Stolypin Defied and Douma Looks for Dissolution
St Petersburg June 14 report outlines near certainty the Douma will dissolve after Stolypin pact with Social Democrats. Government seeks suspensions while a committee weighs evidence against 16 deputies amid calls for a general strike in St. Petersburg by the Social Democrats.
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Nations Represented At Peace Conference Face Limited Armament Hopes
The Hague report notes forty with sixty nations represented at the second peace conference opening tomorrow. Despite stronger public support for disarmament since 1899, prospects for armament limitation are slim as Europe’s delicate balance and fear of triggering further conflicts steer cautious debate. Germany distrusts Britain and fears a trap while the United States and Latin America are expected to remain circumspect.
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Austria
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Latin America
War in Central America forms a new confederation war
Telegraph dispatches from Washington June 14 report Nicaragua and El Salvador in open conflict over Central American union plans. Zelaya’s reply to US inquiries says munitions and troops were sent to aid Alfaro, while President Figueroa opposes union. US and Mexico seek peaceful mediation, not intervention without invitation.
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Damages Awarded in Alienation Case in Denver
District Judge Greeley W. Whitford awards Mrs. Josie A. Hill $25,000 against Mrs. Anna Bent for alienation of her husband Frank Hill. Ouray banker Edwin Bent is named in the suit. The case centers on the loss of affection in a Denver district court.
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Denver
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Josie A. Hill
Frank Hill
Anna Bent
Edwin Bent
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No Fired Plan Declares Vorys Taft Campaign Leader
State Insurance Commissioner Arthur I. Vorys returned from the East as Taft campaign general manager and resisted detailing any fixed strategy. He refused interviews and said Columbus now serves as Taft headquarters while denying plans to visit Connecticut or implement a national delegation game plan.
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Tobacco Held Not a Luxury in Treasury Ruling
Washington June 14 The government declares tobacco not a luxury but a necessity in a decision by the Comptroller of the Treasury. The ruling follows laborers building the Panama Canal who were quarantined and demanded tobacco during confinement.
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Prosecutor Probes Orchard Testimony in Steunenberg Murder Trial
The June 14 session links Pettibone’s Denver store to Orchard in San Francisco as part of Bradly murder plots. Evidence includes alias use, a $100 registered letter from Pettibone, and post office records from San Francisco and Denver. Ogden police had arrested Steve Adams and A T Williams in June 1903 en route east.
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George Pettibone
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San Francisco
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Golden West Hotel
Ogden
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Boy fan falls at Phillies game to fatal skull fracture
A nine year old boy Robert McManus, a Phillies fan, climbed lumber piles near Findlay and Dalton during a close game with Cincinnati. He fell while trying to rise, suffered a fractured skull, and died at 10:20 p.m. Police wagon transported him to hospital.
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Minnesota launch disaster toll rises with eleven lost
Special dispatch to the Commercial Tribune reports the Minnesota battle ship's launch found wrecked off the Ripraps with eleven men drowned. Divers recovered bodies, and officials say the cause remains unsolved while condolences arrive from Russia Brazil and the Netherlands. The Navy expects to raise the craft tonight.
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Commercial Tribune
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Night Riders Whip Tobacco Growers After Raid
A group of forty hooded horsemen rode into Lamasco, Lyon County, abducted Edward Hall and his son, shot into the house, and brutally whipped them before ordering farmers to stop growing tobacco. The assault occurred at Hall’s home as relations between labor and growers remain tense.
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Lyon County
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Watterson Delivers Address at Eckstein Norton Commencement
Louisville June 14 Henry Watterson addressed the Eckstein Norton Institution graduates in the Masonic Theater. He spoke on brotherhood and the Gallietian religion as paths to race problem solutions, tracing origins of the conflict to both Union sections and slavery. He criticized ongoing self interest and urged giving to future generations.
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Louisville
Henry Watterson
Eckstein Norton Institution
Watterson
Egypt
Masonic Theater
Pete
Brownsville Killing Sparks Riot After Outrage Allegations
Samuel P. Wreford, Brownsville merchant, was shot and killed by Jesse S. Thornham, stepson of Captain William Kelly, President of the First National Bank. The shooting followed alleged retaliation over a Brownsville raid claim and a defamatory flyer. Thornham surrendered and is in jail, offering no further comment.
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Tex
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Jesse S. Thornham
William. Kelly
First National Bank of
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Senate
Committee On Military Affairs
Washington
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Taft appears at banquet despite sudden illness
Secretary of War Taft, plagued by a cold and indigestion from overindulgence, attended a large banquet in St Paul after a day of illness. He spoke briefly, praised canal work, then left for his hotel amid concerns in Washington and reports of ptomaine poisoning.
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