Cuban Chief Shot in Prado Pistol Battle Leaves Riva Mortally Wounded
In Habana on July 7 Gen Armando Riva chief of the national police was mortally shot in the crowded Prado during a pistol fight with Gov Albert Senator Morales and Representative Arias. The clash followed a raid on the Albert Club for gambling. Riva and his coachman were hit. two bystanders injured. Albert Morales and Arias surrendered after fleeing in a carriage to Menocal. Authorities vow swift action. cabinet meeting orders supreme court to handle the case.
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Liquid Wilt Experiments Reported By Dr. Bouchon
Paria July 7 Dr Bouchon presented a paper to the Academy describing experiments with a liquid Wilt used to restore nerves from the human staffer. The secret composition remains undisclosed as the inquiry continues at the academy.
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Change in Bryan's Commoner to monthly publication
W. J. Bryan changes the Commoner from a weekly to a monthly edition to devote time to official duties. Richard L. Metcalfe is named associate editor and governor of the Panama Canal is noted. The monthly will be doubled in size and Bryan will lead editorials to counter Democratic reforms.
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Panama
Grand Duke Escapes Raid In Mayfair Gambling Den
A Mayfair gambling house was raided but the Grand Duke of Mecklenburg Strelitz avoided arrest after a proprietor’s wife alerted Buckingham Palace detectives. Police believed the claim, visited, found no Grand Duke, and departed without detentions.
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Washington Post
London
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President Wilson Seeks End to Indian Head Gun Testing
A shell nearly struck the yacht Mayflower carrying President Wilson on the Potomac trip to Washington. The shell was fired from Indian Head proving grounds below Washington, prompting Wilson to urge moving gun testing to a safer location away from navigation and fishermen. Navy Secretary Daniels indicated no orders to suspend tests, and Commander McCully said the Mayflower was unaware of any near miss.
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Wilson Music Debt Suit Highlights Unpaid Election Night Band Fees
Three members of the Musical Protective Union sue William B. Hornblower, ex-president of Woodrow Wilson College Men's League, for 732 dollars claiming bands hired for an election night event were unpaid. The suit, filed in New York, lists T Wing, minister of the Regiment, and others as respondents. The case centers on services rendered for the Wilson parade and payment disputes.
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Washington Post
New York
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Woodrow Wilson College Men's League
Musical Protective Union
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Ar. T. Wing
Josenh
Brestdeyt Watson
Clash Over Prompts as Lauterbach Testifies in Senate
Missouri Senator Reed accuses David Lamar of prompting witness Edward Lauterbach during a tense lobby committee session. Minnesota Senator Nelson denounces the conduct as bullyragging while Lauterbach defends his actions amid cross examinations about impersonations and Stone’s alleged intermediary role. The hearing adjourns after a lengthy session with testimony continuing.
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Robbers Get Stage Money on New Jersey Run
Benjamin Goldberg and Julius Verban fled Passaic for Newark with a wagonload of produce when two masked highwaymen looted them. Police recovered only $110 in real cash, while the alleged $10,000 ploy proved to be stage money.
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New York
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Julius Verban
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Sewer led to gambling den raid in Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh police raided a well equipped gambling den beneath the street late last night. Twenty two men were arrested along with money and paraphernalia. Officers entered via a sewer manhole in Legan Street and found a subterranean room where betting occurred.
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Thaw seeks larger funds from Pittsburgh trust
Special to The Washington Fest Newburgh N Y July 7 Justice Tompkins signed an order directing Raymond Kieb medical superintendent of Matteawan State Hospital to permit Thaw to swear to an affidavit for the orphans' fund in Pittsburgh Thaw says his father left a trust of about 30000 dollars in the Fidelity Title and Trust Company Pittsburgh and has had no income for five years He claims lawyers at Matteawan extorted money and his case aims to secure funds once papers are signed
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Harry K. Thaw
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Supreme Court
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Fidelity Title and Trust Company
Matteawan Hospital
Wilson Extends Visit Plays Golf and Motors
President Wilson enjoyed a temperate day as he extended his stay in Cornish New Hampshire Woodstock Vermont and Hanover New Hampshire He played golf at Woodstock Country Club with his physician and toured Portmouth College grounds before returning home Mrs Wilson and niece Eleanor anticipate painting landscapes during the stay Officials say return date will depend on Secretary Tumulty's advice and may come in a day or two
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Stops vivisection of dogs at Chicago college
Chicago July 7. The Chicago College of Medicine will end vivisection of dogs by its students. A warrant issued for a janitor accused of cruelty led Dr. Odeon Borelle to promise no further vivisections. Nearby residents had complained of kicking dogs after use in classrooms. The janitor was not found and hospital officials say he was discharged.
