Senate passes memorial for Lincoln birthplace in Kentucky
Washington reports senate approval of a 50000 dollar memorial for Abraham Lincoln birthplace in Kentucky and ongoing funding for mining education from public land sales. It notes bills on Porto Niesa infantry, Cordova Bay Alaska land sale, and a 200000 dollar Brazilian embassy site grant in Washington.
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Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
Kentucky
Senate
Porto Niesa
Infantry
Cordova Bay
Alaska
Brazilian Chamber of Deputies
Washington
United States
Bureau of Supplies
Navy
House
Secretary of the Navy
Ways and Means
Congress
Notable Deaths and Duty Changes Across U S Figures
John H. Bradford prominent New York horseman dies of pneumonia. Eugene Francis Marie Henri ninth duke of Harcourt dies in Paris born 1864. Clarence R. Paul editor of the Ohio State Journal found dead in Springfield. J Scott Richman longtime Iowa lawyer dies at Muscatine. Capt John A Rodgers ordered to prepare for commandant duty at Bremerton Navy Yard to succeed Admiral Burwell retiring July. John A Hamlin Granda Opera House owner dies suddenly at Virginia Hotel age seventy one.
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John H. Bradford
New York
Eugene Francis Marie Henri
Duke of Harcourt
Paris
Clarence R. Paul
Ohio State Journal
Springfield
J. Scott Richman
Iowa
Muscatine
John A. Rodgers
Bremerton Navy Yard
William T. Burwell
John A. Hamlin
Granda Opera House
Chicago
Virgina Hotel
Mr. Hamlin
Casualties and Incidents Reported Across Multiple US Rail and Sea Accidents
The schooner J. H. Chaffee abandoned after distress off Perth Amboy with five aboard. Fort Crook Nebraska damage estimated at 109000 dollars, repairs approved. A Missouri Kansas Texas passenger train collision near Muskogee killed two, injured fifteen. Three drowned in Sandusky Bay, Ohio after a sailboat overturn. An explosion in Eureka California injures many. one man killed. William J. Breen dies at Great Falls smelter in a deadly accident. A cross- country crossing crash near Flora Indiana kills three and injures another.
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Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railroad
Muskogee
Oklo
International signs treaty on prisoner exchange and salvage
Acting Secretary Bacon and Ambassador Bryce of Great Britain sign a treaty regulating prisoner exchange and salvage. Farther, British minister Lowther is named to succeed O Connor as ambassador to Turkey amid a string of diplomatic moves.
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Bacon
Bryce
Great Britain
Gerard A. Lowther
Tangier
Nicholas R. O'Connor
Constantinople
Turkey
Mexico City
Republic
Rome
Paris
London
Queen Alexandra
Princess Victoria
King Edward
Russia
Reval
Gulf of Finland
Victoria and
Pekin
Hungary
America
United States
Gratis
Disturbing mix of suicides crimes and legal notes
A serialized news brief reports several suicide deaths including John E. McGaughey in Indiana and Jud B. Vance in Kansas City, along with Robert E. Garnett’s fatal act in Missouri. It also notes a court martial roster for Maj. Charles P. George, a murder case in Fairmont, and various indictments and trials in Iowa and Michigan. Additional items cover a train robbery in Mexico City and a Brooklyn courtroom sentence for Jennie Blunt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John E. McGaughey
Irvington
Ind
Jud B. Vance
Des Moines
Iowa
Savoy
Kansas City
Robert E. Garnett
Springfield
Charles P. George
S. A. Coffman
Fairmont
W. Va
H. V. Battey
Pottawattamie County
William TL. Wilson
Port Huron
Mich
United Home Protectors’ Fraternity
Conference to elect eight bishops after long discussion
The Methodist Episcopal general conference decided to elect eight new bishops after an hour and a half of debate. Grover Hayes of Philadelphia and Harry Baker of San Francisco fought to a draw in a San Francisco bout last night. Philip W. Gundlach, a wealthy Southern Illinois industrialist, died in Belleville New Jersey of Brights disease. The Arkansas legislature did not convene as called by acting governor Speaker Allen H. Hamiter, so no extraordinary session will be held.
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Methodist Episcopal General Conference
Grover Hayes
Philadelphia
Harry Baker
San Francisco
West End
Seven True Bills Against Lamphere in Indiana Case
La Porte Indiana May 24 grand jury returns seven true bills against Ray Lamphere including murder charges and an accessory count in the Helgelein killing. Bella Gunness is indicted as principal though declared dead by a coroner. Proceedings set for June trials. A skull unearthed in the chicken yard is believed to be a female victim. sheriff and investigators continue digging.
