Seattle Fair Opens On Time At Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition
The Alaska Yukon-Pacific exposition opens in Seattle with President Taft activating the fair at noon Seattle time. Buildings grounds and exhibits are complete with a motto the show that will be on time and nations from the Pacific Rim displaying wealth of Japanese and other eastern powers.
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Seattle
Wash
Alaska
Plaa
Yukon
Pacife
Oman
Pacific
Phllippines
Tiawai
Hlere
Japan
Army ranks reorganized as MacArthur retires
Lieutenant General Arthur MacArthur is placed on the retired list by operation of law due to age and the grade of lieutenant general ceases to exist. Major General Leonard Walls, commanding the Department of the East, becomes the army's ranking officer but without an increase in rank.
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Washington
Arthur MacArthur
Army
Maitour
Leonard Wwllce
Department of the East
Desperate Deed of Woman in Missouri Tragedy
St. Louis June 7. Twelve hours after her husband John Claessar a cigar salesman was taken by police on embezzlement charges Mrs Martha Giaes sar was found dead in bed beside her children Annette eight and John five. The room held gas and police theorize the mother closed the room and turned on the gas ending three lives.
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St. Louis
John Claessar
Martha Giaessar
Annette
John, Jr
Shipp Case Postponed For Rehearing Petitions
Washington June 2 The case of former Sheriff Joseph F Shipp and others of Chattanooga charged with contempt of the Supreme Court is postponed to permit petitions for a rehearing Union Bonded prisoners remain free on bond until next term.
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Shipp
Washington
Joseph F. Shipp
Chattanooga
Supreme Court of the United States
Des Moines Man Found Guilty in Centerville Murder
John Junken, a Black man, is convicted of the February 5 murder of Clara Rosen, Ottumwa choir singer, and faces a death sentence. The court calls the crime one of Iowa’s most atrocious in criminal history.
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Des Moines
John Junken
Centerville
Clara ‘Rosen
Ottumwa
Junken
Iowa
Austin Methodist Episcopal Church Fire Destroys Chicago Building
A Chicago church on Ohio street and North Central avenue was destroyed by a Sunday fire believed incendiary. Loss is estimated at 15000 dollars, covered by insurance. The report also notes Essel Sisk a 16 year old Dixon Ky Bethel College student committed suicide due to distress over finances and attire for commencement.
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Chicago
Austin
Ohio Street
North Central Avenue
Essel Sisk
I Dixon, Ky
Bethel College
Lutheran effort in Richmond seeks endowment for Watts Memorial College
A session of the Lutheran church in Richmond is raising funds to secure a $100,000 endowment for Watts Memorial College. The drive aims to bolster the college’s finances and long term stability.
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Lutheran Church
Richmond
Find
Watts Memorial College
Brutal Outrage in Belmont Pa Raises Lynching Fears
Five masked robbers broke into the Minnie Ashe home near Belmont outside Pittsburg. They bound and tortured Minnie Ashe age ninety Mary Ober sixty and Minnie Ober twenty three as they searched for more cash. They tied the women to chairs and torched their feet with candles before fleeing, Miss Ober escaping to seek help.
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Pittsburg
Belmont
Minnie Ashe
Mary Ober
Minnie Ober
Miss Ober
Man dives after wife in Niagara plunge
Lou Cohen of Buffalo raced into Niagara Falls after his wife leaped from near Second and Third Sister Islands. He grabbed her hand and battled the strong current for an hour but could not reach the shore. His wife died in his arms as rescuers pulled him ashore by a rope.
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Niagara Falls
N. Y
Lou
Cohen
Buffalo
MUST GO TO PRISON FOR CONSPIRACY AND THEFT
Leo F. McCullough former Boston common council president and attorney James T. Cassidy were each sentenced to hard labor in the state prison for conspiracy to defraud Weston and theft by forging a legal books order. Former Alderman George H. Dattis received three years for larceny tied to prize purchases for city sponsored Fourth of July events in 1905 and 1907.
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Boston
Leo F. McCullough
Boston Common Council
James T. Cassidy
Weston
George H. Dpattis
Delayed Naval Court Martial Over Naval Theft Scandals
Tokyo June 7 Rear Admiral Giles B Harber's squadron departure for Manila is delayed after thefts aboard the Galveston and Denver involve two warrant officers and several seamen. Court martials ordered. S t A ss and other enrging room materials totaling 2506 pounds were stolen on Decoration Day and sold in Yokohama with an estimated value of 2000 yen.
