Washington Notes From The Cabinet and Appointments
No cabinet session for four months unless extraordinary events occur. Indian Inspector J George Wright named commissioner to the Five Civilized Tribes in Indian Territory, effective July 1. Assistant Attorney General Woodruff to act as secretary of the interior in Garfield and Ryan's absence. Garfield on West tour. Ryan ill. A proclamation cuts 125600 acres in Carbon county Montana from Fryer mountains national forest and returns it to public domain after forest service review finding it unfit for national forest use.
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Washington
J. George Wright
Five Civilized Tribes
Indian Territory
Tams Bixby
Wright
Woodruff
Garfield
Ryan
West
Carbon County
Montana
Ffryer Mountains National Forest
Forest Service
Notable Dignitaries and Notables Listed in Deaths and Resignations
Ernest S. Benson resigns as general auditor of Isthmian canal affairs and Panama railroad. Dr. Charles E. Cadwallader dies in London. he wed his housekeeper ten years ago and faced ostracism. George A. Walter, Lincoln campaign figure, dies in Cleveland. Don C. Henderson, ex Horace Greeley secretary and Allegan Journal publisher, sent to asylum. Julius M. Norden, Chicago German newspaper writer, dies of heart disease. John Thomas, once taught Edison telegraphy, unclaimed body found in Detroit undertaking room. relatives include a daughter and a former wife.
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Ernest S. Benson
Isthmian Canal
Panama
Charles E. Cadwallader
London
George A. Walter
Lombarg
Lincoln
Cleveland
Don C. Henderson
Horace Greeley
Allegan Journal
Allegan
Mich
Julius M. Norden
Chicago
Norden
Berlin
Detroit
John Thomas
Thomas A. Edison
Multiple Fatalities and Criminial Incidents Reported Across Cities
Reports detail Lee Tabor killing Officer James Francisco and wounding Officer Tom Hunt in Bluefield Virginia. Lillia Davis, 21, believed Princeton Missouri family, dies by chloroform and carbolic acid at Wellington hotel Kansas City. Thomas Stack, telegrapher, commits suicide in Chicago to avoid labor union loyalty. Diamonds worth 900 dollars stolen from Mrs. Crawford Des Moines. Marguerite Curtis 11 and Helen 10 die after ingesting poison in Cleveland. Western Transit coerces guilty plea in New York court over coffee and sugar shipment rebates, fined 10000 dollars. Early Sarvis, 18, commits self-inflicted suicide after quarrel with lover in Rose Hill Iowa. Harry Stringfellow witnesses tragedy.
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Lee Tabor
James Francisco
Tom Hunt
Bluefield
Lillia Davis
Princeton
Wellington Hotel
Kansas City
Thomas Stack
Chicago
Crawford
Des Moines
Marguerite Curtis
Helen
Cleveland
Western Transit Company
Holt
United States
New York
Western Points
Sarvis
Rose Hill
Iowa
Harry Stringfellow
Accidental Happenings Across Several U S Cities
A New York piano factory fire caused $150000 in damage and smoke injuries to a dozen firefighters. In Butte a pittsmont mine cage collapse fatally injured one and seriously harmed two others. Mariners Harbor and R J workers suffered injuries from a scaffold collapse. A St. Louis transfer company horse toppled a coal chute cover and slid into a post office subcellar before being hoisted back to safety.
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Pittsmont
Butte
Mariners Harbor
R. J
St. Louis
Fire Destroys Sacred Heart Church in Ottawa
The Catholic Church of the Sacred Heart in Ottawa Ontario burned, with the structure valued around $200000. The report lists other incidents including a fatal dynamite accident in Ironwood Michigan and several transportation and industrial accidents with multiple injuries and deaths.
Notable 19th Century Figures In Court, War And Faith
A roundup of diverse items includes Vincenzio Gemito deemed insane. Baden-Powell promoted to lieutenant general. Lacaze named France naval expert at The Hague talks. Russia denies foreign loan talk. Clovis Hugues dies in Paris. Mrs. Broderick and son J Jordan die in Clinton Iowa. Kaihsein station wrecked. Franco-Japanese treaty may uphold open door in China. Siberian railroad plan approved. German emperor and empress to visit Copenhagen July 3. Writer Charles Dalton injures himself in England. Arad Hungary earns tag city of divorce with 234 suits last year. Southwark cathedral trustees report high expenses vs low income.
