Young Soldier Robbed at Home in Friday Night Burglary
Michael Hechinger, 21, returned from service in the Philippines to find $215.07 cash and a gold watch missing from his room at 194 South Missouri Street. The thief pried a lock, used a skeleton key, and entered past two doors in a blind hall. A strange man had been seen nearby for three nights, but police pursued no arrest. Joe Hechinger, his brother, suspects an acquaintance or watcher may be involved.
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Joe Hechinger
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Missouri Street
Hechinger
Michael
Deeee
George Miller
Hech- Inger
Philippine Islands
Niagara Falls
Joe
Had Lived in the Country. A pupil’s Pilgrim rock drawing
A Philadelphia Telegraph classroom tale describes a teacher recounting the Pilgrims landing and asking children to draw Plymouth Rock. A boy named Willie surprised with a question about drawing a hen or a rooster, revealing the humor of a young imagination.
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Philadelphia
Plymouth Rock
Willie
Fire alarm at Excelsior laundry causes heavy loss
An early morning blaze at the Excelsior laundry in the Masonic Temple annex started by gas under a furnace wrecked the washroom and damaged machines, floors, and walls. Total losses run near 82 000 with 4 000 to contents and machinery and 1 200 to the building. Major Taylor owned the laundry. Captain Newman and Captain Barrett led firefighting efforts as spectators drenched by spray.
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Masonic Temple
Assembly Hall
Temple
Major Taylor
Captain Newman
Salvage Corps
Captain
Lorraine Hotel
Barrett
Deone
Plain Newman
Fire damages shed at Victor foundry yard
While firemen battled a blaze at the Excelsior laundry a ring alarm from the Pennsylvan ia and Merrill box sounded. A small wooden shed behind the Victor foundry owned by Ewald Over at 426 482 South Pennsylvania street was found ablaze. Cause unknown. Loss about 100 dollars.
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City News Notes and Local Incidents
Jerry Gahene, 73, died at the poor farm after becoming an inmate in 1892. Relatives prepared the body. Mrs. Hattie M. Hopkins sought police help to find her 11 year old son Clyde, who ran away possibly toward Cleveland. A small colored boy, O Berton Wilkinson, was arrested for stealing $2 from his aunt Ella Day. he spent 40 cents before being caught. Montani's orchestra head Pasqual L. Montani will leave for Boston Friday to study harp under V. Meers Broa, returning in February. An unidentified man found dead near the Big Four trap and later died at City Hospital will be buried at Crown Hill Cemetery by the Odd Fellows. About 50 tailors and families held a picnic at Hammond's Grove. a 3 1/2 suit of clothes was given away. gamblers were ousted. two boisterous women were escorted to the street car line. Montani's full orchestra played in the pavilion.
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Fletcher Avenue
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Cleveland
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Ella Day
Yandes Street
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Chestnut Street
Morrellville
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St. Mary’s
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Sam
Mike
Fourth Street
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St. Mary's
St. Stephen's
John R. Thomas, Jr
Joseph A. Roderick
State Bureau of Mines
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Harry Rodgers
Thomas Foster
Chicago Freight Strike Near Settlement After Arbitration Talks
Final overtures in Chicago see freight handlers set to dispatch committees to railroads as eight large lines reportedly offer 17 percent pay raises and overtime. Union leaders push for 18 cents an hour and demand wage scales and recognition, signaling a slim chance of settlement tomorrow amid allied reactions from teamsters and longshoremen. Meanwhile in New York Western Union denial and UMW convention notes hint at broader labor tensions across rails and mines.
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Chicago
Chicago Board of Arbitration
Teamsters
Curran
Freight Handiers’ Union
Strike cripples Chicago freight shipments to southern Illinois
Carbondale Illinois July 13 fruit and vegetable growers warn of losses as Chicago freight handlers strike stalls shipping. Thousands of dollars of tomatoes rot in fields while peaches and apples near market and no shipments leave the fruit belt to Chicago under current conditions.
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Carbondale
Illinois
Chicago
War on Unionism Concluded From First Page
Otto Carmi Cael reports from Wilkes Barre that the tenth week of the anthracite miners strike hinges on the national convention at Indianapolis. If delegates back the strikers, the conflict may endure. if not, operators could try to restart mines. Local assemblies prepare final instructions for delegates.
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Wilkesbarre
Indianapolis
Tom Johnson’s Politics in Detroit Journal
The Detroit Journal reports a sharp exchange where Tom Johnson tells John McLean you’re no Democrat and John retorts you never were a Democrat. The piece questions Johnson’s motives and political brand, noting Johnson’s agnosticism and the shock of doubting his Democratic identity.
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Ohio
Tom Johnson
John McLean
John
Tom
Miners Delegates Undivided on General Strike
Reports from subdistricts of district No. 2 United Mine Workers show eight delegates elected for the national convention are undivided on voting for a general sympathetic strike. The eight are conservative miners chosen to avoid a central bituminous field walkout while urging a weekly day’s pay donation to anthracite workers. Coal districts enjoy good wages amid ample car supply and high demand. President Mitchell, arriving in Chicago, refuses to discuss the anthracite strike and will address longshoremen before heading to Indianapolis.
