Cuba Debt and Road Contract Protests Stir U S Officials
The state department sent a firm note to Cuba over four issues including the Oliver road contract from San Cristobal to Pinar del Rio and paving deals with Havana interests. Cuba's arrears to Oliver Co. prompted a protest to President Taft, marking the second such appeal by Oliver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvana
Offelais
Gomez
Cuba
Oliver
McGivney-Rockeby
Havana
United Railyays
France
Europe
Oliver Company
San Cristobal
Pinar del Rio
Nother Rom
Manzanal
Santiago
William J. Oliver
Knoxville
Tenn
Manzanillo
Magoon
Taft
Revival of Worcester man from near death on morgue slab
Joseph Remillard, overcome by heat at work in Worcester, was pronounced dead at City Hospital. His body was placed in the morgue ice box when a faint sign of life appeared. Surgeons applied electricity and he briefly revived, later gasping for breath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Worcester
Mass
Joseph Remillard
Remillard
DIES RATHER THAN SURRENDER AT MARYLAND MURDER SCENE
In St Michaels Maryland the pursuer dies rather than surrender after a brutal dawn confrontation on a narrow creek bank. The fugitive faced his pursuers and died by a bullet, ending a crime spree described as unmatched in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Michaels
Thompson Wood
Coal Duty Reduced Causes Senate Confusion
Fragmented report notes reductions in coal duties including 66 cents per ton on burning coal and 15 cents on certain site use, with House debate and confusion over phrasing. Mentions wage concerns at Mack Manufacturing and surrounding plants, and political figures tied to the Potters and East Liverpool area.
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Washington
Senate
Reed
Potters
East
Liverpool
O- Norlers
Apa Bieredse
Ove Tahmed
Pha Forman
Putsbare Aml Pi
Wwory Pat Ia
Engaedty
Tooter For Speeders in Chicago Aimed at Reckless Driving
An automated whistle device would toot each time a vehicle exceeds the speed limit, proposed to curb speeding. The plan is under review by several aldermen and could become city legislation in the near term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Mrs Gould Awarded Legal Separation and Alimony
In New York after a three week trial Katherine Jortthons Gould won a legal separation from her Irish husband, son of the late Gould. The court fixed annual alimony at 36000, rejecting her request for 260000, noting she had received 25000 yearly previously. The ruling counters claims of interference with Pastin Farnum and related allegations.
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New York
Katherine E Jortthons
Gould
Gold
Pastin Farnum
Charges mine fraud in Philadelphia copper venture
Albert G. Dunlap of Philadelphia faced a hearing on charges of fraud in a supposed $100,000 copper mine venture. Notley of Cherry Tree, Pa., alleged Dunlap and associates collected $1,500 then Dunlap vanished. The mine existed but lacked a valid option, and Dunlap has since been hunted by police in multiple cities before his arrest after returning from California.
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Philadelphia
Albert G. Dunlap
Notley
Cherry Tree
Indiana County
Dunlap
California
Confesses to Six Murders in Missouri and Kansas
William Murphy a convict from St Joseph Missouri confesses to six county murders. He names his own child killed at Leaven Worth Kansas and victims Ray Thes a St Joseph butcher Joe Warden Rel McMintery a Missouri Pacific fireman and his eight year old nephew Charles Vance in St Joseph.
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Jefferson City
William Murphy
St. Joseph
Leavenworth
Kan
Ray Thes
Joe Warden
Old Mexico
Rel’? McMintery
St Joseph
Missouri Pacific
Charles Vance
Whale Tows Six To Sea After Harrowing Week
Six whalermen from New Bedford Mass were rescued after drifting six days with limited rations off the west coast of Africa. The brig Sullivan’s third mate and five crew were carried by a whale they had fastened to, leaving the ship’s lookout to miss them in twilight before rescue at Tenerife by the Celtic.
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New York
New Bedford
Mass
White Star Mner Celtic
Africa
Sullivan
Tenerife
Five Bandits Killed in Moro Campaign on Pata Island
American forces under Captains Byralt Rhodes and Anderson with the Sixth Cavalry and Mosquito fleet under Captain Signor have pressed Moro bandits led by Jikiri. On Pata Island a running engagement left five Jikiri men dead, others wounded or captured by friendly Moros. Over the last 30 days thirty one bandits were killed or captured, but Jikiri has repeatedly evaded capture.
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Manila
Jikiri
Byralt
Rhodes
Anderson
Sixth Cavalry
Signor
Pata Island
Jikii
Iron Trade Review reports rising activity and orders
Iron Trade Review tomorrow notes increased MMI activities and generally favorable conditions in the iron world. It cites danger of a strike against the open shop policy of the American Sheet and Tinplate Company as the main issue, while a number of additional orders for cars have been placed and Windymere is expected soon.
