Wide Probe Involves Illinois Legislature in Lorimer Case
The Lorimer Investigating committee in the Senate will summon witnesses from the Illinois legislature that elected Senator Lorimer. Cyrus H. McCormick of International Harvester and former Illinois Governor Richard Yates will testify tomorrow.
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Lorimer
Washington
Senate
Illinois
Cyrus H. McCormick
International Harvester Company
Richard Yates
Baseball results from National and American leagues
National League games featured St Louis 4 Batteries Wiltseleyers Golden alice Bresnahan at Chicago 4 Philadelphia Batteries Cole Brown Archer Burts Moore Moran and Cincinnati 3 Brooklyn 1 with Rucker Bergen Keefe McQuillan Suggs Clark. Standings show Chicago 19 64 8 leads, St Louis 29 3 53 7, New York 2 61 8, Cincinnati 3 45 6, Philadelphia 32 24 67, Brooklyn 34 37 0, Pittsburgh 30 2 56 6, Boston 13 42 23 6. American League results include Cleveland 10 St Louis 7, Detroit 16 Chicago 1. Detroit totals Summers Works Covington Mitchell Stanage Casey Schmidt White Olmsted Walsh Payne. Detroit 18 67, Chicago 2 52 1, Philadelphia 18 64 7, Cleveland Ald New York 22 56 0, Washington 20 37 1, Boston 5 52 3, St Louis 16 32 2.
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Works
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Schmidt
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Payne
Ald
Four Die in Fall at Chained Prison Bull Pen Collapse
In Newport Tennessee on June 19 four chained convicts died and twelve were seriously hurt when a bull pen collapsed in a Smoky mountain pass used by rival railroads. Thirty three inmates were inside. heavy chains prevented escape and many were mutilated. Ex Governor of Kentucky J Proctor Knefl dies in Lebanon.
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Newport
Tenn
Smoky Mountains
North Carolina
Kentucky
Lebanon
J. Proctor Knefl
Congress
Battle over new Trenton city government plan
In Trenton New Jersey voters face a referendum on switching from mayoral to commission rule under Walsh law. The campaign features bitter cross currents with party machines, labor union backing for the commission side and brewery figures denying involvement. Martin Devlin leads commission speakers to win labor support as turnout is expected to rise.
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Trenton
N. J
Commission
Commission League
Martin Devlin
Newark Voters Push Commission Government Plan
Newark residents press for a vote on switching to a commission form of government amid tax rate news. Organizers plan a commission government league, an office, a large committee, and petition circulation to mobilize support.
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Newark
N. J
Commission Government League
Vavere
Premier Canalejas Offers Safe Asylum To Portuguese Refugees
Premier Canalejas pledges asylum for Portuguese refugees fleeing the war threat. Government officials announce protection measures and emphasize humanitarian support for those displaced by regional conflict.
Spain Offers Refuge to Portuguese Refugees on Conspiracy Promise
Premier Canalejas y Mendes announces all Portuguese refugees will be safe in Spain if they pledge not to conspire against Portugal. Frontier authorities ordered to prevent revolutionary use of Spain as a base and governors who fail to enforce the decree will be dealt with.
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Canalejas Y Mendes
Spain
Republic of Portugal
Jilted Girl Ends Life at Lover's Home in Mount Vernon
The body of a young woman shot herself on the lawn of C P Millers home during dinner. Identified as Elsie Oswald of Philadelphia living at 324 West Ninety Sixth Street New York. A letter to Oliver John Miller named as the missing link and proof of identity awaited confirmation. The Millers and Oswalds father are not speaking publicly.
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C. P. Miller
John Oswald
Leverington Avenue
Philadelphia
Oswald
Iles
Turns to miss 006 and loses auto race
In Kenosha on June 19 Lou Strang hit the fence in lap one injuring shoulder and ankle as a tire burst. Billy Knipper avoided a dog and passed Farr. De Palma won the 50 mile main event with a sole finisher in good standing.
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Louis Strang
Stranx
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Knipper
de Palma
Sermon Before the Game at Volunteer Club Game
Th. Rev. J. W. Larkin preached a sermon on practical religion to about a thousand fans at a Sunday baseball game in Poughkeepsie New York. He spoke from a platform desk in right field just below third base before the game resumed after his address.
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Poughkeepsie
N.Y
J. W. Larkin
Aviator Beats A Train In Flight From Mineola To Belmont Park
St Croix Johnstone outdistances a Long Island passenger train in an aerial duel from Mineola to Belmont Park aerodrome. The flight reached about 1500 feet as passengers watched the machine race ahead, while Lynch and Georgia’s Montecello report a lynching of Lawrence Crawford of Jasper County for attacking Lizzie Hale a seventeen year old daughter of a wealthy planter.
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Johnstone
Long Island
New York
Mineola
Belmont Park Aerodrome
Duke
Lynch
Montecello
Weather observations at 8 p m across the United States
Weather bureau readings show clear skies from New York to Dallas with tempera tures ranging from the 60s to the 80s. Notable notes include Albany clear at 72, Chicago 72 clear, St Louis 76 cloudy, and Washington 66 cloudy as of 8 p m local time.
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Buffalo
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St. Louis
Washington
Each Wife Wants Him In Kansan Divorce Quarrel
In Pittsburg Kansas on June 19 Peter C Sharp faces a dispute as both wives claim legal status and seek removal of the other. The first wife Anna Catherine disappeared during the Chicago fire and rejoined after a decades long search, while Sharp later married a younger wife nine years ago believing the first dead.
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Pittsburg
Kan
Peter C. Sharp
Peter
Sharp
Anna Catherine
Chicago
California
Diaz Reaches Spain Amid Welcome in Santander Harbor
Porfirio Diaz arrived aboard the steamship Ypiranga in Santander on June 19 as crowds cheered. He appeared on deck smiling and waving to admirers while local authorities extended commemorations. Diaz assured Spaniards of a warm welcome in Mexico and his cabin brimmed with flowers.
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Santander
Spain
Ypiranga
Porfirio Diaz
Mexico
Diaz
Parts of Maine Aboard Vessel From Havana
The Ward liner Bayamo arrived from Havana with remains of the battleship Maine including fifteen feet of the hollow steel mast, the fighting top rail and a range finder stand. Wreckage covered in barnacles and marine growth, marked as pitted, was sent to Colonel L. W. Little at Governors Island.
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Bayamo
Havana
Maine
Havana Harbor
Ll. W. Little
Governors Island
A Blow at Science and the Arc Light Debate
An audience member challenges a lecturer on Volta and Noah in a humorous exchange. The note references the voltaic current as a recent scientific achievement and recalls Noah's arc light on Mount Ararat, while the Baltimore News and London Telegraph provide brief quips on social satire and dinner invitations.
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Baltimore News
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