Young Choir Singer Shoots Self in Village Church
A 16 year old girl Agrie Tong daughter of John Long of Sycamore county shot herself in the village church where she practiced with the choir. She placed a revolver in view on the organ and died from the wound, leaving a note explaining her actions and the reasons she faced death.
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Villarce
Agrie Tong
John Long
Sycamore
Vergan
Plersens
Yong Wenrikee
Cmd
Satmiv
Apete
Laporte Special Sparks Opening of Court with Charges
A local Laporte special reports a sensational morning in the grand court as the filing of charges unfolds. Details remain terse but the scene captures a dramatic debut for the case and the participants involved.
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Laporte
Estate dispute fixes Harrison era property values
Preceng buaile reports Wabash Mab new solvent Pegera Ros company assets in Horas estate. Ye Us Trust Company as executor presents appraisals showing total estate value and realty at Delaware Street. Controversy centers on Judge Braddie occupancy and library bequest terms, with heirs and attorneys fees debated.
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Preceng Buaile
Wabash Mab
Pegera Ros
Fost Prom
Sabaab 4
MM Boaran Ehaceien
Harrison
Us Trust Company
Gnater
Elsa Lee
Delaware Street
Spreo Ee
Atiesto Leon
Biddhe
Tee Tik Rat
Gas meter rate dispute delays city gas implementation
Logansport and Wabash Valley Gas Company and city officials clash over meter rates. The planned June 1 meter system is postponed to August 1 or later. The council seeks no more than 12 cents per thousand, while the company argues for 19 cents per thousand under its franchise permits.
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Wabash Spental
Maurdocis
Logansport & Wabash Valley Gas Company
McKinley Empire Claim Sparks Constitutional Crisis Debate
Lincoln Nebraska special: Willam J Bryant cites a Supreme Court decision as saying Congress is greater than the Constitution in proclaiming McKinley emperor of Puerto Rico. Dissenters denounce the ruling as a danger to liberty and warn it erodes the source of government power and taxation without representation.
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Lincoln
Neb
Whillam J. Bryan
Supreme Cert of
United States
Supreme Court
McKinley
Forte Rico
Crady
Justine Pulhrand
Justes Harlan
Packham
Brewer
Congerss
Io Denises
Expan
Nus
Beveridge In Russia Visit Opens Trade Outlook
United States Senator Albert J Beveridge of Indiana arrived in Russia on Tuesday. He met with United States Ambassador Tower, Secretary of State and Consul General Hellaway and began talks on Russian industrial and commercial conditions. Beveridge plans visits to Moscow factory towns, Volga region sites, and Ural mining districts to learn prospects for American trade.
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United States
Albert Jo Beverhdge
Indiana
Sie
Ty Chariemppgne Tower
Ambesencher
Dierce
Conatl
Hellaway
M. A. Rostein
Bhanker
Moscow
Yekaterinenbare
Ural
Siberiia
New explosive Maxinite could pierce twelve inch armor plate
The New York Press reports Maxinite, Hudson Maxim's new explosive, adopted by the U S after tests at Sandy Hook proving grounds. It reportedly pierces twelve inch Harveyized nickel steel armor and could enable torpedo boats and torpedo gun boats to threaten large warships, signaling a shift in naval warfare.
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New York
Hudson Maxim
Sandy Hook Proving Grounds
Maxim
United States
Desperate Fight Described in Transvaal Clash
Cable reports from Lord Kitchener dated June 4 recount a fierce engagement at Viakfontein near Johannesburg. Boer losses cited, British forces under heavy fire, several officers and men killed or wounded, and a subsequent pursuit and capture of stores.
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Tleonden
Lord Kitchener
Pretoria
Dixon
Viakfontein
Johannesburg
Twenty-eighth
Derbyshires
Yeomanry
Zun
Heers
Spangg Ground
War Office
Lord Witchener
Jamestown Cape Colony
Kritginger
French
Cape Colony
Viktontein
Deluded Dowie Proclaims Theocracy In Chicago Speech
Elijah Dowie declares a theocracy "of God by God and for God" before 5,900 in Chicago Auditorium, denouncing Pope Masonry press and bankers. He announces government by divine rule, demands tithes, and rejects democracy, urging Constitution to place God first.
