Tornado Hits Louisville Belle Vue and Ritchfield
A tornado struck late this afternoon affecting Louisville Belle Vue and Ritchfield in Cass County. Heaviest losses and many injuries were reported in Louisville at the Missouri Pacific and Burlington junction. Death toll unknown with 40 to 60 injured, including Elmer Leader who died and Ed Miller fatally injured. Elmer’s father badly hurt.
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Louisville
Bellevue
Ritchfield
Missouri Pacific
Burlington
Cass County
Elmer
Ed Miller
Tornado Strikes Dallas Area Causing Deaths and Destruction
A tornado ripping through northern Texas caused one death at Leonard where Mrs. A T Powdey was killed and her husband injured as their two story home collapsed. Crandall saw about fifty houses wrecked and several injuries while the Christian Church and Spelton Hotel were destroyed. Nearby Dainsville sustained damage to several small buildings.
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Dallas
Tex
Leonard
Texas
A. T. Powdey
Crandall
Christian Church
Spelton
Dainsville
Cloudburst Near Tulsa Destroys Crops and Kills Man
A massive rainstorm near Tulsa floods fields and kills livestock. In Lawson Richard Cunningham was struck and killed by lightning during the weather event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa
Okla
Lawson
Here
Richard Cunningham
Fleet Officers Promoted as Navy Shakeup Sails On
In San Francisco on May 12 a broad fleet shakeup follows Rear Admiral Thomas retirement. Charles Sperry to chief command, Emory to lead second squadron, Captains Schroeder and Wainwright reassigned to flagships of second and fourth divisions. Captains advanced to rear admirals, with new commanders for the Louisiana and Virginia and a wardroom change at the Connecticut. A naval ball at the Auditorium entertained officers and sailors hosted by the California Club as an evening highlight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Witt
Thomas
Charles Sperry
Emory
Schroeder
Wainwright
Fleet
Louds
Virginia
Alexander Sharp
Kossuth Niles
Washington
Louisiana
Connecticut
M. L. Bristow
Naval Torpedo Station
Newport
L. S. van Duser
Mississippi
Blue Jackets
Women of the California Club
Man Assassinated on Sixth Avenue Stairway
At the Sixth Avenue elevated station on Twenty eighth Street two knife wielding attackers stabbed a man in the stairway. He died an hour later in hospital. Police say the victim was Thomas Perino known as Kid Pempe, a Brooklyn pugilist, and call it likely a Hunchakist plot. The assailants fled and were not immediately caught.
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New York
Twenty-eighth Street
Anan
Thomas Perino
Averay
Kid_Pempe
Swindler With Ohio Record Held In California
Harry M. h alias Dr. Church alias David Randall Hayes is in Santa Cruz jail serving a short sentence for petty windling. United States Marshal Elliott and Special Examiner of Pensions pursue a pension scheme involving 600 and impersonation of a pension agent. Suspect is linked to Mrs. EB Bush of Grand Rapids and Mrs. Laura Turner of Columbus Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Harry M. H
Dr. Church
David Randall Hayes
Santa Cruz Fl
United States
Elliott
Ma Sues
Grand Rapids
Mich
EB. Bush
Grand Pids
Laura Turner
Hart, Pice
Columbus, O
House of Correction
Gunness case progress noted with witness statements
A neighbor testimony describes Jennie Olsen visiting Mrs Gunness and a supper invitation. Miss Lapham recalls a tense talk with the Gunness children before Olsen vanished. Ellsworth E. Weir joins the defense as William Lamphere arrives.
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Weir
William Lamphere
Lamphere talks to minister amid Lamphere case
Ray Lamphere, accused in the Laporte Indiana arson and deaths case, told Rev E A Schell a statement exists. Schell, La Porte Methodist pastor and General Conference delegate, refused to reveal its nature saying his lips are sealed. He said he urged fair play and to tell the prosecutor exactly what he told him, and he believes Lamphere is penitent.
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Lamphere
Ray Lamphere
Gunness
Laporte
Ind
E. A. Schell
Schell
Methodist Episcopal Church
Methodist Episcopal General Conference
Mr. Schell
Penn
Committee On
W. E. Carpenter
Northwest Indiana
Possible Victim Ties Between Konitzer and Mrs. Gunness
Friends of Herman Konitzer believe he may be the unnamed Chicago man linked to the Gunness farm mystery. Konitzer, who vanished in January 1906 after arriving in the United States three months earlier, had managed a German estate and received a marriage proposal from a widow in Laporte, Indiana.
