British Alarm Over Malacca Crisis Risking War a World Wide Issue
London reports indicate British fears that Russia will press a broader clash by releasing the Malacca with contraband cargo and using the vessel to provoke British ships. Deliberations in London stress that the volunteer fleet status must be defined and warn that any seizure or search could trigger a diplomatic or naval confrontation.
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Red Sea
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Associated Press
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Daily Telegraph
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United Kingdom
Edward Field
France
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Turkey
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Hay
America
América
Marching On Mukden Werriyio Battle Rages Across Front
A chaotic dispatch from Moraaw cites Japanese breakthroughs on the Russian left flank near Mukden with reports of heavy fighting and Japanese artillery superiority. Russian correspondents describe fierce two day battles, Japanese flanking maneuvers, and continued contest at Liaoyang with substantial losses on both sides. Further notes mention reconnaissance at Sike-yan and renewed Russian pressure, while Chinese bands reportedly menace Russian centers.
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Moraaw
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Tok
Associated Press
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Mukden
Daily Telegraph
Ita
Liaoyang
Ta Tche-Kino
Count Keller
Rennenkampf
Herechelman
Sike-yan
Folk heads ticket in Missouri reform push
Jefferson City Missouri July convention nominates Joseph W Folk for governor and Samuel B Cook for secretary of state after a turbulent session marked by bribery debates. Platform pledges unrelenting warfare on corruption, calls for primary laws, anti bribery measures, and enforcement of constitutional provisions.
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Jefferson City
Joseph W Folk
of &T Louis
Thomas Li
Ruby
la Plata
Samuel B Cook
Mexico
Albert ©, Allen
New Madrid
James Cowgill
Bangaa
Hliot
Bowling Green
B. Rubey Oglesby
Cook
Peteany Rae
Thomas le Bubey
Meutenaht
Railroad and Warehouse
Secretary of State
Tommlesiocher
W. M. Bivans
Howell County
Wap
Thairman
State Central Comtibiten
Robert Hyern
Macon
Moses C. Wetmore
St. Louis
Glesider
Polk
Harry B. Hawea
Jeffarson Democratic Club
Graula
Folk
Harry B Hawes
Committee On
United States
Francia M. Cockrell
Democratic Party
Miscouri
Audi
Jaws
Miaxouri
Frederick
Antietam
Keedyeville
Hagerstown
Keedysville
Roosevelt Quiet Day at Sagamore Hill Before Speech
President Roosevelt spends a quiet day at Sagamore Hill Oyster Bay resting after work and preparing his July 2 speech. He revised the draft, handled routine mail, rode, played tennis, and swam, receiving only a few visitors including clergyman Tahes Plates and others as he awaits the formal notification event.
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Oyster Bay
L. I
Roosevelt
Chicago
Loeb
Heckevelt
Waah
Hoesevelt
Taha Pltaes
Penihene Shore
Readings voting trust to dissolve after two year dividend
Reading Company plans early dissolution of its voting trusteeship after paying the semi annual 4 per cent dividend on the first preferred stock on September 10. Trustees J P Morgan FFP Olcott and C W Packard oversee this change as the five year term or two year 4 per cent dividend condition nears fulfillment.
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Reading Haa
Philadelphia
Reading Company
J. P Morgan
FFP
Olcott
New York
C W. &. Packard
Murderer Defies Police in Canton Killing Wife
Frank Pierce shot and killed his wife in Canton Fulton County then held off Canton and Lewistown sheriffs. He barricaded upstairs, threatened officers, and forced an undertaker to enter before officers finally captured him after a desperate struggle. He warned of another body and awaited talks with his brother in law.
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Peoria, I
Frank Pierce
Canton
Fulton County
Lewistown
Charles McCastina
Fred Messier
Pierce
Messier
Union Miners Arrests Rock Portland Area
Military authorities in Portland area move to arrest suspected Union miners linked to Western Federation walkout aimed at disrupting Bertland mine operations. Statement by chairman McGerry says about 1% of Bertland mine workers act in federation interests and arrests are being made. management prepared to fill vacancies with other workers. A patrol near Cripple Creek seeks any fugitives missed by authorities.
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Cale
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Portland
Dudge McGerry
Military
Ennmlasion
Bertland
Afriera
Tia
Cripple Creek
Vic
Man fatally shoots wife in New Jersey. police pursue
Robert Clayton, 25, a Princeton driver, shot his wife 7 times in the back and wounded his mother in law five times at close range after a prolonged quarrel over drinking. He attacked his sister and baby, who escaped. Clayton was arrested following a long chase.
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Princeton
N. J
Robert Clayton
Togay
Clayton
Elevator Fatality in Mutual Reserve Building
New York July 2 William B Cunningham a 49 year old burlap and jute yarn dealer from Upper Montclair fell from the ninth floor elevator shaft to the basement of the Mutual Reserve Building and was instantly killed. It is believed he opened the door of the shaft while awaiting the car and was struck by it as it descended. The elevator man heard a thud at the ninth floor and a commotion on the ground floor when the body was found.
