Tornado Kills and Injures Dozens in Zephyr Texas
The Bessemer Herald reports a tornado sweeping Zephyr Texas left thirty two dead and fifty injured. Count Zeppelin flew his airship for twenty two hours in Germany with out landing and later wrecked after 850 miles of flight. Other items note public figures and events including Booker T Washington’s aid to schools and a heat incident at Hodgenville monument unveiling.
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Count Zeppelin
Germany
Zephyr
Texas
Annis
New York
Booker T. Washington
H. H. Rogers
South
John James Bartlett
Fort Sheridan
Helen Gould
Perjury Uptrend Highlighted by Wellman Speech
Francis L. Wellman, noted cross examining authority, warned at a Catholic Club in New York that witness perjury is increasing at an alarming rate. In New Rochelle, Mrs. Margaret L. Young widow of Caesar Young was married to George W. Langdon of Sheepshead Bay, NY, three years after Young was slain in a cab with Nan Patterson.
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Francis L. Wellman
Catholic Club
New York
Margaret L. Young
Caesar Young
Nan Patterson
New Rochelle
George W. Langdon
Sheenshead Bay
Taft Opens Big Fair Alaska Gold Key Fires Exposition
President Taft pressed the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition telegraph key in the White House to launch Seattle fair events. The ceremony featured military parades, speeches by I. A. Nadau and J. F. Chilberg, and an address by James J. Hill urging simple justice and cautious lawmaking for the nation. A formal message from Taft to the exposition followed, praising Northwest enterprise and the expo’s educational aims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taft
White House
Alaska
Seattle
United States Army
Uriel Sebree
Lake
Washington
Onward J. O'Day
I. A. Nadeau
J. F. Chilberg
James J. Hill
Great Northern Board
Episcopal
Frederick W. Keator
Presstermirlaft
Enormeington
Golden Telegraph
Diplocorps
Eve
Péeattie
Wash. Burns
Assa Ulers
Great Northwest
Pacific
West
William H. Taft
Taft and Piles Speak Briefly on Wireless Uses
President Taft and Senator Piles delivered brief addresses on the uses of wireless telephone technology, highlighting its potential applications and policy considerations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
President Taft
Senator Piles
Benson Again in Prison Shade for Land Fraud Conviction
John A. Benson, convicted with Dr E B Perrin of conspiring to suborn perjury in California timber lands cases, was denied a new trial by the United States Appellate Court. Both men were sentenced to a year in Alameda County jail and a $1000 fine. Perrin won a new trial by writ of error. Benson plans to seek a stay of mandate to press an appeal to the Supreme Court.
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John A. Benson
United States
E. B. Perrin
California
Benson
Perrin
Alameda County
United States Supreme Court
Notable Sports Notes From Early 1900s Athletics and Racing
Lemos turns professional after winning the 1906 Athens marathon. Roller defeats Lundin in Topeka while Murphy adds Ethel Mack to his trotting string. Minnesota Wisconsin League opens with strong crowds. Kilroy lands with St. Paul, Nagle leased to Lincoln in the Western League. Conqueror sets 100 mile horse record in 8h 53m 55s. Sund, former trotting queen, dies in Newtown Square. A big $50,000 to $5,000 bet is placed on Sir Martin in England Derby. Evers suspended by the national commission for failing to report. Hamline sophomores win interclass track honors. Paull breaks two mile record at Penn. Corbett receives $5,000 for a 25 round bout offer from Coffroth to Britt at Colma.
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William Sherring
Athens
Topeka
Kan
B. F. Roller
Seattle
Hjalmer Lundin
Tommy Murphy
Ethel Mack
Steel Arch
Kelley
St. Paul
Orville Kilroy
Minneapolis
Nagle
Toledo
American Association
Lincoln
Neb
Conqueror
Sund
Newtown Square
Sir Martin
John Evers
Chicago Nationals
National Commission
Hamline University
Norton Field
Paull
University of Pennsylvania
Franklin Field
Young Corbett
James Coffroth
San Francisco
Jimmie Britt
Colma
Cal
Wheat crop prospects improve says Millers Federation report
A report from the Millers National Federation convention at Chicago's Auditorium Hotel predicts a much better wheat crop than last year. The forecast notes reserves are below half of what they should be, and Patten bases his outlook on these conditions.
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Millers’ National Federation
Auditorium Hotel
Chicago
Patten
Labor Leaders Convicted in Chicago Graft Case
A Chicago jury convicted labor leaders Martin Madden Fred Pouchot and M J Boyle of conspiracy to extort from Joseph Klicka Co and handed down 500 penalties each. The verdict was a 7 to 5 deadlock compromise after forty ballots and followed forty six hours of jury deliberation in Judge McSurely’s court. State's Attorney Wayman signaled further action including retrying Madden and pursuing indictments against defense witnesses for perjury.
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Martin B. Madden
Fred A. Pouchot
M. J. Boyle
Joseph Klicka Company
Chicago
Covirt
Wayman
Madden
McSurely
Cook County
Fight for the Pennants. Standing of Clubs in the Principal Leagues
The report outlines current standings in major baseball leagues. Team leaders, win loss records, and key margins define the pennant chase as clubs vie for top positions across the circuit. Detailed rankings by league include notable clubs and standout performers.
