Britain Italy links and Russo-Japan pact noted
In parliamentary comments Lord Cranborne argues Britain’s friendship with Italy rests on shared interests and notes reconciled tensions over Tripoli and Malta. He defends the Japan treaty as based on mutual interests and predicts China’s integrity will be maintained. Paris reports say Germany’s role and Shan-Tung rights remain open. Tokyo welcomes Grand Duke Cyril as Russia seeks aligned aims with Britain and Japan for peace and Asian trade.
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Cranborne
Great Britain
Italy
Tripoli
Malta
Japan
Lord Cranborne
Lordborne
China
Count von Buelow
Germany
Shan-Tung
Pei-Ho
Tien-Tsin
Tokio
Cyril
Great Falling Off English Iron Output Declines in North
London reports six months’ iron production in the north of England at a historic low of 41,000 tons, down from 46,209 tons the prior year and 51 percent below the 1918 period. The drop highlights steep declines in English steel and the broader manufacturing sector amid wartime strains.
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London
North of England
Weather forecast for Friday and Saturday in Indiana Illinois Ohio
Washington July 2 forecast calls for fair and warm conditions in Indiana and Illinois on Friday with Saturday turning fair in the south and showers with cooler north portions. Ohio sees fair Friday, with showers in the valley and warmer northeast Saturday, winds southerly. Maximum around 90, minimum 74. Blythe reports near average temps and precipitation totals.
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Washington
Indiana
Ilinois
Ohio
Ohio Valley
Th. R.H
W. T. Blythe
Movements of Steamers Across Major Ports
Shipping notices show multiple departures and arrivals. Koenig on Louise sails for Bremen via Southampton. Columbia sails for Hamburg via Plymouth and Cherbourg. La Bretagne sails for Havre. Arrivals include Pretorian from Montreal Ivernia from Boston Kaiserin Maria Theresa from New York and La Savoie from New York.
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Koenig
Louise
Bremen
Southampton
Columbia
Hamburg
Plymouth
Cherbourg
la Bretagne
Havre
Liverpool
Pretorian
Montreal
Ivernia
Boston
Maxman
Queenstown
Noordland
Kaiserin Maria Theresa
Naples
Trave
Genoa
Rotterdam
Oo Cherbourg
Blucher
VRE
la Savoie
Tron
Ret Teem
Dore
Fowler Brothers stock sale to Gustavus Swift proposed
Shareholders of Fowler Brothers, a major care of sale concern, were invited to approve a provisional agreement to sell their business to Gustavus Franklin Swift of Swift & Co. Chicago. The deal covers the company's interests in the Stockyards and Warehouse Company of Chicago and the Packing Company of Kansas.
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Fowler Brothers
Gustavus Franklin Swift
Swift & Co
Chicago
Emperors guests sail and Morgan lunch in London
Report of Emperor William's guests aboard the Meteor and Iduna winning on time, with Empress's yacht Meteor finishing behind Iduna. William greets J Pierpont Morgan and visits Corsair. London news of Lady Pauncefote arrival, no British officials present. Berlin trade data shows US exports up. Magdeburg and Leipsig declines noted. Graudenz collision near St Petersburg injures sixty. Bank of England offers 1000 pound reward for forged notes restoration.
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Emperor William
Eckernferde
Fr. A. B. Widener
Allison Armour
Clement A. Griscom
C. L. F. Robinson
New York Yacht Club
Grand Duke of
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Prince Henry of
Prussia
Iduna
Cichy
Empror William
J. Pierpont Morgan
Emperor
Mr. Morgan
Hohenzollern
London
Whitelaw Reid
Cowles
United States
Auto Run to Richmond Delayed by Bridges and Floods
First of Indianapolis departure cars reached Richmond after 7 PM delayed by two broken bridges water in carburetors and a quarantined Ogden. Winton cars led by C. G. Fisher and Fred Ayres 35 mph. others including Sommers Pangborn and electric model faced route reversals and gear trouble. All machines expected in morning.
