Senator Tillman Dies After Stroke in Washington
Benjamin R Tillman longtime South Carolina senator and Senate Affairs Committee chairman died at 4 20 am after a stroke of paralysis suffered a week earlier. Family members were at his bedside as officials mourned his passing and plans for funeral arrangements were to be announced. President Wilson offered condolences to Tillman a towering figure in the Senate whose sharp attacks on political opponents shaped national politics.
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Ington
Benjamin R
South Ima
Senate Affairs Committee
Jor
Tiliman
Senate
Navy
United States
Pitchfork Ben Tillman a Storied South Carolina Leader
Long profile of Senator Tillman detailing his nickname Pitchfork Ben and his rise from Edgefield County to governor in 1890 and 1892 then U.S. senator, his fierce early rhetoric, later reform of manner, and standing as a southern political icon. Includes brief notes on contemporaries and his 1896 presidential bid context, plus military production and finance items from the period.
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Itedfork
Blease
South Carolina
Prn
Tillman
Senate
Congress
Jor Tillman
South
Senator Tillman
Edgecounty
S. C
South Caro
States
Bryan
Forty-Five Dead In TNT Explosion At Split Rock Plant
Syracuse reports forty five dead and at least fifty injured after a fire and TNT explosion at Semet Solvay’s Split Rock plant near Syracuse. The blast damaged a large portion of the facility, prompted mass evacuations, and shattered nearby windows. Authorities warned that ignition of the dry Canada storage area could have killed hundreds.
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Syracuse
N. Y
Semet-Solyay Company
Split Rock
Canada
House’s son in law exempt from the draft
Gordon Auchincloss, son-in-law of Col. E M House and confidant of the president, is exempted from the draft at the State Department request. Secretary Lansing said the omission of his name from the exemption list was inadvertent and noted his entry into government service since June 5, 1917. G Rowland Shaw was also omitted from the previous list.
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Washington
Gordon Auchincloss
Col. E M. House
State Department
Champ Clark
Lansing
Auchincloss
G. Rowland Shaw
Field Marshal Replaced. German General Takes Austro-Hungarian Helm
Zurich reports General Otto Below to replace Field Marshal Conrad von Hoetzendorff as commander in chief of Austro-Hungarian armies after the Piave setback. Below a noted German strategist who has shaped western front offensives. Hoetzendorff had been Austrian chief of staff. shift may signal renewed German pressure on Italy before autumn weather halts action.
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Zurich
Piave
Otto Below
Conrad von Hoetzendorff
von Below
Hoetzendorff
Germany
Italy
Soldier Gives Blood to Comrade in Paris
Eth Elbert Warfield of Chambersburg Pennsylvania, age 21, was accidentally wounded on June 21 and while convalescent learned a U.S. Marine needed a blood transfusion to save his life. He immediately offered to donate his blood. Warfield is recovering from the double shock.
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Paris
Ethelbert Warfield
W. E. Warfield
Chambersburg
Warfield
United States
New War Industries Board Chief Named for Pulp Sector
Thomas Donnelly of Chicago is appointed chief of the pulp and paper section of the War Industries Board, announced this afternoon. He succeeds W B Colver who leaves due to increased duties as chairman of the Federal Trade Commission.
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Pulp and Paper
Washington
Thomas Donnelly
Chicago
War Industries Board
W. B. Colver
Federal Trade Commission
Dutch Cabinet to Resign
Rotterdam reports the Dutch cabinet will hand its resignation to the queen tomorrow according to the Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant. The brief dispatch notes the step follows mounting political shifts and signals an imminent government turnover.
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Rotterdam
Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant
Truce Concluded In Bridgeport Strike
Bridgeport July 3 formal agreement ends wage dispute in Bridgeport factories. Taft-Walsh war labor board will arbitrate with an award expected by August 1. Hearings suspended. an examiner will open hearings Friday. Paradise case investigated. workers may start again with a clean slate. Hog cholera hits Stamford with ten dead in two days and spread to other towns. $10,000 initial county investment for pig clubs. serum distributed to curb outbreak.
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Bridgeport
Taft-Walsh War Labor Board
Walsh
Alfred J. Paradise
Paradise
Stamford
Liberty
Fairfield County Farm Bureau
Press Comment On Troop Shipments
London papers celebrate American troop movements to France with headlines claiming about 1,000,000 or more troops in Europe. Reports note Atlantic transport success, subduing U boat opposition, and praise President Wilson and Secretary Baker in published letters.
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London
France
Evening Standard
Wilson
America
Berlin
Westminster Gazette
Pall Mall Gazette
United States
Europe
Baker
Washington
Metal Prices in New York markets
Lead remains steady with spot and July trading around 790. Spelter stays quiet with spot and July at 850 to 870 and August to October at 855 to 880. Pricing reflects market stability across near term contracts.
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New York
Clearing House Statement Notice
New York on July 3 reports sub-treasury credit 905,060 exchanges 719,286 balances 96,666,215.
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Clearing House
New York
Sub-treasury
Happenings in this vicinity 25 years ago
A collage of local items from 25 years past includes Parshley selling Russian leathers at 1.98 per pair and 0.69 for women’s oxfords, Canfield’s unveiling new designs at 451 Main, and Brewer’s cutting work hours. Fourth of July celebrations in East Berlin and Colchester, a notable Bible inscription, a horse accident in Cromwell, and several local sales and events fill the column.
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Parshley
Canfield
Monument Works
Main Street
Brewer’s
Pequot Council
East Berlin
Colchester
New Orleans
First Universalist Church
Universalist Society of
Middletown
William
Camp
Williams. Bulkeley
Cromwell
Nolan
Eton
Bailey & Stothart
Briggs Band
Clan McGregor
Hall's Grove
North Church
Henry S Shoemaker Dies After Stroke In Greenwich
Henry S Shoemaker a prominent financier and railroad man died at his Greenwich home from a paralytic stroke on July 3 He was a Philadelphia native and served in many Civil War battles expected to be remembered in local obituaries with notes on his public and business contributions
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Henry S. Shoemaker
Greenwich
Shoemaker
Philadelphia
Professional Nurse Praises Vinci Vinol For Appetite Gain
Miss E M Walker RN of New York reports grippe and bronchial pneumonia left her weak with no appetite. After using Vinol containing beef and cod liver peptones with iron and manganese peptonates she regained strength and weight and appetite. Doctors and druggists nationwide endorse Woodward Drug Co Hartman Drug Co and Vinol.
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New York City
Vinci
E. M. Walker
R. N
W. 38Th St
Woodward Drug Co
Hartman Drug Co
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