Fire destroys Jamestown Expo area hotels in Virginia
A massive fire in Norfolk Virginia destroyed the Pine Beach block adjoining the Jamestown exposition grounds. The Arcade Berkley Outside Inn Powhatan Caroline and several smaller hotels and outside war path were wiped out with an estimated 300000 dollars in property loss. Reports said two lives may have been lost and around forty to fifty buildings burned leaving about a thousand people homeless.
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Norfolk
Pine Beach
Arcade
Regatta Held Today on Hudson Amid Ideal Weather
Poughkeepsie N Y June 26 ideal weather and water promise a large crowd for the thirteenth annual inter collegiate regatta on the Hudson River. The university four oared race over two miles starts at 4 pm followed by the freshman eight at 4 45 and the varsity eight at 6 pm.
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Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Hudson River
University
Telegram to Smith on anti trust inquiry sent to Roosevelt
A telegram from Washington Central Labor Union asking President Roosevelt to investigate alleged anti trust violations by telegraph companies was transmitted by Secretary Loeb to Herbert Knox Smith head of the Bureau of Corporations. June 26 Oorster Bay.
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Bureau
Oorster Bay
Roosevelt
Washington Central Labor Union
Loeb
Herbert Knox Smith
Bureau of Corporations
Department of Commerce and Labor
Yale Man Dies in Auto Spill
New Haven Conn June 26 An automobile carrying Yale students overturned in the suburbs. D Leet Oliver son of Mrs J B Oliver Pittsburg Pa was killed. W Strothers Jones Red Bank N J J C Colston Baltimore and E Hudson were injured.
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New Haven
Conn
Yale
D. Leet Oliver
J. B. Oliver
Pittsburg
W. Strothers Jones
Red Bank
N. J
J. C. Colston
Baltimore
E. Hudson
Henderson Mayor Charged With Fraud Trial Critique
Former Iowa attorney general Milton Remley attacks the Henderson trial in Marengo in his Citizen column. Judge Howell rules the charge not an offense under Iowa law. Judge Wade, defense attorney, replies criticizing Remley and urging lawyers to buy newspapers.
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Iowa City
Milton Remley
The
Citizen
Henderson
Marengo
A. M. Henderson
Howell
Iowa
Wade
Remley
Supreme Court
Lawsuers
Thaws Give Reception on Stanford White Death Anniversary
Benjamin Thaw of Pittsburgh hosted an elaborate reception in Vanderbilt Hall Yale on the first anniversary of Stanford White’s shooting. His son Stephen Dows Thaw a Yale senior and his parents arrived from Pittsburgh for the graduating exercises.
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Stanford White
New Haven
Conn
Benjamin Thaw
Pittsburz
Harry Thaw
Vanderbilt Hall
Yale
Stephen Dows Thaw
Pittsburg
English Pay Big Tribute To Mark Twain Humourist
A London gathering extols Mark Twain as a leading American humorist with a remarkable demonstration of acclaim. Speakers praise his wit and literary influence before an English audience.
Mary Twain Receives University Degree in Shel donian Theatre
Oxford honors Mary Twain, one of thirty distinguished men and women, during a crowded ceremony in the Sheldonian theatre. Ambassador Whitelaw Reid is awarded the degree of doctor of civil laws in the same event.
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Oxford
England
Mary Twain
Samual L. Clemens
Sheldonian Theatre
Whitelaw Reid
Twain Honored as Guest of Honor by English Letters
London June 26. Mark Twain was welcomed as guest of honor at a Pilgrims' luncheon attended by England's leading writers and senior officials. Parliament leaders skipped a session to pay tribute as Twain, introduced as a humorist, moved from laughter to a solemn reflection on life and his daughter's death before departing for Oxford.
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London
Mark Twain
England
British Isles
Doomed to Death Clears a Convict
Jefferson City Missouri June 26 Harry Vaughan one of three convicts to be hanged tomorrow swore in prison yesterday that a man named Kline who was believed to be in Joliet Illinois did not take part in the August 1904 Illinois Central train holdup near Chicago Vaughan declares Kline is innocent
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Jefferson City
Harry Vaughan
Kline
Joliet, Ill
Illinois Central
Chicago
Vaughan
Girl Bares Her Disgrace Save Her Father's Life
Miss Elizabeth Loving testified tearfully at the trial of her father Judge William G. Loving for the murder of Theodore Estes. She described a drink given by Estes, a dizzying effect, and an assault during a buggy ride, followed by recovery at County Clerk Kidd's home the next morning. The defense argues the testimony affected the judge’s actions. the prosecution planned to challenge the account.
