Veterans Sleep Overnight on Gettysburg Field During Semi centennial
Gettysburg July 1 veterans from both unions and confederates gathered on the field for the semi centennial celebration. Thousands arrived by rail as the first formal day began with speeches by Secretary of War Garrison and other officials. The piece notes the field’s transformation from enmity to amity and cites Lincoln’s words and the enduring symbolism of Gettysburg for national unity.
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Noemosle
Quartermaster’s Department
Wheeler
Buford
Cemetery Ridge
Tener
Pennsylvania
Bennet H. Young
United Confederate Veterans
Abert B. Beers
Lindley M. Garrison
Garrison
Amity
Abraham Lincoln
Senate lobby probe to widen with new disclosures
Washington reports a reopening of the senate lobby investigation is expected to yield major disclosures. Following Martin Mulhall’s testimony on influence operations for the National Association of Manufacturers, labor leaders, the president, and ex-members have offered testimony. Samuel Gompers, linked to Mulhall’s claims, released a detailed public report confirming the bribery attempt against him.
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Washington
Senate
Martin M. Mulhail
National Association of Manufacturers
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Mulhall
Former NAM Presidents Cancel Ventura Trip to Testify
John Kirby Jr and David M Parry former presidents of the National Association of Manufacturers canceled their reservations to sail the liner Ventura and instead arranged transport to Washington to appear before the senate committee probing lobbyist activities following the committee request for their return to Washington.
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San Francisco
Ventura
John Kirby, Jr
David M. Parry
National Association of Manufacturers
Washington
Senate
Bake Oven Arrests Highlight Greek Feud in City
Patrolman C V Foster tracked down Thomas Gontas in a bake oven after a street brawl with Bill Antone. Antone suffered severe injuries. Dr W A Wright performed a delicate operation. The 16 year old Greek suspect, Contas, faces felony charges and remains jailed awaiting further word on Antone’s condition.
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Bill Antone
Foster
Antone
Thismas Contas
C. V. Foster
W. A. Wright
Contas
Hayden Street
North Fourth Avenue
Cool Weather Breaks Chicago Heat Wave
A cool north wind and showers eased Chicago’s record heat today. Officials reported a rise in deaths, with a revised toll of fifty as ongoing heat relief arrived after days of extreme temperatures.
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Chicago
War Again in Balkan States
Fighting between Greeks and Servians against Bulgarians continued today from Istip to Eleurtha with Bulgarians offering feeble resistance in Saloniki and the Greeks sustaining no losses, according to a Sofia dispatch.
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Balkan States
London
Istip
Eleurtha
Sofia
Saloniki
Quiet Around Uskup Ends As Bulgarian Serbian Clash
In Uskup district fighting stopped this morning between Bulgarian and Servian troops. The Servian commander says about one hundred thousand Bulgarian soldiers took part in the engagement, which was of a serious character.
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Uskup
Greece Moves to War With Bulgaria in Macedonia
Berlin reports Greece plans to begin hostilities against the Bulgarian army without a formal declaration. Greek foreign minister cites repeated treaty breaches and boundary breaches as justification for using Macedonian divisions to attack, while Bulgarian forces strike across a 140 mile front in Macedonia toward Greece and Serbia.
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Greece
Berlin
Athens
Frankfort
Bulgaria
Macedonia
Servia Accepts Arbitration Offer Between Serb Bulgaria
Belgrade reports the Servian parliament has agreed to accept arbitration between Servia and Bulgaria offered by the Russian emperor and to a conference of Balkan premiers at St. Petersburg.
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Belgrade
Servia
Bulgaria
Russia
St. Petersburg
Dry rule hits Mohave Desert towns with heat
The Mohave Desert area reports extreme heat as a dry rule begins. San Bernardino notes July 1 with midnight wet spots in Needles, the sole desert town still keeping saloons open. Temperatures reach about 120 degrees in several towns.
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San Bernardino
Mohave
Needles
Wheat Market. Chicago July 1 Wheat At 80 1/2 Cents
Chicago market news shows September wheat trading at eighty eighty and one half cents per bushel. Prices reflect steady demand and supply conditions.
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Chicago
Two Linemen Die Electrocution in Power Line Work
District Manager J A Kincaid of Mountain States Telephone reports two linemen B L Bryan of Greeley Colo and W E Chitty of Boise were electrocuted while replacing old wires on a link between Pocatello and Twin Falls. Ed Berry of Illinois injured. Coroner rules company blameless.
