Swedish Captain Chased From Field After Duel Challenge
Stockholm July 17 A Swedish Army captain arvid Wester challenged American William Casper to a duel at the Grand Arena Palace after disturbing a mind reader. Wester failed to appear at the appointed spot, Casper accepted the duel and arrived with his seconds, including the secretary of the United States legation. Wester likely to retire from the army. Casper receives praise for his conduct.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Arvid Wester
William Casper
Grand Arena Palace
Wester
Casper
United States Legation
Joseph Muir
Excursion Rate War Ends with Canceled Dates
A sharp battle in passenger travel ends as Erie cancels three cheap excursion dates to New York City Atlantic City and Eastern resorts. Open tickets to New York sold, scalpers flourished, and trunk line officials pushed for canceling all but Atlantic City dates while pressuring the Wabash to join.
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Chicago
Erie
New York City
Atlantic City
Wabash
New York
Cook
Donald
Central Passenger Association
Trunk Line Committee
Eries
Population count predicted to reach 160 million in 1910
In Duluth Minnesota on July 17 William R Merriam director of the Census Bureau said the 1910 census will show the United States at about 160000109 including new territories Hawaii Porto Rico and the Philippines He declared the nation will be a world power.
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Duluth
Minn
United States
William R. Merriam
Census Bureau
Hawai
Porto Rico
Mystery Shooting Fatalities in Groveton Hotel
In Groveton Texas on July 17 Dr J M Gary and Lee Eagle were fatally shot while standing near a hotel. Both victims were hit in the stomach. James Willeros, in a hotel room, was struck by a stray bullet and faces possible loss of his arm.
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Groveton
Tex
J. M. Gary
Lee Eagle
James Willeros
War Department U S notes on Taft Rampolla plan friars lands
The War Department released Secretary Root s last note to Governor Taft on friar lands in the Philippines The document outlines U S acceptance of Rampolla memoranda and argues for voluntary withdrawal of friars from the islands to ease social and political tensions It details proposed land purchase arrangements and the need to determine land values rents and damages with church authorities and Filipino governments moving toward a just settlement
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Washington
War Department
Root
Taft
Holy See
Rampolla
Philippines
Philippine
United States
Philippine Islands
Aguinaldo
The
Congress
Cardinal Rampolla
Apostolic Delegate
Manila
Views of Father Paya on Philippine friars lands
In Rome Father Santiago Paya, Dominican provincial in the Philippines, welcomes Cardinal Rampolla’s proposal to discuss friars lands in Manila with an apostolic delegate and Governor Taft. He notes it is the broader outcome between Americans and Filipinos that matters, says natives dislike both Spaniards and Americans, and denies native hostility to the friars. Rampolla convened a cardinal commission to reply after Taft’s note, with Taft awaiting a response.
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Rome
Father Santiago Paya
Philippines
Taft
Vatican
Cardinal Rampolla
Manila
Father Paya
Spain
Commission of Cardinals
Arsenal
Rampolla
Root
Maine New Battleship Returns After Builders' Trial
The Maine built by the Cramps for speed exceeded contract. On a 21 mile test it averaged 18.2 knots, with bursts near 19.9 knots for 30 minutes. Officials and Turkish naval officers witnessed. The ship then headed to Delaware Bay returning to Philadelphia.
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Philadelphia
Maine
Cramps
Delaware
Reat
Five Fathom Bank
Delaware Bay
Latimer Case Inquiry Opens in Brooklyn Hearing
Testimony discredits burglary theory in Albert Latimer death as coroner probes motive and behavior of widow Sadie Latimer and her associate W H Tuthill. Witnesses recount statements by Latimer, nurses and neighbors amid questions of intrusion and possible affair. Hearing adjourned with no burglar entry found and tensions over Tuthill’s access to the Latimer home.
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New York
Albert C. Latimer
Brooklyn
William H. Tuthill
Williams
Tuthill
Hastings-on-the-Hudson
Sadie Latimer
Clarke
Latimer
W. H. Tuthill
Elwell
Latimer House
R. Rich
Latimers
Christine Russell
Mary L. Casman
Albert Latimer
Tuthi
Murdered man found burned in Steelton car
The charred remains of James Devlin with a crushed skull were found today in a steel blooms car at the Pennsylvania Steel Company yards in Steelton. The car was set on fire three times yesterday before yard workers extinguished the flames. Coroner Krause suspects murder to hide the crime. Devlin had lived in Steelton about three months.
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Harrisburg
James Devlin
Pennsylvania Steel Company
Steelton
Thames
Krause
Devlin
Mendenhall Charged After Fatal Shooting of Wife
West Union July 17 Jesse Mendenhall shot his wife, claiming he mistook her for a burglar. Coroner Purdy ordered his arrest as investigators prepare to review the case. The couple awoke to noises around the house with Mendenhall firing from a front window, killing his wife instantly.
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West Union
Jesse Mendenhall
Purdy
Mendenhall
Monument to Confederates Dedicated on Valley Mountain
A Confederate veterans' monument was dedicated on Valley mountain near Elkins West Virginia. An immense parade drew several thousand people. Funds were raised mainly by wealthy English residents of Mingo Flats. Bishop Peterkin of the West Virginia Episcopal diocese delivered the oration.
