Frontenac Disaster: Nine Drown In Cayuga Lake Fire
Auburn N Y July 29 The steam ship Frontenac burned on Cayuga lake in the afternoon Nine of the fifty passengers were drowned and several injured The accident occurred opposite Baileys point Physicians were rushed from Auburn to the scene and a special Lehigh Valley train with medical supplies was dispatched to move victims in critical condition.
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Auburn
N. Y
Frontenac
Cayuga Lake
Baileys Point
Aiken
Lehigh Valley Railway
Berlin Epileptic killer on the loose terrorizes children
Berlin police believe the stabber of five girls is an epileptic who may have no memory of the acts. Warnings to parents spread citywide as 7,000 to 8,000 officers patrol day and night in uniform and plain clothes. The public remains on alert for further assaults and a possible repeat seizure.
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Berlin
Guardians of the Peace
Excursion Train Wreck Kills Three in Butler Area
A rail break on the Allegheny and Western line caused a wreck at Isle Station ten miles from Butler. Three people died: Fireman O. M. Bates, passenger Charles Neal of Bois, Pa, and trainmaster Ralph Dawson of Dubois. 400 to 500 aboard, many injured. Picnickers employed by the Buffalo Rochester and Pittsburgh road were en route from Dubois to Newcastle. The crash occurred in a marshy field.
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Butler
Isle Station
Allegheny and Western Road
O. M. Bates
Charles Neal
Bois
Ralph Dawson
Dubois
Buffalo, Rochester
Pittsburg
Buffalo
Rochester
Newcastle
Minnesota Lad Drowns in River at New Ulm
Lloyd M Kauffman eight son of James Kauffman engineer of the municipal lighting plant drowned in the Minnesota river while playing on a boathouse platform with his nine year old brother The elder brother jumped in to save him William Hauschke dived after the boy and brought him to shore but the body was recovered after the third surface rise.
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New Ulm
Minn
Lloyd M. ‘Kauffman
James Kauffman
Minnesota River
William Hauschke
War brink reported from Central America voyage
San Francisco reports from the steamer Panama's officers that Nicaragua and Salvador were near war after President Zelaya ordered gunboats Mamaluba Angela and the Eleventh July to move from Corinto to Acajutla to bombard the port and land marines to attack San Salvador city.
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San Francisco
Ity
Panama
Acajutla
Nicaragua
Salvador
Zelaya
Mamaluba
Angela
Corinto
San Salvador
Philippines Elects First Congress Amid Apathy
Manila reports widespread apathy as voters prepare for July 30 elections to choose the first Philippine Congress. Party leaders have urged turnout, but enthusiasm remains low across the islands.
Plot Revealed Behind General Roedinger Assassination
Police uncovered a conspiracy tied to the assassination plot targeting General Roedinger. Investigators report recovery of documents and custody of suspected perpetrators linked to the military socialist faction.
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St Petersburg
Minisar
General Roedinger
Sears
Social Revolutionista Custody
New Warship Design Promises Extended Range and Seagoing Reliability
The report describes a British navy series with scout boats and a vessel named Salem. Length 423 feet 2 inches, breadth 46 feet 8 inches, draft 19 feet 1% inches, and full load displacement 4,640 tons. Armament includes 3 and 5 inch rapidfire guns and two submerged torpedo tubes.
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Salem
Conductor Dies After Fall From Train In St Paul Yard
C W Doty of La Crosse Wisconsin a conductor for the Chicago Burlington and Quincy railroad fell from a train in Western avenue yards St Paul and was fatally injured His skull base fracture proved fatal despite immediate hospital treatment and surgery.
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St. Paul
C. W. Doty
la Crosse
Wis
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
Western Avenue
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Military clash near Melilla ends with losses
Forces of the sultan repulse the rival pretender after a week of fighting near Melilla. Twenty two men on the sultan side were killed or wounded while the pretender lost ten.
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Melilla
Morocco
Battleship Bellerophon launched at Portsmouth England
Brief items note the launch of the Bellerophon battleship of the Dreadnaught class at Portsmouth. Other tidbits report Mrs. Margaret Carpenter of Brooklyn celebrating her 101st birthday in good health and 3 000 silk mill workers striking in Scranton for a shorter day affecting seventeen mills.
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Bellerophon
Portsmouth
Eng
Margaret Carpenter
Brooklyn
Polk
Catherine Moore
Rahway
N. J
Tuckahoe
Antony Varicle
Paris
Dawson City
Alaska
Dai
Seattle
Wash
Mineral Wells
Tex
Newton
Blanchard
Louisiana
Admiral Brownson
Georgia
Roosevelt
Thomas
Chicago Gamblers at War
In Chicago on July 27 an unknown assailant tried to blow up Mont Tennes’s residence, a suspected gambling-house operator. Five days earlier a similar attack targeted ex Senator John F. OMalley’s saloon. The rampages, linked to gambler faction feuds, caused limited damage and no deaths while evidence points to a broader campaign of intimidation.
