House Adopts Tariff Conference Report Vote Narrow
The House in Washington approved the tariff conference report by a tight vote amid claims of jokers in the report about lumber and leather. Twenty Republicans opposed adoption. two Democrats supported the recommit motion, with further procedural moves shaping the debate.
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House of Representatives
Washington
House
Cary
Wis
Miller
Minn
Davis
Murdoch
Kan
Gronna
Broussard
Hstoplnal
Louisiana
Murdock
Good
Lowa
Nelson
N. DB
Wnorris
Neb
Haugen
Town
Payne
Forgeries in Looted Bank by Tipton Cashier Brother
The Bogun Paper reports William H. Marker, cashier at the First National Bank of Tipton Indiana, has resigned amid defalcations believed to exceed $100,000. The bank examiner Miller Weir and directors uncover forged notes and checks, with shortages expected around $110,000, tied to the defaulter’s brother Norh R. Marker.
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Bogun
Qalta
William H. Marker
First National Bank of
Tipton
Ind
Bod
Norh R. Marker
Miller Weir
National Bank Examiner
Blackmailer Threatens Kidnap and Explosive Loot Demand
A blackmailer attempted to extort 10000 from James A McClurg, son in law of banker D G Moffat of Denver, by sending a note threatening to kidnap Frances McClurg, 17, and dynamite the family home. McClurg alerted police. a messenger was followed, but the suspect did not appear.
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James .A. McClurg
Avblachwaller
James A. McClurg
D. GC. Moffat
Denver
Frances McClurg
McClurg
Polce
Tragic drownings and suicides across states reported
In Arkansas Mrs B H L Bailey, mother of five, drowned her two year old son in a rain barrel and hanged herself on the back porch. In Kentucky, Rev Joseph Hennett drowned himself in a creek after failed business efforts. In Ohio, James Walker, 25, drowned in the Little Tennessee river after aiding Mrs F D Christian.
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Harrisburg
Ark
B HL. Bailey
Pullure
Derowne
Joseph Hennett
Hardin County
Kentucky
Bennett
Oayes
James H. Walker
Little
Tennessee
F. D. Christian
Sydney
Ohio
Civil unrest grips Spain as martial law declared
Spain teeters on revolt with Catalonia in flames and Madrid rioting over Morocco war. King Alfonso imposes martial law and suspends constitutional guarantees while dispatching Barcelona troops led by Prince Charles of Bourbon. Mo- tives include a Carlist plot and mass arrests as Barcelona endures heavy bombardment and propaganda.
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Morocco
Alfonso
Spain
Catalonia
Costa
Barcelona
Charles of Bourbon
Ferdinand
Bavaria
Toad Station
Royal Palace
San Sebastian
Madrid
Melilla
Numancia
Helghta
Mount Guruga
Marina
Don Jaime
France
Checks Deporting Aliens Denounced by Immigration Bureau
The Immigration Bureau rebuked inspectors for hastily deporting aliens, warning against sacrificing quality for quantity. Officials must conduct thorough investigations before recommending arrests under the alien contract labor law, condemning superficial inquiries in recent cases from Washington directives to commissioners and inspectors.
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Immigration Bureau
Washington
Bureau of Immigration
Immune Status After Typhoid Serum Test at Fort Omaha
Fort Omaha soldiers Sergeant Fuller and Privates Schmidt and Goodman have been declared immune after a final test following prior vaccinations. In June they contracted a mild typhoid form, later vaccinated again with limited success, then ingested a gallon of water containing fever germs to prove immunity. No symptoms appeared within the expected period, confirming immunity.
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Sargeant Fuller
Schmidt and Goodman
Fort Omaha
American Consul Attacked in Cartagena
American vice consul William D. McMaster at Cartagena was attacked and seriously wounded by a Colombian and a stranger. The motive is unknown. The Colombian government orders prompt punishment for the culprits. McMaster, born in Colombia, was appointed from New York.
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William DB. McMaster
Cartagena
State Department
Washington
Regation
Bogota
Mr. McMaster
Colombia
New York
Diamond finds in German Southwest Africa valued at 250 million
Over two weeks 174 deaths from bubonic plague and 36 from cholera were reported in Amoy China as diseases remained unchecked. A Turkish court martial details mass executions in Adana Province with 15 hanged, 800 to die, 15,000 to hard labor for life and 80,000 to receive minor sentences. It recommends general amnesty and a national holiday amid reconciliation efforts.
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Amoy
China
Adana
Ten Die In Spokane Inland Railway Wreck At Coldwell
Ten persons killed and sixty injured in a head on collision between west bound No 20 from Coeur d Alene and east bound No 35 near Coldwell Washington station between Coeur d Alene Idaho and Spokane. Trains at about fifteen miles per hour. Cars crushed and passengers thrown from seats or through windows. CoverdArens hospital filled with injured. only one crew member reported injured.
