Ghalmers-Detron Chalmers Detroit Wins Indiana Trophy
Joe Matson in the Chalmers-Detroit drove a flawless 232.34 mile race at Crown Point to win the Indiana trophy for light automobiles in 4 hours 31 minutes 21 seconds at an average speed of 51.2 mph. Robertson in a Locomobile took second and Monson in a Marion finished third. accidents eliminated Strong and Stutz.
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Crown Point
Joe Matson
Detroit
Robertson
Locomobile
Monsen
Marion
First Western Vanderbuilt auto race starts at Indy
Starter Wagner sent the first car as 100,000 spectators watched 232.74 miles on ten laps. No. 2 Buick led after lap one, Strang retired with rear axle damage. Stutz led late, Matson then led until lap seven, Stutz withdrew after cylinder head failure on lap eight.
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Wagner
Vanderpbilt
Corbin
Aged Man Dies After Congestive Chill Near Acaste
Andrew Handson aged 68 died at his Farmington area home after a night of feeling well then suffering a congestive chill. He was known as a hale jovial resident who enjoyed socializing with friends before his death yesterday.
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Farmington
Andrew Handson
Acaste
Adam and Eve Party Raided by Police in Des Moines
Des Moines Iowa Evening Press reports a June 18 raid on an Adam and Eve party on the town’s outskirts. About six men and women were arrested. some lost clothing during the excitement and were taken to the station in horse blankets. All paid fines.
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Iowa Evening Press
Des Moines
Lacey Sees Iowa Voters Split Over Tariff Fight
Major John F. Lacey of Oskaloosa Iowa in Washington says Iowa veterans do not back Cummins and Dolliver in the Senate tariff fight. He calls Iowa a protection state and averse to the Iowa lawmakers stance.
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Washington, D. C
John F. Lacey
Oskaloosa
Washington
White House
Iowa
Cummins
Dolliver
Senate
Towa
Lacey
Slugged girl better in Kansas City stenographer attack
Kansas City Missouri June 18 Anna L Owen the stenographer slugged Wednesday night in her office shows improvement. Doctors say her skull was not fractured as first believed and she is expected to recover.
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Kansas City
Anna L. Owen
Black Hand Letter Suspect Arrested at Postoffice
Robert L. Hayes, 27, was arrested in St. Louis after he asked for a decoy letter at a post office. He said a hotel guest sent him to collect the missive threatening dynamite against the Wabash railroad unless a $5,000 payoff was paid. Hayes aided investigators by naming the fellow guest.
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St. Louis
Robert L. Hayes
Hayes
Arrest a Dozen Italians in Cincinnati Raid
Post office inspectors and city detectives capture a wagonload of twelve Italians in Cincinnati. Two men Vicenzo Arrizo fruit dealer and Frank Spadero saloonkeeper were held on warrants for conspiracy linked to black hand extortion against John Amicon of Columbus. The others released or kept as witnesses. raid yields literature tied to black hand cases in Marion and Columbus.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Loveland
Vicenzo Arrizo
Frank Spadero
John Amicon
Columbus
Marion
Bishop Named as Third Arbitrator
Bishop Warren A Cardler of the Methodist Episcopal Church of Georgia was today agreed upon as the third arbitrator in the dispute between the Georgia Railroad company and its firemen.
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Washington, D. C
Warren A. Cardler
Methodist Episcopal Church of Georgia
Georgia Railroad Company
Emma Kaufmann Convicted for Battery in Agnes Poireis Murder Case
In Flanteau South Dakota on June 18 Mrs Emma Kaufmann was found guilty of battery in the case accusing her of murdering Agnes Poireis a domestic. She was sentenced to pay a $100 fine.
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Flanteau
S. D
Emma Kaufmann
Agnes Poireis
Nightarie Mer Be a Beat Free Paper in Senate Today
Nebraska senators opposed the proposed program for corporation taxation. The nightarife mer beat free paper in senate today list was voted down with Gallinger replying to the statement.
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Nightarife Mer
Senate
Senate debate over tax timing and tariff bill action
The debate centered on postponing income and corporation tax questions until tariff schedules are finished. The Senate rejected Brown’s print paper free-list amendment 29 to 52, with Lorimer voting no. Gallinger defended duties on print paper while opposition grew to taxing corporate net incomes and possible exemptions were discussed.
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Washington, D. C
Aldrich, Cummins and Bailey
Senate Today
Brown
Lorimer
Illinois
Committee On Finance
Gallinger
Taft
Senate
Finance Committee
Senate Finance Committee
Thief's Shoplifting Confession Spurs Brooklyn Trial
Mae D. Gill of 448 Clinton street admitted to months of thefts after being caught shoplifting in Brooklyn. Police found hundreds of dollars worth of apparel in her flat and she said she stole to recapture youth and her husband’s affection, claiming she was no longer attractive.
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New York
N. Y
Brooklyn
Mae D. Gill
Clinton Street
Brigham to Lecture at Muscatine High School
Nat M. Brigham, a leading western life lecturer, will present The Grand Canyon of Arizona with stereopticon slides and motion pictures at Muscatine High School auditorium this evening. Admission is free, all are welcome, and audiences enjoyed Profs Wilcox Wasam lectures and Wilton College music solos today.
