Governor Hanly May Call Militia Over Indianapolis Pool Betting
Indiana Governor Hanly seeks to end pool selling at the Indianapolis Races by pressuring the State Board of Agriculture to terminate its lease with the racing association. He asks the attorney general about calling out the militia to enforce the gambling ban if local authorities fail to act.
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Indianapolis
Hanly
Fair Grounds
Indianapolis Racing Association
Miller
Charles Downing
State Board of Agriculture
Racing Association
Downing
Offer of 7 Million for Canton Hankow Rail Concession
China offers seven million dollars for the surrender of the Canton Hankow Railroad concession held by J. P. Morgan Co and its American and Belgian partners. The concession was granted in 1897, only twenty two miles built, with China paying several millions in bonds at 90. Most bonds now rest with Morgan and associates. The move reflects China losing faith in the venture due to company methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Canton-Hankow
J. P. Morgan & Co
China
Wallace Resigns Under Pressure in Panama Policy Row
John F. Wallace of Illinois chief engineer and commission member resigns from both posts and will take a $60,000 office with a New York corporation. Resignation said to be forced by President Roosevelt and Secretary Taft amid Panama canal policy disagreements.
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New York
Panama Canal
John F. Wallace
Ilinois
Roosevelt
Taft
Co operative Christian Federation Proposed in Oregon
A new co operative experiment named the Co operative Christian Federation plans a capital of 50 million dollars in Oregon. The federation aims to buy and sell land build railroads operate factories mills and dairies under a cooperative ownership model statewide.
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Portland
Ore
Co-operative Christian Federation
Oregon
German Force Defeated in Africa By Rebels
Rebel leader Merengo attacked and defeated a German force commanded by Captain Sigebert at Amoas in the Karas mountains. Rebels carried off all ammunition and supplies. Losses reported heavy.
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Africa
Cape Town
Merengo
Sigebert
Amoas
Karas Mountains
Graeme Stewart Dies After Illness in Chicago
Graeme Stewart, longtime Chicago figure in commercial political and social life, former mayoral candidate on the Republican ticket, and ex executive committee member of the Republican National Committee from 1900 to 1904, died at his home after a month of illness. He was fifty two.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Graeme Stewart
Republican National Committee
Man Finds Place by Living with Purpose
A reflection on how a person’s standing and fulfillment depend on pursuing a clear, meaningful purpose in life. It argues that direction shapes outcomes, shaping reputation, decisions, and daily existence.
Paterson Bandmaster Henry Hichenrodt Ends Life
Henry Hichenrodt, bandmaster of the battleship Alabama, and his wife, married less than a year, chose death by own hand rather than long separation from the foreign service, in Paterson New Jersey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paterson
N. J
Foreign Service
Henry Hichenrodt
United States
Alabama
Philadelphia Special Report Uncovers Land Scheme at Torresdale Plant
In Phila the special engineering team led by William Barclay Parsons reportedly uncovered a large land asset within the Torresdale filter plant project. Officials claim a direct theft of at least 250000 dollars is involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phila
Philadelphia
Weaver
William Barclay Parsons
New York
Two Million Raised for Harvard Endowment Drive
Cambridge special reports Bishop William Lawrence chairman of the Harvard Alumni Association says more than two million dollars has been contributed to the planned 2.5 million dollar endowment fund for Harvard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge
William Lawrence
Harvard Alumni Association
Harvard
Lack of Arms Triggers Polish Tension and Repression
Reports from Poland describe rising unrest in Warsaw and across the countryside. Authorities suppress protesters with force, arrest thousands, and conduct drumhead trials, while peasants seize lands and beetroot plantations face strikes threatening harvests as censorship blocks full details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warsaw
Poland
Egierz
Lodz
Podolia
Kovno
Salmon & Salmon Bank Fraud Case in Clinton
Court reports reveal cashier Casey confessed to forgeries totaling 98000 dollars amid an investigation into the failed Salmon and Salmon Bank. Experts found notes valued at 653000 dollars with over 100000 dollars deemed valueless among assets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton, Mo
Salmon & Salmon Bank
Casey
New Island Nashima Vanishes Near Japan Coast
Nashima an island built by volcanic action three miles south of Iwo Jima in southern Japan is rapidly eroding. The summit has fallen from 480 feet above water to about ten feet, and the island’s circumference measured two and three quarter miles.