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Iron and Steel
Cleveland
The
Iron Trade Review
MMI
Amereny Sheet and Tinplate Company
Pittsburg Street Cars Tie Up in Major Strike
Pittsburg rail officials and the Amalgamated Street and Electric Railway Association faced a strike that halted traction lines in Pittsburg and surrounding areas. About five hundred workers were affected as tensions rose between unions and management.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Pittsburg Railways
Naval Union
Amalg- Mune Association
Inheritance Tax Bill Fails in Vote
A fragmented report indicates the bill to extend inheritance taxes failed a vote of 184 to 200. The government faces divisions as reforms slow. The president of the Bundestag said the measure in its current form would be dropped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herth
P Lie
Tla
Jetehstag
Unclear Vision of Brutal Crime on Desplaines Avenue
A chaotic report describes a shooting involving Mack Manderle and a troubled letter writer, with detectives surrounding an intersection near Brendt after a confrontation over threatening letters. The fragment references a pursuit, an alleged $15,000 stake, and a police stakeout with several detectives in pursuit.
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Mack Manderle
Madolph Brendi
Syitie
Brendt
First Move Toward Ship Subsidy Legislation
The House authorized emergency census funds of 10 million dollars at year end amid opposition and a roll call. Rep Humphrey of Washington introduced a broad ocean mail subsidy bill, backed by the Merchant Marine league, as Taft attended their banquet. A separate measure to obtain State Department wage and manufacture correspondence from foreign nations was laid on the table by a 137 to 80 vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Tuwney
Committee On Appropriations
Burgau
Macon
Arkansas
Sergeont
Cannon
Chamber
Senate
Humphrey
Merchant Marine League
Taft
Tul
Tennessee
State Department
Germany
Tough on Black Handers bill targets kidnap plots
Washington looks at a new bill by Representative James Kennedy to criminalize threatening letters and prints used for extortion. The measure labels such material as nonmailable and imposes life imprisonment for offenders, with reporting duties for recipients and postal officials under penalty. It would extend federal court reach to most kidnapping cases and Black Hand letter demands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
James Kennedy
Youngstown
Itill
Malis
Pontmaster
Federal Courts
Miners Injured In 315 Foot Klondike Shaft Fall
Twelve foreign miners were hurt when a cage at Klondike coal mine No 4 near Clinton dropped from the pit opening to the shaft bottom a distance of 315 feet Several expected to die from their injuries The cage rose entangled cable caused a one hour rescue delay The engineer could not stop the descent as the cage plunged further toward the bottom
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Terre Haute
Ind
Klondike
Clinton
No Change in Price of Standard Apelions at Meeting
Statements from leaders of major steel rail manufacturers close a meeting noting no price change for standard apelions and continued sales at 28 2 ton.
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Vork
Rai
Fort William Henry Hotel at Lake George Burns in Fire
The main building of the Fort William Henry hotel at Lake George was destroyed by a blaze with an estimated loss of 250000 dollars. No guests were present at the time. The hotel was slated to open for the season on June 27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burne Lake Gearge
Fort Willan Henry
Lake George
Banks in Chicago to Merge and Consolidate
Chicago's American Trust and Savings Bank and Continental National Bank, two large institutions, announce plans to merge to consolidate. The move aims to strengthen operations, expand services, and improve financial stability for customers across the city and region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chisuyea
American Trust and Savings Bank
Continental Naional Ink
Oye
Chicaga
Cansalidatea
Ohio Man Kills Three After Family Quarrel
William Reed Payeur, assistant electrical engineer at Ohio State University, shot and killed his brother in law Fred West and fatally wounded his wife after a quarrel. He then shot himself in the attic as police closed in, ending a triple murder suicide attempt sparked by accusations against his wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbs
Q.willliam
Reed Payeur
Ohio State University
Fred West
Payeur
West
President Pardon Clears Five Year Bank Embezzlement Sentence
Lam Ort 8. Cook, earlier convicted of aiding and abetting cashier Clark in the Enterprise bank theft at North Side Pittsburg, was pardoned after about a year and a half of sentence. Friends say cashing money was inadvertent not criminal intent. He is to be released July 13 after intercession by Congressmember Graham of Pittsburg and talks with Attorney General Wickersham.
