Three Shot During Feud Tied to Fairfield Show
In Fairfield Illinois a feud linked to a touring theater company ends in a triple tragedy. Dr Charles L Leininger dies from a heart wound, Frank McCullough is mortally wounded, Richard Sloan is shot in the thigh, and Herbert Pinnick is jailed after a knuckle and gunfight on West Main Street following a show. Pinnick, 18, a slide trombone player with Harrington shows, was attacked after prior harassment of local girls.
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Fairfield
Charles L. Leininger
Wayne County Fair Association
Frank (Bender) McCullough
Richard Sloan
Herbert Orrin Pinnick
French Lick Springs
Ind
Pinnick
West Main Street
Young Pinnick
Dr. Leininger
Logan Durnil
Leininger
French Lick
Harrington
Big Toe Wriggles Claim From Alabama Professor
In Tuskaloosa, Alabama, Almet Skeesics a psychology professor at the University of Alabama reports a striking finding after years of study. He says a man cannot stop his big toe from wiggling when telling a lie due to a reflex nervous force driven by subconscious radio mental activity.
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Tuskaloosa
Ala
Almet Skeesics
University of Alabama
Kentucky Duel Ends in Dual Death in Louisville
In Louisville two railroad workers, Frank Sliggers of the Kentucky and Indiana Bridge and Railroad Company and W. T. Charles of the Illinois Central Railroad, killed each other in a pistol duel after an earlier workplace clash. They met in a saloon at Thirtieth and Cleveland avenues and fired, both dying instantly.
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Louisville
Frank Sliggers
Kentucky and Indiana Bridge and Railroad Company
W. T. Charles
Illinois Central Railroad Company
Charles
Kentucky and Indiana Bridge Company
Sliggers
Thirtieth and
Cleveland Avenue
Navy invites bids to build two 26000-ton battleships
Washington special reports the Navy Department seeks bids for two 26000-ton Arkansas and Wyoming battleships. These Dreadnought vessels will mount 12 12-inch guns in turrets, fire forward or broadside, and be faster than any existing battleship. Every shipbuilder on both coasts is invited to bid.
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Washington, D. C
Navy Department
Arkansas
Wyoming
Ten Thousand to Go Out Over Open Shop Order
More than ten thousand skilled workers from the Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers at the American Sheet and Tinplate Company will quit work on the night of June 30 as the open shop order takes effect. Many unallied workers will be affected as well.
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Pittsburg
Special
Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers
American Sheet and Tinplate Company
Thieves Return Part of Stolen Money in Letter
Mrs. George Shea of Duluth reported that on May 30 a stash of $20,000 hidden under her mattress was taken during a parade near her sister’s home in Seattle. A letter signed Two Thieves claimed to have spent $5 on furnishings and returned $15,000 to the owner.
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Seattle
Wash
George Shea
Duluth
Man's funeral tirade stuns Sutherland church crowd
John Chilcott, at his mother's funeral in Sutherland Nebraska, rose to denounce local Methodist church members for neglect during her illness. He publicly blamed the congregation, sparking anger among relatives and neighbors who left the service in protest.
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Sutherland, Neb
John Chilcott
William Gillette
Warrick County votes dry in final state option tally
In Boonville Indiana Warrick county shifts to the dry side by about 250 votes in the last scheduled state option election. The tally shows the wets winning only four of ten townships and eleven of thirty precincts with Boonville itself voting wet by about fifty. Farmers’ turnout in light rain aided the dry majority as women workers held prayer services at the Presbyterian church.
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Boonville
Ind
Warrick County
Boone Township
James A. Hemenway
Ohio River
Jeffersonville
Posey
Spencer, Clark
Floyd
Warrick
Presbyterian Church
Alder man Koerner's rainbow trout tale from West Baden
Milwaukee alderman John Koerner recounts a remarkable fish story. He found a rainbow trout last year with rheumatism, nursed it in springs until fins recovered, and released it marked with a silver wire. This year the trout supposedly recognizes him, flapping from water during his morning walk.
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Milwaukee
Wis
John Koerner
West Baden
Snake Enters Washington Family Dinner and Feeds on Food
A six foot black snake crawled into the Buffington family dining room in Washington Pa during dinner, drove the family from the table and devoured the food before being killed after a brief but defiant struggle. It had been imprisoned by boys and lacked food for a week.
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Pittsburg
Hiram Buffington
Washington
Morse Out on Bail in Awaited Appeal
Charles W. Morse, the convicted banker known as the former Ice King, is released on bail pending his appeal in the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals next October. He will be free for nearly four months, after which the court will decide on a new trial or affirm the existing fifteen year sentence.
