Wreck on Western Maryland line near Patapsco kills many
A Western Maryland Railway wreck at Patapsco Maryland between Westminster and Finksburg leaves eighteen believed dead and scores injured. Passenger No. 5 eastbound struck a double header freight from the rear. three engines and several cars wrecked while passenger coaches suffered minor injuries to occupants.
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Western Maryland
Patapsco
Westminster
Finksburg
West Bound
Three Black Men Hanged Together in Decatur Alabama
Smith John Collier and Will Jackson, all described as murderers, were transported by special train with Alabama National Guard escort to Decatur. The trio were hanged in succession. the first knot slipped as the drop fell, leaving Smith to cry out and later suffer the rope as it tightened on a second hanging. Both Smith and Collier maintained innocence while Jackson claimed self defense.
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Smith
John Collier
Will Jackson
Decatur
Ala
Alabama National Guard
Collier
Jackson
Officer Steel
Harvey
Mishawaka Girl Fights Burglars and Outwits Looters
Mishawaka Indiana 20 year old Bertha Quaintance fought two burglars who looted her parents home. She was knocked unconscious during a struggle with one thief who clutched watches money and silverware but her resistance forced the pair to surrender the loot. Her injuries were not serious and police noted blood on the rugs.
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Mishawaka
Bertha Quaintance
Ind
Lightning Kills Two in Lagrange Farmhouse Event
A severe bolt struck near Lagrange Indiana causing two deaths. Mr and Mrs Wart were in their dining room when lightning killed Mrs Hart and left him unconscious. A second farmer east of Lagrange was killed at about the same time. Electric light and telephone systems burned out and several farm buildings damaged.
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Lagrange
Ind
Wart
Hart
Johnston City Fire Destroys Illinois Town
Fire wiped out Johnston City Illinois destroying forty buildings including the First National Bank Elles Brothers department store and Herrin Stallard Lumber Company. Marion and Herrin fire departments aided efforts with losses estimated at two hundred thousand dollars.
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Illinois
Johnston City
Hil
First National Bank
Elles Brothers’ Department Store
Doncan & Baker, Hardware
Herrin Stallar Lumber Company
Marion
Herrin
Train kills A. T. Brown and wife near Edgerton Ohio
A. T. Brown and his wife were killed and Mrs. Rathburn possibly fatally injured when they walked ahead of a freight to a new coal dock and were struck by the Lake Shore fast mail east of Edgerton. The couple and bystanders describe the scene as their group tried to reach safety. Others escaped injury.
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A. T. Brown
Edgerton
Ohio
Rathburn
Lake Shore
Steamer Sunk in Fog Collision Off Presque Isle Light
In dense fog on Lake Huron ten miles off Presque Isle light the steel freighters Etruria and Amazo Stone collided. The Etruria sank within minutes, its crew escaping with their lives as salvage efforts began in the upper Great Lakes region.
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Sault Ste. Marie
Mieh
Iitruria
Amazo Stone
Presque Isle Light
Lake Huron
Etruria
Ice House Fire Destroys Armour Ice Houses in Pewaukee
A lightning strike destroyed the Armour ice houses at Pewaukee Wisconsin causing the loss of about 200000 tons of ice. Estimated damage ranges from 225000 to 800000 dollars with insurance details still uncertain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Armour
Pewaukee
Wis
Explosion at Ivan colliery kills 500 in Khartsisk
A dispatch from Ekaterinoslav reports five hundred people killed in a blast at the Ivan colliery in Khartsisk, owned by the Russian Donetz Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ekaterinoslav
Russia
Khartsisk
Donetz Company
Burglars Sacks Spiceland Posts and Stores
A band of burglars sacked Spiceland Indiana forcing windows on the post office and several stores including Davis Evans general store Evans furnishing store and Griffin Ratliff store. They took over $1 000 in cash not stamps. Sheriff Cristopher and deputies are at work with the U S marshal likely to cooperate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spiceland
Ind
Davis Evans General
Evans Furnishing
Griffin- Ratliff
Cristopher
United States Marshal
Baron Nathaniel de Rothschild Leaves Four Million for Charity
A Vienna report states Baron Nathaniel de Rothschild who died June 18 bequeathed 4 million dollars for distributed charitable purposes across various causes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Nathaniel de Rothschild
Illinois University President Warns Against College Sports
President E J James of the University of Illinois after five years of study argues that intense college athletic training damages future business and professional life. He cites weak hearts among football baseball and tennis stars and predicts findings will surprise supporters of college athletics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James
Illinois University
E. J. James
University of Illinois
Court Decides Gibson Case Widow Receives One Third
Ohio Supreme Court upholds Hamilton County judgment in Henrietta Gibson v Peter Gibson over the late John McCormick Gibson will. The will, valued at 250000, was lost after the Cincinnati man died in Asheville N C shortly after marrying Henrietta Wolfe. Without witnesses to prove otherwise the court presumed the will destroyed and the widow gets one third of the estate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio Supreme Court
Hamilton County Court
Henrietta Cecilia Gibson
Peter Gibson
John McCormick Gibson
Cincinnati
Asheville
N. C
Henrietta Cecilia Wolfe
Oliver Power Plant Nears Test in South Bend
The Oliver brothers complete a $325,000 power plant on the west face of their property in South Bend Ind After nearly two years of work a large force of men created a standout engineering feat valued at one of the nation s best power plants The site will supply power to Oliver Chilled Plow Works the Oliver Hotel and the Oliver Opera House among others.
