Rockefeller Subpena Tests Power of Government in Chicago
The government orders John D. Rockefeller to testify before Judge Kenesaw Landis in Chicago on July 6. If he refuses, a U.S. marshal may arrest him and bring him in manacled, with contempt jail possible. The move follows Standard Oil’s denial to provide requested financial details.
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Chicago
United States of America
John D. Rockefeller
Standard Oil
Landis
Federal Court
Rockefeller
Kenesaw M. Landis
Indiana
United States
District Court
Standard Oil Company
Jandis
Sims
Chicago & Alton Road
Pers Corporation
Standa
Harriman Arrested During Yale Harvard Race Visit
New London Connecticut special: E H Harriman the railroad financier was arrested by order of Lieutenant Ballard Roosevelt naval aide and held aboard the revenue cutter. Harriman had come to view the race on his yacht Sultana and was trespassing on the committee beat after warnings. Ballard ordered detainment of Harriman and his launch crew.
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New London
Conn
E. H. Harriman
Harvard
Ballard
Roosevelt
Harriman
Rt Havard
Harvino
Mr. Harriman
Dollar of 1804 Brings $3,600 in Philadelphia Sale
A United States silver dollar from the 1804 coin age sold for $3,600 at the M. A. Sticking collection sale in Philadelphia. The top price of $6,290 was paid for a Brasher doubloon, a coin valued far above its face value.
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Philadelphia
United States
M. A. Sticking
New York
Beauty Girl Divorce Ties Goshen and Sioux Falls
Mrs Eva Domer Clough of Goshen Indiana obtained a divorce last week from Leslie V Clough of Sioux Falls South Dakota after a marriage of under one year. Mrs Clough was among the noted American Beauties brought from New York to London and shown at the English court.
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Goshen
Ind
Eva Domer Clough
Leslie V. Clough
Sioux Falls
S. D
Clough
Irls
London
New York
Assayers Arrested in Nevada Ore Theft Case
In Goldfield Nevada a Special report states assayers were arrested and 1500 pounds of high grade ore valued at 50000 dollars were recovered from the Little Florence Mine amid allegations of theft.
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Goldfield, Nev
Special
K.e
Little Florence
Fire Threatens Jamestown Fair in Norfolk Exposition Area
A special fire started in the Berkley Hotel at Pine Beach near Jamestown exposition grounds destroyed frame structures across a large area between Virginia and Maryland avenues and streets 1002 and 1003 Exposition avenue. Loss estimated between 200000 and 250000 dollars with about 20 percent insured.
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Jamestown Fair
Norfolk
Berkley
Pine Beach
Jamestown Exposition Grounds
Virginia
Maryland Avenues
Exposition Avenue
Envy in awkward homage to merit at La Motte
An unusual note observes envy as an awkward homage paid to merit at La Motte. The line suggests social tension around recognition and value within the community.
Walter Camp reports funny baseball in England
Yale adviser Walter Camp returned from Europe aboard the Caronia with his wife. He watched Oxford Rhodes scholars play a team of England football stars. The game finished three innings with a 52 to 38 Oxford lead and little crowd enthusiasm.
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New York
Walter Camp
Yale
Europe
England
Rhodes
Oxford
Camp
Three Convicts Hanged In Missouri Penitentiary Escape
In Jefferson City Missouri on 1905 November 24 three inmates Harry Vaughan Edward Raymond and George Ryan were hanged for the murder of guard John Clay during a prison escape attempt at the Missouri State Penitentiary. Sheriff Scott oversaw the execution.
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Jefferson City
Harry Vaughan
Edward Raymond
St. Louis
George Ryan
Kansas City
John Clay
Scott
Bn Clay
E. Allison
Convict
Blake
Clay
Sened
Ction
Supreme Court
Ghan
See
Vaughan
Lee
Ellison
Raymond
Ryan
General Kuroki’s Visit Sends Warm Japanese-US Ties
General Kuroki and his party arrived after a visit to the United States. They voiced appreciation for the generous reception by the American government and people and expressed confidence the trip broadened mutual understanding between nations.
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Tokio
Kuroki
United States
Great Beer Trust Farming in Ohio End Game
James G. Brailey of Toledo, longtime organizer of the St. Louis brewery merger, now directs the Ohio leg of the plan. The effort aims to fuse nearly all U S beer manufacturers into a single billion dollar consolidation, per Toledo reports.
