Pennsylvania Representative Adams Dies After Suicide
Washington reports Representative Robert Adams of Pennsylvania shot himself in the Metropolitan club a.m. and died at Emergency hospital at 11 30. He left a note naming bellmen and colleagues, faced financial strain, and had recently directed foreign affairs work in the house before his death. He married no, bachelor, and had a long career in law and politics.
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Washington
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Wallace Street
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Senate
House of Representatives
Spain
Congress
House Committee On Foreign Affairs
Hitt
Roosevelt
Hay
Root
Taft
Dr Chapman Improves After Severe Heart Neuralgia
Dr J Wilbur Chapman, recovering from a serious heart neuralgia attack in Winona, was considered critical at first. Attendants Dr A C McDonald and Dr J G Nehrbas kept vigil, with a trained nurse. he rested well and may be up in a few days, likely from overwork during the Presbyterian evangelistic campaign and General Assembly duties.
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Warsaw
J. Wilbur Chapman
Presbyterian General Assembly
Des Moines
Iowa
A. C. McDonald
McDonald
J. G. Nehrbas
Chapman
Presbyterian Evangelistic Committee
Corps of Evangelista
Danville
General Assembly
Hope for universal peace urged by Cardinal Gibbons
At Lake Mohonk New York on June 1 Cardinal Gibbons urged brighter prospects for universal peace and fewer wars. He argued Christian civilization shows progress through arbitration and less brutality while noting America’s four wars in 120 years and calling out shared responsibility for avoiding conflicts.
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N. Y
Cardinal Gibbons
Roman Empire
Rome
Janus
Romulus
Caesar
United States
Ain
Debate on international arbitration and an international parliament
The conference cites historic sieges and compares Grant’s restraint with ancient conquerors. Speakers urge arbitration before war and envision an international parliament within the Hague framework, while noting legal and political hurdles. The report highlights endorsements from numerous organizations and calls for pacific dispute resolution.
Rockefeller Bids Farewell Aboard Deutschland
John D. Rockefeller, age 67, waves goodbye from the Deutschland as it sails from Hoboken. He wears a derby and overcoat, walks with his wife at a measured pace, and avoids press interviews while reporters seek a business forecast.
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Deutschland
John D. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Hoboken
Gould Sister in Need Among Refugees at Presidio
Miss Bila M Clemmen, elder sister of Mrs. Gould and daughter of Mrs Dayan, lives in a government bounty tent among Presidio refugees as Mrs Gould travels abroad. Before the fire she rented a basement room on Clay Street in Chinatown where she chose to cast her lot amid upheaval.
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Cal
Howard Gould
J. W. Dayan
Palo Alto
Bila M. Clemmena
Gould
Dayan
Presidio
Chinatown
Lot
Iris
Hotni
Hurty Seeks Whalen Talk on Diseased Meat Policy
Terre Haute mayor and Indiana Health secretary plan to meet Chicago Health Commissioner Whalen over his interview on selling tuberculosis affected meat. Hurty notes cooking can sterilize impurities but questions public desire to eat such meat and calls the practice alarming.
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Indianapolis
J. N. Hurty
Indiana State Board of Health
Whalen
Chicago
Indianapolis News
Harty
Hurty
Dr. Hurty
McCoy Trial Session Focuses on Bank Books
Rufus Knox, former assistant bookkeeper for A. McCoy & Co., testifies that Thomas J. McCoy and Alfred McCoy were often at the bank counter and checked the firm’s accounts. He says neither commented on the ledgers as books were read. The defense aims to finish the records to call James H. Chapman, bankruptcy trustee, soon.
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Monticello
Ind
McCoy
Rufus Knox
Beokeeper
A. McCoy & Co
Thomas J. McCoy
Alfred McCoy
McCoys
Impeachment Trial of Mayor Bidaman Underway in Terre Haute
Terre Haute Indiana June 1 no witnesses have been summoned for the impeachment trial of Mayor Edwin Bidaman. Promoters expect no denial of charges accusing non enforcement of laws and incompetence of the board of safety and Chief Liits. A key question concerns the tenderloin district and councilmen active in the removal effort report numerous unwanted approaches by women.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Edwin Bidaman
Board of Safety
Liits
Tenderloin
Citizens Automatic Telephone Company Incorporation in Indiana
The Citizens Automatic Telephone company was incorporated at Indianapolis with $800,000 capital to serve sixteen counties in northern Indiana. Principal offices are in Marion with directors including H. A. Harris E. K. Seymour Albert Wilson C. L. Fisher J. S. Sisson and others from Marion Converse and Chicago. Also Fort Wayne Vehicle company formed with $10,000 capital and directors J. F. K. H. Daisy Beuret.
