Lawton Monument Unveiled in Indianapolis Address by President Roosevelt
President Roosevelt delivered the principal address at the unveiling of the Henry W. Lawton monument in Indianapolis. The event included a large parade, tribute to Indiana war governor Oliver Morton, and a show of U S troops. Canton citizens discuss preserving the McKinley home as a memorial. Triplets born to Mr and Mrs Robert Woods of Marion. Memorial Day pardon awarded to Charles J Fowler. A Cleveland trolley collision near Elyria leaves at least two dead and eleven injured.
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Canton
Ohio
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Pairbanks
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United States
Indiana National Guard
Veterans of the
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McKinley
Mount Vernon
Mecca
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Art Girtx
Robert Woods
Marion
Woods
Iris
Cleveland & Southwestern
Wellington
Cleveland
Sixth Street
Middle Avenue
Elyria
Willl
Train Sunset Express Derailed Near Bradley Kun
Southern Pacific passenger train No. 10 the Sunset Express was ditched near Bradley Kun. Engineer James Bybee of San Francisco and a man stealing a ride were killed instantly. The fireman was badly scalded. An investigation into the wreck causes is underway.
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Bradley
Kun
James Bybee
San Francisco
Michigan man Charles Mallette accused in jealous murder
A stone mason from Alpena Michigan named Charles Mallette killed his wife in a jealous rage. Friends of the woman dispute the jealousy claim as unfounded. Mallette remains jailed and silent.
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Michigan
Charles Mallette
Alpena
Mich
Mallette
Chicago Chronicle Ends Publication After May Issue
The Chicago Chronicle will cease publication with the May 30 issue after a period of persistent unprofitability. The decision ends the paper’s run and leaves a gap in local news coverage for readers.
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Chicago Chronicle
Balloon crash lands two aeronauts after high altitude scare
From Pittsfield Aero Park the balloon carrying Count de la Vaulx's craft rose after 8 oclock and climbed to 6000 feet before a 3 foot rip caused a fall. Harry Markos Jr and Lea Stevens of New York escaped serious injury when the basket snagged in a maple tree and the crew leaped to safety.
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Mass
Harry Markos, Jr
Lea Stevens
New York
Count de la Vaulx
Europe
Paris
Tatsela
Aero Park
Pittsfield
Aeronauty
Virginia Fente
Freight Traffic Sets Record On Great Lakes Trade
Port authorities project a major rise in shipments to exceed ten million tons this season. Sault Ste Marie canals handled 51,080 net tons last year, up 7 percent, with Detroit River commerce expected to gain over four million tons. Seventy-one vessels are scheduled to launch, including forty-five bulk freighters, signaling higher freight rates and stronger regional trade.
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Rere Chay
Comoerce
Throunh Sault Ste. Marie
Confession Unfolds After Body Found in New York Woods
Henry Decker breaks under questioning over the Amelia Staffeldt murder near New York. He says he witnessed the attack that night and accuses a companion, Becker, of killing 15 year old Elnhorst girl. Decker recalls being ordered to touch the corpse and confess.
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Henry Decker
Elnhorst
New York
Becker
Tecker
Peisoter Overas
Todd
Toni
Tragedy in Chicago Father Shot by Demented Daughter
A distorted report from Chicago describes a young woman, recently released from Dunning asylum, who killed her mother and wounded her father with a revolver before setting herself on fire and dying. The incident followed rumors of a love affair and occurred as the father fled for help. Police and bystanders extinguished the blaze and attempted to aid the wounded.
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Misa Philather Swinger
Chicago
Dunning Asylum
Joseph Swinnen
Swinnen
Former Teller Returns to Face Bank Embezzlement Charge
Charles B. Grotefend once a paying teller at the Washington National Bank in St. Louis was accused of embezzling 3300 dollars. He fled to Sweden where he worked briefly and was later brought back to America by David 18 Dyer to face the case. He said low pay drove him to steal and that illness and homesickness led him to reveal his whereabouts and offer to return and accept punishment.
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Charles B. Grotefend
Washington National Bank of
St. Louis
America
Sweden
David 18
Dyeron
Gratefond
Ees
Nerkoping
Topeka Faces Liquor Boom Amid Medical Claims
Topeka residents suffer insomnia and indigestion as joints close and certificates for medicinal liquor surge. Since April 16, about 14000 certificates were filed in thirty days claiming beer relieves insomnia or indigestion.
Sole Heir to Estate Insane in England
English barrister Arthur Delroy seeks living heirs to the $6,000,000 De Golia estate in England but finds few prospects. Bolton Johnson, a De Gotin nephew, died in 1900 at a Washington insane hospital, while his sister Sarah Cook is confined at a Norfolk hospital for insanity. The family, once in Petersburg from England, rose in jewelry trade before both children became insane.