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Cincinnati
James G. Brailey
Toledo
St. Louis
Ohio
United States
Divorce Suit Stirs Muncie Society Circles
Mrs. Harriet Anthony files for divorce from Charles H. Anthony in Muncie Indiana. She is known as eastern Indiana’s best dressed woman with gowns costing thousands for a single season, sparking local society interest.
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Muncie
Ind
Harriet Anthony
Charles H. Anthony
Anthony
Indiana
Fire Rages at Hong Kong Theatre Killing Hundreds
Victims include 500 Chinese audience members and ten actors in a Chinese theater fire in Hong Kong. The blaze destroyed the native venue as flames blocked exits and the building collapsed. Explosives reportedly concealed under the floor ignited, setting the blaze.
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Victoria
B. C
Hong Kong
Encush Steel Trust Big Firms in the Combine
A London based steel trust forms among nine leading companies led by Vickers Sons and Maxim. The group includes John Brown and Harland and Wolff after recent amalgamations, absorbing thirty six independents to control about 90 percent of British steel. The plan mirrors German trusts and aims to dominate world steel trade, with total capital exceeding 130 million dollars. Public disclosure to shareholders complicates completion.
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London
United States
Germany
Great Britain
Vickers Sons & Maxim
John Brown & Co
Harland & Wolff Company
German Trust
Vickers’ Sons & Maxim
Cammel, Laird & Co
Northeastern Steel Company
Dorman & Long Company
Guest, Keen & Nedllefolds
Baldwin Company
Stewart, Lloyd & Co
Coolest June in 75 Years Across Regions
The Weather Bureau reports June was the coolest on record in Washington for 75 years and likely the same in New England, the Middle Atlantic states, and the lower lake region. Temperatures were generally lower nationwide. The official note cites high Atlantic winds and a blockade of continental lows shaping the chill.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
New England
Middle Atlantic States
Lower Lake Region
United States
Canadian
Maritime Provinces
North Atlantic
Ohio Valley
Town Slips Into the Missouri River
Elwood Kansas faces gradual disappearance as the Missouri River erodes its riverfront. Settled in 1855, the town once rivaled St. Joseph, but flooding and bank erosion have forced continual house moves and washed away most of the original townsite except about fifty acres.
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Kansas City
Elwood
Kan
St. Joseph
Alfonso Saves Own Life In Madrid Car Attempt
Madrid reports a knife attack on King Alfonso as he rode in a slow car along a narrow street. A man sprang onto the rear and stabbed at the king, but Alfonso blocked the blow with a sharp strike, sending the dagger tumbling away.
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Madrid
Alfonso
First Gun for Bryan Fires in Nebraska Campaign Tour
Wyoming chosen as the opening shot in the effort to secure the Democratic presidential nomination for William J. Bryan. James C. Dahlman Omaha mayor and Democratic national committeeman from Nebraska will fire the gun in a series of ten speeches.
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Bryan
Omaha
Neb
Wyoming
William J. Bryan
James C. Dahlman
Nebraska
Warns America About Japan Says Baptist Leader
San Francisco Special Reverend Henry C. Mable general secretary of the American Baptist Mission Union arrived on the Korea after a four months Orient tour and warned Americans against under estimating Japan's strength. He cited a standing army of 1,000,000 and daily jiu jitsu drills producing stocky trim soldiers. He warned no nation can afford contempt for Japanese efficiency or valor.
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San Francisco
Henry C. Mable
American Baptist Mission Union
Korea
Orient
Japan
Tommy Atkins
Prussian Officer Plans Africa Auto Crossing
Lieutenant Graetz of the Prussian army will depart Berlin to begin an automobile crossing of Africa. He aims to start from Dar es Salaam around August 10, travel east across German East Africa, British Central Africa, Rhodesia, German Southwest Africa and Swakopmund, completing the voyage in six weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Graetz
Africa
Dar es-Salaam
German East Africa
British Central Africa
Rhodesia
German Southwest Africa
Swakopmund
Cummins backs Roosevelt for Republican nomination
Iowa Governor A B Cummins declares he will support Theodore Roosevelt as the Republican nominee. He says the core issue will be interstate commerce regulation and the power of corporations, and that Roosevelt is the fit leader for the impending hard campaign. He adds Roosevelt cannot be declined to serve if the convention yields a near unanimous result.
