Mrs Gould's Suit for Divorce Attacked by Testimony
New York June 18 Mrs Howard Gould's divorce and 250000 alimony suit faced sharp testimony as witnesses for the defense challenged her credibility. Bellboy James Clark testified Mrs Gould and actor Dustin Farnum were alone in her hotel suite in Lynchburg in November 1906, and Farnum moved rooms above to be near her. Edward Spechtold recounted Mrs Gould's intoxication aboard the yacht Niagara in December 1905 and claimed she swore on several occasions, while carpenter Charles Dodge testified to a single instance of possible intoxication in 1902.
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New York
Howard Gould
Mrs. Gould
Kingston
Hat firms sued for 244000 in Danbury area
Suits filed in Danbury by Amalgamated Hat Manufacturers Inc of New York against 14 hat makers in Danbury Bethel and New Milford seeking damages or 26000 from each total 244000 for alleged violations of the terms of agreements and bonds tied to the hatting industry consolidation nationwide.
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Danbury, Conn
Amalgamated Hat Manufacturers (Inc.) of
New York
Danbury
Bethel
New Milford
Roosevelt Assails Power of Trusts
Ex President Roosevelt writes in Outlook on June 18 arguing that tyranny harms whether by one, many, state, or private corporation. He warns against mob rule and oligarchies under the banners of liberty or order and urges courage in facing industrial and social problems without repeating past despotisms.
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New York
Roosevelt
Washington
Lincoln
Signature Genuine in Cleveland Forgery Trial
New York June 18 Charles M Lincoln New York Times Sunday editor testified in the grand larceny case against Broughton Brandenburg over a forged Grover Cleveland letter. Frances Folsom Cleveland had testified the signature on the article was a forgery. Lincoln said he sent reporters to executor F Hastings to verify authenticity. Hastings' letter supported the article as genuine.
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New York
Charles M. Lincoln
New York Times
Broughton Brandenburg
Grover Cleveland
Frances Folsom Cleveland
Jacobi
Lincoln
F. S. Hastings
Mr. Cleveland
Hastings
Ybarra
Cleveland
Fight Mimic Teutonfleet
London reports the British fleet mobilization nearly complete for annual maneuvers with about 80 ships en route to stations. The secret scheme mirrors last year’s plan, which failed due to fog, with red German forces to block white North Sea fleet on Scotland’s east coast and force action before blue fleet arrivals on the west coast.
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London
Scotland
Secret meat probe sessions in East St. Louis
An official investigation into charges against the government meat inspection at the National Stockyards continued behind closed doors. The board led by Dr. A D Melvin announced the inquiry as J F P Harms withdrew after learning hearings would be secret.
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East St. Louis
Secretary of Agriculture
Wilson
A. D. Melvin
Bureau of Animal Industry
J. F P. Harms
Wrights Get Tokens From City State and Nation
Dayton honors Wilbur and Orville Wright with city Ohio and United States medals. Gov. Harmon and Mayor Burkhart present tokens as Gen. Allen delivers speech praising the brothers. The event caps two days of carnival as the Wrights stay in their workshop nearby. Mother Jones meets President Taft to seek clemency for Silva.
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Allen
Dayton
Sam
Ohio
Wilbur
Orville Wright
United States
Commonwealth
Wright Brothers
Judson Harmon
Congress
Allen Speaks
James Allen
Dickinson
Gen
Fort Meyer
Wrights
Washington
Burkhart
Daring Rescues by Firemen in Cincinnati Tenement Fire
June 18 dispatch reports a five story fire in Cincinnati where 100 occupants were rescued by bold firefighter acts including jumps from the third floor to a neighboring roof. No one was seriously hurt. Also from New York a June 18 court filing notes George OC White William Kilgannon and Elizabeth Kilgannon pleading guilty to smuggling in the U S Circuit Court.
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Cincinnati
New York
George OC
White
William Kilgannon
Atter
Elizabeth Kilgannon
United States
Hrcuit Court
Hem
Tax and tariff measures discussed in Senate caucus
Senate action on income tax and tariff proposals moves quickly with Aldrich seeking postponement until tariff schedules are ready. Democrats hold a Taft program caucus while Republicans debate coal duties and post cards, print paper, and wood pulp provisions amid party tensions and proposed amendments.
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Washington
Senate
Aldrich
Taft
Repubican
Finance Committee
Bristow
Smoot Ag
Utah
Heveridge
Brown
Burkett
Burton
Clapp
Crawford
Cumming
Curtis
la Follette
Smoot
Bacon
Mr. la Follette
Mr. Bristow
Russian torpedo boat fires on British steamer near Pitkipas bay
In St. Petersburg diplomats investigate a Russian torpedo boat attack on the British steamer Northburg off the Finnish coast near Pitkipas bay where Emperor Nicholas and Emperor William had met. One crewman wounded as torpedo pierced a steam pipe and Russian boats patrol the area.
