Roosevelt cites allies he dislikes in bid for square deal
President Roosevelt, in Oyster Bay on July 5, reviewed a year of public service amid a heavy rainstorm. He urged curb on trusts with no malice toward owners, and emphasized duty to protect property while defending decent citizens across wealth and power. He praised allies despite misgivings and defended nonpartisan governance.
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Locust Grove
Bryan Leads Exiled Dinner at Hotel Cecil
London July 5 William J Bryan headlined the independence day dinner of the American society at the Hotel Cecil drawing about five hundred members and guests. Ambassador Whitelaw Reid joined in light banter with Bryan as the crowd cheered the lively exchange.
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London
William J. Bryan
Hotel Cecil
Whitelaw Reid
Mr. Bryan
Mr. Reid
W. B. Richmond
Dynamite tragedy kills five youths near Wilkesbarre
In Wanamie, five miles from Wilkesbarre, a dynamite accident last evening killed five boys and injured nine. Two brothers Pachunis, two brothers Shukawicz, and Long died or were fatally hurt after they placed powder in a pipe, then forced a stick of dynamite into it and struck it. Several injured are critically hurt and may die.
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Wilkesbarre
Thaw Treats Prisoners To Ice Cream And Cake
New York July 5 Harry K Thaw awaiting trial for the Stanford White murder surprised Tombs inmates by giving them ice cream and cake He spoke with Rev John A Wade who tends to Protestant prisoners Wade said he prepared ice cream and cake for Independence Day Thaw asked Wade to cover the cost and the minister complied
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Aiosea
New York
Harry K. Thaw
Stanford White
Thaw
John A. Wade
Wade
Stray Bullet Death Marks Independence Fest in Harlem
New York July 6 report shows only one fatality from celebratory incidents, Morris, a seltzer water maker, shot in the head while driving in Harlem. Police cannot identify the shooter. Also at Sheepshead Bay race track John Fowles of Buffalo was wounded in the head by a stray bullet. the missile spent much of its force and he survived, though unconscious.
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New York
Orf
Morris
Seltzer
Harlem
Sheepshead Bay
John Fowles
Buffalo
Fowles
Boarding House Keeper Kills Boarder in Backyard
Cleveland on July 4 Mrs. Fred Sloat at 609 Lake street admitted to firing a fatal shot that killed George Clark an 18 year old boarder in her backyard. She says she aimed at a target they had been shooting at.
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Cleveland
Fred Sloat
Lake Street
George Clark
Clark
Shipwrecked Crew Reach New Brunswick After 80 Mile Tow
The Boston schooner Mary Powers drifted off the Grand Banks and sank or became disabled. The crew reached St Johns New Brunswick in dories after towling about 80 miles to safety.
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N. B
Boston
Mary Powers
Grand Banks
Dories
No Fireworks Mark San Francisco Fourth Celebration
San Francisco observed July Fourth with a notable lack of fireworks, producing a subdued public celebration across the city as residents marked the holiday without the customary pyrotechnics.
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San Francisco
Runaway Car Slams Into Merrymakers Killing Thirteen
Altoona Pennsylvania July 5 A loaded runaway car left a mine siding and raced down a steep grade striking a gathering of 20 Arab workers and others. Thirteen were killed and several injured as the car burst apart and crushed bodies, with investigators seeking to determine who started the car and the coroner examining the deaths.
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Altoona
Puritan
Portage
Puritan Coal Company
Striffig
Idosebad
Martin
Cambria County
Har die condemns South Africa massacre in extraordinary letter
London July 5 James Keir Hardie Socialist and independent labour leader and MP addressed a remarkable letter to a Zulu subject in Edinburgh. He denounces the wholesale massacre of natives in South Africa under pretended rebellion suppression and expresses hope for the day when the race can defend itself against such barbarities.
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London
James Keir Hardie
Edinburgh
South Africa
Abe Attell Defeats Neil for Featherweight Title Decision
Abe Attell defeated Frankie Neil in the 20th round at the Pacific Athletic Club in Los Angeles on July 5 to retain the featherweight championship. Attell, an American champion, earned the decision over Neil, the bantamweight titleholder.
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Abe Attell
Neil
Los Angeles
Dwnerica
Frankie Neil
Pacific ‘Athletic Club
Auto kills Prof Ward in Buffalo
Buffalo July 5 Prof Henry A Ward of Chicago noted trialist was struck by an automobile and killed in the city. The accident underscores the dangers pedestrians face near busy streets and prompts inquiries into traffic safety and driver responsibility.
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Ward
Buffalo
Henry A. Ward
Chicago
Nate
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Wife Dies in London
Lady Doyle, wife of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, has died in London. The notification appears in a July report, marking a personal loss for the famed author.
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Sir Conan Doyle
London
Lady Doyle
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Admiral pleads guilty at court martial over Bedovot actions
An admiral confessed guilt at a court martial claiming sole responsibility for events aboard the Bedout during a hostile vessel confrontation. Defendants pleaded not guilty while spectators, including the widow of Vice Admiral Makaroff, observed. Investigators will question Bedout crew members to identify orders, ship condition, and surrender circumstances.
