Justice Fuller Dies Suddenl y in Maine Room
Chief Justice Melville W. Fuller of the United States Supreme Court died suddenly at his summer home in Sorrento Maine at seventy seven. He passed away in the room where his wife had died many years earlier, with his daughter Mrs Nathaniel Francis beside him. The death came after a brief heart seizure, a physician arriving too late. Taft Roosevelt Hughes and others sent condolences as news spread amid Independence Day activities.
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Nathaniel Francis
America
Taft
Col. Roosevelt
Hughes
Fuller
United States Supreme Court
Washington
Patt
Gov. Hughes
New York
Supreme Court
Juller
Vastier
Rorrento
Sue Pe Court
United States
Melvila
Puller
Wooahington
Mas Viiny Francis
James Maemin
Minneapolis
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Rediemer
Episcopal
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Francis
Treenan
Francs
Phelps
Chicago
Poe
Fistle Puller
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Simce
Redeemer
Werdnes
Cale
Bir Elarbor
Ives
Tacoma
Wash
Hugh Wallace
Canama
W H White
T S Bereher
Tarrytown
R. F Mason
Fuston
Maine
Mia& Taft
Taft Addresses Harvard Stadium Teachers July Fourth
President Taft spoke to nearly 10 000 educators at Harvard Stadium during the National Education Association gathering on July 4. He defended U S policy in the Philippines, tied education to democracy, and urged that Filipinos eventually govern themselves with consent of the governed while upholding the Declaration of Independence. United States officials and Harvard leaders welcomed delegates in a patriotic, policy focused address.
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National Education Association
Philippines
Boston
Harvard
Wiliam H. Taft
Wilam M Kitchin
North Carolina
David Starr Jordan
Gov. Draper
Massachusetts
Fitzgerald
Lowell
Taft
Roosevelt
Cambridge
United States
Lincoln
Fire Evicts Thirty Families in Benton County
A July 4 blaze in Bloomaburg Columbia County destroyed business and residential sections, costing about 800000 in damage. Three families were made homeless as flames, aided by high winds, consumed a barn and the Benton post office and other large buildings before midnight.
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Bloomaburg
Benton
Columbia County
Boy shot dead during Independence Day celebration in Philadelphia
Thomas Crouse aged 11 was shot in the back and killed instantly as he and his sister walked past a crowd of boys firing revolvers on July 4. Two youths, 15 and 18, face charges. Other injuries followed as nine year old Ray Neiman was shot in the leg and hand, and a cannon misfire burned Harold Hidridge.
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Philadelphia
Thomas Crouse
Ray Neiman
George
Harold Hidridge
Tragedy on the Middletown Rail Line Kills Many
Nineteen killed and three mortally hurt in a head on crash between a freight and the Twentieth Century Limited passenger train near Middletown Ohio. Officials blame a orders misread as crews rushed to the scene, with dozens injured and hospitals flooded as relief trains hurried to Dayton and Hamilton.
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Middletown
Ohio
Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton
H. P. Baker
Cincinnati
Dayton
J. Smith Kirk
George Frohler
Frank Golden
John W. Cooley
McCutcheonsvile
Fay H. Daubenmire
Pleasantvile
Ray B. Snyder
London
Garrigus
Columbus
Richard van Horn
Charles H. Moulton
Youngstown
Jesse Rodey
Payton
William Dunlbeavy
King Yen Lun
Grant
Springfield
W. A
Ward
Samuel Wayne Garrigus
James L. H Kenneny
Loulaville
Erekins
Mamphie
Town
Will Litzey
Harrodsburg
William
Genoa
Here
Cincinnat, Hamilton and Dayton
Hamilton
Calia
Interiaatetown
J. A. Burnett
One Fatality in New York During Fourth Fireworks
A Fourth of July celebration in New York saw one death and 87 minor injuries, far fewer than last year’s 368 minor cases and four fatalities. In Chicago, the "sane Fourth" resulted in one death and 22 injuries, while Boston reported no deaths and no major injuries with hospital treatments under 20.
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New York
Riverside Drive
Sophie Giese
Wea
Chicago
Boston
J M Atwater Dead Former NC Congressman
John M Atwater former North Carolina Fourth district representative died of heart failure while plowing in a field about 90 miles from Durham He was 77 and left a wife and four children He had served in Congress from 1871 to 1897 and was living with his son at the time of death Born a farmer his independence boosted his popularity and earned him friends across the state
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George Wald
Post Town
Middletown
Wald
John Weaver
Washington
Durham
N. C
John M. Atwater
Congress
North Carolina
Atwater
Former Diplomat Beckert to Die by Shooting Tomorrow
Wilhelm Beckert, ex chancellor of the German legation in Santiago, convicted last September of murder and arson in the 1909 chancellerie fire, faces execution by shooting tomorrow. The case revealed embezzlement, forgeries, and the deliberate burning to cover thefts after killing a legation employee. The German emperor waived immunities, allowing Chilean courts to proceed.
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Wilhelm Beckert
Santiago
Chile
Legation
Chantellor Beckert
Beckert
Chillan
Riots Sweep U S Cities After Reno Johnson Victory
Following Johnson's Reno victory, widespread unrest erupts in cities from New York to Kansas City. Police report 250+ arrests, hospitals overwhelmed, mobs chase and attack blacks, with incidents in Keystone West Virginia and Clarksburg.
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Washington
Reno
Johnson
New York City
Mounds
Kansas City
Norfolk
New Orleans
Keystone
W. Vai
Roanoke
Jack Johnson
Bluefield
W. Va
Springfield
Ohio
Clarksburg
Train Wreck Kills Nineteen In Major Collision
A deadly train wreck leaves nineteen dead as investigations begin. Authorities report multiple fatalities and extensive disruption across the line. Officials promise updates as details unfold.
Third Safe and Sane 4th Celebrates Fireworks in Washington
Washington closed its third safe and sane Fourth of July with a dazzling fireworks display on the White Lot and along Pennsylvania Avenue. Thousands watched from grounds, rooftops, and high buildings as bombs, comets, and Niagara Falls effects lit the sky, with J Fred Kelley directing the show and notable attendees noted among the crowd.
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Washington
Pennsylvania Avenue
Capitol
Washington Monument
Niagara Falls
J. Fred Kelley
Samuel J. Prescott
Odell §. Smith
Clarence A. Duffey
John A Kover
Charles Kreamer
Thomas M Harvey
E. 0. Whitefield
Jeffries Knocked Out By Johnson in Reno Fight
James J. Jeffries was knocked out in the fifteenth round of his Reno bout with Jack Johnson after being knocked down three times in the final round. Jeffries’ handlers stopped the fight so he would not be counted out. A pre-fight agreement reduced purses to 60-40 and split $20,000 between the fighters. Johnson's total neared $60,600 with picture rights added.
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James J. Jeffries
Jack Johnson
Reno
Johnson
Jeffries
South
Nev
Jim Jeffries
Darkey
Berger
Sharkey
Mechanics’ Pavilion
San Francisco
Johnson Knocks Out Jeffries in Historic Bout in Reno
In Reno on July 4, Johnson defeats Jeffries by knockout after Jeffries is knocked down three times in the fifteenth round. The crowd reacts with shock and quiet, as a black challenger overwhelms the white champion and the scene turns somber.
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New York
Middle West Side
Johnson
Jeffries
Reno
Manhattan
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