Aviation Meet At Sioux City Promises Bright Attendance
Sioux City prepares for a three day aviation meet at Woodland Park Riverside from June 20 to July 1 under the Sioux City Commercial Club. Charles F Willard and J C Mara will pilot the scientific American trophy machine of Glenn Curtiss and demonstrate flights, endurance tests, height trials, starts and landings, with bands and Western League baseball games coordinating schedules.
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Sioux City
Woodland Park
Riverside
Woodland
Mizsou Park
Gillett bans prize fight orders for Jeffries Johnson bout
California Governor James N. Gillett moved to block the Jeffries Johnson title fight in San Francisco on July 4. He directed the attorney general to seek a restraining order and, if needed, prosecute principals under the state penal code. Promoters Rickard and Gleason were taken by surprise as they awaited legal guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James N. Gillett
James J. Jeffries
Jarek Johnson
San Francisco
A. B. Webb
Npt
Supreme Court of California
California
Tottorney
Webb
Butte
Bam Langford
al Kaufman
Richird
Gleason
Rickard
Webl
Fraud case swamps United Wireless executives in New York
Postoffice inspectors and federal officers arrest Christopher C. Wilson president Samuel M Bogart first vice president and William W Tompkins NY selling agent of United Wireless Telegraph in a scheme alleging stock manipulation and fictitious values. Chief Inspector Meyer cites losses and profits from sales to the public, with estimates ranging up to 10 million dollars. The warrant issuance is based on a Carter B Keene information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Postoffice
Broadway
United Wireless Telegraph Company
New York
Christopher C. Wilson
Samuel M Bogart
William W. Tompkins
Wireless Company
Aay
Focal
Meyer
Carter B. Keene
Post Office
Assassin Aims at Bosnian Governor in Palace Attempt
The military governor Gen. Varesanin de Varesa of Bosnia and Klerzegovina escaped a Wednesday shooting as socialist Kurujle fired five shots at him on the palace steps. The attacker then killed himself after the failed attempt.
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Varesanin de Varesa
Bosnia
Klerzegovina
Kurujle
Naenmin
Sioux City Live Stock Market Prices Report
Wednesday quotations from the Sioux City live stock market show top beeves at 4.10 and top hogs at 0.45. The brief market summary records the day’s best bids for cattle and swine in the local livestock exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Bleached Flour Case Delayed In U S District Court
The bleached flour case in the United States district court at Kansas City was postponed until Thursday due to the illness of Edward Smith of Omaha, one of the millers' attorneys. A Chicago fire destroyed the Hansell Eliecook foundry Wednesday night, causing about 300000 dollars in losses to a two story brick and concrete plant occupying a city block.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States District Court
Kansas City
Edward Smith
Omaha
Hansell-Eliecook
Chiccago
Loss of Life in Germany After Sudden River Flood
Dispatch from Cologne reports a catastrophic flood in the Aher valley of the Eifel region after an unusually heavy Sunday night rain. The Aber river rose swiftly sweeping away two railway barracks housing Tuljan and Croatian workers. thirty seven bodies recovered with total deaths expected to rise.
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Cologne
Germany
Aher
Eifel
Aber
GRAIN COMPANY QUITS AFTER BUCKETSHOP PROBE
The Merchants Stock & Grain Co of St Louis notified customers that no further trades in stocks grain or provisions would be made. Manager Frank J Miner was convicted of bucket shop conduct. Western Union ceased service to bucketshops, and Circuit Attorney Jones closed up the remaining bucketshops in three weeks, Merchants the last in this class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merchants’ Stock & Grain Company
St. Louis
Frank J. Miner
Western Union Telegraph Company
Jones
Doctor Fatally Wounded in St. Louis Shooting
John M Grant, a physician and one of the last known doctors in St. Louis, was shot twice by Aloysius W. Rayne, a department store driver, as he fought from his car in front of his office. Rayne was arrested after the attack following an order given by Dr. Grant to move the wagon from the curb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John M Grant
St. Louis
Aloysus W. Rayne
Rayne
Lord Kitchener Declines Pen of Inspector in Mediterranean Forces
The official note to the British House of Commons from Secretary of War Richard B. Waldane states Lord Kitchener declines the pen of inspector of the Mediterranean forces appointed August 11, succeeding the Duke of Connaught.
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Lord Kitchener
Meneri
Duke of Connaught
House of Commons
Richard B. Waldane
Manday
Jewish Girl Tries Suicide During Rail Expulsion
A Jewish girl from Kiev who had been ordered expelled by Russia jumped from an express train to Odenga. She was found alive but unconscious and rushed for medical care.
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Kiev
Russia
Ashe
Odenga
Illinois Attorney General Rules Inheritance Tax Fees Unwarranted
In a formal opinion the Illinois Attorney General, Stead, states that paying special attorneys in inheritance tax cases under county judge authority is unwarranted by law. The opinion was issued to State Treasurer Andrew Ruesel.
