Hatton Tragedy Follows Storm Murder and Suicide Near Lafayette
In Lafayette Indiana a man Harry Hatton killed Lula Hatton and wounded her father Daniel Hatton during a fierce electrical storm. He then fled to his sister's home, where a lightning struck barn caught fire as he shot himself on the porch. All involved are prominent county residents.
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Lafayette
Ind
Harry Hatton
Here
Daniel Hatton
Hatton
Lula
Daniel Cornelius Cadwallader
Cadwallader
Lula Hatton
Miss Hatton
Harry
A.i‘air
Ban on feathered hats shocks St Louis milliners
The St Louis market faces an imminent crackdown under the Walmsey law now in effect, prohibiting the sale of fowl parts for hats. Milliners, whose business is about $8 million annually, fear losses totaling near $3 million as plumage cannot be used on women’s hats within two years. The plan enforcement by Game Warden J H Rodes of Sedalia sparks widespread agitation.
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St. Louis
J. H. Rodes
Sedalia
Tokio Cable Admiral Togo reports swift naval victory
Admiral Togo's official report details a Japanese victory over Russia in a battle that began with the first gun fired at an unspecified May date. He notes Russian fire opening at 2 08 pm and the Japanese reserves firing to within 6 500 yards before a rapid assault that left the Russian fleet demoralized and burning by 2 45 pm. The Russian battleship Oslabya sank 52 minutes after the first shot.
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Tokio
Togo
Oslabya
Thaw Payed $75,000 for Divorce in Chicago Case
Charles H. Thaw of New York reportedly gave Frances Rush, once a chorus girl, a check for 75000 as part of a divorce settlement. Judge Albert Akers granted the divorce on statutory grounds with Thaw offering no defense.
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Chicago
Charles H. Thaw
New York
Frances Rush
Thaw
Albert Akers
Explosion at Ivan colliery Kartsisk kills five hundred
Five hundred people are reported dead after an explosion at the Ivan colliery in Khartsisk on the Donetz Company network in Ekaterinoslav province. Rescue work and inquiry into cause are underway.
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Ekaterinoslav
Russia
Khartsisk
Donetz Company
Massacre of 150 Natives by Pirates On Kamchatka Coast
A letter from Petropavlovski reports pirates massacred about 150 natives at a Kamchatka coast settlement. The pirates, arriving under disguise of friendship, landed, looted every hut, and killed inhabitants as shots and arson followed sightings of a yacht or schooner anchoring offshore.
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San Francisco
Petropavlovski
Kamchatka
Morogravienor
Harbr
Morogravlenos
Twentieth Century Limited Shatters Speed Records Chicago to New York
The Twentieth Century Limited, fastest long distance train, cut travel time and set new marks on its Chicago to New York run. It averaged faster speeds, including a sub two hour stretch, and demonstrated the potential to complete the 16 hour journey with all stops. The mail contract motive behind the schedule changes is noted.
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Buffalo
Chicago
New York
Twentieth Century Limited
la Salle
Sixty-third Street
Elkhart
Ind
Toledo
Cleveland
Pennsylvania
Lake Shore
Generals to Sign Armistice at Manchuria Meeting
Washington Special reports the Russian and Japanese commanders will meet on the Manchurian plains to sign the armistice paving the way for the Washington conference. Before signing, officials announce the plenipotentiaries with M. Nelidoff to lead Russia and Marquius Ito to head Japan.
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Washington
Manchuria
Russia
M. Nelidoff
Paris
Marqius Ito
Rainy Season May Halt Frontline Fighting
Weather signals a rainy season ahead as heavy storms intensify. Military operations risk stalling without an armistice, delaying plenipotentiaries' talks.b
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St. Petersburg
Chinese Cadets Enter West Point First Time in History
For the first time in the Military Academy at West Point two Chinese cadets Ting Chia Chen and Ying Hasing Win are admitted under a special act of Congress. They join 145 new cadets along with Luis Bagran of Honduras and F Tomas Plaza of Ecuador as part of the class.