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Chicago
Elijah
John the Baptist
John
Earth
Makicht
God
Jesus
Peter
Moses
John Alxander Dowde
Zion
Masonry
Teres
Fight With Filipinos Near Parade North Camarines
Report from the Twentieth Regiment US Infantry describes clashes with a band near Parade North Camarines province. Surgeon St John notes five insurgents killed and two wounded. Reinforcements from Mirin aye provinces sent. Laureames Plowell of the Sixth Artillery to be court-martialed. Lt Hare Ro Liord and Cor Querton released from arrest after tending wounded.
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Manila Tobe
United States Infantry
Parade
North Camarines A
St. John
Daniel
Pone
Mirinaye
Camp Stotnenburge
Laureames Plowell
Sixth Artiers
Surprised at Havana as Cuban constitution faced mixed views
The Cuban constitution adopted by the Havana convention drew surprise and disappointment among convention members. Interviewed conservatives suggested they might pivot toward Washington if other conditions changed, casting doubt on continued support.
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Havena Eitte
Tlavana
Washington
Lover's Mad Deed Shocks Sedalia Victim Miss Feng Stoke
Edwant Fors hayneva City an actor and assistant manager of theatrical companies attempted to kill Miss Feng Stoke in Sedalia Missouri on Monday night. Forshay left farewell letters to his mother Mrs. J. N. Forshay and to Chief of Police OneGen. He was arrested at the scene with his plan to kill then himself.
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Edwant Forshaneva
Feng Stoke
Oaéness
Ato Sedalia Gr
Forshay
J. N. Forshay
Broadway
Kansas City
Polic
Onegen
No Extra Session to be Called as Philippines Gained Authority
The Cabinet, after reviewing Supreme Court decisions, decided the President now has ample authority to govern the Philippines and that full civil government will be set up next month. An early proclamation of the new Philippine tariff is planned and no extra congressional session is needed.
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Terre
Terre Haute
Weil Wall
The
Philippines
Washington
Philippine Islands
Supreme Court
Congress
Knox
Preference to Remain Slaves Reported in Zanzibar
A British foreign office note on Zanzibar and Pemba decrees shows 98 percent of slaves prefer to stay enslaved. Reasons include doubts about immediate benefits of freedom and the difficulty of making a living after being freed. Masters reportedly resist reforms to keep the service attractive.
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London
Zanzibar
Pemba
Foreign Office
Railroad collision in Ohio Valley lines kills two injures many
A second section of a repairing train on the Fitts burg Ohio Valley and Cincinnati Railroad crashed into the first section near Powerhattan. Two Italians in the caboose of the first section were killed. About nine more Italians were injured and cared for by physicians. Most victims lived in Belleaire, Ohio.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Fittsburg, Ohio Valley & Cincinnati
Powhattan
Belleaire
Kitchener Silent on Viakfontein Reverse Rumors
London dispatch reports heightened suspicions over withheld details of the Viakfontein battle. Gen Kitchener softly minimizes impact while casualties are disclosed, as Delarey’s forces roam freely and Smith-Dorrien warns the war may last into next year with heavy British losses feared.
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London
New York Tribune
Viakfontein
War Office
Kitchener
Broderick
Pall Mall
Red Tape
Delarey
Sxitehener
Transvaal
LYNCHING AT LOOKOUT MEDOC COUNTY SHOCKS REGION
Details arrive of a mob hanging five men at Lookout near Pitt River after arrests for petty larceny and burglary. Victims include Calvin Hall and his sons Frank James and Martin plus B D Yantis. Officials head to scene as U S troops remain until Platt terms compliance is achieved.
