Train Robbers Hold Up Chicago Eastbound Passenger Train
Five masked men attacked the Baltimore and Ohio New York Washington limited thirty miles from Chicago near Calumet Heights. They dynamited a mail car and fired on crew, but failed to loot valuables as the express car containing the treasure lay ahead in the sequence. Engineers were forced to uncouple cars and run under threat, but no one was hurt beyond a scare and a watch taken by the engineer. robbers fled into the surrounding scrub.
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Chicago
Baltimore & Ohio
Grand Central Depot
Edgemore
Grand Calumet Heights
Ind
New York
Washington
Calumet Heights
J. W. Collins
Collins
James Whipple
Whiting
Charles A. Cross
Robbers Fail In Express Car Heist On Lake Michigan Trail
A gang attempted to rob an express car on a Lake Michigan line. Several men fled into the bushes after a gun battle. Express passenger Applegate of Newark fought back on top of the safe. Authorities estimate about 50 000 dollars in valuables were aboard.
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F. A. Applezate
Newark
Express Deseenser
Applegate
Lake Michigan
Lamp Fire Kills Three in Brooklyn Home
James McCoy and his children William sixteen and Edna fourteen perished in a Brooklyn house fire started when a cat toppled a petroleum lamp. Mrs. Mary McCoy was fatally injured after falling from a window during the blaze.
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New York
James McCoy
William
Edna
Brooklyn
Mary McCoy
Land Lottery Draws 4200 Names in Bold Public Session
A large crowd gathered in El Reno Oklahoma as 2100 names were drawn from each wheel for the United States land lottery, totaling 8700. The process continues with 20,000 names across districts, ensuring 16,000 envelopes are drawn while blanks fill the remainder. Winners include I W Line Denison Texas and many others from Fort Worth Houston and St Louis.
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EL Reno
O. T
United States
Irving School
Reno
Lawton
I. W. Line
Denison
Tex
Elizabeth Lee Darwin
St. Louis
W. M. Seymour
Springfield
Mary Stark
Champaign
Ill
Charles Batley
J. C. Vince
Maple Glen
Minn
George Spencer
Little Rock
Ark
William Lanidigan
Falls City
Neb
James Foster
Lake City
Nellie R. Moore
Rockford
W. BE. Moore
Mason
T. Grindle
Waukesha
HM. Wright
McLanesboro
G. R. Housley
Hot Springs
O'Brien
Faribault
Lewis Kreisher
Peoria
J. M. Harkin
Fort Dodge
Alpheus K. Rosers
Burlington
Fred Norman
Martinaville
James Vonek
Denver
Col
N. A. Shaw
Louisville
E. M. Fitch
Fort Wayne
Ind
H. H. Dacres
Fort Worth
T. Harden
Rasatte
Auburn Thomas
Estill County
Kentucky
G. A. Simler
Canton
Fh. Wamsley
Parsons
W. Va
C. Morse
Birmingham
M. A. Stinson
Boone County
Iowa
Charles Krump
G. R. Tower
Sachse
F. W. Hall
Falisit
Richard T. Towne
Archibald T. Fitzgerald
Chicago
Cooper
Jennings
John T. French
Pigeon
John Devine
Des Moines
H. C. Carter
Humboldt, Neb
J. B. Jennings
Cedar Falls
El Reno land draw honors Wabash milliner Miss Frampton
Special to the Indianapolis Journal from Wabash Indiana July 31 Miss Adeline Frampton longtime local milliner won tract No 712 in the El Reno district Oklahoma Territory land drawing The property is valued around 5000 dollars She was not at the drawing having left Wabash for El Reno the day before the event.
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Indianapolis Journal
Wabash
Ind
Adeline Frampton
el Reno
O. T
Red Hats Probable and Papal Plans Revealed
The Daily Express interview with Cardinal Gibbons suggests the Pope may elevate Archbishop Ireland and Archbishop Corrigan to princes of the church in the United States. It notes the Pope believes Washington will guard church interests in the Philippines and views urban migration as a threat to religion in the new century.
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London
The
Daily Express
Cardinal Gibbons
United States
One Express
Ireland
Corrigan
Washington
Philippines
Progres sive Democratic Party formed at Columbus Ohio
Ohio convention crowds small in hotel room as George Groot leads new Progressive Democratic Party christening. Platform endorses Bryan and Kansas City planks, demands public ownership of utilities and money issued by government, calls for destruction of money trusts, opposes the money power and imperialism, and critiques Hanna aligned Democrats. Several Ohio figures named, Reemelin leads ticket but declines run. reporters attend and are thanked. Local attendees include J W Lindsay and Abner L Davis with minor roles.
