Shenandoah Braces as Twelve Hundred Troops Guard Riot Site
Shenandoah Pa July 31 twelve hundred state troops camp on a hill overlooking the town after a bloody riot last night. General Gobin commands the force with Brig Gen S Gobin and the governor's cavalry on the ground. Idle men and boys gathered, but today shows little violence as strikers push Gov Stone to withdraw the militia.
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Shenandoah
St. Clair
J. P. S. Gobin
Gobin
Ferguson House
Philadelphia
Goorman S. Farquhar
Pottsville
Schuylkill County
Johnny Mitchell
Goddin
National Guard
Stone
Ninth District
Miners’ Union
Miles Doush
Miners Rally Riots Prompt Petition to Governor
Report from Shenandoah describes mine workers planning a petition to withdraw troops after a riot sparked by Deputy Sheriff Bedall. Miles Dougherty accuses Bedall of provocation, recounting a man beaten and cartridges carried to aid his brother. District miners meetings, telephonic updates to President Mitchell, and a mass gathering of Lithuanians Hungarians and Poles denounce troop presence.
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Erty
Terrence Ginley
Martin Powasis
J. T. Willams
T. J. Richards
Miles Dougherty
United Mine Workers
Thomas Bedall
Dougherty
Bedall
Joseph
Daugherty
Shenandoah
Roosevelts Host Noted Guests at Sagamore Hill Luncheon
At Oyster Bay on July 31 President Roosevelt entertained prominent figures including Adolph S. Ochs Stanford Newell Postmaster General Henry G. Payne banker George R. Sheldon Governor William R. Hunt and Attorney General Harlan. They discussed Post Office matters Wisconsin politics and Puerto Rico prospects for closer U.S. island relations. Roosevelt expressed strong interest in Puerto Rico and its potential commercial ties with American manufacturers. No formal dinner guests were invited that night.
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Oyster Bay
Roosevelt
Loeb
Adolphs. Ochs
Stanford Newell
United States
the Hague
Henry G. Payne
George R. Sheldon
New York
William R. Hunt
Harlan
Porto Rico
Justice Harlan
United States Supreme Court
Payne
Post Office Department
Wisconsin
Hunt
Island
Sagamore Hill
May Yohe Arrives in London in Turbulent Mood
May Yohe lands in Plymouth then travels to London from New York aboard the Fuerst Bismarck. She accuses Putnam Bradlee Strong of pawning her jewels and denies repayment claims while signaling a possible Kamchatka departure. She alternates plans between Genoa Paris and Cherbourg amid legal and financial tensions.
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London
New York
Plymouth
Batchelder
Putnam Bradlee Strong
Strong
A. R. Shattuck
Emanuel Friend
France
Genoa
Kamcchatka
Lord Hope
Hope
Southampton
Cherbourg
Miss Yohe
Nancy Sykes
Black
Blue
Bradice
Great Western Hotel
Paddington
Sir George Lewis
Paris
Londopo
Interurban tax fight stalls as mayor vows car tax stays
Mayor Bookwalter declares car tax will not be eliminated as city officials meet Interurban executives to finalize terminal plans. The conference, described as tense after sharp exchanges, adjourned with the question of freight rates and taxes unresolved and moves toward a possible executive session at 11 AM.
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Bookwalter
McCulloch
McGowan
MacMath
Indianapolis Street Railway Company
Board of Public Works
Lexington Avenue
Bismarck Avenue
McMath
Mr. McCulloch
Mr. McMath
C. F. Smith
Martinsville
Hookwalter
West Street
Kentucky Avenue
Washington Street
New York Street
Indiana Avenue
Riverside Park
Hillside Avenue
Nineteenth Street
Pennsylvania Street
Twenty-first Street
Illinois Street
Indianapolis
Brightwood
Lawrence Street
Urbana Street
Brookside Park
Sixteenth Street
Huron Street
Grove Street
Lkely
Trouble on War Yacht as Desertions Reported on Mayflower
Oyster Bay July 31 Serious trouble surrounds the Mayflower President Wilsons war yacht with nine desertions recently and as many as seventy sailors awaiting pay day to desert. Crew accuse Lieut W W Phelps of over bearing discipline while Lieut Commander Albert Cleaves commands.
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Oyster Bay
N. Y
WW. Phelps
Albert Cleaves
Phelps
Seven Men Badly Burned In Gas Explosion
Seven workers at the Stoddard manufacturing works suffered severe burns from a natural gas explosion. Three likely to die. Injured include Edward Banker Edward Butcher John Conners John Weghorn Daniel Holzaper Jake Varinger and Edward Fetters with varying burns to arms face hands neck and body.
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Dayton
Stoddard Manufacturing Works
Edward Banker
Edward Butcher
Steel Department
John Conners
John Weghorn
Daniel Holzaper
Jake Varinger
Edward Fetters
Lincoln League Work President Miller Names Conference
President R Harry Miller of the Lincoln League says he will convene a conference of his recently named committees in Indianapolis early in the fall to complete the organization.