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Laporte
Ind
Ray Lamphere
Laporte County
Bella Gunness
Andrew Helgstein
Mensfield
S. D
Gunness
Mack
Lamphere
Helgelein
Andrew E. Helgelein
Lampiere
Smith
Esterlay
Smutzer
Storm wrecks huge telegraph lines across Dakota
Grand Forks North Dakota May 24 crews from Great Northern and Northwestern Telephone mobilized hundreds of line men from Grand Forks to Church's Ferry and beyond to repair damage from a severe sleet and wind storm on Wednesday. Old linemen say the destruction is the worst they have witnessed.
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Dakota
Grand Forts
N. D
Great Northern
Church's Ferry
Grand Forks
Northwestern Telephone Company
Bis
Soc
Sioux City Churches Form Federation for Sunday Closures
Men from Sioux City churches unite to form the Federation of Christian Brotherhood. The new group with over 1 000 members plans a campaign to close pool halls and skating rinks on Sundays.
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Sioux City
Iowa
May
Federation Co? Christian Brotherhood
Tre New Chr
Floods Do Great Damage In Wisconsin Damszee
A day of heavy rain swelled all rivers and creeks around La Cresse Wisconsin causing widespread flood damage to crops and washed out roads and bridges in many areas.
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la Cresse
Wis
Levee Break Floods 6090 Acres Near Havana Illinois
The levee four miles west of Havana on the Illinois river broke this morning flooding six thousand acres of farmland with four feet of water. Twenty five families were forced to abandon their homes and the property loss is described as large.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfeld
Havana
Iliqois
Woman Pioneer Dies in Wisconsin at Ninety Eight
La Crosse Wisconsin May 24 Mrs Reuel Weston a pioneer of Wisconsin and longtime La Crosse president for forty two years died at her daughter Emma Weston s home in the city of old age She had just passed her ninety eighth birthday.
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la Crosse
Wis
Reuel Weston
Wisconsin
Emma Weston
Accident at Commencement in Granda injures boy
During commencement exercises in Granda Minnesota on May 22 1 a twelve year old boy Don Older son of Elmer Older fell on the hall stairs and broke his right arm at the wrist while attending the event.
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Granda
Minn
Don Older
Elmer O'der
North Freedom Businessman Killed by Rifle Accident
Baraboo Wisconsin May 24 John Barker a leading North Freedom merchant and his fellow townsmen say the accident occurred when he pulled a rifle through a barbed wire fence the gun discharged killing him.
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Killen
Baraboo
Wis
John Barker
North Freedom
Male Rival for Mrs Gunness in Mild Detected
James Brimmingis, 40, is jailed in Dowagiac on six murder charges after alleged confessions to two more. Prosecutor Bresnahan expects him to reveal further killings. He allegedly targeted his wife, escaped, and prompted police action. Known victims include David Huff in Dowagiac in June 1907 and Smith Hortium in 1908.
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South Bend
Ind
James Brimmingis
Dowagiac
Mich
Anti
Bresnahan
David Huff
Kansas
Brimmingstall
Kansas City
Missouri
Smith Hortium
University of Michigan secretary Wade resigns after probe
James H. Wade resigns after a twenty five year tenure as secretary to the University of Michigan. The resignation came after an investigation of university finances led by Attorney General Byrd into alleged improper use of university property including coal painting and building materials and workmen time totaling about five thousand dollars.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
James H. Wade
University of Michigan
Board of Regents
Byrd
Guardian for Rich Widow in Milwaukee Case
Petition filed by Sarah A. Carpenter’s sister seeks appointment of a guardian for the paralytic widow. Josephine W. Vincent is accused of restricting medical treatment while Fidelity Trust Co. is named temporary guardian by Judge Warel.
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Milwaukee
Sarah A. Carpenter
Menominee Jumberman
J. L. Stephenson
Josephine W. Vincent
Warel
Fidelity Trust Company
Round Block Hole in Ground at Six O Clock Mine
A round black hole marks the site in Butte Mont where the Six O Clock mine once stood. Thieves have stolen the engine house carpenter shop gallows frame and office leaving no surface improvements. Officers of the Butte Copper Exploration Company discovered the loss yesterday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Six O'Clock
Butte
Mont
Butte Copper Exporation Company
Fast youth forged checks in December court told
Paul Kopang, nineteen, admitted passing forged checks in December eighteen eighty eight. He said drinking and gambling led to his downfall. He appeared in Crociston court smiling, then broke down saying he spent the money at saloons and gambling tables.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crociston
Mion
Paul Kopang
Sunty
Jndre
St. Cload
Kopane
Chiropractor Sent Up After Fine and Jail Term
Marshalltown Iowa May 24 M Miller a local chiropractor was fined 360 dollars plus costs and sentenced to eighty five days in jail. Soon after the fine was imposed Miller's attorney served notice of appeal to the supreme court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshalltown
Iowa
River tragedy near St. Paul dam claims woman
The body of a young woman was found floating in the Mississippi River near the government dam in St. Paul yesterday afternoon. On Monday witnesses saw a woman jump or fall from the St. Paul side, and the recovered body is believed to be hers.
