Engine Disaster Kills Two Men In City Train Wreck
A Pennsylvania Switch Engine derailed near Vine and Water streets causing a massive explosion and a fatal blaze. Conductor Yoseph Hayes and Engineer Joseph Francis died, Fireman Charles Carpenter survived with burns. Brakemen Hill and Lowry escaped unharmed. Fire units controlled the blaze, and the wreck was cleared by wrecking crews.
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Hayes
Pennsylvania
Elm Streets
Globe Warehouse
Globe
Francis
Carpenter
Strader Street
Persian Rebels Press Ardabil Kasvin Resht Front Line
Fighting continues between Shah loyalists and anti Shah factions in Ardabil Kasvin Resht and other Persian frontier cities. Rebels captured face severe torture under a royal decree ordering arms surrender. Printing offices in Teheran closed as the Shah deploys forces and guards against European raids. Deputations from Parliament call on the Shah amid military capital executions.
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Tiflis
Shah
Ardabil
Kasvin
Resht
Turmoil in Tabriz as Revolutionists Seize Arsenal
In Tabriz Persia rebels with some officials' aid seized rifles and ammunition from the government arsenal and occupied a favorable position. The brigade commander ordered shelling of the revolutionists, but the artillery officer refused without a written order absolving him of responsibility.
Americans Believed To Be Safe In Persia Report
Washington reports a lack of alarming updates from Persian stations. The State Department notes no pressing communications required, while Minister Jackson in Teheran suggests foreigners face no special danger. Consul Doty in Tab ris reports Urumiah missionaries fearing nomadic Kurds and seeking assistance.
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Washington
Persia
State Department
Jackson
Teheran
William F. Doty
Tabriz
Urumiah
Uramiah
Doty
Persian student at Chicago vows return to aid Persia crisis
Mirza Sinore Muzaffar Raffie of Kashan, Persia, a University of Chicago medical student and naturalized citizen, says he may return home to help reconcile opposing factions in Teheran if the constitutionalists and reactionaries continue to clash. He believes his Kashan property is at risk amid the unrest.
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Chicago
Mirza Sinore Muzaffar Raffie
University of Chicago
Raffie
Kashan
Persia
Teheran
America
University Medical School
United States
Mob Lynch Two Georgia Negroes Near Waycross
A mob of about 1000 people lynched Walter Wilkins and Albert Baker, two Black men brought from Wayne County. One was accused of attacking a 14 year old girl, as officers transporting them were ambushed and the prisoners were hanged near the city outskirts.
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Waycross
Walter Wilkins
Albert Baker
Wayne County
Wiley Wainwright
Funeral of American financier William B. Leeds in Paris
The funeral for William B. Leeds the American financier who died suddenly in Paris last Tuesday was held today at Holy Trinity Church Paris with Dr. Morgan officiating and many prominent Americans in attendance.
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Paris
William B. Leeds
Holy Trinity
Morgan
Democrats May Name Marmion to Preside in Denver
The Democratic National Committee chose Theodore A. Bell of California as temporary chair at the Denver meeting on June 27. Urey Woodson became general secretary and Edward Sefton assistant secretary. John S. Martin was named sergeant at arms with J. C. Fenn as chief assistant. Eugene W. Sullivan as chief doorkeeper. Archbishop James J. Keene was chosen chaplain for opening day.
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Denver
Col
Theodore A. Bell
California
Committee On Convention
J. W. Folk
Missouri
Joseph W. Bailey
Texas
Committee
Urey Woodson
Kentucky
Edwin Sefton
Washington, D. C
John S. Martin
J. C. Fenn
Indiana
Eugene W. Sullivan
Illinois
Kentuckian
N. D. Crutchfield
James J. Keene
Wyoming
M. W. Blumberg
Thomas Taggart
Roger C. Sullivan
R. %& Johnston
James C. Dahlman
Nebraska
Norman KE. Mack
New York
John E. Osborn
John T. McGraw
West Virginia
Clark Howell
Georgia
Mr. Sullivan
Urey ‘Woodson
Howell
Bell
William J. Bryan
Sullivan
R. M. Johnston
Edward Sefton
Panama
Wright
Oyster Bay
Washington
Editor 3 Held On Blackmail Charge
London reports a sensational arrest as Robert Stevier editor of Winning Post, a noted sportsman, is charged with blackmail over a threatened defamatory article about Jack Joel. He was remanded after a Bow Street hearing following arrest at Sandown track. Joel is linked to Barney Barnato's family.
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London
England
Robert Stevier
Winning Post
Jack Joel
Barney Barnato
Stevier
Sandown
Bow Street
Joel
Sievier
Sceptre
W. Bass
Tornado Kills Seven in Clinton Minnesota
A tornado hit Clinton Minnesota at 5:35 pm killing seven and wounding twenty five. It leveled twenty houses a printing office and two churches while a Chicago Milwaukee & St. Paul mixed train blocked the station damaging fifteen freight cars and a passenger coach. Names of some victims listed include Morton Higgins Thomas Rockwell Miss Kate Mills Sprinkberry Mrs Olds Nicholson and daughter Mrs T M Johnson.