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Washington
Art
Lam Ort
Cook
Ing
Clirk
Enterprise Bank of
North Side
Pittsburg
Glark
Iit
Coole
Coke Fields Produce Strong Week in Connellsville Area
Connellsville region reports a solid week for coke production ending June 19 with about 332 557 tons. Activity stood at 73 5 percent across 47 420 tons of regional outputs, while H C Frick Coke Co operated about 80 percent of capacity and six days a week. Independent open market firms ran at 64 5 percent of capacity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Connellsville
H. C. Frick Goke Company
Major Clarke Dismissed From U S Army Court Martial
Major Charles J T Clarke of the Twenty sixth Infantry was dismissed after a court martial found him guilty of misconduct of financial affairs violating the Gist and 62d articles of war The sentence was approved by the President Clarke is at sea returning with his regiment to San Francisco from the Philippines A New York native he enlisted as a private in 1870
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Washington
Charles J. T Clarke
Twenty-sixth Infantry
United States Army
Taft
Clarke
San Franciseco
Philippine Islands
New York
Starve Underground Three in Brown County Family Found
Cyclone wreckers uncovered a storm cellar on Charles Dilgson’s farm in Brown county where Dilson his wife and their twelve year old daughter lay trapped for two weeks. They had almost no food and no water for two days with raw potatoes as their subsistence. The house was blown over the cellar, which lay about twenty yards from the home, and searchers had known nothing of it. They are expected to survive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Galveston
Charles Dilgson
Brown County
Dilson
Butler county woman harmed in attack by tramp
A Butler County woman was assaulted after refusing bread and coffee. The attacker knocked her unconscious, bound and gagged her, and poured carbolic acid on her face, causing severe burns likely to prevent recovery. armed men search hills for the suspect near Greece City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butler, Pa
Armea
Butler County
Mia
John Sedoris
Greece City
Big Railroad Suit Ends Consolidation Authorized
The attorney general ordered dismissal of the government suit against the New York New Haven Hartford and Gas ton Maine railroads for anti trust violations. Massachusetts legislature authorized consolidating those lines, ending a long negotiation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Washington
New York
New Haven & Hartford
Gaston & Maine
Massachusetts
West is Jarred By Quake Shakes Six Towns
Seismically strong tremor hit Gries Valley California on the night of June 22 with a second aftershock. Reports from Marysville Nevada City Reno Chico Colfax indicate residents were rattled. No damage has been reported to date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gries Valley
Cal
Marysville
Nevada City
Reno
Chica
Colfax
Deer killed in Louisiana safe record season brief
Louisiana game commission President Miller reports 5,600 deer killed in the state during the season. The total statewide harvest is described as twice as large as any other Southern state and nearly matches the combined totals of New York and Minnesota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisiana
New Orleans
Onty
Miller
Louisiana Game Commission
New York
Minnesota
Heinz Found Guilty in Copper Pool Case
Arthur P. L. Wednz, a member of the Heinz brothers banding and copper operations, was found guilty by a jury in the U S circuit court of corruptly impeding the administration of justice linked to the disappearance of United Copper Company's books. An additional counsel fee of 10000 dollars was awarded to Mrs. Gould, to be paid by her husband.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heinz
New York
Arthur PL Wednz
United States Circuit Court
Administration of Justice
United Copper Company
Gould
Explosion in Wehrum coal mine kills seventeen men
An explosion at the Wehrum shaft and stone mine of the Lackawanna Coal Company kills at least 17 workers. Names of deceased and dozen plus injured miners listed, with nationalities Italian Hungarian Polish Russian and American. Rescue efforts begin as officials study possible causes while noting lamps were in use and no gas detected. Officers cite recent safety inspections and gas tests at the mine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wehrum, Pa
Wehrum
Lackawanna Coal Company
Mime
Wants Standard Oil methods
Rev. Lloyd I Beckwith of Canton preached at Wesley M E church Massillon praising the organization of Standard Oil. He urged the church imitate its efficiency in achieving evangelization with minimal waste, while noting some practices should not be copied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massillon
Standard Oil Company
Lloyd I Beckwith
Canton
Wesley Methodist Episcopal Church
Americans and British Drown in Irish Lake Gale
A large rowboat on Lower Killarney Lake sank in a gale, drowning five Americans and four English tourists along with two Irish boatmen. Surviving crew included Mrs. Hibton and son of Wash, Mr. and Mrs. Loughead of Boston, Miss Catum of Massachusetts, Rev. Wilkinson and sister of London, Florence Wilkinson and cousin from Essex. Boatmen Con Tooney and Gon Gleason perished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Killarney
Ireland
Killarney Lake
A. A. Hibton
Faeoma
Wash
Longhead
Loughead
Boston
M. H. Catum
Catum
Massachusetts
Rev
B. Wilkinson
London
Plorence Wilkinson
Qretwood
Essex
Con Tooney
Gon Gleason
Priest Uses Ammonia Pistol to Hold Mob at Bay
