Week of notable events features bank arraignment and county notes
Thomas B. Clement, ex bank president, pleads not guilty to eighteen counts in St Paul court, with demurrers overruled. A 75‑pound copper and gold ore sample found in Helena may lead to a lodge search. R M Leyland’s surveying party heads from Seattle to trace U S Canada boundary near Chilcoot Pass. M Toyama of Tokyo in San Francisco discusses Roman characters adoption in Japan. Mrs Emeline Jones found dead in Fox River at Waukesha. she was 66, widow of Col A M Long Jones, campaign manager for General John A. Logan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas B. Clement
First National Bank of Faribault
R. M. Leyland
Seattle
United States
Chilcoot Pass
Katsina River
Northern Territory
London
M. Toyama
Toko
Trade reviews show rise in business amid labor troubles
Briefs report stronger demand for future deliveries and prompt collections. US cotton shipments for nine months ending May 31 reach 7,590,989 bales, a yearly record. Various criminal and political items follow including a mother’s murder by her son in New Jersey, Captain Wilson’s bribery conviction, trolley franchise protests in Philadelphia, and court actions affecting Taft and Fuller.
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United States
Robert Hagadorn
Alamond
James Wilson
Allegheny
Wilson
Philadelphia
Samuel Greason
Reading
John Edwards
Kate Edwards
Greason
Connellsville
Samuel Might
J. Might
Pear Scottdale
Fuller
Supreme Bench
International Board of Arbitration
Taft
Supreme Court
Peller
Don
Lloyds
London
Otaru
Japan
Tien- Tsin
Paul Klass
Kieler
Wis
Roosevelt
George W. Kirkman
Fort Leavenworth
Kirkman
Lincoln, Neb
New York and national notes flood the press
Reports from New York and Philadelphia highlight health, finance, and crime. The New York Board of Health plans a vaccine and antitoxin factory, while census returns put New York City population at 3,997,154. A judge faces death for Patrick's Rice murder case.
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New York Board of Health
Philadelphia Council
Weaver
Mary J. Winthrop
Princeton Theological Seminary
Putnam Bradlee Strong
May Yoke
New York
Kentucky
Thomas P. Wickes
Grand Jury
New York City
Carney
Greensburg
A. J. Haydel
Howard Gould
Mineola
N. Y
Jacob Tome Institute
Port Deposit
Northwestern University
Evanston
Ill
Philadelphia
Republican
Coney Inland
Sylva Steadman
Joseph Ryan
William Ziegler
Chicago
North Pole
Corry
Burrington
Scully
Commercial Hotel
Frank Krejick
Krejick
United States Steel Corporation
Bethlehem Steel
Giacano Campullo
Philadelphia and Reading
Bethayres
Naples
Michael Czirilla
Albert T Patrick
William Marsh Rice
Congress
Landis
Wisconsin governor signs rail rate bill
Governor La Follette signs the rail rate measure in Wisconsin as reports note political momentum. In Kansas City a jury convicts Agnes Myers of first degree murder for killing her husband. An automobile plunges through the Rush Street draw in Chicago killing two and sending others to safety. Mr and Mrs Richard S Bayer of Englewood New Jersey die in the crash and their two sons are seriously injured with uncertain prognosis.
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la Follette
Wisconsin
Agnes Myers
Kansas City
Rush Street
Chicaago
Richard S. Bayer
Englewood
N. J
Bribery cases dismissed as Kelley turns state's evidence
A stream of briefs from St Louis reports that former Speaker Charles Kelley faces dismissal of bribery charges after he agreed to testify for the state and now is described as a physical wreck. Other items include a failed effort to grade the No 2 Northern wheat contract in Minneapolis and a Tucson suicide by former Arizona Attorney General Thomas Satterwhite.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Kelley
St. Louis
Minneapolis
Thomas Satterwhite
Arizona
Tucson
William Jukes
Joseph Brown
Iatter
Glenville
Ohio
Jakes
Brown
Weasley Hannon
John Smith
Cashier
Eureka
Colo
Muhoneyville
Pickerel Lake
South Dakota
Oscar Smiedistad
Annie Pustad
Frank G. Bigelow
Millwaukee
United States Court
Milwaukee
Fort Leavenworth
Henry Die
Levy Berard
Granville Road
Newark
Francis Wertz
Missouri River
Judith, Mont
National Board of Trade
Kansas City
Jefferson City
Chicago Board
William McKinley
Canton
Milford
Mass
George Campbell
Tucumcari
N. M
Hoch
Kansas
Mississippi River
Cahokia
United States Mortgage and Trust Company
New York
Detroit, Toledo and Ironton Railroad
Ann Arbor
Wiliam Colville
Red Wing
Minn
Minnesota
Gettysburg
Minnesota Soldiers
W. G. Kirkman
Twenty-fifth Infantry
Mra
Bessie Chandler
Fort Niobrara
Court of Common Pleas
Sandusky
Myrtle B. Goodsite
Frank Link
Link
Miss Welter
Miss Goodsite
May Hill
Shelbyville
Ind
United States Penitentiary
Leavenworth
Kan
Bigelow
W. G Tisdel
J. A. Bliss
State Bureau of Uniform Accounting
Mahoning County
Bloody pursuit ends in sixty mile horseback clash
A rough cattle raid near a road point sparked a posse chase across sixty miles. Outlaws Robinson and Lew is fled while ranchers and homesteaders in the enclosed range pursued them. Reports mention John Krause killing a settler and later being acquitted, with threats to other settlers if they remained on the land.
