Wireless Savers in Slavonia Wreck Off Azores
Wireless telegraphy aided rescue of Slavonia passengers off Flores island as Prinzess Irene and Batavia answered distress calls. The Slavonia with 110 saloon and 300 steerage aboard is a near total wreck, while cabin guests and steerage passengers were saved.
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Punta Delgada
Azores
Cunard
Slavonia
Flores Island
Republic
Irene
Horta
Azores Island
Azores Islands
Prinzess Irene
New York
Cunard Line
Naples
Genoa
Lloyd Line
Batavia
Chicago
W. Kennedy
Oak Park
Misses Weeks
Abbie D. Weeks
Oakdale Avenue
T. W. Wood
O. Zook
Evanston
Uproar in Venezuela over U S warships visit
In Caracas on June 12 a congress uproar followed the visit of American warships to La Guaira. A joint resolution refused to approve the Yellow Book section on December 15 and heated speeches urged the removal of Foreign Minister De J. Paul. The government ordered Paul removed from diplomatic service for the warship call, viewed as an insult to Venezuela. Congressman Gallages accused Paul of provoking foreign intervention.
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Caracas
Venezuela
Congress
la Guaira
de J. Paul
Paul
Europe
Gallages
Hundred Die in French Quake Shocks Nation
News records a devastating earthquake in France with about a hundred deaths and many injured. Food shipments reach stricken districts as soldiers aid rescue efforts across the southern region.
Severe France earthquake hits Lambesc and surrounding towns
The June quake in Herault and Bouches du Rhone provinces leaves fifteen dead in Lambesc ten in St Cannat and twenty in Rognes with total deaths expected around one hundred. Two shocks were felt across the Riviera from 9 to 11 pm as troops were sent to aid rescues and ships rocked at Toulon.
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Marseilles
Herault
Bouches du Rhone
Lambesc
St. Cannat
Rognes
Aix
Bodies Found in Well At McNally Ranch South Dakota
Kadoka South Dakota June 12 two men J Gonoder of Rock Valley Iowa and W D Toney of Sioux City were found dead in a well on the McNally ranch two miles north of town. Michael Malone in their employ is under arrest. The pair ran a breaking outfit and were said to have about 900 dollars in cash when they arrived May 18. Malone later claimed to have bought out the men and moved horses, then left town with the outfit.
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South Dakota
Kadoka
S. D
J. Gonoder
Rock Valley
Iowa
W. D. Toney
Sioux City
Malone
Phillip
War Department seeks injunction against Standard oil subsidiaries
In Danville Illinois on June 12 the War Department filed for an injunction against the Ohio Oil company and 18 other oil firms said to be Standard subsidiaries. The complaint alleges waste oil contaminates the Wabash river and slows navigation.
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Danville, Ill
War Department
Ohio Oil Company
Standard
Wabash River
Four Die as Floors Collapse at Peninsular Stove Works
In Detroit on June 12 four people were killed and several injured when five floors of the Peninsular stove works plant collapsed under the weight of stoves. A fire broke out and was controlled. crews search the ruins for victims in the six story store house.
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Detroit
Mich
Peninsular Stove Works
Harriman Not Critically Ill Says Doctor
Dr W G Lyle Harriman’s physician reported in New York that Harriman is not critically ill in Europe with organic heart trouble. The only illness cited is muscular rheumatism.
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New York
N. Y
W. G. Lyle
E. H. Harriman
Harriman
Europe
New Type of Boat Launched for Magnetism Research
A non magnetic survey yacht Carnegie was launched in Brooklyn for the Carnegie Institute of Washington. It will aid terrestrial magnetism research and observations of magnetic needle variations. The hull’s absence of magnetic metal aims to improve accuracy and ease of work.
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New York
N. Y
Brooklyn
Carnegie
Carnegie Institute of Washington
Belknap a Favorite at Farewell for Naval Attache in Messina
In Messina a large crowd gathered at the railway station to bid farewell to Lieut. Commander Belknap the naval attache of the Rome embassy and other American officers aiding earthquake relief. They left for Rome after receiving a message from the mayor naming them honorary citizens of Messina in appreciation of their relief work.
