Parachutist Thayer Falls During Seattle Descent
Francis Thayer, famed parachute jumper of the west, drowned in Seattle while descending from an aeroplane. He jumped with Johnny Sryant, his parachute failed to deploy properly, and he plunged into Puget Sound after separating from the parachute. Thayer, 25 years in exhibitions, called Chicago home.
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Francis
Thayer
West
Seattle
Johnny Sryant
Puget Found
Chicago
Shanghai Declares Independence From Peking Rule
The American legation in Peking reports Shanghai has declared independence from the central government. Supposedly four central provinces follow Yuan Shikai’s regime and aim to form an autonomous government at Nanking as China’s political situation grows unstable.
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China
Peking
Shanghai
Yuan Shi Kai
Nanking
Sudden Death of Anthony N. Brady in London Hotel
London on July 24 reports financier Anthony N. Brady died suddenly of angina pectoris in a London hotel. His body will be shipped to America aboard the Olympic today. Brady, a director in nearly sixty corporations, has an estimated fortune around 25 million dollars or more.
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London
Anthony N. Brady
New York
America
Brady
Mrs Pankhurst Arrested Again in London
Mrs Emmeline Pankhurst, a suffragette leader, was arrested in London after having escaped police at a Women’s Social and Political Union meeting days earlier. She had been released recently on license while serving a three year term.
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Pankhurst
Emmeline Pankhurst
Women’s Social and Political Union
London
Court Dismisses Challenge to Election Law Change
In Lancaster district court the petition to declare the new law doing away with this year’s election unconstitutional was deemed not of sufficient importance to merit a trial and was dismissed.
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Lancaster
Corporations Extend State Tax Claims Under Old Law
Businesses continue to file state tax under the previous statute as new IRS reforms loom. The delay keeps filings aligned with older rules, affecting assessments and payments.
Banks Deemed Agents In Law In Insurance Code
Banks may be prohibited from accepting insurance payments for patrons without agents licenses under a new code provision. Commission members will seek proper interpretation of the term agents, to avoid blanket bank regulation. Next meeting will decide whether banks forwarding premiums are included.
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Lincoln
Brian
Commission
Steam Pipe Explosion Injures Derrrick Engineer at Burlinton Bridge
Ashland Neb July 31 A steam pipe on the derrick at the Burlington railroad new Platte river bridge exploded seriously injuring the engineer H W Smith.
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Ashland
Neb
Burlington Rairoad
New Platte River
W. Smith
Diplomat Favored Limited Huerta Recognition Faces Senate Panel
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee quizzed Ambassador Henry Lane Wilson for three hours on his Mexico role after the Huerta toppled Madero. Wilson urged restricted recognition of Huerta, but the majority balked and no formal action or policy was set.
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Huerta
Mexico
Henry Lane Wilson
Theerate Foreign Relations Committee
Madero
Proposa
Wilson
Alleged Cure Is Destroyed Under Sherley Amendment
Denver July 31 United States District Attorney Harry E Kelly announced the government won its first Sherley amendment case in the district court by default The government condemned and destroyed a large quantity of stramoline alleged to cure tuberculosis The filing company failed to appear and the judgment was entered for the government
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Denver
United States
Harry E. Kelly
Federal District Court
Marvin Succeeds Moore As Weather Bureau Chief
President Wilson nominates Charles F. Marvin to lead the Weather Bureau succeeding Willis I. Moore recently removed. Marvin, previously head of the instrument division, joined the Signal Service in 1884 from Ohio. The new leadership aims to sharpen weather reports and forecasts impacting agriculture nationwide.
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Wilson
Charles F. Marvin
Weather Bureau
Willis I. Moore
Marvin
Instrument
Signal Service
Ohio
Train No 564 Delayed by Grasshoppers Near Dodge City
Dodge City Kansas July 31 report from Rock Island station says Train No 564 was delayed forty minutes after stalling in a deep cut. The engine wheels slipped as dead grasshoppers blew onto the rails, halting the train coming from Ford. Crews scooped hoppers from the track and sanded the rails to resume service.
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Dodge City
Kan
Rock Island
Ford
West Plains girls save locals from cloudburst flood
West Plains Missouri on July 31 reports girl telephone operators warned residents of a looming cloudburst. Six inches of rain fell in ninety minutes, roaring from hills to bottom lands a mile away. Thanks to the alert, no one was injured.
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West Plains
Pellagra Spreading Beyond Existing Zone, Health Officials Warn
The United States public health service says pellagra is spreading beyond its former confines and entering new territory. Based on statistics released, cases rose in Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Texas from 1907 to 1913, challenging hopes for a cure.
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United States Public Health Service
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Wood Western Champion
Warren K Wood of Homewood won the western golf championship defeating E P Al Hs Jr of Milwaukee 4 up 3 to play in the Western Golf Association tournament final at Homewood Country Club.
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Warren K. Wood
Homewood
E. P. al Hs, Jrl
Milwaukee
Western Golf Association
Homewood Country Club
Suchow Falls to Yuan's Northern Forces Dispatch
Shanghai dispatch reports Suchow officially captured by northern forces. Fort garrisons at Wusung surrender and join the attackers, consolidating Yuan's army control in the region.
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Suchow
Yuan
Shanghai
Nhe
Wusung
Flight Across the Alps by Oscar Eider
French aviator Oscar Eider completed a Milan to Basel flight of about 160 miles in three hours and forty minutes, continuing daring air travel over the Alps.
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Alps
Oscar Eider
Milan
Basil
Milch Cow Train Planned Across Nebraska Route
The Nebraska Dairymen's Association and State University in cooperation with Northwestern and Burlington railroads will run a milch cow exhibit train from September 15 to 27. Six daily stops cover Norfolk region north and west and Crawford area south and east, featuring Holstein Jersey Ayrshire Guernsey and milking short horn cows from the University farm, with lectures on care, feeding and dairy operations.
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Nebraska Dairymen’s Association
The
State University
Northwestern
Burlington
Nebraska
Norfolk
Crawford
Holshin
Jersey
Ayershire
Guernsey
University Farm
Dairy Department
University and
Dairymen’s Association
Surprising Cure of Stomach Trouble Adverts
A Plainfield New Jersey woman describes relief from stomach upset and chronic constipation after using Chamberlain's Tablets. She says after reading letters from cured users she tried the remedy and has since eaten nearly any food, having taken about three quarters of a package. For sale by all dealers.
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G. Stengle
Plainfield
N. J
Chamberlain
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