Troops Ordered to Mexican Border to Enforce Neutrality
President Roosevelt directs General in Texas to deploy troops to Del Rio El Paso and other Texas points to aid civil authorities and enforce neutrality laws amid Mexican revolts. Officials warn of possible arrest of Mexican revolutionaries crossing the border and emphasize strict law enforcement despite rumors.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Taft
Department of Texas
San Antonio
del Rio
el Paso
Texas
United States
State Department
Campbell
Thaw Sanity Trial Hopes Rise As Judge Refers To Jury
White Plains June 30 Harry Thaw may soon win a jury trial on his sanity Justice Mills said it should be only a matter of time and adjourned the case to July 13 Bartlett for the prisoner argued for time Jerome the district attorney urged Matteawan as the proper place for confinement and condemned the transfer as nonsense The dispute centers on due process and the legality of the commitment to Matteawan and the right to a trial.
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White Plains
N. Y
Harry Thaw
Mills
Thaw
Poughkeepsie
Jerome
Matteawan
Morschauser
Bartlett
Colonel Bartlett
Mattenwan
Matteawar
Dowling
Harry K. Thaw
Quarreled Over A Hen Egg In Fatal Shooting
Loren Dale's murder trial in Carmi Illinois was moved to the October term after a motion for continuance due to missing witnesses. Dale shot John W Fulford in March on the citys main street in a dispute reportedly over a hen egg. Fulford a racehorseman and unmarried, Dale a married horseman remains in jail.
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Carmi
Ill
Loren Dale
Dale
John W. Fulford
Fulford
Michigan woman claims Lena identity from soldier’s will
Port Huron reports Mrs. Angeline North asserts she is the Lena named by Lawrence Suttler before his death in Spokane. Suttler left 30 000 dollars but no will. Hospital officials search for Lena amid many candidates. North says a letter proving her claim was destroyed.
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Port Huron, Mich
Angeline North
Lawrence Suttler
Spokane
Wash
Suttler
Brakeman Killed by Passing Engine in Mattoon
Lawrence Friend, a 23 year old brakeman for the Big Four, was instantly killed at Mattoon when he stepped from his freight as the Knickerbocker special passed. He was on the freight when the collision occurred on the main track.
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Paris
Ill
Lawrence Friend
Mattoon
Friend
Cadillac Man Arrested for Selling Liquor in Soft Drink Shop
Edward Porath was arrested in Harrietta Michigan charged with selling liquor in his soft drink establishment formerly a saloon. He demanded an examination set for next Thursday. It marks the county's fourth such arrest since May 1 when the county went dry.
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Cadillac
Mich
Edward Porath
Harrietta
Porath
Prisoner Bradley Is Baptized at Castle William
Charles R. Bradley, a military prisoner at Castle William on Governor's Island, was baptized at the evening service in the St Cornelius Centurion chapel before more than a hundred fellow prisoners. An armed guard escorted the ceremony attended by officers wives. Bradley serves eighteen months for a discipline breach and recently recovered from malaria to be discharged back to prison.
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New York
Charles R. Bradley
Castle William
Governor's Island
St. Cornelius Centurion
Bradley
Old Fort
E. B. Smith
Post
Queen Amelie Struck by Diphtheria in Lisbon
Queen Amelie of Portugal mother of King Manuel is reported to be suffering a mild diphtheria attack in Lisbon. The royal yacht Amelie sailed last week to Rio de Janeiro carrying gifts King Carlos planned to present to President-elect during the Brazil visit planned for this year.
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Amelie
Lisbon
Portugal
Manuel
Rio Janiero
Carlos
Presidentenna
Brazil
Cossacks and People at War in Resht Scene
Fighting occurred in Resht between Cossacks and crowds as they closed a political club. Several wounded on both sides. The Russian warship Krasnovodsk arrived at Enzell on the Caspian Sea, sixteen miles from Resht.
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Resht
Persia
Krasnovodsk
Enzell
Caspian Sea
Local Notes from Libertyville and Nearby
Libertyville residents host visitors from Fairfield and Quincy while local accidents and events appear. Don Garber suffers a sprained wrist and cuts after a wagon scare. Cleo Peebler injures her foot on a rake. Lesley sustains a nail injury. A lawn social at the parsonage and marriages, property sales, and travels are noted among neighbors.
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Cleo Peebler
Lesley
Swedish visitors and local travel noted in New Sweden
Rev. and Mrs J O Borgeson visit Chetoda Kansas. Mise Karin Barck of Minneapolis visits her aunt Mrs John Sandbloom. Miss Anna Hoy of Bexter visits cousin Mrs Edward Cole. Rev C G Nelson D D of Chicago filled the pulpit at the Swedish Methodist Ediecopal church last Sunday. Mrs G A Smithburg 18 spends a few days with daughter Mrs Cox of Cedar township.