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Denorandie
Blott
Road Point
Éattle
Orso
Robinson
Lewis
John Krause
Notable Deaths and Disasters Echo Across Continents
Reports say a gambler stabbed in Greece after disputes over a gaming house closing. In Vienna, Nathaniel de Rothschild dies after long illness. A Constantinople cyclone destroys General Yassif Pasha's home, killing him and his family. In Samar, Enrique Dagghob dies with 39 followers on June 4. A Budapest doctor commits suicide in Niagara Falls with papers hinting at high life romance. Windsor hosts Princess Margaret's wedding to Prince Gustavus Adolphus. Tippoo Tib dies in Zanzibar. Henry M. Stanley recalls Tib as remarkable. Washington anchors a peace conference with Japan and Russia. April 25, Prince Ahmed Kemal Eddin is allegedly strangled in Constantinople by hired assassins under sultan. The first Chinese railway locomotive crosses the Yellow River bridge on June 11, with November opening planned. Chinese guilds intensify boycotts of American goods, foretelling gloom for U.S. manufacturers. Boer war blue book reveals vast frauds in army store expenditures. The widow Leonidas Hubbard arrives in Halifax en route to Labrador for further exploration with five Americans and native guides.
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Greece
Gating-Housem
Lee Ee
Nathaniel de Rothschild
Vienna
Constantinople
Yassif Pasha
Enrique Dagghob
Samar
Bsxentirmay Elemir
Budapest
Niagara Falls
Windsor
England
Margaret of Connaught
Duke of Connaught
Gustavus Adolphus
Gustavus
Sweden
Zanzibar
Tippoo Tib
Henry M. Stanley
Tib
Washington
Japan
Russia
Ahmed Kemal] Eddin
Peihan
Yellow River
China
War Office Committee
London
Leonidas Hubbard
Labrador
Halifax
Crop bulletin notes mixed progress and policy shifts
The weekly crop bulletin reports better conditions with wheat harvest advancing while corn lags in key states. Cardinal Gibbons opposes women gaining voting authority. The United Danish Societies of America require life insurance for members effective Jan 1 1907. A Detroit wage conference yields a 7 percent average raise for workers. Postmaster Cartelyou prompts careful mail screening to exclude lotteries and gift schemes.
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Cardinal Gibbons
United Danish Societies of America
Racine
Wis
Republic Iron and Steel Company
Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers
Detroit
Rush Street Bridge Open Draw Tragedy Fatalities and Fog
A Chicago river bridge accident in fog sent a car plunging through an open draw into the river. Three occupants survived after being ejected as witnesses and patrols rushed to aid. Acting Mayor Patterson ordered police to halt near bridges until signals are seen and traffic stops enforced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patty
Chicago
Rush Street
William H. Hoops
Hoops
Srebpat Hiiness
Patterson
Banker Bigelow Sentenced to Ten Years in Fort Leavenworth
Milwaukee financier Frank G. Bigelow will serve ten years in Fort Leavenworth after pleading guilty to defaulting. Judge Joseph V Quarles described the case as a severe breach of public trust by a man of high intelligence and social standing. The sentence, read aloud after uncertainty about excuses, marks a stern duty fulfilled despite personal sorrow.
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Frank G. Bigelow
Milwaukee
United States
Marshal Johnson
Government
Fort Leavenworth
Kan
Joseph V Quarles
Bigelow
Quarles
United States Penitentiary
Doctor's tonics blamed for weak recovery in patient
The patient recounts taking the doctor's tonics for two months after recovering from fever, yet they offered no benefit. The narrative praises tonics as a remedy for weakness from any cause, claiming strength returns and nervous symptoms ease, especially for young women nearing womanhood.
Oblique Editorial Snippets Across Papers
A collage of quips and opinions from various papers, noting humor about cars and bicycles, religious texts, Chicago mottoes, naval strategy, punishment in Russia, labor strikes in Chicago, a sea level canal debate, and a critique of Lipton’s insurance associations, reflecting early 20th century editorial brevity.
Substitute proposal sparks debate at Linen Pants and Solid Comfort Club
Professor Twisgs argues that diverting tobacco funds to homestead building could bring homes and prosperity to all Americans. The Old Dodger counters with a question about a substitute for the fivecent cigar that lures the average man when a five-dollar bill won’t start him moving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Twisgs
America
Dodger
Retort Courteous Exchange Over Queer Creatures Question
A sharp exchange centers on views of women and marriage as a social role. One speaker ridicules the other for assuming women marry easily, prompting a terse challenge to probe the other’s own stance.
Clergyman Praises Grape-Nuts Diet For Health, Energy
A conscientious pastor testifies that switching from oatmeal and eggs to Grape-Nuts with cream and Postum improved digestion, reduced morning headaches, and boosted energy for sermon work. He notes mental and physical strength gains and mentions others helped by Grape-Nuts in his readings and teaching.
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Mentio
Postum Company
Batife Creek
Midgee
Visa Vision
Jones
Wellville
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