Wireless station on Pike's Peak to relay transcontinental messages
Denver reports Marconi plans a wire less station atop Pike's Peak as a midway link between Atlantic transmissions and Pacific receivers. The setup mirrors the Glace Bay installation and follows a European venture, with details scarce and dates unclear.
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Pike’s Peak
Denver
Marconi
Midway
Atlantic
Pacific
Glace Bay
Canada
Europe
Nine Years After Escape Bates Is Captured
M B Bates, who fled a Missouri prison nine years ago while serving a twelve year term for robbery, was returned to the United States arriving in New York aboard the Carmania from Liverpool. He is escorted by two St. Louis police officers on the way to St. Louis. Missouri authorities learned of his arrest in England for robbery and sent officers to bring him back after the sentence ended.
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Missouri
M. B. Bates
St. Louis
New York
Liverpool
Bates
England
Insee
Freeman H. Tillotson
Iton
Kan
Bleakley
Topeka
James G. Barclay
Moline
I11
Fom
Taft Declines Roosevelts Homecoming Celebration
President Taft will not attend the New York homecoming honoring Theodore Roosevelt on June 10. He will be at Nova Villa Pennsylvania receiving a doctor of jurisprudence degree from St Thomas College the same day.
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Taft
Col. Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
New York
Republican Club of
New York Harbor
Nova Villa
St. Thomas College
Racing Auto Turned Turtle In Indianapolis Speedway
Beall drove a Knox racing car that turned turtle on a bank at the Indianapolis speedway and landed in water. He was pinned under the car with one rib fractured after a wheel flew off at full speed during testing before the race meet. Mary Harriman Married to Sculptor Rumsey in Arden church with family present.
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Knox
Beall
Speedway
Indianapolis
Ind
Mary Harriman
E. H. Harriman
Arden, N
Charles Cary Rumsey
Buffalo
Little Episcopal Church
Explosion Kills Miner in Dolores Mine Disaster
An explosion at the Dolores mine in Chi hauhuu, Mexico killed one miner and injured several others. The blast started a fire that burned 100 houses, leaving about 500 people homeless.
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Dolores
Chihauhuu
Mexico
Pluviose Sunk After Collision with Pas de Calais
Calais dispatch reports the French submarine Pluviose struck by the ferry Pas de Calais and sank almost immediately with its entire crew of twenty three aboard. Fire destroys HRs Moines streetcar barns and service. vast damage and losses cited. In Wapanucka a bank robbery ends with a posse member shot during a running fight.
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Calais
France
Pluviose
Calais-Dover
Pas de Calais
Moines
Pes Moines
Wapanucka
Big Lake Ship Sunk in Lake Huron Collision Disaster
In fog off Point Aux Barques the steel steamer Goodyear collided with the Frank H. Good year of the Mitchell Transit Co. The Good year sank, many crew unaccounted, with at least eighteen presumed dead. The Wood and Goodyear rescued six survivors and returned to Port Huron after a long vigilance at the wreck site.
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Frank H. Goodyear
Mitchell Transit Company
Lake Huron
Point Aux Barques
Transportation Camry
Goodyear
Gibson
Port Huron
Mich
Queen Mother Alexandra Receives Roosevelt at Buckingham
Queen Mother Alexandra hosted former President Roosevelt at Buckingham Palace in London for a lengthy talk. She expressed appreciation for American sympathy after her bereavement and later received Lord Strathcona to relay gratitude to Canada for its dominion’s support.
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Alexandra
Mr. Roosevelt
Buckingham Palace
London
America
Lord Strathcona
Canada
Dominion
Boy Dies After Ball Struck Abdomen In Scrub Game
Harry Becker a 14 year old boy died after being struck in the abdomen by a batted ball during a scrub game. He managed to throw to first base for an out before collapsing. A physician arrived too late to save him.
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Harry Becker
Becker
Receivers Named for Chicago Railways After Court Judgment
Judge Farlin Q. Bail enters a $1,344,685 judgment against Chicago Railways Company. Judge Peter S. Grosscup in the U S District Court appoints Henry R. Blair and John M Roach as receivers. Westinghouse Electric asks for $69,514. The funded debt totals $70,840,034.50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Railways Company
Farlin Q. Bail
Big Traction Corporation
Peter S. Grosscup
United States District Court
Westinghouse Electric Company
Henry R. Blair
John M. Roach
Riot Among Miners at No 14 Colliery Near Pittston
A confrontation between striking miners at the No 14 colliery of the Pennsylvania Coal Company near Pittston Pennsylvania escalated as a state police posse led by Sergeant Henning attempted to disperse the crowd. Sheriff Rodda was fired on, miner Peter Sura was badly clubbed and may die, and Trooper Jasper Oftedach was knocked down and beaten. The riot was quelled, but a second disturbance occurred at the Ewen colliery a mile away before troopers arrived to disperse the rioters.
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No. 14
Cobbery
Pennsylvania Coal Company
Pittston
Henning
Rodda
Luzerne County
Peter Sura
Jasper Oftedach
Ewen
Babe Under 44 Cars Yet Lives
The two year old son of Ernest Allen in Syracuse New York escaped death when struck by a locomotive’s step and buried between tracks as a freight train with forty four cars passed over him. He was found uninjured aside from a bump from the fall.
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New York
Ernest Allen
Syracuse
N. Y
G A R Auctions Its Rifles in Bethel Missouri
The Grand Army post Bethel district sold its military accoutrements including muskets belts swords flags fife and drums as its 100 member post dwindled to ten. The sale ended a Civil War era organization formed thirty years ago.