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New Island
Kobe
Nashima
Iwo Island
Japan
Taft Invited to Australia with Roosevelt Family
Melbourne Cable reports the common wealth government invites Secretary of War Taft his family and Miss Roosevelt to extend their Philippine Islands tour to Australia. Assures cordial welcome by all classes.
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Melbourne
Commonwealth
Taft
Miss Roosevelt
Philippine Islands
Australia
Lawson's Latest Utterance in Des Moines Wire
Thomas W. Lawson the Boston financier wired a Des Moines contact saying he would be hanged if Standard Oil can prove any of his statements false. He continues his public attack on the oil monopoly and asserts his claims are true unless disproven.
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Lawson
Des Moines
Thomas W. Lawson
Boston Finacier
Standard Oil
Four at Once in La Moure N D
Mrs Evigne E Reilly presents her husband with four babies three girls and a boy all perfectly formed and normal Mrs Reilly is 34 and now mother of ten children.
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la Moure
N. D
Evigne E. Reilly
Lodz Riots Leave City in Fear as Death Toll Rises
In Lodz Russia Poland street battles between 60 000 workers and troops stretch into Saturday. About 130 killed and 41 died in hospitals overnight with hundreds wounded. Thousands flee as barrages and riots continue amid shattered lamps and burning barricades.
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Lodz
Russian Poland
Government Seizes Land Sparks Iowa Settlement Push
In O'Brien county Iowa government proceedings threaten to revoke railroad land patents and open about 12 000 acres of the old Sioux City and St Paul grant to homesteaders. Farmers facing loss of homes and improvements must show cause within sixty days.
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Sioux City
Iowa
O’brien
St. Paul
Memphis Department Store Fire Damages Palace Store
A blaze in Memphis's Palace department store in the retail district caused damage estimated between 500000 and 650000 dollars. Harris Brothers and Jacobus Brothers occupied the store at Fifth Avenue and Union Street. flames spread rapidly but were eventually controlled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville, Tenn
Palace
Harris Brothers
Jacobus’ Brothers
Fifth Avenue
Union Street
Lazy Worm in Porto Rico Affects 95 Percent in Aibonito
Captain B K Ashford head of the Porto Rican anemia commission reports 95 percent of the 100000 Porto Ricans around Aibonito are afflicted with the lazy worm. Headquarters and a field hospital are at Aibonito and 15000 dollars will be spent to eradicate the disease.
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Porto Rico
Washington
B. K. Ashford
Aibonito
Minister Bans Publication Of The Russ For One Month
The interior minister barred the Russ for a month on a recommendation from Assistant Minister Trepoff. The Russ, once semi official, has become the government's sharpest critic, attacking bureaucracy and publishing routine exposures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Petersburg
Russ
Interior
Trepoff
Ingenious Invention Wins Big at Energy Expo
Inventor showcases a compact device that reduces power use by half, drawing crowds at the regional energy expo. The demo features a prototype powering multiple appliances with minimal heat and a solar-assisted charging station.
Roswell Begins Land Fraud Prosecutions in New Mexico
In Roswell New Mexico Benjamin H Tallmadge of the C L Tallmadge Southwestern Land Company is charged with subornation of perjury and bonds at 5000 dollars. Reports say many prosecutions will follow for land entry frauds in the territory including the artesian belt lands valued at 20 to 30 dollars per acre.
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Roswell
N. M
Oregon
Montana
Benjamin H. Tallmadge
Chicago
C. L. Tallmadge
Southwestern Land Company
Tallmadge
New Mexico
France and Germany face Morocco note amid war fever in Paris
The Paris public swirls with war fever sparked by the Morocco dispute. Germany’s response to France’s note will determine if tensions spark arms. French Army readiness, with 530 000 regulars and rapid mobilization, shows a state of preparedness experts claim could avert delays seen in the last war.
