Word of King Canute Seeks Truth in Avalcomb Tale
In Canute's tent the captive Fridtjof gives a shaky account of Frode the Dane's death and Leofwinesson's threat while the king tests him and vows protection as he plans to confront Edric Jarl. The page Fridtjof pleads to go but is kept as ward and must endure until the Jarl's approach.
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Edric Jarl
Thor
Tam
Fridtjof Frodesson
Frode of
Avalcomb
Randalin
Leofwinesson
England
Canute
Frode
Dane
Norman Leofwinesson
Thane
Edmund
Lord King
St. Alban’s
Leofwinessen
Gram
St. Mildred’s
Frodo
Norman
Frode the Fearless
King
Fridtjof the Bold
Denmark
Odin
Ingenious traveling-bag fire escape devised in England
An English inventor creates a portable fire escape built into a trunk bag. It costs only slightly more than a standard portmanteau and preserves space for clothing. Inside, a rope line, brake, and steel hooks enable a person to escape by lowering the bag from a window during a hotel fire.
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Swiss Alps
Chile Rich In Mineral Wealth Mineral wealth in Peru urged to attract capital
United States consul at Callao reports Peru has rich deposits of gold silver copper mercury lead sulphur coal salt and petroleum. He says capital and labor are all that is needed to unlock these vast resources, potentially making Peru as renowned for minerals as California Australia and South Africa.
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United States
Callao
Peru
Republic
Aslifernia
Australia
South Africa
Arbitration Hope As Packing Strike Talks Advance
Chicago July 14. Agents report a possible settlement as talks between packers and the union proceed. Donnelly of the Meat Cutters and Butchers Workmen sends Armour a letter urging arbitration under specific conditions. Armour replies that delay helps no side and a joint conference will set terms. State arbiters engage, and Armour, Donnelly, and Gompers press for a fair panel. The strike widens at stockyards while employers hire nonunion workers.
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Chicago
Donnelly
Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butchers Workmen
J. Ogden Armour
Armour
Illinois State Board of Arbitration
C. B. Geiger
Ashby
W. A. Mathis
Clinton
Denis J. Hogan
Geneva
Michael Donnelly
Morrison Hotel
John Floersch
Packing Trades Council
State Board
J. McCan Davis
National Civic Federation
Chicago Federation of Labor
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Milwaukee
Gompers
Briggs House
National Federation
Grand Trunk Bill Passes in Senate
Ottawa July 14 The Grand Trunk Pacific amended charter bill passed the senate without division. The measure authorizes the construction of a new transcontinental line.
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Grand Trunk
Ottawa
Ont
Grand Trunk Pacific
Senate
Boy Dies of Wasp Sting After Dare Incident
Morristown New Jersey July 14 An 8 year old boy Harry Grimes died after being stung by wasps he triggered by throwing stones at a nest. Taunted as a coward by other boys the youngster dislodged the nest and hundreds of wasps swarmed him causing fatal poison reactions before he could reach home.
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Morristown
N. J
Harry Grimes
Grimes
Baseball Scores Across Leagues Reported
National League scores include Chicago 7 Boston 4 and Cincinnati 4 New York 3. American League shows Philadelphia 3 Chicago 0 and Cleveland 16 Boston 8. Three-Eye and Western leagues list Cedar Rapids 1 Bloomington 5, Colorado Springs 8 Omaha 2, Fort Wayne 6 South Bend 7, plus other results.
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Chicago
Boston
Pittsburg
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
New York
Washington
St. .Louis
Cleveland
Detroit
Cedar Rapids
Bloomington
Dubuque
Rock Island
Davenport
Springfield
Rockford
Decatur
Colorado Springs
Omaha
Denver
Des Moines
St. Joseph
Sioux City
Fanatics on the March Again in Canada
Winnipeg reports destitution and death fears as Doukhobors resume a march in search of the Redeemer. Families, especially women and children, lack food and clothing and refuse aid. authorities fear many will perish if the journey continues.
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Winnipeg
Man
the Redeemer
Fishermen Defy Cruisers Over Smuggled Bait
In St John s New Brunswick on July 14 French fishing vessels from the Grand banks could not obtain bait at St Pierre and began smuggling bait from Newfoundland waters in defiance of the bait act. A colonial cruiser chased one vessel into the St Pierre roadstead. Seven local fishermen were fined 200 dollars each for supplying bait to the French boats as the colonial government pledges to enforce the act.
