Washington and world news in brief highlights
A diverse roundup, noting Joseph Ripley Haw resigned from The Consulting Engineers in The Purmuit canal commission, 1906 diamond trade figures to the U S, land grants and forest withdrawals, notable deaths from North Dakota to Wisconsin, and European figures like Prince William of Sweden. Also covered are rail incidents, fires, and legal cases with international ties, including Germany and Bulgaria.
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Waanington
Joseph Ripley
Purmuit Canal Commission
State Department
United States
Secretary of the Interior
North Dahold
Bilchurch
South Dakota
Aberdee
Belt Nations Forest
Montana
Great Filly
Helena
Lewistown
Mrs Kaufmann Found Guilty of Manslaughter in First Degree
A jury returned a verdict finding Mrs Kaufmann guilty of manslaughter in the first degree. The court will set sentencing for the defendant following the verdict.
Great Shock 10 Defendants Confidently Expected Ver Dict
Mia Kaufmann wife of Moses Kaufmann, longtime Sioux Falls brewer, was found guilty of manslaughter in the first degree for the murder of her sixteen year old servant Agnes Portele after a ten day trial in the circuit court. The verdict shocked her husband son and counsel who had anticipated acquittal. Defense notes appeal for a new trial to be argued before Judge Smith in Yankton Oct 10 with sentencing set for Oct 21 if denied. Bond of 25000 remains in force while she remains free pending outcome.
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Flandreau
Mia
Hmma Kaufmann
Moses Kaufmann
Agnes Portele
Blaze Destroys Milnes Hardware Store in Mason City
Fire from six this morning gutted the Milnes hardware store rear section in Mason City Iowa causing 30000 in retail and wholesale losses and additional 5000 in dry goods damage. The entire block owned by the Rule Gale Emelie syndicate faces 50000 in building damage.
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Mason City
Iowa
Milnes Hardware
Stoke
Joseph Dry Goods
Rule-Gale Emeley Syndicate
Young Girl Shot Dead Near Owatonna
Edith Gausewits fifteen year old daughter of ex Senator Willlaw Ganeowlty was shot in the heart yesterday while a group of youths traveled to a location north of the city. A companion picked up a gun and it was accidentally fired. The tragedy occurred in Owatonna Minnesota on June twenty second.
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Gausewits
Owatouha
Minn
Edith Gausewits
Willlaw Ganeowlty
Floor falls in cooper shop burying workers in river
In Janesville Wisconsin Blodgett's mill floor collapsed under a cooper shop. Dozens of barrels fell into the Rock River. Two men were buried in debris and fatally injured, a third narrowly escaped.
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Janesville
Wis
Blodgett's Mill
Rock River
Badgers Back Popular Vote for U S Senate
Wisconsin Senate adopted a joint resolution urging a constitutional convention for an amendment to elect United States senators by direct popular vote. In other news, a runaway wreck near Cataract killed a 16 year old Ada West and left her parents seriously injured at Black Tiger Falls.
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Olympic Theater
West
Chicago
Redmond Prindiciie
Great Lakes
Clungo
Thomas Trever
Alfred ‘Trever
Cincinnati
Chautteur
Namie
Senate
United
Mailixon
Wisdine
Wisconsin
United States
Black Tiger Falls
Wis
Cataract
Truii
Ada
Injured Conductor Dies After Contact With Wire
Red Wing case reports conductor Charles H. Mee Jaciy died from injuries after contact with a live telephone wire stretched across a track, which hurled him from a moving train. Also notes two separate incidents: a man found dead in a St. Paul hotel and two Winnebago men charged with pushing a passenger off a train in Blue Earth County.
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Red Wing
Charles H. Mee Jaciy
Osage
Lows
Haspital Ab
Blue Faith
Minn
Ivan Loft
Jay Wilcox
Bennie Chozen
Utilities Bill Passed By Wisconsin Legislature
Madison June 25 The public utility bill passed the assembly 59 to 40 and moves to the governor. The measure requires all water electric and similar providers to use depreciation accounting and be taxed for rate setting. It places most utilities under the railway commission and gives it power to fix rates and make existing franchises exclusive.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Audi
Railway Commission
Teacher Wins Homestead Right Precedent in Wisconsin
Minneapolis teacher Mise Hit ler Field wins a Washington interior department decision recognizing school teachers as eligible homesteaders. The ruling overturns a prior contest alleging a teacher could not maintain a bona fide claim, citing intent and compliance with the spirit of the law. Field taught in Minneapolis and the case involved her claim noted with Jack Pine point in Superior County.
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Minneapolis
Superior
Wis
Mise Hitler Field
Jack Pine
Interior Department
Washington
Miss Field
Lightning Kills Two In Michigan Storm
Dispatches report a severe electrical storm in Michigan's lower peninsula. At Kalamazoo Franklin Stirner was badly burned and left dazed after being struck while trimming a tree. Farmer George Howley was killed plowing near Kalamazoo, and Mrs. Stephen Curtin died after being struck while speaking to her husband at their OnaWay home. Mr Curtain was stunned but unharmed.
