Titanic Wreck Inquiry Finds Excessive Speed At Fault
London July 80 The British board of trade court of inquiry into the Titanic disaster finds excessive speed and poor watchkeeping caused the collision with an iceberg on April 14. It exonerates J Bruce Ismay and Cosmo Duff-Gordon from charges. Recommendations urge more watertight compartments lifeboats drills and better lookouts. The judgment outlines voyage history and findings with no Senate reference.
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London
England
British Board of Trade Court of Inquiry
Titanic
Lord Morrey
United States Senate
Wm. Alden Smith
Becktier Arrested in Rosenthal Murder Case Sparks Police Graft Probe
New York July 30 Lieutenant Charles Becker, longtime head of the police strong arm squad, was arrested for the murder of gambler Herman Rosenthal. Confessions by Rose Webber and Vallon allege Becker sought to silence Rosenthal to shield relations with gamblers, naming gunmen Leftie Louie Rosenweig Harry Horwitz Frank Muller and Dago Frank Cirofiel. District Attorney Whitman vows wider investigations into police graft and higher officials, while Becker pleads innocence awaiting grand jury action.
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New York
Chas. ‘S. Becker
New York Police Department
Herman Rosenthal
Pecker
Tenderloin
Charles Becker
Jack” Rose
Webber
Harry Wallon
Whitman
Becker
Jack
Rose
Rosenthal
Leutenant
Leftie Louie
Louis Rosenweig
Harry Horoitz
Gib
Blood
Frank Muller
Whitia Jack Lewis
Dago Frank
Cirofiel
Sullivan
Herford Marshall
Jack Sullivan
Jacob Reich
Jack Rose
Bald Jack" Rose
J. M. Sullivan
Webber and
Wallon
Recker
Storehouses Blown Up Near Newburg Heights
Two Austin Powder company storehouses near Newburg Heights were destroyed by an explosion today damaging nearby plants and homes. No fatalities reported though two or three persons are missing and several others reported with minor injuries.
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Moreland
Austin Powder Company
Newburg Heights
Martial Law Ready in Paint Creek in West Virginia
Gov. Glasscock aligned a proclamation of martial law for the Paint Creek coal region where rain between striking miners and armed guards prompted militia deployment. He said it will not take effect until developments warrant it and today's reports from the region indicate a quiet scene.
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Huntington
W. Va
Paint Creek
Glasscock
Willing for Peace Turkish offer to enter talks with Italy
In Constantinople on July 30 the Turkish government signaled willingness to negotiate peace with Italy if talks respect Turkey's honor and safeguard her rights. The statement was made in the chamber of deputies during the reading of the new ministerial program.
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Constantinople
Italy
Turkey
Chamber of Deputies
New Bank Building at Gilbertville Underway
Gilbertville Illinois July 30 Special Work on the erection of the new building for the German Savings Bank began yesterday. Shippy Burk Co of Waterloo are the contractors. The edifice will greatly improve the town. The bank was the first in Gilbertville and organized about four weeks ago among local farmers and businessmen.
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Gilbertville
German Savings Bank
Shippy, Burk & Co. of
Waterloo
Martial law in Canadian dock district sparked by riots
Port Arthur Ontario reports martial law imposed across the coal and ore dock district after riots tied to dock workers strikes in Port Arthur and related actions at Duluth and Superior. Police and military authorities move to restore order as tensions rise.
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Port Arthur
Ontario
Canadian Northern Coal and Ore Dock District
Duluth
Superior
Two Burned to Death in Danforth House Fire
A deadly blaze at the Danforth residence left two people dead and three injured, one mortally. The deceased are Miss Effie Perkins of Flushing Long Island and Miss Florence Albee of Springfield Massachusetts. The injured include Perkins' father, mother, and sister.
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Atrlee
Danforth
Effie Perkins
Flushling
Long Island
Florence Albee
Springfield
Mass
Perkins
Burglary Locks Women and Daughters in Bathroom
In Kansas City on July 30 a burglar forced Mrs. P. J. McCarthy and her two daughters into a bathroom during a daylight robbery. He stole about 500 dollars in jewelry while linemen worked nearby, and the family hesitated to seek help until one crawled along a narrow cornice to summon aid.
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Kansas City
P. J. McCarthy
Remarkable Iowa Wheat and Oats Yields Reported
Council Bluffs Iowa July 30 The western Iowa wheat crop yielded unusually high with forty bushels per acre common and some parcels far above. Oats also produced heavy yields of superior quality. Notable claims include Joy Johnson near Essex forty two wheat and eighty two oats per acre, Corning entries from sixty to seventy bushels, and large totals from Adams county.
