All in Ows Fight Regulars Gain Victory
Senator Dick heads the resolutions committee by 15 to 3 as regulars win the first round in the Ohio Republican convention. Longworth battles and Garfield receives an ovation, while Brown is reelected and a conservative conservation plank is adopted by the committee.
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Resolutions Committee
Foraker
Longworth
Garfield
Brown
Columbus
Ohio
Nothne
Burton
James Lindelpharfield
Guy. Werren C. Harding
Marlon
Oren Britt Brown
Dayton
Lought
George B. Cox
Emilari
Paul Howland
Cleveland
Howland
James H. Cassidy
Mir
Flowland
Qghlu
Taft
T. KE. Parton
Conention
Ths
Bie Coyahora
Maurice Maschke
Committee
Woods
Rathaun
W. F. Boyd
Rathbun
Boyd
Chatrian Malloy
Beman G. Dawes
Martella
Graefe
Erle
Walter F. Brown
Toledo
Kidnapper Returns Baby in Early Morning Visit
Special to The Washington Powell news from Washington Pennsylvania reports two year old Willie Martin returned to his grandmother's home after being taken by his father Walter Martin on July 13. Officers believe the father relented after hearing of his wife's condition, returning the child as dawn broke.
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Washington
Willie Martin
Walter Martin
Martins
Martin
UPLIFT EDUCATOR HURT IN RUNAWAY HORSE INCIDENT
Dr. L. H. Bailey head of Country Life Commission and Cornell College of Agriculture was badly injured when a horse ran away in Ithaca on July 20. He was knocked down and unconscious with severe bruises to the neck and body reported tonight by local officials.
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L. H. Bailey
Country Life Commission
Runaway
Ithaca
Cornell College of Agriculture
Col. Roosevelt
Bryan Gone At Last Defeats Bryan For Nebraska Leader
Nebraska Democrats at Grand Island vote 466 to 34 to depose William J. Bryan as state party leader over county option. Hitchcock introduces the resolution. Bryan sits unmoved as the motion passes amid protests of gag rule. Majority supports daytight saloon law and Gov Shallenberger, while Bryan and Fleharty file separate minority reports.
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Grand Island
Nebr
Nebraska
William J. Bryan
Bryan
G. M. Hitchcock
Omarha
United States
Hitchcock
Mr. Bryan
Lancaster County
Smyth
Committee On
Shallenberger
W. J. Bryan
H. B. Fleharty
Fleharty
Ene Bers
Navy ship in peril as 40-pound powder canister erupts
A slow-burning smokeless powder canister on the Culgoa lighter Shrapnel ignited, setting decks ablaze on three ships at Brooklyn navy yard. Crew leapt overboard as flames spread, tugs fought fires, and a board of inquiry traced powder transfer from New Jersey to Jona Island for storage. No detonation occurred.
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Washington Post
New York
Culgoa
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Harry Phelps
Hancock
Cob Dock
Navy Yard
Culgoaz
Hoston
New Jersey
Jona Island
Boston
Hach
Fghter
Edward McPadden
McPadden
Capt. Phelps
Unexplained ignition of smokeless powder in cylinders
The report states the powder was slow burning and cylindered with soldered ends and brass caps that yielded to internal pressure. The ignition of the powder carried by McPadden remained unexplained by the board of Inquiry.
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McPadden
Board of Inquiry
Remington Shoots Self In Chicago Financial Woes
Chicago July 26 special to The Washington Post. Carver Remington sixty, nephew of Levi Z Leiter and heir to the Remington fortune, shot himself near the heart amid long financial reverses. He lies dying at the Practitioners’ Hospital, once a promoter of mining ventures in Joplin Missouri Arkansas Cripple Creek and long associated with the Remington Arms Company.
