Mutiny and unrest reach Odessa shores
Eyewitness George W. Fairley describes mutinous actions in Odessa as Russian crews kill officers, seize ships, and rally crowds for liberty. He notes mutineers aiding civilians, proclamations on board, and growing chaos with port defenses and protests spreading to Theodosia before sailing to Shanghai.
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George W. Fairley
Garonne
Port Arthur
Shanghai
Black Sea
Paisley
Seattle
Theodosia
America
Taft Arrives in Tokio for Diplomatic Visit
Col Edwards reports Secretary Taft and party arrive in Tokio. They plan lunch with the emperor at the Imperial palace and dinners with Count Katsura and Japanese bankers. The group will tour Kyota by special train, then depart for Kobe. Taft sails for Manila in August.
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Taft
Tokio
Imperial Palace
Count Katsura
Imperial Hotel
United States
Griscom
Arsenal Garden
Kyota
Kobe
Nagasaki
Manila
Plunged 50 Feet From Collins Building
Clifford Wooley, a young man supporting his crippled mother, fell from the second story of the Collins building at Second and James while cleaning windows for Wilson Modern Business College. He suffered multiple fractures but remained calm, asking not to alarm his mother. He was taken home for treatment and the school plans a benevolent entertainment to raise funds.
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Clifford Woodley
Eighth Avenue
Collins
Second
James
Wilson Modern Business College
Young Wooley
Wilson's Business College
Dr. Bean
Ballard to Build Mammoth Shipyard and Expand Plant
Ballard, July 26. Sanderson and Miller, owners of the Raltent shipyard, bought the adjacent Sobey Shingle mill site to enlarge their plant for the largest ships entering the harbor. The upgrade will quadruple capacity and add new marine work. Sobey bought land north of Campbell Broa mill for 10,000 and will move the mill but keep output steady.
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Ballard
Sobey
Campbell Broa
Ballard Council Approves Street Improvements and Finances
Ballard council meeting notes multiple street upgrades from Eighth to Eleventh on North and Seventh to Eleventh on East, Crawford sewer from Sixth to Eighth, a 293 foot branch alley line, and Third avenue from Ballard to Broadway. City park permit for the band summer entertainments granted. Rows & Bower reservoir bid rejected in favor of higher offer. Treasurer records three months disbursements at 96 661 76 with 38 641 08 on hand.
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Crawford
Sixth
Eighth
Baker
Third Avenue
Ballard
Broadway
Rows & Bower
Expert Views on Prosperity From Crops and Mines
F Swinney declares continued prosperity across the nation driven by crop wealth and underground resources. Mortgage payments surge in Kansas, banks buy paper in the east as railroads extend, factories sprout, and grain output shines while Parma improves and land sales rise.
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East
Southwest
Parma
New York
Swinney Predicts Southwest Boom Driven by Land and Labor
F F Swinney of First National Bank Kansas City calls the Southwest from the Missouri to the Rio Grande the nation’s fastest developing region. He cites rising rail expansion, farm improvements, home buying, cheap energy, and strong wheat and commodity output as proof of enduring prosperity ahead.
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New York
Chicago
Swinney
Southwest
Missouri
Rio Grande
Kansaslahoma
Indian Territories
Arkansas
Texas
Kansas
Kanene
Kanaas
Kanaan
Baron Komura in New York City for Roosevelt reception
Baron Komura spent a quiet day at the Waldorf Astoria awaiting official presentation to President Roosevelt. He plans no social engagements today and hopes to call unofficially on the president either tomorrow or Friday. Takahira declined interviews. Plenipotentiary reception arrangements will be set next week. informal president meeting expected Thursday or Friday.
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New York
Komura
Waldorf-Astoria
Roosevelt
Takahira
Baron Komura
Equitable announces salary cuts and savings
New York July 26 Chairman Morton of the Equitable announced salary reductions and workforce cuts to achieve an annual saving of 500000. The six month financial statement was described as very satisfactory and the office of chairman of the board will be abolished. Pension reforms are referred to a special committee.
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New York
Morton
Equitable
Treachery of the Trail Drives Mazama Camp Trek
Mazama Camp hosts a perilous snowfield journey to Muir with sixty planned climbers. The return Sierras, led by Professor Landes and others, face cold bivouacs and a cliff obstacle near the summit.
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Nan Buxbee
Mazama Camp
Mazama
Muir
Sierras
Camp Muir
Henry Landes
University
Billy Parks
Gibraltar Rock
Mazamas
W. T. Patton
Caleb Powers in Newport Jail as US Prisoner
Former Kentucky secretary of state Caleb Powers, long under death sentence for alleged complicity in Gov. Goebel’s murder, is now jailed in Newport Kentucky. He remains a United States prisoner with an appeal soon to be heard in federal courts.
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Caleb Powers
Kentucky
Gov. Goebel
Newport
Powers
United States
Prize offered for best plans of peace palace in The Hague
The governing committee of The Hague tribunal announced a prize of 50000 dollars and six smaller prizes for the best architectural plans for Carnegie's proposed peace palace in The Hague. The announcement was made July 26.
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the Hague
Hague
Carnegie
City water funds eyed by Green Lake Improvement Club
The Green Lake Improvement Club investigates city water funds, alleging they are diverted to cover general expenses rather than dedicated water projects. Community leaders seek clarity on fund use and financial accountability.
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Green Lake Improvement Club
City water funds under review by joint committees
A club committee will meet with the city water and finance committees on Wednesday to review the status of water funds. Water Superintendent Youngs and Comptroller Riplinger have been asked to explain how the funds are being used.
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Youngs
Riplinger
Weather Forecast Aims Cooler Thursday Evening
A weather note predicts a cool spell for tonight and Thursday with easing west winds. No major precipitation expected as coastal and inland temperatures trend lower.
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