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J. O. Borgeson
Chetoda
Kansas
Mise Karin Barck
Minneapolis, Minn
John Sandbloom
Anna Hoy
Bexter
Edward Cole
C. G. Nelson D. D
Chicago
G. A. Smithburg
Mrs. Cox
Cedar Township
McGregor seeks outside aid after mass meeting
In McGregor Iowa a mass meeting decided to request outside assistance as the town faces a serious condition after a tragedy. In Cincinnati two men were killed and another fatally injured when a switch engine overturned at Front and Vine streets in the Southern railroad yards. The dead are conductor Joseph Hayes and engineer Joseph Francis, with fireman Carpenter fatally hurt.
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McGregor
Cincinnati
Southern Railroad
Front and Vine Streets
Joseph Hayes
Joseph Francis
Carpenter
Death at a Big Fire in Taylor North Dakota
A blaze in Taylor twenty miles east of Dickinson destroyed the business district and caused one death. W. W. Brookings, a drug store clerk where the fire started, died as losses reached about 50000 dollars.
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Dickinson
N. D
Taylor
W. W. Brookings
Dragged to Death After Mule Throw Near Moultrie
Rev. J. H. King a Baptist minister was thrown from a mule and entangled in the harness, dragged to death while riding home from the field in Moultrie Georgia on June 29.
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Moultrie
J. H. King
Junebug Flies 2175 Feet In Trial At Hammondsport
The aeroplane Junebug completed a successful flight covering 2 175 feet in forty one seconds at Hammondsport New York. The craft stayed about forty five feet above ground despite a heavy wind, advancing with the wind. The descent occurred without accident.
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Junebug
Hammondsport
N. Y
Syracuse Wins the Boat Race
Syracuse varsity crew won the four mile university eight-oared race at Poughkeepsie on June 29, beating Columbia by under a third of a length and Cornell by a length amid powerful sweeping strokes. Wisconsin faded after the third mile as J W Wilse collapsed at No 2.
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Syracuse
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Syracuse Varsity
University
Columbia
Cornell
Wisconsin
J. W. Wilse
Tally Ho Victim Dies. Club Women Losses Rise
Mrs Henry Winn of Malden Massachusetts died from injuries after a tally ho coach overturned during a pleasure excursion with General Federation of Women’s Clubs delegates in Newport. Her death followed the earlier death of Mrs Sarah Shute of Coon Rapids Indiana the day before.
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Newport
R. 1
Henry Winn
Malden
Mass
General Federation of Women's Clubs
Boston
Winn
Sarah Shute
Coon Rapids
Two Negroes Lynched in Georgia
Walter Wilkins and Albert Baker were hanged by a mob of about one thousand near Waycross Georgia. They were brought from Wayne County and one man was charged with raping Wiley Wainwrights fourteen year old daughter.
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Waycross
Walter Wilkins
Albert Baker
Wayne County
Wiley Wainwright
Wreck Fatal to Engineer Near Hazleton
A Pennsylvania railroad passenger train from Pottsville to Nescopeck wrecked at Lofty Mountain near Hazleton at 6:20 a m. The engineer was killed and eight passengers injured in the June 29 incident.
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Hazleton
Pennsylvania Railroad
Pottsville
Nescopee
Lofty
Here
Revolutionists Raid Mexican Towns Killings Reported
Outline reports two Mexican towns Viesca and Los Vacas attacked by boundary rebels with forty to fifty killed at Los Vacas. The Mexican government remains alert and the revolution is expected to be short-lived. Canadian customs ruling exempts theatrical scenery charges. Archbishop Glennon issues decree requiring priests in St. Louis to make wills. Iowa Governor Johnson notified of Augustana College Rock Island awarding him Doctor of Laws.
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Mexico
Viesca
Los Vacas
Canada
Ocesan Council
Archbshoy Glennon
Arcadia Explosion Verdict Blames Knoll Corks
A coroner's jury found the Arcadia explosion was caused by knoll corks, a German fireworks novelty. The verdict censured both the Beipper and the steamship company after three crew members were killed.
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Arcadia
Philadelphia
Cnt
Beipper
Steamship Company
Cornell Student Missing in Sierra Search Underway
Fresno dispatch reports J D Archibald a Cornell University student is missing in the Sierras. He disappeared days ago while four companions who escaped forty miles above Millwood have appealed to Sheriff Chitenden for aid as a bloodhound search party begins.
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Fresno
Cal
J. D. Archibald
Cornell University
Sierras
Millwood
Chitenden
Death of a Legislator in Bloomington Illinois
Bloomington Illinois June 29 Caesty N Coyles Republican member of Illinois legislature from this district died of a nervous breakdown at age forty eight. He was engaged in the banking business.