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Porbids
Stead
Ilinois
Andrew Ruesel
Owensville Man Falls From Roof While Observing Halley’s Comet
Lambert Wilson, of Owensville Indiana, climbed his house roof to watch Halley’s comet. His foot slipped and he slid thirty feet to the ground sustaining cuts and bruises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lambert Wilson
Owensville
Ind
Halley
Oklahoma oil firms merge into single company at Kansas City
Practically all details for the merger of twenty of the largest Oklahoma field producers into one company with its own refineries and pipelines were finalized at Kansas City on Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma Eld
Kansas City
Wallace Russell Fatally Shoots Monte Carlo Proprietor
Wallace Russell of Seattle enters the Monte Carlo saloon and gambling house and fatally shoots proprietor Joseph Bonner. The 23 year old is described as the shooter in this violent incident. Authorities investigate the motive and circumstances surrounding the fatal event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace A. Russell
Seattle, Wash
Monte Carlo
Joseph Bonner
Cross Country Flight From Et Louis To Kansas City
An aeroplane event from Et Louis to Kansas City is set for July 14 with a prize of at least $10 000 and likely higher.
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Et Louis
Kansas City
Breathitt County Killing Shocks Breathitt Ky
Breathitt County Ky Miles Crawford was shot and killed Sunday night in Athol Breathitt county by Elisha Johnson authorities investigating motive and circumstances of the fatal shooting at the rural residence
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Breathitt County
Athol
Miles Crawford
Elisha Johnson
Boys Ask Mayor Gaynor for Support Visit
City hall reception features Vinitora Monday House and Temple Abernethy sons of Marshal Jack Abernathy of Oklahoma who accompanied the young riders seeking the mayor’s attention and backing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gaynor
New York
Temple Abernethy
Jack Abernathy
Oklahoma
Forest Fires Sweep 25 Miles in Sonora Mountains
A Cananea special reports forest fires have swept a 25 mile stretch of the Ojo and Manzananal mountains in Sonora. The blaze threatens timber, brush, and nearby settlements as fire crews battle the flames.
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Cananea
Mex
Say
Ojo
Manzananal
Tragedy in a Studio Ends Artist Leon Guypon
New York artist and illustrator Leon Guypon shot himself in his studio Tuesday and was found dead. Close friend H C Merrill said the engagement to Agnes Foster of Boston was broken due to ill health. A letter to Merrill explained he could not live without her and wished cremation while his will left his money and works to Foster and Merrill jointly.
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Leon Guypon
New York
Hil
H. C. Merrill
Guypon
Agnes Foster
Boston
Ili
Merrill
Mise Foster
Mothers Campaign for Cabinet Officer Lead
The National Mother’s Congress at Denver endorses creating a national department run by a woman. The plan, supported by former President Roosevelt, aims to curb tuberculosis through home and child welfare reforms. Dr George Walters Holden of Denver argues schools and late hours contribute to consumption and attacks public drinking cups and exposed food counters used by schoolchildren.
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Denver
Department of Home and Child
Roosevelt
George Walters Holden
Holden
Boy Climbs Rope During Balloon Flight Feat
An 18 year old Lincoln youth clung to the rope of a 6 000 foot balloon during ascent at a summer resort near Adolph Welberg. He landed half a mile from the start in a shallow lake after severing the rope with a knife when refused permission to ascend. He rode the airbag up over a mile before alighting safely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Ewekle
Linein Bor
Adolph Welberg
Teips
Heckle
Welberg
Greeks Riot After Car Robbery Sparks Fatal Wounding
Seventy five Greek railroad workers in South Omaha clashed with police after a boarding car was robbed by two youths. Police fired shots, a Greek worker Nicholas Jimika was fatally wounded, and sixteen Greeks were arrested amid tense crowd violence.
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Northwestern Railway
South Omaha
Nicholas Jimika
Grand Island College to Name New President
Dr. George Sutherland will retire after seventeen years as president of Grand Island College. Dr. Garrison, formerly of Pella Indiana, will succeed him after serving one year in a lesser role. Garrison is a Yale graduate and was recommended by Mr. Sutherland and approved by the board of trustees.
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Grand Island College
Garrison
George Sutherland
Pella
Sutherland
Yale
Run Away with Circus Story In Nebraska City Area
Three boys aged 12 to 17 fled with a traveling circus from Nebraska City. William Dennis son of a barber was captured in Falls City and sent home. The other two boys Kipper and Spence evaded officers and fled to Holton Kansas.
