Hope for Pope Leo Brings Rome Update on Health
A July bulletin reports Pope Leo's night of sleep and improved signs. Pulse 82 to 83, respiration 30–32, temperature 36C. oxygen stopped, no pleural secretion. He sat up, heard Mass, and received Cardinals as doctors note hopeful, though fragile progress.
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Leo
Mazzonti
Lappons
Lappont
Mazzoni
Lapponi
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Snapponi
Contra
Dole Faces Opposition as Hawaii Governor Term Near End
Honolulu July 13 Reports circulate on successors as Sanford B Dole nears end of his territorial governorship next June. Dole’s supporters say Roosevelt approves his administration and anticipate his reappointment, while a large field of candidates is expected early next year.
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Honolulu
Sanford B. Dole
Territory of
Hawaii
Roosevelt
Collision on a Curve Kills Train Passengers in Missouri
Missouri Pacific fast mail No. 7 crashed into a stalled excursion train No. 6 at Dead Man's Curve between Little Blue and Lees Summit. Three dead and eighteen seriously hurt, many of them Kansas City negro passengers. The wreck blamed on the fast mail crew for not stopping promptly after flagmen warned. The fast mail engine and two cars left the track while the excursion train, 12 coaches strong, broke down. The mail train was traveling about 15 mph at impact.
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Kansas City
Missouri Pacific
Fast Mail
St. Louis
Little Blue
Lees Summit
Roy Swain
Winkieman
Russell Avenue
Wealthy Bluffton farmer shoots son-in-law to death
John Terrell killed Melvin Wolfe after a long feud over support and insults. Wolfe, wounded earlier, lay on a physician's table for a leg amputation when Terrell fired both barrels into his head. Terrell then confronted a crowd and fled to the sheriff as he waited in jail.
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Bluffton
Ind
John Terrell
Petroleum
Melvin Wolfe
Wolfe
Terrell
Dr. Saunders
Deadly Thunderbolt Strikes Boathouse by Potomac River
In a violent thunderstorm in Washington a boathouse near the Potomac where about a dozen men sheltered after leaving the bathing beach was hit by lightning. One man, Robert B. Smith, 33, died, another was fatally injured and may die, and a third remains severely injured in hospital. Physicians revived most victims and they were sent to hospitals.
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Washington
Potomac River
Robert B. Smith
Rioting Ravages Evansville Calamity After Four Days
Evansville Indiana endured four days of rioting with nine dead and twenty injured plus more hurt feared. Gov Durbin and Brig Gen McKee faced crisis decisions as troops are ordered withdrawn and investigations continue into a colored suspect murder. Funerals for Barnett and Lambie mark quiet after days of violence with authorities monitoring for any renewed unrest.
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Evansville
Ind
Durbin
McKee
Brown
Massey
Browski
Bee
John Barnett
Frank Lambie
Tetanus Fatalities Rise After Fourth of July Injuries
In Philadelphia on Friday tetanus caused four deaths. Victims include Frank Layfield 12, John Monroe 12 from injuries at the Fourth of July celebration. James Johnstone 10 died after a pistol wound led to lockjaw. Joseph Knittel lost a hand in a paper mill, later developing lockjaw after amputation.
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Philadelphia
Tetanus
Frank Layfield
John Monroe
James Johnstone
Joseph Knittel
Veteran Editor James Hambaugh Dies at 62
Springfield obituaries report James S. Hambaugh veteran publisher and editor died Monday at his home aged 62. Hambaugh began in 1870 as proprietor and editor of Mt. Sterling Illinois Gazette and later edited the Jacksonville Democrat. In 1877 he became business manager of the Journal in Springfield and held the post until his death.
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James S. Hambaugh
Mt. Sterling, Ill
Gazette
Jacksonville Democrat
Journal
Heat Wave Kills Dozens and Triggers Prostrations
In New York and Brooklyn, thirty eight deaths and eighty three prostrations resulted from Friday's heat. The local weather bureau logged the hottest July day on record, tying or surpassing the previous 91 degree high set on July 10, 1880.
