Oil field wrecked in Indian Territory storm devastates Sapulpa
A cyclone and cloudburst struck northern Indian Territory between 8 and 9 am Wednesday. Three people died near Sapulpa including Frank Roper. over 160 Glenn pool derricks toppled and many wells ran wild. Total loss estimated at 3500000 with widespread property damage and a lightning strike on the Osage field.
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Ollelds
Indian Territory
Sapulpa
Glenn Oil Pool
Frank Roper
Glenn Pool
Osage Nation
Turley
I. T
Maine
Muskogee
Creek Orphans’ Home
New Trial Refused in Standard Oil Case
Federal Judge Landis in Chicago denied a new trial to Standard Oil convicted of shipping at illegal rates between Whiting Indiana and East St. Louis. After defense motions failed the court sought financial details and ordered subpoenas for officers of Standard and Union Tank Line, with John D. Rockefeller and H. H. Rogers potentially summoned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Standard Oil Company
Landis
Chicago
Whiting
Ind
East St. Louis
Standard
J. H. Howard
the Alton
Howard
Randin
Standard of Company
Union Tank Line
John D. Rockefeller
H. H. Rogers
Bomb Blast in Erivan Square Ties to Treasury Attack
A bomb exploded in Erivan square Ti fis Russia injuring and killing bystanders as a treasury wagon carrying $125,000 escorted by Cossacks passed. Police sealed the area and the blast disrupted the scene. authorities linked the attack to the treasury robbery as money bags vanished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erivan Square
Tifis
Russia
Polce
Treasury
Brivan Square
New Scout Cruiser Chester Launched for U S Navy
The Chester, a modern scout cruiser and fuel warship, was successfully launched Wednesday afternoon from Bath Iron Works in Bath Maine for the United States Navy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester
United States Navy
Bath Iron Corporation
Bath
Moe
Harvard Closes 271st Year Amid 540 Graduates
Harvard University, America s oldest educational institution, closed its 271st year on Wednesday and graduated a class of 540.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvard
America
Harvard University
Portugal Cabinet To Stay In Royal Fronte Accord
Officially announced that King Charles and Premier Franco are in accord with no prospect of ministerial changes. The cabinet will remain as is amid the political climate.
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Portugal
Charles
Franco
Sioux City Live Stock Market Prices Report
Wednesday quotations from the Sioux City live stock market show butchers steers at 5.40 to 6.40, with top bid around 95.85. The report lists market levels for buyers and sellers and highlights price ranges for steers and related cattle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Outbreak Flares as Regiments Camp in Krassmoye-Selo
Reports from Krassmoye-Selo indicate a pear outbreak affecting troops at Fuses where twelve regiments camp. Temper among soldiers is unsettled and daily misunderstandings are noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rueesla
Krassmoye-Selo
Carrie Nation Arrested for Disturbance in Washington
Carrie Nation was arrested in Washington D C for entering a saloon and creating a disturbance. She was charged with disorderly conduct and placed in the house of detention.
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Washington, D. C
Carrie Nationa
Im J
House of Detention
Roads in Quandary Over Free Pass Exceptions
West railroads face a dilemma over when to issue free transportation without violating state or national laws. State rules vary on ministerial passes, while federal law grants free travel to several groups. Nebraska excludes such groups, and South Dakota requires $600 salary for physicians and attorneys to qualify. Minnesota restricts post employment home travel across state lines.
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West
United States
Nebraska
South Dakota
Minnesota
Desperate plea ends in murder during Loving trial
During Judge Loving's trial in Houston Virginia, Sneed testified he learned of his daughter Elizabeth Loving’s condition after a buggy ride with Theodore Estes. He described pursuing Estes, confronting him in Oak Ridge, and shooting Estes after firing at a car, then surrendering to the sheriff.
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Judge Loving
Houston
Sneed
Elizabeth Loving
Theodore Estes
BE. L. Kidd
T. H. Stevens
Miss Loving
Mrs. Kidd
Lovingston
Estes
Oak Ridge
Alabama Preacher Seeks Gallows For Brother Beeman
A Montgomery negro preacher named Joe Beeman applied to the jail warden to die on the gallows for his condemned brother David Beeman. The execution date is set for July 26. The preacher says his sacrifice may lead his brother to heaven and seeks commutation, prompting sympathy and a petition to the governor.
