Foraker denies Brownsville soldiers' guilt after testimony
Senate summary states the Brownsville inquiry found no proof that enlisted men from the Twenty-fifth battalion participated in the riot. Senator Foraker notes most citizen testimony overlaps with known facts, cites night darkness and distance as hindering recognition, and maintains no new evidence implicates soldiers.
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Washington
Senator Foraker
Ohio
Senate Committee On Military Affairs
Brownsville
Twenty-fifth Battalion
Foraker
Citisens
Citisense’ Committee
Purdy
United States
Penrose
Unreliable Citizen Testimony Praised by Officers
The officers defend their soldiers by condemning citizen identifications as unreliable while asserting their own men acted honorably. They acknowledge earlier doubts but insist the citizens’ testimony was untrustworthy and unbelievable under scrutiny.
Telegraphers Quit as Band of Orders Shuts Stations
A June 18 telegraph message from Ryder Missouri ordering quit work was sent over Chicago and Alton lines. Six operators at Watson Booth and Curryville stations quit, citing a new law holding railways liable for forcing workers beyond eight hours.
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Kansas City
Chicago & Alton Railway
Ryder
Watson, Booth
Curryville
Troubles of the Diplomats in Washington Recall of Japanese Ambassador Sought
Washington reports outline a note from the Hochi that Japan may recall Viscount Aoki the ambassador and consider Baron Kaneko as his successor. Officials note the Progressive party uses San Francisco disturbances to attempt Aoki's downfall while Marquis Ito has long opposed him. The Japanese government action remains uncertain.
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Washington
State Department
Tokio
The
Hochi
Viscount Aoki
Baron Kaneko
Progressive Party
San Francisco
Marquis Ito
Aoki
United States
Portsmouth
N. H
Japan
Harvard University
Roosevelt
Five Drown in Lake Sammamish
Seattle report says Anton Myer 13 drowned in Lake Sammamish at Monahan. His two sisters his mother and aunt perished while attempting to save him in a frantic flood of rescue efforts.
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Seattle
Wash
Anton Myer
Lake Sammamish
Monahan
Washington
Heat Death Toll Rises in Chicago as Prostrations Mount
Chicago reports three deaths and many prostrations from heat up to ten this morning. Police noted the rising heat as the cause and warned residents to seek shade and stay hydrated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Man Commits Suicide After Refusing Infirmary Notice
In Sandusky a 62 year old man August Reinhardt killed himself by firing a flobert rifle after telling neighbors he felt disgraced when an ambulance arrived to take him to the county infirmary. He died instantly in his isolated hut.
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Sandusky
August Reinhardt
Flobert
Reinhardt
Wellston
Detroit, Toledo & Ironton
Hamden
Oak Hill
Minister Seeks Honduras Presidency Beyond Zelaya Pact
In Venavila in Senesig a minister to Washington is interpreted as wishing to remain Honduras president and to null the former agreement with President Zelaya.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Venavila
Senesig
Washington
Honduras
Zelaya
New Japanese Press Association in New York Adopts War Rumor Pledge
June 18 report from New York states the newly formed Japanese Press association pledges to ignore rumors of war between the United States and Japan. The group includes New York correspondents of major Japanese newspapers and several Japanese writers living in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States
Japan
Japanese Press Association of
Floating Toward the Open Sea
In Newport News on June 18, three midshipmen were found dead in Chesapeake Bay, their faces and hands mutilated and wearing full naval uniforms. The deceased were P. H. Field of Virginia class 1996 W. H. Stevenson of North Carolina class 1906 and F. P. Holcomb of Delaware class 1907.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport News
P. H. Field
Virginia
W. H. Stevenson
North Carolina
F. P. Holcomb
Delaware
Chesapeake Bay
Naval
Blb DRIVE IK HONEY BEES Baltimore Md
A fragment from a Baltimore page mentions Blb Drive Ik Honey Bees in Baltimore Maryland with unclear context and no complete details. The readable text offers only organization names and a city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blb Drive IK Honey Bees
Bees swarm blocks Lexington street interrupt traffic
A swarm settled on an awning in Lexington street near Howard Baltimore. The mass formed a foot thick over the sidewalk drawing a crowd while police advised on capture. A Lexington market stallholder brushed most bees into a box with his bare hands to clear the area.
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Baltimore
Lexington Street
Howard
Lexington Market
White Ordered to Die in Electric Chair
The Supreme Court of Ohio overruled Henry White’s motion for leave to file a petition in error, meaning White must die in the electric chair.
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Columbus, O
Supreme Court of Ohio
Henry White
White
Masked Robbers Raid Ohio Farm Home
In Niles Ohio on June 18 masked robbers entered the home of farmer James Rush after he left. They severely beat Mrs Rush, one robber shot her in the arm, then ransacked the house and carried off valuables before fleeing, leaving the woman bound to a chair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Niles
James Rush
Bees Invade City Heart Amid Unusual Crowd Movement
In a crowded city scene a swarm of bees settled in the urban center causing lively activity. Their origin remains unknown while onlookers observed the unusual spectacle with interest and some surprise.
