Cloudburst toll devastates Fayette County in fatal floods
Fayette County Pennsylvania suffered heavy losses after deadly cloud bursts. At least nineteen people died in mines and floods, Dunbar streets flooded, and dozens of homes and businesses wiped out. Rail lines and trolley routes were destroyed, leaving provisions scarce as rescue efforts press on.
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Pittsburg
County of
Fayette
Here
Polecat
Vans Station
Lemont No. 2
Dunbar
Fayette County
Pennsylvania
Thealtimore & Ohio
Pioneer Mrs Catherine Teach Dies at 91 in Fairfield Visit
Mrs Catherine Teach longtime resident of Pontiac Newfoundland died near Fairfield where she was visiting at age 91. She left 111 direct descendants including nine children 60 grandchildren 51 great grandchildren and one great great grandchild.
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Pontiac
Catherine Teach
Fairfield
Immigrant officer shot on Windsor Detroit ferry
H. G. Herbert of Ottawa, a Canadian immigration officer, was killed on a crowded Windsor Detroit ferry. William Ferguson, labeled undesirable after being refused entry to Canada, was arrested at Detroit police headquarters.
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Detroit
Mich
G. Herbert
Ottawa
Windsor- Detroit
William Ferguson
Canada
Ferguson
Chauffeur Becker Decides to Testify Before Grand Jury
New York July 26 District Attorney Whitman obtained from William Shapiro the names of the men who rode in the car the evening Herman Rosenthal was shot and other movements preceding the crime. Subpoenas issued for witnesses, a gang member "Boob" Walker was brought in, and John J Reisler testified with affidavit supporting sighting of "Bridgy" Webber fleeing Metropole. Police Lt Becker, after a new light, decided to go before the grand jury but was told he cannot be heard yet.
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New York
Whitman
William Shapiro
Herman Rosenthal
Shapiro
Beveridge to preside at Progressive convention
Albert J. Beveridge former Indiana senator will be temporary chairman of the national Progressive party convention in Chicago August 5. He has renounced the Republican party and joined the Roosevelt movement locally in Indiana to support a third ticket against GOP nominees. Beveridge sent a letter to William H. Nye of Indianapolis announcing his defection.
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Chicago
Albert J. Beveridge
Indiana
National Progressive Party
Beveridge
Republican Party
Senate
Roosevelt
William H. Nye
Indianapolis
Mr. Taft
Progressive Party Split Reflections on Indiana Delegates
A fragment discusses a lawful majority of delegates, not a nomination, and argues that tying the national Progressive movement to broader party factions could aid reforms not seen since Lincoln era. It expresses caution about aligning with sectional or reactionary forces and emphasizes liberal progress.
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Indiana
National Progressive Movement
Republic
Lincoln
Norris Attacks Taft Nominations In House Speech
Representative Norris of Nebraska resumes a blistering challenge to President Taft in the House. He cites a letter claimed to be from H. F. Magregor warning Texas Republicans that officeholders depend on Taft's re election. He denounces patronage as bribery and calls for accountability.
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Washington
Norris
Nebraska
House
Taft
Texas
H. F. Magregor
Mr. Norris
Emperor’s Condition Worsens in Relapse
Tokyo reports Doctor Mirna, physician to the emperor, says the imperial patient Mikado has suffered a serious relapse. The physician states the sovereign's heart is weaker and fears for its failure at any moment.
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Tokyo
Doctor Mirna
Aviator Narrowly Escapes in Kentucky Flight
Hopkinsville Kentucky July 26 Aviator Dalfoyd Thompson of the Lillie Thompson Aviation School Chicago escaped serious harm when the cam shaft in the biplane motor broke. He was about ninety feet high and landed safely in a wheat field.
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Hopkinsville
Dalfoyd Thompson
Lillie Thompson Aviation School
Chicago
Sheldon Testifies Harriman Pledged 250000 for 1904 NY Victory
Washington July 26 Edward Harriman allegedly helped raise 250000 to influence the 1904 New York outcome. George R. Sheldon, RNC treasurer in 1908, says Roosevelt did not know of the contribution until after the election. He also says J P Morgan Co and Henry C Frick were among large 1904 contributors.
