Beaten and tarred in basement plan over alleged hypnotism
A husband and two men lured Bliss to the Kenyon street basement, beat him and tarred him after Bliss pursued his wife who had been under a hypnotic spell, per statements to attorney Edward Colladay. The assault followed a telephoned appointment and involved Vic Marthinson, Cole, and White planning to teach Bliss a lesson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marthinson
Edward F Colladay
Cros Wail Collada
Rathlon
Marthesan
Neiggbors
Post
Bliss
Marthinseon
Colladas
Porish Biss
Vic Warthinson
Wroladay
Mr. Cole
Mexican rebels and border raids strain U S policy
The Department of Justice slows action against Mexicans accused of neutrality law violations as Mexican officials press for tighter border controls. Ambassad or Creel negotiates with the State Department over regulations to curb rebel incursions into Mexico from Texas. Calls grow to bolster garrisons along the Rio Grande amid new Mexican posts and demands for clearer extradition definitions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Provident
Roosevelt
Texas
Mexico
Department of Justice
Rio Grande
Claus
United States
State Department
Ambescador Creel
Bacon
Comstock
DelyRio
Creel
Hacan
War Department
Congress
Cortelyou Mulls Governor Bid in New York Fight
Secretary of the Treasury Cortelyou weighs running against Hughes for governor as Republican leaders fear a defeat. He consulted friends in New York and elsewhere, with anti Hughes talk mounting in the party. Woodruff and other machine chiefs grapple with weak booms and a tight race to recover control before nomination time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary of the Treasury
Woodruff
New York
George B Cortelyou
the Treasury
Hughes
Cortelyou
New York State
Tim
Gov Hughes
Confession in Bries Case Ties Motives to Violence
The report describes Bries telling Attorney Dalladay that he and Cole and White forced a confession from Bliss after roughing him. They accused Bliss of improper motives with Mrs Marthinson and Mrs Cole. They tore Bliss’s clothing, pinned him down, and tarred him, with Mr Marthinson claiming sole responsibility for the assault. The narrative continues on the second page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bries
Aeronaut Dies After Parachute Fails Over Hague Park
Jackson Mich July 30 William Quaver and Oliver Lade of Mason Mich report a fatal parachute drop at Hague Park on Vanderconk Lake. The parachute string tore on one side, sending the aeronaut down 2000 feet to his death as the chute trailed behind. Lade perished within minutes after being carried to a nearby house amid a crowded merry go round.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Balloon withstands attack by army bullets at two miles
The army attempted to shoot down a captive balloon at two and a half miles, striking it eight times without causing collapse. The report notes continued experiments and mentions weekend excursions to Atlantic seaside resorts with travel agents listed by Baltimore and Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Magdeburg
Atlantic
Baltimore and Ohio
Coneult Agenta
Political squabbles shadow Wadsworth candidacy tensions
Amid party divisions over Wadsworth run, up state leaders spar over whether he is too young. Woodruff remains undecided, some backing Barnes, Parsons flirting with Hughes but favoring caution. State Chair Woodruff seen as fence sitter, ear to the ground, delaying a clear endorsement while courtship and personal disputes unfold. A separate note recounts a domestic dispute involving Mrs Hobson, Mrs Pyle, and Mr Pyle, with timing and locations noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berri
Wadsworth
Epeaker
Barnes
Woodruff Parsons
Wadaworth
Woodruff
William Berri
Brooklyn
Parsons
Parsona
Hughes
ELOPER UNDER ARREST EMBEZZLEMENT 18 CHARGED
Edward M Hobson a man linked to Merrimac fame is charged with embezzlement after a New York arrest. He admits running away with Mrs Nellie Pyle and claims a bid for freedom to avoid Washington action. The case involves forged checks and a $43 embezzlement allegation. Mrs Pyle, formerly Miss Nellie Peck, describes her involvement as a private entanglement. The prisoner remains in custody with bail set at $500 as prosecutors plan trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward M. Hobson
Hero of
Merimac
Nellie Pyle
Washington
Hobson
Twenty Second Street
New York
Raymond Pyle
Hobsons
Woobson
Edward M Hobson
Wiliam
Taylor
Hope Live Stock Mutual Benefit Association
Central Office
Burlingame
Nelie Pyle
Fourth Street
Philadelphia
Miss Peck
Alexandria
Mire. Hobson
Long trance helps Miss Shaul recover in Utica
Special to The Washington P Utica New York July 3 After lying in a cataleptic trance since May 28 Miss Neilie Shaul aged 4 of Columbia Herkimer county is now on the road to recovery and in better health than before She had been in poor health and her mind was so affected she could not remember her name She can now talk rationally and is stronger mentally than ever before in her life
