Sherman Taken Ill in Cleveland with Gallstone Attack
Congressman James S Sherman, Republican vice presidential nominee, was admitted to Lakeside Hospital Cleveland after a bilious attack attributed to gall stones. Doctors advised no immediate operation, expecting a rapid recovery within days. Mrs. Sherman planned to travel to Cleveland. no definitive surgery decision made.
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Sherman
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Myron T. Herrick
My. Sherman
Taek
Allen Amt
Carter
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Tes
Alien
Mr. Sheermann
Barnett Convicted in Colton Estate Securities Case
Wiling Barnett was found guilty Monday afternoon in San Francisco on charges of securities fraud linked to the Colton estate. The jury reported a decision after being out for a short period.
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W. J. Barnett
San Francisco
Wiling Barnett
Wmiberlins Securities
Colton
Heat death toll rises as heat wave grips cities
Chicago reports eleven new deaths amid extreme heat as city losses include Edwin Palmer, 60, nephew of Potter Palmer and longtime Chicago Hotel Co official. Palmer collapsed at the Palmer House while walking in Turkish baths. Weather doctors warn of further danger. cooler air expected midweek. Prostrations reported in Memphis and Louisville with record temperatures and multiple fatalities.
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Dwin Palmer
Potter Palmer
Palmer
Palmer House
Indiana Avenue
Mr. Palmer
Carrie Palmer
Catskill
N. Y
Middle West
Memphis
Tenn
Lettie Jackson
City Hospital
Louisville
Weather Bureau
Louis Friend
Pittsburg
PUTS END TO ROAD SIDE LINE
Boston June 2 Judge Rugg in the supreme court enjoined the New York New Haven Hartford Railroad Company its officers and agents from holding stock in trolley companies named in Attorney General Dana Malone's information. The decree gives until July 1 1908 to dispose of holdings and denies the railroad's motion to show it had already divested except in Worcester Webster and Webster Dudley street railways.
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New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company
New Haven Company
Dana Malone
Rugg
Supreme Court
Worcester & Webster and
Webster & Dudley
Benefits From Land Verdict Restores Lands
Washington reports Assistant Attorney General A B Pugh states the land conspiracy trial cost the government 48360 dollars but will yield future benefits by restoring over 100000 acres of public lands valued at about 1000000 dollars to the government, following the Hyde and Schneider convictions and Gensen Dimond acquittal.
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Washington
Frederick A. Hyde
Joost H. Schneider
John A. Gensen
Henry P. Dimond
A. B. Pugh
Land Department
Widow of Woodhaven Shot by Suitor Then Kills Self
Mrs Mary Cassidy a 34 year old widow was shot dead at her Woodhaven New York home by Victor Henry who then shot himself dying instantly The tragedy is believed to have followed her rejection of his marriage proposal.
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New York
Mary Cassidy
Woodhaven
L. L
Victor Henry
Henry
Fruit dealer kills wife then stabs boarder in New Rochelle
Vin Leonze Attio, a fruit dealer, stabbed his wife in the neck in her apartment in New Rochelle on Tuesday, killing her instantly. He then attacked boarder Felix Guielzi, stabbing him multiple times. Guielzi is reported to be fatally wounded and Attillo fled the scene.
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New Rochelle
N. Y
Vin- Leonze Attio
Felix Guielzi
Guielzi
Attillo
Toledo Ice and Coal Company Pleads Guilty in Rebates Case
The Toledo Ice and Coal Company pleaded guilty on three counts in U S court to receiving rebates from the Ann Arbor Railroad Company. A fine of 1250 dollars was imposed on each count while the other counts were dismissed.
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Toledo Ice and Coal Company
United States
Ann Arbor
Women Stone Meat Stores in Brownsville Demonstration
Six hundred women gathered in Brownsville Brooklyn to oppose rising meat and fowl prices. They marched and stoned several meat shops as part of the protest, signaling organized public action against the price hike.
