News of the Week in Epitome
The Chronicle reports a mix of high level appointments and strategic moves. Col John M K Dima is named brigadier general to succeed retired Gen Constant Williams. John Sanders of Prescott Arizona proposes a universal freight transport to the stars. Attorney General Bonaparte declines to opine on legality. Police and court items follow with multiple crimes and notable deaths.
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Washington
John M.K. Dima
Ine
Constant Williams
Universal Corporation
John Sanders
Prescott
Ariz
Bonaparte
Boneparte
Navy Department
Ittalin
Oriiser
San Francis Ito
Wisconsin Varsity Beats Syracuse in Regatta at Lake Menominee
Madison Wis June 1 Wisconsin University won the varsity boat race over Syracuse on Lake Menominee in a choppy wind. Wisconsin freshmen defeated Delafield, while Syracuse took the four oared race. The eight oared race ended with Wisconsin four lengths ahead in 10 34. A flotilla of spectators filled the banks and boats as the finish neared.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Wis
Wisconsin University
Syracuse
Sota
Delfield
Delafield
Wisonsin
Syragnan
Wleconisili
Miner survives 17 hours in cave in then dies after rescue
Helena Montana June 2 A basin cave in traps Charley Collins for seventeen hours under heavy debris. He is found uninjured by rescuers but, terrified by the ordeal, Collins quits work and later dies in Butte.
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Miner
Helena
Mod
Hope Wine
Basin
Charley Collins
Collin
Butta
Child fatally burned by fall into boiling water near Sumner
A two year old boy, son of Fred Poehler visiting his grandmother on a Sumner farm, was fatally burned after falling into a bucket of boiling water. The injuries were severe with melted flesh and exposed bones.
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Hotei
Sumner
Iowa
Fred Poehler
Here
Sally
Indian inmate commits suicide in jail by knife
Fagle Hiver of Flambeau, an Indian charged with murder, hanged himself with a jack knife borrowed from the sheriff. He had been confined in the county jail since last November. The incident occurred yesterday in Fagle Hiver Wisconsin, near Enda.
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Fagle Hiver
Wis
Gagegnoshi
Flambeau
Ende Life in Furnace Peculiar Death Found in Factory
Cincinnati reports a mutilated body of a man, thought Romanian, found in Ryan Soap Works furnace. Officials note the death appears self infliced. Milwaukee businessmen discuss La Follette presidential boom with 150 supporters at Plankinton House club rooms. Devils Lake reports a house fire kills four year old Eddy Currie in Currie boarding house. cause suspected a defective flue.
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Cincinnati
Ryan Soap Works
Milwaukee
Wis
Demite Eleps
Plankinton House
Devils Lake
N. C
Alexander Currie
Eddy Currie
Currie
Three Names for Planet Named in Honor of Monarch
On March 12, 1871 William Herschel at Slough England discovered a new planet. He named it Georgium Sidus to compliment George III. Other English astronomers suggested Herschel. Continental astronomers favored mythological Urasius as the seventh planet designation.
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William Herschel
Slough
England
George III
Escoverer
Herschel
Urasius
Roosevelt Continues Southern Michigan Tour After Capitol Visit
President Roosevelt, after a strenuous day in Lansing with three speeches and a capitol reception, left for Washington at 4:20 PM. He planned brief talks at several small stops in southern Michigan en route to Fort Wayne, Indiana, with no incidents reported. At Michigan Agricultural College he spoke to about 2,500 people on campus, receiving applause and laughter, praising farmers and addressing respect for the home.
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Lansing
Mich
Norris
State Capitol
Roosevelt
Washington
Michigan
Fort Wayne
Ind
Agricultural College
Fraud Findings in American Bond Reserve Merger in Missouri
Judge Walter Littlefield special master in chancery said he is ready to report findings on the merger of the American Bond Reserve company. He declared the merger a fraudulent transaction and that fund proceeds with Missouri state treasurer should be distributed pro rata among creditors, with no preference for local creditors. The treasurer holds 91,042,540 of the original fund.
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American Bond Reserve Cai
Kansas City
Walter Littlefield
Chancery
American Bond Reserve Company
Littlefield Add
Missouri
Désiinet
Tunila
Markets Report From U S Grain and Live Stock Centers
Quotations from St Paul Minneapolis Duluth Chicago Milwaukee Bronx City and South St Paul June 2 show grain prices for wheat oats and corn across No 1 and No 2 grades with minor variations. Cattle hog and sheep figures are listed for Chicago Bronx City and South St Paul with price ranges for steers cows calves hogs and lambs reflecting commodity trading.
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Northern
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Duran
Bae
Duuth
Chicago
Milwaukee
Bronx City
Iowa
South St. Paul
Postal Laws Violations Spotlight in Fergie Falls
In Fergie Falls Minnesota on June 2 the post office department campaigns against postal law violators who send writings and gifts across borders. A visitor has spent days in the city and area, provoking ten locals to pay ten dollars each into the federal treasury for similar violations.
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Fergie Falls
Minn
Post of Live Department
Federal Treasury
Lynch Mob Threatens Man in Small Town
Alexandria lit area reports a telephone warning that a mob formed to lynch four black men accused of criminal assault. Fire at Morris Barrel Works in Tuunville, Pa. caused $100,000 damage to eight acres. Fred Habeck of Blakeley, Ming, was killed by a train crossing. Four bodies found in Raine, Tony Branch, N. J., in a house fire.
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Lit
Hijau
Los. Tuunville
Morris Barrel Works
Blakeley
Henderson
Ming
Fred Habeck
Raine
Tony Branch
N. J
Pers
Walter Schiffer
Hail and Wind Ravage East Williamson County
A severe hail and wind storm swept the eastern Williamson county area near Taylor Texas on June 2. Buildings were wrecked and crops were destroyed as hail stones battered fields and structures in arcs of several miles.
