Wanamaker Exonerated in Keystone Bank Inquiry
Washington reports the comptroller Lacey exonerates Wanamaker over delays in closing the Keystone bank of Philadelphia. Drew warned of concealed debt and Lucas estate gains. Marsh and others implicated. Bank capital impaired by 125000, with 250000 assessment levied, leading to closure after directors failed to cooperate.
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Washington
Lacey
Secretary of the Treasury
Keystone Bank of Philadelphia
Lucas
Marsh
Examiner Drew
United States District Attorney
Lavas
Drew
Knox, Cannon, Trenholm and Lacey
Wan
Wanamaker
United States
Read
Hank Examiner Drew
Philadelphia
Keystone National Bank
Behring Sea Sealing Ban Proclaimed by President
The United States and Great Britain signed a Behring Sea closed season agreement. The president issued a proclamation banning seal killing east of the demarcation line until May next and limiting subsistence takes on Behring Sea islands to 7 500. Breaches may see seizure by naval officers and transfer to the offending nation's courts.
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Washington
United States
Great Britain
Behring Sea
Russia
Prince of Wales apologizes in Commons over baccarat case
Hon. Edward Stanhope informs MPs that Sir William Gordon-Cumming was the chief offender for not reporting the incident. He notes the prince of Wales and Lieut. Berkeley Levett also erred, but no further action will be taken as the matter is dropped by the government.
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Prince of Wales
House of Commons
Lonnox
Edward Stanhope
William Summers
Gladstone Liberal
William Gordon-Cumming
Gen
Owen Williams
Lieut
Berkeley Levett
Stanhope
Secretary of War
Siberian Convict Barque Sinks in Volga Tragedy
A barge carrying 500 convicts to Siberia sank on the Volga near Nizhny Novgorod Sunday. Many detainees drowned as rescue efforts followed the disaster outside St. Petersburg era reporting.
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Siberian
St. Prefersrurec
Siberia
Volga
Nijaul-Novgorod
Pritz Emmett Dies in Cornwal on the Hapsey
The famed comedian Fritz Emmett died of pneumonia in Cornwall-on-Hudson at 11 15 a m after a period of illness. Born in St Louis in 1841 he rose to fame in the Fritz and Carl the Fiddler era and battled drinking and domestic troubles while shaping American vaudeville.
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National League American
New York
Boston
Chicago
St. Louis
Baltimore
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Columbus
Phila
Hia
Athletic
Pittsburgh
Louisville
Washiton
Western
Ill
Quincy
Lincoln
Ottumwa
Omaha
Milwaukee
Rockford
Min’ Apolis
Joliet
Kan'’s City
Cedar R'p
Sioux Cuy
Davenport
Denver
Auroraneers
St. Paul
N. W
Wisconsin
Dayton
Oshkosa
Appleton
Ft. Wayne
Ocanto
Peoria
Green Bay
Cornwal-On-The-Hapsey
Fritz” Emmett
Emmett
Joseph K. Emmett
Fritz
Morris and Wilson
Bryant
Opera House
Tammany Hall
Theater Comique
Deutcher
DeBar
Charles Gaylor
Gaylor
Hmmett
Buffao
Carl the Fiddler
Rose Zoldoske Found Guilty of Murder in Richland Center
Rose Zoldoske, long time boarder at Dr G R Mitchell's Richland Center home, was found guilty of first degree murder in the death of Ella Mary after a January party. Strychnine poison was detected in the victim and in a prior case of Mrs Mitchell, leading to an exhumation and heightened county suspicion.
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Rose Zoldoske
Ella Mary
Richland Center
Wis
Lancaster
G. R. Mitchell
Rose
Ella
Haines
Bush Medical College
Chicago
Dr. Mitchell
Four Drowned as Pleasure Party Capsizes at Rockford
A party of four including Miss Jessie Rollin Miss Anna Koehler C. H. Anderson and A. D. Cooley drowned when their rowboat capsized on the Shell Rock river near Rockford Iowa. Aid arrived too late as cries for help were heard but the victims did not survive. The river was dragged and all bodies recovered.
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Rockford
Mason City
Jessie Rollin
Anna Koehler
C. H. Anderson
A. D. Cooley
Cedar Rapids
Shell Rock
Woolen firm Sevill Schofield Son & Co. assigns liabilities
Philadelphia June 16 Sevill Schofield Son & Co. of Manayunk Pennsylvania has signed. Their liabilities are estimated at 1,000,000 dollars.