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Minneapolis
Minn
A. B. Cummins
Iowa
Roosevelt
Republican Party
Cummins
West Hotel
Bisbee Fire razes quarter of town after explosion
A special fire in Bisbee Arizona, starting Saturday, with high winds and limited water, burned about ten acres. More than 200 houses in the hi huahua Hill area were destroyed, along with part of the business district, after the Colorado Hotel gasoline explosion. Firefighters blew up several buildings with dynamite to stop the blaze.
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Bisbee
Ariz
Hihuahua Hill
Colorado Hotel
President May Hunts Big Game in Oyster Bay
Sir John Harrington British minister to Abyssinia guests of the President at Oyster Bay New York. The noted hunter had luncheon with President Roosevelt and discussed big game hunting in Africa. It is understood the President was invited to join a hunting trip in 1909.
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Oyster Bay
N. Y
John Harrington
Abyssinia
John
Africa
Sir John
Roosevelt lookalike visits Berlin astonishes colony
Daniel Donovan a Philadelphia man who resembles President Roosevelt visits Berlin. Locals greet the double with curiosity as Donovan notes he is often mistaken for the President near Oyster Bay where a relative lives. He adds the real Roosevelt outshines him in looks.
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Berlin
Roosevelt
Daniel Donovan
Philadelphia
Donovan
Oyster Bay
American Girl Weds Count in Lancaster Ceremony
Miss Cornelia Van Rennsselaer Thayer daughter of Nathaniel Thayer married Count Carl Moltke of Copenhagen in Lancaster Massachusetts on Saturday. Bishop William Lawrence of the Massachusetts Episcopal Diocese officiated at the home of the bride's father.
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Lancaster
Mass
Cornelia van Rennsselaer Thayer
Nathaniel Thayer
Carl Moltke
Copenhagen
William Lawrence
Episcopal Diocese of
Massachusetts
Steel Trust to seize Indiana Harbor homes in lakefront plan
United States Steel Corporation plans to control railway traffic along the lake shore from Chicago to Gary. Peremptory notices force fifty Indiana Harbor houses to be vacated in a $250,000 land deal with the East Chicago Company. The Chicago Lake Shore and Eastern Railway is involved in the negotiations.
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Chicago
United States Steel Corporation
Lake Shore
Gary
Indiana Harbor
Steel Trust
East Chicago Company
Chicago, Lake Shore & Eastern Railway
Ngs
Georgian Woman Confesses in Big Robbery Case
A Jewish girl in Tiflis surrendered to police and confessed involvement in the June 26 treasury wagon robbery valued at $170,000 after a bomb exploded killing two bank employees and injuring over fifty. Her remorse prompted the confession.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tiflis
Treasury
Imperial Bank
Rich Man Sinks to Death in Wisconsin Lake
Word reaches here of Frederick M. Tozer a millionaire lumberman drowning when his boat with companions overturned in Bal sam Lake near St. Crair Falls Wisconsin.
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St. Paul
Balsam Lake
St. Crair Falls
Wis
Frederick M. Tozer
Tozer
Red Flag to Wave in Amsterdam Cable Meeting
A large gathering of anarchists will convene in Amsterdam to discuss strategies for overturning established governments with delegates from around the world in August.
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Amsterdam
Hanly predicts unsettled politics after term ends
Indiana Governor J Frank Hanly told Pittsburg chamber and Presbyterian youth delegates that he will retire from politics and practice law in Indianapolis after his term. He ruled out a Senate bid and warned that presidential campaign issues will crystallize by the next Republican nominating convention. He expressed confidence in America's future despite current abnormal conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
J. Frank Hanly
Indiana
Chamber of Commerce
Duquesne Club
Young People’s Convention
Senate
Hanly
Knox
Yale
Archduke Leopold of Austria Wins Absolute Divorce
Archduke Leopold of Austria has obtained an absolute divorce from Bavarian actress with whom he eloped. He is reported to return to Vienna where the Emperor may restore his title. He appeared as Leopold Wolfing in the suit and faced a wife who championed a "simple life." The judge ruled that no man could be happily married to such a woman.
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Geneva
Archduke Leopold of
Austria
Saxony
M. Giron
Vienna
Emperor of
Leopold Wolfing
Mme. Adamovries
Lightning Strikes Store Scissors in Newport
Miss Ida Himsworth, a Newport saleswoman, was trimming her nails at a Market street shop when a bolt of lightning struck, shattering the scissors into three pieces. She suffered a shock but was not seriously injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmington
Del
Ida Himsworth
Newport
Pickpocket Seizes 6350 At Brooklyn Bridge Crash
A pickpocket stole 6350 from Peter Worth a bookmaker during the Brooklyn Bridge crash incident. George Howard was arrested on Worths complaint and charged with jostling. The money remains unrecovered.
