Feud and Feud Fueled Killings Across States
A political feud headlines a string of killings and shootings. Ex Sheriff Demard Callahan is ambushed at his Crockettsville home. Edward Sands wounds a grocer clerk in Columbus amid a lawsuit craze. Fred Mohrle is slain in St Louis courtroom after a feud with former deputy Kane.
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Jackson
Demard Callahan
Breathitt County
Crockettsville
Callahan
Columbus
Ohio
Edward Sands
County Infirmary
Jacob Zettler
C. M. Gardner
Zettler
St. Louis
Fred Mohrle
Sam Young
Criminal Court
William Kane
Young
Mohrle
Judge Befriends Lovers. Young Bride Judgment Against Railroad
Des Moines Iowa June 7 In affirming a verdict for 2300 damages against the Burlington road a Scott county jury awarded Mrs Josephine Niemeyer of Jamestown North Dakota for injuries in a wreck while the plaintiff was on her wedding trip The Iowa supreme court held that marriage does not render a woman unable to carry on business She had planned to continue giving music lessons with a large class waiting her return and the jury awarded 2300.damage
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Des Moines
Burlington Road
Scott County
Josephine Niemeyer
Jamestown
N. Dak
Iown Supreme Court
Dakota
Motor Car Kills Paralytic in Front of Plaza Hotel
Elizabeth Mirick, 55, was struck by a car driven by Elizabeth C. Irwin near the Plaza hotel at North Avenue and North Clark Street. Hopitalized, she died before doctors could finish assessment. Irwin from Dearborn Avenue was driving, with Hugh Ritchie and Hazel S. Ritchie accompanying.
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Elizabeth C. Irwin
Plaza Hotel
Chicago
Ill
Elizabeth Myrick
North Avenue
North Clark Street
Eliabeth C. Irwin
Dearborn Avenue
Hugh R. Ritchie
Hazel S. Ritchie
MacLaurin Inducted as MIT President in Boston
Dr. Richard Cockburn MacLaurin, formerly with Columbia University, was today inducted as president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Boston before a notable audience of guests.
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Boston
Mass
Richard Cockburn MacLaurin
Columbia University
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Wisconsin Assembly Kills Direct Election Resolution
The Wisconsin Assembly rejected a senate joint resolution calling on Congress to amend the constitution so senators are elected by direct popular vote. The action was taken in Madison on June 7.
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Assembly
Madison
Wis
Senate
Congress
Col Alexander K McClure Dies Suddenly at Wallingford
Philadelphia on June 7 reports the death of Col Alexander K McClure at his Wal l ingford country home. A friend of Lincoln and a prominent journalist in early American politics he was 81 years old at death yesterday afternoon.
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Philadelphia
Alexander K. McClure
Lincoln
Wallingford
Mad Man Who Slew Five Former Iowans
John Murphy the insane killer at the North Packing and Provision Co slaughter house had lived previously in Ottumwa Iowa where he was married 16 years ago. Victims include Hubert Smith and James Catre both of Cambridge plus Thomas Crowe of Cambridge and Michael Janicus of Somerville with an unidentified white man among the dead. Wounded include Dr Daniel C Hayes an inspector from Waltham and residents John Cheevus John Lewis and John Patterson of Cambridge and Somerville.
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Somerville
Mass
John Murphy
North Packing and Provision Company
Iowa
Ottumwa
Murphy
Hubert Smith
Cambridge
James Catre
Thomas Crowe
Michael Janicus
Tragic Double Suicide in Salem Woman Kills Son Then Herself
Mrs Elizab eth Sharp wife of politician and manufacturer G V Sharp shot and killed her 12 year old son Harold then died by revolver. Authorities say sorrow over the boy illness drove the tragedy in Salem Ohio on June 7.
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Salem
Ohio
Elizabeth Sharp
G. V. Sharp
Harold
Secret Service Uncovers Counterfeit Ten Dollar Note
The Secret Service has found a counterfeit ten dollar national bank note bearing William McKinley in Washington DC on June 7. The bill is from the Citizens' Central National Bank of New York City, series 1902, number 6001, with irregular size and alignment of figures.
