Balkan War Bloodier Front Battles Rift In Belgrade
Greek and Serb forces push to regain ground in the Balkans as battle reports from Belgrade indicate heavy losses on both sides. Bulgarian advances along the Vardar and Bregalnitza rivers face stiff Greek and Serb resistance amid rumors of territorial aims and shifting diplomacy.
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Balkans
Belgrade
London
Rotchana
Iip
Totehana
Kopris
Trem
Ushup
Vlahtnos Lake
Russia
Vienna
Daily Mail
Austria
Bulgaria
Roumania
Saloniki
Odessa
Mail
Garrigona
Sofia
The
Times
Kotchana
Istip
Daily Telegraph
Tragic Palisades Park Coaster Crash Claims Two
Two roller coaster trains collide at Palisades Park New Jersey killing Frank Leclaire and Arthur Olson and injuring 20 to 30 others. The rear end crash occurred when a cable failed and cars plunged down a dip. Park officials probe safety device failure amid panicked救助 scenes.
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New York
Palisades Park
New Jersey
Hudson River
Frank Leclaire
Manhattan
Arthur Olson
Bronxborough
Rand Miners Strike Ends in Turmoil as Troops Patrol
Johannesburg reports show a fragile settlement failing to stop mobs in the Rand district. Trains halted, newspapers suppressed, and deaths and injuries mount as federated unions press for Viscount Gladstone's recall while urging continued vigilant action by workers and leaders.
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Johannesburg
Rand
Rand Club
Asprikers
Gray Stone
Seeleist
Council of the Society
Louis Botha
Union of South Africa
Smute
Randfontein
Hussars
Carlton Hotel
Weroment
Indic
Chudleigh Bros
Botha
Smuts
Gladstone
Pretoria
Transvaal
The
Viscount Gladstone
Federated Trades Union
Federation
Motorcycle Policeman Saves Dying Baby in Wild Ride
Police officer Haggerty carried 23 month old Herbert L Grossman against his chest and rode his motorcycle for over a mile from Pelham Bay Park to Fordham Hospital. He abandoned the bike, had an driver take the child to the hospital, but the infant died soon after arrival. The parents had taken the child out in a hammock swung by two unknown children, which caused a fatal skull fracture.
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Spedal
Washington Post
New York
Haggerty
Fordham Hospital
Pelham Bay Park
Pelham Parkway
Herbert L Grossman
Utes
Luis
Lynch mob robs Black man of ears after fatal shooting
In Jacksonville Florida on July 6 a mob of more than 100 white men killed Roscoe Smith after a confrontation with Sheriff T. Cherry over a reported gambling case at a turpentine still near Yellow River. The Black suspect fired at the sheriff, was captured, and then murdered as he walked the road. Ears were cut off as grisly souvenirs.
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Bulgaria
Bregalinitza
Balkan
Red Cross
Ead
Sofia
London
Belgrade
Vardar
Bregallnttza
Ivasion
Belogradchyk
Nish
Jacksonville
Fla
Roscoe Smith
Yellow River
T. 8
Cherry
Clay County
Patch Work on Blanco River Deepens Texas Repairs
In Martindale July 6 the Blanco River required another concrete patch to seal holes where water vanishes from the stream bed. Engineers report the river often erodes its channel, and a prior patch near St Marcos stabilized flow. now a new breach about 20 miles northwest is being treated with the same method.
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Washington Post
Martindale
Tex
Blanco River
St.Marcos
Killed in Church Fight Near Tahlequah
Tahlequah Oklahoma July 5 Henry Sanders was shot and killed and his father Matthews Sanders a former Cherokee County sheriff was stabbed and likely fatally injured at Dykes Chapel five miles south of here during a church dispute over a Sunday school class. The Johnson brothers Will and Henry Johnson fled after the clash. The tragedy occurred during services as principals left the building. Young Sanders died within minutes and his father lay wounded on the ground.
