Submarine Sinks and Blessing of Wireless Rescue
Wireless telegraphy aided 410 aboard the Cunarder Slavonia as it wrecked near Flores island. The steamer Prinzess Irene, 180 miles away, rushed to the scene after a CQD call, saving all souls on board. Captain Dunning’s cablegram confirmed passengers landed and transfers to Prinzess Irene and Batavia followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Punta Delgada
Azores
Slovenia
Flores Island
Republic
New York
Dunning
Cunard Line
Liverpool
Slavonia
Prinzess
Rene
Batavia
Cunard
Submarine Kambala Sinks in Black Sea Storm
The Russian submarine Kambala sank during night maneuvers off the Black Sea coast after diverging from its course and colliding with the battleship Rostislav. Twenty crew members perished including Captain Bieli koff, with Lieutenant Aquilonoff surviving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Petersbuug
Kambala
Black Sea
Leutenant
Bielikoff
Rostislav
Aquilonoff
Blekikof
Tuchkoff
Steamer Sinks After Crew Helps Rescue Fifty
In Philadelphia on June 14 the small steamer Shearwater carrying nearly fifty high school alumni and other passengers sank after cargo shifted. The Philadelphia fire boat Ash Bridge rescued all aboard without injuries. two carboys of acid spilled, the engineer fled, and the ship later sank. Separate report from Ashtabula notes the Arundell ran aground on the return voyage. 200 excursionists were rescued with no serious injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Shearwater
Delaware River
Ashbridge
Arch Street
Jersey
Ashtabula
Arundell
Port Stanley
Canada
Ashtabula Harbor
Amboy
Two Iowa Men Die in Well Murder Suspect Held
The bodies of John Gooder of Rock Valley IA and W D Toney of Sioux City were found in a well on the Mc Nally ranch two miles north of Kadoka SD. Michael Malone, employed by the victims, is under arrest on murder suspicions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Kadoka
John Gooder
Rock Valley
W. D. Toney
Sioux City
McNally
Here
Michael Malone
Spain presses Cuba for share of big debt
Havana June 14 A high level report says Spain seeks Cuba payment of a portion of the Spanish national debt. Madrid wants bondholders paid to retain claims tied to French holders while denying any hope of cancellation. Possible congressional action may cancel the Magoon Ayala agreement on Cuban cannon purchases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spain
Cuba
Havana
Paris
United States
Gayton de Ayala
Senor de Ayala
Congress
Five alleged bandits arrested after New York Central train raid
Rochester reporters say five men taken from the west-bound fast mail near Albany named Benjamin Marsh of Albany Harry Brundage and James Maroney of Pleasantville Harvey Ferris of Brooklyn and Harry Edwards of New York. They admitted boarding at Albany and denied ransacking express packages. None over 30. one had 35 dollars another eight and the rest penniless. Several carried keys. none were armed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester
N. Y
New York Central
Benjamin Marsh
Albany
Harry Brundage
James Maroney
Pleasantville
Harvey Ferris
Brooklyn
Harry Edwards
New York
Bombs In Liquor Fight Shatter Leetonia Church
Unknown vandals blew up the First Presbyterian church in Leetonia Ohio with a dynamite bomb placed on a north window. Pastor Rev Joseph M Grimm a figure in the liquor cage trial efforts. It marks a fifth nearby blast in two days, deputies swarm the case and arrests expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leetonia
First Presbyterian
Joseph M. Grimm
Davidson
MME RUIZ LIFE IS BARED IN IDENTIFICATION
St Louis, June 14. Mme Mary Agnes O'Brien Ruiz, death in London by her own hand, identified by local friends as daughter of late Charles O'Brien, a boiler maker. Born near Ninth street and Cass avenue, she had a brother Charlie formerly with the St. Louis fire department and a sister. She attended Everett school and was known as an adventuress. At about 13 she ran away to New Orleans and beat her way back in a box car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Mary Agnes O'Brien Ruiz
London
Charles O’brien
Ninth Street
Cass Avenue
Charlie
New Orleans
Free List Up No Duty Placed On Radium Potash
