Rioting Flares Across Philadelphia As Strike Breakers Clash
Rioters and strike sympathizers clash across Philadelphia, injuring nearly a hundred people and wrecking five street cars, with Kensington mill district the center of violence. Police disperse crowds as dynamite caps are placed on tracks and cars are driven back to barns.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company
Kensington Mill
Kagen Levy
Sixteenth
Jackson Streets
Fortyninth Street
Woodland Avenue
Forty-flrst Street
Haverford Avenue
West Philadelphia
Mill
Kensington
Kensington Avenue
Militia Ordered to Quell Sacramento Lumber Strike
Governor Gillett dispatched four companies of the state militia to Sacramento after 600 lumber workers in McCloud seized the Heat and Power Plant and forced firemen and engineers off the job. The town faced no light or fire protection and $2.9 million in property risk.
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Sacramento
Cal
McCloud
Gillett
Bradbury
Pittsfield Strike Ends After Overnight Talks
Pittsfield Massachusetts June 3 The Pittsfield Street Railway company and striking carmen reached an agreement after an all night conference and workers return to duties immediately. The company granted a 1 cent per hour wage increase and a straight ten hour day while three minor demands were withdrawn by the strikers. The strike began Tuesday morning.
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Pittsfield
Mass
Pittsfield Street Railway Company
Carmen
Boy Shot In Accidental Rifle Discharge At Home
In St Paul on June 3 Tommy Papi peau twelve, shot through the heart by an accidental rifle discharge while he and Albert Biever eleven were target shooting from a hammock at the Biever residence. The exact sequence of how the accident happened remains a mystery.
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St. Paul
Tommy
Robert Papipeau
Albert Biever
Marks
Biever
Meeting of Emperor William and Czar Planned in Gulf of Finland
A meeting between Emperor William and Emperor Nicholas is arranged in the Gulf of Finland with plans for a June 17 date. The German emperor sails on the Hohenzollern while Nicholas travels on the Standart with M Iswol sky and Admiral Voevodsky. The talks follow the Balkan crisis and may signal a move toward peaceful settlement and closer Germany Russia Britain alignment.
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St. Petersburg
William
Nicholas
Finnish Gulf
Hohenzollern
Standart
M. Iswolsky
Voevodsky
Russia
Great Britain
Germany
Fallieres
Berlin
Heinze Interests Shadowed by Missing Books
In New York on June 3 the Heinze interests and United Copper faced scrutiny over missing company books tied to loans alleged during the 1907 panic. George Baglin was jailed for contempt, released with the district attorney’s consent after being removed from the board, while Heinze and proxy holders maintained board control amid ongoing court review.
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New York
F. Augustus Heinze & Co
United Copper Company
United States Circuit Court
Federal Grand Jury
Heinze
Mercantile National Bank
George Baglin
United States District Attorney
Wise
Board of Directors
Baglin
Stanley Gifford
F. Augustus Heinze
Hoboken
Lacombe
United States
Sanford Robinson
Grand Jury
Heinze and Robinson
Rail service limited as Black Hills line repairs after washouts
Traffic in Deadwood North Dakota shows slow railway restoration with nine passengers using double transfers around wrecked points. Through service not expected until Saturday with only first class mail and express carried. Burlington line faces ten days without through service as five miles of track are washed out. Meat cars reach Lead via Englewood to ease famine. Most bridges in the area, except large steel ones, are destroyed. Train service between Lead and Deadwood has resumed.
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Deadwood
N. D
Black Hills
Northwestern
Burlington
Englewood
This
Lead
Canoe Upset Tragedy Claims Two Lives in Iowa River
In Iowa City on June 3 Gail W. Hugget and an unidentified girl companion drowned when their canoe capsized in the Iowa River. The boy's body was recovered but pronounced dead. efforts to identify the girl were unsuccessful. Hugger was to graduate from high school this week.
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Iowa River
Iowa City
Gail W. Hugget
Lowa
Husger
Prolonged Senate Debate on Tariff Pledge and Rules Changes
Washington June 3 The senate adopted day and night sessions and discussed limiting dilatory motions provoking strong protest from Senator Bacon. Senator La Follette opened a long speech on party pledge to revise tariffs, arguing against the Dingley framework and citing trusts and industrial profits.
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Washington
Senate
Bacon
Aldrich Vreeland
Committee On Rules
la Follette
Mr. la Follette
Senator Money
Senator la Follette
Wisconsin
Nelson
Gore
New England
Frye
Ikis
Counterfeiter Sentenced to Reformatory in Kimira NY
Toledo man Jane Archibald Chapman alias Theodore Chapman indicted for counterfeiting pleaded guilty and was sentenced to two years in the reformatory at Kimira New York by United States court here within thirty minutes.
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Toledo
Jane d
Archibald Chapman
Thodore Chapman
Kimira N. Y
United States
Unrequited Love Sparks Tragedy in St Louis
In St Louis on June 3 John Bufin shot and slightly wounded. Following the shooting Mrs Hattix Hailey Dereana committed suicide. The tragedy stemmed from unrequited love.
