New York Police Talk as Rose Surrenders in Rosenthal Murder
Jack Rose, sought in Herman Rosenthal’s murder, told Deputy Commissioner Dougherty he rode in the car to the Hotel Metro pole but left before the shooting. Dougherty says he expects to arrest the killer soon and cites no implication for Lieutenant Becker. Police officials and Mayor Gaynor confer at city hall amid reports of a leading officer’s possible arrest.
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New York
Jack’’ Rose
Herman Rosenthal
Dougherty
Rosenthal
Metropole
Rose
Bridgey
Webber
Wireless swindler paroled from federal prison
Seattle July 18 George H Parker fiscal agent of the United Wireless telegraph company who was said to have cleared 1315000 by his operations and who received a two year federal sentence has been paroled from McNeill Island penitentiary Parker is reputed to be worth several million dollars.
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Seattle
George H. Parker
United Wireless Telegraph Company
McNeill Island
Parker
Democrats Resume Filibuster Against Civil Appropriation Bill
Washington July 18 Democrats in the senate fail to take up the wool bill at opening session and resume a filibuster against the 150 million dollar sundry civil appropriation bill as the day begins.
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Washington
Senate
Pension Plan Opens for Ministers in Northern Presbyterian Church
Chicago July 18 The Northern Presbyterian Church pension plan for aged and disabled ministers becomes operative today. Adopted at the Louisville general assembly last May, it provides annuities from 100 to 500 dollars based on length of service.
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Chicago
Ill
Northern Presbyterian Church
General Assembly of the Church
Louisville
Mexico marks 50th anniversary of Juarez death
In Mexico City and major cities the fiftieth anniversary of Benito Juarez death was observed with standard demonstrations and ceremonies reflecting on the Mexican patriot’s legacy.
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City of
Mexico
Benito Juarez
Rebels set to leave Juarez as federals close in
Juarez Mexico July 18 report that the Citizens vigilance committee foresees rebels abandoning the city within 48 hours. 400 man garrison to Casco Grandes 141 miles southwest by the Mexican Northwest railroad. Federals mass main forces toward Juarez along the Mexican Central.
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Juarez
Mex
Citizens’ Vigilance Committee
Casco Grandes
Torreon
Chihuahua
Chihuahua City
Monument to Dorr Honored in Chepachet Rhode Island
A monument to Thomas Wilson Dorr unveils in Chepachet as Rhode Island vindicates his 1842 rebellion for universal suffrage. Dorr, born 1805 in Providence, led a movement that produced a new constitution granting voting rights to all men, while his rival government under Samuel W. King claimed martial law.
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Providence
R. I
Thomas Wilson Dorr
Rhode Island
Dorr
Samuel W. King
Newport
King
Advance in Pay Tied to Railroad Work Load
Engineers operating mallet type locomotives were summoned by Warren B. Stone, chief of the engineers’ union, to testify before the arbitration commission in New York on July 18. They sought to show how modern railroad ing increases duties and risks for locomotive crews at the throttle.
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New York
Warren 8. Stone
Enshutened Union
Arbitration Commission
Debarred From Writing Political Letters Under New Act
St. Paul July 18 The Minnesota corrupt practices act bars candidates from dictating political letters to their stenographers unless coordinated with campaign committees. Attorney General Smith calls the construction absurd yet justifiable by the act’s terms.
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St. Paul
Minnesota
Smith
Wisconsin Millers Open Summer Meeting in Wausau
The Wisconsin State Millers Association began its summer meeting in Wausau today to discuss milling industry questions. The gathering will conclude tomorrow.
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Wausau, Wis
Wisconsin State Millers’ Association
Nine Drowned in Cloudburst at Jacoba Creek
A cloudburst inundated Barren Run near Jacoba Creek leaving nine men dead today. Rescuers recovered bodies from the flood waters as authorities investigated the disaster.
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Jacoba Creek
Barren Run
Man Kills Himself After Murder Confession in New York
Nathan Swartz ends his life by gas in a Christie Street tenement after admitting to the murder and mutilation of 14 year old Julia Connors. A note on his collar reads I am guilty and insane and another expresses immediate remorse. A letter to his mother explains the crime.
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New York
Nathan Swartz
Julia Connors
Christie Street
Swartz
Max Hirskowitz
Max Kaplan
Kaplan
Date set for vote on measures in Senate tariff plan
Washington reports leaders reached agreement for a vote next week on three Democratic tariff measures. Wool on Thursday, sugar on Friday, and excessive tax on Saturday are scheduled. Bystanders expect debate and possible party lines in the chamber.