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Progressive Democratic Party
Cleveland
Bryan
George A. Groot
Great Southern
Groot
J. W. Lindsay
Delaware
Abner L. Davis
Findlay
Bernard Hubert
Toledo
Richard Inglis
Youngstown
R. B. Connell
George W. Moore
Greenville
H. M. Huber
New Richmond
Hocking Valley
Henry Leonard
Logan
Hiram Lanning
W. P. Bates
George Guthrie
New Lexington
Chairman Groot
George O. Groot
Rodolph Reemelin
Henry C. Cordery
Rial M. Smith
J. C. Sheppard
5. L. Clark
Independent Party
Ohio
Hanna
Lindsay
Popu- Mets
Mayor Jones
Reemelin
Bimetalk League
Hamilton County
Kansas City
McKinley
Republican Party
Democratic Party
Money Trust
Indictments for Perjury Against Endowment Bank Officers
Chicago July 1 grand jury charged John A Hinsey former president and Henry B Stolte former secretary of the Endowment Bank Knights of Pythias with two counts of perjury stemming from annual reports to the Illinois insurance department. State official Union B Hunt credited C F S Neal with prompting the action and predicted solid evidence for conviction. Hunt noted his Indiana K of P prominence and recent Supreme Lodge representation.
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Chicago
John A. Hinsey
Fromer
Endowment Bank
Knights of Pythias
Henry B. Stokte
Supreme Lodge
Lodge
Insurance Department
Illinois
Grand Jury
Union B. Hunt
Cook County Grand Jury
Henry B. Stolte
C. F. S. Neal
Trusts in Photographic Dry Plate Consolidation
Negotiations for a $90 million consolidation of leading dry plate manufacturers in the United States and Europe proceed in St. Louis. G Cramer Dry Plate, M A Seed, and Hammer Co are named with Eastman Kodak’s George Eastman and Arista’s Charles Abbott guiding talks. Cramer stresses continued competition and that the group will control world output but not fix prices, noting a $39 million paper value cited by insiders.
American syndicate seeks forty year lease of South Eastern Railway
At the half yearly meeting London shareholder Mr Lander said an American syndicate offers a forty year lease and a £1,000,000 deposit to guarantee 3 percent in the first year and 5 percent later. Chairman H C O Ponsor reported a deficit and a £1,646,000 stock issue. Lander remarked no dividend after sixty five years and hinted further action after the meeting.
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London
Lander
Southeastern Railway
H.C. O. Ponsor
Sees Ie
Daily Mall
Insurrection in Venezuela Heads Toward San Antonio de Tachira
Dispatches report Dr Rangel Cardieras leading 5000 insurgents against President Castro near Tachira on the Colombia frontier. Venezuela mobilizes 10000 troops. constitutional guarantees suspended as fear of wider revolt grows. Washington notes martial law and possible U S naval dispatch, with limited ships available and no southern warships ready.
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Curacoa
Rangel Cardieras
Castro
Venezuela
San Antonio de Tachira
Coombian
Colombia
Washington
State Department
Caracas
Navy Department
Venezuelan
Republic of
Machias
Boston Navy Yard
Venezuela unrest rumors dismissed by consul general
New York July 31 E Gonzales Estaves consul general for Venezuela said there is no truth in reports of a revolution. A cable from Venezuela's foreign affairs ministry reads country at peace. Dr Rangel Cardieras, blamed as revolutionary head, is a physician with no military training and is hiding in Colombia. Most revolutionary elements reside on Curacao sending false stories.
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New York
Castro
Colombia
Curacao
Venezuela
Venezuela Consul General Reports Victory Over Revolutionaries
E Gonzales Esteves said in New York that President Castro sent a cable stating Dr Rangel Cordleras has been routed on the Colombian frontier. A battle occurred between revolutionists and the government. Vene zuela claims a great victory and peace, with orders to share the news with representatives in Europe.
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New York
E. Gonzales Esteves
Venezuela
Castro
Rangel Cordleras
Europe
Diplomatic View On Murillo Case In Colombia
The Colombian consul general in New York discusses Murillo’s seizure and a peaceful passport mission. Officials say invasion by Uribe’s forces has not occurred and no battles have been fought. Secret lodges and Masonry are cited as plotting grounds, with suppression tied to that concern.
