Ten Killed In Trolley Car Collision In Indiana
Ten people died and many were injured in a head on crash of eastbound and westbound trolley cars in Porter county near Gary. The eastbound car traveled at sixty miles an hour as orders were reportedly disobeyed by motorman George A. Tend of the westbound car who also perished. Rescue teams worked amid darkness to pull the injured from the wreck and convert R Borg’s home into a hospital and morgue.
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South Bend
Balleytown
Cleoree A. Teed
Matorman
Michigan City
Ind
Villa Grove
Tif
Ray F. Merriman
Charles Johnson
Porter
Edward Gilbertson
A. Barber
Mishawaka
F. T. Moore
William Leon
Dowagiac Motor Works
Dowagiac
Mich
F. A. Lake
Dowaglac
H. H. Hutson
Niles
Mick
Charles Swantson
Zane
R. Borg
Darkenness
Girl killed by Chinaman in New York murder case
New York police linked Leon Ling also known as William J Leon to the murder of Miss Elsin Sigel daughter of Paul Sigel and granddaughter of General Franz Sigel. Leon Ling allegedly vowed to kill Sigel after an anonymous letter warned Gain to end relations with the girl.
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New York
Elsin Size
Paul Sicel
Franiz Sigel
Tizhth Avenue
Leon Ving
Chu Gain
Port Arthur
Miss Sigel
Gain
Miss Sige
Leon Ling
Sigel
Grin
Lle
Balloon accident kills man and injures others in St Petersburg
A balloon accident in St Petersburg caused the death of Court Chamberlain Palitzin and his wife and Count Most. An officer was among the injured as a balloon drifted across the city. The postmaster and several others narrowly escaped as a tethered cord snapped and a nearby house was damaged.
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St. Petersburg
Palitzin
Anny Talloon
Ucla
Anie Eis
Cuba Rejects Spain Debt Proportion Request
The Cuban envoy declines Spain's proposal for Cuba to assume a proportion of the Spanish debt as a reply from Benit Soler. Spanish Minister indicates no agreement on Cuba's share.
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Hmasnin
Vela
Benit Soler
Eotidrop
Spain
Cuba
Dies at Age of 102 in Fremont
Mrs. Mary Klingy, aged 112, the oldest woman in the county, dies as wind and county winds cry.
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Fremont
Mary Klingy
Trie Xy County
Rags Conceal Wealth Arrest Sparks Police Inquiry
A Philadelphia man was arrested after being found hiding in an attic after eviction from his home. Police recovered 190 in suspicious deposits, 214 in alleged valuables, and a hidden stash, prompting further investigation into concealment and possible fraud.
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Philadelphuit
Cou
Americans Warned Of Swindler Band In Smyrna
A report from Vice Consul General A. Matinilleo at Smyrna warns of a Black Hand swindler band, blamed for frauds totaling at least 250000 dollars via overbilling, shipping inferior materials, and falsified weights. The group, recently released prisoners, aims at American importers.
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Fhington
D. C
Swindlera Fm
Ceneralfi
A. Matinilleo
Smyrna
Asia
Werkey
W Europlan
Black Hand
Sleutnybily von
Wrights Given Medals by Ohio Officials in Dayton
Aviators Aylon, O Willar and Orville Night received national and Ohio medals by act of Congress. About 120000 Dayton residents celebrated. After the ceremony they prepared to depart for Washington to resume government flights. General James Allen presented the national medal, Governor Harmon presented Ohio honors, and Dayton Mayor Mearkbare delivered the local award.
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Aylon
O'Willar
Orville
Ohio
Dayton
Wirights
Washington
James Allen
United States Army
United States Army, Representing Secretary of War
Diekdaon
Covernor Judson Harmon
E. Mearkbare
Meeting of Kaisers With Naval Pageantry in Baltic and North Seas
Dispatches report the British steamer Woodburn firing on by a Russian guard vessel near Pitkipas Bay as Emperors Nicholas and Wilhelm met aboard ships off Viborg. The incident underscores heightened naval nerves during the Kaisers’ rendezvous. Also described is the June 17 meeting in Helsingfors between Wilhelm’s Standart and the Hohenzollern with lavish exchanges and a state dinner onboard.
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Storkholm
Ssessingfets
Woodburn
Newerslie
Pi Kipas Bay
Techner
Wik
Asit
Viborg
Finland
Nicholas
Emperor Wililan
Wirolath
Bjerke
Pitkipas
Count Zu Eulenburg
Herr von Schoen
Hohenzollern
Empresa
Extend Uniform Rank Sewers and Insurance Change Defeated
Detrealt Sovereign Camp Wood ien of the World appropriated 2000 for the Uniformed Bank extension. The country split into 10 districts with district encampments. major general and sovereign commander to direct. A Root recommendation to require paying both old and new insurance premiums based on age was overwhelmingly defeated.