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St. Louis
John Bufin
Hattix Hailey Dereana
Aged Dr Binkley Found Dead in Wellington Hotel
Chicago June 3 Dr John T Binkley of Evansville Ind 82 was found dead in a Wellington hotel room shot in the face with a 32 caliber revolver beside him. Relatives insist murder by a robber while police favor death by own action. watch purse valise missing later found with medicines and whiskey nearby. Dr Binkley Sr once a noted physician in the city. Dr Binkley Jr founder of a Chicago hospital.
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Chicago
John T. Binkley
Evansville
Ind
Wellington Hotel
John T. Binkley, Jr
Binkley
George Upchurch
Dr. Binkley
Binkley, Jr
Chicago Hospital
Chicago Doctor Shifts Murder Case to Suicide Claim
Dr Haldane Cleminson testified two hours before his court appearance that his wife ended her life. He alleged she was faithless and confessed, reversing prior claims that burglars or relatives killed her. He offered suicide as the defense if poison caused death.
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Chicago
Haldane Cleminson
Cleminson
Indictments Stem From Detroit Brokerage Firm Collapse
Detroit six clerks and three other firm workers are indicted in three counts related to the Cameron Currie & Co failure that cost 1 506 000. Charges include criminal irregularity and alleged conversions of checks totaling 15 000 and 1 212 50 with a FAO 000 conspiracy tied to 200 shares of P C C and St L railroad stock.
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Detroit
Cameron Currie & Co
Louis H. Case
Herbert B. Page
Robert [. Edwards
Ernest Kraetke
William H. Stritzkle
William Rouland
Frederick L. Dolson
Case
James A. Curtis
St. L
Harvey Miller
Currie
Sum
FAO
Sutton Defeats Slosson for Balkline World Title
George Sutton won the world balkline billiards title at 18.1 in Madison Square Garden New York. He defeated George Slosson in a 39 inning match, reaching 800 points while Slosson finished with 201.
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New York
George Sutton
George Slosson
Madison Square Garden
Slosson
Sutton
Widow in Rich Hill Jail After Husband's Suspected Poisoning
Rich Hill authorities place Mrs Frank Burgess in the county jail after her arrest on a train, as the coroner's inquest proceeds into her husband’s suspected strychnine poisoning death.
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Rich Hill
Frank Burgess
Student drownings shocking Ohio creek bathing incident
Alfred Sei del eighteen from Altoona Pa a theological student at the Josephinum Catholic institution in Columbus drowned in Alum creek while swimming with a student party suffering cramps as the cause.
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Columbus, O
Alfred Seidel
Altoona
The
Josephinum
Justice Ellott Named Associate Justice of Philippine Supreme Court
Washington confirms Charles B. Ellott of Minnesota as an associate justice on the Supreme Court of the Philippines. Ellott joins the court amid anticipated shifts in colonial era jurisprudence and U.S. oversight of Philippine legal affairs.
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Washington
Charles B. Ellott
Minnesota
Supreme Court of the Philippines
Libel case in Indiana News owners advance defense
Federal prosecutors say Indianapolis News owners knew the Panama Canal graft story was false and originated by blackmailers. The trial before Judge Anderson moves to October 11 after witnesses including Hitchcock Mack and Morgan staff testify. defense objects to the delay.
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Indianapolis
Williams
Delavan Smith
Indianapolis News
District of Columbia
Panama Canal
United States
Anderson
Stuart McNamara
Department of Justice
Washington
Charles W. Miller
Frank H. Hitchcock
Republican National Committee
Nor
Jvan E. Mack
Democratic Committee
George BR. Cortel
J. Pierpont Morgan & Co
McNamara
Messrs
Hitchcock and
Mack
Panama
William Nelson Cromwell
New York World
Cromwell
J. Pierpont Morgan
Bound Over to Grand Jury in Overland Limited Robbery
G W Woods Fred Torgensen and James Gordon were bound over to the next grand jury with 25000 bond each to answer charges of holding up and robbing the Overland Limited mail car on the Union Pacific at night May 22 Judge W H Munger presiding Twenty two witnesses identified the prisoners Six youngsters aged eight to eleven testified they saw the men near Brown Park before and after the robbery Revolvers and paraphernalia were found aiding arrests Train crew postal clerks aided in identifying suspects Defense offered no witnesses Attorney McFarland conducted a strict cross examination of government witnesses
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Omaha
G. W. Woods
Fred Torgensen
James Gordon
Overland Limited
Union Pacific
W. H. Munger
United States District Court
Brown Park
McFarland
Brunswicks Lead World Bowling Championship
The nine game series at Madison Square Garden ends with the Brunswicks of New York undisputed leaders. They finish with a 410 pin advantage over Thompson's Colts of Chicago, the former title-holders.
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New York
Thompson
Colts
Chicago
Madison Square Garden
Ketchel Knocks Out Caponi in New York Bout
Stanley Ketchel stopped Tony Caponi of Chicago in the fourth round of a ten round fight at the American Athletic club in Schenectady New York. Caponi was knocked down in the second and four times in the fourth before the final count.