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New York
Brownsville
Brooklyn
No Action, Says Cartelyou on Bonds
Washington dispatch reports Secretary Cartelyou on June 4 stating no intent to take immediate action regarding the three per cent Spanish war bonds of 1908 1918. The remark signals policy stance amid ongoing bond discussions and market considerations.
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Cartelyou
Washington
Financier William B Leeds Dies After Sudden Illness
William B Leeds former president of the Rock Island railroad dies in Paris at the Ritz hotel after a sudden illness. He leaves an estimated fortune of 35 million dollars. His wife and son Rudolph Leeds are notified, body to be shipped to New York. No funeral plans yet.
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New York
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Rock Island Railroad
Richmond
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William B. Leeds
Richmond Palladium
TEHERAN IN GRIP OF WAR AND PARLIAMENT RAIDS
Teheran reports say troops loyal to the shah stormed and captured the parliament buildings, with the city later bombarded by artillery and corpses filling the square. Earlier clashes saw Cossacks and political club members clash near the parliament and mosque as forces demanded arrests, then firing resumed with reinforcements arriving.
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Teheran
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Georgia Democrats vote down Wat son vice presidential indorsement
At the Georgia Democratic state convention in Atlanta on Tuesday afternoon a resolution to endorse Thomas E Watson for vice president was defeated. Delegates were elected to the national convention and a platform backed prohibition enforcement and railroad regulation in Georgia. The ticket from the primary, headed by Joseph M Brown for governor, was endorsed as the party ticket and proceeds to Denver uninstructed. In Des Moines, a separate item notes Myrick of Palmyra Ia collapsing and dying while giving a burial service charge.
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Atlanta
Thomas E. Watson
Georgia
Joseph M. Brown
Denver
Des Moines, Jr
Myrick
Palmyra
Mitchell Refuses to Run for Illinois Governor
Chicago June 24 John Mitchell former president of the Mine Workers Union of America refused Monday night to run for governor of Illinois on the Democratic ticket This carries with it a refusal to be a candidate for the vice presidency.
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Mitchell
Chicago
John Mitchell
Mine Workers’ Union of America
Ilinois
Only Nine Dead in Riots in Sabine County
Hooston Texas June 21 reports Tuesday from Sabine county show that only nine negroes were killed in the race riots. No further details are available. So far as known here the crisis has passed and the state troops leave the situation well in hand.
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Hooston
Tex
Sabine County
Portuguese Revolt Spreads in Guiana and Timor
June reports from Lisbon describe a serious uprising in Portuguese Guiana with natives rebelling across multiple posts. Timor settlements faced destruction, Europeans were killed or captured, and Portuguese troops sheltered at Bisseau with a French warship arriving for protection. In Padang Sumatra a broader rebellion emerged, with Java telegrams claiming much of the native population revolting under factional priests. Thirty European settlements face threat while only 2,400 Dutch soldiers stand by, with three battles fought.
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Lisbon
Batavia
Java
Grim discovery on New York tracks sparks murder mystery
Fragments of a human body were found along the Desbrosses street trolley line stretching from Williamsburg Bridge to Desbrosses street ferry, suggesting a violent crime across Manhattan. Separate items note the War Department planning a 250000 man reserve force and a Colorado ranch fire causing substantial losses.
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New York
Desbrosses Street
Williamsburg Bridge
Desbrosses Street Ferry
Manhattan
Lightning Kills Two at South Carolina Sunday School Event
During a Sunday school convention at Sandy Spring a bolt of lightning struck a church in Fireenville South Carolina on June 24 instantly killing Mr. and Mrs. Wilton Lenderman. The tragedy occurred as the service progressed with attendees shocked by the sudden inferno and authorities investigating the incident.
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Fireenville
S.C
Sandy Spring
Wilton Lenderman
King and Queen Attend Reid Ward Nuptials at St James Palace
Britain’s King Edward and Queen Alexandra smile approval as Jean Reid, daughter of Ambassador Whitelaw Reid, marries Hon. John Aubert Ward in a full Anglican ceremony at the Chapel Royal. The royal couple join a grand procession to Dorchester House for a reception with diplomats, nobility, and American residents in England.
