Three Ohio youths Held for First Degree Murder
Three underage Alliance residents Harry White Will Eberhart and Allen Miller were held for first degree murder in Wooster after the death of Thomas Dye 17 of Orrville from a bullet wound on April 11. Confessions reveal a planned robbery of Italian foreigners and a fatal shot fired by Miller as Dye fled. The trio then hid the body and kept silent.
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Commercial Tribune
Wooster
Harry White
Will Eberhart
Allen Miller
Alliance
Thomas Dye
Orrville
Dye
White
Eberhart
Miller
Springfield Mayor Maintains Lid Despite Nationwide Moves
Springfield reports Mayor James M. Todd will keep the lid down citing strict law enforcement. Nearby event notes include Prairie Farmer circulation manager Frank H. Archibald and Elizabeth Fleming’s marriage by Rev. W. E. Browne at the Buchholtz home with a private reception before heading to Chicago.
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Frank H. Archibald
The
Prairie Farmer
Chicago
Elizabeth M. Fleming
Crowell Publishing Company
W. E. Browne
Dayton
C. F. Buchholtz
Gas Explosion Wrecks Parrott Home in Dayton Ohio
A morning gas explosion at the home of John E. Parrott on Rubicon street and Cincinnati road shattered one side of the house and threw a family from their beds. Firemen extinguished the blaze, but the loss reached 600 dollars. Local night watchman finds decapitated body near a tobacco warehouse in Tipp City, believed to be a tramp. coroner to hold no inquest.
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Commercial Tribune
Dayton
John E. Parrott
Rubicon Street
Cincinnati Road
Leichcoff
Tippecanoe City
Broadway
Dow Street
Tobacco Warehouse
Coppock
Undertaking Establishment
Scientists Favor Dreyfus in Handwriting Verdict
Paris June 21 Maitre Mora closes his summing up by presenting a scientists committee report declaring Bertillon and other handwriting experts conclusions against Dreyfus invalid as they rested on probabilities and false documents.
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Paris
Maitre Mora
Dreyfus
M. Bertillon
Cotton workers in Fall River win 14 percent raise
Fall River cotton manufacturers raise wages by 14 percent benefiting about 25 000 operatives. The move comes as workers receive higher pay across the textile sector.
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Commercial Tribune
Fall River
Mass
Local Farmers Suffer Strokes and Sudden Deaths Near Brighton and Durbin
William Yeazell, a farmer near Brighton, is in critical condition after a paralysis stroke suffered last Saturday evening. Nearby, 70 year old Syrvius Faulder, a farmer near Durbin, collapsed at noon today while opening a gate at a neighbor’s house and died from heart trouble.
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Durbin
William Yeazell
Brighton
Syrvius Faulder
Deaths From Double Suicide Pact In Brooklyn
Special Dispatch reports in Brooklyn, Mrs Mary Behrens and Edward Ganzer died in a double suicide pact. Ganzer had a wife and five children. Behrens twelve year old son also found dead as gas burners were left on. Behrens had asked Ganzer to end relationship and threats of warrants followed. Two letters described their love for each other.
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Commercial Tribune
New York
Mary Behrens
Edward Ganzer
Army to open summer camp program at Chickamauga Park
Brigadier General John W. Bob orders to command the camp of instruction at Chickamauga Park Georgia where regular army and militia will encamp this summer. Seven camps must be established by August 1 with Mt Gretna Chickamauga Austin and American Lake deadlines. Camps run until September 30 except American Lake to October 15.
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Commercial Tribune
Washington
John W. Bob
Chickamauga Park
Acre
Duvall
Mt. Gretna
Austin
Tex
American Lake
Wash
Jewish Committee to Form Fifty Member Body
Judge Sulzberger of Philadelphia appointed a fifteen member nucleus to form a representative Jewish committee of fifty. The initial committee includes Dr. Emil G. Hirsch of Chicago Judge Julian W. Mack Isidor Newman of New Orleans Jacob H. Schiff Oscar S Straus and M C Sioss of San Francisco. This group will select the remaining thirty five members.
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New York
Sulzberger
Philadelphia
Emil G. Hirsch
Chicago
Julian W. Mack
Isidor Newman
New Orleans
Cincinnati
Jacob H. Schiff
Oscar S. Straus
M. C. Sioss
San Francisco
Representative Expelled by Massachusetts House
In Boston on June 21 the Massachusetts House of Representatives voted to expel Democrat Frank J. Gethro after a lengthy probe by the Rules Committee into bribery charges tied to defeating the anti bucket shop bill. The expulsion follows findings that he attempted to improperly influence legislation.
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Commercial Tribune
Boston
Mass
Massachusetts House of Representatives
Frank J. Gethro
Committee On Rules
Gethro
Legislaon
Gay testifies self defense in O Connell shooting case
Charles Gay took the stand in Hamilton Ohio detailing the night of the saloon shooting that killed William J. O Connell. He says George Salee grabbed his hand and prevented him from firing while O Connell advanced, and Gay claims he fired only in self defense and cannot identify who pulled the trigger.
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Gay
George Salee
Commercial Tribune
Hamilton
Charles Gay
William J. O'Connell
O'Connell
O’connell
Salee
Elevator tragedy ends Shoemaker after elevator fall
William Brock Shoemaker of Shoemaker & Bates dies at Hudson Street Hospital from injuries in Blair & Co. Building elevator crash. Brother claims elevator man William Keating was negligent. Keating arrested. Shoemaker died at 11 PM with wife, brother, and father at his side. He was son of Henry F. Shoemaker and grandson of Colonel James W. Quiggle.
