Baby Picked From Sky After Toy Balloon Rescue
A three year old girl from Waco on vacation at Tarpon Inn seaside hotel in Rockport, Texas, was lifted by a bundle of toy balloons. A bystander in a launch, Mr Munists of Denver, fired a rifle to pop the balloons and bring the child down. The infant drifted toward Joseph's Island before being retrieved by boats and rescuers.
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Rockport
Tex
Jip. Moudly
Waco
Tarpon Infi
Mr. Munistes
Denver
Mantree
Auill
Be. Joseph's Island
Svater's Edge
Did Not Kill Wife Says Man and Bride
Fred Magill and his young wife Page Gra Hai claim innocence in a jail interview, saying they were framed by gossip and that the wife killed herself. Magill asserts he only has one story and maintains he is innocent despite murder charges in the death of Pet Magill.
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Diliton
Mys
Pet Magill
Fred Magill
Page Gra- Hai
Shane
Magill
Mother
Diugster
Pet
Mr. Graham
Faye
Marguerite
Stounenberg
Acwuntae
Sratnenders
Knock Block Off Suggests A Judge
In Waltham Massachusetts on July 31 Judge Abbott said if a man followed his wife he would knock his block off during the trial of David Meister of Watertown. Meister faced a charge of using profane language toward Mrs Louisa Crossman who said the defendant had followed her on the street for about two years. The judge noted her husband’s size and the court dismissed a defense that Meister was innocent. Meister was found guilty and fined $11.
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Waltham
Masa
Abbott
David Meister
Watertown
Louisa Crossman
Franke Goode Ingr
Tomer
Haywood
Attorney Nugente
Moye
Pettibone
Darrow
Broadway
St Luke’ Hospital
Attorney Nugent
Hospital
Boise
Hayward
Horse
Carruthers
Senator Borah
Judge Wood
Geas
Dudge Wood
Dom
Sid
Russell
Mr. Ross
Waywood
Auto Led by Ancient Mule Draws Crowds in Town
Hartford City Indiana July 21. A dilapidated covered wagon driven by a small gasoline engine and an old army mule serves as steering mechanism for Martin a former resident who pulled into town from Atlanta via town square to much attention. He built the horseless carriage and claims fifteen miles per hour when the mule cooperates, though breakdowns caused delays of one to three days on the road.
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Hartford City
Indy
Martin
Iito
Atlanta
Western Passenger roads end charity and reduced fares
Chicago July 31 roads of the Western Passenger Association announce plans to abolish charity rates and state home inmate discounts for sailors and soldiers. The change, effective August 1, sets 2 cent fares as the minimum alongside the mutttonous rate, with preparations underway to implement the new policy.
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Chicago
Western Passenger Association
Inmlates
Black Hand Fire Claims Twenty Lives in New York
A deadly blaze in a six story Chrystie Street tenement and related fires in Long Beach and at Coney Island, plus a bomb explosion in an Italian grocery, killed twenty and injured fifteen. The Hamilton steamship arrived with part of its hold ablaze. authorities suspect Black Hand agents. Rescue efforts and heroic fireman actions followed amid panic and trapped residents.
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Fon Chryatic Street
Long Beach
L. L. Todey
Steeple Chase Park
Coney Intend
Hamilton
Old Dominion Ihe
Black Hand
Chrystie
Direct
Jstreeta
Uses elephant's tasks to escape
New York July 31 Otto Hoffman named keeper in the Bronx Park 200 and assigned as valet to Gunda the frugal elephant. Hoffman chased a penny rolled out of reach and was dragged into a vase by the elephant. Fiotiman performed acrobatic stunts on the elephant's tusks as other keepers prodded. Hoffman was badly bruised.
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New York
Otto Hoffman
Bronx Park
Gunda
Valet Hoffman
Fiotiman
Hoffman
Appendicitis fad grips Pittsburg society ladies
Pittsburg society women pursue a morbid fad by removing vermiform appendixes to gain social equality with the upper crust. A prominent club leader reportedly plans August flowers after an appendectomy, while surgeons mock and condemn the trend as maniacs grow among the affluent.
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Pittsburg
Pittsborg Society
Ex diplomat Henry Huntington shoots family at father's deathbed
Versailles July 31 Henry Huntington ex attache of the American embassy shot his brothers and sisters at his father Douglas Huntington's deathbed. Elizabeth was mortally wounded near the heart. He fired on Alonzo then fled but was captured by a guard. The father had pulmonary congestion and a telegram summoned Henry to the bedside.
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Versailles
Henry Huntington
Douglas St. George Huntington
Elizabeth
Henry
Mr. Huntington
Alonzo
Douglas Huntington
Pants or trousers in court clash over ownership
Atlantic City July 31 Magistrate De Hart forced Spencer Finnie to try on the garment in public to prove ownership. Winnie said he paid eight dollars for trousers, expecting four dollar pants in return. Tailor Benjamin Goldstein claimed the pants were his, but the magistrate found wrinkles and held the tailor on bail for a proper settlement.
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Atlantic City
de Hart
Spencer Finnie
Winnie
Presajhe
Benjamin Goldstein
Goldstein
Miners Work Under Guard In Hibbing Mines
Duluth dispatch reports Hibbing mines under guard as deputies armed with rifles monitor workers amid strikes. ore is being mined and no hostile demonstrations have occurred.
