Two Die in Mississippi Feud Row Between Politicians
Meadville Mississippi witnesses a deadly street battle between rival political factions leaving two dead and several wounded. Dr Lennox Newman and Silas Reynolds killed, Lt Prichard arrested amid a feud rooted in a recent Prichard murder and a prior acquittal. State troops dispatched to prevent rioting.
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Mississippi
Boyd
Parr
Prichard
Cornelius Prichard
Newman
Brookhaven Militia Deploys for Meadville Riot Threat
Brookhaven militia left at 6 pm by order of Governor Noel to ready Meadville Franklin county scene after a bloody street duel reportedly killing three and injuring others. District Judge Wilkinson and District Attorney Wall accompany them to aid in securing order and to preside if a special court session is needed.
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Brookhaven
Miss
Meadville
Franklin County
Noel
Wilkinson
Wall
Near Beer Banned by Mississippi Supreme Court Ruling
Mississippi Supreme Court rules no beverage may contain any alcohol percentage, prohibiting sale of near beer in the state. The decision announced at JACKSON on June 14 upholds a statewide ban affecting malt beverages marketed as near beer.
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Jackison
Miss
Supreme Court of Mississippi
Mississippi
More seismic shocks hit France residents panic again
TOULON June 14 slight seismic shocks occurred in the districts of Draguinan Vaucluse and Pu yte-Reparade No damage is reported but residents were again thrown into a panic.
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Toulon
Draguinan
Vaucluse
Puyte-Reparade
American Girl Towed British Army Officer
Miss Ida M. Wynne is identified in a brief notice as the American girl who towed a British Army officer in an incident noted by the newspaper.
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Ida M. Wynne
Abandonment sole issue in Gould divorce case
New York June 14 Abandonment will be the sole issue in the separation suit brought by Katherine Clemons Gould against her husband Howard Gould third son of the late Jay Gould In Supreme Court Justice Dowling the ruling narrowed the case dismissing cruelty and nonsupport The trial heard from George Gould and Mrs Gould quit the stand after cross examination The defense moved to dismiss arguing no cruelty or corroborating evidence remained and abandonment may fail without reasonable reconciliation terms
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New York
Katherine Clemons Gould
Huband
Howard Gould
Jay Gould
Supreme Court
Justice Dowling
Gould
George Gould
Delancey Nicoll
Hawley
Clarence Shearn
Nicoll
Old Circus Man Grilled In Guardianship Cross-Examination
The case against Governor John Robinson, accused by his daughters in a probate suit, opened with cross examination detailing an itemized guardian account from 1889 to 1899. He defended his handling of funds, admitted imperfect records, and described charges for his children including dresses, schooling, boarding, and trips to Europe, while denying intent to misappropriate.
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John Robinson
Attorney Healey
Caroline
Printing Company
Playing Card Company
Playing Card
Europe
Landslides Stop Trains in Virginia Tragedy
Five people died as rains and electrical storms hit Big Stone Gap and surrounding areas. Tracks washed out and a ten foot river rise disrupted service from Appalachia to Stonega, with the Powell River facilityOut of service. Damage exceeded $100,000 and crops suffered.
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Virginia
Big Stone Gap
Powell River
Louisville
Nashville
Interstate
Appalachia
Stonega
Arno
Dorchester Junction
Powell Valley Light and Po Company
Richmond
Furn
Shes Light
Britons Seek British American Accord on 27.5 Million China Loan
Britain desires a regivable arrangement with American financiers over a 27.5 million dollar loan to fund the Hankow Sze Chuen railroad in China. The British foreign office has sent a memorandum detailing American views to banking institutions for consideration. It proposes that America’s share be arranged for the entire railroad project, not just part.
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London
Britain
China
Foreign Office
America
Merica
Rifles Hidden in Piano Boxes Seized Near Franklin
In Virginia authorities uncovered rifles and ammunition hidden in piano boxes believed bound for Venezuela rebels. The 15,000 Mauser shipment was routed from New York to St. Louis, then Franklin billed as pianos to weather the voyage. The steamer Nanticoke and tug Despatch lay nearby as the Pamlico blocked the waterway. Washington ordered seizure of both vessels.
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Norfolk
Venezuela
Franklin
New York
St. Louis
South America
Pamlico
Wahington
Tobacco Growers May Win Controversial Tax Cut
A Commercial Tribune dispatch from Washington on June 14 reports senators Bradley and Paynter with a Kentucky representative push to abolish the internal revenue tax on natural leaf tobacco. They expect votes to add the exemption to the tariff bill and seek Aldrich’s acceptance to avoid clashes with other schedules. The Kentucky representative argues the move would end night riding in Kentucky if approved.
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Commercial Tribune Bureau
Munsey Building
WasHingTon, D.C
Commercial Tribune
Washington
Bradley
Paynter
Kentucky
Senate
Aldrich
Rhode Island
Lizard Hidden in Rock Emerges Alive in Mine
GREAT FALLS Mont June 14 In a coal mine near here Moses Martindale a miner uncovered a lizard about nine feet from the surface embedded in solid rock The reptile was torpid at first but revived somewhat when exposed to light There is no sign it was harmed by its long confinement in the rock
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Moses Martindale
Income Tax Foes With Taft See Victory Looming
Washington reports June 14 that Senate action next Friday may reveal a coalition of income tax opponents backed by President Taft. They propose alternatives such as a tax on net earnings, corporate taxes, and a constitutional amendment to allow direct income taxes, aiming to undermine the current plan. Taft has reportedly discussed with progressive Republicans the possibility of submitting a constitutional amendment to the states.
