Runaway ore cars crash at Fayal mine killing four in Eveleth
At Payal No. 3 pit in Eveleth Minnesota five ore cars loaded with over fifty tons of ore each sped down the grade struck a drill and buried the crew. Four men James Sullivan William Chappel Love May and John Nidda died as rescuers worked through the ore. Jake Rinda severely injured. others unaccounted for.
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Eveleth
Minn
Payal No. 3
A. ‘Drake & Stratton Dovel
James Sullivan
William Chappel
Love May
John Nidda
Jake Rinda
John
Fabiola Hospital
Gleason
Chappel
J. J. Gleason
Drake &@ Stratton
Bob Jefferson
Jerry Wilson
Unknown man kills and wounds in Springfield chase
A unidentified man attempts escape arrest and kills Benjamin Lederie while fatally wounding Police Sergeant Fehr. He steals a horse and buggy, flees with bystanders and is pursued by Mayor Devereaux and bloodhounds. Fehr dies later, Lederie is killed, pursuit continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfeld
Benjamin Lederie
Fehr
Devereaux
Lederic
Lederie
Three Die in Milwaukee Incidents
Three deaths reported in Milwaukee on July 2 include John Fischer eleven injured in a street ride incident and two other fatalities. Robert Wisselmann twenty one drowned in the upper Milwaukee River while swimming and Robert Hirsch fell from a hoist loft, details indicate accidental causes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
John Fischer
Robert Wisselmann
Robert Hirsch
Two Young Men Die in Potomac Drowning Incidents
In Washington, two twenty year olds lost their lives near the Potomac. J. Callender, a tinsmith, drowned while bathing near Long Bridge and Cecil B. Fuller, a clerk, perished when his boat capsized in the Eastern Branch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Herbert J. Callender
Potomac
Long Bridge
Cecil B. Fuller
Fatal Train Collision Near Orange Kills Four
Four women, including two Negro girls, are killed near Orange Virginia when a Southern passenger train strikes them as they attempt to flee a freight train about a mile north of the town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orange
Ready for Trial of Judge Hargis in Ky Slain Judge Case
Beattyville Kentucky reports readiness for trial of Judge James Hargis B Fulton French Ed Calishan and others for the Jackson Breathitt county assassination of James Marcum three years ago More than 00 witnesses are there and ready to testify
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hargis
Lexington
Beattyville
Lee County
James Hargis
B. Fulton French
Ed Calishan
James Marcum
Jackson
Breathitt County
Thaw Pleads Not Guilty in Stanford White Murder Case
Harry K. Thaw pleads not guilty to the murder of Stanford White in New York court. His lawyers plan an emotional insanity defense and aim to elicit details of White and Evelyn Nesbit. The plea was given with leave to withdraw by next Tuesday as Thaw awaits further proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Harry K. Thaw
Stanford White
Olcott
T. J. McManus
Garvan
Nott
Tenny
Thaw
Thaw defense to claim emotional insanity at trial
The defense plans to argue emotional insanity for Harry K. Thaw in the Stanford White murder case in New York. Thaw refuses to allow alienists and may be tried rather than committed. The strategy includes exposing White life and Nesbit ties, with Mrs. Thaw as a witness, while denying premeditation and revolver purchase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Globe
Tenford White
White
Architectural &Rm of
Cyclone Wipes Out Town in Oklahoma
Titeewsh Oklahoma June 28 report a tornado practically demolished the town with most buildings torn from foundations. Refuge in cyclone caves prevented personal injury though livestock losses were heavy and crops ruined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Titeewsh
Okla
Prophesy by Shonts On Panama Canal Completion
Chairman Shonts of the canal commission predicts completion of the Panama Canal in eight years. He spoke before sailing on the steamship Panama to the Isthmus, accompanied by Chief Engineer Stevens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Panama Canal
Shonts
Sasal Commission
Isthmus
Panama
Ersneer Stevens
Russian Life Guards Mutiny Shocks Imperial Court
June 29 report from St Petersburg says the Preobrajensky Life Guards mutinying troops adopted pro parliament resolutions and refused police duty. The emperor ordered the battalion name stricken and its officers and men stripped of guards privileges, now called the special infantry battalion. The army's morale is feared to be shaken as parliament backs mutineers in a crisis that could test the monarchy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Life Guards
Bt. Petersburg
Preobrajensky Regiment of
Imperial Guards
Dowie Account Overdrawn at Zion City Bank
In a federal court hearing Judge Lan Gis presiding banker E. E. Harwood testified that Zion City bank books show John Dowie overdrawn by $481,337. The figure reflects the extent of the account deficit as the Dowie case proceeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Dowie
Lan Gis
E. E. Har‘wood
Zion City Bank
American Mail Express Wreck Kills Many Near Isbury England
At Isbury England a passenger train derailed at 1 57 am on the London and Southwestern line carrying forty three New York passengers from Plymouth to London. Twenty three died aboard including Walter Barwick Toronto Jules Keeler and Louis Geoppinger. Dozen injured. List of dead cab in passengers and second cabin victims incomplete.
