Waterloo minister charged with arson of church building
The Rev. C. S. Bain, pastor of First Baptist Waterloo, was arrested on third degree arson charges and arraigned in police court. Hearing adjourned, Bain remanded to jail. Burned church occurred in March after Bain’s October arrival from Newburgh. letters alleged to have been written by him were reviewed by District Attorney Bodine. Bain denies setting the fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stuart Bain
First Baptist Church of
Waterloo
Bain
Mis
Sain
Newburgh
Canada Adopts Intl Waterways Pact on Falls Power
The Dominion government will fully adopt the international waterways commission agreement on Niagara Falls and Sault Ste. Marie power and seek US approval to establish a permanent waterways commission or empower the current body. Ontario to appoint a permanent Niagara Falls commission with authority to set power sale rates to municipalities and private parties based on actual costs and a sinking fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International Commission
Dominion
International Waterways Commission
Niagara Falls
Sault Ste. Marie
United States
Permanent Commission On Waterways
Ontario
Leiter Estate Burglary Hits Chicago Offices
Burglars entered the Leiter and Leiter estate offices at 81 Clark Street Chicago opened two vaults with wedges and rifled six strong boxes containing valuable papers. They forced entry to the Crowe attorneys offices taking bonds and negotiable paper valued between 2000 and 10000. Losses plus cash and watches reported by Hough Crabbe manager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonis
Joseph Leiter
L. Z Leiter
Clark Street
Chicago
Robert FR
Frank Crowe
Hough Crabbe
Leiter State
L. Z. Leiter
Train derailment near Camden injuries reported
The Cape May express on the West Jersey and Seashore railroad toppled after a rail displaced on a curve near Camden. About fifty passengers were aboard the car and fourteen were taken to Cooper hospital with injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape May
West Jersey and Seashore Railroad
Camden
Cooper Hospital
No Strike Vote In Anthracite Field Convention
Union miners at Scranton Pa voted against striking in the anthracite coal field. They will accept the 1905 scale if all idle men regain their places. Suspension costs to Pennsylvania interests are estimated at 8 120 000 dollars. Sixty Zulus slain in Natal clash as Col Mansell pursues Chief Bamshaata. Henry G. Gall Milwaukee banker jailed ten years for misappropriation of funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scranton
Pennsylvania
Col. Mansell
Bamshaata
Cliff Cettiwayo
Natal
South Africa
France
Republic
Paris
Courrieres
Britain
Germany
United States
Broker Edwin W. Clark Dies by Suicide in New York
Edwin W. Clark, 64, a broker and Cotton Exchange member, shot himself in the head at his Trotel Marseilles apartment in Marseilles, New York. He had recently suffered several attacks of acute indigestion and died instantly.
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Edwin W. Clark
The
Cotton Exchange
Ehot
Trotel Marseilles
New York
Clark
Frost Kills Vegetation Across Nebraska Counties
A killing frost swept parts of Nebraska after nightfall. Ground frost covered Lancaster County and Seoken Bow area forming. Principal damage will be to quit.
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Nebraska
Lancaster County
Seoken Bow Ie
Ouit
Banker Serves Six Years Former Globe National Head Freed
Charles H ole of Boston once led Globe National bank and was released from Greenfield jail after fourteen days less than six years for misappropriation of bank funds. He returned to Hingham Mass to resume residence. Cole had fled after resigning in 1899 and pleaded guilty to three counts on April 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Globe National of Boston
Charles H.ole
Globe National Bank of Boston
Greenfield
Boston
Hingham
Mass
Cole
Dee
John P. Squire & Co
Broadway National Bank
Squire Corporation
Globe National
Packer
Globe
Los Angeles
Cal
California
Millionaire Lottery Suspect Ties Found in Wilmington Plant
Federal agents with warrants searched the John M. Hogers printing plant in Wilmington for lottery tickets. Officers recovered about two tons of slips and several books believed to be lottery bags. A warrant charges John M. Rogers with shipping lottery tickets across state lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmington
Del
John M. Hogers Press
John M. Rogers
Gloucester
Secret Service
Rogers
Man's dog blamed in supposed Two Harbors death
Peter Carron, brother of a man found dead near Two Harbors Minnesota, denies the death was self inflicted. He claims the gun was discharged by a pet dog that leaped onto its owner, countering an earlier report of suicide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Two Harbors
Peter Carron
Carron
Minn
Trusts of Farmers Busted In Wheat Hold scheme
Indianapolis seed firms James A. and William H. Everitt faced a receiver after alleged plans to organize 100000 farmers to hold wheat for 10 a bushel. James A. Everitt cited his brother William's desertion and poor conditions. Separately, Tiffany & Co. suffered a payroll padding defalcation by a trusted employee, estimated under 10000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wall
James A
William H. Everitt
Indianapolis
James A. Everitt
William
Tiffany & Co
New York
Roosevelt Urges Prosecutions Over Rebates by Oil and Rail
President Roosevelt in a message to Congress accompanies the Garfield report accusing Standard Oil and railroads of illegal rebates and secret rates harming independent operators. He warns of prosecutions and suggests a legal remedy to curb abuses across the industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Congress
Garfield
Standard Oil Company
Government Tug Damaged In Newport Harbor Collision
The government tug Mina was rammed by the submarine torpedo boat Porpoise during maneuvers in Coddington Cove near Newport Rhode Island. The tug's forward compartment flooded and it sped toward shore to avoid sinking while the Porpoise remained unharmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mina
Porpoise
Coddington Cove
Newport
R. I
Priest and Woman Killed in High Speed Train Crash
Rev. Father Tump and Mrs. Carrie Katzer were killed near Greely Kansas when a special train carrying Iowa capitalists struck the carriage they rode in at sixty miles per hour. The accident occurred as the train attempted to pass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Father Tump
Carrie Katzer
Greely
Kan
Iowa
Tunnel Blast Lays Mer Low in Hudson Tunnel Fire
Eight men were pulled from the McAdoo tunnel under the Hudson linking Jersey City and Manhattan Island after a gas caused explosion. Four not expected to survive. In Passaic a clash between rioters and police left four rioters shot, several officers injured, one man possibly dying, and thirty two arrests.