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Tokio
Giles B. Harber
Manila
Galveston
Denver
Stass
Rank
Yokohama
Trade outlook and Thaw appeal reported in New York
Wards street's weekly trade review notes a conservative mood despite favorable features and expectations tied to legislative actions and crop yields. The appellate division denies Thaw's appeal for a jury trial, keeping him in Matteawan for sanity proceedings.
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New York
Than
Appellate Division
The
Supreme Court
Harry K. Thaw
Matteawan
Secretary Hester Reports Cotton Supply Decline For Week
Secretary Hester releases weekly figures showing a decrease in the world's visible supply of cotton for the week ending the 162,448 figure. The report notes a contraction in available stocks as markets monitor supply levels.
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Hester
Murder Theory Looms In Dr Binkley Hotel Death
Chicago June 3 Dr John T Binkley of Evansville Ind aged eighty two was found dead in a Wellington hotel room shot in the head with a revolver on the bed and a missing watch purse and valise claimed by his relatives to prove murder. The watch and purse vanished but later found in a lavatory along with medicines and a bottle of whisky nearby.
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Chicago
John T. Binkley
Evansville
Ind
Wellington Hotel
Binkley
George Upchurch
Linkley
Dr. Dinkley
Evansville Doctor John V. Dinkley Dead After Long Career
Evansville June 3. Dr John V. Dinkley long resident of Evansville for nearly 25 years. came from Shawneetown Illinois. He built a large practice and was financially well off owning substantial property. A prominent Presbyterian and Mason, he contributed to the local community.
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Evansville
Ind
John Vt. Dinkley
Shawneetown
Binkley
Preshbyterian Church
Masonic Lods
Mystery Remains in Dr. Binkley Death Probe
Chicago reports no new developments in the death of Dr. John Binkley of Evansville Ind. Detectives returning from Evansville prepare a report to Police Captain D O Brien as the investigation resumes. The theory centers on an enemy from Lynchburg following him to Evansville to commit murder.
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Chicago
John Bink!y
Evansville
Ind
Iivansville
D. O'Brien
Mr. Binkley
O'Brien
Binkley
Loansville
Baltimore strike widens over piecework plan
In Mt. Clare shops Baltimore several lines report ongoing work. Officials say some shops still operate while strikers claim many workers quit at Connellsville Newark Newcastle Junction and Parkersburg. Company counts show only a portion of men resigned.
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Baltimore
Toth
Baltimore & Oldo
Mt. Clare
Hust
Philadelphia
Keyser
W. Va
Riverside
Connelsville
Newark. O
Newcastle Junction
Parkersburg
Sleeping sickness girl dies after long unconscious period
Louisiana Piette of Lowell Massachusetts died Sunday after thirty two days of near unconsciousness. For thirty two days she received only milk forced through her teeth into her mouth. The case is described as Lowell’s sleep sickness.
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Long Steen
Lowell
Mass
Louisiana
Fire in Dallas apartment leaves child burned to death
In a Dallas fire that began in the kitchen of the Knight apartment house eight year old Hershel Dannelly son of Mr and Mrs D C Dannelly was burned to a crisp Two others were fatally injured and several seriously hurt
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Dallas
Tex
Knight
Hershel Dannelly
D. C. Dannelly
Florida Lynching of Death-Row Fugitive in County Jail
In Tallahassee on June 7, Mike Morris a Black man under death sentence for the Leon County sheriff murder was spirited from the county jail Sunday morning and lynched. Morris had shown signs of insanity recently.
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Florida
Tallahasse
Fla
Mike Morris
Leon County
Morris
Claud D. Stitt Pleads Guilty in Embezzlement Case
Claud D. Stitt, former deputy postmaster at Wabash, pleaded guilty in federal court in Indianapolis to embezzling $2 500 of office funds and received a two year sentence in a government prison.
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Claud Stitt
Indianapolis
Claud D. Stitt
Wabash
Australia Offers to Help to Imperial Government
Melbourne June 7 Alfred Deakin the Premier of the commonwealth has sent a cablegram offering to the imperial government a Dreadnought or corresponding condition is on line.