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West Point
N. Y
Military Academy
Ting Chia Chen
Ying Hasing Win
Luis Bagran
Honduras
F. Tomas Plaza
Ecuador
Congress
Joke on the Other Fellow Says Local Satire
A local quip argues humor loses bite unless aimed at someone else making light of rivals and rivals’ plans. The line reflects common newsroom humor about competitive banter and social jests.
Forged Stock Certificates Drag Banks Into Major Fraud
A Philadelphia forgery case reveals certificates for one share raised to 100, triggering losses of 750000 to 1000000 across several banks and trusts. Benjamin H. Gaskill, deceased head of the firm, is tied to schemes issuing gilt edged certificates for small shares later inflated to secure large loans.
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Philadelphia
Benjamin H. Gaskill
Gaskill
E. C. Miller & Co
Philadelphia Traction Company
Philadelphia Traction
United Railways of New Jersey
Frankford & Southwark Street Railway Company
Bad Time for Battle in Manchuria Peace Talks
Washington hopes peace conference arrangements proceed with care to avert a general engagement between Generals Linevitch and Ayama. A battle now could jeopardize negotiations and risk the favorable status of the peace talks.
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Washington
Manchuria
Linevitch
Ayama
New York City Population Near Four Million Mark
The city likely reached 3,987,145 residents as of June 1 based on provisional figures and incomplete district data. Officials anticipate the 4,000,000 threshold may not be crossed in the forthcoming state census update.
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New York
New York City
Secretary Hay Reports Return to Duty at Cabinet Clash
Secretary Hay returns to work after months abroad seeking treatment and rest. He attends the cabinet meeting and receives congratulations from colleagues on his health restoration.
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Hay
Washington
Gambling ban ordered in Deadwood county wide crackdown
State's Attorney W B Parker has ordered Batten Down Ltd and all gambling houses in Deadwood to close and stay shut, marking the first such county wide action in Lawrence County history.
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Deadwood
S. D
Lawrence County
W. B. Parker
Lawson to Speak in the West
Thomas W. Lawson has accepted invitations from the governors of Missouri Minnesota Nebraska and Kansas to travel in July and address the people. He will speak in Kansas City Ottawa Fairbury St Paul and Albert Lea as the guest of the governors.
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Lawson
West
Boston
Standard Oil Company
Kansas
Missouri
Minnesota
Nebraska
Thomas W. Lawson
Kansas City
Ottawa
Kas
Fairbury
Neb
St. Paul
Minn
Albert Lea
Gold on a Basebal Field Finds Rock With Free Gold
In Rhyolite Nebraska mining expert William Griffiths from Salt Lake City found a rock on a baseball field that assayed at $937 to the ton. He and partners bought a large stake in the ground’s company and he reportedly received a $25,000 offer on his stock.
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William Griffiths
Salt Lake City
Griffiths
Two Highwaymen in Petticoats Rob Denver Grocery
Two masked women entered a Denver grocery store and pointed revolvers at manager Ches ter Brumbach demanding money. Brumbach grabbed a bag with 350 dollars and fled down cellar stairs. the suspects panicked and escaped. No arrests have been reported.
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Denver
Chester Brumbach
Brumbach
Loomis Cleared After Bowen Dismissal in Diplomatic Case
President Roosevelt orders Assistant Secretary Francis B Loomis exonerated and Her bert W Bowen dismissed after a long dispute over alleged misconduct. Taft reports Loomis was not dishonorable but unwise in his investments while Bowen is sharply condemned for seeking scandal and attempting to influence officials.
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Washington
Herbert W. Bowen
United States
Venezuela
Francis B. Loomis
Bowen
Loomis-Bowen
Roosevelt
Taft
Loomis
Mr. Bowen
Kaiser in Wild Auto Race Against Express Train
Emperor William attempted a high speed contest from Hanover to Hamburg driving at about sixty miles per hour when a curve forced him to abandon the race. A tire burst near Colle caused the car to tilt toward overturning, ending the effort.