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Chicago
Herman Konitzer
Posen
Germany
Laporte
Anna Gould and family reach Genoa en route to Monte Carlo
Mme Anna Gould with her children and Prince Helie de Sagan arrived in Genoa after leaving Rome. They had breakfast at the station and departed at 10 25 a m for Monte Carlo. De Sagan has been warned that Count Boni de Castellane plans to cause a scene upon meeting him, blaming the prince for initiating divorce proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Genoa
Mme
Anna Gould
Prince Helie de Sagan
Rome
Monte Carlo
Prince de Sagan
Paris
Count Boni de Castellane
Mme. Gould
Capitol Case Opens Today in Harrisburg Conspiracy Trial
The jury in the second conspiracy case is selected. James Scarlet will open the Commonwealth's long awaited trial for six defendants including Joseph M. Buston B Burd Casewell W L Mathues W Snyder James M Shumaker and Frank M Irvine. They face charges of defrauding the state out of about 5000 in a 17000 bill for metallic furniture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
James Scarlet
Commonwealth
Joseph M. Buston
Philadelphia
Capitol
B. Burd Casewell
Pennsylvania Construction Company
W. L. Mathues
W. Snyder
James M. Shumaker
Frank M. Irvine
Two Octors Kill Wives and Self in Ohio Tragedy
In Chillicothe Ohio on May 12 John St. Clair aged 60 shot his wife Rebecca at Peppers eight miles east of the city and then killed himself. They had been living apart and returned from the city before the fatal confrontation over business matters.
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Chillicothe
John St. Clair
Rebecca
Peppers
Here
St. Clair
Jealous husband killer stabs wife in Kansas City porch
B C Fletcher, a stone mason, visited his separated wife Emma last night and fatally stabbed her with a pocket knife on the porch. Emma died in the arms of her aged father.
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Kansas City, Mo
B.C. Fletcher
Emma
Toledo Tragedy Ends With Double Fatality
In Toledo Ohio this morning John Laughed aged 40 shot his wife a seventeen year old, then killed himself with a revolver. The couple had been living apart for some time with the wife staying with her mother they had married two years ago.
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Toledo
John Laughed
Laughed
Ireland to Seek Freedom by Diplomacy and Sentiment
R Barry O'Brien argues Ireland can win self rule without bloodshed. He says progress comes by popular sentiment and diplomacy, not rifles, aiming for a Parliament of their own and a government sharing in national aims. He traces Ireland’s long history of perseverance amid persecution and conquest.
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New York Herald Co
Commercial Tribune
London
Ireland
R. Barry O’brien
Two Cents Found In Bank Safe After Appraisal
Special Dispatch to the Commercial Tribune reports Attica Savings and Trust Company appraisers found visible assets totaling $810 yesterday. Bank officials say securities exist in Cuyahoga County, but only two cents in cash were discovered in the large safe leased by the bank.
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Commercial Tribune
Tiffin, O
Attica Savings and Trust Company
Cuyahoga County
Storm Claims Two in Kansas Tragedy Near Osawatomie
A storm toppled a house near Osawatomie killing widow Minnie Johnson and her two year old son. The child was found with a nail driven through his head while the teen daughter was pinned under wreckage and seriously injured.
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Osawatomie, Kas
Minnie Johnson
Michigan Lines Up Behind Taft for Administration
Michigan factions express support for Secretary Taft amid a broader debate over Roosevelt policies and Hughes stance. The piece notes favorable attitudes toward Taft and signals continued alignment with his program.
Idaho Delegation Backs Taft Nomination At Convention
Idaho Republicans at a state convention rejected Governor Gooding and Senators Heyburn and Borah from the delegate slate. They elected a Brady headed delegation pledged to back Secretary Taft for president and seek his nomination.
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Wallace
Ida
Idaho
Gooding
Heyburn and
Borah
James B. Brady
Pocatello
Taft
Managership discussed as Taft nomination advances
A May 12 dispatch notes discussions on Taft’s convention manager. Names include Arthur Vorys and Frank Hitchcock, with Senator James P. Long of Kansas also eyed for the role. Senator Crane of Massachusetts may back Taft on the first ballot if he endorses.
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Taft
Crane
Massachusetts
Taft Favored At North Dakota Republican Convention
Delegates and leaders arrive for the North Dakota State Delegate Convention as insurgents and stalwarts unite behind Taft. Senator Hans Brough, with a bandaged head from a recent car operation, arrives to look after his interests amid expectations of a harmonious convention.
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Minot
N. D
United States
Hansbrough
Taft
Texans Instruct for Taft at Three District Conventions
Reports from three Texas congressional district conventions show all delegates instructed for Secretary Taft. Delegates from Dallas and other districts favored Taft as the Republican War Secretary option amid party unity.
