Inferno Burns Dixon Transfer Co Barns in Chicago Fire
Heat blamed for massive blaze that destroyed Dixon Transfer Co barns at Fourteenth and State. About 400 horses perished and 20 plus firefighters escaped with their lives as walls collapsed and streets clogged with debris. The fire halted nearby elevated and streetcar service for hours.
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Chicago
Arthur Dixon Transfer Co
Fourteenth
State Streets
South Side
State Street
Seyferlich
Farmer Saves Train in Erie Hold-Up Probe
Pennsylvania railroad detectives report a second attempt to rob a Philadelphia and Erie branch train. Farmers warned authorities of a gang at the track. the train was held at Belle Valley for 40 minutes as officers rushed to the scene and a score of railroad officials were alerted.
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Erie
Penn
Pennsylvania Railroad
Philadelphia and Erie
Belle Valley
Postmaster General Boosts Rural Free Delivery Salaries
Postmaster General Hitchcock orders a $4,000,000 disbursement this fiscal year to raise rural free delivery carrier pay by 100 dollars, lifting standard route salaries from 900 to 1000 with proportional raises on shorter routes for about 40,000 carriers nationwide.
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Washington
United States
Hitchcock
Rebel Force Formed Against Maderist Government
Dispatches from San Cristobal, capital of Chiapas, report a revolutionary move in progress with a rebel army of more than 2,000 men organized to oppose the Maderist authority in the state.
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Monterey
Mexico
Chiapas
San Cristobal
Lumber Docks Burned At Sarnia Front
Fire swept the lumber docks along the St. Clair river front in Sarnia Ontario causing an estimated loss of 150000 dollars. The blaze disrupted waterfront activity and drew crews from nearby departments to contain the flames.
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Sarnia
Ont
St. Clair River
Mine wage dispute ends in lockout of 15,000 workers
The conflict between mine owners and operators led to a lockout affecting 15,000 miners at multiple sites. If no settlement is reached within a week, 17,000 additional employees may face the same action.
Tragic Fremont Accident Leaves Boy Dead After Mower Incident
In Fremont Ohio a four year old boy Henry Lagrue was playing hide and seek when he was struck by a mower operated by his father. He suffered a fatal injury including the loss of a leg. Police and medical personnel responded to the scene and the tragedy is under investigation.
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Fremont
Ohio
Henry Lagrue
Timothy
Grand Duchess Alexandra Josefovna Near Death In St. Petersburg
The Grand Duchess Alexandra Josefovna, the eldest member of the imperial family, is dying from inflammation of the larynx in Saint Petersburg.
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St. Petersburg
Alexandra Josefovna
Liverpool Dockyard and Tobacco Warehouse Strike
Liverpool workers at the dockyard and tobacco warehouse have initiated a strike over grievances. The action joins broader labor unrest affecting port operations and shipping timelines in the city.
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Liverpool
Oklahoma Farmers Plead For Aid Amid Starvation Threats
Oklahoma governors report farmers in southwestern counties petitioning for relief due to severe shortages. They warn they are on the verge of starvation, with no feed for stock and little food for themselves.
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Peril
Oklahoma
Burial Permits Issued in Chicago for Week End July 8
For the week ending July 8 Chicago issued 842 burial permits with 165 for individuals who died from heat related causes.
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Chicago
World Steel Trust Plan Approved At Brussels Conference
Judge Elbert H. Gary proposes a world wide steel trust to curb price fluctuations and stabilize the industry. A 160 member delegation from the United States, Canada, England, France, Germany, Belgium, Italy, Austria and Spain endorsed the plan and formed a committee to draft an organization report. The American Iron and Steel Institute initiated the call for the conference.
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Brussels
Elbert H. Gary
American Iron and Steel Institute
Gary
United States
Canada
England
France
Germany
Belgium
Italy
Austria
Spain
America
Heat Wave Reaches Fatal Toll Across Cities
Chicago reports 101 degree highs and 86 deaths from the heat as the long hot spell continues. St Louis records 13 heat deaths while milk prices may rise due to shortages. Philadelphia tallies 63 deaths over three days and New York lists 80 fatalities in four days.