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Chicago
Mont Tennes
John F. O'Malley
John” Condon
Tennes
Tennes House
Plank Eight Inc Es
Haywood acquitted as three defendants face retrial
Court releases Haywood in a baffling quital linked to an Idaho case. Key figures include Governor Steunenberg and Western Federation of Miners associates. A $25,000 bond was posted, with Colorado transport of defendants noted. The scene shifts to preparations for future prosecutions as spectators depart.
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Ith
William D. Te
Steunenberg
Minsel
Ste
Colorado
Idaho
Pettibone
Haywood
Haywood Jury Delivers Acquittal After Twenty Hours
The jury finds Wil D. Haywood not guilty in the conspiracy trial tied to Governor Steunenberg’s murder case. State witnesses and counsel reactions shift plans for other defendants as jurors reveal doubts shaped by the judge’s charge and the defense’s arguments.
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Wil D. Hayood
Wesern Federation of Miners
Frank Steunenberg
Fremont Wood
Haywood
Charles H. Moyer
Federation
George A. Pettibone
Denver
Gooding
Harry Crehbard
Éunenberg
Samuel D. Gilman
Finlay McBean
Jaroy James
Robertson
Boise
Steunenberg
Samuel F. Russell
Socialist Leader Praises Unions and Haywood Parade Planned
A socialist leader at a Central Federated union meeting praised working class unity behind Haywood Moyer and Pettibone. He urged Maywood to attend a socialist parade and mass meeting in Madison Square Garden, expected to draw 59 000 people. NYC socialists aim to contribute part of a $100 000 defense fund.
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Mabor
Haywood, Moyer and Pettibone
Maywood
Madison Square Garden
New York
Press comment on Haywood trial sparks critique of American society
London papers discuss the Boise trial verdict and its implications. The Chronicle calls the state of society revealed by the trial brutal and lasting, while the Daily News cites smouldering class war and distrust of law and authority. Both mention Roosevelt's "undesirable citizens" remark and warn of political costs.
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Lonndon
William D. Haywood
Boise
the Chronicle
America
The
Daily News
Roosevelt
Chronicle
Butte miners parade for Haywood acquittal in city
Seven thousand miners and other union workers in Butte Mont parade the streets to celebrate the acquittal of William D Haywood. The march, led by Haywood images banners and a band, moved from the Miners hall through the main avenues.
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Butte
Mont
William D. Haywood
Haywood
President Roosevelt Receives Telegram on Haywood Verdict
A telegram to President Roosevelt from Emma Goldman Alexander Berkman and Hippolyte Havel declares undesirables victorious and rejoicing over the Boise Idaho Haywood murder trial verdict. The president released the telegram without comment.
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Oyster Bay, L. L
Roosevelt
New York
Emma Goldman
Alexander Berkman
Hippolyte Haval
Haywood
Boise
Ida
Telegraphers Claim Breach Sparks Renewal of Hostilities
San Francisco July 30 The leade union serves notice to Western Union alleging the spirit of the strike settlement is violated. Resolutions vow to escalate to Western Union higher officials. Operators who struck are said to face discrimination with twelve to fifteen hour workdays. President Small of the international union urged to stay in San Francisco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sancisco
Le¢Ds
Western Union
Postal
Small
International Union
San Francisco
Bryan remarks on Boise verdict in peoria dispatch
A Peoria telegraph to the Tribune quotes J W J Bryan expressing gladness at the verdict in Boise Idaho finding not guilty. He notes the trial was hard and asserts the tests and effort were strong, reflecting on the case and its outcome.
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Chicago
the Tribune
Peoria
W. J. Bryan
Boise
Ida
Eve of election brings quiet to Manila islands
On the eve of the general election Manila reports unusual calm with mass meetings held by all parties but little public enthusiasm. Native papers urge voting and election days are to be public holidays. Parties expect renewed activity by leaders in the final days, though interest remains low.
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Manila
Fourth Trial of Caleb Powers in Goebel Murder Case
Georgetown Ky July 30 Caleb Powers faces a fourth trial for complicity in Governor Goebel's murder with Special Judge J B Robbins presiding. Immediately after convening, Powers and his counsel filed a motion and affidavit supporting the request.
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Georgetown
Caleb Powers
William Goebel
J. B. Robbins
James E. Simms
Powees
Iron Mines Resume as Deputies Guard Striking Miners
A Hibbing based report says mining and stripping resume with deputies armed with long range rifles stationed on stumps and ore piles. No hostilities reported as Eveleth mines wait for Hibbing outcome and several mines including Morris Sellers Laura Webb Albany Nashua Winifred and others resume stripping with varied crews.
