Folk vows to send troops over Delmar betting ring
Gov Folk warned St. Louis police to act or national guard will be deployed to raid bookmakers at Delmar race track. The St Louis police board chief promised immediate arrests if charter powers hold. militia possible if not. Deputy sheriffs closed the ring, arresting Charlie Celi as others watched.
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St. Louis
Delmar
Indiana
Folk
Missouri National Guard
Delmar Race Track
City of
Stewart
Deiley
St. Louis County
Delmar Track
Central Turf Association
Herpel
Charlie Cella
Central Association
Celia
Jockey Club
Power of the Vatican Under a New Pope
In New York a description depicts the current Pope as concentrating all church executive power within two years of his pontificate, contrasting with the dispersed authority of earlier papal regimes and the wider Roman Curia.
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New York
Roman Curia
Shortage Found at Vigo County National Bank
Terre Haute Indiana Vigo County National Bank reports cashier Consman resigned amid a cash shortage of about $16 000. President Hudnut says the shortage matches the figures and that Consman turned over securities totaling about $60 000 to cover the deficiency.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Vigo County National Bank
Consman
B. G. Hudnut
Traction Company Stock Assessment Rise in Jefferson County
Jefferson County commissioners raised property assessments for the Traction Company Beaumont Texas. The track and right of way value jumped from 77000 to 121000 while rolling stock rose from 18000 to 40000. Stockholders are largely in Vicksburg Mississippi and bonds held in St Louis.
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Vicksburg
Miss
St. Louis
German Embassy Site Secured for Sheridan Circle Rise
Washington reports the German Government has purchased a prime site on S Street near Sheridan Circle for its Embassy. The 300 by 195 foot plot sits among tall trees and will host a grand stone building in the Frederick the Great style reminiscent of Sans Souci and Potsdam.
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Washington
Sheridan Circle
S. Street
Frederick the ‘Great
New Castle
Potsdam
The Mexican Tariff Revision Under Diaz
New York reports President Diaz has ordered tariff changes to protect domestic industries amid exchange-rate declines. The reform lowers or raises duties as needed. high old tariffs become unnecessary, while some reductions aim to keep out old Mexican silver coins.
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New York
Diaz
Tragic spree by Maddened Mother in Grand Lake
Mrs Watt C Gregg of Grand Lake Colorado shot and killed her four children and then tried to take her own life. She lies in critical condition from a side wound, not expected to survive the night. Authorities believe the act arose during a temporary insanity episode.
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Grand Lake, Col
Watt C Gregg
Taft Party Invited to Extend Philippines Tour to Australia
The commonwealth government invites Secretary of War Taft and his family along with Miss Roosevelt to stretch their Philippines tour to Australia. Officials assure a cordial welcome by all classes.
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Melbourne
Commonwealth
Taft
Miss Roosevelt
Philippines
Australia
Rumor of Curzon Resignation Amid Indian Army Shift
In Simla India rumors spread that Viceroy Lord Curzon plans to resign or has already done so following the British decision to place Lord Kitchener in full command of the Indian army.
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Simla
India
Lord Curzon
Lord Kitchener
Croker Plans London Sale Visit to Wantage Market
Richard Croker and his son were in London and paid a brief visit to Wantage, reportedly putting Wantage on the market. No reason was learned for Mr Croker abandoning Wantage as a prime investment.
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London
Richard Croker
Richard, Jr
Wantage
President seeks plenipotentiaries meeting by August first
Washington reports the president has expressed a wish to the Japanese and Russian governments that their plenipotentiaries meet in the United States on August first, or at the earliest date thereafter.
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Washington
United States
Mexico to add minister of public instruction
Mexico City. President Diaz plans to enlarge the cabinet on July 1 with a new minister for the department of public instruction. It is reported that Justo Sierra, a noted literary figure and education authority, will be named to the post.
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Mexico
Mexico City
Diaz
Public Instruction
Justo Sierra
Fire guts Willard Storage Battery Co building in Cleveland
A blaze in Cleveland swept through the wholesale district at St. Clair and North Water, gutting the Willard Storage Battery Company structure and causing about 50000 dollars in damage. Fire officials investigated the scene as crews fought the stubborn flames through the night.
