Mutiny on Black Sea Fleet Thwarts Odessa Bombardment
Odessa reports a June 12 mutiny on eight battleships eight cruisers and torpedo boats totaling about five thousand men was discovered just in time to stop a planned bombardment of Odessa and other Caucasian coast towns. The article notes rising peril as Russia faces a possible general strike and provincial unrest after the duma's dissolution.
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Odessa
Black Sea
St. Petersburg
Central Committee
The
Social Democrats
Finland
Russia
Nicholas
Duma
Kiev
Baseball Star to Wed Ray Fessler Plans Riverside Wedding
Invitations have been received for the wedding of Ray Fessler formerly of the Muscatine Independents and Miss Elizabeth Liske to be held Wednesday at Riverside. Fessler is noted as a popular former Muscatine player with many admirers in town.
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Ray Fessier
Muscatine Independents
Ray Fesler
Elizabeth Liske
Riverside
Fesler
Muscatine
Oxy
Train Wreck Near Bari Kills One Injures Dozens
An eastbound Santa Fe passenger train derailed near Bari twenty miles east of Trinidad in Colorado. One man was killed and a score of others were injured. Physicians are en route from Trinidad to the scene.
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Trinidad
Colo
Santa Fe
Bari
Death by self-inflicted pistol ends George Lyle case
Newton Iowa June 17. A coroner's jury found that George Lyle died from a pistol bullet fired by his own hand. The verdict ends speculation on the eccentric wealthy man's death. The will cutting off his son remains a topic of discussion as Mrs. Lyle, forbidden to remarry under the will, declines to comment.
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Newton
George Lyle
Telegraphers' warning halts work on Alton lines
A mysterious Telegram read quit work at once threatening a $1,000 fine for telegraphers and claiming the law limits eight hours of work at block signal stations. Six operators at Watson Booth and Curryville quit, while the law imposes the fine on the railway company for overlong shifts.
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Kansas City
Alton
Rider
Watson, Booth and
Curryville
Imbibed Too Freely Leads to Short Jail Term
John Wagner appeared before Justice Howe and pled guilty to intoxication. He received a three day sentence after admitting he imbibed too freely upon arriving in the city.
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John Wagner
Howe
Tragedy in Detroit A Carpenter Kills Wife Then Self
In Detroit on June 17 William Roule a 25 year old carpenter killed his wife Mary with a throat cut and then slashed his own throat with the same razor. Both died on the floor after a bitter quarrel during Marys divorce proceedings. The couple's children aged 7 and 5 woke up, found the bodies, and summoned neighbors.
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Detroit
Mich
William Roule
Mary
Orchard and Haywood Trials Halted In Idaho
Boise Idaho June 17 The Haywood conspiracy trial is suspended for a day while chief witness William D Haywood is replaced by transfer to Caldwell for Orchards murder case. He will return to Boise and the Haywood trial resumes Tuesday morning. Canon City Colo June 17 Charles W King defense witness dies from heart neuralgia.
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Boise
Idaho
William D. Haywood
Steunenberg
Harry Orchard
Caldwell
Canyon County
Whitney
Idaho Penitentiary
Haywood
Canon City
Colo
Chas. W. King
First Austrian Parliament Opens Under Universal Suffrage
Vienna reports the first Austrian parliament elected on the basis of equal and universal suffrage opened today with observers noting historic milestones for democracy in Austria.
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Austria
Vienna
Despondent Iowa Woman Takes Life Over Affair
Fontanelle Iowa reports Mrs Frankie Mulhern 25, a member of a prominent Fontanelle family, killed herself by swallowing carbolic acid after being deserted by a well known Grand Junction married man who had shown her attention and whom she loved.
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Fontanelle
Grand Junction
Col
Frankie Mulhern
Japs Seek Calm on American Question in Resolution
Leading members of Japan's constitutional party urged calm prudence and mutual trust between the two governments for a satisfactory solution to the American question. The Machi reports Viscount Aoki, the ambassador to America, will likely be recalled and Baron Kaneko may succeed him.
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Tokio
Constitutional Party
Aoki
The
Machi
Viscount Aoki
America
Baron Kaneko
Newsboys' Friend Col. Hogeland Found Dead in Omaha
Col. Alexander Hogeland a longtime friend of newsboys was found dead in bed at the Murray hotel in Omaha with an open gas jet in the room. The windows and transom were closed. Authorities believe the death was accidental. Hogeland had recently become very infirm.
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Alexander Hogeland
Omaha Hotel
Omaha
Newsboys
Murray Hotel
Hogeland
Bristow School Principal Acquitted. Salary Raised
Bristow Iowa June 17 A court acquitted Prof D H Correl principal accused of assault and battery after girl students testified he spanked them. The defense cited discipline and the school board promptly increased his pay, citing improved control and conduct.
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Bristow
D. H. Correl
Bristow Schools
Aged Iowans Dead After 64 Years of Marriage
Webster City Iowa June 17 J W Frank aged 85 years died last night He had been married 64 years and lived on the same farm south of the city for 54 years The obituary notes long marriage and stable farming life reflecting rural community values
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Webster City
J. W. Frank
Darwin P. Kinsley Elected President of New York Life
Darwin P. Kinsley, first vice president of New York Life Insurance Company, was today elected president to succeed Alexander K. Orr. The announcement comes from New York, New York, dated June 17.
