Post Offices Proposed to Open Wild East Virginia Forest
Washington dispatch reports Representative Gaines backs two new post offices in Pocahontas county near Cherry river to spur settlement and logging camp growth. Flats and Bostic in Monroe county receive postmaster appointments while Hyer Vicars Iris gain new postmasters as Hitchcock labels rural mail retrenchment and a July 1 consolidation of star routes with rural delivery to cut costs.
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Washington
United States
Gaines
Pocahontas County
Greenbrier
Webster
Cherry River
Rocky Mountains
James Sheets
Nancy A. Sheets
Bostic
Monroe County
Kenrietta Bostic
Hattie S. Paton
William B. Young
Hyer
Braxton
J. D. Keiser
Vicars
Roane
Ida Merritt
Iris
Ritchie County
West Virginia
Hitchcock
Star
Paris Music Policy Aims to Reduce Crime
Paris reports that Marcel Sembat, socialist deputy, argues music and art instruction can shape character and prevent crime. He contends education in art, especially music, could divert youth from the tavern to safer paths, reducing prison risk.
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Paris
Marcel Sembat
Cholera Germs Suspect Confesses to Grand Poisonings
St. Petersburg reports Dr. Patschenko, arrested with Count de Lassey on suspicion of poisoning Count Pouterlin heir to a $30,000,000 estate, confessed to killing Count Bouterlin by injecting cholera germs and to a string of similar crimes against wealthy victims. Patschenoko is nearly seventy.
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St. Petersburg
Patschenko
Count de Lassey
Count Pouterlin
Count Bouterlin
Patschenoko
In Prison Most of His Life
A Pittsburg man reflects on a life largely spent in prison after a sentence that shaped decades of his existence. Authorities details and exact offenses are sparse in the readable fragment but indicate a lengthy confinement.
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Pittsburg
Aged inmate released from western penitentary after decade term
Peter Zimmerman alias John Snyder, eighty seven, is freed from western penitentiary after ten years. He says he is too old to work and will likely return soon.
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Peter Zimmerman
John Snyder
Railroad men express satisfaction with Taft meeting outlook
Chicago June 7 Railroad men largely praise yesterday's conference with President Taft hoping for quick rate changes. They warn costs will stay high during the interstate commerce commission review which must decide if the increases are justified. Executives Miller Mudge and Gardner foresee a prompt settling of the rate issue and closer railroad shipper cooperation.
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Chicago
Taft
Interstate Commerce Commission
Darius Miller
Chicago, Burlington and Quincey Road
Commission
Mudge
Rock Island
Gardner
Chicago and Northwestern
A R Porterfield Appointed Prosecutor in Bland County
Tazewell Virginia June 7 Judge Fulton Kegley named A R Porterfield of Bland Court House as commonwealth's attorney for Bland county replacing Thomas J Munsey who resigned to become assistant United States attorney under Barnes Gillespie in Tazewell It is reported Munsey may move to Tazewell with the U S attorney's office moving from Roanoke
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Tazewell
Fulton Kegley
Circuit Court
A. R. Porterfield
Pland Courthouse
Commonwealth
Bland County
Thomas J. Munsey
United States
Barnes Gillespie
Tavewell
Munsey
United States Attorney
Roanoke
Last Rites Under Engine in Wreck
Andrew Rubesch a 33 year old B B O railroad fireman died from injuries after an express train derailed and overturned into an embankment near Wilmington Delaware. Rev Father L S Kearney of Washington DC risked his life to administer last rites and hear the fireman’s confession amid the wreckage.
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Wilmington
Del
Andrew Rubesch
Rubesch
L. S. Kearney
Washington, D. C
Dominican Order of Priests
Woo
Whole Family Murdered Near Marshalltown Iowa
James Harding his wife and son were found murdered at their home sixteen miles southwest of Marshalltown. Roy Harding, twenty one, will be held for investigation into the deaths. Young Harding says he visited a neighbor's daughter and returned at midnight to discover the killings. Officials have little evidence against him but pursue a thorough inquiry.
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Marsalltown
James Harding
Roy Harding
Young Harding
Court of Customs Appeals Opens Session in Washington
The court of customs appeals began its session in Washington with about forty to fifty cases on the docket. It hears appeals from the board of general appraisers and covers related tariff and valuation issues.
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Washington, D. C
Court of Customs Appeals
Board of General Appraisers
Merger Planned for Oklahoma Oil Firms in Kansas City
Twenty of the largest oil companies in the Oklahoma field will be merged following an agreement. The event centers in Kansas City and marks a major consolidation among oil interests.
