Tracey the Verrible Eludes Prowess of Washington Authorities
Oregon convict Tracey the Verrible again slips past pursuers. He infiltrates a Seattle ranch, takes command of the property, coerces a Japanese fisherman to row him, and rigs a staged breakfast scene before gagging the Johnson family and fleeing down the sound with bundles of clothing and supplies. Deputy Sheriff McKay alerted after the Johnsons freed themselves.
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Seattle
Wash
Tarry Tracey
Oregon
Sound
Sherif Cudihee
Tracey
Fisher
Meadow Point
Madison Point
Johnson
Pwo
Johnsons
Anderson
London Jubilee Feast Hails King After News of Safety
Half a million Londoners and many more watched the king dine the poor in parks and halls. Sir Thomas Lipton supervised the feast with temperance tents and donations of cups desserts tobacco and chocolates. The Prince and Princess of Wales visited. joy and cheers filled the city as celebrants sang God Save the King.
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London
Thomas Lipton
Sir Thomas
United States
Prince and Princess of Wales
President at Oyster Bay arrives for summer home
Roosevelt arrived at Oyster Bay on Saturday at 5 16 p m to a cordial welcome. The village signaled with whistles as the train stopped and long time friends greeted the president at the summer retreat.
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Oyster Bay
L. L
Roosevelt
Swift & Co Fire at stockyards costs half a million
A blaze at Swift & Co in Chicago on Saturday night damaged a four story brick building at Pack ers avenue and Broadway. The loss is estimated at 600000 with part of the structure saved and insurance expected to cover the claim. The fire threatened adjoining plants Armour & Co and Libby McNeil & Libby and required extensive fire department effort.
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Chicago
Swift & Co
Packers Avenue
Broadway
Wal
Armour & Co
Libby, McNeil & Libby
Three Chicagoans Drowned at Henton Harbor
A Chicago group of four swam at Henton and Renton Harbors in Michigan on July 7. Rudolph Steffick his wife and sister all drowned in the St Joseph river after they were carried under by a rapid current. The remaining swimmer John Thorpe survived by grabbing a timber after submerging for the third time.
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Renton Harbor
Mich
Rudolph Steffick
Steffick
Chicago
St Joseph River
John Thorpe
Mitchell in New York seeking labor aid for miners strike
United Mine Workers president Mitchell travels to New York to confer with labor leaders about financial support and allied assistance for miners. Few miners seek work as strike enters third month. officials deny plans to restart mines though some workers are accepted on waiting lists.
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Wilkenbarre
Mitchell
United Mine Workers
New York
Associated Frees
Metropolis
American Federation of Labor
Miners’ Union
Andree Balloon Fate Report From Winnipeg
Chicago dispatch reports Rev Dr Ferres arriving from York Factory Northwest Territory with new details on the Andree expedition. Eskimo guide Old Huskie allegedly witnessed the balloon's crash two years ago 1500 miles from York.
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Chicago
Record- Herald
Winnipeg
Man
Ferres
York
British Territory
Andree
Old Huskie
Riot on the north side over a tin cup sparks broad clash
In La Crosse on a Saturday riot between Assyrian colony members and about 900 railroad workers and others lasted an hour. Several stabbed and beaten though no bullets found causing injuries to Hans Beorder John Murphy Abe Lockman Louk Wachter and three Assyrians. Police seek suspects.
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Hans Beorder
John Murphy
Abe Lockman
Louk Wachter
Uncle Sam's Big Gun Delivers A 2370 Pound Projectile
Albany reports the Watervliet arsenal preparing the famous 12 inch rifle in a national display. The gun, fifty feet long and weighing 190 tons, will fire a five foot four inch projectile weighing 2 370 pounds, with powder charges of 1156 or 1176 pounds depending on powder type, and will allegedly penetrate 42.5 inches of steel at five miles.
Armored Gun Claimed to Reach Manhattan and Brooklyn
Artillery experts describe a massive 180 ton gun mounted on a disappearing carriage at Sandy Hook capable of firing 32 miles. It could reach all of Manhattan up to Central Park and drop shots into Brooklyn, with ranges to Hastings and Perth Amboy. The mechanism uses simple worm gearing and can be fired by electricity or friction prime. Previous large guns are cited for comparison, noting the Watervliet gun as the most powerful yet inferior to this model.
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