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Olivers
South Bend
Ind
Oliver
West Face
J. D. Oliver
Oliver Enterprises
Oliver Chilled Plow Works
Oliver Hotel
Oliver Opera House
Insurance Mandate for Danish Societies Members
The United Danish Societies of America require all members to carry life insurance or face expulsion. A Racine Wisconsin convention decided by a close vote that from January 1 1907 each member must insure on a 65 percent basis, with $650 plus accumulated amounts payable.
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United Danish Societies of America
Racine
Wis
No Snakes for Hawaii Exhibition Snakes Injected
The steamship Alameda delivered a box of snakes including rattlers for a Honolulu zoo display. To keep Hawaii free of snakes, authorities halted the shipment at the port and collector Stackable killed all snakes before customs clearance.
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Hawaii
Alameda
Honolulu
Too Much Silver Closes Mint Suspension of Work at Local Mint
Congress has not approved new silver bullion for Philadelphia coinage. Superintendent Landis informs all mint staff that operations across all departments will be halted due to an exhausted silver supply at the subtreasury.
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Congress
Philadelphia
Landis
Railway Bridge Opens in China on June Eleven
The Peihan Railway inspection train led by the chief engineer crossed the Yellow River bridge, two miles long, as the line nears opening to general traffic in November. Washington chosen for peace talks as Japan and Russia align on next steps toward ending the war following a protocol and armistice. Royal wedding at Windsor sees Princess Margaret of Connaught wed Prince Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden.
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Peihan Railway
Yellow River
China
Washington
Japan
Russia
Windsor
England
Margaret of Connaught
Duke of Connaught
Gustavus Adolphus
Gustavus
Sweden
Graft Scandals Highlight Philadelphia Councilman Case
A Philadelphia graft tale centers on a councilman charged with improper city contract interest as leaders of the Republican machine face scrutiny in a hearing amid allegations of vast sums and influence.
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Philadelphia
Wheat Harvest Progress outpaces corn in states
Government crop bulletin notes wheat harvest is well advanced across regions while corn lags in several key states. Stronger yields and improved conditions are reported, reflecting favorable weather and growing season progress.
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Government
Court records shattered in Sandusky breach of promise case
In Sandusky Ohio the Court of Common Pleas witnessed a breach of promise trial setting speed records as Miss won a $2000 verdict in under thirty minutes. The case highlighted unusually rapid proceedings and a sizable civil award.
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Court of Common Pleas
Sandusky
Ohio
Dressmaker Wins $2000 Verdict Against Frank Link
Myrtle B. Goodsite, a dressmaker, secured a verdict of $2,000 against Frank Link after a brief trial. Link had married Miss Welter and the suit followed.
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Myrtle B. Goodsite
Frank Link
Link
Miss Welter
Miss Goodsite
Railways Win Temporary Injunction Over Missouri Freight Law
Judge Smith McPherson in Kansas City Iowa grants a temporary injunction blocking Missouri from enforcing the maximum freight rate law that began June 16. Eighteen railways sue the state officials to stop penalties, with three Kansas City shippers covered as a class. Railways seek a permanent order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith McPherson
Red Oak
Iowa
United States District Court
Kansas City
State Railway and Warehouse Commissioners
Missouri
Long Jones Wife Found Drowned in Wisconsin Lake
Emma Jones wife of Illinois politician A M Long Jones was found dead in a small artificial lake on the family grounds in Waukesha Wisconsin. Police suspect suicide amid illness and mental derangement. Mrs Jones formerly Emma Wright married in October 1857 and helped promote Bethesda Mineral Springs Company ventures.
