Leaden King for Exiled Monarch
The deposed King Manuel of Portugal will marry Princess Augusta Victoria of Hohenzollern in Germany this fall. A Lisbon earth bag will be carried to Sigmaringen for the ceremony on September 4. Portuguese political prisoners sent Manuel a leaden ring bearing the royal arms, smuggled out after it was privately engraved and kissed by royalists.
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Associated Press
London
Manuel
Portugal
Germany
Augusta Victoria
Hohenzollern
Lisbon
Sigmaringen
Danube
St Louis Passes Anti-Tipping Ordinance
The St Louis city council approved a bill making tipping in hotels and restaurants a misdemeanor with fines from ten to three hundred fifty dollars. Half the fine goes to the police informant. The measure, adopted after a public hearing amidst wage concerns from hotel staff during a strike.
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Associated Press
ST. Louis
Banker’s Wife Dies Sudden at Luncheon in Tuxedo Park
Florence Thompson Baker wife of G I Baker banker and First National Bank of New York chairman died suddenly at her home in Tuxedo Park while hosting a luncheon with several friends. She collapsed and died within minutes.
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Associated Ete
Tuxedo Park
Florence Thompson
G. I. Baker
First National Bank of New York
Wagner Hopes to Return as Regular Player
New York July 26 Hans Wagner star shortstop of the Pittsburg Pirates expects to resume regular duty before season's end. The veteran, idol of fans for two decades, nurses a troublesome leg with patient care while never missing practice and favoring the hurt limb.
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New York
Hans Wagner
Pittsburg Pirates
Girl Fatally Burned as Mother Is Burned Trying to Help
Miss Bess ie Lyons aged 19 died in a Atlanta hospital from burns after her skirt caught fire at a grate in their home. Her mother Mrs. R L Lyons was severely burned while rushing to aid her daughter.
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Associated Press
Atlanta
Bessie Lyons
Sied
R. L. Lyons
Smith Too Sleepy To Give Out His Battery
Montgom ery and Atlanta clubs plan a farewell double header this afternoon as rain lingers. Dobbs will use E Brown and Donohue in game one and Manning and Gribbens in game two. Smith of the visitors says he will pitch Clark Conzelman Dent or Price with Dunn and Chapman catching. Two seven inning games slated on the Pelican Lot in New Orleans with Nashville sending Brenton Walker and Wilson as starters and Brackenridge Fleharty for the locals observers note. Adams Angermier to catch. weather clear with a possible shower.
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Associated Press
Montgomery
Ala
Atlanta
Dobbs
E. Brown
Donohue
Manning
Gribbens
Smith
Clark
Conzelman
Dent
Price
T Dunn
Chapman
Pelican
New Orleans
Nashville
Brenton
Walker
Wilson
Frank
Schwartz
Brackenridge
Fleharty
Adams
Angermier
Gibson
Child Labor Bills Up for House Review
Washington July 26 The House labor committee considered legislation to ban hiring children under 14 in mines and factories and to limit women in manufacturing to eight hours daily. Bills by Representative Taylor and allies aim to halt interstate transport of products from unlawful mills and factories. General hearings will follow.
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Associated Press
Washington
House Labor Committee
Taylor
Colorado
Gardner
Massachusetts
Kenyon
Iowa
Mystery Deepens Over Death at Swiss Cottage
The body of John D. Sargent, sole occupant of the half million dollar Swiss cottage in Jackson Hole Wyoming, was found with gunshot wounds. A letter to his mother and another to his wife were found on a table and mailed unopened. The cottage was built by Robert Ray Hamilton in 1890. Hamilton died in an unexplained drowning years earlier.
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Associated Press
Denver
Colo
News
Artec
John D. Sargent
Robert Ray Hamilton
New York
Jackson Hole
Wyoming
Sargent
California
Hamilton
Sargeant
Birmingham and Memphis clash to close series at Red Eld Park
Memphis and Birmingham meet at Red Eld Park to conclude the three game series. Kissinger and Seabaugh for Memphis and Evans and Mayer for Birmingham head the batteries as the visitors seek a third straight win in warm, clear weather.
