Ohio Investors Pledged to Fund Altia Mine in Black Hills
A four day stay by Ohio capitalists led by Captain J G Hardenburgh in the Lead area near Strawberry gulch ends with plans to invest in the Altia mine. They expect to install a new crusher enlarge the shaft and add equipment to enable low cost large scale mining and milling. The group aims to make Altia pay and add another mine to Black Hills producers.
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Black Hills
Ohio
Altia
Strawberry Gulch
J. G. Hardenburgh
Columbus
Judge Day
Chillicothe
Reed
Buckeye
Lead
Hack Hills
Thut
Fire endangers powder at McCloud lumber plant
Forest fires threatening the McCloud Lumber Company powder house force militia to remove gun cotton and powder. About 200 workers plus a trainload of water and supplies battle infernos of incendiary origin. Italian laborers, many on strike for over a week, are involved in the tense scene.
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California
McCloud
Cal
McCloud Lumber Company
Freight Handlers Strike After Four Unionists Discharged
Eight hundred freight handlers walked out in Chicago today in protest of the discharge of four union men. The strikers say the move signals employer hostility to the union and aims to crush union activity.
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Chicago
Whiskey Rules Under Pure Food Law Question
Washington reports that Justice official Lloyd Bogers issued a ruling distinguishing grain whiskey from potato and apple peelings based on the pure food law. The decision follows a presidential referral, with Taft promising to hear whiskey proponents in reply before final action.
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Washington
Lloyd Bogers
Department of Justice
Taft
Janice Meredith Good Progress as Lead High Class Play
The Lead High School graduating class plans Janice Meredith as their year end play at commencement. Rehearsals led by Miss Perkins show steady progress and high confidence in a successful production. The class totals twenty one students with ten boys.
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Lead High School
Janice Meredith
Miss Perkins
Jubilee Sets World Jumping Record at London Show
The French horse Jubilee ridden by Captain Berille broke seven feet four inches, surpassing Heatherbloom's record. King Edward watched the competition and congratulated the rider before visiting Jubilee's stall.
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London
Jubilee
Captain Berille
Edward
Two Days In Air Were First Cold Then Harsh Heat
Carl Fisher, owner of the pilot balloon Indiana, reports a forty nine hour twenty five minute flight ending in Ruskin Tennessee after two water stops. The craft rose to 16000 feet where freezing occurred before a slow descent into 12000 feet where heat was intense. Fisher and assistant Bumbaugh describe the voyage as their most thrilling with over three hundred ascents.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Carl Fisher
Indiana
Ruskin
Tenn
Fisher
Bumbaugh
Suspects Arrested in Attempt on Ed Callahan in Jackson
Govan Smith his brother Elisha and Eliza Johnson were captured by a sheriff's posse in Jackson Ky for complicity in the attempted assassination of Ed Callahan. Bloodhounds traced them to the Givan home and the occupants admitted supplying three men with fresh horses to flee over the mountains. Callahan's life hangs by a thread as physicians report little hope.
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Jackson
Govan Smith
Elisha
Eliza Johnson
Ed Callahan
Givans
Callahan
MUST PREPARE FOR WAR British Officials Warn on Defense
War Secretary Halldane and Lord Roberts spoke before the press in London. They agreed war is likely but disagreed on timing. Halldane foresaw major imperial defense developments in the next twenty years, while Roberts urged readiness now and warned of immediate questions facing the nation.
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London
Halldane
Lord Roberts
Democrats Push Back On Bryantariff Bill Criticism
Washington June 8 Democratic senators defended their stance on the tariff bill amid W J Bryans calls to mind his views. They denounce him as not their leader and say they disregard his criticism over lumber taxes. Leaders insist they oppose free raw material and question Bryans influence on the party.
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Washington
W. J. Bryan
Bryan
Shot at his trial in Four Courts kills Fred Mohrle
St. Louis reports Fred Mohrle was shot five times and killed in the Four Courts building noon hour while awaiting trial for Constable Sam Young. Mohrle had stepped into the corridor to smoke when the fatal shots were fired, dying instantly.
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St. Louis
Fred Mohrle
Four Courts
Sam Young
Mohrle
What Is Good Milk Treatment Debate Shown
In Atlantic City on June 9 Dr. W F Evans head of the American Medical Milk commission urged that pasteurized milk only minimizes harm and cannot match certified milk for healthfulness while noting pasteurized milk is an improvement over raw unsupervised milk.
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Atlantic City
N. J
American Association Medical Milk Commission
W. F. Evans
The
Commission of Chicago
Fire destroys Decatur cereal plant in Springfield
A fire today at the Decatur cereal plant in Springfield Illinois destroyed the facility. The loss is estimated at half a million dollars and one firefighter was killed by collapsing walls.
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Springfield
Decatur
Earthquake Devastates Badang Island Kills 230
A belated message reports Badang Island struck by a powerful earthquake last Thursday followed by a tidal wave. Two hundred thirty people were killed and several hundred injured as the disaster caused tremendous property damage.
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the Hague
Badang Island
Damaged New York Central Viaduct Hit by Dynamite
The steel superstructure of the uncompleted New York Central viaduct in Buffalo was badly damaged by three dynamite blasts. No motive is known. The blasts startled much of the city.
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New York Central
Buffalo
N. Y
New York Central Railroad
Enormous Tobacco Industry Against Tariff Debate
Senator Bradley of Kentucky cited 1908 tobacco output at 718,061,380 pounds valued about $74,190,185. He noted roughly 292,000 laborers and related workers totaling over 1,000,000 people dependent on the industry.
