Americans shine at Olympic games in London Athletics
At Shepherds Bush the American sprinters and jumpers excel in events including the 800 meters final won by Melvin Sheppard of the Irish American Athletic Club with a 1 53 4 time and Harry Porter of the Irish American AC clearing 6 feet 3 inches to win the running high jump as Leahy and Romnedy tie for second.
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London
Shepherds Bush
Harry F. Perver
Petter
J B. Taylor
United Kingdom
Melvin W. Sheppard
Exiles endorse Prowe claim on Estrada Cabrera funding
Mexico City July 21 exiled emigra does from Guatemala and El Salvador living in the capital unite in saying Dr Herman Prowe spoke truth about Estrada Cabrera’s 1904 Republican campaign fund contribution. They note U S vessels Albany and Marietta showed lack of U S support and allege Cabrera aimed to draw Zelaya into conflict via Honduran revolution to oust both Zelaya and Davila.
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Mexico City
Guatemala
Salvador
Herman Prowe
Estrada Cabrera
Prowe
United States
Albany
Amapala
Marietta
Atlantic
Puerto Cortez
Cabrera
Figueroa
Honduras
Zelaya
Davila
Lusitania Sets Eastward Record to Queenstown
Cunard steamer Lusitania breaks its eastward record to Queenstown with a 5 day 0 hour 37 minute passage at an average 24.32 knots. The prior best was 5 days 3 hours 21 minutes at 23.77 knots, marking an improvement of 2 hours 44 minutes.
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Liverpool
Queenstown
National Deposit Bank Depositors To Be Fully Paid
A director of the National Deposit Bank in Philadelphia announces the bank, closed by the Comptroller of the Currency, will pay depositors in full within a few months.
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Philadelphia
National Deposit Bank of
Negro vote in Ohio hinges on Foraker Taft feud
Lincoln Nebraska July 21 Democratic leaders after talks with Mr Bryan say negro voters in Ohio could swing toward the Democrats unless Senator Foraker reconciles with Taft. With about 100000 negro residents the state could see big impact, depending on Foraker stance. Monett of Columbus and E H Moore of Youngstown race home to assess Feud effects.
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Lincoln
Neb
Fairview
Bryan
Ohio
Senator Foraker
Judge Taft
Foraker
Taft
Frank S. Monett
Columbus
E. H. Moore
Youngstown
Mr. Bryan
Costumes of Middle Ages Mark Quebec Festivities
Quebec July 21 The celebration of the founding of Quebec opens with heralds and armed watchmen in Champlain era costumes parading the streets. About 5 000 locals wear medieval outfits alongside 15 000 red coats Highlanders and bluejackets. Iroquois and Ojibway groups join to depict historic clashes with the French while the battleship New Hampshire sails up the St Lawrence joining allied fleets.
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Quebec
Prince of Wales
Champlain
Plains of Abraham
New Hampshire
St. Lawrence
Missing $1,000 package from Des Moines Adams Express
A package containing $1,000 vanished from the Des Moines office of the Adams Express company. It was one of three packages sent by a local bank to an external address. the other two arrived intact while this one disappeared.
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Des Moines
Adams Express Company
Walker Financier Returns to New Britain in Custody
William F. Walker the former treasurer of the New Britain Savings Bank and an absconder from Connecticut extradited from Mexico arrived in New Britain in police custody. He had spent months jailed in Ensenada prior to the transfer.
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Los Angeles
Cal
William F. Walker
New Britain (Conn.) Savings Bank
Mexico
Ensenada
Mex
New Britain
E. F. Egan
Bryan Calls for Democratic Campaign Contributions
William J. Bryan urged Democratic newspapers to raise a large campaign fund from subscribers claiming the people must provide the sinews of war. He praised recent dollar subscriptions from Oklahoma City and Memphis and predicted the party would attract more individual donors than ever to finance legitimate campaign work.
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Lincoln
Neb
William J. Bryan
Oklahoman
Oklahoma City
News Scimitar
Memphis
Bryan
Democratic Party
Republican Party
Deputies and Miners Clash Near Birmingham
In Blue Creek area twenty miles south of Birmingham, a clash left one Black miner dead and two deputies severely wounded. Newsom and Whatley were injured as troops are deployed district wide with Gatling guns at Republic and Blossburg. Evictions of miners from company houses began at No. 7 mine Pratt division amid rising tension.
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Birmingham
Ala
Blue Creek
Newsom
Whatley
Republic
Blossburg
Pratt Division
New York Rail Line Cost Overrun for Pacific Extension
The Pacific coast extension of the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul railroad now estimated at 77 million dollars will cost about 5 million more than originally planned. An officer said the rise stems from choosing a lower grade over mountain divisions. Traffic opening remains targeted for July 1, 1909.