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Bloomington
Death of Professor Wright at Olivet College
Dr Walter E C Wright longtime professor of evidences of Christianity at Olivet College dies at his home in Olivet Michigan aged sixty five. He was born in Whiteball New Jersey.
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Wright
Olivet
Mich
Walter E. C. Wright
Olivet College
Whiteball
New License Idea Targets Drink Buyers and Sellers
New York June 27. Architect George W. De Culima proposes a Montclair New Jersey ordinance requiring both buyers and sellers of alcohol to obtain licenses. Each purchaser would receive a metal badge, and dealers face prosecution and license revocation for selling without proper tagging. The method of badge wear is left open.
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New York
George W. de Culima
Montclair
N. J
Situation improves in Teheran as bazaars reopen
The Teheran situation shows improvement with open bazaars and orderly streets. Troops camped in the city and the population remains quiet while Tabriz reports imminent fighting renewal as revolutionists lack ammunition and shab supporters press their advantage.
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Teheran
Tabriz
Sherman in stable condition after republican representative's attack
Moveland June 27 Representative James S. Sherman rested comfortably in the hospital. Attending physician Edwin P. Carter said the attack passed and the next days should restore his normal strength.
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Sherman
Moveland
James S. Sherman
Dax
Edwin P. Carter
Newport Woman Club Delegate Dies in Boston Trip
Mrs. Sarah Shute of Coon Rapids Iowa died of heart failure at Newport Hospital after traveling to Boston as a delegate to the General Federation of Women's Clubs. She was fifty five years old.
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Towa Club
Newport
Sarah Shute
Coon Rapids
Ila
General Federation of Women’s Clubs
Boston
Newpor Hospital
Train wreck claims engineer Charles Simon and injuries to Viremar George
A train wreck near Garrettsville Ohio killed engineer Charles Simon and injured Viremar George. In Cleveland Ohio a fire killed three Klimnecks children aged two to eight and destroyed their home. The Eveleth Minnesota high school building burned, causing about 90000 dollars in losses.
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Charles Simon
Viremar George
Evie
Garrettsvile
Willan Klimnecks
Cleveland
Eveleth
Minn
Tragic Quarrel Death: Two Boys In Des Moines
Cecil Jenkins age thirteen is dead from a fractured skull at the coroner's morgue in Des Moines. Kenneth Reeves age nine is held in custody charged with murder after striking Jenkins with a mopstick, Reeves confessed the fatal blow and Jenkins died later.
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Des Moines
Cecil Jenkins
Kenneth Reeves
Reeves
Jenkins
Unidentified Woman's Body May Be Mrs Susan Hagaman
Springfield Alabama June 20 reports that a woman found in the Mississippi near Alton weeks ago may be Susan Hagaman formerly of the city who separated from her husband Albert Tage man a farmer ten miles north of Carlinville. Yoaring Car Has Severe Accident Indianapolis June 29 a touring car with eight youths was struck by a Terre Haute railroad car at South Belmont avenue two men died and five others injured Maggie Shaw badly hurt may die.
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Springfield
Mississippi River
Alton
Susan Hagaman
Albert Tageman
Carlinvile
Indianapolis
Ind
Belmont Avenue
A. J. Yanger
Ine Stant
Earl Gardner
Maggie Shaw
Tornado Leaves Clinton Wrecked. Seven Dead and Dozens Hurt
A June 29 tornado struck Clinton Minnesota, killing seven residents and injuring over sixty while destroying 33 homes and ruining 25. Two hundred residents are homeless. medical aid is steady from Graceville and Ortonville. Dead include Mrs G W Johnson and Kate Mills. seriously injured include Edna Carroll and Esther Carleson. A Wauskee bound mixed train derailment added 15 freight cars and a passenger coach injury tally.
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Greveville
Minn
Clinton
Minnesota
Graceville
Ortonville
Ferlows
G. W. Johnson
Fred Stottesberr
Thomas Rothwell
Kate Mil
Chicago
St. Paul
Continental Spiders Win at London Horse Show
The international horse show in London closed after nine days with at least 20,000 attendees. Cavalry officers from Italy Belgium and Poland performed spectacular jumps and many foreign riders, in uniform, won most prizes, drawing social attention during their visit.
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London
Republican ticket may see Hull Prouty in Seventh Iowa race
In Des Moines on June 29 it appears the regular Republican nominee will run in Iowa's Seventh District. Captain Tull and Judge Prouty may run as independents. Dallas county contest could go to the state supreme court, risking no Republican candidate if a tie is decided late.
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Des Moines
Congress
Iowa
Tull
Judge Prouty
Dallas County
State Supreme Court
Treasury receipts show shortfall and rising outlays
The forthcoming treasury statement for the year ending June 30 1908 will show lower receipts and higher expenditures than 1907. The excess of outlays over receipts will approach eight million dollars, with about eight million of that sum due to Panama Canal costs.
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Washington
Treasury
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