Taft Attends Custer Memorial Dedication in Monroe
President Taft attended a tribute in Monroe Michigan for General George Armstrong Custer. Nevin J. Custer, the cavalry leader’s surviving brother, and Curly the Indian scout joined guests as a life like statue of Custer was unveiled by his widow Elizabeth B. Custer. The ceremony honored the Civil War cavalry regiments and commemorated the Little Bighorn battle.
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Monroe
Mich
Taft
George Armstrong Custer
Siting Bull
Little Big Horn
Montana
General Custer
Michigan
Elizabeth B. Custer
New York
Nevin J. Custer
Thomas W
Boston C. Custer
James Calhoun
Margaret
Fred M. Warner
State of Michigan
Michigan Cavalry
Custer
Curly
Monroe County Court House
Edward (. Potter
Greenwich
Conn
John A. Logan
United States
William Alden Smith
World's W C T U Opens Eighth Triennial Convention
Women temperance workers from many nations gather in Glasgow to attend the World’s Woman's Christian Temperance Union eighth triennial convention at St Andrew's Hall. More than fifty countries represented as the congress opens and continues through the week.
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Glasgow
World's Woman's Christian Temperance Union
St. Andrew’s Hall
Devotional Meeting and Reception Led by Lord Provost
The event will start Monday with an all day devotional meeting and conclude with an evening reception hosted by the lord provost. American delegates include Mrs. Lillian N. M. Stevens president of the National W C U and Miss Eva Milbreth Foster among others, with Mrs. Sarah Hoge and Mrs. Sedgwick also listed, plus Miss Sarah Rowell Wright president of the Canadian W C T U.
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Lillian N. M. Stevens
Eva Milbreth Foster
Anna A. Gordon
Sarah H. Hoge
Mary Sedgwick
Sarah Rowell Wright
Swedish Lutherans to Celebrate Joint Augustrana Jubilee
Rock Island Ill June 4 Swedish Lutherans and Alumni of Augustana College unite from across the northwest to mark the semi centennial of the college and its Swedish Lutheran Augustana Synod of North America. Dr Andreen will open with the baccalaureate sermon and diverse synod speakers will follow.
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Rock Island
Augustana College
Northwest
Swedish Lutheran Augustana Synod of North America
Andreen
Synod
Argustana Synod
Herman L. F. Lagercrantz
von Scheele
Sweden
Henrik Schuck
Upsala University
Thyren
Honor the Memory of Prison Martyrs at St Michael's
In Dartmouth a large American gathering attended St Michael's Church as Mrs William Gerry Slade of New York unveiled a stained glass window honoring American prisoners of war from the 1812 conflict. The note recalls about three thousand Americans held at Dartmouth with hundreds perishing from hardship, and more than two hundred American seamen buried in the churchyard.
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London
Sitle
St. Michael's
Dartmouth
William Gerry Slade
New York
National Society of the United States Daughters of 1812
St. Michael's Church
Dartmocer
St. N'chael’s
Wise delegates instructed for Slemp at Norton meeting
Norton Virginia June 4 delegates elected to the Abingdon convention in July to nominate a candidate for congress. Resolutions endorsed President Taft administration and Hon. B. Slemp record in Congress with delegates instructed to vote for Slemp.
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Norton
Mazes
Abingdon
Congress
Taft
B. Slemp
Two Motormen Killed in Steubenville Transit Crash
Two motormen died and about forty passengers were injured in a high speed collision of two interurban cars on the Steubenville and Mast Liverpool traction lines. No cause has been established and none of the injured are expected to die. fourteen were admitted to a hospital.
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Steubenville
Ohio
Mast Liverpool
House to Pay Tribute to Lovering of Massachusetts
The House will assemble tomorrow to honor the memory of late Representative William C. Lovering of the fourteenth Massachusetts district. Addresses will be delivered by Eugene N. Foss Samuel W. McCall Frederick H. Guttlett and other Bay State delegation members.
