Bomb Hurled Into Tenement Wrecks Building on First Avenue
A black-band bomb exploded in a tenement at 1143 First Avenue New York on Thursday scattering 175 people into panic. Occupants fled to fire escapes as two concrete stairs were wrecked and firemen rescued them. The blast, following threats to extort $5,000 from Frank Fassett and his family, threw the couple from bed and wrecked the lower floors.
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New York
First Avenue
Persens
Frank Fassett
Insurance cases crawl through Indiana trial despite objections
Attorney General James Bingham leads a suit against 128 Indiana insurers for conspiring to fix rates. Obstacles mount as defense lawyers repeatedly object to questions, causing frequent pauses. Bingham accuses a Western Union of Underwriters control over annual rate meetings, while defense benches mock him in court.
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James Bingham
Indiana
Superior Court
Ant Companies
Weir
Bingham
Western Union of Underwriters
Western
Measles Sufferer Jumps Into River in New Albany
Frank Mason, 26, ill with measles, sprang from bed in underclothes Wednesday night and ran to the river. His father Thomas P. Mason and neighbor Hiram Stallings fished him from the water and he remains in serious condition after the cold bath.
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New Albany
Ind
Frank Mason
Thomas P. Mason
Hiram Stallings
Omaha Victory in Railroad Fight Rates Cut to 25 Cents
The Interstate Commerce Commission ruled that lumber rates to Omaha Des Moines and Lincoln may not exceed 25 cents per hundred pounds. The Commercial club of Omaha won the dispute against several railroads, cutting the current rate by one and a half cents.
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Washington
Commercial Club of
Omaha
South
Interstate Commerce Commission
Des Moines
Lincoln
Man suffers broken bones for bird nest fall
Evansville Indiana June 16 David Forcum aged 24 climbed a tree to obtain a bird nest and fell sustaining multiple injuries. He broke his right hip his right leg below the knee and his left arm in the accident.
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Evansville
Ind
David Forcum
Farmer Killed by Bolt of Lightning in Indiana
Marion Indiana report says Simon Conn a 450 farmer was struck and killed by lightning in his garden near his home Wednesday. His wife worked nearby and escaped injury. In Kansas aviation news J H Mars abandoned his Topeka to Kansas City flight after 14 miles due to engine failure.
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Marion
Ind
Simon Conn
Lawrence
Kan
Topeka
Kansas City
J. H. Mars
Deitrick Dies Suddenly at 61 in City
Herman Deitrick, 61, of 2107 E Tenth Street, became ill Wednesday night at 4 pm and died at 11 739. Coroner Blackwell attributed death to heart trouble.
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Deitrick
Herman Deitrick
Tenth Street
Blackwell
Husband Said Found in England Amid Lake Como Mystery
London reports suggest Porter Charlton, husband of the American Mrs Mary Charlton killed in Como, is located in or near London. Despite no arrest, a guard is said to hold him ready for custody. Russia and the U S clash over Ispolatoff, the implicated Russian suspect, with Italian officials weighing release amid scant evidence.
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London
Porter Charlton
Huspana
Como
Italy
Charlton
Scotland Yard
London Express
Charton
Russia
United States
Lake Como
Constantine Ispolatoff
Mary Scott Castle Charlton
Ispolatoff
Moltrasio
Not Circus But Her Wedding Surprise Elopement
Miss Maude Murphy aged 16 wrote to her mother in Auburn Indiana that she had not gone to the circus but had married in Michigan, becoming Mrs Lyman White. The single paragraph reports a teen elopement and wedding rather than a circus outing. The tone mirrors a brief hometown item noting the names ages and location.
Die or Elope: Miss Hoover Leaves for Philadelphia
Pittsburg June 16 Miss Jeanette Hoover daughter of Frank Hoover a wealthy farmer was to wed Marion Steel Thursday but a note found by her parents says she left with Henry Amick their hired man. The note mailed en route to Philadelphia claimed I must either go or die Amick has a wife and four children at St Clairsville authorities investigate the affair
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Pittsburg
Jeanette Hoover
Frank Hoover
Marion Steel
Henry Amick
Philadelphia
Moody to retire from Supreme Court due to disability
Senator Lodge introduced a bill in the Senate to allow Associate Justice William H. Moody of the U S Supreme Court to retire for physical disability. If passed, Moody from Massachusetts would receive the full $12,500 annual salary for life, upon resigning within six months of enactment.