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Dallas
Tex
Texas
Taft
Kealing Denies Harmony Movement Rumor in Indiana
Indiana political manager Joseph B. Kealing of Vice President Fairbanks rejects Washington rumor about Taft field. He says Indiana will name Fairbanks at the Republican National Convention in June and he has a stronger nomination chance now than at any time in the campaign.
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Harmony Movement
Indianapolis
Joseph B. Kealing
Charles W. Fairbanks
Washington
Taft
Indiana
Fairbanks
Taft Sails for Home From Canal Isthmus Visit
Secretary Taft departed from Colón at 3 PM aboard the Prairie en route to Charleston after a six day stay on the Isthmus. He met with Amador Arias Squiers Cromwell and Panaman ministers to discuss canal administration boundary issues and U S relations. A satisfactory agreement was announced though no official statement was issued. Taft will address the boundary dispute in Washington with Roosevelt and Root.
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Colon
Taft
Charleston
Canal Zone
Panama
Colombia
United States
Amador
Arias
Squiers
Senor Arango
William Nelson Cromwell
Olg. Canal Company
Mr. Taft
Washington
Roosevelt
Secretary Root
Hughes Declines Vice Presidency Nomination
New York May 12 Governor Hughes states in a letter to General Woodford that he would not accept a nomination for the Vice Presidency and would not be able to serve even if elected. He says his position is firm and not open to discussion despite the honor.
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New York
Hughes
Stewart L. Woodford
Mecklenburg Schwerin Grants Constitution to Grand Duchy
In Schwerin on May 12 Grand Duke Frederick relinquished feudal privileges and granted a constitution similar to those in other German states, ending the Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg Schwerin's status as without a constitutional government.
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Schwerin
Germany
Grand Duchy of
Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Frederick
Augusta clash with state troops avoided in Wayne County
Night Rider sympathizers blamed for a fire as Bracken County officials and state troops faced off over the capture of Private Green. Green was tried under military law, fined ten dollars and jailed five days. Lillard refused surrender, Franklin officials ordered not to yield, Kinney says grand jury may pursue charges. Reports say farmer Martin was whipped by barbed wire wrapped whip by Ohio night riders.
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Night Rider
Wayne County
Ohio
Commercial Tribune
Augusta
Bracken
Green
Lillard
Robertson
Frankfort
Kinney
Martin
North Ohio ,Traction and Light Company
Frank O. Newcomb
Summit County
F. Jones
Sheriff
Cora Dow Goode
Hamilton County
Board of Commissioners
John Haders
Cuyahoga County
Semler Milling Company
Ohio Grain Dealers’ Mutual Fire Association
Butler County
James A. Sprinkle
Reeves, Coal Company
Tuscarawas County
L. N. Ford
Mica Insulator Company
Richland County
Village of
Columbus Grove
Mary E. Sheets
Putnam County
L. Starks Co
Joseph A. Ronowitz
Colonial National Bank Et al
the Painesville National Bank
Geauga County
Theo. Williams
Anna C. Brown
Huron County
T. L. Collett
James Hudson
Lawrence County
A. J. Workman
Knox County
Board of Trustees of
Cranberry Township
Isaac Reed
Crawford County
the American Cereal Co
John Boltz
Leroy Wébner
Williams
Lucag County
John L
State
E. T
Montgomery County
City of Cincinnati
Henry Hoegge
Jacob Matyas
A & Heller
Soldiers from Kentucky militia depart to quell Bracken County unrest
Sixty five soldiers from Lexington and Frankfort companies of the Second Regiment head to Maysville and then Bracken County to investigate night rider troubles. The Bracken Sheriff warns he will arrest soldiers who act without warrants.
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Lexington
Lexington and
Frankfort
Maysville
Bracken County
Fire Burns Barn on Adams County Farm Near West Union
Information reached the Adjutant General about a barn fire on William Schell’s Adams County farm near West Union. Schnell planned a tobacco crop this season. Troops from Troop B with Captain Knauss reinforced Higginsport after fears of town burnings spread. Citizens urged keeping soldiers longer amid withdrawal rumors.
