Cowboys Revenge on Settlers in Kansas Blood Feud
In Kansas a deadly clash unfolds as the Berry family and a posse of Dewey men clash over a homestead dispute. Four Berry brothers and their father face armed cowboys siege. several Berrys are mortally or seriously wounded as the house is attacked and a running battle ends with the brothers and the old man slain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
E. M. Berry
A. J. Berry
G. A. Berry
B. J. Berry
Sam Berry
Berry
St. Francis
Berrys
Theriff
McCullough
Dewey
John Berry
Professor J P Lesley Dies at Milton Home
The famed geologist from the University of Pennsylvania, Professor J P Lesley, died at his Milton home. He was regarded as one of the world's leading geologists, served as professor of geology and mining, and was dean of the scientific faculty from 1872 to 1878, later becoming professor emeritus in 1886.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lesley
J. P. Lesley
University of Pennsylvania
Milton
Scientific Faculty of Pennsylvania
National Capitol notes urge Dutton for deputy recorder
A sweep of issued items shows Robert W. Dutton urged for deputy recorder of deeds at the National Capitol. The Agricultural Department reports the season’s lowest cotton condition and various administrative shifts are noted including staff reassignment and civil service changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert W. Dutton
Agricultural Department
Colombia
Conger
State Department
Peking
Schallenberger
Svend Schibsby
Kansas City
Treasury Department
National State Bank of
Metropolis
Court of Appeals
District of Columbia
Rev
T. T. Harty
St. Leo's Church
St. Louis
Manila
Father Harty
A. R. Serven
Civil Service Commission
Frank Riggins
Commission
Hay
Cabie
Mc Wade
Canton
Wong
Kwang Si
Postofsieg
Oxford
Mass
Fenner
Baker
Bristow
Navy Department
Minnesota
Vermont
Kansas
Newport News Shipbuilding Company
Newport News
William Cramp and Son Ship and Engine Building Company
Georgia Peach Growers’ Association
Macon
Inter-State Commiette Commission
Miners Convene Pottsville Meeting Over Conciliation Board
United Mine Workers districts 1 7 and 9 adjourned in Wilkesbarre pa on June 3 to call a joint convention in Pottsville June 15 at 10 am. The goal is to decide on possible general work suspension unless operators recognize District Presidents Nichols Dettery and Fahy on the conciliation board amid a dispute over credentials. Signed by Nicholls Dempsey Dettery Fahy Hartlein.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Mine Workers' District Boards
Wilkesbarre
Pottsville
Nichols, Fahy
Dettery
Anthracite Strike Commission
Anthracite Coal Strike Commission
Nichols, Dettery
Fahy
Board of Conciliation
Joint Board of Concilation
Board of
Thomas 0. Nicholls
John Dempsey
William Dettery
John Gallagher
John Fahy
George Hartlein
Fears A Water Famine Warned In New York
New Yorkers are urged to conserve water as reservoirs deplete at about 280 million gallons daily since May. Col R G Monroe, commissioner of water gas and electricity, warns of grave danger without rainfall. Investigations across thirteen Manhattan districts found interior waste totaling 32 million gallons daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Col
R. G. Monroe
Egan
Manhattan
Robbers murder conductor aiding motorman on streetcar
Three masked men boarded an eastbound suburban streetcar from East St. Louis. They robbed motorman J Bowes and shot conductor John N Keith who rushed to assist. Passengers were few. The robbers fled after escaping from the car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East St. Louis
J. Bowes
John N. Keith
Keith
Two Deaths From Cloudburst at Lawyers Canyon Idaho
A fierce cloudburst with wind and hail hit the head of Lawyers Canyon, 31 miles southwest of Nez Perce Idaho. Hail reached 20 inches and a flood swept through the canyon, drowning Joseph Demissey and his sister Isabella in a 12 to 15 foot wall of water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawyers Canyon
Nez Perce
Idaho
Joseph Demissey
Isabella
Relief Aid Sought for Georgia Civilians After Gainesville Dispatch
Maj. Gen. Chaffee, commanding the Department of the East, forwarded a Gainesville Ga dispatch from Lieut. Kearn of the Sixteenth Infantry reporting fifteen thousand pecua dependent on charity, two thousand seriously injured, and a request for four thousand rations and medical supplies from FY McPherson with no further relief needed at present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chaffee
Department of the East
War Department
Gainesville, Ga
Lieut
Kearn
Sixteenth Infantry
Missionary Assembly Plans 485 New Foreign Workers
The United Presbyterian assembly approved a foreign mission program to deploy 485 new missionaries in coming years. Appointed workers include Rev. J. A. McConnell in Rawaly India, Rev. J. W. Ballintine in Sikkot India, Edith Fulton in Jhelum India, Minniehaha Finney in Mansoura Egypt, Jennie B. Morrison in Sialkot, and Rev. George Morrison in Jurjanewala India. The foreign mission report was adopted after discussion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Presbyterian Assembly
