Fire and Jail Delivery Foiled by Chief Jirils
Chief Jirils uncovered six prisoners plotting to tear up and burn the city jail on Thursday night. They carried road picks and a shovel hidden under their clothes and were stopped only by the chief’s discovery at 11:45.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jirils
Recorder
W. B. Marehman
Joe Thomas
Albert Usher
HH. Sullivan
Barrington
Frank Woods
Will Vinson
Norris
Mary McCarty
Freanwnite
Mark Twain Talks To Baltimore Girl Graduates
Mark Twain addressed girl graduates in Baltimore advising against excess in smoking drinking and marriage. He urged moderation to gain long lives and the unity of respect, noting his humorous emphasis on avoiding excess in drinking and smoking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Mark Twain
Bryan for Senate in 1910 Race Official Word
Omaha June 11 The Gounty says Bryan will run for the Senate in November 1910 against Burkett whose term expires in 1911 This is the first official announcement of Bryan plan He will run in direct primary before the people.
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Omaha
Moner
Bryan
Senate
Burkett
Pri
Marcy
Curse note ties Miss Florence Allen to hotel heir case
GURSE NEW YORK June 11 Miss Florence Allen of Detroit received a note aboard the Mauretania saying My curse is upon you from a bleeding heart The writer Wright Hunt a millionaire hotel owner with 65 properties in Texas California and Georgia accuses Miss Allen of aiding his wife’s Paris elopement with Alexandre Teherdiadeff A Russian czar cousin The note preceded Hunt claiming distress over a looming self harm threat and mentions his divorce from his first wife Miss Allen denies involvement and faces a union of scandal without clear legal action
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New York
Florence Allen
Detroit
Mauretania
Wright Hunt
Texas
California
Georgia
Hunt
Paris
Alexandre Teherdiadeff
Russia
Miss Allen
Governor signs new primary law in Florida
Tallahassee June 11. The governor signed a new primary bill setting ballots, restricting poll tax receipts by tax collectors, mandating sworn campaign expense statements, banning donations of value, and prohibiting abusive literature on primary day. Violations remove a candidate from the ballot, with penalties including imprisonment and disfranchisement varying by offense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tallahasse
Fla
Ethel Morton Opera Company to headline at Oxford Lake Park
Next week Oxford Lake Park will host the Ethel Morton Opera Company with Miss Morton in lead roles. The act is billed as the highest priced attraction ever booked at the lake, featuring operas like The Mikado and H.M.S. Pinafore with full costumes and a celebrated chorus.
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Oxford Lake Park
Ethel Morton Opera Company
Miss Morton
The
Lake
Dorcas
Eva Tanguay
Kays
H. M
Chimes
Normandy
Olivette
Said Pasha
Gerofle Gerofla
Monument Unveiled for Gen Stephen D Lee at Vicksburg Park
Union Press Special reports in Vicksburg Mississippi on June 11 a large crowd of Confederate veterans and spectators gathered at the Vicksburg national military park for the unveiling of a bronze General Stephen D Lee memorial. Prominent speakers included Col Henry Watterson and General Clement A Evans with Major General Frederick D Grant and Col George R Peek delivering addresses. A benediction closed the ceremony as veterans traveled from Memphis to attend at reduced rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Press
Vicksburg
Miss
Stephen D. Lee
Lost Cause
Vicksburg National Military Park
North
South
Warren Light Artillery
Henry Watterson
Louisville
Lee
Clement A. Evans
Atlanta
Evans
Frederick D. Grant
War Department
Grant
George R. Peek
Chicago
H. F. Sproles
D. D
Memphis
Commissioners Refuse Refund of Car Company Tax Fees
County commissioners vote decisively to refuse refund of 489 dollars paid by Western Steel Car and Foundry Company as tax commissioner fees for 1908. The fees were collected by Tax Commissioner John Mooring and paid to him, not into the county treasury, with about 1,800 in similar fees cited. The board notes the county never received the money and cannot justify paying the claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Steel Car and Foundry Company
Car
John 8. Mooring
Mooring
Female Evangelist Shot in Faithful Fatal Affrays
In Wiggins Mississippi a white evangelist Mrs Emma Holston was shot three times while preaching to a negro congregation. She died en route to hospital. Three black suspects were detained. In Columbia a separate case Mrs Victoria Griffin’s body was found in a well with throat cut and head gashed. Her son Wash Media and Luke Lewis were arrested.
