Rapids Tribune IMB reports grisly family tragedy
Mrs Schneider, wife of Nicholas, killed her three children with a razor then fatally slashed herself. The bodies of Mary Alder, John Schneider, Norbert Schneider, and Florence Schneider were found in Dotyville area. The motive was framed as fear of losing reason and robbery. the mother was last seen cradling her eldest son before the murder and suicide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
du Lac
Schneider
Nicholas Elder
Dotyville
Mia
Mary Alder
John Schneidged
Norbert Schneider
Loren
Deadly Explosion on the Mina-Four Steamer at Duduth Dock
A catastrophic blast on the steamer I. M. of Duduth Mina at HW Pugh Coal dock killed Mina-Four crew members Mina Four and Andrews chief engineer and three firemen Adams Yonus Gunderson M Schoemsen. One dies, one dying, others seriously hurt or missing. Boiler blown, stern deck wrecked, harbor breached as fire ignites onboard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mina
I. M
Duduth
Pugh Coal Company
Andrews
Adam Yonus Gunderson
Inent
Mimey
Inheritance tax bill aims to broaden reach in Senate
A senate introduced inheritance tax bill seeks a broader scope of the tax by treating multi year gifts as taxable once the donor dies. The measure responds to a court ruling that previous gifts to a daughter were not subject to inheritance tax and would extend coverage to all gifts made up to the donor's death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Aul
UHS
Forester Chief Ranger Elected at Eau Claire Meeting
Man Elected Chief Ranger George T. O'Brien Madison chosen for Foresters convention duties. McCabe of Superior favored for leadership. Kuypers of De Pere slated for deputy role. Fish distribution tops 190 million fry planned by state fish commission. Supt Nevin notes record potential with favorable conditions. Also reports Watertown banker Leonard Schempr dies and two boys rescued after boat capsizes on Chequamegon Bay. Stolen auto recovered. two men held. Health dept notes diphtheria and scarlet fever cases. three priests ordained. hunters net 378 for wolf and wildlife fund.
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Igon
James Nevin
Chain State Fish Commission
Keatlesore
Hateherls
Hta
Nevin
Fond du Lac
Thomas A.wenalelt
Milwaukee
W. F. Raetz
Manitowoc
Grand
A. E. Banderob
Oshkosh
Grand Page
C. B. Evans
Janesville
B. A. Honeycomb
Madison
Grand Sentinel
Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington, D. C
Grand Lodge
Wisconsin
Illinois
Supreme Court Upholds Publicity Law and Extradition Rule
The Supreme Court upholds the newspaper publicity law adopted in 1912 and affirms Porter Charlton’s extradition to Italy under the 1868 treaty. The decision follows prior executive waivers, limits free press challenges, and signals forthcoming formalities before Charlton’s handover. Also, the court sustains an ad valorem tax on large corporations and adjourns to June 16 for final term rulings.
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Washington
United State Supreme Court
Porter Charlton
Italy
Lake Como
Lorton
Executive Department
Charlton
Hudson County
New Jersey
Nerly
Supreme Court
Knox
Europe
America
Italin
Pala
Michigan
Citizens’ Telephone Company
Citizens’ Telephone Company of
Jackson
United States Courts
Western District of
Coal Miners Indicted by Federal Grand Jury
Federal grand jury accuses President John P White and 18 UMWA officials of conspiring with western coal operators to fix wages and restrain competition, violating Sherman Act. Indictments name Hayes Haggerty Vasey Cantrell Hatley Roman Edmonds Morris Cairng Griffith Crago Diana Nutter Mitchell Reece Stanley Cantley Lavender and others of district 17. They allegedly planned to unionize West Virginia miners to set coal prices for outside markets.