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Michigan
Detroit
Mich
Lower Peninsula
Kalamazoo
Frank Stirner
George Howley
Stephen Curtin
OnaWay
Cheboygan County
Curtis
Falls To His Death Janitor At Federal Building
William Kemper, janitor at the federal building in St Paul, was instantly killed when he fell from the fifth floor to the cement walk while washing windows. He lost his balance and struck his head, dying instantly. A passerby narrowly escaped the body.
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Federal Building
St. Paul
William Kemper
Kemper
Trouble Surrounds Iowa Man After Calamities
Visite Nevine of Iowa City reports a cascade of misfortune as Nevine on a bicycle falls and breaks his leg. His wife falls ill and is in peril while his father was burned alive and his brother reportedly murdered or drowned in the river.
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Visite Nevine
Iowa City
Iowa
Battal
Edmon Nevine
Nevine
Defense Makes Strong Plea in Haywood Case
Boise June 23 The defense closes with an eloquent plea that the Idaho statute forbids conviction on uncorroborated accomplice testimony and must have independent corroboration Senator Borah asserts independent corroboration exists Clarence Darrow pins the case on Orchard’s story calling it a rotten thread and urges acquittal based on the statute and lack of independent evidence
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Boise
William D. Haywood
Frank Steunenberg
Woody
Haywood
Richardson
Idaho
Orchard
Senator Borah
Clarence Darrow
Drychard
Alleged gang member nabbed after chase in Montana camp
Warren Stephens, described as an alleged horse thief and member of an organized rustling gang, was captured near Billings after a lengthy pursuit spanning several counties. He was found working as a cook at a grading camp by Froze-to-death Creek in Rosebud County and was brought to Fergus County yesterday.
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Cook
Billings
Warren Stephens
Montana
Webb
Stephens
Froze-to-death Creek
Rosebud County
Fergus County
Mammoth wool clip sold for 22 cents per pound
Charles M. Bair's wool clip of about 1.5 million pounds sold yesterday to Jeremiah Wilson & Co. of Boston through A Wellcott. The price per pound is not disclosed but likely 22 cents, potentially yielding around $230,000 for Mr. Bair. The clip is described as the largest individual wool clip in the world.
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Sal Billings
Mont
Charles M. Bair
Jeremiah Wilson & Co
Boston
A. Wellcott
Bair
Swimmer Drowns Near Ottumwa After Midnight Swim
Ottumwa Iowa June 23 Charles Porter twenty three years old was drowned in a pond near the town after joining companions for a late swim. His friends swam for some time and returned home without noticing his absence.
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Mies
Ottumwa
Iowa
Charles Porter
Here
Porter
Boys in 17 Burglaries Confessed by Iowa City Youths
Cedar Rapids police arrest William Mather and William Osborn, both 19, of Iowa City after they allegedly confessed to seventeen burglaries spanning the last three months. Betroit votes sheriff to fill Becker county vacancy. George C. Hush elected by county board among ten candidates.
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Iowa City
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapid
William Mather
William Osborn
Jowa City
Aims at Big Stockmen Indictments Expected in Montana Land Case
A federally backed grand jury in Helehu Montana is expected to indict prominent Montana stockmen for jumping public lands when it reports. The probe targets major figures in the cattle industry. Peter Wolf an elderly bachelor with substantial fortune reportedly killed himself in his Aberdeen South Dakota farm dwelling by hanging in a barn driving shed.
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Federal Grand Jury
Montana
Helehu
Mont
Hange Geif
Aberdeen
8. D
Peter ‘Wolf
Boy Killed by Train Near Ackley Iowa
Eleven year old Joe Hatch driving cows to pasture was struck by a train and killed instantly near Ackley Iowa on June 22. Local officials reported the accident and identified the victim as a resident of the area.
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Ackley
Iowa
Joe Hatch
Masked sisters charged at Olmutz for disturbing reverence
Two sisters aged 15 and 17 faced charges at Olmutz for offending public feeling by entering a church wearing masks. They, arguing no harm, had attended a masked ball until five in the morning and slipped into the church. The court ruled them guilty but with no harmful intentions, and they were secularized.
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Olmutz
Con
Burglars Get Jewels in Eastwood Park Home
In Minot North Dakota on June 23 burglars broke into the Renville residence in Eastwood Park while the family attended the circus. They stole jewelry and other valuables totaling several hundred dollars.
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Minot
N. D
Lars
Renville
Eastwood Park
Lawsiry
Slater Sisters Inspire Reception Laughter in Virginia
At a social gathering two men joked about the sisters of Lappincott’s managing. One whispered ask about the sister, another misheard and exclaimed Virginia, prompting a quip that her sister must be the entire United States.
