Open Letter Charges Army in Philippines Demoralized
A New York anti imperialist committee led by Edwin Burritt Smith and others charges US troops in the Philippines with kidnapping murder robbery and torture. The report accuses commanders of inciting brutality and mocks war department trials while calling for a full presidential investigation.
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War Department
Army
Lake George
N. Y
Edwin Burritt Smith
Chicago
Carl Schurz
Moorfield Story
Herbert Welsh
Charles Francis Adams
New York
Philippines
United States Army
Roosevelt
Jacob H. Smith
Samar
Smith
United States
Dreyfus
France
Fought at the polls in New Jersey primary battle
In Camden Gloucester and Salem counties bitter fight marked the republican primary for delegates to the First district convention. One man was killed and several injured as supporters of Henry C Loudenslager and Alpheus Van Sant clashed at multiple polling places. Loudenslager appeared to lead in returns as riots continued into midnight. The convention is set for Woodbury on Wednesday.
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Camden
N. J
New Jersey
Gloucester
Salem
Henry C. Loudenslager
Alpheus van Sant
Joe Goddard
Philadelphia
Pensauken Township
Big Corner
Merchantville
Goddard
Robert Washington
Cooper Hospital
Isaac Flower
Third
Beckett Streets
John Morrissey
Harry Miller
Loudenslager
van Sant
Woodbury
A jealous lover ends life and another dies at Sheridan home
Springfield Missouri July 28 Charles Weyley 25 Norwood Missouri shot and killed his former sweetheart Miss Josephine Sheridan at her home then killed himself. They had known each other four years and had been engaged until a month ago.
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Springfield
Charles Weyley
Norwood
Josephine Sheridan
Miss Sheridan
Weyley
Jews named as American millionaires tallies listed
The Jewish World reports 115 Jews in America reaching millionaire status with city counts: Chicago 13 New York 38 Philadelphia 5 Cincinnati 6 St Louis 2 Brooklyn 1 San Francisco 10 and Boston 1.
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New York
America
Chicago
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Brooklyn
San Francisco
Boston
King Edward Improves Yet Unable to Walk
King Edward III is much better but still cannot walk or stand. On Sunday he used his new invalid chair for the first time, allowing him to move about without help.
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Cowes
Isle of Wight
Edward
Chicago Millionaire Ends Troubles by Shooting Self
A M Rothschild, head of A M Rothschild & Co, killed himself at his Michigan Avenue home after returning from a Minnesota trip. Acute insomnia and possible temporary insanity were cited as causes. He retired from store management two months ago due to ill health and left a widow and one son. Nelson Morris, his father in law, was principal owner.
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Himeolf
Chicago
A. M. Rothschild
State Street
A.M. Rothschild & Co
Michigan Avenue
Rothschild
Minnesota
Mr. Rothschild
State and
van Buren Streets
Nelson Morris
Ruhmer Succeeds in Wireless Telephoning Seven Kilometres
Berlin report states Ernst Ruhmer, electrical inventor, telephones seven kilometres by his wireless system with continuous audible voice. He plans a larger apparatus to reach 40 kilometres for city coverage, though commercial use is deemed impractical due to size cost and delicacy. warships may find it useful for transmitting orders at sea.
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Berlin
Ernst Ruhmer
Ruhmer
Rabbi Josephs Dies In New York
Chief Rabbi Jacob Josephs leader of the United Jewish Congregations dies in New York City after a mass gathering of Jews forms outside his home to mourn the loss, marking a major event in American Orthodox Judaism.
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Rabbi Josephs
New York
Jacob Josephs
United Jewish Congregations
United States
Henderson Surprised by Millers Grievance Claim
Dubuque Iowa July 29 Speaker Henderson in an interview on millers grievances said he was greatly surprised to see such claims. He stated he had been their friend and tried to pass the London dock bill and urged passage in the end.
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Menderson
Dubuque
Henderson
London Dock
Millers
Roosevelt Says Addresses Will Be Non Political
President Roosevelt rejects the idea that fall meetings amount to campaigns. He will speak along Republican lines but not deliver political speeches. He has hosted social calls with Cornell’s Schurman, Columbia’s Butler, and reformer Goddard at Sagamore Hill.
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Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
N. Y
New York
Jacob Gould Schurman
Cornell University
Nicholas Murray Butler
Columbia University
F. Norton Goddard
Schurman
Here
Butler
Sagamore Hill
Prof
Chautauqua
Congress
Big check for miners boosts strike fund donation
Secretary Wilson received a $50,000 check from Illinois miners for the United Mine Workers strike fund and forwarded it to the anthracite field. Illinois donors in four weeks total $100,000 with nearly $500,000 in reserve. Total donations Wednesday reached $58,000 as AF of L endorses the appeal, predicting more contributions.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Wilson
United Mine Workers
Illinois
National Organization
Mitchell
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
San Francisco
Murdered by Ladrones in Cebu Missing Teachers Report
War department received a cablegram confirming the murder of several teachers missing from Cebu since June 10. Names include John E. Wells and Louis A. Thomas of Providence Rhode Island, Ernst Heger of Cincinnati Ohio, Clyde A. France of Berea Ohio, with bodies recovered and leading suspects killed or captured.