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Washington
William H. Moody
United States Supreme Court
Senator Lodge
Senate
Justice Moody
Massachusetts
Governor 10 Get 50 Vote Affidavits
Evansville Indiana June 16 Gov Marshall will receive fifty affidavits this week charging Republican candidates with buying or aiding vote buying on May 17 the primary date. Detectives Davis and Houghland have gathered evidence with Davis running for sheriff on the Democratic ticket.
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Evansville
Ind
Marshall
Nolan
Alabama
Davis
Houghland
Gilhams to Head Lima Schools as Superintendent
Herbert Gilhams chosen to lead Lima schools as superintendent in June. Six years earlier he held the post before leaving to become county superintendent.
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Gilhams
Lima
Ind
Herbert&. Gilhams
Board of Review Fixes Assessments in County Hearing
A statement on property values owned by the Indianapolis Water company was read at the county board of review meeting on Thursday noon. The total taxable property was fixed at 2,230,081.86 dollars before the board deferred action on the assessment list that followed.
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Indianapolis Water Company
County Board of Review
Pastor to Walk on Flowery Way in Wabash
Three thousand people will form a line from the Presbyterian church to the railroad station Sunday evening to strew flowers in the path of Rev. Little moderator of the general assembly of the Presbyterian church of America on his return home. A public reception will follow.
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Wabash
Ind
Presbyterian Church
Little
General Assembly
The
Presbterian Church of America
Atlantic Coy
Long jury session drives juror to mania in Hartford
C F Ricketts, jarred by a lengthy jury trial over a horse case, roamed in a manic state after 40 hours without a verdict. He had earlier been in the Richmond asylum in 1905 and grew increasingly deranged after the trial.
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C. F. Ricketts
Hartford City
Scd
Ricketts
Richmond Asylum
Bennett declares candidacy for gubernatorial convention
New York on June 16 reports the candidacy of Congressman William B. Bennett from New York, announced for the gubernatorial convention.
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New York
Wm. 8
Bennett
Belt Will Not Have to Install Signals on Indianapolis Belt
The Indianapolis Union Railway Company won relief from the block signal requirement for 15 miles of Belt road and related trackage in Indianapolis. The Indiana Railroad Commission retains jurisdiction and may alter the order later. Arguments cited yard limits, existing telephone train handling, minimal passenger traffic, and potential station elevation work tied to Union Station reconstruction as reasons to defer the block signal system.
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Indianapolis Union Railway Company
Indianapolis
Indiana Railroad Commission
Indiana
Capitol Avenue
Union Station
Washington Street
Noble
Penn
Beveridge moves statehood bill for Arizona and New Mexico
Senator Beveridge advanced the statehood bill in the senate as unfinished business. The measure for Arizona and New Mexico faces extended debate but passage is considered assured this session. Taft and others praised the bill, and Tucson Citizen editor James Williams called it the best.
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Washington Service
Hibbs
Washington
Beveridge
Senate
Arizona
New Mexico
Taft
House
James T. Williams, Jr
Tucson
Ex Deputy Consul Accused of Fraud in London
Alfred Frieberg former United States deputy consul general at Stockholm was arrested in London on Thursday for charges of fraud and embezzlement. He faces investigation by British authorities as the case unfolds with details pending.
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London
Alfred Frieberg
United States
Stockholm
Bingham Appeals to Indiana Supreme Court Over Brewing Case
Attorney General Jones Bingham seeks a ruling on which public officer has authority to challenge brewery charters and licenses. He filed appeals in the Indiana Supreme Court in two related cases against Home Brewing Co and Fred Miller Brews Co of Milwaukee, aiming to curb saloon ownership by brewing firms and restrict licenses. The case tests whether the state or prosecuting attorney should lead such actions, with rapid filings to avoid delays.
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Thee Indians Supreme Court
Home Brewing Company
Indiana
Orais
Fred Miller Brews Company
Milwaukee
Maariou County
Marion Superior Court
Ingham
Indiana Supreme Cont
Aviator Waits Until Dark 10 Take Sky Trip
Roy Knabenshue of Wright explains no purchase now but leasing at 7400 dollars keeps machines among amateurs. Wrights receive many purchase offers for exhibition use. A B Lambert of Aero Club of St Louis arranges special aerial military maneuvers for October 8 to 20 in St Louis with six biplanes used simultaneously.