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Joe Beeman
Montgomery
Ala
David Beeman
Plead to Roosevelt Over Telegraphers Strike in San Francisco
Striking Telegraphers seek federal aid from President Roosevelt and cabinet to intervene in the San Francisco dispute. Clarence H. Mackay approves firm company stance and promises pay and lodging to workers during the standstill as the strike continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
President Small
Telegraphers Union
United States
San Francisco
Roosevelt
Small
L. W Storer
Postal Telegraph Company
Clarence H. Mackay
The
Loving On Trial for Murder of Theodore Estes in Georgia
Former Judge W. G. Loving faces murder charges in Houston Georgia over the April 22 shooting of Theodore Estes. The case centers on the unwritten law as defense lawyers, aided by strong political ties and funding, challenge Estes and defend Loving amid family and state political connections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. G. Loving
Theodore Estes
Houston
McCue
Strothers-Bywaters
Tia
Thomas F. Ryan
Virgina
Loving
Estes
Washington green stamp law takes effect
Washingtons green stamp law requiring cash value on trading stamps and redeemability in any amount at any time has taken effect. The measure drawn by Senator W D Scott requires the line Cash value at any premium station In Washington 1 cent and notes merchandise value. Scott predicts it will withstand the supreme court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
W. D. Scott
Scott
Supreme Court
Churches Seek Peace at World Peace Conference
The peace conference president M Nelfdorf received a deputation from Christian churches worldwide urging peace justice and humanity. The address was signed by leading British churchmen excluding Catholics who refused participation. Nine American Catholic bishops signed the address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Nelfdorf
Great Britain
Boy Held for Capital Crime in West Virginia Fire
Clyde Glidden, seven, jailed in Jalil Parkersburg on an Incendiarium charge for allegedly burning two occupied houses last week. The state imposes the death penalty unless mercy is recommended by the jury, otherwise life imprisonment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy
Clyde Glidden
Jalil
Parkersburg
W. Va
Bead Torn from His Body in Machinery Accident
Ernest Black of Quincy Indiana was oiling pile driver equipment when a load of iron weight toppled onto the pile. His head was crushed and torn from his body in the fatal incident.
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Ernest Black
Quincy
Ind
Black
Abandonment Considered for Fort Assiniboine Mont
The War Department considers gradual abandonment of Fort Assiniboine Mont an army post. Staffing needs at other barracks and posts draw away men, leaving several facilities only partially filled.
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Fort Assiniboine
Mont
War Department
Department
Ex-Narbonne Mayor Denounces Clemenceau Plea
Former Narbonne mayor M Ferroul currently imprisoned in Montpellier vows to publicly disavow Marcelin Albert’s appeal to Premier Clemenceau in Paris on Sunday.
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Clemenceau
M. Ferroul
Narbonne
France
Montpelier
Marcelin Albert
Paris
Roosevelt Signs Santo Domingo Customs Treaty
President Roosevelt signed a treaty regulating Santo Domingo customs. The accord had been approved by the United States Senate and Santo Domingo's legislature.
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San Domingo
Roosevelt
Santo Domingo
United States Senate
Tornadoes Hit Medicine Lodge Kansas Cause Severe Damage
Three tornadoes struck Medicine Lodge Kansas Sunday night destroying twenty five houses. Six persons were injured seriously and one is missing. No lives were lost.
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Medicine Lodge
Kan
Raid on St. Petersburg Agitators Uncovers Rebel HQ
Police raid in St. Petersburg targets a war ministry department exposing it as the headquarters of a revolutionary group. Officers seized illegal literature and disrupted the organized faction operating from the facility.
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St. Petersburg
War Ministry
Guatemala Faces New Forced Assessment Claim
A Tuesday night cablegram reported Guatemala's government ordered a new forced assessment amid rising public discontent. The note indicates growing unrest and potential political friction.
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Guatemala
Western League Schedule at Sioux City List
Schedule of Western League games to be played at Sioux City in the near future. Omaha slate shows July dates 7 8 Denver entries show July 3 10 11 Pueblo dates listed July 12 18 14.
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Sioux City
Omaha
Denver
Pueblo
Drowning of Zipf and Ludwig in Big Walnut Creek
Henry Zipf and Herman Ludwig drowned Sunday in Big Walnut creek near Columbus Ohio while bathing. Neither could swim and they got beyond their depth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Zipf
Herman Ludwig
Big Walnut Creek
Columbus
Sage Gift Accepted for City Hospital Adjunct
The medical board of a New York City hospital formally accepts Mrs. Russell Sage's gift of 300000 dollars to establish an adjunct to the city hospital on Blackwell's Island.
Banks Refuse Higher 3 Percent State Deposit Rate
Omaha and Lincoln banks designated as state depositaries refuse 3 percent rate on state funds effective July 1, with about $600,000 on deposit. Banks cite 2 percent standard and bond costs as reasons, risking withdrawal of state deposits unless rate is rescinded. Prominent bank presidents say they will drop state funds if the raise is enforced.
