Rioting Crowd Greet Inquest for Bank Teller Kowalski
Chicago Aug 11 crowd of foreign men and women gathered at the Kowalski inquest scene. The Polish man blamed the family and wrecked crepe wreaths as police restored order with clubs. Police questioned bank directors and indicted Stensland as leader of a forger gang.
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Scripps-McRae Dispatch
Chicago
Ill
Frank Kowalski
Teller
Milwaukee
Kowalski
Examiner Jones
Grand Duke Escapes Assassin in St Petersburg Drill
Aug 11 report says Grand Duke Nicholas narrowly escaped bullets during blank firing by imperial guards at Camp Krasnoye selo. The regiment was punished, arrests made, and plans changed as the emperor delays a week at camp amid tense mutterings of reform and autocratic shift.
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Nicholas
Camp Krasnoyeselo
ST. Petersburg
Ieyden
Novoe Vremya
Stolypin
Keydon
Heyden
Standard Oil Indicted by Federal Grand Jury
Chicago Aug 10 For the first time in its long career the Standard Oil company has been indicted by a federal grand jury. The 19 counts allege rebates from the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern line and possible further indictments against the railroad and individuals are expected as the probe continues. The case centers on storage charges Chicago tariffs and rebates totaling about 8506 between 1903 and 1905 with bond set at 25000 and attorney John S Miller to defend the company.
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Chicago
Standard Oil Company
Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railroad
Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Road
Railroad
G. J. Grammer
New York Central Lines
Lake Shore Road
Robert W. Childs
J. J. Sullivan
Cleveland
C. H. Morrison
Lake Shore Railroad Company
Eighteenth Street
Whiting
Ind
Standard Oil
John 5. Miller
H. C. Barlow
T.C. MacMillan
Federal Grand Jury
Andrew Anderson
Helmer
Henry Barber
Sheridan
R. J. Bassett
Evanston
John L. Becker
Sycamore
C. H. Beely
Ontario Street
S. M. Butts
Harvard
F. C. Cannon
Geneva
T. A. Casey
J. A. Clayton
E. C. Delvitt
Annex
Benjamin Dodson
Wisconsin Brewers seek shift to larger beer transport
The Wisconsin Brewers association plans to stop selling small kegs and switch to larger transport vehicles to move beer from breweries to consumers. Cc. F. Michel returned from Milwaukee where the topic was discussed and a final decision is expected later.
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Wisconsin Brewers’ Association
Cc. F. Michel
Milwaukee
Wisconsin Association
Freighter Troy Collides With Bridge Blocking Twin Ports Traffic
The steamer Troy rammed an interstate bridge span at Duluth on August 11, knocking the structure into channel banks. The incident blocks navigation to the upper harbor and cuts off Duluth Superior traffic. Forty steamers in the harbor are isolated.
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Scripps-McRae Dispatch
Duluth
Minn
Troy
Superior
Great Northern
Freeman Assaulted W J Boyd In Milwaukee Yard Tryst
John H. Freeman aged 23 was sentenced to six years at Waupun for luring W. J. Boyd a nearly blind cement salesman from Black River Falls into Milwaukee railroad yards at night. Freeman beat him with a club after demanding money, leaving Boyd badly injured.
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Billy” Boyd
Milwaukee
John H. Freeman
North Side
State Penitentiary
Waupun
Freeman
W. J. Boyd
Milwaukee Yard
Boyd
Black River Falls
Black River Bridge
Shonts Urges More Labor and Less Rain on Panama
The Panama Canal steamship arrived with Shonts aboard and he says the key need is more labor and less rain. He emphasizes labor forces and weather as critical factors for completion.
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Shonts
Panama
Scripps-McRae Dispatch
New York
Labor Leader Objects 10 Coolies on Panama Canal
Samuel Gompers condemns the importation of labor for the Panama Canal project and accuses Henry W. Shonts of bad faith claiming he promised no coolies would be brought in. The dispute centers on labor sources for the canal work and promises versus actions.
