Fire at Sing Sing Prison Sparks Mutinous Fallout
A second fire this week at Sing Sing Prison, started in the clothing shop, was put out by the prison fire brigade with guards doubled after a prior $150,000 in property loss. The warden blamed no one yet, while over a thousand prisoners yelled from their cells. The warden moved 200 incorrigibles to Auburn under guard, and 60 more were to be transferred soon. Knitting gang members led a walkout by shoe shop workers, who were halted and locked up.
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Ossiniyo
N. Oe
Sing Sing
Auburn
Sheir
Relapse Report for Hickman Youth
A report notes a relapse affecting a young man from Quiet Dell, identified as the son of Mr and Mrs Wirt Hickman. No further details are provided in the fragment.
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Hickman
Wirt Hick
Hawkins Killed in Allegheny Auto Explosion
The body of Lemuel Hawkins, killed in an automobile explosion at Allegheny Pennsylvania yesterday, will arrive tonight with family and Odd Fellows from Denora. He was 27, married, and son of A. D. Hawkins. Grandson of Richard Nuzum. Burial at Shinn’s Run set for 2 PM tomorrow. body at Siers Undertaking Chapel until 9 AM.
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Lemuel Hawkins
Allegheny
Pittsburg
Denora
Mr. Hawking
A. D. Hawkins
Hawkins
Siers
Calumet miners strike prompts call for state troops
In Calumet Michigan on July 24 strike violence from yesterday’s walkout by copper miners grew beyond local control. Sheriff Crum wired Governor Ferris asking for state troops to maintain order.
Mistaken Man Shot by Police In Dover
In Newark New Jersey July 4 William Butler of Kenyil was shot and killed by police who mistook him for William Corduan husband of a murdered woman. Officers fired after mistaking him in the darkness near the Dover race track.
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Ney Asbclavan Rmemer
Newark
William Butler
Kenyil
Dover
William Corduan
Newatlxy
Corduan
Cordunn
Net
Bhyan
Return of Davis Washington D I July 24
Congressman John W. Davis returned from Clarksburg where he had planned a delay. He declined to discuss the Solicitor General appointment but friends say the position has been offered and he will likely accept. The post is second in importance to the attorney general with a $10,000 salary.
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Washington, D
John W. Davis
Clarksburg
United States
Davis
Four Cooper children die in Tennessee rattlesnake attack
Three children of Mr and Mrs John Cooper of Townsend Tenn were fatally bitten by rattlesnakes yesterday. An infant placed near a stream by Mrs Cooper fell into the water and drowned. Funeral services for the four children were held today.
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Knoxville
Tenn
John Cooper
Townsend
Rhodes on Trial on Bribe Charge
In Washington on July 24 trial proceedings opened as S U Rhodes faces indictment for a bribe tied to a U S Senate contest. Earlier Dr H Agbyre’s attorney sought to overturn a bribery verdict but Judge O Brien denied the motion. Asbury will be sentenced after court terms or once other legislators under indictment are tried.
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AssociaTon
Grand Jury Room Scene of a Fight Emerges
A grand jury room scene turns tense as Tulfer rushed in toward his wife, provoking Cropsey who blocked him and sparked a confrontation during the grilling examination of the district attorney.
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Grand Jury Room
Tulfer
Mr .Cropsey
Child Buried After Tragic Illness In Salem
District Attorney James P. Cropsey of Kings County was attacked in the grand jury room by John Dulfer former police captain. Six detectives restrained Dulfer who was hospitalized still convulsing and rioting. Funeral services for Marenrel Goodman infant daughter of Mr and Mrs John Goodman of Northview were held at the home and burial followed in Salem cemetery after a few days illness.
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New York
James P. Cropsey
Kings County
Grand Jury
John Dulfer
Dulfer
Frankling
Connolly
Guiness
Marenrel Goodman
John Goodman
Northview
Salem
Bondmen sought for Walter O Baskey in shoot case
The court requires Walter O Baskey or his sureties to produce him in Magistrate T G Nicewarner's court or face a $750 bond. O Baskey failed to appear for a charge of shooting Joseph Blaseak last Wednesday. Blaseak was shot in the stomach and treated at St Mary's Hospital.
