Evidence from raid links Black Hand case to shells
In Marion Ohio on June 13 inspectors Oldfield and Pate captured hundreds of gun shells with cross marks at Sam Lima's shop, ties to Dennison Bellefontaine and other towns. Lima delayed search. one Italian woman escaped, possibly carrying documents locating Sebastian Lima, brother of the suspect.
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Marion
J. F. Oldfield
George Pate
Cincinnati
Sam Lima
Dennison
Bellefontaine
Lima
Sebastian Lima
Sam
Inspector Oldfield Divides Force and Scene Shifts
Special Dispatch to Commercial Tribune Columbus Ohio June 13 Discouraged by low bond figures in the black hand case Postal Inspector Oldfield divides his force returning to Cleveland Inspector Pate goes to Youngstown and Inspector Hosford to Evansville Ind to pursue clues Authorities plan further arrests and target twenty two suspects with expanded operations across states
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus
United States
Oldfield
Cleveland
Pate
Yo Qungstown
Hosford
Evansville
Ind
US District Attorney to Seek Continuance in Black Hand Case
United States District Attorney William H. Day will appear in the U S court in Toledo Tuesday morning to ask for a continuance of the black hand cases. Preliminary hearings were set for Tuesday morning but are postponed due to pressure of other duties.
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United States
Toledo
United States District
William H. Day
United States Court
Natural gas strike excites Wayne County area
Wooster Ohio June 13 Wayne county communities are excited by a natural gas flow of 3,000,000 feet per day by gauge found on a farm ten miles west of Wooster. The discovery promises potential local industry and economic activity for the region.
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Wooster, O
Wayne County
Heroine of Turkish War Is Coming Home
New York reports the return of Lady Lowther wife of Sir Gerald Lowther British ambassador to Turkey. She gained fame for aiding English and American tourists during the Constantinople riots and bloodshed. Daughter of Atherton Blight of New York and Newport she authors travel books including a Morocco based work.
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Commercial Tribune
New York
Lady Lowther
Gerald Lowther
Turkey
Washington
Newport
Constantinople
London
Atherton Blight
Lady Iowther
Morocco
Threatened Paralysis Causes Death by Own Action
Howard Dean, 31, brother-in-law of Harry Schollenbarger, assistant cashier at Miami Valley National Bank, committed suicide today at the Schollenbarger home. He inhaled gas from a tube, covered himself with a blanket, and was found by Mr and Mrs Schollenbarger. Authorities note paralysis threats as the sole linked cause.
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Hamilton
Howard Dean
Harry Schollenbarger
Miami Valley National Bank
Schollenbarger
State to Test Tobacco Statute Challenge in Hopkinsville
Circuit Judge Cook sustains demurrer to indictment against Thomas Hodge and R. C. West tobacco dealers for buying pooled tobacco under the Crecelius law. State plans appeal to press constitutional question. Thompson & Co. pledged tobacco case dismissed for insufficient evidence. Four cases resolved. John Redd paid a $75 fine after judgment. J R Berry dismissed. Indictment notes defendant’s poverty and inability to wait for sale through association channels.
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Commercial Tribune
Hopkinsvilleh
Cook
Thomas Hodge
R. C. West
Court of Appeals
J. P. Thompson & Co
John Redd
J. R. Berry
Association
Chanels
Revenue Ships on Guard To Head Off Filibusters
Beaufort N C June 13 With two revenue cutters Seminole and Pamlico on watch a north easter off the coast and inlets guarding the North Carolina sounds against filibuster threats the treasury department seeks to intercept the ancient sidewheeler Nanticoke suspected of filibustering. Secret service notes claim arms shipments from Belgium to aid an expedition against Gomez regime and possible inland transshipment at small South Atlantic ports. The Nanticoke was tracked to Edenton N C where revenue officers prepared to search if they obtain actionable information.
