Field Marshal Roberts Warns of Britain's Army Shortfalls
In a House of Lords speech Field Marshal Lord Roberts declares Britain’s army is inadequate, poorly trained, and unable to sustain empire power. He urges universal training or conscription, criticizes national neglect of military needs, and supports the government’s defense planning amid fears of invasion. The motion by Earl Wemyss and March passes without a division.
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London
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Great Britain
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England
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Earl of Wemysa
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Earl of Wemyss
Acton
Tord Lanadowne
Belfour
Halfour
Committee On Defence
Praised by Lord Roberts at farewell to Seventh NY National Guard
Lord Roberts and Maj Gen Baden-Powell attended a farewell for the Seventh Regiment of the New York National Guard honoring Sir Howard Vincent’s twenty years of service. Baden-Powell toasted President Roosevelt, while Vincent spoke of American forces and hoped to visit the United States. Roberts praised West Point and spoke of friendly contests at Bisley and hosting New York representatives.
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Howard Vincent
Acton
National Guard
New York
Field Marshal
Lord Roberts
Baden-Powell
Roosevelt
America
Elgin Lord Roberts
United States
West Folpt
Bisley
John H. Beacom
Queen's Westminster Volunteers
Sir Howard Vincent
Eisley
Lady Vincent
Hooker Faces Charges in New York Legislature
Albany July 16 two New York State houses met in extra session over charges against Supreme Court Justice Warren B Hooker. Proceedings yielded little progress with a split over technical points on evidence and scheduling adjournments. Hooker denies any crime or offense and argues acts were lawful duties. He also disputes legislative jurisdiction to remove him.
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N. Y
Supreme Court
Warren B. Hooker
Hooker
Fredonia
Dunkirk
Ag A
Citizen
Dublie
le Degistaire
Argument for New Trial in Mitchell Case
Portland July 19. Counsel for United States Senator John H. Mitchell argued before Judge De Haven for a new trial in federal court. The motion contended the sixth count of the indictment was not proved when Mitchell allegedly received money for influence with departments. Heney argued the government never planned to prove that count and informed the jury accordingly.
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United States
John H. Mitchell
de Haven
Mitchell
To Cay
Kribs
Heney
Samoa Storm Swept Damage Report From Pacific Islands
AP correspondence from Tututla Samoa dated June 2 reports a hurricane force gale across the Samoan Islands with strong southerly winds veering west and north. damage included cocoa and coffee plantation losses, a copra house roof blown into the sea, and a church roof knocked onto the beach. Pago Pago was unharmed. A Roman Catholic Cathedral dedication in Apia attracts natives from the South Pacific with hundreds departing Tutuila toward July 20 celebrations.
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Samoa
San Francisco
Samoan
Bamoa
Baville
Pago Pago
Apia
South Pacific
Tutuila
Tonga
Denver youth dies saving Lawson's son in Mexico
Private advices from Vrique Mexico report Gil bert Johnson of Denver sacrificed his life Wednesday to shield Thomas W. Lawson of Boston from a miner's knife attack at the Tom Lawson mine. Lawson and Johnson, chums, tried to intervene as a Mexican miner attacked manager Revie. Johnson was slain. the assailant was lynched by mine workers within an hour.
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Denver
Colo
Vrique
Old Mexico
Gilbert Johnson
Thomas W. Lawson
Boston
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Lawson
Tom Lawson
Revie
Reine
Young Laweon
Leweon
Keifé
Jehnson
Beore
Train speed test aims for Los Angeles to Chicago in two days
Denver July 10 Walter Scott special speed test train of Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe runs ahead of schedule from Los Angeles to Chicago. The 2267 mile trip aims for 48 hours including stops with 47.2 mph average over two mountain ranges. Miner Beott, who paid 5500 for the train, plans to seek New York next and even England by ocean steamer. He travels with his wife two companions newspaper reps and a yellow dog with a 1000 diamond collar.
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Dodge City
Kansas City
Los Angeles
Chicago
Beott
Death Valley
New York
England
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Hig San Wolng
Monte Cristo
Tor T
Beatt Haw
Mojave Desert
Ten Die From Heat as Mercy Drops and Floods Sweep NYC
Ten deaths and over two dozen prostrations marked a brutal heat wave in New York City as temperatures hovered near 89F before a sudden afternoon storm. Rain flooded lower Manhattan streets, the Broadway and State Street corridors, and the South Ferry subway. lightning hit the Ellis Island administration building, causing minor damage. In New England, Boston endured the hottest stretch with about nine deaths and widespread prostrations as temperatures cooled after the peak.
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Brooklyn
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New York
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New Jersey
Broad Street
Stock Exchange
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Whitehall
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South Ferry
Trgka
Center
Kim
Elus Island
Borough Hall
Mann
Jumped to death at fire in Forty fourth street building
Arthur Neely of Chicago brother of F Tennyeon Neely publisher of this city died this morning by leaping from the fourth story of a burning Forty fourth street building. Several escaped suffocation as flames spread. His brother on the roof begged him not to jump and tried to aid him with a mattress but the man fell to the street. Their mother was in a railroad wreck years ago.
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Arthur Neely
Chicago
F. Tennyson Neely
Forty-fourth Street
Peraong
F. Tennyeon Neely
Arthur
Miners Die in Dortmund Coal Mine Fire
Fire at Borussia Coal Mine in Dortmund Prussia traps 39 miners after lamp ignite timbers. 250 escape via air shaft before gas and collapsing mine hinder rescues. ground subsiding and crowds wait amid dangers.