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Kansas City
Oklahoma Field
British Y M C A Conference Opens in Liverpool
June 7. The annual conference of the British Young Men's Christian Associations opened in Liverpool with a large attendance.
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Liverpool
Young Men's Christian Associations
Railroad bill sent to conference amid debate on amendments
Washington reports the railroad bill was referred to conference while the postal savings bank bill began debate after an eight hour rule. Lenroot’s motion to accept senate amendments failed 156 to 162 with insurgent GOP splits. Formal charges against Senator Lorimer were presented in the Senate by Cullom. President Taft urged immediate effect of rate-suspension powers for railroads.
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Washington
House
Representative Lenroot
Wisconsin
Senate
Lenroot
Fitzgerald
Postal Savings Bank
United States
Clark
Wyoming
Heyburn
Ida
William Lorimer
Illinois
Senator Cullom
Clifford Barnes
Chicago
Illinois Legislative Voters League
Ilinelgs
Taft
Congress
Interstate Commerce Commission
Pinchot Fights Land Withdrawal Bill in Senate
Washington June 7 Gifford Pinchot former chief forester is in Washington to oppose passage by the senate of the administration bill relating to withdrawal of public lands as now framed Senator Dolliver will champion Pinchot s amendments with support expected for the plan
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Washington
Gifford Pinchot
Senate
Dolliver
Pinehot
Lanford and Ketechel to Fight in Colma July 2
Promoter J W Cortoth signed managers for Sam Langford and Stanley Ketehel to fight not less than twenty five rounds on July 2 in Colma. The purse splits are sixty percent to the winner and forty percent to the loser with a $30000 guarantee.
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Lanford
Ketechel
New York
J. W. Cortoth
Sam Langford
Stanley Ketehel
Colma
Niney
Loger
Navy yard officer suspends prize fight in Norfolk loft
An order from Captain Parker, executive officer of the Norfolk navy yard, stopped the prize fight planned in the sail loft of the administration building and forbids the proposed later bout this month. Parker disapproves of prize fighting in the navy.
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Norfolk
Parker
Norfolk Navy Yard
Navy
Whitney and Rainey Begin Arctic Hunting Expedition
New Haven reports Harry Whitney and P. J. Rainey have started a hunting expedition to the Arctic regions, aiming to explore remote areas and pursue game.
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New Haven
Harry Whitney
P. J. Rainey
Arctic
Cherry Mine Opening Session At Mining Institute
About 200 members attended the opening session as various speakers addressed the crowd. Holmes received endorsement for chief of the Bureau of Mines amid a period of active industry discussion and interest in mine safety.
West Virginia Coal Mining Institute Meets in Morgantown
The West Virginia Coal Mining Institute opened in Morgantown at the Elks' Opera House with about 200 attendees. J. B. Hanford led the session as general superintendent of the Elking Coal and Coke Co. Speakers covered mine water purification, river waters, equipment, and safety chambers, with demonstrations and hospital car views.
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West Virginia Coal Mining Institute
Elks’ Opera House
J. B. Hanford
Elking Coal and Coke Company
Morgantown
Hapstford
J. C. Greth
Pittsburg
Mississippi
West Virginia
John Luther Vance
Columbus
Ohio
W. 5. Mayers
The
Consolidation Coal Co
Fairmont
W. Va
George 8. Rice
United States
Mr. Rice
H. A. Evenson
United States Coal and Coke Company
Gary
J. W. Heron
RB. Co
Huntington
Thomas W. Fitch, Jr
American Blower Co
J. B. Johnson
Dan River
North Carolina
U. S. Geological Survey
Washington, D. C
James Horne
Coal and Coke Co
Severe quake rocks central Campania causing multiple deaths
Naples June 7 severe earthquake brings heavy property losses across Avelline province. Calitri reports twenty dead and many buried as debris blocks communication. other towns including Avellino, Benevento, and Naples area feel shocks. Troops sent for relief. government seeks one hundred thousand dollars for immediate aid.
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Campania
Aveline
Caltri
Caliir
Valata
Calitri
Salarno
Avelline
Cotenza
Paola
Catanzaro
Regele
Potenza
Benevento
Capat
Melli
Basilicata
Calabria
Sicily
Campobasso
Caserta
Tore
An Nunziata
Toro del Greco
Consant
Mt. Vesuvius
Fourteen Horses Burned in Russellville Livery Fire
A blaze at a Russellville Indiana livery stable on June 7 killed fourteen young horses. Firefighters fought the flames but the horses were destroyed. No human injuries were reported. Authorities begin investigating the cause of the blaze.
