Collision Nails Warship as Commonwealth Hits New Hampshire
Newport July 7 A dense fog collision in Narragansett Bay between the Fall River Line steamer Commonwealth and the battleship New Hampshire caused severe damage to both vessels but no fatalities or injuries were reported. Passengers and crew scrambled to deck as cabins flooded and repairs were begun aboard the New Hampshire while the Commonwealth proceeded to dry dock after unloading at Newport.
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Commonwealth
United States
New Hampshire
Newport Naval Training Station
One Hampshire
Newport
New York
James H Oliver
Nada
Florida
Enisiana
Agron Ward
Cameron McA Winslow
Newark
Bunker Hill
Massanagets
Massachusetts
Ward
Navy Department
Boston
Board of Investigation
Bar Harbor
Wilson conference talks stall no reply from Wilson
Speaker Clark and Representative Underwood stated they had not received any communication from Governor Wilson about a conference on legislative matters. Underwood said he had written to Wilson offering to meet, while Clark preferred waiting for a reply from the Democratic presidential candidate.
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Underwood
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Gov. Wilson
House
Girl shoots father dead over forbidden marriage
Special to The Washington from Antlers Oklahoma July 7 Carrie Baker wrested a shotgun from her father C M Baker and killed him at their home six miles west of Antlers. The dispute arose because Baker disapproved of her plan to marry a man of his choice. The girl and her siblings were asleep in the house. She did not reveal the name of the man involved.
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Washington
Oklo
Carrie Baker
C M. Baker
Jailers besieged by prisoner in Tombs manhole standoff
At midnight guards and police faced a daring breakout as George Wilson, a trusted chauffeur, seized the guard’s gun after escaping a manhole in the Tombs yard. He fired once and hid in a vault near the criminal courts building while 687 inmates watched in tension. Officers planned no further assault until daylight unless he exposed himself.
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Tombs
George Wilson
Aight
Criminal Courts
William Hoolihan
Witaon
Nicholas Jones
Wilson
150 Sink with Ferry Float at Plum Island
One hundred fifty persons sank with a float in eight feet of water while boarding a ferry at Point Breese Plum Island at six o clock. A man drowned James Fox of 73 Warren Street Brooklyn he died after being pulled from the water. Fifty women and as many children were among those in danger but were saved by summer campers and cottagers. Two persons were reported missing Susan Grossmith of Brooklyn and a boy named Cohen whose address could not be learned.
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Washington Post
New York
Point Breese
Plum Island
James Fox
Warren Street
Brooklyn
Susan Grossmith
Cohen
Shaft on Chicago Breaks Navy Militia Trip Postponed
The USS Chicago due to sail from Boston with the Massachusetts naval militia for Provincetown had its departure postponed after breaking a five inch shaft in the harbor. The ship will be delayed about two days while repairs are made and the militia remains aboard.
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Washington
Boston
USS
Chicago
Massachusettes Naval Militia
Provincetown
Cruiser Strikes Reef in Subig Bay
Manila July 7 A United States protected cruiser Cincinnati struck a reef today in Subig Bay caused by fog The cruiser was towed off and docked with fog blamed for the accident
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Wilson may skip Chicago meeting as campaign plans unfold
Gov. Wilson signals likely nonattendance at Chicago July 15 national committee meet. He aims to have Hudspeth voice his views, discuss with Underwood and Clark, and meet McCombs and Kern at Seagirt. Ten thousand letters await replies as he juggles visitors and a busy Atlantic City schedule.
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Seagirt
Wilson
Chicago
New Democratic National Committee
Robert Hudspeth
New Jersey
Underwood
William G. McAdoo
William F McCombs
Indiana
National Committee
Mitchell Palmer
Four Killed in Labor Riot Near Grabow Louisiana
Four men died and four were seriously wounded in a violent clash between union and nonunion timber workers and guards at Grabow mill town, 60 miles north of Lake Charles. Union leader A I. Fimerson led about 200 Deridder workers to protest a strike. shots fired triggered a swift response as guards and local authorities prepared National Guard support.
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Grabow
Cater Hall
Roy Morton
Edward Brown
Trallan
Hall
Morton
Brown
Deridder
A I. Fimerson
Brotherhood
Mil
Shreveport
Shreveport Times
Peraaiee Lumber Company
Galloway
Royalists Meet Defeat in North Lisbon Outbreaks
Royalist forces exposed in Portugal as outbreaks confined to small northern districts. Capt Couclere, royalist leader, encamped near Montalegre with armed followers. Government troops along the frontier ready to act. Official dispatches report 150 royalists attacked Valencia Do Minho near Tuy. three killed, several wounded, attackers then surrendered to Spanish authorities.
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Montalegre
Madrid
Tuy
Valencia Do Minho
18 Canoe Flirt Arrests Mark River Safety Protest
Philadelphia July 7 Fairmount park guards arrested eighteen men and boys along the Schuylkill River to curb canoe flirting on Sundays. After a drowning last Sunday and an unidentified body found Thursday, police fined all, with four jailed ten days for nonpayment.
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Washington Post
Philadelphia
Fairmount Park
Schuylkill River
1000 Foot Drop Fatal in Parachute Tragedy
Robert Thibodeau, 18, drowned at Fairmount reservoir after his parachute failed and descended tied to a trapeze. He had planned a second ascent with aeronaut R Bankston. Bankston remained on the ground as Thibodeau plunged. Despite rescue boats and hospital efforts, he did not survive.
