Indictments vs Minnesota Railroads Over Rate Law
Secret indictments were returned by the Goodhue County Grand Jury at Red Wing against three railroads Chicago Great Western Chicago & North Western Nokeneal for violating the Minnesota two cent passenger rate law recently upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court. Judge Albert Johnson would not discuss the matter. Indictments will be public. State Senators A Rockne and Albert Schaiter offered to prosecute for the State as officials refrain from acting against the railroad.
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New York Times
ST. Paul
Goodhue County Grand Jury
Red Wing
Minnesota
United States Supreme Court
Chicago Great Western
Chicago
Weanae
Nokeneal
Albert Johnson
A. Rockne
Zumbrota
Albert Schaiter
Hastings
Will dispute over Sir John Scott estate shocks Londres society
London Probate Court hears Malcolm Scott challenge to Sir John Murray Scott will left mainly to Lady Sackville. He alleges undue influence by Lord and Lady Sackville after a long period of financial support including art and valuables. Missing codicil sought by $50,000 reward, court examines envelope contents and diary extracts detailing payments and influence.
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New York Times
London
John Murray Scott
Lady Sackville
Sir John Scott
Richard Wallace
Hertford House
Wallace
Scott
Malcolm Scott
Lord
F. E. Smith
M. P
K. C
Malcolm Rcott
Mr. Smith
Lionel Sackville-West
Sackvilles
Lady
Sir John Murray Scott
Knole Park
Kent
Lord Sackville
Washington
John
America
Frederick E. Smith
Mr. Scott
Marquis of Hertford
Lord Hertford
John Scott
France
Smith
Sackville Family Theft Totals Revealed in 1908
Counsel noted thefts by a blood relative of the Sackville family in 1908 exceeded 145000 dollars. The Barking judge recorded Lady Sackville gained 420000 dollars from Sir John Scott over ten years and benefited under his will.
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Sackville
Smith
John Scott
Mur ray Scott Treasures Fetch High Christie's Sale
London June 24 Works from the late Sir John Murray Scott sold at Christie’s for 94 500 dollars for four Beauvais tapestry panels. Other items included a tortoiseshell snuffbox 4 095 dollars a Louis XVI clock 4 460 dollars and a Falconet model Cupid figure 36 750 dollars. Hodgkins and Wertheimer bought multiple vases ormolu tables and chandeliers. The day’s total reached 282 755 dollars.
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New York Times
London
Sir John Murray Scott
Christie's
Beauvais
Lawrience
Hodgkins
Falconet
Smith
Wertheimer
Cupid
Psyche
Bureen Brothers
Fauteuils
Fhbore
Louis XVI
Marie Antoinette
Lloyd George Amends Insurance Act in Commons
London reports Lloyd George has introduced a bill to amend the insurance act amid Liberal criticism. Papers charge the changes are minor tinkering with a compulsory system seen as costly and inefficient, with estimates rising from 4.1 million to about 7.5 million pounds yearly, amid mounting public discontent.
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New York Times
London
Lloyd- George
House of Commons
Daily Chronicle
Daily News
Daily Mail
Lloyd-George
Americans' horses win at international show in London
Judge W. H. Moore of New York took first prize in Class 21 for single harness horses over 14.2 hands with Whitehall Ariel. Alfred G. Vanderbilt's boys won a silver trophy in Class 40 for best novice team and placed second in open four-hand. In Class 33 for tandems over 15.2 hands, Edward B. McLean's Nala and Oakwood were second. Moore's team and Robin Hood followed.
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London
W. H. Moore
New York
Alfred G. Vanderbil
Nala
Oakw
Edward B. McLean
Washington
Moore
Etens
Hoax Report Clears Aviator Fairbairns Death
London reports debunk the drowning of aviator C. B. Fairbairns after false accounts claimed he died off Shoeburyness following a Brooklands flight testing a new 350 horsepower aircraft with a glass conning tower intended for a July transatlantic attempt.
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London
C. B. Fairbairns
Shoeburyness
Brooklands
Threat to Kill Tichborne Bride Reveals Court Scene
In Bow Street a 47 year old woman Theresa Mary Agnes Doughty Tichborne was charged with threatening to murder Denise Greville, soon to wed Sir Joseph Tichborne at Brompton Oratory. A letter to Lord Granard warned of shooting the bride to prevent the marriage amid Tichborne trial memories.
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New York Times
London
Tichborne
Theresa Mary Agnes Doughty Tichborne
Bow Street
Denise Greville
Sir Joseph Tichborne
Brompton Oratory
George Lewis
Oratory
George
Arthur Orton
Roger Tichborne
Lord Granard
Joseph Tichborne
Royal lovers go shopping in London with quiet public regard
Ex king Manuel and Princess Augustine Victoria of Hohenzollern, freed from royal ties, are seen enjoying private shopping trips in London and Richmond. The couple visits Claridge’s Hotel and arrives by car each morning bearing bouquets, sharing time in the city and at Richmond.