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Elkins
W. Va
Valley Mountain
Mingo Flats
Peterkin
Episcopal Diocese of
West Virginia
Train wreck near Mineola claims marshal passenger life
An east bound Texas and Pacific passenger train struck a bridge over the Sabine river five miles from Mineola Texas this morning wrecking the baggage and mail car and two coaches. Baggage master H M Peck of Marshall was killed outright and about a dozen passengers were injured none seriously.
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Mineota
Tex
Texas & Pacific
Sabine River
H. M. Peck
Marshall
Rescue of May Cerf Ends Tragic Capitan Hobson Involved
Miss May Cerf of East St Louis fell from a yacht deck into the Mississippi during a jest with Captain Hobson. Hobson and companion Albro Gilberson swam to the drowning woman as the current and heavy garments hindered rescue. by the time the yacht was close enough, she could not be saved.
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ST. Louis
May Cerf
East St. Louis
R. P. Hobson
Plaza Chautauqua
Hobson
Albro Gilberson
Elsa
Miss Cerf
Captain Hobson
Moment of Narrow Escape Aboard Navy Vessel
After a vigorous struggle and restorative treatment Mise Cerf was revived. She told a friend she knew she acted foolishly but felt she must try to live. Captain Hobson greeted her with a grim smile, congratulating her on the escape before retreating to the cabin for warmer clothes.
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Hobson
Spain urges better U S Spain ties with tourism plan
Emilio de Ojeda new Spanish minister to the United States says Spain must expand commercial links after losing colonies. He cites widespread ignorance about both nations and advocates a syndicate of Spanish bankers hotel and railroad interests to promote cheaper, more pleasant American tours to Spain to foster understanding and trade.
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New York
Emilio de Ojeda
Newport
Spain
United States
The
Journal of Commerce
Union Traction Cashier Plans Car Tax Break Revisions
The article notes a push to eliminate the car tax as more beneficial to the public, while Union Traction faces difficulty securing the mission of its contract clause. Pending contracts for Shelbyville and Lebanon franchises may be withdrawn if the tax is axed. Roads are expected to align revised agreements to regulate freight and passenger service and possibly prices, with signing anticipated within two weeks. Interurban roads then would finalize contracts with the terminal company, closing the issue.
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Union Traction Company
Bhelbyvile
Lebanon
Orienta
McMulloch
McGowan
Adams
Shelbyville
McCulloch
Cecil Rhodes
South Africa
Mr. McCulloch
Indianapolis
Interurban lines unite on terminal plan for Indianapolis
The Interurban Conference with Mayor Bookwalter pushed two hours late to hear Hugh J. McGowan announce three days of harmony among the Greenfield Greenwood and other lines. They agreed to a terminal system with the Indianapolis company and seek removal of the car tax. They signaled readiness to contract, pending board plans and site details.
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Bookwalter
Hugh J. McGowan
Megrew
Board of Public Works
McGowan
Indianapolis Street Railway Company
Indianapolis Company
Indianapolis
Indiana
Washington Street
Greenfield
Greenwood Epee
Fauvre
Interurban plan aims to push Indianapolis station sight value
Eight rail lines press for car-tax removal as they unite to advance an interurban system. McCulloch urges joint contracts and a city-wide agreement to back the project, while leaders discuss taxes, freight rates, and terminal contracts with local officials and shippers.
One Fare Question Stirs Indianapolis Transit Board
The Board of Public Works wrote to President McGowan of the Indianapolis Street Railway Co requesting it stop charging an extra fare on Broad Ripple cars between Thirty-fourth and Thirty-eighth streets. The company may defend the extra fare legally but plans to waive legality and extend service to Thirty-eighth Street, per McGowan.
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Board of Public Works
McGowan
Indianapolis Street Railway Company
Thirty-fourth Street
Thirty Eighth Street
Megrew
Jones
Kentucky Stock Farm Purses at Indiana State Fair
The Kentucky Trotting Stock Farm offers a 6000 purse for foals of 18 percent three years old this fall at the Indiana state fair races. Purses total 5000 for trotters and 1000 for pacers with pacing likely Sept 14 and trotting Sept 1. Eligible owners include Senator Bailey’s bay colt Peace Commissioner and entries by J Malcolm Forbes and Thomas W Lawton. Twenty six trotters and seven pacers are eligible though not all may start.
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Kentucky
Senator Bailey
J. Malcolm Forbes
Thomas W. Lawton
Boston
Teague Recaptured After Escape From Arkansas Penitentiary
Detective Dugan escorted Horace Teague who escaped from the Arkansas penitentiary to Little Rock. Teague, who found work in the city, was arrested at his North West street home. He has a year and a half left on a six year sentence for highway robbery and maintains his innocence.
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Dugan
Little Rock
Ark
Horace Teague
Arkansas Penitentiary
North West Street
Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup Promoted for Families
Purported advertisement touts Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup as a long used remedy for children’s ailments including teething pain wind colic and bowel issues. It highlights effectiveness for diarrhoea and skin conditions while listing sale through druggists and references to beauty products.
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Mitt Momnore
Losses in process and adjusted claims noted
The report records losses in process and adjusted claims with amounts outstanding. It notes the largest risk is the greatest amount in risk, while other claims are marked as unsettled or due for adjustment.
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Albert Lieber
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