Beaten tarred by husband aided by three men in attack
A husband incites three men to beat and tar a man named Bliss after luring him to the basement of a Kenyon Street flat. Bliss is accused of hypnotizing Mrs Marthinson and pursuing her with advances while her husband, her confidant, and two others await at the door. The plan was to teach Bliss a lesson and scald him with tar after a beating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Man
Bliss
Ze F Bliss Jr
Buss Albrecht & Co
Hutchns
Lasis Starle
Warrhnsorn
Henry Cul
James LW
Beeen
Tf * Martursis
Kenyon Street
Weet
Marthinsen
Marthinson Bliss
Marthinson
Edward F Colladay
Cros Wail Collada
Rathlon
Marthesan
Neiggbors
Post
Marthinseon
Colladas
Porish Biss
Vic Warthinson
Wroladay
Mr. Cole
Mexico Border Tensions Prompt Civilian Raids and Talks
The Department of Justice slows action against Mexicans who violate neutrality laws as Ambassador Creel urges stronger border controls. Mexican authorities report a recent Comstock incident near Del Rio with casualties, while calls grow to bolster garrisons and clarify extradition terms with Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Justice
Diaz
Provident
Roosevelt
Texas
Mexico
Rio Grande
Claus
United States
State Department
Ambescador Creel
Bacon
Comstock
DelyRio
Creel
Hacan
War Department
Congress
Cortelyou Weighs Gubernatorial Candidacy Amid Hughes Backing
New York July 20 George B Cortelyou secretary of the treasury is asked to consider running for governor against Hughes. He seeks frank opinions from friends and weighs state conditions. Leadership faction doubts anti Hughes campaign and warns the eventual Republican nominee would face defeat if Hughes is renominated. Woodruff and other leaders scramble to mount a rival, but no serious supporter emerges. A flood of booms for various candidates surfaces as party insiders fear losing with Hughes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
George B Cortelyou
the Treasury
Hughes
Cortelyou
New York State
Secretary of the Treasury
Corteiyou
Gov Hughes
Cortelyou Sale
Fro. Hughes
Tim
Woodruff
Three Men Accused in Tar and Confession Scene
The report describes a confrontation where Mr Marthinson, with Messrs Cole and White, restrained Bliss after demanding a confession. Marthinson allegedly beat Bliss, tore his clothes, and tarred him while the others tried to intervene. The tellable claim cites a lawyer’s account and a continued narration on the next page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bries
Aeronaut dies after 2000 foot jump at Hague Park
Jackson Michigan July 30 Aerial daredevil William Quaver from Mason Michigan was fired today during a parachute drop at Hague Park on Vanderconk Lake. The parachute failed when a string snapped sending the flyer 2000 feet to his death. The trailing chute proved useless. Oliver Lade, near a crowded merry go round, survived only five minutes after being carried to the nearest house.
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Jackson
Balloon Resists Attack in Army Test Withstand Shots
An army test shot at a captive balloon from two and a half miles away failed to collapse the airship despite eight hits. The report notes the balloon withstood the assault during experiments conducted at Magdeburg in July. Weekend excursions to Atlantic seaside resorts promoted by Baltimore and Ohio lines invite weekend travelers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Magdeburg
Atlantic
Baltimore and Ohio
Coneult Agenta
Wadsworth candidacy splits upset state leaders
Disarray swirls as up state leaders clash over Wadsworth to head the ticket with Barnes and others divided on age and fit. Woodruff avoids taking a firm stance while Parsons keeps one ear to the ground, unsure whether Hughes should be the party’s choice. Separately, a dispute involves Mrs Hobson and Mrs Pyle over an arrest linked to a separation, with Mrs Hobson denying discussing the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berri
Wadsworth
Epeaker
Barnes
Woodruff Parsons
Wadaworth
Woodruff
William Berri
Brooklyn
Parsons
Parsona
Hughes
ELOPER UNDER ARREST EMBEZZLEMENT CHARGED
A Washington man Edward M Hobson 24 of G street is jailed in New York on embezzlement charges after admitting to running away with Nellie Pyle who he says is Mrs Hobson. The case links to his alleged marriage to Nellie Peck later identified as Nellie Pyle wife of Raymond Pyle. Police pursue warrants and Hobson to be brought to trial as centers seek clarity on the alleged fraud and relationships.
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Mr. Pyle
Capt Daly
Ninth Precinct
Mra Hobson
Edward Hobson
Mra Pyle
New York
Edward M. Hobson
Hero of
Merimac
Nellie Pyle
Washington Post
McIvor
O Donnell
Corrigan
Center Stret Court
Maj Sylvester
Washington
Sam Kaward M Hobson
Washington DC
Congressman Hobson
Merrimac
Sie
Hobson
West Twenty-second Street
Han
New York Home Insurance Company
Twenty Second Street
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 does her good in Utica recovery
Miss Neilie Shaul aged 4 of Columbia Herkimer county lay in a trance from May 28 for about thirty days. Physicians feared for her life as she could not take nourishment. She has shown marked improvement and is now able to talk rationally and is stronger mentally than before.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington P
Utica
Neilie Shaul
Columbia
Herkimer County
Misa Shaul
Held on Girl's Charge in Newport News Case
Spanish War veteran Zachary Taylor Jones a former policeman is jailed charged with mistreating Esther Blick 14 daughter of evangelist G W Blick. The alleged offense occurred at Blick’s home in East End where the girl visited Jones’ wife who is an invalid. The town fears violence as the small, paralyzed girl’s case draws attention. Jones, about 50, served as a sergeant in the Fourth Immune? during the Spanish American War.
