Banishment for Colorado Miners Across State Lines
Ninety eight miners deported from Colorado on a special train guarded by militiamen were dumped on the Kansas prairie near the state line and forced to return to Colorado after Sheriff Jack Brady and deputies halted them. Some miners walked east toward Holly while others received food at a Salvation Army station there before resuming travel. Further deportations were reported in Cripple Creek with prisoners sent west by train.
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Syracuse
Kan
Colorado
Kansas
la Junta
Col
Colorado State Line
Lieut. Cole
Jack Brady
Hamilton County
Holly
Colorado-Kansas
Destina- Sapathe Depeetes
Rockefeller to oversee giant US Europe mining merger
New York reports soon a vast new capital amalgamation linking American mines with European interests. John D. Rockefeller is slated to consummate the deal, with a merged corporation expected to carry a par value of 2.5 billion dollars and to control most of the United States mineral output, possibly minus the Calumet and Hecla copper mine in Michigan.
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New York
United States
Europe
America
John D. Rockefeller
Calumet & Hecla
Michigan
Knox Appointed to Pennsylvanian Senate Seat
Governor Pennypacker named Philander Knox to fill the late Senator Quay’s unexpired term ending March 4, 1906. The same report notes Moody to be named attorney general to succeed Knox, likely after an election.
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Harrisburg
Pennypacker
Philander
Knox
United States
Quay
Washington
William H. Moody
Navy
Roosevelt
Vennayivania
Death by mistaken avalanche of fear kills teen in New Jersey
Mount Holly New Jersey June 16 Frank Reinecke age 16 was killed by his father after hiding in bushes along the highway near Riverside. The father believed he faced a highwayman and stabbed the boy with a knife. He is grief stricken and nearly insane.
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Gon
Mount Holly
N.J
Frank Reinecke
Reinecke
Riverside
Illinois Democratic ticket heads to convention in Springfield
Illinois Democrats nominate a full ticket for governor Stringer and other offices led by Ferns Dooley Thomas Spangler Watson and Loehr plus trustees Solomon Loehr Merril. Delegates oppose anti Hopkins. Hearst endorsed for president. party vows direct primaries labor rights and anti monopoly reforms.
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Springfield
Ill
Lawrence B. Stringer
Lincoln
Thomas J. Ferns
Jerseyville
Frank E. Dooley
Sangamon County
Charles B. Thomas
McLeansboro
R. E B. Spangler
Chicago
Albert Watson
Jefferson County
Anna G. Solomon
Theodore C. Loehr
Carlinville
F. P. Merril
St. Clair County
St. Louis
John P. Hopkins
A. M. Lawrence
Ben T. Cable
Samuel Alschuler
Committee On
Frank P. Quinn
Peoria
Mr. Hearst
Democratic Party of
Illinois
Friends of Mo‘nopoly
Feupte
Weather Bureau Report Highlights Mixed U.S. Crop Conditions
Washington reports the weekly crop summary for June 13 showing favorable heat in the central and western gulf but widespread insufficient heat east of the Rockies and on the North Pacific coast. Excess rain plagues Texas, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas, North Dakota and parts of the mid Atlantic and New England, with moisture shortages in the Ohio valley and upper Mississippi. Corn generally clean in Iowa, Missouri, Illinois and Indiana though rains hinder cultivation in the middle Atlantic. Winter wheat improves, spring wheat and oats show strong progress, with oats extending into Kansas, Missouri and Tennessee.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Central
Gulf States
Rocky Mountains
North Pacific Coast
Texas
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Kansas
North Dakota
Middle Atlantic States
New England
Ohio Valley
Mississippi Valley
Upper Lake Region
Iowa
Missouri
Illinois
Indiana
Middle Atlantic
Tennessee
Lightning Kills Fort Leavenworth Officer Near Range
Leavenworth Kansas reports Lieut Nathaniel T Bower of Fort Leavenworth engineer corps was killed Monday near the target range when a lightning bolt struck his rifle in a clear sky the bolt went through his arm into his chest before exiting through his shoes Norton Kansas records A C Jenkins shot dead by his 11 year old daughter after years of threats amid a history of insanity
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Leavenworth
Kan
Nathaniel T. Bower
Engineer Corps
Fort Leavenworth
Norton
A. C. Jenkins
Jenkins
Tragedy follows brother's death in train accident
Appleton Wisconsin June 14 Ten minutes after word that her brother William Mickey was killed by a train at Gherwood Mos daz J Brushi dropped down in grief and died shortly after the shocking news
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Appleton
Wis
William Mickey
Gherwood
Mia
J. Brushi
Mosdaz
Family Feud Sparks Fatal Duel in Bryantsville
In Bryantsville Indiana on Tuesday two Rout brothers and Tow relatives fought a street duel over a long running feud. Charles Rout 32 and James Rout 30 were killed. Milton Tow 30 was fatally shot. James Bobly 21 and Heavy Tow were wounded. The town of 300 saw crowds at a free gravel road election amid drinking and tension.