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House
Lovering
Washington, D. C
House of Representatives
William C. Lovering
Massachusetts
Eugene N. Foss
Samuel W. McCall
Frederick HH. G Tlett
Bay State
Big Four Train Kills Three at Grade Crossing
A Big Four southbound passenger train struck a market wagon at a grade crossing in Dayton Ohio killing three people. The deceased are H E Combs a farmer and his daughter and son.
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Dayton
Ohio
H. E. Combs
Primary decision shapes Republican nominee for Third district
In Charleston West Virginia on June 4 the Montgomery congression al committee settled on a July 25 primary for the Third district nominating race adopting Gaines plan over Hall by six to seven. Hughes gains six of ten Boone delegates while Lilly wins four. Hubbard defeats Scott in Monroe for the GOP primary.
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Gaines
Grant Hall
Charleston
W. Va
Congressional
Montgomery
Grant P. Hall
Upshur Higgabotham
S. B. Avis
Upshur
Pocahontas
William Seymour Edwards
Avis
James A. Hughes
A. A. Lilly
Boone County
Welch
Lilly
Hughes
Hubbard Wins Monroe County In Senate Fight
Wheeling West Virginia June 4 Special The First district congressman carried Monroe county by a good majority over Senator N B Scott in the ongoing senatorial contest. Both sides conducted a warm campaign and fight.
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Wheeling
W. Va
W. P. Hubbard
Monroe County
N. B. Scott
Senator Scott Wins Berkeley County Primary Round
Berkeley Springs West Virginia June 4 Senator N B Scott carried Berkeley county by a large majority over opponent Hon W P Hubbard in a quiet primary with a large turnout reported.
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Berkeley Springs
W. Va
N. B. Scott
Berkeley County
W. P. Hubbard
Scott Majority Reported in Grant County
Grant county voters backed Senator Nathan Bay Scott by a large margin over Hon W P Hubbard with about a five hundred vote lead for the junior senator in a June 4 results report.
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Big Scott
Grant
Petersburg
W. Va
Grant County
Nathan Bay Scott
W. P. Hubbard
Fort Dodge Des Moines and Southern Railway Enters Insolvency
The Fort Dodge Des Moines and Southern Railway Company filed for bankruptcy in Des Moines Iowa on June 4 due to inability to meet obligations. Liabilities total three million dollars.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Fort Dodge, Des Moines and Southern Railway Company
Missionaries Drowned Off Bombay Coast
Howard Bishop and Miss W Wallace American Baptist missionaries drowned while sea bathing near Bombay on June 4. The incident claimed two lives from a Christian mission group.
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Bombay
Howard Bishop
W. Wallace
Weather report for West Virginia and Virginia
Showers expected Sunday and likely Monday with moderate variable winds. Virginia forecast calls for showers and warmer conditions into Sunday and Monday with mainly east and southeast winds.
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Virginia
Taft Warns Socialism Tops Great Problems for Nation
President Taft in Jackson Michigan June 4 warns socialism is the great problem facing the United States and lauds the Republican party as able to meet big questions. He links popular government to party discipline and lightly hints at insurgency while noting the 1844 Oaks organization tablet unveiling. He then departs for Washington. In Elizabeth New Jersey on June 4 church pastors report big hats hinder salvation and urge reform during services.
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Jackson, Mich
Taft
Republican Party
Ada
Ohio
Elizabeth
N. 1
Government Action Restrains Freight Rate Increases
A spokesman argues the government's move to curb freight rate hikes is unfounded and unnecessary. He insists the public should not fear rising prices and warns that the situation on Wall Street is overstated.
Taft Family Heads Abroad for European Tour
Charles P Taft brother of the president leaves with his wife and daughter for Europe in a family journey. They depart New York on June 4 and will visit several European destinations during the trip.