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Charleston
W. Va
John P. White
United Mine ‘Workers of America
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Indiana
Ilnois
West Virginia
White
Frank J. Hayes
Thomas Haggerty
Joseph Vasey
James Cantrell
Charles Hatley
Marco Roman
George HB. Edmonds
Benjamin F. Morris
Thomas Cairng
Clarence C. Griffith
James M. Crago
James Diana
John Nutter
Roma Mitchell
Ww. S. Reece
I. D. Stanley
Cantley
A. D. Lavender
National Organization of the Miners
State victories in interstate rate cases upheld by Supreme Court
Washington June 11 The Supreme Court unanimou s y upheld states power to fix reasonable interstate railroad rates until Congress acts. Minnesota rate cases involved Minnesota Missouri Kentucky Oregon Arkansas West Virginia lawsuits against maximum freight and two cent passenger laws as unconstitutional and confiscatory, with Minneapolis & St Louis exempted from the ruling. The decision affects 45 related suits and hundreds more nationwide. Separate ruling reversed convictions of five officials in the turpentine trust for Sherman act violations due to erroneous instruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Supreme Court of the United States
Minnesota
Minneapolis & St. Louis
Missouri
Kentucky
Oregon
Arkansas
West Virginia
Alabama
Iowa
Kansas
Nebraska
Oklahoma
South Dakota
Supreme Court
Northern Pacific
Great Northern
Sanborn
United States Circuit Court of Minnesota
American Naval Stores Company
Savannah
Turpentine Trust
Pennsylvania
International Coal Mining Company
Clearfield
Pennsylvania Railroad
Townsend denounces lobbyists and charges presidents influence
Senator Townsend of Michigan denounces lobbyists and accuses President Wilson and Democrats of pressuring Congress to back tariff changes. He says the Senate committee has not asked members if Wilson sought to influence them, and warns such tactics could sway votes. Senator Reed seeks names, Townsend declines.
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Washington
Townsend
Michigan
Lobby Committee
Wilson
Senate
Reed
Walsh
News from Far and Near highlights June disasters and crimes
A compiled bullet of brief world items reports clergymen canceling duties in New York for health, a Texas farmer preacher Lee Jones shot by his sons, a Kansas City widow killed in a Missouri train wreck injuring 500, a London Ulster Unionist arming plot uncovered, a New York family tragedy with a three year old, and an Ohio farmer confessing to two family murders.
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New York
Hugeniee
Stephenville
Tex
Lee Jones
McAlester
Okla
George W. Trewis
Kansas City
Missouri
Kansas & Texas
London
Ireland
Scotland Yard
Dominick Jardina
Ironton
Ohio
Barkley Flemming
Coryville
Mlemming
Culbertson
Two Auto Wrecks Kill Six in Illinois and Iowa
June 12 reports from Springfield Illinois recount four men dead after a head on crash with a freight train near Riverton. The victims named J Carroll H Iverson J H Gauer and George Bartel of Chicago and Springfield. In Glidden Iowa Lena and Rebecca Dudley daughters of Robert Dudley Nashville hardware merchant were killed when their car was struck by a Northwestern passenger train three miles east of town. Mrs Dudley and the driver were seriously injured.
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Springfeld
Riverton
Here
J. Carroll
H.ivorson
J. H. Gauer
Chicago
George Bartel
Springfield
Glidden
Northwestern
Lena
Rebecca Dudley
Robert Matthew Dudley
Nashville, Tenn
Dudley
Thair
Census Director Quits for Minnesota College Post
Minneapolis June 12.5 Dana Durand director of the United States census has resigned to become director of the bureau of research on agricultural economics at the Minnesota Agricultural College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Minn
Dana Durand
Bureau of Research On Agricultural Economics
Minnesota Agricultural College
Building Owners Meet in Cincinnati Convention Opens
Five hundred delegates from the United States and Canada attend the sixth annual convention of the National Association of Building Owners and Managers in Cincinnati as the opening session proceeds on Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cinetnnati
United States
Canada
The
National Association of Building Owners and Managers
Aged Priest Henry Hovin Dies in Springfield
Father Henry Joseph Hovin 73 longtime priest and former Carlinville resident dies at St. John's Hospital in Springfield on Tuesday. He was one of the state’s oldest retired priests and served many years at Carlinville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Henry Joseph Hovin
St. John’s Hospital
Carlinville, Il
McCrogty Declares Bid for Senate Seat in Kentucky
Frankfort Kentucky June 12 Gov James Bennett McCrogty announces his candidacy for United States senator to replace Senator Bradley. He will compete in the primary against former Gov J C W Boekham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frankfort
James Bennett McCrogty
United States
Bradley
J. C. W. Boekham
Circulation Managers Convene With Delegates From 294 Papers
Delegates from 294 newspapers in the United States and Canada gathered in Cincinnati for the opening session of the International Circulation Managers association. The meeting drew managers from major papers and discussed circulation strategies and industry conditions.
