Black Hand Headquarters Suspected in Marion Case
United States postoffice inspectors from Cincinnati say the Marion Ohio area hosts the Black Hand headquarters based on documentary evidence. Arrests of Sam Sims Antonio Vicario A Marsis and Joe Rizzo followed six months of threatening letters demanding 15000 and a later letter to a Cincinnati dealer. Authorities say millions in blackmail funds were sent to Italy and that the gang targeted Italian businessmen, mainly Sicilians, while avoiding American victims.
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Cincinnati
United States Postofice
Marion
Sam Sims
Antonio Vicario
Columbus
A. Marsis
Dennison
Oldfield
John Amican
Amican
Antonio Rizzio
Joe Rizzo
Post Office
Merion
Sam Lima
Risto
Pittsburg
Bellefontaine
Charles Holmes
Holmes
Italy
Marion Gang
Pittsburg Black Hand Arrests Report Sparks Uncertainty
Pittsburg on June 9 reports futile efforts and unclear information surrounding alleged Black Hand arrests. Local authorities provided few details, leaving residents puzzled about targets and outcomes.
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Pittsburg
Officials say no knowledge of matter in Ohio case
Authorities stated they knew nothing about the matter. The police department said they maintained close surveillance of Black Hand suspects locally but knew of no special investigation in Ohio.
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Police Department
Ohio
Earthquake Strikes Copiapo Seaport
An earthquake hit Copiapo on Copiapo bay near Valparaiso Chile causing widespread wall cracks and structural damage. No fatalities reported as authorities assess the extent of the destruction.
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Valparaiso
Chile
Copiapo
Copiapo Bay
Congress Seeks Veto Rumors On Taft Tariff Attitude
Senate and House leaders guiding the tariff bill met with President Taft. They found no basis for veto rumors. Speaker Cannon Senator Aldrich and Representative Payne said Taft has shown no sign of opposition and expressed confidence in the finance committee.
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Washington
Senate
House
Congress
Taft
Cannon
Aldrich
Representative Payne
White House
Capitol
Lawyer Indicted for Embezzlement in Court Judgment Case
Crowley Louisiana June 9 Shelby Taylor a lawyer and Louisiana railroad commissioner was indicted for embezzling 1000 dollars. He had won 2590 for Maggie Henley in a suit over her husband’s accidental death and an additional 3900 for her minor child. The 3900 was not turned over per relatives advice about her competence. Taylor is away in Kentucky but will return to face charges.
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Crowley
Shelby Taylor
Louisiana Railroad Commission
Maggie Henley
Taylor
Kentucky
Bucket shop operators jailed in Cincinnati case
Louis W. Foster John W. Gorman Walter Campbell A C Baldwin Edwin Heil and J M Scott were each sentenced to six months in jail and fined 200 and costs for using the mails to defraud in a bucket shop scheme run by the O Dell Brokerage company. They filed for a stay of execution to appeal and remain free on 5000 bond.
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Cincinnati
Louis W. Foster
John W. Gorman
Indianapolis
Walter Campbell
A. C. Baldwin
Edwin Hei
J. M. Scott
Thompson
United States District Court
United States
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Liberty
O'Dell Brokerage Company
Government crop report lifts wheat prices in Chicago
In Chicago on Tuesday June 9 the government crop report halted a fall in wheat prices and triggered an advance of over one cent from the session’s low point.
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Chicago
Samoan Island Trouble Ends Peacefully
Berlin reports from Vice Admiral Coerper that the German squadron in Samoan waters has resolved the trouble on the island without bloodshed. The dispatch states the dispute is entirely settled and normal conditions are expected to return soon.
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Berlin
Coerper
The wage scale of the Pennsylvania Steel Company at Steelton
The report outlines the wage scale used by the Pennsylvania Steel Company in Steelton, detailing pay grades and adjustment factors for various job classifications and experience levels. The document notes proposed changes and implications for workers and the plant's payroll.