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Columbus
Adjutant General
William Schell
Adams County
West Union
Schnell
Higginsport
Knauss
Night Riders Blameled Fire Near Creston
Wooster Ohio May 12 officers conclude supporters of the Kentucky night riders caused a fire at a large tobacco house owned by Lee Flick near Creston Wayne County. Initial belief blamed children at play but investigation shows no children were near the farm. Officers say a crank fired the house to further the night riders cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Wooster
Kentucky Night Riders
Creston
Wayne County
Lee Flick
Warlike Presence Noted As Troops Patrol River Border
Special Dispatch reports two cavalry troops on the Ohio river roads with infantry back in the country and Kentucky state troops patrolling on the opposite bank. Farmers moved tobacco to buyers overnight, while sentries repelled would be intruders near Troop B’s corral. Troop patrols continue day and night in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Ripley
Ohio
Kentucky
Tobacco growing extension debated at leaf growers meeting
In Philadelphia on May 12 the National Leaf Growers Association discussed a resolution urging Congress to extend tobacco farming through widespread seed distribution. The proposal sparked heavy debate and was laid on the table, while tariff revision became the afternoon order of business.
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Philadelphia
Congress
National Leaf Growers’ Association
Robbery Reported at Y M C A In Seventh Street
Henry G Berssenbruegge of 3314 Lehman avenue told police last night he was robbed at the Y M C A building at Seventh and Walnut streets. His diamond ring and nine dollars were taken from his fee pouch left outside.
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Henry G. Berssenbruegge
Lehman Avenue
Seventh and
Walnut Streets
Berssenbruegge
Obituary notices for Fernie Peery Berg and Willis
Benjamin James Fernie longtime associate editor of Christian Herald died May 10 at Lakewood after a long illness. Mrs E H Peery wife of Edward Peery chief counsel for the United States to Cuba died in Richmond Kentucky after a lingering illness. Walther G Berg chief engineer Lehigh Valley Railroad died suddenly in New York City. The Rev Pelham Willis D D retired Colorado Diocese clergyman died at his home near Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin James Fernie
Christian Herald
Lakewod
Fernie
United States
New York City
E. H. Peery
W. S. Ballard
Richmond
Edward Peery
Cuba
Washington, D. C
Havana
Kentucky
Walther G. Berg
Lehigh Valley Railroad
Berg
Pelham Willis
Diocese of
Colorado
Bostony
County Salary Law Upheld by Ohio Supreme Court
The Ohio Supreme Court rules the county officers salary act constitutional. Theobald challenged it after refusing to obey, Hall sued to compel compliance, and lower courts upheld the measure. The ruling impacts all counties and ends the prior fee-based compensation. The decision also covers related cases including Cora Dow Goode's drug case and various judgments across multiple counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Columbus, CO
Ohio
Supreme Court
John L. Theobald
Montgomery County
Edward T. Hall
Theobald
Hall
Cincinnati
Sulu
Cora Dow Goode
Hamilton
Union of Negro Methodists Urged at General Conference
At Baltimore on May 12 the General Conference heard multiple memorials urging federation among Negro Methodist bodies and a possible union with the Methodist Episcopal Church. A proposed seven member federation commission would operate during the quadrennium with other denominations. A memorial also urged bishops serve twelve year terms with automatic transition to active conference membership. Separate remarks pushed closer ties between the church and labor unions, including a proposed department of labor.
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Baltimore
General Conference
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
Methodist Episcopal
United States
G. G. Logan
Upper Mississippi
African Methodist Episcopal
African Zion Methodist Episcopal
Colored Methodist Episcopal Churches
Hoch
Kansas
Dolliver
Iowa
W. M. Batch
Trinity Church
Lincoln
Neb
Batch
Department of Labor
Colored Bishop Retired by AME Church Body
Norfolk Va May 12 Bishop H M Turner was retired from active Episcopal duties by the General Conference of the African Methodist Episcopal Church and named historian of the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk
H. M. Turner
General Conference of the
African Methodist Episcopal Church
Court dockets summary from various cases and actions
A sequence of court docket entries shows causes and actions including overruling petitions in error, motions to advance cases, and dismissals. Notable items include Pennsylvania Company versus W. W. Reud, First National Bank of Upper Sandusky versus People’s Savings Bank, and McKemy receivership cases against Koehler and Hunt, with several entries marked as overruled or allowed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania Company
Selina M. Koehler
William D. McKemy
Christina Hunt
Bet Tol Railway and
Wettstein
Ote
Cnewea To Ad
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Society Women Dance
Hunchakists
Kid Tempe
Swindler
California
Olaf Lindboe
Gunness Gaoe
DE Sagan
Alan
Ohio Institution
Storm
Michigan
State Republican Convention
Indorses Taft
North Dakota
Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Kre
West Fourth ST
Ohio Supreme Court Rules Act
Union Central
Union Central Life Insurance Company
John M. Pattison
Smore
JuHn Daley
James O'Leary
Julia Daley
Union OF Negro Methodists
Commission
Logan
Garland Penn
Bishop Berry
Commission of Federation
South
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