Emperor of Korea Abdicates As Elder Statesmen Confer
Seoul dispatch reports the Korean emperor convened elder statesmen at 1 AM and after a two hour meeting he abdicated with a ceremony planned for 10 AM. Crowds gathered and a section attacked The Daily Koku office. Marquis Ito contacted for help while Japanese Foreign Minister Hayashi arrived. Elder statesmen pledged fair dealing or martyrdom if Korea is harmed.
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Tokio
Seoul
Korea
Daily Koku
Ito
Marquis Ito
Hayashi
Hague
Hoodoo Hits Farmer Anton Newman in Lautner District
Traverse City reports Anton Newman’s farm in Michigan’s Lautner district suffers severe grasshopper damage. Despite fertile land and careful care, crops and hay yields are negligible while grasshoppers persist and even injure farm equipment during routine work.
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Traverse City
Mich
Anton Newman
Newman
Michigan
Lautner District
Father and sister die in Jerseyville deathbed scene
In Jerseyville Ellis V Davis died after his sister Ida Farmer collapsed at his bedside. Coroner cites heart disease. Ida had traveled from Texhoma Oklahoma to comfort him. Both women prayed when Ida gasped and died. Ellis followed about an hour later.
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Jerseyville
Ellis V. Davis
Ida Farmer
Cruse
Boston
James Cruse
Georgia
United States Naval Hospital
Chelsea
Thomas Cruse
Omaha
Tenth Mar Is Dead Today From Georgia Explosion
Boston report says Midshipman James F. Cruse of the battleship Georgia died today after a powder explosion during target practice last Monday. He is the tenth casualty. others remain hospitalized in stable condition. In Seoul enraged crowds and inflammatory anti Japanese materials circulated as the emperor abdicated.
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Boston
Evening Journal
James F. Cruse
Georgia
Woman Sharpshooter Sets Camp Lincoln Record at 35
In Springfield on July 19 Miss Eloise Snyder of Rockford set a Camp Lincoln rifle range mark by hitting 35 of 50 bullseyes from 200 yards. Her brother in law Captain Crill of company H is related to her. Captain J C Tetlow of Rockford matched with seven straight bullseyes. The Third Regiment battalion participated in guard duty and rifle practice as Governor and Mrs Deneen hosted officers at night.
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Springfield
Camp Lincoln
Eloise Snyder
Rockford
Snyder
Crill
J.C. Tetlow
Scores on the diamonds and misc. notices
Baseball results from Boston New York Brooklyn Chicago and other cities in leagues American Association Western are reported. Short items cover a marriage clause in a will from New York and a chain gang sentence for railway officials in Asheville North Carolina. An Emerson quote closes the page.
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Chicago
Boston
New York
Pittsburg
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Detroit
Washington
Association
Darrow appeals for evidence latitude in Haywood case
The Haywood trial defense rests without witnesses as Darrow argues for equal latitude in presenting evidence. Borah counters that the defense has not proven the alleged conspiracy linking Pinkertons, the Mine Owners' association, and the Citizens' Alliance to crimes against the Western Federation of Miners. Richardson ends the day by aiding the defense’s argument for broader evidence latitude.
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Boise, Mich
Haywood
Darrow
Orchard
Mine Owners’ Association
Bradley
Vindicator
Orchard Darrow
K. C. Sterling
Sterling
Pinkertons
Colorado
Pinkerton
Citizens’ Alliance
Western Federation of Miners
Borah
Richardson
Borah Responds to Darrow on Evidence Analysis
Senator Borah replies to Clarence Darrow arguing the analysis of the evidence, contending how the case should be viewed. He asserts his interpretation challenges Darrow’s stance and emphasizes legal standards.
Death by train near Bedford Indiana leaves note on rock
In Bedford Indiana a 24 year old man Hester Herrell killed himself by leaping before a Southern Indiana railway train. A message on a stone identified him with the line I ve gone home to rest. His father Joe Herrell of Kurtz was informed. Engineer James Boruff reported seeing the act.