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J. A. Kincaid
Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company
Yeateray
Burley
Pocatello
Twin Falls
B. L. Bryan
Greeley
Colo
W. E. Chitty
Boise
Ed Berry
Illinois
OGAL STRIKE WIDENS IN KANAWHA DISTRICTS
Several thousand miners joined the strike in Paint Creek and Cabin Creek with no disorder reported. An agreement averted a 15 miner strike in the New River field covers two years and provides a nine hour day and a joint board to settle disputes. Operators also made other concessions. Charleston W Va July 1. Sev-
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Paint Creek
Cabin Creek
New River
Board of Arbitration
Charleston
W. Va
Girdle the Continent Tour Starts on Lincoln Highway
Twenty-two autos carrying over a hundred persons begin a cross country tour from New York to Los Angeles along the Lincoln transcontinental highway. The route covers 3,575 miles with governors from Missouri Colorado Utah Nevada and California joining in. About 4 million of the 10 million dollar highway fund is already subscribed.
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Indianapolis
Pacific Coast
New York
Los Angeles
Major
Missouri
Ammons
Colorado
Spry
Utah
Oddie
Nevada
Johnson
California
Senate caucus debates tariff bill as adjournment nears
Washington July 1 Democratic leaders sought to close the tariff bill before adjournment. Reconsideration of last night's strike from the income tax schedule exempting Mutual Life Insurance companies with surplus funds used for policyholders was among initial actions.
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Washington
Senate
Mutual Life Isurance
Australian Doust Advances to All England Final
Stanley N. Doust of Australia defeats German champion Oscar Kreutzer in the All England singles semifinal at Wimbledon and will face McLoughlin in the final.
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Wimbledon
Stanley N. Doust
Oscar Kreutzer
Doust
McLoughlin
President Wilson Embarks on Mayflower Cruise
President Wilson left Washington for a three day rest cruise on the yacht Mayflower. He is accompanied only by his physician Dr Cary T Grayson. The voyage takes place on the lower Chesapeake bay with no other passengers aboard.
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Washington
President Wilson
Chesapeake Bay
Cary T. Grayson
Sheriff Nabs Auto Load of Booze From Wet Town
Walter Martin, described as a large man, is in the county jail with eight cases of liquor found in an automobile. Deputies captured him last night after he brought liquor from American Falls to Pocatello to sell at a blind pig. Sheriff Crane and Patrolman Campbell report the arrest and mention Martin’s prior bootlegging term.
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Walter Martin
Peeety
George Crane
J. E. Campbell
American Falls
Pocatello
Martin
Lowry
Bob Lewis
Medina Leads Force to Juarez in Villa Campaign
Colonel Juan N. Medina with 300 to 400 armed troops leaves Aguas Prieta to aid General Villa in attacking Juarez. He was elected mayor of Juarez under the Manuelro regime but did not serve the full term. The march will take more than a week. Lieut Ruiz of the Federal army is executed at Agua Prieta as a spy.
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Juan N. Medina
Aguas Prieta
Villa
Juarez
Medina
Manlero
Ruiz
Federal Army
Agua Prieta
Desperate Durango Women End Their Lives After Rebel Occupation
A private letter from Durango reports forty women, mostly from the upper class, took their own lives after rebels seized the city. It says rebels looted and burned parts of the business district, ignored foreign flags, and wounded several Americans while a British national was killed. German women reportedly faced indignities from rebel followers.
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Mexico City
Durango
Stefanson Sails to Nome for Arctic Expedition
Commander Vilhjalmur Stefansson sails from Seattle for Nome Alaska to join his ships the Karluk and the Alaskan. He is accompanied by Dr. R M Anderson, James Murray the oceanographer and Shackleton party member.
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Seattle
Vilhjalmar Stefansson
Nome
Alaska
Karluk
R. M. Anderson
James Murray
John Ryan Mysterious Disappearance Stuns Bannock Creek
John Ryan, an elder employee of Evans and Daniels on Bannock Creek, vanished after delivering hogs to City Meat. His wagon and team were left at Biven Fargo shed with an uncashed payment check and no trace of the man. Neighbors urge sheriff and police to pursue foul play or voluntary disappearance theories as investigators begin a formal inquiry.
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John Ryan
Bannock Creek
Sheriff’s Office
Ryan
Evans and Daniels
City Meat Company
Biven Fargo
B. & F. Company
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