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Wright
Dayton
Roy Knabenshue
Wright Company
Wrights
A. B. Lambert
Aero Club of
St. Louis
Richards and Sunman plane tests near Portland
The Richard and Sunman aeroplane at Portland Indiana rose briefly from the ground Tuesday. It cleared ground several feet and flew about 150 feet, revealing further design difficulties to be addressed.
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Portland
Ind
Richard and Sunman
Wright brothers altimeter as simple yardstick measurement
The Wright brothers faced initial challenges measuring height for high altitude flights. They devised an altimeter using a yardstick with a sliding steel gauge that converts one inch of movement into 40 feet of altitude. Later, two yardsticks were used and a tighter gauge measured 79 feet per inch, set at 55.5 inches by official measurer B. Lambert as he lay on the ground to gauge distance.
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Wright Brothers
Wrights
Walter A. Brookins
B. Lambert
St. Louis
Taft Called Failure as Roosevelt Wins Hearts in Graduation Talk
Des Moines voices harsh critique of Taft by Prof Lawrence Laughlin at Drake University graduation. He praises Theodore Roosevelt for bold leadership, faulting Taft for weak moral courage and yielding to selfish interests.
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Lawrence Laughlin
University of Chicago
Taft
Art College
Drake University
Theodore Roosevelt
Langhlin
Roosevelt
Taft’s influence credited to Aldrich by Edwards
Col Clarence R Edwards insular bureau chief and Taft ally in Cleveland said the president’s legislative success in the Senate came largely from Senator Aldrich. He cited Aldrich’s friendship with Taft as the force behind bills pushed through Congress, even when he doubted their wisdom. Edwards emphasized his close intimacy with Taft.
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Clarence R. Edwards
Insular
Taft
Senate
Aldrich
Congress
Edwards
Col
Yale Law Seniors Flunk in Major Failing Wave
In New Haven on June 16 the Yale law school faculty posted that 383 seniors, one third of the graduating class, failed. The stricken students charge courses and exams have grown too hard since Dean Roberts arrived, and those who flunked must undergo further examinations to receive diplomas.
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New Haven
Conn
Yale Law School
Law School
Dean Roberts
Yale
Odd Fellows to Lay Cornerstone in Tipton Event
The cornerstone for the new Odd Fellows building in Tipton is to be laid in about a month with preparations underway. Backing the event are James Burris Jacob Kibler and A A Fletcher. The Edwin Ray Home Missionary society of Edwin Street Methodist church will meet Friday afternoon with George Berry.
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Fairview
Edwin Ray
Fairview Park
Tipton
Ind
Odd Fellows
James Burris
Jacob Kibler
A. A. Fletcher
Home Missionary Society of the
Edwin Sta. Methodist Church
George Berry
Nelson Street
Dennis Resigns Important Job in Washington
William Dennis of Richmond Indiana resigns as assistant solicitor of the state department to pursue international law in Washington after completing a special mission to The Hague. He will depart September 1 and has guided major international matters with success since joining with Dr. James B. Scott.
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Dennis
Washington
Richmond
Ind
State Department
Hague
James B. Scott
Columbia College
Roosevelt
Busch to Review Plans for Gen Grant Farm Castle
August 4 article notes August 4. Busch son of Adolphus Busch, vice president of Anheuser-Busch, will return to St. Louis around June 28 to inspect preliminary sketches for a country castle on the Gen. Grant farm near St. Louis. He has spent about 100000 on improvements across 200 acres and will invest another 4000000 for the home. The castle sits near Grant’s old Civil War fog cabin, which will remain.
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ST. Louis
Busch
Adolphus Busch
Anheuser-Busch Brewing Association
Gen. Grant Farm
Grant
Stenographers Exam Set For Civil Service Post
Four applicants will write for a stenographers job in the federal building Saturday morning. The $50 to $900 a year post offers advancement. Open only to men. Taft promised to address the National Waterways congress at its September convention.
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Federal
Taft
Washington
Madden and Graf
Ilinois
National Waterways Congress
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