Interstate Commerce Commission reopens Standard Oil probe
Cleveland telegraph report says the Interstate Commerce Commission reopened the Standard Oil investigation. Judge Prouty noted a letter from Virgil P. Kline stating that Standard Oil does not wish to testify now, asserting a full reply to all charges is on file with the commissioner of corporations.
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Cleveland
Interstate Commerce Commission
Standard Oil Company
Prouty
Virgil P. Kline
The
Standard
Commissioner of Corporatns
Statehood Joy reported in Oklahoma and Indian Territory
Guthrie Oklahoma June 14 a special report notes nationwide rejoicing as news spreads that statehood appears probable for both Oklahoma and Indian Territory. The reaction spans communities and headlines celebrate the potential formation of two new states.
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Guthrie
Okla
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Nine Die as Haverford Explosion Rocks Liverpool
A blast on the British steamer Haverford in Liverpool today killed nine seamen and injured about forty. Some wounded may die. Officials believe naptha explosion caused the disaster aboard the vessel.
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Haverford
Liverpool
General Bolton and citizen murdered near Mindanao
General Wood cabled from Manila that First Lieutenant Edward C. Bolton and a citizen named Benjamin Christian were murdered on June 6, forty miles south of Davao Island Mindanao.
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Washington
Wood
Manila
War Department
Edward C. Bolton
Benjamin Christian
Davao
Mindanao
Change of Venue Granted in Iroquois Theatre Fire Case
Chicago jurist grants Will J. Davis a change of venue on the manslaughter charge tied to the Iroquois theatre fire. The new trial county is undecided, as Judge Smith assigns the matter without a fixed home venue.
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Chicago
Will J. Davis
Iroquois Theatre
Smith
Supreme Court assigns appellate judges for second district
Assigned Judges Dorrance Dibell Henry K E Willis and George W Thompson named by the supreme court to the appellate court for the second district for the ensuing year in Springfield Illinois on June 14.
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Springfield
The
Supreme Court
Dorrance Dibell
Henry KE. Willis
George W. Thompson
Chicago Weather Forecast Partly Cloudy With Showers North
Partly cloudy weather with showers expected in the northern counties of Illinois tonight. Sunrise was at 4 22 a m and sunset at 7 88 p m confirming long daylight hours in Chicago.
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Chicago
Illinois
Rossa Returns From Ireland to New York
J O Donovan Rossa returned with his family on the steamship Caronia after going to Ireland last November to serve as secretary of Cork common council.
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New York
J— O’donovan Rossa
Ireland
Cork
Bryan Visits Parliament in St Petersburg
William J. Bryan attended the lower house proceedings in the Russian parliament as an interested spectator during the June 14 session in St. Petersburg.
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St. Petersburg
William J. Bryan
Roosevelt's Uncle Dies in Sayville
Robert B. Roosevelt, uncle of President Roosevelt, died early today in Sayville after months of illness. He was known as a member of the Roosevelt family and his passing comes at a time of national prominence.
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Sayville, I
Robert B. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Market Quotations and Livestock Prices Chicago June 14
Closing board of trade quotes for July wheat and corn and livestock at the Union Stock Yards show mixed results. Cattle 8 000 steady to weak with beeves 4.00 to 6.08. hogs 28 000 five lower. sheep 12 000 4.60 to 6.15. Also notes on clothing and shoe ad text amid market data.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Union
Steinmetz Family Thanks Friends For Bereavement Help
Mrs. Steinmetz and family express gratitude to friends and neighbors who offered kindness and support during their recent bereavement.
Weddings of Whiteneck Hettinger Brice and Treat
Freeport society notes detail the weddings of Emma Schelp and E H Whiteneck in a nan parlor ceremony with Rev N Wunderlich officiating. The couple plan to live in Arcadia Bloomington after a summer split. Josephine Hettinger and William J Brice wed at St Joseph parsonage with a small guest list and a pink white carnation dining room reception. Mrs A I Peck and Milton B Treat unite at North Galena avenue with a reception at the Best home and plan Clinton Wisconsin for their future home.
