Vice President Fairbanks Meets Marion Club Before Chicago Trip
Indianapolis June 17 Vice President Fairbanks hosted the Marion club nearly five hundred strong at his North Meridian home. The club plans to march to Chicago to boost Fairbanks for the presidential nomination while Fairbanks urged unity and fair fight in GOP politics. A separate incident saw McNab of Welsbach cited for desecrating a flag display, and merchants planned 5 o'clock closing this summer in a citywide effort.
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Indianapolis
Fairbanks
North Meridian Street
Harry JD. Tutewiler
United States
Indiana
Alexande McNab
Welsbach Company
Pennsylvania Street
Wallace Foster
Foster
McNab
Unlucky Number Elopement Defies Thirteen Suitors
In Muncie Indiana Miss Bessie McLeland and Myron Smith wed on the 13th in a surprise ceremony at the High Street M E church. The bride, daughter of Mr and Mrs John McLeland, and the groom, a wealthy young farmer near Parker City, denied elopement claims.
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Muncie
Ind
Bessie Mclealand
Myron Smith
Hee
Clark Crawford
High Street
M. Elebureh
John McLeland
Shideler
Parker City
Umpire Arundel Severely Injured In Fort Wayne Game
In Fort Wayne Indiana on a June 17 game, umpire Arundel was knocked to the ground and badly hurt by South Bend pitcher Moore, the match was forfeited to Fort Wayne. Moore allegedly threatened the umpire earlier. Bert Annis, owner of the South Bend club, supplied bait for the accused man.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Jame
Arundel
Moore
South Bend
Bert Annis
Pearl found in Wabash river weighs 37 grains
Carl Gillis and Arthur Woodward of Cayuga Indiana found a pearl at the mouth of the Vermilion in the Wabash river. The capsule pearl weighs thirty seven grains and was valued at five dollars, which Gillis and Woodward refused.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Carl Gillis
Arthur Woodward
Cayuga
Wabash River
House Fly Campaign Turns to Annihilate Humans
The Benarett Birmingham Age-Herald cites a satirical claim that the house fly desires human destruction, noting a call for wide-scale insect slaughter. The Council Bluffs Nonpareil references a summer campaign against fires, urging wary behavior to avoid odors in yards.
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Benarett
Birmingham Age-Herald
Baseball Standings and Scores From Chicago June 17
National and American league results list Chicago leading in standings with 81 wins and 20 losses, followed by Cleveland and St. Louis. Game details show Chicago 3 2 at Philadelphia, St. Louis 2 1 at Brooklyn, Pittsburg 6 1 at Boston, with multiple era summaries and batter records. American section notes Chicago 81 20 and Cleveland 52 29 with Detroit and New York also in contention. several city matchups include Detroit 7 Philadelphia 3 and Cleveland 9 Washington 5. Other scores include Toledo 8-0 over St Paul, Louisville 9-4 over Milwaukee, and Indianapolis 4 Kansas City 0 in the day’s western games.
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Pittsburg
Cincinnati
New York
Philadelphia
Boston
St. Louis
Brooklyn
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Louisville
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Columbus
Minneapolis
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Kansas City
Markets Report from Chicago and East Buffalo
Chicago Board of Trade quotations show mixed futures for Wheat, Corn, and Pork with July and September prices listed. Live Stock in Chicago and East Buffalo noted receipts and steady to strong markets for hogs, cattle, sheep, lambs, and calves with price ranges for prime fat steers, cows, heifers, and yearlings.
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Chicago Board of Trade
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Colorado
Springs
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Ilinois
Indiana
Wisconsin
Illinois
East Buffalo
Dunning & Stevens
Live Stock Commission
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Endurance in a Humorous Exchange from Washington Star
In a brief exchange Mr. Cumrex voices weariness as he notes his daughter owns a sturdy car suited for music. The remark hints at resilience and a light family moment reported by the Washington Star.
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Washington Star
Their Destiny and the Fine Feathers Debate
A fragment poem-like line explores vanity and fate with a sardonic note about birds and appearance. The text juxtaposes proverb and grim imagery, hinting at how beauty or worth is framed even as life ends.