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Secret Service
Washington, D. C
Former Bank Employees Charged in Lewiston Embezzlement
Lewiston Idaho June 7 warrants issued by the U S commissioner charging Clarence Robnett ex-bookkeeper and J L Chapman ex assistant cashier of Lewiston National Bank with embezzling 137000 from the bank funds.
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Lewiston
Idaho
U. S
Clarence Robnett
J. L. Chapman
Lewiston National Bank
Cars in auto race arrive at St. Louis
St. Louis on June 7 reports that the two Ford cars in the New York to Seattle race reached the city at 7 AM while the Shaw mut machine arrived at 9 AM.
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ST. Louis
Ford
New York
Seattle
Wharf Collapse Sinks Ten as Crowds Rush Boat
In Mandeville Louisiana a frail wharf collapsed while residents of New Orleans rushed to board the excursion steamer Margaret. Ten bodies recovered and a rescue party searches for seven more missing feared lost.
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Mandeville
Margaret
New Orleans
Women object to woman superintendent at Mitchellville school
Des Moines reports three mothers seek parole for their daughters to protest a possible woman head at the Mitchellville state industrial school for girls. Board of control chair John Downie notes reasons unclear but says qualifying candidates will win the job if better.
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Des Moines
Industrial School For
Mitchellville
John Downie
Board of Control
Downie
Mitchelville
Prominent Iowa Marshal S. S. Ethridge Dies at 71
Des Moines June 7. S S Ethridge former U S marshal for the southern district died this morning at age 71. His long public service included law enforcement and civic duties in Iowa.
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By Town Evening Press
Des Moines
S. S. Ethridge
Southern District
Detroit Auto Toll Claims Two Dead In 48 Hours
Detroit reports two men killed and two women plus a child injured in two days as autos continue to cause fatalities and injuries in the city. Authorities cite careless driving and crash factors as investigations begin.
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Detroit
245 Teachers to Graduate at Iowa State Teachers College
Cedar Falls Iowa June 7 The Solving of the Problem was the theme of the twenty second annual baccalaureate address by President H S Seerley to the graduating class. A class of 245 will graduate Wednesday.
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Cedar Falls
Iowa
H. S. Seerley
Iowa State Teachers’ College
Milton Holden Dies by Own Action in Detroit
Detroit on June 7 Milton Holden of Fred S. Osborne & Co. shot himself. Despondent over business affairs, Holden died by his own action in the brokerage firm's offices.
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Detroit, Mich
Milton Holden
Fred S. Osborne & Co
Holden
Fogelsang Released in Springport Bank Case
Henry P. Fogelsang former cashier of the failed Springport bank in Michigan was discharged by order of the prosecuting attorney. Authorities found he did not profit personally though he made a bad loan and filed incorrect reports to the banking commissioner.
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Jackson, Mich
Henry P. Fogelsang
Springport, Mich
Fogelsang
Government Opinion Defines Whisky Meaning in Law
Solicitor General Bowers submits to President Taft an interpretation of the term whisky. He says added coloring or flavoring cannot make non whisky into whisky, while mixtures with alcohol can still be whisky if they retain substantial by products and flavor. The view favors blended whisky producers and reverses prior Agriculture Department stance though not yet final.
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Washington, D. C
Bowers
Taft
Department of Agriculture
Senate tariff fight continues with finance committee support
The senate sustained the finance committee on tariff revisions by a 41 to 26 vote with Foster and McEnery aligned with the majority and nine Republicans joining Democrats. The session moved through changes from ad valorem to specific duties on cotton goods while delaying a night session. The House earlier passed the Porto Rican appropriation continuation for the next fiscal year.
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Washington, D. C
Senate
Committee On Finance
Foster and McEnery
Beveridge
Bristow
Brown
Burkett
Cummins
Dolliver
Gamble
Hollands
Finance Committee
Bacon
House
Havemeyer Loan Ties Us to Sugar Company Control
New York June 7 Evidence shows late H O Havemeyer then president of American Sugar Refining issued orders for a 1.25 million loan to Pennsylvania Sugar Refining company. The Pennsylvania suit seeks 30 million dollars from American Sugar Refining alleging the loan enabled control and the Pennsylvania operation to be discontinued.