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Indianapolis
R. Harry Miller
Fairmount
Lincoln League
College League
Republican State Committee
Majestic
Miller
League
Indiana
Samuel Crumbaker
Evansville
George W. McDaniel
Bedford
John W. Martin
Scottsburg
Nathan Powell
Madison
A. M. Higgins
Terre Haute
Henry C. Starr
Richmond
C. C. Hadley
Walter Bail
Muncie
Perry Groves
Kokomo
John R. Ward
Monticello
J. Wood Wilson
Marion
Clamor Pelzer
Boonville
Otway A. Baker
Shoals
Lewis Denis
Salem
Edward A. Remy
Seymour
Charles D. Fennick
Rockville
C. C. Hunt
New Castle
Gaylord R. Hawkins
Ralph F. Todd
Bluffton
Edward E. Neal
Noblesville
Philo Q. Doran
Esxecutive Committee
Co. W. McGuire
Anderson
James F. Statesman
Peru
George Elliott
Hubert H. Proctor
Tipton
Ed V. Fitzpatrick
Portland
Monahan
Orleans
Democratic Candidate Pattison Chosen For County Auditor
Samuel L. Pattison, former president of the Indiana Chain Company and head of the Automatic Yoke Company, is selected to run for county auditor on the Democratic ticket. Arthur A. McKain declined to run. Chairman Spencer appointed Pattison after consulting other candidates. Pattison resides at 96 North Illinois Street and served in the Indianapolis Light Artillery, including Porto Rico service.
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Samuel L. Pattison
Indiana Chain Company
Arthur A. McKain
McKain
Spencer
Democratic Committee
Mr. Pattison
Linois Street
Indianapolis Light Artillery
Porto Rico
McKain declines auditor nomination amid party praise
In a letter to Chairman Spencer McKain explains he cannot accept the Democratic auditor nomination after a Marion county convention. He cites prior commitments and respect for Democratic principles while praising the delegates and party leaders. He says a better fitted candidate will be found and thanks supporters. CONTINUED ON PAGE 3, COL. 2
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Purdue University
University of Illinois
Spencer
McKain
Marion County
Democratic Party
Republican Party
Democratic State Convention
Mayor Ames to resign amid Minneapolis police scandal
Mayor A. A. Ames, in West Baden, Ind., plans to resign effective Sept. 6 to avoid a special election. He will seek his brother Col. Fred W. Ames’s removal as police superintendent after accepting terms with acting Superintendent Hill and Captain Fitchette. The move caps two months of grand jury and court-led corruption probes in Minneapolis.
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Minneapolis
Minn
A. A. Ames
West Baden
Ind
Common Council
Fred W. Ames
Charles R. Hill
John Fitchette
Fred M. Powers
Alderman Powers
Grand Jury
Ames
Riots and East Asia Tensions Report From Victoria
Brief dispatches describe a riot at Kure Japan where about seven hundred sailors damaged inns over geisha attendance. Other items cover Wang Chih Chung’s appointment as Guangdong governor, Empress Dowager’s stance on boxer protests, boxers in Shan-Si and Korea, and attacks on Christian missionaries in Korea with arrests and light sentences.
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Victoria
B. C
Yokohama
Kure
Wang Chih Chung
Wang
China
Russia
Liao-Tung
Yun Nen
Tuan
Chuan
Joehol
Imperial House
Yang-Hsien
Shan-Si
Bishop Moores
Appenzeller
Swearer
Moore
Melvin
Korea
TALLY-HO COACH UPSET IN DENVER ACCIDENT
Fifteen people were injured when a tally-ho coach was struck by a trolley and overturned at Alameda and Pearl streets in Denver. Mrs. L. A. Horton sustained internal injuries and may die. C. J. McMillan the bugler suffered serious spinal injuries. Most tourists escaped serious harm, though several had bruises.
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Denver
Col
Alameda
Pearl Streets
L. A. Horton
C. J. McMillan
Earthquakes Roil Los Alamos Valley With New Fissures
Seismic disturbances shake Los Alamos California causing ground fissures and the formation of new hills and knolls as residents report tremors and shifting terrain. Local authorities monitor aftershocks and warn of potential further ground movement in the valley.
Los Alamos Valley Quake Ravages Town and Surroundings
A sequence of powerful earthquakes in Los Alamos California devastates a fifteen by four mile strip. Homes buildings and churches are destroyed while wires wells and stock are damaged. Losses reach at least thirty thousand dollars with many residents fleeing as aftershocks continue.
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Western Union OH Company
Ofl Wells
Santa Barbara
San Luis Obispo
Western Union
Wells
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Shenandoan Quiet
Pennsylvania
John Mitchell
Messrs. Payne, Hant, Harlan, Ochs, Newell and
Sheldon
Roosevelts
Captain Strong
Kamtchatka
Ayor Bookwalter
Interurbans
George J. Marott
Lieut. Phelps
Lincoln League Work
Arthur A. M'Kain
Jackies
Tally-Ho
Earth
Valley OF
Los Alamos
California
San Luis Obispo, Cal
Santa Barabara
Pacific Coast
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