Big Fight Jeffries Johnson In Uncertain Venue
San Francisco June 16 promoters and officials debate where the Jeffries Johnson championship bout will occur on July 4 with Reno as a strong possibility. Attorney General Webb vows to block the match citing prize fight laws while Tex Rickard and Gillett push for legality and a final decision looms.
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Steamer Casca Sinks Off Coast With Passengers Safe
The White Pass steamer Casca carrying 65 first class and 50 second class passengers along with 160 sacks of mati and 15 tons of merchandise struck a rock and sank in Thirty Mile river twelve miles south of Hootalingua yesterday. All passengers were safely removed.
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Towboat Strikes Bank and Sinks Three Coal Barges
The towboat Val P Collins bound for Cincinnati struck a river bank in fog near Paddy's Run sinking three coal barges and tearing its wheel away. The steamer Greenwood aided Collins, landing the towboat and saving the remaining barges.
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Mrs. Doxey Waives Hearing in Bigamy Charge
Mrs. Dora E. Doxey, charged with bigamy for an alleged marriage to William J. Elder, waived a preliminary hearing in St. Louis county court and was held to the grand jury on a bond of 1500 dollars.
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Armed Man Seeks Taft At White House
A six foot muscular man with black hair and a heavy mustache asked to see the president at the White House. He named James Stricklin from Cumberland Maryland and was found armed with a 44 caliber pistol. He was previously detained last year after visiting the executive mansion. He is held for sanity observation claiming persecution by unnamed individuals and asking the President to intervene.
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Wright aviator tops 3700 feet in 24 minutes at Indianapolis
Walter Brookins in a Wright biplane reaches 3700 feet in 24 minutes at the Indianapolis speedway, with altimeter readings adjusted for barometer error. He remains airborne fifty four minutes in total. Archie Hoxsey suffers an engine clog and executes a controlled glide of about a quarter mile over the track wall into a field.
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Two Killed and Seven Hurt in Electrical Storm
Two men were killed and six others badly hurt during an electrical storm across Eastern Kentucky. John Warder, a Lewis County farmer, and D W Bayes, a Ford telephone lineman, were struck by lightning.
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Frisco Mayor Defies Governor Over Jot Faes Order
Frisco mayor refuses governor's directive saying the Jot fae will be kept notwithstanding the order. The interview aired tonight as tensions rise between city leadership and state officials.
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White upheld in bribe trial in Browne case
Chicago June 16 Objections by Browne defense to admitting testimony of State Representatives Meyers Linke and Beckemeyer were overruled. Meyers testified Browne asked for votes with promise of jobs and ready money for Lorimer supporters. Beckemeyer corroborated White and described receiving $1,000 in $50 bills at the Southern hotel in St. Louis on June 21, 1909. Link later testified he also received $1,000 for his Lorimer vote. The defense teases a forthcoming confession to counter and a possible challenge to White’s indictment.
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Thomson Indicted Over $100 Bribe Offer to Postcard Agent
The Commercial Tribune reports that Peter G. Thomson, Cincinnati paper magnate and Hamilton Paper Company president, was indicted by a federal grand jury in Columbia for allegedly sending a $100 bribe to Major W. Zansteringer, a U.S. postal card agent. Thomson arrived from New York after learning of the indictment and, though not yet arrested, may be taken into custody soon after bond is arranged.
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Haskell Loses in First Point on Capital Suit
Guthrie Oklahoma June 16 The county district court judge overruled Governor Haskell’s demurrer to County Attorney Hepburn’s petition for an injunction to prevent moving the capital from Guthrie to Oklahoma City. The temporary injunction issued last Monday was continued until further order.
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Roosevelt Sends Regrets to World Missionary Meeting
A Roosevelt letter expressing sympathy with the missionary movement and regret at his absence was read at the world missionary conference in Edinburgh. The message to American delegate Silas McBee drew enthusiastic reaction from attendees.
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Boy Drowns After Jump Into Cold Lorimie Reservoir
Roy Dickman aged 12 son of Benjamin Dickman minister merchant dived from the bulkhead at the Lorimie reservoir and drowned. His body was recovered an hour later. Edgar Young, a juvenile visitor from Pittsburg, dived repeatedly with leather line attached the wrist. Cold cramps in the swift water are blamed for the tragedy.
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Axline Elected Ohio G A R Commander at Xenia Meeting
Henry A. Axline of Columbus was elected department commander of the Ohio Grand Army of the Republic at Xenia. He defeated John Kissane of Cincinnati and John B. Wilcox of Maumee. Lorain will host the next encampment. Ambulances treated numerous prostrations from heat during the state gathering. none were fatal.
