Pacific fleet display eyed for winter voyage
Secretary of the Navy Loeb confirms plans for a large naval cruise possibly to the Pacific or Mediterranean next winter. He notes the aim to keep ships together and emphasizes a strong public spectacle for Oakland and San Francisco as battle ships tour foreign waters.
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San Francisco
Pacific
Secretary of Navy
Aoki
Loiker
Cape Horn
Oakland
San Francivo
Andasandor Aoi
Sagan
United States
Loeb
Loo
Ita
Mediterranean
Atlantic
Macifie
Navy Department
United Es
Pacife
Arcae Rowine
Naval Administration
Melcalt
San Francisch
President's Secretary Denies Pacific Coast Move in Japan Rumor
Willam Loeb secretary to the President dismissed a report claiming anti American sentiment in Japan prompted action on the Pacific Coast. He said the report has no foundation and that no such movement has been or is contemplated by the President.
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Pacific Coast
Japan
Willam Loeb
Japanese Official Denies War Sentiment At Jamestown Expo
Japanese commercial commissioner Hashimoto Hashimoto Hashimoto arrived from Tokyo to Jamestown Exposition and said no war sentiment exists in Japan. He pointed to growing U.S. Japan trade, strong demand for American cotton and flour, and extensive exhibits as proof of peaceful relations. He cited Tokyo papers urging firmer protection of Japanese abroad and said misinterpretation of Count Okuma’s stance as hawkish is incorrect.
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Jamestown
New York
Yoshitsuge Haahi
Moto
Jamestown Exposition
Tokyo
Japan
Hashimoto
United States
Inited
Gan Francisco
Okuma
Progressive Party
Thompson predicts war with Japan within five years
North Yakima Washington July 4 Rear Admiral W J Thompson retired arrived from a stay in the Orient and predicts a war with Japan within five years He says war is inevitable but Britain will not aid Japan He thinks the Philippines may spark the war yet US resources will prevail France would aid Japan financially in a conflict
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Thompson
North Yakima
Wash
W. J. Thompson
Orient
Japan
Great Britain
Sucha
Philippines
United States
France
Japanese deny plans for American goods boycott
London dispatch reports that Tokyo cables dispute the idea of a boycott. The Daily Telegraph correspondent quotes Japanese chambers of commerce saying they never considered boycotting American goods and that such a move would be suicidal amid current trade tensions.
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London
Jending Chambers of Commerce
Tokyo
Daily Telegraph
Vardaman Denies Conversion At Revival Bench
Special report from Jackson Mississippi on July 4 states Governor Vardaman denies conversion at a revival. He knelt at the mourners bench but did not rise to join penitents, then left the line. He attended several other meetings yet did not again go forward.
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Washington Post
Jackson
Mixs
Vardaman
Gov. Vardaman
Gems Imports 41 Million as Jewelry Demand Rises
The Washington to New York July 4 report shows the fiscal year end June 39 with on the order of 41 million dollars in precious stones imports, nearly seven eighths diamonds, prices at record highs. U.S. buyers have purchased a large share of South African diamonds and pay more than De Beers for its output. Importers claim artificial diamond processes are commercial failures.
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Spellal
Washington
New York
Customa
United States
South Africa
DeBeera
Geta
AML
Seven Die as Fireworks Blaze Across New York Fourth
New York reported seven dead and 423 hospital cases from Independence Day injuries with hundreds treated at dispensaries or at home. Fires reached 116 and 418 arrests were logged for carrying weapons as pyrotechnics lit the city skies.
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New York
Afuch Nolve
Joseph Conte
Joseph Domick Ta
Dorothy
Casey
Giant powder fatal backs Cedar Rapids Fourth celebration
Two men were killed and five injured in Cedar Rapids Iowa when a boatload of giant powder exploded during a river trip for Fourth of July festivities. Survivors report a cigarette ignited the can.
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Cedar Rapids
Gadar Rapids
Iowa
Plente
Greenup
Peter Parker
Parkar
New Orleans
Search Morgan's Yacht Provokes Venice Protest
Italian Customs officers searched J Pierpont Morgan's yacht Corsair near Venice on July 4 seeking pictures from a private collection. Protests by Morgan were disregarded as authorities reported no results from the search. A separate notice advertised a cheap excursion to Harpers Ferry Martinsburg Berkeley Springs and Cumberland from a Washington area base.