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Chicago
St. Louis
Philadelphia
New York
Mercury
NOT GUILTY' SAY PACKERS
Counsel for J. Ogden Armour Edward Tilden and other packers indicted under the Sherman act appeared in U S district court and entered not guilty pleas for their clients The defendants did not attend the session and trial date of November 20 was kept.
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Chicago
J. Ogden Armour
Edward Tilden
George A. Carpenter
United States District Court
U. S. to Launder Money at Treasury
Washington reports that under Secretary MacVeagh the US government will begin laundering currency. Within two months citizens can send paper money to the treasury for washing, starching, and ironing. New machinery is being built after experiments on cleaning dirty bills.
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Washington
Dowager Queen Maria Pia of Portugal Dies at Stupinigi
Dowager Queen Maria Pia of Portugal, grandmother of former King Manuel, dies in the royal chateau at Stupinigi after uraemia worsened by grief over sister Princess Vittoria Vlotilde’s recent death. The queen had been living there with her sister.
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Rome
Mafia Pia
Portugal
Manuel
Stupinigi
Vlotilde
Wendling Sentenced to Life for Alma Kellner Murder
Joseph Wendling, convicted of killing eight year old Alma Kellner in December 1909, was sent to the state penitentiary at Frankfort to begin a life term. The case drew wide notice in Louisville during July 1910.
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Alma Kellner
Louieville
Joseph Wendling
Frankfort
Newlands urges five member federal inter state trade commission
Senator Newlands of Nevada calls for a five person interstate trade commission to regulate large interstate corporations. The plan would merge the bureau of corporations into the commission, require public filings, and publish information of public interest while limiting partisan balance and ten year terms.
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Washington
Interstate Trade Commission
Interstate Commerce Commission
Senate
Newlands
Nevada
Standard Oil and Tobacco
Bureau of Corporations
Department of Commerce and Labor
Bureau
Commission of Interstate Trade
Commissioner of Corporations
Commission
Taft attacked by Gronna overstepping powers in senate
Senator Gronna of North Dakota charged President Taft with overriding the Constitution by acting as both executive and legislator. He said the president framed and pushed a bill through Congress, exceeding constitutional powers and pledging to a foreign nation.
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Washington
Taft
Gronna
North Dakota
Senate
Congress
Senator Gronna
Houses of
Gomez Alarms Havana as Troops Circle Palace
Havana reports rapid drum signals at Castle La Fuerza near the presidential palace. A 200 man garrison surrounded the palace, then returned to quarters, with Gomez denying an uprising and saying the drill showed quick royal guard response. Separately in Washington a Maine disaster tribute is planned, contingent on recovery of wreck bodies.
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Havana
Oriente
Pinar de Rio
Castle la Fuerza
Gomez
Washington
Cuba
Maine
Republic
Army
President's Aid Accused Of Running Hidden News Bureau
Representative Norris of Nebraska charges Charles D. Hilles secretary to the president runs a political news bureau that stamps down truth and issues false sentiment reports on presidential candidacies. Norris cites suppressed facts showing support for La Follette while Omaha progressives repudiated Frank A. Shotwell as an agent favoring Taft's renomination.
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Washington
Charles D. Hilles
Norris
Nebraska
House
Nebraska Progressive Republican League
la Follette
Castro Returns to Venezuela in Disguise
Exiled venezolano leader Cipriano Castro lands in Venezuela in disguise at Castilletas on the Gojira peninsula. Caracas reports government steps to thwart any revolutionary plots. General Jorge Pelio, Castro ally, arrested at Maracibo, with others imprisoned. Castro’s family said to be at Cucuta.
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Washington
Cipriano Castro
Venezuela
Castilletas
Gojira Peninsula
State Department
Caracas
Jorge Pelio
Castro
Maracaibo
Cucuta
Police Chief Fatally Shot in Rockyford by Suspect
In Rockyford Colorado on July 6 Robert Harris a Black man shot and killed Chief of Police A B Craig and mortally wounded night marshal Jacob Kipper when officers went to arrest him for causing a disturbance.
