Redwine to Stay on Bench Amid Special Term in Jackson
Circuit Judge Redwine refused to vacate his seat for the upcoming special term of court in Jackson Kentucky where a grand jury will probe assassinations including Cockrell and Dr Cox, arson at B J Ewens hotel, and bribery schemes. A visiting merchant attempted a shooting, but a provost guard stopped him, and he was fined $25 and costs for carry concealed and deadly weapons.
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Jackson
Red
Cockrell
Dr. Cox
Marcum
B. J. Ewen
Atot
Ewen
Jett
White
Udge Redwine
Ge Redwine
Gover Beckham
Govx
Redwine
Cardwell
Local Officer-Backed Crackdown Sways Peudists in Kentucky
In Ekson Kentucky on July 1 Judge Hargis fined Tom Tharpe $20 costs for a Saturday night shooting in lawn limits. O'Connor and Joe Palmer were fined $15 and sentenced after breaking up religious worship two miles from town, reflecting Murray’s iron-handed policy. A shot was fired Sunday, indicating the crackdown has quieted the lawless element.
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Ekson
Geneal
Pastellane Sued in French Courts for Debts of Honor
A claim totaling $80,000 against Count Boni de Castellane and Marquis de Dion was heard in the first civil tribunal. Boni and the Marquis were summoned to explain. only the Marquis appeared, stating Boni advanced $80,000 to cover debts and received bills in exchange. The judgment was postponed.
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Avis
Count Boni de Castellane
Marquis de Dion
Mt Boni
Boni
More Indictments Hit Groffs and Machen in Bribe Case
Washington reports grand jury action today bringing additional indictments against August W. Machen for a bribe and against Groff for a bribe. The cases place the eminent on the same footing as the act tied to the Toledo charge of conspiracy to defraud.
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Ashington
District Key
August W. Machen
Groffthere
Toledo
Conacy
American Officer and Wife Robbed in Porto Rico Hotel
In Porto Rico at the Hotel Aterro a assistant surgeon Leslie Sden and Mrs Lumsden were drugged with chloral and robbed of money and jewelry from a room bureau. The assailant who supplied the lemonade was arrested. The couple recovered their health. the incident caused a sensation in San Juan where the Inglaterra hotel is a premier lodging.
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Juan
Porto Rico
Lesliesden
Lumsden
Aterra
New Orleans
Washington
Cuban cigar firms pledge not to sell factories or brands
Independent Havana factories agree not to sell or lease their operations or brands. The Havana tobacco combine warns trade groups it will not accept orders through Havana Mission men, who typically push sales abroad, notably to Germany.
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Tobaco Combine
Lars
Havana
Germany
Conference on Manchuria Discussed in Port Arthur Meeting
Kin July 1 The Russian minister M Lessar will join Gen Semen Ulro Patkin Admiral Alexieff and other officers in Port Arthur to discuss Russia's position in Manchuria Bank manager M Ilof of the Russo-Chi Bank at Pekin will attend as part of the delegation.
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Ian
Port Arthur
Manchuria
Kin
M. Lessar
Genuropatkin
Alexieff
Pacific
M. Ilof
Pekin
Tt Arthur
Russia
Uly
Schwab Urged to Resign as United States Steel President
New York July 1 The Wall Street Journal calls for Charles M Schwab to resign as president of United States Steel Corp citing public knowledge of his actions and a higher standard for leadership It notes the companys policy has brought stability but criticizes financial management and a failure to avoid moral concerns urging decisive management reforms.
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Wall Street Journal
New York
Charles M. Schwab
The
Steel Trust
United States Steel
Schwab
Mr. Schwab
United States Steel Corporation
Enford
Theron
Chicago Wins Prince Henry Prize in Warships' Cutters
Kiel July 1 United States cruiser Chicago's sailing cutter under Midshipman Stephan C. Rowan won Prince Henry's prize for warships' cutters in a race against six German ships' cutters.
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Chicago
Kiel
United States
Stephan C. Rowan
Prince Henry
Markets report from Sioux City and surrounding exchanges
Sioux City stock yards list hog and cattle prices for light mixed and heavy hogs, fat cows and heifers, steers, yearlings and calves. Chicago prices show hogs and cattle receipts and closing ranges, with sheep weaker. Omaha South Omaha and Kansas City notes cover cattle and hogs with price bands. Minneapolis cash wheat and commodities quoted with corn oats and flax values.
