Cabinet Divided Over Cuban Message Amid Roosevelts Clash
President Roosevelt faces cabinet opposition to his Cuban reciprocity message with Payne opposing the move and Hitchcock likely to retire. Senate and House battles continue as party unity and possible concessions shape the outcome. Miss Mary Custis Lee is arrested in Alexandria for riding a Jim Crow car.
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Nelson
Aldrich
Wood
White House
Metcalf
California
Virginia
Robert E. Lee
Alexandria
Mary Custis Lee
Washington
Arling
William Fodrea Acquitted in Seay Murder Case
Noblesville Indiana June 14 A verdict of not guilty ends the sensational murder trial of William Fodrea charged with killing John E Seay at a Noblesville flour mill on December 22. No direct evidence was produced though Seay and Fodrea both courted Miss Carrie Phillips.
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William Fodrea
Seay
Commercial Tribune
Noblesville
Ind
William Fodren
John E. Seay
Indiana
Carrie Phillips
Fodren
Miss Phillips
Phillips
Fodrea
New Greene County Courthouse Remains Idle Despite Completion
Xenia Ohio June 14 The new Greene County Courthouse costing 200000 is practically complete but likely to stay idle for months due to a conflict between the Building Commission and the city over sewerage and related disputes. The sides refuse to yield on tree shade cutting sidewalks and the metal furniture contract.
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Commercial Tribune
Xenia
Greene County
Building Commission
Commission
Two Men Sentenced for Robbery After Tragic Train Death
James Simms alias Nolan and George Campbell were sentenced to six and five years in the penitentiary for robbing John Smith, a tramp. They knocked him senseless, threw him from a moving B and O freight train, and his mangled body was found beside the track hours later.
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Commercial Tribune
Tiffin
James Simms
Nolan
George Campbell
John’ Smith
Judges clash as Miller wins first round in Rockfield case
In Springfield Ohio judges J J Miller and J K Mower clashed over Grover Rockfield. Miller had sentenced Rockfield to Lancaster Reform School for petit larceny. An attorney sought to block removal. the boy was later summoned as a witness in Police Court and sent to Lancaster. The case is expected to continue in higher court.
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Commercial Tribune
Springfield
J. J. Miller
Police Court
J. K. Mower
Common Pleas Court
Miller
Grover Rockfield
Lancaster Reform School
Mower
Routzahn
Soft coal miners consider sympathy strike spread
Wilkes Barre reports heavy speculation as soft coal miners mull supporting a nationwide sympathy strike. Delegations may influence President Mitchell while anthracite districts hold firm. In West Virginia and Charleston areas, miners return to work as railroads face fuel shortages and operators worry over future coal supply.
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Mitchell
Illinois
Michigan
West Virginia
Charleston
W. Va
Amsted
New River District
Dentist Burnett Given Fifteen Year Sentence
In Chicago on June 14 Judge Baker denied arrest of judgment and sentenced Dr Orville S Burnett to fifteen years in the penitentiary for aiding Mrs Charlotte Nichol's suicide at the Marlborough Hotel. Burnett and Nichol planned death by their own hands. Nichol died, Burnett sustained minor injuries.
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Baker
Orville
Burnett
Charlotte
Nichol
Marlborough
Thete
Miners Strike Shuts West Virginia Plants Suspending Iron Works
West Virginia miners strike halts operations at Union Iron and Steel, Sarah furnace, Hanging Rock Iron. Bel Font furnace and Marting Iron stocks may close soon. Ashland steel plant and red mill in Kentucky also idled. workers affected.
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Tronton
West Virginia
Union Iron and Steel Company
Sarah Furnace
Hanging Rock Iron Company
Belfont
Marting Iron and Steel Company
Ashland Steel Plant
Red Mill
Ial
Hanna to Settle the Burton Fuss
In Cleveland on June 14, the political stalemate between Hanna and Burton appears near resolution. Hanna is expected home soon and negotiations center on appointing an Advisory Committee to lead Burton’s fall campaign and quell the dispute.
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Hanna
Burton
Chicago May Gets Five Years in Paris Case
Eddie Guerin and George Miller of Chicago were sentenced to life imprisonment at penal servitude. May Churchill known as Chicago May received five years. The trio were linked to breaking into the Journal Express Company offices in Paris on the night of 26 All 30 000 francs were alleged as proceeds.