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Adky
Onstyes
Jing
Andrews Cross
Makaroff
Port Arthur
Rojestvensis
Guards Fire Recklessly At Bradley Miners Battle
Reports from Wheeling and Columbus describe armed guards firing on Bradley area property and the miners in Sunday clashes. Five shots pierced a store wall as Frank Klivasara dies from Sunday shooting. Officials plan arrests of guards and miners, while Coroner Campbell probes the death and Gov Harris is urged to act on armed mine guards in Jefferson county.
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Wheeling
W.va
Harry Walker
Bradley
Sherif Voorhees
Voorhees
Frank Klivasara
Campbell
Ralston
Smithfield
United States ‘Coal Company
Guard McMurtry
Columbus
William Green
George W. Savage
Ohig
Harris
Jefferson County
Wade H. Ellis
Missing Ship Safe After Transatlantic Voyage
The Fabre Line steamship America arrived in Bermuda in tow of the Italian ship Dinna more. All 110 passengers and crew are in good health and will be brought to New York on the next Bermuda to New York run. The America was disabled off the Azores on June 19, with crippled machinery and shortages of provisions and coal, unable to reach port without aid.
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Fabre Line
America
Marseilles
Naples
Bermuda
Dinnamore
Azore Islands
Butler Players Beaten After Cumberland Game Riot
Rival baseball players from Butler and Cumberland left for Western Pennsylvania when Cumberland fielder Ross Raley struck Butler second baseman Eddie Sapp with two bats. A riot followed with about 200 threatening onlookers. Butler manager Thad Troy was badly injured. Sapp taken to hospital in critical condition and several arrests were made.
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Butler
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Maryland
Western Pennsylvania
Ross Raley
Eddie Sapp
Sapp
Thad Troy
Fined for Horsewhipping in Georgia hotel dispute
A Georgia case details a bookkeeper Miss De Haurey, wife of landlord Don A. Goodwin of the Buchtel hotel, being fined ten dollars and costs after a horsewhipping incident several weeks prior. She reportedly became hysterical and nearly fainted when the sentence was pronounced. She plans to sue for heavy damages.
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Miss de Haurey
Don A. Goodwin
Theotel Buchtel
Miss Haurey
Wil
Operation for Cancer Succeeds
Rochester Minn July 6 Dr AVi dam J White of Philadelphia operated on at St Marys hospital June 25 for cancer and is rapidly recovering.
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Rochester
Minn
Avidam. J. White
Philadelphia
St. Marys Hospital
Inquest into Elsie Anderson death resumes in Youngstown
Testimony centers on alleged abuse by Elsie Anderson's mother and stepmother. Husband recalls moving out night of death, while witnesses describe brutal beatings and plans to burn the body. A lath stained with blood is shown as key physical evidence.
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Youngstown
Little Elsie Anderson
Hannah
Elsie
Yolanda
Lawrence Street
Hans Anderson
Birth of a German Prince Quietly Celebrated in Berlin Square
Berlin bells marked a royal birth as Crown Princess Frederick William delivered a prince at 9 15 a m in Potsdam. Cannons fired, crowds paused, and Official Gazette copies proclaimed the heir to the emperor and empress. Decorations spread across public and private buildings.
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Berlin
Frederick William
German Empire
Prussia
Potsdam
Student Eaten by Shark Near Bay St. Louis
New Orleans reports a St Stanislaus college student shark attack off the Gulf coast. Gilbert Marshall and his brother Carl fought large sharks at Bay St. Louis, catching four, the biggest after a three hour battle. They cut the largest open and found the student’s head and arms in the fish’s stomach. Marshall suspects this is the killer of the missing Mexican student.
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St. Stanislaus College
Bay St. Louis
Gulf Coast
Gilbert Marshall
West Point
Carl
Emperor of Korea Is Held Prisoner in His Palace
London reports that the Korean emperor is effectively a prisoner inside the royal palace as Japanese forces surround it. The move follows the emperor's efforts to seek foreign help and to incite unrest in the provinces, according to a Seoul correspondent for the Daily Mail.
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Korea
London
Seoul
Daily Mall
Pollege
Prophecy Promptly Fulfilled at Holiness Camp Meeting
Pierce Rats Nil collapsed during a Morningside Holiness camp meeting in Sioux City while recounting his belief he would soon pass through the pearly gates of heaven. Funeral arrangements were not announced in the fragment.
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Sioux City
Morningside
Heaven
Pierce
Root Travels in State on South American Tour
Secretary of State Elihu Root sails from New York aboard the U S Charleston with Mrs Root and children for a three months South American tour. He will visit Cape Horn and Panama Isthmus while representing the United States at the Pan American congress in Rio de Janeiro. The voyage includes special quarters and a transfer to a Chilean man of war through the straits due to Charleston’s shallow draught. Root visits the Mexican training ship Zaragoza and receives a 19 gun salute from the Charleston.
