Taft Wins Ovation In Havana As Cuba Reforms Roll Out
Gov Taft receives enthusiastic support at Havana university ceremony as United States moves to stabilize Cuba. Aimed reforms include amnesty proclamation, eviction halt at Camp Columbia, and plans to repatriate displaced families. Moderate party opposition blames US intervention while rebels guard roads.
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Taft
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Schoenurich
Porto Rico
Gary Taft
Camp Columbia
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Castillo
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Arroyo Arenas
Pinar del Rio
End of Winnipeg Strike Settlement Reopens Building Trades
Winnipeg Manitoba reports the building strike is settled with all trades returning to work except plumbers. The accord ends the labor action and resumes normal operations across the construction sector.
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Winnipeg
Man
Grain Handlers Demand Raise Stirs Portland Port
Journal notes grain handlers at Portland harbor and longshoremen demand wage increases tied to loading duties amid port labor tensions. Details on organizers and dates are incomplete in the fragment.
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Portland
Appointment of Reuben Perry as Supervisor of Indian Schools
Reuben Perry formerly Navajo Indian agency superintendent was appointed by the secretary of the interior to supervise Indian schools in Washington.
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Washington
Reuben Perry
Navajo Indian Agency
Secretary of the Interior
Yacht Leaves Placentia With 42 aboard
An American yacht sailing from New York reportedly departed Placentia on Saturday with 42 people aboard. The vessel’s destination or condition was not stated in available text.
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St. Johns
N. P
New York
Placentia
Fire Explosion Rips Pittsburg Plate Glass Plant District
A morning blaze at the Pittsburg Plate Glass plant in Cleveland caused an explosion and destroyed the building. Flames spread to about six nearby structures in the down town district. a second explosion occurred in the same building.
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Cleveland
Pittsburg’ Plate Glass Company
Stensland Pleads Guilty In Milwaukee Bank Loot Case
Paul O. Stensland president of the wrecked Milwaukee Avenue State Bank pleads guilty to embezzlement charges in Chicago. He confesses crimes at Healy’s office, is sentenced to Joliet for indeterminate term, and fined 120 dollars. Convict number 9902.
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Chicago
Paul O. Stensland
Milwaukee Avenue State Bank
Ilinois
Joliet
Stensland
Tangier
Moronco
Ore
Healy
Wife murder suspect captured after attempt at suicide
Henry Sussmann was arrested in Minneapolis after a failed suicide attempt following the slaying of his young wife in a Glenwood hotel room. He allegedly confessed to the murder, saying they quarreled all night. He was found unconscious in a Nashville hotel room with five gas jets turned on.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Henry Sussmann
Glenwood
Sussman
Sussman Yae
Nashville
Earthquake Shakes San Juan Puerto Rico
A series of heavy shocks struck San Juan and Puerto Rico starting at 10 47 a m Thursday. People were thrown into consternation and alarm, but damage was comparatively slight and there was no loss of life.
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San Juan
Porto Rico
Speed deemed cause of Salisbury rail disaster
London report says excessive speed caused the Salisbury railway disaster on July 4, overturning the engine. More than twenty Americans traveling from Plymouth to London perished.
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London
Board of Trade
Salisbury
Plymouth
Buffalo Wins Third Game For Class A Title In Columbus
Buffalo defeats Columbus to claim the class A minor league championship as Corcoran scores the only winning run on two hits and Veils bad throw.
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Columbus
Buffalo
Corcoran
Foreign Meats Are Exempt From Inspection Ruling
Washington—Secretary of Agriculture received from the attorney general the opinion that the meat inspection law does not apply to meat imports. The ruling says the amendments pertain only to domestic conditions in Chicago stockyards and packing houses and calls for legislation to inspect meat slaughtering and packing establishments.