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington P
Utica
Neilie Shaul
Columbia
Herkimer County
Misa Shaul
Held on Girl's Charge in East End Alarm
Spanish War veteran Zachary Taylor Jones, a former police sergeant in the Fourth Immunes, is jailed on charges of mistreating Esther Blick, 14, daughter of evangelist G W Blick. The alleged offense occurred at Blick’s home where the girl visited Jones' wife who is an invalid, sparking local tensions and threats of violence in East End Newport News.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Newport News
Zachary Taylor Jones
Esther
G W Blick
Christian Church
East End
Jones
Blick
Fourth Immunes
Japan Halts Naval Work As Warship Repairs Accelerate
Tokyo states naval program delays completion of battleships Aki and Batsuma and cruisers Kukit and Karama. Repairs of ships captured during the war will be pushed forward to participate in autumn maneuvers. The navy plans to include 10 battleships, 12 armored cruisers, 9 second class cruisers, 5 coast defense ships, 4 gunboats, 2 depot ships, 7 submarines, 54 torpedo boat destroyers, and 21 torpedo boats in the drills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokio
Saiy
Aki
Batsuma
Kukit
Karama
Dutch Warship to Caribbean as Castros Grip Tightens
The Netherlands orders the battleship Jacob Van Heemskerk to sail for the Caribbean as a backup if the Gelderland in Venezuelan waters cannot respond. Curaçao dispatch shows Willemstad merchants refuse Castro brother’s sugar cargo, signaling escalating tensions. The Gelderland previously sailed from Curaçao to protect Dutch interests. the Jacob Van Heemskerk, displacing 6,130 tons, can steam 16 knots and carries two 94 inch guns, six 12 pounders, and two torpedo tubes.
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the Hague
Jacob van Heemskerk
Caribbean Sea
West Indies
Gelderland
Venezuelan
Willemstad
Venezuela
Curacoa
Castro
Culacho Ad
la Guaira
de Reus
Two Men Linked to Bonfire Killings in Brooklyn
New York reports a murdered unidentified woman found near Greenpoint Avenue dump in Williamsburg with a half charred body. Two foreigners seen with a covered wagon and mattress linked to the crime. a surgeon's autopsy suggests a trained hand caused throat injury amid possible medical experimentation. Local Slav communities search for missing relatives as police pursue leads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamsburg
Greenpoint
New York
Greenpoint Avenue
Williamabore
Brooklyn
Philip O Brien
Green
Murray
Alaska
Hast Twenty-third Street
Manhattan
Wupst
Wuest
Horse Show Riders Thrown At Jump Falls To Ground
Miss Kate Hensman of Paris won aboard Continental at Westchester Farms entry as the ladies hunt scene turned chaotic. Edwin Weatherbee and George Watson saw their mounts throw riders at the water jump, with Weatherbee's Keswick declared winner amid the mishap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Branch
Kate Hensman
Paris
Westchester Farms
Continental
Edwin H Weatherbee
Keswick
George Watson
Lightfoot
Lightfest
Weatherbas
Davin Grey
Mr Weatherbee
Trolley Disaster On Graham Avenue Ends In Death
A New York trolley car on Graham avenue near the Brooklyn Bridge exploded, killing a woman and injuring eight others among eighteen passengers including a Lithuanian party. The fuse blew in the motor box as the car traveled at a fair speed, scattering passengers to the roadway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Graham Avenue
Manhattan
Brooklyn Bridge
Pellmell
Landslide destroys Merk-les-Bains village in Austria
A massive landslide in Merk-les-Bains near Innsbruck, Austria, devastates the village of Mountain's Fall on Kula Sixteen. Sixteen persons are reported killed in the disaster with several injured and missing. Local authorities warn of further slides as rescue teams search through rubble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Innsbruck
Austria
Merk-les-Bains
Barricades Rise as French Strikers Clash With Troops
In Vigneux France a social protest turned violent as thousands of strikers clashed with cavalry and infantry. Barricades formed near a building under construction while troops fired into the air and then charged, killing two and wounding many. Wounded protesters were carried away as stores closed. Witnesses call the day the most serious incident of the unrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vigneux
France
Paris
Visneux
Parie
Viervaire
Dragoons
Kaiser’s son earns degree to wed princess in doubt
Kaiser's son Prince August Wilhelm, fourth son, passed his Strasburg University exam for a Doctor of Political Science, after his parents refused consent to marry Princess Alexandra of Schleswig-Holstein until studies finished. He finished in two years, defying the usual three, and may seek permission to wed, with Harvard attendance unlikely.
