Canada Sees US Extradition Delays Amid Gaynor Greene Case
Ottawa reports surprise at US delays in extradition of Gaynor and Greene. Washington may raise the matter with Britain if grounds prove extraditable. Court actions frame the issue as technicalities slow the process for the two men. General suspension or a defense fund for coal miners discussed by President Mitchell.
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Canada
Toronto Globe
Ottawa
Ont
United States
Messrs
Gaynor and Greene
Washington
River Flood Forces Families From Homes In Kansas Valleys
In Manhattan Kansas special report, the Blue river surges twenty one feet high and rising forcing many families to abandon homes for higher ground as the flood spills over Union Pacific tracks and flows toward the Kaw river two miles east of town.
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Manhattan
Kaw
Kaw Rivers
Blue River
Union Pacific
Kaw River
Two Detroit Boys Drown in Cass Lake boating accident
In Cass lake about twenty five miles from Detroit two boys, Anthony Rukano aged 16 and Adolph Budelier aged 13, and a girl May Wiesler were boating when their craft began leaking and capsized. Wiesler was saved but both boys sank before rescuers could reach them.
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Anthony Rukano
Adolph Budelier
Detroit
Cass Lake
May Wiesler
Salisbury resigns as British premier. A J Balfour named successor
The marquis of Salisbury has resigned the premiership of Great Britain. Right Hon A J Balfour, the first lord of the treasury and government leader in the house of commons, has been appointed to succeed him. Salisbury tendered his resignation at an audience with King Edward last Friday. Balfour immediately visited the king and accepted the premiership.
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Marquis of Salisbury
Great Britain
A. J. Balfour
Treasury
House of Commons
Edward
Balfour
Cholera figures dip in Manila amid rain hints
Manila reports 2,181 cases with 1,718 deaths since the outbreak and provinces total 12,476 cases with 357 deaths. Court martial of Captain James A. Ryan of the Fifteenth Cavalry ends. acquittal is expected on charge of unnecessary severity to natives.
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Manila
Provinces
James A. Ryan
Fifteenth Cavalry
Finlanders to Settle in Oklahoma Colonization Plans
An official filing with Guthrie territorial secretary outlines Missouri Kansas and Texas Railroad involvement in settling up to 45,000 Finns arriving in America. The plan notes 60 percent could buy farms, with land allocation to be managed through railroad interests.
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Territorial Secretary
Guthrie
Okla
Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railroad
Oklahoma
America
Withdrawal of friars from the Philippine Islands
Washington may accept a Vatican oral assurance for gradual friar withdrawal. The decision rests with President Roosevelt, who is viewed as the sole figure capable of approving such a pledge.
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Rome
Philippine Islands
Washington
Vatican
Roosevelt
Fire Destroys Bear Creek Wisconsin, Twenty Structures Burned
A village aura Bear Creek thirty miles northwest of Appleton was wiped out by a large fire. A dozen stores the post office Chicago and Northwestern depot and a lumber mill burned. Loss may reach 100000. Residents fought the blaze with buckets.
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Bear Creek
Appleton
Wis
Chicago and Northwestern
Ohio Editors on Pleasure Trip to Frankfort Mich
The Ohio State Press association arrived in Frankfort Michigan with about 800 members for their annual outing. They traveled by a special train over the Ann Arbor railroad.
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Ohio
Ohio State Press Association
Frankfort
Mich
Ann Arbor
Chinese Minister Lian Chen Appointed U S Envoy
New minister Sir Lian Chen secretary of the Chinese embassy to the coronation of King Edward has been named Chinese minister to the United States. A fire in Redkey Indiana destroyed a dwelling owned by A W Mc Kinney and narrowly spared Colonel Crawford's family who fled the flames as the town lacked a fire department.
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Lian Chen
Edward
United States
Redkey
Ind
A. W. McKinney
Colonel Crawford
Pearl fisher gem valued at $5000 bought by McGregor man
Fred H. Hunting of McGregor Iowa purchased a fifty rain high button pearl from a pearl fisher. The gem is described as one of the finest of its size found in American waters and is valued at $5000.
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Fred H. Hunting
McGregor
Iowa
Sister's Dress Saves a Train on Eastern Road
Eldridge Finkle and his sister, aged 15 and 13, saved a Poughkeepsie and Eastern Railroad train from wrecking by flagging the locomotive just in time. While gathering raspberries near Boston Corners in Dutchess County New York, they spotted spread rails and, using a red frock, signaled the engineer as the train approached at about 35 miles per hour, stopping the train within feet of danger.
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Eldridge Finkle
Poughkeepsie and Eastern Railroad
Boston Corners
Dutchess County
New York
Proviso Locks Heir’s Million Until Marriage
Frederick H. Schmidt, heir to a 1,000,000 estate in Germany, teaches he must marry for love to access his inheritance. Working as a laborer in Bowling Green, Ohio, he inherits from Carl Schmidt of Saxe-Weimar with a clause denying any money until a worthy wife is found.
