Allison Leads Cummins In Close Iowa GOP Nomination
Des Moines June 3 Returns from over 400 precincts show Senator Allison defeating Governor Cummins for the Republican senatorial nomination. Both sides claim about 10,000 majority as returns are incomplete, and an official count may be needed. Allison may also hint at a governor race victory, with Prouty leading Hull in the Seventh district.
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Des Moines
Allison
Cummins
Carroll
Garst
Prouty
Hull
Political sensation as McNichol charged with criminal libel
Philadelphia on June 3 reported a warrant issued for State Senator James P. McNichol, Republican leader, on criminal libel charges by Max Kaufmann, mayoral aide. A letter cited by Kaufmann alleges McNichol paid him $19,000 in 1905 for raids on gambling dens to discredit Mayor Reyburn’s administration. Kaufmann calls the claim false.
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Philadelphia
James P. McNichol
Max Kaufmann
Reyburn
Kaufmann
McNichol
John Weaver
Aged Man Found Dead In Chicago Shop Gas Poisoning
Andrew Beyvina aged seventy is believed to have killed himself by turning on the gas in his Halsted Street confectionery store in Chicago. Police say he was once private secretary to Justice John J. Freeman of the New York Supreme Court in 1890. He died June 3.
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Chicago
Andrew Beyvina
Supreme Court
John J. Freeman
New York
Halsted Street
Disproven confession about Mae O Reilly Truelson in Gunness case
June 3. Officials dispute Julius G Truelson claim that Mae O Reilly Truelson, his wife, is dead and buried on Lady Gunness farm. Prosecutor Smith and Sheriff Smutzer plan further barn inspection and cement floor search for possible additional bodies.
Prince David Kalanianaole Dies in San Francisco
Prince David Kalanianaole of Hawaii, brother of DelegateCupid Kalanianaole and nephew of Queen Liliuokalani, died of pneumonia at the Hotel Stewart San Francisco at age forty. He arrived from Honolulu May 22 with Princess Abbie, his wife and daughter of James Campbell. His health worsened, he leaves a widow and three children. body to be sent to Honolulu on the steamer Manchuria departing June 9.
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San Francisco
Prince David Kalanianaole
Hawaii
Prince Cupid” Kalanianaole
Liliuokalani
Stewart
Prince David
Abbie
James Campbell
Honolulu
Manchuria
Death pact ends in double tragedy in Kingston
In Kingston near Wilkes-Barre, Sebastian Gayla, a liquor wholesaler clerk, and Mrs Anna Kares, deserted wife, died in a staged suicidial pact. They dressed in holiday attire with boutonnières, left letters of love, and the man shot the woman before killing himself.
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Wilkesbarre
Sebastian Gayla
Mquor
Anna Kares
Kingston
Disorder Renewed as Dynamite Blows Strike Cars
Chester Pennsylvania June 3 disorder renewed in the Chester Traction strike as dynamite exploded three trolley cars. Two wrecked on Baville avenue in Eddystone and a third at Palmer's corner on the Media division outside the city. No injuries reported. Deputies en route to the scene were attacked by strikers followers who drew revolvers to disperse the mob.
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Chester
Chester Traction Company
Baville Avenue
Eddystone
Palmer's Corner
Trainmen Strike Grips Atlanta in Western and Atlantic
In Atlanta on June 8 a strike by trainmen and yard crews of the Western and Atlantic railroad began, with about 100 men quitting. The line, operated by Louisville and Nashville, faces claims that many members were discharged for Brotherhood membership.
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Atlanta
Western and Atlantic Railroad
Western
Louisville and Nashville
Brotherhood
Laporte teen found guilty of manslaughter in neighbor shooting
Laporte Ind June 3 A jury in the Laporte circuit court convicted eighteen year old George Finne of manslaughter for shooting his neighbor George Priebe as he returned from his chicken coop A deathbed statement by Priebe that Finne said George I'm going to shoot you helped drive the verdict.
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Laporte
Ind
George Finne
Finne
George Priebe
Priebe
George
Gas pipe thug killers sentenced to San Quentin
San Francisco June 3 John Siemsen and Louis Dabner known as the gas pipe thugs who confessed to many sensational assaults and robberies during the autumn of the great fire of 1906 and were convicted of murdering M Munakata a Japanese banker were sentenced by Judge Cook to be executed at San Quentin on July 31.
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San Francisco
John Siemsen
Louis Dabner
M. Munakata
Cook
San Quentin
Miss Lena Uhlinger Body Found In Missouri River
The body of Lena Uhlinger, of a prominent St. Joseph family, missing since October, was recovered from the Missouri river. Authorities had feared suicide amid suspicions of mental illness.
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St. Joseph, Mo
Lena Uhlinger
St. Joseph
Missouri River
Aerial trip sets long distance records in 800 mile flight
The Chicago balloon, which launched from Quincy, IL, landed near Clear Lake, South Dakota after 800 miles in 11 hours, averaging about 75 to 80 mph. Participants were Charles A. Coey, Captain C. L. Bumbaugh, Charles Leichliter, and a small dog. They claim the actual distance exceeded 800 miles. Captain Bumbaugh plans another attempt for the Lahm cup despite a storm and the balloon’s solid gas containment.
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Clear Lake
S. D
Chicago
Quincy
Drayer
Here
Charles A. Coey
C. L. Bumbaugh
St. Louis
Charles Leichliter
United States
Kirksville
Bumbaugh
Letehiiter
Abandon Their Homes As Rivers Rise Across Region
In East St. Louis residents flee rising waters as the Mississippi nears flood stage at 28.4 feet. Dozens of blocks are flooded and boats shuttle families from submerged lands to higher ground. Across the river at Alton and West Quincy, water threatens levee areas and industrial sites with potential damage if levels climb further.
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St. Louis
East St. Louis
Missouri
Illinois
West Quincy
Alton
Mississippi River Rises Beyond Twenty-Year High
The Mississippi River has climbed to fifteen feet six inches at the Jackson street landing, higher than in twenty years except for the 1897 April flood, and continues to rise. Many families have been forced to relocate.
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St. Paul
Mississippi River
Jackson Street Landing
Murdered by Moros in Philippine Mountains
Manila reports the killings of government mining expert Harry Ickis and a guard on April 1 as they slept in a hut high in the mountains. The two Moros, brothers, are said to have carried out the murder in revenge for whites’ earlier killings. Ickis hails from Creston, Iowa.
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Manila
Harry Ickis
Ickis
Ickig
Theiafafhar
Creston
Foundry Destroyed in Major Erie Fire
Ene Pennsylvania June 3 The greater portion of the Erie foundry one of the largest institutions of its kind has been destroyed by fire incurring a loss of nearly 200000 dollars.
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Ene, Pa
Erie Foundry
Hammond A Candidate mining engineer seeks Republican Vice President nod
Washington June 3 John Hays Hammond moves to enter the Republican vice presidential race after Western friends urged him. Born in California and now living in Gloucester Mass he has experience in mining and business support, and has acted independently of mining firms for the past year.
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Washington
John Hays Hammond
West
Gloucester
Mass
Hammond
Guggenheim Mining Company
Smelter Trust
Ture
Suit Against Senator Platt
A suit filed in New York Supreme Court seeks 2671 dollars from United States Senator Thomas Platt. The plaintiff, a law firm, says it paid debts contracted by Mrs. Williem Janeway Platt before her 1906 separation from Platt, and alleges he agreed to reimburse all bills incurred prior to separation.
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New York
Supreme Court
United States
Thomas Platt
Williem Janeway Platt
Senator Plate
Senator Platt
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