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Kaiser
Berlin
August Wilhelm
Strasburg University
Princess Alexandra
Schleswig-Holstein
Harvard University
Militia drills at Fort Washington in staged coast defense
In a staged training at Fort Washington Maryland two battalions of a militiaman company simulated battle with imaginary casualties and captured officers The exercise involved blue and yellow shirt units advancing through woods to near the enemy and returning with reports The event featured Maj Glendie B Young Maj Hodgson Maj Forsythe and Col Coffin overseeing battle command and fire control stations with detailed mock reports and assignments for multiple regiments and companies
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Fort Washington
District Imational Guard
Glendie B Young
Forsythe
Hhie Company
Eythe
Joseph F Hodgson
Hattie
M Emmet Urell
Coffin
Arell
John E Brooks
Straub
William
Harvey
Anton Stephan
Terrell
H Heiden
F Reich
Bergt
Jackson
Cole
Reader
Sergt
Reich
Hart
Frazier
Hillman
Wrenn
Thie Etal
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F. E. Bliss, Jr
C. Marthinson
Man
Ze F Bliss Jr
Buss Albrecht & Co
Hutchns
Lasis Starle
Warrhnsorn
Henry Cul
James LW
Beeen
Tf * Martursis
Kenyon Street
Weet
Marthinsen
Marthinson Bliss
Marungon
Edore
Marthinson Cole
Hisband
Senor Creel Wages
Diaz
Corteiyou
Cortelyou Sale
Fro. Hughes
Fassett
Haltimore & Ohio
Harpoms Ferry
Halltown
Chariontown
Bummit Point
Er Ghentes
Union 81
Ifwspaper
Bisa
Mra Marthinson
Hussand
Laweur
Pyle
Mr. Pyle
Capt Daly
Ninth Precinct
Mra Hobson
Edward Hobson
Mra Pyle
Eloper
Washington Post
McIvor
O Donnell
Corrigan
Center Stret Court
Maj Sylvester
Sam Kaward M Hobson
Washington DC
Congressman Hobson
Merrimac
Sie
West Twenty-second Street
Han
New York Home Insurance Company
Will Bung Hobson
Baltimore
Ned Heldra
Rotary
Aa. R
Avery Bouhday
Alltra Save
Ivanie
Japan
Caribbean
Bacon Gory
QO Beacon
Bremen
Boitimers
Fenneylvanis
Congressional
Pr Wuest
Russia
Maskovitch
Josie Jimbroska
Whameburg
Mamie Moskovitch
Dupont Street
Whe
Nelice
Branislava
Jimbroska
Moskovitches
Moskovitch
Smd
H. R. Pis
Ah Joston
Jer
Eac
Wilam
Vilas
Delatin Tucker
Ako
Wpman
Avegee
Parle
Sizmal Corps
Kiltea
Lieut Walsh
Col Coffin
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