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Germany
Frederick H. Schmidt
Bowling Green
Ohio
Carl Schmidt
Saxe-Weimar
Schmidt
Trains Delayed as Floods Hit Kansas City Rail Lines
Excessive rain pushed the Missouri and Kaw rivers near danger in Kansas City causing bottom lands to flood. The Republican river rose to one foot above high water at Concordia and rail service deteriorated with widespread train delays. Passengers on many lines reported late arrivals and Rock Island line service was badly crippled with soft tracks across western routes.
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Kansas City
Republican
Concordia
Kan
Omaha
Rock Island
Five Firemen Die as Wall Collapses in Toronto Blaze
Five firemen were killed when a brick wall collapsed at the old street car stable at Front and George streets in Toronto. The wall buried David Lee Larry Parke Adam Kerr Walter Collard and another firefighter named Russell as they fought flames that spread from BP Melmtosh & Sons to the Gadsby & McCann warehouse. They were dead upon extrication.
Jealous farmer ends life in cornfield tragedy
Wesley Graham a farmer near Pollca City Oklahoma killed himself with a shotgun after a short marriage, sitting on the ground with the gun between his knees and his forehead to the muzzle. The act followed extreme jealousy and personal distress.
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Wesley Graham
Pollca City
O. T
Castro's Big Army Routed In Venezuela Conflict
Three thousand Venezuelan troops under Gen. Modesto Castro were routed between Barcelona and Aragua by Gen. Polando’s revolutionary army. The clash marks a decisive setback for Castro’s faction amid ongoing civil conflict.
Missing South Dakota merchant feared dead on Chicago trip
D M Sanford a 50 year old Pierre resident and retired merchant left for Chicago on June 21 with a premonition of death. Friends and Chicago police report a mysterious Chicago man connected to Sanford and a large estate may be involved. Sanford believed his business was mishandled and he planned to investigate, leaving his home alone.
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D. M. Sandford
Pierre
S. D
Chicago
South Dakota
Sandford
Bad Men Die in Steamer Shootout on Diamond Jo
A gunfight aboard the Diamond Jo at Rock Island sickened two so called Christopher Leonidas and Son the Long Haired Medicine Men. Mate Dan Breen resisted and was detained then released after a coroner's inquest. The report also notes a Minnesota murder case and a projected transatlantic rail dream by James J. Hill. General William Clark to be honored with a monument.
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Christopher Leonidas
Breen
Tie
Denburgee
National Educators Plan to Seek Cabinet Department
The National Educational Association resolves to petition Congress to establish a Department of Education with a cabinet head and to restore Bible teaching in schools. A national teachers federation forms led by Miss Margaret A Tinles as president. Also plans are laid for a large Louisville packing plant costing about one million dollars to dress spring lambs for the Mastern market and to dress hogs and cattle on a three acre site beside the central stock yards.
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National Educational Association
Congress
Department of Education
Margaret A Tinles
Louisville
Omilion Dollar
Freight Man Is Slain In Chicago Brawl
John Landers a freight handler and union member died from wounds after a brawl in Chicago. His throat was cut ear to ear and his head nearly severed. Five fellow union men are under arrest.
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John Landers
Chicago
Union
Justifiable Homicide Dismissed in Pa ducah Case
The Pa ducah police court dismissed on county attorney motion the case of Susie Fraser an 11 year old colored girl who killed her uncle George Jones while he was beating her. The ruling found the act justifiable homicide as Jones threatened to kill his wife Rob Whitelaw Reid's House. Margaret Kelly aged 65 was killed by thieves who struck her with a stone wrapped in a handkerchief near White Plains. A head on collision on the Hudson Valley Railroad at Caldwell N J left one dead and sixteen injured. King Edward will be crowned between August 11 and 15. Choate named as a presidential possibility by Don M Dickinson in London. Pennsylvania miners entombed over 200 in a mine after a fire damp explosion.
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Susie Fraser
George Jones
Paducah
Jones
Whitelaw Reid
Margaret Kelly
White Plains
Hudson Valley Railroad
Caldwell
Chicago Millionaire Vanishes into Poverty
J A Harris once employed 2900 workers in Chicago before the fire and government tax evasion by rivals drove him to penury. He claims $3,000,000 is owed him and an Indiana attorney believes some claims may be recoverable, though outlawed.
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J. A. Harris
Jacob R. Harris
Chicago
City
St. Louis
New Albany
Ind
Senator's Son Wounded by Bandits Flees on Mountain Road
Senator William Cook of Wyoming County West Virginia reports his son Thomas Cook shot by two would be robbers on a remote Guan river route. He rode half a mile with fatal blood loss before collapsing. a bullet pierced the chest and he lost his revolver as he escaped on a horse. He carries thousands of dollars to hire timber crews but is not likely to recover.