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Ches. P. Taft
Europe
New York
Charles P. Taft
Hifs
Outlaws Kill Deputy Sheriff Dotson in West Virginia Pursuit Continues
In Devon under heavy tension three Blankenship brothers Frank Zeke and Cloyd and John Lockhart formed a pact to resist arrest after an incident linked to Jesse James showgoers. Deputy Sheriff Jim Dotson died from a shot wound. Buddy Sheppard was wounded, and the outlaws fled into the mountains as Priest and other officers scour the area seeking arrests.
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Devon
W. Va
Brown and
Roberts
Jesse James
Big Sandy
Cumberland
Lower Elk
Frank
Zeke
Cloyd Blankenship
John Lockhart
West Virginia
Johnson
Kentucky
Buddy Sheppard
Sheppard
Jim Dotson
Lockhart
Priest
Welch Hospital
Blankenship Brothers
Lockharn
Welch tragedy ends in fatal duel over jealousy
Joseph Berear was shot and killed by Robert Faulkner in Welch as a knife wielding Berear threatened Faulkner after ordering him from the home. Faulkner fired five shots, four hit Berear, who died before his wife and children. Both men worked for the local ice company as engineers.
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Joseph Berear
Robert Faulkner
Welch
Derear
Berear
Dea
Faulkner
China and Japan clash over Gulf of Pechili fishing
Victoria B C June 4 China and Japan have dispatched war vessels to the Gulf of Pechili following a dispute over control of several hundred fishing boats. Reports reaching by steamer Myupress of India say the two nations contend over fishing rights and navigation in the area.
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Gulf of
Pechifi
Victoria
B.C
China
Japan
Gulf of Pechili
Gulf
India
Egyptian protest rails at Roosevelt London speech
The young Egyptian committee condemns Theodore Roosevelt for saying Britain should show a firmer hand in Egypt. They call his London remarks an insult to Europe, Egypt, and the civilized world.
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Teneva
Switzerland
Young Egyptian Committee
Theodore Roosevelt
London
Roosevelt
Great Britain
Egypt
Europe
King George Arrives In Rome For Cretan Talks
King George arrives in Rome in disguise to confer with King Victor Emmanuel on the Crete situation. The meeting underscores diplomatic efforts amid the ongoing crisis and European concerns over the island’s future.
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King George
Rome
Victor Emmanuel
Move of Ecuadorian Army Begins From Peruvian Frontier
Washington June 4 The state department reports the Ecuadorian army began moving from the Peruvian frontier yesterday as part of a regional shift in military posture.
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Washington
State Department
Van Norden to Sing at June Music Festival
The Trenton Gazette notes Von Norden has a powerful ample voice and sings with warmth and drama. His voice is flexible well placed rich and musical. His artistry is impressive and full of pathos sweetness and heft as Van Norden appears at the June Music Festival at the Elks Opera House on the 1st and 11th.
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von Norden
Trenton Gazette
van Norden
Elks Opera House
Browne Taken Into Custody in Bribery Case
Chicago June 4 Lee O'Neill Browne legislative minority leader surrendered by bondsmen and immediately taken into custody. Habeas corpus proceedings expected as Browne's bond set at 15000 dollars.
Fire Devastates Hyden Town Across Half the Homes
A Hyden Kentucky dispatch reports a daytime blaze destroying more than half the houses in Hyden causing losses estimated at seventy five thousand dollars. The fire is believed to be of incendiary origin amid a long feud history in the town.
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Kentucky
Lexington
Hyden
General Mena Defeated at El Cree by Chavarriaga Forces
Washington dispatch reports Senor Castrilla stating General Mena’s army was defeated by General Chavarriaga at El Cree, with the enemy completely destroyed. The Estrada government’s representative conveyed the morning advices confirming the victory.
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Mena
Washington
Senor Castrilla
Estrada
Chavarria
el Cree
American Mine Laying Captain Captured in Nicaragua
Captured American William P. Pillham, who planted mines at Bluefields for the insurgents, will face court martial after government troops seized him near San Juan Del Sur on June 4.