Man Murdered In Home In Galesburg
Charles A. Lindoff violin teacher was killed in his home on Monday night. A suspect remains unidentified as sheriffs and police struggle to find clues to the killer’s identity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galesburg
Charles A. Lindoff
Americans Win Polo Game in New York Clash
In New York on Tuesday the Americans defeated the Boyish team 5 to 2 in the opening polo match. Monty Waterbury broke a finger in the sixth period and was taken out of the game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Monty Waterbury
Brakeman Killed by Lightning in Wyoming Storm
Brakeman C. R. McCauly on the Wyoming and Northwestern was struck by lightning and killed while riding on top of a box car during a Tuesday electrical storm near Lander Wyoming. The accident occurred during a severe weather episode and is being investigated by railroad authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lander
Wyo
C. R. McCauly
Wyoming & Northwestern
Aise
Supreme Court Upholds Federal Right to Sue Adams Express
The Supreme Court of the United States on Monday upheld the federal government's right to sue the Adams Express Company under the commerce law. The decision reinforces federal authority in interstate commerce matters and underscores ongoing regulatory power over express carriers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adams Express Co
Washington
Adams Express Company
Supreme Court of the United States
Noted Alienist Forbes Winlow Dies at 69 in London
Dr Forbes Winlow, a renowned alienist and founder of the British Hospital for Mental Disorders, died suddenly at his London home on Sunday from heart failure. He was sixty nine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Forbes Winlow
British Hospital For Mental Disorders
Veteran Coffield Father of Baby Born Saturday
William Coffield, eighty four, a veteran of the Mexican and Civil wars, lives at Bt Joseph Mg. He is the father of a girl baby born Saturday. He draws a pension of $65 a month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beco
Joseph
William
Coffield
Indicted for Photographing $20 Bill in St Paul
Howard A. Guilford editor of a local weekly paper was indicted by a federal grand jury in Saint Paul Minnesota on a charge of photographing a $20 bill with intent to manufacture counterfeit currency.
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St. Paul
Minn
Howard A. Guilford
Federal Grand Jury
Engineer Cooked to Death in Switching Accident
James V. Beamon aged twenty seven an engineer with Ble. Four was fatally scalded when a cut of cars moved loose and sideswiped his engine in Indianapolis Indiana on a Friday according to the report dated June 9. The tragedy occurred as a switching crew attempted to handle cars at the yard. Beamon succumbed to injuries from the steam and heat at the scene. Authorities are investigating the incident and listing him as the sole casualty of the accident.
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Indianapolis
Ind
James V. ‘Beamon
Racine
Richard Tuelofaky
Government moves to breakup Kodak trust under Sherman Act
Washington filed an evil suit at Buffalo by order of Attorney General McReynolds seeking dissolution of the Postman Kodak company through receivership if necessary. The government accuses Kodak of monopolizing photographic supplies in violation of the Sherman law and aims to divide Eastman assets controlling 72 percent of U S. business to restore competition and dismantle the alleged monopoly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Kodak Trust
Buffalo
McReynolds
I Postman Kodak . ,Company
Eastman Company
United States
Mexican Rebel Diaz Shot After Court Martial
Juan Manuel Diaz an alleged Huerta spy was court martialed at Columbia Mex Monday and immediately shot to death. He was charged with giving information to the federals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laredo
Tex
Juan
Manuel Diaz
Huerta
Columbia
Mex
Delegates Meet at Travelers Protective Association Convention
Delegates from 42 states attend the twenty fourth annual convention of the Travelers Protective Association of America in Richmond Virginia. About 1000 members participate in the session held on Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Travelers In Session
Richmond
Travelers’ Protective Association of America
Murder charge against Italian man after bicycle accident quarrel
Wooster Ohio June 10 A murder in the first degree charge was filed against Peter Sarro an Italian who shot three persons here Saturday in a quarrel following a bicycle accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wooster,_C
Peter Sarro
San Francisco Cop Found Guilty in Forty Thieves Case
Frank Esola, labeled a "confidence man" and one of eight policemen accused of aiding the Forty Thieves gang, was found guilty on Saturday in San Francisco. The trial marks a pivotal moment in the long-running graft probe targeting police corruption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graffin
San Francisco
Frank Esola
Pirates Loot $30,000 From French Steamer Robert Lebeaudy
Hongkong June 9 The French steamer Robert Lebeaudy engaged in west river trade was attacked in the China sea by pirates who secured $30,000, according to reports received here Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hongkong
Robert ‘Lebeaudy
West River
China Sea
Steamer Kurland Damaged by Mine Near Athens
The Belgian steamer Kurland from Antwerp struck a mine near the island of Phaeva in the Gulf of Athens on June 9 and was seriously damaged, forcing it to be beached.
