Summary of Washington News and Obituaries
Washington reports mark the end of the Supreme Court term with future return set for October. Navy Secretary Metcalf plans a June leave for California. Others include Coastal Survey changes at Fort Omaha and a Canadian boundary expert appointment. May Isthmian canal excavation drops due to heavy rainfall. Notable deaths include R A Lane, George West Wilson, John J Straub, J M Browning, Ernest Lamson, Louis Frechette, Rear Admiral Jackson McElmell, Martin Cheney Day, Laurinda Collins Whitney, and Rev S N Fellows.
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Washington
United States Supreme Court
Secretary of the Navy
Metcalf
California
C. D. Chandler
Signal Corps
Fort Omaha
Oury
Otto H. Fittman
Coast and Geodetic Survey
R. A. Lane
Denver
R. J. Cooke
Tennessee
Methodist Episcopal Church
George West Wilson
Jacksonville Times-Union Company
Florida
John J. Straub
South
Nashville
J. M. Browning
Western Anthracite Coal Company
St. Louis
Ernest Lamson
New York
United States
Jackson McElmell
United States Navy
Philadelphia
Martin Cheney Day
Providence Daily Journal
Evening Bulletin
Laurinda Collins ‘Whitney
Henry M. Whitney
Boston
W. C. Whitney
Accidental Happenings Across States Claim Several Lives
A farmer near Adams Nebraska reports his sons George and Scott Burke drowned in Hooper creek after floods. In Decatur Illinois Joseph Sewell loses control racing car and dies of injuries. Mullion Michigan train collision injures four. Hopkinsville Kentucky missionary J M Gordon suffocated in tub. Leeper Island Indiana drownings of Elsie and Robert Miller during a family outing. New York Ocean Parkway touring car crash kills two, injures two.
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George and
Scott Burke
Adams
Neb
Hooper Creek
Decatur
Ill
Joseph Sewell
Sewell
Mullion
Mich
J. M. Gordon
Disciples of Christ
Mungoll
India
H. D. Smith
Hopkinsville
Elsie
Robert Miller
Leeper Island
South Bend
Ind
Ocean Parkway
New York
Coney Island
Tornado Disaster Kills 23 in Southern Nebraska
Omaha reports a devastating tornado that swept through four southern counties causing at least 23 deaths and extensive property damage. Over 200 people homeless, crops ruined, and livestock destroyed as towns from Byron to Deshler suffer severe losses. Four counties in Nebraska and nearby Kansas areas report widespread destruction.
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Omaha
Nebraska
Fillmore
Webster
Franklin
Thayer
Kansas
Carleton
Fairfield
Deshler
Shickley
Geneva
Frankling
Ong
Riverton
Bank Robbery From Pittsburg Bank Yields Ten Year Terms
Henry Rieber former paying teller and John Young former auditor were sentenced to ten years each in the Western penitentiary for looting Farmers' Deposit National Bank in Pittsburg. The case revealed cash thefts from $500 up to $50,000, with about $2,000,000 stolen and only $2,000 recovered plus worthless stock.
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Pittsburg Bank
Pittsburg
Henry Rieber
Farmers’ Deposit National Bank
John Young
Western Penitentiary
Young
United States
Fight on Eufaula streets leaves two shot
In Eufaula Oklahoma on June 9 a clash between Checotah residents and Eufaula citizens left Deputy Constable F M Woods fatally wounded and Joseph Parmenter shot though not seriously hurt. Woods was trying to disarm Parmenter when the exchange of about fifteen shots began.
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Checotah
Eufaula
Okla
F. M. Woods
Joseph Parmenter
Woods
Parmenter
Gould Marriage Delayed to Prince Helle de Sagan
Paris report says Mme Anna Gould and Prince Helle de Sagan will wed within a month after attorneys cite various delays. George Gould’s attendance is uncertain due to his business interests in the United States.
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Paris
Mme
Anna Gould
Prince Helle de Sagan
George Gould
Mme. Gould
United States
Foul Air Fatal to Six Miners in Gold King Mine
Six miners died and eight more were in danger from toxic air at the Gold King mine in Gladstone Colorado after a fire destroyed the engine room and shaft house. Rescue attempts claimed the lives of several rescuers as air in the shaft grew deadly. Victor Erickson John Sumston and Otto Johnson were among the dead or dying brought to the surface.
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Cliverton
Colo
Gold King
Gladstone
Victor Erickson
John Sumston
Otto Johnson
Allies Back Taft Opponents Question Recall Statement
Chicago officials report that allies backing anti Taft delegations questioned the recall of their statement to bolt the Republican national committee. After James Francis Burke and Indiana figures announced the move, dissension arose and other allies urged counteraction. The aim was to sway public opinion toward a compromise proposal before adjournment, but the anticipated effect fell short.
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Chicago
Republican National Committee
James Francis Burke
Knox
Hemenway
Indiana
J. B. Kealing
Rising Kaw River Flood Triggers Evacuations in Kansas City
Rising water from the Kaw river caused panic in North Topeka and the Armourdale district. Families moved to higher ground and moved goods from basements and packing houses to upper floors.