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United Mine Workers
Indiana
United Mine Workers of Indiana
Vandalia
John Mitchell
Kansas
Mitchell
Altoona
Indianapolis
Chicago
Mine Workers’ Union
Pennsylvania
Man of Penfield Denies Splitting Honors in Battle
Penfield speaks as a man who does not care to divide the honors of battle with Mr. Beveridge or anybody else, asserting a unified front in the ongoing contest.
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Ae Star
Penfield
Mr. Beveridge
Railways wake precautions in Terre Haute report
Special to the Indianapolis Journal from Terre Haute Ind dated July 13 notes cautious measures amid widespread fear. Officials reassure the public while railways implement heightened security and inspection routines to prevent potential threats. Local responses show mixed confidence as authorities coordinate with carriers.
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Indianapolis Journal
Terre Haute
Ind
Indianapolis
Czar and King Toast Each Other at Parisian Style Banquet
In St Petersburg on July 13 Emperor Nicholas I and King Victor Emmanuel I of Italy met at the railway station and at a palace banquet in Peter the Great hall. A royal welcome included a formal toast, with officials present and the Order of St Alexander Newski bestowed on Signor Prinetti. The official note stressed that Russia and Italy bear no antagonism in any quarter.
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Nicholas I
Czarowitch
Count Lamsdorff
Victor Emmanuel
Italy
Czarina
Victor
Peter the Great
Count Lamsdorf
Signor Prinetti
Order of St. Alexander Newski
Paris Fete Preparations Open With Street Revels
Parisians mark the Bastille anniversary with wreaths at Strassburg statue and Jeanne D arc monument. Flags, cafes, and open air balls fill streets as night falls, with celebrations expected to last to dawn. In Vienna, Montenegro Prince Mirko’s marriage to Natalie Constantinovitch sparks high level envoy attendance amid Servia’s royal disapproval.
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Strassburg
Place de la Concorde
Vienna
Mirko
Montenegro
Mile
Natalie Constantinovitch
Servia
Cettingje
Turin
Italy
Russia
Loubet
Turkey
Ferdinand
Bulga
Polish agricultural societies seek direct U S machinery deals
A Warsaw dispatch reports Poland's agricultural societies negotiating with American manufacturers for direct machinery purchases, excluding German middlemen. The move is seen as an attempt to bypass German makers, with several newspapers citing Americans as key suppliers.
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Berlin
Warsaw
Agricultural Societies
Poland
Australian Dancer Saharet Attacked by Illness En Route
Australian dancer Saharet traveling from St Peters burg to New York for a long U S engagement is stricken with peritonitis and is now in danger at the Westminster Hotel Berlin July 18 reports say he is seriously ill in the city.
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Berlin
Saharet
St. Petersburg
New York
United States
Westminster Hotel
King Edward to move to royal yacht Victoria and Albert
London July 13 The progress of King Edward toward recovery is maintained and it is understood he will be transferred to the royal yacht Victoria and Albert at Portsmouth at noon next Tuesday.
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London
Edward
Royal Yacht
Victoria and Albert
Portsmouth
Burial of a young hero at Johnstown mine disaster
Johnstown response to the Rolling Mill mine explosion includes a high death toll now at 114 with two more funerals and many processions. Mike Sabot, seventeen, died after rescuing colleagues. crowds fill Morrellville and Chestnut street as diverse foreign communities mourn and churches hold masses for the victims.
Great Corn Deal Faces Market Turbulence and Deceptions
The narrative describes a lingering corn pool now called the Harris-Gates deal, its hidden backers, and how prices swung as the public learned of the manipulation. Elevators ship grain to Chicago, grading disputes loom, and the market experiences sharp upswings and dips amid ongoing speculation.
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Philip D. Armour
Leiter
Chicago
Atlantic
July corn corner spirals amid rain and bank movements
Rainy weather curbs corn deliveries as the July corner unfolds. The article notes a shift of funds from New York to Chicago banks, with speculation that August or September will see cash movements tied to the pool. Bulls have marketed 1 million of 4 million bushels delivered. future profits hinge on prices and September bets.
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New York
Chicago
Mont Pelee eruption reopens northern Martinique towns
Mont Pel ee in eruption last night and today with stones and cinders covering Monne Rouge Aroups Bouillon and Maconta making areas uninhabitable for hours. Dense flame and electric phenomena accompanied a deep rumble like thunder. No deaths. residents panicked while Fort de France remained calm as the French scientific mission departs from Guadeloupe.
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Martinique
Mont Felee
Monne Rouge
Aroups Bouillon
Maconta
Guadeloupe
Mont Petee
Soothing Syrup for Teething Children Advertised
A nineteenth century advertisement touts Mre Insown lows Soothing Syrup as a universal teething remedy for infants. It claims many benefits from soothing the child to curing wind colic and diarrhoea, with a price of 2½ cents per bottle and global availability through druggists. Also mentions Sulphur Sesp and Hill's Hair and Whisker Dye as additional products.
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Evert
Inslow
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