Madman killer of two at Valley Junction terrorizes Iowa
Calvin Littlepage shot and killed Elmer Jamison and his wife near Valley Junction Des Moines. He abducted the divorced wife and infant, fled through a rain storm toward Adel. A posse pursued him by highway and field as threats of further murder prompted fears of lynching.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calvin Littlepage
Valley Junction
Des Moines
Elmer Jamison
Jamison
Adel
Ben Littlepage
Butler Place
Not Guilty Of Murder In Unwritten Law Case In Chicago
A jury in Judge Bernstein's court freed Michael Sereno on charges of murder arising from a New York to Chicago carriage tragedy linked to a sister-in-law romance. Sereno allegedly promised to marry Mrs. Fresso after divorce, and the shooting occurred after a train departure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernstein
Chicago
Michael eMano
Sereno
Josephine Fresso
Ser 90
Pacellano
New York
Interchange of Students Scheme Gains Support
A plan for an Interchange of university students among the United States Canada and the United Kingdom gains momentum. An influential committee led by Prime Minister Asquith and Lord Strathcona backs the project with university leaders from the UK and North America endorsing it. The aim is to offer students real insight into life and customs of the three nations with minimal academic disruption and low cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Canada
United Kingdom
Laterecil
Rhodes
Hedea
Pon
PhD Asquith
Cret Paoitain
Lord Strathcona
Almig
Ufe
Three Adventurers Ready to Fly Channel for £3000 Prize
Herbert Latham Count de Lambert and Thorf Farman stand on the coast at Calais awaiting favorable weather to attempt a cross channel flight for a prize of 3000 dollars offered by a London paper. French boats are kept in readiness to guide and rescue them if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Latham
Count de Lambert
Thorf Farman
Alas
France
Enigash Channel
Reed
Sioux City Live Stork Market Report
Quotations from the Sioux City market show top beef cattle at 670 dollars and top hogs at 7.70 dollars. The source notes Tuesday’s bid activity and price leaders in the live stock market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oux City
Sioux City
Wichita Trades Watt for Johns in Western League Deal
The Wichita Western league baseball club traded pitcher Watt to Omaha for pitcher Johns a southpaw who played for Dayton Ohio last year. Mrs Carrie E Burnham Kilgore a 71 year old woman lawyer died Tuesday at her home in Warminster Baltimore Pennsylvania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita
Watt
Omaha
Johns
Dayton
Yenor
Carrie E. Burnham Kilgore
Pennsylvania
Warthimore
Pittsburg Street Railway Strike Ends After City Losses
Pittsburg Pa officials announce the street railway strike ends after negotiations led by Mayor William A Magee. Agreement requires proper hearings before superintendents for discharged workers and a 50 percent cut in swing runs, averting further traffic disruption across Allegheny County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pitsburg
Pittsburg
William A Magee
Pittsburg Railway Company
Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway
Allegheny County
Magee
Car Company
Greater Pittsburg
Campaign Against Bucket Shops Continues in Cincinnati
County Prosecutor Munt and ten deputies raided the Consolidated Stock and Grain offices in Cincinnati raiding four banks and cutting wires. Acton Cox were arrested and held for grand jury action with witnesses among customers kept inside. Previous raids led to indictments of Foster Klinsmin and Ryan for bucket shop operations and defrauding the public amid testimony from customers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Munt
Cincinnati
Consolidated Stock and Grain Company
A Acton
C B. Cox
Hunt
W Foster
OD Klinsmin
Ryan-Brill
John Ryan
Ryan
Atlantic City
Mills Rival Slays Rival Then Kills Self on Country Road
On a rural road ten miles north of Caruthersville Missouri two men, Head and Bush, were riding with Mrs Donnie Kelley when Head shot Bush at close range and then killed himself. Bush and Mrs Kelley were alone in the buggy and had no quarrel prior to the tragedy. The assailant died a few hours later in a local hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tow Head
Ottle Bush
Donnie Keely
Caruthersville
Head
Bush
Hush
Kelley
Keev
Warntry
Urh
Tragedy On Grand Trunk Train At Hamburg Michigan
Charles LD Barber aged 554 died in Toledo after being struck by wheels of an excursion train at Hamburg. James Goudie of Agaly Michigan is in critical condition as the pair attempted to hoard the ride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles LD Barber
Grand Trunk Railroad
Hamburg
Mich
Toledo
James Goudie
Agaly Mich
Chinese Loan Negotiations Open in London Paris and Berlin
That Chinese Loan, J P Morran & Co. designated to represent the American syndicate for the $27,500,000 Hankow Sze Chuen railroad loan, have opened negotiations with bankers in London Paris and Berlin involved in the talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J P Morran & Co
London
Paris
Berlin
Cholera Toll Rises in St Petersburg District
Seventy cholera cases were recorded on Monday in St Petersburg with sixty-one hospitalized and thirty deaths reported, marking a sharp public health concern as the outbreak continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tirty
St Petersburg
George St Huntington Appointed Sao Naw General Manager
George St Huntington was Monday named general manager of the Sao Naw to replace Edmunds Pennington who was elected president after the Youth of Thomas Lowrey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sao Line
George St Huntington
Sao Naw
Edmunds Pennington