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Philadelphia
Sevill Schofield, Son & Co
Manayunk (Pa
Gas strike near Warren Mina reported
The report notes a strong flow of natural gas struck near Warren and Mina. Other items include several deaths from accidents and violence, indictments in St Louis, a fire fatality in Cedarburg, a new railroad to Pike's Peak, and the Anaconda mine sale to a Rothschild headed syndicate for 20 million dollars.
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Warren
Mina
John Swenson
Aurora
Ill
Jens Mickelson
Burlington
Council Bluffs
Livingston County
St. Louis
Louis Kellogg
Fulda
Minn
Charles Hoffman
Cedarburg
Wis
Senor
Benito Gomez Farias
Mexico
M. Riordan
Slayton
Pike’s Peak
Anaconda
Montana
Rothschilds
Ohio
Paris
Thomas Benson
Elmer Farris
J. N. Gilchrist
Alabama General Assembly
Montgomery
Ala
Othe New Haven
Conn
Eli Brooks
Conneautville
Fritz Getterup
May Louise Agen Opera Company
Minnesota River
Henderson
Minza
Wiley Carpenter
Japhata Wolf
Bray
Hancock County
Tenn
Emma Loup
Stillwater
Loup
Andrew Kratowskis
John Makin
Reading
Mahanoy Plain
John C. Emery
Joseph Salus
Philadelphia
Salus
Emery
Bob Clark
Bristol
Thornton J. Haines
Edward A. Hannegan
Fort Monroe
Haines
Hannegan
W. W. Holt
Helena
Ark
James Woods
Woods
German in the Schools Election Sparks Board Change
In Indianapolis on a June Saturday the school commissioners election drew attention over teaching German. Coffin won the post of Greenstreet amid a split board, with Williams elected unopposed and Frenzel and Cannery reelected. The board’s authority on language policy is now before the supreme court. Evansville murder shocks city as Matt Bansley shoots Ed Richardson then flees. Richardson dies. Indianapolis gun tragedy ends with John Hogan killing himself after attempting to shoot Belle O’Brien.
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Inpranapolis
Ind
Greenstreet
David W. Coffin
Williams
John P. Frenzel
John B. Cannery
Supreme Court
Evansville
Matt Bansley
Ed. Richardson
Bansley
Richardson
Indianapolis
Keegan’s Lake
John Hogan
Belle O’brien
Hogan
New York Evening Post
Carter
Williams’ College
New England
Jonathan Edwards
Man Killed in Whitestown over Rent Dispute
In Lebanon Indiana on June 16, Alex Stewart was killed by Benjamin Farley following a quarrel over unpaid rent. Farley stabbed Stewart five times. he has been arrested amid fears of a lynching attempt. Nearby reports note a mad dog injuring several in Fort Wayne. Multiple incidents across Indiana include assaults, burglary arrests, and a church elder’s death.
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Lebanon
Ind
Alex Stewart
Whitestown
Benjamin Farley
Farley
Stewart
Fort Wayne
Grand Central Hotel
Indianapolis
Joseph E. Little
George Baxter
Robberies and Fires Hit Midwest Towns and Fires Hit Midwest Towns
June 16 reports describe a safe robbery in Indiana with $400 seized and horses burned to death in a Kansas fire at Prior & Brown stables, Mulvane. A separate note discusses boy labor and a new youth club program led by President Carter, and a feature on the Japanese spider crab Machus Kempferi with details on size and anatomy.
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Wronrra
Kan
Prior. & Brown
Mulvane
Joss
Market Notes From Chicago and Cleveland Prices and Grain Rates
Chicago and Cleveland report farming markets with grain futures and commodity prices. Wheat futures show mixed declines and slight changes across No 2 cash, July August contracts while corn and oats vary. butter, meat, and petroleum values listed. livestock and dairy markets show steady to modestly changed prices across grades and regions.
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Chcaco
Royer
Mess Park
Wisconsin
Michigan
Indiana
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St. Vincent's Hospital
Piana Pouis
McDonald
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New Orleans
Tulane University
T. G. Richardson
Canal Street
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Robertson
Educational Board
Pennsylvania
Atum
People'’s Party
Anderson
People’s Alliance
Third Party
Peru
Providence Jewelry Company
Joseph Weedmen
Morris’ Dog
Indianaponis
Apolie
Joseph A. Donovah
Terre Havre
Ora Randall
Indiana State Normal ‘School
Ward
Valparai
Mr. Baker
Porter County
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Joe
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