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Detrealt
Woodien
Root
LaFollette Tariff Speech Noted in Senate Record
Senator LaFollette's June three day senate address on the tariff was reprinted in the Congressional Record spanning 127 pages. The speech, though lengthy, is not the Senate's longest in recent years. Sixty five injured in Bunker Hill celebration in Boston as fireworks and platels caused many injuries. Charlestown hosted a grand day with an electric pageant seen by about 100000. business slowed in Boston and neighboring cities.
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Washington
LaFollette
Senate
Congressional Record
Jol A. Logan
John Porter
Bunker Hill
Boston
Pittsburg Firms Win Two Million Dollar New York Contract
Booth and Flinn Limited and eight subsidiary firms forming Pittsburg Contracting Company secured a $2,000,000 contract from New York City Board of Water Supply. The project covers a portion of the water supply aqueduct planned to bring water from the Catskill Mountains to the city.
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Booth & Flinn, Limited
Pittsburg Contractors
Pittsburg Contracting Company
New York
Board of Water Supply of
New York City
Cartskill Mountains
Metropolis
Western Reserve Confers Degrees at Big Commencement
Cleveland event marks a large class at Western Reserve University with about 210 to 220 graduates receiving degrees. President Thwing awarded the Doctor of Laws to Twenty Pratt Judson, head of the Alliance of Chicago, who delivered the commencement address.
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Western Regive
Cleveland
Wastarn Reserve University
Thwing
Twenry Pratt Judson
Ant Ally of
Chicago
Judson
Window Glass Concern Bankrupt in Buckhannon
The State Window Glass Company of Buckhannon West Virginia filed a voluntary petition in bankruptcy in the United States district court. The liabilities are listed at about $74,000 with assets not disclosed.
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Window Glass Concern
Parkersburg
State Window Glass Company
Buckhannon
United States Oirourt Court
Thaw Hearing Deferred in White Plains Case
Larry Thaw will remain at the Mattewan asylum until a hearing to determine his sanity and fitness for release. Justice Mills ordered the asylum to allow Thaw to stay up until 1 a.m. on a representation by his counsel that he should be kept awake for the proceeding.
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White Plains
Larry K. Thaw
Matteawan
Mias
Mills
Raker
Tha
Window Glass Tariff Cut Sparks Senate Debate
The Senate approved an amendment to the window glass schedule reducing the tariff by about 20 percent from the Dingley rates and house levels. Proponents cited ongoing domestic competition and industry protection, while critics warned full protection would be needed once business normalizes. The measure, drafted by Senator McCumber and backed by the Finance Committee, faced opposition from several senators.
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Washington
D. C
Oliver
Pennsyvania
Ohio
Telkins
Scott
West Virginia
Senate
House
Finance Committee
Jess Thi
Senator McCumber
North Dakota
Pinance Committee
Sect of the Crimson God alleged in European killings
Dispatches from Perm report an investigation into a sect worshiping a red idol accused of human sacrifices and disappearances. Police found remains in a hidden area near a suspected breeding ground, with refugees and religious fugitives tied to the case.
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St. Petersburg
Perm
Europe
Russia
KppaKk
Aerns
Hao Dia
Miny Imate
Asie
Reliatuis
Ponturis Dee Ui
Prohibition Chautauqua Tour Comes to Carlisle Kentucky
Under Woman's Christian Temperance Union auspices the State-wide Prohibition Chautauqua of Kentucky will camp in Carlisle Judy 66 for one week to promote statewide prohibition in Kentucky.
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Carlisle
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Chautauqua
Kentucky
Requests For Her Employes In New York Factory
The carpet factory at Yonkers owned by Smith & Co. paid 350 employees $1,000 each after the death of the principal owner Mrs. va Smith Cochran. Her will left 8 million dollars to the estate and specified that any employee who had worked 20 years should receive $1,000.
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New York
Smith & Co
Yonkers
Hab
Cochran
Pabriary
Lit
Aviator Falls Three Thousand Five Hundred Feet
Nebraska blacksmith and amateur inventor A Buren Hon built and attempted a descent in an aeroplane after months of work. A ladder loosened and control failed as the craft plunged, turning over several times. He clung to the machine, survived with minor injuries while the craft was demolished.