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Beauchamp Named Lord President of the Council
London June 16 The Earl of Beauchamp was appointed lord president of the Council in succession to Viscount Wolverhampton who resigned from the office yesterday.
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21 Gun Salute for Roosevelt in New York Harbor Return
News reports a planned 21 gun national salute for former President Roosevelt on his return to New York Harbor. Eighty warships and a flotilla of 166 merchant steamers will participate, with Androscoggin leading the river parade and a Battery welcome by Mayor Gaynor.
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Roosevelt to announce GOP policies on arrival
Governor Hadley Berk Mentone praised Theodore Roosevelt as the Republican Party's future political genius and urged triumph of his policies. He lauded Roosevelts return and framed the party as progressive again after a period of conservatism and isolation under Roosevelt.
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Forest Fire Destroys Movarabi Mining Town in Sonora
Forest fire sweeps the Ojo and Bacoachi mountains wiping out Movarabi including a ten stamp mill. Miners escape with only seconds to flee as they build back fires to reach Cananea amid the blaze.
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New World Record Set by Corregidor Battery Fire
United States Army officers report last night's practice on Corregidor Island at Manila Bay achieved a world record with twelve shots fired by six inch guns and eleven hit the target.
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Seven and Half Million Needed for Exposition Support
Washington reports that San Francisco and New Orleans must raise 7.5 million dollars to win government endorsement for their Panama Canal completion expositions. The House Foreign Affairs Committee will not invite foreign nations to participate until the funding condition is met.
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Licenses for West Virginia Saloonkeepers Demand Renewal
Point Pleasant W Va June 18. Attorney Conley declares Mason County Clerk Mitchell must grant licenses for another year to local saloon keepers. Mitchell had refused money for licenses, saying the act would be illegal.
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Body of Girl Found Hidden in Barn in North Des
In a barn north of Des Moines the severely harmed body of a young girl was found today hidden in a box. The flesh was decayed and there were no identification marks.
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Circus Train Wreck Near Ebensburg Injures Several
A fifteen car Frank A Robbinson circus train derailed one mile from Ebensburg Pennsylvania on the Cambridge and Cresson branch. Two lions a tiger a leopard an ibex and other animals reportedly escaped. Several employees were injured with the severely injured taken to Altoona hospitals after cages toppled over a bridge and plunged down a gully.
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Nichols May Be Harman Choice In Democratic Drive
Columbus June 16 Attention centers on former State Senator Hugh L Nichols of Batavia Clermont county as likely pick by Governor Horiton to succeed William L Finley as chairman of the Democratic state executive committee for the coming campaign. Nichols a known Democratic leader in his district has accepted the call and is thought to be the man chosen with no anticipated switch.
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Democrat Slated for Chairmanship in Harmon's Choice
Clermont county leader Hugh L Nichols is named as Governor Harmon’s candidate for chairmanship of the Democratic state executive committee. The report notes Nichols as Harmon's pick and mentions Ohio party leadership.
Statehood Bill Clears Senate For Two New States
The Senate passed the bill admitting New Mexico and Arizona as states after a largely party-line 42 to 19 vote on the Senate substitute to the House measure. Debate focused on timing, with states to come only after constitutions are adopted, presidential approval, and congressional ratification.
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Elkins Sidetracks Railroad Bill To Today Vote
Washington June 16 Associated Press Elkins delays final action on the conference report to permit senate passage of the statehood bill. He gains tomorrow's meeting hour and aims for a vote then. New, the minority member, will present objections tomorrow.
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Retirement bills assure Moody full pay in Congress
Both Senate and House committees favor retirement legislation for Associate Justice Moody. The bills, introduced yesterday, would grant full pay. Senate Chairman Clark sought immediate action but postponed to allow larger attendance. House plans to take up the measure tomorrow with no opposition expected in either chamber.
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Delegation Claime Inside Track in Fight for Exposition
Washington June 16 The house committee on foreign affairs favored two resolutions authorizing the president to invite foreign nations to participate in each Panama exposition. Each city New Orleans and San Francisco would host an expo once they each raised 7 5 million dollars. New Orleans leaders cheered the committee action claiming it favored their bid.
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White House Callers See July 2 as Likely Day
Associated callers suggest July 2 as the probable date for a White House event. A June 16 note indicates officials estimate the schedule around that day.
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