Mystery around Wall Street killing note in railway fight
Washington reports indicate a leak about government plans to halt railroad rate increases. Selling orders were sent to New York as Attorney General Wickersham and President Taft discussed immediate action at a morning conference. The public seeks to identify the "somebody" who knew in advance.
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Washington
Wall Street
New York City
Wickersham
Taft
White House
Wall Street in Panic Over Railroad Freight Rates
Wall street reeled as government moved to court to bar railroads from raising freight rates. Stocks opened weak with sharp 3 to 6 point declines and heavy trading. St Paul fell 7.5 points to a new low as bankers warned of broader market drops if rate increases are blocked.
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New York
Wall Street
Lst
St. Paul
Motorcycle Fatality Over Rut in Indiana Road
R C Lucas age 23 of Advance Indiana was killed when a rut in the road threw him from his motorcycle while racing an interurban car toward Indianapolis. He was thrown about 50 feet, landed on his head, and is believed to have a crushed skull. Lucas, a Normal college Danville student, was taken to City hospital and not expected to recover.
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R. C. Lucas
Advance
Ind
Lucas
Indianapolis
Normal College
Danville
Infant son of Roy Moore drowns in creek near Nashville
Special to The Sun reports in Van Buren township near Nashville Indiana that a one year old boy, son of Roy Moore, fell from a creek bank while playing with other children and drowned. Bystanders called for help but swift rescue efforts failed.
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Nashville
Ind
Roy Moore
van Buren Township
Board of Safety to hear changes for fire department
At 2 o clock Wednesday afternoon the Board of Safety is expected to approve several changes in the fire department. Two new firemen will be appointed, a patrolman added to the police department, and the purchase of a new hose wagon will be discussed. In Detroit engineers elect new leaders as Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers names Currie and Murray to top posts with many candidates for grand guide.
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Board of Safety
Detroit
Mich
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
J. C. Currie
Kansas City
Harry Murray
San Luis Potosi
Mex
H. Baker
Columbus
Baker
Man leaps into Niagara pool at Prospect Point
An unknown man leaped into the Prospect Point pool and was dashed over the American Falls in Niagara Falls New York on a Wednesday. A woman who tried to intervene was threatened and driven away.
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Niagara Falls
N. Y
Prospect Point
One Killed Seven Hurt In Scaffold Collapse
Butler Pa June 1 One man was killed and seven injured when a scaffold crossbar broke at the Forge Steel Wheel plant in Lyndora causing men on the scaffold to fall.
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Butler
Forge Steel Wheel Company
Lyndora
Men in Graves Blame Sugar Scandal Trial Testimony
New York June 1. In a sugar tariff fraud trial Charles Heike and two ex-employees faced questioning as Ernest W. Gerbracht testified that blame lay with deceased Havemeyers and others. Heike’s co-defendants Donner and Matthiesen were described as in charge while Gerbracht claimed he followed orders and did not know details of weights or letters.
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New York
Charles Heike
American Refining Company
Sugar Trust
EH. ©. Havemeyer
Theodore Havemeyer
Ernest W. Gerbracht
Williamsburg
Havemeyers
J. O. Donner
S. E. Matthiesen
Gerbracht
Heike
Beveridge canal amendment faces possible restoration
Washington report says the Beveridge amendment for a northern Indiana canal from Lake Michigan to Toledo, removed in the river and harbor bill by a conference committee, may be restored. Senator Burton of Ohio plans to lead the fight against the conference report and seek reconciliation, criticizing the bill as pork and urging President Taft to veto it.
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Toledo
Conference Committee
Burton
Ohio
Senate Committee
Taft
Walton merchant files voluntary bankruptcy petition
Fay A. Lenon of Walton filed a voluntary bankruptcy petition in federal court on Wednesday. His listed occupation is merchant out of business. The case shows assets at zero and liabilities of $557.04.
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Fay A. Lenon
Walton
Columbia Bestows Degrees on White and May
New York June 1 Columbia University conferred the master of arts degree on William Allen White of Kansas and the doctor of science degree on William James May of Forrester Minnesota.
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New York
Columbia University
William Allen White
Kansas
William James May
Forrester, Minn
Gould Not In Line But Receives His Degree
New York June 1. Kingdon Gould son of George J Gould did not march in Columbia University commencement though listed to receive a mining engineering degree. A 1906 pistol shooting incident by a freshman caused classmates to ostracize him. he later completed requirements and was awarded the degree at a June ceremony.