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Australia
Melbourne
Alfred Deakin
Commonwealth
Brief Dispatches From Global Sights and Sufferings
An earth shock in Panama with no reported damage. Drownings in Indiana and Chicago. Batona damage to Louisiana state capitol and a New Yorker’s suicide in Honolulu. Oklahoma College for Women burned. Travelers' Protective Association convention underway in Asheville. Turkish forces advance in Persia. massacres in Minandoal. Children killed by freight train in Kirbyville. Australian cabinet formed with Alfred Deakin premier. Motor car endurance run from New York to Seattle. Florida anti race track bill passes house. Drowning of Luke Oveanell and wife in a Chicago towboat collision. Open shop plan post June 30 for Ams Sheet and Tinplate. US debt near $1.03 billion. Grande Pointe hotel burns with $60,100 loss. George Sutton wins billiards title in New York. Bubonic plague cases in Caracas with deaths. Wu Ting-fang to Peru. Drowned students at the Josephinum. Jesse Fletcher dies by suicide in Michigan resort. Archbishops Unkofiski dead in Petersburg. Daughters of the American Revolution officer Stephen Fisk dead in Pawtucket. Japanese airship weapon claim. Ongoing Portugal shocks and casualties. Cyrus Wellington, longtime railroad counsel, dies. Prohibition college president Aaron S. Watkins takes Asbury College role. Dun's notes trade improvement. William R. Hart named assistant attorney general. Weekly US business failures rise. Japanese Admiral Uriu visits Washington tomb. International ship owner federation urged. St Johns anxious over 300 fishing crew overdue. St. Petersburg facing new epidemic. Confederate veterans reunion in Memphis. Mandeville wharf collapse causes five deaths. Col. Alexander McClure dies in Philadelphia. Branch Aerial League plans for balloon flights from Paris to Nas Sybyons.
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Panama
Arthur Duester
Six Mile Creek
New Haven
Ind
Batona
Louisiana
S. H. Nichols
Honolulu
Oklahoma College For Young Women
Oklahoma City
Travelers’ Protective Association of America
Asheville
N.C
Melbourne
Alfred Deakin
New York City
Seattle
Florida House of Representatives
Bil
Senate
Luke Oveanell
Eced
Chicago Paragon
Ams Sheet and Tinplate Company
Wu Ting Fang
United States
Peru
Alfred Seidel
Altoons
Josephinum
Columbus
Jesse Fletcher
Indianapolis
Michigan
Unkofiski
Russaua
Sit. Petersburg
Mes
Stephen I. Fisk
National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution
Pawtneket
R. I
Ribatejo
Portugal
Cyrus Wellington
Great Northern Railroad Company
Jamies J. Hill
Aaron S. Watkins
Ada
Asbury College
Wilmere
Dun
William R. Hart
District of Columbia
Indiana wets win another in Valparaiso local option vote
Porter county carried by wets with 375 majority and Valparaiso city by 102. Saloon bans last March left only Pleasant township with saloons and Kouts with six. Business leaders argued wet stance would benefit commerce as Laporte also voted wet.
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Valparaiso
Ind
Porter County
Normal School
Pleasant Township
Kouts
Laporte
Cray Charged With First Degree Murder in Belleville Killing
In Marton Indiana an affidavit filed in Justice Broushmanys court charges William F Cray with first degree murder over the shooting of Alonzo Belleville. Belleville died at Upland after lingering from Tuesday evening. Gray and Belleville are brothers in law and enemies for years. Gray says he acted in self defense after Belleville threatened his life. Bellevilles dying statement claims Gray fired first.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Upland
Gray
Marion
Belleville
Hearing delayed in News libel case tied to Panama affair
The government petition to remove Delavan Smith and Charles R. Williams of the Indianapolis News to Washington for trial on criminal libel charges in the Panama canal case was continued by Judge Anderson at the government's request. The adjournment to Monday October 11 follows surprise testimony from defendants and the need to present rebuttal witnesses.
