Countess of Aberdeen pleads for Irish tuberculosis help
In New York the Countess of Aberdeen urged cooperation with Irish women to combat tuberculosis. The Bessemer Herald also lists Wall Street optimism from United States Steel activity on the Paris bourse and a US-Paris trade shift, with varied headlines on crime politics and society across the week.
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Countess of Aberdeen
New York
Ireland
Wall Street
United States
Paris
Union
Northern Pacific
Fire Commissioner rescinds New York fireworks ban
Fire Commissioner Hayes revokes the prior New York order prohibiting July 4 sales and plans to issue 150 permits for fireworks sales. Governor Johnson of Minnesota, Mayor Haynes of Minneapolis, and a large delegation will travel to Seattle on August 12 to attend Minnesota and Twin City day at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific exposition.
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Hayes
New York
Gov. Johnson
Minnesota
Haynes
Minneapolis
Seattle
Wash
Twin City
Black Hand Lair Raids Uncover Ohio Branch Chiefs Arrested
Federal inspectors in Columbus Marion and Dennison Ohio round up alleged Black Hand chiefs Sam Lima Joe Rizzo Antonio Vicario and A Marfis as a Marion base allegedly extorted thousands from Italian communities nationwide. Evidence includes a $1900 money order to Italy and identical letters across cities.
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Columbus
Marion
Dennison
Ohio
Post Office
Charles Helmes
Cincinnati
Sam Lima
Joe Rizzo
Antonio Vicario
A. Marfis
Lima
Holmes
Bellefontaine
Italy
John
Charles Amicon
Columbus Commission
John Amicon
Agostino Gennarino
Gennarino
Nime
Pittsburg
Woman Held In Train Hold Up In Omaha
Stephensen as witness in a case tied to the Overland Limited robbery. Jack Shelton alias Jack Gordon and Lillian Stephensen arrived with two deputy inspectors. Shelton to be charged as one of the holdup men. Stephenson to testify. Authorities abandon idea of a fifth suspect and proceed against four arrestees.
Flames Destroy 100 Homes in Presque Isle Maine
A northeasterly Presque Isle district was swept by high winds and fire destroying 100 dwelling houses the Congregational Church the Masonic Hall and several other structures. The Canadian Pacific Railway station and two large potato storehouses were burned with total losses estimated at £360 000 or $206 600.
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Maine
Presque Isle
Congregational Church
Masonic Hall
Canadian Pacific Railroad
Flood losses sweep Colorado as rains burst river banks
Heavy rains and melting snow flood many Colorado sections. Four lives are lost as swollen streams and cloudbursts damage property. Train service halts across routes. Grand Junction water system and towns near Greely Englewood Limon face severe floods from various rivers and dam breaches.
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Colorado
Grand Junction
Grand
Gunnison
Greely
Cache la Poudre
Denver
Englewood
Limon
Rock Island
Union Pacific
Sielcken Buys Woolson Spice, Expands Coffee Plant
Herman Sielcken of Crossman G Sielcken NY coffee importers and exporters buys Woolson Spice from the Havemeier estate and other holders. He plans a greatly enlarged new plant and the deal is said to force the sugar trust to abandon the coffee branch. Sielcken is a stockholder in American Sugar Refining Company.
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Herman Sielcken
Crossman G& Sielcken
New York
Woolson Spice Company
H. O. Havemeier
Sielcken
Sugar Trust
American Sugar Refining Company
Remarkable 1895 style boxing draw and long walk noted
In Philadelphia Jack O'Brien and Jack Johnson fought six rounds with no damage, potentially a draw if decided. Edward Payson Weston continued his cross country walk at sixty three miles daily across Kansas and eastern Colorado, roughly one mile per year of age. In Louisville a sprint finish between Gypsy King and Hyperion Hr. was so tight the judges could not separate them.
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Philadelphia
Jack O'Brien
Jack Johnson
Edward Payson Weston
New York
Pacific Coast
Kansas
Colorado
Louisville
Gypsy King
Hyperion
Nation honors Wright brothers with gold medals
President Taft awards the Wright brothers gold medals from the Aero Club of America in a White House ceremony. Wilbur and Orville Wright receive national tribute as governors send laudatory messages, with over 1 000 invitations and scientific societies contributing to a commemorative volume. The brothers, with sister Katherine, are feted by the Cosmos Club after luncheon.