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Beaufort
N. C
North Carolina Sounds
Atlantic Ocean
Venezuela
New Berne
Treasury Department
Edenton
North Carolina
Chowan River
Albemarle Sound
South Atlantic
Secret Service
New York
Norfolk
Strike Leaders of Japanese Placed on Trial
Fifteen strike leaders arrested yesterday faced preliminary hearings in Honolulu. Twelve were ordered for trial on conspiracy to riot and three for conspiracy to murder. Police enforced a courthouse crowd ban while prosecutors described a planned campaign to control the sugar industry and threaten internal affairs. The Japanese consul general advised against the leaders and approved the arrests.
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Honolulu
W. I. Whitney
Territorial District Court
Jarrett
A. J. Robinson
William P. Henry
Territorial
Japanese Higher Wage Association
W. A. Kinney
Nippu
Jiji
Senichi Uheno
Cuba Asked To Pay Part Of Spanish Debt
Paris report says Spain handed Cuba a note demanding payment of a share of Spain's debt. The note notes that American plenipotentiaries in Paris 1898 declined the issue, claiming suzerainty passed to Cuba, a republic, not the United States. The Spanish government now presses the claim as Cuba asserts sovereignty.
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Cuba
Paris
United States
Miami University Centennial Commencement Condemns Japanese Immorality
At Oxford Ohio the Miami University centennial events proceed with a baccalaureate sermon by President Guy Potter Benton. He condemns Japanese morality and urges Pacific coast residents to keep public schools free from Asian influence as part of a broader religious critique.
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Guy Potter Benton
Miami University
Commercial Tribune
Hamilton
Oxford
College of Liberal Arts
State Normal College
Benton
Pacific Coast
Pacific States
Japan
Dr. Benton
Daniel
Greece
India
China
Russia
Pacific
California
Nevada
Oregon
Washington
Asia
Wesleyan urged to add dormitory for girls
Delaware Ohio June 13 The university board is asked to add a new dormitory to house at least one hundred more young women and remodel Sanihorn hall to serve as housing after Monnett hall remains crowded. The president’s report to the trustees stresses immediate action and campus expansion.
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Wesleyan
Commercial Tribune
Delaware
Monnett Hall
Nog
Ohio Wesleyan
Monnett
Sanihorn
Conservatory of Music
Kaiser to greet sixty British clergymen in Potsdam
Berlin reports the emperor will host sixty visiting British clergymen at Potsdam palace and deliver a goodwill speech toward Great Britain. The government views the event as a platform to express Germany’s pacific aims and sincere intent to avoid aggression toward Britain.
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Berlin
Potsdam Palace
Great Britain
Germany
Burley Tobacco Society Confident in 1909 Pledge
Winchbestder Kentucky June 13 In a public statement the Burley Tobacco Society previews features of the 1909 crop pledge to be issued in full later It calls for a uniform system and uniform charges across counties plus a mutual insurance carried by the society Claiming the pledge will strengthen growers financially the society says it will save $400000 in insurance costs and notes past insurances reduced losses while the pledge is finalized this week.
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Commercial Tribune
Winchbestder
Burley Tobacco Society
No Hope for Russians in Southern Submarine Rescue
Sevastopol reports that the Russian submarine Kambala and battleship Rostislav were sunk during Friday night maneuvers. Two divers died attempting rescues amid extreme water depth and pressure. The Kambala, with only a three day air supply, sank in 150 feet of water, beyond its weak structural descent limit.
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Sebastopol
Kambala
Rostislav
Soldiers Order Liquor But Colonel Forbids It
A Fort Riley carload of liquor arrived but Colonel Ward forbids distribution. Guards were stationed over the cargo and the liquor was ordered returned to Magee City. The incident highlights strict Kansas dry laws and military discipline concerns.
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Junction
City
Kan
Fort Riley
Ward
Mageee City
Kansas
Beefhide Creek Row Leaves Two Dead in Kentucky Town
In a drunken altercation at Beefhide Creek near Mayking Kentucky R M Sowards shot and fatally wounded John M Hiking his neighbor During the incident a man named Justice was stabbed and died later Authorities expect multiple arrests as the case unfolds with both fatalities confirmed and investigations continuing in Collins County court records.