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Eddie Guerin
George Miller
Chicago
May Churchill
Guerin
Severin and Miller
Jun Expr. Company
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Ing
Ohy
Wireless chess game aboard the Campania and Philadelphia
Passengers on the Campania and the Philadelphia played a chess game by wireless telegraphy during their voyage. The Campania’s operator initiated contact about seventy miles behind the Philadelphia, and the match began at 2 o clock in the afternoon. The game continued until that same evening as both sides exchanged moves.
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New York
Campania
Philadelphia
Fatas
Decatur Mob Drives Black Residents From Town
A mob of about fifty citizens expelled Black people from Decatur last Sunday morning. A Black worker imported to staff the Burt House hotel faced insults and threats as locals pressured him to leave. No others have returned amid fears of renewed hostilities and potential clashes if the employee remains.
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Commercial Tribune
Burt House
Death by accidental gunshot at Great Northern Hotel
In Chicago on June 14 George A Fleck and his wife 19 were examining a revolver in their hotel room when it discharged striking Fleck in the brain and killing him instantly. Mrs Fleck fainted and guests were startled. police detained the scene and a verdict of accidental death was returned.
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Commercial Tribune
Chicago
George A.fleck
Fleck
Sis
Rooster Injures Girl in Kentucky City
In Hopkinsville Kentucky a rooster attack by spurs pierced a young girl's brain, causing severe injuries. Doctors fear for her life as the child, daughter of William Blankenship, fights for recovery after the bird struck at the head.
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Hopkinsville, Ky
William. Blankenship
Shrinders on the Bay in San Francisco Reunion Banquet
On June 14 the final day of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrines annual petition was devoted to bay activities in San Francisco. A banquet at the Pavilion capped the reunion events tonight with a formal gathering and festivities.
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San, Francisco
Dewey Again to Fly Flag at Sea in Great Fleet
Washington June 14 Admiral Dewey will assume supreme command of a vast fleet as four stars fly. Secretary Moody has arranged winter maneuvers near Culebra Island with the North Atlantic European and South Atlantic Squadrons. Moody will witness the exercises with notable guests including Senator Hale and House Naval Committee chairmen aboard the Dolphin.
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Chaipote House
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Three Boys Drowned in the Licking River at West Zanesville
In West Zanesville Ohio three young brothers named William Saunders 10 Carl Gunion 9 and John Reach 9 drowned when floodwaters rose after a rain and fog. They were swept away and later recovered from the Licking River.
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Licking-River
Girl killed by lightning near Carthagena
Special Despatch reports Miss Mary Hess died instantly when a lightning bolt struck as she and her sister carried a lunch to brothers in a cornfield near Carthagena. The sister was knocked unconscious while Mary lost her left shoe.
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Commercial ‘Tribune
Celina
Mary Hess
Carthagena
Mary
Italian Marquis Cattapani Found Bound on New York Tracks
Carlo Cattapani claiming the title Marquis De Cordova says he was abducted while seeking papers to prove estates in Cordova. He was found tied to the Harlem River tracks near 115th Street and Hudson River, transported to a hospital, and recounts being held in bondage by unidentified captors after a staged ransom.
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Commercial Tribune
New York
Carlo Cattapani
Marquis de Cordova
Cattapania
New York Central Railroad
115Th Street
Hud River
Cattapani
Mr. Coogan
United States
Cortbinea
Cordova
New York Central
Hay Resolution Seeks Philippine War Cost Report
In Washington on June 14 the House debated Mr. Hay of Virginia proposing a War cost inquiry. The resolution asked the Secretary of War for information on the total cost of the Philippines conflict from all sources. It was deemed privileged after insufficient action by Insular Affairs Committee.
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Washington
Hay
Secretary of War
Philippines
Committee On Insular Affairs
Cramcree
Elporado Judge Rules On Contempt In Cady Case
The Arkansas trial of Jessie Morrison and the murder case against Mrs. Olin Castle takes a new turn as Judge Aikman faces contempt charges over a local paper. Editor Cady voices sharp criticism of the judge's ruling on a change of venue motion.
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Kans
Jessie Morrison
Olin Castle
Aikman
W. H. Cady
Hiditor Cady
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