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New York
Elihu Rost
U. S.-Charleston
Root
Edward
Edith
Cape Horn
Panama
Rio Janeiro
Brazil
Navy Department
Straits of Ae
Valparaiso
Charleston
Pacific
Zaragoza
Tompkinsville
Cleaning Up at Taggart's Casinos Seized in Raid
West Baden Indiana July 5 state officers moved to seize gambling paraphernalia from the West Baden and French Lick Springs hotels filling two freight cars. Items confiscated include $2 slot machines 10 roulette tables four poker tables two faro tables two klondike tables two wheels bookmaking gear and keno equipment with chips cards and dice. Eleven attendants face hearings today after bond releases. No raid at the Colonial hotel.
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West Baden
Ind
French Lick Springs
Paoli
Bond
Colonial Hotel
Catholic Nun Weds Protestant Fireman in Texas Ceremony
A Catholic nun Sister Mary Duffin of Santa Fe Railway Hospital married Henry C. Black, a Protestant, with a Protestant minister officiating. The unusual crossing of faiths caused a local sensation in Temple, Texas, on July 5.
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Temple
Tex
Mary Duffin
Santa Fe Railway Hospital
Henry C. Black
The Painter Defeats Sculptor In Wager At Paris
A painter proved he could render the human figure as fully as sculpture by painting a warrior seen from behind bending over water. The scene showed a polished armor suit reflecting a full length profile, while a mirror revealed the opposite side. The sculptor paid the wager.
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Paris Journal
Book collecting styles split by 20th century aims
The Minneapolis Journal describes five book collecting types, including Bibliomane an emotional hoarder, Bibliogneste a precise imprints expert, Bibliographe a writer on collections, Bibliotophe a locked case keeper, and Bibliophile a true reader lover.
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Bibliomane
Bibliogneste
Bibliographe
Bibliotophe
Minneapolis Journal
The Tail of the Comet Phenomenon
The tail of the comet is highly transparent, allowing stars to be seen clearly through it. Comets rapidly change shape and drift away from the sun like a courtier leaving a royal presence.
Legend of the Tulip Across Seas and Times
A mythic tale traces the tulip from Bosporus waters through Persia Asia and Mediterranean shores to Haarlem. The flower is tied to love and constancy in floral lore with a bold, romantic figure named Mapnting.
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Bosporus
Jover
Persia
Asia
Mediterranean
Haarlem
Elders Debate Superstition Over Burning Cards During Whist
In a quiet rubber of whist an old timer refuses to burn a worn deck despite superstition. A younger partner urges burning the cards, citing the gambler who burned cards and fell from fortune. The elder recalls clergy favor the superstition, and no gambler dares to burn a card.
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Carl
Elider
Cloth of Green
The Value of a Pure Laughter in Life
The Baltimore Merald extols laughter as a democratic force uniting prince and plebeian and argues that universal access to hearty laughter would prove happiness is the primary goal of life. It contrasts laughter with losing song from birds and claims joy surpasses other favors.
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Baltimore Merald
Shoddy Wool and Modern Garments
A Magazine of Commerce essay explains shoddy as old wool cleaned and rebuilt for today’s garments. It notes shoddy allows affordable suits for workers, enabling two new two suits annually, while traditional woolen garments remained costly. It argues most clothes contain shoddy and are improved by it.
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Comerce
Tearing Cards Trick Reveals Hidden Overlap Method
A strong man can tear a deck by overlapping cards while gripping. the single card is torn first and the rest follow. In old times a pack was the limit, yet many could tear three or four packs. Cards are restored to their original form before examination.
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Sole
A Wonderful Banyan Tree in Calcutta Gardens
The article celebrates Calcutta as home to the finest botanical gardens and a remarkable banyan tree. It describes the tree’s massive size, with a base circumference of 509 feet and a height of 85 feet, noting how its hanging branches root and form a maze like a marvel to Western observers.
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Calcutta
Irving and Hamlet Inspires Early Advice to Young Actor
Sir Henry Irving first saw Hamlet as a boy through Sammel Phelps who later played the title role. After praising Phelps, the famed actor advised him to avoid the stage calling it a bad profession.
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Henry Irving
Sammel Phelps
Phelps
Irving
Candy Cure Keeps Sister Safe Says Tommy
A family friend asks Tommy about his care for his younger sister. He answers that he eats all the candy because it makes her sick, turning a simple moral into a public lesson about sharing and restraint.
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Tommy
Philadelphia Record
His Lunacy Under Control Said in Court Drama
A fragmented courtroom exchange reveals a judge questioning emotional restraint in a domestic dispute. The dialogue touches on marriage, remarriage, and the effect of potential death on the relationship, illustrating tense, psychologically charged legal theatrics.
Anxious Wife Presses for Medicine as Bachange Prompts
A dialogue scene features a worried wife asking a pharmacist about a medicine for her husband. The druggist, Bachange, assures potential benefit and pivots to listing other varieties, highlighting a tense domestic moment over medical aid.
Misleading. Tubbs and Grubbs Speak on Honesty
A brief dialogue captures Tubbs claiming honesty is visible on his face and Grubbs agreeing with hesitation and a nod to possible typographical slips in the wartime era exchange.
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Tubbs
Grubbs—Weller
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