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Hamburg
William
Hanover
Colle
Autos Predicted in the Bible Sermon in St Paul
Rev G L Morrill preached in St Paul Minn linking Nahum 2 4 to modern automobiles. He warned reckless chauffeurs that the prophecy described chariots racing the streets and flashing like lightning in broadways.
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St. Paul, Minn
Nahum
G. L. Morrill
Log raft voyage across the Pacific to Shanghai
A raft carrying 10,000,000 feet of spars and piling will be towed from British Columbia to Shanghai under H. R. Robinson, who has previously brought large rafts to the city. Ship owners fear such floating timber poses a navigation hazard.
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Pacific
San Francisco
British Columbia
Shanghai
H. R. Robertson
Prominent Man Killed in Auto in Saugus
William Butler Woodbridge of Boston, second vice president of the Columbian National Life Insurance Company, was killed in an auto accident in Saugus on Thursday. S Herbert Wolf of New York, an actuary, was injured.
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Lynn
Mass
William Butler Woodbridge
Boston
The
Columbian National Life Insurance Company
Saugus
S. Herbert Wolf
New York
Tigers kill thousands in India over five years report
Indian secretary reports about 5,000 inhabitants of India fell victim to tigers in the past five years, with only two deaths resulting from assaults by humans.
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London
India
Death of General Maximo Gomez Ends Cuban War Hero Era
The Havana press reports General Maximo Gomez died after a long illness. Born in 1826 in Bani Santo Domingo, Gomez led Cuban forces in the 1868 uprising and 1895 war for independence, earning the nickname The Terror in Puerto Principe. He declined politics after independence and refused a pension.
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Havana
Cuba
Maximo Gomez
Gomez
Bani
Santo Domingo
Hayti
Tome
M Haytians
Santiago
Villares
Spain
General Gramonte
Puerto Principe
Martinez de Campos
Jamaica
de Campos
Weyler
United States
Sleeping Sickness Devastates Central Africa in Uganda
The American Board of Foreign Missions reports a deadly outbreak of sleeping sickness in Uganda. Documents show 49,081 fatalities within the kingdom as the disease grows severe in central Africa.
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Boston
American Board of Foreign Missions
Central Africa
Kingdom
Uganda
Society Women Ostracize Divorcees in New York Crusade
Roman Catholic women of high social standing in New York announce a public crusade against divorce. They vow to ostracize divorced women who remarry, forming an organization called The Daughters of the Faith.
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New York
the Daughters of the Faith
Fillae Fide
Twelve Killed in Collision at Ransom Maryland
A head on crash between a double header coal train and a passenger train on the Western Maryland Railroad at Ransom Maryland about two and a half miles above Finksburg at 6 pm Saturday killed 12 persons and injured 15.
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Baltimore
Western Maryland
Ransom
Finksburg
Haul of Gold and Cash Through Chicago Streets
Eighty tons of gold valued at $45,000,000 plus silver and currency totaling $10,000,000 were moved from the Rand McNally sub treasury to the new Federal building in Chicago on Saturday, amounting to about $55,000,000.
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Chicago
Rand-McNally
Federal
When the Cat's Away St Louis Special
With Governor Folk out of Missouri the lid came off in St Louis County liquor was sold at all bars except the Delmar Garden all Sunday and the city ran wide open at night in a period of loosened enforcement.
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St. Louis
Folk
St. Louis County
Delmar Garden
Three Hanged on One Gallows in Decatur
Harvey Smith John Collier and Will Jackson three Black men were hanged here with troops present as a precaution. About two thousand people surrounded the jail during the execution.
