Mysterious Murder Deed of an Insane Man
Minneapolis police relate how James Montague a 21 year old man calmly shot A P Camden a Chicago Automatic Auger agent on Nicollet Avenue. Montague claimed he killed for sport earning 150 dollars per victim and offered odd explanations. He was disarmed by detectives and jailed.
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Minneapolis
James Montague
A. P. Camden
Palace Clothing Stone
Nicollet Avenue
Third
Fourth Streets
Camden
Automatic Auger Company
Chicago
Montague
Hough Young
Milton Harlon
R. E. Champlain
Washington Avenue
Champlain
Hayes
Lyon
Central Station
Shortage Drives Teller to Suicide at Corn Exchange Bank
New York June 4 Charles T Muir a paying teller at the Forty second street branch shot himself after confessing a nine thousand six hundred eight dollar shortage uncovered during an audit. He died an hour later at a hospital. The bank noted the shortage had been concealed by substituting new deposits for old and that a security bond fully covered the loss.
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New York
Charles T. Muir
Forty-second Street
Corn Exchange Bank
Frew
The
Muir
Tellef
Honor Paid to Jefferson Davis on 100th Birth Anniversary
Across the South, June 4 ceremonies marked the 100th birthday of Jefferson Davis. Montgomery hosted historic site markers detailing his rise as president and first government offices, with similar memorials from Virginia to Texas. Bish op Galloway lauded Davis as a conservative figure who sought to avert civil conflict.
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New Orleans
Jefferson Davis
Southland
Montgomery
Ala
Davis
Virginia
Texas
Fairview
Todd County
Beauvoir
Miss
Charles B. Galloway
Oxford
Maryland Democratic State Convention Adopts Platform
Baltimore June 4 The Democratic state convention elected delegates to the national Denver convention and adopted a platform. It omits Bryan for president and includes few Bryan supporters among sixteen delegates. The platform pledges support to Denver nominees, calls for tariff revision, states rights adherence, opposes centralized power, and urges interstate commerce regulation to curb illegal trusts. The platform passed without opposition.
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Baltimore
Denver
William J. Bryan
Bryan
Maryland
British House debates American beef trust impact
London June 4 in the house of commons Charles W Bowerman highlighted rising meat prices attributed to the American beef trust. He urged Winston Churchill to, like the U.S. Congress, appoint a commission to study the trust's operations in Britain and find relief for consumers from escalating costs. Churchill said he would consider appointing a commission to examine the trust and its protected tariff-driven growth.
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London
American “Beef Trust
House of Commons
Charles W. Bowerman
Winston Churchill
Board of Trade
American Congress
Churchill
Spectacular raid on gambling houses in theatre district
In New York a large police force raided two West Forty-seventh Street houses amid a crowded theater district. Fifty eight suspects were arrested as revolvers flashed and lines formed. Officers recovered gambling paraphernalia from the properties, one previously owned by Honest John Kelly.
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New York
West Forty-seventh Street
Theater
John” Kelly
Flood Washes Out Tracks. One Killed in Wichita Falls
In Wichita Falls on June 4 a severe rainstorm washed out seven thousand feet of Denver road track between here and Vernon and five thousand feet of Wichita and Northwestern track toward Ped river. A. E. Patton was killed in the flood.
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Wichita Falls
Tex
Denver
Here
Vernon
Wichita
Northwestern
Ped River
A. E. Patton
Two Brothers Drowned Near Adams Nebraska
George and Scott Burke two young sons of a local farmer near Adams Nebraska were drowned in Hooper Creek which had swollen due to recent rains. The accident occurred in the creek near the family homestead and police or local officials reported the drowning.
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Adams
Neb
Jane
George and
Scott Burke
Hooper Creery
Victory for Allison Defeated Candidate Gracefully Nominated in Iowa Senate Race
Des Moines, June 4. Iowa Republicans nominated William B. Allison to succeed himself in the U S Senate with a majority widely believed at least 10 000. B F Carroll won the governorship by about 26 000 over Warren Garst and George W Clarke took lieutenant governor by over 20 000. J F Riggs was chosen superintendent of public schools by an overwhelming majority while railroad commissioner results remained uncertain pending more returns. Governor Cummins accepted the results gracefully and played golf. Allison expressed gratification in Dubuque.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Cummins
Allison
Dubuque
Hull
Frank P. Woods
Conner
Eri. Hubbard
S. M. Prouty
Idaho Democrats split over Mormon question at Twin Falls convention
In Twin Falls on June 4 the Idaho Democratic Party fractured over the Mormon issue with two rival conventions in one hall. Supporters of Dubois backed Glen McKinley for temporary chairman while opponents backed K. I. Perky. McKinley led 148 to 132 as contested delegations caused a split before Perky urged unity and pledged to back Bryan while criticizing Mormon involvement in state politics.
