Missouri Supreme Court Rules Fraternal Insurance Not Life Coverage
The Missouri Supreme Court in banc rules a fraternal society is not a regular life insurer, reversing a lower court in a case by Mary Westerman. Westerman sought $5,236 after her husband J P Westerman died after joining Knights of Pythias in 1895. The suit, started in 1902, argued for non forfeiture reserves built by six years of payments.
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Missouri Supreme Court
Banc
Missouri
United States
Mary Westerman
Supreme Lodge, Knights of Pythias
St. Louis
3. P. Westerman
Association
Invision No. 7
Supreme Court
Marshall
Regular Life Insurance Companies
Massachusetts
President Opens 1 150 000 Acres of Shoshone Reservation
The President orders sale of about 1 150 000 acres of Shoshone land in Wyoming to settlement. A registration for entry will run July 16 to July 31 1906 at Landor Shoshone Thermopolis and Worland if passenger service exists. The drawing will begin August 4 1906 at Land er Wyoming and continue as needed.
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Wyoming
Landor
Shoshone
Thermopolis
Worland
Big Nforn
Lander
Wyo
Drown in Kansas Flood Claims Beloit Area Victims
Heavy rain drenched Beloit Kansas and surrounding areas with floodwaters. Mrs Williams, 18 year old daughter, and her 5 year old son drowned at Cawker City while attempting to flee rising waters surrounding their home.
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Beloit
Kan
Cawker City
Williams
Auto Crash Kills Banker Pendennis White in Buffalo
A collision between an automobile and a trolley on Hertel avenue Buffalo New York killed Pendennis White a millionaire banker and lumberman and injured Edwin A Bell and Richard B Lyman stock brokers in the same crash the cause and exact details remain under investigation by local authorities.
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Pendennis White
Edwin A. Bell
Richard B. Lyman
Hertel Avenue
Buffalo
N. Y
Patterson Chosen for Tennessee Governor Nomination
Malcolm R. Patterson of Memphis, a former Representative from the Tenth District, was nominated for governor by the Democratic convention in Tennessee with no other candidate presented for consideration.
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Malcolm R. Patterson
Memphis
Congress
Tennessee
Mine Guards Shot in Steubenville Clash
In Steubenville Ohio a clash between about 400 striking coal miners and 40 guards left 15 guards shot. Reports do not confirm any fatalities.
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Steubenville
Ohio
Assassin Dies by Own Hand Near Madrid After Bomb Attempt
A man believed to have tossed a bomb at King Alfonso and his bride near Madrid killed a guard and then died by suicide as police closed in, authorities said.
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Alfonso
Madrid
Judge Convicts Jacob F Force in Embezzlement Case
In Minneapolis a jury found Dr. Jacob F Force guilty after an almost eight week trial. He was charged with embezzling 135 shares of Metropolitan Bank stock from Northwestern National Life Insurance Co where he served as president.
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Jacob F. Force
Minneapolis
Metropolitan ‘Bank
Northwestern National Life Insurance Company
Missouri Supreme Court Affirms Death in Berenson Case
The Missouri Supreme Court upholds a death penalty ruling in the Berenson case. Justice Kane affirms the lower court decision, rejecting an appeal by the defendant known as Lord Beymour and sustaining the conviction and sentence.
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Barrington
Missouri Supreme Court
Kane
Fr Beymour Iedl
Berenson
Sinking of the Mabel Wilson After Lake Erie Storm
The schooner Mabel Wilson sank just outside Cleveland breakwater during a fierce Lake Erie gale. One sailor drowned. seven crew were rescued, three by tug Lutz and four by the life saving crew. Captain Gotham and Mate Gunnison were injured during rescue. The 2,500 ton ore laden vessel, owned in Detroit, hailed from Escanaba.
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Lake Erie
Mabel Wilson
Cleveland
Lutz
Gotham
Gunnison
Escanaba
Detroit
Runaway Duluth Freight Train Dashes to Two Harbors
A Duluth and Iron Range freight train carrying thirty loaded ore cars ran away at 10 p.m. from Waldo to Two Harbors with no engine crew and only one brakeman who was injured. Three tramps died and twenty five ore cars were wrecked in a loss. The air brakes failed after the tramps boarded at a block station, possibly due to an angle cock being turned.
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Duluth and Iron Range
Waldo
Minn
FATAL CHILD BURNING IN WAKE OF INDIAN MOCK INITIATION
A 5 year old Cedar Grove West Virginia child tied to a stake and burned by playmates imitating a Red Men initiation at a public hall. The child died from the fire after others rescued him as flames spread to clothing. The incident ties to local lodge members who staged the mock initiation.
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Robert Maroney
Cedar Grove
W. Va
Focal Lodge
Maroney
Safe Blown Open at Dayton Oil Office
Bandits forced entry at Republic Oil Company office in Dayton Ohio smashing the safe and ransacking the room. Bloodhounds tracked scent and at six o clock police recovered a safe box plus several checks and receipts. Only sixteen dollars remained in cash due to a holiday.
