Arouses a Town and Prison Plot Towers Over East St Louis
Two women in East St Louis, Mrs. Annie Green and Miss Flora Bruno, were assaulted with brutal injuries as a black suspect fled. a posse searches for the man with fear of lynching if captured. In Canon City, enough powder and nitro glycerine found to blow up the prison, unearthed after the sweating process exposed concealed explosives. In Chicago, police arrest jewel thieves Reinlein and Ergvahl connected to the Hotel Melrose theft. In Logansport, a large posse hunts Willard Herrell who terrorizes locals and is to be shot on sight.
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Annie Green
Flora Bruno
Canon City
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Burkendall
Chicago
Charles Reinlein
John Ergvahl
Melrose
Los Angeles
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Reinlein
Logansport
Ind
Willard Herrell
Miami
Cass Counties
Lipton Arrives. Lipton Welcomed by White House
Major General Corbin and officials depart for New York to greet Sir Thomas Lippton aboard the Oceanic. The president invites Lipton to luncheon at the White House Friday and, if convenient, dinner at the president’s Oyster Bay country home.
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Washington
Corbin
New York
Sir Thomas Lipton
Sir Thomas
White House
Orster Bay
Engineers Begin 47th Annual Meeting at Saratoga
The American Society of Mechanical Engineers opened its forty-seventh annual meeting in Saratoga N Y on June 24. President James M Dodge of Philadelphia delivered the response to the welcome by Albert L Rohrer of Schenectady. Papers on technical topics were presented by J M Schele of Washington R P Boston of New York City and J B Blood of Boston.
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Saratoga
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
James, M. Dodge
Philadelphia
Albert L. Rohrer
Schenectady
J. M. Schele
Washington
R. P. Boston
New York City
J. B. Blood
Boston
Mississippi to elect senator by popular ballot on Aug 6
Jackson Mississippi June 24. Mississippi will elect a United States senator by popular ballot on Aug 6. The candidates are Senator Money and Gov Lon inga, and both are now prosecuting an active canvass. The state board of election commissioners today ordered a state primary election to be held on that date.
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Mississippi
Jackson
Miss
United States
Money
Longina
State Board of Election Commissioners
Election Without a War in Dominican Republic
San Domingo reports a quiet election naming General Gil as president and General Deschamps as vice president. The new administration vows to protect agricultural enterprises and emigration, keeping the republic tranquil.
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San Domingo
General Gil
General Deschamps
Dominican Republic
Knights A Yale Professor
New Haver June 24 Professor H R Lang of Yale university has been made a knight commander of the order of Santiago by the king of Portugal for services to Portuguese letters Lang is an eminent scholar in Portuguese literature.
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New Haver
H. R. Lang
Yale University
Santiago
Portugal
Lang
Attorney General to act against Wilmington mob leaders
June 24 report from Wilmington says Governor Hirm will confer with Attorney General H. H. Ward after a lynching. Ward says the state will wait on the coroner's inquest and aims to identify and arrest twelve leaders of the mob for murder, including a Baltimore man named Arthur Cornwell.
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Wilmington
Del
Hirm
H. H. Ward
Arthur Cornwell
Baltimore
Architects Meet in London Dinner Honors McKim with King Medal
London June 24 The Roofal Institute of British Architects held its annual dinner with United States Ambassador Choate and Charles F. McKim of New York as guests. McKim received the king's gold medal from the Royal Society of Architects as Choate praised his work and emphasized cross Atlantic artistic exchange. The toast to the United States drew cheers, followed by the customary toasts to the President.
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London
Roofal Institute of British Architects
United States
Choate
Chas. F. McKim
New York
Rocial Society of Architects
Reim
McKin
Ninth Birthday of Prince Edward at Buckingham Palace
London reports Queen Alexandra's children's party at Buckingham Palace in honor of Prince Edward's ninth birthday. About 159 guests enjoyed entertainments including an American Negro company performing In Dahomey. Bells rang at Windsor curfew tower and salutes fired as celebrations continued. King Edward visited Marlborough House to commend his grandson, who received gifts from various European courts.