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Robert Thibodeau
Fairmount Reservoir
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Bankston
Fire destroys Morris Packing plant in Kansas City
Twenty two firemen were overcome by smoke as a blaze damaged Morris Packing Company's plant in Kansas City Kansas. The fire caused about 250000 dollars in damage, destroying the two upper floors. Firemen are expected to recover.
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Kansas City
Kans
Engagement of Count Lewinhaupt and Miss Keyes Revealed
London July 8 The Morning Post reports the engagement of Count Lewinhaupt of Falkenstein and Miss Azalea Keyes of San Francisco.
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The
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Azalea Keyes
San Francisco
Lightning Hits 12 Chicago Homes
Severe electrical storm in Chicago causes over 150000 dollars in damage as five inches of rain flood basements and ruin stock in outlying areas. Twelve houses struck by lightning, forty two fire alarms, and twenty families displaced from a tenement at 1164 West Lake Street. No deaths reported. heat wave relief with temperatures dropping sharply.
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West Lake Street
Dog saves drowning boy in New Jersey pond
Rover the Newfound land dog owned by William Harkey of Richfield NJ rescued six year old Frank Bammis after he fell from a miniature boat into a pond. The dog jumped in seized the boy by the coat collar and towed him to shore where helpers wrapped him in blankets.
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Washington Post
New York
Rover
William Harkey
Richfield
Frank Bammis
Deep Dive Tragedy Ends Life At Hole No 7
Ernest Woolfred 23 known as Ernest Hawkins, of Hyattsville Md, died while diving from the bank into the Anacostia River near Hyattsville. His companions searched, recovered the body, and an inquest was scheduled at Vanhorn's store in Brentwood tonight.
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Ernest Woolfred
Ernest Hawkins
Woolfred
Richard Wood
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Gasch
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Dahler
Vanhorn
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National Progressive party call to delegates urged by Dixon
Senator Joseph M. Dixon and Theodore Roosevelt followers issue a call for a national convention in Chicago on August 5 to form a new party named National Progressive. The document stresses a deliberative, nonsectional body with delegates chosen by each state, aiming to curb privilege and promote industrial evolution for honest business and widespread prosperity.
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Sinai
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National Progressive
Astor Donates Big Baseball Field to Rhinebeck Club
Vincent Astor has given Rhinebeck baseball club a large field on the Astor estate just outside the village, solving two years of ground shortage. The level site is suitable for ties, outings, and games, with the young estate owner noting the club’s need and offering a corner of the land for their use.
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Washington Post
Poughkeepsie
Vincent Astor
Rhinebeck
Astor Estate
Powerful Alaska Earthquake Sparks Fatal Mine Tragedy
Fairbanks July 7 A violent quake shook Alaska with forty seconds of tremors. Mine foreman Louia Anderson was killed when a large earth slab loosened by the shocks buried him. Seismographs at Georgetown University noted the strongest quake since 1898, with readings up to 95 millimeters and needles out of scale.
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Alaska
Louia Anderson
Dome Creek
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Georgetownniversity Observatory
Call by new party names Roosevelt supporters across states
A national call lists forty states signers including three Democrats among Roosevelt backers. Governors Carey Vessey and Johnson sign. August 5 meeting to be smaller than prior national gatherings. Bona parte and Carrington speak for Maryland. Text of the call included.
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Johnson
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Roosevelt Convention Call Out
Roosevelt convention call out dominates the page with scattered notes on politics and local events including Taft, committees, and potential dry nomination signals amid a busy editorial page and society items.
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Gavrilson
Roosevelt
Taft
Barber
Berger
Sorimer
Bourne
Boy suspended on nail in barn not far from Philadelphia
A Philadelphia boy about age hung for over an hour from a plank by a palm nail after climbing to a roof of an old barn near the city outskirts. He lost consciousness as doctors fear possible lockjaw after the sharp spike pierced his hand. farmer Joseph Wilson freed him.
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Washington Post
Philadelphia
James “Alagher
Joseph Wilson
Four Die in Interurban Collision Near Marion
A head on crash between an interurban and a lighter park car near Goldthwaite park in Marion, Indiana, killed four and injured many. The lighter car carried many women and members of the Second Regiment Band. one woman reportedly robbed of a purse with $100. Police investigate the crash and the alleged robbery as survivors are treated at local hospitals.
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Seine Bruffton Lane
Bix
Sebonings
Bethie
Charles Perry Marion
Dan Reardon Marion
Wesley Draper
Goldthwaite Park
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French Naval Surgeon Performs Self Operation
Dr Regnault a French naval surgeon in St Mandrin hospital operated on himself for a hernia yesterday in the presence of colleagues. The operation lasted about an hour and a half as photographs were taken during the procedure. The doctor patient bore the ordeal well and his condition was satisfactory.
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Washington Post
Paris
Regnault
St Mandarin
Hernin
Mat
Nine killed by explosion in Ely Nevada drill hole
Ely July 7 nine men were killed instantly in a Nevada Consolidated Copper Company blast when a drill hole charge and several boxes of black powder ignited. Victims include Al H Cook Roanoke Virginia a powder man and seven Australians plus one Greek.
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Nev
al H Cook
Roanoke
Nevada Consolidated Copper Company
Taft Plans Campaign Chief Picks Amid Subcommittee Talks
National Committee subcommittee leaders met at Willard to choose the campaign chairman. Rumors named Harry Daugherty of Ohio and Senator Newell Sanders of Tennessee as leading candidates, with others including William Barnes Jr, Charles Hilles, James Goodrich, and James Hemenway under consideration.
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