Telegraphers Strike Shuts SF and Oakland Offices
San Francisco and Oakland telegraph operators walk out at 3:30 p.m. led by Western Union and Postal Telegraph crews over a 25 percent wage demand. Union leader Chief Small ordered the strike. firms refuse to grant the raise, warning that outsiders may be brought in only if the strike expands beyond local cities.
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San Francisco
Western Union
Postal Telegraph Companies
Oakland
Clowry
Oaklland
Schmitz Out as Frisco Mayor
San Francisco under District Attorney Langdon the board of supervisors declares Mayor Eugene Schmitz temporarily unable to perform duties and names Supervisor James Gallagher acting mayor. Gallagher serves until the supreme court rules on bail and Schmitz’s petition for a new trial.
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San Francisco
William H. Langdon
Board of Supervisors
Eugene Schmitz
James L. Gallagher
Gallagher
Supreme Court
Schmitz
Onos
Lawler
Des Moines Adopts Plan of Government Change
Des Moines voters approved a city reform replacing the ward system with at large five commissioners. The plan eliminates aldermen and elective officers, making all others appointive. One commissioner acts as mayor, the four others head city departments, and all five serve full time.
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Des Moines
Galveston
Tex
Five Die in Car Crash Near Naples
A high speed glacier car struck a rock near Catanella about 100 miles from Naples, killing five men including Prince Pescara. The prince is tied to the royal house, arousing mourning among Italian nobility and the wider aristocracy.
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Naples
Catanella
Glater Cay
Prince Pescara
Pateo
Tower Italy
Isidor Wormser Dies After Illness at 77
Isidor Wormser, the canker, died Friday night in New York after a severe gout attack two weeks ago. His condition had been critical since the illness. He was 77 years old.
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Isidor Wormser
New York
Frenchman Golf Champion Wins Open in England
Hoylake England sees Arnaud Massey claim the Open title for France as the first French champion in Open history. Massey posted a total of 312 strokes to win by a clear margin Friday at the famed course.
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Hoylake
England
Jelee
Arnaud Massey
School Ma’am Wins Case In Des Moines Trial
A Des Moines jury found Mrs Mary Tullis guilty of assault and battery on Miss Kittis Morris a Saylorville schoolteacher after a short deliberation The defense claimed Morris struck first and briefly punished Tullis children The teacher had also been acquitted of a cruelty charge over the pupils.
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Des Moines
Brennan
Mary Tullis
Kittis Morris
Saylorville
Mra. Tullia
Miss Morris
Ma’am
Farmer Default Fees Case Tests Board of Trade Obligations
John H Ware of Ware and Leland sues John H Pearsons a local farmer in federal court over a 5500 debt from 1905 trading on the board of trade Pearsons argues illegality to avoid payment The case held before Judge Reed features notable Chicago lawyer D M Curtis leading for the plaintiff with wide national interest in precedent setting rulings on exchange obligations.
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Fort Dodge
Reed
John H. Ware
Ware & Leland
John H. Pearsons
Pearsons
Board of Trade
United States
D. M. Curtis
Chicago
Cars Smash Into Station at Mason City Depot
Three loaded box cars leaving the track plowed through Mason City depot platform, tearing up track and cracking windows. The runaway cars, moving fast from about 20 feet above, forced passengers to flee as two heavy platform beams tilted and pierced cement sacks, causing extensive damage to cars and track.
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Mason City
Grant Western
Well to do farmer missing near Masonville
Oren Weller of Winthrop, a prominent farmer living west of the city, was last seen about 9 am on the 9th eastward toward Masonville. Searchers scoured timber lands while telephones sent messages in all directions, fearing mental derangement after illness as a possible cause.
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Oren Weller
Winthrop
Masonville
Manchester
Weller
Des Moines Plan for City Government Wins Narrowly
Des Moines voters approved a city commission plan in a special election. More than half the precincts supported the reform, with West Des Moines split and overall tally 2,289 in favor out of 10,463 votes, reflecting broad city backing rather than a sectional win.
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Des Moines
Friends of the New
Oldest Iowa Woman Dies at 103 in Dallas Center
Elizabeth Winkrey Snell of Dallas Center Iowa died at age 103 born in England in 1904 came to America with her husband in 1850. She later moved to Dallas County in 1869 and lived with her youngest daughter Jennie Bragg. Survived by three of nine children and remained able to speak until shortly before death.
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Dallas Center
Iowa
Elizabeth Winkrey Snell
England
America
New York
Snell
Dallas County
Jennie Bragg
Boy Burned At Stake In Quarry
Waterloo report describes several north end boys ages 14 and younger tying 7 year old David Phillips to a pump in an old quarry and lighting a fire beneath his feet. Phillips was rescued by police and treated after feet were scorched. Leonard Horn and Willie Hawkes, aged 12 and 11, were arrested and to be sent to juvenile court. Police blame dime novel reading for the act. Phillips remains in serious condition.