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Edward Everett Hale
United States Senate
Aldrich
Senate
Wright Brothers
Taft
London
Mary Agnes Ruiz
Alfred G. Vanderbilt
Washington
Europe
Wilbur
Orville Wright
Dayton
Ohio
White House
Aero Club of America
Wrights
Aero Club of
Herbert Parsons
New York
Tait
Pioneer Aviation Club
United States
Katherine Wright
Cosmos Club
Quake Destroys Korinchi. 200 Die in Sumatra
An earthquake in Korinchi Sumatra 185 miles southeast of Padang collapsed the town on the night of June 3 4 killing about 200 people and injuring many others A tidal wave accompanying the quake swept away native huts.
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Sumatra
Korinchi
Padang
Former Capitalist Sentenced in Pemina Court Case
Andrew Robbie, former president of the Croydon Milling Company, pleaded guilty in the District Court in Pemina North Dakota to forging the name of James Bellamy on a $6000 note and received a two year penitentiary sentence.
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Andrew Robbie
Croydon Milling Company
Pembina
N. D
James Bellamy
U S Gains in Canada Trade
Canada’s imports show a rising American share, with U S goods constituting 60.4 percent of imports for the year ending March 31, 1909, while Britain’s share falls to 23.69 percent. In 1907, two thirds of imports were manufactured, totaling 166 million dollars, of which 89 million came from the United States and 54 million from Great Britain. UK merchandise enters Canada at tariff rates well below those on U S goods.
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United States
Canada
Bureau of Statistics
Department of Commerce and Labor
Washington
Great Britain
United Kingdom
British Colonies
Chicago Business Lifts as Bank Clearings Reach New High
The Chicago market shows lower failures and a postive cash flow with a five day bank clearings total of 275,108,417. A favorable crop outlook and robust wholesale demand lift production and employment prospects, while tariffs linger as a complicating factor. Industry broadens activity in iron and steel, lumber, and textiles with expanded freight and passenger movement and stronger marketing for grain and finished goods.
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Chicago
Dun
Review of Trade
Fire destroys Decatur Cereal mill. man is killed
A blaze started after 1 a m on Tuesday from electric wiring on the sixth floor of the Decatur Cereal Company mill destroyed the plant valued at 650000 dollars. Fireman John Sheehy was killed by a falling timber while attempting rescue. The loss includes 80000 bushels of corn in an adjacent elevator and uninsured damage to offices. The plant on Eldorado and Vandyke streets faced two city blocks of frontage near the Wabash railroad. Local water pressure failure hindered fire suppression. The mill produced starch and corn grits for brewers and employed many workers.
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Decatur Cereal Company
John Sheehy
Eldorado
Vandyke
Wabash
Decatur
Alaska Governor Appointment Highlights Daily Politics
Walter E. Clark, a Washington newspaper man, is named governor of Alaska, with William S. Washburn of New York noted as a key figure in the political maneuvering. The move signals shifting power among factions and potential policy directions for the territory.
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Cunard
Slavonia
Azores
Ajax Whitman
New York
Walter E. Clark
Washington
Alaska
William S. Washburn
New York Industries Report Overall Favorable Demand Rise
Reports from leading industries show favorable outlook for future orders with iron and steel active, cotton goods demand improving, wool and leather trades strong, and Eastern shoe orders fair. Shipments up 24 percent from last year, while building trade anticipates a record spring. Business failures reach 197 in the U S and 22 in Canada for the week ending June 10 according to Bradstreet's.
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United States
Canada
Bradstreet
Market Prices Across Cities for Cattle Hogs and Grains
Regional price table lists Chicago Detroit Milwaukee Buffalo New York Toledo with cattle hogs sheep and grain values. Highlights include cattle 4.00 to 7.25 in Chicago and Buffalo 4.00 to 7.25, hogs 4.40 to 8.00, wheat No 2 around 1.50 to 1.59, corn 0.76 to 0.78, oats 0.58 to 0.65, rye 0.50 to 0.89, butter 0.24 to 0.27, eggs 0.11 to 0.26, and timothy hay 8.00 to 16.00 per unit across markets.
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Chicago
Detroit
Milwaukee
New York
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