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Levi Z. Lester
Chicago
Carver Remington
Remington Arms Company
Wosplital
Washington Street
Remington
Levi Z. Leiter
Joplin
Arkansas
Cripple Creek
Bath a Week Rule Shocks Aurora Residents
Aurora health officials issue eleven strict regulations ordering residents to bathe once a week. Dr A R Roder and Police Chief Mitchell warn arrests for violations. Officials say the order targets foreigners and will be enforced by weekly inspections to ensure city cleanliness.
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Washington Post
Aurora
Health Department
A. R. Roder
Police
Mitchell
Stocks Crash Records Prompt Purge in Market
The financial world moves to purge old trading records as only 36 of 146 issues in which trades are recorded fail to set new year law records. Authorities aim to streamline reporting and restore market integrity after a period of volatile activity.
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Rulera
Financial World
Stocks Plunge as Market Falters Amid Broad Selloff
In New York on July 2 powerful bankers stood by yet stocks fell sharply across the board. Nasdaq like losses hit 146 issues with 36 resilient only at year lows. The rout spread through rail and industrial shares including Union Pacific and United States Rubber while traders cited retrenchment as the theme of the day. In Harrisburg Representative John Tener withdrew his Congressional bid after earlier renomination.
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Delaware and Hudson
Central of
United Dry Goods
United States Rubber
United States Rubber 2d
New York
New York Stock Exchange
Harrisburg
John K. Tener
Congress
Twentyfourth
Pennsylvania
State Department
Budapest Flood Claims Twenty Five In Dees Cloudburst
A cloudburst at Dees, Hungary, on July 26 caused a flood that killed twenty five people and inflicted heavy damage to property and services. Local authorities reported extensive water damage and disrupted infrastructure as rescue operations continued.
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Budapest
Hungary
Dees
Broker Di Zerega Found Dead in New York Courtyard
Louis H. Di Zerega a retired cotton broker and NY Cotton Exchange founder was found dead in the rear courtyard of his Madigan Avenue apartments. The coroner ruled death by his own action. Mrs Di Zerega said he suffered anthmia and likely had a fainting spell before falling out of the window. He was 67 years old.
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di Zerega
Anserts
New York
Louis H. di Zerega
New York Cotton Exchange
Madigan ‘Avenue
Mra. di Zerega
Mutiny on German Cruiser Bluecher Reported
Kiel dispatch claims mutiny aboard the armored cruiser Bluecher during a voyage to Norway. The ship allegedly returned to port with 60 to 80 mutineers escorted ashore after protests over bad food, a claim not yet confirmed.
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Berlin
Kiel
Vorwaerts
Bluecher
Norway
Pursue Cuban Rebels Spark Fevered Uprising In Oriente Province
Senor Pasalodes reports insurrection in Oriente led by Gen Minuet with twelve men near El Caney. Loyalist forces pursue rebels through hill country as government leaders deny word of battle and fear coastal expedition arms. Troops dispatched from Camp Columbia. Col. Jane and veterans’ club arms seized. Gomez delays summer trip amid rumors of wider revolt.
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Senor Pasalados
Gomez
Oriente
Minuet
el Caney
Santiago
Jane
Senor Paselodés
Minlet
Jesus Rabi
Mario Monocal
Veterans’ Association
Luig Perez
Pinar del Rio
Columbia
Pasanlodas
Miniet
Chaparra
Veterans’ Club
Col
State Department Uninformed on Cuban Revolt
Reports of uprisings in Cuba reached the State Department but were not treated as signaling a serious opposition to Havana. No word on the present revolt has been received. Observers note the Santiago province center reflects its large black population claiming underrepresentation in the national government.
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Cuba
State Department
Havana
Santiago
Will Defer to Roosevelt on New York Candidate
London cable reports former Gov. Odell in England discussing New York politics. He declines active talk, says Republicans seek best interests, noting Roosevelt’s wishes will influence the state candidate more than anyone else.