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Athens
Greece
Kurland
Antwert
Phieva
Briant
Wood Free Collins Guilty in Textile Strike Case
William M. Wood president of the American Woolen company was acquitted of conspiracy to injure textile strikers at Lawrence by dynamite planting. Frederick E. Atteaux case ended with a hung verdict. Dennis J. Colling, who turned state's evidence, was found guilty on two counts and not guilty on four others. no sentence for Collins was reported, fueling talk of another Atteaux trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
William M. Wood
American Woolen Company
Lawrence
Frederick E. Atteaux
Dennis J. Colling
Collins
Atteaux
Coldest June on record across mid Atlantic to Great Lakes
The weather bureau reported Monday that June was the coldest ever recorded in the middle Atlantic and New England states the Ohio valley and the Great Lakes region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Middle Atlantic
New England
Ohio
Two Fishermen Drown Near Staples Minnesota
June 11 report from Staples says C. L. Stewart and Paul Williams of Staples drowned Monday when a fishing boat overturned on a lake near Sylvan. Their bodies were recovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Staples
Minn
C. L. Stewart
Paul Williams
Sylvan
Accuser of Theft Charged in Kansas City Case
Clarence H. H. Dickson, manager of the Missouri District Telegraph company, was arrested in Kansas City on June 10 and charged with misappropriating $7,500 of the firm’s funds. He was jailed following the arrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Clarence HH. Dickson
Missouri District Telegraph Company
Tamadim Goes Abroad on English Tenant Farm Study
James Wilson former secretary of agriculture and Henry Wallace of Iowa sailed for England Saturday to make an exhaustive study of the English tenant farmer, heading abroad for a research mission reported in New York on June 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
James Wilson
Henry Wallace
Iowa
England
Negro Gets Life Sentence in Dubuque Case
Louis Christopher, 53, a colored man, was found guilty in Dubuque Iowa of contributing to the delinquency of several young girls and was given a life sentence by Judge Benson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Negro
Dubuque
Louis
Christopher
Colore
Benson
Refuses to Occupy Her Grave One Woman Alive in Loss
In North Tonawanda New York on June 9 1889 Mrs William K Kelly was found alive after authorities reported a grave had been dug and undertakers sent to a Buffalo hospital. The story notes she was alive and improving on Friday while others connected to the case had faced grave developments.
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Tonawanda
N. Y
Buffalo
William, K. Kelly
Wisconsin Banks Targeted for Usury Allegations Across State
Wisconsin senators and assembly members debate a practice of charging loan fees in addition to standard interest. Various appointments are confirmed including banking and dairy officials. Bills advance on water works funding and public works supervision while jail labor reforms face veto. Seed inspectors plan statewide checks with a new Wisconsin registered seed trademark to protect the state’s grain reputation.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Board of Control
Friendship
Contrlal
W. H. Graebner
Contral
J. Q. Emery Albion
Dairy and
O. H.elingon
Omro
R. A. Moore
College of Agriculture
University of Wisconsin
Wisconsin Experiment Association
State College of Agriculture
Wisconsin farmers warned on grasshopper plague threat
Professor J G Sanders of the University of Wisconsin warns upper Door county farmers face a grasshopper outbreak. About 5 000 Door county farmers have lost half a million dollars over three years. A cheap spray using soda molasses mix applied along roadsides and field edges is suggested to control the hoppers before they wing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Upper
