Nine Bodies Found In Guinness Farm Mystery Deepens
In Laporte Indiana today four more corpses were found in the Guinness farm yard, bringing total dismembered remains to nine uncovered since yesterday. Evidence suggests trunks and boxes sent from Chicago to Mrs Belle Guinness, with two trunks held in a Chicago express office, point to a broader murder plot. identification efforts for two victims were made while authorities seek Chicago involvement.
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Laporte
Ind
Guinness
Chicago
Belle Guinness
Smutzer
John A. Welker
Ths Place
Taft Visits Cul eb ra For Isthmus Canal Review
Secretary Taft arrives at Colón Cul ebra to tour canal projects with Colonel Goethals and the Isthmian Canal Commission. He says the trip is his fourth to the Isthmus to inspect canal matters in his war department and plans discussions with Panamanian and U S officials on boundary disputes and recent incidents. He will meet Amador and other officials before leaving for the United States.
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Panama
Taft
Culebra
Charleston
Goethals
Isthmus
United States
Colombia
Sefior Arango
William Nelson Cromwell
Sefior Arias
Amador
Fatal East Side Tenement Fire Kills Three
A blaze at No. 191 Orchard Street in a crowded East Side tenement trapped residents and burned three people to death. Among the victims is three year old Hattie Kappelman who died in her mother's arms after being pulled from the fire. Firefighters struggled to rescue others as narrow escapes and several casualties mounted.
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Orchard Street
Hattie Kappelman
Sadie Kappelman
New Way to Get Money Is Arrest Found in Indictment
Roscoe Clare Stebbins twenty seven of 156 West 78th street was arrested on a federal grand jury indictment for being party to a scheme to defraud by mail. He allegedly collected several thousand dollars from railroad firms including Atlantic Coast Line by posing as attorney for claimants over damages and nondelivery of goods. Inspector Boyle later arrested Rupert V. Wilson in Washington. Wilson works for Atlantic Coast Line and supplied data on claims. Stebbins said to be an interpreter by trade and noted as employed at Union Dime Savings Bank at 54 West 524th Street.
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Roscoe Clare Stebbins
West 78Th Street
Stebbins
Atlantic Coast Line
Inspector Boyle
Post Office Department
Washington
Rupert V. Wilson
Wilson
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company
Union Dime Savings Bank Institution
West 524 Street
Hughes' Father At Fire In Brooklyn Home
The Rev. Dr. David C. Hughes, father of Governor Hughes, briefly volunteered during a fire on the top floor of No. 202 Lincoln Place Brooklyn. Mrs. Pierson and the Tyson family aided with a bucket brigade until fire units arrived. About $50 in clothing and $200 in room damage occurred. Mrs. Hughes stayed in her rooms.
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David C. Hughes
Governor Hughes
Lincoln Place
Brooklyn
Hughes
Mary Pierson
M. E. Tyson
Congo Annexation Expected in Belgium Congo Debate
Brussels reporting the Chamber of Deputies ends its session on Friday and sets June 2 for an extra session to press Congo annexation. Political circles believe the annexation is now assured.
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Brussels
Chamber of Deputies
Congo
Rare Coins Auction Sells Notable Gold and Silver Pieces
An auction at Thomas L. Elder’s rooms on East 23d Street showcased rare coins. A Rutherfordton mint gold specimen dated early 1800s brought 3175, a Year 1 Jewish shekel sold for 225, a Wass, Molitor & Co. 1850s gold coin fetched 60, and an 1838 silver dollar sold for 1% with a previous high of 31%.
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Thomas L. Elder
East 23d Street
Rutherfordton
Christopher Bechter
North Carolina
Wass, Molitor & Co
San Francisco
Big crops in light rains over wheat belt
Kansas wheat conditions are excellent as four days of rain sweep the state. Acreage is slightly down but yield expected to rise thanks to favorable weather. The green bug is rare this year and no other pests have been reported. Kansas Board of Agriculture secretary F D Coburn predicts strong crop prospects despite past threats.
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The
Tribune
Kansas City
Kansas
F. D. Coburn
Kansas Board of Agriculture
Good Prospects in Southwest Wheat Crop Report
Grains commission men report winter wheat practically made and Southwest crop likely to be very good. Hessian fly damage light, though Texas rains caused some issues. Kansas yields projected 110 million bushels on 5.95 million acres, Missouri and Oklahoma also expected strong. Harvest may begin in ten days in some areas as rains ease and sunshine returns.
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Tribune
St. Louis
Southwest
Missouri
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Weather Bureau
Nebraska wheat crop in excellent condition
Omaha report notes soaking rains across Nebraska break drought fears and put wheat in near perfect condition. Green bugs appeared earlier in southern counties but have not reappeared. Outlook remains for a bumper Nebraska crop with Minnesota and Dakotas also reporting excellent conditions. Frost recently inflicted no damage to Nebraska wheat.