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New York
Brooklyn
Wagon Tragedy After Crossing Collision Near Red Comb Junction
Westbound Pennsylvania train No 31 struck a wagon carrying nine near Red Comb Junction eight miles east of Cincinnati. Five dead and two fatally injured with two more seriously hurt. Victims include Robert Copenhagen his wife two children Grace and four boarders. bodies sent to morgue and injured to hospital.
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Red Comb Junction
Robert Copenhagen
Madisonville
Grace
William Booth
Charles Johnson
William Poole
Twenty Bodies Found After Oakford Park Dam Break
Jeannette Pennsylvania July 7 a dam break in Oakford park left 20 known dead and 16 missing. Property losses in the valley may reach 1 500 000 with outside relief requested. The disaster transformed a prosperous valley into mourning as homes and shops were ruined and hundreds faced weeks of unemployment. Searchers toiled through debris all day and occasional finds brought relief.
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Oakford Park
Disastrous Storm Strikes Wisconsin Towns
A heavy thunder storm did damage in Darlington and Argyle, with a cyclone-like wind at Argyle wrecking one building and killing Mrs. Hamstead. Grattot reports extensive damage to buildings, while Marshfield sees millions in crop and tree losses and several barns blown down.
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The
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Darlington
Argyle
Hamstead
Grattot
Marshfield
Ames Former Police Superintendent Guilty of Bribery
The Minnesota supreme court sustained the lower court verdict finding Coll. Fred Ames of Minneapolis guilty of receiving money for protection. The decision was announced after noon Thursday. Ames was jailed by County Attorney Bardenman and taken to Stilwater prison to serve a six year sentence.
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Supreme Court
Fred Ames
Minneapolis
Ames
Bardenman
Hennepin County
Stilwater
Mistrial Declared In Drake Murder Case At Covington
Covington Ind July 11 The jury after 20 hours deliberations reported no verdict in the El mira Drake murder case. Judge Rabb discharged the panel with six for acquittal and six for conviction. Mrs Drake cried in jail as her attorney sought possible bail. Trial date remains undecided and county costs reach about 3000 dollars.
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Covington
Ind
Elmira Drake
Rabb
Weather Fueled Mobs, Insanity Expert Says
Dr William B Fletcher, famed insanity expert, linked mob outbreaks to hot weather. He cited Bastile riots, Spanish uprisings, and American mobs as occurring mainly in hotter seasons. He suggested heat raises heart action and irritability leading to violence.
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Indianapolis
Ind
William B. Fletcher
Spain
America
Fire-eater boy badly burned after gasoline stunt
Abel Cotton, a youth on Laura Street, Indianapolis, attempted a fire eating act by filling his mouth with gasoline and igniting it. The flames burned his face and mouth, risking eye injury and possible death as doctors assess inhalation. He had watched a professional fire eater and imitated the act.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Laura Street
Abel Cotton
Five Die Likely in Monroe Ice Cream Poisoning
Petersburg Indiana July 11 Five of the 21 persons who were poisoned by ice cream at James B Arnold home in Monroe township will probably die. Sixteen have recovered or are out of danger after suffering cramps following dinner. A reunion of the France Arnold Walker Johnson McCormick families drew 26 attendees at the scene.
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Petersburg
Ind
James B. Arnold
Monroe Township
Wm. Fr
Walker France
James R
Arnold, Lucas, Johnson and McCormick
Arnold’s
Indiana State Bar elects officers at closing session
In Indianapolis on July 9 the Indiana State Bar association elected W. P. Breen for president Oscar H. Montgomery as vice president Merrill Moores as secretary Frank E. Gavin as treasurer and named an executive committee including John W. Kern Ephriam Marsh Addison C. Harris and John L. Ruhe for terms ahead.
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Ind
Indiana State Bar Association
W. P. Breen
Fort Wayne
Oscar H. Montgomery
Seymour
Merrill Moores
Frank E. Gavin
John W. Kern
Ephriam Marsh
Greenfield
Addison C. Harris
John L. Ruhe
Richmond
Disappearance of Crawfordsville Electric Supt Charles W Robinson
Friends fear for Charles W. Robinson superintendent of the electric light plant after he vanished last Sunday night. He left the city, took the keys, and the plant safe and books are inaccessible raising concerns about his whereabouts.