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Bethel
Grand Army Post
Perish in Illinois Hotel Fire Kills Two Men in Monmouth
Two men, John Jacobs of Galesburg and Bud Miller of Monmouth, died when Monmouth City Hotel burned in a report that a lamp exploded. Howard Calhoun of Galesburg was injured leaping from a second story window as guests escaped. Authorities said others survived, with bodies recovered near the blaze. The fire's cause remains under investigation.
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Monmouth
John Jacobs
Galesburg
Fragmentary Losses Mentioned in Birmingham and Spain
The text notes Birmingham England with a 543000 figure and six losses totaling 216333. It references continuous bad weather in Spain causing loss of life and damage to property. A Marquette house is mentioned with homesteads affected as well as both women and men involved.
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Birmingham
Eng
Spain
Televellon
Marquette
Unclear fragment hints at Northwest tier homestead plan
Fragmentary text references a widow and Meh aiming to improve a homestead in the Northwest tier. Details are missing to confirm names, places, dates, or actions.
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Rochet
Northwest
Tier
Woman on Trial in Missouri Poisoning Case
Mrs Dora Doxey stands trial in St. Louis for the murder of her husband William J Elder a postal clerk. Dr Loren B Doxey her former husband is also accused. Kate Erder sister of the victim testified as main state witness accusing the couple of poisoning for insurance and marriage complications. Doxey has been jailed and reportedly cured of drug habit during proceedings.
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Hier
William J. Elder
St. Louis
Dora
Progress of the Pennant Race in Base Ball Leagues
A compact summary of the current standings in major base ball leagues. Key teams in the pennant chase shown with win loss records and recent form. Highlights include top clubs driving toward the championship with tight races in both eastern and western circuits.
Bomb Injures None as Madrid Anarchist Kills Self
A bomb exploded near Madrid’s May 31, 1906 monument injuring no one. The bomber, identified as an anarchist, died after shooting himself while fleeing police. The monument honors the victims of the 1906 tragedy.
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Madrid
Victoria
Death and Fire Mark Chinese Riots Near Changsha
A boy was killed when a revolver accidentally fired during play as another boy purportedly taught suicide. The gunshot wound near Klein's right ear proved fatal after his mother carried him home. Separately, riots in Chuanchia, northwest of Changsha, saw a large portion of the city burned and the Lutheran church destroyed amid rising antigovernment sentiment.
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Allen
Klein
Chuanchia
Changsha
China
Utes Receive $3.4 Million Verdict in Land Claim
The United States Court of Claims awards $3,405,611.40 to White River Utes Uinta Utes Southern Utes and Ute Compahgre Utes as just compensation for lands taken by the government. Congress 1909 act placed Ute lands under the court and a 15,000,000 acre government land tract in Colorado will be set aside as a reservation.
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United Statesg
Court of Claims
United States
Colorado
Hotel Champlain Destroyed By Fire In New York
The Hotel Champlain on Lake Champlain in Northern New York burned destroying a large summer resort. About sixty workers were in the building. an electrician named Herbert was reported missing. Plattsburgh fire department and two army company crews helped battle the blaze but efforts failed.
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New York
Champlain
Lake Champlain
Herbert
Plattsburgh
Army Barracks
World record trains run Detroit to Niagara Falls in minutes
Two special Broth erhood of Locomotive Engineers trains of twelve coaches each carried members from Detroit to Niagara Falls. The first trip 224 miles in 224 minutes, the second in 217 minutes. Secretary Wilson urged farmland reoccupation to curb high prices and boost soil conservation. An Interstate Commerce Commission order cut flour freight rates Minneapolis to New York City and Atlantic coast rates, effective May 10 for two years.
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Michigan Central Railway
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Detroit
Niagara Falls
Ne York Wi
New York
New York State
York State
Europe
Wilson
Produce Exchange
Interstate Commerce Commission
Minneapolis
New York City
Atlantic Seaboard
Trade review notes modest gains and weather damped activity
R G Dun reports bank clearings at 273 398 740 up 0 6 percent from 1909 while 1908 figures reach 227 430 132. Failures in the Chicago district total 31 with liabilities over 5 000 eight cases, compared with 36 last week and 28 in 1908.
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R. G. Dun & Co
Chicago
Trade reports show mixed activity and curtailed optimism
New York reports subdued trade outside the West and Pacific coast with textile lines quiet or cut back while building trades stay active. Collections remain barely fair and May week failures total 225, compared with prior weeks and years. Canada failures count 19 versus 24 last week and 25 a year ago per Bradstreet’s.
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Northwest
North Pacific Coast
Canada
Bradstreet
Regional Market Prices for Cattle Hogs Sheep and Grains
Markets across Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee New York Buffalo Toledo list current price ranges for cattle hogs sheep and grains including wheat corn oats rye butter eggs and hay. Prices include city and commodity specifics with No 2 classifications and weighted ranges.
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Chicago
St. Louis
Pittsburg
Philadelphia
New York
Boston Biveee
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Philadel
Cleveland
Washington
Boston Ecene
Detroit
American Association
Law
Minneapolis
Columbus
St. Paul
Milwaukee
Toledo
Louisville
Indianapolis
Kansas City
W. L. Ww. Ui
St. Joseph
Sioux City
Wichita
Des Moines
Lincoln
Omaha
Denver
Weeee
Topeka
Buckwood Brewery Fire Obliterates Winnipeg Plant
Fire destroys the Buckwood Brewery in central Winnipeg Manitoba causing about 100000 dollars in losses. The National Meat Cutters Association holds its convention in Louisville with over 100 delegates attending.
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Buckwood
Winnipeg
Man
National Meat Cutters’ Association
Louisville
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Bun
York City
Texas
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Hias
Coahuila
Big Lake
James B. Wood
Huron
Roosevelt
Lady Morse
Grai
Traction CO
Chicago Railways Co
Babe
Illinois
FIRZ
Sks
Woman
Court
Hotel Champlain
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