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Waterloo
North End
David Phillips
Phillips
Leonard Horn
Willie Hawkes
Meservey Dons The Lid In Liquor Case
Jacob Blocker pool room operator was arrested and bound over to the grand jury on a charge of selling liquor to minors. Boys aged 10 to 14 reportedly frequent his place and drink beer and hard cider. An irate parent testified his son was intoxicated for days. This is Blocker’s second offense and typical local practice.
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Meservey
Jacob Blocker
Grand Jury
Blocker
Hlecker
Trail of Crime Traced From Iowa City to Peru Ind
William Osborne and William Maher, both 20, began two months ago with a lumber office robbery in Cedar Rapids and continued nightly across a wide territory from New Mexico to Peru Indiana. They robbed Collins general store. Osborne was captured locally. Maher was later caught at Mt. Vernon while awaiting his partner.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
William Osborne
William Maher
New Mexico
Peru
Ind
Collins
Osborne
Maher
Mt. Vernon
Fire destroys Miles Hardware plant in Mason City
A $70,000 blaze gutted the Miles Hardware company plant in Mason City. Origin unknown, flames spread fast and firefighters struggled to control the fire. The Miles family operates a large hardware facility and Mr. Miles serves as president of the Tow a Mutual Hardware Insurance company convention in Boston.
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Mason City
Miles Hardware
Woman Dies in Parafine Jar Sealing Explosion
Mrs. Jennie Conn of Gibson was accidentally burned to death in an parafine explosion while sealing jars in Oskaloosa. The blast flew over her body and she died within a few hours after the accident.
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Jennie Conn
Gibson
Depot at Manson Robbery Suspects Cash Theft
The Illinois Central depot at Manson was robbed of 70 dollars and 50 cents between 11 30 and 12 30. Entry used skeleton keys. the depot was secure when Agent Johnson returned from dinner to sell tickets for the 12 47 train. A heavy set stranger who arrived on the early morning train is suspected of having knowledge about the robbery.
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Manson
Mengan
Ilinois Central
Johnson
Man Mauled by Saddle Horse At G. Bhenkberg Co
C J Moore manager of G Bhenkberg Wholesale Grocery company was kicked by his $500 saddle horse and thought killed. He is seriously injured with several broken limbs.
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Sioux City
C. J. Moore
G. Bhenkberg
Mowing Machine Fells Man at Crescent City Yard
Jacob Killey manager of Hafer amber company branch yard in Council Bluffs was seriously injured at Uhiig place while unloading a mowing machine from a car. The mower fell over as Roy Watts assisted, tumbling him down a plank run. He was unconscious but expected to recover.
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Crescent City
Jacob Killey
Hafer Amber Company
Council Bluffs
Uhiig Place
Roy Watts
Killey
Worms Destroy Boone County Corn Crop
Prominent farmer William Lemaster reports in Boone County that the corn crop will be less than half due to a worm infestation. Two weeks earlier the stand was fine but worms are entering the stalks and entire fields are dying. People south of town are replanting as the epidemic spreads.
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Boone
William Lemaster
Boone County
War With Japan Seen By Nebraska Chancellor
Chancellor B Benjamin Andrews of the Nebraska university warned high school graduates that war with Japan and the United States is imminent after studying the issue. He said Japan seeks possession of the west coast and that a strike will come before Russia stabilizes and before the Panama Canal is built. He warned of grave danger and said the Japs are drunk with victory.
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Japan
Dubuque
B. Benjamin Andrews
Nebraska University
United States
Ruseia
P&rama
Wisconsin Senator La Follette Boosts Iowa Speeches
Washington June 23 Senator La Follette plans a vigorous presidential boom with fifteen to twenty Iowa speeches as he tours key states ahead of Congress. His backers cite strong Wisconsin support and growing eastern interest while noting potential help from New Hampshire and New Jersey allies.
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Washington, D. C
Senator la Follette
Taft
Tallbanks
Knox
Hughes
la Follette
Colorado
Mitchell
S. D
Congress
Iowa
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Kansas
Dakota
Oregon
New Hampshire
William E. Chandler
New Jersey
Dryden
Senate
Roosevelt
Eight Killed and Dozens Hurt in Hartford Train Crash
Eigh t workmen died and thirty five were injured when a Highland division New York New Haven Hartford passenger train collided with a work train backing into Hartford from New Britain. Rescue took over an hour and a half for one pinned man. Fire followed the crash as an express on an adjacent track swept by wreckage and firemen fought blazes until fifty wreckers arrived.
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Hartford
Conn
Highland Division
New York
New Haven
New Britain
Unwhipped Mob Phrase Sparks Defense by Funston
General Funston denies directing at any group saying the phrase unwhipped mob described the uncontrollable element he warned about. He clarified via Monterey that his July fourth letter plainly expresses his stance and would not permit troops to parade if insulted.
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Funston
San Francisco
Cal
Irish Leader Defiant at Wexford Memorial Unveiling
Dublin reports John B. Redmond gave a defiant address at Wexford praising rebels of 1798 as he unveiled a memorial to New Ross fighters. He warned Britain that hatred of rule endures and freedom must be granted, otherwise resistance will continue as expediency dictates.