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Fred Schelp
EH. A. Whiteneck
Arcadia
Ind
Oak Street
Rev. N. Wunderlich
Freeport
Valparaiso
Wabash
Indiana
W. 8
Whitenéck
Arcadian
Schelp
St. Joseph Parsonage
Josephine Hettinger
William J. Brice
Father Kalvelage
Anna Hettinger
Logan Street
Brice
Frank Hettinger
St. Joseph's
William Brice
Chicago
A. I. Peck
Milton B. Treat
Clinton
Wis
Galena Avenue
F. W. Davis
United Brethren Church
Treat
Mr. Treat
Chaton
Anniversary party marks Frida Kreiger birthday
Miss Freda Kreiger entertained about fifty friends at her Arcade avenue home for her twenty third birthday anniversary. Cards and games filled the evening with Miss Matilda Scherenberg George Becker Arthur and Paul Landeck among winners. A light luncheon followed before departures. Mrs. George Blust hosted a ladies gathering in honor of her daughter Mrs. Keck of Allentown. Mr Knowlton reports on farm mortgage securities offered by the bank as investment options.
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Freda Kreiger
Arcade Avenue
Matilda Scherenberg
George Becker
Arthur
Paul Landeck
George Blust
Mrs. Keck
Allentown
Mr. Knowlton
West
Euterpeans Close Season With Year’s Final Recital
The Euterpean club held its last meeting of the year at Reeve Burton’s home for a closing musical recital. The concert featured piano duets, solos, songs, and choral numbers from composers studied this season, with refreshments served at the end and Burton performing on the Angelus.
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Progam
Burton
Angelus
Molter
French
Schubert
Dowell
Chopin
Shelp
Beethoven Miss Molter
Miss Burbank
Schumann Miss Molter
Caratina
Gluck
J B
Mozart
Kennedy
Voval
Rubenstein Falls
Phos Dei Ceem
Schumann Miss Weary
Lennox
weoGrieg
Reverend Edgar P. Hill Named to McCormick Chair
Freeport friends report Rev. Edgar P. Hill D D former pastor of the First Presbyterian church of this city has been elected by the McCormick seminary board to fill Dr Herrick Johnsons chair of homiletic and applied Christianity in Chicago. The Interior notes the unanimous appointment at a June 11 special meeting and hopes for Hills acceptance. Johnsons retirement due to age prompted the vacancy.
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Freeport
Edgar P. Hill
D. D
First Presbyterian Church
McCormick Seminary
Chicago
H. D. Jenkins
First Church
Portland
Ore
Herrick Johnson
Hill
Johnson
County Directory Soon to Be Issued in August
Thos. D. Osborne prepares a county directory to accompany the city directory. Work will start on the city directory in August. It has been ten years since the last county directory appeared.
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Thos. D. Osborne
Feeble Minded Declared In County Court
Mrs. Susan KR Hodges was declared feeble minded today by a county court jury, and a conservator will be appointed.
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Susan KR. Hodges
Detroit Manufacturer Opens 200000 Life Policy for Wife
Hamilton Carhartt of Detroit, a wealthy clothing maker, takes a $200,000 Mutual Life policy in New York that guarantees his widow $10,000 at death and $10,000 each year for life. With this policy, his total life coverage reaches $300,000 and could allow his wife to draw $500,000 or more under certain terms.
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Detroit
New York Mutual
Mich
Hamilton Carhartt
Mutual Life Insurance Company of
New York
Handsome Americans Drink Hollister’s Rocky Mountain Tea
An old advertisement claims Americans are exceptionally handsome and that Hollister’s Rocky Mountain Tea enhances appearance. The promo lists 35 cents for tea or tablets and credits Joseph Emmert as the seller.
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United States
Hollister
Rocky Mountain
Joseph Emmert
Bargain Friday June Lab Savings At W Righes
Bargain Friday offers a 10 percent discount on all Shoes Trunks and Valises at W. O. WRIGHE'S. Store promotes limited time sale with emphasis on footwear and luggage items in a general consumer clearance context.
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W. 0. Wrighe's &2
First Mass Celebrated by Father Kalvelage at St Joseph’s
Rev. Father Frank Kalvelage, recently ordained in St Louis, celebrated his first mass at St Joseph's German Catholic church with a large crowd. The ceremony included a Corpus Christi high mass, German sermon by Rev. Huber, Gregorian chants, and elaborate school pageantry by local pupils.
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St. Louis
St. Joseph’s
Kalvelage
Father Kalvelage
Williams Street
St. Joseph’s Church
Katharine Koebler
Helen Gereliser
Matilda Kneller
Kalveluge
Nilles
Father Griffith
Dooley
Garrity
St. Paul
Father Huber
St. Bede’s College
Order of St. Benedict
Pather Kalvelage
Veni Creator
Lamont
Duver
Indiana
Aliman
Elizabeth
C. Kalvelage
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