Explosion Blasts Casparis Quarry, Dooms Man Rumored Missing
A massive blast at the Casparis stone quarry near Kenneth Indiana released 300 pounds of powder. Twenty residents were injured, windows shattered, and fire equipment prepared as John Elroy, in charge, was missing presumed dead. Separately at Louisville, Donan won the 36th Kentucky Derby by a neck over Fighting Bob. time 2:06 2-5. Henry Truman was hospitalized after being shot in a failed hold up attempt in Danville Illinois by store owner Gillespie.
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Casparis
Kenneth
Lomiursport
Ind
John Elroy
Elroy
Donau
Donan
William Gerst
Nashville
Louisville
Joe Morris
Herse
Fighting Bob
Donati
Parlmotel
Donat
Henry Truman
Danville
Truman
J. E. Gilespie
Gillespie
Silver Coins Chewed by Rats Trigger Redeemability Debate
A farmer near Laclede, Missouri lost two silver dollars in corn cribs. One coin was mostly eaten by rats, with tooth marks visible. Tellers at a St. Louis sub-treasury refused redemption, deeming the coin marketable only as old silver.
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Missouri
E.R. Allen
Internal Revenue
St. Louis
Marley Smith
Laclede
World News Capsule: Trials, Treaties and Tragedies
A wide World News roundup reports China planning over 1 billion dollars in foreign securities. Shackleton in Chicago seeks South Pole glory. King Edward to be buried beside his son with May 20 funeral. Homeless in Greater New York numbered 300 of an estimated 10,000. An Agricultural Dept bulletin warns of fleas and pets contaminating food. Warren of Wyoming faces charges in Congress over land holdings. A deadly Hull Quebec explosion leaves fifteen dead and many missing. George V proclaimed ruler as WWI era events unfold across empires.
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China
Ernest Shackleton
South Pole
Chicago
King Edward
Greater
New York
The
Agricultural Department
United States
Warren
Wyoming
Congress
General Explosives Company
Hull
Quebec
George
England
William
Roosevelt
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Whitlock
Toledo
Federation of Churches
Kansas City
Hyde
Thomas I.’. Byrnes
George W
Theodore Roosevelt
Stockholm
Gustavus Adolphus
Governor Fort
New Jersey
J. Ogden Armour
Carago
Edward of
Three Illinois lawmakers indicted in bribery and perjury cases
A Chicago grand jury returned true bills against Representatives Lee O Neil Browne Charles A White and H J C Beckemeyer for bribery and perjury tied to voting for William Lorimer as U S senator and a later jackpot haul. Also charged is Robert B Wilson for perjury about money in St Louis on July 16 1909 and Michael S Link for perjury about his presence in St Louis on July 15 1909. Separate embezzlement charges were filed against William J Henley in connection with Chicago and Western Indiana Railroad funds.
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Edward VII
Great Britain
London
George V
W. J. Henley
Western Indiana Railroad
TTT
Chicago
Browne, Wilson
Link
Cartago
Costa Rica
Ilinois General Assembly
Charles A. White
O’fallon
H. J. C. Beckemeyer
Carlyle
William Lorimer
United States
Lee O'Neil Browne
Ottawa
House
Senator Lorimer
Robert B. Wilson
St. Louis
Michael S. Link
Mitchell
Robert
Wilson
Kersten
Lorimers
William J. Henley
Chicago and Western Indiana Railroad
Life Term for Boy Bandit Hoal Convicted in Indiana Bank Murder
Thomas J Hoal a 17 year old Louisville boy was found guilty of murder in Corydon Indiana and sentenced to life imprisonment for a single handed bank robbery attack on Merchants National Bank of New Albany. He killed cashier J Hangary Fawcett wounded president J K Woodward and a negro chauffeur during the robbery attempt.
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Thomas J. Hoal
Indiana
Thomas Jefferson Hoal
Xorydon
Ind
Hoal
Louisville
Merchants’ National Bank of New Albany
J. Hangary Fawcett
Presdent
J. K. Woodward
Teens Awarded 13750 for Leg Loss in Railroad Case
Harold Schaffler, a 15 year old son of a police officer, receives 13750 dollars after the appellate division of the Supreme Court affirms a lower court ruling against the New York New Haven Hartford Railroad Company.
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Harold Schaffler
Supreme Court
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company
Farmers Form Big Food Pool In St Louis Rally After Prices Rise
A secretive group, the American Co-Operative Union, formed by farmers after a national rally in St. Louis, aims to combat high food prices. Thomas G. Nelson of Indianapolis is president, the Rev. J. TuoHy of St. Louis is secretary, and Thomas Kimmerton of Bloomer Wis is treasurer. The union plans incorporation for 1 million dollars.
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St. Louis
American Co-Operative Union
Thomas G. Nelson
Indianapolis
J. T. Tuohy
Thomas Kimmerton
Bloomer
Wis
Grand Trunk plans own passenger fleets on Pacific and Atlantic
Sweden rejoices at birth of another daughter to the Crown Prince and Crown Princess. Count Bernstorff accepts Wisconsin invitation to deliver the baccalaureate on Sunday June 19. Nottinghamshire youths plan to move to the United States to start lace and tile industry with hand frame machines.
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Grand Trunk Railroad
Sweden
Johann Heinrich von Bernstorff
German Empire
United States
University of Wisconsin
Nottinghamshire
England
Chinese Slaves Freed in Imperial Rescript Across Empire
A state report describes an imperial edict abolishing slavery in China while preserving some forms of bondage. Retainers of Manchu princes remain not emancipated but not labeled slaves. household slaves gain improved status but are effectively bound indefinitely. Child selling ends, concubinage allowed with legal formality, yet concubines remain perpetual slaves to the principal wife.
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State Department
Washington
China
Farmers and Workers Band Forms Cooperative Accord
The Farmers National and Cooperative Union agrees to cooperate with the American Federation of Labor along industrial lines. Leaders state the alliance has no special tilt and aims to preserve rights for both workers and farmers. The pact follows a four day Gompers led conference and pledges mutual support and reciprocal purchase of union farm products. The farmers' union claims 3 000 000 members.
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Farmers’ National and Co-Operative Union
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Farmers’ Union
Organized Labor
Gompers
Farmers’ Committee
United States
Forest fires threaten Grand Marais and Wisconsin towns
A wireless report from Grand Marais Minnesota warns of an approaching forest fire doom near the village as wind shifts aid firefighting in Wisconsin and Michigan. Farmers and miners battle blazes around Houghton and L Anse while towns like Mosinee and Ontonagon face destruction and outages.
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Grand Marais
Minn
Duluth
Houghton
Mich
Alston
L’anse
Baraga County
Ontonagon
Keweenaw
Allouez
Ahmeek
Gay
Laurium
Torch Lake
Washburn
Wis
Mosinee
Marathon County
Catastrophic Explosive Plant Blast Kills Fifteen near Ottawa
A powder plant blast at General Explosives Company of Canada near Ottawa Hull injures fifty and kills fifteen as spectators at a nearby baseball game flee. Sparks, two minor explosions precede the main detonations shaking Rideau Hall and Parliament Hill. widespread destruction and shattered windows across Ottawa and Hull.
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General Explosives Company of Canada
Otawa
Ottawa
Hull
Rideau Hall
Earl Grey
Parliament Hill
Parliament Buildings
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Enrico Caruso
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