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Indianapolis
Delavan Smith
Charles R. Williams
Indianapois News
Washington
Panama Canal
Anderson
Stuart McNamara
Department of Justice
Charles W. Miller
United States
District of Indiana
Sobdeski Sentenced for Robbery Burglary Life Term
Laporte Indiana June 4 Peter Sobdesk age twenty two pleaded guilty in the Laporte circuit court to robbery and burglary after robbing Sonneborn s sporting goods store blown up and stolen goods worth 2990, captured by Sheriff Anstiss and Chief Cochrane at gunpoint and sent to state prison for life.
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Laporte
Ind
Peter Sobeski
Sonneborn
Anstiss
Cochrane
Richter
Indiana
Sobdesk
Car Crash at Riverside Park Kills and Injures Dozens
In Indianapolis on Saturday night a Riverside park car overturned after greased tracks at the first curve south of the park. Frank Zimmmerman died instantly and about twenty injured, two perhaps fatally, as the car went into a slide after brake chain failure left the operator unable to control it.
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Indianapolis
Frank Zimmerman
Riverside Park
Match Tips Prove Fatal in North Vernon Incident
Two twin daughters of aley Kay and Paris Cross ft died after grasping match tips and swallowing them in North Vernon Indiana on June 7. The children aged months old succumbed to the ingestion as authorities investigated the accidental death.
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Vernon
Ind
Fieht
Aley Kay
Paris Crossft
Editors Plan Bloomington Visit for Democratic Convention
A Bloomington meeting arranged entertainment for Democratic editors who will hold their annual convention in Bloomington next Thursday and Friday. President Bryan chairs the reception. a chicken dinner and sight seeing tour are planned for about two hundred editors. The Indiana Republican Editorial Association opts for a South Bend summer meeting in late July.
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Bloomington
Ind
Bryan
Afonon
Indiana Republican Editorial Association
South Bend
Judge Rules Local Option Contest In Favor Of Temperance Forces
Columbus Indiana June 3 Judge Hacker of Bartholomew county circuit court upheld a motion to dismiss the local option contest declaring the local option law unconstitutional. The suit was brought by three county residents challenging Bartholomew county's dry outcome and other issues in the complaint.
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Columbus
Ind
Hacker
Bartholomew County
Temperance Forces
High Power Cars to contest Cobbe Cup and Indiana Trophy
Chicago hosts a double race on June 19 and 18 over the Crownpoint Lowell course under the Chicago Automobile club. Twelve cars compete for the Cobbe Cup while sixteen fight for the Indiana Trophy. Entry closes with a $250 late fee, no practice allowed until roadwork ends.
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Chicago
Crownpoint-Lowell
Chicago Automobile Club
Fatal Auto Accident Claims Indiana Farmer
Addison E. Miller a leading farmer and banker in Lafayette Indiana was found dead under his overturned car in a ditch beside the High Gap road near Farmers' Institute about a mile from his home. Officials suggest the car struck a stray cow on the narrow road causing the vehicle to overturn and pin him. his neck was broken by the machine.
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Lafayette
Ind
Addison E. Miller
High Gap
Farmers’ Institute
Fairbanks Departs Tokyo on World Tour Sendoff
Charles W. Fairbanks former U S vice president leaves Tokyo for southern Japan on a world tour. He is accompanied by his private secretary and a Japanese foreign office representative. A large group of diplomats officials and American residents see him off at the station.
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Tokio
Charles W. Fairbanks
United States
Japan
Foreign Office
Emmerich Returns to Indianapolis in Custody
Max Emmerich, former bookkeeper at a national bank, arrived in Indianapolis from Jacksonville Florida in U S marshal custody. He vows to make full confessions and accept consequences. He waives examination and is held on a five thousand dollar bond.
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Emmerich
Indianapolis
Max Emmerich
Pital National Bank
Jacksonville
Fla
United States
Alamo Chief Store Burned After Lightning Strike
Alamo, Crawfordsville, Ind, June 5. The Etter & Allen general store in Alamo, ten miles west, burned after a lightning strike. Loss about $12,000 with $6,000 insured. It was Alamo’s only store of note.
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Alamo
Crawfordsville
Ind
Etter & Allen
Here
National Travel Protective Association Officers Named
O'Meara of Indianapolis was elected president and Lou T LeBaunie of St Louis was named secretary treasurer of the National Travelers Protective Association at a meeting in Augusta.
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O'Meara
Indianavolis
Lou
T. le. Baunie
Auheeiie
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