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Bieber
Cal
Lookout
Medoc County
Calvin Hall
Frank
James
Martin
B. D. Yantis
Hall
Yantis
Tookout Hotel
Consta Carpenter
L. Nichols
J. . Brown
S. Govette
Sirut
Pitt River
Frank Hallits
Yanuis
Altures
Undue haste in Platt amendment debate in Havana cable
The Discusion criticizes U S handling of the Platt amendment dispute and the Cuban constitutional convention text. It accuses Secretary of War and Governor General Wood of knowing the report beforehand and suggests officials rushed the issue without official convention resolution. The piece notes apparent faith in the American administration.
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Havana
United States
Hoet
Wood
Thos
Jury Rules Counterfeit Coin Use Not Illegal in Jackpot Poker
In Indianapolis the jury in a United States court found that using a counterfeit dollar to start a poker jackpot does not violate the law. The defendant Jesse Page of El Nora faced charges for passing the counterfeit coin while under a poker table. Page began the pot by tossing the coin with existing chips. The pot was collected by a government witness.
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Indianapolis
Chicago
Cheap labor profitless in Shanghai mills says Porter
Evelyn E Porter an electrical engineer at a New York hotel argues that six Shanghai cotton mills with 40 000 spindles each cannot compete with American manufacturers even with cheap Chinese labor. He notes profits at only about 3 percent and Chinese female workers paid 16 cents daily while American workers perform more and faster, pushing Chinese goods from Chinese markets.
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New York
Evelyn E. Porter
Shanghai
China
Porter
American Shirt and Collar Company to Form Trust
The Mail and Express reports a $20,000 linen goods manufacturers' trust will be incorporated under New York laws. Under the title American Shirt and Collar Company it will control wholesale shirt and collar trade of the country.
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New York
The
Mail and Express
American Shirt and Collar Company
Filipinos Seek Law Favoring Native Manila Lumber Dealers
Native Manila lumbermen will petition the Philippine commission to require use of Philippine lumber in insular improvements rather than imported timber from Borneo and the United States. They argue it would create native jobs, quell unrest, and boost local industries, though current conditions make such a change doubtful.
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Manila
Philippine Commission
Borneo
United States
Murder at Rushville Saintly: Tragedy in Indiana
Rushville Indiana reports a fatal shooting after a dispute on a poultry loading car. George Retherford, 50, a longtime resident and local figure, died from four gunshots fired by Jesse Hilling, 25, a drayman. Hilling surrendered and claims self defense. A prior family tragedy involved William Hilling, killed in a separate brawl. Retherford leaves a widow and two daughters.
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Rushville
Ind
George Retherford
Jesse Hilling
Brann
Hiling
Retherford
Turner Commission House
Hilling
Lake Erie & Western
Robert Palmer
Palmer
Hetherford
R Retherford
William Hilling
Ely
John Hiliing
Richmond
Mrs. McKinley Remains Weak in San Francisco
Washington special reports Mrs. McKinley continues very weak with little change since Saturday. The life-threatening illness persists though vitality remains, and doctors fear possible exhaustion if no improvement appears soon. A bulletin notes she passed a comfortable night but her condition has not materially changed.
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Washington
Rial Teres Ee
Dare Wie Lao
Not Peace but War Irish Priest Arrives Aboard Cunarder
The Cunarder Etruria anchored off Sandy Hook and docked Sunday with 818 passengers including Rev Thomas Vincent Finn a St Patrick College Carlow graduate and former priest in New Ross and Blackwater He says he cannot preach peace when war may save Ireland and plans to work for Irish freedom during his visit.
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New York
Cunarder Etruria
Sandy Hook
Thomas Vincent Finn
St. Patrick’s Roman Catholic College
Carlow
Ireland
New Ross
Blackwater
Finn
Surgeons Favor Canteens Move In Military Canteen Fight
In St Paul the Association of Military Surgeons voted to repeal the anti canteen law. Colonel Reed Wyoming led a supplementary resolution creating state delegates to urge Congress to restore canteens. A three member committee would work with AMA on the effort, arguing abolition harms sanitation morality and discipline.
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St. Paul, Minn
Association of Military Surgeons
Reed
Wyoming
Congress
American Medical Association
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