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Emma Jones
A. M
Jones
Waukesha
Bethesda
Emma Wright
Wisconsin
Mr. Jones
Boundary survey party departs Seattle for Chilcoot Pass
A twenty man surveying team led by Sk M Leyland leaves Seattle to locate the U S Canada boundary near Chilcoot Pass and the Kotsina River. Three parties will work this summer in northern territory in conjunction with Canadian surveyors. They will mark the line as defined by the London tribunal of 1903.
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Chilcoot Pass
Kotsina River
Sk. M
Leyland
Seattle
United States
Hkotsina River
Northern Territory
London
Fifty Jews Slain by Czar Troops in Brestkovsk Riots
Two days of fierce rioting in Brestkovsk Russian Poland leave at least fifty people dead and eighty injured, most victims Jews, as troops fire on crowds. The casualty toll rises hourly and details remain uncertain.
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Czar
Brestkovsk
Russian Poland
Trained Dogs Perish In Corry Fire
A Corry Pennsylvania fire devastated Burringtons stables with horses and a troupe of trained dogs before the blaze was checked. The blaze also damaged Scullys cigar factory and the Commercial Hotel in the business district. Jewelry Store Robbed In Chicago thieves stole watches and jewelry valued at $2000 from Lewy Brothers & Co. at State and Adams streets. Theodora P. Delyannis Greece premier was stabbed to death by a gambler opposing gaming houses. Baron Nathaniel de Rothschild dies in Vienna after long illness.
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Corry Pa
Burrinngton
Scully
Lewy Brothers &Co
State and
Adams Streets
Chicago
Killa
Theodora P. Delyannis
Greece
Rothschild
Baron Nathaniel de Rothschild
Vienna
Lawyer Wyckes Faces Blackmail Charge in New York
Prominent New York lawyer Thomas F Wyckes is indicted on blackmail charges after a grand jury investigation reveals a Jekyll and Hyde pattern. Edward Weston of Weston Electrical Instrument Co Newark alleges Wyckes used a fictitious name Lewis Jarvis to demand money via letters and forged stationery.
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New York
Thomas F. Wyckes
Jerome Wyckes
Edward Weston
Weston Electrical Instrument Company
Newark
N. J
Wyckes
Lewis Jarvis
Jarvis
Frank G Bigelow Begins Ten Year Fort Leavenworth Term
Frank G Bigelow number 4717 starts serving a ten year sentence at Fort Leavenworth federal prison. He is 58 and will be released in six years and four months with good time. He was processed with Bertillon measurements and photo, and a small jewelry and money sum was taken during search. He may work in a clerical role but initially will be housed with Black and Indigenous inmates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will
Fort Leavenworth
Frank G. Bigelow
Milwaukee
Federal
Postal Order on Lotteries Challenges Officers Nationwide
Postmaster General Cortelyou issues a general order urging strict enforcement of the anti lottery law. Postmasters and all postal employees are instructed to scrutinize mass matter, especially publications, and to withdraw or exclude materials related to lotteries, guessing contests, endless chain schemes, and gift enterprises.
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Cortelyou
Bank president arraigned in Minnesota for Boer War frauds
Thomas B. Clement, president of the defunct TFirst National Bank of Faribault, pleaded not guilty to eighteen counts in St. Paul federal court. The case involves alleged vast frauds in army stores expenditure during the Boer war, with a blue book report censuring several officers for collusion with contractors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas B. Clement
Tfirst National Bank of Faribault, Minn
Lochren
United States District Court
St. Paul
Way Office Committee
London
Kirkman Sentenced to Three Years Confinement
President Roosevelt approves court martial findings sentencing Captain George W. Kirkman to three years in Fort Leavenworth prison and dismissal from the army. Kirkman linked to the sensational death by her husband of another officer’s wife in Lincoln Nebraska in 1904.