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Molesworth
Barons
Memphis, Tenn
Birmingham
Memphis
Red Eld Park
Kissinger
Seabaugh
Evans
Mayer
Grary Stricken With Paralysis In Mobile Office
George W. Crary, longtime treasurer of the New Orleans Mobile and Chicago Railroad, was stricken with paralysis Friday afternoon in his Cotton Exchange Building office in Mobile. He was taken to the Southern Infirmary after medical aid andائ reported resting easy Saturday night.
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N. O
George W. Crary
New Orleans, Mobile and Chicago Railroad Company
Mobile
Southern Infirmary
Publisher Held on Ugly Charge In Chicago
Frederick S. Mordaunt publisher of several magazines was arrested in his offices in Chicago charged with abducting Miss Josephine Selwood 17. Mordaunt 61 denied the charges calling it a frame up. Selwood says she knew him as Jack Randolph and alleges a mock marriage a drugging and abandonment by him.
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Ty Associated Press
Chicago
Frederick
Mordaunt
Josephine Selwood
Ley
Halligan and Bruner Jailed for Libel Case
Baton Rouge July 26 Bruner Louisiana agriculture commissioner and Halligan former state chemist were jailed for sixty days after pleading guilty to criminally libelling Pr Dodson director of the state farm experiment station. Governor Hall refused to intervene in their behalf.
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Associated Press
Baton Rouge
B. O. Bruner
Louisiana
J. FE. Halligan
WR. Dodson
Louisiana State Farm Experiment Station
Bruner
Halligan
Hall
Morales Arias Trial Ordered In Havana Session
The senate in Havana granted consent for the Supreme Court to proceed with the trial of Senator Morales and Representative Arias for involvement in General Riva's murder. Governor Albert is jointly indicted. arraignment is not expected to be delayed.
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Associated Press
Havana
Senate
Supreme Court
Morales
Arias
Riva
Albert
Wife seeks information on relatives of late husband
A Houston woman Mrs. Charlie Allison asks the police chief for any data about relatives of her late husband Charles Lee Allison. She mentions sister Manuel Ella Allison and cousin Ed Allison, and notes property he left in the hands of an unknown uncle. Mobile directory lists only two Allison names.
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Charlie Allison
Crew Avenue
Houston
Texas
Crenshaw
Charles Lee Allison
Manuel Ella Allison
Ed Allison
Allison
Guy T. Allison
Metzger Brothers
North Ann Street
Opal Allison
Conti Street
Three Guilty Verdicts In City Court Case
In city court Friday, George Davis was found guilty of stealing a $5 hat from Eugene Bosarge and a $10 coat from Robert Stringfellow and was remanded for sentencing. Jim Harris and Dick Shaw were found guilty of petit larceny for stealing $1.55 from Peter Ramirez in a river front speakeasy.
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George Davis
Eugene Bosarge
Robert L. Stringfellow
Jim Harris
Dick Shaw
Ultty
Peter Ramire
Fate of Montgomery in Hands of the Jury
Jackson Mississippi July 26 Arguments occupied Friday in the trial of W A Montgomery of the state prison board charged with misfeasance in office. The case went to the jury shortly before 6 o'clock. The state also prepared to take up the case of T H Turley steward of the insane hospital charged with embezzlement in authorizing $2500 in hospital funds for which no value was received. An arrest was announced for E W Weathersby in Rankin county who is said to have been used by Turley as a dummy in fake sales. Indictment against Weathersby connected to Turley embezzlement.
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Associated Press
Jackson
Miss
W. A. Montgomery
State Prison Board
T. H. Turley
Insane Hospital
Henry
E. W. Weathersby
Turley
Rankin County
Weathersby
Argentina Chamber Probes Trusts and Cattle Inquiry
In Buenos Ayres on July 26 a committee of the chamber of deputies decided to present bills aimed at preventing trusts and censuring cattle, plus another measure ordering an official inquiry into the inter related topics.
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Associated Press
Buenos Ayres
Chamber of Deputies
Argentina
Inter
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New York City
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Broadway
D. P. Ritchey
Vinegara
Wagner
Honus
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Undertakers
St. Joseph and State Streets
Horton
van Antwerp
Mobile, Ala
Dauphin Street
Gritto’e Shoe
Dr. F. L. Tapia
Congress
Grary
Rray Hill
Murray Hill Club
JOS. A. Magnus & CO
Cincinnati, Ohio
Merchants Bank
Alabama
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