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Washington
Bradley
Kentucky
United States
Gophers Slain in Brown County Spring Campaign
Brown county records nearly 1.05 bounty per gopher with about 60,000 gophers killed this spring. The time limit closed June 2 but mail delays added 43.53 to the total, stretching the period by one day.
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Aberdeen
Brown County
Man Who Laughed at Sothern Faces Cold Town Crowd
Lord Dundreary star Sothern and company fail to draw laughs in a small town amid a mood of solemn restraint. A NY joker’s rumor that laughter is unfashionable spreads, leaving performers unable to elicit smiles despite fanfare and a dressing room pep talk.
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Sothern
Lord Dundreary
New York
Ainship
Schopenhauer
Mean revenge note misdirects eloping pair
A man retaliates after his wife elopes by sending a polite note with a full double set of false teeth to the husband who took his partner. The piece reflects a Victorian tone with a blend of moral critique and satirical anecdotes about stage respectability.
A Costly Cheese in a Scottish Farmyard
A Scottish farmer weighed wool for sale and found his bag heavier. He discovered a cheese hidden behind the door had been sold for two shillings the pound, changing the invoice and puzzling the wife who suspected theft.
Startling Motto at Funeral Inspires Floral Mystery
A traveling salesman died suddenly in Altisburg and relatives asked an undertaker to craft a wreath. The wreath arrived with an extra wide ribbon bearing inscriptions reading Rest in peace on both sides and if there is room We shall meet in heaven. The ribbon's wording varied in delivery, creating a startling floral piece at the funeral.
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Altisburg
Neslatant
Converts Ward Leader From Profanity To Pulpit
A Philadelphia ward leader once famous for coarse language shocked peers by joining a church and becoming a devoted attendant. An associate recalled a remark from the leader about feeling “like hell,” underscoring the dramatic change and sparking conversations about his sincerity.
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Philadelphia
the Inquirer
Jim
Storm Ravages Spanish Regions Leaving Deaths and Destruction
Belated reports from Madrid describe a severe Sunday storm widespread through Durango Arratia and La Sierra causing heavy property damage and loss of life. Hundreds of cattle perished and human bodies lay among the wreckage as telegraph lines remained down.
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Madrid
Durango
Arratia
la Sierra
Must Not Employ Women Law Widens in Washington
Spokane June 16 the amended criminal code takes effect tomorrow and could arrest saloon owners for employing female servants or governesses. Other provisions bar women or felons from drinking places and ban supplying liquor to drunks. test cases will test the enforcement.
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Washington
Spokane
Wash
Wright brothers receive Aero Club gold medals at White House
In the East Room of the White House President Taft presents Wilbur and Orville Wright of Dayton Ohio with the Aero Club of America gold medals in recognition of their aerial navigation achievements. The ceremony followed breakfast at Cosmos Club and was witnessed by distinguished guests.
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Washington
Wilbur
Orville Wright
Dayton
Ohio
Taft
Aero Club of America
White House
Wrights
Herbert W. Parsons
New York
Bell
Washington Aero Club
The
Wright Brothers
Wilbur Wing
Lemans
Irance
Fort Meyer
Vacation in a Houseboat on Belle Fourche River
R W Powell and family plan a summer trip by a gasoline driven houseboat from Belle Fourche to Pierre down the Belle Fourche to the Missouri and Mississippi rivers then up to Minnesota to visit relatives before returning Mrs Powell travels with them The trip follows a months long planning and construction of a comfortable boat The report also notes Senator La Follette's woolen schedule amendments were defeated in the Senate after a hard fight.
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Belle Fourche
Minnesota
Missouri
Mississippi
R. W. Powell
Relatves
Washington
la Follette
Senate
Waterspout Like Storm Hits Black Hills East Region
A severe rainstorm east of the Black Hills caused widespread damage from False Bottom Creek to Centennial Valley. Rail washouts near Sturgis Underwood and Owanka delayed Northern Pacific trains, bridges washed out, roads flooded, and crop losses reported across multiple towns including St Onge and Spearfish.
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Black Hills
False Bottom Creek
Centennial Valey
St. Onge
Valse Bottom Creek
Spearfish
Sturgis
Walter
North-Western Depot
Bare Butte Creek
Ort Meade
North-Western Railroad
Whitwood
Yale
Blackhawk
Box Elder Creek
Pierre
Owanka
Underwood
Rapid City
North-Western
New Orleans Chosen as Next Imperial Council Meeting Site
The Imperial Council of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine selected New Orleans as the next meeting city. The date set for the gathering is April 12, 1910.
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Louisville
New Orleans
Imperial Counci Nobles of the Mystic Shine
Michigan battleship begins trial cruise
The new battleship Michigan started on its trial trip before the government board. Rock and Me, June gy observed the launch as officials reviewed performance and readiness.
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Rock
Pullman on Fire Aboard Northwestern Passenger
A Pullman sleeper left Deadwood last evening and reached the freight depot before fire crews found that the acetylene gas tank beneath the couch had ignited the woodwork. Firemen arrived with a hose cart and quickly subdued the blaze, allowing the train to proceed. Estimated damage around 925, with no injury to the lighting system.
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Fot
M'iret
Fie
925
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W. J. McGoffin
Tennessee
W. J
Badang
Amelia Bingham
Clara
Spain
Sturgise
Pullman
Northwestern
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