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New York Times
London
Manuel
Augustine Victoria
Hohenzollern
Claridge’s
Richmond
American Hurt in Berlin Exhibition Ends in Refusal to Go to Hospital
Prof Karl Plugge a 69 year old New Yorker was struck by a private automobile in Unter den Linden Berlin. He declined police transport to a hospital and insisted on return to his hotel where he rests easily and is not in danger.
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NEW York Times
Berlin
Karl Plugge
Unter den Linden
Glasgow Iron Broker Peter Donaldson Found Dead By Suicide
Peter Donaldson son a partner in James Watson & Co drowned himself at Kilcreggan on the Clyde. His body bore a dumbbell tied to the neck and another to a leg. Creditors’ meeting revealed liabilities of 1,990,000 with assets about 600,000.
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Glasgow
Peter Donaldson
James Watson & Co
Kilcreggan
Clyde
Donaldson
Gough to Be Extradited for Larceny
The Extradition Court in Bow Street ordered the extradition of George Gough, arrested in Llanelly Wales, on May 24, to the United States. He faces larceny charges for stealing $2,500 from a New York manufacturing company and was reported to be working in a Welsh pottery.
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London
United States
George Gough
Llanelly
Wales
Bowtreet
Gough
New York
Russia to Increase Army for War Preparations
The Duma discussed war estimates amid Germany’s rising military build up. The General Staff cited measures to strengthen defensive capacity and prepare the country for heavy sacrifices, indicating an ambitious mobilization plan.
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ST. Petersburg
Duma
Germany
Princess Wins International Slander Suit Settlement
In London on June 24 the suit of Princess Jeannie Augustine Noel de Formosa against George Granville Hope-Johnstone ended with a full settlement. Hope-Johnstone withdrew all charges, apologized, paid 500 pounds to the Princess, and released each other from further claims.
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New York Times
London
Jeannie Augustine Noel de Formosa
George Granville Hope-Johnstone
Hope-Johnstone
Justice Darling
Charles Darling
Prévost
Manon Lescaut
Goodwood
Chirol Replies To Mahan On Japanese Immigration
London June 25 Sir Valentine Chirol answers Admiral Mahan and The Times on the Japanese question. He questions the claim that Japanese immigrants cannot assimilate and cites Dr David Starr Jordan that Japanese readily adapt to civilization. He notes Canada and the United States limit immigration by mutual agreement and argues naturalization is not solely linked to immigration.
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New York Times
London
Valentine Chirol
Times Today
Admiral Mahan
Times
Valentine
David Starr Jordan
Stanford University
Sir Valentine
Japan
Canada
United States
Pacific
Zionist Leaders Discuss Jewish University in Jerusalem
At a Berlin General Executive meeting the Zionist movement considers proposing the creation of a Jewish university in Jerusalem for the Vienna Congress. Officials note Palestine conditions may force such a project soon for Russian Jewish students. A New York telegram reports Nahum Sokolow met with Secretary Bryan in Washington and received support for Zionist aims.
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NEW York Times
Berlin
Internation Zionist Organization
Vienna
Jerusalem
Palestine
Germany
New York
Nahum Sokolow
Central Executive
Washington
Bryan
Male Suffragist Freed After Hunger Strike
London reports Edwy Clayton an analytical chemist sentenced to twenty one months for conspiracy to commit property damage is released from detention today in a weak condition after a hunger strike. Released prisoners say non suffragists have followed the example with three men now refusing to eat and being forcibly fed.
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London
Edwy Clayton
Poincare greeted warmly in London after arrival
President Poincare was welcomed with enthusiasm in London. The Prince of Wales escorted him from Portsmouth to Victoria Station where the King greeted the French leader. He stayed at York House and attended a Buckingham Palace state banquet with 130 guests. The King and Poincare voiced renewed Franco British friendship.
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Prince of Wales
Portsmouth
King
Capital
New York Times
London
Poincaré
Victoria Station
M. Poincaré
York House
Buckingham Palace
Page
King George
Windsor Castle
France
Queen Mary
England
M. Pichon
Brigade of Guards
The
Republic
Midshipmen Visit Paris From Illinois Battleship
A party of 175 American midshipmen arrived in Paris today from the battleship Illinois lying at Antwerp. They are led by Lieut. O. W. Fowler and ship surgeon Dr. Higgins and will spend four days in the capital visiting sights and staying at various hotels.
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NEW York Times
Paris
Illinois
Antwerp
O. W. Fowler
Miss Garden Seeks Garnishee Order Set Aside
Paris court rejects Mary Garden's plea to set aside a garnishee order on her Opéra Comique salary. Dressmaker claims 1016 francs for a dress. Garden offers 614 francs and immediate payment, but the court maintains the order.
