Hemenway Denies Reports on Fairbanks Second Place Bid
Senator James A. Hemenway issues a formal statement to counter reports that Vice President Fairbanks would withdraw or accept second place on the ticket. He insists Fairbanks remains a candidate for the Republican nomination through the Chicago convention on June 16 and warns against misdues spread by the Associated Press and the New York Sun.
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Washington, D. C
Fairbanks
James A. Hemenway
Indiana
Chicago
Associated Press
Taft
New York Sun
Indianapolis
Hemenway
Washington
Mr. Fairbanks
Lincoln
Seward
McKinley
Allison
Town
Wilson
Aen
Bryan Easily in Lead for Democratic Nomination
The Tribune canvass of Democratic workers shows William Jennings Bryan as the first choice of 72 percent, with Governor John A Johnson of Minnesota at 11 percent. Under the two thirds rule Bryan appears to have the nomination on the face of the returns, indicating Bryan is the party favorite for Denver.
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Chicago
The
Tribune
William Jennings Bryan
Bryan
Denver
John A. Johnson
Minnesota
Night riders torch barn near West Union
Fire destroyed William Shells’ large barn four miles west of West Union under Troop protection led by Captain Darnell. The loss is estimated at 3500 dollars. Shells is an independent tobacco grower and Law and Order League member who was away at the time of the blaze.
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West Union
William Shells
Darnell
Shell
Law and Order League
Black Hand Threatens Hetty Green in New York
Mrs. Hetty Green, reputed richest American woman, received a Black Hand letter demanding $5,000 under death threat. Hotel Plaza officials moved four detectives to guard her as she is escorted to and from her office.
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Hetty
New York
Hetty Green
United States
Uncertain Fate of Henry Gurholt Linked to Gunness Scheme
Idla Wisconsin special reports Henry Gurholt of Scandinavia believed murdered by Mrs Belle Gunness at Laporte Indiana. He had been in contact with a matrimonial bureau advertised in a Scandinavian paper. Friends say he corresponded with Gunness. he last spoke July 4 1906 before leaving to marry a Chicago area widow with a large farm.
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Idla
Wis
Henry Gurholt
Scandinavia
Belle Gunness
Laporte
Ind
Chicago
Wife Restored To Life After Deathbed Miracle
Washington report says Mrs. Mary Cordelia Sabin, wife of Bishop Oliver C. Sabin, died of cancer three weeks before public knowledge, then revived at his bedside after intense prayer. She later died on May 6.
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Washington
Mary Cordelia Bent
Sabin
Evangelical Christian Science Church
Oliver C
The
Creed
Evidence Heaviest Breakthrough In Bella Gunness Case
Laporte Indiana reports conclude the body is Mrs Bella Gunness and three rings found at Cutler's morgue verify identity Along with a gold wedding band from Mads Sorenson and another from Peter Gunness the rings are linked to the burned home and the three children died in the fire Doctors Gray and Meyer state the cause of death cannot be determined and the right hand remains found
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Laporte
Ind
Bella Gunness
Cutler’s Morgue
Gray
J. H. W. Meyer
Fifty Episcopalian Clergymen Planned to Enter Rome Faith
The Roman Catholic movement in the United States gains momentum as fifty Episcopalian clergymen, including ten in Philadelphia and seven in New York, agree on a day to renounce Episcopacy and join Rome. Rev. Alvah H. Doran cites the open pulpit as the main cause for this wholesale defection.
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Philadelphia
Rome
Alvah H. Doran
New York
Chicago
Fond du Lac
Wis
United States
Doran
Deserter Hopkins Self-Destructs as Army Agents Close In
In New York Fort Slocum, Ambrose P. Hopkins, betrayed to military authorities after desertion, shot himself upon the arrival of a relief party sent to arrest him, ending his personal crisis as soldiers entered his living room.
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New York
Fort Slocum
Ambrose P. Hopkins
Tonopah Fire Destroys Business Block In Ashes
Tonapah Nevada reports a major fire sweeping the Palace Hotel block and the heart of the business district. The blaze caused about 150000 dollars in losses with no insurance and the cause remains a mystery.
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Tonapah
Nev
Palace Hotel
Business Center
New York Governor Declines Vice Presidential Nomination
Special Governor Hughes writes to Gen Stewart Woodford stating he cannot accept any vice presidential nomination and would be unable to serve even if elected. He acknowledges his inability to fulfill the role.