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Bedford
Ind
Hester Herrell
Southern Indiana Railway
Harrell
Sixteenth Street
Joe Herrell
Kurtz
James Boruft
Tragic Track Incident Ends Life of Young Man
A springing youth leaped onto a track and landed directly before a moving engine, fatally crushed as the locomotive could not avoid the collision. The incident occurred near the station, with no immediate witnesses reported.
Theft and Carelessness In Milwaukee City Finances
Expert accountants report embezzlement of 20575.49 by the municipal court clerk. They say a 1908 comptroller office lapse would have revealed the default earlier. The city treasurer loaned 7000 of trust funds and diverted interest to personal use, with two Valley Land Company notes for 6509 now held by the treasurer.
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Milwaukee
Council Committee On Finance
Valley Land Company
Cloud burst near Grafton causes multiple deaths and damage
A Grafton West Virginia dispatch says three to five people died and 8500, 000 in damage resulted from a cloud burst and storm between Grafton and Tunnelton. Among the dead are Claudus Wolfe of Evansville and Frank Gibbons of Newburg.
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Baltimore
Grafton
W. Va
Tunnelton
Claudus Wolfe
Evansville
Frank Gibbons
Newburg
Aging Profiles in Martin County Census Survey
The 1920s era serennial census for Martin county records show 2 percent of voters aged 75 and over. It notes three individuals aged 79, one at 97, two women over 100 with one at 108, and states there is no Black resident in the county.
Market Reports from Chicago Hogs and Cattle July 19 1907
Estimated receipts show 17000 hogs and 2500 cattle with 3428 leftover from yesterday. Market remains steady to a shade higher with values for light, mixed packers, heavy shipping grades and rough types, while sheep show slow to weak demand and mixed cattle activity.
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Texas
Chicago
Ghicago Ill. Offer for a square deal
The note from Ghicago Illinois states a request to speak at any time and asserts a demand for a square deal, signaling a straightforward prompt for fair treatment.
There Is Something Wrong With the Army Taft Explains
Washington reports General Bell criticizes the army's size and condition. Secretary Taft says the core issue is not enough men. Recruiters face high private sector wages and desertions rise amid long drills and rigid fortification duties. Congress may need broad pay raises to sustain the regular army.
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Washington
Bell
War Department
Taft
Congress
Germany Has Naval Secrets
Berlin July 19 Lieutenant Commander W L Howard naval attaché of the American embassy in Berlin sought admission to the Schichau shipyard at Dantzig where several large warships are under construction but was refused. Count von Reventlow said the yards are private property with no government ties and foreign attaches are admitted to government yards, a point he called politically insignificant.
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Berlin
W. L. Howard
Schichau Shipyard
Dantzie
Howard
Dantzic
Count von Reventlow
Schichau Yards
Doctors reprimanded for Siamese twin dog surgery plan
New York July 19. Drs G B Law son and F A Johnson of Kings County Hospital and Drs Arthur A Brown and Lester D Lang of Bradford Street Hospital were reprimanded and suspended by Robert W Hebberd commissioner of public charities of Greater New York for attempting a surgical operation to fuse two dogs into Siamese twin form.
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New York
G. B. Lawson
Frederick A. Johnson
Kings County Hospital
Arthur A. Brown
Lester D. Lang
Bradford Street Hospital
Robert W. Hebberd
Public Charities
Greater New York
Barnes Resigns as Wisconsin Rate Commission Chief
Madison July 1 John Barnes resigns as chairman of the Wisconsin railroad rate commission after the legislature enacts a 2 cent fare bill following the commission order for a 2 1?2 cent rate. The move ends Barnes two year tenure amid rail rate policy clashes.
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Madison
Mich
John Barnes
Wisconsin Railroad Rate Commission
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Asheville
N. C
James Hi. Wood
C. C. Wilson
Southern Railway
Wood
Emerson
Ames
John D. Rockefeller
Standard Oil
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Landis
Mr. Rockefeller
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McCormick
Steunenberg
Harry Orchard
Lyte Gregory
Justice Gabbert
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Grain Market
John A. Babcock
Is WiTt
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Coast Artillery
Germany
U. S
Schichau Ship Yard
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