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Omaha
Lincoln
Colreles
Ste
Commonwealth
Luther L. Kountze
First National Bank
Banke
Brian
Attorney Fires at Visitor in Fairbury
Charles Clifton an attorney fired a shot at Blakely an insurance agent from St. Joseph Mo during a Friday evening dispute in Fairbury. Blakely fled down the stairs and Clifton missed him the shot lodged in a stairway closet. Clifton was arrested on $590 bond and examined. Clifton later filed a disorderly conduct complaint against Blakely.
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Charles Clifton
Fairbury
Blakely
St. Joseph
Clifton
No 3 Per Cent At Hastings Banks Refuse State Deposits
The First National Bank and the German National Bank in Hastings decline the 3 per cent interest rate for state deposits after July 1. They notify the state treasurer they will not handle state money if the rate remains. They pay local deposits 3 per cent and avoid extra bond requirements, preferring local depositors for any increases.
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First National Bank
German National Bank
Hastings
Brian
Omaha
Lincoln
Kansans Nab Three Suspects in Red Willow Assault Case
Must Return from Kansas, Solomon Boyer, Vila Devere and Vivian Devere, under arrest in Kansas, will be brought back to Red Willow County on a requisition issued by Acting Gov. Hopewell. The trio is charged with severely beating Penelope Thompson and stealing $210 in cash, a $75 check, a $25 wardrobe, breaking an electric piano valued at $500 and a piano player, and damaging her house.
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Kansas
Solomon Boyer
Vila Devere
Vivian Devere
Red Willow County
Hopewell
Penelope Thompson
Holt County Loses Cash in Bank Failure
Holt County could not recover 4619 dollars deposited in the Elkhorn county bank after its failure. The county sued County Treasurer Daniel J Cronin and his surety for funds exceeding the county share during the bank’s collapse.
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Holt
Elkhorn
Daniel J. Cronin
Big Sunday Sunday School Convention in Hastings
The state Sunday school convention was held in duplicate and proceedings ran simultaneously in Hastings' two largest churches. Speakers moved between meetings delivering identical addresses due to unprecedented attendance now above 1,000 people.
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Hastings
Nebraska Health Inspector Chosen on First Ballot
Dr W A Wilson of Table Rock won the state health inspector post on the first ballot after a month long deadlock. Competitors were Dr Wilmeth of Lincoln and Dr von Mansfielde of Ashland.
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Nebraska
W. A. Wilson
Table Rock
Wilmeth
Lincoln
von Mansfielde
Ashland
Nebraska Sunday School Convention Opens at Hastings
The fortieth annual convention of the Nebraska State Sunday School association opened at Hastings Tuesday with the largest attendance in the history of the organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska State Sunday School Association
Hastings
Motteit Slain by Son in North Rock County Field
A 16 year old son confessed to deliberately killing his mother, Mrs. Thomas McCoy, in a northwest Rock County field after punishment. He claimed accidental shooting first, but later told County Attorney Douglas and others of the intentional act and motive. The coroner's jury returned a verdict of murder. the weapon was a five shot 83 caliber revolver. Mrs. McCoy left five children and the boy is in custody.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy
Thomas McCoy
Rock County
Douglas
Dead Man's Pal Sloan Arrested in Hermann Case
W J Sloan a railroad construction worker arrested at Gretna by Sheriff Dunkle Grand Island suspected of knowing about the murder of Frank Hermann whose decomposed body was found last week Sloan worked with Hermann and left Omaha about May 14 or 18 for western Nebraska Hermann sent money but his watch and any cash were missing Sloan admitted being on Grand Island at the time but denied the crime He will be held for further inquiry.
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W. J. Sloan
Gretna
Dunkle
Grand Island
Frank Hermann
Sloan
Hermann
Omaha
State Board of Assessment Denies Railroad Demands
The Nebraska State Board of Assessment in Lincoln filed its answer to Union Pacifics mandamus suit with the supreme court. It calls the railroad demands trivial and not intended to aid correct conclusions, declares cross examination unnecessary, and finds no beneficial result from compliance while noting potential encumbrance of the board's records.
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State Board of Assessment
Lincoln
Supreme Court
Union Pacific Railroad
Accident at Valentine injures two on scaffold fall
Floyd Pettycrew detached from the scaffold at a Valentine residence and fell twelve feet, badly wounding his back. Clyde Carpenter leaped to aid him, slipped, and tumbled twenty five feet, dislocating his arm and collarbone, sustaining serious internal injuries and severe cuts. He remains in critical condition.