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New York
Lega
Legation
Colombia
Murillo
Uribe
Cartagena
Germany
Belgium
Curacoa
Bogota
Herran
Uribe Declared an Outlaw in Colombia Conflict
New York dispatch reports General Rafael Uribe Uribe declared outlaw by the Colombian government amid Liberal faction fighting. The action carries confiscation of property and a lifetime imprisonment threat if he reenters Colombia in peace or war. El Heraldo calls for the dismissal of Dr. Carlos Martinez Silva as Colombian minister to the United States.
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New York
Rafael Uribe- Uribe
Colombia
el Heraldo
Carlos Martinez Silva
Colombia Rebels Seize Towns and Funds Amid Siege
A Culon dispatch reports revolutionists attacking Bahic Gatun and Paraiso on Friday night, taking towns, capturing prisoners, seizing public funds, and killing a woman. The rebels also looted Chinese stores as a state of siege lasts in Buenos Ayres amid political disturbances.
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New York
Culon
Colombia
Bahic
Gatun
Paraiso
Washington
State Department
United States Legation
Buenos Ayres
Erat
Boy plays at hanging in Arkansas sparks repeal talk
In Little Rock a small boy playing at hanging near a public execution injures himself while others watch. Gov. Davis plans to urge repeal of the public spectacle law after the incident and the boy remains unconscious with little hope of recovery. Ten thousand spectators saw the prior hanging of Jim Anderson, a stegro, last Friday.
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Ark
Davis
Jim Anderson
Stegro
Lemoyne Jayne
Porter Jayne
Money Voted Roberts Tribute Sparks Commons Row
In London July 31 the Commons debated a motion to grant Field Marshal Earl Roberts £100,000 for South Africa service. A. J. Balfour lauded Roberts as a savior of Kimberley and Mafeking, prompting Irish and Liberal opposition. Opponents denounced his conduct. Campbell-Bannerman supported the resolution. The measure passed 257 to 10.
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London
House of Commons
Earl Roberts
South Africa
A. J. Balfour
Collingwood
Nelson
Marlborough
Wellington
Lord Roberts
Kimberley
Mafeking
Ladysmith
Great Britain
Henry Campbell-Bannerman
John Dillon
Labouchere
Baas
Keir-Hardy
Swift McNeil
Cape Town
Appeal by gamblers challenges New York gambling laws
Gamblers and poolroom proprietors acting through John R. Dos Passos have filed a federal appeal in the United States Circuit Court challenging Sections 342 and 351 of New York penal code as unconstitutional. The move targets sentences handed down after raids by the Committee of Fifteen and could prompt a statewide legal revision. It marks the first such constitutional challenge in New York.
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New York
John R. Dos Passos
Charles Bennett
United States Circuit Court
Committee of Fifteen
Reckless street duel wounds bystanders in Denver
A Denver street duel between brothers Barney and Sam Berry and Texas man Charles Jasper left three bystanders injured despite none of the principals being hurt. Victims include R. West of Crowley Louisiana shot in the knee and Howie, a mathematics professor at State Normal School Peru Nebraska shot in the right low. The duelists were arrested.
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Denver
Barney
Sam Berry
Charles Jasper
Texas
Ke R. West
Crowley
Nee Howie
State Normal School
Peru
Neb
Inger
Carpenter
Howle
Signor Crispi Believed Dying in Naples
Naples July 31 Signor Crispi is believed dying after a long struggle for breath. Family and two secretaries surround his bed while reports say his family refused priestly rites. His last words reportedly invoked King Victor Emmanuel and Queen Margherita.
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Naples
Signor
Crispi
Victor Emmanuel
Amalgamated Association Board Meets Amid Watchers
Pittsburgh July 31 strikes at United States Steel continue unsettled as the Amalgamated Association general executive board adjourns at 6 pm without resolution. President Shaffer faced secret talks with a US Steel rep, while detectives and private guards tracked Shaffer and leaders all day.
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Pittsburg
United States Steel Corporation
Amalgamated Association
John Williams
M. E. Tighe
Shaffer
Joseph Bishop
Ohio Board of Arbitration
David Reese
Union Station
New York
Carnegie
Joseph E. Schwab
Veryl Preston
Association
Seventh Avenue
Shaffer Said
Pitteburg Mills
Rf Hoop Company
Morgan
Morgen
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