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Rockyford
Colo
Robert Harris
A. B. Craig
Jacob Kipper
Harris
Boy Killed by Baseball Crashes Guilford Game
Twelve year old Chauncey Olivier died after a baseball struck him on the head during a Guilford game. He was the third baseball death in the state this summer.
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Guilford
Conn
Chauncey Olivier
Paris-Vincennes air race ends with Beaumont winning
Lieutenant Andre Beaumont known as Conneau wins the 1000 mile international air race ending at Vincennes Paris. Garros finishes second Vidart third. Nine of fifty reach the final goal amid injuries and two deaths on opening day.
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Paris
France
Conneau
Andre Beaumont
Vincennes
Rome
Garros
Vidart
le Martin
Ladron
Princeton
Endeavor Hosts In Session In Atlantic City
The twenty-fifth international Christian Endeavor convention opened in Atlantic City with hotels and boarding houses full for the event running through July 12. Speakers include President Taft, Champ Clark, Charles W. Fairbanks, Booker T. Washington, Eva Booth, Wanamaker, and leaders from Britain Japan Burma New Zealand among others.
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Atlantic City
International Christian Endeavor
Taft
Champ Clark
Charles W. Fairbanks
Ben Lindsey
Denver
Booker T. Washington
Jones Sentenced to Indeterminate Prison Term
Grand Rapids in Michigan Judge William J. Stuart sentences Frank G. Jones president of the bankrupt American Electric Fuse company of Muskegon to a four to fourteen year prison term with a ten year recommendation. He confessed securing between $500000 and $720000 on fraudulent paper and was arrested on a forged $6482.64 check filed by Old National Bank.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
William J. Stuart
Superior Court
Frank G. Jones
American Electric Fuse Company of
Muskegon
Jonla
Jones
Old National Bank
Plucked naval commander dies after retirement
Commander Alfred A. Pratt of the U S Navy died at Mare Island hospital three days after retirement by the navy department plucking board. Born in Sycamore Illinois he was 88 and entered service in 1889.
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Washington
Ja.y
Alfred A. Pratt
Mare Island Hospital
Navy Department
Pratt
Sycamore
Naval Service
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Helps Sikeston Woman
Mrs. Dema Bethune of Sikeston Missouri reports seven years of monthly suffering with cramps backache and weakness. After using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound she regained health can work garden milk a cow entertain and walk freely. The ad touts the remedy as most successful for female complaints including irregularities pains and nervous prostration.
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Lydia E. Pinksham
Sikeston
Lydia E. Pinkham
Dema Bethune
Answering the Dean and the Goats Wit Duel
The tale features Dean Swift of St Patrick's Cathedral Dublin tested by a boy coaxing a stubborn goat. Swift asks the boy to remove his hat but the lad replies he will if the dean holds the goat's horns, a quip that amuses the cleric.
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Thackeray
Dean Swift
St. Patrick’s Cathedral
Dublin
Maternal Instinct Sparks Recognition of Baby
Mrs. Rattle claims the pink ribbon baby is hers, citing her pet poodle nurse as the identifying clue. Mr. Cynic questions the certainty as the scene unfolds with a tense domestic moment.
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Mrs. Rattle
Mr. Cynic
Silence as Power in Wise Leadership
An aphorism on restraint, arguing that true wisdom lies in knowing when to stay silent rather than speaking. It contrasts speechful power with prudent restraint.
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Philadelphia and
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World Steel Trust
U. S
Treasury Department
Pia
Manuel of Portugal
Wendling
Trust Board
Commission of Government
Interstate Commerce Body
The
Steel Corporation
Great Corporation
C. D. Hilles
Negro
Beaumont
Holland
English Channel
London
Calais
Amiens
Kimmerling
Boulogne-sur Mer
Issy-Les-Moulineaux
N. J
Aivators
Atwood and
Ham Iton
New York Avenue
Endeavor
American Fuse Company
Navy
Banga
Dix
Post
Postum Cereal Ltd
Battle Creek, Mich, U3. A
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