Junkin to hang for 1909 Ottumwa murder at Fort Madison
Des Moines June 11 The Iowa supreme court affirms the death sentence for John Junkin in the murder of Clara Rosen of Ottumwa on February 5 1909. Junkin faces execution at Fort Madison July 29 unless the high court grants reconsideration. Jury found him guilty after a brutal crime including assault and mutilation.
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Des Moines
Supreme Court of Laws
John Junkin
Clara Rosen
Ottumwa
Junkin
Fort Madison
Miss Rosen
Appanoose
M. A. Roberts
Roberts
Supreme Court
Fire Routs Many Guests At Brinsmaid Building
A fire on the third floor of the Brinsmaid building in Des Moines gutted the structure and threatened the Elliott hotel and the Work Clothing company building. The blaze caused water and smoke damage totaling about 75000 dollars. Guests at the Elliott hotel were safely evacuated with no injuries. Ownership details note Brinsmaid and Wolk buildings owned by C H Perkins and the hotel by the State Insurance Company. all insured.
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Des Moines
Brinsmaid & Co
Elliott Hotel
Work Clothing Company
Brinsmaid
Elliott
Brinsmaud
Hilcott
Wolk
C. H. Perkins
State Insurance Company
Mrs Mary Knapp Dies in Washington Home
Mrs Mary H Knapp wife of Dr Seaman A Knapp of the bureau of plant industry department of agriculture died at the family home after peritonitis. Short services were held at the residence and the body will be sent to Ames for interment in the Iowa Agricultural College cemetery where Dr Knapp formerly served as professor and president twenty five years ago.
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Mary Knapp
Washington
DE. C
Mary H. Knapp
Seaman A. Knapp
Bureau of Plant Industry Department of Agriculture
Ames
College
Iowa Agricultural College
Knapp
Williamson Circle Loses Its Charter Des Moines
In Des Moines on June 11 the Ladies of the G A R of Iowa voided the charter of General Williamson circle after a morning of debate. Members were barred from the meeting and stood on the front steps of Plymouth Congregational church awaiting the ruling as the convention met indoors.
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Williamson Circle
Des Moines
Iowa
Cummins Proviso Likely to Stay in Rail Bill
Washington June 13 Senator Cummins amendment to the railroad bill would keep the burden on railroads to prove rate increases since January 1 are justifiable. The proposal appears likely to remain in the bill.
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Cummins
Washington, D. C
Smith Receives Ovation in House Return
Rep Walter I. Smith returned to the House in Washington D C and was given an ovation by regular members as he entered the chamber. Many lawmakers crowded the rostrum to shake his hand after the welcome.
May confess all in Lorimer bribery probe with fish bill notes
State's Attorney Burke to take a week vacation before resuming work on the legislative bribery scandal. Three witnesses grilled by Sangamon county grand jury on the fish bill fund. Rep Lawrence of Polo, Ogle county, asked to explain his Lorimer vote amid possible new confession. A letter hints at further admissions. Browne bribery case to start Monday in Chicago with a shifting lineup of witnesses.
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Springfield
Burke
Sangamon County
Johnson Lawrence
Polo
Ogle County
Lorimer
Otto Schweer
Beardstown Fish Company
John Workman
Meredosia
Dan Yeck
Meredesta
Workman
Yeck
Schweer
Frank T. Traut
Schneer
Charles Cole
Beardstown
Rushville
Cass County
D. W. Holstlaw
Inka
Cass
Walter Manney
Mona Sterling
L. B. Stringer
United States
W. N. Checkley
Mattoon
Checkley
Cook County
First Browne
Chicago
Lee O'Neil Browne
Tornado Strikes Across Arkansas Mississippi Tennessee
Memphis reports severe storms cause crop damage and disrupted rail and wire service across Arkansas, northern Mississippi, and western Tennessee. At Fort Smith heavy rainfall floods streets. Pine Bluff cotton losses estimated at one million dollars. at least one life reported.
