Kansans Meet Roosevelt Insurgents at Sagamore Hill
Three Kansas Republicans Bristow Murdock and Madison met Theodore Roosevelt at Sagamore Hill for about three hours. Roosevelt praised them as loyal supporters and said they discussed the recent congressional session but not the Ballinger Pin chot controversy. The trio insisted they remain focused on rail rate reform and avoiding public scuffles, with Madison and Murdock releasing a joint statement.
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Albany
White House
Theodore Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
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Col Roosevelt
Madison
Hughes
Roosevelt
Victor Murdock
Bristow
Mr Murdock
Kansas
Murdock
Avertra Strike Mediators Bring Peace After Long Negotiations
Mediators tonight announced an amicable settlement between Southeastern railroads and conductors and trainmen ending a sixteen day dispute under the Erdman act. Wages will rise substantially with improved conditions and hours, averting a strike of about 10,000 workers and affecting some 40,000 others. The agreement standardizes pay scales across thirteen roads, with increases ranging widely but not yet fully itemized. Mentions of the mediation partners Chairmen Knapp and Dr Neill, and a lengthy conference with five great rail systems, close the record.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Charles P Neill
Erdman
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General Managers’ Committee
United States
Ahwarn
Kodop
National Education Association Opens in Boston
The 48th annual NEA convention opened in Boston with President Swann of Swarthmore College and Joehay James H. Van Sickle leading discussions on exceptional children. Speakers included Jesse D Burke on industries in elementary schools and Elmer Wisworth Brown on cooperation with educational organizations. Chancellor Frank Strong called for definite requirements over electives and highlighted trends toward founder scholarship and cleaner athletics as 30,000 teachers gather in Cambridge and Boston.
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Swarthmore College
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Bureau of Municipalesearch
Philadelphia
Elmer Wisworth Brown
United States Commissioner of Education
Washington, D. C
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University of Kansas
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National Educational Association
Indians Plan Towns for Native-Only Communities
Oklahoma city leaders and two Indian chieftains announced plans to build several towns restricted to Indians. The move aims to curb nomadic behavior among western Oklahoma tribes and improve economic opportunities. J W Strongheart, descendant of Sitting Bull, calls for reforms in Indian missions and schools. A separate travel notice lists a round trip by Baltimore and Ohio from June 2 to July 2 with return by July 18, and another from July 2% to August 23 with return by August.
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Baltimore & Ohio
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Brownlow in grave condition at Mountain Home TN
Tennessee Congressman Brownlow, age 60, is gravely ill from Brights disease at the Mountain branch National Soldiers Home in Johnson City. He rallied briefly after a critical sinking spell but remains in serious condition. long service in Congress included securing federal funds for the home and other buildings. Born in Abingdon Virginia, he spent his youth there and has spent time in a Baltimore hospital for surgery. He has been at the soldiers home hospital since May 30 for Decoration Day events.
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Abingdon
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Harmon Refuses to Oust State Board Secretary
Governor Harmon announced he would retain Joseph Bishop as secretary of the State board of arbitration. The streetcar workers union demanded Bishop’s dismissal, threatening a bitter fight and possible strikes as the governor headed to Michigan on vacation today.
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Michigan
Soldier buried at sea off Biscayne Bay
Captain R Simmons a Grand Army veteran who died at the National Soldiers Home Johnson City Tennessee was buried at sea Friday off Biscayne Bay in Miami Florida complying with his will. Friends performed the last rites with gaiety as three guns were fired and the body in a bag was lowered into the Gulf Stream. Simmons served Throughout the Civil War with a New York regiment and was initially buried at Johnson City before exhumation following the will.
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Johnson City
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New York
Taft plans busy days amid Roosevelt talk rumors
President Taft’s planned ten day rest is delayed as Interior Department matters, Ballinger talks, and Navy Secretary Meyer’s forthcoming appearance crowd the schedule. A Beverly telegram to Bal linger triggers speculation of a Roosevelt discussion alongside land policy talks. Taft golfed, toured North Shore, and will address the Harvard stadium audience and the National Education Association in Cambridge. Niagara Falls excursion ads follow.
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New York
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Salem
J. B. Frank
Grace Episcopal Church
Boston
National Education Association
Harvard Stadium
Cambridge
PRIVATE DETECTIVES JAILED IN WISCONSIN PLOT
Six men jailed at Waukesha and one at Geo Nomonice, said to be private detectives or Milwaukee employees, for attempting to seize Mrs Sands Summer home on Pine Lake. They allegedly guarded the property for hours, holding Mrs Mary T Gunther prisoner, daughter of Mrs Sands, as new Milwaukee owners fought for possession against her family opposition.
