Fourteen Hurt in Lehigh Valley Train Wreck Near Freemansburg
The Buffalo and Chicago express on the Lehigh Valley railroad derailed west of Freemansburg due to spreading rails. Fourteen passengers were injured, three seriously, as coaches toppled and the engine halted near the depot. Wounded were treated at Freemansburg station turned temporary hospital. In a separate incident at Johnstown, Pa., a head-on freight collision killed one and wounded ten, two fatally.
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Easton
Buffalo and Chicago Express
Lehigh Valley Railroad
Freemansburg
Johnstown
Baltimore & Ohio
Jews In Russia Face Possible Expulsion From Kiev
Simon Wolf reports from Washington that the American embassy at St. Petersburg relayed a Khrushchev era style summary of anti Semitic actions in Russia. The expulsion order was held in abeyance pending study. The report notes 1,180 cases examined with 170 allowed to stay and 980 expelled, 30 undecided.
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Washington
Simon Wolf
Board of Delegates of Civil Rights
Union of American Hebrew Congregations
State Department
St. Petersburg
Kiev
Russia
Post Wheeler
Wheeler
Douma M. Stolypin
Department of Commerce and Industry
Farmers May Get Weather Forecasts
Washington June 22 It is proposed that farmers nationwide receive weather bureau forecasts just as city residents do. Rep McHenry of Pennsylvania backs a bill to have rural free delivery wagons carry weather signals tied to daily bureau predictions. The plan would require daily telegraph messages to post offices serving rural routes and wagons display flags indicating the next 24 hours weather outlook.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Representative McHenry
Pennsylvania
Boys Build Own Biplanes To Learn Flying Art
In Terre Haute Indiana a Junior Aero club forms as Victor Tyler and Elmer Bruce 15 and 16 start the aviation craze. They build the first biplane and soon others imitate. Victor outlines making a safe glider using basswood, 16 feet long pieces and simple cross sections to begin flight training.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Wright Brothers
Curtiss
Victor Tyler
Elmer Bruce
Junior
Aero Club
Fellows
Victor
Indiana Supreme Court Reverses In Unexplained Death Suit
Judy Montgomery ruled Wednesday that unexplained deaths are not presumed self destruction, ordering a retrial in the Modern Woodmen of America versus Caroline Craige case. The decision undermines Vanderburg County jurors’ instruction that death by own action must be proven beyond doubt. The ruling shifts burden of proof to the insurer in life insurance disputes.
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Supreme Court of Indiana
Judy Montgomery
Vanderburg Superior Court
Appellate Court
Woodmen of America
Caroline Craige
William Franklin Craige
Woodmen of
Montgomery
Cow attacks owner as pet cow pins him to ground
In Bedford Indiana a cow that had befriended Albert Ray as a calf jumped on him in a display like a dog's play. It wrapped its forefeet around his neck, toppled him, and pressed a foot down until forced off. Ray was sore but unharmed and puzzled by the calf grown cow's aggression.
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Bedford
Ind
Albert Ray
Ray
Broadway Hotel to Tower High in Air
New York June 22 a twenty two story hotel project to rise on the McAlpine estate block at Broadway and Thirty third to Thirty fourth streets with a cost estimated at one million dollars. The Greeley Square Hotel company of New York sponsors the project with director Charles P Taft brother of President Taft. Incorporation papers filed today show capital of 7 100 000 dollars.
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New York
McAlpine
Broadway
Greeley Square Hotel Company
Charles P. Taft
Taft
How to Make the Rudder Diagram Notes
Instructions describe a rudder construction using basswood pieces A through F with specific lengths widths and thicknesses. Steps include attaching Y connects, bracing with wire, and covering with muslin on specified parts. The directions specify sizes for each part and assembly actions to join sections at the rudder points.
Terre Haute Boy Makes A Budget Glider Flight
A Terre Haute youth describes building a cheap glider with mustin planes and wooden bracing costing about 12 dollars. Tyler tests it after two friends push it downhill, suffers a crash from a gust, recovers, then succeeds on a second run amid youthful enthusiasm.
Rooster Fosters Two Broods Of Chickens Roosting
Special report from Washington Indiana details a rooster that adoptively cares for two motherless chick broods. Each evening he guides them to the roost and guards them at night. By daybreak the male bird resumes foraging, supporting his two foster families through spring.
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Washington
Ind
Mary Hall
Two Men Killed At Unguarded Crossing
Elizabeth New Jersey June 22 A F Norris chauffeur of New York and Thomas Gilfeather of Cincinnati traveling salesman for a lubricating oil firm were instantly killed at Woodbridge seven miles from Elizabeth when an automobile they rode in was struck by a Philadelphia Reading train on an unprotected crossing Gilfeather's body burned when the wreckage caught fire
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Elizabeth
N. J
H. Norris
New York
Thomas Gilfeather
Cincinnati
Woodbridge
Here
Philadelphia & Reading
Gilfeather
Court to hear salary grab case in Danville
Danville Indiana June 22 Monday set as hearing date to block town trustees from enforcing an ordinance boosting their salaries from fifty to one hundred fifty dollars a year. Taxpayers contend trustees had no right to raise their own salaries. The case will go to the state supreme court regardless of the outcome.
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Danville
Ind
Supreme Court
Widow Proposed and Nestled Man Weds Widow
Special to The Sun. In Columbus a wealthy farmer named Charles Suetzmier testified he sued neighbor Thomas Chambers for 5000 dollars claiming alienation of his wife's affections. Suetzmier said his wife, a buxom widow, pursued him and popped the question at his first call, prompting a swift courtship and their marriage a few months later.