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New York
Hughes
Stewart T. Woodford
Soldier Slays Three in Manila Courier Telegram
Telegram to the adjutant general reports Michael Beacham a private in the First United States Cavalry opened fire killing three and wounding three others with one mortally wounded in Manila.
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Manila
Gable
Adjutant-General
Michael Beacham
First
United States
Cavalry
Ran Amtack
Declares Murderess Linked to Bluebeard tale in Decatur case
Reports tie Mrs Belle Gunness to the Hoch murder spree and a possible escape aided by a cabman. Worden vows to reveal the driver’s name, suggesting Gunness is alive. A cabman’s laundry check and a Decatur letter spur sheriff inquiry into Gunness disappearance and Loeffler identification.
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Laporte
Ind
Belle Gunness
Bluebeard
Johann Hoch
Illinois
Divorced Wife of King of Saxony Welcomes Son in Italy
Florence dispatch reports Mme. Toselli formerly Countess Montignese and Crown Princess Louise of Saxony has given birth to a son she will nurse herself. She is the divorced wife of the Saxon king and wife of Enrico Toselli. the king seeks reconciliation amid ongoing royal drama.
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New York
Florence
Italy
Mme. Toselli
Montignese
Louise
Saxony
Enrico Toselli
London
Register
King of
Giron
Europe
Monica Pia of
Countess Montignoso
Monica Pia
Fatal Quarrel in Boat Ends in Drowning
In Quincy Illinois Adam Wagner drowned in the bay after a quarrel with two companions in a boat. He and his wife were aboard with a third man when an attempted strike caused him to fall overboard. The survivors were arrested but released after a coroner's jury ruled the death accidental.
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Quincy, Ill
Adam Wagner
Wagner
Tragic Arson Suspect Jim Kennedy Seized in Montgomery
Montgomery police arrest Jim Kennedy, a prominent Black resident, after he locked his seven children inside a house and set it ablaze. Five children perished before rescuers could reach them, with authorities investigating motives and connections to the community.
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Montgomery
Ala
Jim Kennedy
Atlanta Fire Ravages Downtown Two-Block Section
A major blaze in Atlanta Georgia destroyed two solid business blocks, threatening the whole downtown district. Loss is conservatively placed at 1.5 million dollars. The Terminal Hotel, among the city’s largest, lay in ruins with 200 guests on the register when the fire broke out nearby. all escaped.
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Atlanta
Terminal
Brewers Move to Form Allied Trades League
Milwaukee leaders announce a June 8 to 10 convention to form a new allied trades league with about 60 000 members. The aim is to oppose prohibition, with brewers possibly joining later. Members include masters and manufacturers of brewing machinery, suppliers, real estate men, contractors, builders, wagon makers, glassmakers, insurers, and possibly barley agriculturists.
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Milwaukee
Wis
United Brewers
The
Allied Trades
Unknown explosive threat shocks Las Vegas school city
In Las Vegas New Mexico the city is terrorized by the theft of dynamite and caps from a warehouse. Sufficient quantities were taken to blow the city off the map, but much has been recovered and the investigation continues.
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Las Vegas
N. M
Fairbanks Urges Churches and Schools Over Warship Build Up
Vice President Fairbanks addressed a Chicago banquet after St. Stanislaus Parochial School dedication condemning socialism and anarchy as enemies of government. He argued for defense within needs, promoted education as national strength, and warned against European military pomp in American life.
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Chicago
Fairbanks
St. Stanislaus
Japan asked to explain mob attack on French timber factory
Paris demands full report from Japan on the attack that wrecked a French timber factory in Llino Miyazaki prefecture. Damage pegged at 50000 dollars. no fatalities. French owners fled or hid. Tokyo expresses regret and pledges inquiry amid about forty arrests.
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Paris
Japan
Llino
Tokio
Miyazaki
Tokio Foreign Office
Young couple wed in rare Kentucky ceremony
In Whitesburg Kentucky a historic Eastern Kentucky wedding took place on Upper Rock Creek. Leonard Hall aged 15 married Annie Profitt aged 12 with the groom’s father Elder Joe Hall officiating. Annie is the daughter of widow Sarah Profitt.
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Whitesburg
Kentucky
Upper Rock Creek
Leonard Hall
Joe Hall
Annie Profitt
Sarah Profitt
Great Canal Opens in Basin Wyoming
Water was turned through the fifty four mile Big Horn county canal for the first time last week. It will irrigate thirty thousand acres of land on the west side of the Big Horn River. The canal cost four hundred thousand dollars and took three years to build.