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Tahlequah
Okla
Henry Sanders
Matthews Sanders
Cherokee County
Dykes Chapel
Here
Henry
Will Johnson
Johnsons
Sanders
Woman Aviator Dies by Her Own Hand in Villebon
Paris July 6 a young woman believed wealthy using the name Agnes Macduff Firth of New York died by suicide in a Villebon boarding house after arriving alone in May and taking aviation lessons. The proprietor says she had become depressed and refused to discuss her motive. Police have opened an inquiry.
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Paris
Agnes Macduff Firth
New York
Villebon
Meudon
Mey
Two Sisters Killed by Interurban Collision
In Toledo on July 6 a Detroit Monroe and Toledo traction car struck a car carrying the Delany family. Julia and Gertrude Delany died instantly, Katherine Delany is dying, James Delany is seriously injured, and Fred Lahey the driver is badly hurt. The five car passengers were hurled about seventy feet on the highway.
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Toledo
Ohio
Detroit
Monroe
Julia Delany
Gertrude
Dormer
Katherine Delany
James Delany
Fred Lahey
Delanys
Lahey
Brave mother saves boy from eagle attack in Geneganelet
Special to The Washington Post from Binghamton New York on July 6 reports Mrs Martin Hunsicker of Geneganelet Chenango intervened when a young 4 year old boy William was targeted by an eagle while playing near the house. The mother grabbed a stick and fought the bird peeling the talon from the child's hair. The eagle released its grip and flew away.
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Washington
Binghamton
Martin Hunsicker
Geneganelet
Chenango Counts
William
Train wreck near North Vernon kills fireman and injures engineer
A Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern passenger train 12 derailed south of North Vernon Indiana after the engineer applied emergency brakes at speed about 45 mph. Fireman Edward Royer was killed and engineer Darling suffered a broken leg. No passengers were hurt as the locomotive turned over following the stop request.
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North Vernon
Ind
Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern
Here
Edward Royer
Darling
Tragic suicide after death of wife at Rockaway Beach
Thomas Watson, 62 years old, killed himself after a weeks long vigil at his wife’s bedside. He placed his month-old daughter in a secluded spot near Rockaway Beach and ended his life with a gunshot after tying a cord around the infant’s neck. The baby was found alive later by two men.
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New York
Thomas Watson
Uot
Rockaway Beach
Four Die As Yacht Capsizes On Lake Ontario Near Wolcott
Rochester reports a yacht crew from Rochester lost four aboard when their sailboat of about 30 feet capsized near Wolcott during a hurricane. Survivors Peter Blattner and Cornelius Coughny reached shore after a 10 hour struggle. others including Frank Salzer Edward Keele Alexander Lemmon and Frank A McCullough perished. A separate tragedy in Millville sees Helen Rice 17 and Archibald Tatatin 23 drown after Tatatin dies trying to save Rice.
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Rochester
Lake Ontario
Wolcott
Frank Salzer
Edward Keele
Alexander T Lemmon
Frank A. McCullough
Peter A.blattner
Cornelius Coughny
Oswego
McCullough
Lemmon
Salter
Keele
Coughlin
Blattner
Millville
Helen Rice
Archibald Tatatin
Pine Grove
Tatatin
Laugh at fight for life at Battery sea wall
Special to The Washington Port New York July 6 two thousand spectators laughed as Peter McGuire Far Rockaway slipped from the Battery sea wall and drowned. The crowd cheered thinking it a film stunt until no help appeared and he vanished beneath the water after waves from a steamer pulled him under. Arthur Farrell, a friend, pulled him to an emigrant station before he died.
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Washington Port
New York
Peter McGuire
Far Rockaway
Battery Sea Wall
McGuire
Arthur Farrell
Tibetans Repel Chinese Assault Near Hsiang Chen
July 6 dispatch reports a large Chinese force surrounding the Tibetan town of Hsiang chen in Szechuan. Tibetan defenders killed women and children to prevent capture, then repulsed attackers. many Chinese troops were drowned while retreating across a river.