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Nebraska City
William Dennis
Falls City
Kipper
Spence
Holton
Kan
German visitor in Nebraska nearly killed after misdirected
A German man unable to speak English went to Nebraska to visit a relative and was directed to the wrong house. The property owner mistook him for a burglar and tried to kill him with a heavy iron monkey wrench before the visitor escaped.
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Nebraska
Yisst
Pawnee City Plans Big Fourth Celebration
Pawnee City prepares a grand Fourth of July celebration with events including a Burchard versus Summerfield baseball game and racing. The highlight will be an airship display attracting spectators from across the region.
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Pawnee City
Cloan
Beatrice Lineman Killed By Contact With Electric Wire
Frank Phillips a Nebraska Telephone Company lineman was killed in Beatrice when he contacted an energized wire. The accident underscores workplace hazards faced by utility workers in the region.
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Frank Phillips
Nebraska Telephone Company
Beatrice By
Syracuse Fourth of July Celebration Planned with Mayor Jackson
Syracuse sets July Fourth events with Mayor L P Jackson of Nebraska City as the day’s orator. A large fund is raised for the celebration.
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Syracuse
L. PF. Jackson
Nebraska City
Tridge Rebuilding Crew Ready Across Platte River
Foreman reports ground work started for the Platte River tridge south of Columbus with a crew of men prepared to begin construction.
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Platte River
Columbus
Five Nets Burned By Nebraska Game Wardens
Deputy game warden J. Donovan acted under Dan Gethus orders to confiscate nets from five fishermen at Crystal Lake. Nets were turned over to W. F. Duncan of Sioux City and burned. One fisherman named J. M. Kroger had his seine seized after discovery of a hidden net.
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Crystal Lake
J. . Donovan
Kame
Nebraska
Dan Gethus
Mr. Donovan
Crystal Jake
Sage
J. M. Kroger
Finnerty
Dakota City seeks funds for Sioux City electric car service
A movement in Dakota City aims to raise 1900 dollars locally and 1000 in surrounding areas to establish an electric car link to Sioux City. O M Ayers leads the drive with business backing from local merchants. The plan considers adding new interests to reorganize the company and improve the Broux City connection with about 2000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dakota City
Sioux City
O. M. Ayers
Foye
Dja
Broux City
Lightning strikes Swedish Lutheran church in Axtell blaze
Lightning struck the Swedish Lutheran church under construction in Axtell and damaged Walter Matson's nearby house, both burned to the ground. Many believe the church, three miles out from town, will be moved to Axtell. Insurance on the church was 5 000 and on the dwelling 500.
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Axtell
Walter Matson
Erdman Bound Over in Bomb Case to District Court
Frank Erdman was bound over to the district court under $6,000 bond after a dramatic hearing before Judge Crawford. The hearing followed claims he placed a bomb for Tom Dennison’s destruction, marking a step toward trial.
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Frank Erdman
Suppleson
Tom Dennison
District Court
Crawford
Erdman
West Lincoln Grants Saloon License Amid Prohibition City Limits
West Lincoln votes to issue a saloon license though the town lies within a prohibition area. The ordinance becomes effective unless the fifty member committee challenges it in court and overturns it.
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West Lincoln
Lincoln
Committee of Fifty
Platte Valley District Reunion encampment plan set for Aug 12 1910
Organizers of the Platte Valley District Reunion association of the Grand Army of the Republic report early preparations are nearly finished for the thirteenth annual encampment to be held August 12 1910 in Central City.
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Platte Valley
Grand Army of the Republic
Central City
Inmate Cecil Leddy Dies by Suicide in Hastings Asylum
Cecil Leddy son of a north Phelps county family committed suicide this week in an Hastings asylum cell. He broke a window glass into a dagger and used it to end his life, his burial occurred Tuesday.
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Cecil Leddy
North Phelps County
Auleide
Insleaide
Hastings
Theone
Ole Olson Found Dead Near Valentine While Working Ranch Run
Ole Olson, a tenmeter, was found dead on the roach near Valentine by fellow tenmeters. He had left Wednesday morning with a heavy lumber load for Rowley ranch, south of town, where he worked. Authorities think he may have fallen from the wagon or been struck by it after getting sleepy.
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Ole Olson
Valentine
Rowley Ranch
Hin
Nebraska State Bankers to Convene in Omaha
The executive committee met at the Omaha club and accepted an invitation from the Omaha and South Omaha bankers for the association's next annual convention to be held in Omaha.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska State Bankers’ Association
Omaha
South Omaha
Jury Acquits Heddendorf in Holdrege Murder Verdict
After under ten hours the Holdrege jury found Heddendorf not guilty of murder. The verdict ends the case and releases the defendant from charges.
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Heddendorf
Holdrege
Nebraska Oregon Trail Monument Unveiled at Kearney
The first monument in Nebraska to mark the old Oregon Trail was unveiled Thursday afternoon at Kearney before a large crowd of spectators. The event drew residents and local officials to honor the historic route and its pioneers.