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Venice
J. Pierpont Morgan
Thin Harbor
Mr. Morgan
Harpers Ferry
Martinberg
Berkeley Springs
Cumberland
Sasumore Ad Oni Bistion
Washington
Martinefurs
Zumberland
Amail
Striking Ice Wagon Drivers Battle Mob in New York
July 4 reports describe street clashes between striking ice wagon drivers and strikebreakers in Brooklyn and Manhattan. Police quelled disorder after drivers attacked by stones and clubs, with several wounded. Earlier, unions resisted American Tea Company efforts to resume work as tensions spiked.
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New York
American Tee Company
Brooklyn
Southerners Protest March Over Sherman Route
In Chattanooga Tennessee July indignant Southerners protest Federal officers marching from Fort Leavenworth along the Civil War Sherman route to the sea. The march recalls 1900s episodes when Sherman’s route drew Southern criticism and prompted calls for federal clarification or recall by War Department officials.
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General Staff School
Washington
Chattanooga
Tenn
Fort Leavenworth
Kans
Sherman
Pather Shermani
Shermen
Georgia
Borryhon
Tg Hisheroe
Bheratan
Feldey
Rescue and Wedding After Daring Balloon Jump
Middletown resident Maggie Dailey survived a 2009 foot parachute leap from a balloon during Ascension Day festivities. She was rescued from Wallkill River by spectator Thomas Regan and married fireman C Arthur Brackett with Alderman Lamonte officiating in Midway Park. The 20 year old aeronaut later planned a wedglak tour despite multiple close calls in prior ascensions and a notable incident in El Engine. The wedding followed a bold return ride to Middletown aboard a Pennsylvania Railways line offering Atlantic City and Wildwood routes.
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Desciat
Washington Post
Middletown
N. Y
Mies
Maggie Dailey
Wallkill River
Thomas Regan
Ballonist
C. Arthur Brackett
Erie Railroad
Yous
Amnee
Alderman Lamonte
Asronaut
Milas Daileys
Misa Dailey
Burns Dominates Squires In Ten-Second KO At Colma
Canadian champion Landa dazzles none as Burns floors Australia’s Bill Squires in ten seconds at Colma. British-Canadian fight fans report shaky power and a late rally by Squires, but Burns finishes with a decisive right punch hitting jaw as Jeffries calls off the seconds. Large crowd travels from across states on a hot day for the bout.
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San Francisco
Bill Squires
Australia
Colms
Bernen
Tommy Barny
Colma
United States
Theering
Boris
Squires
Burns
Jim Jeffries
Dangeroua
Jeffries
Powers
Jemmes Het
Squines
Squires Bau
Uslénse
Taft Sleepy Fourth of July in Manchester Visit
Secretary William H. Taft of the War Department spent the Fourth of July in Manchester by the Sea visiting his mother Mrs. Louisa Taft. A late night vigil by celebrants crowded Central Square with a bonfire and fireworks as Taft appeared briefly at a window and then retired. He plans to travel to Murray Lake, Canada, to join his family tomorrow.
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Mulbury
Mess
Wilam H. Taft
War Department
Louisa M. Taft
Manchester-by-the-Sea
Manchester
Murray Lake
Canada
Hia
Taft
Central Square
Mrs. Taft
Laltuaced
Rannon
Fett
Demand for Kaid Release Shocks Morocco Negotiations
Reported capture and ransom aims involve Kaid Sen, Sir Harry MacLean, and Ratss al plan. British interests push for release while Fez talks and Quezzen sheriff prepare to negotiate, tied to past cases like Perdicaris and a Sultanate struggle for leverage.
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Rangier
Kaid Sen
Harry MacLean
Rabulk
Morocco
Ralsull
Ralauli
Governimg
Ratssal
Legation
C. A. Lowther
Mohammed el Torres
Fez
Quezzen
Perdicaris
Réisol
Stockton to lead squadron home from French waters
Paris reports Rear Admiral Stockton and officers were feted at the Hotel de Ville. A cable from Washington orders Stockton to sail for New York with the squadron by July 30, while a baseball game between Tennessee and Washington teams ended with Tennessee 177, Washington 4.