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New York
Charles W. Morse
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Morse
Court of Appeals
Navy smoking curbs urged by Admiral Schroeder
Rear Admiral Seaton Schroeder Commander in Chief of the Atlantic battleship fleet urges strong discouragement of special cigarette smoking by enlisted men in the navy. He argues for limits to reduce health concerns and fleet risk.
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Washington
Seaton Schroeder
Atlantic
Severe Thunderstorm Claims Ten in Sanoky District
Vienna reports a deadly lightning storm in Sanoky district causing extensive property damage. A barn sheltering 50 people was struck, resulting in ten deaths and widespread casualties.
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Vienna
Cable
Sanoky
Body Found in Trunk Tied and Left in Chinatown Room
Elizabeth Sigel granddaughter of Civil War General Franz Sigel identified by jewelry in a steamer trunk found in a room above a Chinese restaurant on Eighth Avenue. Police note missing shoes and a notebook with hundreds of names, while suspect Sun Leong fled after discovery. The case mirrors a prior gruesome East Side dismemberment.
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New York
Eighth Avenue
Elizabeth Sigel
Paul Sigel
Elizabeth
Elsie
Franz Sigel
Sun Leong
Sigel
Miss Sigel
Leon
Todd
Elsie Sigel
Mit Sigel
Lee
General Sigel
Riverside Park
Ghost of His Wife Haunts Georgetown Man Near Death
In Georgetown Delaware John Andrew, dying at his home, claims the ghost of his wife visits him nightly. He killed her 35 years ago as she returned from church, hid in the church belfry, heard her funeral sermon, was imprisoned, later pardoned, and now fades at home while insisting the spirit comes to him.
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Georgetown
Del
John Andrew
Adam God Gets 25 Years in Murder Case
Kansas City special report says James Sharp who called himself Adam God was found guilty in the murder of Patrolman Michael Mullane. Sharp led a group of religious fanatics involved in the fatal fight and received a twenty five year penitentiary sentence.
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Kansas City, Mo
James Sharp
Adam God
Michael Mullane
Sharp
Fairbanks to Visit St. Petersburg for Cable Event
Former vice president Charles W. Fairbanks will visit St. Petersburg soon. Ambassador Riddle has received word that the trip is planned and will occur in the near future.
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St. Petersburg
Charles W. Fairbanks
Ambassador Riddle
Antimony Town Reverts to State After Tax Sale Bid Failure
De Queen Arkansas Special reports Antimony in Howard County has reverted to state ownership after no bids were received for the town offered for sale for taxes. Once a promising mining center around antimony deposits, the town was deserted after the mine yielded little ore and the company abandoned operations.
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de Queen, Ark
Antimony
Howard County
Engagement Broken Off in Vienna Ad
Ilma Rok and Franz Sitoli announce their engagement is broken off in Vienna Hungary. They will amicably divide the wedding presents received instead of returning them to donors.
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Vienna
Ilma Rok
Franz Sitoli
Rifle Clubs In Public Schools Promoted By National Board
Washington reports a nation wide rifle practice plan in schools under the National Board of Promotion of Rifle Practice, backed by the War Department. The movement targets 1,000,000 qualified marksmen and emphasizes discipline, self control, and fitness while urging safe, rule bound handling and strict safety checks.
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Washington, Special
United States
National Board of Promotion
Wisconsin
Military Academy
Culver
Ind
Rifle Association
Congress
War Department
New York City
Washington
First Baseball Match In Geneva Between La Villa and Servette
The La Villa baseball team of Dr Aukenthaler’s school defeated Servette of Geneva 15 to 2 in six innings. The La Villa lineup included seven Americans, one Englishman, and one Brazilian who had never played before.
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Geneva
Cable
la Villa
Dr. Aukenthaler
Servette
Entitled to Three Anyway in Newark Domestic Dispute
William Ward, a Newark mechanic, sought aid after his wife fed him only two meals daily for seven dollars fifty cents a week. The court ordered Mrs. Ward to provide three solid meals each day.
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Newark
N. J
William Ward
Sydney Cable: North Queensland Diocese Priests Deacons Bishop
In the diocese of North Queensland covering 130000 square miles with 100000 inhabitants there are twelve priests two deacons and one bishop. The remark underscores sparse clerical resources for a vast region.
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Plenty
Sydney
Cable
North Queensland
Massachusetts couple's balloon honeymoon lands on a farm
A newlywed couple from Woods Hole and Cape Cod chartered the balloon Heart of the Berkshires for a three hour and fifty minute aerial honeymoon. They ascended from Aero Park at 1 24 am and landed near Holbrook after drifting over Adams and North Adams.
