Porto Rico Dolliver Amendment Loses
Washington June 8 the house passed the Porto Rican bill for current year appropriations after debates. The Borland amendment failed 61 to 110. The Dolliver tariff amendment on mercerized goods was rejected 80 to 28. Senate finance committee recommendations were sustained 41 to 26 amid partisan exchanges and remarks by Beveridge and Aldrich. Illinois undertakers convene in Peoria with leaders, includes dinner and river trip.
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House
Messrs. Rucker
Colorado
Cooper
Wisconsin
Kennedy
Ohio
Larrinaga
Porto Rico
Borland
Dolliver
Senate
Committee On Finance
Foster
McEnery
Beveridge
Bristow
Brown
Burkett
Cummins
Gamble
la Follette
Nelson
Congress
Aldrich
Judge Ethridge Dies in Des Moines at 77
Judge Ethridge aged 77, longtime referee for the United States court of bankruptcy for southern Iowa, died suddenly of heart failure in Des Moines Iowa on a June day.
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Ethridge
Des Moines
United States Court of Bankruptcy
Southern
Iowa
Blodgett Sentenced to Five Years for Forged Instrument
Blodgett, a politician and Independent ticket candidate for Congress last fall, must serve five years after the state supreme court upheld conviction for issuing a forged instrument. The decision follows his earlier conviction a year ago.
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Gete
Des Méines
June
Blodgett
Congress
State Supreme Court
Detroit Broker a death by own action
Detroit on June 8 A Milton Molden a member of Fred Osborne Co a Detroit brokerage firm committed death by own action by shooting authorities reported Molden took his own life in the firm’s offices in this city. details pending official statements.
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Detroit
Mich
Feudist Slain in Kentucky Church Feud Fallout
Ex sheriff Edward Callahan famed for Breathitt county feuds was shot at his Crockettsville home near Jackson. He died from a left abdomen wound after ambush while preparing to open his store. The attack, tied to a Hargis clan feud over church management, revives long running local violence. Bloodhounds tracked the gunman as tensions spiked across the region.
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Jackson
Edward Callahan
Breathitt County
Crockettsville
Callahan
James Hargis
Beech Hargis
Hargis
Breatheit
J. B. Marcum
Marcum
Reunion of Confederates in Memphis Opens Annual Gathering
In Memphis on June 8 thousands of former Confederate veterans gather for the United Confederate Veterans reunion presided over by Clement A. Evans. The first day features Gen Theodore Garnett of Norfolk Va delivering the oration. Tomorrow includes a grand parade with Varina Cook of Batesville Ark as sponsor and Maj. Gen. John H. McDowell as grand marshal. Memorial services and a Friday statue unveiling for Lieut. Gen. Stephen D. Lee in Vicksburg close the events.
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Memphis
Tenn
United Confederate Veterans
Clement A. Evans
Theodore §. Garnett
Norfolk
Jeb” Stuart
South
Varina Cook
Batesville
Ark
Elizabeth D. Lake
Caroline D. Steele
Kentucky
R. H. Vance
L. Z. Drake
New York City
John H. McDowell
Tennessee
Vicksburg
Stephen D. Lee
Negro Lynched in Florida Near Capitol in Midnight Mob
In Tallahassee a mob of about 15 men dragged Mark Morris from his jail cell before dawn, strung him to a tree in the jail yard near the state capitol, and fired on him after a ruse to seize the keys. He had been condemned for the murder of Willam Langston, sheriff of the county. Nearby, Curtiss conducted two two mile flights at Hammondsport, New York for the Aeronautical Society.
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Tallahassee
Fla
Florida State Capitol
Mark Morris
Willam Langston
Morris
Balloon Race Ends With Several Balloons Reaching South
All balloons in the Aero Club of America's great national race began Saturday and reported in by Monday. The St Louis II landed in Kelso Tennessee while St Louis III headed toward the Gulf of Mexico. New York landed at Corinth Mississippi after gunfire. The Indianapolis and University City dropped out, while the Indianapolis won trophies. The New York pilot Clifford Harmon recounted bullets striking the basket near Morgan County Alabama.