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Stockton
New York
Washington Post
Paris
Ad. Torras Stockton
Hotel de Ville
Clarke
le Rochelle
Washington
Tennessee
Death at Pittsfield Golf Club Ends Civil War Veteran’s Day
Major Knowles of Albany collapses during a round at the Pittsfield Country Club. He was 57, a Civil War veteran, and died of heart disease shortly after starting play.
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Mas. Knowles
Fittsfield
Mass
R Knowles
Albany
Pittsfield Country Club
Mas ‘Knowles
Maj. Knowles
Seventeen Die As Wisconsin Tornado Ravages Towns
A western Wisconsin tornado last night left at least seventeen dead and many injured. Reports list victims in Oakdale Milston Wreville Warrens Nellieville Grand Rapids and nearby areas with missing persons still feared buried in wreckage. Telegraph lines are being restored as crews assess widespread farm and dwelling damage and search for survivors.
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St Paul
Minn
Wisconsin
Oskdale
Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul
Camn Douglass
Grand Rapids
Wis
Oakdale
Joan Dame
Milston
Jasper Poff
Wreville
Andrew Baumel
Warrens
Joseph Buchner
Nellieville
Lyman A. Charles
Nelfisville
August, Bevera
Verdict on Warring wreck cites neglect of railway systems
The coroner Jury found that George T. Warring died from the Washington Alexandria and Falls Church Railway’s failure to maintain proper telephone and telegraph systems to warn conductors of obstructed tracks, and from overloading and brakes neglect. Officials’ negligence and improper order transmission are blamed for the wreck that killed Warring and injured 37. Witnesses condemned the verbal-only service, and the jurors urged presenting the facts to the October grand jury and the Virginia corporation commission.
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George ¥. Warring
Washington
Arlington
Washington, Alexandria and Falls Church
George T. Warring
Alexandria County
Warring
William Morgan
Robert Crick
Metorman
Crack
Morgan
J. T. C. Garrett
George F. Downes
Willam Mock
Rodlyn
Clarendon
Mack
Othem
Mrr
Garrett
Wealthy man dies during dispossession raid in Bronx
New York July 4. Marshal and deputies went to 790 Courtlandt Avenue to eject William Wolf for rent arrears. They broke in after no answer and found Wolf dead in bed. Once wealthy, he fell into poverty after losses. his wife died earlier and he kept the basement home as a janitor. Wolf had been dead about twelve hours.
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Washington
New York
W. Hroldne
Courtlandt Avenue
Bronx
Wiliam Wolf
Wolf
Courtlandt Avenue House
Janiter
Escape attempt by two prisoners at Chatham jail
Two men Arthur Smith of Knox Pennsylvania and Edwin Belwin of Mansfield Ohio awaiting sentence for forgery on the Sovereign Bank at Tilbury made a desperate escape attempt in Chatham Ontario. They overpowered the jailer after one struck the door lock and Governor Davidson intervened with armed aid. the turnkey was seriously injured.
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Chatham
Ont
Ontario
Arthur Smith
Knox
Edwin Belwin
Mansfield
Ohio
Sovereign Bank
Tilbury
Gov. Davidson
Heat Overcomes Woman Claiming Post Office Ties
A woman, Maud Wireless, 34, said to be daughter of Henry Clay Barlow, former Third Assistant Postmaster General, was overcome by heat on July 4. She was taken from 206 East Twenty-sixth Street to Bellevue Hospital for treatment, later referred to hotel or Washington Post Office Department for details. Police were told she had connections to officials and hotel staff disputed her identity.
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H. C. Barlow
Washington Post
New York
Washington
Mra Maud Wireless
Bellevue Hospital
Conley
Henry Clay Barlow
Broadway Central
Post Office Department
Rritway Central Hotel
Jury Blames Road Riminal Inquiry Urged
Testimony shows train crews failed to signal conductor Morgan says I forgot and that is all the excuse I can offer Supt Garrett declares he gave instructions to inform train of coming work car Recommended evidence laid before the grand jury
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Morgan
Garrett
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