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Indianapolis Journal
Richmond
Ind
Indianapolis
Main Street
Winton
C. G. Fisher
Fred Ayres
Ogden
Charles Sommers
George Pangborn
G. Fisher
W. Wideley
J. A. McKim
John Merz
Opening Day Thrills At Indianapolis Meeting Harness and Running Races
The Indianapolis Racing Association opened its first meeting with about 3000 spectators including many women in fanciful attire. Gavatta 2:14 trotted heats and set a season fastest, while Ada Hawkins won the 2:30 pace. Starter Blair impressed with smooth starts and purses paid promptly, signaling strong financial health and bright prospects for future race days.
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Indianapolis Racing Association
Indianapolis
Fair Grounds
Gavatta
Gavyatta
Blair
Racing Association
Baker
Holt
Ada Hawkins
Wes Stout
Belle B
Ed Fowler
Mason Girl
Frank M
Stout
Mann
Races at Grand Hotel draw large pools and betting odds
At the Grand Hotel last night pools were sold for today’s races with Sphinx Lassie at 2:23 and Chestnut in a free pace field. Hal Foster heads the 2:15 pace as a top contender. Jane Oaker favored in tomorrow’s Independence handicap with Economic a close second. Crowds expected up to 30,000 as McGowan ensures ample facilities. Notable attendees include Nelson Randall collecting Morgan trotter history and Herman Stoner, a major harness horse buyer for export.
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Grand Hotel
Sphinx Lassie
Earl Park
Bishop
Hal Foster
Stout
Jane Oaker
Economic
Faraday
Water Alone
Robter Gray
Bob Evans
King Talius
Indianapolis Street Railway Company
McGowan
Owan
Bull Fights Open in Lawton Oklahoma Amid Protests
Lawton Oklahoma July 3 Five thousand spectators attended the first bull fight in a series through July 7. No animals were killed and organizers said no cruel features occurred. Governor Ferguson ill and under pressure from the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Sheriff Painter says there is no brutality.
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Lawton
Ferguson
John P. Haines
New York
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty
Painter
Exmoor Cup Finalists Set After Open Golf Trials
CHICAGO July 3 In the Exmoor open golf tournament H Chandler Egan of Exmoor and Bruce Smith of Onwentsia advanced to the final after winning third-round and semi-final matches Both displayed brilliant golf and a spirited title bout was anticipated for Saturday
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Chicago
Exmoor
H. Chandler Egan
Bruce Smith
Onwentsia
Lightweight draw ends four rounds at Owl Club in Marion
William Marshall and Ford Munger fought to a four round draw tonight before the Owl Club in Marion Indiana. Both boxers exchanged punches with Marshall pressing the early rounds and Munger answering in the closing minutes. The bout drew local spectators and the result was a spirited contention.
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Indianapolis Journal
Marion
Ind
William Marshall
Ford Munger
Owl Club
North Indianapolis merchants host ten mile road race
The annual road race by North Indianapolis merchants runs this morning over a ten mile course from Udell and Clifton east to Bader north to Thirtieth west to the farm road south to Crawfordsville pike southeast to Sherman avenue and back. Thirty merchants donated time prizes including a mahogany music cabinet and a Rumsey bicycle. Officials listed include Referee C A Bockus judges S Willis and G Westing starter Joseph Hogue timekeepers A W Cobb W F Landes Charles F Lutz and Robert Madden with course checkers posted along the route.
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Merchants of
North Indianapolis
Udell
Clifton Streets
Bader
Thirtieth
Farm Road
Crawfordsville Pike
Sherman Avenue
C. A. Bockus
S. Willis
G. Westing
Joseph Hogue
A. W. Cobb
W. F. Landes
Charles F. Lutz
Robert Madden
Opening of Colored Amateur League at Newby Oval
This morning the Colored Amateur League begins with a game at Newby Oval pitting the A. B. C.s against the Vendomes in the opening matchup.
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Newby Oval
The
Vendomes
Sedalia Civil War officer dies at home in Illinois infantry
Sedalia Missouri July 3 Col Richard Rit ten former captain in the Twenty eighth Illinois Infantry during the Civil War died at his home tonight aged approximately not specified.