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Paris
Germany
Morocco
France
Rou
Newberg to Host Peace Themed Fourth of July Parade
Newberg Oregon plans a peace centered Fourth of July with the Goddess of Peace replacing Liberty. No military displays. Sunday school children will parade and hymns replace martial music, reflecting the town’s Quaker heritage and pacifist stance.
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Newberg
Ore
United States
Gory
Bunker Hill
Valley Forge
the Hague
Thirty Spaniards Drown in Minho River Incident
Advices from the Minho river report that thirty Spaniards returning to Salvatierra after a Corpus Christi celebration at Moncayo Portugal were drowned when their boat capsized on Thursday.
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Vigo
Spain
Minho
Portugal
Salvatierra
Moncayo
William to Visit Oscar in Stockholm in July
Copenhagen Daily Mail reports Emperor William will travel to Stockholm in mid July to meet King Oscar. The visit emphasizes Franco-Prussian era diplomacy and royal ties between Germany and Sweden.
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London
Copenhagen
The
Daily Mail
William
Oscar
Stockholm
Paris Banker Found Dead After Financial Crisis
George Rodriguez a Paris banker died by his own hand amid heavy losses from the recent rentes decline. His bank reportedly carries liabilities of about 2,000,000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
George Rodriguez
Constitutional Questions Save Woman From Execution
Mrs. Mary M. Rogers of Battleboro Vermont received a reprieve until December 8 from Governor Charles J. Bell. The stay was granted to allow appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court on constitutional issues raised during a habeas corpus petition. Judge Hoyt H. Wheeler indicated he would rule Friday on the appeal, and the governor's reprieve followed by telegraph.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Battleboro
Mary M. Rogers
Charles J. Bell
Windsor
Supreme Court of the United States
Hoyt H. Wheeler
United States Circuit Court
Rogers
Governor Bell
Wheeler
White River Junction
Mexican Zion Land Deal Moves Toward Chicago
Dr. A. J. Gladstone Dowie and his attorney travel from Mexico to Chicago after closing on a vast land tract for a Zion city. The plan includes railroads and multiple industrial enterprises to be established in the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas
A. J. Gladstone Dowie
Alexander J. Dowie
Chicago
Mexico
Zion
Riots in Transcaucasia siege Armenian towns
Insurgents in Scharon Khan district, Erivan province, Transcaucasia sacked four Armenian villages and attacked Owkianoraschan. Town inhabitants repulsed the besiegers, killing about 100 attackers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Petersburg
Scharonkhan
Erivan
Transcaucasia
Owkianoraschan
Assailant Hurls Acid at Pittsburg Lumber Merchant
An unknown man threw a pint of carbolic acid into W. R. Scott's face at his Pittsburg door. Scott suffered severe burns to the face neck and shoulders and may lose his sight. The attacker escaped and no motive is known.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Kan
W. R. Scott
Scott
Teamsters Strike Nearing End in Chicago Special
Obstacles to the teamsters strike appear removed and indications point to hostilities ending soon unless unforeseen developments occur. The report cites Chicago as a focal point where opposing sides may settle the dispute in the near term.
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Chicago
Teamsters
No Wonder Alexis Resigned From Post
The article notes that the day before Grand Duke Alexis resigned as high admiral he received a formal warning from terrorists stating he would be executed if he did not retire within twenty four hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexis
St. Petersburg
Grand Duke
Equitable Life Payroll Shows Dead Man Still Employed
A New York Special report by Francis Hendricks state superintendent of insurance reveals that the Equitable Life Assurance Society continues to list a deceased man on its payroll at a salary of 25000 dollars annually, thirteen months after his death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Francis Hendricks
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Kentucky Woman Contracts Hydrophobia Case
Owensboro Kentucky special report describes Mrs Will Reynolds of the county with a genuine case of hydrophobia. It is believed she contracted the disease about a year ago while nursing a pet dog that later developed hydrophobia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentucky
Owensboro
Will Reynolds
Senator Mitchell on Trial in Oregon Land Frauds Case
The trial of United States Senator John H Mitchell on charges tied to Oregon land frauds proceeds in Judge De Haven's court. United States District Attorney Heney's arraignment of Mitchell was described as severe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitchell
Portland
Ore
United States
John H. Mitchell
Oregon
Eighteen Shot Down at Lodz Riot
Eighteen persons were killed and 100 wounded in Lodz Russian Poland when dragoons and Cossacks fired on a 50 000 strong workmen procession organized as a demonstration against the government Wednesday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lodz
Poland
Supreme Court Blocks Pittsburg Allegheny Merger
The Supreme Court issues a permanent injunction restraining the consolidation of Pittsburg and Allegheny City. It rules the law authorizing the merger to be used constitutes special legislation and thus is unconstitutional.