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Paris
NEW York Times
Mary Garden
Opéra Comique
Miss Garden
Moors Attack Spaniards in Fierce Battle at Tetuán
In Tetuán on June 24 the Spanish general led an assault on bands of tribesmen concentrating nearby and routed them. The fight left 33 Spaniards dead and 52 wounded.
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Tetuan
Sudermann Novel Translation Withdrawn in Britain
London reports John Lane withdrew the English edition of Sudermann's Song of Songs after objections from the British authorities and the American rights holder. Beatrice Marshall produced a new translation issued today. Authors including Hardy Wells Doyle Parker Harraden Sinclair Shaw praised the reform while quipping on American terms.
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New York Times
London
Sudermann
Great Britain
America
John Lane
Lane
Melville Macnaghten
Scotland Yard
Beatrice Marshall
Thomas Hardy
Eden Phillpotts
Arthur Conan Doyle
H. G. Wells
Gilbert Parker
Beatrice Harraden
May Sinclair
Bernard Shaw
Germany
Wanamaker Case Inquiry Goes On In Philadelphia
Special Deputy U S Attorney General Henry N. Arnold outlines the government stance in the Wanamaker affair. He notes Wanamaker has previously paid 100000 to settle duty losses from past irregularities and says the current probe seeks to reveal surrounding circumstances. No criminal tariff act act will be settled for money.
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Philadelphia
Henry N. Arnold
United States Attorney General
Wanamaker
Customs House
Wanamaker Corporation
Mr. Arnold
A 2:20 Horse in a 2:10 Trot Reflects on Adaptation
An essay argues that adapting to conditions matters more than talent and appearance. It suggests a man can seem to meet the challenge if he looks the part, using the Saks suit as a symbol of status and fit.
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Joseph
Miss Greville
Saks
Saks Garment Emphasizes Character and Style
A promotional note extols Saks apparel for flawless cut and precise tailoring. It underscores perfection in seamwork and finishing, presenting the garment as a symbol of quality and refined character.
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Saks
Four dead and sixty hurt in grain elevator explosion
Buffalo dispatch details a deadly blast at the Husted Milling Company grain elevator in Elk and Peabody Streets. Four men are dead, sixty injured with many in critical condition, a 12 year old boy killed by a passing car.
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Buffalo
Husted Milling Comy
Elk and Peabody Streets
Michael King
Henry Vetter
John Conroy
Ixty
Conroy
New York, Chicago & St. Louis
Vetter
Usted
Auto Kills Little Girl in New Jersey Collision
Charles M. Peterson of New York with a summer home in Keansburg is arrested for manslaughter after his automobile struck seven year old Ilberta Ton, daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles E Tilton, as she ran from another car. She died hours later in Long Branch Hospital. Peterson surrendered to authorities.
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New York Times
Red Bank
N. J
Charles M. Peterson
New York
Keansburg
Belford
Peterson
Ilberta Ton
Charles E. Tilton
Long Branch
Order to Refund 354 096 in Chancery Case
In Newark Vice Chancellor Howell ordered Delaney to refund 354 096 to the Fisheries Company of New Jersey. He was accused of diverting can refits for personal gain while serving as General Manager and later as President of the rehabilitated company. About 113 000 represents property value sold improperly. the rest covers profits from leases to the Menhaden Fishing Company in 1908 and 1909. Delaney allegedly owned most shares in the Menhaden Company during the early years.
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Marcus
William Goodbody Ordener J. Delaney
Moorstown
Howell
Newark
Delaney
Fisheries Company of
New Jersey
Menhaden Fishing Company
Deaney
Menhaden Company
No Peril in Red Roses Says Edward Bok at St Regis
Edward Bok editor of the Ladies' Home Journal at the St Regis denies a Philadelphia dispatch claiming the Pennsylvania Railroad tore up red roses planted along its right of way between Overbrook and terion. He explains yellow and white roses were planned and 2 000 bushes were set with 10 or 12 miscolored red specimens removed. Zollinger, P R Chief Engineer, confirms no truth to the removal claim.
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Edward Bok
The
Ladies’ Home Journal
St. Regis
Philadelhia
Pennsylvania Railroad
Box
Overbrook
Bok
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Judge Moore
A. G. Vanderbilt
Frederic N
Fulton
King Manuel
Prof. Plugge
New Yorker
Russia
Princess
Judge
Chirol
Mahan
Dr. Jordan
Poincare
John Muir
Broadwa
Broadway
York
Saks & Company
34Th Street
Auto
Little Girl
C. M. Peterson
New Jersey Road
O. J. Delaney
Mr. Bok
Manor
Blum & Koch
Seerobo
Senalines Sk Gee
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