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Graich
Mutiny and Mass Executions Reported in Black Sea
Reports describe brutal mutinies with officers killed and executions carried out after commands from Petrograd. Firing squads mutinied, many officers slain, and Cossack detachments engaged. Separate dispatch notes the Potemkin mutiny and statements about extradition and possible refloating. Seaborne turmoil coincides with broader frontier stagnation as rain halts activity.
AID FOR REVOLUTIONISTS IN GERMANY FUNDS RUSSIA PROPAGANDA
Hamburg district Social Democratic committee allocates 2500 to aid Russian agitators. German Socialists maintain ties with Russian reformers while focusing on intellectual and moral agitation. Other German regions also fund Russian propaganda efforts amid a broader network.
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Social Democratic Party
Caase
Rosaip
Germany
Social Democratic
Russia
Socialist Party
Japanese Pursuit After Korsakovsk Occupation
Tokyo reports Japanese army forces occupied Korsakovsk early July and push the retreating enemy northward. Artillery, ammunition and gun captures noted. Admiral Kataoka details amphibious landings at Korsakovsk and Yengura with no resistance and orderly convoy through fog to final landing point.
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Sakhalin
Korsakovsk
TL A.m
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Kataoka
Alent
Yengura
Dewa
Sha Ene
Cuban Bandits Hold Banker At Gunpoint In Santiago
Tulian Cendoya, wealthy American banker and Ward Line agent, was dining with his family in Santiago de Cuba when eight bandits attacked the home. They demanded 90 000 dollars, held him hostage, and fled after he paid 92 000. The incident prompted calls for Cuban government and American consul protection as rural guards pursue the suspects.
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Ward Line
Atreas the Bay
Cendaya
Scandal at Arsenal leads to halted dress coat contracts
Philadelphia reports that a peremptory order from Quartermaster General Humphreys halted work on 20 000 dress coats contracted through the Schuylkill Arsenal. An official investigation begins as concerns claim almost half the dresses are worthless and stored unsold while a separate trousers contract is reportedly in process.
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Vuole Ledger
Schuylkill Arsenal
Humphreys
Washington
Arsenal
Witte Heads Peace Mission In Russian Armistice Talks
Russia selects M. Muravleff as peace plenipotentiary for Washington negotiations while Japan considers terms. Emperor prefers no armistice head, with Rosen and Pokouloff guiding diplomacy. Sakhalin valued by Russia at ten billion dollars as Tokyo presses for island control amid unsettled talks.
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Alaska
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Baron Rosen
Washington
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Novost
Manchuria
Oyama
Prince Koudache
Tokyo
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Far East
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Muravi
Italy
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Lora Roberts Assails Army System in Daily Issue
Lora Roberts attacks the army system amid a wave of headlines including mutineers shooting officers and a bank closure. Government clerks wrangle over policy while Wilson refuses to retract. Cotton prices surge as Prague suffers in India and plans for the Panama Railway are outlined. Christian Endeavor ends with Commissioner Macfarland addressing attendees. Three killed in a revenue raid. Editorial commentary and social notes follow. Baseball racing and other sports wrap the page. That Mainwaring affair is noted alongside financial and legal records.
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Jailer Assaults Mayor Over Prison Cell in Goebel Case
In Newport Kentucky Caleb Powers held by U S marshal under Judge Cochran orders. Powers charged with complicity in the Goebel murder awaits federal action after transfer from state to federal jurisdiction. Jailer Praeger clashed with Mayor Hembold over cell assignment. Praeger knocked the mayor down and cell furniture was confiscated. Powers, in prison five years, faced four trials and three death sentences. Georgetown case against Powers continued in Circuit Court pending federal action.
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Fort Howards clash with French cruiser over naval etiquette
Strained relations between Col. Frank Thorpe at Fort Howard and Capt. Gervais of the French cruiser Jurien de la Graviere led to no Baltimore artillery officer stepping aboard or saluting during the ship's friendly port call. An etiquette dispute followed as Capt. Gervais ignored naval protocol, prompting a halt to local officials' planned visit.
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Gervais
Howard
Smallwood
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Carroll
Fort McHenry
Jurien de la Gravier
Thorpe
Ligut
Medorem Crawford
Port
Jules Cayrol
Crawford
Leutenant
Col. Thorpe
Soldiers Fight Police in Havana Riot Killing One
Fights between Cuban artillerymen and civilians in Havana resulted in one death, two mortally wounded, and about twenty injured. Police dispersed the first clash at 9 PM, arresting several. A later mutinous squad fired on officers, wounding their captain Portuondo. order is restored amid remaining excitement.
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Death of Frank M Fuller Secretary of State of Pa
In Uniontown Pennsylvania on July 10 at 10 40 pm Secretary of the Commonwealth Frank M Fuller died of apoplexy two hours after suffering a stroke He was a strong adherent of Governor Pennypack era and his death marks a sudden political loss.
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Washington Post
Uniontown
Secretary of the Commonwealth
Frank M. Fuller
Fuller
Saloons blown up in Iola Kansas by dynamite attack
Three adjoining saloons the Eagle Red Light and Blue Front were wrecked by two dynamite explosions in Iola Kansas. A man named C Melvin a temperance fanatic claimed responsibility via letters to local officials. Damages estimated at 100000 dollars.
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Kans
Eagle Saloon
Red Light
Blue Front
Cowan & Ausherman Grocery Store
Palace Shoe Store
Gen Blackmar III Sick in Boise Command Post
General Blackmar III, commander in chief of Grams Army Fe, arrived Boise sick and may miss events. In Atlantic City, vaudeville actor John Merkle known as John Howe dies by suicide at a bath. he was 49 and from Connell Bluffs Town.
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Boise
Idaho
Atlantic City
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Boati Tng
John Howe
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