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New York
Wiliam B. Cunningham
Upper Montclair
M. J
Mutual Reserve Building
Fire at Twitchell Champlin Company storehouse
Portland fire rages in the Twitchell Champlin Company storehouse, drawn out by a blaze in an extensive grocer business. All available apparatus are deployed as the city battles a large, costly blaze with large losses anticipated.
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Twitchell- Champlin Company
New England
Talking of War Folk Named for Governor in Missouri
Fragmented items about wartime figures named or linked to Missouri governors. Mentions English vessel burned at Bea, brewery fire, standstill at some shop, Preble reforms, and various state and national notes. Includes Republicans in Wisconsin and coast-to-coast political mentions.
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Bea
Hespus
Wisconsin
Washington
Haseball
K-Hannis Taylor
Suit to Enjoin Elevating Loop in Chicago
Chicago July 214 The State of Illinois seeks a restraining order to halt the Union Elevated Loop and remove the loop’s structure citing unlawful signatures and improper petitioning. Northwestern Lake Street Southside Metropolitan and Union Consolidated are named defendants in the effort to keep public streets clear for transportation.
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Union Elevated
State of Illinois
Hamlin
Union Loop
Ioop
Union Loop Company
Northwestern
Lake Street
Southside
Metropolitan
Union Consolidated
Illinois
Supreme Court of
Cyclone at Augusta Wrecks Buildings and Injures Several
A cyclonic storm swept through Augusta Georgia this afternoon causing extensive property damage. Hale Street Baptist Church was demolished, a Central Railroad paint shop and a small cottage on Hale Street were wrecked, and a Georgia Railroad carpenter shop roof blown away. J K Morris fatally injured, William Brown struck on the head. J W Livingston William McCarty J K Calhoun and W H Fenly slightly injured. Central Railroad employees also affected. Sophia Turner injured in wreck at Hale Street.
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Hale Street Baptist Church
Central Railroad Company
Hale Atrest
Georgia Railroad
Lincoln Street
Baseball Park
J KE Morris
William Brown
J W. Livingston
William McCarty
J K. Calhoun
W H Fenly
Central Railroad
Sophia
Turner
Hale Street
Freight Train Hits Auto at Coney Island Fatal Injuries
New York July incident leaves Abbott and Merritt fatally injured near a car and freight train at Coney Island. Two others badly hurt as wreckage scatters across tracks. Abbott’s skull crushed, spine twisted, car wrecked, and observer reports heavy damage and chaos at the scene.
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New York
Heratin Abbott
George Merritt
Goney Island
Abbott
Stull
Cursed the Tudge Murderer Electrocuted in Ohio Penitentiary
Charles Tim Mel, convicted of killing Joseph W. Ghide, a Dayton bookkeeper, was executed by electric chair at midnight in the Ohio Penitentiary annex Columbia. Mel, who had four governor grants of reprieve, uttered a final line about cursing the judge and prosecutor.
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Ohio
Columbia
Charles @timmel
Joseph W. Ghide
Dayton
Ohio Penitentiary
Bank Building Wrecked In East Moline Robbery
Early today in East Moline two robbers blew open the State Bank of East Moline vault and escaped in a buggy after wrecking the building front. Officers say no money was taken. A watchman at Malleable Iron Works heard the blast and saw the suspects flee. A few shots sounded east of town soon after. The bank housed two real estate offices and a contracting firm in a recently erected, prominent structure.
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State Bank of
East Moling
Malleable Iron Works
Bank
Poolroom Race Telephoto Service Restored in New Orleans
New Orleans resumes full telegraph race descriptions after Western Union order to remove wires last May. Operators report service as complete as before, with some claiming it is fairer. Includes local rail fare details for trips to Luray Caverns, Baltimore, and return, with varying schedules and rates.
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New Orleans
Western Union
Ceme
Ship Creedmoor Burns After Night Fire Near Shinnecock
The British oil tanker Creedmoor, bound for Liverpool with 460000 gallons of naptha gasoline and benzine, caught fire near Fire Island and exploded, leaving 18 crew members aboard the Joseph B Thomas to rescue a Portuguese sailor. Capt. Humphries and remaining crew fought the blaze as the ship burned from stem to stern before sinking. Survivors were landed at Woods Hole and New York, with one crew member believed drowned.
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Liverpool
John Kennedy
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Shinnecock Light
Thomaston
Maine
Joseph B Thomas
Thomas
Itig
Marthas Vineyard
Woods Hole
New York
John Humphries
Creedmoor
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Saior
Humphriga
Joseph B ‘Thomas
Mare
Disko
Vineyard Haven
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