Contested Commodity Clause Hearings Open in Philadelphia
In Philadelphia on June 17 the United States circuit court began a challenge to the constitutionality of the commodity clause in the Hepburn act. Attorney General Bonaparte leads the government in efforts to halt seven coal hauling railroads from moving anthracite from Pennsylvania to outside the state. Rob ert De Forest argues for the railroads as Bonaparte’s assistants defend the clause and Spelling stresses the federal power to regulate railroads. De Forest warns of potential fines up to 60 million dollars per day if coal is shipped out of state.
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United States Circuit Court
Pennsylvania
Bonaparte
A. Allison Wilmer
T. C. Spelling
John G. Johnson
Robert de Forest
New York
Dallas, Gray and Buffington
Congress
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Lehird Valley Railroad Company
Hold-Up Gets His With Gunfire On New Orleans Streetcar
Three men attempted a streetcar robbery on the city outskirts. Henry O'Dell was wounded in the thigh and hospitalized, Ernest Reviere the motorman remained uninjured at home. O'Dell said he was urged to join by the other two bandits. a struggle with the motorman led to two revolver discharges and minor wounds for all, with the other two escaping. In Washington, Secretary Taft reports his daughter Helen won a $300 Pennsylvania scholarship for Bryn Mawr College after graduating Bryn Mawr’s Baldwin school.
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Washington
Taft
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Baldwin School
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Verdict Finds Hayes Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity
In Manitower Wisconsin on June 17 the jury declares Charles Hayes of Chicago insane and therefore not guilty of murdering his nephew William Kuchimberg of Marinette at Maple Grove on February aT.
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Charles Hayes
Chicago
William Kuchimberg
Marinette
Maple Grove
When Greek Meets Greek in Utah shooting
George Demetrakopoulis once a Chicago Greek newspaper publisher was shot and killed by Steve Flemetis in Winter Quarters Utah. Demetrakopoulis worked as an interpreter for Utah Fuel Company at the time of his death.
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Winter Quarters
Utah
George Demetrakopoulis
Chicago
Steve Flemetis
Utah Fuel Company
Bryan declines to discuss Republican platform
William J. Bryan refused to discuss the draft Republican platform after reading it, stating he would not comment on the document before the convention adopts it. The remark came in Lincoln Nebraska on June 17.
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Lincoln
Neb
William J. Bryan
What, asked youth, about wild oats roosting
A Chicago News quip contrasts youth curiosity with a ragtime philosopher declaring wild oats always come home to roost in a pithy, era-tinged witticism.
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Chicago News
The Other Side of St She Comes Back Home
A Philadelphia Press note describes a woman returning home to uncover a cooling romance. Her lover’s affection seems to have waned, yet he offers no clear confession while daily dinners drift in sameness.
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Philadelphia
Law Points on Civil and Custody Jurisdiction
The case notes hold that an agreement fixing a division line without consideration is void. Describing property as bounded by an alley does not imply an alley exists if ownership is unclear. A child visiting a state with its nonresident father does not grant the mother's state jurisdiction for custody proceedings.
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Lewis
Ogram
Cali
Fulmer
Bates
Tenn
Lanning
Gregory
Tex
Clergy salaries and church status across states
Indiana reports an average minister salary of 588.39 dollars per year. Oklahoma, youngest state, hosts 93 Catholic churches under 76 priests. St. Luke's Anglican Church in Toronto plans to adopt the processional cross from English cathedrals. Ontario and Quebec Baptist Young People post a balanced year end, while Chicago sees Rev. Dr. Emil G. Hirsch push a Jewish institute combining church school and social center with a Y M C A style mission.
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Indiana
Oklahoma
England
St. Luke’s Anglican Cchurch
Toronto
Baptist Young People’s Union
Ontario
Quebec
Emil G. Hirsch
Chicago
Players' clubroom idea at Brookyn home of Charlie Jebbetts
Allen Storke of Pittsburg a Harvard Law student is cited, Addie Juss of Cleveland praises base running as key in a championship race, Sullivan of the White Sox lauds George Davis for outstanding on base defense, and Jebbetts outfits a dressing room with a billiard table papers magazines and lounges in Brooklyn.
