Navy to Launch South Carolina July Eleventh
Washington reports the battleship South Carolina, under construction at the Cramps yard, will be launched on July 11. The ship is 16 000 tons displacement and lacks sister ships to the Michigan. Postmaster General Meyer raises eleven pound parcel post limit to boost Great Britain and Ireland trade. Edwin P Hanna to head new solicitor of the navy department office as of July 1. A counterfeit ten dollar banknote, series 1902, issued Feb 25, 1908 by the First National Bank of New York, circulates bearing Meuinley likeness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joan S. Leech
Navy Department
South Carolina
Cramps
Michigan
Great Britain
Ireland
Meyer
the Navy
Edwin P. Hanna
Treasury Department
First National Bank of New York
Meiinley
Notable Obituaries and Political Bets Amid Broad US Losses
A compilation of death notices and political updates lists D H McMillan and others dying across the United States. Notables include Col William Louis Stone and Rev C I Vandeventer, with regional deaths in Denver Waterloo Hamilton and Brooklyn. Charles T Miller is named for Indiana Congress, while Provisional Governor Magoon’s Cuba role shifts. Marie Antoinette Smith, widow of Langdon Denver Smith, dies in Brooklyn from mercurial poisoning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. I. Vandeventer
Missouri
St. Joseph
Charles T. Miller
Elkhart
Ind
Indiana
Father Balfour
Corpus Christi
Galesburg
William Louis Stone
Mount Vernon
N. Y
Frank Frazer
Lincoln
Ill
Magoon
Cuba
Marie Antoinette Smith
Langdon (Denver) Smith
Brooklyn
Multiple Fatalities and Fires Hit Regions Across North America
The report details several disasters including a railway wreck near Tormal Belgium killing five and injuring others, major lumber mill fire in Vancouver Washington, Newport R L hotel blaze causing $70,000 loss, Ennis Texas business district fire with six buildings destroyed, and a Grand Rapids Michigan incident destroying Turner Street School and homes. A wind storm hit Guthrie Oklahoma with no serious injuries, a balloonist in Springfield Alabama died after a parasol accident, and a St Ignace Michigan woman narrowly escaped a bullet fired by an unknown marksman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tormal
Belgium
Vancouver
Wash
Pittock & Seabatter
New Cliff
Newport
R. L
Ennis
Tex
Grand Rapids
Mich
Turner Street
Guthrie
Oklo
Sins and Sinners Headlines From Newark Era Murders and Murders
The report details multiple violent incidents across regions. Thomas Martin found dead in Brunswick New Jersey, suspected robbery and murder. Louis M. Koch commits suicide in Toledo. Bank of Jalisco swindled of 510,000 in Guadalajara. Anna Luchinski found murdered in Standard Pennsylvania after alleged sexual assault. Charles Williams detained for discovery of the body. Bandits attack pay train near Las Grandes mines. four escort members killed or wounded. $4,000 stolen. Rurales pursue. Sarah Konet shoots Dr William Auspitz in New York. motive claimed. Patrick Mullen sentenced to twenty years for manslaughter after a scuffle led to Orlando's death. Eufaula skirmish results in deputy Woods gravely wounded and Parmenter lightly wounded after attempted disarmament. fifteen shots fired.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Luchinski
Standard
Charles Williams
Mexico
Las Grandes Mines
Balsas
Guerrero
Sarah Konet
William Auspitz
New York
Patrick Mullen
Fernie
Winnipeg
Mullen
Great Falls
Mont
Angelo Orlando
Orlando
Checotah
Eufaula
F. M. Woods
Joseph Parmenter
Chekota
Woods
Parmenter
Prize flight prize and international notes from Paris
A Paris prize of 4000 dollars offers to the first aeroplanist airborne for thirty minutes. Governments discuss naval visits, extradition treaties, and miner union rights. In Martinique, heirs of mayor Antoine Siger sue the colonial governor in Paris for damages after his assassination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marmengande
Paris
Lloyd C. Grisecom
Rome
State Department
San Marino
United States
International Miners’ Congress
Chamber of Deputes
Manuel
Snarski
Antoine Siger
Fort de France
Martinique
Noted Watertown Attorney Arrested for Forgery
H J McCormick a well known attorney of Watertown New York has been arrested on a forgery charge. A number of other stand alone items include deaths in Mobile and Detroit suicides, Sedalia voters rejecting local option, and a Portland Missouri court fining George F Terry ten thousand dollars for conspiracy to defraud postage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. J. McCormick
Watertown
N. Y
J. W. Pilkington
Mobile
Ala
Sedalia
American Piano Company
Trenton
N. J
John B. Moran
Boston