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the Tribune
Omaha
Nebraska
Minnesota
Dakotas
New Liquor Law Upheld by Supreme Court Justice Dowling
Justice Dowling upheld the amendment to the liquor tax law barring certificate renewal for revoked licenses for one year from conviction, with a new owner allowed. George Bernard, new Cairo proprietor, sought a writ to compel renewal. Bernard’s counsel argued retroactivity and that previous license was not revoked for disorder, but Dowling ruled for the law. McKee of the Excise Department predicted appellate support if appealed.
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Justice Dowling
Supreme Court
George Bernard
Cairo
West 29Th Street
Attempted assassination of Governor in Voronezh
A bomb exploded under the governor General Bibikoff and his wife as they rode to church in Voronezh on May 6. A passing woman was killed and several people injured by splinters. The governor and his wife suffered minor injuries.
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Voronezh
Russia
Bibikoff
Overtime Work For 1 000 Hands In Mills
Wools mills in Alitown Mapleville and Plainfield Conn operated by Joseph E Fletcher will run overtime every night to 8 o'clock until further notice. About one thousand workers are affected.
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Providence
Alitown
Mapleville
A. L
Plainfield
1500 Steel Employees Back At Work
Pittsburg May 6. The Allegheny Steel Company and the International Steel Company plants at Tarentum near here resumed operations today, affording employment to fifteen hundred men.
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Pittsburg
Allegheny Steel Company
International Steel Company
Tarentum
Here
Vreeland plan to draft emergency currency bill
Washington May 6 The Republican financial conference approved recognizing clearing house associations as a safe asset for emergency currency by a 115 to 21 vote A committee of Vreeland Burton Weeks McKinney and Knowland was named to draft the bill to be presented next Monday night The vote favored a currency commission and aligned with the Vreeland bill principles while signaling possible changes to conform with Senate Finance views and the Aldrich bill The session lasted three hours with both strong support and criticisms voiced including from Prince McMorran McCall Kuster and Payne
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
Republican Financial Conference
Vreeland
New York
Burton
Ohio
Weeks
Massachusetts
McKinney
Illinois
Knowland
California
Hill
Connecticut
Senate Committee On Finance
Prince
McMorran
McCall
Kustermann
Count Von Helden Arrested for Bigamy in New Rochelle
Iraul Ritter von Helden a German count was arrested in New Rochelle on a bigamy charge after leaving his yacht in Echo Bay. Mrs. Ira D Bramback of Mount Vernon accuses him of marrying her daughter Emily Einstein S Bramback in Manhattan on March 6 1906 while another wife still lived. She says he used several names including Gordon Raoul Ritter von Helden and Gertrude Caroline Lewis and that he promised large sums from German relatives. Von Helden denied multiple wives claiming only one wife exists and appeared surprised at the charge.
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Iraul Ritter von Helden
New Rochelle
Echo Bay
Ira D. Bramback
North Terrace Avenue
Mount Vernon
Emily Einstein S. Bramback
Manhattan
Bramback
von Helden
Gordon Raoul Ritter von Helden
Gertrude Caroline Lewis
California
Johann Heindrich
van Helden
Hudson Bay
St. Louis Isolated By Floods On Island After Heavy Rain
St. Louis sits on an island due to persistent rains and floods. Rail lines centering on the city are in trouble with the Chicago and Alton and the Big Four submerged at Benbow City. East St. Louis and Lansdowne endure extensive flooding with streets impassable and schools closed. water fills business districts and levees face strain. Streetcars halted and crops ruined as northern, eastern, and southern areas flood.
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St. Louis
St. Louiis
Chicago & Alton
Big Four
Benbow City
Alton
Ill
Lansdowne
East St. Louis
Fire in City College lab causes $700 damage
Students and professors fought a lab fire at the College of the City of New York yesterday as a rheostat overheated and ignited a cabinet with papers and electrical equipment. About fifty students and several professors evacuated and moved chemicals while firemen arrived and power was cut.
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College of the City of New York
Family feud leaves three dead in Henry County tragedy
A Martinsville report states James Nellie, Samuel Shelton, and Charles Dodson were shot and killed near Philpot in Henry County yesterday. The trio died in a feud affecting relatives and nearby residents.
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Richmond
Martinsville
James Nellie
Samuel Shelton
Charles Dodson
Philpot
Henry County
Morgan arrives in Paris with upbeat crisis view
Paris May 6 J P Morgan arrived today from Italy and expressed that the acute stage of the American financial crisis has passed. He said the situation had improved and that it was now a matter of time. Morgan added his health was excellent.