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Odell
Hig
Washington Post
New York
London
New York American
Benjamin B. Odell
England
Scotland
Republican Party
Roosevelt
Taft Declares Polarization of Politics in Maine Campaign
President Taft, arriving in Rockland, urges patriotism and national prosperity over party politics while praising Maine climate and shipping needs. He notes cement contracts for the Panama Canal and predicts a navy-boosting impact, as Maine elections approach and Rockland hosts a large audience. Taft’s ankle shows clear improvement as he continues the campaign tour.
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Rockland
Maine
Panama Canal
Portland
Taft
United States
William T. Cobb
United States Senate
Hale
Ohio
Doomed He Takes Poison Dr Graves in Bridgeport
Special to The Washington Post. Dr Frederick C Graves a Bridgeport Conn physician died at Galen Hospital from a fatal poison dose taken in a personal crisis. He had suffered a stroke two weeks earlier and foretold an imminent end. His Christian Scientist wife, prostrate, witnessed the scene at Laurel Beach cottage.
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Washington Post
Bridgeport
Conn
Frederick C. Graves
Galen Hospital
Graves
Laurel Beach
No Politics in Taft Speeches and District News
A compact district snapshot reports that Taft speeches omit political content while local notes cover naval battalion news, guard honors, governor visits, and resignations. Nebraska Republicans align with Taft, others urge Roosevelt, plus weather and stock moves pepper the page.
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Ohio
Nebraska
Bryan
Taft
G. W. U. News of District Naval Battalion
District Guard
Jack Johnson
Hughes
Mitchell
Longworth
Roosevelt
Steel Corporation
Speeding Must Stop in District Says Major Sylvester
Major Sylvester orders strict enforcement to crack down on reckless drivers at crossings and corners. He directs captains to deploy officers to break up rapid driving and push cases to court, citing previous accidents and narrow escapes to prove the need for action.
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Sylvester
Automobilista
Four Autos In Smashes. Occupants Escape Unharmed
Three automobile accidents were reported by police. Arthur E Clarke of 122 Morse Street Northeast lost control on Wisconsin Avenue Northwest, jumping from the car to avoid a telegraph pole and escaping injury as the vehicle wrecked. Lieutenant J F Forney of Fort Myer narrowly escaped harm when his car rear was struck by Michael Burns of 61 1/2 Sixth Street Northwest. Burns appeared to lose control. George Henderson, real estate dealer at 1418 F Street Northwest, crashed into a lamppost at 14th and H Streets Northwest but suffered no injuries.
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Arthur BE. Clarke
Morse Street
Wisconsin Avenue Northwest
Clarke
J. F. Forney
Fort Myer
Michael Burns
Sixth Street
Burns
George Henderson
F Street
Fourteenth
H Streets
Henderson
Death by own action pact two New Rochelle maids
Two New Rochelle maids, Mila Cadienaranta and Thesanny Nycos, believed to have ended their lives by jumping into the Long Island Sound after a breakup in love. Authorities traced their disappearance to a late yesterday rowboat excursion from Hudson Park. The body found on Henry M. Flagler Beach at Orient Point was identified as Miss Nycos.
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Washington Post
Mount Vernon
N. Y
New Rochelle
Long Island Sound
Mila Cadienaranta
Thesanny Nycos
Jacobs
Circuit Road
Henry M. Flagler
Orient Point
Filagler
Miss Nycos
Hudson Park
Orienta
Missa Nycos
Fiagier
Dog Attacks Three Children In Holmead Place
A rabies suspected black and white dog attacked Helen Prentiss, Allen Kidd, and Charlotte McKeever at Holmead place northwest near Thirteenth Street. The dog killed by a patrolman after three bites and two cauterizations. owners unknown. Wounds treated. case may prompt muzzle order. Police investigation continues into dog origin and owner claims.
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Halmead Place
Helen Prentias
Allen Kidd
Charlotte McKeever
Beast
Holmead Place
Thirteenth
Fourteenth
Helen Prentins
Spencer B. Prentt
Allen Webster Kidd
General Land Office
Charlotte McKheever
Helen Prentiss
Gin
Spencer Prentige
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