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Memphis
Tenn
Arkansas
Mississippi
Tennessee
Fort Smith
Pine Bluff
Canada seeks early trade treaty with United States
Washington reports Canada has informed the secretary of state of its desire to begin negotiations soon. Formal action may be delayed until autumn due to expected absences of Finance Minister Fielding and Customs Minister Patterson.
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Washington
Canada
United States
Fielding
Patterson
Paint Kills Prize Cows in Scenery Hill Pasture
Washington June 11 three registered Jersey cows owned by Scenery Hill farmers died after a can of paint was dumped into their pasture. The cows ate the paint and then ran about trying to gore one another as the inked pasture littered with paint fumes caused severe distress.
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Washington, Pa
Jersey
Scenery Hill
Last of President's measures to pass House in session
Washington reports the postal savings bank bill cleared the House by 195 to 101 with unanimous Republican support. The House also defeated the Democratic substitute 196 to 118. Senator Borah signaled possible Senate approval of the House bill, avoiding conference. The bill creates a postal savings board, reserves, and withdrawal rules with deposits allowed in $1 multiples and 2 percent interest.
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Senator Borah
Taft
Senate
Washington
Postal Savings Bank
House
Borah
Secretary of the Treasury
Attorney General
Nurserymen Elect Officers and Pick St Louis for Next Meet
The American Association of Nurserymen finished its 35th annual convention in Denver selecting W. P. Stark of Louisiana Missouri as president and naming St Louis as the site for the next gathering. Four earthquakes were recorded at Santa Clara college lasting about three minutes.
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Denver
Col
American Association of Nurserymen
St Louis
W. P. Stark
Louisiana
California
Santa Clara
Cal
Santa Clara College
Western Union Indicted for Bucket Shop Violations
Washington June 11 a federal grand jury indicted Western Union Telegraph company on 42 counts for violating the bucket shop law of March 1 1905 by using a telegraph wire and ticket to aid a bucket shop in the District of Columbia. An additional indictment named several individuals from Baltimore Philadelphia New York and the local area for conducting the bucket shop.
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Washington
Federal Grand Jury
Western Union Telegraph Company
Western Union
District of Columbia
William B. Price
Virgil P. Randolph
Henry M. Randolph
Charles T. Moorehead
Edward Weldon
James A. Anderson
Baltimore
Thomas H. Campbell
Philadelphia
Joseph F. Callns
New York
Edward Everett Taylor
John P. Allberger
City
Five Slain by Automobiles in Chicago Toll
Chicago reports five killed and two seriously injured in twenty four hours as autos claim lives. A honeymoon crash near Waukesha seriously injures Dr. Sidney McCallin and his bride, plus Miss Lotta Foster. Chicago victims include Mrs Ella Bell John Connolly Frank Hill Joseph Rogers and Willard Reuger. Injured include Mathew Brazil and James Pack.
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Chicago
Sidney McCallin
Wakesha
Lotta Foster
Waukesha
Ella Bell
John Connolly
Frank Hill
Joseph Rogers
Willard Reuger
Mathew Brazil
James Pack
Scalding Water Blaze Kills Woman at Home
New York June 11. The shock of scalding dish water on Mrs. Amelia Brain s bare arm caused her death. Her husband found her on the floor with an arm blistered to the elbow. A hospital surgeon attributed death to heart failure triggered by the sudden pain of the burns.
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New York
Amelia Brain
Burns Off His Mustache in Saloon Fire
George Benkes a Pittsburg hotel proprietor sprayed gasoline near his saloon and lit a match causing a rapid blaze. He lost his mustache and eyelashes in the flare. Guests woke but returned to bed after no danger was found. A separate dispatch from Mexico City notes federal troops routing Indian insurgents near Valladolid.
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Pittsburg
George Benkes
Benkes
Mexico City
el Imparejas
Valladolid
Ignacio Bravo
Indiana
Roosevelt's Return Home After Global Journey
Former President Theodore Roosevelt sails aboard the Kaiserin Auguste Victoria in June after a year touring two continents. He lands in New York, greeted by bands and crowds, ending a remarkable private citizen voyage that included Africa exploration, royal receptions, and speeches across Europe.
