Down With A Crash At Atlantic City Elks Casino
A Baltic avenue casino hall in Atlantic City collapsed during a visiting Elks social session. About 100 people were injured and 200 on the first floor were crushed beneath timbers. Firemen police and physicians rushed to aid the injured as ambulances transported them to hospitals and hotels. Frederick Claproth of Camden died later at a hotel. Authorities feared more deaths as rescue continued.
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Artanrte Crry
N. J
Atlantic City Lodge
Elks
Baltic Avenue Casino
Frederick Clauproth
Simer Street
Camden
Claproth
Missouri Mines Exhausive Lead and Zinc Resources Report Issued
Official state report on Missouri lead and zinc resources released by the Missouri Geological Survey director Dr Charles R Keyes. The two volume work by A Winslow and J D Robertson totals about 800 pages and includes illustrations. Missouri ranks second in lead production and first in zinc, supplying over two fifths of US mineral output.
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Jervouson City
Charles R. Keyes
Missouri Geological Survey
Bureau of Geology and Mines
Messrs. A. Winslow
J.D. Robertson
Missouri
Union
United States
Woman Fires On Rival On Electric Car
In Huntingtox West Virginia on July 11 Mrs Clarence Chaflin drew a revolver from her pocket and fired three shots at Miss Jenoia Overall a well known young woman riding an electric car. The victim is dying. Overall lives at Guyanotte three miles east of Huntingtox and jealousy is suspected as the motive.
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Huntingtox
W. Va
Clarence Chaflin
Stanford Suit Dismissed From Circuit Court Calendar
In San Francisco on July 1 the Stanford suit was dismissed from the circuit court calendar. Judge McKissick, special counsel for the government, stated he would not amend the original complaint. The attorney for Mrs. Stanford then asked that a decree be entered dismissing the suit.
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Stanford
San Francisco
Cal
McKissick
Counterfeiting Arrest Tangles Missouri Gang Leader
Deputy U S Marshal Smith arrested Oliver Hayworth in Nodaway county on a counterfeiting charge. Hayworth is believed to head a gang of counterfeiters active in the region.
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Crock
St. Josere
United States
Smith
Oliver Hayworth
Nodaway County
Hayworth
Rider completes cross continental bicycle journey to San Francisco
Martin Duxbury arrives in San Francisco from Providence BC after a long bicycle trek. He plans to head east again in two weeks using the Great Northern route via Denver Pueblo and Colorado Springs, with a round trip fare of $19.
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Denver, Pueblo
Colorado
Great Rock Island
San Francisco
Martin Duxbury
Providence
B. C
Colorado Springs
Denver
Pueblo
Endeavorers Hold Fast to Boston Headquarter Location
Boston July 1. The fourteenth annual convention of the Young People's Society of Christian Endeavor opened at 3 30 a m. Trustees met at noon yesterday and heard H H Kohlssar offer 5000 a year for three years to move headquarters to Chicago. The committee report favored keeping Boston as headquarters. Deliberations also covered future convention sites with Los Angeles Portland San Francisco and Seattle under advisement. Mechanics Hall hosts hundreds of Endeavorers aiding delegates arriving from across the country. San Francisco sent only ten delegates, far from expectations.
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Boston
Young People’s Society of Christism Endeavor
H. H. Kolhssar
Chicago Times-Herald
Portland
Ore
San Francisco
Seattle
Mechanics’ Hall
Educators Open National Conference in Denver in Rain
The National Education association opened with papers on Coordination of Studies Elementary Education. Nine department meetings were held citywide as teachers filled the large church despite rain. Evening program featured Governor Northern of Georgia and Chancellor Payne of Nashville with remarks on public opinion and a Cotton exposition adjournment to Atlanta.
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Denver
Col
National Educational Association
Chicago
Northern
Georgia
Atlanta
Educational Congress
W. H. Payne
University of Nashville, Tenn
Geneva D. Waters
Charles R. Skinner
New York
Capitol
Baseball Scores and Rail Line Notes From Terre Haute to Detroit
Western League games reported with scores including Grand Rapids 15 over Milwaukee and Indianapolis 10 over St Paul. National League results list Pittsburgh over Brooklyn, New York over Louisville, Boston 1 over Washington. Also a dated note from Washington July 11 reports officials deny any Russian gold tender to the United States for the gold reserve, suggesting any such offer would have been informal and unlikely given Russia’s own need for a loan.
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Terre Haute
Kanssity
Terre Hauter
Grand Rapids
Milwaukee
Indianapolis
Indianpolis
St. Paulo
Detroit
Minneapolis
Washington
Washmeton
State Department
Treasury Department
United States
Democrats and Populists Endorse County Ticket in Wichita
In Drout Kansas on July 11 the Wichita county Democrats met in mass convention and nominated candidates for treasurer and coroner and then recessed for committee reports. The Populists held a mass convention, endorsed the Democratic nominees, and named the rest of the county ticket. The Democrats reassembled and endorsed the Populist choices by acclamation.
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Faston
Drout
Kan
Wichita County
Miss Harrison Killed by Accidental Shotgun Discharge
Miss Mary Ellen Harrison, about 40, was instantly killed near Lixnews Missouri when a shotgun discharged while she handed it to her young nephew. The weapon was believed to be unloaded. the tragic accident occurred around 5 PM yesterday as the boy’s mother’s residence was being reached. The inquest or further details were not provided.