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Commercial Tribune
Mayking
Beefhide Creek
Here
R. M. Sowards
John M. Hiking
Justice
Italian duel ends in gunfire near Garfield Park
Antonio Mascari is hospitalized with three bullet wounds after a duel in the Sicilian code of chivalry with Gustavo Guiffre near Garfield park in Indianapolis. Guiffre is jailed claiming self defense after a knife attack incident. Relatives were involved as Michael Guiffre was detained attempting to pass whiskey to his brother.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Antonio Mascari
St. Vincent's Hospital
Gustavo Guiffre
Garfield Park
Guiffre
Mascari
Michael Guiffre
Gustave
Warship Declared Unhurt After Cape Cod Grounding
Washington reported that the battleship Michigan ran aground off Cape Cod during a trial trip last Friday but was not damaged. The navy department denied any propulsion or serious damage and said no return to dry dock was needed for repairs.
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Washington
Navy Department
Michigan
Cape Cod
Ardabil District Ravaged by Shakhsevan Tribesmen
A Russian dispatch reports Shakhsevan tribesmen ravaging Ardabil district in Azerbaijan, Persia. The leading inhabitants appeal to the Russian consul for protection after 5,000 per sahms killed due to the fighting amid rumors of battles.
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Ardabil
Azerbaijan
Persia
Deadly Artillery Wins Battle in Northern Albania
An Athens dispatch from London reports a fierce engagement at Djakovitch in Northern Albania between 10 000 Albanian supporters and twelve battalions of Turkish troops. Albanian forces were repulsed by Turkish artillery, and Ankara is rushing twelve more battalions to the theater of operations.
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Djakovitch
Albina
Athens
Persian Turko-Turkish clash reported in Teheran
A Tabriz dispatch says a confrontation between the Turkish consul at Salmas and gendarmerie sparked fighting with Turkish troops. Persian casualties reported twelve killed and Turks seven killed with many wounded.
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Salmas
Spain Faces Fear of Morocan Invasion Over Government Credit
Madrid dispatch reports the 660000 dollar credit approved by the council of state has Liberal leaders alarmed. They fear a military expedition to Morocco and the prorogation of the cortes to dodge questions. The government asserts the Rift measures protect Spanish interests amid Moorish unrest.
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Madrid
Council of State
Morocco
Venezuela Recalls Envoy As Protocol Is Finished
Paris June 13 Jose De J Paul special envoy of Venezuela to Europe received recall by telegraph as the protocol with France closed. Paul said he was stupefied by the action and that Gomez was hoodwinked by intrigues within political groups.
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Paris
Jose de J. Paul
Venezuela
Europe
France
Senor Paul
Gomez
Heavy Inspector Falls On Smuggled Chinese on Minnesota
Seattle June 13 Immiration officials found nine more smuggled Chinese aboard the great Northern liner Minnesota after a stray Chinese stowaway led officers to silk cigars and a cargo of contraband on the vessel Inspector C E Keagey a heavy man slipped twenty feet through a floor hole landing on a nude Chinese in the sail locker during the search
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Seattle
Wash
Great Northern
Minnesota
C. E. Keagey
Army Corporal Fatally Kills Officer then Shoots Self
Des Moines Fort Des Moines witness reports Corporal Lisle Crabtree fatally shot Captain John C. Reymond of Troop B Second Cavalry, wounded First Sergeant James H. Washburn and Corporal Biliyat Such, then killed himself. Crabtree had been reprimanded for leaving on leave and argued with Captain Raymond before the shootings.
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Lisle Crabtree
John C. Reymond
Second
United States Cavalry
Fort Des Moines
James H. Washburn
Biliyat Such
Crabtree
Crabtrees
Raymond
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