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Vincenzio Gemito
Baden-Powell
Lacaze
France
M. Routkowski
London
Russia
M. Clovis Hugues
Paris
Broderick
Clinton
Iowa
J. J. Jordan
China
Kaihsein
Berlin Tageblatt
Nicholas
Kamsk
Siberia
Bering Straits
Germany
Copenhagen
Norway
Charles Dalton
N. F. Dalton
Indianapolis
Greenwich
Eng
Arad
Hungary
Southwark
England
Various political and cultural shifts across the nation
Former Judge Henderson is named Yukon commissioner replacing resigning W W B McInnis. Solomon Chase resurfaces as Maine gubernatorial aspirant. J Edward Cahill wins a lobster eating wager in Boston. Gov Hughes vetoes a 2 cent per mile rail rate in New York. Westfield Mass to acquire animal burial ground. J P Morgan buys Prince Strazzi collection for 200000. Kansas City judge halts Dovell grain futures tax. Yale Law School buys Cole laws for 15000, 4000 volumes. Mason City Iowa approves drinking prohibition in public places. Worcester attorney Eben Francis Thompson claims Rubaiyat translation lead.
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Henderson
Vancouver
Yukon Territory
W. W. B. McInnis
Solomon Chase
Maine
J. Edward Cahill
Boston
Gov. Hughes
New York
Westfield
Mass
Smith McPherson
Kansas City
Dovell
Yale Law School
United States
McCologue
Mason City
Towa
Eben Francis Thompson
Worcester
Omar Khayyam
Orchard Defense Attacked Across Haywood Case in Boise
In Boise on June 15 1904 prosecutors pressed the Haywood Western Federation of Miners trial with Orchard confession details. Witnesses linked Pettibone to Bradley murder and Dyn ownership to Ogden telegrams while defense noted Pinkerton ties and questioned impeaching evidence.
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Boise
Idaho
William D. Haywood
Western Federation of Miners
Harry Orchard
Orchard
Adams Brought Into Court in Steunenberg Murder Trial
In Boise on June 16 the prosecution deepened Orchard testimony linking George Pettibone’s Denver store to Orchard in San Francisco in the Bradley murder plot. It also aims to show Haywood hired and paid Steve Adams for similar acts, adding corroboration to Orchard’s overall account.
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Adams
Boise
Idaho
Steunenberg
Harry Orchard
George Pettibone
Denver
Orchard
San Francisco
Bradley
Haywood
Steve Adams
Jump Firearm Accident Wounds Wisconsin Youth
Black River Falls Wisconsin June 16 Joseph Woldrick sixteen years old lost an arm after an accidental shotgun discharge. He was jumping over lumber yard boards at Millston when the weapon went off and the load passed through his arm.
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Black River Falls
Wis
Joseph Woldrick
Millston
Here
Cosgrove Named Secretary of Minnesota Agricultural Society
C N Cosgrove of Le Sueur was elected secretary to succeed E W Randall on June 15 by the Minnesota State Agricultural Society Board. B F Nelson of Minneapolis became president, replacing Cosgrove who resigned to assume the secretary role. C M Griges and J J Furlong were elevated to first and second vice presidents respectively as Randall resigns to take effect immediately. Randall will become dean and director of the estate agricultural college August 1.
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State Fair Board
E. W. Randall
St. Paul
C. N. Cosgrove
le Sueur
Minnesota State Agricultural Society
B. F. Nelson
Minneapolis
Cosgrove
C M. Griges
J. J. Furlong
Austin
Randall
The
Estate Agricultural College
Woman First in File at Cass Lake Land Opening
In Cass Lake Minnesota on June 15 the opening of government lands in Itasca county drew about 200 eager entrants. Mrs Ole Ferguson of Cass Lake led the filing, with orderly lines and smooth processing as the township fourteen miles east of Big Falls opened for entry along the Little Fork river.
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Cass Lake
Minn
Itasca County
United States Land Office
Ole Ferguson
Big Falls
Little Fork
FiveYearOld Saves Baby From Lake Drowning
Star Lake Minnesota reports Clifford Vogel aged five rescued his two year old brother after he fell from a boat landing into the lake. The water was shallow yet nearly over the boy's head and Clifford swam out to pull him to shore, saving his life.
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Star Lake
Minn
Clifford Vogel
Clifford
Forest fires quenched near Grand View camps
Rain saved much of the Wil low River Lumber company at New Richmond Wisconsin from heavy forest fires. Fires raged around Grand View camps causing loss of cordwood poles and posts though no logs were burned and no lives were reported.