Alger Declines Presidential Candidacy in July Conference
General BR A Alger of Michigan and ex Senator T Platt held a long meeting at Platts office. Alger told a friend he was not a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination and did not expect to join the race this year.
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Alger
New York
BR. A. Alger
Michigan
Platt
Missouri train accident claims life near Skidmore
An obituary-like note reports the Vil lisca branch passenger northbound train overturning and killing John Owens two miles north of Skidmore. Owens is described as an early pioneer resident of Nodaway county dating to the 1840s. Additional forgery news referenced with Lewis and a stock broker venture in Unsasa Ohio.
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Josxix
Villisca
John Owens
Skidmore
Owens
Nodaway County
Ewis
Unsasa
Ohio
Z . Lewis
Drake Leads Drake Nomination by Sixth Ballot in Iowa GOP
Des Morxis July 11. General Fran ks Marion Drake of Centerville wins the Republican state convention nomination for governor on the sixth ballot after a heated ante convention campaign. Matt Parrott of Waterloo is picked lieutenant governor on the third ballot. Sabin, Perkins, and Given are renominated for superintendent, railroad commissioner, and supreme court judge respectively. The platform denounces tariff for revenue only and urges American wages along with a bimetallic standard policy aligned to the 1892 Minneapolis national platform.
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Des Morxis
Iowa
Franks Marion Drake
Centerville
Matt Parrott
Waterloo
Dungan
Chariton
Henry Sabin
George W. Perkins
Josiah Given
Supreme Court
Minneapolis
Republican Party
Aldermen in a trap probe opens special grand jury
In Curiao July 11 Judge Tuthill orders a special grand jury to investigate bood ling in the city council. State's Attorney Kern received the tip from H H Kohlsatt, with evidence said to be highly conclusive, obtained via a hole in Alder man Finkler's office ceiling. Named targets include Alderman Finkler of the Twenty sixth ward and Aries Martin of the Sixth.
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Aldermekler
Aries Martin
Swindled His Own Brothers in Ohio Farm Fraud
Treana Ohio July 11 27 T Lewis swindled his own brothers for 9000 dollars by taking payment for a farm then not delivering the deed and mortgaging it. He forged a mortgage on T J Lewis farm and obtained money on it, discovered by T J Lewis.
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Treana
Ohio
T. Lewis
T. J. Lewis
Z.T. Lewis
National Sons of Temperance convention opens in Cleveland
July 11 Cleveland Ohio report on the fifty fist annual National Sons of Temperance convention at Army and Navy hall with large attendance. President Bavana reports membership down about 500 due to hard times. Also noted are brief items from Dumb for Six Months Prey in Ok and other briefs from Kentucky Missouri and Nebraska on political and legal matters.
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Sons of Temperance
Cleveland
Ohio
National Sons of Temperance
Army and Navy Hall
Bavana
Three Thousand Weavers Strike Over Wages
Three thousand weavers at the ingrain carpet mills in Punaperatia struck for a 7 percent wage increase. It is believed double the number may join later, with likely movements tied to the Gresnes Island Route and a potential $19 return.
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Punaperatia
Ingrain
Crop Conditions Appraisal of Winter Wheat and Grains
July returns show average condition values for crops across states. Winter wheat stands at 65.8, up from 63.8 in June. oats at 83.2. barley 91.9. spring wheat 102.2. rye totals: winter 82.2, spring 77.0, all rye 80.7. Acreage estimates indicate corn at 107.8 with a 6 million acre rise from 1924. Countrywide wheat average 76.2. oats 63.2.
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Wassixerox
Department of Agriculture
Oberon
Ohio
Michigan
Indiana
Illinois
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
Missouri
Kansas
Nebraska
Texas
New York
Pennsylvania
Kentucky
California
Oregon
Washington
South Dakota
North Dakota
Prize Fight Octagon Stadium Plan Shown in Dallas Dome
A diagram of the Corbett-Fitzsimmons building in Dallas reveals an octagonal arena covering about four acres with 52 815 total seats including 30 886 unreserved and 17 683 reserved. The prize ring sits forty feet square at ground level, with 652 press seats surrounding. Organizers expect full occupancy despite its vast scale.
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Dallas
Texas
Corbett-Fitzsimmons
Dan Stuart
Astor
United States
Chicago
Salina Submerged in Smoky River Floods
Salina Kansas July 11 flood waters from the Smoky River have covered the east part of the city forcing about 500 residents from their homes. Crops and stock have been swept away across miles of river valley. Ten miles up river Swede and wife escaped drowning by refuging in trees, rescued six hours later by boatmen. No death toll yet, but damage and losses expected to be very great.
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Sarma
Kan
Missouri Silverites to Con sider Silver Convention Call
Jefferson City July 11 The Democratic state central committee will meet in St. Louis on Monday July 15 at 7 PM at the Southern hotel to decide on calling a state silver convention. Secretary received a telegram from Chairman Maffit confirming a majority desire for the meeting and directing a formal call.
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Democratic State Committee
Jefrenson City
Democratic State Central Committee
St. Louis
Maffit
Negroes Meet in Convention for Race Condition Debate
Corumsia July 11. The first negro race convention met to consider the condition of the race. A large number of delegates are in attendance.
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Corumsia, & C
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