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Fe Tst
Spokane
Inland
Coldwell
Wash
Cover d'Alene
Idaho
d'Arens Hospital
Mortar Explosion Fatal at Fireworks Display in Ohio
A mortar exploded during a fireworks display at a National Hay Dealers’ Association convention near Cedar Point, Sandusky. One man, Henry Jortan of Sandusky, was killed instantly, while Ubith Thomas Larkin of Sandusky and Andrew Dietrich of Reading, Ohio, were injured. another victim, Sylug Sand, likely lost an eye.
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Cuseman
National Hay Dealers’ Association
Cedar Point
Sandusky
Ohio
Henry Jortan
Ubi Uth Thomas Larkin
Bantdusky
Sylug
Andrew Dietrich
Reading
Woman Missing From Burlington Hotel With Foul Play Feared
Clothes including a cape stockings and petticoat were found on Truci's pond bank suggesting foul play in the disappearance of a young woman from a Burlington New Jersey hotel last Thursday. She and a man believed to be a New York broker registered as Mr and Mrs Wilkins of New York. The man departed for New York on the morning train and a carriage drive with the distressed woman followed. A horse and carriage were later found deserted on Ran coras creek bank. The woman's suitcase bore letters addressed to Miss A M Wilson Manhattan Hotel New York.
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Burlington
N. J
New York
Metropolitan Inn
Mrs. Wilkins
Rancoras Creek
A. M. Wilson
Manhattan
Cotton crop outlook: poor conditions threaten 11 million bale yield
The National Ginners Association reports the July 25 cotton condition at a low level for the season. State averages range from 5 in Florida to 81 in Missouri, with the national condition described as the lowest for this time of year and forecasting around 11,000,000 bales unless rains improve across the belt, especially Texas, southern Oklahoma, and Mississippi.
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Glunera
National Ginners’ Association
Arkansas
Florida
Georgia
Louisiana
Mississippi
Missouri
North Carolina
South Carolina
Oklahoma
Tennessee
Texas
Pretty Gem Thief Sought After Lincoln Park Robbery
Chicago police seek a stylish young woman about nineteen who robbed Zigmund Klebber early Tuesday of a $60 diamond stud. He met her in Lincoln Park, she lured him into conversation, and on a walk along North Park Avenue she snatched the diamond from his shirt and fled toward an alley.
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Zigmund Khlebbbere Bowdlle
Bpule Highwayu
Chicago
Zigmund Klebber
Klebber
Lincoln Park
Kibber
North Park Avenue
Tell Place
Klobber
Wright Defines Aeroplane Speed At Fort Myer Demonstration
Orville Wright and Lt. Benjamin D. Ferlois operated the heavier than air craft at Fort Myer near Washington, surpassing speed records. The ten mile run took 14 minutes 42 seconds with Wright averaging about 2 mph faster than prior marks, reaching 500 feet altitude over Four Mile Run. President Taft witnessed the landing and extended congratulations via Col. Treat.
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Orville Wright Frilay
Ceguthy
Mlett
Wash
Koetsett
Taeutenant
Benjamin D. Ferlois
Army Signal Corps
United States
Wright
Shuter Hill
Taft
Fort Myer
Treat
Rioting at McKees Rocks Car Plant Wounds Troopers
Rioters at the McKees Rocks pressed steel car plant fired on state troopers. Trooper Stanford Morris was critically wounded and two fingers broken. Three strikers were seriously shot and many others wounded as crowds charged the officers and bursts of gunfire echoed through Ohio Street.
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McKees Rocks
Stanford Morris
State Constabulary
Los
Morris
Ohio Street
Baseball magnate Harry Pulliam dies by self-inflicted shooting
Harry C. Pulliam, president of the National League of professional baseball clubs, shot himself in the right temple in his New York hotel room. The death ends the tenure of a leading baseball executive, with investigators awaiting details.
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Harry C. Pulliam
New York
National League of Professional Baseball Clubs
Death by Self-inflicted Wound Ends Life at Athletic Club
A man at an athletic club died Thursday after a bullet passed through his head from right to left, destroying both eyes. The death was ruled a self-inflicted act tied to continued health issues.
Despondent Fugitive Surrenders After Family Tragedy
William Nilsson, in poor health and pursued for forgery in Janesville Wisconsin two years earlier, turned himself in at Kansas City police. He said his wife is dying and his baby is dead following a street car accident in California.
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California
William Nilsson
Kansas City
Janesville
Wis
Trades and Industry Notes From Prairie du Chien and Superior
Trade and industry items report a strike by pearl button cutters at Iroquois Pearl Co in Prairie du Chien Wis for higher wages. Carnegie Coal Co plans a 1 million dollar dock at Superior with Setunide Bros Hill of Superior contracted to build employing 200 men. St Paul public schools enrolled about 600 pupils in the summer wardens program with youths over eight placed in garden squads. A widely circulated report alleging Standard Oil chemists at Bayonne N J found a process to wake a perfect ultrite from petroleum and a petroleum butter venture was denied by company officials.
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Iroquois Pearl Company
Prairie du Chien
Wis
Carnegie Coal Company
Superior
Wisconsin
Begu
Setunide Bros. & Hill
St. Paul
Truat
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