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New Richmond
Wis
Willow River Lumber Company
Grand View
Bank cashier charged in $40000 defalcation case
Seymour Wisconsin June 16 A defalcation of 40000 blamed on the temptations of the Chicago wheat pit leads to the arrest of Thomas C Coghill cashier of the First National Bank of this city. He was taken by a federal officer and moved to Milwaukee yesterday and has confessed to the misappropriation.
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Seymour
Wis
Chicago
Thomas C. Coghill
First National Bank
Milwaukee
Coghill
Discrepancies Surface in Mrs Kaufmann Murder Trial
In Flandreau South Dakota on June 15 sensational sessions marked the trial of Mrs Emma Kaufmann of Sioux Falls accused of murdering her servant Agnes Poirers. Witness Peter Erickson testified to acts of cruelty while doctors testified Poirers suffered from diabetes milletus and showed bruising and disjointed fingers, with blood clots in the brain attributed to the disease rather than external wounds.
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Flandreau
S. D
Emma Kaufmann
Sioux Falls
Agnes Poirers
Peter Erickson
Erickson
Kaufmann
Agnes Volteis
Judge Aikens
Mr. Kaufmann
Olney
Parkston
Egan
Germain
Aikens
Two Doctors on the Stand in Kaufmann Murder Trial
In Flandreau South Dakota on June 14 the Kaufmann murder trial adjourned after a brief but significant two hour session. The day featured two mysteries: defense strategy and a prosecution request to postpone the afternoon session for potential new evidence. Peter Erickson denied pressuring Kaufmann for money to influence testimony and Drs Sweeney and Coulter presented medical findings linking head and body wounds and brain hemorrhages to external violence as the cause of Agnes Poirier's death.
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Flandreau
S. D
Kaufmann
Sioux Falls
Peter Erickson
Aikens
Mr. Kaufmann
Arthur Sweeney
St. Paul
Agnes Poirers
Frank E. Coulter
Defense Denies Everything in Kaufmann Case Trial
In Flandreau South Dakota on June 15 Judge Frank R. Aikens opened for Mrs. Emma Kaufmann of Sioux Falls declaring the defense would deny all charges. Prosecuting Attorney Egan said the state would limit its testimony to further witnesses.
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Flandreau
Frank R. Aikens
Emma Kaufmann
Sioux Falls
Egan
Bodies recovered after Minnesota launch tragedy
In Norfolk Virginia on June 16 the navy completed a search for the eleven victims of the Minnesota launch sinking. A grappling party located the launch and eight bodies in eight fathoms of water near the rip raps after hours of dragging.
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Norfolk
Hampton Roads
Navy
Minnesota
Doctor Changes His Testimony in Kaufmann Murder Trial
In Flandreau South Dakota on June 16 the defense's Dr. Olney faced cross examination. The transcript from Sioux Falls dated June 13 of last year showed discrepancies with yesterday's statements about Agnes Poirers death. Dr. Spafford then testified for the defense suggesting diabetes mellitus could have caused the death. The session ended with adjournment until morning.
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Flandreau
S. D
S. Olney
Emma Kaufmann
George B. Egan
Kaufmann
Dr. Olney
Agnes Poirers
Olney
F. A. Spafford
State Board of Regents of Education
Spafford
Spa
Duluth Man Is Chief at Foresters Convention
The eighth biennial convention of the Catholic Order of Foresters closed in Faribault after three days of sessions. Officers elected include P. H. Martin of Duluth as high chief ranger, Andrew J. Eckstein of New Ulm as vice chief ranger, George W. Stenger of St. Paul as state secretary, and Henry Van de Weyer of St. Paul as state treasurer.
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Faribault
Minn
Catholic Order of Foresters
P. H. Martin
Duluth
Andrew J. Eckstein
New Ulm
George W. Stenger
St. Paul
Henry van de Weyer
Brainerd Faces Meningitis Epidemic Amid Fatal Cases
Brainerd Minnesota reports seven meningitis cases in ten days with five deaths. The outbreak alarms residents as regional reports indicate rising fatalities from the infection.
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Brainerd
Minn
Northwest
Runaway Team Crashes in Iowa Killing Driver
Edward Powers of Manchester is killed when his wagon team loses control on a steep hill. Harness tugs break, horses bolt, Powers is thrown from the seat and kicked. He dies shortly after the accident on the grade.
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Manchester
Iowa
Edward Powers
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Uriah
McParland
Richardson
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