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Indianapolis
Citizens’ Automatic Telephone Company
Indiana
Marion
H. A. Harris
E. K. Seymour
Albert Wilson
C. L. Fisher
Chicago
Fred B. Eward
L. Strider
J. S. Sisson
O. L
L. F. Barger
Converse
Fort Wayne Vehicle Company
Daisy Beuret
Mail Carrier John W McGraw Dies by Suicide in South Bend
South Bend Indiana June 1 John W McGraw one of the city's oldest and best known mail carriers committed suicide this afternoon after completing the morning mail delivery. He shot himself through the heart with a .22 caliber revolver at his home. No reason for the act is known as he was described as cheerful.
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South Bend
Ind
John W. McGraw
McGraw
Indiana National Guard encampment dates moved to August
Indianapolis June 1 The start of the Indiana National Guard state encampment has been shifted to August 12 for a ten day period. Troops arrive at Fort Benjamin Harrison on August 11 and the camp opens August 12.
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Indianapolis
Indiana’ National Guard
Fort Benjamin Harrison
Cure La Cold In One Day Claim
A fragment advertises a cure for a cold promising relief in a day. The text is incomplete and lacks verifiable details about the product, maker, or source.
Five Hurt In Railroad Smash Near Sandusky
Fast Lake Shore mail and express No. 17 westbound crashed into a stalled freight two miles east of Sandusky Ohio. Engineer Cyrus Wise and mail clerks A G Newton and others were badly injured. no passengers aboard. tracks blocked and trains rerouted via the southern division between Cleveland and Toledo.
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Lake Shore
Here
Cyrus Wise
Toledo
A. B. Bachman
Sherman G. Walton
Chicago
A. G. Newton
Coldwater
Mich
H. E. Arthur
Norwalk
Wise
Newton
Cleveland
Doomed Naturlizations to Assume American Names
Washington June 1 report that Representative Burke will offer an amendment to the naturalization bill requiring foreigners who become citizens to take American names. Burke argues foreign family names hinder assimilation and cites a Pittsburg list of mostly Russian and Polish names he deems hard to pronounce in English.
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Washington
Burke
Pittsburg
Champ Clark
Crook Poses as Model Citizen in Suburban Bank Swindle
Pittsburg June 1 residents of Coraopolis were stunned to learn that “Samuel F Fletcher” arrested here Tuesday as an expert bank swindler is Boyd H Stoneroad a trusted local resident for five years. He worked as a Wabash railroad telegraph operator and forged certificates of deposit despoiling banks nationwide costing hundreds of thousands. His brother was once on the Pittsburg police force. They slept in adjoining cells last night one charged with swindling the other with drunkenness.
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Pittsburg
Coraopolis
Samuel F. Fletcher
Boyd H. Stoneroad
Stoneroad
Wabash Railroad
Arrest It Fifty Dollar Reward for Eczema Cure
An old newspaper advertisement offers free samples of Ec-zine for skin diseases and a $50 reward for any eczema not cured promptly. Claims include cures for eczema, psoriasis, herpes, and other conditions, with hospital and physician use cited. Provides Chicago address for orders.
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The
Sentinel
Physicians Laboratories
Boyce Building
Chicago
Senate OKs railroad employers liability bill
Washington June 1 The senate passed the railroad employers liability bill after a brief session called by Senator Lafollette. Two amendments were added one extending damages to the parents of deceased employees and another letting juries in damage cases decide negligence and contributory negligence. The measure passed without discussion or division.
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Washington
Senate
Lafollette
Bosworth Presides at YMCA Officers Conference Session
Indianapolis hosts the thirty third conference of employed officers of the YMCA of North America with Prof Edward J Bosworth of Oberlin presiding. Papers were read by George W Mehaffy of Boston John F Moore of New York Dr L L Doggett of Springfield Mass and Frank Burt of Chicago focusing on affiliated conferences.