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Arthur Delroy
England
John Son
de Gotin
Government Hospital For the
Washington
Sarah Cook
Norfolk
Petersburg
Van
Chinese Revolt Kills Officials in Wongkong
A rebellion erupts in Wongkong Aping district Chinchu China. Civil and military leaders are assassinated and their yamens burned as local revolutionaries join forces with provincial natives. In Scranton Pennsylvania a 12 year old girl shoots and kills her 14 year old cousin during a family circus game at the Dawson home.
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Wongkong
Aping
Chinchu Prefecture
China
Men in disguise attack woman at home near Harrisonville
Mrs. Charles Gotschall was beaten by two men dressed as women when she was alone with her children at home near Harrisonville Ohio. The assailants escaped and she is expected to die from her injuries.
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Charles Gotschall
Harrisonville
Ohio
Policeman Confesses Robbery In Sweat Box Interrogation
Chicago police officer John McKay of Englewood station admitted in interrogation to attacking and robbing Tony Jankowski while in uniform. He named an accomplice now serving a term at the bridewell.
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John McKay
Englewood
Chicago
Tony Jankowski
Bridewell
Young Pittsburger Shot Found Dead at Family Home
The 20 year old Harry JD Sellers of Pittsburg and one of its oldest families was found dead in bed with a bullet wound to the temple. Deputies consider the death possibly self inflicted, while the family asserts it was an accident.
Mrs. McKinley Dies After Stroke in Canton Home
Mrs. William McKinley died at her Canton Ohio home after a stroke of paralysis and never regained consciousness. President Roosevelt and Vice President Fairbanks attended the funeral Tuesday afternoon.
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McKinley
William McKinley
Canton
Ohio
Roosevelt
Fairbanks
Fire destroys Ciudad de Mexico shop in Buenos Ayres
A large fire razed the Ciudad de Mexico shop in Buenos Ayres, with adjoining businesses damaged. The total damage is estimated at 1,500,000 dollars.
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Buenos Ayres
Ciudad de Mexico
Railway Men May Lose Places in Retrenchment
One hundred thousand railway employes may lose their positions through a general retrenchment order caused by lack of business.
Plaintiffs Seek Postponement in Iroquois Theater Fire Cases
Attorneys for plaintiffs in personal damages and loss of life actions in the Iroquois theater fire ask the U S Circuit Court in New York to push trials to the October term. Defendants threaten dismissal if plaintiffs are not ready in June.
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United States Circuit Court
New York
Indiana Supreme Court Rules Liquor Traffic Lawful
The Indiana Supreme Court rules that liquor traffic is lawful and constitutional unless prohibited by the state, reversing lower courts. The decision upholds city rights to restrict traffic to prescribed areas.
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Indiana Supreme Court
Frost Nips Strawberry Crop Across Midwest
Frost struck the region with cold nights in northwestern Missouri and widespread warmth in Kansas. The Missouri strawberry crop especially suffered, with reports noting damage to ripening fruit and potential losses for growers.
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Northwestern
Missouri
Kansas
Mrs. McKinley Dies in Canton at 59
Mrs. Ida McKinley widow of the martyred President died Sunday afternoon in Canton Ohio. Physicians noted a peaceful passing with no pain. Her body to rest in West Lawn cemetery until the national mausoleum is completed. Born June 1847 in Canton she supported William McKinley through years of public service and campaigns.
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McKinley
Cineton
Ohio
Mc Kinley
West Liwn
National Mausoleum
Monument Bil
Myra
Fires and Insurance Costs Erode National Wealth
The piece argues that U S fire losses and related costs total about 500 million dollars annually, including fire departments and insurance. It contends San Francisco's 1906 disaster shows huge waste and delay, with insurance payouts and cleanup costs far from compensating the damage.
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Onra
San Francisco
Chicago Trade Review Highlights Steady Conditions and Rising Demand
The Chicago trade review notes steady business despite weather, with sustained manufacturing and forward work into 1908. Raw material demand remains high, rails and equipment orders loom, and lumber and hides arrivals exceed last year. Grain movements surge while breadstuffs demand wanes, livestock receipts rise, and money remains easier with a 60 percent discount rate.
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YSA
Umber HH
Ian
Trade reports show uneven improvement in 1908 markets
The New York summary notes higher temperatures lifting overall trade, with Pacific Northwest leading retail and wholesale gains while the central West and other regions lag behind last year. Foundry pig iron firmer. 25,000 tons of malleable Bessemer sold in Cleveland for 1908 delivery at 22 per ton. Birmingham quotation 18.50. Demand for brass pig iron for H2 SWOT heavy. Week ending May 25 saw 165 business failures, vs 184 prior week and above 2006 figures. Canada 1 failure vs 22 prior week.
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Northwest
Cleveland
Uct
Ino
Ulis
Lindstreet
Live Stock and Grain Prices Across U S Markets
Market prices show cattle hogs and sheep values in Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee Buffalo New York with wheat corn oats rye and butter and egg quotes. Notable ranges include Chicago cattle 4.00 to 6.00 hogs 4.00 to 6.00, wheat No 2 around 1.00, butter 22 to 28 cents, eggs 10 to 17 cents.
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