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Republic Oil Company
Standard Oil Company
Dayton
Ohio
Congressman Adams Dies in Washington Suicide Note
Representative Robert Adams of Pennsylvania died at Emergency hospital in Washington from a self inflicted pistol shot. He had resided at the Metropolitan Club and faced heavy financial losses from bad investments amid wartime fame.
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Robert Adams
Pennsylvania
Washington
Metropolitan Club
Adams
Spain
Joss House Plot Uncovered by Baltimore Prosecutor
Baltimore State's Attorney reports a raid on a joss house temple reveals a conspiracy by Chinese Freemasons to assassinate leaders of the Chinese Empire Reform Association. Funds moved from across the United States and Canada. Sixteen plotters jailed. gang conflict expected.
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Baltimore
Joss House
Shoplifter Swallows Diamond Amid Appendicitis Fears
Miss Mae Thomas of Omaha who swallowed a stolen diamond to hide her guilt is gravely ill with appendicitis like inflammation near the appendix. Doctors say surgery is needed to save her life, but she refuses. Jeweler Combs, who owned the stone, has been advised that any lethal attempt to recover his property could lead to murder charges.
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Miss Mae Thomas
Omaha
Miss Thomas
Combs
Crow Agency Registration Opens in Sheridan Billings
Arrangements for the Crow agency opening at Sheridan and Billings are complete from June 14 to 28. Authorities expect the largest crowds in government opening history as Billings officials coordinate with Burlington for crowd management.
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Crow
Sheridan
Billings
Wakely
Burlington
Supersedeas Granted in Gaynor and Greene Case in Georgia
The U S Circuit Court of Appeals in Macon Georgia granted a supersedeas delaying the execution of the sentence for Gaynor and Greene convicted in Savannah of conspiracy to defraud the government over harbor improvement work.
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Gaynor and Greene
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Macon
Messrs
Savannah
San Francisco Fire Destroys Packaged Goods Stocks
The blaze wiped out about 300000 cases of packed goods in packers factories and warehouses. It also burned many canneries and damaged wholesale and retail stocks, with only two or three canneries likely to operate this season.
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San Francisco
Drought Ravages Midwest Crops With Withered Strawberries
Northwestern Missouri eastern Kansas and southeastern Nebraska suffer over a month without rain. Strawberries ruined, oats failed, corn not sprouting due to moisture shortage, gardens drying up amid worsening crop conditions.
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Missouri
Kansas
Nebraska
Death by Melancholia After Company Failure
John H. Tennent Jr., former secretary of the Tennent Shoe Co., which failed in January for over $1,000,000, died by his own hand at his father's St. Louis home. A physician's certificate cites melancholia due to business reverses and carbolic acid poisoning.
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John H. Tennent, Jr
Tennent Shoe Company
St. Louis
Young Tennent
Fresno raisin magnate wills estate to UC viticulture station
M Theo Kearney of Fresno died at sea en route to Europe leaving a will valuing his entire estate at 750000 dollars to the University of California. The bequest designates the funds and property be used as an experiment station for viticulture research.
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M. Theo. Kearney
Fresno
Europe
University of California
Flood Devastates Golconda After Dam Break
A catastrophic flood swept Golconda Nevada following the Pole Creek canyon dam break three miles above the Golconda Cattle Company corral. Five men drowned and several were badly injured.
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Nevada
Golconda
Reno
Pole Creek Canyon
Golconda Cattle Company
Saloons in Cleveland Shut After Aiken Tax Wave
Agents for brewing companies report about 20 percent of Cleveland saloons closed due to the $1,000 Aiken law tax. Around 600 saloons closed Monday, many in outlying city districts, as financial pressures mount.
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Cleveland
Brewing Companies
Pittsburg Bride-To-Be To Wed Austrian Baron On June 6
Miss Margaret Louise Magee of Pittsburg will marry Baron Reid von Reidenau of the Austrian embassy at Rome on June 6 in Pittsburg. The title price was fixed at 100000 dollars. reports say the baron initially demanded 250000 dollars.
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Margaret Louise Magee
Pittsburg
Baron Reid von Reidenau
Rome
Austrian Cabinet Resigns Over Customs Settlement Proposals
Premier Prince Conrad von Hohenlohe Schillingsfurst and the Austrian cabinet resign amid dissatisfaction with the proposed settlement of the Austria Hungary customs tariff.
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Prince Conrad von Hohenlohe- Schillingsfuerst
Austria- Hungary
Property Owners in Protest Halt Rebuilding Funds in San Francisco
Property owners protest the rebuilding effort in the fire swept district as work stalls because funds are exhausted. Local authorities face pressure to secure needed capital to resume construction and restore the area.
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San Francisco
Committee Rejects Smoot Seat After 7 to 5 Vote
The Senate committee on privileges and elections voted 7 to 5 that Senator Smoot is not entitled to his seat. The panel also approved moving to a Senate vote during this session.
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Senate Committee On Privileges and Elections
Smoot
Senate
Battle at Cananea Kills Americans and Riots Burn City
Rioters seized Cananea Mexico after a mine strike killing forty five Americans and many Mexicans according to reports. The city suffered extensive fires and destruction from dynamite attacks as mobs burned inflammable property.