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Washington
Senate
Tom L. Johnson Memorial Day Observed in Cleveland
Cleveland marks Tom L. Johnson Memorial Day on July 18 as the former mayor would have turned fifty eight if alive. The ceremony honors his memory and public service.
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Tom Johnson
Cleveland
Tom L. Johnson
Sons of St. George hold Michigan lodge session in Negaunee
The Michigan grand lodge of the Sons of St. George opened its annual session in Negaunee today with attendees from branches across the state. The gathering will end Saturday with a large parade through town.
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Sons OF ST. George
Negaunee
Mich
Michigan Grand Lodge of the Sons of St. George
Order
Canard of Infernal Machine Targeting Taft Denied
White House officials and Secret Service Chief Wilkie dismiss a circulating rumor of an assassination attempt on President Taft. A bomb-wrapped package allegedly found by Sherman Allen, assistant secretary, is rejected as false by those cited.
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White House
Secret Service
Washington
Taft
Wilkie
Sherman Allen
Allen
Women Demand Equal Union Rights At Miners Convention
J D Cannon of Arizona told the Western Federation of Miners in Cripple Creek that the union has improved labor conditions more than Christianity in the last 25 years and urged admitting women as members on equal footing, arguing mothers and wives influence better labor solutions.
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Cripple Creek
Colo
Western Federation of Miners
J. D. Cannon
Arizona
Solitary confinement for J. B. McNamara in San Quentin
After a week in solitude J. B. McNamara, one of the Los Angeles dynamiters, refuses to conform to prison discipline. Warden Hoyle says he will be kept in the dungeon indefinitely. He denied being involved in a jute mill arson plot.
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J. B. McNamara
San Quentin
Cal
Los Angeles
Hoyle
McNamara
Falls to his death in bay during parachute jump
Quincy Mass July 18 Lawrence Stafford 17 fell two thousand feet to death in Quincy bay while attempting a parachute jump. The parachute failed to open.
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Quincy
Mass
Lawrence Stafford
Quincy Bay
Final steps for Republican national campaign set
New York July 8 The adjourned meeting of the sub committee of nine of the Republican national committee will deliberate on key questions tomorrow. An executive and an advisory committee of five will be chosen and a national treasurer named. Several candidates are under consideration including John Wanamaker John Hays Hammond Charles G Owen David R Forgan Otto T Barnard and B F Swinney
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New York
Republican National Committee
John Wanamaker
Philadelphia
John Hays Hammond
Massachusetts
Charles G. Owen
David R. Forgan
Chicago
Otto T. Barnard
Newan
B. F. Swinney
Kansasity
September wheat closes at 93 percent in Chicago trade
Chicago July 18 reports September wheat finishing at 93 percent of previous close as market activity in the grain pits reflects cautious trading and weather considerations.
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Chicago
Darrow Trial Testimony Highlights Defense Cross Examination
In the Darrow case, J R Harrington and editor Iren Older faced limited cross examination. Older testified about bail arrangements for Harrington and the Ingersoll visit, while Harrington denied saying there was no bribery ground in the McNamara defense. Lincoln Steffins was absent.
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Los Angeles
J. E
Iren Older
Anthem Bulletin
Darrow
Older
John R. Harrington
Los Angeles County Grand Jury
Harrington
D. K. Ingersoll
McNamara
Ingersoll
Burns
Lincoln Steffins
John R
Sheehan Testifies On Campaign Funds In 1994 Inquiry
W E Sheehan of New York testified before a Senate committee investigating campaign funds recounting a Democratic campaign fund near one million dollars during Alton B Parker’s 1994 bid. He recalled August Belmont as a major contributor and confirmed Thomas F Ryan also gave to that campaign.
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Washington
Alton B. Parker
W. E. Sheehan
New York
Senate
Sheehan
Democratic National Executive Committee
August Belmont
Oliver
Thos. F. Ryan
Norris proposes second state primary in Nebraska
Washington July 18 Representatives Norris Nebraska Progressive Republican and Roosevelt supporter asks Nebraska state Republican committee for another senatorial primary to test his Republicanism and to issue new instructions for Roosevelt and Taft electors. He made the proposal in reply to criticism and demands that he support Taft or be removed from the ticket.
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Washington
Norris
Nebraska
Roosevelt
John L. Kennedy
Nebraska State Republican Committee
Borah the Battler Pushes Supplementary Homestead Bill
Senator Borah introduces a supplementary bill to clarify the newly repealed homestead law aimed at ensuring its favorable interpretation. He argues interior department hostility to the three year homestead provision has delayed implementable instructions and blocks new entries. The article notes ongoing resistance and mentions continuation on page eight.
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Washington
Congress
Borah
Interior Department
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