Paul Bourget
Bourget
Newton
Edward Schiriman
Ida Potter
Main Street
Danbury, Conn
United States District Court
Portland
George F. Terry
Waterville
Hale
Taft Builds Contests Lead With 603 Delegates
Taft holds 603 delegates on the temporary roll after contest hearings conclude. About 216 contested seats favored Taft allies and Foraker arrangements, with Woodford arriving to back Hughes and no vice presidential nomination yet certain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Republican Committee
Taft
Alabama
Arkansas
Morida
Kentucky
Louisiana
Mississippi
Missouri
North Carolina
Ohio
Oklahoma
Pennsylvania
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia
Alaska
Arizona
Foraker
National Committee
Stewart L. Woodford
York
Gov
Hughes
Gen. Woodford
FATHER A GUNNESS VICTIM
Chippewa Falls Wisconsin June 14 Mrs Ole S Remel yesterday received letters from Wettleyard Bloomington stating her father Christopher Hindkleves had not been there This leads her to believe he was murdered by Mrs Gunness She is contacting Szeporte authorities and notes Hindkleves left Chippewa Falls two years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chippewa Falls
Womman
Wis
Ole S. Remol
Wettleyard Bloomington
Christopher Hindkleves
Gunness
Conductor Takes Honeymoon in Superintendent Car
La Crosse Wisconsin June 14 It is not often that a railroad conductor takes his honeymoon trip in the private car of the superintendent of the line. P J Ward of the Burlington married Miss Noriie Daley principal of the normal school at Curry Minnesota. Ward is one of the oldest engineers on the road.
Explosion Kills Nine at Manitoba Construction Camp
A premature dynamite blast at Chambers Bros. camp on the Grand Trunk Pacific work near Winnipeg killed nine station gang members and injured several others. The incident occurred yesterday afternoon, sending rescue crews to the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
Man
Chambers Bros
Here
Grand Trenk-Pacific
Murder Suicide Findings Near Morristown Field
In Morristown New Jersey on June 14 authorities reported the discovery of two bodies Frank Ferrance and dMirs Mergzeret Litz in a field. Investigators believe the deaths resulted from murder and self inflicted action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morristown
N. J
Frank Ferrance
dMirs, Mergzeret Litz
Here
Boy Drowns in Coulee Near Red River
Twelve year old Michael Osowski of Minto drowned mysteriously in a coulee near the Red River while his parents were away in Warroad. The incident occurred in Grand Forks North Dakota on January 11. The Osowski family is listed as residents of Minto.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coulee
Grand Forks
N. D
Jean
Michael
Theofer Osowski
Minto
Red River
Murder in a North Dakota coal town shocks Dickinson
In Horswill near Dickinson Nord Johnson deliberately shot Mons Igaard after a quarrel over coal. Igaard was struck in the knee and lung through a shot and died hours later. Johnson surrendered to authorities at Mott.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dickinson
N. D
Horswile
Mons Igaard
Ingebert Johnson
Johnson
Igaard
Mott
Wisconsin Prohibitionists form slate for national ticket
Milwaukee June 4 Wisconsin Prohibitionists adjourned after nominating a state ticket and delegates at large to the national convention. Governor W D Cox of Milwaukee for president lieutenant governor Charles H Howard of Oshkosh secretary of state J H Park Racine treasurer William Agner Eau Claire attorney general J B Smith Madison insurance commissioner D W Emerson Madison. The platform calls for a constitutional ban on liquor sales and transport plus direct presidential and senatorial elections and public ownership of utilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
W. D. Cox
Charles H. Howard
Oshkosh
J. H. Park
Racine
William Agner
Eau Claire
J. B. Smith
Afadison
D. W. Emerson
Emeryson
Interstate Commerce ii
Unite States
Peos
Dresses as Man for Crime Stuns Des Moines Store
Mrs Marla Grundy disguised in male clothes and a false mustache entered the Seary Leave grocery in Des Moines June 14 and stabbed Mrs Seavy and seriously injured the husband. She fled to dress as a woman again but was recognized and arrested awaiting trial. She is married to a South Des Moines merchant, alleging slander over business rumors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Dirk
Marla Grands
Seary
Seavy
Grundy
South Bes Moines
Pearls Recovered From Mississippi River Flush
Clammers along the Mississippi report a revival of the pearl trade as high water exposes pearls worth about five thousand dollars. Prairie du Chien leads with a $5,000 haul, with additional finds at Genoa, Lansing, Victory and nearby river towns. June 14. La Crosse Wisconsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairie du Chien