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New York
Soph” Sinner
Kingdon Gould
George J. Gould
Columbia University
Dtes
Wreck of Flyer Averted by Change at Anderson
Anderson Ind June 1 What appeared to be an attempt to wreck the fast Pennsylvania train from Cincinnati to Chicago Tuesday night was thwarted when Yard Inspector Dan Ryan found a loose rail. Nineteen spikes were removed from the outside of the rail and bolts from braces. The toolhouse had been broken into and a crowbar stolen. Robbery is the believed motive. Authorities pursue culprits.
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Anderson
Ind
Pennsylvania
Cincinnati
Chicago
Dan Ryan
Bankers Asked to Aid New Orleans Panama Exposition
Indianapolis bankers received letters from the New Orleans Clearing House association and the World's Panama Exposition Company urging cooperation to back the Panama exposition for New Orleans. The letters, signed by J. Y. Sanders governor of Louisiana, seek bankers to contact Representative Cullop for support in Congress.
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Indianapolis
New Orleans
Explosion Kills Twenty Seven at Cement Works
Salt Lake City report states a massive powder blast at Union Portland cement works in Weber canyon near Ogden killed 27 people including foreman Hugh McGuire and 26 laborers. Fire and debris damaged the plant and surrounding area.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Union Portland Cement Works
Weber Canyon
Ogden
Hugh McGuire
Maine Battle Ship Raised Authorized by Havana Decree
Governor General Gomez issues a decree in Havana granting the United States permission to raise the battleship Maine in Havana harbor. The order sets the terms for the salvage operation and clarifies jurisdiction and safety requirements for the site. The action marks a pivotal step in resolving the shipwreck's aftermath and the broader crisis in Cuban affairs.
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Havana
Gomez
United States
Maine
Harbor
Man suffocates in boiler at Winona plant
Michael Mit terling, 50, died after being suffocated in a boiler at the Winona light plant in Warsaw Indiana on Wednesday June 1. Police and investigators are probing the accidental death at the facility.
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Warsaw
Ind
Michael Mitterling
Winona Light Plant
Dog license tags sold in city clerk office rush
A man buys a dog license tag for two dollars, joining a long line of buyers in the city controller’s office. By 10 o’clock, one hundred fifty three tags had been sold as the steady stream continued through the day with customers sharing various tales.
Court Affirms Verdict in Stone Quarry Negligence Case
Judge Rabb of the appellate court affirms Monroe circuit court ruling in Consolidated Stone company v Clarence Ellis. Ellis, suing for personal injuries after a barrow-load of rock was dumped from a ledge, was awarded damages. The court found the foreman failed to warn and protect workers, constituting negligence.
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Appellate Court
Monroe
Consolidated Stone Company
Clarence Ellis
Ellis
Milwaukee wedge for Socialist Party
Victor L. Berger, national Socialist leader, declared Milwaukee a wedge for the movement. He stated plans to grow the Wisconsin legislature from five to seventeen members and to gain congressmen in the next election, asserting Socialism would spread across America.
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New York
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Victor L. Berger
Socialists
Socialistic Movement
Federation of Labor
America
Monon Railroad Sued Over Nine Hour Workday Violation
United States District Attorney Charles W. Miller filed a suit Wednesday against the Chicago Indianapolis Louisville railroad known as the Monon for allowing employes to work longer than nine hours per day.
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United States
Charles W. Miller
Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville Railroad
The
Monon
Census Clerk Resigns for Drug Company Post
G Henderson resigns after handling the hardest census duties as a clerk in the Seventh district office and takes a job with Mooney Mueller Drug Company in the latest personnel change.
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G. Henderson
The
Census Bureau
Seventh District
Mooney-Mueller Drug Compan
Farmer Skees slain by unknown assailant near Wibb's Mill
Elizabeth town June 1. Ver Skees a farmer living near Wibb s Mill was shot by an unidentified man as he crossed the river by boat after being hailed by a map on the opposite bank.
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Elizabethtown
Biv
Ver Skees
Wibb’s Mill
Skees
Tailor Kearcher Ends 49 Years Of Peace With Fatal Double
In Pittsburgh on June 1, Matthew Kearcher aged 70, a tailor, scolded his wife lightly after 49 years of marriage without a quarrel and then killed himself. His spouse survived.
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Pittsburg
Matthew Kearcher
Aviator escapes bullets in cross country flight
Toplin Missouri June 1 Charles Willard the aviator left here after three days of exhibition flights saying he was lucky to escape with his life Tuesday when an unknown man fired several shots from a rifle at him during a cross country flight at about 200 feet.
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Toplin
Charles Willard
Willard
Nation urged to prepare for naval war at college
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Winthrop warned the nation to be ready for war and to strike first. He spoke at the naval war college session in Newport, noting rapid naval advances, submarines and aircraft as crucial future factors and stressing readiness before conflict begins.
