Armory busy with drills and mess training
Busy day at the armory features campers preparing for departure, buglers practicing, and recruits drilled. Color Sergeant C W Moore, aka Pop, arrives in new uniform with flags, marking his long service since 1880. Gen Harries commends him for returning to guide the war game. Corps member H M Bennett, hit by a brick at the rifle range, shows improvement and remains a topic of talk.
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Post Office
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Chear
H M. Bennett
Heroism Saves Soldiers at Tobyhanna Camp
Officers and men of the District of Columbia National Guard first battery are praised for heroism during a runaway incident at Tobyhanna Army camp. James D. Burns Wilber G Andrdwa and J Albert Goldsborough steered a six horse caisson to avert disaster, saving many drillers from injury. Regular field work continued. plans for baseball games with Ashington youths are noted.
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United States Army
Tobyhanna
James D. Burns
Wilber G
Andrdwa
J. Albert Goldsborough
A. L. Smith
Fort Myer
Young Mena Cotistian “Essociation
Ashington Boys
Motor car crash kills Waterbury officer in Seymour
In Waterbury Connecticut a police department car overturned near Seymour while returning from New Haven. Officer Robert Pickfersted was killed. Police Commissioner William Johnson was seriously injured with possible fatal internal injuries. Registrar Henry O Connor, Christopher Dunphy, and Alphonse Vallone sustained serious injuries.
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Seymour
New Haven
Robert P Iickfersted
Polce Force
William A. Johnson
Henry O'Connor
Christopher Dunphy
Alphonse Vallone
Cannon to Take Auto Trip Through Catskills and Berkshires
Joseph G. Cannon former Speaker of the House is the guest of John W. Dwight at Dwight's Dryden home near Ithaca. He says the visit is a pleasure outing and tomorrow he and Dwight will depart for a two week automobile trip through the Catskills and the Berkshires.
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Catskills
Berkshires
Rokos Dies in Auto Crash in Baltimore
Jaroslav Jerry Rokos a leading Democratic figures in the Seventh ward and a prosperous baker of Northeast Baltimore was killed in an early morning automobile accident on the Eastern Avenue Road near Forty first street. The crash occurred shortly after midnight leaving Rokos dead at the scene and authorities investigating the cause.
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Jaroslav Jerry Rokos
Seventh Ward
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Potomac Insurance Company
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Alexander K Phillips
J.incom
Vt. Ave
H St
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Cornelius McKinsey
North Capitol
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Sta Nw
Thia
J. W. Mandley
Bladensburg Road
Lincoln
Balentine
Newark
Donen, Shoemaker Co
Thoemaker CO
Flames Entomb 23 Miners at Cadder Colliery
Glasgow reports the Mavis valley pit at Cadder colliery near Glasgow caught fire today trapping 23 miners. Rescue attempts proceed as emergency teams work to reach the entombed workers.
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Mavis Valley
Cadder
State Faces Anarchy as Sulzer Battles Murphy
Albany Aug 3 Gov Sulzer’s supporters warn that foes of the administration could plunge New York into near anarchy before the November election. They argue impeachment threats and a mobilized public could trigger a mass uprising in Sulzer’s favor.
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Sulzer
Bmlt
New York
Charles F. Murphy
Germans to Fight the Law at Saengerbund Clubs
Six men at Washington Saengerbund and two at Arion Singing Society complained of the new excise law. They warned a German crusade to gain public sympathy and planned a Sunday directors meeting to seek amendments. They argued Americans must reclaim liberty and urged Congress to widen club freedoms.
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The
Arion Singing Society
Germany
America
Free
United States
Congress
Auto party drowns at open drawbridge over Everett Creek
Suffolk reports an auto party of Smithfield youths plunged from an open drawbridge at Reeds Ferry into Everetts Creek. Two drowned: Dorothy Ward and Taylor Nelms. Driver Don Ward failed brakes after brimming red light. Ward and Gladys Cofer and Lucy Cofer survived. Nelms disappeared with Ward in his arms as crowd searches the water.