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Virginia
Lappincott
Bee Sting Fatal to Iowa Girl in Cascade
The six year old daughter of Peter Kuster of Cascade died of lockjaw after a bee sting. The child had been stung on the arm following vaccination and blood poisoning ensued.
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Dubuque
Iowa
Peter Kuster O Cascade
No One Idle There Bay the Boxes in Front
A terse note describes baying the boxes in front of stores and watching the president rent. The fragment hints at a public scene or protest with unclear details and no concrete event or dates.
Doctor Promises Interesting Procedures on Patient
A conversation reveals a doctor claiming joy at the patient's condition while offering to perform many operations. The exchange hints at medical theatrics and a curious, possibly ironic dynamic between patient and physician.
How Marbles Are Made
The article describes how stone marbles are produced in Germany from warble refuse and agate quarries. Workers break refuse into small cubes and use a water driven mill with grooved beds and revolving runners to shape and polish, yielding a bushel of round marbles in about half an hour at little cost.
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Germany
Reorganized New York Life Chooses Trusted Leaders
The New York Life Insurance Company appoints Darwin P. Kingaley as president and Thomas A. Buckner as first vice president. Wm. Ingerwoll becomes second vice president over Europe operations with Paris office, while Rufus W. Weeks remains chief actuary. The board emphasizes professional management after a recent reorganization and notes the company holds about 2 billion in outstanding business despite regulatory limits.
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New York Life Insurance Company
Armstrong
Hae
Life Insurance Unien
Darwin P. Kingaley
New England
Thomas A. Buckner
Ingerwoll
Europe
Copany
Paris
Rufus W. Weeks
Buckner
Life
New York Life
Ita Book
Ifo
New York
Filing Case for Socks Swagger Dressers Make Record
A haberdasher remarks on the need for organized dress accessories noting how valets and secretaries manage files for collars cravats and tacks. He describes card systems naming size description and drawer location to speed dressing and inventory when new items arrive.
Declaration as Amended at a Private Concert
A host questions a guest about royal lineage while the orchestra leader deflects with a joking claim about kinship. The exchange hints at social hierarchies and comic misattributions during a salon gathering.
Doctor endorses Grape-Nuts as highly digestible food
A Massachusetts doctor promotes Grape-Nuts as a superior, easily digested food. He claims four heaping teaspoons provide the cereal portion of a meal and that the food sustains health and happiness, suitable for babies or adults, served with cream, hot water, or milk.
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Babes
Arine
Adulia
Check Civil War by Show of Force revolt
A report notes tensions rising as factions accuse each other of planning a revolt amid a show of force. Officials call for restraint while factions mobilize and regional leaders warn of potential clashes.
Martial Law In Force As France Quells Mutinies
Paris reports martial law spreading to the disturbed south as the government asserts progress against mutinies and defections. Premier Clemenceau declares the Seventeenth regiment mutineers surrender, while sabotage against railways and telegraphs raises fears of guerrilla action without identifiable leaders.
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Paris
Depw
Bellera
Seventeenth Regiment
War Office
Chamber of Deputies
Clemenceau
Seventeenth
Ti Ia
Rafway
Filipino Voters Register Heavily in Oriental Precincts
Filipino voters began registration with early reports indicating a heavy total. American residents are also registering, and Carl Hessia is the sole American candidate for the assembly, nominated from Manila. Registration may continue for several days.
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Oriental
Carl Hess
Assembly
Manila
Tragic House Accidents Reported Across States
A series of brief items note a baby burned by boiling starch after pulling a tablecloth in Alboon Iowa, a man electrocuted at Painesdale, two railroad workers killed near Detroit Minnesota, a Guatemala president rumor denied in New York, a drowning at Little Pine lake in Perham Minnesota, and a steamer fire near Washademoak Bay New Brunswick where three crewmen perished.
Death in Red Lodge Quarrel Between Ranch Hand and Miner
Matt Hill a ranch hand died after a quarrel with David Barton a miner at Red Lodge. Hill reportedly intoxicated was struck with a blow to the head and found unconscious the next day dying from a fractured skull. Barton was arrested at Bear Creek and held for coroner's inquest.
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Matt Hill
Red Lodge
David Barton
Hill
Barton
Hhs
Sarton
Bear Creek
Earn
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Department of Bericulture
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Razor
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Charles McCarthy
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Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Northwestern University of Chicago
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Minnesota
National Liquor Dealers’ Association
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Mammoth Clip
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F. A. Howe
Houghton, Mich
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Champlon Mining Company
Painesdale
Charter Anderson
Lenemin
W. C. Greehbaugh
Cabrera
Guatemala
Flehing
Perham
Mion
P. J. Radke
Ot Staples
Little Pine Lake
Radke
Burna
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