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Decatur
Ala
Harvey Smith
John Collier
Will Jackson
Pole voyage sparks Maine woman's Arctic quest on Independence Day
Miss Minnie Babb aged 30 leaves school teaching to sail with Robert E Peary on the Roosevelt toward the North Pole. Mrs Peary and daughter Marie 12 also aboard and plan to return when relief supply stations are established.
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Pole
Portland
Minnie Babb
Robert E. Peary
Norway
North Pole
Miss Babb
Agricultural Department under fire amid leaks report on cotton crop
Washington Special notes a Roosevelt commission formation to study government methods while the Agriculture Department faces allegations of leaks tied to cotton crop reports. The piece traces the department’s growth from 1881 funding of $253,300 to last Congress totals of $6,822,600, highlighting its political power.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Department of Agriculture
Agricultural Department
United States
One Pig D For $30 000 In New York Special
A New York court verdict awards $99 183 against Mrs. Howard Gould in a suit over alleged drawings for Crestle Gould a $1 000 000 mansion at Sands Point L I The jury fixed the price citing a large D hurled at architect Abner J Haydel Mrs Gould’s testimony faced with her husband’s sworn statements.
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New York
Howard Gould
Minelo
L. L
Gould
Sands Point
L. I
Vast British Army frauds in Boer War store orders
London reveals vast frauds in army stores during the Boer War. A War Office committee report cites losses of 30 to 35 million dollars with officers accused of colluding with contractors who bought stores cheaply and resold them to the authorities at huge profits.
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London
War Office Committee
Want Forty Thousand Harvesters
Two college student groups from Troy Polytechnic and Malone New York will head to Kansas wheat fields in coming days as the Free Employment Bureau dispatches the first labor division. Appeals seek 40 900 men with about 150 forming the initial party from this city.
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New York
Troy Polytechnic
Malone
N. Y
Kansas
Free Em
Vassar Receives $500000 Library Gift in Honor of Trustee
Mrs. Frederick Ferris Thompson of New York presents a new library building valued at 500000 to Vassar College in tribute to her husband, longtime Vassar trustee. Thompson previously funded an earlier library now to be vacated as the new edifice is readied.
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Vassar
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Vassar College
Frederick Ferris Thompson
New York
Kissed Bride Suit Seeks 2000 Damages in Fried case
Mary Bander sues Jan Lassen for 2000 dollars claiming he kissed her at the church before the wedding crowd in Fried North Dakota. The case set for the July term of the district court in Jamestown.
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Jamestown
N. D
Mary Bander
Jan Lassen
Fried
Larsen
Swedish Papers Urge War and Nordic Territorial Demands
Swedish conservative papers openly advocate military action and mobilization. They demand cession of Northern Norway as compensation to Sweden for dissolving the union.
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London
Standard
Stockholm
Norway
Mob Executes Man Across River in Tennessee
Nashville report says Simon Ford, a Black man accused of assaulting a white woman near Riverside, was taken from the Hohenwald jail by about fifty men and shot dead by a mob.
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Nashville
Tenn
Simon Ford
Riverside
Hohenwald
Resignation of Madrid Cabinet Accepted by King Alfonso
The entire Madrid Cabinet has offered its resignations, which were accepted by King Alfonso. The move follows a request for political change amid ongoing government concerns. The cabinet reshuffle implications are unknown at this time.
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Madrid
Alfonso
Hooked Fish Drowns 12-Year-Old On Paint Creek Wall
Sammy Aster aged 12 was pulled from the outside rock wall at Paint Creek by a large fish on his line. He fell 28 feet into the water, was stunned and drowned before help arrived. The Montgomery WV special report notes the fishing accident and tragic outcome.
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Montgomery
W. Va
Paint Creek
Sammy Aster
Four Million Gift From Baron Rothschild to Charity
Baron Nathaniel de Rothschild died on June 13 leaving 4 000 000 to be distributed for charitable purposes across various organizations and causes.
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Vienna
Nathaniel de Rothschild
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