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Pittsfield
Mass
Heart of the Berkshires
Roger Noble Burnham
Woodshore
Cape Cod
Ralph Gilkey
Holbrook
Boston Common
Aero Park
Adams
North Adams
van Sleet
Blue Hill Observatory
Boston Bay
Chevrolet Wins Crown Point Race in Cobe Cup Thriller
Louis Chevrolet driving a Buick wins the Cobe cup at Crown Point in eight hours one minute thirty nine seconds, beating Bourque in a Knox car by one minute five seconds after 395.66 miles. Robertson, in a Locomobile, retired with engine trouble while over 100000 spectators watched the event with a reported $20000 cash deficit.
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Crown Point
Ind
Louis Chevrolet
Buick
Bourque
Knox
Chevrolet
Robertson
Locomobile
Forgetful crew blamed for Gary Michigan City wreck
South Bend police report a head on collision between east bound South Shore trains from Gary to Michigan City that killed ten people and injured many. Conductor Delmar Kenney and Motorman George Reed allegedly forgot to stop at Wilson siding, allowing a forty mile an hour dash into wreckage.
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South Bend
Ind
South Shore
Gary
Michigan City
Delmar Kenney
George Reed
Wilson Siding
Paris to host Habib collection sale at Hotel Drouot
Eight stones comprise the Habib collection with seven from crown jewels and the Hope diamond valued at about four million dollars. The Thursday sale in Paris is anticipated to realize several million dollars and is billed as a landmark event.
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Paris
Drouot
Habib
Matson Wins Western Van derbilt Light Car Race
Joseph Matson drove a Chalmers-Detroit Blue Bird to first in the 236 mile opening Western Van derbilt race at Crown Point Indiana. He finished in 4 hours 31 minutes against 15 rivals amid perfect weather and minimal injuries.
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Crown Point
Ind
Joseph Matson
Matson
Waiter’s Slip Costs Paris Restaurateur Dearly
In Paris a waiter dropped a dish of petit pois at a dinner injuring guest Miss Bernheim. The court awarded 900 francs for the dress and the remainder for her distress, after refusal of a compromise offer.
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Paris
Bernheim
Mail carrier and brother murdered in Tiburcio Garcia case
In Torreon Mexico Tiburcio Garcia a mail carrier between the city and Topia and his brother Juan were killed by robbers. The bodies were found after riderless horses returned to Torreon. The attackers shot them in the back and removed their eyes believing eyes hold the murderers image.
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Torreon
Mexico
Tiburcio Garcia
Topia
Juan
Paris Designers Rally Against Corset Distortion
Several hundred doctors painters sculptors and literary figures in Paris back a movement opposing corset use to curb distortion of the female figure. Meanwhile corset makers push wasp waisted designs as Autumn fashion rises with Louis XV and Louis XVI styles.
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Paris
Cable
Mining man drinks own blood in desert in California
Israe Swartz a Boston mining man who had come to California to oversee Inyo county interests was found in the desert 20 miles north of San Bernardino drinking his own blood from his wrist to quench thirst. He had been without water for four days before a party of prospectors rescued him.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Israe Swartz
Boston
California
Inyo County
San Bernardino
Swartz
Roosevelt hunters suffer fatal lion attack in Africa
In British East Africa at Sotik Colonel Roosevelt’s party reports H Williams fatally wounded after a lion attack while big game hunting with F C Selous and George McMillan of Michigan. The incident underscores the dangers of African hunting.
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Naivasha
British East Africa
Roosevelt
Africa
H. Williams
F. C. Selous
George McMillan
Michigan
Senator McMillan
Sotik
Steamer Asia Aims to Land Tea Before New Tax
The Steamer Asia, carrying more than 1,000 tons of tea, sails toward San Francisco to land its cargo before an anticipated import tax set by Congress takes effect. Importers fear higher costs as the new levy looms.
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San Francisco
Pacific
Asia
Congress
Socialist Thorne Calls for Czar's Assassination Debate
In London a House of Commons appeal stirred the floor when Socialist Thorne urged the assassination of the Czar of Russia during his visit to the country. The sensational moment highlighted tensions between factions.
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London
House of Commons
Russia
Socialist Thorne
Car crash near Hammond injures six people
In Hammond Indiana a big touring car carrying six occupants including Walter Mellon and Nicholas Emmerling left the road near the Calumet River bridge after Emmerling, trying to save his chauffeur from an epileptic fit, lost control the car toppled fifteen feet into a ditch and wrecked the vehicle but miraculously none were killed.
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Hammond, Ind
Walter Mellon
Nicholas Emmerling
Calumet River Bridge
Hammond
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