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Ind
Aero Club ‘of America
New York
Kelso
Tenn
St.Louis
Nashville
Cleveland
A. H. Morgan
University City
Berry
St. Louis
Columbus
Fayetteville
Lincoln County
Scottsville
Westmoreland
Ohio
Clifford B. Harmon
Morgan County
Alabama
Canada
Birmingham
Corinth
Mrs Taft Secures Life Sentence for Russian Prisoner
Mrs Taft's plea leads President to grant clemency for Michael Perovich a Russian condemned to die for murder in Fairbanks Alaska. Judge James Wickersham once presiding urged mercy and Attorney General Wickersham supported clemency, prompting the presidential order for life imprisonment. The report also notes the Southern Newspaper Publishers Association meeting in Birmingham Alabama with large attendance and social events.
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Washington
Southern Publishers
Birmingham
Ala
Southern Newspaper Publishers’ Association
Brandenburg Trial Set in New York for June Sixteen
The trial of Broughton Brandenburg and associates charged with grand larceny of a latte alleged to be written by the late Grover Cleveland was fixed for June 16 in New York.
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Brandenburg
New York
Broughton Brandenburg
Grover Cleveland
Prominent Society Woman Kills Son Then Herself in Balem Ohio
Mrs Elizabeth Sharp wife of G V Sharp prominent society figure and politician and manufacturer killed her 12 year old son Harold and then herself with a revolver in Balem Ohio on June 8. Local reports say she acted after family tensions and the tragedy shocked the community. Police are investigating the sequence of events and motives remain unclear.
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Balem
Elizabeth Sharp
G. V. Sharp
Harold
Arrest 562 on Iffot Charge In Asiatic Turkey Riot
An official telegram from Adana reports 445 Muslims and 117 non Muslims arrested in connection with the April rioting and massacre in Instanbul. The telegram dated in June lists the arrests as numbered 445 and 117 among others. The report notes the arrests were made in Instanbul during disturbances tied to the events in April.
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Adana
Asiatic
Turkey
Body of Danish girl found in Missouri river near Omaha
Annie Nelson a 22 year old Danish girl who vanished near Florence Nebraska on May 22 was found dead in the Missouri river near South Omaha. The discovery ends a missing person case that drew local police attention and prompted a search in the Florence area and along the Missouri river.
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Omaha
Neb
Annie Nelson
Florence
Missouri River
South
Pier Collapse Kills 17 as Steamer Margaret Crashes at Wharf
In Mandeville Louisiana a frail wharf collapsed as the excursion steamer Margaret returned to New Orleans. About 65 people rushed to board and 17 died, with 17 more feared missing. Names of known dead include Miss Jizzie Lotz and Miss Laura Ray, all New Orleans residents. Rescue parties sought bodies as crews worked to aid survivors. The Margaret pulled away from its mooring and the pier, sending passengers into eight feet of water. Bodies were transported back to New Orleans aboard the vessel.
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Mandeville
Margaret
New Orleans
Jizzie Lotz
Laura Ray
Marie Guitein
Kathleen Guitein
Eugenie Pabst
Alice Bonna Choppin
Eberhardt
Charles Bruno
Bruno
Pier Derked
New Orleana
The
Big Shrine Fete Opens in Louisville With Orient Court
Louisville hosts the thirty-fifth annual session of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine. A grand oriental pageant in scarlet and green fills Fourth Avenue as Kosair temple from Louisville greets arrivals. Forty nobles expected. a grand ball closes the Imperial council session Thursday night amid lavish festivity.
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Louisville
Fourth Avenue
Kosair Temple
Loutaville
Imperial Council
Lauds American Missionaries and Hindus Loyalty to Empire
New York on June 8 Sir Alexander Simpson, former head of Edinburgh medical college, praised American missionaries for fostering Hindu loyalty to British rule. In Springfield on June 9 Walter W. Eddington shot and killed Robert Sellers after tracking his wife to a department store, surrendering afterward as shoppers panicked.
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New York
Sir Alexander Simpson
Medical College
University of Edinburgh
Scotland
Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church
Springfield
Robert Sellers
Walter W. Eddington
Sellers
Eddington
Slayer slain in St Louis court amid political feud
Fred Mobrie who killed Constable Sam Young in North St Louis weeks earlier was assassinated in the Criminal Court corridor by William Kane a former deputy under Young as he was taken to court to face trial. Kane used Young's revolver prompting Wright a co defendant to beg for jail. News of Young's death cheered at a nearby political meeting.
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St. Louis
Fred Mobrie
Sam Young
North St. Louis
Criminal Court
William Kane
Young
Mohrie
Bttter
Mobrie
Kane Uged Young
William ‘Wright
Wright
Chheers
Physicians in Convention Opened in Atlantic City
The American Medical association marks its sixtieth annual meeting in Atlantic City New Jersey with Dr Herbert L Burrell presiding. Sessions run across piers halls and churches featuring orations by Dr James B McElroy Dr Harvey Cushing and Dr John S Fulton among others.