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Minnesota
Duluth
Hibbing
Haywood Found Not Guilty in Noted Idaho Trial
William D Haywood, leader of the Western Federation of Miners, is acquitted of the murder of former Governor Steunenberg after a high profile Idaho trial. Jury out twenty one hours, verdict read, Haywood reacts with tears as court adjourns, state vows continued prosecutions of Moyer Pettibone and others.
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Boise
Idaho
Willam D. Haywood
Frank Steunenburg
Western Federation of Miners
Fremont Wood
Haywood
Charles H. Moyer
Federation
George A. Pettibone
Denver
Gooding
Moyer, Pettibone
Adams
Simpkina
Pettibone
Wood
Moyer and
Moyer
Harry Orchard
Steunenberg
Ciiefly
Wester Federation of Miners
State Penitentiary
Maywood
Orchard
Golsé
Youn
Aneya
Aleepless
Hitself
Judea Wood
James H. Hawley
Seading
N. van Duyn
Steunendeg
Une
Larah
Harvest Hanks Offer by Wealthy Indiana Farmer
Elwood Indiana July 30 Christian Wright a Tipton county farmer says weeds are harming his corn as bay harvest begins He offers two good men thirty nine dollars a week and board for four weeks plus a horse and buggy for Sunday driving as extra inducement He also allows his daughters to accompany them on drives.
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Elwood
Ind
Christian Wright
Tipton County
Tofay
Oldest United States Senator Edmund Pettus Dies
Asheville N C July 30 United States Senator Edmund Winston Pettus of Alabama died Saturday night at 10 from a stroke at Hot Springs. Pettus, born July 6 1821 in Limestone County Alabama, served in the Mexican War and the Confederate Army before a long Senate career beginning in 1897. He was the oldest senator and a famed southern lawyer and legislator.
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Asheville
N.C
United States
Edmund Winston Fettus
Alabama
Hot Springs
Pettus
South
Senator Petrus
Limestone County
Clinton College
Tennessee
Gainesville
Ala
Mary B. Chapman
Seventh Circuit
Hurnebick
California
Selma
Burglars Routed by an 8 Year Old Girl
Martha, Wies year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Welean Reteh of Mausdale, thwarted burglars who entered her home while her parents were away. Police state the front door was tampered with and the girl’s quick actions helped drive the intruders off. Evidence supports the house is protected by her alert intervention.
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Cloorsberr
Alnne
Armher
Alster
Yldilekl
Mather and I
Martha
Welean Reteh
Mausdale
Burgiare
Howe
North Carolina Wins First Round in 2-Cent Rate Fight
North Carolina wins a key round in the 2-cent passenger rail rate dispute. Southern Railway and Atlantic Coast Line agreed to the 2-cent rate to take effect no later than a judge's deadline, with cases to be moved to higher courts. Indictments and prosecutions are to be dismissed or held until the rate is in effect. Governor Glenn urges patience and full acquiescence to the arrangement while Pritchard's case proceeds.
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Raleigh
N. C
North Caro
Hina
Southern Ranway
Jantic Count Line
Glenn
Bprthasaga
Supreme Court of Carolina
Supreme Court of the United States
Atlantic Coast
Pritchard
Mrs Eddy Hearing Delayed As Counsel Seeks Prompt Action
Concord New Hampshire July 4 The Masters appointed by the superior court to determine the competency of Mrs Mary Baker G Eddy Christian Science leader heard counsel Frank Streeter urge a prompt hearing citing her age 86 or 87 and declining strength The hearing was continued to August 13 allowing plaintiffs to prepare their case and exhibits
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Concord
N. H
Superior Court
Mary Baker G. Eddy
Christian Science Leader
Frank 3. Streeter
Eddy
Delmas Splits Glass Bribery Case Jury
The San Francisco jury in the Louis Gisa case, linked to Pacific State Telephone and Telegraph, failed to reach a verdict after forty eight hours. The panel stood seven for conviction and five for acquittal, with the prosecution planning further indictments against Glass on related charges.
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San Francisco
Louis Gisa
Aoluittal
Glass
Ex-Governor Johnson Named to Succeed Pettas
A fragmented notice from Birmingham announces ex-Governor Joseph Johnson of Birmingham as the successor to Pettas. The brief item references primaries and candidates like H Bark and Saney, with garbled text implying a state election context and party leadership changes.
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Johnson
Pettas
Birmingham
Alm
Benator
Petras
Jozeph I Johnston
Mingham
D. H. Bark
Kiran Morgan
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W. D. Haywood
Thomas DB. Geey
Pinley Mabe A
Samuel D. Gilman
Daniel Clark
George Powell
O. W. Seburn
HF. Mesnecar
Lee Scrivener
J. A. Robertson
Loy Smith
A. P B. Burns
Samuel ¥. Russell
John, Murphy
Western Federation of Minera
Acons Seer
Onda
Murphy
Steva Adama
Colorado
Pinkerton
Mmine
Broun
Hehidh Haywood
Meyer
Pettibune
Cosur d'Alenes
Offers Daughters’ Company
Harvest Hanks
North Carolina
Southern Railroad
Case & State
Joy Washington
Streeter
Delmas
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