Extradition Treaty Ratified and US News Wide
The Senate ratified the extradition treaty with Salvador. Attorney General Wickersham refused to discuss the Senate resolution on criminal prosecution of Standard Oil officials. Sen La Follette continued his push for reopening the investigation claiming the bribery stackpot exceeds $200,000 with Edward Hines to be implicated. The Presidents refused pardons for Bankers Morse and Walsh. The Dolphin with Miss Helen Taft aboard chased a motorboat in the Potomac and a man named Alexander Yellowess drowned. Taft attended a mass for dead soldiers on the White House grounds.
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Dolphin
Helen Taft
Potomac River
Alexander Yellowess
Taft
United States
White House
Senate
Salvador
Wickersham
Standard Oil
la Follette
Edward Hines
Morse and
Walsh
First Woman Deputy Sheriff Appointed in Dutchess County
Miss Mollie Spicer aged 25 becomes Dutchess County New Yorks first woman deputy sheriff after posting bonds of 2000 dollars and receiving a badge. Governor Colquitt of Texas aligned with anti prohibition forces has been expelled from the Methodist church. Andrew Carnegie pledged Belgium 250000 dollars to create a heroes fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mollie Spicer
Dutchess County
New York
Colquitt
Texas
Methodist Church
Multiple Local and National News Items Span Crime Politics and Events
A roundup of diverse items includes Daniel de Villiers's arrest in El Paso for conspiracy against Madero, Newark unveils a $25,000 Lincoln statue, Taft's golf shoes in Brockton, and veterans honoring Farragut. Also notes New York water planning, a fatal sugar refinery accident, Prendergast named Philadelphia coadjutor, rail rate views, Cornell mansion sale to Delta Phi, a Seaboard coal train disaster in North Carolina, US Steel comments to Congress, Englewood officer murder charge, San Juan stock exchange protest, New York Death Avenue veto, New Jersey hay drought warns, Mrs. Rives funding cathedral chapels, and a Pittsburgh Sharps reunion after 40 years.
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Daniel de Villiers
Orendorff
el Paso
Francisco I. Madero
Newark
Lincoln
Taft
Brockton
Mass
Admiralt Farragut
Statute of the Monitor
Madison Square
New York
Walter McCulloh
State Water Supply Commission
Catskills
Harry Francis
Havemeyer & Elder
Williamsburg
N. Y
International sparks and royal guard news from the era
Venezuelan ex president Cipriano Castro arrives in Gibraltar en route to South America. A Portugal election proceeds quietly with monarchists staying indoors and one suffragette voting. The Bellerophon and Inflexible collide off Portland. Virginia grounds ashore near Cuba with Benedict aboard. Pinkerton chief summoned to London to advise coronation security. Baron Erlanger dies in Versailles. German textile lockout affects Munster. Laurier criticizes annexation in London. Pekin plot to kill court members arrests 70 Chinese in Victoria. Lorillard reports monarchist Portugal unrest looming. US fleet arrives at Galileye Denmark. excursion boats to escort ships to Copenhagen. Commons bill to ban flying over London during coronation week. Baron Banffy dies in Budapest. Santa Fe bonds formalities on Paris Bourse complete. Japan may propose US arbitration treaty. Ivernia damaged at Daunt's Rock, beached after Boston to Queenstown voyage. Boutell presents credentials as US minister to Switzerland.
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Virginia
E. C. Benedict
William A. Pinkerton
Pinkerton Agency
London
Winston Churchill
Home Secretary
Secret Service
Frederick Erlanger
Versailles
Munster
Prussia
George L. Lorillard
Lisbon
Portugal
Manuel
Gileleye
Denmark
Copenhagen
House of Commons
Baron Desiderius Banffy
Budapest
United States
Ivernia
Daunt’s Rock
Cork Harbor
Boston
Queenstown
Liverpool
Henry
Sherman Boutell
Chicago
Ruchel
Berne
Switzerland
Notable deaths, crimes, and incidents across the nation
Reports include the shooting of a judge and his cook near Gallatin Tennessee. A fugitive named Sweat threatened a mob from a barn. Dan O'Reilly faces possible five year prison term after Bancroft robbery conviction. Steel price cuts announced by Republic Steel and Iron company led by John W Gates. Northern Ohio University students strike after expulsions from a campus fight. Mayor Gaynor's Fourth of July committee aims for fifty thousand dollars with one thousand eight hundred forty two raised. Other items include a Brooklyn judge criticizing a jury, a Hampton Virginia home Wythe house burned, injuries from dental extraction and a New Jersey death from gas, a steamboat fire at Newburgh, a Port Plain New York heat wave end, and various state political and legal updates.
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David F. Barry
Gallatin
Tenn
Sweat
Dan O'Reilly
New York
Bancroft
Republic ,Steel and Iron Company
John W. Gates
Northern Ohio University
Gaynor
Dike
Brooklyn
Chesterville
George Wythe
Hampton
Raphael Stanziola
Elizabeth
Morris Weld
Homer Ramsdell
Newburgh
N.Y
Tobacco Trust Found Guilty and Given Six Months
The Supreme Court ruled the American Tobacco Company and its affiliates in violation of the Sherman Antitrust Act, ordering dissolution steps and a six month timeframe with possible extension. The decision, authored by Chief Justice White, included a partial concurrence by Justice Harlan who still called for dissolution of the monopoly.