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Atlantic City
N. J
United States
American Medical Association
Herbert L. Burrell
Young
Young's New Pier
James B. McElroy
Memphis
Harvey Cushing
Baltimore
John S. Fulton
Man Fatally Wounds Clerk Then Kills Self in Ohio Grocery
In Columbus on June 8 Edward Sands 63 a former infirmary inmate in a fit over a lawsuit shot Jacob Zettler in a grocery injuring a clerk and drove three people from the store before firing a bullet into his head behind the right ear Sands is dying Zettler's wound is said to be not serious Clerks James Daughtery and M Gardner fled as Sands yelled and chased others before taking his own life.
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Columbus
Edward Sands
Jacob Zettler
C.M. Gardner
Zettler
Sands
Clerka James Daughtery
M. Gardner
Catholic Foresters In Parade In Quincy Illinois
In Quincy Illinois Catholic Foresters opened a ninth session with a parade from Washington square to St Peter’s church for a solemn high mass. Delegates moved to Turner hall for sessions. Tomorrow morning a requiem high mass will be held for deceased members.
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Catholic Foresters
Quincy
Illinois State Court
Catholic Order of Foresters
Washington Savare
St. Peter's Church
Turner Hall
Noted Judge S. S. Ethridge Dies in Des Moines
Judge S. S. Ethridge, 71, referee in the United States bankruptcy court for Southern Iowa, died Monday at 4 AM after a heart attack. Born in Sandwich New Hampshire, he moved to Des Moines forty years ago, practiced law, served as deputy U.S. marshal, and later led the bankruptcy court. Survived by wife and son Charles of Milwaukee. Funeral at his late residence this afternoon at 8 o'clock.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Ethridge
United States Court of Banruptcy
Etheridg
Sandwich
N. H
Bes Moines
Iowa College of Law
Godfre
Thomas Wright
Mattie Kental
B. F. Kauff
United States
Congress
Slate Mine Fatality in Coaldale
Des Moines June 8 A second deadly slate fall in five days rocks a Des Moines area mine. Frank Tokesse an Italian miner, was crushed by a hanging slate in a room of the Blount Evans mine at Coaldale. He was unmarried with unknown surviving parents.
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Des Moines
Frank Tokesse
Fight for Yeomen Grand Foreman Post Denied Reelectio
Minneapolis on June 8 reports a heated Yeomen conclave where Colorado and Missouri delegations push against reelecting Grand Foreman William Koch of Minneapolis. They argue Koch has held the office too long and that a more literal distribution of supreme council posts is needed after four years of control.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Brothers of American Yeomen
William Koch
Colorado
Missouri
Koch
Supreme . Council
Ford
Fort Dodge delegates arrive for 35th G A R encampment
Rainy June weather tests spirits as arriving delegates and local business leaders anticipate a successful gathering at the thirty fifth annual state encampment of the G A R department in Fort Dodge. Incoming trains bring more attendees despite showers, and townsfolk hope the Weather Man erred in predicting rain.
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Fort Dodge
Shot Down at Trial in St Louis Court Corridor
Fred Mohrie, on trial for murder in the death of Constable Sam Young, was assassinated in the corridor of the four courts by James Kane, an ex deputy constable. The shooting capped a bitter political feud as Mohrie had claimed threats from the rival faction after the Young case.
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St. Louis
Fred Mohrie
James Kane
Mahrie
Sam Young
Mohrile
Young
Proclamation Sets Iowa Flag Day For June Fourteenth
Des Moines announces Governor Carroll issues a proclamation designating Monday June 14 as Flag Day in Iowa. Citizens urged to unfurl flags at public buildings schools churches factories stores and dwellings to honor the occasion. Springfield reports the Decatur Cereal Company plant in Decatur Illinois, billed as the world’s largest corn mill, destroyed by a fire shortly after 1 am, with estimated losses around 650000.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Carroll
Springfield
Decatur
Company of
Gould Case Postponed In Separation Suit
New York June 8 the hearing on the separation suit brought by Katherine Clemmons Gould against her husband Howard Gould was postponed after it was called for trial in the supreme court.
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Gould
Casa
New York
Anit
Katherine Clemmons Gould
Howard Gould
Supreme Court
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