Pilot Kerz Dies After Long River Career
Adam Kerz longtime Mississippi river pilot died of heart trouble at 5 40 p m yesterday at 232 South Sixth street He was born in Galena Illinois and worked for W J Young Steamboat Co in Clinton IA later piloted the Elena and for three years captained the Julia Bee on the Yukon Alaska He leaves a widow mother two children Ruth and Camila two brothers Phillip Dixon Ill and Paul Galena and a sister Mrs B Heid Galena Funeral at the cathedral at 9 am tomorrow with burial in Galena
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Adam Kerz
Mississippi River
South Sixth Street
Mr. Kerz
Garena
Kerr
W. J. Young Steamboat Company
Clinton
Iowa
Paul Kerr
Ruth
Camila
Phillip
Dixon
Ill
Paul
Galena
B. Heid
National Conference Holds Five Section Meetings in Boston
In Boston the National Conference of Charities and Corrections opened its thirty-eighth annual session with five section meetings. The first, on Children, was led by Dr. Charles W. Eliot, president emeritus of Harvard. Other topics included Drunkenness, Housing Health and Recreation, Standard of Living and Tabor, and Securing and Training Social Workers.
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Boston
Mass
National Conference of Charities and Corrections
Charles W. Eliot
Ameritius
Harvard
Japan plans strong naval base on Bonin islands
Naval dispatch reports Japan moving to establish a major naval station on the Bonin islands. Minister Saito and Admiral Uriu surveyed potential sites, believing the location offers a strategic edge in a future sea war. The Bonins are part of the Parry group about 700 miles southwest of Yokohama.
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Tokio
Bonin Islands
Saito
Uriu
Japan
Parry Group
Yokohama
Joe Ryan Elected 1912 High School Baseball Captain
Joe Ryan, third baseman on the past two season’s high school team, was elected captain of the 1912 nine to succeed Robert Ray. After multiple ballots, the decision was made this morning. Ryan is praised as a steady, reliable leader and all round player. Ten players received LC awards for participating in three full or partial five games, counting two games against Agricultural or Normal schools as one.
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Joe Ryan
Robert Ray
Ryan
Elks Lodge No. 300 Plans Tonight Meeting
La Crosse lodge No. 300 B P O Elks schedules a regular meeting for tonight to address invitations and important business brought before the lodge.
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la Crosse Lodge
B. P. O. Elks
Mexican Troops to Enter U S for Baja Uprising
Sixteen hundred former federal and insurgent troops under Generals Villjoen and Escudero will move over U S soil to quell the Liberal uprising in Lower California. The U S State Department allows transport over the Southern Pacific railroad. Madero directs 600 Juaréz drafted troops as the Madero portion. Simultaneously, 1,000 Mexican federal troops load in Ciudad Chihuahua for the joint expedition toward San Diego California.
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EL Paso
Texas
Benjamin Villjoen
Gorditto Escuedero
Lower
California
American State Department
Southern Pacific
Villjoen
Francisco I. Madero
Juarez
Madero
Ciudad
Chihuahua
San Diego
Cal
Drought Drives Down May Crop Averages Nationwide
Washington June 9 The department of agriculture blames drought for May crop weakness. The May US crop average on June 1 stood 2.8 percent below the ten year average with mixed prospects. wheat up about 9.9 percent from last year and oats down 13.3 percent.
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Washington
D. C
United States
Department of Agriculture
Public invited to submit equity rules revision ideas
Through the clerk of the supreme court Chief Justice White urged publicity for the committee revising equity procedure to receive suggestions from lawyers nationwide and urged bar members to send input this afternoon.
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Washington, D. C
Supreme Court of the United States
White
Holland Hero Fund Created By Carnegie Donation
The Hague June 9. Andrew Carnegie contributed 250000 dollars to establish a hero fund for Holland. The grant aims to support local war heroes and related commemorations.