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Washington
Secretary of Agriculture
Congress
United States
Moody
Chicago
Neill-Reynolds
Six Die In Wabash Rail Crash At Danville Ill
A Wabash passenger train crashed into a freight train after an open switch near Danville Illinois. Six killed and about 35 to 40 injured, many lightly. General Manager Henry Miller cited the freight crew leaving the switch open as the cause. Fire spread rapidly through the cars as rescue efforts began.
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Danville
Ill
Wabash
Henry Miller
Wabas Road
Mayor McClellan Declines to Back Hearst for Governor
New York Mayor McClellan announced he would not vote for William R Hearst. He stated he remains a Democrat and will support his party's ticket in the state, but he opposes Hearst and Charles F Murphy and what they represent.
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New York
McClellan
Hearst
Charles F. Murphy
William R. Hearst
Decrease in Pension List Reported by U S Officials
Washington reports a record net decrease of 12 470 in the US pension roll for the year ended June 30 the largest decline in history. Commissioner Warmer predicts a still larger drop ahead. In Montana at Butte Senator Clark is said to have suffered a broken rib in a Marseilles France auto accident while recovering.
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Washington
United States
Commissioner of Pensions Warmer
Sénator Clark
Alto
Butte
Mont
Marseilles
France
Wal ‘Clark
Owas
Mobile Fears Storm Threatening City Structures
Mobile residents endured a tense 12 hours as forecasts warned of a possible second high wind event after the recent hurricane. Officials reported a low barometer and widespread anxious crowds at the weather bureau while businesses faced substantial losses from a long overnight rainstorm.
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Mobile
Ala
Washington
Florida
Gulf of Mexico
Weather Bureau
Ashhenberger
Brutal Flogging of Peasants at Kherson Trial
Ninety seven peasants faced charges for devastating the estate of M. Arivoshein. Sixty three sentenced to imprisonment, 34 acquitted. Witnesses described a four hour massacre by Cossacks after a district chief gathered prisoners and forced self inflicted or mutual floggings.
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Kherson
4Rivoshein
Interstate Commerce Commission Rules on State Rates
The Interstate Commerce Commission concludes that state rates forming part of an interstate rate must be filed with the commission. This new feature applies to ICC operations. The commission also said it will, where possible, interpret the law in advance without awaiting a specific complaint.
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New Republic
Ilavana
Cuba
Moderate
American Commission
Palma
Roosevelt
Congress
Senor Falma
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commission
Policy King Ends Life In New York Apartment
Albert J. Adams head of a policy gambling combine shot himself in the head Sunday night in his Ansonia apartments New York city He left a fortune and a sudden tragedy echoes through the gambling ring Bryan entertains home folks Lincoln Neb WJ invites Nebraskans to his residence Monday night with more than 100 Home Folks delegates arriving from the state
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New York
Albert J. Adams
Ansonia
City
Bryan
Lincoln
Neb
W.J
New-York
Reward Offered for Notorious Caucasus Brigand Kisilun
The Russian government offers 10000 rubles for the capture or death of Murad Kisilun, a famed Caucasus brigand alleged to have slain over three hundred Russian soldiers and policemen.
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Murad Kisilun
Caucasus
Deaths at Westminster Abbey and Shepherd’s sudden collapse
The text notes Henry IV dying in Westminster Abbey in 1413 and claims the life there has ended except for a minister named Shepherd who collapsed dead as he finished a speech at a meeting led by the Dean of Westminster.
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Westminster Abbey
Henry IV
Shepherd
Westminster
Kentucky Woman Gains Fifteen Pounds with Pink Pills
Mrs. D C Wedding of Hartford Kentucky reports serious illness with chills fever rheumatism digestive and nervous troubles. After trying several doctors she used Dr Williams Pink Pills, feeling better after one box and fully well after four more, gaining fifteen pounds and returning to duties. The ad claims Pink Pills build new blood and restore body functions, offering a free booklet and pills sold by druggists or mailed by the Dr Williams Medicine Co.
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Arkansas
Dr. Williams
Mrs. Wedding
Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Schenectady
N.Y
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