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Kansas City
North Topeka
Armourdale
Paris Murder Mystery Deepens With Remy Slaying
In Paris on Rue de la Pepiniere the 77 year old Auguste Remy, a retired banker, was found stabbed to death in his mansion. Authorities report missing money and jewels amid ongoing investigations into the Steinheil case and Mme Japy.
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Paris
Adolphe Steinheil
Mme, Japy
Auguste Remy
Rue de la Peppiniere
Balloonist Killed in Park Ascent Accident
Luther Edward Jones aged twenty seven, a balloonist, died after a failed ascent at Mildred Park. The parachute failed and his head struck a tree limb, crushing his skull instantly.
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Springfield
Luther Edward Jones
Mildred Park
Jones
Two Cancelots Crown: Men Die After Nepigon River Incident
Winnipeg district report states William McKay and Albert Boiseau, both missing for a week, were found dead in the Nepigon River. Authorities note the fatality occurred after their disappearance. The investigation continues to determine circumstances.
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Winnipeg
Man
William McKay
Albert Boiseau
Nepigon River
Alarm Over Meat Shortage From Higher Freight Rates
Sixteen major U S butter and meat manufacturers warn of famine risk if freight rates rise. Beef prices have surged 1 to 2 cents per pound since last week amid cattle shortages, with talk of exporting beef to England being stored. Chicago packers report further increases expected for beef and canned meats, while butter firms vow to contest rate hikes before the Interstate Commerce Commission.
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New York
United States
England
Chicago
Chicago Packers
Interstate Commerce Commission
Minnesota
Kansas
Nebraska
Missouri
Iowa
Illinois
South Dakota
Wisconsin
Indiana
Pick Team to Go to London for Olympic Games
New York June 10. Seventy six men were selected as the American team by the American Olympic team committee at Astor house to represent the United States in the London Olympiad next month. The entry review shows strong prospects in all sports except rowing with hopes of major honors if athletes stay healthy.
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America
New York
United States
London
Astor House
Olympia
Mayor Uses Prisoner Labor Against Dandelions in Town
Town in Iowa reports a novel crusade by Mayor Bryson to rid parks and streets of dandelions. Hoboes with fines are put to digging dandelion roots under patrol, yielding a bountiful weed harvest as the city battles the pest.
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Town Falls
Iowa
Bryson
Tragedy in High Life Ends in Double Suicide
Charles P. Corlett head of Corlett Engineering killed his wife and then himself in a Willoughby hotel, a Cleveland suburb, last night. Jealousy is cited as the motive. the couple were prominent in Cleveland society.
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Cleveland
Charles P. Corlett
Corlett Engineering Company
Willoughby
Manhunt Falls in Newton After Ida Potter Shooting
A posse of farmers and constables searched the Newton woods near Danbury for Edward Schiriman the suspect in the Main street shooting of Ida Potter on Saturday but returned unsuccessful without locating him.
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Danbury
Conn
Newton
Edward Schiriman
Ida Potter
Main Street
Street Car Riot Wounds Four In St Louis
A Market street car riot in St Louis injures four people, with two in critical condition. Motorman Packhelser and Conductor Biffle are hospitalized after a melee sparked by Beverley Brown and others over fares. A bystander, David Obrien, loses a leg as the car speeds unchecked. the volunteer motor man escapes.
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St. Louis
Market
City Hospital
West End Heights
Biffle
Beverley Brown
Brown
Packhelser
National Conservation Commission Appointed in Washington
In line with May White House guidance the president formed a national conservation commission to advise on natural resource preservation. The executive committee includes Gifford Pinchot as chairman with members Theodore Burton Reed Smoot Knute Nelson John Dalzell W J McGee Overton Price G W Woodruff Joseph A Holmes among others.
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National Conservation Commission Ia
Washington
White House
National Conservation Commission
Gifford Pinchot
Theodore Burton
Reed Smoot
Knute Nelson
John Dalzell
W. J. McGee
Overton W. Price
G. W. Woodruff
Joseph A. Holmes
Democratic national committee to meet June 16
Chicago June 10 Urey Woodson announces a Democratic national committee meeting set for June 16 in Chicago to choose temporary officers for the Denver national convention and to consider other business.
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Denver
Chicago
Urey Woodson
Democratic National Committee
Market Prices From Wheat to Hogs Across Cities
Latest quotations show wheat and corn at various grades in St Paul Minneapolis and Duluth with prices for oats rye and durum. Chicago cattle hogs sheep and lambs ranges are listed with multiple classes and city readings including Bronx City and South St Paul.
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St. Paul
Northern
Minneapolis
Bard
Duluth
Chicago
Milwaukee
Bronx City
Iowa
South St. Paul
Receiver Appointed for Wheeling & Lake Erie Railroad in Ohio
United States District Judge W. W. Taylor placed the Wheeling and Lake Erie railroad in receivership in Toledo Ohio amid claims totaling 8 791 047 dollars due the National Car Wheel company of New York and debts reportedly exceeding 28 000 000 dollars.
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Toledo
Ohio
National Car Wheel Company of
New York
Wheeling & Lake Erie Railroad
United States
W. W. Taylor
Wheeling
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Louis Frechette
Victor Hugo
Montreal
8. N. Fellows
Iowa City
Upper
Byron
Anna and
Helle
Antstaft
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