Poison for Whisky on Train Sparks Fatal Drink
A traveler on the Philadelphia Geneva train drank whisky offered by Teo T. King who then produced a second bottle laced with cyanide of potash. Morad died hours after hospital delivery in Geneva. King was arrested. He claimed intent to end his life due to family troubles and said he was a foreman for Adel Michive Company in Detroit, later Kingston, Pa. His mother is in Rockford. A revolver and a photo with murder warning were found on him.
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Philadelphia
Geneva
Teo T. King
Wilkenbarre
King
Veter Morad
Morad
Adier Michive
Detrott
Doheorn
Kingston
Rockford
Mra
TH. King
Grown Street
Missouri law hike boosts travel and rail earnings
Missouri roads report no drop in business seven days after a two cent fare law. Union Station in St Louis sees heavy first three days sales versus a year ago. Railroads plan to publish names of free transportation recipients, drawing political pushback. Belgrade reports Crown Prince George of Serbia narrowly escaped fire as customs opened fire. he fled to the Serbian shore amid bullets.
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Missouri
Wabash Raiload
Union Station
St. Louis
Missouri Railroad
Belgrade
George of
Sergia
Will Vote on Constitution In Oklahoma
The Oklahoma Supreme Court dissolves the injunction by District Judge Pancoast restraining the constitutional convention from submitting to a vote the constitution drawn for the proposed State of Oklahoma. The convention will likely be convened promptly and a new election date set.
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Oklahoma Supreme Court
Pancoast
Oklahoma
Special Census for Oklahoma and Enumeration Order
By advice of the Attorney General the President directs the Secretary of Commerce and Labor to have the census bureau conduct a special enumeration of inhabitants in the Proposed State of Oklahoma covering both present Oklahoma territory and Indian Territory. A masked robber halted two stages near Smymit Grub Gulch California forcing twenty passengers to surrender money and jewelry. one passenger was made to pass the hat.
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Oklahoma
Secretary of Commerce and Labor
Census Bureau
Territory
Indian Territory
Smymit
Grub Gulch
Cal
Revolutionists at Headquarters in St Petersburg
Russian police uncovered that a department of the Tsarist ministry in St Petersburg served as the headquarters of a revolutionary group, but only one man was captured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Svar
St. Petersburg
Hurricane Costa 200 Lives Lost on Germanic Voyage
The German steamer Germanic arrived at Sydney Nova Scotia reporting a hurricane with immense swagen. Many islands suffered devastation and about 200 natives perished in the disaster.
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Sydney
N.S. W
Chicago boy dies after Alaska slave tale in Minneapolis
Walter Coonen of Chicago died in Minneapolis at age 16 years after telling police a harrowing tale of being enslaved during a voyage to Alaska with a performers group. He claimed he was fed and used for his soprano voice, then escaped via Seattle and travels eastward. Police will probe the claim and contact his father, a Chicago spaloon keeper.
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Chicago
Minneapolis
Walter Coonen
Alaska
Seattle
Thieves Nab 50000 From Sunken Haitian Vessel
Divers John L. McPherson and Simon Grant reported a safe containing valuables worth 50000 stolen from the admiral's quarters aboard the Haitian gunboat Oreta Perriot which lies sunk in Gonulyes Harbor for five years. Officials could not identify the pilferers and the wall damage suggested the safe was removed recently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Safa
New York
John L. McPherson
Simon Grant
Hayton
Graccia
Admirals Quarters
Haytian
Oret la Perriot
Gonulyes
McPherson
Grant
Personal Injury Case Sees Vicious Voucher Theft
Willis Grove abducted a $2000 settlement voucher from attorney W E Dampier of Minneapolis by brandishing a revolver in the latter’s office. Grove escaped with the voucher after backing Dampier out, ending in a compromised suit against the Soo Railroad handled by Beardslee the claim agent.
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Beata
W. E. Dampler
Minneapolis
Soo Railroad
Willis 5
Grove
Groves
Beardslee
Soa Road
Dampier
Stepfather Held in Avondale Child Murder Case
In Avondale near Philadelphia a five year old girl Mary Nowlin was found buried in a yard. Stepfather Irwin A Lewis is under arrest charged with strangling the child with tarred rope. He stood beside the burial hole during questioning though he wept when accused.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avondale
Philadelphia
Mary Nowlin
Irwin A. Lewis
Lewis
MacHiree
Tornado Hits Recreation Park Kalamazoo Michigan
A tornado struck Recreation Park in Kalamazoo Michigan killing a man and three race horses. Willian Wiedmayer died after contact with a telephone wire two hours after the storm passed. The storm rose without warning and lifted a row of stalls over the fence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
Recreation Park
Kalamazoo
Mich
Willian Wiedmayer
Guilty of Defrauding City in Pole Scandal
W B Moore a lumber agent was found guilty by a jury of defrauding Columbus Ohio by presenting vouchers for electric light poles never delivered. He collected 622 dollars for seventy two poles not received.