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Wiggins
Miss
Emma Holston
Hattiesburg
Columbia
Victoria Griffin
Wash Media
Luke Lewis
Tragic Shooting at Kenilworth Inn In Asheville
In Asheville on June 11 Tom Simmons shot and killed Albert Murphy during a quarrel over who had the right to be with a woman. Both men were employed at Kenilworth Inn.
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Asheville
N. C
Tom Simmons
Albert Murphy
Kenilworth Inn
Foreclosure filed against Savannah, Augusta and Northern railway
Atlanta June 11 A bill of foreclosure has been filed with Judge Emery Spier against the Savannah Augusta and Northern railway begun a year ago from Savannah to Chattanooga. Carnegie Trust Co. holds a $11,000,000 trust deed to be issued as needed. A lapse of interest on $40,000 caused the action. Bowdre Phinizy of Augusta named temporary receiver. The case is set for July 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Emery Spier
Savannah, Auagusta and Northern Railway
Savannah
Chattanooga
Carnegie Trust Co
Bowdre Phinizy
Augusta
General strike possible on Gould system in Southwest
Texarkana June 11 A meeting of general committees of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen in session here discusses controversies with the Texas Pacific. Union members have been discharged because of the trouble and a general strike may follow.
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Texarkana
Tex
Gould
Southwest
The
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Texas Pacific
Union
Wind destroys passenger train near Knox City
A passenger train operating from Kansas City Missouri and Orientel was blown from the rails by a fierce wind near Knox City. Many passengers were injured and Express Messenger Woodruff is reported dead. Railroad Commission to assist Anniston.
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Fort Worth
Tex
of Kansas City Missouri and
Orientel
Knox City
Woodruff
Sultans Prisoners and Raid At Villa Near Salonica
A sanguinary clash occurred at a villa near Salonica where Abdul Hamid and eleven of his harem were held prisoner. Hundreds of Hamid’s followers tried to rescue him while the Young Turks repulsed the assault, suffering heavy losses. The raid heightens the risk to the sultan and could lead to his death.
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Constantinople
ILA
Salonica
Abdul Hamid
Hamid
Confederate Hero Memorial Unveiled at Vicksburg Park
A large crowd from Mississippi and Louisiana attended the unveiling of a nine foot statue of a Confederate officer in the Vicksburg national military park. Massachusetts sculptor Henry Houdson Kitson rendered the figure, costs near 10 000 funded by North and South contributors led by Captain William T. Rigby who helped organize the project.
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Mississippi
Louisiana
Vicksburg National Military Park
Lee
Vicksburg
Henry Houdson Kitson
Massachusetts
William T. Rigby
National Military Park Commission
Wreaths Honor Colonel Crawford on 127th Anniversary
In Upper Sandusky Ohio on June 11 wreaths were placed around the monument marking Colonel Crawford's death site from 1732 in observance of his 127th anniversary. The formal opening celebration begins tomorrow and continues through the coming days with events planned to honor his memory and ties to Washington.
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Upper Sandusky
Crawford
Washington
Better Passenger Station Facilities Will Be Demanded
At an Anniston Chamber of Commerce meeting, the Alabama Railroad Commission agreed to back residents in demanding Louisville & Nashville upgrade the Union station. Officials cited 500 daily passengers and unsanitary conditions, pushing for a covered shed over the depot tracks and improved facilities. The group also discussed widening the northern boulevard and other city entrance improvements. a 5 pm meeting was set for the afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anniston Chamber of Commerce
Alabama Railroad Commission
Louisville & Nashville
Union
PF. Kennedy
Railroad Commission
Anniston
Kennedy
Taft pressing sugar trust probe and tariff reduction
President Taft orders an investigation by the federal grand jury in Pennsylvania after an independent company uncovered conspiracy and fraud by the sugar trust. The case led to a $30,000,000 settlement. Taft seeks lower duties and aims to expose trust abuses fueling tariff battles.
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Washington
Taft
Federal Grand Jury
Pennsylvania
Congress
Elaborate parade and festivities planned for celebration
Months of planning have produced a programme featuring a parade with military civic and political groups a Marathon race an athletic carnival and folk dances by public school children in costume as key celebration features.
Child burned by remedy article cites Eclectric Oil claim
Mrs. Nancy M. Hanson of Hamburg reports her child was burned across the face neck and chest. She says applying Dr. Thomas Eclectric Oil stopped the pain and the child slept peacefully afterward.
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Nancy M. Hanson
Hamburg, N, Wei
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Warden
Thrasher
Gen
Watterson
Car Co
Sultan
Col. Crawford
Sec’y Kennedy
Chamber OF Commerce
Union Station
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