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New York
Brooklyn Bridge
Peter Worth
George Howard
Worth
Kaiser and Kaiserin to visit British royal couple this fall
In an effort to ease Anglo German tensions the Kaiser and Kaiserin will travel to England to meet King Edward and Queen Alexandra. The unlikely gathering aims to heal lingering bitterness between the nations despite familial dislike.
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Berlin
Kaiser
Kaiserin
Edward
Alexandria
England
Peasants Burn Estate in Tsarist Russia Riots
The incen diary movement grows as peasants retaliate against parliament dissolution. Six estates are reported destroyed including those of Count Vladimir Bobrinsky, head of the Constitutional Democratic party, and Princess Vladbolakaya.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tula
Russia
Cabie
Vladimir Bobrinsky
Constitutional Democratic Party
Vladbolakaya
Government Surplus Reaches Substantial Level In 1902
Washington special reports the government closed its fiscal year with a surplus near 87 million dollars, among the largest net balances on record. It notes 1902 had a prior surplus of about 91.3 million, the biggest since 1899.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Scout Cruiser Chester Launched by Bath Iron Works
The scout cruiser Chester, among the newest fast warships for the United States Navy, was launched last week at Bath Iron Works. She is one of three scout cruisers authorized by Congress on April 7, 1904, with a cost of $1,688,000 and represents a completely new construction type for the U S Navy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Navy
Bath
Chester
United States Navy
Bath Iron Works
No Institution Declares Sacred by Declaring Others Secular
A concise maxim notes that no institution gains sanctity by branding all others as secular, challenging exclusivist claims and urging tolerance among groups. It underlines inclusivity without attacking differing beliefs.
Francis Murphy dies at 71 after lifelong temperance crusade
Francis Murphy the noted apostle of temperance passed away at 71 in St. Andrew's Place Los Angeles. He had inspired millions to pledge abstinence and spoke at over 25 000 meetings in the United States since arriving in America in 1856 and serving in the Union Army.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Francis Murphy
Wayland Trask
St. Andrew's Place
Murphy
Heaven On Earth
United States
Pennsylvania
Portland
Pittsburg
Old Home
Virginia ex Judge Loving acquitted in defense of life
In Houston Virginia on Saturday ex Judge William G Loving was found not guilty after a thirty five minute jury verdict. The Virginia case mirrored the earlier Harry Thaw Stanford White incident with Loving’s daughter recounting an alleged assault by Theodore Estes and Evelyn Thaw testifying to motive. The courtroom echoed with tears as Loving and his wife thanked jurors and mentors while avoiding public demonstrations.
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Houston
Loving
Virginia
Harry Thaw
New York
Stanford White
Theodore Estes
Evelyn Thaw
William G. Loving
Nelson
M. K. County
Estes Ridge
Ughter
Elizabeth
Judge Loving
Barksdale
Taft’s Promise Sparks Cuban Protest Over Occupation Length
General Castillo, a veteran of the previous revolution, protests Secretary Taft’s reported forecast that the American occupation will endure 18 more months. He urged Governor Magoon to cable Taft, warning promises to the revolutionary committee would not be kept if the term extended.
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Havana
Castillo
Taft
Magoon
Revolutionary Committee
Napier Driver Breaks World Record On Brooklin Track
London Cable reports F. Edge the Napier automobile ace shattered global marks, driving a sixty horsepower Napier six cylinder car on the Brooklin cement speed track. After a full twenty four hours he covered 1,581 miles 1,310 yards setting a new record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
F. Edge
Napier Automobilist
Brooklin
Edge
Rich Yale Man Killed in Auto Accident at Yale
A fatal car crash at Yale University ends the life of D. Leet Oliver a senior in the Sheffield Scientific School son of Mrs J B Oliver of Pittsburg and a prominent member of St Anthony's Fraternity. The incident leaves two other students and another man injured as commencement exercises cast a somber mood.
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Yale
New Haven
Yale University
D. Leet Oliver
J. B. Oliver
Pittsburg
Sheffield Scientific School
St. Anthony's Fraternity
One cannot drink and whistle at the same time
An Italian proverb notes a paradox about balancing actions and focus, suggesting multitasking pitfalls in daily life. It emphasizes choosing one task over dual actions to avoid inefficiency or error.
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Great Beer Trust Farming
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America
Leopold
Apostle of
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Breen
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