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New York
N. Y
H. O. Havemeyer
American Sugar Refining Company
Pennsylvania Sugar Refining Company
Pennsylvania Company
Baptists Demand Ouster of Prof Foster in Chicago
Speakers at the Chicago Baptist Ministers Conference denounce Professor George Burman Foster of the University of Chicago as an undesirable Baptist and demand his withdrawal from the Baptist church and the university due to his views on the divinity of Jesus Christ.
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Chicago, Ill
Jesus Christ
George Burman Foster
University of Chicago
Baptist Church
Chicago Baptist Ministers’ Conference
Politician Blodgett Sentenced to Five Years in Iowa Penitentiary
Des Moines June 7. D T Blodgett a politician and former independent congressional candidate was convicted of issuing a forged instrument and must serve a five year term in the state penitentiary. The Iowa Supreme Court handed down the ruling today.
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Des Moines
Iowa
D. T. Blodgett
Congress
Independence
State Supreme Court
Blodgett
Bluff electrical workers strike for wage hike
Council Bluffs Iowa June 7 electrical workers walked out demanding 45 cents an hour up from 40 cents. All building trades may strike in sympathy if the demand is not granted.
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Iowa Evening Press
Council Bluffs
Iowa
14 Year Old Girl Identifies Assault Suspect in Des Moines
In Des Moines Iowa on June 7 police report Paul Witte arrested for assault on a 14 year old girl. The victim identified him today as the assailant, confirming the Saturday arrest.
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Paul Witte
Des Moines
Iowa Evening Press
Powder Magazine Explosion Wounds 500 in Gracow
An army powder magazine exploded in Gracow Austrian Poland on Saturday night injuring about five hundred people. Three soldiers were killed and hundreds of houses damaged.
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Gracow
Austrian Poland
Mrs Eddy Sees No Change in Health. Reporter Watches
Mrs Delia M Gilbert of New York released an open letter accusing Mary Baker Eddy of being dead or a mindless puppet. A reporter visited Mrs Eddy at her estate and observed her driving by with Calvin A Frye, noting no apparent change in her condition.
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Hwstate
Boston
Mass
Della M. Gilbert
New York
Christian Science
Mary Baker G. Eddy
Mrs. Eddy
Calvin A. Frye
Man Plans Atlantic Crossing by Dirigible Balloon
Joseph Brucker, arriving in Chicago en route to the International Aeronautic Exposition at Frankfurt, aims to cross the Atlantic next summer in a dirigible about one third the size of Zeppelin's. He emphasizes meteorology and trade winds over mechanics and plans to start from Lisbon and land in the West Indies to set a historic record.
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Joseph Brucker
Atlantic
Chicago
Frankfort-on-the-Main
Mr. Brucker
Count Zeppelin
Lisbon
Portugal
West Indies
Balloon race ends with all balloons landed
The endurance contest concludes without records as all balloons land far south. The Balloon Indianapolis wins the endurance event. no records are broken in either the endurance contest or the race.
Balloon races and landings across cities in June
Balloons from a transcity endurance test report multiple landings including St Louis III near Kelso Tennessee and New York down near Corinth Mississippi. Indianapolis team Link and Irvin won about 22 hours aloft while Chicago and Ohio followed as contenders in the endurance event.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Hoosier
New York
St. Louis
Birmingham
Ala
Link
Irvin
Chicago
Ohio
Alfred le Blanc
France
Corinth
Miss
Here
National conference on law and criminology opens in Chicago
In Chicago the national conference on law and criminology begins marking the fiftieth anniversary of Northwestern University School of Law. Lawyers, educators, physicians and criminologists attend to press for simplified court procedure and systematic care of offenders. Discussions span two days.
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Chicago
Ill
Circuit
Superior Courts
Northwestern University School of Law
Frohman Secures Play Rights for America
Paris June 7 Charles Frohman announces he has secured Roustand's Chanticleer for America. The manager says the production rights are now secured and will be staged domestically.
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Paris
Charles Frohman
Roustand
Chanticleer
America
Weather outlook for Illinois and Iown shows showers
Tonight and Tuesday bring showers with cooler conditions. Central and east areas see cooler air tonight while the south cools Tuesday. Sunrise at 4 15 a m and sunset at 7 24 p m with moonrise at 11 05 p m.
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Illinois
Woourne
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