la Cresse Wis
Mississippi River
Prairie du Chien Westernay
Genoa
Lansing
Victory
Dillon Held to Grand Jury in Murray Murder Case
John H. Dillon was held to the grand jury without bond in the Hampton area murder investigation. He had briefly given the name Davis before admitting his correct name. The body of James Fr. Murray was found under a bridge west of Hampton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Dillon
Murray
Marshilltown
Iowa
John H. Dillon
James Fr. Murray
Hampton
Dillon
Davis
Woman Killers in Norfolk Shooting Tragedy
An unknown woman sought protection from Harry Harmon in Norfolk on June 14. John Rose, a former Confederate soldier, fatally shot Harmon with a double barrel shotgun in a sudden deadly encounter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aneys
Norfolk
Harry Harmon
John Rose
Harmon
Beinker Would Rest After Bank Consolidation
Samuel A. Harris, president of a bank preparing to retire after 38 years of service, died yesterday afternoon from pneumonia in Minneapolis after consenting to the bank’s consolidation with another firm a few days earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beinker
Minneapolis
Samuel A. Harris
Body of Woman Found in River Near Ramsey County Line
Minnie Peterson a domestic who could not find work is believed to have thrown herself from a bridge on the Mississippi. Her body was recovered from the river near the Ramsey county line late yesterday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
River
Minneapolis
Minnie Peterson
Ramsey County
Corn Prospects Hover Near Prior Year Despite Floods
Webster City Iowa June 14 Iowa corn prospects are judged better than a year ago despite excessive moisture in wrong season frosts and cut worms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webster City
Iowa
Crowds at Gravesend Race Track Face Gambling Crackdown
About 15 000 to 15 990 people attended Gravesend to watch six races on a day marked by betting despite the anti gambling law. Nine bookmakers, including Orlando Jones of the Metropolitan Turf, were arrested and held on $200 bail each amid near riot-like scenes as crowds clashed with authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Gravesend
John Cavanaugh
Orlando Jones
Metropolitan Turf Association
Man Locked in Freight Car Survives Seven Days At Sea
Chester A. O'Connell, a Bath Beach machinist, was locked inside a potato car in Harlem yards for seven days and nights while fleeing unemployment. He was found unconscious and rushed to Lineet hospital in critical condition likely to die from exposure and dehydration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Chester A. O'Connell
Bath Beach
Harlem
Lineet Hospital
O'Cone TP
Jacksonville
Thaw Seeks Transfer From Poughkeepsie Jail
Warry WNI remains jailed as his counsel seeks to move his confinement from the state prison to a different institution. Justice Marshauses of Poughkeepsie issued the ruling after arguments in New York City on a motion to transfer the prisoner to a non insanity convict state asylum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Labor Leaders Seek Anti-Injunction Plank in GOP Platform
In Chicago on June 14 Samuel Gompers James Morrison John Mitchell and AFL officials arrived with a tentative anti injunction plank they aim to have added to the Republican party platform. Gompers said he is confident of securing insertion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republican
Chicago
Samuel Gompers
James Morrigan
John Mitchell
American Federation of Labor
Republican Party
Gomrers
Patrick Makes Move for Habeas Corpus in Murder Case
Papers filed in U S circuit court by Albert Patrick a Sing Sing prisoner serving life for the murder of William Mersh Rice seek a writ of habeas corpus. The documents were received by Judge Lacombe by mail from Sing Sing prison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sing Sing
New York
Lacombe
United States Circuit Court
Albert Patrick
William Mersh Rice
Peters
Patrick
Platform collapse injures crowd at statue unveiling
More than a dozen people were hurt yesterday at Capitol Heights Montgomery Alabama when the platform for the Robert E. Lee statue unveiling collapsed. None of the injuries listed as serious and the crowd had gathered for the event surrounding the statue ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Platferm
Montgomery
Ala
Capitol Heights
Gen
Robert E. Lee Rollansed
Drowned landscape artist John McGreer perishes in Hudson accident