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Houston
Elizabeth Loving
William G. Loving
Theodore Estes
Estes
E. L. Kidd
Kidd
Loving
Diary reveals Nicolai de Raylan life masquerade as man
A diary in Russian traces Nicolai de Raylan once secretary to the Russian consul in Chicago and his 18 year masquerade as a man from a Kiev convent to refugee life. Attorney Michael Feinberg uncovered the diary and letters for James Reddick public administrator.
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Chicago
Ill
Kiev
Russia
Nicolai de Raylan
Michael Feinberg
Upton Street
Gardner, Stern & Anderson
James Reddick
de Raylan
Bomb throwers in big harvest in Erivan square
Ten bombs exploded in Erivan square in Tiflis on June 26 wounding and killing many as windows shattered across a wide area. The attack targeted a treasury wagon with $125,000 escorted by Cossacks. a money bag vanished and initial reports of ten bombs proved incorrect.
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Tiflis
Russia
Erivan Square
Platform Spitter Is Fined In Marshalltown
F. B. Garvin, Chicago & Northwestern general agent, was fined $5 and costs totaling $9.85 after a police court appearance ordered by Mayor Ingledue. The mayor said he will collect the fine.
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Marshalltown
F. B. Garvin
Chicago & Northwestern Platform
Ingledue
Japanese Strikers Pillage Mining District in Mayanoshita
Ten thousand strikers in the copper mining district of Mayanoshita Japan attacked a regiment sent to quell rioting. They burned the main buildings and killed the chief of police. The mines suffered about a million dollars in damage.
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Victoria
B. C
Suimoto
Mayanoshita
Japan
Mystery of Many Years Unveiled In Salem
Salem Iowa June 26 After living in mystery about his birth John Wesley Stipes a farmer near here learns he is Albert Overrocker not Stipes He was left on a doorstep 38 years ago and adopted by a rural family His true parentage was revealed on the deathbed of Dr Albert Broll Kahoka Missouri who said Stipes was his sister s child and named his father and mother Mr and Mrs Charles Overrocker plus a brother in Millersburg Michigan and a sister in Centerville Iowa
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Salem
John Wesley Stipes
Albert Overrocker
Albert Broll
Kahoka
Broll
Stipes
Charles Overrocker
Millersburg
Mich
Centerville
May Lose Sight After Shop Accident
Iowa City June 26 Special. Frank Gibson, an employee in former Alderman Gibson's shops, was struck by molten metal yesterday. The metal spurt damaged his left eye, and his son removed two pieces of metal before a surgeon arrived. Doctors fear loss of sight and contemplate removing the eye to prevent further damage.
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Iowa City
Frank Gibson
Gibson
Judge Landis Orders Subpoenas in Standard Oil Case
Chicago June 26 Judge Landis refused a new trial for Standard Oil convicted of shipping at illegal rates between Whiting Indiana and East St. Louis He ordered J H Howard the Aston auditor to testify and issued subpoenas returnable July 6 for officers and directors of Standard Oil and Union Tank Line Possibly summoning John D Rockefeller or H H Rogers to testify
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Chicago
Landis
Standard Oil Company
Whiting
Indiana
East St. Louis
Standard
J. H. Howard
Aston
Howard
Standard Oil Co
Union Tank Line
John D. Rockefeller
H. H. Rogers
Blushing Bride Made Wife After Warrant Incident
In Des Moines Iowa June 26 Eva Shook eluded Wilson L Webster by charges of disturbing the peace. Webster slipped into the jail office to dismiss the case and obtain a marriage license. Justice F T Vankew then wed the couple. Guardian Job Weis opposed the match.
