Mitchell Oil Well Fire Attracts Visitors To City
A morning fire at a Mitchell oil well behind the Jennings and Bailey livery stable on Lawler Avenue caused a brief blaze that scorched a platform and posts. The well, known since 1913 for oily water, may come from a small pocket of oil bearing sand, not seepage from nearby tanks, and the cause remains undetermined.
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Pathe’s Weekly
Mitchell
Jennings and Bailey
Second
Third Avenue
Lawler
James Judge
S. H. Smith
Iowa Government Costs Rise by 2.6 Million
Des Moines report shows state government expenses increasing by $2,598,641 during the bi- annual period. The article outlines the greater outlays across departments and personnel benefits affecting Iowa’s budget.
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Des Moines
Archduke Conspiracy Foiled By Hidden Bombs In Sarajevo
Officials say the archduke and duchess could not have escaped death in Bosnia as two clockwork bombs were found under the luncheon table and a similar device in the duchess room chimney. A woman near Serajevo held seven bombs, bullets were reported explosive, and Prinzip, the alleged assassin, is a hotel proprietor’s son under twenty.
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Vienna
Austria
Francis Ferdinand
Duchess of
Serajeyovo
Prinzip
Sarajevo
State closes biennial period and prepares reports
Officials completed the annual period yesterday, closing state business as of last night. Figures prepared by the state treasurer's office show the biennial period ending June 30, 1912, with preparations underway for reports to be presented to the next legislature.
Tax Ferrets Called Off
Washington DC reports that to hire detectives for income tax fraud and evasion the administration finds a political backlash. The plan, seen as unnecessary nationwide, will be scaled back. Treasury aims targeted probes where fraud is suspected while most taxpayers avoid government inquisition.
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Washington, D. C
Democratic Party
McAdoo
Secretary of the Treasury
Business Insurance Ad Elevates Company Worldwide
An advertising claim presents business insurance as a reliable safeguard, noting the policy has made the product famous across the world. The passage discusses how this insurance approach remains effective in both prosperous and challenging periods.
Roosevelt Attacks Wilsons Course in Pittsburgh Speech
Theodore Roosevelt spoke in Pittsburgh outlining three themes: critique of Wilson Tariff and anti trust policies, attack on political bosses, and promotion of Progressive principles. He urged nonpartisan tariff revision, strengthened anti trust regulation, and invited cooperation from sincere Republicans to back the Progressive platform. He defended Dean Lewis and Gifford Pinchot and denounced Penrose, framing government by convulsion as the alternative to progress.
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Pittsburgh
Theodore Roosevelt
Brazil
Progressive Party
Robsévelt
Roosevelt
Republican Party
Taft
Chicago
Democratic Organization
Wilson
Washington
Democratic Party
State’s Rights
Pennsylvania
Col. Roosevelt
Suport
Dean Lewis
Gifford Pinchot
United States
Penrose
Penrose Responds to Roosevelt Attack in Pittsburgh
In Pittsburgh Senator Boise Penrose issued a reply to Theodore Roosevelt's Progressive League speech. He disputes Roosevelt's claim about bossism and recalls 1904 Pennsylvania returns and a cordial wartime exchange, asserting ongoing friendly relations during Roosevelt’s presidency.
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Penrose
Roosevelt
Pittsburgh
United States
Boise Penrose
Progressive League
Bossism
Pennsylvania
Republican State Committee
T. R
Senator Penrose
Theodore Roosevelt
McAdoo Tests Bank Floodgate Aid to Commerce in Crisis
Secretary McAdoo sends inquiries to every national bank to gauge cash needs for moving crops and general trade. He signals readiness to deposit 50 million dollars or more to support western and southern commerce, while observers warn the questions may grant the treasury broad business-condition insight.
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Washington, D. C
Treasury
McAdoo
Wilson
United States Treasury
Treasury Department
Lombardo Offers Help to Settle Rebels Dispute
Lombardo proposes mediation to resolve a conflict involving rebels and seeks a peaceful settlement. The move aims to defuse tensions and restore order amid ongoing leadership disputes.
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Lombardo
Plan Not Formed as Lombardo Opens El Paso Talks
El Paso dispatch says Miguel Diaz Lombardo plans to depart for El Paso to act as unofficial peace envoy between Carranza and Villa amid unsettled estrangements. Lombardo, Madero era minister of public instruction, has long ties to Villa and Carranza and is linked to Angles, Carranza’s former war secretary. Mediation efforts by Alfonso Madero, Santos Caesano, and Alberto Paul are not yet concrete.
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el Paso
Tex
Miguel Diaz Lombardo
Paris
Lombardo
Carranza
Villa
Madero
General Angeles
Alfonso Madero
Santos Caesano
Alberto Paul
Mexico City
Guadalajara
Mexico
Obregon
Wilson
Washington, D. C
Bryan
White House
Huerta
Buenos Aires
Brazil
Reazon
Niagara Falls
United States
Canada
Washington
Huerta Commission
Coming Events in South Dakota Towns
Commercial clubs and city officials invited to send event dates. Fourth of July celebrations listed for Ethan Fulton Kimball ScotlandWessington Springs Island Park Chautauqua Chamberlain July 5 to 10 with theme Come and Camp.
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South Dakota
Ethan
S. D
Fulton
Kimball
Scotland
Wessington Springs
Island Park
Chautauqua Chamberlain
Physician Story of Window Shot in Hempstead Murder
Freeport scene of a dramatic murder as Mrs. William Bailey is killed in Dr. Edward Carman’s private office. Carman says a window hand fired from outside. detectives find powder burns and corroborate the external shot theory. A young auburn haired woman fled to New York by train minutes after the shooting.
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Freeport, M
William Bailey
Hempstead
Edward Carman
Bailey
Brooklyn
Carman
Freeport
New York
West Virginia ends liquor era amid murders and blazes
As midnight tolled, West Virginia shut 1,200 saloons and 12 breweries under the Yost law. In Charleston a man was killed in a saloon robbery, and four deaths occurred in Mingo County. Deputy constables Henry Carlton and Henry Maynard were killed wounding Hiram Prines in Nantuck, while Aaron Meredith and Thomas Doran perished in a cabin fire at Rose Siding.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
Mingo County
Henry Carlton
Henry Maynard
Hiram Prines
Nangatuck
Carlton
Prince
Aaron Meredith
Thomas Doran
Rose Siding
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You
Getter
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Gorn
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