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Basin
Wyo
Big Horn County
Big Horn River
Fire Bugs Held Over Arson Charge in Norfolk
Four Jamestown exposition fire department members and two Powhatan guards are held for the Norfolk county grand jury on arson. Two men confessed starting the fire destroying the Philippine village and other buildings ten days ago. They said the plan aimed to show the value of fire force after a proposed cut in force and salaries by Fire Chief Miller.
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Norfolk, Va
Jamestown Exposition Fire Department
Powhatan Guards
Norfolk County Grand Jury
Miller
Quiet Push for Roosevelt Nomination at Chicago
A covert movement to force Theodore Roosevelt's renomination is under way despite his clear pledge not to run. Prominent Republican operatives, backed by many Congressional and local candidates, aim to secure Roosevelt as the party’s strongest nominee at the Chicago convention, challenging Taft's bid and altering national and state political futures.
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Washington, D. C
Roosevelt
Chicago
Republican Party
Jonathan Bourne
Oregon
Taft
Mr. Taft
Congress
Colonel Bryan
Fairbanks
Cannon
Two Slain at Card Table on Apple’s Island
In Watertown New York a gun fired buckshot through a cabin window during a card game. Jerry Apple fell bleeding to the floor of his Apple’s Island cabin on Black Lake. As Apple collapsed his son in law Albert Crowder jumped up and was shot dead as the gun fired again.
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Watertown
N. Y
Jerry Apple
Apple’s Island
Black Lake
Apple
Albert Crown- 2Y
Crowder
Appropriations Bill Passes House With $106 Million Total
The House on Friday approved the sundry civil appropriation bill carrying a total appropriation of 106196369 dollars, about 1.241 million more than the committee forecast.
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Washington
Special
House
Great Conspiracy Uncovered in Calcutta Plot to Overthrow British Rule
Authorities seize documents in Calcutta indicating a nationwide scheme to topple British rule in India. Hazardous devices and materials found at a residence tied to the plot. Officials fear a revolution with prominent figures implicated and mass arrests anticipated.
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India
London
Calcutta
Lord Kitchen
Sixty Years a King in Vienna Imperial Gala Honors Francis Joseph
Emperor Francis Joseph marks his sixtieth accession anniversary with a summit of European monarchs in the Vienna palace. Emperor William of Germany and other rulers attend the ceremony in the Hall of Mirrors then share luncheon in Maria Theresa Hall as crowds admire the display of dynastic friendship.
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Vienna
William
Francis Joseph
Vassel
Hapsburg
Germany
Austria
Bavaria
Maria Theresa Hall
Mollycoddle Rooster Becomes Proud Foster Father
Maplewood Missouri owner N D Kitchell found the Mollycoddle rooster hatched twelve Plymouth Rock chicks from fifteen eggs after three weeks of sitting. He removed the chicks from the rooster to protect them but the bird resisted, so Kitchell tried a deception by replacing the brood with fifteen fresh eggs. The rooster resumed sitting and is again caring for the new brood.
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St. Louis
Maplewood
N. D. Kitchell
Kitchell
Mr. Mollycoddle
Town kills church thief in Belleghem incident
In Courtrai Belgium a mob from Belleghem attacked and killed a burglar at the Chapel of the Virgin armed with clubs and knives. Seven suspects arrested. The victim bore twenty seven knife wounds. The prior Notre Dame theft of Van Dyck’s Elevation of the Cross sparked renewed anger.
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Courtrai
Belgium
Belleghem
Church of Notre Dame
van Dyck
Twelve Die In Tornado Sweeps Sarpy County
Twelve people are known to have died and about twenty injured as a tornado struck the northern part of Sarpy county on Tuesday afternoon. Bellevue Presbyterian College buildings suffered about $50,000 in damage.
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Omaha
Neb
Sarpy
Bellevue
Presbyterian College
Taft on Home Stretch
Washington special reports Thursday was a banner day for Secretary Taft who added twenty delegates. The gains included Alabama four at large Alabama district and Connecticut teens plus two from the first Alabama district. Hitchcock, Taft’s manager, said Taft now has 450 delegates ready or within forty-one of nomination.
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Washington
Taft
Alabama
Connecticut
Frank A. Hitchcock
Boy Uses Knife on Five in Brooklyn Barbershop
A sixteen year old male, unnamed as Carmelita, attacked five people at 107 Fulton Street in Brooklyn, severely wounding Antonio Peraso and his wife and injuring three barbers as they slept. Peraso and his wife are believed mortally wounded. Police suspect Black Hand gang involvement. The assailant escaped.
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New York
Carmelita
Brooklyn
Antonio Peraso
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