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Qeo- Nomonce
Thejx
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Sands
Pine Lake
Mary T. Gunther
Sanda
Worry Makes One Old
One hundred six-year-old Joseph Zeitlin, praised for longevity, says he has no secrets for long life. He notes that worrying ages a person and quotes his simple philosophy on eating and drinking. Zeitlin, in the United States a quarter century, knows only two English phrases.
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New York
Joseph Zeitlin
Footpads at Work Aged Merchant Attacked at Back Gate
William Helmus, 75, proprietor of a wholesale liquor and tobacco store at 1918 Fourteenth Street Northwest, was robbed of 75 dollars after being choked and struck with a heavy weapon while closing his back gate. He sustained head wounds and a skull base injury, went into shock, and remained unconscious for part of the night. He later recovered consciousness and described a possible three assailants. Police sought clues as he was moved to Emergency Hospital. The incident occurred shortly before midnight and involved a dangerous, premeditated attack.
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William Helmus
Fourteenth Street
Fourtenth Street
Helmus
George Kelly
Voting on Strike Strikes at Pennsylvania Railroad
About 15 500 workers east of Pittsburg Erie and Buffalo vote on striking for higher wages after the company refused a further 5 to 20 percent rise. The company defends its pay and hours as competitive with neighboring lines and notes prior increases and arbitration offers were rejected by the unions.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Baltimore and Ohio
Mainz Prince Henry Leads Zeppelin North Polar Expedition
Kiel Germany July 2 The Mainz Dearing Prince Henry and the Zeppelin party sailed for Spitzbergen to arrange preliminaries for a north polar balloon expedition. Several scientists join to study conditions for practicality of the project. Posen Prussia July 2 Military Aeronautic Maneuvers begin on a large scale and run through the month with officers and 183 noncommissioned officers and privates using dirigibles aeroplanes and spherical balloons.
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Allen O Myers Dies Near Columbus In Toledo Report
Allen O. Myers, a noted political writer and newspaper correspondent, died suddenly today near Toledo. In the 1880s he was prominent as a political correspondent, later living on a farm near Columbus and serving as superintendent of the George Betcham racehorse farm near Toledo.
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Toledo
Allen O.* Myers
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George Betcham
Mystery Unearthed From Laurel Vault Skeleton Guards Hoard
Asbury Hammond, a farmer near Laurel Maryland, uncovered a brick vault while plowing, finding a human skeleton and bags containing about $32,000 in gold and silver coins dating before 1821. Rumors swirled as townsfolk flocked to inspect the site, and Hammond disclosed little beyond declaring the find a secret.
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Del
Asbury Hammond
Washington Post
Irving
Mount Herman
Wicomico County
Hammond
United States
Lttle
Hammond Farm
5000 Troops Begin Drill At Gettysburg Camp
Gettysburg July 2 5000 regulars and militiamen begin camp instruction on the battlefield under Brig Gen William Wotherspoon. Militia numbers reach about 3000 from Virginia Maryland and their artillery and cavalry units. Final day will feature a sham maneuver with two corps divided for a big simulated operation.
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Virginia Field Artillery
Maryland Infantry
Maryland Cavalry
Maryland Medical Corps
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Virginia
Wotherspoon
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Death in Circus Panic in Leavenworth Kans
A deadly panic struck a Leavenworth circus when a severe wind and rain storm toppled the tent injuring many. A man was killed in the crush as the audience, including men women and children, scattered in panic. Police and rescuers aided the injured and investigated the cause of the collapse.
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Kans
Reno Waits Clash Quiet Day for Both Men
Betting on the heavyweight showdown grows as experts debate Jeffries and Johnson contenders. Both camps express supreme confidence in their champion while anticipations build for a decisive ring battle.
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Big Fellow
Johnson Camp
Day in Fight Camps Ahead of Reno Bout
Both camps show supreme confidence as Jeffries and Johnson take rests. Jeffries reads and fishes, Johnson enjoys an auto ride while camps place bets at 10 to 7. More potables and money arrive, Johnson’s demand for ring changes agreed, and final preparations near completion as Reno looms for the bell.
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Jeffries Johnson Fight Preview Wagers Rise in Reno Camps
Reno's crowds anticipate the Jeffries Johnson bout with heavy betting and calm camps. Jim Jeffries and Jack Johnson appear ready, with organizers reporting no withheld preparation and the arena alight with national interest. The desert town buzzes as trains bring delegates, gamblers, and fans to witness what promises a bitter, square contest.
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