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Cananea
Mexico
Coal Operators Yield End to 1903 Scale in Illinois and Indiana
Illinois and Indiana mine owners agree to adopt the 1903 wage scale in exchange for concessions from the United Mine Workers, signaling the strike's near end. Ohio operators vow to press on with the fight alone.
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Illinois
Indiana
United Mine Workers
Ohio
Bomb Misses Royal Couple in Madrid Attack
A bomb hurled at King Alfonso XIII and his bride in a Madrid street during their wedding procession killed sixteen and wounded many. The couple's lives were saved when a wire deflected the missile.
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Alfonso
Madrid
Miss Terranova Acquitted in Aunt Murder Trial
Josephine Terranova is acquitted in New York of murdering her aunt despite a judge’s direction toward a murder verdict. The outcome hinges on the jury’s decision after deliberations in the high profile case.
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Josephine Terranova
New York
Spanish King Marries in Pomp at San Jeronimo
King Alfonso of Spain wed Princess Victoria, formerly Princess Ena, in a noon ceremony at the church of San Jeronimo el Real with ceremonial splendor across the royal entourage and Spanish court.
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Alfonso of
Spain
Victoria
Ena
San Jeronimo el Reals
Russia's Czar Faces Revolt Like Pre Revolution Paris
Parallel drawn between St. Petersburg and Paris before the French Revolution. Douma demands include amnesty, revising the fundamental law, and expropriation of crown lands. Czar Nicholas promises reforms but rejects a responsible ministry, risking greater Douma influence and potential revolution. Terrorist acts and bombings surge across the empire with casualties in St. Petersburg and Sebastopol.
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St. Petersburg
Paris
Douma
Czar
Louis XVI
States General
Mirabeau
Council of the Empire
Russia
Nicholas
M. Shataloff
Timoseieff
Martinoff
Tiflis
Sebastopol
Army officers face manslaughter case over post shooting
Lieut Edwin M Stanton and Private Dowd, attached to the judge advocate general’s office, defend two soldiers charged with manslaughter at Pittsburg. The trial tests military authority on civilian crimes at a military reservation and the post commander’s power to protect government property. The shooting occurred after a theft of copper near the Allegheny arsenal.
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War Department
Edwin. M. Stanton
Third Infantry
Pittsburg
Court of Oyer and Terminer
United States
Drury
Dowd
Allegheny
Pennsylvania
Dolliver Attacks Sociologists On Labor And Morality
Senator Dolliver of Iowa told a Y M C A mass meeting in Atlantic City that sociologists aim to remove toil and competition, creating drones. He argued character comes from struggle, warned against relying on social science for labor capital issues, and said public opinion must cure societal ills.
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Dolliver
Iowa
Atlantic City
N. J
Tie
Cancer's ravages overturn city bias in national study
Prof. Guthrie McConnell reports based on government cancer data that rural areas show higher cancer growth and mortality than cities. Outdoor laborers, women, and those in well watered timbered regions like the Pacific Northwest are more affected. Mortality rises after age 65, with unmarried individuals at greater risk. average death age is 58.
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New York
Guthrie McConnell
United States
Pacific Northwest
Wines Poured Into Street Gutter At Ex Senator Home
At the Washington home of ex Senator John B. Henderson of Missouri the entire contents of his wine cellar valued at $1000 were poured into the street gutter in the presence of a large crowd. The incident occurred Thursday, drawing attention from onlookers and raising questions about the event.
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Washington
John B. Henderson
Missouri
Education Notes Across States and Nations
Reports on teacher wages in Maine Ohio Minnesota and Massachusetts show varied pay and shortages. New York City faces a hidden truancy issue among coal barges. Internationally, Japanese youths increasingly study English and a Mexican education congress seeks federal control of schools. Darwin’s sons and scholars like Moore feature in the educational discourse.
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Maine
Massachusetts
Alabama
New York City
Baron Takaki
Japan
Simon Newcomb
William
State Board of Health of
Minnesota
John Bassett Moore
Columbia University
Ohio
Princeton
Mexico
A. Rambeau
Kansas City
University of Berlin
United States
Charles Darwin
Ther
Ge ‘i
Chicago and New York Markets Signal Strong Trade Activity
The report notes improving money supply and industrial demand with resumed bank operations in San Francisco, eased money markets, and robust steel and rail orders. Molders strike and foundry slowdowns persist while construction expands. cattle, copper, and tin show gains. U.S. and Canadian failures are listed with week totals.
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Francisco
Calumet Electric Railway
Chicago
Dan
New York
United States
Canada
Bradstreet
Market Prices Across Cities for Cattle Hogs and Crops
Chicago Detroit Milwaukee Toledo Buffalo report diverse livestock and grain quotes. Cattle range from four to six dollars, hogs from four to six fifty, sheep up to six. Wheat corn oats rye and hay priced by grade and region with mixed notes across cities.
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Chicago
Detroit
Milwaukee
Toledo
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Philadelphia
Western League
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Lincoln
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Pick Patterson
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Reed Smoot
Miss Terranova
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