Encampment proposed for Lake Division National Guards
The War Department plans a major encampment of Middle Western National Guards at West Point Kentucky near Louisville on the Ohio River. One regiment from Wisconsin Ohio Michigan Illinois Indiana Kentucky and Tennessee would total over 4000 troops under regular army officers with government funding for transport subsistence and pay. If successful a larger future encampment could follow at the same Kentucky site.
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Commercial Tribune
Washington
War Department
National
Middle Western States
West Point
Louisville
Ohio River
Bates
Department of the Lakes
Wisconsin
Ft. Douglass
General Staff
Army
Congress
Ohio
Middle West
Chicago
Michigan
Illinois
Indiana
Kentucky
Tennessee
Department
Cossacks Attack Parade of Socialist Hebrews in Lodz
Berlin dispatch reports a Monday protest by about 5000 young Jewish workers in Lodz ended in brutal police and Cossack assault. Ten men killed, around 100 arrested with serious wounds. surgeons labored five hours to treat injuries as bloodied arrests continued at the station. Uncertain if this is a new attack or a repeat version.
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Berlin
Tageblatt
Lodz
Poland
Commercial Tribune
New York
the Sun
Government may call troops to complete warship construction
Secretary Moody and Attorney General Knox discussed the right of the government to proceed with work on war vessels despite court interference. The Galveston at W R Trigg Shipbuilding faced forfeiture for insolvency, with creditors threatening Virginia injunctions to halt progress.
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Washington
Moody
Knox
Galveston
W. R. Trigg Shipbuilding Company
Richmond
W. R. Trigg Company
Virginia
Bowles
Navy
United States Shipbuilding Company
Mrs Leathers Granted Divorce From Judge James M Leathers
Indianapolis society waits as Mrs Lida Leathers is granted an absolute divorce from Judge James M Leathers of the Supreme bench cruelty cited. The home will be sold, proceeds split, and the judge to pay $40 monthly child support for their daughter.
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Commercial Tribune
Indianapolis
Indianapolis Society
Lida Leathers
James M. Leathers
Supreme Bench
Carter
Chambers
Judge Leathers
Leathers
Lida Carnahan
James R
Morgan and Lipton Board Same London Train for America
A large crowd gathered at Euston as Sir Thomas Lipton departed for Liverpool to sail Oceanic for New York. J Pierpont Morgan rode the same train amid cheers from Lipton supporters while King Edward sent Lipton a telegram wishing a prosperous journey and luck in the August race.
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London
Euston
Sir Thomas Lmpton
Liverpool
New York
Sir Thomas
J. Pierpont Morgan
Lipton
King Edward
Sir Lipton
America
Edward R
West Virginia Woman Destroys Saloon With Dynamite
In Grantsville near the Yellow Creek oilfield Mrs. Alex Johnson led a raid on Mike Quinn’s saloon razing the building with dynamite after forcing out occupants. Liquor stock was destroyed and bottles smashed. Quinn and several others were injured by debris.
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Yellow Creek
Commercial Tribune
Parkersburg
W. Va
Mike Quinn
Grantsville
Alex Johnson
Quinn
Johnson
Payne's official ax descends on money order sup t
Postmaster General Payne dismisses James T. Metcalf, head of the money order division, for seeking to have the lowest bidder withdrawn from the money order contract. The action follows a Prober investigation and a letter of dismissal stresses improper interference. President Roosevelt and Bristow Robb are cited in developing events. The case references Paul Herman of Rutherford and the Wynkoop-Hallenbeck-Crawford Company with Metcalf's son employed by the latter.
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Payne
Commercial Tribune
Washington
James T. Metcalf
White House
Postoffice
Metcalf
Paul Herman
Rutherford
N.J
Wynkoop-Hallenbeck-Crawford Company
New York
Postoffice Department
Bristow
Robb
Post Office Department
N. J
Wynkoop- Hallenbeck-Crawford Company
Herman
Wynne
Raore
Fosnes
Messrs
Roosevelt
Kentucky Elks Condemn Breathitt County Conditions
The Kentucky Elks Reunion Association representing over 4,000 Elks adopted resolutions denouncing crime disorder and violence in Breathitt County. They urged proper administration of Kentucky laws, offered sympathy to the murdered Marcum family, and called for swift punishment of assassins while backing legislative fixes if needed. Officers were elected: Tarvin President, Elkin and Tandy vice presidents, Samuels secretary, Shackelford treasurer.