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Dublin
England
John B. Redmond
Wexford
New Ross
Trains collide near Pittsford killing four in Rochester area
A head on collision between a passenger train and a freight near Mitchell Farm east of Pittsford on the Auburn branch of the New York Central railroad last night left four killed and eight injured, with three more feared dead. The wreck occurred around 11 o clock as the eastbound train met the freight head on.
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Rochester
N. Y
Mitchell Farm
Pittsford
Auburn
New York Central Railroad
Taft Returns to Washington from Western Trip
Washington June 23 Secretary of War Taft arrived home after a strenuous western journey in good health except for a hoarse throat. He went directly to his house and conferred with war department officers on pressing matters. Taft called the trip pleasant though demanding.
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Taft
Washington, D. C
Washington
War Department
Department
Seven Killed in Johnson No 1 Mine Explosion
In Priceburg near Scranton Pennsylvania seven men died and two were seriously injured in two gas explosions at the Johnson No 1 mine late Tuesday. The first blast from a door tender leaving a gate open caused gas buildup. one man was hurt. The second ignition, amid fire damp, killed seven and wounded another as rescue parties and crowds gathered. Rescue work and crowd control followed amid chaotic scenes and uncertain total fatalities.
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Scranton
Johnson No. 1
Priceburg
Milwaukee clerk embezzler jailed for three years
Walter faced Judge Brazee in Milwaukee for embezzling thirty thousand dollars from the municipal court. He pleaded guilty to the crime and was sentenced to three years at hard labor in the Milwaukee house of correction. The court scene was somber as attorneys urged leniency.
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Milwaukee
Frank I. Walter
Brazes
Hard Lab
Jno
Correation
Udge Brazee
Udge
Eight Bodies Recovered From Minnesota Lunch Disaster
Washington reports Rear Admiral Brown received a dispatch from Rear Admiral Emory in Hampton Roads stating that two more victims were recovered Tuesday afternoon, Midshipman Herbert L. Holfen and Seaman Robert H. Dodson, bringing total recovered to eight.
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Washington
Brown On
Navigation Bureau
Emory
Hampton Roads
Minnesota
Herbert L. Holfen
Robert H. Dodson
Sentenced For Land Frauds In Omaha Court
Omaha men Huntington and Ami B Todd were sentenced by Judge Munger in U S district court on Thursday to pay a 1000 dollar fine each and three months in Douglas county jail. Fred Hoyt drew a 1000 dollar fine and confinement until paid. They were convicted of conspiring to defraud the United States of passage and title to large tracts of land.
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Omaha
Thomas H. Huntington
Ami B. ‘Todd
Munger
United States District Court
Douglas County
Fred Hoyt
United States
Passegelon
French Cabinet Upheld Amid Southern Crises
In Paria the chamber of deputies backed the government by 104 to 2, granting ministers a free hand to restore order in the south amid mutinous troops and wine growers’ disorders. Premier Clementelou reported over a hundred soldiers wounded at Narbonne. rioters disappeared and local peasants fled home.
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Paria
Chamber of Deputies
France
Clementeau
Narbonne
8 Arrested for Fraud Involving Smith Firm
Ira B. Smith of the wholesale grocery firm Smith Thorndike Brown was arrested on a fraud warrant filed by Oliver C. Mason. He admitted bail of $6,000 after voluntarily appearing in municipal court. The firm’s assets list shows about $100,000 owed to the firm. Smith was a longtime prominent businessman and former Merchants and Manufacturers' Association president.
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Milwaukee
Ira B. Smith
Smith, Thorndike & Brown
Oliver C. Mason
Smith
Merchants and Manufacturers’ Association
Rockefeller Auto Speeding Fine Ties To Rockefeller
New York. John D. Rockefeller was in the car as it was halted by a constable near Elmford while en route from the city to Pocantico Hills. The chauffeur was fined 25 dollars for speeding, with the proprietor paying the amount. The machine reportedly ran at 30 miles per hour along a measured course. Prominent Wisconsin woman dies in Chippewa Falls. Flor Beal Ginty, 68, widow of Gen. George C. Ginty, a leading Wisconsin figure, dies. she served as treasurer of the Wisconsin State Press Association and editor of the Chippewa Herald among other positions.
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New York
John D. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Elmeford
Pocantico Hills
Wisconsin
Chippewa Falls
Flor Beal Ginty
George C. Ginty
Wisconsin State Press Association
Chippewa Herald
Lady Mananergy
Detroit Strikers Enjoined in Citywide Plant Dispute
A blanket injunction was issued by Circuit Judges Hosmer Mandel and Brooke restraining the strike and 200 individuals from interfering with workers at 14 Detroit plants. The action follows a month of rioting and violence linked to machinists and metal polishers in the city.
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Detroit
Mich
Hosmer, Mandel and Brooke
Mietspolls
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