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Columbus
Charles Suetzmier
Here
Thomas Chambers
Tion
Broken Leg After Horse Kick on City Streets
Henry Simpson of 945 Muskingum Street, a colored man, jumped from a wagon at Twelfth and West streets touching a horse at its hip. The horse kicked and Simpson sustained a broken leg and was taken to City Hospital.
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Henry Simpson
Muskingum Street
Twelfth
West Streets
Simpson
Postman Delivery Delay Ends If Boxes Are Placed
Washington reports a new postal rule requiring mail boxes or door slots for every delivery point after December 31 1910. Petitioners in districts not yet served must provide boxes to avoid delays caused by door ringing and waiting by letter carriers.
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Washington
Uncle Sam
Congress
United States
Federal grand jury indicts two men in May session
The federal grand jury ended its May session with two indictments against bond defendants. John J. Schieber of Bethlehem faces charges of manufacturing and attempting to pass lead 5-cent pieces. Richard Walker of Elkhart is charged with manufacturing and selling oleomargarine without tax payment and selling oleomargarine in under ten pounds without proper labeling. Several other indictments were returned but withheld until arrests.
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Federal Grand Jury
John J. Schieider
Bethlehem
Richard Walker
Elkhart
Hatpin Wound Fatal to Man in Arizona Arrest
Globe Arizona June 22 Deputy Marshal G W Harris was dangerously wounded when a hatpin pierced his abdomen during an attempt to arrest a woman. He did not realize the injury until today and the wound is expected to prove fatal. The woman fought back, striking him with a bottle, while the pin broke off inside and went unseen until yesterday.
Walsh Seeks Pardon Delayed by Attorney’s Death
Washington reports the pardon bid for John R. Walsh stalled by the sudden death of his Chicago attorney just before he was to begin its Fort Leavenworth petition. The parole bill is expected to pass, potentially freeing Walsh after three years, with supporters hoping for a quicker pardon outside parole.
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Sun
Washington Service
Hibbs
Washington
John R. Walsh
Walsh
Chicago
Fort Leavenworth
Cullop
Moss
Halley Comet Baby Born in Otsego
Lansing Michigan report notes a first Halley Comet baby born May 23 1910 to Mr and Mrs John Bedunab of Otsego Michigan. The birth was listed at the secretary of state office as Halley Comet Bedunab the newborn son.
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Lansing
Mich
Secretary of State
Halley Comet Bedunab
John Bedunab
Otsego
Mrs Morse Aims to Flee Auction of $300000 Goods
New York reports Mrs. Charles W. Morse travels to Atlanta to avoid a sale at her Fifth Avenue home. An auctioneer is scheduled to inventory and auction her household goods valued at $300,000, set for June 23, while her husband remains a federal prisoner.
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New York
Charles W. Morse
Atlanta
Fifth Avenue House
G A R Split Over Lee Statue in Albany
Syracuse June 22 The ranks of the G A R in New York state are divided over a proposal to place a statue commemorating Confederate general Robert E. Lee in the state capital Albany highlighting a partisan debate within the veterans organization.
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Syracuse
N. Y
Moon and Newkirk to Wed in Opera House
Leslie Moon and Pearl Newkirk of the Salvation Army will be publicly married in the opera house at eight o'clock Wednesday evening. Major William Escott of Indianapolis will perform the ceremony in Anderson Indiana.
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Moon
Miss Pearl Newkirk
Salvation Army
Opera
William Escott
Indianapolis
Tug of War at Logansport Baptist Picnic
Logansport Indiana June 22 The boys who do and the boys who don t attend Sunday school will contest a tug of war at the Baptist Sunday school picnic at Lake Cicott park next Saturday. Many predict the boys who don t will win.
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Specifl
the Sun
Logansport
Ind
Lake Cicott Park
Tin Star Upholder Fails to Get Pay in Decatur Suit
Samuel Frank, special custodian and holder of Decatur’s tin star, claims $1.50 daily pay after serving 65 days as special policeman under the mayor. A Indiana law change shifted police appointment power to the city council, conflicting with the old ordinance. The Indiana Supreme Court ruled the legislature voided the Decatur ordinance, leaving Frank unpaid under both old and new laws.
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Samuel Frank
Decatur
Frank
Indiana
Samuel
Sam Frank
Supreme Court
Myers
Widow's Second Mate Seeks Divorce Over Hugs
Marion Ind June 22 Mrs Jennie Marine a widow with three daughters who married William Marine seeks divorce alleging her stepfather with excessive hugging and kissing the girls behind her back and insufficient affectionate gestures toward her The judge indicated likely grant of the divorce in the case rooted in a letter from a prospective suitor wanting to call on the oldest daughter
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Marion
Ind
Jennie Marine
William Marine
Elliott
Ones raised to tens for wedding’s sake
Evansville Indiana June 22 Frank Holgood 21 tried to pass ten dollar bills altered from one dollar to fund his marriage to Emma Wellman daughter of railroad contractor James Wellman He was arrested in the act confessed and surrendered rubber stamps and inks indicating the fraud
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the Sun
Evansville
Ind
Frank Holgood
Emma Wellman
James Wellman
Salvation Army Drum Noise Sparks Midnight Complaint
In Kokomo Indiana residents complain to police about Salvation Army activity, claiming drums and singing keep neighbors awake past midnight. The issue centers on late hours rather than the volume or conduct.
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Kokomo
Ind
Salvation Army
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Gillett
Webb
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Anderson, Ind
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Indianapolis Light & Heat Co
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