Rosenthal Murder Case Nears Solution in New York
A gang plan and alibis surrounded Gambier Rosenthal’s murder at the Metropole hotel area. Gunmen cleared the street, guards with blackjacks secured the scene, and officials say two or three killers may be arrested soon. Police probe widens to ties between gamblers and authorities.
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Gambier Rosenthal
Metropole
Prosecutors
Wm. Shapiro
Rosenthal
Dougherty
Jack Sullivan
Sam Haul
East Side
Sullivan
Haul
Webber
Waldo
Chas. A. Becker
65Th
Bronx
Becker
Judge Hanford Resigns Bench Amid Health Reasons
Seattle July 22 District Judge Cornelius H Hanford resigns from the bench citing ill health after investigators probed his conduct for the house judiciary committee. He wired his resignation to Taft.
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Cornelius H. Hanford
Ab Committee
House Judiciary Committee
Taft
Hanford
Jahbex Wolffe Starts New English Channel Attempt
Jahbex Wolffe, amateur swimmer, began another attempt to cross the English Channel from Cape Grisnez near Boulogne on July 23. He entered at 3:45 PM and reached seven miles north of the point by 7:00 PM as a brisk breeze made the water choppy, with several companions in the water.
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Boulonge
France
Jahbex Wolffe
English Channel
Cape Grisnez
Missouri Senators to Confer with Governor Wilson at Seagirt
Senators Reed and Stone of Missouri travel from Washington to New York and plan to reach Seagirt to discuss political matters with Governor Wilson as invited.
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Wilson
Washington
Reed and Stone
Missouri
Seagirt
New York
Seek to Arrest Truant Congressmen
Washington July 22 armed with official warrants for the arrest of truant members of the house the sergeant at arms and assistants were sent about the capital to seize absentees and haul them before the bar of the house which meanwhile was forced to suspend. The senate had two roll calls and a lengthy suspension of business before enough senators could assemble a quorum.
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House
Senate
Great Mimic War Scheduled in Wisconsin Camp Douglas Entry
A major mimic warfare campaign begins Thursday on the 14,000 acre Camp Douglas reservation in Wisconsin. Two forces near 4,000 strong, including cavalry and artillery, depart Camps McCoy and Douglas for a 7 to 10 day simulated battle. Col O'Connor commands the McCoy contingent, and Col Orlando Holloway leads the opposing division.
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Camp Douglas
Wis
United States
McCoy
Douglas
O'Connor
Second
United States Cavalry
Fort Des Moines
Lusitania Passenger Arrested in Wales for Fraud Charges
Emil Leon Sholer, passenger aboard Cunardiner Lusitania, was arrested on arrival in Fishguards Wales at 9 45 today on a charge of alleged extensive frauds in America.
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Wales
Emil Leon Sholer
America
Kansan Foresees Roosevelt Victory With Iowa Taft Split
Henry J. Allen, Kansas Roosevelt initiator, predicts a landslide for Roosevelt in November. He assigns Iowa to Taft but keeps the president’s total electoral votes low at thirty, outlining his bold forecast and method for tallying the state results.
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Henry J. Allen
Kansas Roosevelt
Iowa
Marauders At Iowa Beauty Spot
Unknown parties entered the J. L. Farrington summer cottage called The Cabin two and a half miles northwest of town. The thieves appeared to inspect the cabin but nothing was stolen. The location is described as a bluff top with a fine Iowa River view. a window screen was removed and the window clasp loosened to gain entry.
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J. L. Farrington
Iowa River
Iowa
Deneen Supports Taft in Illinois Political Split
Illinois Governor Deneen announced he would back Taft as the regular Republican nominee, prompting McCormick’s Progressive Republicans to press for a full third party ticket. Senator Dixon urged a Roosevelt aligned third party, arguing Roosevelt’s path would break from the old GOP.
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McCormick
Deneen
Taft
Roosevelt
Doyle
McCullough
Stead
Andrew Russell
Oglesby
Elkhart
Dixon
Chicago
Col
J. M. Dixon
Ilinois
Progressive Republicans Likely To Field No Iowa Ticket
John MacVicar provisional secretary of the Iowa progressives says Dixon and Roosevelt won’t push a third party ticket in Iowa. He notes the GOP convention endorsed Roosevelt’s progressivism, so Iowa plans to name a full electoral ticket for Roosevelt and the progressive state ticket is deemed unnecessary.
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Progressive Repubican Committee
McCormick
Progressive Republicans
Ate Teker
Des Moines
Jauly
John MacVicar
Iowa Progressives
Dixon
Roosevelt
Iowa
Associated Press
Illinois
MacVicar
Col
People Side With Soldiers Against Monarchy in Portugal
Lisbon reports calm but republican troops patrol outbreak districts. Peasants fraternize openly with soldiers, solidifying popular support for the soldiers. Madrid sees hundreds of Portuguese refugees, including officers, declaring they will seek exile abroad rather than return while the monarchy remains.
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Portugal
Madrid
Spain
America
Germany
Japan
Wilson Won’t Quit Governorship Amid Campaign
Seagit New Jersey July 22 Friends of Governor Wilson said he would not resign the New Jersey governorship during the presidential campaign, provided their names remain confidential.
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Seagit
N. J
Wilson
New Jersey
Improvement in Japanese Monarch Matsuhito Condition
Tokio July 22 Medical bulletin reports Matsuhito, emperor of Japan, showing continued improvement in vital signs. Court physicians note temperature 98.59, pulse 72, respiration 24 and state other symptoms are improving as of 8:30 tonight.