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Walter O'Baskey
Tin Plate
T. G. Nicewarner
Joseph Blaseak
Peter Bournes
Adam Gsis
Blaseak
St. Mary’s Hospital
Marriage License Issued to Nazarine Panucci and Vincenza Marine
Nazarine Panucci and Vincenza M Marine have been issued a marriage license.
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Nazarine Panucci
Vincenza M. Marine
Cornerstone laid for Shepherdstown Masonic Temple
Judge Charles W. Lynch presided as principal speaker at the cornerstone ceremony for Mount Nebo lodge. West Virginia grand lodge representatives attended with Potomac Commandery acting as escort. The three story temple features red brick and gray stone trim and should be ready by fall.
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Martinsburg
Shepherdstown
Mount Nebo
Potomac Commandery
Charles Town
Grand Lodge
Truce Talks Drag on as Rail Strike Drags On
NEW YORK July 24 The truce between the railroads and their conductors and trainmen continues as bargaining fails to settle arbitration terms. Employers say delays cost the onion eight thousand dollars daily while more than 1,000 committee members from locals sit idle instead of returning to their locomotives after the strike vote.
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Evean
New York
Onion
Boy Rescued From 50-Foot Well After Fall Near Colorado Line
A boy fell into a fifty-foot well while playing near West Masken county close to the Colorado line. His eleven-year-old buddy pulled him to the surface using a water bucket. The rescue saved his life though the boy suffered a broken left arm and shoulder blade.
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Lloyd Church
Masken County
Colorado Line
Biser
Constitutional amendment proposed to regulate marriage and divorce
Washington July 24 The House proposed a joint resolution to empower Congress to regulate marriage and divorce. The measure would amend the constitution to allow Congress to establish uniform laws on marriage and divorce across the United States and to provide penalties for violations.
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Washington, D
Congress
Fdments
Pennsylvania
United States
Court Dismisses Two Cent Fare Case In Kanawha County
Charleston July 24 Judge Samuel D Littlepage dismissed the bill reviewed by the Chesapeake Ohio Railway Company in the two cent fare case. The ruling follows Attorney General A Lillys motion in the circuit court. The railway had sought to redeem fare coupons issued in excess of two cents per mile at its Charleston Huntington and Hinterm offices.
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Charleston
A. Lilly
Samuel D. Littlepage
Circuit Court of
Kanawha County
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Company
Railway ‘Company
Huntington and
Hinterm
Pacihsietes
MS Pasceel
Girl Drowns in Guyan River After Picnic
Twelve year old daughter of Mr and Mrs B A Gunningham of Harboursville drowned in the Guyan river while returning home from a picnic. The tragedy occurred July 24 and the body was recovered later.
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Huntington
Taelve
Mra
B. A. Gunninghan
Harboursville
Weo
Guyan River
Tin Mills Here Now Shut Down Indefinitely
Indefinite closure of the Clarkeburg tin and sheet plant follows a strike that halted work Tuesday night. John C. Williams announces stoppage of all non salaried staff and an inventory to prepare for shipping and boarding up the plant. Organizers push for union action as authorities prepared to protect the Elk Creek dump station.
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John C. Williams
Clarksburg
Williams
Weirton
Clarisburg
Clarkeburg
Phillips Sheet and Tin Plate Company
John C. Whoulams
Uremille
Elk Creek
Sherif
Copper Mining Shut Down Amid Bitter Strike in Calumet
Copper mines and stamp mills in the Calumet district halt operations as miners strike. Thomas Matthews, a mining captain of Calumet and Hecla, was attacked by strikers. deputies are deployed to control tensions. Churches report ed speakers and altered service plans as unrest spreads through the area.