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Messina
Belknap
Rome
Robbers Hold Up New Ulm Station in Northwestern Heist
Three masked men robbed the Northwestern station in New Ulm yesterday. Conductor A. E. Hutchinson and operator W. H. Willier were beaten unconscious when they failed to surrender money. The robbers looted the safe and pocked the men’s pockets before fleeing.
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Winona
Minn
Northwestern Railroad
New Ulm
A. E. Hutchinson
W. H. Willier
Wealthy mining man cited as possibly jumping from steamer Indiana
Blais Durbin of Patton Pennsylvania, a wealthy mine owner, reportedly either jumped or fell overboard from the Goodrich steamer Indiana between Chicago and Grand Haven. His coat hat and purse were found on deck. Naples Italy reports an American Holland Bennett missing from the Berlin with his wife aboard. The Daily Chronicle hints he may have fallen victim to the Neapolitan Camorra or Black Hand related to an Ohio arrest.
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Muskegon, Mich
Blais Durbin
Patton, Pa
Goodrich Line
Indiana
Chicago
Grand Haven
Naples
Genoa
Berlin
Holland Bennett
Bennett
London
Milan
The
Daily Chronicle
Ohio
Black Hand
Fatal shooting after insult at Des Moines lunch counter
Henry Talbott a colored coal miner died in hospital from bullet wounds after William Webster a lunch counter man shot him following an insult to Webster's wife. Webster says the insult prompted the shooting. Des Moines Iowa June 12.
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Iowa Evening Press
Des Moines
Henry Talbott
William Webster
Webster
Talbott
Explosion imperils fifty on Shearwater on Delaware River
The steamer Shearwater sank after an engine room explosion on the Delaware River. About fifty aboard, mostly young women, were rescued by Philadelphia fire boats. Also, the passenger steamer Arundell ran aground near Ashtabula with 200 excursionists saved by crew. In Black Sea news the Russian submarine Kambala sank in a storm with twenty dead including the captain and chief engineers.
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Philadelphia
Shearwater
Delaware River
Ashtabula
Ohio
Arundell
Fort Stanley
Canada
St. Petersburg
Kambala
Black Sea
DAR members urged to display flag for Flag Day
Washington June 12 members of the National Society of Daughters of the American Revolution are asked to display a flag from their residences on June 14 Flag Day. The notice from Mrs Mathew T Scott president general urges participation in the observance in a manner customary to each locality.
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Washington, D. C
National Society of Daughters of the American Revolution
Mathew T. Scott
Indictments in U P Mail Robbery Case At Omaha
Federal grand jury returned indictments against D W Woods Fred Torgensen James Gordon Jack Shelton and John Doe for the Union Pacific mail robbery on May 22 in Omaha Nebraska.
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Omaha
Neb
Federal Grand Jury Today
D. W. Woods
Fred Torgensen
James Gordon
Jack Shelton
John Doe
Union Pacific Mail
Eleven Dead as Tornado Strikes Texas Towns
Dallas dispatches report eleven people killed and several injured after a tornado in central Texas yesterday. Haskell and Lueders suffered damage as hail accompanied the storm, ruining thousands of dollars in crops and orchards.
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Dallas
Tex
Texas
Haskell
Lueders
Cleminson Denied Habeas Corpus Writ in Wife Murder Case
Chicago June 12 Judge Brentano refused to issue a writ of habeas corpus for Dr Haldane Cleminson who faces murder charges in the death of his wife. Bail application was denied as well.
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Cicago, Ill
Brentano
Haldane Cleminson
Fire limits to Silberman & Co. warehouse in Cleveland
A Cleveland fire on June 11 damaged the Silberman & Co. warehouse while the Ohio Sash and Door Co. factory nearby escaped any damage. Firemen contained the blaze to the warehouse. No injuries reported and investigation to identify the cause continues.
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Cleveland
Silberman & Co
Ohio Sash & Door Co
Jenkins Row in Army Circles Sparks Post Courtesy Clash
A dispute erupts after Col West of the 2nd Cavalry bars Tom Jenkins from post courtesies. Jenkins, West Point athletic instructor appointed by Roosevelt after a White House wrestling bout, is set to wrestle Gotch Monday, raising possible higher level scrutiny.
