Murdered Woman Identified as Mrs. Fannie Thompson
The body found in a Chicago rooming house is confirmed as Mrs. Fannie Thompson formerly of Fargo North Dakota, by Oak Park residents where she worked. Her husband, a western city schoolteacher, reportedly urged her to return west. The companion at the rooming house remains unclear. Also noted is the plan to add Oklahoma as the 46th state with six-row flag design featuring eight stars in four rows and seven in two rows.
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Chicago
Fannie Thompson
Fargo
N. D
Oak Park
Oklahoma
Congress
Jesuit College Burns in Allegheny Fire Destroys Main Building
The main building of St Bonaventure College in Allegheny New York was gutted by fire started in a small unused room. Jesuit Fathers in charge cite incendetary theory as the cause. Losses run about $80 000 for the building and $30 000 for contents. Bishop Potter Near to Death is reported as dying with doctors stating the end is near but efforts to sustain him continue.
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Jesuit College
St. Bonadventure College
Allegheny
N. Y
Potter
Henry Codman Potter
Protestant Episcopal Diocese of
New York
Incendiary Fire Hits Vandalia Mine No. 5 Complex
A third incendiary blaze in three days devastates Vandalia Mine No. 5 destroying blacksmith shop supply room oil house manway and大量 props timber. Oil barrels explode complicating suppression while tipple and engine room are saved. Loss estimated around 5000.
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Linton
Mae C Wood Indicted for Perjury and Forgery
Mae C Wood of Omaha, who sued United States Senator Thomas C Platt for divorce, was indicted by a New York grand jury on charges of perjury and forgery. She is accused of signing Platt's name to a document acknowledging her as his wife.
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Mae C. Wood
Omaha
United States
Thomas C. Platt
New York City
Miss Wood
Senator Platt
Diamond loss reported by Chicago wholesale jeweler
S C Powell of Stern Bros Co a Chicago wholesale jeweler reports to police that he lost or was robbed of a sack containing 35000 dollars worth of unget diamonds.
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S. C. Powell
Stern Bros. & Co
Columbus Memorial Building
Btate Street
Chicago
Cloudburst Floods Hit Kansas Towns and Wheat Loss
Heavy rains flood multiple Kansas towns including St. Marys Rossville Valley Falls Meriden Ozawkie and Topeka. A twelve inch cloudburst in Pawnee County destroys substantial wheat crops and causes extensive damage.
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Kansas
St. Marys
Rossville
Valley Falls
Meriden
Ozawakie
Topeka
Pawnee County
Cleveland’s Simple Burial Follows Private Funeral in Princeton
Grover Cleveland was buried in a quiet Princeton cemetery with a single Presbyterian service. President Roosevelt and several governors attended as military security kept crowds separated. After the grave was filled, the cemetery opened to the public for viewing the grave and memorial display.
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Grover Cleveland
Princeton
N. J
Presbyterian Church
Roosevelt
Althout
Forr
New Jersey
Hughes
New York
Wake Smith
Georgia
Cleveland
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Prinetan University
Roosevilt
Denver Welcomes Democrats Ahead of Convention
Denver hosts a week before the Democratic National Convention. Delegates and press pack the city as officials and merchants arrange entertainments and seating, while preparations at the Auditorium include water service for delegates and noise control. Theodore A. Re of California named temporary chair. John J. Martin and others fill key posts. Taggart to call convention to order.
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Denver
Ten
Board of Trade
Kelty
Whater
Martin
National Committee
Florida Monitor Trial Torpedo Tests Near Norfolk
A torpedo test on the monitor Florida near Norfolk, Virginia, damaged the ship’s hull and forced a drydock repair. Commander Quinby, Rear Admiral Capps, and Secretary Taft witnessed the blast as water spouted and debris flew from the side. The vessel was towed back for inspection and repairs after dense plate damage and bulkhead harm were found.