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Pennsylvania Steel Company
Steelton
Railsback Freed After Wayne County Grand Jury Cleared Him
Joel Railsback slayer of Alexander and Raymond Meek returns home three miles west of Richmond Indiana after a five day investigation. The Wayne County grand jury reported no indictment and Railsback appeared in court under deputy guard. He thanked jurors and telephoned his parents before heading home.
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Richmond
Ind
Joel Rallsback
Alexander Meek
Raymond Meek
Wayne County
Grand Jury
Fox
Railsback
Quiet Local Option Vote in Clark County Indiana
Clark county voters confront a local option election with both sides claiming confidence. Floyd county’s wet outcome contrasts with Clark’s largely dry districts, nine of eleven townships remonstrating, while Jeffersonville’s electorate lags behind New Albany. Temperance supporters anticipate better odds amid organized campaigning by saloon forces.
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Jeffersonville
Ind
Clark County
Floyd
New Albany
Ray Under Indictment for Murder in Second Degree
Lafayette Ind June 9 The grand jury indicted Elias Ray a wealthy Tippecanoe county land owner for murder in the second degree. Sheriff Frazer arrested Ray at his farm within minutes of the verdict. Ray is jailed while habeas corpus proceedings challenge the arrest. He allegedly struck Conrad Ortman an employee with a hickory stick on May 25 at Rays farm in self defense.
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Lafayette
Ind
Elias Ray
Tippecanoe County
Darius Frazer
Ray
Conrad Ortman
Train Wreck Mystery Solved by Teen Confession
Hammond Indiana June Grand Trunk wrecking mystery solved by confession of Willie Osborne fifteen living near Griffith Inn. Narrow margin saved over 300 passengers from a Chicago bound vestibuled flyer.
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Hammond
Ind
Grand Trunk
Willie Osborne
Griffith
Inn
Deadly Oecee Force Indianapolis Notice
Mr and Mrs Bisa Oder of 1341 West Twenty seventh were involved in a deadly force incident in Indianapolis on June 9. Authorities are investigating details and potential motives as the local community awaits updates.
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Indianapolis
Bisa Oder
West Twenty-seventh
State House Custodian Contention Reaches High Court
In Indianapolis June 1905 a dispute over who appoints the state house custodian escalates as Republicans and Democrats clash over the 1905 act. Judge Carter rules on enrollment and veto questions, with cases headed to the supreme court. Primary dates set for Aug 5 for city campaigns.
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Indianapolis
Vinson R
Superior Court
Republic
Crea Board
Repub
Governorarshall
Gover
Thomas Colbert
Michael Cain
Matns
Jon King
State House
Carter
Legisers
Aket Uy
Oyhers
House
Supreme Court
Storm Sweeps Central Indiana. Man Killed by Lightning
In Wabash Indiana Charles Fair aged forty was struck by lightning under a tree and died as his clothing caught fire. His wife suffered serious burns trying to fight the flames. The storm caused extensive damage to barns and houses across central Indiana with heavy rain and lightning.
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Wabash
Ind
Charles Fair
Indiana
Police Arrest Fifteen Leaders After Boomer Mine Riot
In Charleston West Virginia on June 9 a posse arrested fifteen leaders of Monday's riot at the Boomer mines after a gun battle with striking foreigners. Strikers fired on car repairers and Mine Superintendent Gillies. later about four hundred sought arms and shelter in the hills with no injuries reported.
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Charleston
W. Va
Boomer
Gillies
Polles Chief Sheets Autsiet in Indianapolis June 9
In an effort to organize coverage from Indianapolis, the bulletin notes events and preparations tied to a June 9 gathering. Details remain fragmented but indicate scheduling and local involvement.
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Polles
Autsiet
Indianapolis
Notable Case Ends Quietly After Settlement In Sugar Suit
New York dispatch reports the Pennsylvania Sugar Refining Company agreed to settle its $30,000,000 damages suit against American Sugar Refining Company, with terms undisclosed. The federal case had run for weeks amid charges of monopoly and control by Adolph Segal and Gustav Kissel, who allegedly directed board actions.