Thomas Lowrey
Explosion in Chicago Wrecks Stores Injures Several
A Sunday night blast in Chicago near Clark and Washington streets damaged shops and windows for a block. Two or three people were seriously harmed as debris scattered around the alley behind the Central Telephone exchange. Police evaluate rival gamblers and labor tensions as possible motives. The explosion disrupted service for 25 thousand phones and affected thirteen girl operators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Busness
Chicago
Clark
Washington Streets
Central Telephone Exchange
Clark Street
Powers & Gilbert
Martin 2B
Madden
Mont Tennes
Tennes
Chicago Telephone Company
King Edward Opens Victoria and Albert Museum Galleries
King Edward officially opens the Victoria and Albert Museum new galleries at South Kensington with a state ceremony. Queen Alexandra and the prince and princess of Wales attend, arriving in open carriages as troops line the route and a large crowd gathers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victoria and Albert Museum
South Kensington
Queen Victoria
Edward
King Edward
Queen Alexandra
Th Museum
Prince and Princess of Wales
Two Military Convicts Attempt Escape at Fort Riley
At Fort Riley Kansas near Junction City two convicts Carey and Jeffries attacked a sentry in the quarry a struggle left Trooper Abraham Chuinick wounded seriously and Jeffries fatally shot He died from wounds while Carey escaped but was captured The incident occurred as the pair tried to flee the prison grounds
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Yaiey
Fort Riley
Junction City
Kans
Carey
Jeffries
Harry H. Jeffries
T. Carey
Abraham Chuinick
Shooting in Church Kills Man in Chico Texas
Joe Moser 47 kneeling in a Chico Texas church on a Saturday night was shot three times by Roy F Burnham 19 the son in law of Billy Turnham killing him. Turnham’s wife had recently left him and was seated beside her father when the incident occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Moser
Chico
Tex
Roy FF. Burnham
Moser
Billy Turnham
Hope for Don Carlos Amid Thai Turmoil
A garbled report notes that despite a recent operation, Deon Cuctas continues to be a pretender to the Spanish throne. Hope remains for his substantial recovery, though prospects appear uncertain.
Acquittal in Upland Murder Case Sparks Mixed Reactions
A jury-less verdict acquits Gray of murdering his brother-in-law Monzo Jalevine in Upland on June 1. Gray testified he fired in self defense amid a tense family dispute, while the defense argued the shooting was justified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Svarion
Mitviein Ft? Garay
Gray
Riot at Vilna Prison Kills Four Wardens
A Sunday meeting in Vilna Russia prison courtyard sparked a pitched battle. Four wardens and seven convicts died and six were wounded in the clash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ao Miting
Vilna
Russia
Balt in Borehead fatal blow at close range
Shad Nichols aged 20 of Purre lasute Indiana was struck in the forehead by Hichtoing and killed instantly while a companion suffered serious injuries in a nearby incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Balt
Hichtoing
Shad Nichols
Purre Lasute
Ind
Ohio Supreme Court Disbars Liawyer Thatcher Appeal
Liawyer disbarred by the Ohio Supreme Court in a Thatcher v Tolelo case. He plans to apply promptly for a U S Supreme Court hearing to challenge the ruling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liawyer
Wall Appeal
Thatcher
Tolelo
Supreme Court of Ohio
United States Supreme Court
Murder mystery ties Woodill to society financier affair
In a Maryland murder case linked to Lyman J Gage protege Mrs Edith May Thompson Woodill, police report a fatal shooting of Emmet Roberts or Robert Klastman and a later fatal blow with a wine bottle during a chaotic boating party. The tale traces Mrs Woodill's rise from Minneapolis roots to high society circles and a tumultuous personal life with key figures including Eastman, a Wall Street broker, and Roberts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edith May Thompson Woodill
Lyman J Gage
Sst Michaels
Emmet Bk. Roberts
Robert BE. Klastman
Back Creek
Roberts
Vinnie Braxcome
Care Klaw & Erlanger
New York
Maryland
Tragic Black Hand Plot Ends With Boy's Death
14 year old Rudolph Berendt fled detectives during a Black Hand extortion scheme in Chicago. He was shot by Detective Philip Heinreich at Grand Avenue and Desplaines Street after accepting two packages meant to contain $15,099. He died an hour later after confessing and implicating cousin Alfred Haase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Rudolph Berendt
Philip Heinreich
Sheffield Avenue
Alfred Haase
Grand Avenue
Desplaines Street
Rudolph
E. Grossfeld
West Randolph Street
Grossfeld
Poatlee
Berendt
Austin Avenue
Divorce settlement reached in Tucker Logan dispute
Mrs Mary Elizabeth Logan Tucker and Colonel William J Tucker USA retired have agreed to a settlement over money and alimony. Mrs Tucker will receive property valued over 20000 dollars. Colonel Tucker warned of retaliation if further charges arise. The agreement ends the desertion dispute and leads to divorce proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Elizabeth Logan Tucker
John A. Logan
William J. Tucker
USA
John A Logan
Friends of the Tuckers
Tucker
William J. Bryan Jr Marries Miss Berger at Grand Lake
William J. Bryan Jr and Miss Helen Virginia Berger of Milwaukee wed at Kinship Lodge on Grand Lake Colorado. The outdoor ceremony under pine trees was performed by Rev F E Huntington of Crete Nebraska with Miss Ada Baker of Lincoln as maid of honor and Samuel Lerger as best man. The couple will honeymoon at Grand Lake before settling in Tucson Arizona for two years.