Washington June 14 The Senate resumed consideration of the tariff free list after Senator Overman denounced the Payne Aldrich bill as a harsh measure. Potash schedule passed and radium placed on the free list. Nelson led a push for duty on sage flour to aid potato industries, while Aldrich and Cummins defended taxing non domestic articles. Amendments on tapioca sago flour for food were adopted to allow free list with a duty if used against starch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Senator Overman
Congress
Bailey
United States
Clark
Wyoming
Aldrich
Nelson
Minnesota
Committee On Finance
Cummins
Robbery at New Ulm Station by Masked Trio
Three masked men robbed the Chicago and Northwestern station in New Ulm. Conductor A. E. Hutchinson and Night Operator W. H. Miller, alone in the station, were beaten with revolvers when they hesitated. The robbers looted the safe and rifled the pockets of the unconscious men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winona
Minn
Chicago & Northwestern Railroad
New Ulm
A. E. Hutchinson
W. H. Miller
Broker Charged With Fraud In Los Angeles
Lionel R. Hare mining broker and former Kongaroch Alaska Mining manager remains jailed in Los Angeles on eight New York investors charges of defrauding them of 50000. Bail set at 50000 under applicable law. Lumber firm R M Smith & Co. declared bankrupt with liabilities of 470588 and assets of 584418 in Parkersburg. Woodmen of the World sovereignty camp allocates 750000 for a headquarters building in Omaha.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Cal
Lionel R. Hare
Kongaroch- Alaska Mining Company
New York
Hare
Parkersburg
W. Va
R. M. Smith & Co
West Virginia
Indiana
Louisiana
Dayton
Detroit
Mich
Camp Woodmen of the World
Omaha
Neb
Earthquake Ravages Southern France Towns
A powerful quake devastated St. Cannat Rognes and surrounding areas in southern France. At least 175 deaths reported with many buildings collapsed or damaged. Rescue efforts mobilized as troops and sappers aid recovery and maintain order amid widespread disruption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
France
St. Cannat
Rognes
Marseilles
Herault
Bouches du Rhone
Lambesc
Puy Ste. Raparade
Denelles
Avignon
Wealthy mine owner missing after steamer voyage
In Muskegon Michigan on June 14, Blais Durbin, a wealthy mine owner from Patton Pennsylvania, was reported missing from the Goodrich line steamer Indiana en route from Chicago to Grand Haven. His coat, hat and purse were found on deck, suggesting either suicide by jumping into Lake Michigan or accidental overboard loss, with no trace located during an immediate search.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muskegon
Mich
Blais, Durbin
Patton
Goodrich Line
Indiana
Chicago
Grand Haven
Durbin
Lake Michigan
Scent Filibuster Plans Stir Edenton Harbor
In Edenton North Carolina on June 14 authorities monitor the steamer Nanti coke after its mysterious transfer at Elizabeth City and report government activity as a possible filibustering expedition is being organized. A revenue cutter is tracing the expedition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edenton
N. C
Elizabeth City
Central Texas Storm Kills Eleven Persons
A central Texas storm on June 14 caused eleven deaths and injuries across Hackell, Lueders, and Merkel. A Kansas City Mexico & Orient passenger train derailed from the Brazos river bridge north of Sweetwater, killing J. E. Stamford and injuring eleven others. Crop and orchard damage ran into thousands, with hail accompanying the destruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Tex
Texas
Kansas City, Mexico & Orient Railway
Brazos River Bridge
Sweetwater
Haskell
Lueders
Hackell
R. S. Middleton
Tom Middleton
Joe Middleton
Willie Middleton
Maggie Bishop
Brooks
Lueders and Merkel
J. E. Stamford
Cromwell
Minnesota Bankers Meet Opens Twentieth Annual Convention
Lake Minnetonka hosts the Minnesota Bankers association as it holds its twentieth annual convention. President Joseph Chapman Jr spoke in the morning along with speakers from Duluth New York Willmar and Chicago. George E Roberts and Col Fred Farnsworth addressed topics on postal savings banks and bankers association issues. Evening events at Big Island park entertain the attendees before officers are elected and the meeting adjourns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Minnetonka
Minn
Tonka Bay
Minnesota Bankers' Association
C. J. Swain
Excelsior
Joseph Chapman, Jr
Northwestern National Bank of Minneapolis
William J. Olcott
Duluth
Lake Superior
