Four Convicts Kill Guard and Foreman in Angola Escape
Four men are dead and one gravely wounded after a failed escape from Louisiana's Angola convict farm. Capt J W Block, Jim Singleton, Byrd, and Dutch die. guard J W Gibson mortally wounded. Dutch and Byrd killed after Block is forced to help the group flee with a skiff, aided by Deleth and Pay Guard Ogden.
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Natchez
Miss
Angola
J. W. Block
Jim Singleton
Byrd
Dutch
J. W. Gibson
New Orleans
Block
Singleton
Gibson
Deleth
J. L. Ogden
Dowie Patriarch Arrives to Resolve Zion City Tangle
John Murray Dowie, 82, arrives in Chicago from Essex, Iowa, at friends’ request to help straighten out disputes in Zion City. He says he felt obliged to clear up questions about John Alexander Dowie’s paternity and restore clarity to the situation.
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John Murray Dowie
Chicago
John Alexander Dowie
Essex
Zion
John Alexander
Dowie
Storm Harms Illinois Steel Plant in South Chicago
A violent rain wind and hail storm in South Chicago caused $150,000 damage at the Illinois Steel plant. One man died and four were slightly injured as the storm began at 5 p m. Sheds were blown down wood piles overturned and several large smoke stacks toppled over.
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Chicago
Illinois Steel Company
Albright Acquitted In Missouri Perjury Trial
A Missouri jury returned a not guilty verdict for T. Edward Albright former St. Louis municipal assembly member after a three day trial on perjury related to the Suburban railroad franchise. The case was submitted at midnight after ten minutes of deliberation.
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Macon
T. Edward Albright
St. Louis
Actress Pauline Hall Injured In Yonkers Runaway
Pauline Hall sustained a fracture to her left leg and suffered bruises and shock in a Yonkers runaway accident. Her sister Miss A Hall was bruised, while her daughter and a girlfriend escaped injury by jumping to safety.
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New York
Pauline Hall
Yonkers
Miss A. Hall
Wealthy Missouri farmer dead from poison in water jug
West Plains June 21 Henry Mize a wealthy farmer died from poison believed to be in a drinking water jug. J P Bremmer Mizes son in law who Mize had accused of giving him the jug has been arrested.
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West Plains
Henry Mize
J. P. Bremmer
Mize
Bremmer
Ice dealers found not guilty in antitrust cases
The jury returned a not guilty verdict for Cleveland ice dealers accused of violating the Valentine antitrust law by conspiring to fix prices and control ice manufacture and sale.
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Cleveland
Italian Kills a Jew in Norfolk Street Stabbing
A stabbing in Norfolk Street left Abraham Koslowitz dead after Guiseppe Yacobocci fatally injured him. A mob of nearly 1000, mostly Jewish neighbors, tried to seize the Italian assailant from police. He was marched to Mulberry Street station as officers formed a protective square. The clash arose over who should yield when Italians and Jews met on the sidewalk.
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New York
Norfolk Street
Guiseppe Yacobocci
Abraham Koslowitz
Mulberry Street
Bluecoats
Market Rates Mentioned Amidst Mixed Economic Signals
The fragment notes varied currency or commodity values with figures like $1.14 and $1.15 across months Sept July Oct. It hints at fluctuating rates and ongoing market movement without a clear narrative or full context.
Cattle and hog prices listed at St Paul stock yards
St Paul Union Stock Yards reports cattle prices for good to choice steers 4.60 to 5.50 per hundredweight and common to fair 3.50 to 4.25, cows and heifers 3.00 to 4.50, veals 1.50 to 4.40. Hogs 6.25 to 6.60. Sheep lambs 4.75 to 5.75, good to choice lambs 6.00 to 6.65, prime spring lambs 6.50 to 7.00.
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St. Paul
Market quotes for cattle hogs and sheep reported in Chicago
Chicago market report shows cattle and calves priced to $5.00 for calves and up to $3.90 for Beeves. Hogs trade ranges include mixed at $6.40 and good heavy at $6.57. Sheep and lambs quoted around $4.75 and $5.90 respectively with varied yields.
