Fresh Scandals Looked For As Heney Targets Bribery
San Francisco reports fresh scandals tied to Heney planned grand jury probes into alleged bribery involving Mayor Schmitz. James L. Gallagher installed as acting mayor after Schmitz’s ouster. Board of Supervisors declares Schmitz unable to rule. Gallagher to appoint a new member, then resign to let reform leadership take over. Lenroot reports campaign expenses of 307 dollars. other candidates’ totals vary.
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James H. Gallagher
San Francisco
Heney
Schmitz
James L. Gallagher
Grand Jury
Board of Supervisors
Rudolph Spreckels
William H. Langon
Gallagher
Lenroot
Madison
Wis
Irvine L Lenroot
Superior
United States
John C. Spooner
Secretary of State
H. A. Cooper
Racine
Earl of Munster Engaged to Mrs Potter Palmer
Chicago reports London advices that Mrs. Potter Palmer is engaged to Aubrey FitzClarence Earl of Munster and Baron Tewkesbury. The Tribune notes no official announcement yet and cites a fall London wedding. The Earl, a 45 year old bachelor with little public career, denies the engagement when asked.
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Chicago
the Tribune
London
Potter Palmer
Aubrey FitzClarence
Earl of
Munster
Edward
Elizabeth Street
Eton Square
Brighton
Earl of Munster
Prohibition Denial Spurs Kansas Court Ruling
Federal Judge John C. Pollock ruled wagon deliveries from Missouri breweries cross state lines and are interstate commerce. He issued an injunction preventing Kansas officials from interfering with these house to house deliveries, effectively limiting prohibition enforcement in eastern Kansas.
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Leavenworth
Kan
John C. Pollock
Kansas
Missouri
Pollock
Five Killed In Sinnemahoning Powder Plant Blast
Five men died in a gelatine department explosion at Sinnemahoning Powder Manufacturing Co. in Sinnemahoning Pennsylvania on June 19. The dead are Billmire Summerson Edward Cole J B Nelson Harry Cole and Samuel Shadman. Only fragments of bodies were recovered and two nearby workers were injured. cause could not be determined as all in the building perished.
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Powder Works
Williamsport
Sinnemahoning Powder Manufacturing Company
Sinnemahoning
Billmire Summerson
Edward Cole
J. B. Nelson
Harry Cole
Samuel Shadman
Mayor Busse Considers Suit Against Railroads
Chicago mayor Busse plans to sue the Pennsylvania Railroad for damages after injuries from a wreck in Altoona Pennsylvania last winter. He says the offered 1500 dollars is insufficient and demands a higher settlement or immediate legal action. Some friends say 5000 dollars would satisfy him.
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Busse
Railroad
Chicago
Pennsylvania Railroad
Altoona
Mr. Busse
Venezuela Learns Peace Era Brings Resource Development
New York reports Herbert B. Kates met with President Castro of Venezuela who stated the country is rebellious roof and that a peaceful era will lead to development of natural resources in the coming years. Also notes U.S. inquiry into Winslow customs dispute and China preparing to enter the world wine market with grapes cultivated for a decade and planned sales in autumn 1908.
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Venezuela
New York
Herbert B. Kates
Castro
Kates
Winslow
Washington
Cortelyou
Collector of Customs
San Diego
C. M.R. Winslow
Cortelyon
Bureau of Navigation
Roosevelt
London
China
Foreign Office
Gulf of Chi-Li
Barnsdall Oil Company Formed to Challenge Standard
The Barnsdall Oil company, a $10,000,000 Delaware corporation, is formed with Theodore N Barnsdall as head. The new firm plans to compete with Standard Oil in the western states and has major holdings in Kansas Indian Territory and Texas.
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Standard Oil
Pittsburg
Barnsdall Oil Company
Delaware
Theodore N Barnsdall
Standard
Kansas
Indian Territory
Texas
Duchess Swanky Gems Stolen on London Train
The dowager duchess of Roxburghe, en route to Scotland from King’s Cross, left her jewel case in a car seat and discovered the loss at Doncaster. The valued contents span thousands of pounds though details remain unrevealed. A separate wreck near Columbus on the Big Four line left the fireman dead and several injuries among passengers.
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London
Duchess of Roxburghe
King’s Cross Station
Scotland
Doncaster
Big Four Road
Columbus
North
New York
Western Line Announces Low Round Trip Rates This Summer
The Western Line offers very low round trip fares to San Francisco and Los Angeles daily from June 15 through July 5 and June 22 through July 5 with a $2.00 North Western A membership fee. Additional services include Portland Tacoma Attle and North Pacific Coast points June 20 to July 12 and Spokane June 20 to July 12. Liberal return limits and favorable stop over terms. Tickets and details via any North Western Line agent.
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San Francisco
Los Angeles
N. EB. A
Portland
Tacoma
Attle
North Pacific Coast
Spokane
North Western Line
Every Man His Own Doctor Promotes Chamberlain Remedies
An advertisement argues that the average person should treat minor ailments at home with Chamberlain remedies. It lists Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, Cough Remedy, Pain Balm, Stomach and Liver Tablets, and Salve. Five bottles cost $1.26, sold by Loughran and Bauer and Joel Cagwin.
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Chamberlain
Loughran
Bauer
Joel C. Cag Win
Lippincott Residence Plundered in Philadelphia
Thieves broke into Craig Sippincott’s fashionable Philadelphia home and stole jewelry brie a brac valued over 5000 dollars. Police were informed the robbers also took antiques he called priceless.
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Lippincott
Philadelphia
Craig Sippincott
Presidential appointments and typhoid outbreak report
Oyster Bay June 19 The president announced envoys Richmond Pearson of North Carolina to Greece and Montenegro Percival Dodge of Massachusetts to Honduras and Salvador John B Jackson of New Jersey to Persia Typhoid fever remains epidemic in Pittsburg with 41 new cases in 24 hours and 228 since June 1 with higher mortality and virulence.
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Oyster Bay
Richmond Pearson
North Carolina
Greece
Montenegro
Percival Dodge
Massachusetts
Honduras
Salvador
John B. Jackson
New Jersey
Persia
Pittsburg
Bureau of Health
To Be Disappointed in Love and in One in Cruel Blow
A reflective line about enduring heartbreak yet pursuing marriage as an ongoing performance. The speaker weighs emotional disappointment against continuing commitment, framing love as a sustained act rather than a single moment.
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Canier Bros. & Herman’s
Canier Bros. & A
Herman
White Horse Coffee
S. J. J. Grove
Sherwin-Williams
Bosworth Drug Store
Mutual
Honey
Schmitz Jury
Mrs. Potter
Hane
Song
Ayer
J.C. Ayer Co
Lowell, Mass
Menufacturere of
Story County Abstract Books
Nevada
Iowa
John Allan
Packard
M.A. Packard CO
Brockton
Mass
G. E. Burton & CO
Bower & McCartney
Scientific American
York A &Go
Ohio
Loulaville
John Miller
William Coon
Dubuque
John Yonkers
Yonkers
Joan R. Keating
Pacific Coast
Western Line
Briley & Latham
Latham
Briley Res
Latham Res
Clark Street
North Lanes Street
U. S
Hanberlaing
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