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Courtmartial
San Juan del Sur
Nicaragua
William PP. Pillham
Bluefields
Danish Liner Runs Ashore Off Christiansand Norway
A Danish liner bound from Copenhagen to New York ran ashore at six o clock this morning off Christiansand. The United States bound ship was under tow to aid and a steamer has gone to take off the passengers.
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Christiansand
Norway
United Sates
Copenhagen
New York
Journalist Edward Swartz Dies in Philadelphia
Edward Swartz longtime editor of the Evening Telegraph and noted dramatic critic died in Philadelphia at age after suffering rheumatism and gout. He authored numerous plays and was a prominent figure in local journalism and theater criticism.
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Philadelphia
Edward Swartz
Evening ‘Telegraph
Optimism Unshaken as James J. 11 Faces Hats
Report from New York dated June 4 notes James J. 11 remains confident amid a challenge against the Hats. The article highlights his steady outlook and expectations despite opposition.
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New York
James J. 11
Prompt Agreement on the Railroad Bill
Washington rumors indicate possible swift accord between the senate and house on the railroad bill. Leaders from both chambers discuss terms as insurgent Republicans join regulars to back the senate version. Democrats also show willingness to accept the senate bill to avoid protracted conference. The subject tops the House agenda for Tuesday as conferees may be named.
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Aldrich
Crane and Elkins
House
Cannon
Representative Mann
Illinois
Mann
Senate
Mr. Mann
Conference Committee
Complete route of the Madriz forces shown in dispatches
Washington reports belated telegrams confirming the total defeat of Madriz troops near Rama Nicaragua. Consul Moffat at Bluefields says Madriz forces abandoned positions after heavy fighting and retreated, with General Mena pursuing Estrada forces. Dispatches indicate Madriz rule at Bluefields and Rama nearly destroyed, signaling end of fighting on the east coast.
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Washington
Madriz
State Department
Rama
Nicaragua
Moffat
Bluefields
Mena
Estrada
Madriz Armles
Beardingstown Funder Admits Cash Tied to Fish Bill Defeat
State's Attorney Burke pressed the probe into a 3500 dollar fund aimed at defeating the fish license bill. F. J. Trout of Beardstown admitted menerima money from John Dixon of Peoria and said he sat beside Representative Foster as the bill was killed. The grand jury faces the mystery of the fund's final disposition.
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Beardstown
Burke
F. J. Trout
John Dixon
Peoria
Foster
Jones Suspended From Interior Service Amid Ballinger dispute
Horace T. Jones, a special agent for the general land office and a witness in the Ballinger affair, was indefinitely suspended from the service by order of Secretary Ballinger as his resignation was en route to Washington. The action follows Jones's participation in charges raised by Louis R. Glavis.
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Portland
Ore
General Land Office
Washington
Horace T. Jones
Secretary of the Interior
Ballinger
Jones
Louis R. Glavis
Mrs Doxey Re Arrestercharged with Bigamy in St Louis
Mrs Dora KE Doxey, acquitted of the murder of William J O rder, was re arrested early today on a warrant charging bigamy in St Louis.
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St. Louis
Dora Ke, Doxey
William J. Rder
Sun dary Civil Bill Passes the House
Washington June 4 The Sunday civil appropriation bill carrying proposed appropriations totaling 110000000 was passed today after a month of political debate in the house. The railroad bill was sent to the house by the senate but laid on the table until next Monday. The senate was not in session.
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Washington
House
Senate
Madriz Forces Defeated at Rena Under General Mena
Report from Bluefields Nicaragua states Madriz troops under General Mena at Rena were defeated by insurgent forces led by General Chavarria. The retreat caused disarray among Madriz ranks and fears of further engagement.
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Bluefields Nicaragus
Jame
Vivices
Madriz
Mena
Rena
Chavarria
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