Germany Moves on Agadir Morocco Crisis Sparks Diplomatic Tension
In Paris, diplomats echo alarms over Germany sending a gunboat to Agadir. France accuses Berlin of breaking faith, while Britain and Spain react with concern. Berlin defends aims in southern Morocco, signaling possible partition and continued German presence until stability returns.
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Fighting in Portugal near Oporto fuels royalist drive
A Madrid dispatch reports a severe battle near Oporto between republicans and monarchists with many casualties. Portugal’s government warns of an imminent monarchist conflict and mobilizes 47,000 troops. Captain Conceiro leads armed royalist forces with armored cars and artillery.
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Trolley Crash Kills Motorman and Hurts Five
A trolley car on the York line dropped 190 feet after brakes failed, crashing into a car at the end of a decline near Ringsbridge. The motorman was killed instantly and five passengers sustained injuries with cuts and bruises.
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Death of £ 9, Ware Ex-U.S. Pension Comm
An obituary note records the sudden death of a former U.S. pension commission member, noting his distinguished career and reserved place among Kansas figures. The brief tribute highlights his verses and public service.
Poet Ironquill and Captain Ware Pass Away in Colorado
Colorado Springs reports Capt Eugene F Ware known as Ironquill Kansas poet and pension commissioner died of heart disease at Cascade. He had returned from a neighbor visit when pain struck. Services planned for Fort Scott with survivors incl wife Jeannette and daughters in New York Idaho and Fort Scott. Ware, a Civil War veteran and lawyer, led the pension bureau under Roosevelt and was famed for his Gold Obelisk speech.
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Battle in churchyard ends in deaths in Paint Creek feud
In Paint Creek Kentucky on July 2 three Galamores and four Swains fought in a churchyard after attending service. Albert Gala more and Martin Gala more were fatally shot while William Swain was wounded as kin lined up. Wounded men fel soon after the clash.
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Reunited by pendant recognizes neck ornament
A pendant hidden in a necklace leads Grace Montgomery Blair to her father Hugh Montgomery of Paisley Scotland after a chance Washington hotel meeting. Grace, formerly Grace McCabe of Gaylord Michigan, learned she was adopted when her mother Grace Montgomery left a late 19th century note. The embrace precedes plans to seek a China-bound mother.
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Stallion and Cow Battle at Fitzsimmons Barn
In Sheepshead Bay a blooded stallion and a Jersey cow fought for five hours from midnight to dawn. The 4-year-old stallion, famed winner of races, and the cow, marked by injuries, neither yielded until the stallion died. Veterinarian Dr. William Shippard later euthanized the cow to end her suffering.
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Glacier may give up dead after forty years
Edith Randall, daughter of late banker John Crandall, travels to Chamonix to recover her father's body from the Glacier des Bessons. The 1870 Alpine tragedy involved Crandall with two tourists and nine guides who perished in a snowstorm. Recent digs suggest bodies may surface within weeks as the glacier advances to the village below.
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Famous Arab Horse Dead Obregon I Loses Fame in California
Eleanor Gates mourns the death of Obregon I, a premier Arab horse imported for exhibit at Chicago fair. The 29 year old animal died of spasmodic colic after a pill on California Stock Farm San Francisco July 2. Obregon I was sold to Richard W. Tulley by Homer Davenport and used as a show horse on Tulley’s stock farm.
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Washington Post
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Chicago Fair
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Richard W. Tulley
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Painted dog for execution substitutes pet in fatal act
In Philadelphia on July 2 a couple, George Mockewicz and his wife, allegedly swapped their attacked black and tan terrier for a painted replacement to spare their condemned pet. Neighbors and relatives raised concerns, leading to arrest. The magistrate ordered the couple and the dog to be dealt with and required the terrier be killed.
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Philadelphia
George Mockewicz
Hughes
Deaf swimmer drowns partner missing in river crossing
A 19 year old deaf and mute swimmer Alfred Lafreniere attempted a cross of the Connecticut River with friend Robert Ray in Springfield Mass. Lafreniere was seized by cramps and disappeared under water. Ray did not realize his companion was gone until reaching shore. The body had not been recovered.
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Franklin Detective chief held on Black Hand letter case
Franklin Pa July 2 Thomas A Dempsey head of the Franklin Detective Agency with offices Franklin and Erie was arrested in Erie on a Black Hand letter demanding 25000 and threatening death. He was brought to Franklin and posted 1000 bail for a Wednesday forenoon hearing. Dempsey denies involvement and calls it a frame up by another agency. Gen Miller who received the letter last October is not implicated in the arrest.
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Europe
Chinese Seeks Divorce in Binghampton Case
The first divorce filing in town involves Lou Tong Doy Tong and Incze Tong Doy, Chinese natives. Tong, a wealthy laundryman who owns an automobile, had his wife arrested on a bigamy charge.
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Fourth City's Celebration Opens With Exercises At Municipal Building
Washington marks the 135th anniversary of independence with a full day of public ceremonies. Marine Band music, a Declaration reading, and daylight fireworks display anticipated. aquatic contests and canoes on the Tidal Basin, plus a night pyrotechnics show on the Ellipse behind the White House. Police issue strict guidance on permits and safety for all events.
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William Peet
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J FE. Haas
Index To Today's Issue Headlines Sweep Diplomats And Travels
Page snippets show German action stirring diplomats and stories on travel tourists and Palestine sales. Notable items include a father and daughter reunion in Washington reads for the Fourth, Rev L C Douglas resigns, four die in a collision, famous former turfman dead, and Congress speeding up salary raises. Continuous items cover hotel crooks, royal favor for Miss Grigsby, and a financial review.
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Alexandria
Financial Review
K. P. Harvey
Chase Triplets Celebrate 50th Birthday in Newburyport
Newburyport Mass July 2 the Chase triplets Thurston S Chase Mrs Benjamin W Ordway and Miss Alice M Chase celebrated their fiftieth birthday with relatives and friends at the old homestead. Thurston S Chase a butcher and farmer is married with seven children. Mrs Ordway has one daughter and a grandson. Ace Chase stayed home to care for her parents and later worked as a nurse in city homes.
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Moses L. Chase
U S Forts Invincible In Report to House Committee
Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood testifies to a House War Committee that coastal forts around New York Harbor Boston Philadelphia and other major harbors are the strongest in the world and could destroy any dreadnought fleet. He warns without mobile forces an enemy could land near big cities and cautions where the Atlantic theater would likely form a campaign near Washington Boston Gulf coast and near thriving ports.
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Pastor Lloyd Douglas resigns Luther Place pulpit for YMCA mission
Rev. Lloyd C. Douglas, pastor of Luther Place Memorial Church in Washington, resigns to lead YMCA college missions in the Mississippi Valley. He cites pressure from YMCA officials to pursue home mission work among college students as the reason for leaving, with effective date September 1. Congregants urge him to stay. he declines, noting his prior acceptance of the YMCA call and his aim to provide religious instruction in college towns.
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Ban on raffling off Pittsburg heiress at church picnic
Bishop J F Regis Canevin of Pittsburgh Catholic diocese bans raffling a society girl to become a bride at Kennywood park picnic on July 13 for St Paul's Orphan Asylum. Committee had planned to raffle a wealthy belle, with identity to be revealed at the event, and President Taft likely to preside.
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Post Want Ade Are Free Classified Column
An old newspaper classified notice highlights free advertising space for 4650 listings. It promotes no charge for posting notices and encourages readers to submit ads to The Post's classified column for quick results.
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