Abdication Seen As Shah Takes Refuge In Russian Legation
The shah of Persia has taken refuge in the Russian legation and appears to have abdicated. A provisional government is planned with Mohammed Ali as a likely regent minor. The Cossacks under Colonel Liakhoff may remain armed under ministerial command. Russia aids safe transfer to Russian or Roustan territory.
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Mohammed Ali
Teheran
Persia
Europe
Sipahdar
Sardarasad
Lia-khoff
SI Pahdar
Liakhom
Liakhof
Liakhoff
Ruasatan
Ory
Tad, Ben Pare
Thaw Seeks On Stand To Prove Sanity At Hearing
In White Plains New Jersey on July 17 Harry K E Thaw, confined in the county jail, said he is eager to testify at the upcoming sanity hearing set for July 26 before Justice Mills. He pledged to demonstrate that he is sane under grilling questions from state attorneys and alienists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thaw
White Plains
N. J
Harry KE. Thaw
Mills
Cass
Thaw ready for trial as judge weighs testimony
Thaw expresses anxiety and hope for the ordeal, saying Judge Mills will see that Tam sane is valid. He denies animosity toward his wife and claims no plan to cut her $590 monthly allowance.
Great Strike Threatened by Million English Miners
The Miners' Federation of Great Britain plans a ballot of about a million members on a possible national strike in support of Scottish miners resisting a 6 pence a day wage cut. The vote may finish by July 27 with actions to be decided July 28. A strike could halt most mines and threaten British industry as coal supplies tighten and some factories end contracts.
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London
Miners’ Confederation of Great Britain
Ita
Confederation
Tirttish
Union Pacific Hits New High in Opening Trade
New York reports Union Pacific reaching a fresh intraday peak of 1973 amid strong early activity with over 40,000 shares traded. United States Steel common also rose to a record, trading around 72 as London buyers and American bankers reportedly supported the stock.
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New York
Union Pacific
The
Stock Exchange
United States Stock Common
London
McCall
United States
Canada
McCalls Magazine
Postal
W. Stth
York
Trial of Patrick Calhoun Ends in Jury Disagreement
San Francisco June 22 The trial of President Patrick Calhoun of United Railroads ended with a hung jury ten jurors acquitting and two voting for conviction after five months since Calhoun was charged with offering a $4000 bribe to a supervisor to gain a privilege for his company. Judge Lawlor ordered further steps only after all jurors declared hopeless their verdict prospects.
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San Francisco
Patrick Calhoun
United Railroads
Patrick Henry
Lawlor
Bank Guaranty Act Sparks Nebraska Court Action
Fifty two Nebraska bankers petition federal court in Lincoln seeking an injunction to restrain enforcement of the state guaranty of bank deposits act arguing it is confiscatory and appropriates a portion of private property to satisfy others.
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Omaha
National
State Bankers of
Nebraska
Lincoln
The Value of Good Digestion
An old advertisement extols Kodol as duplicating nature’s digestion, resting the stomach to strengthen brain function and readiness. It claims indigestion harms blood and heart, offers a guarantee to refund the large bottle if unsatisfied, and notes production by E C DeWitt & Co Chicago.
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Kodo
Kedol
E.C. DeWitt &Co
Chicago
Roosevelt for Inheritance Tax
Theodore Roosevelt argues in The Outlook that multimillionaires are not a healthy national development if built on wrongdoing. He supports a heavily graded progressive inheritance tax, targeting those who pass wealth to nonperforming successors, while praising service-based wealth. The piece urges strong fiscal measures to curb concentrated fortunes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Outlook
Theodore Roosevelt
Northwestern to Build Several Branch Lines in South Dakota and New York
The Chicago and Northwestern Railway plans multiple new branch lines within three to four years to open up fresh farming lands in South Dakota. A charter for the James River Valley and Northwestern Railway will run from Blunt to Gettysburg and from Nemo to Hitchcock, about 340 miles, through developing agricultural territory. A second line from Belle Fourche eastward seeks charter approval soon.