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Muscatine County
Teachers’ Institute
Muscatine High School
Nat M. Brigham
Grand Canyon
Arizona
Wilcox
Wassam
Dean Lewis and Wife
Wilton College
Train robbery battle leaves deputy killed in Muskogee
In Muskogee Oklahoma on June 18 a clash between officers and three train robbers at Bragg Oklahoma left Deputy Constable Kirk dead and Paul Williams captured after being shot through the breast. The others escaped as they attempted to rob the St Louis and Iron Mountain freight train crew who had just received pay envelopes.
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Muskogee
Okla
St. Louis
Iron Mountain
Bragg
Kirk
Paul Williams
Patrolman Shoots Woman Then Kills Self in Macon
In Macon Georgia on June 18 Patrolman Oscar Abel shot and killed a woman identified as Emma Raymond in the red light district before turning his revolver on himself. The tragedy ends when the officer fatally shoots himself shortly after.
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Macon
Emma _ Raymond
Red-Light
Oscar Abel
A. E. Conklin AW Sue for Degage
A. E. Conklin seeks an absolute divorce after discovering a note and expense bill on the dining table two months ago. Mrs. Conklin waived time for immediate hearing. Judge Jackson heard the case with no decree granted yet.
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A. E. Conklin
Conklin
Forgery Trial Claims Brandenburg Wrote Cleveland Article
In New York on June 18 the grand larceny case against Broughton Brandenburg proceeded with handwriting expert David N. Carvalho testifying the signature on an article sold as Grover Cleveland’s was a forgery and Brandenburg’s handwriting. Witnesses described typewriter use, dictation, and Brandenburg’s remarks about the piece being “salable stuff.”
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New York
N. Y
Broughton Brandenburg
Richard Watson Gilder
Grover Cleveland
Brandenburg
David N. Carvalho
New York Times
Lillian Bacon
Britain asks U S not to press claim on railroad loan
Great Britain asks America not to press its claim for participation in the Haw Kow Sze Chuen railroad loan of 27 million dollars. British German and French bankers stand ready to take it up. The request was sent to British Ambassador Bryce in Washington.
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London
Great Britain
America
Bryce
Washington
Conklin Case: Four Months at $3 Monthly Bills $36
The charges covered about four months at three dollars per month totaling roughly thirty six dollars. Attorney C A W Kent represented Mr Conklin while Mrs Conklin did not file an appearance.
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C. A. W. Kent
Conklin
Wrights Receive Three Medals at Dayton Ceremony
The Wright brothers, Wilbur and Orville, receive gold medals from General James Allen and state and local honors in Dayton. Governor Harmon and Mayor Burkhart present the Ohio and Dayton medals as Japanese Ambassador Takahira and Cuban Minister Velez attend. A parade featuring floats on American locomotion follows.
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Dayton
Wilbur
Orville Wright
James Allen
Army
Dickinson
Wright Brothers
Congress
Ohio
Judson Harmon
Burkhart
Takahira
Velez
America
Chloroform Tied to Cleminson Wife’s Death in Chicago
A Chicago coroner report states Mrs. Nora Jane Cleminson died May 31 from externally administered chloroform. Dr. Haldane Cleminson, her husband, initially claimed suicide. The coroner will reopen the inquest as officials confirm the poison caused the death and the mystery is expected to be resolved.
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Chicago
Ill
Nora Jane Cleminson
Haldane Cleminson
Hoffman
Cleminson
Exports Set to Drop This Fiscal Year, Says Bureau
Washington reports from the Bureau of Statistics that US exports for the fiscal year ending this month will fall materially below 1908 and 1907, and slightly below 1906 levels, signaling weaker overseas shipments.
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Washington, D. C
Bureau of Statistics
United States
Iowan Witness in Gould Trial Seeks Favor for Mrs Gould
Des Moines native Harry J. Veitch testified for the defense in the Gould separation case in New York. He described Mrs Gould's drinking on the Niagara yacht voyage to the West Indies, mainly champagne and Manhattan cocktails, and noted intoxication on several prior occasions.
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New York
N. Y
Harry J. Veitch
Des Moines
Gould
Veitch
West Indies
Manhattan
Howard Gould
Nicoll
Melville E. Chapman
Goulds
Shearn
Unitarian Pastor Appointed as Hale’s Place Chaplain
Washington June 18 Rev Ulysses Grant B Pierce pastor of All Souls Unitarian church was designated by a senate resolution to act as chaplain until further order. The action places Pierce in the role pending future orders and reflects congressional support for church officials serving in chaplaincy duties.
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Washington, D. C
Ulysses Grant B. Pierce
All Soul's Unitarian
Senate
Wisconsin Legislature Adjourns After Five Month Session
Madison Wisconsin June 18 The forty ninth Wisconsin legislature adjourned sine die today after a five months session.
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Stage Legislataire
Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Weather Outlook for Iowa and Illinois Warmth Rising
Partly cloudy conditions with possible showers in western areas late tonight or Saturday. Iowa warms overnight with higher temperatures. Illinois stays fair and warmer into Saturday. Sunrise at 4 14, sunset at 7 30.
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Iowa
Wilinois
River Forecast Near Dubuque
Forecaster J. M. Sherier notes a nearly stationary Mississippi stage for the next 48 hours from below Dubuque. The lingering flood outlook emphasizes calm currents with limited change expected through the period.
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Mississippi
Dubuque
J. M. Sherier
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