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New York
Pennsylvania Sugar Refining Company
American Sugar Refining Company
United States District Court
Adolph Segal
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Sugar Re
Ustav & Bisset
Pennsylvania Sugar Renning Company
Kissel
Independent Sugar Company
John E. Parsons
Sugar Trust
Gustav A. Kissel
Arrests in Jackson shootout probe unfold
In Jackson Kentucky three men Govan Smith his brother Elisha Smith and Levi Johnson are jailed as suspects in the ambush shooting of former Sheriff Ed Callahan. Bloodhounds tracked from Crockettville to the Smith residence leading to their arrests as the search for other implicates continues.
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Jackson
Sherif Ed Callahan
Govan Smith
Smith
Elisha Smith
Levi Johnson
Callahan
Crockettsville
Smith Brothers
Johnson
Chine ware at Knickerbocker hotels showcases exclusive Sevres
The Knickerbocker in New York uses bespoke blue and gold Sevres china with the hotel monogram on every rim piece. A set has 72 pieces priced at $6 each. At the Piasa and Astor the white and gold designs cost $4 and 9 cents respectively with plain white borders. Great care and expense define the service.
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Knickerbocker
New Yeek
France
Piasa
Astor
SixYearOld Beggar Held in Aurora With Father
Six year old Carl Goodhes, described as a highly intelligent beggar, is jailed in Aurora with his father H. L. Goodber of Indianapolis. They traveled on begging trips across the country, sometimes away a week to two months, earning four to twelve dollars daily. The boy is a probable syphilis case?
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Aurora
Ill
Carl Goodhes
H. L. Goodber
Indianapolis
Goodbar
Mrs Goodber Reports Earl Goodbar Left With Father
Mrs Goodber of 661 North East Street says Earl Goodbar left town with his father last Friday or Saturday. She notes he once worked for a Virginia tobacco firm and had money when they departed. She suggests the boy may have begged for fun, not out of necessity.
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Indianapolis
Merger Talk Bubbles for Evansville Light Stock
Evansville Indiana June 9 brokers announce the Evansville Light company owner of Evansville Gas and Electric Light is being prepared for a merger. The planned consolidation includes Springfield Railway and Light Rockford Railway and Light circles with Union Railway Gas and Power company proposing 8 million bonds 6 million common stock.
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Evansville
Ind
Evansville Light Company
Evansville Gas and Electric Light Company
Louisville
Fisher's Long Flight Pilot Aims New Flight Record
Indianapolis June 9 reports Carl Fisher as pilot and G L Bem baugh as assistant landing at Ruskin Tennessee. Fisher claims a continuous flight of forty eight and a half hours to set a new American duration standard surpassing Alfred LeBlanc's forty four hour record from 1907.
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Fisher
Indianapolis
Ballion Indiana
Carl Fisher
G. L. Bembaugh
Ruskin
Tenn
Alfred LeBlanc
St. Louis
Fraud charge then seeks to set aside Guggenheim divorce decree
Chicago June 9. Grace B Guggenheim seeks to set aside her 1901 divorce from William Guggenheim head of the smelter trust. A rule was issued to show cause why the decree should not be set aside on grounds of fraud and collusion.
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Chicago
Grace B. Guggenheim
William Guggenheim
Smelter Trust
French Naval Program Seeks $600 Million Over Ten Years
Paris reports the cabinet approved a naval program totaling 600 million dollars for a decade. It includes six Danton type battleships, six Republic type battleships, and four Gambetta type armored cruisers.
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Paris
Why the Judge Paid and the Child in a Two Room City Home
A physician recalls a rushed summons to attend a seriously ill child during an election period in a large American city. The distressed mother laments a family crime and vows to renounce violent acts while seeking truth about the magistrate's responsibility in the child's illness.
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Saya
New York
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