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Alsebury
Eng
London and Southwestern Railway
Mne
New York
Plymouth
London
Walter Barwick
Toronto
Ont
Louis Cassier
Trumbull
Conn
Frederick Henry Cossitt
C. W. Elphicke
Chicago
Dudley P. Harding
L. N. Hitchcock
Mary F. Howkleson
E.L. King
Dayton
Gerard Smith
Lillian Hurd Waite
Louis Geoppinger
Jules Keeler
W. H. Thompson
Mutiny in Turkish Army Reserves Intensifies in Yemen
In Yemen province hundreds of Turkish army reserve mutineers surrendered after the commander ordered fort fire. Sixteen battalions demanded repatriation while rebel Arab forces advance toward Amresené as reports describe an important engagement with both sides suffering casualties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bodelda
Turkish Arabia
Yemen
Vpeisi Pasha
Amresené
Widow of Grand Army leader killed in Montana crash
Mrs James Tanner wife of the Grand Army of the Republic commander was killed in a car accident near Helena on June 30. The auto party including Mrs J K Toole and General Lester Wilson overturned after the chauffeur avoided a wagon. Mrs Tanner died at a hospital. others escaped serious injury.
Congress endures a strenuous session with landmark laws
The first session of the Fifty-ninth Congress concluded after passing rail rate regulation, pure food and meat inspection laws, and a uniform naturalization standard. It fixed the Panama Canal type and authorized $39 million for its year, with American-made materials preferred. Total appropriations near $900 million, with $25 million for new public buildings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Fifty-ninth Congress
Panama Canal
Congress
Federal
Niagara Falls
Senate Revenue Rail Rate Bill Moves Back to Conference
Congress actions include sending the railroad rate bill back to conference and advancing naval, public building, and deficiency supply measures. The House passed the omnibus public building bill after an hour of consideration as the last of the supply bills.
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Senate
House General Deficiency Bill Passes With Panama Canal Plan
On Wednesday June 27 the House approved the General Deficiency bill, the last of the major appropriations, and a Senate bill for a lock type canal on the Panama Isthmus. The Naturalization bill passed, with most of the day taken by conference measures in debate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Panama
Senate and House debate public building funds and meat inspection
The Senate spent most of the day discussing a public building bill with senators seeking larger allocations for cities and towns. The House conferees for the agricultural bill were told to keep their stance on meat inspection, and many private calendar bills were approved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
House
Senate and House approve key conference reports
Senate day focused on the railroad rate bill the pure food bill and the meat inspection clause of the agricultural bill all were adopted. House conference reports were considered as exclusive of other business with several important bills adopted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
House
Senate and House Take Action on Conference Reports
A day devoted to formal action on conference reports ends with adjournment at 10 o'clock in the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
House
Bryan Endorsed as Democratic Presidential Candidate
Milwaukee reports the Wisconsin Democratic convention platform endorses William Jennings Bryan for president in 1908. The platform calls for enforcement against trusts, tariff revision, direct election of U S senators, and government control of public service companies. It also backs municipal regulation of utilities, a 3 cent per mile rail rate cap, ad valorem taxation, and changes to the primary law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
William Jennings Bryan
United States
Market Quotations from Minneapolis Wheat Prices
Market report from Minneapolis dated June 20 shows July wheat at 12gc, Sept at 8Bic, Dec at 811%c. Grain on track lists No. 1 hard at 83%c, No. 1 Northern at 82%4c, No. 2 Northern at Sic, No. 3 Northern at 79 80c.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Northern
Sic
Wheat and flax prices advance on track in Duluth report
Wheat to arrive and on track with Northern No 1 at 82 and No 3 at 80 cents. July at 83 1/2, Sept at 61 1/2, Dec at 60 1/2 cents. Flax to arrive on track with July and Sept at 1 13/4, Oct at 1 91/2 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duluth
Northern
Local Live Stock Prices From St Paul Market Report
Cattle ranged from good to choice at 4.50 to 5.50 dollars per unit, with common to fair at 4.96 to 8.50. Cows and heifers brought 3.00 to 4.50, vealers 4.00 to 5.00. Hogs traded 6.60 to 66.60. sheep and lambs showed typical ranges with wether males at 4.75 to 6.00 and spring lambs at 6.75 to 7.75.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Attorney General Moody targets railroads for safety penalties
Washington June 28 Attorney General Moody orders suits against many railroad companies to recover penalties for violations of the safety appliance law due to equipment neglect. The Atlantic Coast Line Railroad faces the most violations at fifty two cited in the action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Moody
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company
Bryan leaves Bergen for London after Nordic tour
Christiania reports William J. Bryan's departure from Bergen to London after a Northward tour to the North cape. He met Premier Michelsen aboard the steamer en route from Trondhjem to Bergen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christiania
William J. Bryan
Bergen
North Cape
London
Bryan
Michelsen
Trondhjem
Chicago Market Prices for Cattle Hogs and Sheep
Chicago June 30 cattle prices for beef cows and heifers calves and stockers and feeders listed. Hogs mix and butchers and good heavy rough heavy and night hogs with various prices. Sheep with yearlings and lambs priced per hundredweight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Market Quotes for Wheat Corn Oats Pork and More
Chicago market notes list July and September wheat at 80 to 81 cents, corn 52 cents, oats 39 to 86 cents, pork 16.75 and 16.67 per hundredweight, flax cash 1.11 Northwestern and 1.07 Southwestern with Sept 1.13, butter creamery 12 15 cents and dairies 14 18e, eggs 12 114e, poultry with turkeys at 11c and chickens 10 to 16c in springs.