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Newport
R. L
Winthrop
Naval War College
Taft
Reform cries rise after Pluviose naval disasters
French papers demand navy reform as a string of catastrophes culminates with the Pluviose wreck and the loss of the crew. Critics accuse mismanagement and note Germany’s readiness with rescue ships. Government relief to relatives signals acceptance of total loss.
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France
English Channel
Germany
Be veridge s Private Secretary to Wed Be veridge s Private Secretary
Edward P. Goetz private secretary to Senator Bevrige will marry Miss Camille Thorn Harden in Indianapolis on June 8 at St Paul s Episcopal church at 8 50 p m Best man will be John Hays Republican state committee secretary After a brief wedding trip the couple will divide residence between Washington and Indianapolis due to his duties.
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Edward P. Goetz
Camille Thorn Harden
The
Sun
Washington
Senator Beveridge
Indianapolis
Ralph Harden
North Alabama
John Hays
Republican State Committee
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
Mrs. Goetz
Mr. Goetz
Man 107-Year-Old Doctor Celebrates Birthday Near Pana
Dr Linn, claimed 107, marked his birthday Tuesday at home south of Pans with many longtime friends. Born in Ohio, he served as a surgeon in the war. Locals recall his youth and attribute his longevity to water from a nearby spring.
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Pana. YL
Linn
Pans
Three Die In Engine Explosion At Donk Brothers Mine
In Edwardsville Illinois on Wednesday an explosion of a locomotive engine at the Troy and Eastern line near the Donk Brothers coal mine killed three men instantly. The victims were the engineer, fireman, and a pitchman.
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Til
Troy & Eastern
Donk Brothers
Freman
Ovation to Kohler in Cleveland Court
The second day of the Kohler trial in Cleveland charged with drunkenness misconduct and immorality began in the civil service commission. Mayor Baehr and Acting Chief Schmunk refused to assign policemen to gather evidence, saying order preservation required them. Prosecution witnesses, missing earlier, were accounted for as testimony aimed to prove Kohler drank on election night. Each Kohler appearance drew an ovation.
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Kohler
Baehr
Schmunk
Man spared after plea over wife assault case
In a case against John O Connor for assaulting his wife, Judge Collins offered a suspended sentence on good behavior after the wife pleaded for mercy. O Connor asked if a man would let a woman run over him, prompting a restrained response from the judge.
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John O'Connor
Collins
O'Connor
Watchman Shot in Miners Riot at Ewen Colliery
Striking miners rioted at the Pennsylvania Coal company Ewen colliery in Wilkes Barre Pa. Watchman William Zeto aged 2 was fatally wounded by a gunfire as state constabulary and deputies moved in. Strikers blocked nonunion workers from entering nine company collieries Wednesday morning.
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Wilkesbarre
Ewen
Pennsylvania Coal Company
Wiliam Zeto
Rhodd
General Given Due Honor At Final Service
Veterans and comrades attended the funeral of Gen George McGinnis at Christchurch with G A R ritual and Loyal Legion floral honors. Cremation followed, ashes to be buried at Crown Point cemetery. flags at half mast. Attendees included W H Armstrong, Judge W D Comstock, former Gov Durbin, Admiral George Brown, and many other veterans and friends.
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Gen. McGinnis
G. A. R. George H. Thomas Post
The
Loyal Legion
Rades
Flavius J. van Vorkis
Joseph Balsley
Lew Nicoll
William & Ketcham
William N. Pickerill
Garrett H. Shover
W. H. Armstrong
John R. Fester
Oran Perry
Fairbanks
William
George Brown
W. W. Daugherty
Henry C. Adams
M. G. McLain
Samuel B. Sweet
J. R. Fesler
Gideon B. Thompson
I. €. Elston
Crawfordsville
Columbia Club
A. W. Hatch
Chalmers Brown
J. W. Fesler
Dr. E. W. Anderson
W. J. McKee
David Wallace
Chapin C. Foster
Lian B. Martindale
Bullet in Brain Holds Langdon Case at Richmond Farm
June 1 report from Port Huron describes 72 year old Langdon Case living with a bullet in his brain after a self inflicted shot. He continues farm work at his daughter’s home in Richmond despite doctors predicting death. The wound occurred when he shot himself after a period of despondency.
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Port Huron
Mick
Langdon Case
Richmond
Nelson Eyes Cannon in Bout for Taft Era
Washington June 1 Nelson spoke on Wednesday after watching President Taft. He said the President is solid in the heavyweight class but believes the lightweight Enele Joe Cannon would best any statesman in a match.
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Washington
Nelson
Taft
Joe” Cannon
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