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Twin Falls
Ida
Democratic Party of
Idaho
National Committee
Denver
Dubois
Duboisites
Glen McKinley
K. I. Perky
McKinley
Perky
State Committee
Bryan
Premature blast kills two Americans at Panama canal zone
In Panama canal zone at Caimito Mulato on May 22 a lightning triggered dynamite blast of twenty six tons killed two Americans, Clifford J. Coggan and J. P. Roche, a levelman and powderman. Two other workers were injured amid a crowd of several hundred nearby.
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Washington
Caimito Mulato
Chagres Division
Panama Canal Zone
Clifford J. Coggan
Levelman
J. P. Roche
Bryan's Tour Ends With Speech in Omaha
William Jennings Bryan concluded his Nebraska tour with a rear platform speech in Omaha after delivering about forty two set speeches and numerous informal responses since leaving home Thursday. He pressed opposition to the current financial system and criticized the late congressional currency measure, starting from Kimball and closing with a Lexington rally where business paused and schools dismissed.
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Omaha
William Jennings Bryan
Nebraska
Columbus
Congress
Kimball
Neb
North Platte
Opera House
Lexington
Vessel and Crew Missing Near Norfolk
The German steamship Europea sailing from Hamburg to Norfolk with a crew of twenty seven disappeared after forty five days at sea. Entering June in Norfolk, all hope of recovery has been abandoned as no word has been heard for forty days. The vessel carried fertilizer and was due in twenty one days.
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Norfolk
Hamburg
Germany
Woman hanged for failed assassination attempt in Voronzh
In Voronzh on June 4 Madame Feo dorovna, who attempted to assassinate General Bibrikoff, governor of the province, on May 6, was executed. She was 25, a former schoolteacher, and her case ends with this hanging.
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Voronzh
Madame Feodorovna
General Bibrikoff
Dredging for Gold: California Claim Includes City Officials
California dredging plans involve Thomas W. Teasdale, Harry A. Tuttle, EB. W. Randall, N. Cosgrove, and Robert A. Smith, mayor of St. Paul, claiming exclusive rights to the Colorado river bed between Nevada and Arizona. Tests suggest grounds as rich as two dollars a yard with garnets and platinum totaling over twenty million dollars in gold. River drains vast mineral-rich territory. over 100 dredges already operate in California. Also notes a New York recount in 1905 mayoral dispute shows Hearst gaining sixteen votes in 29 counted boxes.
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San Francisco
Thomas W. Teasdale
Omaha
Harry A. Tuttle
North Americana Telegraph Company
EB. W. Randall
N. Cosgrove
Robert A. Smith
St. Paul
Colorado
Nevada
Arizona
California
Baseball scores from American Association and leagues
In Indianapolis Toledo won 2 to 0 while St Paul lost 0 to 6 to Minneapolis. Louisville edged Columbus 2 to 1. Milwaukee defeated Kansas City 2 to 0. Detroit beat Cleveland 2 to 1 and New York swept Boston 6 to 1 in the American League. In the National League Boston 0 blank New York 8. Pittsburgh 4 to St Louis 8. Brooklyn 2 defeated Philadelphia 1.
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Indianapolis
Toledo
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Louisville
Columbus
Milwaukee
Kansas City
Detroit
Cleveland
New York
Boston
Philadelphia
Washington
Pittsburg
St. Louis
Brooklyn
Thaw transfer hearing adjourned to next week in Poughkeepsie
The hearing on transferring Harry K. Thaw from Mattewan state hospital to another institution, set for the Supreme Court in Poughkeepsie, was adjourned for one week at the request of District Attorney Jerome and with the consent of Thaw’s counsel.
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Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Harry K. Thaw
Matteawan State Hospital
Supreme Court
Morsehauser
Jerome
Thaw
Bombs and Arms Found in Baku Swedes House
In Baku Transcaucasia on June 4 thirty bombs a large quantity of explosives and a collection of arms and ammunition were found in the house of a Swedish resident named Wurten. The occupants resisted search a lodger was killed and Warren's wife and daughter were wounded.
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Baku
Transcaucasia
Wurten
Warren
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