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Russellville
Ind
12000 Coal Miners Resume Work After Arbitration Offer
The 12000 miners at Pennsylvania Coal Company pits between Dunmore and Wilkesbarre end strikes after Chevallier Fortuna Tiscar the Italian consul advised arbitration. At four meetings in Pittston Old Forge and Dunmore workers voted to return to work tomorrow. Consul Tiscar secured a written arbitration compromise from company officials. Union leaders had urged continued abstention.
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Scranton
Pennsylvania Coal Company
Dunmore
Wilkesbarre
Chevallier Fortunato Tiscar
Consul Tiscar
Pittston
Old Forge
Consul Tisear
Historic land sold near Morris Heights tract
New York reports a sale of about two hundred lots on Morris Heights as part of a historic land auction. The event highlights development expansion and investor interest in the area during June.
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New York
Morris Heights
Public Auction Today for Morris Family Property
The heir of Lewis Gouveneur Morris plans a public auction of a Morris family estate that has remained in the family for over two centuries. The property traces to Col onel Richard Morris, a Cromwell era captain and later Barbados merchant, the article notes.
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Lewis Gouveneur Morris
Morris
Richard Morris
Barbados
Race for Nomination for Governor Close
Des Moines June 7. Garst gains over his 1922 vote but the Republican race for governor remains unsettled with results not yet clear. Incomplete returns show Kennedy renominated in the First district and Walter Smith in the Ninth. Hull appears defeated by Prouty in the Seventh. Governor Carroll leads narrowly but the outcome remains in doubt. Six progressive congressmen were unopposed and nominated.
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Des Moines
Garst
Carroll
Cummins
Iowa
Kennedy
William Walter Smith
Pattery
Smith
Hull
Prouty
Congress
Indian Revolt in Yucatan Declared Not Serious
Washington reports say the Maya Indian uprising in Yucatan is not serious and initial rumors were exaggerated. The Mexican ambassador Senor De La Barra relayed the foreign affairs message after a government query.
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Washington
Yucatan
Senor de la Barra
May Soon Till Coal Land
Washington reports the disposal of the surface of coal lands for agricultural use has passed. The bill allows settlement and cultivation of large public land areas withdrawn for coal, while the government retains coal control.
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Washington
Crum Nominated Minister and Consul General to Liberia
President Tait announced William D. Crum of South Carolina as minister resident and consul general at Monrovia Liberia. Crum previously drew protests when named collector of the port at Charleston South Carolina by President Roosevelt amid opposition.
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Crum
Charleston
Washington
Tait
William D. Crum
South Carolina
Pesident
Monrovia
Liberia
Roosevelt
Broward defeats Taliaferro in Democratic primary
In Jacksonville on June 7, it is estimated that former Governor Newe ton Broward has won the Democratic primary nomination over United States Senator Taliaferro by about fifteen hundred votes.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Neweton Broward
United States
Taliaferro
Mrs Gorman III in Washington Life Threatening Illness
Mrs Ar thur Pue Gorman widow of Maryland Senator Gorman lies seriously ill at her Washington home with doctors offering little hope for recovery.
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Washington
Arthur Pue Gorman
Senator Gorman
Maryland
Medical Association Meets in Sixty-First Annual Session
The American Medical Association opened its sixty first annual session in St Louis with delegates from every state attending. Dr William H Welch of Baltimore was formally installed as president.
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Medical Association
St. Louis
James
American Medical Association
William H. Welch
Baltimore
Murphy Nominated Postmaster for Augusta Georgia
Washington report states Thomas D. Murphy was nominated postmaster at Augusta Georgia. He is the named contender for the position in Georgia.
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Washington
Thomas D. Murphy
Augusta
Georgia
Biological analogies in history and self mastery
An analysis argues that a state or society declines when internal ills are left unaddressed, using biological analogy of infection within borders. It suggests external attack exposes internal decay and emphasizes self mastery as indispensable for resilience.
Roosevelt Receives Oxford Doctor of Civil Law
Theodore Roosevelt is awarded the honorary degree by the University of Oxford, with Lord Curzon presiding. He later delivers a lecture on Biological Analogies in History, warning of internal enemies and stressing national character as key to greatness while reflecting on democracy, expansion, and population trends.
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Oxford
Theodore Roosevelt
University of Oxford
United States
Lord Curzon
Roosevelt
Goudy
Regius
Sheldonian Theatre
Rome
British Isles
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