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 on Major Ships
Tokyo announces delays to completing battleships Aki Batsuma and cruisers Kukit Karama while repairs of war captured ships proceed rapidly for autumn naval maneuvers. Planned force includes ten battleships 12 armored cruisers and assorted cruisers destroyers and submarines to participate.
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Tokio
Saiy
Aki
Batsuma
Kukit
Karama
Dutch ship to sail for Caribbean waters amid tensions
The Dutch government ordered the battleship Jacob Van Heemskerk ready to sail for the Caribbean, adding a second warship to support the Gelderland in Venezuelan waters. Willemstad reports Castro's brother blocked a cargo sugar shipment, prompting merchants to refuse purchases. The Gelderland was sent from Curaçao with Minister de Reus to protect Dutch interests. Senator Bacon travels abroad on the Bremen, with noted travel plans and fares listed for a separate schedule.
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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
Body burned in Greenpoint dump linked to quarrelsome couple
New York dispatch reports two men carried a woman to a lonely Williamsburg bonfire after her half charred body was found in the Greenpoint dumping ground. A surgeon’s autopsy suggests the throat wound was made by a skilled hand. Police seek a possible medical motive and identify a couple tied to the crime amid a tense inquiry of Polish and Slav residents.
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Williamsburg
Greenpoint
New York
Greenpoint Avenue
Williamabore
Brooklyn
Philip O Brien
Green
Murray
Alaska
Hast Twenty-third Street
Manhattan
Wupst
Wuest
Pr Wuest
Russia
Maskovitch
Josie Jimbroska
Whameburg
Mamie Moskovitch
Dupont Street
Whe
Nelice
Branislava
Jimbroska
Moskovitches
Moskovitch
Horse Show Riders Thrown At Long Branch
Miss Kate Hensman of Paris won aboard Westchester Farms' horse Continental. The crazy for ladies hunt ére saw riders thrown as Keswick and Lightfoot toppled riders at water jumps. Weatherbee's Keswick won the event despite the mishap. Additional notes mention rail lines, fares, and Vilas showing improvement after a prior illness.
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Long Branch
Kate Hensman
Paris
Westchester Farms
Continental
Edwin H Weatherbee
Keswick
George Watson
Lightfoot
Lightfest
Weatherbas
Davin Grey
Mr Weatherbee
Trolley Car Disaster Kills Woman in New York
Special to The Washington Fest reports a trolley car on Graham Avenue near the Brooklyn Bridge exploded, killing a woman and injuring eight others among a party of Lithuanians aboard. The fuse blew, a flash startled passengers, and chaos ensued as they jumped to the roadway.
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New York
Graham Avenue
Manhattan
Brooklyn Bridge
Pellmell
Landslide destroys Merk-les-Bains village in Austrian Alps
A catastrophic landslide in Merk-les-Bains near Innsbruck, Austria, obliterates the village of Mountain's Fall on the Austrian Community Kula Sixteen. Sixteen people are reported dead, with rescue efforts ongoing and officials confirming casualties and damage in the affected region.
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Innsbruck
Austria
Merk-les-Bains
Strikers Fire Upon Troops in French Riot Battle
A large crowd in Vigneux France attacked cavalry as strikers and protesters clashed over barricades and a construction site. The day ended with gunfire as soldiers dispersed the rioters. two protesters were killed and many wounded, including officers, with several troopers injured by stones.
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Vigneux
France
Paris
Avegee
Parle
Visneux
Parie
Viervaire
Dragoons
Kaiser's Son Finishes University Study for Marriage
Berlin reports Prince August Wilhelm, fourth son of the Kaiser, passed his examination at Strasbourg University for a Doctor of Political Advice degree after his parents withheld consent to marriage with Princess Alexandra of Schleswig-Holstein until studies were complete. He completed in two years, prompting expectation of permission to wed and a note he may have attended Harvard University.
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Kaiser
Berlin
August Wilhelm
Strasburg University
Princess Alexandra
Schleswig-Holstein
Harvard University
Militia in Coast Defense Drill At Fort Washington
Militia units practice coastal defense with two battalions engaging in simulated combat near Fort Washington Maryland. Officers report casualties and captures as training intensifies with new dawn maneuvers and rapid deployment toward batteries and patrols under Col Coffin and Majs Hodgson and Arell.
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F. E. Bliss, Jr
C. Marthinson
Marungon
Edore
Marthinson Cole
Hisband
Senor Creel Wages
Fassett
Haltimore & Ohio
Harpoms Ferry
Halltown
Chariontown
Bummit Point
Er Ghentes
Union 81
Ifwspaper
Bisa
Mra Marthinson
Hussand
Laweur
Pyle
Eloper
Will Bung Hobson
Baltimore
Ned Heldra
Rotary
Aa. R
Avery Bouhday
Alltra Save
Ivanie
Japan
Caribbean
Bacon Gory
QO Beacon
Bremen
Boitimers
Fenneylvanis
Congressional
Smd
H. R. Pis
Ah Joston
Jer
Eac
Wilam
Vilas
Delatin Tucker
Ako
Wpman
Fort Washington
Sizmal Corps
District Imational Guard
Glendie B Young
Forsythe
Hhie Company
Eythe
Joseph F Hodgson
Hattie
Kiltea
Lieut Walsh
Col Coffin
M Emmet Urell
Coffin
Arell
John E Brooks
Straub
William
Harvey
Anton Stephan
Terrell
H Heiden
F Reich
Bergt
Cole
Reader
Sergt
Reich
Hart
Frazier
Hillman
Wrenn
Thie Etal
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