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Iowa Evening Press
Des Moines
Col. West
2Nd Cavalry
Tom Jenkins
Gotch
Jenkins
West Point
Roosevelt
White House
Nanticoke Steamer Hovering as Filibuster Probe
Edenton North Carolina June 12 government activity rises over the steamer Nanticoke after its recent mysterious transfer at Elizabeth City. The vessel, prepped for sea, prompts a revenue cutter to patrol the area amid suspicions of an organized filibustering expedition.
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Edenton
N. C
Nanticoke
Elizabeth City
Iowa City Bank Swindled by Stranger posing as John Bauer
A man calling himself John Bauer swindled Iowa City State Bank by securing real estate talks and two bogus certificates of deposit. He obtained a nine hundred dollar transfer and cash before fleeing. Pinkerton detectives track him as part of a nationwide scheme.
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Iowa City
Iowa City State Bank
John Bauer
Citizens’ State Bank
Elwood
Indiana
Bauer
Pinkerton
Iowa City Bank
Queensboro Bridge Opens Linking Manhattan and Queens
New York declares a week of celebration for the cantilever Queensboro Bridge across the East River. The structure, said to be the largest of its kind, connects Manhattan at East 59th Street with Queens, marking a milestone in urban bridging.
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New York
N. Y
Queensboro
East River
Manhattan
Queens
East 59Th Street
Mining broker Hare jailed over $50,000 fraud claim
Los Angeles June 12 Lio nel R Hare a mining broker and club man is in jail here charged by eight New York investors with defrauding them out of 50000.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Lionel R. Hare
New York
Governor Vetoes Wisconsin Boxing Bill
Madison reports Governor Davidson vetoed a boxing bill, saying it would enable legalized prize fights. The act would have allowed ten round bouts with five ounce gloves and no purses.
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Madison
Wis
Davidson
Church Blast Damages First Presbyterian in Leetonia
Unknown persons blew up the First Presbyterian church in Leetonia Ohio with a dynamite bomb. Rev. Joseph M Grimm the pastor has been active in opposing liquor cases on trial nearby.
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Leetonia
Ohio
First Presbyterian Church
Joseph M. Grimm
Bankers' convention ends with Easton named president
At the Iowa Bankers association closing session J D Easton of Waterloo was elected president with L E Stevens Ottumwa as vice president J M Dinwiddie Cedar Rapids secretary and J M Sproull Washington treasurer.
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J. D. Easton
Waterloo
Iowa Bankers’ Association
L. E. Stevens
Ottumwa
J. M. Dinwiddie
Cedar Rapids
J. M. Sproull
Washington
Notorious criminal negress Bessie Cox killed in Burlington
Emma Ford alias Bessie Cox, described as the country’s most notorious criminal negress, was killed in Burlington Iowa. The killer was George Cox of St Paul, targeting her sister Julia Darden in a failed shooting. Ford gained fame for fearsome Chicago levee crimes and expert pocketing.
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Bessie Cox
Burlington
George Cox
St. Paul
Emma Ford
Woodridge
Chicago Police
Cox
Julia Darden
Chicago
Progressives Demand Tariff Revisions As Senate Debates
The Senate resumed consideration of the Payne Aldrich tariff free list with Overman denouncing the bill as one of the most unjust in Congress. He backed Bailey’s income tax amendment and proposed a head tax on immigrants while progressives pressed for a duty on sago flour to shield potato industries. Income tax postponement and wool schedule vote followed amid sharp debate and accusations of improper influence.
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Washington, D. C
Senate
Overman
Congress
Bailey
Nelson
Aldrich
Committee On Finance
Cummins
Notorious thief Emma Ford and killer George Cox linked to Burlington tragedy
Emma Ford long pursued for thefts totaling about $100,000 and a string of prison terms shares a volatile pattern with George Cox. Cox, charged with first degree murder for killing Ford after a demand for money, was sent to the grand jury.
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Burlington
Bessie Cox
Kate Martin
George Cox
Cox
Emma Ford
Joliet
Jefferson City
Missouri
St. Louis
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