Get Rich Quick Grafters Indicted In $1 Million Scheme
Eight people tied to the American Mexican Mining and Development Company were indicted in Chicago on mail fraud charges. The scheme, started in 1903 under South Dakota law with a $3 million capital, allegedly left thousands financially ruined while promoters kept about a million dollars. The operation centered in a National Life Building office with engraved stock and Mexican property assets.
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Chicago
Federal Grand Jury
W. S. Phillips
A. T. Grove
Walter S. Dillon
W. T. Arms
Marc Sherwood
Phillips
Grove
Mexico
National Life Building
Platform in Denver Signals Democratic Platform Talk
Denverers debate the Democratic platform as Bryan drafts it with leaders in Denver. Roger Sullivan calls it conservative while Dahlman labels it radical. Omaha mayor Jim Dahlman and Bryan backers expect a platform “up to the times” to elect Bryan without losing the country.
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Denver
Col
Democratic Party
Bryan
Roger C. Sullivan
Chicago
Dahlman
Jim” Dahliman
Omaha
Bryce
Bowwows
Government land opening at Tripp County South Dakota
The government plans a land opening in Tripp County Dakota around October 1 allowing settlement on about one million acres of rich western farmland. The Rosebud extension of the Chicago and North Western Railway is the sole rail link, with tickets to Dallas from the terminal near the reservation. The United States Land Office will likely locate there, and free descriptive pamphlets with details and quarter-section procedures are available from any C N W ticket agent.
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Tripp Co
Rosebud
Chicago & North Western Ry
Dallas
North Western
United States Land Office
Scarry Debuts in Doubleheader as Colts Look to Pitch Depth
In a double header with Green Bay today the southpaw Scarry will get a chance to prove himself. Jones starts the opener while Hastings and Scarry work the second game as Nichol son nears a move to Oshkosh next week. Dunbar, unhappy with Wausau, was set to join the Colts before the matter was resolved.
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Green Bay
Scarry
Jones
Hastings
Nicholson
Black River Falls
Colts
Oshkosh
Wausau
Dunbar
Wausau Bunch
Indian Corn Flakes Gold Reward Contest Ad
A Battle Creek advertisement offers cash prizes for letters about a grammatical error in Indian Corn Flakes reading matter. It requests readers to explain the error and state why the product is superior, with multiple prize levels up to 500 dollars, contest closes July 10, and letters to Indian Corn Flake Co. Battle Creek Michigan.
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Gradutaje
Ann Arbor
Indian Corn Flake Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Smallpox No Longer Considered Fatal
Washington July 3 Smallpox not feared as fatal but highly recoverable per Marine Hospital and Public Health Service Over 23 544 cases reported in six months 55 deaths Minnesota tops with 5 203 cases and 6 deaths Texas 3 089 cases 1 death Kansas 2 332 cases 3 deaths New York 631 cases zero deaths Pennsylvania 11 cases none fatal Illinois 4 739 cases none fatal Ohio 533 cases 3 deaths
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Washington, D. C
The
Marine Hospital and Public Health Service
Minnesota
Texas
Kansas
New York
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Ohio
Corn crop stalls as drought and pests dampen yield
Poor Commissioner John Houser reports corn in the area is backward and crops overall are poor this year. He notes the corn is scarcely out of the ground and compares conditions unfavorably with last year. He recently returned from Sparta where he accompanied Emma Austin to the home for dependent children.
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John Houser
Sparta
Emma Austin
Big Balloons Ready For Race In Chicago Tomorrow
Ten large balloons were hauled to Aero Park to be inflated for a major race set for tomorrow afternoon. Infla tions and ascensions by pilots will fill the day as moisture from last night’s rain hinders work. The race is scheduled to start at 32:30 tomorrow with balloons launched every ten minutes.
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Chicago
Aero Park
Twenty Miners Dead in Mexican Coal Mine Disaster
In Las Esperanzas Mexico on July 2 a dust explosion at a Mexican Coal and Coke mine is believed to have killed twenty miners including Mexican and Japanese workers. rescuers clear debris and search the slope where the sole workers were at work.
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Las Esperanzas
Mexico
Mexican Coal & Coke Company
Declaration Pledge From Jeweler On Independence Day
A jeweler humorously vows independence in business, pledging to provide steady attention to customer wishes and the finest latest goods at low prices. He promises expert repairs and aims for mutual long term reliance, making Independence Day year round for both.
Captain C D Martin Dies At 84 In La Crosse
Captain Christopher D Martin, uncle of Chief Bradfield, longtime river pilot, died at 84 after illness. He captained early ferries between La Crosse and Brownsville and later moved houses. survived by son Melvin Martin and his wife predeceased. Funeral set at his home with Oak Grove cemetery interment. Miller Bros. in charge.