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Crawfordsville
Ind
Charles W. Robinson
Colored Refugees Reach Mt Vernon in Alert Period
More than 200 colored refugees from Evansville arrived by train and vehicle after being warned to leave or face death. They reported threats that homes would be burned and several in the delegation were wounded with injuries in slings.
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Mt. Vernon
Ind
Evansville
Oldfield Sets World Record For Mile On Track
Marion Indiana July 10 Barney Oldfield drove a automobile mile on a half mile track in 1 16 25 establishing a new world record. The previous mark for a mile on a half mile track was 1 26 set by Winton. Oldfield also ran five miles in 5 46 34.
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Marion
Ind
Barney Oldfield
Winton
Oldfield
Purdue station barn destroyed by lightning strike
Lafayette Ind July 11 lightning struck the Purdue agricultural experimental station barn Friday night destroying the building and contents including grain seed agricultural implements and a number of thoroughbred cattle.
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Lafayette
Ind
Purdue Agricultural Experimental Station
Mob of newsboys stage lynching threat in Indianapolis
A July afternoon mob of newsboys seized Corky Ford, a one legged black youth, tying a rope around his neck and dragging him through the streets before police and a mounted copper dispersed the crowd, averting serious harm.
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Indianapolis
Evansville
Corky” Ford
Corky
Western Writers mark 18th anniversary at Winona Lake
The Western Writers Association observed its 18th anniversary with a special program in Winona Lake. Indiana state librarian W. E. Henry read a paper on Literature and Libraries, followed by a lively discussion. Ben S. Parker led a memorial service for Sir John Bowring and Mary Hartwell Catherwood, and Leon Vincent spoke on Carlyle and his wife.
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Warsaw
Ind
Winona Lake
W. E. Henry
Indiana
Ben S. Parker
John G. Bowrinot
Mary Hartwell Catherwood
Leon Vincent
Carlyle
Mrs. Whalen’s Dream Ends With Snake Bite
Mrs Ida Whalen of Logansport Indiana awoke Tuesday night from a dream about twisting her hair to find a snake coiled on her fingers She threw it to the floor and killed it during the struggle the reptile bit her several times causing painful and possibly dangerous wounds
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Logansport
Ind
Ida Whalen
Whitecap Damage Suit Verdict In Green County
Bloomington July 9 A jury Wednesday morning found for Dr Young and 12 defendants in the Green County whitecap damage suit after five days trial and at least 2000 dollars spent. A Spencer case by Mrs Britton last year was defeated.
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Bloomington
Ind
Green County
Dr. Young
Spencer
Britton
Heat Fueled Rampage Ends in Shootout in Crawfordsville
In Crawfordsville Indiana on July 10 Jas Butcher, driven by extreme heat, seized the neighborhood with two revolvers. He fired at his wife and attempted suicide after being subdued by police after an hour long confrontation.
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Crawfordsville
Ind
Jas. Butcher
Physician Found Dead Near Frankfort in Indiana Case
Dr William J Byrne of Peaks Mill Kentucky was found dead in a room at W K Hall's home in Indianapolis Thursday morning. Indications point to self destruction and the coroner is investigating. His wife and two children reside at Switzer Kentucky.
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Indianapolis
Ind
William J. Byrne
Peaksmill
Frankfort
W. K. Hall
Switzer
Died From Effects of Heat in Terre Haute
Terre Haute, July 11. John Montgomery a machinist died from heat prostration after three days of high temperatures. The mercury reached 96 degrees in the period, contributing to several other heat related prostrations.
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Terre Haute
Ind
John Montgomery
Tollgate Cut Down Near Cochran
Mrs. Laura Lambkin tollgate keeper for the Dillsboro Aurora Turnpike Co had a warrant sworn for the arrest of Charles Miller and George Kerr charging them with cutting down the tollgate at Cochran in Lawrenceburg Indiana on July 11.
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Lawrenceburg
Ind
Laura Lambkin
Dillsboro & Aurora Turnpike Co
Charles Miller
George Kerr
Cochran
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