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Son O
Berger
eGrand Lake
Coto
William J. Bryan, Jr
Helen Virginia Berger
Milwaukee
Kinnihinte Lodge
F. Levering
Grand Lake
Colo
FE OS Huntington
Crete
Fda Baker
Lincoln
Samuel Lerger
Bryan, Jr
Tucson
Ariz
Six Tornadoes Strike Norton County Kansas
Six destructive tornadoes ripped Norton County Kansas on a sultry Thursday afternoon. A heavy rain with hail up to six to seven inches circumference caused phone lines to be blown down and homes swept away. An infant child of Frank Gentry was blown from its mother's arms and not found. A farm hand was severely injured and timber was mowed like grass. Descriptions come from meager reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norton County
Kansas
Frank Gentry
Klein acquitted in murder case after twenty minute jury verdict
The jury found Joseph B. Klein not guilty in the murder of 16 year old Lark Sehen of Kankakee. The trial concluded quickly with a verdict reached in about twenty minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Verdet
Itrivate
Joseph B. Klein
Lark Sehen
Kankakee
Springfield
Klein
Chicago bomb outrages devastate downtown streets
A wave of bombing in Chicago on Sunday injured seven and caused about 150000 dollars in damage. The blast at 1 20 pm wrecked the Madison street alley base of Mont Tennes gambling operation. Cables, exchanges, and thousands of telephones were knocked out in the loop district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eanes Am
Chicago
Madison Street
Mont Tennes
Title and Trust Building
Central
Randolph
Chicago Telephone Company
Loop District
Thompson's
Boston
Dearborn Street
Sennettler
U.S. Trade Shows Loss With Rise in Manufacturing Imports
The May trade report from the Bureau of Statistics in Washington notes higher imports of manufacturing materials and lower export values for foodstuffs compared with May of last year. About fifty import items and fifty export items account for most value, with raw silk hides India rubber copper lumber and chemicals among the imports exceeding last year’s totals. foods are often lower in value than in 1909.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Statistics
Washington
India
Calf born in tragic double inquest in San Jose
A double inquest in San Jose, California, examined the deaths of W. Evans Dent and Alfred Cleveland Urlin. The jurors ruled Dent died from a gunshot wound inflicted by Urlin, who then killed himself. Mrs Ida Sehley, called the woman in the case, was read as bleeding internally and gravely injured. Dent was a nephew by marriage of U.S. Grant via Julia Dent. Urlin’s body was to be transported to Nissowa, Montana, for burial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodill
Minneapolis
Thompson
Washington
Lyman J Gage
Mra Thompson
Paris
Boston
Caswell
Baltimore
Peabody Conservatory
Jedith Thompson
Dvorce
Westimore Foster
Harrys Adams
Mount Vernon
New York
California
Dr Caswell
Gilbert Woodill
Los Angeles
My Gage
W. Evans Dent
San Jose
Cal
W Eving Dent
Alfred Cleveland Urlin
Dent
Urtin
Ida Sehley
Ger US Grant
Julia Dent Haising
Pieads of
Urlin
Jasener
John
Nissowa
Montfor
Dramatic Allied Assault on Filipino Bandits Reported
The Sixth Army detachment led by Captain Gat Anderson engaged Filipino bandits in a campaign that killed four to five, with many wounded and several captured by friendly Moros. About 30 band members have been killed or captured in the last thirty days, and the operation may involve a 40,000 turnover in troops and resources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paursulnia
Iesie
F Hirtsane
Jikiris
Atero New Dite
Enpage
Cap - Iiry
Rhodes
Anderson
Ime Nuto
Cept
Siener
Php Ippines
Othe
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Missouri
Don Carlos
Eoi
Posse
Eastman
Gage
Capt Thompson
Rack River
Toby Eastman
Wall Street
Consolidated Exchange
Tuckers AG
Boms
U. S
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