Rosenthal Slaying Traced to Car in New York Hotel Front
In New York on July 16 a famed gambler Rosenthal was shot dead outside the Hotel Metropole in the Tenderloin. Louis Libby, 35, was arrested at a garage after witnesses identified him as the chauffeur of the murder car. Police anticipate exposing protection payoffs linking politicians and gamblers.
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New York
New Tenderloin
Herman Rosenthal
Metropole
Louis Libby
Libby
Rosenthal
Gino Montani
Times Square
White Light District
Diamond Jim Brady
George Considine
John Kelley
George Betts
Battleship Wyoming Starts Speed Trials Off Maine Coast
A dozen tugs freed the new battleship Wyoming from the Delaware River mud after hours of work. The vessel will conduct speed trials off the Maine coast as part of her voyage.
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Wilmington
Wyoming
Delaware River
Maine
Committee to favor dissolution of U S Steel, report urged
Washington July report details that the Stanley steel investigating committee will emphatically recommend the dissolution of the U S Steel Corporation. The committee met again today and agreed to favor each and a report. the panel had been deadlocked earlier.
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Washington
U. S. Steel Corporation
Stanley Steel
Touay
Lorimer Ousted From Senate After Expulsion Vote
Washington July 13 Senate expelled William Lorimer of Illinois by a 55 to 28 vote for being elected by corrupt methods in 1909. Lorimer defended himself for hours, challenging minority members to refute his citations as others critiqued his charge. The record includes a lengthy dossier of bribery ties and investigations spanning 1909 to 1912.
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Washington
William Lorimer
Illinois
Senate
Lorimer
Cme
Cullom
Ofllinois
Smoot
House
Dillingham, Jones
Armstrong
Bacon
Borah
Bourne
Briggs
Briscoe
Browne
Bryan
Burton
Chamberlain
Clapp
Clark
Arkansas
Crawford
Cummins
Curtis
Dickson
Fall
Gore
Gronna
Gardner
Hitchcock
Johnson
Kenyon
Kern
LaFollette
Lodge
Lea
Martine
Williams
Watson
Works
Investigation Committee
Beckemeyer
Indiana
la Follette
Lorimer Investigation Committee
Hliness
Kernan
Ultimore Convention
United States Senate
Do. A. White
Chicago Tribune
Lee O'Neil Browne
R. E. Wilson
H. J. C. Beckemeyer
Brown
Cook County
Wilson
Rep. Link
Rep
Link
Heltslaw
Sangamon County Grand Jury
Gram McCutcheon
Francis
Erbstein
U. S. Senate
Illinois State Senate
Helm
U.S. Ee
Ebstein
Chicago
C. S. Funk
Edward Hines
Harvester Trust
Michigan Lundermen
Herman H. Hettler
Hey
Union League Club
William Burgess
Duluth
H.C. F. Wiehe
Hines
Edward Tilden
National Packing Company
Tinois State Senate
Tilden
Elections and Privileges Committee
Burns
Hancey
Funk
Stone
Dillingham
Jones
Fletcher
Johnston
Gamble
Wage Rise Affects 6000 Jones & Laughlin Workers
Jones & Laughlin Steel Co announced a 10 percent wage increase for day and hour paid workers, affecting about 6 000 employees. The raise, effective immediately, comes amid high demand and full capacity at the mills, signaling continued prosperity in Pittsburgh’s steel industry. The company did not cite a specific reason beyond labor scarcity and heavy workload.
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Pittsburg
Jones & Laughlin Steel Company
United States Steel Corporation
Jones & McLaughlin
Jones and Laughlin Steel Company
Aviator Hubert Latham Reported Dead in Nile Area
The aviator Hubert Latham is reported killed by a buffalo while hunting on the Nile on June 7. A cablegram to the government from the governor of French Equatorial Africa confirms the death and notes Latham’s past aviation prizes in Europe and America before his retirement two years ago on his mother’s advice.
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Paris
Hubert Latham
Nile
French Equatorial Africa
Europe
America
Fire injures local hardware man in Pleasant Hill
John Fleming, hardware dealer at South Fourth street, was badly burned when a gasoline stove leaked and ignited at his Pleasant Hill home Monday evening. He tried to move the stove toward the door as flames spread, his wife wrapped his head with carpet and smothered the fire, saving him from deeper burns. Around a quarter of his body is burned, with doctors unsure of full depth. he is in severe pain but hopes to survive the ordeal.
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John Fleming
Pleasant Hill
Mr. Fleming
Fleming
South Fourth Street
Bodies of Boys Drowned in Ohio River Tow Boat Wheel
The bodies of John Smiglsky and Jacob Huffman were recovered after they drowned early Sunday when their johnboat was caught in a towboat wheel on the Ohio River. Smiglsky’s body was found near the Benwood wharfboat at 3 PM and Huffman’s near Enterprise enamel works. The incident occurred as they rode waves from the tow, with screams heard from campers on Boggs Island.