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Pittsburg
Philadelphia
Supreme Court
Allegheny City
Drowning Report From Rainbow Rapids Tragedy
A Newbold report details the drowning of Mrs. Ezra Crow Mrs. Edward Crow and six Crow children in Rainbow Rapids Wisconsin along the Wisconsin river near Rifinelander Wisconsin.
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Rainbow Rapids
Rifinelander
Wis
Newbold
Ezra Crow
Edward Crow
Wisconsin
Hartford事故中之赔付揭示
Mentor Ohio发生的二十世纪限期列车事故造成当地保险公司约十七万五千美元损失。Travelers保险对遇难者支付九千美元的事故保险及三万三千六百美元的人寿保险，Aetna Life为被杀者C E Wellman投保二万美元事故险，列车事故情形下赔付为双倍。
Oil and Gas Boom in Ohio Foresee World Scale Gas Field
Mansfield reports a monster gas gusher at Butler that could become the world’s largest producer. The well vents about 5 million cubic feet of gas daily with sustained pressure and has spurred leases on every farm within a twenty mile radius by oil and gas capitalists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Mansfield
Butler, O
Chickasaw Warrant Defrauding Suspected of Large Theft
Special report from Muskogee alleges a theft connected with Chickasaw warrants, potentially rivaling the Creek warrant case. A fugitive banker of Tishomingo may be involved, with losses estimated between 100000 and 200000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muskogee
J. T
Tishomingo
Lord Curzon May Retire in Simla Rumor
Simla India rumors say Viceroy Lord Curzon may resign after home government decision. Lord Kitchener, commander in chief in India, is reported to have full control of the army in India.
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Simla
India
Lord Curzon of
Kedleston
Lord Kitchener
Danish training schooner Georg Stage sunk after collision
The Danish training schooner Georg Stage was rammed near Copenhagen by the British steamer Ancona and sank in a minute and a half. Twenty two cadets drowned and fifty seven rescued as the boys were in their bunks at the moment of disaster.
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Copenhazen
Denmark
Georg Stage
Ancona
Kuropatkin Reported Killed Rumor Spreads
A Tuesday rumor from St. Petersburg claimed General Kuropatkin was killed. The chatter linked to a claim that 70,000 Russians were cut off by General Nogi's forces and that Kuropatkin had been captured, but the report remains unconfirmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kuropatkin
St. Petersburg
Nogi
Airship Toledo No. 1 Flies Over City for Forty Five Minutes
A. Roy Knabenshue pilots the airship Toledo No. 1 over Toledo for forty five minutes amid varying wind. The craft is powered by a ten horse power gas engine.
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Toledo
Toledo, O
A. Roy Knabenshue
Toledo No. 1
Knabenshue
Loomis Named Special Ambassador to Receive Jones Remains
President Roosevelt appoints Francis B Loomis as special ambassador to France to receive the remains of John Paul Jones. Loomis faces no charges related to ex Minister Bowen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loomis
Roosevelt
Francis B. Loomis
Bowen
United States
John Paul Jones
France
Girl Dies While Skipping Rope in Appleton
Appleton Wisconsin special report records the sudden death of nine year old Maria Derick during a rope skipping game. As she reached the hundredth mark she exclaimed I have finished and immediately collapsed and died.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Appleton, Wis
Maria Derick
Japan Rejects Armistice Demands Without Satisfactory Credentials
Japan has told the United States it will not accept an armistice with Russia until both sides’ credentials are fully satisfactory and a guarantee of good faith in peace negotiations is provided. The President’s bid to halt fighting in Manchuria faces a temporary setback.
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Eays
Japan
Washington, D. C
United States
Russia
Manchuria
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