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Bryantsville
Ind
Charles Rout
James Rout
Milton Tow
James Bobly
Heavy Tow
Bedford
Tow
Lawrence County
Indiana
Charles
Sudden Death of Abner McKinley in Somerset
Abner McKinley, brother of the late president, was found dead in his chair at eight Saturday morning in Somerset, Pennsylvania. A colored servant, awake in his room, did not see him rise. Dr. says death came two to three hours earlier from Brights disease, developed after his brother’s death three years ago. A widow and one daughter survive.
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Somerset
Abner McKinley
Mr. McKinley
Bright
Dowie Fails to Find Lodging in London
John Alexander Dowie and his wife and son searched London hotels on a Saturday tour but were refused due to fears of past disturbances. After failing to secure rooms, Dowie went to Zionist headquarters as police watched for possible mob action. He then decided to sail back to the United States soon.
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London
John Alexander Dowie
Holland
Dowie
England
United States
Steamer Canada Sinks After Collision Near Sorel
The Richelieu & Ontario Navigation steamer Canada, en route from Quebec to Montreal, collided with the Dominion Coal colliery Cape Breton six miles below Sorel on Sunday. Fifty sees were lost among 110 aboard, including Alfred Thibeault and his two sons aged 12 and 10.
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Montreal
Quebec
Richelieu & Ontario Navigation Company
Canada
Dominion Coal Company
Cape Breton
Sorel
Alfred Thibeault
Furious Battles in the Far East
News from the Far East reports Japanese and Russian forces clashing around Port Arthur and Haicheng with heavy casualties on both sides. Dispatches cite Japanese ambushes near Pulantien, flank moves near Fengwangeheng, and losses including several battalions, while Russian troops report severe hits to left flanks and multiple officer fatalities.
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Newchwang
Pulantien
Port Arthur
Shungamao
Kaichou
Baimatsu-Tsaichou
Haicheng
Manchuria
Fengwangeheng
St. Petersburg
Nicholas
Baron Stakelberg
Varangon
Khavantounoff
Adjt
Sr He Ee Ee
Tokio
Boodle Cases Affirmed and Reversed by Supreme Court
Jefferson City June 15 the supreme court affirmed the boodle cases of former St Louis councilmen Emil Hartman and Julius Lehman and reversed and remanded the case of Robert M Snyder of Kansas City. Lehman and Hartman received seven and six years respectively for bribery. Snyder will have another trial after the court ruled he cannot plead Missouri statute of limitations due to residence in New York. Returns Pension Money Washington June 15 Mrs Martha M Gray of Marshall Oklahoma returned 1247 for widow’s pension funds illegally drawn eight years after her husband Miles Gray died. Restitution approved and no prosecution. Two Drowned Winnipeg June 16 J Knox and J C Crawford prominent St Paul residents drowned when their boat capsized on Shoal Lake during a storm. F H Lord and a companion were with them for 13 hours.
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Jefferson City
Supreme Court
Emil Hartman
Julius Lehman
St. Louis
Robert M. Snyder
Kansas City
Lehman
Hartman
Snyder
Missouri
New York
Washington
Martha M. Gray
Marshall, Oka
Miles B. Gray
United States District Attorney
Winnipeg
Man
J. ©. Knox
J. C. Crawford
St. Paul, Mann
Shoal Lake
Here
F. H. Lord
Week Ending June 15 News In Brief
The week’s items cover finance in Chicago banks with vast fortunes tied to stock holdings. Deaths include author Laurence Hutton aged 61 and judge William H. Colby in Illinois. Fires destroy Cromwell’s business area with $30,000 loss. International notes mention Dowie plans near Berlin, Panama Canal secretary appointment, and a Perdicariis incident. The national scene includes political convention hints and Salvation Army congress in London.
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Great Lakes
Chicago
John Alexander Dowie
Zion
Berlin
Germany
Henry T. Rayner
Carrollton
Congress
Laurel
Billings
Mont
Condit
Buckingham Palace
New York
Genoa
Naples
Gibraltar
Dominic J. Murphy
Cleveland
Panama Canal
Kokichi Maraka
Folsom
Cal
T. Yoshimoto
Sacramento
William H. Colby
Sangamon County
Illinois
Springfield
Ill
Julius Klotz
United States
Binghamton
N. Y
Cromwell
Green River
Ohio County
Henry Spickler
Chicago University of Divinity
Laurence Hutton
Princeton University
Princeton
N. J
St. Louis
Tangier
Perdicaris
Nero Albert Koepping
Martine
Port Jervis
Oscar Borgstrom
Mount Kisco
Sing Sing
Nan Patterson
Caesar Young
New York City
Benjamin Apfel
People’s Party
Thomas K. Watson
Georgia
Samuel W. Williams
Indiana
Levi Z. Leiter
Bar Harbor
St. John's Episcopal Church
Washington
Rock Creek Cemetery
Salvaton Army
National Congress of the Army
London
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Kansas State Line
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Rockefeller
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Hearst
McCutcheon
Chicago Daily Tribune
Tow Brothers
Guy Miltimore
Ninth Street
Halsted Street
City Viaduct
Munters
Jackson, Minn
John
Jackson
John Cray
Somerville, Pa
Baseball
Wee
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Peephia
Washington S
Que
Poynance Abel Toe
Winchester
Far East
Mikado
Stoeszel
Army
Qrief
Mina
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