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Cleveland
St. Clair Street
North Water Street
Willard Storage Battery Company
Sultan grants Azerad port concession to German firm
A Tangier dispatch to the Daily Chronicle reports the Sultan of Morocco has granted a concession for a port at Azerad on the Wadi El Kus river near the Algerian frontier to a German company.
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London
Daily Chronicle
Tangier
Morocco
Azerad
Wadi el Kus
Taft Holds Canal Conference in New York
Secretary Taft met at the Manhattan Hotel with John F. Wallace chief engineer of the Panama Canal T P Shantz Canal Commission chairman and William Nelson Cromwell counsel for the commission but made no statement about the discussions. He departed for New Haven immediately after.
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New York
Taft
Manhattan Hotel
John F. Wallace
T. P. Shantz
Canal Commission
William Nelson Cromwell
New Haven
Fraudulent Timber Claims Portland Senator Mitchell Trial
Testimony by chief witness A. H. Tanner details alleged federal timber claim offenses by Senator Mitchell. Tanner describes agreements with Kiibs and John A. Benson to fast track claims through the General Land Office and to share fees monthly, Mitchell receiving half. Prosecution presents similar transactions previously testified, with defense objections. judge allows broader offenses to show premeditation.
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Portland
Ore
United States
Mitchell
A. H. Tanner
Tanner
Kiibs
John A. Benson
General Land Office
Bribs
Dehaven
Insane Professor Ramsey Arranged in New York Court
M M Ramsey a professor of language at Stanford and fellow of Johns Hopkins was arraigned in a magistrate court on vagrancy charged changed to insanity He was taken to Bellevue for two Baltimore doctors to locate him He said this is all a farce He left California three months ago with little money and worked as a waiter in East Side cafes He is married to Agnes Emily Craig chief translator for the International American Conference since 1899
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New York
M. M. Ramsey
Leland Stanjford, Jr
University, California
Cuba
Felow
Johns Hopkins University
American Philosophical Association
Modern Language Association
Ramsey
Bellevue
Baltimore
California
Agnes Emily Crai
International American Conference
Philadelphia Scandal Involves City Filtration Chief
John W. Hill former chief of Philadelphia bureau of filtration was arrested on forgery and falsification charges. After a hearing he was held on $20,000 bail for trial. Principal witness S. G. Garrett testified to padded estimates by contractor D. J. McNichol and about $40,000 defrauded from the city. Defense claims evidence does not prove guilt.
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Philadelphia
John W. Hill
Bureau of Filtration
Hill
14 Year Old Boy Linked to Twentieth Century Wreck
In Cleveland Ohio a 14 year old boy may have tampered with a switch at Mentor station contributing to the Twentieth Century flyer wreck. Ticket agent William Usher and James Barnes arrived twenty minutes after the incident and found the switch open but locked. They questioned a lantern carrier who claimed he had shut the switch. They suspect a freight ahead used the siding.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Mentor
William Usher
Nickel Plate
James Barnes
Wilionhby
Cotton Crop Estimate for 1905 06 Season
Atlanta reports from Southern Cotton Association correspondents show a projected yield of 10,285,876 commercially bales for 1905 06. Estimated state reductions from last year's crop vary, with Alabama 7.39 percent, Arkansas 22.16, Florida 22.17, Georgia 23.11, Indian Territory 21.96, Louisiana 25.43, Mississippi 27.25, Oklahoma 25.50, North Carolina 30.70, South Carolina 29.45, Tennessee 18.0, Texas 23.96, and various at 20.0.
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Atlanta
Southern Cotton Association
Alabama
Arkansas
Florida
Georgia
Indian Territory
Louisiana
Mississippi
Oklahoma
North Carolina
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Various
Sunday School Convention Opens in Toronto
About 2500 delegates attended the first meeting of the International Sunday School convention in Toronto Ontario with a devotional service at Metropolitan Church.
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Toronto
Ontario
Metropolitan
Pieper Re-Elected Leader Of German Evangelical Synod
Detroit reports Dr Franz Pieper of St Louis was re elected head of the Synod of the German Evangelical Lutheran church of Missouri Ohio and other states, strengthening its leadership.