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Edward J. Bosworth
Oberlin
Association of
Young Men's Christian Association of North America
George W. Mehaffy
Boston
John F. Moore
New York
L. L. Doggett
Springfield
Mass
Frank Burt
Chicago
Steamer Kulaz Gortechakan Strikes Mine
The Russian steamer Kulaz Gortechakan, en route from Odessa to Vladivostok, struck a mine twenty five miles offshore and foundered. All crew members were saved.
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Gortechakan
Odessa
Police Powerless To Close Saloons In Louisville
Louisville judges rule Kentucky Sunday liquor ban unconstitutional under section 1303 but uphold section 1321 for Sabbath observance. Warrants against saloonkeepers arrested last Sunday are dismissed. prosecutions may proceed only under section 1321. Police may not arrest for Sunday liquor sales.
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McCann
Kentucky
Court of Appeals
Hagan
Three Van Slette Girls Die in Trunk Tragedy
In Kankakee Illinois on Memorial day the Van Slette sisters Ida eight Rosella five and Pearl two suffocated in an upstairs trunk. Coroner Fenoulille ordered no arrests while inquest continues. The family mourns at 506 Chicago Avenue with all six boys and girls affecting the farm home.
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van Slette
L. E. Fenoulille
Chicago Avenue
Ida
Rosella
Pearl
St. Rose’s Church
Kenaga
Gagan
Fargo
N. C
Beaverville
Be thou faithful unto death and be cheerful in life
A fragment from Home Chat urges daily virtue and promptness to guard homes and a weary world. It blends exhortations to faithfulness cheerfulness thoughtfulness and good humor as remedies and guiding principles.
State Sunday School Convention At Marion This June
The state Sunday school convention will be held in Marion on June 19 20 and 21. Allen county expects many delegates due to proximity and rail service. Railroads offer reduced rates and lodging will cost about 1 dollar per day. Each county school is invited to send delegates and several schools pay half their delegates expenses.
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Marion
Allen County
Little Republic of Pana under U S protection
Fragmentary text notes a tiny republic named Pana under United States protection with references to representatives and the invitation from Yonnie. The readable lines imply a historical or ceremonial context but lack concrete details or dates.
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Little Republic of Pananis
United Stat
Expulsion motion on Smoot divided committee vote
Reed Smoot's seat in the U S Senate from Utah faces possible expulsion as the privileges and elections committee votes seven to five on the question. The panel split on whether to declare his seat vacant by majority vote or require a two thirds Senate vote, with a tie on a renewal expulsion resolution and action postponed to next session. Senator Burton's fate also looms as Bailey seeks Burton's expulsion and the panel plans to reconvene Tuesday.
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Washington
Reed Smoot
United States Senate
Utah
Senate Committee On Privileges and Elections
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Burrows
Dolliver
Pettus
Overman
Bailey
Frazier
Foraker
Dillingham
Hopkins
Beveridge
Knor
Depew
Senate
Congress
Smoot
Pettis
Aker
Beverridge
Knox
Over
Joseph R. Burton
Kansas
Burton
Governor Hanly Warns Graduates On Official Malfeasance
Governor Hanly of Indiana delivered the principal address at the University of Cincinnati commencement at Music Hall urging graduates to uphold the rights of the people to a square deal, warning against official malfeasance and organized greed. He directed much attention to law and medical students and linked his message to his Memorial Day remarks at Purdue University.
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Cincinnati
Hanely
Indiana
University of Cincinnati
Music Hall
Law and Medical College
College of Liberal Arts
Purdue University At Lafayette
Ind
Simpson Methodist to Mark Fortieth Anniversary Week
The Simpson Methodist church plans a week of events during June 17 to celebrate its fortieth anniversary. Former pastors and members will attend and a day or night service will focus on each church department. Rev. J. M. Chase leads a large committee to enhance the program for the new church building.
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Simpson Methodist Church
J. M. Chase
Nominated Cleveland Tied To Local Political Past
Daniel N. Lockwood a prominent lawyer and former congressman dies at Buffalo on June 1. He had battled diabetes and later illnesses. In 1881 he nominated Grover Cleveland for mayor and in 1888 he supported Cleveland for president, reflecting his long engagement in local and national politics.
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Daniel N. Lockwood
Congress
Lockwood
Ingerene ' Sétin
Grover Cleveland
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Cleveland
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