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Taylor
Tex
Williamson County
Might Take a Chance on a Cross-Over Charm
A Washington coterie of cabbies waited after a show for patrons as numbers were called and drivers departed with fares. Two remained. one urged a rider to come along while the other joked he could not share his number, ending the exchange with playful quips.
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Washington
New Rate Laws Attacked In Federal Suit In St Paul
Stockholders of railroads operating from Minnesota filed a federal suit in St Paul seeking a temporary restraining order against the commodity and passenger rate laws. The state is named a party. They contend the laws are unconstitutional and confiscate property without due process, threatening dividends and railroad incomes. Roads include Great Western affiliates, Great Northern, Northern Pacific, Milwaukee, North Western, Omaha, Santa Fe, and St Louis.
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Airbns Raitvoints
Lesola Brong
Lolrines
Lila
Nedines
State Commission
Great Western
Atepa
Great Northern
Northern Pacific
Milwaukee
North-Western
Omaha
Boo
St. Lois
Lochren
Minnesota
Chicago
New Ulm Tracks Fight Details Hearings Set in St Paul
New Ulm Minn June 2 The state railroad and warehouse commission arrived and heard testimony on connecting the North Western and Minneapolis and St Louis tracks in New Ulm The New Ulm Stone company filed the first application under a new law allowing track connections if the roads run parallel within five hundred feet The two roads opposed the application and arguments will be heard by the commission in St Paul on June 7 Also note squatters alarm as Special Land Agent S G Conner plans to open township 26 near Cass Lake on June 12 with many claimants waiting and some squatters resisting possession.
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St. Pauls
New Ulm
Minn
State Railroad and Warehouse Commission
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Minneapolis & St. Louis
New Ulm Stone Company
St. James
Minneapolly
Washington
S. G. Conler
Land Department
Cass Lake
Case Lake
Knives Used in Family Feud at Noblesville
In Noblesville Indiana on June 2 a family feud ended with a fatal knife wound to 76 year old B W Thurston and serious arm and scalp injuries to his son Melvin Thurston while Tobe Breece sustained a scalp wound. The incident follows a heated dispute culminating in a stabbing. The elder Thurston died from his wounds. The feud's outcome remains under investigation with medical staff treating the injured.
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Noblesvile
Ind
B. W. Thurston
Melvin "Thurston
Evangelist Sam Wiking to Speak at Main Street Church
Representative Adamson of Georgia cites a surge of traveling evangelists in his district. A poster advertises Sam Wiking, previously convicted four times for burglary, addressing gospel meetings at the Main Street church with a welcoming note and no collection.
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Georgis
Evangelista
Chrna
Sam Wiking
Main Street
Insurance abstracts and authority in North Dakota filings
North Dakota officials certify the American Surety Company of New York and Crescent Creamery notices. The records detail insurance statements, authority certificates, and financial figures for 1907 and related entities, including premiums received, disbursements, and total liabilities.
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Evimuleaiona
Quinmuléaiona Itekerage Timcce
Vistaleebiaae
Duiher
Alsburaemeita
North Hakutm
Motal Rivkn
Syyeses
North Dakota
Thaurance
American Surety Company
New York City
New York
T. B.C. Cooper
Biante
Ite
Biamarck
Seal. Cooper
Commissioner of Insurance
Rock Cut Head In Two At St Lawrence Mine
Dennis Murphy, 30, was killed instantly at the St Lawrence mine in Butte when a rock fall on the 600 foot level struck him in the back of the head. He was in a stopping position when the massive rock crashed down severing the skull in one clean blow.
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St. Lawrence
Dennis Murphy
Murhy
St Lawrence
Butte
Rabid Dog At Fort Dodge Sparking Fear In Dogs
Faribault, Minn May 28 A rabid dog near Fort Dodge Iowa attacked several dogs causing alarm among owners. Police pursued the animal but it eluded capture as fear spread among local dog owners.
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Fort Dodge
Iowa
Big Sores After Measles and Thumb Value Report
A 1906 Albion Neb. testimonial describes lasting skin sores from measles cured by culturing remedies after six months. It contrasts thumb value across nations, citing percentages for right and left thumbs in court awards. It also notes Tacoma lumber mill's record leather belt, 84 inches wide and 2,300 pounds, made from 225 steer hides without rivets.
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Henry Porter
Albion Neb
Dempsey Lumber Company
Tacoma
Waah
High Water Closes Mill in Menominee Michigan
High water on the Menominee River forces suspension of work at the local sawmill. The rapid current makes log sorting impossible, halting operations in May.
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Menominee, Mich
Pat Crowe Arrested as Vagrant in Omaha
Pat Crowe, who saw trial and acquittal on the charge of kidnapping Eddie Cudahy a year ago, was arrested Saturday morning in Omaha as a common vagrant.
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Pat Crowe
Omaha
Eddie Cudahy
Three Killed on a Bridge in Morristown Incident
Morristown Indiana May 28 two men were caught on a railroad bridge over the Blue River and killed as a fast passenger train bore down. They were alighting on the ridge looking into the stream when the disaster occurred.
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Morristown
Ind
Blue River
Johnson county farmer Elmer Pratt fatally shoots neighbor
Town City Iowa May 28 Elmer Pratt a prominent young farmer in Johnson county shot and killed W Z Connell an old farmer whose land adjoins the Pratt farm The murder stems from a long running land dispute and a feud over property lines authorities report no immediate arrests following the shooting
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Alpena
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Mallette
Mya
Christina Carstein
Burlington
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Indianapollo
Anna M. Bradley
Arthur M. Brown
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Washington
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Equitable Assurance Society
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Pratt
London
Royal Academy Pictures
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Chariton
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Wyo
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