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Allen Storke
Pittsburg
Harvard Law School
Addie Juss
Cleveland
Sullivan
Chicago White Sox
George Davis
Charlie Jebbetts
Brooklyn
College Buildings and Institutions in Early America
The piece notes one New York public school teacher per 275 residents. It lists Georgetown as the oldest U S Catholic college and mentions the College of the City of New York Washington Heights buildings costing 7 million dollars dedicated recently. Bryn Mawr was founded by Joseph W Taylor who began building in 1879 and died in 1886 leaving an endowment of 8 thousand dollars for continuing the women’s college.
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United States
Georgetown College
Georgetown
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Bunko Plot in Tientsin Leads to Lead-Filled Bar
A San Francisco Chronicle reminiscence recalls a con in which two Chinese men feign a bar of gold, pay 10 taels for a 12 tael fake, then the pawnbroker discovers the deception after the bar is sawn open. A third man seeks revenge, guiding the victim to the culprits.
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George Wilson
Los Angeles
Tientsin
San Francisco Chronicle
Restless Animals in Parks Also Exercise in Cages
The article argues that pacing in park enclosures signals need for exercise, not unhappiness. It compares captive routines with wild hunts, noting animals like lions and tigers pace many miles daily and grow restless when meals are late. A brief humor feature follows about a girl and a bridge-playing companion.
Just a Way They Have
Milkmen’s artful mixing can blur the truth as chalk and squid are mentioned in a cryptic note from Chicago News.
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Chicago. News
Court Outbursts As Koten Shrieks In Arrest Hearing
In New York on June 17 Miss Koten uttered a piercing shriek during the arraignment for the murder of Dr. Auspitz. She collapsed with an apparent epileptic fit and was carried away as officers restrained her. A coroner’s jury later ruled Dr. Auspitz died from pistol wounds inflicted by Koten.
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Auspus
Sarah Koten
Saengerfest Gathering Lights Indianapolis Night
Indianapolis hosts the national Saengerfest with 2,000 singers and instrumentalists and 20,000 visitors. Societies from eighty cities join a children's chorus of 2,000 and a male chorus of 2,500 in five concerts starting tonight. A 6 p.m parade opens the events with 162 flags, escorted by two members and floats.
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Indianapolis
Saengerbund
City Council Calls Special Meeting Over Ticket Disparity
Chicago officials plan a special meeting to protest treatment of aldermen by the Republican national committee. Republican members received tickets while Democratic members say they were ignored.
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Chicago
Arrangement Committee
Republican National Committee
National Committee
Gloucester gas explosion kills fisherman and injures crew
In Gloucester Massachusetts on June 17 a gas vapor explosion in the forecastle of the fishing schooner Albert killed fisherman Valen tine Leadville and hurled ten others about twenty feet. James McSharn was badly hurt and taken unconscious to a hospital.
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Mass
Valentine Leadville
Albert
James McSharn
Roosevelt Orders Muzzling of Stray Dogs in Washington
President Roosevelt directs District commissioners to muzzle all stray dogs in Washington for the next sixty days. The action aims to curb nuisance and potential danger posed by free roaming dogs in the capital.
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Roosevelt
Washington
Union Pacific workers shifted to full time in Omaha
In Omaha on June 17 two thousand shop employees of the Union Pacific railroad were placed on full time after working short time since January 1. The move reflects a restoration of standard hours for the shop workforce amid ongoing operations in the Nebraska region.
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Omaha
Neb
Union Pacific Railroad
Best Pills Ever Sold Says Ingleside Man
Ayscue of Ingleside North Carolina claims Dr King’s New Life Pills cured chronic indigestion after 15 years and $200 spent. Sold at Houseworth Bros drug store for 25 cents under guarantee.
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B. F. Ayscue
Ingleside
N.C
Houseworth Bros
Bucklen
Tom Moore
Cochran
Houseworth Brros
County Fair promises wholesome fun and prizes
The Real County Fair by the Congregational Mayflower chorus offers two days of wholesome frivolity June 23 and 24 at Kuhlman-Bickellbuff Elkhart Indiana. Prizes include prettiest woman and most handsome man with a Spirella Merry Widow on the winning female and Bucklen’s Arnica Salve praised in a testimonial.
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Kuhlman-Bickellbuff
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