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Sedalia
Richard Ritten
Illinois Infantry
Delmar card yields outsiders top in flat racing
Winners at Delmar included Prime Light Louis E Collier The Way Tencer All Saints and Binehelo as post races showed Missoula as the lone favorite triumphing with 5 to 2 odds while other races went to second choices and two outsiders.
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Prime Light
Louis E. Collier
the Way
Tencer
All Saints
Binehelo
ST. Louis
Missoula
Brown Vail
Two Lick
Little Arrow
Eva's Darling
Herodes
Varney Leads Off as Local Victory Tops Cedar Rapids
Davenport July 3. Jacobe’s home run in the first and timely hitting by the locals produced an easy win. Varney drove in two runs, while Siever struck out two. Errors aided Detroit jand and Lajoie, with Umpire Laughlin presiding. Attendance noted. Other scores: Rockford at Cedar Rapids 9-9, Terre Haute 4-1 Evansville 0, Bloomington 6. Decatur 3. Batteries listed for several games with Hackett Starnagle Huseman Seisler and others.
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Krebs
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Co. Rapids
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Terles
Thiery
Terre Haute
Weinig
Evers
Smith and Williams
Decatur
Bloomington
Evansville
Hackett and
Starnagle
Huseman and Seisler
Detroit
Mich
Varney
Cleveland
Siever
Elberfeld
Bickering
McCarthy
Hickman
Town Taken by Rebels in Venezuela War Drive
News from Port of Spain reports Barquisimeto, Lara state, fell after three days of fighting as revolutionists under Gen Luciano Mendoza captured the town. Gov Lara and four officers escaped. Mendoza named Jacinto Lara Barquisimeto governor. rebels march on Valencia and Porto Cabello lines disrupted.
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Venezuela
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Mendoza
Solagnie
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Aular
Gonzales Pacheco
Trujillo
Varela
Tucacas
Jacento Lara
Castro
Valencia
Carabob
Two Games Slip Away as St Louis Beats Chicago Twice
Chicago hosts a doubleheader with St Louis, losing 2-1 in the first game and 6-1 in the second. O Neill outpitched Rhodes in game one as Murphy stayed hot with hits in every inning. Attendance reached 2,800 as Chicago made an error and a miscue cost runs. Williams yielded three walks.
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St. Louis
O'Neill
Rhodes
Murphy
Williams
Rae
Kling
M. O'Neill
J. O'Neill
Jones
Farrell
Brashear
Dexter
Tinker
Barclay
Lowe
Omm Rhodes
Cape Well Horse Nail Plant Burns in Hartford
Three alarms sweep Hartford as a wind driven blaze at the Cape Well Horse Nail Company factory destroys the entire plant. A nearby dwelling owned by David Tilton catches fire but is checked. total loss estimated at about 300000 dollars with insurance expected to nearly cover.
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Hartford
Conn
Cape Well Horse Nail Company
David Tilton
Iroquois Steamer Aground Near Victoria Island
Port Arthur Ont July 3 The passenger steamer Iroquois overdue from Houghton is ashore on Victoria island about twenty eight miles south of Port Arthur. It was en route from Duluth yesterday when fog drove it onto rocks. The Iroquois a new steel steamer valued at about 200000 dollars belongs to Singers White line.
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Ont
Iroquois
Houghton
Victoria Island
Duluth
Singer
White Line
East Wins Dead Heat in Equality Stakes at Sheepshead Bay
At Sheepshead Bay the Equality stakes produced a rare dead heat between Dublin and Highlander as the field tightened to the wire. Highlander, the favorite at 7 to 10, finished tied with Dublin after a late drive by jockey Martin. The race time 1 59 reflected a fast pace despite subpar track conditions. The purse was divided between the two. Other今日 winners included His Eminence and Sparkle Esher.
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Prosperity Bill
Maggie Anderson
Buck Dickerson
Gavatta
Levi Turner
Alan
Anderson
Dickerson
Ebba
Greely Winings
New York
Sheepshead Bay
Dublin
Old England
Martin
Advance Guard
Lawrence Realization
Spendthrift
Piohn
Hurst Bourne
Highlander
Sparkle Esher
Severe drought hit New Mexico regions in weekly Weather Bureau bulletin
The Santa Fe crop bulletin reports a severe drought across the territory. In Abique Rio Ariba county the Chalma river dried up for the second time in a century, with other streams in the area at record lows.