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Sioux City
Chicago
South Omaha
Omaha
Kansas City
Russian War Minister Kuropatkin Visits Japan Rally
Russian war minister General Kuropatkin's visit to Japan reportedly improves Russo Japanese relations and paves the way for a rapprochement, according to Japanese papers.
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St. Petersburg
Kuropatkin
Japan
Rusia
Ministers Clash Over Lynching in Wilmington News
In Wilmington Delaware on June 80 thousands visit the scene where George White a Black man was burned by a mob after Miss Helen Bishop's murder. Clergy discuss the week’s events as Rev Montrose M Thornton denounces white violence and urges Black self defense amid public anger.
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Wilmington
Del
George F. White
Helen Bishop
Chester
Philadelphia
Robert A. Elwood
Montrose M. Thornton
Thornton
Tracy
Booker T. Washington
Lynching Justifiable View Sparks Chicago Sermon
Chicago preacher compares lynching to old Mosaic law, arguing mob passion may reflect a higher civilization when crimes against women and children evoke swift, decisive action. He condemns violence but says a rapid, communal response often follows egregious offenses.
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Chicago
Hell
W. A. Bartlett
First Congregational Church
Yale Class Of 1903 Finances Show Wide Spending Gaps
A Yale University class of 1903 financial table reveals yearly costs per member from $100 to $11,000. The four year total for some individuals reaches $25,000, with an overall rise of about $452 per man over the 1892 figure.
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Yale
New Haven
Conn
Expedition Returns From Arctic Mission With Smallpox
The government scientific ship Albatross under Dr. David Starr Jordan turned back at Fort Rupert after a crewman contracted smallpox. Quarantined by U S authorities, the delay disrupts summer plans for Arctic fish and seal life investigations.
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Tacoma
Wash
Fish Commission
David Starr Jordan
Stanford University
Fort Rupert
Arctic
United States
Bilbao Train Disaster Kills 170 in Spain
One hundred seventy people are killed or missing after a Bilbao train derailed from a bridge into the Nejerilla river near Madrid. Rescue efforts are hindered by civil and military authority disputes and corpses are badly mutilated. Jewelry and money found on victims indicate many affluent travelers were aboard.
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Bilboo
Spain
Madrid
Bilbao
Nejerilla
Crum Predicts Negroes to Rule Whites in Generations
Dr. C W Crum the Charleston based negro customs collector told a Chicago audience that within a few generations the negro population would outnumber and govern the whites. He asserted slavery brought them to America and they would remain rather than emigrate to Africa.
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Crum
Charleston
S. C
Chicago
Ill
C. W. Crum
Roosevelt
Africa
Negroes seek czar’s help to appeal to Roosevelt
In Philadelphia on July 1 a mass meeting adopted a petition to the czar of Russia urging him to appeal to President Roosevelt to take steps for the protection of Negroes in the United States. The move is described as a complement to a prior petition sent to Russia by Roosevelt on behalf of Jewish groups.
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Roosevelt
Philadelphia
Russia
Gunplay Ends Georgia Plantation Baseball Game
Quitman, July 1. Johnston and umpire Edmonson are dead after a tense game between Spain plantation players and rivals. A buckshot hit led to Johnston's death during a steal attempt as Edmonson was shot after a sixth inning lead call. The clash erupted and the gunmen fled.
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Quitman
Johnston
Dick Edmonson
Spain
Edmonson
Johnson
Cannon Says Only Wall Street Wants Financial Legislation
Washington July 1 Congressman Cannon next speaker of the house declares that the country does not need financial legislation and Congress will not consider any. He asserts financial reform is the demand of Wall Street alone.
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Cannon
Wall Street
Washington
House
Congress
Harry T Spotts Death by Own Action Reports
Battle Creek Iowa July 1 Harry T Spotts hanged himself in a personal crisis after a prior suicide attempt by poison weeks earlier. Relatives’ prompt doctor intervention saved him then. Sunstroke over two years believed to drive the latest act.
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Harry T. Spotts
Battle Creek
Harry T Spotts
Denver Woman Kills Fiancé in Colorado Affair
Grace Nottingham, said to be engaged to Ed Murphy, shot and killed the Denver and Rio Grande fireman in Minturn Colorado. Nottingham admitted the killing but was too hysterical to provide further details about the affair.