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W. A. Pettycrew
Valentine
Floyd
Pettycrew
Clyde Carpenter
University Warrants Issued Under Mandamus Order
The supreme court orders a writ of mandamus directing State Auditor Searle to issue warrants on the state treasury for funds from the 1-mill tax levy for the state university. The auditor had refused, citing that the appropriation would use levy proceeds and treasury funds were not on hand due to collections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Searle
Banks diverge on new deposit rate
State treasurer Brian seeks deposits at 3 percent interest but Omaha and Lincoln banks refuse. Only Farmers and Merchants Bank agrees to the higher rate, signaling limited willingness to increase returns for public funds.
Fire destroys home and belongings near Neligh farm
In Bim township near Neligh fire gutted a farm home while the family dined. They barely escaped as the roof collapsed on the second floor, losing all content except their clothing.
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Neligh
Fred Meyer
Bim Township
Ne braskans Earn Degrees at Milwaukee and Yale
Ona Reed of Hastings earns a bachelor of letters at Milwaukee Downer college. Denise Barkalow of Omaha and Floyd Kindley Hamilton of Omaha receive bachelor of science degrees from Yale Meld Scientific school on June 36.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ona Reed
Hastings
Milwaukee Downer College
Meld Scientific School
Yale
Denise Barkalow
Omaha
Floyd Kindley Hamilton
Ogalalia
Woolmen Unveil Monument at Tekamah Cemetery
The W. O. W. unveiled a monument in Tekamah cemetery honoring Nora E. B. Bradley before a large crowd.
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Tekamah
Nora EB. Bradley
Labor unions and wage reports span across North America and Germany
Reports detail union participation and wage levels from Fargo North Carolina to Minneapolis Minnesota and Chicago Illinois including new wage schedules for Boston horseshoers and Chicago Carriage Wagon and Auto Painters union. German unions show large worker totals and low pay in textiles and tobacco with Silesia wages at 42 cents.
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Chicago
Provision Trades’ Council of
Chicago Carriage, Wagon and Auto Painters’ Union
Operative Plasterers’ Union
Bowton
Mass
Garment Workers
Pittsburg
Garment Workers’ Union
United Hatters’ International Union
Minneapolis
San Francisco
Cal
Oak Alameda
Berkeley
Point’ Rich
Hand
Machinists’ Union
Chicago Federation of Labor
Omaha
Neb
Germany
Bocenia
Silesia
Wife of Sioux Falls official guilty of manslaughter
Mrs Emma Kaufmann wife of a prominent Sioux Falls citizen was found guilty of manslaughter in the death of her maid Agnes Potrels. The servant died from wounds bruises and cuts after a period of brutal treatment. The trial revealed extensive abuse prompting the shocking verdict and a minimum twenty year sentence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kaufmann
Sioux Pall
Emma Kaufmann
Sioux Falla
Mies Agnes Poirols
South Dakota
Agnes Polrels
Sioux Falls
Parkston
William Moeller
Canals of Mars Illusory Article by Douglass
Prof EB A Douglass of the University of Arizona argues in Popular Science Monthly that some Mars canals are optical illusions. He accepts large markings as real but disputes a network of small waterways due to retinal refraction and halo effects around dark spots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mars
EB. A. Douglass
University of Arizona
Popular Science Monthly
Flo
Douglass
Vialon
Mara
Millionaire Henry Phipps Funds Hospital Land Purchase
Henry Phipps of Pittsburg, noted for financing the tuberculosis hospital in Philadelphia, donates $1,000,000 for a land purchase near Seventh and Logbard in a densely populated area. Additional funds are expected as efforts to combat tuberculosis proceed with Dr Laurence overseeing the hospital project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry
Phipps
Pittsburg
Philadelphia
Seventh and
Logbard
Lawrence
1907 Wheat Prospects Show Lean Year Across States
The 1907 winter wheat crop is forecast to be about 360 million bushels, down from 498 million last year, with Kansas and other states showing large declines due to a cold spring and pests. Spring wheat and other grains also signal tight supplies, while corn may compensate some losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Kansas
Nebraska
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
California
Oklahoma
Texas
Pennsylvania
Michigan
Missouri
Republic
Record Plunge of Octopus Sinking Trial at Sea
The submarine Octopus plunged to 20 feet below Boston harbor, enduring 10 pounds per square inch pressure without damage. Crew remained afloat on the tender, using cable and derricks to lower the craft. After fifteen minutes the submarine returned to the surface and awaits acceptance trials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Harbor
Boston
The
Wessel
Taft receives Indian tomahawk and bead-work bridle
In Rapid City S S D Secretary Taft was presented with a handsome Indian tomahawk as a souvenir of his first wish to the hills. At Fort Meade he enjoyed a fine Indian bead-work bridle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rapid City
S&s
Taft
Fort Meade
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