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Christopher D. Martin
Athan Bradfield
Tire Department
South Ninth Street
Inlaw
Melvin Martin
Martin
la Crosse
Milwaukee
Melvin
Brownsville
Shiloh
Cunningham
West Avenue
Grand Trunk Pacific Nears Completion in Canada
Consul A G Seyfert of Collingwood says the second transcontinental railway, the Grand Trunk Pacific, will be finished to the coast in three years, with 700 miles of rugged mountain engineering between Edmonton and Prince Rupert. Prince Rupert is described as a guarded port city with water frontage owned by government and the railway, poised to become a Pacific commerce hub and a Trans Pacific Hong Kong service is planned upon completion.
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Washington, D. C
A. G. Seyfert
Collingwood
Canada
Dominion
Grand Trunk Pacific
Rockies
Skeena River
Prince Rupert
Pacific
Pacific Ocean
Orient
Vancouver
Hong Kong
Hapgood Brain Broker Arrested in New York Raid
Herbert J. Hapgood president of Hapgoods Incorporated and Ralph L. Kilby private secretary and director were arrested after a raid on Hapgoods offices at 305 Broadway ordered by Assistant District Attorney Kindleberger. Complainants allege Hapgood and Kilby used tricks to take money. losses include 12500 from William J. Witte and 12590 from Charles C. Bittel Jr. The $200,000 safety razor venture was two years old.
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New York
Herbert J. Hapgood
Hapgoods, Incorporated
Brain Brokers
Broadway
Ralph L. Kilby
Hapgood
Hapgoods
Canville and
Nelson
Kindleberger
Kilby
William J. Witte
Roslyn, L. J
Walter A. Page
West 144Th Street
Charles C. Bittel Jr
West Fifty-fourth Street
Trick
Witte
Page
Bittel
Hapgoods Sales Company
Lincoln Birthday Memorial Road Plan for Gettysburg
Rep D F Lafeau pledges a 150 foot wide memorial road from the White House to Gettysburg. The $7 090 000 boulevard would serve as a national tribute to Abraham Lincoln on his centennial birthday with side roadways and central greenery.
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York
Congress
D. F. Lafeau
Twentieth
White House
Washington
Gettysburg
Abraham Lincoln
Panic on City of Providence Steamer at St Louis Bridge
Seven hundred passengers mostly women and children were thrown into a panic when the City of Providence steamer struck the Eads bridge at the Illinois shore span. Large smokestacks ripped from their sockets and damaged the pilot house, causing horror as smoke filled the deck. The vessel veered toward shore amid alarm and crew efforts to calm travelers.
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ST. Louis
City of Providence
Illinois
Eads
Norwegian Lutheran Church Plans Park Service
The congregation and Sunday school of the Norwegian Lutheran church will hold divine services at Myrick park on Sunday July 5 if weather is favorable.
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The
Norwegian Lutheran Church
Sixth
Division Streets
Myrick Park
Post 38 members to attend C D Martin funeral
Members of Wilson Colwell Post No 38 are asked to meet at Post Hall at 2 p m on July 4 for the funeral of C D Martin. Adjutant N C Strout signed the notice.
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Wilson Colwell
Post Hall
C. D. Martin
N. C. Strout
Novel excuse for non support in county court
Otto Knuteson told county court his constitution wont stand for paying child support. Since a 1907 divorce he has provided little cash or clothing for the children, insisting he would pay if the children were not with his wife. He sought insanity commitment but failed to secure three signatures. He was bound over to the next circuit term.
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Otto Knuteson
Knuteson
Brindley
Thomas Morrs
Egan
Circuit Court
Flames worsen Russia mine disaster at Rikovsky
Yusovo Russia July 3 flames worsen blast at Rikovsky mine. Total dead feared at 300 with 160 bodies recovered and over 200 still trapped. Rescue operations hampered by intense fires and perilous conditions.
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Yusovo
Russia
Rikovsky
Boy acquitted in peeping death case
In Raleigh North Carolina on July 3 the coroner's jury concluded the death of B. M. Stultz from a shooting by Turner Smith a 19 year old who admitted firing after discovering Stultz spying on his sisters while they undressed.
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Raleigm
N. C
B. M. Stultz
Turner Smith
Stultz
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Tripp County
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Fagen
Main ST. LaCrosse
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Chief Bradfield
Captain Martin
Edmonton
Consul Seyfert
ST. Louis Bridge
North Western Hotel
P.& G. Naphtha
Poe
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VIA
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