Immigrant laws and trials headline a busy week
In Elgin Echo a sweeping collage of headlines covers federal statutes on involuntary servitude, a San Francisco jury deadlock, bribery accusations against Heney and others, New York police tracing Chinese links to a murder, and a Fort Worth bank robbery. It notes tariff changes, a poet’s death, suffrage pledges, gas explosion fatalities, and racing results among varied items from Chicago to London. The era's legal, financial, and social upheavals unfold in brisk, era-appropriate tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Immigration Commission
Calhoun
San Francisco
Alma Francis J. Heney
Rudolph Spreckels
James D. Phelan
New York
Leon Ling
Chong Bing
Elsie Sigel
Senate
Manteno
Bartlett, Patten & Co
George Burman Foster
Chicago Baptist Ministers’ Conference
Hig
University of Chicago
Johnston Myers
Milas Sarah Orne Jewett
F. A
Joseph Bertucel
Gilbert Woodill
Lyman J. Gage
Secretary of the Treasury
Maryland
Chevrolet Wins Cup in Motor Car Race
Jon Matson won the Indiana Trophy stock chassis race on the Crown Point Lowell course, driving a 26.6 horsepower Chalmers-Detroit to 232.74 miles at 51 1 2 mph. George Robertson was second in a Locomobile, A Monsen third in a Marion car, as speed bursts neared 100 mph and no crashes occurred. Chevrolet also clinched the Coke Cup over 395.66 miles with a Buick, Billy Bourque second in the Knox, and Robertson third. Chicago Auto Club officials reported 760,000 spent and 36,000 spectators attended the event amid steady praise for the Western classic debut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Renate
Ulysses
Neb
Joh
Bonacum
Joe Matson
Chalmers-Detroit
Robertson
Mongen
Hady
Elizabeth Sigel
Paul Sigel
Franz Sigel
New York
Louis Chevrolet
Crown Point
Ind
Bourque
London
George Dovey
Bosion
National League
Xana
Ohio
Howard Gould
Jn Russig
Jon Matson
Crown Point-Lowell
Hawan
George Robertson
A. Monsen
Marion
Burman
Buick
Chevrolet
Billy” Bourque
Knox
Bukkee Strang
Stoddard -Dayton
Miller
Apperson
Lytle
Denison
Appercor
Locomobile
Strang
Chicago Auto Club
Chicago Automobile Club
QLIS BENDS Chicago horsemen seek Harlem track racing this summer
Western horsemen report plans to race at Harlem track with a biweekly harness program. The Marshalltown Town Driving club formed to hold biweekly events at the local fairgrounds. In the Black Hills track meet at Belle Fourche Rapid City won the silver cup by one point over Deadwood. The Kentucky racing commission appeal is before the Court of Appeals. New York merchants seek Midwestern horses for delivery work but face scarce supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Harlem
East
Marshalltown
Fair Grounds
Belle, Fourche
Rapid City
Dead- Wood High School
Kentucky State Racing Commission
Kenton
Court of Appeals
New York
Middle West
Nine Killed In Wreck At Samuel's Crossing Indiana
Nine men were killed and at least a dozen injured when two heavy cars of the South Shore Electric Railway collided head on at Samuel's Crossing Indiana shortly after 8 pm on a hill beneath Lake Shore railroad structures. A west bound car sped down the hill before the impact and the crash occurred as the two trains met.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Shore Electric Railway
Samuel's Crossing
Ind
Lake Shore
Balloon fall kills three in Saint Petersburg
A balloon accident at the Saint Petersburg military balloon park killed Court Chamberlain Palitzin, his wife, and Count Rostofftseff, director of the Empress Alexandra’s private chancellery. Captain Korbe commanded the General Warnowski balloon, which had previously seen four officers harmed in a similar incident.
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Palitzin
Rostofftseff
Empress Alexandra
St. Petersburg
Warnowski
Army Department
Korbe
Balloon Accident at Crown Point Lowell Course
The balloon drifted over the city at near half a mile high. Count Rostofftseff pulled the rip cord by mistake, gas escaped and the craft descended rapidly. It landed in a country house garden. Captain Korbe escaped with a broken leg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Count Rostofftseff
Count Rostofftsef
Korbe
Collision at the hill buries two trains kills motorman
At a hill junction an east bound and a west bound car collided at high speed. The west bound motorman was killed and the east bound motorman jumped after braking. Passengers were local farmers from Porter and Michigan City. Rescue teams worked for hours to extricate bodies with injured taken to nearby farmhouses and towns.