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Commercial Tribune
New York
William Brock Shoemaker
Shoemaker & Bates
Hudson Street
Blair & Co
Henry W. Shoemaker
William Keating
Henry F. Shoemaker
C., H. & D. Railroad
James W. Quiggle
Philadelphia
Belgium
Roosevelt Storm Drenches First Couple in Washington
A severe electrical storm with high winds hit Washington in the late afternoon as President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Mrs. Roosevelt were riding. They were thoroughly drenched by the downpour but uninjured.
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Washington
Commercial Tribune
Roosevelt
Armenians At Bazaar Firefight In Erivan
June 21 report says Tartars attacked Armenians at the Erivan bazaar striking as crowds fled booths. Troops fired on Tartars from surrounding houses. Casualty figures incomplete with three Armenians killed and five wounded. Tartars' losses reportedly higher.
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Erivan
Deputies Back Sarrien Policy in French Vote
In Paris on June 21 the Chamber of Deputies approved the government statement of policy by 410 to 87 after Premier Sarrien spoke. He said the government did not seek to suppress individual property but favored reform and development of improved conditions.
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Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Sarrien
Judge Marcus W. Acheson Dies Suddenly at Home
Pittsburg reports the death of United States Circuit Court Judge Marcus W. Acheson from heart disease at his residence. The notice states he died today in the city.
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Commercial Tribune
Pittsburg
Marcus W. Acheson
United States Circuit Court
Debate Over President’s Expense and Value Sparks Senate
Senator Bailey argues that rising costs render the president less worth the position. McCumber counters that the trend mimics older despotic methods, prompting further debate on executive expense and authority.
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Bailey
GONFEREES AGREE ON RATE MEASURE
Washington June 21 The conference over the Panama Canal bill shows progress as sleeping car, pipe line and other provisions stand unsettled. Senators McLaurin Hale Bailey and Foraker debate President expenses and privilege while conferees edge toward agreement on five day notice and passes ban. The tentative report notes sleeping car and pipe line amendments likely to be kept with others unchanged.
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Commercial Tribune
Washington
Hale
McLaurin
Congress
House
Senate
International Association of Factory Inspectors elects officers
The Columbus based International Association of Factory Inspectors named its officers in Columbus on June 21. John H. Morgan was chosen president with J Ellery Hudson of Rhode Island as first vice president Alfred Shephard of Iowa as second vice president Henry J Hickoff of Michigan as third vice president John H Quinlan of Connecticut as fourth vice president Thomas Keilly as secretary treasurer Mrs Anna B Bannon of New York named assistant secretary The next session is set for Hartford Connecticut.
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John H. Morgan
Columbus
J. Ellery Hudson
Rhode Island
Alfred Shephard
Iowa
Henry J. Hickoff
Michigan
John H. Quinlan
Connecticut
Thomas Keilly
Ontario
Anna B. Bannon
New York
Hartford
Conn
President’s travel aims honor modern way not old world
Senator Hemenway argued the President travels to meet the people, not out of whim, and should invite newspaper representatives and friends when appropriate. He said there was no plan to raise the President’s salary. The amendment remained under Senate executive session.
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Foraker
Army
Navy
Tillman
McCumber
Hemenway
Rass
Hale
United States
Bailey
Senator Spooner
Carmack
Senate
Norway to Crown Its Rulers Today in Trondheim
King Haakon VII and Queen Maud will be anointed in Trondheim Cathedral in a ceremony toned to modern democracy. About 3000 officials and nobles attend as embassies arrive, while rain threatens but indoor rites proceed, with a royal luncheon aboard a British yacht and a public window moment from Crown Prince Olaf.
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King Haakon
Queen Maud
Trondhjem
Haakon VII
Maud
Norway
Oscar
Sweden
Haakon
Prince and Princess of Wales
Princess Victoria Alexandra
Prince Henry
Prussia
Christian
Alexandrine
Harold
Denmark
Michael Alexandrovitch
Russia
Michelsen
Christiana
Victoria and Albert
Bryan Declares He Unchanged On Monopolies
In Trondhjem June 21 W J Bryan says he opposes private monopolies and condemns trusts arguing they must be exterminated root and branch. He defends his public stance as conservative yet radical in urging action now to curb predatory wealth.
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Trondhjem
W.J. Bryan
Panic on Bald Eagle Steamer After Shaft Breaks
The propeller shaft of the steamer Bald Eagle broke early today near St. Louis causing panic among about 100 passengers who were prevented from leaping overboard as the vessel landed safely later.
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Commercial Tribune
ST. Louis
Wheeling Bridge Bill Authorized to Build West River Span
The House passed the Senate bill authorizing the Back River Bridge Company to construct a bridge across the West Small Division of the Ohio River from Wheeling Island to the Ohio shore.
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Commercial Tribune
Washington
House Today
Senate
Back River Bridge Company
Ohio River
Wheeling Island
West Virginia
Ohio Shore
Golden Medical Discovery Promises Health From Forest Roots
A tonic claims to use natural extracts from American forests to purify blood and aid digestion. The ad describes relief from indigestion biliousness headaches and fatigue and promotes a non alcoholic formula with plainly printed ingredients. It urges readers to seek the product from dealers with a small profit for the seller.
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B.V. Pi
R.V
Phywlan
N. Y
Golden Medicall
Hins
Ho Gain
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Baltimore
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A.M
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Roe England Medical Monthly
General Drug and Mineral Water
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Aube
France
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