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St. Paul
Government Dam
Mississippi River
Lineman Electrocuted on Utility Pole in Duluth
Stanley R. Musolf was instantly killed while working for Zenith Telephone Company on a pole carrying electric light and telephone lines. He touched a wire carrying 2300 volts during the Duluth incident dated May 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duluth
Stanley R. Musolf
Zenith Telephone Company
Father of Twenty-One Dies in Brown County Farmhouse
Leonail Bertrand aged sixty one, father of twenty one, died at the Day settlement farmhouse in Brown county from Brights disease after a brief illness. Funeral arrangements await further notice.
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Green Bay
Wis
Leonail Bertrand
Brown County
Bright
Gored by Cow in Fergus Falls Man injured eye
August Loertzel of Perham was gored by a cow in Fergus Falls Minnesota. The horn cut his face and seriously damaged one eye raising fears he may lose eyesight.
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Fergus
Falls
Minn
Loertzel of
Perham
Monopoly in New Haven rail and trolley holdings challenged
A federal equity suit filed in Boston seeks to restrain the New York New Haven Hartford Railroad from controlling the Boston & Maine and to separate the New Haven from trolley lines. The government alleges potential long term interstate transport domination across New England and beyond. Defendants named include the New Haven company Boston & Maine Consolidated Party and Providence Securities.
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Boston
Bill In Equity
New York, New Harven & Hartford Railroad Company
Boston & Maine Railroad
New Haven Road
United States Circuit Court
United States Istist Altormey Asa P. French
Het In Equity
Boston & Maine Road
Transportation Instrumeninties Ad
New England
New Haven Company
New Zingland
Governor Sparks of Nevada Dead at Reno
Gov John Sparks of Nevada died at his ranch near Reno at 9 80 yesterday morning after a illness Brights disease his term would have expired December thirty first nineteen ten Don Lickerson to become governor of Nevada
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Reno
John Sparks
Nevada
Masked attackers whip two residents in Mornton area
In Mornton Kentucky on May 24 a band of masked men raided the home of Widow Hasnes et Horze Hill, calling her out and whipping her severely. They then seized Crit Johnson from his bed and whipped him. Four neighboring farmers have been arrested in connection with the assault.
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Mornton
Hasnes Et Horze Hill
Crit Johnson
Two Killed by Falling Girder on Toward Street Bridge
May 24 report from Dewrot Mici states Thomas Horn and Joseph Kulkie died yesterday afternoon when a steel girder fell from the Toward Street bridge under construction. Three other workers were seriously injured in the incident.
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Dewrot
Mici
Thomas Horn
Joseph Kulkie
Yesteray Af Eenon
Wen
Knockel
Bruce
Lusitania Sets Transatlantic Record on Queenstown Run
The Cimarder Lusitania completed the voyage from Queenstown to New York breaking all Transatlantic records. The ship covered about 2,880 miles at an average speed exceeding twenty knots, signaling a remarkable performance on the long course.
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Lusitania
New York
Queenstown
Sandy Kook Iheltshin
Lightning Damages Christ Church Spire in Philadelphia
During a severe storm yesterday the spire of the historic Christ Church in Philadelphia was struck by lightning and damaged by fire, with damages estimated at 15000 dollars. The church was established under a provisional charter granted by King Charles II to William Penn in 1693.
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Philadelphia
Christ Church
Charles II
Willam Penn
Boy Hit by Motorcycle in St Paul May 24
Seven year old Louis Romania was struck by a motorcyclist in St Paul last night. He sustained a broken nose a injured right knee multiple bruises and head and facial abrasions.
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St. Paul
Louis
Romania
Eight Die in Chicago Factory Fire at Winter Aneyer Box Plant
A Chicago fire at the Winter aneyer box factory Thursday is believed to have killed eight men. By 9 p.m. only two bodies were recovered and search paused until today.