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Associa
Calumet, Mich
Superior
Einckers
Thomas Matthews
Calumet
Hecin
Hecla
Tamarack
Fire at Binghamton factory kills at least fifty
State and local authorities opened an inquest into a deadly factory fire at the Binghampton Company. Representatives from labor, state police, factory investigators and safety commissions attended. Coroner A. Boy Smore presided as workmen search the ruins and identify victims, with only three of twenty eight bodies identified so far.
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Binghampton
Nea
Binghampton Lotl Company
State Department’ of Labor
State, Factory Investigating Commission
Commission of Safety of
New York
Game Postponed Due to Rain in City Grounds
The baseball game between the Gam Building team and the Watson Goilding team was postponed because rain made the grounds unplayable. It will be played next Wednesday at Union Park, same start time. Tickets sold for today’s game are valid for next Wednesday afternoon.
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Gam Building
Watson Goilding
Fairmont
Union Park
Suffragets Hid in Chimney As Fire Plot Foiled
In Glasgow two suffragists, Miss Margaret Morrison and an unnamed young woman, attempted arson at a mansion once owned by Sir John B. Muir. Police arrived after inquiries at dawn, finding a woman with a lit match by combustibles. Morrison later emerged from a sooty chimney.
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Glasgow
Scotland
Margaret Morrison
John B. Muir
Baltimore to Build 1000 Foot Double Track Bridge
A large contract is set for a double track steel bridge at Benwood West Virginia on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad. The 1000 foot structure will have substructure work awarded to Dravo Construction Company of Pittsburgh and the steel superstructure contract will follow soon with a goal of prompt completion.
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Benwood
Baltimore
W. Va
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Dravo Construction Company
Pittsburg
Theft from Trunk Charged In Railroad Station
A. W Woodford, an employee of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, is in jail awaiting a hearing before Justice T. G. Nicewater on a charge of breaking open a trunk at a station and stealing several articles. The case stems from a railroad detective's report.
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A. W Woodford
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Jai
T. G. Nicewarter
M Railroad
Concert on courthouse lawn features Gregory and band
The event tonight from 8 to 6 presents a program including Pride of the Ninth Air de Ballet A Vision of Salome the McHugh children Singers extraordinary Egyptian Air Moonlight on the Nile Bassogni solo by J Frankstein Cork Sparks Cornet and trombone duet Messrs Guy Halterman and Paul Schmidt Fantasia Uncle Tom's Cabin and the Star Spangled Banner.
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Gregory
Court House
Air de Balfet
Salome
McHugh
Singera Extraordiary
the Nile
J Frankstein
Cork
Sparks
Sparks” —Cornet and Trombone duet—Messrs
Guy Halterman
Paul Schmidt
Vatican Guards Threaten Revelations Prompt Reorganization
A faction of Vatican guards threatens to reveal information unless their grievances are addressed. The commander pledges a full reorganization within weeks, aiming to restore order with new elements and greater discipline. The Pope was informed of the expected changes and security improvements.
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Rome
lUsly
Vatican
Militant suffragette tries to confront Premier Asquith
In Doncaster England July 24 a militant suffragette attempted to confront Premier Asquith as he rode to Morley town hall to receive the freedom of the city. Mins Key Jones leaped onto the steps of the auto shouting Stop torturing women you scoundrel and tried to seize him but police dragged her away.
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Pere Doncaster
Eng
Asquith
Morley
Yorkshir
Mins Key-Jones
Ceemetreee
Dynamite Blast in Homs Eye Shatters Shed
A dynamite blast in Homs Eye Oklahoma injures John Everitt carrying seven sticks in a basket. The shed vanishes, surrounding buildings shake, windows break, and residents panic as debris and shock ripple through the town. Officials recover pieces of the victim and begin cleanup.
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Roshester
OK Y
John Everitt
Homs
Eye
Everitt
Brock
Orly
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Mexico
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Asbury
Judge Lyng
Masonic Temple
Trage
Nriage
Chesapeake and Ohio
Guyan
Duthie
A. M. Hammond
Methodist Episopal
Adamston
G. H. Duthie
C. P. Arnsparger
Frank McCamb
Mr. Thorp
Mr. Hammond
Broad Oaks
Greegory
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