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Washington
Senate
Taft
Congress
Brown
Nebraska
Messrs. Brown
Jones and
Bourne
White House
Despairing Wife Attempts Suicide in Springfield
Mrs Catherine Moore 30 wife of a man connected to the Black Hand was despondent over family troubles and deserted by her husband. She drank chloroform this afternoon as a drug clerk prepared the bottle for her signature and collapsed into a chair.
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Commercial Tribune
Springfield
Catherine Moore
Mrs Kennedy, Amateur Actress, Ordered to Hospital
Mrs William Burns Kennedy, once acclaimed as an amateur actress in Chicago, lost her mind aboard the Lapland last week. She was brought to New York for treatment and is expected to recover after rest. Kennedy, a silk merchant, financed his wife’s drama The Ruling Power, a Christian Science themed venture that failed. She had been active in the woman suffrage movement.
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New York
William Burns Kennedy
Chicago
Chicago Conservatory
Red Star Line
Lapland
Kennedy
Accused Lawyer Dismissed in New York Case
Moses A. Ruggles a New York lawyer arrested last week on a charge of obtaining money by fraud preferred by James V. Snyder of Indianapolis was dismissed when brought up for examination today Snyder withdrew the charge Ruggles formerly lived in Dayton Ohio was accused of inducing Snyder to sue for possession of Harlem real estate and of taking $100 on account of the suit after acknowledging the case had no standing in court
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Ruggles
James V. Snyder
Indianapolis
Snyder
Dayton
Harlem
Ministers refuse to expel Foster from Baptist ranks
In Chicago on June 14 the Baptist ministers conference voted 37 to 14 against expelling Prof. George Burmil Foster of the University of Chicago. The meeting chose a resolution reaffirming orthodox Baptist doctrine over Foster's criticized religious utterances.
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Chicago
Baptist Ministers’ Conference
George Burmil
Foster
University of Chicago
Baptist Church
Prof
Thaw Granted New Chance to Prove Sanity
Harry K. Thaw may seek release from Mattewan Asylum for the Criminal Insane after Justice William Gaynor granted a new writ of habeas corpus. The case returns before Justice Mills in White Plains on Thursday June 17 at 10 30 a m, on application by attorney Charles Morschauser of Poughkeepsie.
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New York
Harry K. Thaw
Mattewan Asylum
Stanford White
William Ys. Gaynor
Brooklyn
Appellate Division
Supreme Court
Mills
White Plains
N. Y
Charles Morschauser
Poughkeepsie
Thaw
Plea for Release Hidden in Sock at Convent
A girl at the Sisters of the Good Shepherd laundry institution near Price Hill smuggled a note to her father in Atlanta hidden in a sock. Johnnie Jones found the note while dressing, and Jones forwarded the appeal for help. The letter described long hours and insufficient food and requested money or a visit to secure her release.
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Bank Street
Warsaw Avenue
Grand Street
Price Hill
Johnnie Jones
Frea Letters
Joe Jones
Atlanta
Sisters of the Good Shepherd
A . Jones
Nine Black Hand members found guilty in Fairmont trial
In Fairmont West Virginia nine members of an alleged Black Hand society were convicted of conspiracy to rob and kill Grazia Beredelli, who was inducted March 27. Ten others were convicted of a misdemeanor as the raid uncovered them nearby. Penalties range two to ten years.
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Fairmont
W. Va
T[tatians
Black Hand Society
Grazia Beredelli
Postal inspectors face threats amid black hand arrests
In Central Ohio postal inspector Oldfield disclosed threatening letters after leading arrests of eleven black hand operatives. Similar threats reached inspector Hosford and Columbus broker John Amicon, who received a $25,000 blackmail note. Hearings in Lima and Marion are delayed as evidence is reviewed with July 1 cited for possible cumulative sentences up to a total of 126 months.
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Columbus
Oldfield
Ohio
Hosford
John Amicon
Columbus Commission
Fruit dealer faces ransom note mystery in Evansville
Michael Fasciano, a successful fruit dealer, disclosed a letter demanding 130000 dollars under threat to kidnap his daughters. The missive, mailed June 6 from Mexico Clip, directs payment to a Kansas City man. Postal authorities and local detectives pursue the case.
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Evansville
Ind
Michael Fasciano
Fasciano
Mexico Clip
Kansas City
Consider Letters a Joke Postoffice Inspectors Probe Black Hand Letter
Postoffice inspectors suspect a prankster behind a so called black hand letter that reached the docket, with investigators inclined to treat it as a joke rather than a serious threat and pursuing standard inquiry.
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Lennox
Natchez
Butler
Beer
France
Robert J. Wynne
Philadelphia
Hugh Ronald French
Leutenant
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Walgh Gould Dvorce
Mrs. Gould
Mits
Caroline Robinson
Russell & Morgan Printing Company
United States Playing Card Company
Mr. Healey
Charlid
Obinson
Robinson Farm
THINK
Great Falls, Mont
Moses A
Baptist Conference
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Marion Associates
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Black Hand
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