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Washington
George R. Sheldon
Republican National Committee
Senate
Edward H. Harriman
New York
Theodore Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Harriman
Sheldon
J. P. Morgan & Co
Henry C. Frick
Morgan Firm
Mr. Frick
Senator Paynter
Mr. Sheldon
Political Funds Arranged to Aid Committees in 1908
The account states Biss lacked cash but secured help from Harriman and Bliss to raise about 250000 for the state committee, not the national one. Sheldon cited 1908 national committee contributions totaling 1655598.27, and was excused with possible recall after books were reviewed.
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Biss
Harriman
Bliss
State Committee
National Committee
Sheldon
Trouble in Cuba as 900 Marines Withdraw From Guantanamo
Washington reports that the Navy Department ordered most marines at Guantanamo to return home, leaving 100 as a permanent garrison to deter sudden outbreaks. The force will be rotated yearly to maintain a constant presence on the island.
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Washington
Cuba
Navy Department
Guantanamo
United States
Iland
Foss bills national air designation Star Spangled Banner
Representative George E Foss of Illinois introduces a bill urging a national air for state occasions and recommends designating the Star Spangled Banner as the official national anthem. The measure seeks congressional approval for formal designation.
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Foss
Illinois
Washington
George E. Foss
Ilinois
House
Fire destroys Homestead steel works lab in Ohio Valley
In Homestead Pittsburg July 26 a blaze wiped out the physical testing laboratory of the Homestead steel works. Loss put at 160000 dollars with the government ordnance test records burned, hindering inspection and testing activities.
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Homestead
Pittsburg
Homestead Steel Works
Darrow Loses Fight Over Juror Leavitt Bias
Los Angeles July 26 Juror A Leavitt, ill and delaying Clarence Darrow bribery trial, appeared in court. Defense sought discharge and replacement by A M Blakesley of the alternate jury, claiming bias and prejudice. Judge Hutson denied bias examination and allowed more testimony to proceed.
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Los Angeles
Cal
A. Leavitt
Clarence
Darrow
Leavitt
A. M. Blakesley
Union
Hutton
Gideons Open Annual Convention in Atlanta
The Gideons annual convention opens in Atlanta at the Piedmont hotel with hundreds of members from all states and Canada. Sessions feature President A B R Moore as moderator and Louis C Stumpf leading devotion. A barbecue at Cold Springs Cup club grounds follows the morning session. Mayor Winn and Rev S R Belk will address the evening welcome.
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Atlanta
The
Gideons
Organization of
Christian Commercial Travelers
Union
Canada
Piedmont Hotel
A. BR. T. Moore
Louis C. Stumpf
Missouri
Cold Springs
Beef Packers Seek Voluntary Dissolution in Washington Talks
In Washington on July 26 attorneys for Chicago beef packers meet with Attorney General Wickersham to press for voluntary dissolution of the beef trust to avoid a civil suit the Justice Department plans to file August 1.
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Washington
Beef Trust
Department of Justice
Chicago
Wickershan
Battleship Deadlock and tariff wrangle loom in Congress
Washington reports a tight 34 to 32 wool tariff vote in the Senate with Republican regulars and progressives aligned, while Cummins substitute fails 14 to 57 as Democrats oppose. Senate defense panel remains firm, backing two battleships this session despite House resistance and Democratic caucus efforts.
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Washington
Senate
Tariff Board
Nell
Clapp
Kenyon
la Follette
Senator Lippitt
Rhode Island
Smoot
Lippitt
Inance
Cummins
Penrose
Senate Committee
Senate Committee On Naval Affairs
Pastor Huffner Under Fire Over Old Maid Sermon
Rev. Elmer V. Huffner resigned First Christian pastorate after preaching exile of old maids to a barren island. He faced local hostility and a sharp reply from Miss Helen Gould of New York who argued many preachers would be without work or families without old maids.
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Grand Junction
Colo
Elmer V. Huffner
First Christan Church
Ayis
Helen Gould
New York
Gould
Split in Deficiency Bill Cuts Gettysburg 1918 Car Fund
The house appropriations committee reported a general deficiency bill totaling about $6.18 million, roughly half of the requested amount. A $3.3 million item for a court of claims judgment to Ute Indians for 1,000,000 acres of land sold by the government was removed and the senate had included it in the Indian appropriation bill. The bill also provides $150,000 to care for Union and Confederate veterans at the Gettysburg battle celebration in 1918.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Court of Claims
Senate
Bils
Gettysburg
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Becker
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Gaston Strobine
Mikado
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