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Erwyn
A. Buren- Hon
Dricksmith
Kevertt
Sorenson
Goon Yeylyead
End of cheap bread warned at Rhode Island State College
At graduation exercises Eugene Davenport dean of the University of Illinois Urbana predicted a dramatic rise in U S population to 1 4 million in the next century and stated that cheap bread is ending, with population overtaking the food supply in the United States.
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Kingston
Eugene Davenport
University of Lllinois
Urbana
Rhode Island State College
Davenport
United States
Man Arrested After Seizing White House Entrance
A tall Westerner knocked at the White House door while President Taft rode out for a country drive. He claimed to be Colonel Stridding of Roseberry Arkansas, demanded admission, and was arrested. A .38 revolver was found. Officials declared him insane and sent him to an asylum.
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Washington
Taft
White House
Colonel Stridding
Roseberry
Ark
St. Mirabeth Insane Asylum
Rifles Shipment Foiled Aimed at Venezuelan Rebels
In Franklin Virginia crates labeled pianos concealed 15 000 Mauser rifles and ammunition bound from New York to St Louis and back to Franklin for Venezuelan revolutionists. The steamer Nanticoe and the tug Despatch were near Franklin as the revenue cutter Pamlico blockaded the area under Washington orders.
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Venezuela
Norfolk
Franklin
New York
St. Louis
South America
Pamlico
Washington
Taft Sends Message on Income Tax Amendment
President Taft sent to Congress a message urging an amendment to the tariff law that would impose a two percent tax on undistributed corporate earnings and adopt a resolution submitting to states a constitutional amendment granting Congress power to levy an income tax.
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Washington
Taft
Congress
McKeesport Tin Plate to Add Mills and Land Purchase
Announcement says McKeesport Tin Plate Company will invest about 2 million dollars to build 10 new mills nearly doubling capacity. Company has purchased nearly two acres of land adjacent to its Portone plant to support this and other planned improvements.
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McKeesport
McKeesport Tinplate Company
Portone
Black Hand Arrests in Cincinnati Raid
Post office inspectors and city detectives arrest a wagonload of Italians in Cincinnati. Vicenzo Arrigo, a fruit dealer, and Frank Spadero, a saloonkeeper, are held on warrants for conspiracy tied to alleged Black Hand methods to extort money from John Amicon of Columbus, Ohio.
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Cincinnatii
Vicenzo Arrigo
Frank Spadero
John Amicon
Columbus
Steal Billets Advanced by Steel Company Announcement
Announcement of steel billets price rise from 22 to 46 for steel billets and 25 to 27 for pela billets, tied to Pennsylvania Steel Company and interests linked with Pennsylvania Railroad Company. Details indicate a price advance ahead of market.
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Pennsylvania Steel Company
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Lima Man Honored For Role In Ohio Tollway Fund
Warhington Morris Hacker of Lima, chief engineer of the Ohio Tollway Fund Electric Company and former building inspector for the District of Columbia, is set to take effect July 1. Springfield reports the state supreme court ruled the primary election law unconstitutional.
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Lima
Warhington
Morris Hacker
Tima, Q
Ohio Tollway Fund Electric Company
District of Columbia
Railroad fined in federal court for safety violations
A faulty OCR version states that two railroad workers were fined after the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad was found guilty on 18 counts of safety violations in federal court. The government pursued 250 counts but the jury convicted on 18. fines totaled for the involved party.
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Yoledo
Waltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
Teleda Terminal
Relload Alga
Ued
Keystone State Republicans Meet for Taft Endorsement
The Pennsylvania Republican convention nominated Justice Raab Jerrl von Moschalsker of Philadelphia as Supreme Court justice, A. B. Gisson as Auditor General, and Jeremiah A. Brother of Limeaster as State Treasurer. W R Andrews was re elected state chairman. The platform praises Taft and Sherman, calls for tariff revision, praises recent legislation, and notes strong fiscal health with record receipts and low debt.
Roosevelt party hunter mortally wounded by lion
Naivasha B B A Mr Williams a member of T C Selous party and George McMillan nephew of the late Senator McMillan of Michigan were brought here mortally wounded by a lion. The Roosevelt party left ten days ago for the Souik district where Williams encountered the animal and has not been heard of since departure.
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Naivasha
B. B
Mr. Willams
T. C. Selous
George McMillan
Nhephew
Senator McMilan
Michigan
Roosevelt
Souik
Williams
Senator Whine mocks trip to Europe for Katherine
Washington reports Senator Whine laughing at the notion his daughter Katherine should travel to Europe with her mother to avoid heat. The plan cited her slight heart condition worsened by heat and a physician's advice to seek cooler climates. The Duke of the Abbazt is said to be exploring mountains and unlikely to return to Europe during their stay.