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Santa FE
N. M
Weather Bureau
Abique
Rio Ariba
Nine prisoners escape county jail in Parkersburg
Parkersburg West Virginia on July 3 reports nine inmates escaped the county jail last night at 10 o'clock after a wire picked lock. All are at large except J W Cline a post office robber who surrendered.
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Parkersburg
W. Va
J. W. Cline
Proclamation Postpones Louisiana Purchase Exposition Opening
The President issued a proclamation under Congress delaying the Louisiana Purchase Exposition opening to April 30, 1904. The notice publicizes the postponement to the world and reflects government action on the event.
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Washington
Five straight hits spark Chicago five runs in third inning
In St Louis on July 3 Chicago breaks open with five hits in the third off Reidy, Callahan effective despite tight spots. Attendance 2,500. Chicago wins 13 to 1. highlights include two-base hits by Wallace and Daly and a three-base hit by Jones.
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Reidy
Chicago
Callahan
Donohue
McFarland
Wallace
Daly
Jones
McCormick
Anderson
Davis
Isbell
Padden
MecCormick
Green
Sheridan
Patriotic Concert Tonight by Miller Band at German House
R A Miller leads a patriotic program at German House garden this evening. Selections include The Stars and Stripes Forever Jubel Overture Cuirassier Attaque American Fantasy Medley Dreamy Eyes Ellenberg Keler Bela Yradier Wagner Medley Cotton Blossom The Boys in Blue and more.
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R. A. Miller
Boettger
Marien
Ellenberg
Keler-Bela Ace Yradier Wagner
Ostendorf Band Plays Two Concerts at Fair Bank This Week
The Ostendorf Concert Band presents two concerts today at Fair Bank, afternoon and evening, with a grand fireworks display at the evening show. No concert tomorrow afternoon, but the regular program returns tomorrow evening.
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Fair Bank
Ostendorf
Robbery Held Up Claim Reported by A T Abbott
A T Abbott of McClainsville telephoned the police to say he was held up by two men at Prospect Street end while driving home. He said one robber held a revolver to his head and the pair took cents before fleeing toward Indianapolis.
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A. T. Abbott
McClainsville
Prospect Street
Indianapolis
Second Pair of Trousers Stolen From Home
John Arsler of 514 Torhbet Street reported a second theft in three months last night. Thieves entered by a back window and took his trousers from the head of his bed, with a pocket book containing $8 in one pocket.
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John Arsler
Torhbet Street
Bank valuation cut by fifty thousand after error found
The County Board of Review yesterday reduced Merchants' National Bank assessment by $50,000 after discovering an error. The work of assessing the corporations has been completed.
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County Board of Review
Merchants’ National Bank
Indianapolis Merchant Sends 3 Percent Check to Widow
A philanthropic Indianapolis merchant yesterday mailed a check for 3 percent to Mrs Samuel White widow of the motorman killed in the street car collision Saturday night.
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Indianapolis
Samuel White
Elliott Winter Kelsey Trusler Lead Board Officers
Joseph T. Elliott serves as President with Ferdinand Winter as Vice President Preston T. Kelsey as 2nd Vice President and P C Trusler as Secretary and Treasurer. The text notes a Board of Directors as the governing body.
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Ferdinand Winter
Preston T. Kelsey
P. C. Trusler
Stoughton
J. Fletcher
A. Fletcher
Simon P. Sheerin
Byron K. Elliott
Charles N. Thompson
George G. Tanner
Julius A. Lemcke
Charles Latham
Indianapolis GasCo Judge Baker to Journal Federal Court
Indianapolis news brief reports Judge John H. Baker will likely journal the Federal Court in Indianapolis on July 12. Also noted is a noon meeting of post office clerks from state offices of first and second class at the federal court room to form a state association.
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George F. McCulloch
Union Traction Company of Indiana
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