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Clinton
Minn
Morton Higgins
Thomas Rockwell
Kate Mills
Sprinkberry
Olds Nicholson
Clinton Tornado Injures Fifty in Mississippi Town
Reports from the rain dispatcher say fifty persons were injured in the Clinton tornado. Railroad wires into the town were down at midnight, but telephone wires were working.
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Minneapolis
Milwaukee Red
Clinton
Kingman of Cleveland Dead in Amelia at 84
Aatron D. Cleveland died at his Amelia country home after a third stroke of paralysis. An 84 year old resident for over sixty years he was a kinsman of Grover Cleveland and visited the former president at his inauguration. He was uncle to Carlton Cleveland former United States District Attorney.
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Commercial Tribune
Amelia, O
Aatron D. Cleveland
Amelia
Cleveland
Grover Cleveland
United States
Carlton Cleveland
German Minister Protests French Tetuan Landing
Tangier dispatch says the German minister to Morocco issued a diplomatic circular protesting the threatened landing of French troops at Tetuan. The note claims such action would violate the Algeciras agreement and alarms the diplomatic corps.
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Tetuan
Algeciras
Tangier
Morocco
Kentucky Night Rider Convicted in First State Case
In Paducah Kentucky on June 27 Dr F Champion a leading Lyon County physician was found guilty by a Benton jury of participating in a Birmingham Marshall County raid. He was sentenced to one year in prison for the night rider conspiracy in the incident that left John Gruggs and child dead and terrorized the area.
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Kentucky
Dr. Champion
Baby
Commercial Tribune
Paducah
F. Champion
Benton
Champion
Lyon County
Birmingham
Marshall County
John Gruggs
Hundreds Visit Grover Cleveland Grave in Princeton Cemetery
June 27 Princeton N J Hundreds of people visited the grave of Grover Cleveland in Princeton Cemetery. Mrs Cleveland with Richard and Prof John Grier Hibben visited before 7 am and stood by flower strewn graves of Cleveland and Ruth. A militia guard kept watch overnight and was replaced in the morning. the plot will be guarded for several days.
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Princeton
N. J
Grover Cleveland
Balloon Philadelphia Narrow Escape Over Schuylkill
The balloon Philadelphia rose from Point Breeze at 3 PM and collapsed over the Schuylkill River. Navigator Prof King kept the craft afloat until reaching the riverbank. Five passengers rode, including two women, and all were uninjured.
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Philadelphia
Point Breeze
Schuylkill River
King
Two Former Trials End With Mistrials In Paducah Jury Case
Judge Reed presided as two prior trials ended in mistrials. A jury from Paducah heard the case, and the term closed today with nearly one hundred cases on the docket.
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Reed
Paducah
Kentucky Equity Society to be placed in receivership
It was reported today that steps would be taken to place the Kentucky branch of the Society of Equity a tobacco organization into receivership for alleged illegal price fixing. Local officials say they know nothing about the report.
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Lexington
Kentucky
The
Society of Equity
Governor to Oversee Colon Election to Prevent Disorder
Colon June 27 The new Governor Santiago De La Guardia said measures will ensure a peaceful municipal election. A liquor ban from 6 pm today to 6 am Monday and a US Commissioner will be at each polling place to oversee fairness and verify the count.
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Colon
Santiago de la Guradia
United States
Burglary Suspect Admits Role in 1906 Robbery
Detectives in St Louis arrest Frank Roberts 20 for aiding in the Columbus Ohio drug store burglary of 1906. Roberts says he served as lookout for two men now in the Ohio Penitentiary and got eight dollars. He claims an honest life since then and will be held for Columbus authorities.
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ST. Louis
Frank Roberts
Market Street
Herpicks
Columbus
Roberts
Ohio Penitentiary
Taft Wright Confer With Roosevelt At Sagamore Hill
Secretary Taft and General Luke E. Wright spent nearly four hours at Sagamore Hill with President Roosevelt to discuss War Department matters and insular policy. Kellogg and Ward joined later, while Loeb faced questions about the National Committee chairmanship.
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Oyster Bay
N. Y
Taft
Roosevelt
Luke E. Wright
War Department
Frank B. Kellogg
William S. Ward
Sagamore Hill
Ward
Republican National Committee
New York
Kelley
General Wright
Wright
Sagamore Ivill
Sherman
Washington
Henry L. Stimson
Robert Bridges
Lincoln Steffens
Root
Muldoon
William Loeb, Jr
National Republican Committee
Loeb
Mr. Loeb
Minnesota
W. L. Ward
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Covington, Ky
Joseph C. Francis
Eastern Avenue
Charles H. Carpenter
Man
Strader Avenue
Vine and
Water Streets
Globe Tobacco Warehouse
Hill
Lowry
Walter Thompson
Farmers and Shippers’ Tobacco Company
Telee
C. Beckman
Parliament
Marmion
Folk and Bailey Also
Tary and
John I. Martin
Henry D Clayton
Alabama
Judson Harmon
Ohio
Martin
Barnato
Chicago Tribune
Kingman OF
Clermont County
Aeronauts
Attack Equity Society
Quopegt
Republican Party
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