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Chengtu
Szechuan
China
Hsiangchen
Washington goes dry on first Sunday under Jones Works law
Sunday witnessed strict enforcement as Washington residents faced a dry day. Dozens arrested for drunkenness marked the new law’s impact, with only sodas, water, and nonalcoholic drinks allowed. Hotels clubs and restaurants complied, while steamboats ferried thirsty travelers to nearby resorts. Auto tours from Baltimore showed disappointment at no wine or beer with meals.
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Lesa Arid River
Washington
Jones-Works
Fs Faltan
Baltimore
Sullivan
Fragmented Index to Today's Issue and News
Index lines show a noisy mix of items including deaths from a yacht incident and razor slashes, a Frisco church event, a tariff bill, German excise law effects, and a Gettysburg veterans note. Also mentions a police case, a white slave case, and a murder linked to a Rand-related disturbance.
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Rand
Frisco
Potts
Ehe
Gettysburg
Society
Holland
Financial Review
News of Alexandria
Allen Law
Two Killed In Liquor Fight In Champaign Illinois
July 6 two men died and two others were seriously wounded in a clash between police and liquor sellers. Ray Williams, a bootlegger, and Thomas Dodsworth, a policeman, were killed. Albert Keller, chief of police, and bystander Oliver Harding were wounded as officers attempted to arrest Williams for illegal liquor sales. Williams shot Keller and Dodsworth at Williams home. Keller returned fire, killing Williams. The gunfight ended with Dodsworth dead and Williams dead. Harding and another bystander were injured.
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Champaign
Ray Williams
Thomas Dodsworth
Albert Keller
Oliver Harding
Keller
Dodsworth
Williams
Harding
Willams
Fatal powder letter targets Schuylkill Haven resident
A letter to Mrs Noelie Nye forged Dr J A Lessig name and contained powder urging ingestion. Nye suspected, Lessig innocent, powder traced to a glass Valentine Schoenberger postal inspector and other agents pursue the sender. Local citizens named in connection with the plot threaten legal action against neighbors without proof.
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Washington Post
Pottsville
Noelie Nye
Schuylkill Haven
J. A. Leasiz
Nye
Valentine Schoenberger
Post Office
President Wilson Attends Historic Church Service
Miss Jesale Wilson and fiance Francis Dawes Sayre attracted photographers on their first public appearance as they rode to a century old church with President Wilson and entourage. The day included a brief sermon, communion, and a motor ride as the President plans golf and more drives in the Connecticut valley.
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Jesale Wilson
Mr. Seyre
Cornish
M. H
Wilson
J. F Schneider
Eleanor
Cary T Grayson
U .N
Secret Service
Jessie Wilson
Sayre
Connecticut Valley
Women plot to fire city plan unearthed by Scotland Yard
Special cable reports Scotland Yard uncovered an elaborate suffragette plot to ignite fires across London including the business districts and government centers. Militants allegedly stored thousands of phosphorus tubes and other combustibles, sought French aviators to drop bombs, and planned a coordinated strike from multiple city quarters on a set date.
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Washington Post
London
Scotland Yard
West End
Militanta
Aiaems
White Slave Case Exposed In Detail In Reno Flight Tale
The McNab report and suppressed correspondence reveal alleged bribery attempts, juror suborning, and threats connected to the Diggs Caminetti white slave cases. Officials argued postponing trials to avoid a national scandal while McNab warned Attorney General McReynolds of the dangers of delay.
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McNab
Uni
Norris
Department of Justice
House Committee On the Judiciary
Diges-Caminetti
Washington Post
San Francisco
McReynolae
Diggs
Caminetti
Department of Labor
Immigration
Perj
McReynolds
Charles K. McClatchy
Sacramento Bee
Franklin K Lane
Interior
Lane
House Committee
Anthony Caminett
Washington
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