JUNKEN TO HANG DEATH SENTENCE VERDICT REPORTED
Centerville Iowa June 2 John Junken convicted of murder in the first degree for slaying Clara Rosen. death by hanging set for July 1910 after swift verdict. A mob gathered as officers protected the condemned man during transport to Fort Madison penitentiary.
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Centerville
John Junken
Clara Rosen
M. A. Roberts
Iowa
Supreme Court
Morgan Edwards
Roberts
Junken
Mitchell
Court House
John G. Clark
Lem L. Dale
William Stier
Charles Ware
William Underwood
Dan Hammon
John W. Grey
Ottumwa
Burlington
Fort Madison
Elkins Urges Coal and Oil Protection Against Duty Cuts
West Virginia Senator Elkins warned that lowering coal duties would devastate his state and harm broader U S coal and oil industries. He argued coal mining sustains communities, jobs, and regional economies, and urged protective duties to shield independent oil producers from foreign competition.
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Washington
United States
Senate
Senator Elkins
West Virginia
Canada
Standard Oil Company
Elkins
Mr. Elkins
New England
York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Nova Scotia
Oth
Maryland
Elkines
Emperors to Meet in Finnish Waters
Petersburg dispatch reports Navoe Vremya stating a meeting between Emperor William and Emperor Nicholas in the Gulf of Finland on June E%. The note places the historic encounter in Finnish waters with June as the planned month.
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Set. Petersburg
Navoe Vremya
William
Nicholas
Finnish Gulf
Three Trainmen Die In Fog Crash At Mars
Pittsburg Pa June 2 Three trainmen were killed when a light engine in dense fog rammed a freight train at Mars Pa near here on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad.
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Pittsburg
Mars
Here
Baltimore and Ohio
Doctor Charged in Chicago Woman Death Crime Shocks City
Dr Haldane Cleminson was formally charged with murder over the death of his wife Nora Jayne Cleminson in Rogers Park Chicago. Police say Cleminson claimed several others were implicated and that the crime was among the worst in Chicago history.
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Chicago
Ill
Nora Jane Cleminson
Kane
Cleminson
Haldane Cleminson
Levi Woods
Rogers’ Park
Nora Jayne Cleminson
Cleminsons
Railroad Mail Clerks in Convention Open in Atlanta
The seventeenth annual Railroad Mail association convention opened in Atlanta with several hundred delegates. Assistant Postmaster General Stewart announced pension recommendations for veteran postal clerks and payment of actual on duty expenses away from terminals. President Canfield urged higher classifications for apartment car and transfer clerks and the elimination of deferred promotions.
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Atlanta
Railroad Mail Association
Stewart
Canfield
Promoters of Arizona Mine Sentenced in Kansas City
Kansas City June 2. Frank H. Horn S. H. Snyder and Raymond P. May were sentenced to a year and a day in Leavenworth prison and fined 500 each for fraud in promoting the Two Queens mine in Arizona. John E. Horn was fined 500. E. S. Horn collapsed and was too ill to attend sentencing.
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Kansas City, Mo
Frank H. Horn
S. H. Snyder
Raymond P. May
Leavenworth
John E. Horn
Queens
Arizona
E. S. Horn
Government chieftains to testify in criminal libel case
In Indianapolis a federal court delayed the trial of Delavan Smith and Charles R. Williams, publishers of the Indianapolis News, to Oct 11 to allow witnesses Frank Hitchcock and Norman E. Mack to be called. The government sought to prove malice and transfer venue, but Judge Anderson ruled that express malice must be shown in criminal libel.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Delavan Smith
Charles R. Williams
Indianapolis News
Panama Canal
United States
Frank Hitchcock
Republican National Committee
Norman E. Mack
Democratic National Committee
Hitchcock
Mack
Chicago
Chicago News
Hitchcock and Mack
Office
J. H. Morgan
Washington
District of Columbia
Anderson
Keota Couple Wed This Morning From Keota Iowa
Miss Ida Dupuis and William C Jordan Peiffer married at St. Marys Catholic church in Keota at 7 o clock in the morning. Rev Father Peiffer conducted the ceremony with only relatives and intimate friends present. The couple to spend their honeymoon in Chicago aboard the Firefly after a wedding breakfast. Mrs Peiffer is noted as a popular Keota young woman.
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Lee Stewart
Mrs. Peiffer
Chicago
Brewers Declare Prohibition Wave Has Reached Peak
Atlantic City June 2 The United States Brewers association board of trustees announced that the prohibition wave has reached its height and reversed momentum is beginning. Julius Liebmann of New York opened the forty-ninth annual convention with about 300 delegates present. the group reportedly controls two thirds of U S beer output.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Anti-Saloon League
United States Brewers’ Association
Julius Liebmann
New York
United States
Burlington Man Is Killed by Current
Burlington Iowa June 2 Frank Cook a telephone lineman was instantly killed when he grasped a live wire carrying twenty three hundred volts.
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Burlington
Tlown Evening Press
Frank Cook
Senate debates night sessions and tariff policy
The senate voted to allow night sessions as speeches by Smoot and Lodge highlighted tariff policy. Gore warned of high earnings by cotton and woolen firms, while Smoot stressed technical tariff points and Lodge defended protection for American manufacturers against cheap foreign labor.