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Washington
American Tobacco Company
Supreme Court of the
United States
Harlan
Supreme Bench
Tobacco Trust
Oil Trust
Million Dollar Verdict for Mille Lac Chippewa Indians
The Mille Lac band of Chippewa Indians of Minnesota won a Court of Claims verdict for nearly $1,000,000 against the Government over timber land they allege was wrongfully taken and opened to settlers. The Government will appeal to the Supreme Court.
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Washington
Mille Lac
Minnesota
Court of Claims
Supreme Court
Jury Convicts Four in United Wireless Case in Atlanta
The jury found C. C. Wilson former United Wireless president Francis X Butler and Parker Diboll and company partners guilty. Judge Martin sentenced all four to penitentiary terms in Atlanta.
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New York
United Wireless
C. c. Wilson
Francis X. Butler
Parker, Diboll & Fompkins
Martin
Atlanta
Buffalo Seek Patrol Against Niagara River Fish Pirates
Buffalo fishing clubs plan a vigilance committee to hunt down Niagara River fish pirates. The offenders use nets and dynamite, disrupting local streams and threatening anglers.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Niagara River
Hay Prices at Top Notch Chicago Highest Ever
Hay sold at wholesale in Chicago for 27 dollars a ton, declared the highest price ever reached for the staple in this city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
New Leader for United Mine Workers John P White
John P White of Oskaloosa Iowa becomes president of the United Mine Workers of America. He rose from orphan in Coal Valley Illinois to Iowa district secretary treasurer and district president before taking the international post. He led District No 13 to strong fundraising and growth, with miners contributing over 1 million dollars for a rainy day.
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John P. White
Oskaloosa
Iowa
United Mine Workers of America
John White
Lucas County
White
Coal Valley
Rock Island County
Ill
Joseph
Catherine White
John
United Mine Workers
International Union
Ida Bethold
Burlington
District No. 13
NOW AMBASSADOR TO RUSSIA
Curtis Guild of Massachusetts is named the new ambassador to Russia due to his broad grasp of American interests. A Boston native and Harvard and Geneva graduate, he built a newspaper career, served in Republican campaigns, was Massachusetts lieutenant governor and three term governor, and saw service as lieutenant colonel in the Spanish American War.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Far East
Orient
Curtis Guild
Massachusetts
Guild
Boston
Harvard
Geneva University
Boston Commercial Bulletin
Roosevelt
Seventh Corps
Fitzhugh Lee
Cuba
Woman Owns Ball Club Sets Motto Ladies First
Mrs. Helen Hathaway Britton of Cleveland takes charge of the St. Louis National League club becoming its owner. She aims to cater to women and children at League Park and pledges to remove the liquor bar to attract more families.
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Ladies First
Baseball
Helen Hathaway Britton
Cleveland
St. Louis
M. Stanley Robison
Mrs. Britton
Tillman near end plans vineyard as health fades
Senator Ben Tillman rests on his asparagus farm near Trenton 8 C and reflects on aging. He notes his frail body yet says he is planning for the future by directing a new vineyard while Mrs Tillman tends the kitchen garden among flowers and plants.
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Ben Tillman
Trenton
Ben
Tillman
Men's plumed hats appear in Chicago fashion scene
Chicago fashion evolves with plumed hats for men causing buzz among elites. Alpine style hats in various colors and trims, including green plumes, spark demand while aging silk hats gain new ornament options. Dent-crown soft hats and feather accents broaden masculine headwear choices as tailors source new spring fabrics.
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Chicago
Paris
Daring Cross-Country Flights Gain Public Interest
New York reports growing attention to cross-country flying as aviators push beyond local hops. Pierre Vendrine, famed for long hauls, has completed 181 mile and 212 mile flights, with a Paris to Pau trek of about 500 miles noted as a recent achievement.
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New York
Pierre Vendrine
France
Paris
Pau
Bargains In Bright Dollars In South Trenton
Foreigners in South Trenton circulated bright new silver dollars dated 1879 at half value. Banks warned the coins are not counterfeit and tradespeople warned locals that this dated money is usable, while strangers collected them.
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Trenton
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Andrew Carnegie
Belgium
Edmond F. Prendergast
Philadelphia
Archbishop Ryan
Interstate Commerce
Lane
Cornell
Ezra Cornell
Cornell University
The
Delta Phi Fraternity
Seaboard Air Line
Bostic
Michael O’neil
Englewood
N. J
John E. Ruddock
San Juan
P. R
Death Avenue
New Jersey
George L. Rives
St. John the Divine
Peter Sharp
Pittsburgh
Kan
Sharps
Cipriano Castro
Venezuela
Gibraltar
South America
Bellerophon
Portland
Eny
Laurier
Victoria
B. C
Pekin
Port Plain
Franklin Dress
United States Marine Corps
Robert P. Bass
New Hampshire
Public Service Commission
Massachusetts House
Committee On Ways and Means
Pennsylvania Supreme Court
Joseph M. Waston
Capitol
Edward Marshall White
Ball Club
Senator Tillman
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