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Florida
Norfolk
Quinby
Capps
Taft
Metcalf
Meyer
Monitor
Navy Yard
Admiral Capps
Lavere
Zeppelin Airship Prepares Final Test Under German Patronage
The aluminum airship by Count Zeppelin, larger and more powerful than prior models, awaits a final test promised to pay 400 600 to the inventor if successful. It measures 445 feet long and 401 feet in diameter, with three 14 horsepower motors, wireless telegraphy, searchlights, and capacity for crew and explosives. If test succeeds, it may become a German Army war balloon.
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Zeppelin
Count Zeppelin
Antiracing Law Halts Betting as Gravesend Races Face Crackdown
After New York passes and the governor signs the antiracing bill police move to curb betting at race tracks. Fourteen men are arrested at Gravesend for violating the statute. Racing proceeds with low attendance while poolrooms reopen and English credit-style betting is rumored to surface as a workaround.
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Gambilag
New York
Gravesend
Wisconsin Paper Makers Propose Black Newspaper Printing
The Wisconsin paper makers propose supplying newspapers with black paper on which white matter would be printed. They claim this could save millions in pulp annually and cut paper costs by about half, since black paper can be produced from old newspapers and various fibrous stock. They plan to persuade newspapers to adopt the change.
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Wisconsin
Convention Call and Key Appointments Revealed
The call for the convention is read with Woodson serving twelve years on the committee and as secretary. Theo A Bell of California is named temporary chairman after the call. Bell, a former California gubernatorial candidate, was narrowly defeated. Woodson is slated as temporary and permanent secretary and will appoint assistants. Jobo and J Martin of St Louis are set as sergeants-at-armas, a role he held in 1808 and 1900.
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Too ‘Coegart
Roger C. Sullivan
Trey Woodson
Eta
Moffet Road
Taggart
Sullivan
Vlands
Thos.t. Taggart
Indianapolis
National Committee
Urey Woodson
Jeader
Kentucky
Woodson
Theo, A. Bell
California
Bell
Ga Jobo
J. Martin
St. Louia
Arma
Chicago weekly trade review signals cautious expansion
The Dun & Co. weekly Chicago review notes banks show loose money and easing conditions ahead of July distributions. Trade and prices stabilize with stronger demand for iron and steel, grain and livestock volumes rise, and retail sales improve for fall and winter staples. Bank clearings fall 12.4 percent from year ago with 82 district failures and eight large-liability failures.
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Chicago
R. G. Dun & Co
Trade activity mimics midsummer slowdown in New York
Trade this week shows warm weather boosting retail sales and widespread reductions. Jobbing houses report steady orders and clearance sales while fall buying remains cautious yet optimistic. Leather and steel lines show activity, but overall U S industry remains below normal with upcoming summer shutdowns. Failures in the U S for the week ending June 25 total 258, Canada 31, per Bradstreet's Commercial Report.
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United States
Canada
Bradstreet
Market Quotes From Multiple Cities Include Livestock And Grains
Chicago cattle and hogs mixed prices range from four to eight dollars for cattle and one to six seventy for hogs, with sheep around three to five dollars. Wheat No 2 near eighty nine cents, corn No 2 about seventy to seventy four cents, oats around fifty cents, rye about eighty cents. Regional quotes from Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee include similar grain and livestock values with varying grades and units.
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Chicago
Indianapolis
St. Louis
T&c
Cincinnati
Detroit
Milwaukee
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Ch&sen
Democratic National Committee Con
Bryan
Colorado
John I. Martin
Ile
Tom Taggart
Democratic National Committee
Dahlann
T. G. Morris
Fort Robinson
Neb
Harris
Dahlman
Theodore A. Re
Ucrey Woodson
Edwin Sefton
Washington
John J. Martin
Missouri
J. C. Fenn
Indiana
Eugene W. Sullivan
Travis
N. T. Cratchfield
Champlain
James J. Keane
Wyoming
M. W. Blumberg
Washington, D.C
Thomas ‘Taggart
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