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Washington
War Department
Cebu
John E. Wells
Montgomery Avenue
Providence
R. I
Louis A. Thomas
Ernst Heger
Vine Street
Cincinnati
Clyde A. France
Berea
Diver Plunges From Schooner Mast In Detroit Tragedy
Alexander Smith of 50 St. Aubin avenue essayed a 90 foot high dive from the Maria Martin schooner anchored at St. Aubin avenue. He lost balance 20 feet above water, struck hard on his side, failed to surface, and his body was recovered three hours later.
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Detroit
Mich
Alexander Smith
St. Aubin Avenue
Maria Martin
Smith
A Fairy Tale of Industry at Sault Ste. Marie
A Pearson's article chronicles how Sault Ste. Marie, once a 2500-person village, is transformed into a vast industrial center powered by Lake Superior. The piece notes dramatic changes from quiet mills to immense stone buildings with towers, shafts, and interconnected passages, driven by a single visionary effort.
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Sault Ste. Marie
Lake Superior
Pearson's
Lake Huron
King Edward's Valor and Silent Endurance in War and Illness
Richard Harding Davis in Collier's Weekly lauds the king for valor yet recalls the grim, unspoken suffering he endured during the last years of the war and his final public appearances. England now confronts the memory of his pain, isolation, and the strain it placed on his court and people.
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Richard Harding Davis
Collier’s Weekly
England
London
Buckingham Palace
Growth of Sault Ste. Marie Under Clergue’s Leadership
Canals wind through the fringe of a growing frontier town as nine thousand workers toil in Sault Ste. Marie shops. Five years ago the population was a fraction of today, marking a dramatic rise tied to the industrial ascent led by Francis H. Clergue.
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Sault Ste. Marie
Francis H. Clergue
Mica Veil Aimed At Automobilists
A Parisian milliner introduces a mica veil to shield eyes for ladies who dislike goggles. A sheet of mica forms a vizor set close to the face and attached to the cap. The invention is praised as a notable improvement over traditional eye protection.
Gosnold MA Smallest Town on Cape Cod Lands
Gosnold Massachusetts is described as the state’s smallest town. The text notes its lands extend from Woods Hall along Cape Cod’s shoulder to a fatal reef known as Sow and pigs.
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Massachusetts
Gosnold
Woods Hall
Cape Cod
New Telephone Service Opens in Ajaccio Corsica
The Corsican city of Ajaccio introduces a new telephone service with three current subscribers. The article notes Ajaccio as Napoleon Bonaparte's birthplace.
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Corsica
Ajaccio
Napoleon
Untitled Quote Reveals Resolve Under Strain
A terse description portrays a man sitting upright with pale, fixed features and clenched teeth, held steady by sheer resolve as observers seek to satisfy their curiosity.
Dooms An Adobe Theory By Hopi Inscriptions
Dr. George Dorsey of the Field Columbian Museum announced at the University of Chicago that so called Hopi inscriptions on adobe houses are just scratches from mischievous children. He noted the marks resemble picture writing but are not inscriptions, challenging long standing anthropological ideas.
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George Dorsey
Field Columbian Museum
University of Chicago
Dr. Dorsey
Mullahy faces libel charges over unfair workers list
In Wilkesbarre Pennsylvania J F Mullahy secretary of the Stationary Firemen s Association is jailed on libel charges after a circular listing alleged unfair workmen was posted near coal regions Twenty five complaints allege he printed and distributed the list two women testified to seeing him placing the notices Magistrate Pollock set bail at 12500 and friends posted it Mullahy has strong influence among striking firemen and activists condemn the arrest as an outrage at strike HQ local deputies dispersed a mob near the Warnke washery as relief efforts for strikers begin
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Pollock
Mullahy
Jacobs
Duryea
Warnke
Wyoming
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Pottsville
Daniel Landerman
Kohinoor
Shenandoah
Charleston
W. Va
Atkinson
Keller
Norfolk & Western
G. W. Purcell
The
United Mine Workers
W. B. Wilson
Chris Evans
National Statistician
Jones
Gauley Mountain Coal Co
Purcell
Evans
Masked vandals slay 600 goats on Angora Range ground
In Pinam Mesa 14 masked men bound three herders and killed more than 600 goats, about 1,000 grazing on Angora Range. Loss estimated at 8000 dollars. In Oregon, 286 sheep on Murders Creek owned by J. C. Moor were slaughtered by armed men. 280 more found dead next day.
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Grand Junction
Col
Angora Range Association
Pinam Mesa
M. B. Irving
Colorado
Chicago
John Day City
Ore
Earthquake Shocks Yankton South Dakota
An earthquake shock hit Yankton South Dakota on Monday July 29 lasting about 12 seconds. The tremor was accompanied by the usual rumbling noises.
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Yankton
Wilson's Life Is Spared by Nicaraguan Minister
Washington July 29 The life of Dr Russell Wilson of Ohio who joined a fili bustering expedition in Nicaragua and was captured near Bluefields has been saved through the intercession of Senor Corea the Nicaraguan minister In Managua he persuaded President Zelaya to commute the death sentence imposed by a court martial on Wilson and other Americans
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Department of the Army
Springfield, Mo
Bob
Potomac River
Indian Head Proving Ground
O’neil
Naval Ordnance Bureau
Ladrones
Industry
Pluce
King Edward
Charles E. Littlefield
Littlefield
Maine
Dingley
Lebanon
Congressional Service
ADOBE
Field Museum Authority
Notre Dame, Ind
Notre Dame, Inc
University
Wilkesbarre, Pa
J. F. Mullahy
Jackson
South Dakota
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