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Denver
Minturn
Colo
Ed Murphy
Denver and
Rio Grande
Grace Nottingham
Miss Nottingham
General Manning refutes Somaliland prisoner rumors
London July 1 General Manning denies reports that British officers are prisoners in the Mad Mullah's camp citing deserters from the Mullah's forces. Ottumwa Iowa June 29 Brigadier General J Manchester Knight of Pythias dies on a Burlington trail near Croston.
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London
Somaliland
Africa
War Office
Manchester
Ottumwa
J. G. Manchester
Iews
Pythias
Burlington Trail
Croston
Pope Celebrates Mass On St Peter's Day At Vatican
Rome June 29 Pope celebrated mass in his private chapel adjoining his bedroom in the presence of his chaplain and family members. Cleveland June 29 an electric car overloaded with passengers became unmanageable on Wilson avenue and collided with another car causing serious injuries to two men and cuts and bruises to several others.
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Rome
Cleveland
Wilson Avenue
Roosevelt and Cassini at odds over Kishinev dispute
Washington reports deteriorating relations between Count Cassini the Russian ambassador and the state department as Roosevelt accuses him of repeated dissembling over the Kishinev incident. Cassini plans a vacation and possible recall, with Theodore Hansen to be chargé d affaires.
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Washington
Count Cassini
State Department
Cassini
Roosevelt
Manchuria
Kishinev
Hay
Russia
Theodore Hansen
United States
Germany
Dr. von Holleben
Utah Iron and Coal Syndicate Plans Major Utah Steel Plant
A new Utah Iron and Coal company has acquired over 5,000 acres of iron ore land in Utah and will invest about 25 million dollars to build a large steel plant with blast furnaces rail mills and associated works. Backers are secret but linked to the steel trust and Senator A B Lewis of Salt Lake City says a syndicate funds the project. He cites 56,000 acres of iron land in Fron county and options on coal lands as part of the planned operation with a 20 million dollar bond issue and construction aims in Utah guarded for now.
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Utah Coal and Iron
Salt Lake City
Utah Iron and Coal Company
Utah
Steel Trust
Clark
Montana
A. B. Lewis
Royal Gold and Copper Company
Majestic Copper and Gold Company
Lewis
Little
Senator Lewis
Fron County
Colorado
Canal debate opens in Colombian House
The Colombian House opened canal treaty discussions with an opposed representative requesting the documents. The government said it would present the treaty later, and the government's stance was sustained by an 8 to 7 vote.
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Washington
State Department
Beawpreat
Bogota
Colombia Parliament Chooses Canal Treaty Officials
In Bogota on June 20 the Colombian congress elected J A Velez as senate president and J M Calderon as house president, with new leaders pledging support to President Marroquin. A ratification fight is expected after Panama deputies arrive around June 30. Cartagena residents push for treaty ratification.
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Bogota
Senate
J. A. Velez
J. M. Calderon
House
Marroquin
Congress
Panama
Washington
Cartagena
Legation
Valez
United States
Ats
Colombia
Shaw
Treasury Department
Europe
Panama Canal Company
Kaiser's Mascot Credits Americans for Good Luck
Emperor William praised American skippers after the launch of the German armored cruiser Roon on his yacht Meteor. The Roon, eleventh armored cruiser, was christened by Countess Von Waldersee. Rear Admiral Cotton and the U.S. squadron joined the celebration with Admiral Cotton onboard the USS Kearsarge.
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Kiel
Emperor William
Germany
Countess von Waldersee
Cotton
United States
Prince Henry
Prussia
Admiral Cotton
Kearsarge
Emperor
Somaliland Conflict Report Conflicts With French Dispatch
Paris reports a clash in Somaliland where a French message claimed a British disaster. London counters with General Manning from Bohotle stating the Mullah moved beyond the British line but was not routed. Prisoners describe tribesmen as disorganized.
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Paris
Somalkiland
London
Jibatil
Abyssinia
Burao
Bohode
Somaliland
War Office
General Manning
Bohotle
Damot
Manning
Cornell easy winner in intercollegiate boat races
Cornell dominates major events at Poughkeepsie with wins in varsity four, freshman eight and varsity eight races. Pennsylvania and Wisconsin place second and third in key events while Syracuse and Georgetown place lower but show strong form in later heats. Surprising performances by previously low profile crews electrify the Intercollegiate contests.
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Ithica Institution
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Cornell
Pennsylvania
Wisconsin
Columbia
Syracuse
Pennsyl Inia
Yale
Georgetow
Syracuse University
Georgetown University
Cornell University
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Ehina
Grain Markets
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Asidc
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Mullah
Council
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