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W. B. Moore
Columbus
Ohio
Moore
Demand for Life Triggers Police Protection in Cincinnati
Jacobethe, a Cincinnati housekeeper, has been placed under police protection after receiving a threatening letter demanding $25 by 4 p.m. on June 22. The note warns that failure to comply or reporting the threat will result in the victim's death. The case is being investigated by local authorities.
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Jacobethe
Cincinnati
Hag
Radical Isaac Manifestoes Call for Liberty Struggle
Radical deputies in the Tsarist Duma issue manifestoes urging continued struggle for liberty and direct confrontation of the Czar over violations of fundamental laws, as they disseminate revolution tone and calls to the people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isaac
Tate Russinn Duma
Lberty
Four Millionaires Targeted in Colorado Indictments
Four Denver millenaires among seventy three named in federal indictments for conspiracy and violations of timber coal homestead and mining acts in Colorado.
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Denver
Colorado
Smokes Cigars and Desertion Spark Ohio Divorce Case
In East Toledo Ohio William K. is said to have smoked, leading Lettie M. to desert and take all household furniture. The dispute centers on marital tensions caused by smoking and a Dowie related belief. The case highlights a breakup tied to personal conduct.
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William K
Antwerp
Oledo
Ohio
Lettie M
Brother Offers to Die for Brother at Alabama Court
In Montgomery Alabama Reverend John Boman Baptist preacher and brother of David Beman the condemned man sentenced to be hanged July 28 for murdering his wife asked to die in place of his brother He argued he is better prepared to die and that his sacrifice could reform David The Governor was asked to commute the sentence but the state declined the offer and Beman’s attorneys pursue clemency The sermon-like plea highlights a dramatic bid to alter the death penalty by substitute sacrifice.
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David
David Beman
Tfe
Beman
Grady
Sanderson
John Beman
Mr. Sanderson
Exposition Hotels Burn at Norfolk Near Jamestown Grounds
Fire swept a block adjoining the Jamestown exposition site in Norfolk destroying the Pine Beach area hotels including the Arcade Berkley Powhatan Caroline and others. The blaze ran from the exposition grounds west to the Pine Beach pier and north to the water. Loss estimated up to 800000, with partial insurance.
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Pine Beach
Norfolk
Exposition Grounds
Pine Beach Hotel
Pine Beach Pier
Arcade
Berkley
Ion
Powhatan
First Irrigated Land Offer Drawn Near Custer Battlefield
The Huntley Canal project, West’s first government reclamation, opened land near the Custer battle site after a public drawing presided over by Secretary of the Interior James R. Garfield. About several hundred attendees witnessed the process with Miss Bessie Esselstyne officiating. Land offices names listed include T. L. White of Billings drawing No 1 and W. W. Webb of Joliet drawing No 2, and B J Bruce of Joliet drawing No 0.
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Garfield
Joliet
Huntley
Custer
James R. Garfield
the Interior
Billings
W. W. Webb
B. J. Bruce
Fatal wreck in Pittsburg injures ten passengers
A New Union accommodation train on the Monongahela and Youghiogheny division of the Pittsburg and Lake Erie railroad wrecked in Pittsburg yards shortly after 5 pm Saturday. At least one man was killed and ten passengers were injured. A defective switch is believed to have caused the accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Union
Monongahela and Youghiogheny
Pittsburg and Lake Erie Railroad
Telegraph Strike Shuts Down Western Union and Postal Offices
At 8 30 Friday afternoon 800 telegraphers employed by Western Union and Postal tensions walk out initiating a strike that could affect cities across the United States and Canada. Housewives protest thread price hikes from 5 to 6 cents prompting calls for AG action against a suspected thread combine.