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Everetts Creek
Reeds Ferry
Smithfield
Dorothy Ward
L. Ward
Isle of Wight County
Taylor Nelms
George K. Nelms
Governor Brito Seeks Writ In Habeas Corpus Case
In New Orleans on August 3 a habeas corpus writ was filed for Emmanuel Castillo Brito provisional governor of Campeche. Judge Foster signed the petition as Brito, held by federal authorities, faces murder and robbery charges connected to events in Mexico. The hearing is set for tomorrow morning.
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Emmanuel Castillo Brito
Campeche
Foster
Brito
United States Attorney General's Office
Department of Justice
Earnesto Fernandez Y
Arteazi
Carranza
Tirito
Ranch Matthews
Tieageroent of Justice
Washington
Huerta's Foes Unite Over Cruelties in Sonora Testimony
Col Eduardo Hay chief of staff of Sonora's constitutional government will address the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. He argues U S intervention would worsen matters and outlines Madero's rise, Huerta's crackdown, murders and tortures, and the northern region's shift toward Huerta's enemies.
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Foreign Affairs Committee
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Mexico
Eduardo Hay
Constitutional
Sonora
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Col. Hay
Francisco J. Madero
Casas Grandez
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House Committee On Foreign Affairs
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Hay
Francisco Madero
Vetera
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Huerta
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Latin America
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Senators Take Up Crisis in Mexico
Senators debate U S response to Mexican turmoil led by Huerta and Carranza. committee seeks full lists of Americans and foreigners harmed, plus property losses. diplomacy, potential intervention, and Nicaragua policy revisions loom as Wilson's fate and ambassador status unfold.
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Huerta
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Europe
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France
Great Britain
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Mexico City
Wilson
Senate Committee On Foreign Affairs
60 Mile Gale Strikes Detroit Causes Massive Damage
A 60 mile gale lasting two or three minutes amid a severe storm tore through Detroit on August 3. Property damage was widespread with roofs ripped, houses shifted from foundations, power lines down, and many trees uprooted. Several buildings were struck by lightning. no fatalities reported.
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Michigan
Istalyg Pag
Mystery surrounds death of aging veteran George W. Collins
An autopsy found drowning as the immediate cause, with knife wounds not fatal, as family questions foul play. The last witness, teen boatman Harry Troop, saw Collins cheerful before the canal crossing. Police search river fronts for witnesses, lacking a crew to advance the case.
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George W. Collins
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George W. Collina
Charles 8. White
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Song
Lfe
Harry Troop
Georgetown
G Street
Hins
William Colfina
Immigration showdown at Eagles meet advocates relatives sponsors plan
Baltimore August 3 Representative Albert Johnson urged radical immigration limits at a Drab Ell park rally hosted during the Eagles convention. He called for suspending immigration for ten to fifteen years and proposed barring relatives in the United States from acting as sponsors for newcomers. Johnson attacked the Industrial Workers of the World, accusing it of fomenting strikes and treason while linking immigration to national danger and economic strain.
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Albert Johnson
Tatoma
Weash
Drad Ell Park
Order of Eagles
United States
Canada
Industrial Workers of
Industrial Workers of the World
Johnson
Lawrence
Paterson
D C Eagles Parade Dream Targets Baltimore Prize
Washington Aerie No 13 Fraternal Order of Eagles prepares a 600 member marching club for the Thursday parade in Baltimore closing the convention. Delegates expect Myers Fisher to be elected grand trustee with strong support from Washington and other series. Marching Club leaves at 8 pm from Sixth and E streets NW aboard special trains.
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Washington Aerie
No. 13
Order of Eagles
Baltimore
Convention of Eagles
Aerle
Washington
Yesaterday
Myer Fisher
Dvans
Marching Club
Sixth and
EB Streets
W E. Cowen
Peter White
Frank O. Lord
Edward Coughlin
George Gaven
Richard Edwards
George Dennen
C. W. Williams
W. E. Evans
P. C. Mites
Say Troops Planned Riot in Seattle Riots, 191 something
A mass meeting of moderate Socialists adopted a resolution demanding a congressional investigation into a July 16 riot in Seattle. The document alleges U S soldiers and sailors took part in arson and attacks on Socialist headquarters, aided by Navy officials and a uniformed Army major mobster on watch.
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Wash
United States
Josephus Daniels
Argon
United States Army
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