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New York
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul
Taft Plans Extended Revision of Cincinnati Speech
Hot Springs Virginia July 22 Three days more of revision will be devoted by William H Taft to the speech he will deliver in Cincinnati Tuesday proclaiming his Republican presidential nomination He will deliver about an hour and a half and will later add a letter of acceptance Kellogg will assist in editing through Friday with Taft to finish then
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Hot Springs
William H. Taft
Cincinnati
Mr. Taft
Frank B. Kellogg
Taft
Boy Found Dead Near Track In Minneapolis
In a sparsely populated city area a child named Arthur Jurgens was found beneath a high sandy bank after a search. The twelve year old had been missing twelve hours and was awaiting a papers delivery when he disappeared and was uncovered by a motorman who alerted police.
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Minneapolis
Sixth Avenue
Arthur Jurgens
Perfect Digester Kodol for Weak Stomachs
An advertisement extols Kodol as a complete digester that aids stomach and bowels, claiming it processes starch fats and proteins with no dieting required. It promises rapid relief from irritation and pain, guarantees satisfaction, and notes a signed money back guarantee with a dollar bottle offering more value than a fifty cent option.
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E. C. DeWitt & Co
Chicago
Prohibition Nominees Named at National Convention
The Prohibitionist national convention selected Eugene W. Chafin of Chicago for president and Aaron S. Watkins of Ada, Ohio, for vice president after three ballots. Palmore of St. Louis led early but declined the VP post, Watkins named by acclamation. Both nominees run for governor on the Prohibition ticket.
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Columbus
Eugene W. Chafin
Chicago
Aaron S. Watkins
Ada
Chafin
William B. Palmore
St. Louis
Palmore
Ada, O
Watkins
Two Arrests in Gould Divorce Case Spark Plot Claim
New York July 22. A milliner's apprentice Mabel B McCausland testified to a plot to manufacture evidence against Frank J Gould in his divorce suit filed by Helen Kelley Gould. Harry S Mousley and Julia Fleming were arrested by the district attorney's office in a Fifty ninth street apartment. Mrs Teal was also to be questioned. The girl signed a statement after meetings with Fleming Teal and Mousley and was promised 1000 dollars for testimony.
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New York
Mabel B. McCausland
Frank J. Gould
Helen Kelley Gould
District Attorney’s Office
Harry S. Mousley
Julia Fleming
Fifty-ninth Street
Seventh Avenue
Miss Fleming
Miss McCausland
War Likely To Result In Central America Crisis
Guatemala City reports indicate Nicaragua and Honduras on the brink of war over Nicaragua's support of Honduran revolutionists. The breach of peace treaties has caused regional indignation, and the outcome remains uncertain.
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Guatemala City
Nicaragua
Honduras
Central America
Miners Leader Acquitted in muffler Case at Grand Junction
Steve Adams, Western Federation of Miners member, is acquitted of the muffler of Arthur Collins in Grand Junction Colorado. Judge Speckleford excludes Adams confession. Eight witnesses testify to Adams alibi. Collins, manager of the Smuggler Union mine at Telluride, was seen playing cards the night of November 19, 1902.
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Grand Junction
Colo
Steve Adams
Western Federation of Miners
Arthur Collins
Adams
Speckleford
Colling
Union
Telluride
Americans Win Sprint and Jump Honors in Olympic Trials
At Brighton London July 21 American athletes shined with Charles M. Daniels New York Athletic Club winning the 100 metres swim. Ray C. Ewry also NYAC and Martin J. Sheridan Irish American AC led in standing broad jump. Others qualified for next rounds in 100 metres flat and 800 metres with strong showings from university and club teams.
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Ray C. Ewry
New York
London
Brighton
America
Charles M. Daniels
New York Athletic Club
L. G. Rich
Brookline Swimming Club
Martin J. Sheridan
Irish- American Athletic Club
Ewif
Sheridan
George W. Gaidzik
Chicago Athletic Association
N. J. Cartwell
University of Pennsylvania
Cloughen
Irish-American Athletic Club
W. W. May
University of Illinois
L B. Stevens
Yale University
Wiliam F. Hamilton
Chicago Athletic
Coe
Densham
Conference on national monetary legislation opens in Narragansett
A conference in Narragansett Pier opened at the Imperial hotel to discuss the country’s financial situation. The session, arranged by the national monetary commission under the new currency law, aims to outline legislation needed to address financial gaps not covered by existing laws. Several of the eight original commission members could not attend.
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Narragansett Pier
R. L
Imperial Hotel
National Monetary Commission
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