gwendolin Rees of St Paul. Eastern entrants include E P Inman and A Holmes in doubles, with the Larned brothers likely to join if they win Longwood doubles.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Hazel Hotchkiss
Florence Sutton
California
Gwendolin Rees
St. Paul
E. P. Inman
New York
A. Holmes
Larned Brothers
Twenty second Wins in Army Baseball Series Opener
The Twenty second infantry baseball team defeated the Third cavalry 6 to 3 in the opener of a three game set. Kersey was roughed up early, Van Ottman pitched for Victoria after replacing him, and the Infantry will play the Tenth Infantry next. Umpire Lortz officiated.
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Twenty-second Infantry
R. H
Infantry
Cavalry
Schimmerhorn
Adams
Kersey
van Ottman
Probst
Lortz
Walter H Whisenant Drug Store Promises Quick Service
Notice announces Walter H Whisenant drug store at 117 East Houston Street offering fast prescription service, personal attention to orders, satisfaction guarantee, and a motto The Best of Everything. It promotes telephone orders and notes the store location and phone number 3537.
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Walter H. Whisenant
East Houston Street
Admits Americas Prowess After English Championship Look
J W Spaulding of the Olympic committee reports after touring English championships that an American team could have won most events at home with George Bonhag fit. He notes English winners slightly surpass the Pittbsurg four mile mark only in that event. Spaulding says foreigners concede America’s overall athletic strength should win top honors though foreign nations may have standout individual scorers.
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New York
J. W. Spaulding
George Bonhag
America
Pittsburg
Spaulding
Boston Franchise Offer From Baltimore Man
Edward W. Hanlon of Baltimore, former manager of the Baltimore and Brooklyn clubs, has offered Boston Nationals president William Hepburn Russell a bid for the Boston National League franchise. Russell said the offer may be accepted once he closes a deal for L. C. Page stock.
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Associated Press
Boston
Mass
Edward W. Hanlon
Baltimore
Brooklyn
William Hepburn Russell
Russell
L. C. Page
Father Strives To Make Athletes Of His Sons In Racine
Capt William Mitchell Lewis a Wisconsin millionaire aims to mold his sons Turner 15 and Gordon 12 into top athletes. He hires Ira Nelson Davenport private coach from the University of Chicago holder of the 100 yards sprint record. A Spartan code of living will keep the boys busy most of the day.
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Associated Press
Racine
Wis
William Mitchell Lewis
Turner
Gordon
Ira Nelson Davenport
University of Chicago
Harvard Astronomer Fails In Long Island Sound Flight
James V. Martin former Harvard professor of astronomy and aeronautical expert tried to fly across Long Island Sound from Nassau field last night. Engine trouble forced him to turn back after an eighteen mile flight.
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Associated Press
Hempstead
N. Y
James V. Martin
Harvard
Long Island Sound
Nassau Field
Aviator Gilmour Suspended By Royal Aero Club
The Royal Aero Club suspended D. Graham Gilmour for one month for dangerous flying during the Henley regatta. The action prevents him from participating in the circuit race starting Saturday. Junior A Teams Tie After Week's Play. Team No 1 beat Team No 2 12 to 6, with three-sack hits by Mitchell and Vance, leaving both teams tied at two wins in three games.
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Associated Press
London
Royal Aero Club
D. Graham Gilmour
Glimour
Mitchell
Vance
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