Five Die After Dowagiac Mill Boiler Blast
Eight men were in the Geesey hoop mill in Dowagiac Michigan when a boiler exploded. Five were killed instantly and another died later. One man escaped unharmed as the building collapsed. Among the dead were Deforest Geesey and his brother Frank Geesey. Heavy rain prevented major fire and wreckage flew up to forty rods.
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Dowagiac
Mich
Deforest Geesey
Frank Geesey
Pittsburg Mills Run Full Turn After Memorial Day
Pittsburg district mills operated at full capacity for the first time in two decades on Memorial Day. Carnegie Steel mills and American Steel & Wire, among others, kept plants running and stores nearly empty. One firm reported orders for 100,000 kegs of nails with under 10,000 in stock.
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Pittsburg
Carnegie Steel Mills
American Steel & Wire Company
Carnegie Company
College News From The Nation
St Thomas defeats South Dakota University 6 to 5 in the ninth inning. Berea College will open an industrial school for Negroes at Shelbyville Kentucky with major gifts from Andrew Carnegie Mrs Russell Sage and others. Princeton reports W C Procter of Procter and Gamble offers 500000 for a new graduate school building. At Charlottesville John Hopkins alumni hear remarks on college funding and equipment. Harvard ends Eliot era and Lowell succeeds him as students present a clock and a 150000 retirement fund is planned. Cosmopolitan Magazine attacks radical teaching in colleges through Harold Bolce reports.
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St. Thomas
South Dakota University
Berea College Industrial School
Shelbyville
Andrew Carnegie
Russell Sage
New York
Henry Pickering
Boston
Princeton
W. C. Procter
Procter & Gamble, Soapmakers
Charlottesville
Remsen
Virginia
Johns Hopkins
Charles W. Eliot
Harvard University
Abbott L. Lowell
Dr. Eliot
Harvard
Cosmopolitan Magazine
Harold Bolce
Bailey and Manning in Senate corridor fist fight
Senator Joseph W Bailey of Texas clashed with New York Times Washington correspondent W Sinker Manning in the Senate corridor on Thursday afternoon. Bailey used Manning s umbrella to strike. both men suffered no serious injuries and only the umbrella was damaged. The incident followed a Times article labeling Aldrich loyalists among Democrats. Bailey denied the piece and disparaged the Times. Manning later attempted to explain the mix up.
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Joseph W. Bailey
Texas
W. Sinker Manning
Washington
New York Times
Senate
Bailey
Manning
Times
Aldrich
Joseph Weldon Bailey
Kansas adopts sweeping prohibitions across state
Kansas enacts strict laws shutting liquor sales by druggists and closing bucket shops, bans child actors and under 14s from messenger work, imposes urban car upgrades, forces water purity measures, requires hog tight fences along rail lines, and jail terms for fruit tree agents misrepresenting brands.
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Kansas
Hoosier Banker Ends His Life At Turtle Lake
Jesse Fletcher of Indianapolis a wealthy banker and capitalist died by self inflicted means at Turtle Lake near Alpena Michigan. A member of a prominent Indiana family he contributed to Snanda development and early Midwestern banking. He was middle aged, unmarried and reclusive.
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Jesse Fietcher
Indianapolis
Ind
Turtle Lake
Alpena
Mich
Fletcher
Indiana
Fletchers
Steols
Middle West
Jesse Fletcher
Four Drown In Boat Party At Grand Rapids
A picnic party of eight on a glare line launch capsized after the dam gates opened. Four youths and women drowned, four others were rescued and revived. The victims named Miss Bessie Bogger, Miss May Fors e, Miss B. Anderson, Ralph Anderson. Only Miss Bogger’s body was recovered. The group had gone to Love's Nook on Big Island for a picnic and was swept to rocks below by a swift current.
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Teraing
Picaic
Consolidated Water Power Company
Grand Rapids
Anderson
Miss Bessie
Bogoger
Miss B
Forse
Miss May
Ralph
Miss Bogoger
Big Island
Love's Nook
Notable deaths and name changes across the nation
Dr Hugh Ross aged 64 pioneer medical figure on the Pacific coast dies in Seattle. Balboa renamed from La Baca Pacific terminal of the Panama Canal to honor Vasco Nunez Balboa. C S Jordan found guilty of murdering his wife Somerville dismembered body found in trunk. Fire destroys North Pacific Lumber Company buildings in Barnet B C with 550000 loss. Two men arrested in Brooklyn NC for suspected murder of Antonio Malfetti. Ice skating rink planned for Plaza Hotel New York. Natives of China forsaking idols per Rev T D Holmes missionary in San Francisco. Colorado Supreme Court rules prohibition era clubs cannot dispense liquor to members.
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Hugh Ross
Pacific Coast
Seattle
Wash
Plaza Hotel
New York
Barnet
B. C
North Pacific Lumber Company
Brooklyn
N. C
Antonio Malfetti
la Baca
Pacific
Panama Canal
Balboa
Vasco Nunez Balboa
Pacific Ocean
C. S. Jordan
Somerville
Mass
Jordan
Boston
China
T. D. Holmes
San Francisco
Supreme Court of Colorado
Elks’ Lodge
Canyon City
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