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Chicago
Commodity price roundup from Chicago markets
On June 20 Wheat July 83 3 4 c Sept 83 1 2 c Corn July 51 1 2 c Sept 52 c Oats July 39 1 2 c Sept 36 1 2 c Pork July 17 50 Sept 16 80 Flax Cash Northwestern 1 12 1 4 Southwestern 1 09 Sept 1 14 Butter Creameries 14 20 c dairies 14 18 c Eggs 12 14 c Poultry Turkeys 1 00 chick ens 12 c springs 17 22 c
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Chicago
Northwestern
Southwestern
Spaniards as Tourists and Beggars Through a Madrid Tram
A Chicago News writer notes Spaniards' courteous service in a Madrid tramcar and their constant smoking and noisy talk. Beggars wander Madrid with decrepit instruments or lottery tickets, selling 5 peseta tickets to raffles amid beggar children.
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Madrid
Spain
Chicago News
Indian Accused in Slaying of Guide and Halfbreed
Vancouver June 21. Alexander McIntosh a halfbreed and Max Leclair a Kamloops guide were shot and killed at Hazleton. Simon Johnson an Indian of the Kips crex tribe is accused of the crime. Leclair’s horse is missing, and it is believed the killer aimed to steal the animal.
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Vancouver
B. C
Alexander McIntosh
Max Leclair
Kamloops
Hazleton
Simon Johnson
Leclair
Naptha Launch Capsizes on Delaware River
A naptha launch carrying six men on a fishing trip capsized in the Delaware River north of Philadelphia. Four men drowned, authorities reported.
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Delaware River
Philadelphia
Eight-year-old drowned in Floyd River incident in Sioux City
Freddie Beardsley aged eight drowned while swimming in the Floyd River at Sioux City Iowa. The peculiar detail is that his clothing was recovered in the river though his body was found fully naked.
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Sioux City
Freddie Beardsley
Floyd River
Fletcher D Proctor Nominated Governor At Vermont GOP Convention
Fletcher D Proctor son of U S Senator Redfield Proctor was nominated by acclamation for governor at the Vermont Republican state convention.
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Montpelier
Fletcher D. Proctor
United States
Redfield Proctor
Vermont
Lieutenant Tulloch Dies of Sleeping Sickness in London
Lieutenant Tulloch, who accompanied a Royal Society commission to Uganda to study sleeping sickness, died in London from the disease contracted while dissecting an inoculated rat.
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London
Tulloch
Royal Society
Uganda
Norweigan Evangelistic Lutheran Synod Meet in Pelican Rapids
The district meeting of the Norwegian Evangelistic Lutheran synod convenes at Pelican Rapids Minnesota. Separately the seventeenth annual Minnesota State Bankers Association convention is in session at Excelsior Minnesota. Ohio lawmakers pass sorrow resolutions on Governor Pattison. Olivet College receives gifts totaling 265000 dollars at commencement. Beloit College closes its fifty ninth annual commencement with forty six graduates. Jacob H Schiff seeks aid from the United States to quell possible anti Jewish unrest in Russia.
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Norwegian Evangelistic Lutheran Synod
Pelican Rapids
Minn
Minnesota State Bankers’ Association
Excelsior
Ellsworth Lancaster Gage
Olivet
Mich
Olivet College
Jacob H. Schiff
New York
Russia
Beloit
Wis.) College
The Goorkals of Poland Portrait and Lore
A Century excerpt describes the goorals of Poland as brave and hospitable yet quarrelsome, noting their mountain devotion, religious blend, musical praise of peaks, and distinctive dress with a tauha cloak and perpee sandals weighing about 35 to 38 pounds. Capsicine: pepper's volatile oil causes coughing when released.
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Poland
Tatra
Gooral
St. John's
Sviatewit
W. T. Benda
Baseball Scores From National and American Leagues
National League games in New York Pittsburg Brooklyn Cincinnati Boston Chicago Philadelphia St Louis. American League results include Philadelphia Cleveland Chicago Boston Detroit New York Columbus Minneapolis Louisville Milwaukee Toledo St Paul Indianapolis Kansas City with two Toledo St Paul games and Indianapolis Kansas City rematch.
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New York
Pittsburg
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Boston
Chicago
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Cleveland
Detroit
Columbus
Minneapolis
Louisville
Milwaukee
Toledo
St. Paul
Indianapolis
Kansas City
Market Quotations Wheat Prices
Minneapolis Wheat quotes for June 20 show July at 83% and December at 83%. On track grades list No 1 hard 85% No 1 Northern 84% No 2 Northern 83% No 8 Northern 81% to 82% with varying bids.
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Minneapolis
Wheat Prices and Track Update From Duluth
From Duluth on June 20 the market notes Wheat to arrive and on track with No. 1 Northern at 86 40 and No. 2 Northern at 84 cents as tracked by industry data.
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Duluth
Northern
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Northern Pacific Railway
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National Railway Training School., Inc
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