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San Francisco
Oakland
Western Union and Postal Companies
United States
Canada
West
Washington
Texas Will Bar Consumptions Targeting Tubercular Sufferers
Texas moves to bar all persons with advanced tuberculosis from entering the state. Health officer Dr W S Brum announces a forthcoming proclamation to establish a strict quarantine. In Ohio, four deaths tied to the June 12 tragedy are confirmed as Mrs George Thacker dies in Ironton. Shafer, her son-in-law, killed his wife, child, and himself.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
W. S. Brumby
Ohio
George Thacker
Ironton
Rescue by Priest After Lakefront Fire Incident
Eight young professors from St. Ignatius College were rescued by Father George Pickel, rector, after a gasoline boat fire on a Lorain to Vermilion Lake route. Three men were saved as the launch ignited when vapors and bale from shore caused a blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Ignatius College
George Pickel
Lorain
Vermilitop
Ohio
Shorg
Bank Bookkeeper's Death by Suicide in Great Bend
T M Seward, bookkeeper at the Pirse Zational Bank in Great Bend Kansas, died by self inflicted gunshot. No cause is known.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. M. Seward
Pirse Zational Bank
Great Bend
Kan
Wage demands dropped for sheet and tin workers
At the Amalga mated Association convention in Toledo last month the union dropped wage demands of 6 to 16 percent for sheet and tin mills. Negotiations with American Steel and Tin Pinte Company in Pittsburg led to a stand, with no raise this year as the tin market cannot support higher wages. About 18,000 workers nationwide are affected as other mills accept the settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Seale
Amalgamated Association
Toledo
Pittsburg
Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and ‘Mn
Atmerican Steel and Tin Pinte Company
C. W. Bray
Probe Rich Min's Scandal and Pittsburg Duel
Major T Lemuel Klarper a leading Pittsburg steel magnate fired at Levi De Wolf a fellow magnate. Detectives seek motive and detail a feud tied to the Americts Republican Club and prior clashes at the club. Adams aided in disarming Klarper and De Wolf was jailed after the incident amid sensational accusations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. Lemuel Klarper
Pittsburg
Levi de Wolf
Americts Republican Club
Harper
de Wolf
Broker Adams
Satter
Adams
W. A. Magee
Americas Club
Franco-Spanish Understanding Publishes Military Pact
The Franco Spanish accord pledges each government to defend its insular and maritime possessions in the Mediterranean and Atlantic. It binds the two countries to consult on any action if the status quo is at risk, effectively forming a mutual defense arrangement aimed at peace and protecting vital colonial interests.
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Mediterranean
Atlantic
Wiitasnvazoytry
Wife chained to stake in yard after savings dispute
Mrs. Michael Sabinsky of Dupont near Wilkesbarre, Pa., testified she was bound hand and foot and chained to a stake in the yard all day in the sun after refusing to reveal where she hid savings. Her husband, now jailed, allegedly overpowered her, taunted her, and deprived her of water and food.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Sabinsky
Dupont
Wilkesbarre
State Constabulary
Tein
Boy May Be Hung for Incendiarism Charge in Parkersburg
Clyde Glidden, seven years old, is jailed in Parkersburg West Virginia on an incendiarism charge. He is accused of burning two occupied houses, with families narrowly escaping. In West Virginia the crime carries a possible death penalty unless mercy is recommended by the jury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Glidden
Parkersburg
W. Va
Steamer Santiago Wrecked Near Corral
The Pacific Steam Navigation Company vessel Santiago of 1305 tons, sailing from Panama to South America, was wrecked in a heavy squall fifty miles north of Corral. One passenger and one officer were saved. the remainder of passengers and crew are believed lost.
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Pacific Steam Navigation Company
Santiago
Panama
South America
Corral
Darrow Opens Defense in Eng Wood Trial at Boise
Clarence Darrow declared in Boise that mine owners and the state colluded to break the miners union. He accused Orchard of scheming with Pinkerton men to frame innocents, aiming to save himself.
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Darrow
Clarence Darrow
Engwood
Boise
Fight Over Lords Power Begins in English Parliament
The struggle in England to limit the House of Lords power has started as the premier introduces a Commons resolution seeking final legislative authority for the lower house.
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House of Lords
England
Tornado Hits Seminole Kans Demolishes Lett House
A tornado struck Seminole Kansas demolishing the House of A Q Lett, fatally injuring two of his young children. The storm caused no other known damage beyond the path along a street.
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Toruana
Seminole
Kan
A. Q. Lett
Mark Twain Honored At London Pilgrine Luncheon
Mark Twain was guest of honor in London at a Pilgrine luncheon where men of letters and public affairs paid tribute to the visiting author. Theoprocess of “bleeding” self failed as Andrew Lawson of Akron Ohio, aged 11, refused to perform the procedure. The man tried to cut his leg and bled to death before neighbors could assist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Twain
Mark ‘Twain
Tondon
Andrew Lawson
Akron
Ohio
Lanson
Orchard Confession Details Reflect Motivations and Tactics
The testimony recounts Orchard’s cross examination at Morse Idaho as he describes how he decided to confess. Detective McPartland pressed him about police tactics while Orchard reveals his personal history, religious influences, and fear of death, framing his decision as a duty to God and society rather than coercion. Steve Adams is implicated by Orchard’s confession and faces potential entry into the case.