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Chicago
Winteraneyer
Schoolboy Killed in Bicycle Accident Near Central High
May 24 report from St. Paul statesFrancs Binet died after falling from his bicycle and hitting his head on a curbstone while en route to Central high school.
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St. Paul
Francs Binet
Central High School
Stock Killed by Lightning in Minnesota Storm
Severe electrical storm and hail swept Like City Minnesota yesterday causing damage to stock. A barn was struck by lightning killing three head of cattle and a colt.
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City
Minn
Foraker and La Follette Out of Senate Illness
Washington May 23 Senator Foraker and Senator La Follette who had been ill and homebound returned to their seats in the senate yesterday after a period of confinement at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foraker
la Follette
Washington
Senate
Mexico City Bank Scandal Tops Headlines
In Mexico City on May 24 the judge ordered millionaire Martin Jacoby and his mercantile house Jacoby to face court over alleged misappropriation of funds. Authorities claim losses run from three to five million dollars, shaking financial circles and threatening the republic’s largest cotton buyer.
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Mexico City
Martin Jacoby
Mercantile House of Jacoby
House of Jacoby
Republic
Revolutionists Hanged In Russia After Agrarian Disorders
Twenty peasants connected to a peasant association were executed by court martial in Kherzon Yekaterin slav district for taking part in agrarian riots. The group aimed to drive out landed proprietors via arson. This marks a new use of the death penalty for agrarian outrages, replacing flogging and brief imprisonments common in prior upheavals.
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Kherzon
Russia
Yekaterinoslav
Sheepman Shoots Mate in Self-Defense Near Miles City
Coroner Grey reports Johny Arrow dead from a revolver wound at the hands of Fred Hitzeberger, a sheep herder for John Davidson, about twenty miles northwest of Miles City Montana. Hitzeberger says Arrow threatened him and struck with an ax, forcing him to shoot in self defense. Afterward Hitzeberger headed to town while Arrow allegedly crawled to warn a wagon and seek help.
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Miles City
Mont
Grey
Johny Arrow
Fred Hitceberger
John Davidson
Hitzelberger
Arrow
Deanse
Iowa Strikers Summoned Over Union Dispute
Judge McPherson in Des Moines issued a citation ordering the Iowa Central road strikers at Marshalltown to appear and show cause why an injunction should not restrain interference with employees who filled their jobs after the strike.
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Bes Moines
McPherson
United States
Iowa Central Road
Marshalltown
Markets Update Across Grain Livestock Markets
May 11 to May 24 quotations from St Paul Minneapolis Duluth Chicago Milwaukee Sioux City and South St Paul cover wheat corn oats cattle hogs and sheep. Listings show varying grades and prices for No 1 Northern No 2 Northern No 2 yellow No 2 white No 1 hard and other categories across multiple centers. Prices include wheat around 1.05 to 1.11 per bushel and cattle hogs and sheep values ranging from about 1.50 to 7.25 per hundredweight depending on class and market.
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St. Paul
Minnecpolis
Chicago
Milwaukee
Sioux City
Town
South St. Paul
Western Paper Makers Testify in Paper Question Hearing
Washington May 24 Western manufacturers Lor news print paper presented their side of the controversy yesterday before the special committee of the house investigating the wood pulp and paper question. A number of those manufacturers were members of the General Paper company which was dissolved by order of court and they testified that since that dissolution there had been no agreement among paper makers as to price division of territory etc.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washingston
Lor News
House
General Paper Company
Indictments Return in New York Swindle Case
Indictments charging grand larceny were returned by the New York grand jury yesterday against Charles Barry John Guni lach and Regulus Shippy members of an alleged note swindling band.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seiial Ste
New York
Charles Barry
John Gunilach
Regulus Shippy
Band of Note
Builder of First Car Line Dead
William P. Boardman who built New York Citys first street railway died at his De Smet home and will be taken to Binghamton New York for burial.
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Arlington
S. C
William P. Boardman
New York City
de Smet
Binghamton
N. Y
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W. S. Chance
George T. Black
el Paso
Sandusky
Ohio
Arnold Wiedemann
William Schaefer
Fred Lambrecht
Sandusky Bay
Eureka
Cal
William J. Breen
Boston & Montana
Great Falls
Flora
Pennsylvania Railroad
Vera Cruz
Jennie Blunt
Charles M. Sanford
Brooklyn
Dike
Auburn
National Prosperity Association of
Aaron L. Walthers
Rockwell City
J. C. Burrows
Michigan
Héigelein
Farn
Mrs, Gunness
Guardian
New Haven
New England Transportation
Gov
Sparks
Mexico
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