Tonopah Volunteers face Goldfield in decisive baseball clash
The Tonopah Volunteers baseball team travels to Goldfield this afternoon to challenge the Goldfield nine. Seitz, one of the state’s fastest players, will start as pitcher. Tonopah fields Gallagher, Seitz, Osgood, Hurd, Hatton, Perry, Parker, Morris, Forrest and Pittman as substitutes in a rivaled contest with a big local turnout expected.
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Tonopah
Goldfield
Seitz
Gallagher
Osgood
Hurd
Hatton
Perry
Parker
Morris
Turkey Seeks Greek Disavowal Over Crete Annexation
Athens Aug 7 The Turkish government sent a second note to Greece demanding formal disapproval of Crete’s annexation and a declaration that Greece has no ambitions on the island. It warns that diplomatic relations will be severed otherwise.
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Athens
Greece
Crete
Forget License and Delay Wedding in Brooklyn
In Brooklyn at Salem Lutheran Church many guests waited as Soren Sorenson and Annie Krough of Perth Amboy New Jersey left for Jersey City to marry after failing to obtain a New York license. The party traveled with the best man and maid of honor to complete the ceremony.
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New York
Salem Lutheran Church
Prospect Avenue
Brooklyn
Soren Sorenson
Annie Krough
Perth Amboy
New Jersey
Jersey City
Theodore P. Beck
Salem Church
John Thompson
Catherine Johnson
Murder of a White Woman in Frankfort by Jealous Chinese Merchant
In Frankfort Germany, August 7, Tien Yon, a Chinese merchant from Berlin, shot Mildegarde Hoffman a music hall singer after jealousy motive and then killed himself. He died minutes later. The incident echoes a similar case in New York last June.
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Frankfort
Ger
Elsie Sigel
New York
Tien Yon
Berlin
Jealjousy
Mildegarde Hoffman
Mining Congress Sets Goldfield Meet and Silver Agenda
The American Mining Congress official seal announces the twelfth annual session at Goldfield Nevada from September 27 to October 4. The agenda includes the silver question with aims to adjust value and ease exchange rates. Sir Morton Bieume James J Hill and John Hayes Hammond were invited to speak on these proposals.
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Morgan, Hill and
Hammond
Associated Press
Mining Congress
Denver
American Mining Congress
Goldfield
Nevada
United States
Morton Bieume
James J. Hill
John Hayes Hammond
Congress
Paragould Town Trial Curfew Extends to Adults
Paragould arkansas officials plan a new curfew ordinance requiring adults to stay off the streets between midnight and 4 p m once signed and published. The measure, combining with an existing curfew for children, marks a new enforcement era with fines for violations.
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Paragould
Ark
Aug
Man Seeks Gretna Green Record In 20 Years Of Weddings
Bristol Tennessee aged Reverend Alfred H Burroughs claimed a milestone of two thousand marriages within twenty years at Gretna Green style ceremonies. The influx came mainly from Virginia and West Virginia where minors wed with parental consent, or elope to avoid local bans.
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Bristol
Tenn
Alfred H. Burroughs
Gretna Green
Saustes
Virginia
West Virginia
Forest Fire Reported Near Grass Valley
Forest fire raging since Thursday described as controlled this evening ten miles below Grass Valley Nevada. Hundreds of cords of wood and valuable standing timber burned across the burned area, with substantial losses reported in the county. INDIAN KILLED. In Lovelock a dispute over whisky price led to a Mexican stabbing an Indian man, Johnnie Ralston, three times. one Mexican, Samora, was captured after a chase by Officer Haynes. The other Mexican fled to Upss and was later taken into custody by Hazen officers.
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Associated Press
Grass Valley
Lovelock
Johnnie Ralston
Samora
Haynes
Wolf
Upss
Hazen
Destructive Fire Sweeps La Fontaine. Three Injured
A fire in La Fontaine today injured three persons, destroyed eleven buildings, and caused about 100000 dollars in damage. The blaze reported in St Louis dispatch from Associated Press notes widespread devastation.
