Pass Tariff Bill Through House Amid Tight Vote
The tariff measure cleared the U S House by 198 to 14 after a long, dramatic session. Payne mobilized the Republican majority to block a recommitment, while 20 Republicans and two Democrats split on the conference report. Minnesota’s delegation largely opposed, except Tawney. Safer figures suggested a closer final tally than anticipated.
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Iowa
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Nye
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Broussard
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Louisians
Auto race winner at Brighton Beach 24 hour event
George Robertson and Al Poole drove the Simplex to first prize in the Motor Racing Association's 24 hour race at Brighton Beach Motordrome. The duo averaged over 45 miles per hour and collected 2400 dollars for first place, with tight finish lines and track issues highlighted by fatigue and car wear.
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Motor Racing Association
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Simplex
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Roanoke Woman Receives Black Hand Threat Note
Roanoke Virginia July 3 Mrs G M Avis a local boarding house keeper received a Black Hand threat note from a boarder who claimed to be broke and friendless. The note warned that pursuance of the threats would seal the writer’s death warrant and referenced a man calling himself Dr Campbell linked to a livery stable fraud.
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Washington Post
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J. Gilroy
Jack “McCoy
Campbell
Woman in Pennsylvania shoots man in self defense
In Coatesville PA Hannah Gibson says she was attacked by William Thompson near Lancaster. She claimed he struck her with a stick after an improper remark and she drew a revolver from her apron, firing and killing him. She has not been arrested.
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William ‘Fhompson
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Murder at New York Chinese Consulate
Wong Bow Cheung, a Chinese vice consul in New York, was mortally wounded in a lower Broadway building. The shooter, identified as Matada Young, a Philadelphia resident, has claimed self defense though possibly deranged, with motive tied to denied aid and a volatile past. The victim, Dr Luk Wing, a Lehigh and Yale graduate married to an American, died at St. Gregory’s Hospital after the shooting.
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Explosion Fells Five in West Thirteen Street Inferno
A gasoline explosion and ensuing fire leveled a four story building on West Thirteenth Street in Minnesota. Five people are dead and six injured, with four more suspected buried in the ruins. Police and rescue crews work amid charred timbers as investigators and the Chinese legation coordinate care for victims. The blast followed the use of a machine designed to fill automobile tanks, built by Arnold Kuhlo and McCauley, who were testing the device nearby.
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Gagnon
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Leo Cunningham
Joseph Gagnon
Emmanuel Foerster
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Bruisas
N. A. Kane
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Pollice
Mra. Horan
Horan
O'Connor
Erdoke
Chinese suspect details in Luk Wing shooting case
The report outlines the suspect Matuda Woung and his supposed travels in June to public houses in Washington and Philadelphia, with letters of recommendation and pocket cards listing names and addresses. It notes the lack of evidence tying the murder of Vice Consul Luk Wing to Chinese tong wars and details Wing’s decade as New York vice consul and his role in locating Leong Ling.
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New York
Luk Wing
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Leong Ling
Peking
CAPT J P GREEN RETIRED FROM PENN RAILROAD
Special to The Washington Post Philadelphia July 31 Capt John Pyh Grean retires under the pension rule after declining reelection as first vice president of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company He marks his seventieth birthday and exits active service after forty years with the company since July 1 1669 He served as president of the railroad for 27 years and earlier as assistant to the president for eight years before becoming vice president
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Washington Post
Philadelphia
John Pyh Grean
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
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Thomas A. Scott
Pennsylvania Railroad
Blind man opens fire in Paterson saloon killing two
In Paterson New Jersey a man known as The Devil to locals entered Henry Regemans tavern with two companions fired on patrons. Robbert Ferguson died on arrival. Charles Honhwel died of abdominal wound. Joseph Geiger injured with jaw and arm damage. Police report the shooter fled after the blasts.
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N. J
mora-Iiquor
Henry Regemans
Palo
Robert” Ferguson
Samgon
Charles ‘Honhwel
White
Joseph Geiger
Collision of Interurban Trains Kills Many in Idaho
At La Crosse Idaho near Coeur d Alene on July 1 five interurban cars telescoped in a high speed wreck. At least ten dead and nearly a hundred injured as passengers were crushed and freed with axes. Rescue teams and ambulances rushed to the scene with homes opened as makeshift hospitals.
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Washington Post
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la Crosse
Spokans
Ea Crosse
120 Rebels Put to Death in Spain Revolt Coverage
The report from Barcelona and Madrid describes mass executions and harsh repression as Spanish authorities crack down on revolutionaries amid debates over the Africa campaign. It notes suspensions of constitutional guarantees and rising antiwar sentiment, with reservists and conscription issues fueling unrest and public cries of Down with the War.
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Africa
Massachusetts Citier Ring Four Weeks Tour
A fragmented notice outlines a four week tour starting in Pattee Swamen and ending with a Plymouth visit. It mentions outdoor meetings unless weather forces changes and references women suffrage buttons and fair participation.
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Pattee Swamen
Plymouth
Roosevelt Family Tour Extends to Italian Alps
The Roosevelts travel party including Miss Ethel Accompeny Baron and Baroness des Planches visit Rome before touring Piedmont and the Alpine country with Mrs Roosevelt at Porto Maurito. The Italien ambassador to the United States and the Baroness accompany the group on the villa excursion.
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Porto Maurito
Miss Ethel
Accie Roosevelt
Piedmont
Theosophist Annie Besant Talks Ghosts and California
Mrs Annie Besant president of the Theosophical Society arrives in New York aboard the Philadelphia from Southampton. She discusses ghosts omnibuses clairvoyants and a coming great leader from California and the Theosophical movement as a bridge to a new order.
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London
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Escape From Burning Tybee Hotel Ends Safely
Tybee Island hotel guests are evacuated as a daytime fire destroys the main building of Hotel Tybee. A night watchman’s alert soundings fire alarm save about 100 guests before dawn as cottages and bathhouses survive. Loss estimated at 66000 dollars, with about half insured. The hotel stood dark when the blaze began but guests exited without major confusion.
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Savannah
Hotel Tybee
Two Dead and Three May Die After Powerboat Accident
A party of 28 aboard a powerboat near Blasdeford Pool Maine faced drowning when two bodies were recovered and three more may die. Timely arrival of the presidential yacht Sylph saved others including Mrs Euygens Cutts, Anne Dunn of Biddeford, and Susie Matley of Saco. Victims missing earlier were Margaret Harvey of Saco and Katherine Lynch of Biddeford. In Mooreville North Carolina a 16 year old Thomas Sherrill and a 9 year old Gleon Madison died when a pistol exploded in an old schoolhouse now a mill, ruled accidental by the coroner. Edison claims the shooting was accidental.
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Biddeford
Susie Matley
Saco
Margaret Harvey
Katherine Lynch
Ciaima
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Mooreaville
N. C
Thomas Sherrill
Gleon Madison
Bherrill
Madison
Edison
Tow Boat Heroic Rescue After Boat Explosion
Fred Dicke of Two Rivers leapt to save a party aboard a gasoline launch that exploded off Mantowoc Wisconsin. He boarded a burning craft, towed it to shallow water, and helped the women evacuate as flames raged. All women suffered severe burns.
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Virginia Territory Crisis Sparks Court and Treaty Debate
Prominent residents debate whether Alexandria County should revert to Virginia or be retained under federal control. Lawyers argue constitutional and moral obligations, with advocates urging a new mutual cession to avoid Supreme Court rulings.
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Amoz B. Desselman
Columbia Hisenrical Society
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Phillips Ve. Payne
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