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Tokio
Matsuhito
Japan
Boston University women workers report high need to earn
Miss Florence B. McArdle says 74 percent of Boston University women students must earn some income. More than half have taken roles as servants in Black Ray families during the last two years, reflecting economic pressure on students.
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Boston
Mass
Boston University
Sea
Evirdeysad
Florence B. McArdle
Women’s Department
The
Employment Bureau
College
Anti Saloon Interests Win Shipments To Dry Regions
Senate Judiciary Committee favors a bill allowing dry states to intercept shipments of liquor from wet territories. The measure, combined with amended Kenyon and Sanders bills, would bar interstate alcohol shipments once a state law is violated and before delivery to a consignee. Some members fear unconstitutionality.
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Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
Cummins
Kenyon
Sanders
Supreme Court
Chinese Rally Seeks 300 Million for New Republic
Los Angeles event raises thirty five thousand dollars with pledges to fund a 300 million dollar drive to support a new Chinese republic and avoid foreign borrowing. Similar state meetings planned as contributors pledge a month of income.
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Los Angeles
China
German Officers Drowned in Boat Capsize at Koenigsburg
In Koenigsburg Germany July 22 two officers from the battleship Thuringen were drowned when a small boat capsized while returning officers from shore. Eight other officers were brought ashore unconscious but revived. A second boat with sailors wrecked but all saved.
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Koenigsburg
Germany
Thuringen
Corimer Hurt In Auto Accident
Pittsburgh July 22 Williams Lorimer of Chicago was injured in an automobile wreck near Alayaville outside the city. His injuries are not serious though the crash caused shock and a temporary collapse. The chauffeur swerved to avoid a bogey from the opposite direction and the car struck a telegraph pole. Lorimer, his secretary Charles Ward, and the chauffeur were thrown to the ground and the auto wrecked. Lorimer recovered, but the party continued by night train to Chicago.
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Williams Lorimer
Chicago
Alayaville
Thi Ciity
Mer
Larimer
Chicare
Rebels Murder Sixty on Train in Mexico
A Zapatista attack on a passenger train between Matamoras and Puebla left more than sixty dead and many wounded. Federal soldiers, a priest, and American conductor Aller were among those hit. attackers poured oil on cars and set fire after looting baggage cars. A relief train found only debris and injured survivors.
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Zapatistas
Big City
Cuernava
Morelos
Rijlrana
Aller
Zapatistags
de Toa
Matamoras
Puebla
Olympians Hold Swimming Meet in Hamburg
A Hamburg swimming meet featured American athletes from the recent Olympic Games. Hawaiian Take Kaha moku won the 100 metre event in a world record time of 111-5, with McGillivray of the Illinois Athletic Club finishing second. George Hodgson of Canada won the Kaiser prize in the 10 metre race in 7:23, with Nick Merich of the New York Athletic Club placing second. Rathe of Breslau beat Mike McDermott of the Chicago Athletic Association in the 100 and 400 metre events, and the American swimmers beat both Germans in the relay.
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Take” Kahanamoku
McGillivray
Ilinois Athletic Club
Chicago
Geo. Hodgson
Canada
Nick Merich
New York Athletic Club
Seceni
Rathe
Breslau
Mike McDermott
Chicago Athletic Association
Sensation in Steel Trust Report Promised
Washington July 22 Republicans on the Stanley steel trust inquiry committee worked Saturday on a report of their views. The member said the Republican recommendations would be more far reaching than the Democrats and would favor constructive trust law legislation rather than censuring officials who failed to curb steel growth.
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Washington, D. C
Stanley Steel Trust
House
Stanley
Canaure
Perkins Helped as Friend in Roosevelt Campaign Funds
Former Senator Nathan B. Scott testified before a Senate committee that no large contributions from Henry Havemeyer or the International Harvester Company flowed to the Roosevelt campaign. He cited his own gift of about 309,000 dollars and noted George W. Perkins gave 15,000 dollars, both used in West Virginia fights. He stressed Perkins gave personally, not through the Harvester or big trusts, and that the national committee barred such contributions.
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Washington
Nathan B. Scott
West Virginia
Senate
Roosevelt
Henry Havemeyer
International Harvester Company
Scott
National Committee
Geo. W. Perkins
Perkins
W. Dotson
Harvester
Clapp
J. P. Morgan Company
Jones
American Protective League
League
George R. Sheldon
Roosevelt Taft Ballot Question Left to Voters
In Topeka the supreme court ruled the choice of presidential electors for Roosevelt or Taft should be decided by voters, not by the court, leaving Roosevelt electors on the August 6 primary ballot. Separate item notes photographers meet in Philadelphia as a prelude to the Photographers Association of America annual gathering.
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Topeka
Kan
Roosevelt
Taft
Supreme Court
Philadelphia
Congress of Photography
Photographers’ Association of America
Congress
Association
Irate Mob Destroys Tucan Sanatorium Near Dublin
A nearly completed consumption sanitarium at Tucan near Dublin, erected by Lady Aberdeen and the Woman's National Health Association, was demolished by an angry mob. The crowd tore down the walls and left a heap of debris as smoke and dust filled the area.
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Midlin
Tucan
Dublin
Lady Aberdeen
Woman's National Health Association
Aigado
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