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Associated Press
ST. Louis
la Fontaine
Tonopah Bonanza lease shows promising ore ledge depths
Report from Tonopah mining notes the Bonanza lease of Herring, Nicholson and Sparks reaching seven feet with a widening ledge and steady ore values. Gillespie, McQuillan, Kendall, and Douglass push development shipping ore from low grade material, while other leases begin operations. Prospect is described as exceedingly bright for Tonopah’s future.
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Herring
Nicholson
Sparks
Tonopah
McQuillan
Kendall
Douglass
Veterans Convene in Salt Lake City Opening G A R Encampment
Salt Lake City hosts the forty third annual Grand Army of the Republic encampment with General Henry M. Nevin arriving as commander in chief and staff. Thousands visit as rail travelers bring soldiers and civilians, with St Louis and Atlantic City named as the leading contenders for next encampment site.
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Salt Lake
Grand Army of the Republic
Bega
Henry M. Nevin
St Louis
Atlantic City
Germany counsels peace amid Greek Turkish tension
Berlin reports German government circles describe the Greece Turkey dispute as acute and say Germany urged UN involvement while pressing for a peaceful resolution. Washington notes new tariff law copies released and calls for moderation to avoid complications. Also reported is the death of Joseph H. Leute, American vice consul, in Antwerp aboard the steamer Marquette after marrying in Philadelphia.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Turkey
Greece
Germany
Antwerp
Joseph H. Leute
Zurich
Switzerland
Marquette
Leute
San Francisco Judge Rules Wager Between Two Not Illegal
A San Francisco judge dismissed charges against Albert Hutson and J. J. Newlands after ruling that a bet between two people on a ball game does not violate the state anti gambling law unless a third party acts as stakeholder. The decision aligns with Assistant District Attorney Block’s interpretation of the law.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
Block
Albert Hutson
J. J. Newlands
Deasf
Diree
Taft Arrives in Beverly for Restful Summer
President Taft lands in Beverly from Washington and spends the day golfing with his family. He plans a light schedule to protect Mrs Taft's health and seeks a summer of complete rest after the trip.
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Associated Pros
Beverly
T. Taft
Washington
Mra. Taft
Miss
Helen Taft
Auto races marred by fatal accident at Fort Erie track
In the Canadian championship race, F. L. Lorimer crashed through a fence on the 96th mile of a 100 mile event at Fort Erie injuring himself seriously. Chevrolet driven by a French racer won in 1 44 32 1 5, breaking his own 50 mile record. Barney Oldfield beat Walter Christie in a separate 3 mile Benz car race 2 54.
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Associated Press
Buffalo
Lorimer
Fort Erie
Chevrolet
Barney Oldfield
Walter Christie
Benz
Czar Nicholas and Der Kaiser Meet at Kiel
Emperor Nicholas of Russia reached Kiel after a fog delays the fleet passage. Emperor William greeted him near Rendsburg and the two rulers talked privately for much of the journey.
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Czar Nicholas
der Kaiser
Kiel
Associated Press
Emperor Nicholas
Cowes
Standard
William
Nicholas
Rendsburg
St Louis Man Brought From France to New York
Marion Dwight Forther, once a St. Louis real estate operator and hotel clerk, and son in law of a local millionaire, was brought to New York tonight aboard the steamship St Paul as a prisoner. He denies guilt in a $12000 check endorsement swindle case.
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New York
Marion
Dwight Forther
St. Louis
Stvamer Bt
France
Fortuner
Couple Married While Driving Near Salt Creek
In Chicago Aug 7 a couple Dalay Kent of Davis City Iowa and Guy D Wheelock of Maywood Illinois were married in the back of their moving car by Rev Hiram Brown yesterday as their auto rolled along Salt Creek two miles south of Maywood Mississippi.
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Chicago
Salt Creek
Maywood
Minsissippi
Dalay Kent
Davis City
Towa
Guy D. Wheelock
Gasoline blast claims life in Los Angeles area
Mathew Bernard O'Farrell died after a self inflicted gunshot wound revealed in a crisis at his South Grand Avenue room. George Wren Hitice, a steam fitter, died and another man was badly injured in a pane- exploding accident between buildings.
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Angeles
Mathew Bernard O'Farrell
South Grand Avenue
Los Angeles
George
Wren G. Hitice
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