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Panama Canal
Scripps-McR&e Dispatch
Washington, D. C
Samuel Gompers
Shonts
President orders full report on navy food contracts
The president has ordered a full report on alleged furnishing of bad meat to the Navy by contractors, following scrutiny of the Scripps-McRae Dispatch item. The move signals a formal inquiry into supply problems and contractor accountability.
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Scripps-McRae
Washington, D. C
Rev O Hearn to Speak at St Francis Seminary Mass
Rev D J O Hearn professor of Canon law and church history at the seminary of St Francis Milwaukee visits Rev Murphy and will deliver a sermon tomorrow at 10 30 high mass. Rev E J Blackwell Milwaukee and Rev John Morrissy Portage were guests at Rev Ambrose Murphy’s home Friday.
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D. J. O’hearn
Seminary of
St. Francis of Milwaukee
Murphy
E. J. Blackwell
Milwaukee
John Morrissy
Portage
Ambrose Murphy
Sultan’s Illness Rumor Waves Through Constantinople
In Constantinople on August 11 rumors spread that the sultan is dying amid speculative chatter in dispatch reports from Scripps-McRae. The claim remains unconfirmed as officials have not issued an official statement.
Crooked Chicago Clerk Sentenced for Public Funds Theft
John A. Cooke, convicted of stealing 30,000 of public funds, received an indeterminate term and a $2,000 fine in Chicago.
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Chicago
Cooke
Milwaukee Road Faces Rush to G A R Encampment
Business on the Milwaukee road will surge over the next ten days as passenger traffic swells. About fifty riders from the La Crosse and Southeastern line journeyed to Minneapolis for the G A R encampment, with around sixty from the DuBuque division joining them. The railroad plans seven or more No. 1 sections tomorrow around 3 pm, due to the encampment’s central location, anticipated to be among the largest in history.
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Milwaukee Road
la Crosse & Southeastern
Minneapolis
Dubuque
Factory owner murdered after bank run in Lode
A German factory owner and his clerk were killed while returning from the bank and a large payroll sum was stolen. The crime occurred in Lode on August 11 as authorities search for the assailants and recover the missing money.
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Scripps-McRae
Lode
Bryan Takes Rest After Paris Arrival
W J Bryan arrived in Paris and planned sightseeing but studied the workingmen's pension law, turning the day into a rest in the city.
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Bryan
Scripps-McRae Dispatch
Paris
W. J. Bryan
Weather Outlook With Cool Nights Ahead
Fair weather continues tonight and Sunday with cooler temperatures. Lows near 64 and highs around 86, winds at about 4 mph. The river remains stationary with a stage of water at 4.8.
Runaway Accident Injures R. J. Ryan at West Salem Fairgrounds
R. J. Ryan suffered serious injuries in a runaway incident at the West Salem fair grounds while seated in a buggy watching horses. A frightened horse spooked the rig, throwing him out and causing possible internal injuries.
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R. J. Ryan
West Salem Fair Grounds
Work on Caledonia Street Progresses with Large Rails
Construction on Caledonia street moves quickly though no cement is laid yet. The street car company installs huge rails around 740 pounds each. Catch basins at Windsor and Caledonia will be modified for an artesian well, not ready for some time.
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Caledonia Street
Windsor
Caledonia Streets
Engine Makes Fastest Test Trip to St Paul
As predicted by railroad men the Q engine on a test run to St Paul with 30 056 tons completed the trip in under eight hours. The first run was eight hours and twenty minutes. the last seven hours and forty three minutes with about thirty minutes delay at Bay City due to a freight block. The engine crew were John Boyer and Irwin. The Erie engine also under test will leave for St Paul today and the outcome is awaited with interest.
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St. Paul
St. Aaul
Bay City
John Boyer
Irwin
Erie
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Sultan
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