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Detroit
Mich
Franz Pieper
St. Louis
Synod of the German Evangeli Lutheran Church of
Riots Spread Across Polish Cities Amid Looming Insurrection
Reports from Warsaw and Polish territories describe red flag rising in protest against Lodz killings. Troops resist. barricades, street fighting, and bread shortage fears grow as Cossacks clash with strikers. Social democratic parties and Jewish Bund urge continued revolt despite heavy military response. Major cities under siege as arrests rise.
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St. Petersburg
Warsaw
Kovno
Russian Poland
Lodz
Poland
Bund
Social Democrats
Russia
Caucasus
Kharkoff
Veronia
Ogrodowal
Kroschmalnne
Wronia
Zelazna Street
Social Democratic Party
Jewish Bund
Oyama's Strength
The Russky Invalid argues for peace by estimating the Japanese army strength at 550,000 to 600,000, including Korea, with five Japanese armies opposing Gen. Linevitch totaling 430,000 to 450,000 bayonets. It lists Kuroki 115,000–120,000, Oku 110,000–115,000, Nogi 85,000–90,000, Nodzu 45,000, Kawamura 73,000–88,000.
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Oyama
St. Petersburg
Russky Invalid
Corea
Linevitch
Kuroki
Oku
Nogi
Nodzu
Kawamura
Purdy On Trail for Rebates Case Against Railroads
Washington attorney general pursues presidential directive to prosecute railroad rebates including the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe. Assistant Attorney General Foy directs the case. Purdy will devote all time to this work and has gone to Kansas City for the effort.
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Washington
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe
Foy
Kansas City
Big Haul in Transit Registered Mail Vanishes
A registered mail matter valued between 16000 and 20000 dollars disappeared Friday night while in transit from the Iron Mountain train to the Memphis post office. U S detectives and postoffice inspectors are racing to locate the treasure, with officials moved to points between Hot Springs and Memphis under orders from Washington. The last mail carried all registered mail from Texas, Oklahoma Territory, Indian Territory, the entire Southwest and parts of Arkansas, due to reach Memphis via the Iron Mountain train on Friday night.
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Iron Mountain
Memphis
Uncle Sam
Postoffice
Hot Springs
Washington
Texas
Oklahoma Territory
Indian Territory
Southwest
Arkansas
Costly Sixteen Inch Gun Declared Impractical
New York reports the army's ordinance experts near consensus that the sixteen inch gun is not practical as a weapon. Only one prototype exists at Sandy Hook, and despite meeting expectations in some aspects, costliness outweighs potential gains, prompting a likely War Department abandonment decision.
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New York
United States Army
War Department
Sandy Hook
Milwaukee publishers cited in federal paper case
The federal government sues the General Paper Company with all Milwaukee publishers summoned to hearings. L. T. Boyd, for the Milwaukee Journal, testified on price changes since the company’s formation noting 1899 paper deliveries cost $1.70 per hundred pounds versus $2.25 today.
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Paper Trust Enquiry
Milwaukee
General Paper Company
L. T. Boyd
Milwaukee Journal
Paper Company
President Grants Pardons for Indian Territory Crimes
The president pardons Phillip Scott a full blood Creek Indian convicted of rape in Indian Territory and given life imprisonment. Doubts about his guilt and his tuberculosis are noted. The president also pardons Lawrence Givens and William Paddick for horse stealing in the Indian Territory with sentences seen as excessive. Both men have served about two and a half years.
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Washington
Phillip Scott
Indian Territory
Lawrence Givens
William Paddick
British ships sunk as Russian cruisers disowned
In the house of commons Premier Balfour stated the British government had assurance that the Russian government disapproved of the actions of its cruisers and had ordered the Dnieper to prevent repetitions, actions Britain calls outrages against international law.
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London
House of Commons
Balfour
Dnieper
Grain Failure in Chicago Bankrupt Knight Donnelly & Co
Creditors of the grain commission house of Knight Donnelly & Co filed an involuntary bankruptcy petition against the firm. Edwin W. Potter was appointed receiver in bond of $100,000. Petitioning creditors claim about $16,000. liabilities are said to reach hundreds of thousands. Preferential payments to a single creditor while insolvent form the basis of the action.
