Peace talks planned aboard Marblehead for Guatemala Salvador
At Sagamore Hill Roosevelt and Acting Secretary Bacon arrange peace negotiations between Guatemala and El Salvador. The Marblehead cruiser in Guate waters will host talks with Mexican and American mediators. Dates and scope to be finalized.
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Yster Bay
N. Y
Guatemala
Pres- Roosevelt
State Bacon
Sagamore Hill
Honduras
Amercruiser
Marblehead
Guatewaters
Mexico
Exican
Central America
Messrs
Combs and
Merry
United States
Balvador
Honduras Accepts Arbitral Path if Central American Kills War
Washington July 17 Honduras says it will disarm and submit its grievances to arbitration as soon as Guatemala and El Salvador agree to do the same. Dispatches note U S interest and Roosevelt’s role as good offices advocate, not arbitrator, in seeking a peaceable settlement.
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Washington
Honduras
Guate
Salvador
State Department
Philip K. Brown
United States
Guatemala
Leslie Combs
Merry
Roosevelt
Tore ii Oe
Acto State Department
Central America
Salvadorean Army Defeats Guatemalans in Casualty Toll
Salvadorean forces launch a new attack on Guatemalan troops at Platanar and claim a total of about 2000 casualties including killed wounded and prisoners. The Guatemalan invasion via Santa Fe is repulsed with Honduran support cited though no formal war declaration is reported.
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San Salvador
Platanar
Santa Fe
Honduras
Salvador
Jurisdiction Key in Lake Shore and Standard Oil Case
The federal grand jury resumes work on charges against the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway and Standard Oil, with jurisdiction the pivotal issue. If violations occurred outside Ohio, indictments may be sent to Chicago for federal action.
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Cleveland
Federal Grand Jury
Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway Company
Standard Oil Company
Ohio
Chicago
Taggart Gets Decision Receiver Not Appointed for French Lick Hotel
Judge Thomas B. Buskirk in Orange County sustains the hotel companies demurrer re quo warranto petition seeking a temporary receiver and injunction against gambling at French Lick Springs and West Baden. If the supreme court reverses the decision the case returns. if affirmed the matter is dismissed.
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French Lick Hotel
Paoli
Ind
Thomas B. Buskirk
Orange County
French Lick Springs
West Baden
Miller
Supreme Court
San Francisco Rebuilding Urges Rail Labor Demand
San Francisco reports rapid recovery from recent fires with a growing labor demand. The city needs numerous skilled workers for railway construction and debris removal to resume normal operations.
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San Francisco
San Fransisco
RICHEST MAN IN LONDON CAN FINANCIER DIES AFTER ILLNESS
Alfred Beit a noted South African financier dies in London after a long illness born 1853 in Hamburg He held major roles including life governor of De Beers and director positions at Rand Rhodesia railways and other companies He was linked to the Jameson raid and served as executor for Cecil Rhodes before resuming on company boards He was once described as London’s richest man with influence over gold output.
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London
Alfred Beit
Mr. Beit
Hamburg
de Beers Consolidated Mines
Weernher, Bell & Co
Rand
Rhodesia
Bechuanaland
Beit
South Africa Company
South Africa
Powder mill explosion kills three in Ashland
A nitroglycerin powder mill of the Atlantic Dynamite company near Ashland Wisconsin exploded at 8 a m injuring twenty others and killing J L Pierce of Wilmington Del superintendent William Wallace and George Woodisil. The neutralizing plant was destroyed and all twenty five buildings on the premises sustained damage.
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Ashland
Wis
Atlantic Dynamite Company
J. L. Pearce
Wilmington
Del
William Wallace
George Woodisil
J. L. Pierce
George Woodisie
Pierce
Wallace
Woodisie
Manila Cholera Situation Improves With Free Vaccination
Manila reports a greatly improved cholera situation with twelve cases and nine deaths in the last twenty four hours. The health bureau offers free vaccination as absolute prevention and tests show the vaccine prevents spread. The vaccine was prepared at the government laboratory in Manila.
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Manila
Motorman Sticks To His Post
A down grade rear end collision between Broadway and Seventh street cars in St. Louis injured about fifty passengers. Motorman John C. Downs of the Broadway car, who cut power and braked as the stalled Seventh street car loomed, was crushed and unresponsive but may survive. one person is likely fatally hurt.
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St. Louis
Broadway
Seventh Street
John C. Downs
Downs
Texas Elks in Wreck Near Forbes Junction
A passenger train carrying Texas Elks to a Denver convention was wrecked near Forbes Junction. Engineer Martin J. Cullom was killed and Fireman Charles T. Garrel badly hurt. The train avoided a deeper arroyo due to slow speed after heavy rains.
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Trinidad
Colo
Colorado and Southern Railway
Texas Elks
Denver
Forbes Junction
Martin J. Cullom
Charles T. Garrel
Guests Narrowly Escape as Hotel Wall Collapses in Butte
The east wall of the Butte hotel collapsed onto the Southern hotel in Butte Montana causing $60 000 in damages. The clerk at the Southern noticed the break and warned guests who had already left the hotel before the crash.