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John Smiglsky
Jacob Huffman
Bennoags
Ohio River
Sinigisky
Benwood
Huffman
Enterprise Enamel Works
Boggs Island
Express lines claim ICc rates fail to cover costs
New York July 16 express officials report that interstate commerce commission rates will not yield enough revenue to cover business costs. They state companies will follow the commission's guidance on regulation and practices to address the shortfall.
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New York
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commission
National Tele phone reorganization plan outlined as New Company
John A Howard of Wheeling proposes a West Virginia based reorganization of the National Telephone Company into "New Company" with authorized stock up to 5.5 million dollars. The plan calls for 2 percent thirty year refunding bonds, secured by mortgages, and a committee of holders to control the process upon securing sufficient acceptances.
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National Telephone Company
New Company
National
John A. Howard
Wheeling
Seward
National Company
Howard
West Virginia
iCompa
Cmpany
Man Kills Wife, Shoots Officer, Ends Itself in Swamp
Norman Stanley aged 21 shot and wounded Police Sergeant Harry Anderson during an attempted arrest after the discovery of his 17 year old wife’s body. Surrounded by a posse in a swamp this afternoon Stanley shot and killed himself.
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Bay City
Norman Stanley
Harry Anderson
Anderson
Stanley
Impeachment Trial Begins for Judge Archbald in Senate
The impeachment trial of Commerce Judge Robert W. Archbald formally began in the Senate this afternoon as Senators and House managers subscribed to the oath to do justice. The House was notified the trial would proceed at 3 p.m. today.
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Washington
Commerce
Robert W. Archbald
Senate
House
Ohio Druggists Endorse Beal for Wiley Vacancy at Cedar Point
Endorsed by Ohio druggists who attended a Cedar Point gathering last week. Dr Beal formerly of Scio College is recommended for the position vacated by Dr Harvey A W Wiley, the noted food expert who recently resigned.
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Ohio
Cedar Point
Beal
Scio College
Harvey AW. Wiley
Famus
Balloon Relic Sold For Families Of Balloon Tragedy
A large balloon that collapsed and burned off Atlantic City during a trial crossing is sold in souvenir cards and shops to benefit the families of those who died in the wreck. The sale leverages the incident and raises funds for survivors and relatives.
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Atlantic City
Atlantic
Recommendation to declare seat vacant signed by Kern Kenyon and Lea
A report signed by Kern, Kenyon and Lea recommends that his seat be declared vacant, outlining the justification and implications for the vacancy. The document frames authority and procedural steps for removal, highlighting the commission or governing body's role in acting on the recommendation.
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Kern
Kenyon
Lea
Father admits slaying confession in New York case
Daniel Swartz told a grand jury that son Nathan Swartz confessed to killing 12 year old Julia Connors. The nude body was found in a vacant lot on July 7 after the mother cried at the district attorney’s office. The father said Nathan killed himself to avoid family disgrace.
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New York
Nathan Swartz
Julia Connors
Daniel Swartz
Swartz
Heat takes brutal toll in 1908 marathon winner blasts heat
Johnny Hayes, winner of the 1908 marathon, condemned the heat in Stockholm saying the race was a disgrace to civilization. He reported 75 runners collapsing, 35 finishing, with fatalities and delirium. Lazaro died, and discussions grew to curb Olympic marathon dangers.
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Stockholm
Johnny Hays
United Press
South Africa
Hayes
Lazaro
Lilley
McArthur
Strobino
South Patterson
All America
United States
England
Grmany
Australia
France
Sheppard
Lindberg
Meredith
Reidpath
Store Keeper James J. Mathews Drowns in Lake Erie
James J. Mathews store keeper of the L. BE A. & W. railroad headquartered in Alliance sank during a Lake Erie swim trip near Cleveland. Elmer E. King and G. W. Foster accompanied him. Mathews body remained unrecovered Monday morning after a church outing at St. Thomas Aquinas. Mathews had been appointed store keeper on July 11 with offices in Alliance.
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James J. Mathews
Alliance
Lake Erie
Elmer E. King
G. W. Foster
Mr. Mathews
Cleveland
St. Thomas’ Aquinas
Mathews
Wedding of Heiress in Hillsboro California
In a scene of high society excess a $60,000 matrimonial Dur bar wedding was held at St Matthews Episcopal Church San Mateo noon. Miss Jennie heiress and Malcmiwluetaminopp Crocker California's $15,000,000 heiress wed Malcolm Whitman a New York lawyer and former eastern tennis star in front of a vast ultra fashionable crowd. The celebration rivaled New York Fifth Avenue nuptials.
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Hillsboro
Cal
West
Jennie
Mal Cmiwluetaminopp Crocker
California
Malcolm Whitman
New York
St. Matthews Episcopal Church
San Mateo
New York Fifth Avenue
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