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Thomas Cook
William Cook
Wyoming County
W. Va
Guan River
Cook
Lonesome Road
Robbery Plot Led by Sedan Farmers Foiled
Sheriff J M Taylor of Sedan Kansas held six farmers near Hi gin Irian in jail on conspiracy charges to rob banker Robert Niblock and family. Authorities say the group planned a bank raid on a specific night and waited outside the bank. after cutting telephone lines the burglars tried to flee. Six were arrested and six more pursued.
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J. M. Taylor
Sedan
Kan
Higin
Irian
Robert Niblock
George Niblock
Jain W. Swinney
Yom
Lane
Ike
Girl Robbed While Wearing Man’s Clothes
May Willard alias Nellie Woods, arrested weeks earlier for burglaries while wearing male attire, was sentenced in St. Louis to five years. She admitted a dozen burglaries, hinted at Chicago roots, and blamed morphine for her downfall. Also reports a horse accident involving Ethel Roosevelt and a massachusetts youth killing his sister, wounding their mother.
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May Willard
Nellie Woods
St. Louis
Chicago
Ethel Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
N. Y
Ethel
Cloudburst Damage in Bushkill District Pennsylvania
A cloudburst in the upper Bushkill district of Northampton County caused widespread damage. Farmer Charles Abel and his wife were returning from the harvest when he was struck and killed by lightning. Bushkill Creek overflowed, destroying many grain fields.
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Pennsylvania
Upper
Bushkill
Northampton County
Charles Abel
Great Teachers Meet Draws Twenty Thousand To Minneapolis
National Educational Association convened with near full attendance of educators. Gov. Van Sant gave welcome, Harper of the University of Chicago spoke, and James Wilson urged applied science for farmers. Officers and directors were announced, reflecting a robust program and broad educational aims. Frost reports from Nebraska and St. Joseph Missouri.
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Minneapolis
United States
National Educational Association
Gov. van Sant
National Council
Harper
University of Chicago
Lexus
Maine
American School
American University
Department m
James Wilson
Lye
Jacob Gould Schurman
Cornell University
Philippine Commission
Philippines
Market Review Reflects Mixed Feelings Across Sectors
A summary of midyear business health notes railways reporting strong earnings while leather and textiles show softness. Grain prices rise with corn and oats, western wheat prospects brighten on rain, and commercial failures in the U S fall behind prior peaks. Wheat and corn markets face bull-led volatility with unsettled futures and variable shipping and livestock prices.
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New York
R. G. Dun & Co
United States
British Columbia
Dominion of Canada
Markets Across Cities Show Wide Ranges in Livestock and Grain
Chicago to Buffalo show brisk trade with cattle selling from $3 to $8 per hundredweight and hogs from $3 to $8.25. Wheat mostly around 70 to 80 cents, corn 44 to 66 cents, oats 47 to 58 cents, rye 55 to 66 cents. Butter and eggs vary, prairie hay and timothy priced higher, while treasury reports note a June surplus of $92.19 million and cash balance of $208.63 million.
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Chicago
Timothy
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Detroit
Toledo
Milwaukee
New York
Treasury
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Soom
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Mitchell
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Sister
Dallas
Texas
Commerce
Murphy Streets
Patton, Worsham & Co
Texas Drug Company
Hy. W. Williams & Co
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George J. Felton
Camden
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Jessie Morrison
Homestead Steel Works
Pittsburg
Democracia
Managua
Nicaragua
Mirad Valle
Rinc
Vieja
Costa Rica
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Fred W. Ames
Duquesne
Ubrichsville
Merchant
Man
Mississippi
Panke
Lenderson
Minn
John Wellner
Tanke
Tsus
Rilty
Mde
Clark
William Clark
Northwest Territory
Mary Susan Glasson Clark
Healphuter
Wing Edward
Pizeant
Westminster Abbey
Choate
Don M. Dickinson
Joseph H. Choate
Hardwicke Society
London
Herbert Hill
Roxbury
Mass
Himz
Sehmol
Nancy Jones
Darling Jones
Jonesboro
Tenn
Nancy Hubb
Taft
Charles J. Jones
Buffalo” Jones
Yellowstone Perk
Mr. Jones
Fall River Line
Priscilla
Merchants and Miners’ Transportation Company
Powhattan
Narragansett Bay
Grand Jury
Buffalo
Elizabeth Meyer
Jacob F. Meyer
Leon B. Bell
Lowell, Mass
Northwestern University
Vashon College
Burton, Wash
St. Joseph
GOV
van Sant
Charles W. Eliot
Massachusetts
W. N. Davidson
W. M. Beardshear
O. T. Bright
Ilinois
Charles S. Reeves
Joseph Kennedy
North Dakota
Charles F. Thwing
W. N
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A. V. Storm
Michigan
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Minnesota
C. M. Jordan
Nebraska
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J. K. Baxter
Wisconsin
L. D. Harvey
Wall Street
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