Wisconsin
J. G. Sanders
University of Wisconsin College of Agriculture
Door
Door County
Nelda
Patented Signor Burnett Leads Magneto Attachments
Patent list includes William Burnett as signor to Morse Code Signal Co Mil wakes with attachments for magnetos Jacob Diehl Sheboygan clamp James Finch Superior railway tle George Gorton Racine metal cutting off machines Harry Hansmann phorpe mail bag handling Peter Kesler Monroe wagon brake Philip Koehring Milwaukee concrete distributor William Langjahn Plymouth spring rim for wheels Maibia Marx Neilisville holdback.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William §. Burnett
Morse Code Signal Co
Milwakes
Jacob Diehl
Sheboygan
James B. Finch
Superior
Tle
George Gorton
Racine
Harry F. Hansmann
Phorpe
Peter Kesler
Monroe
Philip A. Koehring
Milwaukee
William Langjahn
Plymouth
Maibiaa
Marx
Neilisville
Death Toll Up In Wisconsin In First Quarter Of 1913
State health bulletin shows January to March 1913 mortality with 7 989 deaths from all causes and 512 from pulmonary tuberculosis. Population rate 13.27 per 34 000, up from 12.77 a year earlier. County Clerks Meet June 17–19 in Appleton with officials including H S Offendam and Earl M La Plant. Governor McGovern and Secy of State McDonald expected. Fire losses for May total 100 800 with 194 fires and insured damage 866 775. lightning, chimneys, incendiary fires prominent. Several new Milwaukee and Madison incorporations list capitals and founders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Board of Health
Wisconsin County Clerks’ Association
Appleton
H. S. Offendam
Judson
Earl M. la Plant
Sturgeon Bay
Thomas Honagen
Outogamie County
McGovern
MclDonald
Wisconsin
Clem P. Host
State Tar Commission
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Sutor
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Leamer E. M. Peck
Eau Claire
Claire
McCaba
Wis
George T. O’brien
Mond Bag State
Chile
Ile Order of Foresters
Hae
Ste Ohm Kuypers
Depere
Marinette and
Manitawoe
Toy
Fox River
Eton
Henry Fincher
Wox
J Watertown
Srtown
Leonard Sehempr
Watertowl
Lars
Tony Mattis
Chequamegon Bay
Stowce
W. White
James Corhd
James O'Donnel
Fior
Health Department
Pée
St _ seminary
Francis Haas
Georg
John Fiebb
Psts
St. Joseph's Catholic
Douglas
Gies
Como
Arkansas Division
United Confederate Veterans
Chattanooga
Teun
United Mine Workers’ Body
U. & Supreme Court
Dubs Wilson
Joos
Cincinnati
International Circulation Managers’ Association
Eastman Kodak
Wood Free
Gase
De‘“fendant
Huffbut
Fromi
Federal
Ian
Bosshard
Louis P. Meyer
Assembly
Common Councils
la Crésse
Wisconsin River
Merrimac
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company
Patts
Railroad Commission
McComb
Tekonostat
Vand Papal
State Board of Control
State Hospital
Jngine
Mendota
Charles Gorst
P.D. Crammer
Harriet Withers
Antiod Northern
Nqapital
Adin Sherman
O.’A.buchier
Mnatron
Delavan
Ww. Walker
B. D. Fiske
E.W. Walker
Miatron
J. T. Hooner
Wales
J. W. Coon
Frank Schoen
L. A. McGonigal
New State Patents
Badger Pattern Works
Milwaukeee Capital
George Luber
Dell Dennis
W. L. Witthun
Mohr Lumber Company
Wausau Capital
C. F. Mohr
Fred Schubring
George 8. Griffith
DB. Danteleon
Nosco Specialty Company
Milwaukee Capital
Wiliam Schlosser
Worden G. Smith
J. H. Wildish
Brumm- Chapman-Herman Company
Albert J
Brumm
William Herman
William Chapman
Farmers’ Milling and Levator, Company
Palmyra
Tanital
Edward Brand
Woodruff
the. Savings System. Company
Capital Ital
Wausau
Joe Sloan
Endeavor
Veterans and Sons of Veterans
Adams
Marquette
Waushara
Clement
Janeaville
Bert Kreuger
Spooner
Evansville
Waupun
Portage
State Fish Commission
Marinette
Legie
Charles Peterson
Bark River
Mich
Green Bay
Charlea Turek
Madigan
Capitol Commission
O John Wiele
Burlington
James Beat
John
Alonzo Mealy
Tred Oberg
Elmer Ergley
Edward Schatzmann
Building Trades Council
Oconomowoc
George Safford
Frank Rowe
Rowe
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