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Schenectady
N. Y
Tony Caponi
Chicago
Stanley Ketchel
American Athletic Club
Caponi
Italian held for murder convicted with mercy recommendation
Tampa on June 8 reports Qonaferio Chiramente, the Italian charged with the murder of B. Labella, a wealthy New York Italian merchant, was found guilty of first degree murder with a mercy recommendation.
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Tampa
Fla
Qonaferio Chiramente
B. Labella
New York
Washington honors Japanese naval leader at Metropolitan Club dinner
In Washington on June 2 Vice Admiral Baron Sotokichi Uriu of the United States Navy was guest of honor at a class of 92 dinner. President Taft attended the toast "The President" and praised Uriu, with speeches by the Japanese ambassador and others including Secretary Meyer and Speaker Cannon. Ovington E. Weller led the class of 1910's toast.
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Washington
Gos
United Stated Naval Academy
Baron Sotokichi Uriu
Metropolitan Club
Taft
Japan
Ovington E. Weller
Baltimore
Odd Result of Crusade Lid Enforcement Hits Bovey Saloons
Rev W Hill of Coleraine Minn was found guilty of burglary after the Bovey lid law enforcement campaign. A justice of the peace fined him 100 dollars or ninety days in jail, with an appeal planned. Two saloons had their doors opened and tills robbed of several hundred dollars last week.
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Duluth
W. Hill
Coleraine
Minn
Bovey
Filman
Dixon student commits suicide at Bethel College
Russellville Kentucky June 3 Essel Sisk sixteen year old Dixon resident and Bethel College student due to debt and lack of clothes for Commencement week shot himself in the head at the station yielding a tragic self inflicted death.
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Russellville
Hig
Essel Sisk
Dixon, Ky
Bethel College
Baseball results from multiple leagues and cities
National League games featured Pittsburg 2 over Boston 0 and New York 3 over St. Louis 1. American League Cleveland 5 over Chicago 4 at Philadelphia and Detroit 5 at Boston 6. Philadelphia 5 over Chicago 4. Washington 4 over Cleveland 0. American Association results Toledo 5 over Milwaukee 6 and Minneapolis 2 over Louisville 0. Indianapolis 3 over Kansas City 2 in eleven innings. Western League Denver 8 over Topeka 2 and Pueblo 13 over Wichita 5. Des Moines 1 over Omaha 6 and Sioux City 7 over Lincoln 8 in eleven innings. Three League Dubuque 1 over Rock Island 7 and Davenport 0 over Cedar Rapids 1.
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Boston
Detroit
New York
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Chicago
Washington
Cleveland
Toledo
Milwaukee
Louisville
Minneapolis
Indianapolis
Kansas City
Denver
Topeka
Pueblo
Wichita
Des Moines
Omaha
Sioux City
Lincoln
Grain and Provision Prices in Minneapolis Wheat Market
Minneapolis wheat prices for June 2 show July at 1.29 to 1.30, Sept at 1.10, Dec at 1.08. On track grades list No 1 hard 1.83 to 1.34, No 1 Northern 1.324 to 1.33, No 2 Northern 1.30 to 1.31, No 3 Northern 1.28 to 1.80 per bushel.
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Minneapolis
Northern
Wheat and flax price report from Duluth market
Wheat to arrive and on track with No. 1 hard at 1.32 and No. 1 Northern at 1.31. No. 2 Northern 1.25, July 1.29 1/2, Sept 1.11. Flax to arrive and on track at 1.77 1/2, July 1.7648, Sept 1.52, Oct 1.46.
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Duluth
Northern
Livestock Prices for St Paul Market Report
Cattle good to choice steers 5.00 to 6.50, fair to good 4.50 to 5.00, cows and heifers 3.00 to 4.00, veals 5.26 to 6.00. Hogs 6.95 to 7.20. Sheep wethers 6.25 to 6.75, yearlings 7.00 to 7.25, lambs 7.25 to 8.00.
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St. Paul
Grain and livestock price roundup from Chicago
Wheat futures for July at 1.19 and Sept 1.10 and Dec 1.08. Corn July 1.01 Sept 6 68. Dec 58 ½. Oats July 34 53 ½. Sept 44 ¼. Dec 44 ½. May 9c. Pork July 19.47 Sept 19.60. Butter creamery 22 26 ½. dairies 20 24c. Eggs 19 21 ½. Poultry turkeys 15c. chickens 11 4 ½. springs 20 30c.
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Chicago
Cattle and Hog Prices at Chicago Union Stock Yards
Chicago June 2 cattle prices listed for beef cattle Texas steers Western steers stockers and feeders cows and heifers calves with ranges from 2.60 to 7.50. Hogs show classes light mixed heavy and good heavy with prices from 6.80 to 7.60. Sheep native yearlings and lambs quoted from 4.00 to 8.50 per hundredweight.
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Chicago
Texas
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Gulf OF Finland
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Heinze Company
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