Milwaukee Tragedy Ends as Lover Murders Three
Milwaukee noir reports Andrew Feine 25 shoots his sweetheart Elsie Volkmann 19 and her father Frank Volkmann 45 before killing himself. Feine, enraged by a quarrel and Volkmann siding with his daughter, returned to the Volkmann home with an 8 caliber revolver, killing the father behind the saloon bar, then the girl upstairs, and finally himself at the emergency hospital.
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Milwaukee
Andrew Feine
Elsie Volkmann
Frank Volkmann
Feine
Volkmann
Missing girl found dead on river near Fargo
Grace Burns, a 15 year old from Fargo, disappeared after being sent to Moorhead Market. Her body was recovered in the river below the city with marks of choking and beating. Authorities believe she was assaulted and killed before being thrown into the water. elopement was ruled out by her mother.
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Fargo
N. D
Grace Burns
Grace
Hulda Burns
Crime Note Adds No Clue to Perpetrator
The report states the victim had either approached or volunteered to join her father. There is no clue at present as to who committed the crime.
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Ter
Two Men Fatally Struck by Train Near New Prague
Jordan Minnesota June 26 Conrad Cart German farmer and James Stresnak Pohemien were killed instantly about one mile north of New Prague when struck by a St. Louis passenger train. Both bodies mangled. one found with feet severed, the other crushed at the head. Cart had just married three weeks earlier and was riding home with a companion when the accident occurred.
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Jordan, Minn
Conrad Cart
James Stresnak
Pohemien
New Prague
St. Louis
Carl
Siremak
Ome
Oni
Waeen
Eseay Ud
Fourteen Injured In Wisconsin Central Train Collision
A head on collision between a passenger train and a freight train on the Wisconsin Central railroad at Lomiia Wisconsin left fourteen people injured, none seriously. Officials attributed the crash to a misunderstanding of orders. Ray Hammond and another express messenger were hospitalized at Fond du Lac. others received minor treatment.
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Lomiia
Wis
Wisconsin Central Road
Solomon Lucie
Frank Robinson
John Cleveland
J. M. Gardner
H. Walter
Arthur McGowen
Milwaukee
Gordon Small
Chiodzo
Pewsagent
O South
Ashland
Express
Ray Hammond
Chicago
St. Anes Hospital
Fond du Lac
Smith
Bicycle rider survives two streetcar collision in Minneapolis
Albert Heln of 1609 Aldrich Avenue North rode a bicycle on Washington Avenue when two fast streetcars struck him. He was hit from behind by one car and then before the second, dragged briefly but escaped serious injury.
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Minneapolis
Albert Heln
Aldrich Avenue North
Washington Avenue
Influence wanes for Argelliers wine leader Albert
Marce lin Albert, leader of the wine growers movement in Argelliers France, shows reduced sway after a large rally. He met Premier Clemenceau in Paris where he was pressed to disarm. Albert vowed to carry the federation’s decision to delegates, who chose to press on with the struggle.
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Argelliers
France
Marcelin Albert
Clemenceau
Paris
Albert
M. Clemenceau
Federated Committees
Montpellier
M. Albert
Apostle
Defense Opens In Haywood Case With Orchard Threat Claims
Testimony for William D. Haywood centers on Harry Orchard threatening to kill Chief Executive of the Hercules mine stake and alleging mine owners inspired the Independence explosion. Witnesses recount Orchard's past boasts, meetings with Detective Sterling, and criticism of Frank Steunenberg, while the court allows defense-impeaching evidence and the bloodhound tale to proceed.
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Hercules
Idaho
Boise, Ida
William D. Haywood
Harry Orchard
Frank Steanenders
Orchard
K. Sterling
Independence
Sterling
Steunenberg
Sieunen
Itaha
F. R. Redd
Cripple Creek
Goldfield, Nev
Charles A. Sullivan
Brown Hotel
Denver
Couer d’Alenes
Wallace, Ida
Mine Owners’ Association
D. Scott
Florence and
Steve Adams
Albert Leaves Midnight Train to Montpellier
Narbonne June 26. M. Albert departed on the midnight train for Montpellier and is expected to surrender to the police.
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Narbonne
M. Albert
Montpellier
Tug Constance Lost With All Aboard Near Rivers Inlet
Vancouver June 26 reports the tug Constance and its New Westminster crew of seven vanished at Rivers Inlet, 300 miles up the coast. Captain Neilsen and the six deckhands are presumed lost.
