Young Mason Ends Life in Chillicothe
Chillicothe Missouri May 27 John f Stone a leading young businessman killed himself with laudanum after remorse over drinking He wrestled officers and physicians and was subdued before antidotes. Stone a married Elks and Masonic lodge member carried 14000 in life insurance. Governor Pardons Dying Man Topeka Kansas May 27 Gov Stubbs telephoned a pardon for John Hays thought to be at Pittsburch Kan from a mine where Hays had been paroled by former Gov Hoch.
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Chillicothe
John F Stone
Stone
Elks and
Masonic
Topeka
Kan
Stubbs
John Hays
Pittsburch
Hays
Hoch
Shaking Passes Over Midwest Prompting Fires and Panic
A minor earthquake tremor felt from Springfield Illinois to Muskegon Michigan caused small fires from overturned stoves and shattered chimneys. Chicago reported light damage while Beloit Joliet Dixon and other cities reported furniture movement and rattled windows. The shock occurred at 8 41 30 Wednesday morning and disrupted telephone lines as damp wires swayed.
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Chicago
Indiana
Illinois
Wisconsin
Michigan
Iowa
Springfield
Ill
Davenport
Janesville
Wis
Muskegon
Mich
Beloit
Peoria
Kewanee
Rockford
Joliet
Dixon
Streator
Galena
Freeport
Blomington
Moline
Elgin
Aurora
Dubuque
Kalamazoo
Prof. Cox
South Haven
Benton Harbor
China
Earthquakes Rattle Several Cities Including Coe College
Tremors frighten students as a 15 second quake hits Cedar Rapids. Joliet and Peoria report damage to chimneys mirrors and buildings. In Danville an explosion at a dry cleaning works injures four and engulfs a worker in flames.
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Danville
Hiinels Dry Cleaning Works
Carrie Watson
Clarence Davis
Frank Dally
Albert Holmes
Miss Watson
Delinquent Tax Sales Listed for Washington County 1909
Lands and lots returned delinquent in Washington County for 1909 are described with taxes and penalties as charged by law in the following list. The notice enumerates parcels and amounts due, identifying the properties and amounts owed to settle delinquent taxes.
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Washington County
LURES MAN INTO A TRAP 8. D. McWilliams Held for Planned Attack
Mrs. Kate Gulley a wealthy widow in Columbus Mississippi admitted luring John Parker of Carrollton Alabama to her rooms so 8 D McWilliams could shoot at him The bellboy testified of messages between them The case is under advisement Judge Grace urged indictments against lynch mob leaders and may be a witness in the investigation Local crop notes Kansas Oklahoma show good prospects with Patten's buying drive in May wheat and related prices noted Fish found in Carmi water tank weighing seven pounds
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Columbus, Miss
Kate Gulley
Commercial Hotel
John Parker
Carrolton
Ala
D. McWilliams
Eldorado, Ark
Kansas
Oklahoma
Patten
Patten Checks A Raid On Wheat Market
Chicago reports a bear raid on wheat as May and July opened a quarter cent below prior close and May traded at 1.33 at noon. June touched 1.16. Liverpool cables credited for the bearish shift cited better crops in Russia Italy and other nations with 5.6 million bushels likely to be shipped.
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Chicago
Bears
Liverpool
Russia
Italy
Indictments Expected After Pine Bluff Lynching
Pine Bluff Arkansas May 27 wholesale indictments are expected as the result of the lynching of Lovette Davia who was hanged by a party of infuriated citizens on a prominent street corner. The mob action follows alleged crimes and unsettles local authorities seeking legal action.
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Pine Bluff
Ark
Lovette Davia
Vanderbilt's Former Valet Convicted in Jewelry Theft
London reports William Cox, once valet to Alfred G. Vanderbilt, has been sentenced to three months in prison for stealing $5,000 worth of jewelry from Mr. Vanderbilt.
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Vanderbilt
London
William Cox
Alfred G. Vanderbilt
Mr. Vanderbilt
Nurses Man She Shot in Mississippi Shooting
A dramatic account from New Orleans reports Burt McComb shot on a public road in Mississippi. He survived but cannot speak, writing that he was justified. Maggie Keyser says McComb rode with a shotgun and she shot him with a pistol before transporting him to Magnolia and then New Orleans for care.
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New Orleans
Maggie Keyser
Burt McComb
Magnolia
McComb
Hundred Fishermen Lost in Gale Off Bilbao Coast
A fierce gale along the Bilbao coast wrecked more than sixty fishing vessels and is reported to have drowned no fewer than a hundred fishermen. Local authorities urge caution as rescue efforts continue.
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Bilbao
Spain
Consul General Wynne Resigns in London
Consul General Robert J. Wynne resigns in London as Consul John L. Griffiths in Liverpool is nominated to succeed him.
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Wynne
Washington
Robert J. Wynne
London
John L. Griffitha
Liverpol
Queen Wilhelmina Walks in Palace Grounds with Nurse
Queen Wilhelmina, now fully convalescent after giving birth to a daughter on April 30, was seen walking in the palace grounds at The Hague. She was accompanied by a nurse carrying the princess.
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Wilhelmina
The
Hague
Census Chief North Resigns After Nagel Clash
Washington May 27 The census director N B North resigns at President Taft’s acceptance and F Dana Durand is named as his successor Durand comes from the bureau of corporations and is expected to work in harmony with Secretary Nagel The dispute centered on authority over the bureau and a $1,000,000 tabulating contract.
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Washington
N. DB North
Taft
F. Dana Durand
Mr. North
North
Secretary of Commerce and Labor
Nagel
Comerce and Labor
Census Bureau
St. Louisan
White House
Dana Durand
Senate
Mr. Durand
California
Bureau of Corporations
Director North
Cameron Sentenced For Bribery Plot In Tube City Rail Case
Pittsburg May 27 Charles H. Cameron president of the Tube City railroad was sentenced to two years in the Western penitentiary and fined $500 for offering a $70,000 bribe to William A. Martin a common councilman.
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Pittsburg
Charles 8. Cameron
Tube City Railroad
Western Penitentiary
William A. Martin
Boy Dies After Oil Tank Accident in Oklahoma Yard
Herbert Mead six son of General Manager Mead of Parker Washington Contracting Co. fell into a ten foot deep oil tank in Muskogee Oklahoma yards. His father dived in and saved the boy once but he died three hours later from oil in the lungs despite physicians efforts. The Mead family had recently moved from Chicago.
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Muskogee
Herbert Mead
Mead
Parker Washington Contracting Co
Mr. Mead
Chicago
Lorimer Elected U S Senator From Illinois
Congress man William Lorimer of Chicago was elected United States senator from Illinois to succeed Albert J. Hopkins. His election ends a five months deadlock in the Illinois legislature aided by the Democrats.
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Springfeld
William Lorimer
Chicago
United States
Ilioia
Albert J. Hopkins
Illinois
Lorimer
Lortm
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Mason
John Stone
Chillcothe
Elks
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Coe College
Nolee
Desplaines River
Ghaire
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First National Bank
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