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McAdoo
Hudson River
Jersey City
Manhattan Island
Passaic
N. J
Seven Years for House Looter in Minneapolis Robbery
Thomas J. Wainwright was sentenced to seven years imprisonment for robbing Dr. iault's Minneapolis residence of a wagon load of valuable household goods. A receiver for Bond Reserve Company A, appointed by Judge Bethea for the American Bond Reserve Company of Chicago, and postal authorities reportedly barred the firm's correspondence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas J. Wainwright
Iault
Minneapolis
Bond Reserve Company
Bethea
American Bond Reserve Company of
Chicago
Trains in deadly head on crash near Altoona
A Chicago mail train and a Chicago and St. Louis express collided near Springfield Junction eighteen miles from Altoona Pennsylvania. Twenty five killed or injured as derailed freight disrupted lines. Authorities blame misread orders at Springfield Junction and report complete demolitions of locomotives and cars.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Chicrgo Mail
Springfield Junction
Petersburg
Altoona
Union Furnace
Middle Division
Chicago Mail
Tyrone
Chicago and St
Tmuntington
Wiliamsburg
Law frees Jocko Briggs after acquittal in Chicago
In Cook County Court Chicago the case of Jocko Briggs unfolds with a murder acquittal on a second trial after a prior death sentence. He is declared not guilty on a robbery charge and the remaining four charges are withdrawn from the docket, ending his long legal peril.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jocko” Briggs
Gallow
Jocko" Briggs
Criminal Court
Chicago
Cook County
Celina
Briggs
Bold burglar held captive by aged guard at store
George Rodgers of Chester Pa bound a burglar at a Garrett Dalton store after catching him mid robbery. Dalton, 65, of Chester, fired a shot but the captive remained when Rodgers and another man restrained the thief and halted the escape. Obi Lavery of Media gave his name at the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Rodgers
Garrett Dalton
Chester
Dalton
Pri
Obi Lavery
Media
and Rodgers
City Halk
Democrats Carry Oma For City Election Victory
Democrats swept Omaha's city elections winning a citywide majority with ten council seats mostly theirs. Platform shifts included Bible-based tenets with the National United Christian party planning a full ticket for the next national campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oma
Ots
Omaha
National United Christian Party
Bla Hawk
Nock Island
Hoch Named in Kansas Renominated by Acclamation
Kansas Republican State convention renames Gov. Hoch by acclamation amid a strong show of support for the ticket led by Hoch and a large, near two to one victory for the ticket. The report notes a surge of backing from party delegates and supporters in Kansas.
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Hoch
Kansas
Ingschine
Astor Shaw Wedding in London Quiet Ceremony Attended
Waldorf Astor and Mrs. Nannie Lange horne Shaw wed in London with only near relatives present. Count Witte has resigned and been replaced by M. Goremykin as Russia’s interior minister. Ex-Gov. James E. Boyd dies in Omaha at 72 after illness.
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Astor-Shaw
Waldorf Astor
Nannie Langehorne Shaw
London
Count Witte
Russia
Ieerie
M. Goremykin
The
Interior
James E. Boyd
Dean James E. Boyd
Nebraska
Omaha
Missouri Wins Ocean Race for Battleship Honor
Battleship Missouri beats Maine Kentucky and Kearsarge in a race to New York, leaving Guantanamo at 3 p m last Saturday under Admiral Evans. Missouri gains lead, magazine reports say its gunnery and torpedo scores are strongest, with 12 inch and torpedo records noted.
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Kentucky
Maine
Kearsarge
New York
Missouri
Guantanamo
Admiral Evans
Edwin C. Tendleton
Ohio
Oregon
Steinway Hall to Become The New Chicago Theater
Chicago’s endowed theater plan centers on remodeling Steinway Hall to a “New Theater” with a season of thirty weeks and fifteen plays. Victor Mapes named dramatic director and Sam T. P. Gerson named business manager. seating to reach about 800. Guaranty fund of 30000 subscribed, 25000 season tickets sold, remodeling cost 50000.