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Howardks
Morse
Idaho
Rietutedson
von Ovehard
Stemienberg
Oxehard
Loi
Fea
Rol Wetter
Lis Iments
McMartland
Ad Orchard
Linkerton
Leecan
McPartland
Molly Maguire
Titer McPartland
Ifug David
St. Paul
Kelly
Bian
Orchard
Steinneberg
Richardson
Canada
Christian Endeavor
Salvation Arity
Western Federation
Sto
Missionary Society
Chicago
Steve Adams
KNI
Colburn Lodge of
Masons
Peabody, Bell
Goddard
Steunenberg
Adams
Adis
Europe
Three Obnoxious Laws Repeated by the Russian Duma
The Duma repeated three obnoxious laws providing punishment for political crimes, excluding from military service those accused of such crimes, and penalizing private instruction in Poland. It also voted to abolish reestablishment of field court-martial for civilians implicated in spreading revolutionary ideas in the army.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duma
Poland
Croker Wins Derby at Ep som Downs with Orby
Richard Croker former Tam many Hall leader long in England and Ireland for horse breeding finally earns turf glory as his three year old colt Orby wins the Derby at Epsom Downs ridden by American jockey Relf. The $32,500 stakes attract bets and Croker reportedly adds about $100,000 in winnings at 10 to 1 odds.
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Richard Croker
New York City
Tammany Hall
England
Ireland
Orby
Relf
Epsom Downs
Mr. Croker
Chicago Trade Buoyed by Weather and Retail Demand
Sustained improvement in prominent industries lifts business mood in Chicago and interior markets. Favorable weather boosts crops and retail trade, with broad reductions in stocks of seasonal goods and strong forward wholesale activity in dry goods footwear clothing and hardware. Visiting buyers increase in market and road sales indicate ongoing fall and winter needs. Dun's Review notes 22 failures this week vs 14 last week and 25 a year ago.
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Iso
Chicago
Lsbiet
Dun
New York Wholesale Trade Shows Quiet Optimism in June
In New York the Bradstreet Commercial Report notes a broadly improved retail and crop outlook with more confident ordering for future deliveries. Payments remain somewhat backward, while overall wholesale tone is calmer and traders await crop results. Week ending June 20 saw 163 business failures, up from 161 last week. Wheat and corn exports from the U S and Canada totaled 2 850 222 bushels this period, with year to date totals rising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Canada
Bradstreeta Commercial Report
National market price report across multiple U.S. cities
The report lists mixed commodity quotes by city including Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee Buffalo New York and Toledo. Prices cover cattle hogs sheep wheat corn oats rye butter eggs and seeds with bid ranges and unit details noted in each locale.
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Chicago
Cincinnati
New York
Boston
Phil'delphia
Brooklyn
Pittsburg
St. Louis
Cleveland
Philadelphia
Detroit
Washington
American Association
Columbus
Knistas
Toledo
Louisville
Minneapolis
Indianapois
Milwaukee
St. Paul
Des Moines
Denver
Omahi
Sioux City
Lincoln
Pueblo
Indianapolis
Ste
Oata
Chalee
Fire destroys large Lyons mill in Georgia losses $100000
A massive fire at Briet Sews Trems Smith Garbut Co. sawmill near Lyons Georgia wipes out the business portion of the town, causing estimated losses of $100000. Other notes: Goethe and Schiller monument presented to Cleveland by German citizens. Willey City North Carolina loses fifteen business places. Mrs J Wilbur Chapman operated on in South Bend. Keys of Concord withdraws will contest over nearly $1 million bequests to Harvard, Tuskegee, and Walthig hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith, Garbut & Co
Lyons
Cleveland
Willey City
N. C
J. Wilbur Chapman
South Bend
Ind
Prescntt Keys
Concord
Mass
Henry Milliken
Boston
Harvard
Tuskegee Institute
Walthigg Hospital
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Elgin Echo
Hughes
Towa
Claria
Cent Law
Sthal Safh
Dartford
Conn
New York, New Haven and Urtford
Miniater
Hoy
New Orleans
Black Hand i Society
Rich Min
France
Spain
Croker
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