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St. Petersburg
Russia
Pitkipas Bay
Nicholas
Emperor William
Northburg
Robertson
Wirelahtl
Bjerke
Emperor Nicholas
Rich youth to workhouse in Minneapolis speed case
Ralph Shull wealthy young lumberman and secretary of J W Shull Lumber Company was sentenced to five days in the workhouse for speeding with his automobile. He accepted the punishment saying a fine would be unfair for a man who owns a car and that the workhouse would be a corrective deterrent.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Ralph Shull
J. W. Shull Lumber Company
Smith
Shull
Not to Meet Abruzzi: Elkins Daughter to Avoid Heat
Washington reports Senator Elkins dismisses rumors that his daughter Miss Katherine will meet the Duke of Abruzzi in Europe. He cites her heart condition worsened by heat and says she will travel to cooler European regions with her mother when hot weather arrives. They may stop briefly in West Virginia before the journey. the Duke remains abroad.
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Washington
Elkins
Katherine
Europe
West Virginia
Fire destroys auditorium at Ohio Grand Army encampment
A fire in Newark Ohio is believed caused by a discarded cigarette burning the auditorium of the Monumental building where the Ohio Grand Army veterans were holding their annual encampment. The blaze caused about $20000 in damage to the hall.
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Ohio
Newark
Ohio Grand Army Veterans
Penn College Commencement Banquet at Oskaloosa
Commencement day at Penn College in Oskaloosa featured 13 graduates receiving diplomas. Rev RB A McBride delivered the oration on The Point of Power as the sustaining fund reached 12 000 dollars with 10 000 more pledged for a girl’s dormitory project estimated at 35 000 dollars. The day closed with the annual banquet in the new gymnasium served by the ladies auxiliary.
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Oskaloosa
Penn’ College
J. Worth Allen
Ralph Petty
Zendt
Christian Church
RB. B. A. McBride
Elks Close With Parade at Dubuque Convention
The third annual Iowa State Association B P O E convention in Dubuque ended with a social session at Germany hall. The parade was the largest in city history. Officers elected without opposition: Maxwell president Sullivan first VP Kerwin second VP Whitemore third VP Frailety secretary Henighbaum treasurer Boyle trustees Mears Stoghill and Baker named for roles.
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Dubuque
Iowa State Association
B._P
Germany Hall
Lloyd R. Maxwell
Jerry B. Sullivan
Des Moines
Will P. Kerwin
Oelwein
George B. Whitemore
Sioux City
J. B. Frailety
Fort Madison
AL Henighbaum
Davenport
L. Boyle
Clinton
Sherman P. Mears
Waterloo
Claude A. Baker
Centerville
Thomas’ Stoghill
Ottumya
Des Moines Man Elected at Labor Bureaux Convention
Rochester, N C June 18 National labor commissioners closed their convention electing officers led by President Charles P Neill United States commissioner of labor Washington First vice president Charles F Gettemy director of the bureau of statistics Boston Second vice president Edward W Van Duyn commissioner of labor Des Moines Iowa Secretary treasurer Ww OL Johnson commissioner of labor Topeka Kan The next convention will be held in Hendersonville N C The association was renamed International Association of Bureaux of Labor
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Rochester
N. C
National Labor Commissioners
Charles P. ‘Neill
United States
Labor
Washington
Charles F. Gettemy
Bureau of Statistics
Boston
Edward W. van Duyn
Des Moines
Iowa
Ww. OL
Johnson
Topeka
Kane- AB
Hendersonville
International “Association’ ‘of
Bureaux of Labor
Ex Kansas Senator Robert Findley Dies at 62
Robert Findley a former Kansas state senator and prominent businessman was found dead at his Wichita home. Authorities say paralysis and heart disease caused his death while he unhitching his horse in the barn. The 62 year old was widely known in the local business community and politics.
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Kansas
Wichita
Kan
Robert Findley
Hig
Findley
General Dodge Very Ill in Final Illness Battle
Council Bluffs June 18 General Grenville M Dodge famed for Civil War feats fights for life against a illness that endangers his days as doctors work to save him in a decisive struggle.
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Dodge
Council ‘Bluffs
Grenville M. Dodgs
Pardon Recommended for Murderer James B. Gentry
The state board of pardons recommends a pardon for James B. Gentry the actor serving a life sentence for the murder of actress Madge Yorke in Harrisburg on June 18.
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Harrisburg
State Board of Pardons
James B. Gentry
Madge Yorke
Train Robbers To Stand Trials In Separate Hearings
Four men including D. W. Woods Fred Gorgenson James Gordon and Jack Shelton appeared before Judge Munger in U S district court in Omaha Nebraska on indictments tied to the Union Pacific Lane Cut-off train robbery on May 2 The defendants entered not guilty pleas Des Moines Auto Tour features four young women starting a 4000 mile drive from Des Moines to Seattle in an automobile Rephiges
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Omaha
Neh
D. W. Woods
Fred Gorgenson
James Gordon
Jack Shelton
Munger
United States District Court
Union Pacific
Lane Cut-off
Des Moines
New York
Seattle
Rephiges
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Farnum’s
Bell Boy
Stand
SUE Hat Firms
Amalgamated
Teutonfleet
Jones
Pennsylvania
T. W. Powderly
Department of Commerce and Labor
Silva
Leavenworth
House
Senator Brown
Nebraska
Czar
Kaiser
Penn
Dr. McBride
ELKS
Edward van Duyn
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