June 14 John McGreer a 69 year old landscape artist formerly of Chicago was drowned in the Hudson River yesterday after an accident. The victim was identified as a resident of New York. Funeral arrangements are pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
John McGreer
Chicago
Hudson River
Explosion Fatalities Near Paragon Rail Yard
A railroad explosion near Paragon injures Tolman Triplett fatally while Noahingate and Cban fon Parry die. The incident occurred yesterday near Lexington Kentucky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
Paragon
Noahingate
Cbanfon Parry
Tolman Triplett
British Traders Charged in U S Diamonds Smuggling
Albert J. Walker and Ralph Wadman, two British men arrested last Wednesday while transporting diamonds and jewelry, have been formally charged with smuggling. Police say Walker claimed to be a traveling salesman for Abraham Cros, Birmingham jewelers, and Wadman for H Miike & Bros of Kingston Jamaica. Readings show jewels worth about 15 000 held on their persons with an additional 50 000 believed hidden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Panama
Mat Wadaian
H. Miike & Bros
Kingston
Jamater
United States
Trey
Jematea
Counterfeiter Pardoned by Roosevelt for James D Egsleston
President Roosevelt pardons James D Egsleston, son of the Pacific Express Company president, clearing stigma from a counterfeiting conviction. He formerly resided in Washington and was an inmate of St Elizabeths Hospital after transfer from Leavenworth prison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
J. D. Egsleston
Washington
Dune Wd
James D. Egsleston
Pacific Express Company
Pasiton
Young Muggleston
St. &Ineleth Hospital
Leavenworth
Kan
Hasing
Three Million Log Drive Reaches Lake Irving Frontier
A log drive of 3,000,000 logs arrived at the inter of Lake Irving where the Mississippi River meets the lake. Amindon oversees operations near the Jessey State Park as crews push the logs downstream on the Mississippi. The haul comes from late-season timber and marks a record for the drive stages run thirty days prior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bemi ‘i
Jane
Lake Irving
Heme
Amindon
Tlm
Jissey State Park
Coal Car Plea Reno Faces Court Battle Over Transportation
Fragmentary text indicates a case before the United States circuit court challenging a claim to regulate coal car transport. Judges Grosscape and Vealer sit with a bruce as the U S Attorney General Bona perte argues the cave is of great moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicare
United States Circuit Court
Vester
Etrolish
Nef-Re
Telosnat
Grosscape
Vealer
En Bruce
United States Atticrey
Bonaperte
Grett Mimnent
Wetertown Attorney Accused of Fraud Dies Following Arrest
A Wetertown attorney linked to fraud in the Clovis division of a New York Central Railway case died by his own action after arrest. He was detained Tuesday night and later released on bail as investigators pursue the scheme.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wetertown
Lecce
McCormick
Frardsa
New York Central
Grain and livestock price quotes from St Paul and Chicago markets
Market notes from St Paul Chicago Milwaukee and Sioux City June 14 with quotes for Wheat No 1 Northern and hard, No 2 Northern and red, Corn No 2 yellow, Oats various grades, along with cattle hogs sheep and lambs price ranges and averages across Minneapolis St Paul Chicago Milwaukee Sioux City and South St Paul.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Northern
Ollaw
Ontz
Chicago
Milwaukee
Sioux City
Iowa
South St. Paul
Hulk
Shea — Wethers
Frosts Kill Crops in South Dakota Fields
Frosts on Tuesday night delivered one of the heaviest frosts on record in the Watertown region. Many cornfields and other crops were damaged beyond recovery, though some ecorn may revive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watertown
S. D
Ecsrn
Farmer Killed In Runaway at Westfield
Baraboo Wisconsin June 14 Charles Reinhard a well known farmer of Westfield was killed in a runaway on Wednesday. His body was not found until yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baraboo
Wis
Charles Reinhard
Westfield
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George E. Merrill
Colgate University
Hamilton
Enoch Vine Stoddard
New York State Board of Charities
Rochester
A. J. Burt
Michigan Central Railroad
Detroit
William Smith King
Pacific Coast
Amazonia
Luther Edward Jones
Mildred Park
Springfield
Jones
Hugh Campbell
St. Ignace
Thomas Martin
Brunswick
Louis M. Koch
Toledo
Bank of
Jalisco
Guadalajara
R. A. Gromley
Auditorium Annex
Bost
Secretary
Flace
Woolford
Gov. Hughes
Wren
Albany
Woodford
Gravesend Race Track
New Lew
Bheing
Thaw
Pittsburg
Laie 'Isse
Bemidji
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