J. A. McConnell
Rawaly
India
J. W. Ballintine
Sikkot
Edith Fulton
Jhelum
Minnehaha Finney
Mansoura
Egypt
Jennie B. Morrison
Sialkot
George Morrison
Jurjanewala
Not Killed When Lincoln Died Identity of Booth Questioned
An Oklahoma claim argues the man in Wird known as David BE George who died January 14 was John Wilkes Booth. Bates of Memphis identified the body, with help from Junius Brutus Booth II’s nephew Clara Morris and others, and a Baltimore doorkeeper supports the mock funeral tale. The report notes doubts about Booth’s death and reward records, citing hair color differences and pallbearer testimony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wird
Oklahoma
David BE. George
John Wilkes Booth
Abraham Lincoln
Junius Brutug Booth
George
K. L. Bates
Memphis
Tenn
Bates
Enid
Booth
Clara Morris
Joseph Jefferson
Ford
Washington
S Booth
Lincoln
Garrett Plantation
Virginia
Buddy
Glenrose
Tex
John St. Helen
Basil Moxley
Opera House
Baltimore
Junius Brutus Booth
Junius Brutus Booth I
Greenmount
John ‘Wilkes Booth
Sheet Scale Settled For One Year In Iron and Tin Mills
The Amalgamated Association of Iron Steel and Tin Workers reached a one year settlement with operators. New scales take effect July 1 with no general wage raise but certain advantages and footnote changes. Workers demanded 15 percent for sheet mill hands, a clause requires ice water, and rolling mill pay may rise if bar prices stay high. Tin plate scale adjustments raised capacity limits for gauges No 31 and No 82.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers
Union
Barron
Ughter
U P Assembly Adjourns After Freedmen Work Debate
The United Presbyterian Church of North America assembly at Tarkio Missouri adjourned after a final day focused on freedmen's work. Speakers Rev R Johnson of Alabama and Rev J T Arter of Athens Tennessee addressed the gathering as it approved more than half a tuition dollars in appropriations. No site chosen for the next meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Assembly of the
United Presbyterian Church of North America
Tarkio
R. Johnson
Alabama
J. T. Arter
Athens
Tenn
Gainesville mayor details damage after storm
Mayor Parker of Gainesville Ga outlines casualties and destruction from the storm. He cites 125 dead, up to 300 wounded with possible additional deaths, over 400 houses destroyed and about 1500 left homeless. Estimated financial losses run into the hundreds of thousands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parker
Gainesville
Telephone Company Appeals in Michigan Receivership Case
The Michigan Telephone Company appeal reached the U S Court of Appeals in Cincinnati Ohio after a Detroit court placed the firm under receivership last January on petition by Old Colony Trust Company of Boston. Allegations claim the assets were heavily overextended and the company insolvent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Telephone Company
Michigan Telephone Company
Michigan
United States Court of Appeals
Cincinnati
Michigan Court
United States Court
Detroit
Old Colony Trust Company
Boston
Fire destroys business district in New Lisbon Wisconsin
The business portion of New Lisbon Wisconsin was entirely destroyed by fire causing about 100000 dollars in losses. Other items note Koreans imported to Hawaii plantations and various national and local incidents across the country including strikes, murders, and rail labor reforms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Lisbon
Wis
Hawaii
Chicago
Ill
Duke of Argyll
Iona Island
Hebrides
Diocese of
Colorado
Episcopal Church
Walter Vrooman
The
Ruskin University
Minn
Vanderbilt Railroad
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Bre
Postoffic
Thomasville
N. C
John Gordon
Tabor
Ind
Howard University
Washington
Omaha Railroad Company
Vega Salt Case Company
Columbus
Neb
James Gay
Hargis
Breathitt County
Cockrell
Sumter
S. C
Clemens
Fulton County
Milwaukee
Free Delivery
W. Machen
Postoffic Department
Transvaal
Baron Speck von Sternberg
Governors Island
New Hampshire
Wakarusa
Ottawa
Ont
Pennsylvania Railroad
Hudson River Tunnel
Helena
United States
Meyer
Rome
Moss Landing
Salinas
Cal
William Steigelman
Sidney White
J. Epperly
Roosevelt Attends Dedication of Grave Memorial Church
President Roosevelt and his family attend the dedication of the Grave Memorial Reformed Church in Washington. The service features Rev. Schick and Rev. B. R. Hachbach, with Roosevelt gifting a bishop’s chair and urging churches to aid immigrants and build a nationwide fellowship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memorial Reformed Church
Roosevelt
Washington
M. Sehick
B. R. Hachbach
D. D
Frederick
Schick
Wild Boom In Iron Lands At Cheshire And Marquette Range
A Duluth special reports a wild boom among recent land takers and original settlers over iron discoveries in the Cheshire district and Marquette range. No promising finds yet beyond Cleveland Cliffs Iron Company. exploration may expand areas. Better prospects than prior years with Jean ore as a参考? lean ore favored.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duluth
Cheshire
Marquette Range
Cleveland Cliffs Iron Company