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Washington
Whine Laugha
Katherine
Europe
Mexican Oil Trust Formed in Mexico City
Mexican officials report the creation of a $25,000,000 Mexican company, Compania Mexicana de Petroleo El Aguila, led by Guillermo Landa as president. The firm controls concessions for development, extraction, and marketing of native oils and related products, acquired from Pearson & Sons Limited. John M. Boddy heads the Pearson interests on the board.
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Mexico City
Compania Mexicania de Petroleo el Aguila
Guillermo Landa
Paderas
8, Pearson & Sons, Limited
Maxicans
John 3. Body
Pearsons
Interst
Whisky Interests Protest Taft Hearing Request
Whisky interests file a protest against the solicitor general's decision on real whisky and seek an oral hearing before President Taft, who is expected to grant a hearing before issuing a final ruling. Bucket shop operators Foster Gorman Campbell Baldwin Teil and Scott convicted in Cincinnati for using mails to further defraud schemes. each gets six months in jail and a $2,000 fine plus costs.
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Washington
Taft
Solicitor General of the
United States
Cincinnati
Louis W. Foster
John M. Gorman
Walter Campbell
A. C. Baldwin
Edwin Teil
J. M. Scott
Thompson
United States District Court
To Honor Dead Hero Friend W Jenkins Monument Bill
Washington congressman Graham introduced a bill to appropriate 25000 dollars for a monument to the late Lieutenant Friend W Jenkins of Allegheny who died in the Marina wreck. Fire damaged the Wg piano factory of Hardman Peck Co estimated at 400000 dollars with two wings destroyed.
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Washington
Graham i
Friend W. Jenkins
Allegheny
Marina
Burns
New York
Wg Piano
Hardman, Peck & Co
Cable Briefs: Global notices and local unrest
News briefs from St. Petersburg to London and Caracas cover a commerce treaty with Venezuela, British naval maneuvers, an inquiry into a death, a farewell concert, a court ruling on decrees, a Hawaii union stance, a landowner shooting by bandits, and a consular family marriage in London.
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Berlin
Federal Council
Venezuela
London
Gladstone
Willian Nordica
Queen's Hall
Caracas
Castro
Honolulu
Hawaii
Oahu
Kiev
Russia
Telegraphic Briefs Highlight Senate Tariff Vote and Expatriate Claims
Briefs report the Senate adopting the tariff bill with amendments by 42 to 28. Venezuelan officials claim purchase of two suspect ships, Nanticoke and the tax desputeh, amid probes. City leaders Parker Littleton Shepard Philbin Menken and others push to elevate the National Democratic party. Separate notes cover intoxication accusations in a Howard Gould suit for separation, a Denver arrest of Chaneks wanted for swindling bonds, and Honolulu strike leader arrests with trial for riot and murder conspiracies.
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Venezuela
New York
Alton DB. Parker
Martin W. Littleton
Edward. Grant
Edward M. Shepard
Eugene A. Philbin
Stanwood Menken
National Democratic Party
Howard Gould
Denver
Col
Finance and Trade Review Signals Broad Economic Upturn
The article notes sustained advance in industrial activity and business confidence with broader wholesale and retail distribution. It reports rising employment, more work for contractors, increased demand for manufacturing materials, and stronger construction activity. It also cites hardening fabricator quotations, firm pig iron prices, and a strengthening dry goods market. Red Sea trade shows demand dip at high prices, while India shipments grow and printers expect the next month’s advance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Sea
India
Holidays and work rules spark cross nation debate
The Union Stock Yards in Pittsburg note a busy era as holidays face scrutiny worldwide. A Mexican state cuts holidays from 91 to 63, while France England and Germany average fewer. Reformers are urged to balance work and play, echoing the adage that all work and no play dulls Jack.
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Philadelphia
Mexico
France
England
Germany
Jack
Passport system urged to curb Black Hand crimes
Hartford Currant warns that independent criminal bands exploit lax export laws and immigrant fear. It urges new restraints on emigration, requiring each emigrant to land with a passport bearing a photo to be inspected until naturalization.
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Hartford
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Ghinaman
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Kaiser
Woodven
Pennsylvania
Aviator
Nebraska
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Suprema
Eourt
Keystone State Republicans
Harrisburg
Tafts
Commonwealth
Sherman
William Howard Taft
Republican Party
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Edwin
Stuart
Hunter
Abruzzi
Katherine Elina
Bays _ Father
BIG Oil Trust
Chalera
Tlondon
Ida M. Wynne
Robert J. Wynne
Hugh Ronald French
Seventh Dragoon Guard
Pittsburc
York
Baltimore
Ohio Creamery
Union Stock Yards
Pittsburg
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