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Porter
Michigan City
South Bend
SLAIN MAN'S BODY IS CAR IN Akron Ohio
Unidentified man about 40 found murdered and robbed inside a box car in Akron. Victim's skull crushed, pockets rifled. Car came from Hammond Indiana. Note read to "J. M. O'Lear" directing to Fairfield elevated to La Grange car with Ogden avenue stop, likely referencing a Chicago address.
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Akron
Ohio
Hammond
Ind
J. M. O’lear
Fairfield
la Grange
Ogden Avenue
Chicago
Bloom at Barns Kills Man in Aberdeen Farm Test
A farm hand testing a twenty two caliber rifle fired at the side of a barn near Aberdeen. Willam Douglas 30, formerly of Detroit, who was inside the barn, was struck and died as he staggered into the yard.
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Bloom
Barns
Aberdeen
Willam Douglas
Detroit
Trunk murder endangers heiress Elsie Sigel mystery
Police find a young woman wedged in a small steamer trunk on the top floor of a four story 782 8th avenue New York building. The victim linked to Elsie Sigel granddaughter of General Franz Sigel is missing. two Chinamen hunted as possible suspects. A gold clasp pin bearing H C 8 is found near the body.
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Elsie Bigel
Bigel
8Th Avenue
New York
Elsie Sigel
Wadsworth Avenas
Franz Sigel
Milas Sigel
Health Department
Ministers Oust Foster From Chicago Baptist Conference
Professor George Burman Foster was expelled from the Chicago Baptist Ministers Conference after a heated debate. The 40 to 10 vote dropped him from membership while his standing as a Baptist minister remains unchanged. The action targeted his fellowship in the conference, not his university position.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Burman Foster
Chicago Baptist Ministers’ Conference
University of Chicago
Foster
Johnston Myers
Myers
Baptist Ministers’ Conference of Chicago
George Burman
Daring Fort Worth Bank Robbery By Dressed Bandit
A well dressed lone highwayman robbed Waggoner Bank and Trust Co in Fort Worth Texas of 810 100 in cash Tuesday afternoon. The robber fled the central business district bank scene and vanished into the crowd as cashier Walter King phoned for help. Police arrived five minutes later with no arrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queen Victoria
Spain
Senate
Naval Board
France
Gevteel
Fort Worth
Texas
Waggoner Bank and Trust Company
Tex
Walter DR. King
King
Norge
Eight-Hour Law Upheld by Oklahoma Judge Doyle
Judge Thomas Doyle of the State Criminal Court of Appeals ruled the eight-hour workday law passed by Oklahoma's first Legislature constitutional. The decision sustains Judge J. G. Strang of Guthrie County Court and reverses Attorney General Weat's opinion declaring the law unconstitutional.
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Doyle
Oklahoma
Thomas Doyle
State Criminal Court of Appeals
J. G. Strang
Guthrie
Weat
Chicago leads in business as demand and sales rise
Chicago notes prompt response to seasonal weather and broader demand across leading industries. Heavy operations in port finance sustain payments while commercial use absorbs more money with favorable discount rates. Retail shows improved absorption of lightweight apparel and general merchandise with stock reductions. Wholesale stays strong in staples with fall dry goods and clothing orders. furniture and draperies see gains. Demand for food, jewelry, art wares, and sporting goods rises. heavy contracts for iron, steel, leather, and weed, with machinery gains and more employment. Rail track needs for South America rise. light rails strongest in two years. Bank clearings reach 282,057,748 exceeding 1908 by 28 percent. failures in Chicago district tally 26 with liabilities over 5,000 at nine firms.
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South America
Chicago
Dun’s ‘Weekly Review
New York Economy Sees Modest Improvement Amid Weather Glitches
The report notes broad gains in improving crops, manufacturing, and bookings, with retail trade recovering and reorder activity rising with jobbers. Industrial output may expand further as wage cuts are restored and employment spreads, while building trades stay busy though lumber supply remains uneven. US and Canada business failures show weekly totals of 213 and 28 respectively, with year comparisons mixed.
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New York
United States
Canada
Bradstreet’s
Live Market Prices Across Cities This Week
Commodity bids span cattle hogs sheep and grains with regional quotes for Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Detroit Milwaukee Buffalo Toledo Cincinnati New York. Prices show mixed ranges for beef pork and lamb plus wheat corn oats rye and dairy and eggs across multiple markets.
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Pittsburg
Chicago
Bt. Louis
New York
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Boston
Detroit
Cleveland
St. Louis
Indianapolis
St. Louie
Ste
Milwaukee
Toledo
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