Raymond Hardy Murder Case Deepens in Iowa Neighboring Suspicion
Marshalltown Iowa residents hear conflicting statements from Raymond Hardy as sheriffs and County Attorney Egermayer press him on the killings of his father mother and brother near Van Cleve. Investigators find the saddled horse tale inconsistent and note Hardy’s lack of funds for his wedding to Mabel Starnes. Neighbors lean toward innocence as officials allow him to attend the family funeral.
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Marshalltown
Ija
Egermayer
Raymond Hardy
Earl
van Cleve
Young Hardy
Raymond
Hardy
Mabel Starnes
Weather bulletin says heavy rain needed for crops in June
Des Moines reports a cool dry week ending June 4 with 9 degrees below normal. Rainfall was light and mainly useless for crops except to slow surface drying. Corn stands vary 65 to 75 percent of average due to seed quality cold weather and pests. oats and small grains progress well. fruit and hay outlook poor. Dubuque man Albert Trieb dies in Chicago after being struck atop a freight train.
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Des Moines
George 3. Chappel
Weather Bureau
Formaldehyde Death At Atlantic Drug Store
Four minutes after the customer was served formaldehyde instead of Hunyadi water in Moore drug store Atlantic Iowa death occurred. Hugh Searls a local drug clerk faces investigation as the incident is linked to Ian Omeda wholesale house. Mor ton of Council Bluffs was a cigar salesman for the firm.
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Atlantic
H. H. Morton
Council Bluffs
Ian Omeda
Moore
Iwhen
Hugh Searls
Lorimer Attacked in Voters League Case at Supreme Grand Jury
Springfield prosecutor searches for bank cashier to resolve contradictions in witness testimony on Lorimer seat dispute. Burke subpoenas First National Bank of Beardstown cashier T. L. Condit after Traut and Schweer testimony conflict on a $3500 fund used in lobbying against the measure. Schweer, Gridley, and Condit testify on money delivery and accounting claims.
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Washington
Lorimer
Senate
Cullom
Clifford W. Barnes
Legislative Voters’ League
Chicago
Committee On Privileges and Elections
Springfield
Burke
Beardstown
T. L. Condit
First National Bank of
Condit
Traut
Schweer
Gridley
F. J. Schweer
St. Nicholas Hotel
Schneer
Charles A. Gridley
Virginia
On Way Up Mount W Kinley Expeditions Reach Chulitna
From Seward Alaska June 8 word reaches that Parker Brown Mount McKinley expedition arrived at Chulitna river a Susitna tributary on May 30 The New York Herald Portland Oregonian party reached Chulitna May 20 Both teams are tracing the route Doctor Cook is said to have taken Snow is deep and season is late delaying progress
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Seward
Alaska
Parker. Brown Mount McKinley
Chuluna River
Susitna
New York Herald-Portland Oregonian
Chulftna
Doctor Cook
Aviator Fatally Injured In Airship Test at Dunkirk
In Dunkirk on June 8 Edouard Six died after his aircraft fell from 80 feet during a test for an aviation diploma with the Aero Club. Both arms and his nose were broken and he suffered internal injuries.
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Dunkirk
France
Edouard Six
The
Aero Club
Korean plot to oust Japs sparks regional tension
Reports from Vladivostok indicate a June uprising plan by Koreans in the north opposing Japanese annexation. The movement targets Japanese authorities and seeks to deter further colonization amid wartime strains.
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Vladivostok
Russia
North Korea
Korea
Japan
Prince Sends Police $200 From Europe
Prince Tsal Tao, now in Europe, has mailed a $200 check to the New York police. The letter expressing thanks for courtesies shown during his recent city visit accompanied the donation.
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Prince
New York
Prince Tsal ‘Tao
Europe
Taft Proposes Immediate Effect for Rail Rate Change
President Taft asks Congress to modify the railroad bill so rate suspensions take effect upon passage rather than after 60 days. Prominent railroad chiefs meet with Taft at the White House to ratify an agreement to withdraw increases until the new law is signed, with ratification planned by leaders of eastern and central trunk lines.
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Washington
Taft
Congress
Interstate Commerce Commission
White House
M. Felton
Chicago Great Western Railroad
E. A. Delano
Wabash
W.c. Brown
New York Central Lines
James McCrea
Pennsylvania
Wickersham
Western Trunk Line Association
Man Walks Home With Broken Neck After Street Car Fall
Elmer Grove twenty five walked home supported by two companions after falling from a street car. Doctors said his spinal column was broken near the base of the skull but he might live. An operation to remove broken bone was planned.
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Pittsburg
Elmer Grove
Harriman Proposed as Name Change for Turner Village
A petition from Middletown petitions the post office department to rename Turner village Harriman in honor of the late EH Harriman. The move cites tradition and local esteem as reasons for the proposed change.
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Harriman
Middletown
Post Ofice Department
Turner
Eh, H. Harriman
Jap Election Arrests Hit Osaka in Election Probe
June 8 Osaka reports say about 200 arrests followed from an investigation into the last election for members of the municipal board. Police described the actions as part of a wide probe.