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Washington, D. C
Senate
Gore
Smoot
Lodge
Finance Committee
Utah
Republican Party
Eheland
Uniform laws and bills debated at grocers' meet
Detroit June 2 National Wholesale Grocers association convened with four hundred delegates. Leaders consider uniform pure food laws uniform bills of lading and an amendment to bankruptcy laws as top topics under discussion.
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Detroit
Mich
National Wholesale Grocers’ Association
Bond Issue Approved for AT&SF Railroad Extensions
New York June 2 The Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company directors authorized about 26 million dollars of 4 percent gold bonds for major extensions and improvements.
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New York
N. Y
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company
Baltimore Strike Looms Over B&O Shops
Baltimore on June 2 reports no agreement at a conference between Vice President Potter of the Baltimore & Ohio and a delegation of Machinists Blacksmiths and Boilermakers officers. A general strike is feared as the dispute centers on extending the piecework system in B&O shops.
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Baltimore
Potter
Baltimore & Ohio Railway
Blacksmiths’ & Boilermakers’ Association
Baltimore & Ohio System
Alleged Hold-Up Men Arraigned in Omaha Case
Three men arrested for holding up and robbing the mail car on the Pacific Overland Limited May 22 were arraigned in U S court. Lawyers signaled the government will need to present substantial evidence. A fourth possible suspect, James Z Shelton, was arrested in Denver.
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Omaha
Neb
Pacific Overland Limited
U. S
Denver
Col
James Z. Shelton
Union Pacific
Counterfeit William Five Dollar Note Reported
Washington secret service bureau notes a new counterfeit five dollar silver certificate of the 1899 Indian Head series. The note uses blue ink and bond paper with poor workmanship aiding detection of fakes.
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Washington, D. C
Secret Service Bureau
Lewiston National Bank Faces 137000 Shortage Claim
National Bank Examiner Gatch confirms a deficit found in Lewiston National Bank funds. Stockholders have covered the alleged shortage of 137000. Gatch declines to discuss details. The amount and lodging of the claim are referenced in Newiston, Idaho.
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Newiston
Idaho
National Bank Examiner Gatch
Lewiston National Bank
Cadets Return Home From West Liberty Encampment
Iowa University cadets came home from a week at West Liberty with colors flying and bugles blowing. The battles were bloodless, and only one cadet, Horace C. Young of Fargo, S. D., was listed sick or wounded. Several students fell ill, but none seriously. a fierce windstorm tested the tents, which held firm.
Australian cabinet falls and new one formed
Melbourne June 2 Premier Fisher resigns after defeat in parliament Alfred Deakin forms a new cabinet to replace the fallen government.
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Melbourne
Fisher
Alfred Deakin
Zeppelin Arrives at Lake Constance After Easy Flight
The Zeppelin airship reached Friedrichshafen by stages from Goep ping and descended into its floating shed on Lake Constance at six this morning.
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Friedrichshafen
Goepping
Lake Constance
Millionaire Fire Company Men Hurt In Barn Blaze
Five members of Philadelphia area Millionaire Fire Company were seriously injured battling a large barn fire owned by Dr. E. W. Powell in Bryn Mawr a fashionable suburb. All will recover.
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Philadelphia
Millionaire Fire Company
E. W. Powell
Bryn Mawr
Wade for Governor in Iowa Delegation Push
In Washington a push forms to back Wade for governor as other opponents to Carroll Sug gest emerge. The letter notes several hard congressional fights tied to Iowa delegation and statewide leadership.
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Carroll Sug
Iowa Democrats view strong campaign against Carroll for governor
Washington reports Iowa Democrats plan a vigorous next year starting with a strong man against Carroll for governor. They aim to nominate strong candidates in all districts and make anti Cannonism or tariff an issue where relevant. Names like Jerry Sullivan Judge Wade and DeArmond are debated for various posts.
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J. C. Welliver
Washington, D. C
Iowa House
Carroll
Cannon
Jerry Sullivan
Judge Wade
Clark
Washington
Iowa
DeArmond
Scott County
Missouri
Dawson
McChesney Chosen Secretary of University
William J. McChesney, longtime secretary of the board of regents, is elected secretary of the university by the Iowa educational board. His salary rises to 2500 dollars annually. He will begin his eighth year in the post and was widely expected to win the job.
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Iowa City
New
Iowa Educational Board
William J. McChesney
Board of Regents
Negroes Seek Equal Rights in Education and Voting
The National Negro Conference adopted a platform calling for strict application of fourteenth amendment guarantees. It demands equal educational opportunities and the right to vote on the same terms as other citizens, while discussing President Taft’s attitude toward Black Americans. A resolution by William Monroe Trotter deploring Taft’s views was referred to a special committee.
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New York
N. Y
Taft
William Monroe Trotteer
Boston
Weather outlook for Iowa and Illinois showers tonight
Unsettled weather continues in Iowa and Illinois with showers forecast tonight or Thursday. Temperature remains largely steady with sunrise at 4 16 a m and sunset at 7 21 p m while moonset is listed at 3 32 a m.
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Illinois
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