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Northwestern
South Dakota
New York
Chicago and Northwestern Railway Company
Lntes
James River Valley and Northwestern Railway Company
Blunt
Gettysburg
Gnefda
Hitchcock
Wheat futures surge to 1 29 but retreat by close
Wheat for July delivery on the Chicago Board of Trade jumped to a high of 1.29, opening around 1.2714 to 1.29, then faded as smaller holders booked profits. Once selling waned the price fell to 1.2345 by closing.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Two Young Women Drowned in Mississippi River
Minneapolis mourns as Jennie Hage lin aged 21 and Jessia Chris tianson aged 22 drown in the Mississippi while swimming early daily. Their sister Elizabeth Hagelin, 19, was saved by Emil Zinzraz, a city driver, who jumped in with his clothes on but could not rescue the others.
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Minneapolis
Jennie Hagelin
Jessia Christianson
Elizabeth Hagelin
Emil Zinzraz
City Inc Company
Elizabeth
Building collapse in Philadelphia kills and injures many
A five story building at Eleventh and Market streets collapsed in Philadelphia on July 16. Eight workers are reported missing under debris. none of the injured are thought fatally hurt. The old structure, under remodel for United Gas Improvement, stood at a busy shopping corner.
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Philadelphia
Eleventh
Market Streets
Market Street
Eleventh Street
United Gas Improvement Company
Strikers Gowed by Presence of Troops at McKees Rocks
Pittsburg July 16 The Pressed Steel Car plant at McKees Rocks sees quieter conditions as 2500 striking workers face state constabulary. After a night of terror in which thirty were shot or beaten, troopers arrived, mounted units patrolled outside the fence, and a brick sparked a gate breach. The ensuing assault wavered the crowd as police clubs forced dispersal.
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Pittsburg
Pressed Steel Car Company
McKees Rocks
Pennsylvania State Constabulary
Great Steel
Strikers Clash With Police at Mill Gates Injure Twelve
Strikers gathered at the mill gates to satisfy demands yet avoid a repeat of police tactics. Clashes with the constabulary occurred multiple times, twelve people wounded with three in serious condition, while over twenty protesters and sympathizers were arrested.
Mississippi Floods Farm Land Near St Louis
The Mississippi River rises near St Louis with manufacturers moving stocks to higher ground. Cahokia residents reinforce levees as five thousand acres of farm land flood after the Cul-de-Bac embankment breach. Missouri River at St Charles widens while Hermann and Jefferson City see falling levels.
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St. Louis
Cahokia
Cul-de- Bac
St. Charles
Missouri River
Hermann
Jefferson City
Missouri
Bride Taken By Parents In California Flight
Edward Franciscy Murrell, a Los Angeles businessman, laments as his bride Jane Barber, a gifted vocalist, is abducted by the bride’s parents. The couple wed secretly in Los Angeles and now Jane travels toward Chicago with her parents pursuing.
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Bakersfield
Col
Edward Franciscy Murrell
Los Angeles
Chicago
Jane Barber
Tin Workers Walk Out at Newcastle Strike Spreads
Three thousand tin plate plant workers in Newcastle, Pennsylvania, quit at midnight after their wage scale expired, joining Amalgamated Association strikers. The walkout follows the open shop policy declared by American Sheet and Tin Plate company on July 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newcastle
Pittsburg
Tin Plate Workers‘ Protective Association
Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers
American Sheet and Tin Plate Company
Doan's Kidney Pills Promote Kidney Health
A US era testimonial notes kidney trouble relief after using Doan's Kidney Pills. Mrs. Claissa Sontity of Huron South Dakota reports back and joint pain easing and fatigue diminishing after one box. Product sold by A J Bick's drug store with Foster Milburn Co Buffalo as national agent.
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A.J. Bick
Sienna
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
Doan
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Frisco
ST. Paul
Heideberg Hedicat Thet Institute
Weidelberg Medical Institute
Sahara
Niles
Onington
Roosevelt
Waldo Duke
Copenhagen University
Northwestern School For Stamm
Minn
Variety Store
H. J. Rice
Huron
S. D
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