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Mr. Morgan
Railroads Agree to Freight Rate Increase Plan
Traffic officers of eastern railroads met at Trunk Line Association in New York to discuss a general 10 percent freight rate rise. No final decision reached. meetings expected to continue. Illinois Manufacturers’ Association protests the rise. New York Board of Trade and Transportation may oppose. If imposed nationwide, the 10 percent hike could lift rail earnings by about 200 million dollars annually.
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Mississippi
Trunk Line Association
Liberty Street
C. C. McCaim
Illinois Manufacturers’ Association
Committee On Railway Transportation
New York Board of Trade and Transportation
Carnegie Gives 200 900 Gift To Mechanics and Tradesmen
Andrew Carnegie announced a 200000 gift to the General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen of New York at Mechanics Institute in Manhattan. The donation boosts his total society gifts to 527000, funding technical night classes, with a bronze bust unveiled.
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Andrew Carnegie
General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen
City of New York
Society In Mechanics’ Institute
West 44Th Street
Carnegie
Mr. Carnegie
J. Massey Rhinds
Institute
University of St. Andrew's
Evacuation Ordered for Khyber Pass by British Forces
Simla May 6 Major General Sir James Willocka will depart Landi Kotal tomorrow for Peshawar as British troops evacuate the Khyber Pass on home orders. The move is criticized though Afghan trouble appears ended for now.
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Simla
Mey
Sir James Willocka
Landi-Khotal
Peshawar
Khyber Pass
Major Cope Smith of Fiftieth Camel Corps Mortally Wounded
A dispatch from Lands- Khotal reports Major Cope Smith commanding the Fiftieth Camel Corps was mortally wounded by snipers while leading a mounted escort to recover stolen animals and died before reaching camp.
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London
Lands- Khotal
Cope Smith
Fiftieth Camel Corps
President to visit Pine Knot for spring outing
Telegraph from Washington says the President may visit Pine Knot in Albemarle County tomorrow. Mrs Fannie Brown Thomas of the Ghost Place expects two visitors and servants are preparing the estate for the party. Duration unclear, possibly until week’s end.
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Tribune
Scottsville
Fannie Brown Thomas
Roosevelt May Attend Barbecue At Point of Pines
President Roosevelt tentatively plans to attend a July 16 barbecue at Point of Pines Revere Massachusetts hosted by four Republican clubs. The event aims to celebrate the Chicago convention and host the convention nominee for President. Guests include Senator Dolliver and many New England senators and governors.
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Roosevelt
Point of Pines
Revere
Mass
Essex
Middlesex
Norfolk
Plymouth
Chicago
Dolliver
Iowa
United States
New England
Countess of Warwick to Campaign in Ohio for Socialist Candidate
Telegraphed report from Bellefontaine Ohio May 6 notes the Countess of Warwick for E G Wharton Socialist candidate will oppose Alice Roosevelt Longworth and her husband aiding Congressman Ralph D Cole in the 8th Ohio District campaign this fall. The plan includes the English agitator speaking in Ohio today.
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Ohio
Tribune
Bellefontaine
Countess of Warwick
E. G. Wharton
Alice Roosevelt-Longworth
Ralph D. Cole
Lady Roberts's Sister Found Dead in Hawaii Trail
Honolulu May 6 Mrs L Snow Miller said to be sister of Lord Roberts's wife was found dead on a Kona Hawaii forest trail. Believed she lost her way while walking and died from exposure. DEWEY'S CLARETS AND OLD BURGUNDY. HY paw & Sons Co 138 Fulton St New York. Adv.
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Honolulu
L. Snow Miller
Lord Roberts
Kona
Hawaii
HY. Paw & Sons Co
Fulton St
New York
Fleet Arrives San Francisco in Triumph at Golden Gate
Atlantic battleship fleet arrives in San Francisco harbor after a 14,000 mile voyage. Crowds gather from Oakland to Telegraph Hill as ships anchor in four lines. Admiral Evans aboard Connecticut leads a glittering review with Navy and civic officials welcoming the fleet.
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Hunter’s Point
Golden Gate
Anchorage
Nebraska
San Francisco
Admiral Evans
Connecticut
Robley D. Evans
Evans
Mount
Tamalpais
Fort Baker
Marin
Lime Point
Napa
Redwood Lands
Presidio
Old Cliff House
Seal Rocks
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Ralph W. Smith
Lamphere
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Mr. Smith
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Welker
Sturgis
Guinness Place
Roy Lamphere
Fred Brickman
MR. Taft
Isthmian Canal Commission
Republic of Panama
Jurado
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Blaze
Bigamist
City College
America
J. P. Morgan
Paris
Italy
Pine Knot
Virginia Estate
Lady Roberts
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