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Queen Alexandria
Buckingham Palace
Prince Edward
Prince of Wales
Dahomey
Windsor Castle
Edward
Marlborough House
Europe
Gunboat Paducah bids opened with Gas Engine offer
Washington June 24 bids opened for the gunboat Paducah. Gas Engine & Power Co. offered $255,000, the lowest. Earlier, bids for Paducah and Dubuque were opened May 19 with no satisfactory proposals. the Dubuque contract went to Gas Engine & Power, and Paducah was re-advertised.
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Washington
Paducah
Gas Engine & Power Co
Dubuque
Gas Engine & Power Company
Elocutionists Convene at National Gathering in Denver
Prominent elocutionists from across the country attend the twelfth annual convention of the National Association of Elocutionists in Denver. Henry Gaines Hawn of New York delivers the president's annual address. Mrs. Mary Jundrum from St. Louis outlines physical culture teaching methods. Thos Truebrood of Ann Arbor discusses developing debaters.
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Denver
National Association of Elocutionists
Henry Gaines Hawn
New York
Mary Jundrum
St. Louis
Thos
Truebrood
Ann Arbor
Michigan
Mob Surrounds Jail After Officer Killed in Peoria
Detective Wm. E. Murphy was shot by Billy McKay as he attempted arrest. A mob of about 1000 gathered at the Peoria jail, fire department lights were turned off, and guards with Winchesters dispersed the crowd by 1 AM. McKay was jailed. authorities maintain control though some miners still demand action.
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Peoria
Wm. E. Murphy
Billy” McKay
Murphy
McKay
Chadwick
Fire Department
Schwab Residence Rumor Grips Wall Street
Reports from Wall Street said Charles A. Schwab would resign as president of the United States Steel Corporation, with announcement expected soon. A later statement here attributed to Schwab denied any resignation, saying he has no intention to quit the post.
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New York
the Post
Wall Street
Chas. A. Schwab
United States Steel Corporation
Schwab
City Council in Contempt in Beatrice Bond Case
Beatrice Neb city officials including Mayor Schultz and City Treasurer Jones were cited for contempt by Judge Munger after a federal court ordered a sinking fund for bond interest paid to bondholders but diverted to another use. The proceeding stems from years of fund misdirection on matured and defaulted bonds.
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Omaha
M. #. Schultz
J. B. Jones
Beatrice Neb
Munger
Beatrice
Roosevelt to unveil civil war trophy at Oyster Bay reception
President Roosevelt will host a homecoming reception at Oyster Bay on Saturday. The highlight is the unveiling of a civil war trophy, followed by a parade of school children who will be given small American flags and will sing the new national hymn God Save the President before the ceremony.
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Oyster Bay
Roosevelt
God Save
the President
Meterage the Remedy in Water Works Talk
In Detroit on June 24 two papers at the American Water Works association debated water wastage. Stephen E. Babcock urged meters as the only remedy while N O Nourse argued against assessed rates and supported installing and maintaining meters.
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Detroit
Mich
American Water Works Association
Stephen E. Babcock
Utica
N. Y
N. O. Nourse
Chicago
Denounce New Libel Law At Atlantic City Meeting
The International League of Press Clubs in session here adopted resolutions denouncing the Pennsylvania libel law. All newspaper men are urged to work for its repeal.
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Pennsylvania
Atlantic City
International League of Press Clubs
German Farmers Are Back From Western Tour
A German agricultural delegation sent by the Kaiser has returned from six weeks touring the Western states. They gathered extensive information on American farming methods and will present an exhaustive report to the emperor after their findings.
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Kaiser
United States
New York
Big Strike Paralyzes Barcelona Port At June 24
Barcelona reports a worsening strike with several thousand workers quitting, many factories shut, ships unable to sail due to fuel shortages. The city is heavily patrolled by Gendarmes as unrest spreads through the port and workplaces.
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Barcelona
Gen d” Armes
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