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Osaka
Japan
King's Pallbearers Get Medals in Windsor Ceremony
King George decorates the sailor who carried his father’s body through Windsor with Royal Victorian Order medals. Each man receives a medal for service in the solemn procession.
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King's
London
King George
Windsor
American heiress weds British noble in London wedding
Margaretta Drexel, heir to a $30 million fortune, married Viscount Maidstone at St. Margaret's Westminster. The ceremony, conducted by the London bishop, drew elite social guests from England and America, with King Edward VII a noted absent due to his death. The couple will honeymoon across the continent aboard a gift automobile.
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London
Margaretta Drexel
Anthony J. Drexel
Maidstone
England
Edward VII
Miss Drexel
Philadelphia
Anthony J. Drexel, Jr
Marjorie Gould
Reforms Bring New York Water Revenue Rise
New York reports that reforms in the water department since January raised revenue by 1,280,000 in the first five months. Mayor Gaynor praises honesty and fidelity in public service while acknowledging the increase is not accidental and urges citizens to note the department's results.
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New York
New York Water Department
Gaynor
Pin method voids will of Warren B Field million
Surrogate Ketcham in Brooklyn refused probate of Warren B Field a millionaire and psychical research student noting a will assembled with a pin invalidates the document. Field died last March leaving nearly 1 million dollars to a trust for the American Society for Psychical Research and 300 dollar annuity to a sister as sole survivor relative. American Institute of Banking meets in Chattanooga with Mayor Thompson welcoming attendees and plans including Lookout Mountain trip and Chapman prize contest.
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New York
Ketcham
Brooklyn
Warren B. Field
Field
American Society For Psychical Research
Slater
American Institute of Banking
Chattanooga
Tenn
Thompson
N. D. Alling
New York City
Burns
Missionary Ridge
Country Club
Lookout Mountain
Quake devastates Avellino. thousands flee in panic
Avellino and province suffer severe earthquake with estimated 35 to 59 dead and many injured. Calitri reports 20 killed. San Sossio and Castelbaronia also hit. Tremors drive 20,000 residents to flee as troops and relief squads mobilize. king and queen head toward Napoli as fears of further shocks grow.
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Avellino
Italy
Calitri
San Sossio
Chianche
Castelbaronia
Calabritto
St. Andrew's
Browne Seized and Hauled into Court
Chicago June 8 Lee ONeil Browne accused of bribery in the Lorimer election scandal faced a heated clash between circuit and criminal courts. He was seized at his attorney Olbridge Haneey's office, placed under arrest on a capias, arraigned before Judge McSurely, bond forfeited, then released on recognizance as legal maneuvers and arrests continued through the day.
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Chicago
Lee O'Neil Browne
Lorimer
Olbridge Haneey
Caplas
McSurely
Ottawa
Scanlan
Browne
Haneey
Wayman
Steinert
Hebel
Hancey
Nurserymen Open 35th National Convention in Denver
The Brown Palace hosts nursery men from across the country as the thirty-fifth annual convention begins in Denver. Col J S Irby welcomes guests, with remarks by Capt C L Watrous and president F H Stannard. Sessions feature papers from Mssrs Morey Howard Marshall Whiting Willis Wolff Kirkpatrick and Reed. Wives and daughters enjoy an auto tour, theater party planned, and a special Moffat-route train excursion to Corona scheduled for Friday.
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Denver
Col
Brown Palace
National Association
J. S. Irby
C. L., Watrous
Des Moines
F. H. Stannard
Ottawa
Kan
J. B. Morey
Dansville
N. Y
W. L. Howard
Missouri State Board of Agriculture
H. W. Marshall
Arlington
Neb
G. H. Whiting
Yankton
A. Willis
H. G. Wolff
EB. W
Kirkpatrick
McKinney
Tex
Reeding
Fresno
Cal
Moffat
Corona
Yukon Navigation Is Open Across Yukon River
The ice on Lake Labarge has broken up unlocking navigation the full length of the Yukon river. Travelers have taken river accommodations at Skagway and White Horse, easing congestion as crowds head to newly opened gold fields in western Alaska.
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Skagway and
White Horse
Willi
Seattle
Wash
Skagway
Lake Labarge
Yukon River
Yukon
Alaska
Betrothal rumor tops Washington social notes
Washington reports a betrothal between Baron HardenroecK of the German embassy and Miss Dorothy Williams daughter of Colonel and Mrs. Williams and mother of Mrs. Joseph Leiter of South Dakota Bankers Meet in Yankton South Dakota. The Bankers association gathers with receptions and a program including talks by Stratton Soper McLane Gurney and Orvis across the three day session.
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Washington
Baron Hardencroeck
Dorothy Williams
Williams
Joseph Leiter
South Dakota Bankers Meet
Yankton
S. D
South Dakota Bankers’ Association
Drew
Opera House
White
Frank
Strat
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Chappel
Dubuque
Albert Trieb
Erie Street
Voters’ League
Sangamon
Mount W’kinley
Cook
Transportation Chiefs
Man Falla
Viscount Maidstone
Water Department
Psychical Society
Ee Tate
Testator
Will
New Messina
Messina
Reggio
Halley
Naples
Campania
Valata
King of
American Association
Colorado City
Leiter
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