New G A R Auxiliaries Elect Leaders at Crawfordsville
Telegraphic dispatches from the Woman's Relief corps convention in Crawfordsville Indiana announce Mrs Alice S Pike of Danville Indiana elected department president. Mrs Elvira Cassel of West Point chosen department president over Amelia Collins of New Albany. Terre Haute grabs the next encampment with 259 votes to South Bend 122. Dates for 1910 encampment expected mid May.
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Alice S. Pike
Danville
Ind
Woman's Relief Corps
Crawfordsville
Elks’ Club House
Elvira Cassel
West Point
Cassel
Amelia Collins
New Albany
Pike
Alta Boram
South Bend
Terre Haute
Cortelyou Daughter Dies After Prolonged Illness
Helen Cortelyou daughter of former Treasury secretary and current Consolidated Gas president George L. B. Cortelyou died at the Huntington Long Island home after a winter of repeated grip attacks. The report notes her long frail health and nervous condition preceding death.
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Helen Cortelyou
George LB. Cortelyou
the Treasury
The
Consolidated Gas Company
Cortelyou
Huntington
Seven Days of World News Summary From Chicago
A seven day news digest reports Paris postal strike near end, global gold supply surge, John Ingle buys Inn town to become mayor, Robey Street tablet unveiling in Chicago, George Meredith dies in London, Tracy & Co. enters receivership, and others. Also noted are Harvard leadership shift, Jail terms for Captain Hains, Czar releases officers, daylight clock debate, Mesopotamia Jew colony talks, Chicago rail crash injuries, Dewey praise, and Taft political notes.
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John Ingle
Inn
Ind
Robey Street
Chicago
Chicago L wreck injures 23 in north side collision
A Chicago L collision between a Ravenswood line train and a Wilson Avenue express injures 23 passengers. Motorman A Winterberger blamed brake failure. traction officials dispute this. William Schroeder, banker, is among the seriously hurt as firemen rescue victims and crews clear wreckage.
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Northwestern
Chicago
North Banklin
Ohio Streets
Mason BR
Cress
A. Winterberger
Wilson Avenue
Ravenswood
Myr
Starling
Stray Dog Rescues Man From Mud Near Chester Reading
A stray dog on the Reading tracks in Chester led William Peet to a muddy quagmire where Harry Morrison was sinking up to his armpits. Morrison was rescued from the mud after following the dog’s lead.
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Reading
Chester
William Peet
Harry Morrison
Morrison
Fight Over Spreckels Will Sets California Probate Battle
In California a major will contest begins as Rudolph and Claus Spreckels sue for a partial distribution of Claus Spreckels’s vast estate. John D. Spreckels and Adolph B. Spreckels object, filing demurrers. The estate, valued between 20 and 40 million dollars, is held in trust for the widow with final division to named children after her death.
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California
Rudolph
Claus A. Spreckles
Claus Spreckels
John BD
Adolph Lt. Spreckles
Mr. Spreckels
John D
Adolph B. Sprecgels
Twins Die Within Minutes of Each Other in Youngstown
Two three year old twins Helen and Edward Koch, children of Justice A Koch, died within three minutes of each other after showing convulsions. The deaths occurred in the morning while playing. Coroner Klyne will hold autopsies to determine cause, with poisoning feared.
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Helen
Edward Koch
Justice A. Koch
Youngstown
Ohio
Klyne
Diplomatic Ties Resume as Spain Plans Vast Public Works
Hel land and Venezuela restore diplomatic relations while Spain moves to issue 200 million dollars for canals bridges irrigation and other improvements. Prince Harald of Denmark weds Princess Helena at Gluecksburg Castle. France awards John R Binns life savers medal for the Republic disaster near Nantucket. Canadian cruiser Kestrel seizes the American schooner Charles Levi Woodbury after a gunboat confrontation off the U S coast.
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Helland
Venezuela
Spain
Harald
Denmark
Frederick
Gluecksburg Castle
Helena of
Sonderburg- Gluecksburg
John R. Binns
White Star One
Republic
Merida
Nantucket
Ginns
Marcon
Kestrel
Vancouver
B. C
Charles Levi Woodbury
George Meredith Dies After Illness in London
George Meredith died at 3 35 Tuesday morning in London from heart failure after a brief illness that began May 14. The English novelist born February 12 1828 in Hampshire earned fame late in life with Diana of the Crossways in 1885 and is remembered for The Egoist Rhoda Fleming and The Ordeal of Richard Leverhulme.
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George Meredith
London
Mr. Meredith
Hampshire
England
Germany
Meredith
Diana of the Crossways
Richard Leverel
Rhoda Fleming
Posse Kills Murder Suspect in South Dakota
Mrs. William Lansing was found dead in Presho South Dakota with her skull crushed by a hammer. Police hunted her husband Lansing who was captured after a long search twenty two miles north of Presho in a claim shack on Brule reservation. He resisted and was shot in the chest and died hours later. Lansing had threatened his wife and her brother amid divorce actions and aimed to abduct his children.
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South Dakota
William L. Lansing
Presho
S. D
Brule Reservation
Lansing
St Paul Girl Charged in Father’s Murder Arbogast Case
Louise Arbogast aged 22 was formally arraigned in St Paul Minnesota on a murder charge for allegedly killing her father Louis Arbogast wealthy meat dealer. Police say a delusion induced by fortune tellers led her to act. the defense is expected to be Gantry.
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Louise Arbogast
St. Paul
Minn
Louis Arbogast
Gantry
Wall Street Shock as Henry H. Rogers Dies at New York Home
Henry H. Rogers Standard Oil magnate dies of apoplexy at his New York City residence. The financier rose from poverty to head a vast fortune, guiding Standard Oil and the Amalgamated Copper Company while shaping rail investments. Born about 1840 in Fairhaven Massachusetts, he became a legendary but secretive figure in American finance.
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Michigan
Henry H. Rogers
New York
St. Johns
Newfoundland
Admiral Dewey
Chicago
Iinois
Taft
Petersburg
Standard Oil
New York City
Wall Street
Mr. Rogers
Standard Oil Company
Rogers
Standard Oil Group
Amalgamated Copper Company
Fairhaven
Mass
America
Newsboy
Stoessel and Nebogatoff Freed From Russian Fortress
Lieutenant General Anatole Stoessel and Rear Admiral Nebogatoff were released from confinement at the fortress of St. Petersburg by order of Emperor Nicholas. Both had served ten year sentences for surrendering Port Arthur and the Sea of Japan battle respectively. their health was noted as gravely affected. Previous pardons included Rear Admiral Gregorieff and Lieutenant Smyrnoff a month earlier.
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Anatole M. Stoessel
Nebagatoff
St. Peter and St. Paul
Nicholas
Russia
Stoessel
Port Arthur
Nebogatoff
Michigan University and college funding across states
Charlemagne Tower, former U S Ambassador to Germany, is said to have been offered the presidency of Michigan University. Michigan Agricultural College sent to an intercollegiate meet in Pennsylvania the fastest relay team the college ever had. Watertown LL D added 10100 to 85000 already voted for a new high school building. Aberdeen voted 25000 for a new ward school building. Breckenridge let the contract for a 14000 building. Andrew Carnegie discontinued support to Pittsburgh technical schools over plans to turn it into a university. Trade students in York and University Medical School noted.
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Charlemagne Tower
United States
Germany
Michigan University
Michigan Agricultural College
Pennsylvania
Watertown
LL. D
Aberdeen
Ward
Breckenridge
Andrew Carnegie
Pittsburg Technical Schools
York
University Medical School
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