Father Joseph Militallo of Holy Rosary Church armed with an ammonia pistol stopped a mob threatening to lynch Antonio Caponcara, an alleged murder victim, until police arrested an African American suspect identified as Bopo-Negro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Joseph Militallo
The
Holy Rosary
Ehurch
Huld
Turks Lose Big Battle Near Petch J Pass
Report from Uskup Europe Turkey says General Djavid Pasha suffered a serious defeat to about 14 000 Albanian insurgents near Petch J in a failed effort to clear the pass. Turkish losses are around 14 Jothers and 360 killed or wounded, including Young Turk leader Kinwail Bey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Uskup
Turkey
Djavid Pasha
Petch J
Kinwail Bey
Proposed Tax On Corporate Earnings Debated At White House
Details of a 2 percent tax on net corporate earnings were finalized at a major White House meeting. The measure requires corporations with capital stock and profit motive to file returns with Bureau of Internal Revenue agents, detailing gross receipts, capital stock, debt, and all visible debts, and to report net receipts after deducting ordinary expenses. Interest on bonds up to capital stock, and losses from noninsurance hours, must be documented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
White House
Taft
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Treasury Department
Bank Robbery Battle Near Locke N J
State Senator C J Hewitt bank president exchanged about a dozen shots with five armed burglars who blew the Citi zens bank safe with nitroglycerin and escaped with 2600 dollars. Deputies and posse scour the county in an organized gang investigation. Hewitt fired as robbers lifted the safe and the first explosion woke him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hewitt
Tuberculosis and Insanity Link Highlighted by Doctor
Detroit reports Dr F C Robbins of the New York State Lunacy Commission told the Society of Neurology and Psychiatrics that a form of insanity is caused by tuberculosis. He said cases arise from family or physician negligence in delaying alienist help and from unseen mental breakdown despite no family history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
F. C. Robbins
New York
Saw Body Put in Trunk
In New York Chung Sin, once roommate of Leon Ling, described the murder of Biste Sigel under police pressure. He said he saw the body in Ling’s room, touched it while warm, smelled drugs, and watched preparations to place the corpse in the trunk where it was found decomposed last Friday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Chung Sin
Leon Ling
Biste
Sigel
Teon Ling
Roosevelt Sends Pets to Daughter and Wool Market News
Ex President Roosevelt mails two baby antelopes to his daughter Mrs Nicholas Longworth aboard the Vaderland from Antwerp and Dover. Captain Barmen feeds the animals with milk on the voyage. In wool markets the activity dims but values stay high with fleece wools selling quickly. Senate votes to adopt a 16 percent ad valorem duty on hides after amendments. Wu Ting Fang urges countymen to aid in Leon Ling’s capture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Roosevelt
Nicholas Longworth
Vaderland
Antwerp
Dover
Barmen
Wu Ting Fang
United States
Leon Ling
Bank Robbers Succeed In Frontier Style Heist
A Wagoner Bank and Trust Company branch in Fort Worth was robbed by a highwayman who took $8,160 while cashier Walter B. King was alone. The robber threatened violence and fled with the cash after presenting a revolver at the window.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
Tex
Wagoner Bank and Trust Company
Walter B. King
Trade review notes improving 1910 prospects in their overview
The New York based Dun and Company weekly trade review reports improving conditions across major centers. Tariff debates and corporate tax talks do not derail the rebound, aided by easy money and rising demand in iron and steel, railways, dry goods, and footwear showing progress though leather trades stay steady.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
R. G. Dun & Co
Weekly Review of Trade
Boston
Senator on the Train Forgets Ticket in Transit
A newly elected West senator rode to Washington and searched pockets for his ticket as the conductor pressed for fare. He insisted he had it before boarding, joking that he once lost a bag drum, and claimed this trip would be no different. The anecdote reflects a humorous travel moment from the Philadelphia Record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West
Washington
Philadelphia
The Servant Problem Plus
A humorous exchange from Judge features a householder listing modern home conveniences and a hopeful applicant noting the higher wages a scientist would demand. The gag hinges on technological abundance versus labor value in domestic work.
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Nofely State Department
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Contrastor
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Inheritanes
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BIL New Pending
Ohio
Enterprise Bank
Coke Fields
Major Clarke
Regular Army
Tramp
Minena Pectora
the Dead
Joe Marriott
Mike Litton
Alexander Shafler
Charles Georgla
Ital
Lovey Lewis
Barrocchi
Italan
Ars
Dominick Yatton
Tony Bates
Tony Tottena
Itelian
A. D. Raymer
George Kowasle
Charles Foldy
Simon Raminish
Steve Base
Kosti Levick
George Lenin
Charles Larry
Spangler
Johnson
Joseph Williams
Standard Oil
Octopus
Klamil Bey
Daugher Beach
Wool Market
Finance Committee
Finance: and Trade Review
Nealso
Elgin Creamary
Obio Craamary
Obio
New
Tao
Baltimore
Pennsylvania
Union Stock Yards
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