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Lexington
Kentucky Elks’ Reunion Association
Elks
Breathitt County
Kentuckians
Commonwealth
Kentucky
Jerry Clifford
Henderson
B. J. Ewen
Dodge Extras
Dent
J. P. Tarvin
Covington
Clay Elkin
Harry P. Tandy
Paducah
Jacob Samuels
Hopkinsville
Geo. L. Barness
Frankfort
Rodes Shackelford
Richmond
Association
Marcum
Ecene
Ohio
Washington
Breathitt
Christendom
One Husband Late Sparks Housewives Union in Chicago
In South Chicago a women’s union formed after a late husband disrupted dinner. Mrs. Carrie Hoyt sobbed as members adopted self protection rules limiting wife workloads to twelve hours, requiring husbands to do fires and coal, and restricting club nights. Future rules to follow.
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Commercial Tribune
Chicago
Carrie Hoyt
The
Eastern Star
Hoyt
Many More Peonage Warrants To Be Issued
United States Attorney Reese of Montgomery, Alabama, met with Attorney General Knox at the Department of Justice. Officials indicate a large number of peonage cases are under investigation and warrants will be issued for more individuals. The system is reportedly limited near major towns but present in sparsely settled regions.
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Washington
United States
Reese
Montgomery
Ala
Department of Justice
Knox
Alabama
Ewen Denies Hargis Charge On Hotel Fire
In Lexington on June 17 Captain B J Ewen strongly denies Alexander Hargis accusation that he burned his own hotel. He explains the building and furnishings were his, notes overdrawn bank funds and borrowed money to cover operating costs, and describes his struggles rebuilding after the fire and losses. He asks if it makes sense to destroy a promising business when insurance was canceled and he faced poverty.
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Lexington
B. J. Ewen
Alexander Hargis
Jackson
Curtis Jett
American Kidnapped by Pirates Rescued in Canton
Consul General McWade reports the American kidnapping by Chinese pirates has ended with the rescue and the man being returned to Canton. The name is not released.
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Washington
McWade
Canton
State Department
Kishineff editor stabbed in St. Petersburg allotting unrest
In St Petersburg on June 17 Krous hevan editor of the anti Jewish organ was attacked by a Jewish mob. He sustained a neck wound from a sharp weapon but his condition is not thought serious. The assailant is reported to be a former student of the Kyiv Polytechnic School.
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ST. Petersburg
Kroushevan
Kishineff
Bassarabetz
Clytechnic School
Kieff
Feudists Wrath Threatens Wife Amid Jackson Uprising Fears
Alarm spreads in Jackson as townspeople fear harm to the wife of a feudist. Citizens expect a hung jury and a reign of terror, signaling rising tension and potential violence.
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Jackson
Bribery case hinges as jury hears Ewen sent a warning
Jackson Ky June 17 Captain Ewen fled with troops after revealing an emissary named Judge Hargis and Sheriff Callahan as the men who sent him. Trials resume as grand jury testimony ties the arson and assaults to the Hargis ring.
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Ewen
Hargis
Callahan
Breathitt County
Jackson
Bribery Offer to Captain Ewen Reported in Kentucky
June 17 Lexington dispatch details a $5000 bribe attempt to Captain B J Ewen to perjure himself about seeing Jett with a pistol during the Marcum assassination. Emissary overheard by witnesses. threats imply retaliation by Jim Hargis and Ed Callahan. Governor Beckham and Inspector Hines involved. Redwine urged not to sit in these cases.
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Lexington
Jackson
B. J. Ewen
Jett
Marcum
Morning Herald
Ewen
Hines
Beckham
Jim Hargis
Ed Callahan
Inspector Hines
Frankfort
Redwine
Exiled Captain Ewen Seeks Work After Jackson Loss
Captain B J Ewen, now in Lexington with guard escort, seeks employment in Lexington Louisville or Winchester. He and his daughter Mattie stay with the Gordons while Maude and Walter join Hoagland family. He laments lost contracts and uncertain future as he contemplates next steps.
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Commercial Tribune
Lexington
B. J. Ewen
Jackson
W. M. Swope
Mattie
J. W. Gordon
Miss Maude
Walter
Wm. Hoagland
Ewen
The
Gordon
Whl
Louisville
Winchester
Hargis
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