Banker Lear Sentenced to Five Years in Prison
Judge Gray of the United States court of appeals affirms the conviction of Henry Lear former president of the Doylestown National Bank for abstracting funds. The ruling denies a new trial and upholds a five year sentence.
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Philadelphia
Gray
United States Court of Appeals
Henry Lear
Doylestown
Great Northern Limited Derailed Near Leavenworth
The east bound Oriental limited on the Great Northern derailed west of Leavenworth Washington due to a sun kink. The engine express baggage and mail cars plus two passenger cars were thrown off the track with no serious injuries reported.
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Spokane
Wash
Oriental Limited
Great Northern
Leavenworth
Totowa tax collector commits suicide amid defalcation charge
Albert O'Brien, Paterson area tax collector for Totowa borough, shot himself as officers closed in on his residence. He died instantly, and reports say he was short in his accounts.
Drowning After Taunts Drive Non swimmer at Gravesend Bay
Samuel Gutten a twenty year old non swimmer from Coney Island plunged into forty feet of water in Gravesend bay after taunts from female companions. Miss Bessie Silver dove after him, was rescued but exhausted, and Gutten's body was recovered later as bathers watched.
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New York
Samuel Gutten
Coney Island
Gravesend Bay
Gutten
Bessie Silver
Miss Silver
Registration Opens for Wind River Reservation Lands
Registration for the Shoshone or Wind River Indian Reservation lands has begun in Shoshone Lander Thermopolis and Worland. Officials expect up to 40 000 registrants for homes. The period runs 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. until July 31 with drawing from August 4 to 14 when the reservation opens. About 1 000 000 acres lie in the tract with 265 000 to 300 000 acres potentially reclaimable by irrigation.
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Shoshone
Wyo
Wind River
Lander
Thermopolis
Worland
General Land Office
Department of the Interior
Bridge trust case ends with $500 fine and $2000 costs
Lima Ohio July 17 Judge Cunningham overruled a new trial motion and sentenced Harry Hammond of the Canton Bridge company to a $500 fine and the cost of prosecution. Court costs will total about $2,000 after a bitter trial with witnesses from distant points.
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Lima, O
Cunningham
Harry Hammond
Canton Bridge Company
Three Men Cremated in Fogelsville Fire
A drunken revel among Slavonian laborers at Fogelsville ended when an oil lamp tipped over a boarding house at midnight. Eight frame houses were burned. George E Ivonic aged 58 his son Michael Ivonic 28 and Michael Tebuth 33 died in the flames.
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Allentown
Fogelsville
George E. Ivonic
Michael Ivonic
Michael Tebuth
Wrong man is Kozlov for Trepoff in Peterhof shooting
The assassin fired four shots at General Kozlov in Peterhof Park near the English garden by Alexander Palace. He believed Kozlov was Trepoff, carried a photo for identification, and fled after the fatal volley as thousands watched. The shooter, a Social Revolutionary, refused to name himself.
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St. Petersburg
General Kozlov
Peterhof
General Trepoff
Alexander Palace
Kozlov
Social Revolutionary Organization
Alexander Suvaroff
Educated Negro Hanged in Newport News Jailyard
Andrew L. Davenport, a educated Black man, was hanged for the January murder of William Thomas, a Black man. Davenport’s writing habit helped crack the case, as investigators traced his patterns to the arrest. The victim’s life had been insured for 1000 dollars in Davenport’s favor.
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Newport News
Andrew L. Davenport
William Thomas
Davenport
Mrs Leslie Carter Weds Actor William L Payne
New York reports confirm actress Mrs Leslie Carter has married actor William L Payne. David Belasco says he spoke with Mrs Carter by telephone and she confirms the marriage.
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New York
David Belasco
Leslie Carter
William L. Payne
Horrible Example of Idle Rich Sparked by Socialist Talk
Milwaukee reports Joseph Medill Patterson of Chicago describes the idle rich as a horrible example. He argues wealth producers must act through the ballot to curb luxury and compel change, urging a class struggle as workers gain power without violence.
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Milwaukee
Joseph Medill Patterson
Chicago
Social Democratic Pic
Plymouth steamer express wreck coroner inquest resumes
Salisbury England July 17 the coroner inquest into the wreck of the Plymouth steamer express on July 1 which caused twenty seven deaths resumed. Counsel for the London Southwestern railway announced the railway accepted full reply and all consequences of the accident hoping to shorten the inquiry. The jury found the express speed was excessive.
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Salisbury
Eng
Plymouth
London Southwestern Railroad
Ing
Earthquake Shakes El Paso Buildings At Noon
An earthquake shock was felt in El Paso Texas at 11 50 a m causing buildings to rock and sway and people to flee to streets The weather bureau instruments in the federal building swung for several minutes but no damage or injuries are reported
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el Paso
Tex
Weather Bureau
Federal
Housing plan to build homeless shelters in San Francisco
A committee led by the city finance group alongside Governor Pardee and Mayor Schmitz will commit 3,760,000 in relief funds to quickly erect permanent shelters for San Francisco's homeless. The decision follows a coordinated rationing approach adopted at the committee meeting.
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San Francisco
Ernor Pardee
Schmitz
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