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Deluth
Statt
Hibbing
Eveleth
Drake & Stratton Company
Morris
Sellers
Laura
Webb
Albany
Nashua
Winifred
Chisholm
Munroe Tenner
Glen
Clark
Myers
Robert Kingston Company
Duluth Dockers Offer Arbitration to End Strike
Duluth July 30 The dock workers vote to present a written agreement to the steel company offering immediate return to work and arbitration of all differences. The arbitration panel would include two company men, two workers, and a fifth chosen by the four. Mayor Cullom mediates. The company may reject the offer, contending there is nothing to arbitrate and that the men violated an agreement.
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Duluth
Steel Corporation
Cullom
Allouez Docks Working With Small Crew
Superior Wis July 30 The Allouez ore docks operate with a small crew that has grown as work progresses. Many Finnish workers have left for harvest fields and efforts to organize for higher pay have failed, leaving wages and labor unity unsettled.
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Superior
Wis
Allouez Ore Docks
Renewed Berlin alarm as ripper strikes again
Berlin reports a new ripper incident as a woman surprised a man attacking an eleven year old girl at a flat door. the assailant fled. Residents in the same district, already unsettled, beat a passerby who had offered a child candy.
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Berlin
Eight Die In Cayuga Lake Disaster Frontenac Fire
An all day search along Cayuga lake and the wreckage of the steamer Frontenac failed to uncover more bodies. Officials believe eight deaths are the total and no further inquiries have been made for missing persons in Ithaca or Union Springs.
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Ithaca, N
Cayuga Lake
Frontenac
Ithaca
Union Springs
Balloon sails over Berlin streets in calm ascent
A military balloon rose over Berlin's main streets under fine conditions. It circled the emperor's palace several times and followed the steersman's commands with ready obedience. After an hour or more the vessel returned toward Tegel at twelve miles per hour into a brisk head wind.
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Berlin
Tegel
Man shoots family at deathbed in Paris estate tragedy
Henry Huntington fatally wounds two sisters and two brothers as relatives gather around Major Huntington on his deathbed in Paris. Elizabeth and Alonzo Huntington are described as desperate though not hopeless. Edith and Doug Huntington wounded. Henry is jailed after being expelled from the home following the deadly act. Major Huntington, once a Chicago army officer, was prominent in Paris society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Major Huntington
Paris
Heer
Chicago
Henry Huntington
Henry
Fourth Victim of Wreck in Brockton
Fred Gordon, a brakeman on the special train, has died from injuries after a collision with a freight train on the New York Hartford and Hartford railroad near Brockton Massachusetts. The wreck total now stands at four dead.
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Brockton
Mass
Fred Gordon
New York, New Haven and Hartford
Here
Beaten for Talking Near Guthrie Ky
John Lockert was severely whipped by unknown assailants near Guthrie Kentucky his flesh was gashed and parts of his clothing were cut to threads He remains in a precarious condition The attackers cited his talking last year about tobacco plant beds being scraped as motive
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Guthrie, Ky
John Lockert
Here
Lockert
Elevator Cable Break Kills One In St Louis Building
A cable break caused an elevator to plunge five stories at the Ely and Walker Dry Goods building in St Louis. John Ward was killed and Paul J. Grote left mortally injured, with officials fearing he will die.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Ely & Walker Drygoods Company
John Ward
Paul J. Grote
Fire destroys block in Mellen Wisconsin causing $80000 loss
Fire in Mellen Wisconsin wipes out an entire block with property damage estimated at eighty thousand dollars. John Maxwell longtime knit goods maker of Amsterdam North Carolina dies at ninety three. William F Kenyon former mayor of Butte and Democratic official dies at his country home near Amsterdam North Carolina at sixty seven. Governor Folk asks resignation of Kansas City Police Commissioner Roselle after recent police probe. Laura Matthews New York actress found dead in Colorado mountains believed to have died by her own hand.
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Mellen
Wis
John Maxwell
Amsterdam
N. C
Kansas City
Folk
Missouri
Frank F. Roselle
Laura Matthews
New York City
Colorado Springs
Colo
William F. Kenyon
Butte
Mont
Democratic State Central Committee
Kenyon
W. A. Clark
Heat Wave Ravages McGregor Texas With Extreme Readings
A severe heat visitation struck McGregor Texas on Sunday lasting about an hour and twenty minutes. Thermometer readings reached 179 degrees in the sun and 117 in the shade over an area three miles by two miles. A hazy veil moved across the region as scores collapsed and poultry dropped dead amid the extreme conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McGregor
Tex
Ang Hi Dreen
Nce
France Extends Porto Rican Coffee Duty Break
A state department cablegram confirms Ambassador reports that the French government has extended the decree allowing Porto Rican coffee to enter France at the minimum tariff rate from August 1 to October 31.
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Washington
State Department
France
Exodists From America Return Home Amid Heat Wave
Rome reports over 1000 Italian emigrants, mostly destitute, have returned to Naples from America due to extreme heat and work disruption in the fields. Officials doubt the migration claim. more departures were expected.
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Rome
Naples
America
Ines
Nere 3
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Quincy, M
Sultan
Bone
Eedom
Rooievelt
Butte Union
Bryan
Philippines
Steel Trust
Allouez Docks
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