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Des Moines
Eva Shook
Wilson L. Webster
F. T. Vankew
Job Weis
Webster
Weis
Derby winner Richard Croker takes Irish Derby
Dublin June 26 Richard Croker's Derby the English Derby winner won the Irish Derby today Georgetown ridden by Croker finished second in the seven horse field
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Dublin
Richard Croker
Croker
Georgetown
Harvard Commencement Marks 271st Year Graduation
Harvard University in Cambridge Massachusetts wrapped its 271st commencement as 550 graduates received degrees. Secretary of State Elihu Root and James Bryce Britain's ambassador and the Duke of Abruzzi attended and accepted honorary degrees.
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Cambridge
Mass
America
Harvard University
Harvard
Elihu Root
James Bryce
Great Britain
Duke of Abruzzi
Montpelier Report On Civic Strike Leader Surrender
In Montpelier France June 26 M Albert's comrades from Argelliers prison issued a statement repudiating the apostle They express solidarity with the federated committee's decision to press the civic strike Albert arrived this afternoon and surrendered at the detention prison He says he agrees with the strike decision and surrendered to avoid losing immunity under Clemenceau's safe conduct.
Girl Escapes Music Lesson and Hides on Hen Coop
Freeport, June 26. Margaret Schau er, 17, daughter of Gottlieb Schau er of Loran ten miles south, ran away after her mother ordered music practice. She walked back ten miles to Freeport and was found late last night sitting on a hencoop in Steve Bering’s yard. Rumors of kidnapping had spread during her disappearance.
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Freeport
Margaret
Gottlieb Schauer
Loran
Here
Steve Bering
Dennett Sentenced to Five Years in Sing Sing for Bond Theft
Oliver M. Dennett, a broker, was sentenced to not less than five years in Sing Sing after pleading guilty to receiving bonds stolen by William O. Douglas from the Trust Company of America. Douglas himself pleaded guilty to grand larceny and got three years. The pair stole nearly a million dollars in bonds and thousands in securities remain unaccounted for.
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New York
N. Y
Oliver M. Dennett
William O. Douglas
Trust Company of America
Sing Sing
Douglas
Plot to steal huge sum uncovered by Russian authorities
Victoria B C June 26 A plot to steal 50 000 090 from a Russian government office in Thehita was discovered Thirty Russians were arrested after they dug a foot tunnel from a hotel to the safe The incident involved money kept for enterprises in Siberia
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Victoria
B. C
Thehita
Siberia
Victim of Premature Fourth in Effingham
Walster Margareth age seven died of tetanus after a toy pistol wound. The child, from Effingham Hawaii, was the first Fourth of July death linked to celebratory noise and a hand wound causing lockjaw.
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Effingham, HI
Sixty Officers Arrested in Odessa District
A dispatch from Odessa reports sixty officers of the southern military district have been arrested, several linked to the Odessa garrison. The information, carried by London on June 26, cites authoritative sources.
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Odessa
London
Southern
Witness testimony unfolds Orchard jealousy and was in mine owners' service
In Boise June 26 the Haywood trial resumes with Lottie Day recounting Orchard's claim poverty split him from his love and that Steunenberg foe Seun enberg was to blame. John Elliott says Orchard boasted of working for mine owners to crush the Western Federation of Miners and predicted a world startling event within thirty days.
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Boise
Idaho
Haywood
Lottie Day
Denver
Orchard
Steunenberg
Pettibone
Federation
John D. Elliott
Soldiers
Western Federation of Miners
Elliott
Jurisdiction in Two Cent Rate Cases Before Supreme Court
Attorneys for eighteen Missouri railways and Attorney General Hadley have practically agreed to take the Missouri two cent law jurisdiction dispute to the United States Supreme Court. The move is expected within a few days.
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Kansas City
Missouri Railways
Hadley
United States Supreme Court
Governor General Northcote aboard wrecked ship near Cairns
The British cruiser Pyramus went ashore 150 miles north of Cooktown on Sunday. Lord Northcote governor general of Australia and his family were aboard and have gone to Brisbane by steamer.
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Australia
Cairns
Queensland
Cooktown
Lord Northcote
Brisbane
Weather update for Iowa and Illinois
Iowa sees fair night and Thursday with warmer conditions on Thursday. Illinois forecasts fair tonight and Thursday with moderate temperatures. Sun rises at 4 17 and sets at 7 29.
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Towa
Ilinois
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