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Chicago
Grain Commission House
Knight Donnelly & Co
Edwin W. Potter
Twenty Two Cadets Drowned In Copenhagen Collision
A private cadet ship Georgetown was rammed by the British steamer Ancona near Copenhagen. The Georgetown sank in minutes, twenty-two cadets drowned, fifty-seven rescued in the disaster reported from London.
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London
Copenhagen
Georgetown
Ancona
Life Work for Young Men at Y M C A College Conference
John R. Mott of the World's Student Federation closed the Southern College Y M C A students conference in Asheville New York with an address deeming it the most successful yet held Most delegates will depart for home after the event likely leaving many to pursue their Life Work plans as inspired by Mott's remarks
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Asheville
N. Y
Southern College Young Men’s Christian Association
John R. Mott
The
World’s Student Federation
Pope Receives American Bishops in Private Audience
The Pope greeted Right Rev. Edward John Oden D D bishop of Nesqually Washington and Monsignor James Davis co adjutor bishop of Davenport Iowa in private audience. Oden presented the diocese report and the Pontiff showed interest in Westward progress.
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Rome
Edward John Oden
D. D
Nesqually
Washington
James Davis
Davenport
Iowa
Lined With Sculls Paris Catacombs Face Threat
The historic Paris catacombs are endangered by a group of young men calling themselves an up-to-date house-decorating association.
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Paris
Pure Water for Panama Inaugurated Aqueduct System
The aqueduct system intended to provide the Isthmus of Panama with a supply of pure water has been officially inaugurated.
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Panama
Mississippi counties push for better public highways
Across Mississippi counties agitation for improved roads has grown, shifting from the commutation plan to contract work. Warren County plans a 100,000 bond issue at July's board meeting to fund roads, with other counties already issuing bonds for fine highways. The next legislature may raise the tax levy beyond 1 mill, especially in larger counties like Hinds, to Finance road contracts. citizens are willing to pay.
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Mississippi
Board of Supervisors
Warren County
Warren
Warren County Board of Supervisors
Hinds
Mississippi County Fairs Rise Across the State
A revival of county fairs is spreading through Mississippi with several counties planning new gatherings this fall. The Mississippi Industrial Exposition aims to showcase top county exhibits in Jackson, as Manager McKay prepares to start work next month and set up an office for a ten day fair.
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Mississippi
McKay
Jackson
Capital City Bank and Trust Company planned in Jackson
The charter of a new bank for Jackson is in publication and will be sent to the governor for approval. The Capital City Bank and Trust Company will have $200,000 capital stock with prominent local businessmen involved. Former Governor Longino is expected to serve as president, and doors are anticipated to open in four to five weeks, adding Jackson to its ten banking institutions.
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Bank
Jackson
Capital City Bank and Trust Company
Longino
Miss Lois Martin Elected Assistant in Mathematics
Miss Lois Martin of Yazoo City, postmistress of the lower house of the legislature and longtime faculty member of Yazoo public schools, has been elected assistant in mathematics at the Industrial Institute and College at Columbus and will start duties at the new collegiate term.
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Lois Martin
Yazoo City
Yazoo Public
Industrial Institute and College At
Columbus
Municipal bonds planned by Hazlehurst and Durant
Hazlehurst and Durant announce plans to issue municipal bonds totaling 10000 dollars. Hazlehurst will use the funds to upgrade its lighting plant while Durant will invest in constructing a new electric light plant.
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Hazlehurst
Durant
Boy 15 Is Killed by Lightning While Plowing
Wade Marimon, son of a farmer near Booneville, was killed by lightning a few days ago. The 15 year old boy and his mule perished together while plowing.
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Wade Marimon
Booneville
Tupelo Plans Park and Public Library at Blair Home
The Public Library section reports Tupelo considering the establishment of a park and a public library on the estate of the late Colonel John A. Blair. The proposal aims to honor Blair and provide community space.
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Tupelo
John A. Blair
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Edward Sourbier
Hanley
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Sourbier
Vatican
Croker
M.M. Ramsey
Purdy
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