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Chicago
Northwestern
Southwestern
Turkeys, LLC
President Roosevelt Signs Post Office Appropriation Bill
Notice of multiple events including the Roosevelt administration approving the post office appropriation, the death of famed yachtsman Captain Aubrey Crocker in Massachusetts, a Daughters of the Confederacy building project at Jamestown Expo, drownings near Fenton Michigan, a marriage at Salvation Army citadel in South Tottenham, and the sudden death of Thomas F. Gunn rector of Cedar Rapids Iowa after a stroke.
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Roosevelt
Aubrey Crocker
America
Cohassel
Mass
United Daughters of the Confederacy of the United States
Jamestown
Va.) Exposition
John Collins
Clara Collins
Terbush Lake
Fenton
Mich
Booth-Tucker
Minnie Reid
Salvation Army
Citadel
South Tottenham
Eng
Booth
Thomas F. Gunn
Church of the Immaculate Conception
Cedar Rapids
Burglary at Bisbee Post Office Nets Silver and Stamps
A thief forced open the Bisbee North Carolina post office safe securing about 160 dollars in silver and 3000 in stamps. The incident forms part of a string of crime reports collected nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bisbee
N. C
Chicago
Frank Horvat
Policyholders’ Protective League
San Francisco
C. W. Pearson
Beloit
Wis.) College
Carnegie
Pearson
Military academy bill signed and Chautauqua opens
The president signed the military academy appropriation bill. The thirty third annual Chautauqua assembly opened in Chautauqua New York with attendance larger than usual. Dr Robert Craik former McGill University dean died in Montreal at 77. Roy Peterson seven killed by wagon in New Boston. Rudolph Lacher eleven drowned in the Mississippi at St Paul. Massachusetts Prohibitionists nominated District Attorney John B Moran for governor in Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milittary Academy
Chautauqua Assembly
St. Paul
Johnb. Moran
Boston
Notable Obituaries and Appointments Across Cities
John E. Bush a Hawaiian interpreter dies in Honolulu. Samuel J. Flickinger named private secretary to Ohio Governor Harris. Herman Schnibbe Brooklyn grocer killed in auto trolley collision. William Graves Diamond Match Co. VP GM dies in Portland. Secretary Root to visit Chile and west coast with Chilean warship. Rev. William Alexander professor at Presbyterian seminary reads at San Anselmo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John E. Bush
Honolulu
Samuel J. Flickinger
Harris
Ohio
Herman Schnibbe
Brooklyn
William Graves
Diamond Match Company
Portland
Ore
Root
Chile
South America
William Alexander
Lil
Presbyterian Theological Seminary
Ead
San Anselmo
Cal
Obituary and notable notices from American papers
George Knox dies at 91 in New York City after a life marked by a severe accident decades ago. Lawrence Hazen ex-chief of Cincinnati detectives noted for breaking up gangs and robbing Adams express cars in several states, dies in Cincinnati. Union Trac tion Co receivership filed in federal court by Guaranty Co of New York. Rev Father Kruszka learns Archbishop Weber of Poland will oversee the Polish Catholic church in America. Right Hon. Charles Owen O Connor Don known as the O Connor Don dies. he was lord lieutenant of County Roscommon and long serving Liberal MP born 1838.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Knox
New York City
Lawrence Hazen
Cincinnati
Adams Express
Union Traction Company of
Chicago
Guaranty Company of
New York
Father Kruszka
Ripon
Wis
Weber
Poland
America
Charles Owen O’connor Don
the O'Connor Don
Heutenant
County Roscommon
Parlament
Liberal
Roscommon
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Helena
Most
Grand Jury
Hent
Andrew Johnson
Uncle Sam
Sweet Grasse County
Harry Viper
Missoula County
Work OF Congress
Wisconsin
Norway
Chicago Grain and Provisions
Jere Dunn
Elizabeth, N. J
Alexander Muir
Canada
Waterbury
Cons
Eva Booth
Galvation Army
Vincenzo Bonnano
Fire Island
N. Y
New Hampshire
New ‘York Shipbuilding Company
Camden
N. J
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