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Vancouver
B. C
Constance
Neilsen
New Westminster
Rivers Inlet
Lightning kills Nels Anderson near Bruce Wisconsin
Bruce Wisconsin June 26 Nels Anderson four miles northwest of town was struck by lightning and died instantly while resting on a lounge by an open window during a storm. His brother in the same room found him dead. the house sustained only minor damage. Pittsburg June 26 a strike by blast furnacemen, affecting 10 000 to 15 000 workers, is expected to be called Monday July 1 over an eight hour day dispute.
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Bruce, Wis
Nels Anderson
Here
Pittsburg
Lapse of Memory at the Count’s Valet
A witty exchange reveals a six month ledger showing 23 847 francs and 45 centimes spent. The Count questions the 45 centimes and contemplates what purchases earned that sum.
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Sourire
In Defense of Her Father Trial Testimony by Miss Loving Stuns Court
Elizabeth Loving, sobbing on the witness stand in Houston Virginia, recounted her alleged assault by Theodore Estes prior to the killing of her suitor by Judge William G Loving. She said Estes gave whiskey during buggy rides, caused dizziness, and left her unconscious before she awoke at Miss Kidd’s home. The defense calls her account pivotal, while the prosecution questions its reliability and seeks to convict the father on grounds of a violent coerced act.
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Houston
Elizabeth Loving
William G. Loving
Theodore Estes
Estes
Kidd
Miss Kidd
Loving
Taft Visits Roosevelt at Oyster Bay
Secretary Taft spent four hours with President Roosevelt and said major Cuba Panama and Philippines matters were concluded with orders to follow. He noted Magoon’s administration in Cuba will last about eighteen months as census and native president elections proceed. Taft plans five weeks at Murray Bay vacation and an August focus on duties in Washington before a September 10 Philippine trip. He deflected a presidential candidacy question with a Yale Harvard ball game bet remark.
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Oyster Bay
N. Y
Taft
Roosevelt
Yale
Cuba
Panama
Philippines
Washington
Magoon
Murray Bay
Canada
New Haven
War Department
Harvard
Forged Checks Sleight Leads to Bank Swindles
Two men carried out forged check schemes in Harbin and Vladivostok. In Harbin a revolutionary impersonating frontier guards officers withdrew 380000 dollars from the Russo Chinese Bank and fled. In Vladivostok the bank paid 60000 dollars on a forged check to an escapee recipient.
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Harbin
Frontier Guards
Gasoline Tank Explodes Killing Two Men
Gasoline tank on a launch at Couderay lake near Chippewa Falls Wisconsin exploded killing two men. Samuel Hill drowned after the blast while his companion escaped by swimming to shore. John Hildure of Chippewa Falls also drowned after leaping into the water from a nearby rowboat.
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Chippewa Falls
Wis
Couderay Lake
Here
Samuel Hill
John Hildure
War Ministry Search in St Petersburg Reveals Revolt HQ
Police searched the War Ministry department in St. Petersburg on June 26 and found it served as the headquarters for a revolutionary group. Large amounts of illegal literature were seized and the building surrounded by officers, with one arrest made. Authorities strive to suppress Social Revolutionist and Group of Toil manifestos, but a proclamation appeared printed covertly in the Official Messenger press.
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St. Petersburg
War Ministry
President Zelaya drives hope for Central American union
Washington reports rising risk of trouble in Central America over Nicaragua’s President Zelaya’s push for a Central American union. The Navy dispatches cruiser Milwaukee under Commander Charles A. Gove to La Union, San Salvador, with coal ships Saturn and Yorktown aiding. Milwaukee’s stay depends on regional conditions, with St. Louis en route to the Pacific and possible relief duties in Central American waters.
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Washington
Central America
Zelaya
Nicaragua
Milwaukee
Mare Island Navy Yard
California
Navy Department
Charles A. Gove
la Union
San Salvador
Saturn
Yorktown
AcujiMa
Central American
St. Louis
Pacific Coast
Action of Zelaya Invading Salvador Sparks Comment
Guatemala City reports strong unfavorable reaction to President Zelaya of Nicaragua for invading Salvador in violation of the Amapala treaty. The move may draw action from Mexico or the United States. Jose D. Gomez, Nicaraguan foreign minister, in Mexico, is said to seek Mexican backing against other Central American states.