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Holland
Hague
Andrew Carnegie
Denver Bank Change Names New Denver President
Hayden, Stone & Co. announces they have gained controlling interest in the First National Bank of Denver, once led by the late David Moffat. A. B. Hunter becomes president with Thomas Kelley and Fred G. Moffatt as vice presidents.
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New York
Hayden, Stone & Co
First National Bank of Denver
David Moffat
A. B. Hunter
Thomas Kelley
Fred G. Moffatt
Wool Fight Opens in House as Wool Schedule Debated
Representative Hall opened the house with an address in support of the wool schedule in Washington. The June 93 session began with emphasis on tariff matters affecting the wool industry.
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Washington, D. C
Representative Hall
House
Pleads for Negro in This Country Meeting Highlights Support
Captain L C Valle editor of The Catholic Church and organizer of the Catholic Colored Mission in Milwaukee led a St Marys hall discussion on The Catholic Church and the Position She Holds in Regard to the Negro Question. Rev Dr Condon presided spoke in defense of Negroes Rev Father Rapp spoke up for the race Captain Valle assistant Pius J Cooper shared experiences Rev Father Kluza participated W H Gant, a local colored man, sang several solos as the meeting closed with goodwill messages.
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L .C. Valle
Catholic Church
Catholic Colored Mission
Milwaukee
St. Mary’s School Hall
Dr. Condon
Father Rapp
Schwebach
Pius J. Cooper
Captain Valle
Father Kluza
W. H. Gant
Jealous Husband Kills Wife in Detroit Tragedy
Arthur J. Hollington shot and killed his wife during a jealous quarrel in Detroit and then wounded himself. He was hospitalized in critical condition with doctors stating he cannot survive to stand trial. The couple had been married about a year and had frequent disputes.
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Detroit
Mich
Arthur J. Hollington
Hollington
Four Found Murdered Near Portland in Brutal Quiet Town
A brutal quadruple murder was uncovered at Ardetwald, six miles from Portland, when William Hill his wife and their two children were found dead in their home. Both children were decapitated and the mother slain with an axe found nearby. Detectives have gone to the scene.
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Portland
Ore
Ardetwald
William Hill
Veteran Captain John Beckwith killed by bull in Wisconsin farm
Captain John Beckwith aged 70 was gored to death on his farm near Barron Wisconsin. He served in a New York regiment during the Civil War and was a pioneer of the country. Survived by a wife four sons and three daughters.
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Bull Kills
Barron
Wis
John Beckwith
Beckwith
New York Regiment
Taft Returns to White House After New York Visit
President Taft completes a strenuous New York visit and arrives back at the White House feeling slightly tired.
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Taft
Capital
Washington, D. C
New York
É White House
Bryan’s Daughter Grace Bryan Hargreaves Weds Hargreaves
Grace Bryan Hargreaves, youngest daughter of William Jennings Bryan, is in Chicago on her honeymoon with Richard Lewis Hargreaves of Lincoln Nebraska. The couple will live at Fairview temporarily with the Democratic leader while the groom is happy and the bride declares she is the happiest bride alive.
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Chicago
Grace Bryan Hargreaves
William Jennings Bryan
Richard Lewis Hargreaves
Lincoln
Neb
Hargreaves
Fairview
Chicago Hottest June 9 On Record At 96 Degrees
Chicago records the hottest June 9 in local weather bureau history with 96 degrees at 2 pm. A cooling lake breeze offered some relief though temperatures were expected to rise further. The remark about judging friends appears as an unrelated line.
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Chicago
Weather Bureau
Mercury
Pastor's Run-Down Driver Incident Provokes Call for Car Seizure
Chicago June 9 A pastor, Rev Jes R Birklund, urged depriving speeders of their cars after four car incidents left three people seriously injured or killed. He recounted last night he ran down Mrs M E Goldwaith of Indiaslis Mrs Frank M Murphy of Circano and Miss Fred A Goldman maid.
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Chicago
Jes R. Birklund
M. E. Goldwaith
Indias Lis
Frank M. Murphy
Circano
Fred A. Goldman
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