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Kinsey
New York
N. Y
Darwin P. Kinsley
New York Life Insurance Company
Alexander Kk.orr
Court Upholds It Rights Adjudicates Missouri Laws
Federal Judge Smith McPherson in Kansas City retains jurisdiction to rule on Missouri freight and two cent passenger laws amid a circuit clash with St Louis. He will decide soon whether to issue a temporary injunction sought by Missouri railroads and believes the two cent fare should be enforced until proven non remunerative.
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Kansas City
Smith McPherson
St. Louis
McPherson
Missouri
Iowa Manufacturers Push Blanket Freight Rate Campaign
The Iowa Manufacturers' association launches a campaign to secure a blanket joint rate on freight and express shipments in Iowa. Representatives will appear before the Iowa railway commission on June 24 and urge the cause, backed by petitions from shippers statewide.
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Des Moines
Iowa Manufacturers’ Association
Iowa
Iowa Railway Commission
Bankhead Appointed Senator From Alabama
Birmingham June 17 Governor Comer named former Congressman John H Bankhead to the Alabama vacancy in the U S Senate created by Senator Morgan's death. The appointment lasts until the legislature meets on July 19.
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Birmingham
Ala
Comer
John H. Bankhead
United States Senate
Alabama
Morgan
Pioneer Slugged in Woods Near Webster City
J P Cragg a prominent pioneer resident of Webster City Iowa was found in the woods north of the city yesterday in an unconscious condition. Bruises indicate he had been slugged. He was revived this morning but cannot recall the events and remains in serious condition.
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Webster City
Iowa
J. P. Cragg
Government to Prosecute Wine Revolt Leaders
Paris government will arrest and prosecute all leaders of the winegrowers revolt. The session in the chamber of deputies adjourned after a defeat on the sugar clause of the wine bill. Government may compromise but later accepts reduced supplementary wine tax, preserving its position.
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Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Chicagoan Crowns in Iowa Des Moines River Tragedy
Ottumwa Iowa June 17 Patrick Mc Donald a Chicagoan drowned in the Des Moines river while swimming. The body has not been found.
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Iowa
Ottumwa
Patrick McDonald
Des Moines
McDonald
Chicago
Launch hits steel hawser. one body found in Hampton Roads
In Virginia reports, a midshipman’s body was found in Hampton Roads near Thimbie Light and another body of an unknown midshipman was found east of Ocean View. Inspectors concluded the Minnesota launch struck a steel hawser used in towing car floats, likely Crisfield’s, near Old Point. Evidence from crews will determine exact collision.
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Fort Monroe
Mann
Washington
Hampton Roads
Thimbie Light
Norfolk
Ocean View
Hauser
John W. Oast
Messrs
Bray
Tapeley
Exposition Grounds
Connecticut
Old Point
Crisfield
Next Friends seek immediate ruling on good faith
In Concord New Hampshire June 17 the Next Friends of Mrs Mary Baker Eddy filed a petition in equity asking the superior court to determine their good faith at once before other proceedings in the ongoing suit over the Christian Science leader Mary Baker Eddy's property.
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Next Friends
Mary Baker Eddy
Concord
N. H
Mary Baker G. Eddy
Christian Science Leader
Stockyards stove strike ends after arbitration offer
Temporary peace settles over Chicago stockyards as packing house teamsters accept arbitration offered by the packers, and a strike is deferred for the time being.
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Chicago, Ill
First Fort Des Moines Murder Shocks Des Moines
Jealousies between two Eleventh Cavalry troopers over a woman led to a fatal stabbing. Private James A. Keeley of Troop B was killed by Private W. H. Johnson of Troop C after a brief quarrel Saturday evening, marking the fort’s first murder tragedy.
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Fort Des Moines
Des Moines
Eleventh Cavalry
James A. Keeley
W. H. Johnson
Expense of Special Election for Cover House Large
The article notes the special election for the erection of the court house cost $875.21 including instruction cards, tickets, and the wages of judges and clerks.
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Cover House
Witness Vaneyper Tells of Meet With Holmes in Court
Louis Vaneyper testified in Judge Stafford's court that he met Edwin S. Holmes Jr in a Washington hotel on August 7 1904. He said Holmes claimed to supply advance crop report information and had already drafted bulletins later used by others in New York for profits totaling about 55 dollars.
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Washington, D. C
Stafford
Louis Hi. Vaneyper
Edwins. Holmes, Jr
Agricultural Department
Vaneyper
Holmes
Frederick A. Peckham
New York
Taft Plans Solo Campaign to End Roosevelt Strings
Taft will campaign alone, no longer posing as the president’s choice. In Washington a plan of campaign is believed to push tariff revision and independence from Roosevelt, signaling a stronger stand.
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Taft
Roosevelt
Taft Move Faces New Strategy After War Secretary’s Return
Washington dispatch outlines a shift in Taft’s presidential plan after the secretary’s western trip. Taft will seek candidacy on merit, cut ties with presidential policies, pursue tariff revision, and respond to growing Roosevelt term movement.
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J. C. Welliver
Taft
White House
Washington
Knox
Fairbanks
Cannon
Pennsylvania
Weather for Iowa: continued warmth and fair skies
A brief Iowa forecast notes fair weather with continued warmer conditions tonight and Tuesday. Sun rises at 4 15 and sets at 7 27, outlining the day length for readers.
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