Lynching Follows Disputed School Certificate
In Belleville Illinois a black teacher W T Wyatt was lynched after county school superintendent Charles Hertel refused to renew Wyatt's teaching certificate and was shot dead. Two hours later Wyatt was killed by a mob.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. T. Wyatt
Belleville
Ill
Charles Hertel
St. Clair County
Hertel
Wyatt
Mob Leader Punished in Gilyard Lynching at Joplin
Samuel Mitchell, a white mob leader who lynched Thomas Gilyard, a Degre, at Joplin Missouri, was sentenced to ten years in the penitentiary. Mitchell was charged with climbing the telegraph pole and adjusting the rope used to hang Gilyard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Mitchell
White
Thomas Gilyard
Joplin
Mitchell
Gilyard
Grant's Cabin Relocated to Forest Park at Exposition
The log cabin built in 1854 in St. Louis County by General Ulysses S. Grant has moved to Art Hill at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition. Despite weathering, the cabin remains sturdy and will stay in Forest Park after the fair ends, under owner C. F. Blanke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grant
St. Louis
St. Louis County
Ill
General A. 8
Art Hill
C. F. Blanke
Forest Park
Austrian Invasion of U S Iron District Workers
An Austrian influx drives a wholesale emigration of miners and iron workers to the United States amid unprecedented iron industry stagnation. Hundreds have been discharged since year start as mines and iron works operate on short time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austria
United States
Steel Trust Plans $50 Million Lapland Ore Purchase
United States Steel Corp has closed secret negotiations to buy the Lapland ore mines for 50 million dollars. Charles M Schwab is said to be spearheading the deal's closure.
Bankers Banquet Postponed in New Jersey
The New Jersey Bankers Association banquet is postponed due to the Secretary of the Treasury’s unavailability in Atlantic City on June 19 or 20. A new date will be arranged later in the month when he can attend.
Shipping Dues at Zanzibar Treaty Signed by Officials
Secretary Hay and Sir Michael Herbert the British ambassador signed a treaty imposing night dues at Zanzibar clarifying the new customs charges and authority for their collection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zanzibar
Hay
Michael Herbert
Alaska’s commerce cites multi‑million shipments to and from US ports
The Commerce of Alaska report notes annual shipments likely exceed 10 to 12 million dollars with total merchandise from US ports to Alaska at 6.83 million in ten months and Alaska to US at 10.1 million. Gold ore, foreign ore, and canned salmon dominate exports, with salmon valued at over 8.4 million in ten months ending April 1908.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaska
Treasary Bureau of Statistics
Congress
Bureau of Statistics
United States
Klondike
Akron firm creditors hold Cleveland conference offer
The creditors of the Autitman Miller Co of Akron held an all day meeting in Cleveland. They heard an offer of 750000 dollars for the company assets presented by Judge Vincent of Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judge Vincent
Auttman Miller Go
Autitman Miller Co
Akron
Cleveland
Vincent
Chicago
Free hospital for consumptives planned on border line
Plans move forward to establish a free hospital for consumptives on the New Mexico Arizona boundary. President Roosevelt will be honorary president and the governors of the states will serve as directors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Mexico
Arizona
Roosevelt
Nations and ships in distant theaters and policy shifts
Reports from Aden to Manila note US cruisers Cincinnati Albany and Raleigh on arrival in Aden en route to Manila. Bulgarian convicts condemned to death for Salonica dynamite outrages. Hull fires devastate 28 houses near Ottawa. Berwick speeds to 24.6 knots in a UK speed trial. Philippine hurricane damages shipping. Shamshus wrecked. Pearla de Visayas lost off Comates island with some crew saved. Turkish irregulars slaughter 300+ villagers near Smerdash. Richard Strauss plans US tour next year. Bulgaria Macedonia refugees lessen. Turkish Bulgarian tensions ease. Chamberlain hosts garden party June 20 on imperial zollverein talks. Czar approves Jews barred from real estate pending revised laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Cincinnati
Albany
Raleigh
Aden
Arabia
Manila
Salonica
Turkey
Hull
Ottawa
Canada
Greenock
London
England
Berwick
Philippine Islands
Shamshus
Pearla de Visayas
Comates Island
Monastir
Smerdash
Lake Presba
Richard Strauss
Germany
Henry Wolfson
America
Sofia
Bulgaria
Macedonia
Chamberlain
Birmingham
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Deweys
Malintania
National Capitol
Miners’ Convention
J. Wilkes Booth
U. P. Assembly
Freeport, Ill
Douglass
United States Steel Corporation
Schwab
New York
United States Shipbuilding Company
United States Revenue Cutter
Seminole
Vineyard
Haven
Johnson
Edward E. Bunray
J. French
Mob
Commerce OF Alaska
Russia
Committee of Ministers
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