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Guatemala City
Zelaya
Nicaragua
Salvador
United States
Mexico
Jose D. Gomez
Campaign to curb Lords dominates Commons debate
London June 26 The house of commons debated Premier Campbell Bannerman’s motion to curtail the Lords powers and Labour MP A Henderson’s amendment for total abolition. The discussion drew strong speeches by party leaders including Alfred Lyttleton, signaling government resolve though no division was yet taken.
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London
House of Commons
Campbell-Bannerman
House of Lords
Labor Party
A. Henderson
Labor
Durham
Lords
Alfred Lyttleton
Colonies
Temper of Troops at Krassnoye-Selo Raises Tension
Reports from Krassnoye-Selo say twelve regiments camped there show bad temper and daily misunderstandings though no open outbreak yet. A strict regime isolates the camp, denies furloughs and restricts visitors. Colonel Petrof Solovoff, commander of the Fourth squadron of the guards revolved at Tsarskoe-Selo on June 5, has been imprisoned for fifteen days by order of the emperor.
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St. Petersburg
Krassnoye-Selo
Petrof Solovoff
Hussars
Judge Webbard’s suicide attempt after bar association impeachment call
In San Francisco on June 26 Superior Judge K C Webbard tried to end his life in his Temple Israel chambers after the bar association recommended impeachment for gross intemperance if he did not resign. He pressed a revolver to his temple but was saved from death.
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San Francisco
Bar Association
K. C. Webbard
Temple Israel
Secretary of State to Visit Mexico in September
Mexico City, June 26. United States Ambassador Thompson informed the Mexican government that Secretary of State Root would visit this republic in September. He is expected to spend ten days in the capital.
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Mexico City
United States
Thompson
Side Root
Rochford's Want Column for Sale Items
For sale land black dirt filling and cement land in either Dakota on eBay terms. Also some Mower Co farms at a bargain. A few well located residence properties and a few vacant lots. A few second hand bicycles from five dollars up. Call at the Garage.
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Dakotas
Mower Co
For Rent and Real Estate Listings
For base or rent large modern houses in multiple streets near Winonk S Kenwood Ave Third Ward west part of town Third Ward west Oakland Ave July 1st seven room house furnished room Main Street Bicycle repair offered by Frank Kendall Mobile Auto Garage manager. In business or out, give us time and we will find what you want. If not seen in our ad call us. we may have it.
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Winonk Street
Kenwood Ave
Third Ward
Town House
West Oakland Ave
Main Street
Frank Kendall
Chas. H. Webber Collections and Rentals Office
A compact notice states that Chas. H. Webber operates a collections and rentals office located over Wold's Drug Store. The entry identifies the business venue and field without extra details.
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Wold’s Drug Store
Tornado Insurance and Local Real Estate Bargains Listed
Insurance offers for tornado and wind damage with premiums from stock companies. Rentals and sales include Shady Nook Farm 240 acres and another 120 acre farm with buildings, a dairy farm near a creamery, six LaCom's lots, three Third Ward houses, and a cheap survey for sale due to heaviness for one horse. Financing available on farm or city security and chattel mortgages at low rates.
Real estate for sale and rent listings across Austin area
Multiple properties offered including 20 acre Barr yards with stock and improvements at 18 000 price 253 000 value and 20 acres. Lansing avenue building lot near Fox hotel 1 000. Al Mollison corner Kenwood Baldwin modern two family plus three lots and barn. Capt W H Sutton Lansing Avenue residence 3 500. Teeter house 2098 Chatham Street rent 12 monthly. Building lot Lansing between Arris Hayes and O A Hegge 750. Farm 160 acres four miles east of Austin 55 per acre. Bade house Baldwin street rent 12 000 year lease or 12 90 month two lots 1 500. List property with us.
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Barr
Lansing Avenue
Fox Hotel
al. Mollison
Kenwood
Baldwin Streets
Capt
W. H. Sutton
Wm Teeter
Chatham Street
Lansing Ave
Arris Hayes
O. A. Hegge
Austin
Baldwin Street
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R. R. Murphys
City of
Wisconsin
Ile Baus
Dep'tStore
Colorado
Vladivostok
Russian Revolutionary Group
Action OF Zelaya
Guatemala
Root
Rochford
Rochford Land Company
Chas. H. Webber
LaCom
Pitzen’s
Oxfords
John Fairbanks
City Real Estate
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