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Kirkman
Roosevelt
George W. Kirkman
Fort Leavenworth
Lincoln
Neb
Ninety-Cent Gas Certainty for Greater Boston
The Boston Consolidated Gas Company will merge local firms after accepting the charter act passed last winter at the state house. This plan makes ninety-cent gas a certainty for greater Boston regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Greater
State House
Boston Consolidated Gas Company
Winnebago Indian Marries Philadelphia Heiress Daughter
Miss Edna Theresa Henton and A. N Nash, a Carlisle graduate and Andover student, wed two weeks ago. The marriage between the Philadelphia manufacturer's daughter and the Winnebago man only recently became public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna Theresa Ixenton
Philadelphia
A. N. Nash
Carlisle
Andover
Pennsylvania
National Board of Trade Incorporation Filed in Missouri
Articles of incorporation for the National Board of Trade with headquarters in Kansas City have been filed in Jefferson City Missouri. It grew out of a decision granting the Chicago board a property right in its grain quotations.
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National Board of Trade
Kansas City
Jefferson City
Chicago Board
Taft Named Chief Justice to Succeed Fuller
Secretary Taft is appointed chief justice of the Supreme Court to succeed Fuller as Chief Justice Muller plans retirement from the Supreme bench and a seat on the International Board of Arbitration.
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Taft
Muller
Supreme Bench
International Board of Arbitration
Supreme Court
Fuller
Carnegie to Back Antipolicy Fight in New York
Andrew Carnegie reportedly will provide funds to support the New York Antipolicy Society in opposing any reestablishment of a demoralizing form of gambling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carnegie
Andrew Carnegie
New York
Chicago Grand Jury Uncovers Teamsters Labor Scandal
State's Attorney Heat calls Chicago's labor graft case the citys greatest scandal. John C Driscoll former union official provides check books and alleges Cor nelius Shea profited by labor graft and that 1400 was enough to sway Darrow from the 1902 mayoral race. Indictment looms linking Montgomery Ward opponents and labor leaders to deadly consequences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Heat
John C. Driscoll
Associated Building Trades Council
Coal Team Owners’ Association
Driscoll
Chicago Teamsters’ Union
Cornelius P. Shea
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Tegmsters
Clarence S. Darrow
Mr. Darrow
Montgomery Ward & Co
Grand
Bar of Justice
Grand Jury
Teamsters
Go Ainews Musings on Global Tensions and Ruskie Fleet
A fragmentary column riffs on wartime fear and prejudice mocking Russian naval strength jokes about submarines and yellow peril rhetoric. It touches on Chicago politics land deals and Asian exclusion while noting American yachts and Kaiser race imagery in a blend of satire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rojestvensky
Russia
Milwaukee
Chicago
Philadelphia
China
Chicago Summer Weather Boosts Trade but Strike Murk Persists
Chicago business improves as summer weather boosts retail and wholesale activity while strike troubles remain the sole negative factor. Manufacturing runs full, building trades slow from material delays, and farm receipts show mixed changes with cattle and wool up while hides and grain vary.
Better Feelings Rise as Trade Outlook Improves
Bradstreet's Commercial Report notes milder weather aiding crop progress boosting retail trade and wholesale reorder activity. Fall distributive business shows more assurance while surplus regions send stronger advices. Some slowdowns occur from rains in the Northwest lake region and East. iron and steel demand is weaker with easing prices. Overall trade measures indicate large gains over last year with 194 failures for the week ending June 8 in the United States and 21 in Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Board of Trade
New York
Lake
Canada
Bradstreet
National commodities market price snapshot across multiple cities
Chicago cattle ranges from 4.00 to 6.20 and hogs 4.00 to 5.42 for primes. Indianapolis cattle 3.00 to 5.60, St Louis cattle 4.50 to 6.00, Cincinnati cattle 4.00 to 5.65, Detroit cattle 2.50 to 5.50. Wheat varies by grade around 90c to $1.04, corn 48c to 59c, oats 20c to 38c, rye 70c to 83c, with dairy and produce prices listed across cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Detroit
Ste
Milwaukee
Toledo
New York
Tennessee Coal Company President D B Bean Dies
Telegraphic brief reports the death of D B Bean, president of the Tennessee Coal Company, in Knoxville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. B. Bean
The
Tennessee Coal Company
Knoxville
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Panorama OF the World
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Marine Department of Canada
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Vigilant
Ann Arbor Road
United States Mortgage and Trust Company
Detroit, Toledo and Ironton Railroad
Ann Arbor Railroad
Lawyer
Jekyll and Hyde
Arraign Faribault Banker
Minneapolis
Northwestern
Abram W. Harris
Jacob Tome Institute
Port Deposit
Northwestern University
Evanston
Goa
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