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Queen Alexandra
Jean Reid
Whitelaw Reid
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St. James’ Palace
John Aubert Ward
Earl of Didley
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Darehester House
Ambassador Reid
Alexandra
Buckingham Palace
Royal Gallery
Princess of Wales
Duke
Duchess of Connaught
Patricia
Heavenly Father
Armory Room
Prince and Princess of Wales
Duke and Duchess of
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Flames Ravage Canadian Town in Quebec
A midday fire in Three Rivers Quebec destroyed a stable and swept the lower town including the business district before firemen arriving by special trains from Montreal Sherbrooke and Grand Mere halted the blaze.
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Montreal
Quebec
Sherbrooke
Grand Mere
Bolt Tragedy Sparks $100,000 Oil Tank Fire
Washington Pa June 24 A fierce electrical storm struck Meadowland near Washington causing three West Penn Oil tanks to ignite. Lightning hurled burning oil into the air and a spreading blaze destroyed property valued at $100,000.
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Washington
West Penn Oil Company
Meadowland
Hull Wins Tight Recount in Des Moines Primary
A. T. Wall leads Judge Prouty after a recount in Des Moines with Hull gaining 56 votes in the Third precinct of the Second ward. Hull's district majority stands at 50, and Prouty supporters concede victory is likely.
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Prouty
Des Moines
A. T. Wall
Judge Prouty
Tries to kill girl and self in St Louis highway attack
June 24 in St Louis Adam Daniels an ironworker attacked Amelia Weinburg with a razor on South Broad street after she refused to accompany him to a resort. He cut her throat then slashed his own throat and both were taken to City Hospital. Daniels likely to die.
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Self
St. Louis
Adam Daniels
Amelia
Weinburg
South Broadway
Salgon
City Hospital
Daniels
Busy Man's Corner highlights and brief notices
News notes include the death of Prof Rimaly Korsakoff aged 64 and updates on appointments at Johns Hopkins Yale University Michigan and Stanford. Other items mention a French president’s daughter betrothal a British admiral’s Pacific war forecast commemoration plans in Minnesota and regulatory actions on rail service in the District of Columbia and US fishery law investigations on the border.
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Adolph Meyer
New York
Phipp
Johns Hopkins University
Theodora Roosevelt, Jr
United States
Frederick 8. Jones
University of Michigan
Wright
Yale College
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Ison
Congress
Colunthia
David Stary Jordan
Stanford University
International Commission
Taft Spotlight At Yale Commencement Night
Secretary of War and Republican presidential nominee Taft highlighted Yale University events during commencement week. He presented a memorial flagstaff honoring Lieut. Augustus Canfield Ledyard, who died in action in Negros, amid an enthusiastic reception.
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Conn
William EL. Patt
United States
Yale University
Augustus Canfield Ledyard
Island of
Negros
Edwin Sherman
Taft
Lieut. Ledyard
Markets mixed as grains stumble amid bearish crop news
Chicago and New York market notes show weak wheat and dull corn as July and September futures drift, with dark rye and creamery butter prices listed. Trading features export bag costs, patent varieties, and varied dairy and potato quotes from Chicago and New York.
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Minnesota
New York
Live Stock Prices Across Markets June 23
Chicago cattle prices show ranges from prime steers at 7.00 to plain steer categories near 0.00, yearlings around 7.50 to 7.75, and feeders 2.50 to 4.00. Canners fetch 1.75 to 8.25, bulls 4.00 to 5.50, hogs with mixed quotes, and hog feeders around 6.40. Omaha market reports steady to higher, native steers around 5.00 to 8.00, heifers and stockers up to 6.00, lambs 5.50 to 6.60, wethers 4.40 to 4.83, ewes 4.00, many weights noted.
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Neb
Dune
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