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Council Bluffs
Iowa
Joy Johnson
Essex
Charles O'Reilley
Corning
Jerome Smith
Narigon Bros
Adams County
L. Hoyt & Son
UU. D. McBain
Harry Odell
Kerner & Neill
Ezra Brown
Serious Operation on Three-Year-Old Bonnie Smith
Bonnie Smith, daughter of Mr and Mrs W P Smith of Westfield, underwent a serious appendicitis operation at Presbyterian Hospital yesterday after an illness began Sunday. At three years old she is among the youngest patients to receive such surgery there. The physician reports she is improving but still very sick.
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Bonnie Smith
W. P. Smith
Westfield
Avery
Presbyterian Hospital
Bonnie
Senator Burton On High Cost Of Living Causes
Senator Burton of Ohio explained to the senate the causes of rising living costs, blaming none of the tariffs but highlighting price variations, price agreements, patent tactics, and growing government spending. He noted luxury demand, improved living standards, scarce lands, and rising taxes as factors, warning that military expenditure and monopoly practices also push prices higher.
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Washington
Birton
Ohio
Senate
Tt Fg
Supreme Court
Iie
Ufa
Burton
United States
New York City
Auman
Parton
Persecutions Not Due To Fanaticism Say Missionary
Dr Horace G Underwood one of the first missionaries to Seoul has returned to Corea with his wife and son after a visit to the United States He said before leaving aboard the steamship St Paul that he believed the recent persecutions in Corea were not due to fanaticism but to sentiment of petty officers who found missionaries restrained them from completing petty offenses their superiors would permit.
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Rose
Rosenthal Becker
Rosenthal
Becker
Big Jack
Zelig
Webber
L Pecker
Hotel Metropole
Horace G. Underwood
Seoul
Corea
United States
Underwood
St. Paul
Two Killed in Gun Battle at Church Social
Sullivan Ind July 30 Two men were shot to death and three others injured one fatally in a revolver fight at a church social in Dugger. Victims were William Shepherd 44 and Walter Allman 32. Injured include Thomas Shepherd 6 Arsta Turpin 26 and Code Burch 24. Authority says Thomas Shepherd started the shooting. Dugger eight miles east of Sullivan.
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Sharif Wihle
Alsman
Shepherds
James Cutler
Alamnan
Butler
Turpin
Thomas Shepherd
Dugger
Here
Detroit Aldermen Face Graft Charges in Street Closure Scandal
Nine Detroit aldermen were arrested amid allegations they accepted payments for votes on a street closure. Alderman Keman and Rosenthal fled their petitions after bail set at $10,000. Investigators, aided by Paris detectives, recovered files from Council Clerk Badward Schreiter’s safe, which experts opened when needed. Schreiter posted bail and faces arraignment with the aldermen next Tuesday.
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Detroit
Midh
Goa
Knnan
Rosenthal
Jaxnowski
Badwird Schreiter
Paris
Schrelter
Tita
Schreiter
Export of manufactures tops one billion in 1912
Washington reports the fiscal year 1912 saw manufactures exports reach 1.021 billion dollars, with 647 million for consumption ready goods and 347 million for further manufacturing, noting the figure surpasses prior years and marks a dramatic rise since 1890s levels. It also lists a licensing notice for marriages: Axe V. Almen and Esther C. Sjokvist, both of Waterloo.
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Washington
Bureau of Statistica
Department of Commerce and Labor
Bureau
Isis
20 Women in Sea As Steamer City of Rockland Sinks
The City of Rockland steaming from Kennebec to Boston with 200 vacationists was rammed by the Williams Chisholm near York, Maine. The bow stove in and the ship sank to the guards. all passengers were transferred to the Chisholm and rescued after a boat capsized, with twenty women swept into the sea but saved. The Belfast later evacuated the passengers to Boston.
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City of Rockland
Boston
Rockland
Kennebec River
Williams Chisholm
New York
Chisholm
Belfast
York
Teddy and Wilson Straw Vote on Milwaukee Train
A. Huffman and Harry Thompson of Grand Junction Ia conducted a straw poll aboard Milwaukee train No 21. Iowa passengers, mainly locals, favored Taft nine votes, Roosevelt twenty two, and Wilson twenty three. Straw votes on Iowa trains are common, with Wilson usually leading Roosevelt by a small margin.
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Teg Moines
A. Huffman
Grand Junction
Harry Thompson
Milwaukee
Taft
Roosevelt
Wilson
Iowa
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