Becker Faces Last Hours Before Sing Sing Execution
New York July 29. Charles Becker former police lieutenant faces the electric chair at Sing Sing with Governor Whitman holding clemency in his hands. Justice Ford denied a third trial, Becker vows to die like a man, and preparations for the 5:45 a.m. execution proceed as Becker’s counsel mull further appeals or a possible reprieve. His wife Helen Becker and family arrive as Warden Osborne and Deputy Johnson prepare the final procedures.
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Ing Sine Prison
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Wee
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Hacker
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Thomas Mott Osborne
Samuel Haynes
Hegro
Albany
John B. Johnson
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Sing Sing Death House
Beeker
Captain Pedersen Held for Manslaughter Verdict
Coroner's jury in the Hastiand disaster found Captain Henry Pedersen and others charged with manslaughter. Indictments by the grand jury are expected to follow naming Hull Jickson Reid Eckliff Greenebaum and others as defendants.
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Henry Pedersen
William H. Hull
J. M. Jickson
Robert Reid
J. C. Eckliff
Jana Ww.ky Greenebaum
Aloo THROW TEUTONS BACK UN ONIESTER FRONT REPORT
London July 29 reports from the western and eastern fronts with mixed news. Russians claim a counter offensive near Sokal Galicia while German advances near Rozan approach sixty miles from the Dniester. Italy halts on the Isonzo as Austria-Hungary secures Corso Plateau positions. German submarines threaten near Orkneys and Suffolk coast as Bulgaria presses Turkey and Roumania amid ongoing Balkan tensions.
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London
Sokal
Galicia
Dniester
Narew
Rozan
Goworewo
Warsaw
Petrograd
Bug
Vistula
Berlin
Paris
Souchez
Salans
Rome
Isonzo
Corso
Vienna
Orkney Islands
Archangel
Suffolk
Balkans
Near East
Bulgaria
Turkey
Roumania
French Admit Mariotte Lost At Dardanelles
Paris reports the French minister of marines says the French squadron at the Dardanelles has no direct news of submarine Mariotte which entered July 26 to operate in the Sea of Marmora. Turkish telegrams claim the sub was sunk and all officers and crew of thirty one were taken prisoner. A Constantinople dispatch says Mariette was destroyed by a German submarine July 26 in the narrows.
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Paris
Daranelles
Mariotte
Constantinopla
Mittag Zeitung
Dardanelles
Troops Land In Two Haiti Disturbances
U S Marines and sailors landed to protect the French legation at Cape Haitian and the Port au Prince area as U S officials moved to compel warring Haitian factions toward peace. Rear Admiral Caperton reported conditions quiet at Cape Haitien while Washington coordinated plans with French and British chancery officials. Marines and sailors were dispatched to guard foreigners and the legation, signaling the first U S move to restore order in Haiti.
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Cape Bnitien
Haiti
Eagle
State Department
Livingston
Caperton
Port Au Prince
Navy Department
Port, Au Prince
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Consoli
Ceperton
Washington
Benson
United States
Watering stock questioned in Atlantic Southern case
Des Moines reports the final session of Iowa rail commission hearings into Atlantic Southern Railway. Testimony from vice president De Roo Weber questions the effectiveness of watering stock under state law, with details of stock issuance and sale to Abeles and the railroad’s sale back to him.
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Des Moines
Atlantic Southern Railway Company
State Railroad Commission
de Roo Weber
Weber
Atlantic Southern
Clifford Thorne
Mr. Weber
Robert Abslee
St. Louis
Abeles
Leelanaw Sinking Seen as Treaty Breach by Germany
Washington reports reveal the Leelanaw was sunk by a German submarine while flying the American flag. The captain surrendered and papers were taken aboard. The cargo of flax from Russia to Ireland was deemed contraband, despite a potential jettison option under the 1828 treaty.
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Washington,d.c
State Department
London
Ambassador Page
Russia
Ireland
Prussia
United States
Delivery error notice with phone contact
If the paper is not delivered by 6 o'clock due to carrier error or other cause please phone 3330 and eight copies will be sent after 6:36 o'clock call 443.
Carranza says he was routed in six hours of fighting
General Carranza cabled Washington that his forces captured Pachuca after six hours of combat and routed a Villa flying column heading to reinforce Zapata near Mexico City. Food shortages in Mexico City prompt US representations to Carranza and Zapata to move provisions to the starving capital.
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Washington
Carranza
Pachuca
Villa
Zapata
Mexico
Mexico City
United States
State Department
Caro Tanza
Vera Criz
Mordecat Brown Hospitalized With Acute Naphritis
Mordecai Brown, famed Chicago pitcher for the Federals and longtime star of the Nationals, is reported in a hospital in Wospitan area with an acute attack of naphritis. His condition is described as serious but under care.
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Mordecat Brown
Wospitan
Chicago
Mordecai Brown
Chicago Federals
Chicago Nationals
Six Men Charged With Manslaughter in Eastland Disaster
Grand jury investigates service that allowed the vessel to take on 2500 excursionists. Prosecution aims to fix fault for faulty construction and crew competency. Fetheral probe begins into inspection and safety lapses surrounding the disaster.
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Fetheral Grand Jury
Eastland
Eastland Disaster Probes Begin In Cook County
Federal grand jury convened as steamboat inspectors begin inquiry into the Eastland capsizing near Chicago. Investigators plan indictments over six federal law sections and examine crew competency, with witnesses including Eastland managers and inspectors. Coroner and state officials pursue manslaughter charges and legal construction questions.
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Chicago
Eastland
Thriver
Federal Grand Jury
Steamboat Inspection Service
Secretary of Commerce
Redfield
United States
Charles ¥. Clyne
Hinton G. Colabaugh
Bureau of Investigation
Grand Jury
William H. Full
Oastland
Chew
Wescott
Eckliff and
Reid
Grand Haven
Hoyne
Wm. H. Hull
Joseph N. Erickson
Walter K. Greenbaum
Indiana Transportation Company
Hubert Reid
Charles Ecklig
Mich
Trairman
Traeger
United States Department of Commerce
Clyne
Ciu
State Attorney's Office
U S Quarrel With Kaiser Takes Diplomatic Turn
Berlin reports a high level conference between Dr Theobald von Hollweg and Emperor William after Hollweg's return from the capital. James W Gerard the U S ambassador to Germany attended, with expectations of a decisive impact on Germany United States relations. The piece notes potential effects on other maritime matters and mentions District Attorney Clyne examining Eastland hull while hinting at actions against two steamboat inspectors and a captain under state jurisdiction.
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William
James W. Gerard
Germany
United States
Berlin
London
Bethmann
Grand Jury
Clyne
Eastland
New Job for Kaiser Made Field Marshal by Bavarian King
London reports the Bavarian king has appointed the German Emperor as field marshal of the Bavarian army and the Emperor has accepted. The move shocks Germany where it is debated whether the Emperor holds power to appoint field marshals. Bavarian support grows amid war-driven pride in Bavarian troops.
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Bavaria
Amsterdam
Exchange Telegraph Company
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