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Steinway Hall
Chicago
Mayhouse
Victor Mapes
Sam TP. Gerson
Garrick Theater
Two Dallas Girls Try Mercury Suicide Pact Over Separation
Grace Dewolf and Doris Dewolf, both 18 and friends in Dallas, determined to die rather than be separated after news of Dewolf's marriage to the other sister. They swallowed chloride of mercury, but a neighbor burst in and a physician saved them. The Dewolfs, from St. Louis, were visiting when the plan unfolded in Jacksonville, Florida medical aid prevented tragedy.
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Grace Dewolf
Doris Dewolf
St. Louis
Dallas
Texas
Miss Dewolf
Dewolf
Jacksonville
Fla
Fires Threaten Hospital as Laundry Is Destroyed
A fire in the hospital laundry endangers the general hospital at the Presidio in San Francisco with over 700 patients. Firefighters and soldiers battle the blaze, saving surrounding hospital buildings as the laundry is consumed. Elsewhere, constabulary and Gov. Juan Schaick plan a weeklong operation against bandits near Taal volcano. The Walt ham Watch Company announces a major plant expansion in Waltham to double employment and capital, and Mansfield Ohio suffers a blackout after a fly wheel explosion at the local power plant causing heavy damage and up to a $50,000 loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Governo Mik Batdine
General Hospital
Presidio
San Francisco
Post
Mansfield
Ohio
Mansfield Railway, Light and Power Company
World 2-Cent Postage Lost Over Universal Rate
Rome convention rejects New Zealand proposal for a universal 2-cent postage rate. Egypt and United States back the idea only. Major world postal discussion ends with no agreement as delegates seek a global standard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International Postal Convention
Rome
New Zealand
Egypt
United States
Paris Labor Riots With 70000 Guard Hold City
Paris faced a major labor uprising with 70000 police, troops, and republican guards on duty. Rioters clashed with authorities around Place de la Republique and Etoile, hundreds arrested, some expelled, amid push for an eight hour day and wider labor reforms.
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Paris
Place de la Republique
St. Martin Canal
Palace de la Republique
Bank of France
Water Improves Coal Storage At Portsmouth
A British test shows submerged coal stored in iron crates in a water basin retains heat better over a year and a half than coal kept in open air under tarpaulins. Six monthly burn tests confirm submerged storage gains value while open air storage loses heat. Large scale marine storage trials planned. drying coal before use needed to prevent spontaneous combustion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portsmouth
New York Assembly Passes Public Campaign Contribution Bill
The New York Assembly approved a compromise bill mandating public disclosure of all campaign contributions without a dissenting vote. It allows small donations and failed to satisfy reform advocates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New York Assembly
Mills Congestion Threatens Steel Output
The Iron Age notes growing congestion at rall mills due to heavy orders in the past two weeks, risking reduced production of general steel products. The situation highlights strain on mills and potential delays in supply.
Business Vitality and Trade Trends Across Markets
Business activity shows strong consumer demand and ample supplies amid favorable weather. Chicago notes robust raw material absorption, rail freight growth, and building work while wholesale trade and retail sales rise in clothing and furnishings. Grain and primary foods remain active with mixed price shifts. banking clearings up 2.3 percent from last year. Exports for wheat and corn show year over year changes with July-to-date totals provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United
Bradstreet
Regional grain and livestock price roundup across midwest markets
Prices listed for cattle hogs sheep and grains at Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee Toledo Buffalo and New York. Cattle ranges mainly 4.0 to 7.75 dollars, hogs 4.0 to 7.0, wheat near 87 to 90 cents, corn 44 to 50 cents, oats 30 to 34 cents, rye 61 to 68 cents, butter 18 to 21 cents, eggs 15 to 18 cents, with regional variations and seasonal tonnage figures.
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Philadelphia
Cleveland
St. Louis
Washington
Detroit
Chicago
New York
Boston
Toledo
Columbus
Louisville
Kansas City
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Milwaukee
Indianapolis
Omaha
Sioux City
Denver
Pueblo
Cincinnati
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Ashton Gazette
Ralph J. Dean
Ashton
Illinois
Case
Pastor den Pation
Rob Leiter Enxtate
Burg
Leace
Cincinnatio
Wittsburg
Brooklyn
Canada
Falls
Leiter
Ienry G. Gall
Milwaukee Bank
Docko" Urigas
Mary MelKitrick
America
Uniontown
Samuel Geller
England
Turkey
Great Britain
Root
Oren Root, Jr
Elihu Root
Metropolitan Street Railroad Company
Henry Taschereau
Charles Fitzpatrick
Juan Schaick
Cavite
Montalon
Taal
Waltham Watch Company
Waltham, Mass
Joseph Daniels
Bond
Gertrude Copeland
John R. Walsh
Stephane
Guertzicoff
M. Levy
Confederation of Labor
M. Fromentin
Dun
Review of Trade
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