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Chicago
Chicago College of Medicine
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Man Taken From Train Hanged By Mob In Florida
An unidentified Black man who allegedly harmed a 6 year old white girl in Bonifay Florida was seized from a train at Milton by a mob of men late Friday night. After a Bonifay mob arrived the man was killed near a telegraph pole early Saturday morning. County officers tried to move the prisoner between Bonifay and Milton for protection but could not prevent the mob action.
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Confesses Killing 8 Victims Amid New Claims
Los Angeles inmate Simon P. Helfinstine, jailed for passing a bad check, claimed a spree of eight Ohio murders including Pearl Bryan. Grandnephew of Capt. Dedricke vouched for details, but Cincinnati police dismiss his tale as insanity. He attempted self harm in custody.
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Woman’s Voice Saves Blind Man Then Marries Him in Texas
John A. Sullivan, blind, was saved from a streetcar by a woman who spoke calmly from across two tracks. Five months later he won a license to wed Mrs Vernis Bagwell, whom he searched for since that day. He paid divorce costs after discovering she was married but separated.
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HER LADYSHIP WINS Will Upheld By Jury In Probate Case
London July 7 The jury in the probate court upheld the 1901 will and five codicils of Sir John Murray Scott disposing over his estate. Lord and Lady Sackville win about 2.5 million of 5.9 million and keep Knole Park art treasures. Victoria Sackville West, 21, to marry Viscount Lascelles after the ruling.
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Queen Mary withholds consent for service of royal fiancée
In London on July 7 Queen Mary reversed her prior approval allowing Miss Eleanor Church to join the household of Princess Victoria of Hohenzollern, future wife of King Manuel. The issue hinges on Catholic conversion requirements and etiquette. Miss Church is willing to convert but the princess still requires Queen Mary’s consent.
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Ten Policewomen Appointed for Chicago Beaches
Ten policewomen will be appointed at once in accordance with a message from Mayor Harrison. They will be assigned to bathing beaches as part of a plan to employ women police. The civil service commission will arrange medical exams and uniforms for applicants.
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Civil Service Commission
Home Rule Bill Passed After Debated Vote In House
London reports the home-rule bill faced opposition leader Andy Law and was defeated 243 to 251 in the house tonight. The bill then passed its third reading without division.
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House of Many
And.y Law
Cuban Police Chief Scare Tension Near President Heard
An index item notes a Cuban police chief in a tense stance near the president at a lobby hearing. Messages mention a confession to murder of eight women and other dramatic claims as the issue unfolds.
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Miss Katherine Fores Engaged to New York Broker
Harbor Me July 7. Engagement announced for Miss Katherine Puree daughter of Mr and Mrs William Fores of New York and sister of Mrs John Jacob Astor to Henry Harnickell a New York broker. The news drew wide interest after his arrival last Friday and was confirmed at La Selva today despite preference for a later public announcement.
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Death by Own Action Ends Police Serjeant Career
George H. Dawson, 43, veteran police sergeant and hack inspector for fifteen years, died by gas at his Le Quine Street home after long illness. Stepson Frederick Houck, 18, smelled gas, found Dawson and a note to his wife on the dresser. Coroner’s certificate cites death by his own action. weight and stomach trouble had left him despondent.
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Poison Plot Fails Marriage Bride in New York
Jean L. Pattrowitz a Princeton graduate and Barbara M. Ackerman Patrowitz wed on June 17. They traveled to Voaney Island with intent to poison the husband count, then drank a toxic mixture of wine and mercury in a botched murder attempt. The couple were found ill at various locales and rushed to Englewood Hospital likely to die.
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Eccentric Washington heiress battles over Pratt estate
Mrs E C Pratt who eloped with an heir fights to share a fortune tied for years in court. Mrs Emma Knorr a famed pianist confined in St Elizabeths moves with daughter Gladys to a gloomy Avenue of the Presidents mansion. A lunacy inquiry in justice Gould's court looms as a violent romance behind the case unfolds.
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