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Nebraska
Oregon Trail
Ay Kearne
Congress Week Highlights Skew Toward Civil Appropriations
Senate debated sundry civil and rivers and harbors bills with no action on both, while Burton and Newlands denounced pork barrel tactics. House proceedings centered on Olmsted Porto Rico civil government bill and fiscal debates. Postal savings bank bill passed 195 to 101 with 24 Democrats joining Republicans. tariff discussions and naval bill conferees also noted.
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Senate
Burton
Newlands
Porto Rico
Senate Debates Tariff Provision in Sun Dry Civil Bill
The Senate spent most of Saturday debating the tariff question linked to a sun dry civil appropriation of 250000 for collecting information on current tariffs. Senators Clay Aldrich Bailey Hale Warren Beveridge Smoot Cummins Heyburn and Dolliver spoke amid acrimony. The provision was not disposed of and will be resumed Monday. The final conference report on the legislative judicial and executive appropriation was accepted. The House handled private bills.
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Senate
Beveridge
Indiana
Tariff Commission
Hale
House
Cannon
Sherman
Pacific
Clay
Aldrich
Bailey
Warren
Smoot
Cummins
Heyburn
Dolliver
Insurgent Republicans Defense Cited in Iowa Senator’s Address
Senator Dolliver of Iowa delivered a vigorous defense of the insurgent Republicans and rebutted the President’s criticisms. The Senate passed the Sundry civil bill with 118 million dollars in appropriations. The House devoted its entire session to speeches during general debate on the deficiency bill. Nye of Minnesota urged optimism and patriotism linked to party activity. Seever of South Carolina pressed against fictitious cotton sales. Crumpacker of Indiana defended Attorney General Wickersham on the Philippine friar lands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dolliver
Iowa
United States
Senate
House
Representative Nye
Minnesota
Imee
Seever
South Caroline
Wickersham
Crumpacker
Indiana
Brief News Items From Various Fronts
Overlook Military Academy at Norwalk Conn was destroyed by fire. The sixty pupils escaped. Justice Harlan of the Supreme Court celebrated his birthday anniversary in Washington. Lightning struck bayonets during a patrol maneuver at Krasnoye-Selo, killing one soldier and fatally wounding another. Vice President James. Sherman is a director of the Friable and Stansfield Knitting Company of Camden, which was incorporated in Albany MN with a capital of 2690000. It is understood the company is a combination of mills in Utica Cambridge and Oswego.
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Overlook Military Academy
Norwalk
Conn
Justice Harlan
Supreme Court of the United States
Washington
Krasnoye-Selo
James
Sherman
Friable & Stansfield Knitting Company
Camden
Albany
MN. C
Utica
Cambridge
Oswego
Labor union activity and growth across industries
The report shows last year’s income for the International Cigar Makers Union at 825498.87 with benefits of 553832.34. Teacher and labor movements spread in Colorado and Santa Cruz, while new unions form among bricklayers, carpenters and related trades. Significant labor bureaux emerge in Oklahoma Texas and a major Hebrew trades federation coordinates 70000 members across 126 unions. The Presbyterian labor department opens a new labor temple in Manhattan as part of broader labor movement expansion.
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International Cigar Makers’ Union
Boston
Mase
Colorado
American Federation of Labor
Santa Cruz
California
Oklahoma
Texas
South Carolina
Labor Temple
14Th Street
2D Avenue
Manhattan
Presbyterian Department of Church and Labor
Benjamin Weinstein
United Hebrew Trades
Hee
Tore Hebrew Labor Lyceum
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Mother's Congress
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Will Hunter
Btar City
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Burnett
Clarence Fuck
Bernard
Buck Manufacturing Company
Coudereport
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Congress
Postal Savings Bank
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Kentucky
Christopher Gore
Massachusetts
Louisiana
Missouri
Pennsylvania
Morrisburg
Boston and Worcester Railroad
Amherst Island
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Lexington
Cas
Wius M. Clay
Philadelphia
Zachary Tay
Sistera of Charity
Buffalo
Huntsington
Canada
Beauregard
Manadidas Junction
Johnson
Army of the Potomac
Fair Oaks
Memphis
Galveston
Massachusetts State Senate
Bt. Gothard
Alps
Royal Military College
Ontario
Richmond
Edward Blake
Liberal Party
Grover Cleveland
Johnstown
Duke and Duchess of Connaught
Ottawa
Montreal
Gettysburg
Sir John Macdonald
Hall of
Aberdeen
Judson Harmon
Ohio
P. A. McIntyre
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French Court of Cassation
Dreyfuss
John B. Gordon
United Confederate Veterans
Pretoria
South Africa
Japan
Norway
Sweden
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