Hummels Partner Benjamin Steinhardt Dies in New York
Benjamin T. Steinhardt, once linked to the law firm Howe Hum mel, dies at his West End Avenue home from locomotor ataxia. He faced indictment in the Morse-Dodge divorce case as the firm faced dissolving turmoil. Steinhardt had led a crusade against race track betting for 15 years.
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Benjamin Steinhardt
Legal
New York
Benjamin T. Steinhardt
Howe & Hummel
Morse-Dodge
West End Avenue
Steinhardt
William F. Howe
Abraham H. Hummel
Dodge-Morse
Abraham Kagenburgh
Hummel
Mnulty mystery in Luzerne killings question
J McNulty who surrendered to Los Angeles police and confessed to three Yatesville murders is not known in Pittston area. He claims Kate McDermott was killed, but records say John Sartain died in Yatesville ten years ago. John and Michael Mulherrin of Pittston were found murdered on Delaware and Hudson tracks years earlier.
Government Sues Seward for 250000 in Damages
The United States District Attorney files a 250000 damage suit in federal court against John H. Seward of J H Seward & Co fruit importers. The government alleges Seward defrauded a 188260 duty refund by inflating decayed oranges weight. Seward had pleaded guilty to conspiracy and awaits sentencing.
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Baltimore
John H. Seward
J. H. Seward & Co
United States
John ©. Rose
Seward
Miss Mayme Wood Becomes a Bride
Mrs Cora McDonald of this city witnessed the marriage of her sister Miss Mayme Wood to Mr Jesse C Landkrohn of Jewett Ohio at 230 Saturday afternoon The ceremony surprised many Cambridge and Bellaire friends where Miss Wood has worked for Empire Coal Mining Co The bride comes from the Wood family on North 9th street and is known in Cambridge society Landkrohn manufactures enamelware at Jewett and the couple will settle there after a honeymoon period News notes Cambridge and Bellaire society coverage.
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Cora McDonald
Steubenville
Mayme Wood
Jesse C. Landkrobn
Jewett
Ohio
Miss Wood
Cambridge
Bellaire
Empire Coal Mining Co
J. M. Wood
North 9Th Street
Landkrohn
Dougler Sustains Painful Injury At Tin Mill
E Heakin of Fair Ground Addition employed as a doub ler at the tin mill suffered a painful accident Tuesday morning. While trying to move a heavy pack of hot iron from the furnace to the table the pack slipped and caused a gash around the right thumb. He was taken to Dr. Harrison's office and returned home after treatment.
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E. Heakin
Fair Ground
Cambridge Eyesville
Redskins Are Badly Shaken Up After Train Incident
The Cherokee Indian Base Ball team passed through the city en route from Pleasant City to Newcomerstown after playing Cambridge at Electric Park. A loaded freight car dropped onto their switch car while they dined, injuring the manager's wife who sprained her right ankle and leaving several players with minor bruises and cuts.
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Cambridge
Electric Park
Pleasant City
Newcomerstown
Belle Valley
Redskins
New York Central Limited Derails After Open Switch
The New York Central Limited nicknamed Big Four No 19 derailed at 70 mph in Columbus after hitting an open switch. Five people were seriously injured in the crash and the train was ditched.
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Columbus
New York Central Limited
Big Four No. 19
Um pire Croker Beaten After Forfeit Decision at New Haven
In New Haven on June 18 umpire Dick Croker was badly beaten by fans after ruling the New Haven Springfield baseball game forfeited. He was carried to a doctor for treatment with teeth broken and facial injuries. The crowd used bats owned by New Haven players and some held him while others attacked him as the ball was struck. New Haven refused to play with the ball Croker ordered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
Conn
Dick” Croker
Springfield Degause
Schmitz Ousted as San Francisco Mayor in Graft Case
San Francisco is removing Mayor Schmitz from office after his felony conviction and jail incarceration. Supervisor James Gallagher is named acting mayor, to be temporary until a new, responsible citizen takes over.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Schmitz
James Gallagher
Gallagher
Board of Supervisors
Tight Fisted Directors Blamed for Railroad Accidents
Secretary Howard A Morley of the Interstate Commerce Commission told the Master Car Builders Association in Atlantic City that overly tight boards of directors caused many railroad accidents by focusing on stock reports rather than railroad management and proper rolling stock.
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Morley
Atlantic City
N. J
Howard A. Morley
Interstate Commerce Commission
Master Car Builders’ Association of United States
Gates
Governor grants third reprieve for Canton wife killer
Columbus June 18 Governor Harris grants a third reprieve to James Cornelius of Canton. His execution, postponed to June 21, is rescheduled for June 28. The governor will hear the condemned man's last plea next Monday. Excursionists Were Tied Up. A 150 foot smokestack at Cincinnati Northern Traction power station in Simms Corner blew down, crippling service and delaying thousands of excursionists.
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Columbus
Harris
James Cornelius
Canton
Friends of
Hamilton
Cincinnati Northern Traction Company
Simms Corner
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Virginia Station
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Piqua, O
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Miami and Erie Canal
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Secretary Root
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Senor Ugarte
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Potomac
Naval Hospital
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Capes
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