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St. John’s N. BF
Grand Banks
St. Pierre
Newfoundland
Production estimates from USGS on 1908 minerals
The United States Geological Survey releases a preliminary 1908 production value list subject to revision. Pig iron totals 344.35 million, iron ore 66.36 million, salt 5.15 million, phosphate rock 2.99 million, coke 66.46 million, bituminous coal 351.05 million, and anthracite coal 132.04 million.
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United States Geological Survey
Washington
Fay
Veteran Kills His Offspring in Accident
In Peoria Illinois on July 14 veteran Harry GC Atkins of Henry II state killed his son Louis when a cork leg failed while firing at a target. Atkins stood on a breaking board and the weapon discharged over his shoulder striking Louis in the back.
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Peoria
Harry GC. Atkins
Henry, II
Louis
War Flags Presented by Illinois First Infantry
Springfield July 14 members of the First Infantry Illinois National Guard formally presented their war flags to the state. The regiment commanded by Col. Sanborn marched from Camp Lincoln to the state house where it was met by Assistant Adjutant Gen. Reece and the colors were deposited in Memorial hall.
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Springfield
First Infantry
lHnois National Guard
Boer Warrior Is Sued For Damages In St Louis Court
Joseph A. McGinley filed suit in the St Louis circuit court against Col. Viljoen alleging assault while McGinley served as a gatekeeper. The action seeks damages related to the incident that occurred in July.
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St. Louis
Joseph A. McGinley
Col. Viljoen
McGinley
Milwaukee man sentenced for Muskegon killing
Charles Hintz of Milwaukee has been sentenced to fourteen years in state prison at hard labor for killing Mrs. Augusta Piskie at Muskegon last August. The case was heard in Waukesha Wisconsin with the verdict and sentence announced July 14.
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Waukesha
Wis
Charles Hintz
Milwaukee
Augusta Piskie
Muskegon
Picnic Train Crash Kills Dozens at Glenwood Illinois
A Chicago excursion train carrying 654 members of Doremus Congregational chapel collided with a coal train near Glenwood Illinois. Twenty people died and many were seriously injured as the first coach bore the brunt of the crash. Authorities blamed miscommunication or crew negligence as the northbound train was switched to a southbound track that should have been clear. The dead and injured were transported to Chicago hospitals and morgues as crowds gathered for identifications, with several bodies unidentifiable.
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Chicago
Glenwood
Chicago & Eastern
Doremus Congregational Chapel of
Momence
Thirty-first
Butler Streets
Englewood Station
Englewood Union Hospital
Thirty-third Street
Fred Fantziears
Walter Germinger
Germinger
Lena Hitiltus
Andrew Kramer
Ellen Landers
Mary Cherry
Mitchell
John Mitchell
William H. Meyer
Colored Women Boycott Fair
The second session of the National Association of Colored Women met in a downtown church after Mrs. Booker T. Washington urged postponement. Washington opposed the World’s Fair meeting citing discrimination against Negro women in employment and against the race overall by the fair’s grounds officials.
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St. Louis
National Association of Colored Women
Booker T. Washington
Washington
Bees Sting Horses to Death in Indiana Incident
Mishawaka Indiana July 14 A rural mail carrier Hugh W Grant while eating dinner allowed his horses to graze on a farmer’s property. They disturbed a hive of bees provoking a swarm that spread to two more hives. In the escape attempt the horses were stung to death by the bee swarms.
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Mishawaka
Ind
Hugh W. Grant
Mrs Choate Christens Cunard Liner Corona
Glasgow July 14 The 21,000 ton Cunard liner Inner Corona the largest steamship built in Britain was launched Mrs Choate wife of the American ambassador christened the leviathan in a formal ceremony reflecting royal and international prestige
Maine wreck salvage contract reported by New Orleans firm
Washington July 14. R. H. L. Sewell of New Orleans informed the navy department that he has a contract with the Cuban government to raise the wreck of the battleship Maine.
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Maine
Washington
R. Hy LF. Sewell
New Orleans
Navy Department
General Toral Buried After Surrender in Cuba
Madrid July 14 Gen Toral surrendered Santiago Cuba to the American army and died in war service. The burial was held later with a small attendance.
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Toral
Madrid
Santiago
Cuba
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Lief the Lucky
A. O. McClurg & CO
Chile
Lad
Cork
Bullet
Illinois
Pend
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