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Southampton
Theodore Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Kermit
Ethel
Nicholas Longworth
New York
Europe
Naples
England
Edward Grey
Howard Grey
Arthur H. Lee
Washington
Goodby
Roosevelts
Iner
Smithsonian African Scientific
United States
Hamburg
Messina
Victor Emmanuel
Italy
Mombasa
Mr. Roosevelt
Khartum
Mrs. Roosevelt
Ufe
Cairo
Vatican
Paris
Sorbonne
Christiania
Berlin
William
Great Britain
Edward
London
Guildhall
Egypt
Former Official Faces Charges in Cripple Creek
Clarence B. Hager former secretary of the state board of charities and corrections is charged by information in district court with soliciting a bribe. A prior complaint accusing him of taking money from a convict for a pardon was dismissed.
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Cripple Creek
Col
Clarence
Hager
State Board of Charities and Corrections
Wrecked Steamer Floated Impeding Upper Lake Navigation
Wrecked steamer John B. Ketchum II floated at Sault Ste. Marie Michigan, June 11, after sinking in a Neebish channel and seriously hindering upper lake navigation for weeks. Tugboats and divers worked to lift and tow the vessel, restoring safer passage for ships entering and exiting the lakes. Authorities planned further salvage operations to clear the channel and reopen the route promptly.
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Sault Ste. Marie
Mich
John B. Ketchum II
Daring outlaw robs sleeper near Robsart New Mexico
El Paso and Southwestern train No 2 is held up just before midnight near Robsart New Mexico. The bandit forces passengers to empty pockets into a private car heap and escapes with several thousand dollars in valuables. Four shots are fired as he departs. posses pursue toward the mountains. Passengers are cared for by the railroad.
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el Paso
Tex
el Paso & Southwestern Railroad
Corrizozo
G. F. Hawks
Hawks
Court Hits Rail Clique Over Rail Sale Clamp
New York June 11 Minor stockholders of Kanawha & Michigan rail road won a point in the supreme court. Judge Giegerich denied the bid to vacate subpoenas for road officials. Subpoenas sought records of alleged correspondence with J P Morgan Co and other financiers about the sale to Chesapeake & Ohio and others. Samuel Untermeyer sought the records to aid a pending Ohio restraining suit alleging a traffic monopoly.
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New York
Kanawaha & Michigan Railroad
Chesapeake & Ohio
Supreme Court
Giegerich
J. P. Morgan & Co
Samuel Untermeyer
Ohio
American Woman Slain in Italian Lake Trunk Found With Body
Fishermen near Maltrasio, Italy, discovered a submerged trunk containing a woman's body believed to be an American. Wounds to the head suggested murder. The trunk bore initials LL, and letters in English along with a photo of a young woman. A couple at a nearby villa had vanished days earlier. the woman spoke English.
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Como
Italy
Maltrasio
Escape the Dividend Tax in Municipal Corporations
Washington June 11 Municipal corporations owned by municipalities with no shares sold are not subject to the 1 percent net income tax under the tariff law, according to Internal Revenue Commissioner Cabell. The ruling answers a question from Atlanta Collector H A Rucker.
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Washington
Cabell
Internal Revenue Bureau
H. A. Rucker
Atlanta
Fire destroys Hahn's Peak buildings except courthouse
A major blaze yesterday leveled every structure in Hahn's Peak Col except the courthouse. The town normally numbers under 100 residents but had visitors for court sessions, temporarily swelling the population.
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Hahn's Peak
Col
Russia Bars Oscar Hammerstein From Visiting Russia
St Petersburg on June 11 reports permission denied to Oscar Hammerstein New York theatrical manager to travel to Russia. He planned to come to St Petersburg to obtain Russian dances and other cultural materials for his productions.
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Russia
Oscar Hammerstein
St. Petersburg
New York
Mr. Hammerstein
Rusaiau Daxcera
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