William B. Joyce
New York
Frank N. Nye
Thorpe
Willmar
George E. Roberts
Commercial National Bank of Chicago
Postal Savings Banks
Fred ¥. Farnsworth
American Bankers’ Association
Big Island Park
Fred I. Kent
Bankers’ Trust Company of New York
Association
Missing Boston Lawyer Falls Victim at Sea Aboard Berlin
Naples reports on June 14 that Holland Bennett a Boston lawyer traveling with his bride vanished from the North German Lloyd steamer Berlin after leaving Genoa bound for this port. Passengers suspected he went overboard during the Genoa to Naples voyage as his wife stayed with friends in the saloon. In Omaha a federal grand jury indicted J W Woods Fred Torgensen James Gordon Jack Shelton and John Doe for the Union Pacific mail robbery on May 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naples
Genoa
Berlin
Holland Bennett
Boston
Omaha
Neb
Federal Grand Jury
J. W. Woods
Fred Torgensen
James Gordon
Jack Shelton
John Doe
Union Pacific Mail
Corporal Crabtree Fires On Captain Raymond at Fort Des Moines
In Des Moines Fort Des Moines officers report Captain John C. Raymond was shot in his office by Corporal Lisle Crabtree over a disputed leave. First Sergeant James H. Washburn and Corporal Elijah Such were wounded. Crabtree also shot himself. Raymond gravely, but not instantly, injured. Crabtree likely to survive. Three drowned in Creve Coeur lake near St. Louis after rowboat overturn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
John C. Raymond
Second
United States Cavalry
Fort Des Moines
Lisle Crabtree
James H. Washburn
Elijah Such
Raymond
Crabtree
Mercy Hospital
Captain Raymond
Brown
Lake
St.Louis
Creve Coeur Lake, & Resort
St. Louis
OIL INSPECTORS ARE NAMED
Boston mourns Dr. Edward Everett Hale with services at South Congregational and Park Street churches. Clergy from many creeds eulogize the Unitarian leader as flags fly at half mast and burial at Forest Hill cemetery is private.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Mass
South Congregational Church
Edward Everett Hale
Hale
Park Street
Trinitarian Church
Forest Hill Cemetery
Stop Collection Of Tax In Oklahoma City
In the United States court of the eastern district of Oklahoma at McAlester Judge Ralph Campbell granted temporary injunctions restraining county treasurers from collecting the last half of the 1908 taxes assessed against the Missouri Kansas and Texas Gulf Colorado and Santa Fe Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Fort Smith and Western and the Midland Valley Railway companies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Okla
United States Court of the Eastern District of
Swedish Biblical Institute Trustees Elected for Omaha Move
The Swedish Free church conference elected J. A. Hanson and J. C. Olson of Holr edge Neb W. C. Handell of Omaha Neb Ernest Carlson of Boone Ia FP J Princell and K Newquist of Chicago I Nyholm of Minneapolis A A Anderson of Eton Colo and Irving Haleen of Holcomb Neb as trustees. The institute is to be moved from Chicago to Omaha.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Rockford
Swedish Free Church Conference
J. A. Hanson
J. C. Olson
Holrredge
Neb
W. C. Handell
Omaha
Ernest Carlson
Boone, Ia
J. Princell
K. Newquist
Chicago
I. Nyholm
Minneapolis
A. A. Anderson
Eton
Colo
Irving Haleen
Holcomb
Swedish Biblical Institute
Subway Planned Albia A 40000 Viaduct Subway
Miss McLean Is Married in New York on June 14 Lieut da B Gardner of the Eleventh Cavalry United States Army wed Miss Rebekah McLean daughter of Donald McLean former president of the Daughters of the American Revolution in New York A Honduras big storm swept Mobile June 14 brief cables from Cortez say a severe storm struck the Atlantic coast of Honduras causing considerable damage
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States Mint
Philadelphia
The
Numismatic Club
Willam H. Woodin
Thin City
Miss McLean
da B. W. Gardner
Eleventh Cavalry
United States Army
Rebekah McLean
Donald Mclean
Daughters of the American Revolution
Honduras
Mobile
Ala
Cortez
Atlantic
Republic
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Odie
Duns Island
Presbyterian Church
Mme. Ruiz
Provincetown
Michigan
Radium
Progressives
Chicago and Northwestern
Ailegad Act
Minhearolis
Auto Club
Rich
Haskell and
Lucders
Sergeant Washburn
Corporal Such
Las Bullet
All Boston
Albia
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