Insane man fires on neighbors and police then commits suicide
Dr. Joseph Pospisiel a pension office employee in Washington held officers at bay for six hours after firing at pedestrians and into nearby homes. He passed three children to safety, injected cocaine to steady himself, and died en route to the hospital. He had lived in Washington about eighteen years and had a brother in Wisconsin.
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Joseph Pospisiel
Pension Office
Washington
Vospisi
Pospisiel
Dr. Pospisiel
Wisconsin
Ife
John Despisiel
Heineman
Wis
Fight for the Pennants Standing of Clubs in Leagues
The article ranks leading baseball clubs across major leagues, detailing standings, games won and lost, and key performances as teams push toward pennants. It highlights top contenders and shifting positions as the season progresses.
Huge University Donations Lead States in Education Endowment
The General Education Board reports twelve month gifts totaling 23,127,762 to higher education. Illinois topples states with 3,160,209.03 endowment and 1,858,518 for buildings. University of Chicago receives 4,571,220.87. Harvard 548,423.99 endowment and 161,601.48 buildings. Yale 773,374.81 endowment and 112,336.69 buildings. Princeton 148,400 endowment and 359,151.79 equipment. Washington state Whitman College noted at 10,592.66.
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United States
General Education Board
New York City
Ilinois
University of Chicago
Washington State
Whitmore College
Warvard University
Yale
Princeton
Young Nurse Denies Regret in Harlem Doctor Slaying
Sarah Koten claims she did not murder Dr. Martin Auspitz after luring him with a false call and shooting him in Harlem. She says she killed him to protect her honor and cites unwritten law as her motive while awaiting court action.
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Sarah Koten
Martin W. Auspitz
Harlem
New York
Fierce Fighting in Korea Enlarges Insurrection War
The movement to suppress the uprising has become general across Korea with Japanese forces deployed in all dissatisfied provinces. In the nine days ending June 4, sixty nine engagements occurred between Japanese and Korean troops and insurgents, according to an Associated Press report.
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Korea
Associated Press
Public scuffle as young woman horsewhips persistently lewd suitor
Augustus White, 60, was persistently pursuing Miss Lester Yrantz, 20, of St Clair Pa. In a public scene she horsewhipped him for his advances, illustrating a dramatic response by the frightened girl.
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Augustus White
Lester Yrantz
St. Clair
Death of William P Quinby Detroit journalist and diplomat
William Pimory Quinby longtime editor and proprietor of the Detroit Free Press and former United States minister to the Netherlands died in Grace Hospital Detroit after a three month illness. He was aged 73.
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William Pimory Quinby
The
Detroit Free Press
United States
Netherlands
Grace Hospital
Detroit
Mr. Quinby
Fire destroys large part of Graffin packing plant
Fire gutted a major section of the J. Y. Graffin packing plant owned by Swift & Co. in Winnipeg Manitoba causing an estimated loss of 75000 dollars.
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J. Y. Graffin Packing Plant
Swift & Co
Winnipeg
Man
New York Plunger Bankrupt Attaches Walker Assets
A New York attachment for 23415 dollars is issued against John Brandt Walker known as the plunger who months ago reportedly cleared three million dollars on the bear side of stocks.
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New York
John Brandt Walker
Explosion on the Tennessee Kills Four in Los Angeles
Four men were killed and ten injured on the armored cruiser Tennessee at Los Angeles when a boiler tube exploded, hurling iron fragments through the engine room and filling it with scalding steam, with four believed fatally harmed.
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Tennessee
Los Angeles
Allison Wins in Iowa Republican Senate Nomination
Official Iowa returns show Senator Allison defeating Governor Cummins for the Republican nomination with 102,159 votes to 92,786. The nationwide tally notes a statewide majority of 9,373 for Allison, who has a 43-year congressional record and was born March 2, 1829 in Perry Ohio.
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Allison
Cummins
Hardin County
Iowa
A. B. Cummins
United States
Carroll
Garst
Judge Prouty
J. A. T. Hull
Prouty
United States Senate
Perry
Ohio
Fire hazard in schools prompt calls for safety actions
A Fire Insurance Journal article warns that 816 cities face possible repeats of Collinwood disasters. It cites 1908 first quarter fires in 58 U.S. and Canadian educational sites, 322 colleges neglect safety, and presses for fireproofing and updated safety standards in public schools as well as hotels.
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United States
Collinwood
Ohio
the Insurance Press
Chicago
New York
Cleveland
Detroit
Philadelphia
Boston
Canada
Fort Wayne
Ind
Federal grand jury probes Oregon land frauds
A federal grand jury began an investigation of alleged land frauds in Umatilla county Oregon. Lieut Archibald Taggart retired after twenty years to become a butcher. Three men Sharpless Miles and a young Englishman named Richmond of Nelson BC drowned after being swept over the falls in the Kootania river. Extra bounty in the Black Hills has led to heavy coyote and wolf killings this winter.
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Umatilla County
Oregon
Archibald Taggart
New York
John Sharpless
John Miles
Richmond
Nelson
B. C
Kootania River
Black Hills
Death of General Buller at London after illness
General Sir Redvers Henry Buller died in London after several weeks of illness. Born in 1839, he was a long noted soldier who earned the Victoria Cross in India and Egypt. His career ended after controversial defeats in the Boer War, including the Ladysmith siege where he served as commander in chief before Lord Roberts succeeded him. He married Lady Audrey Jane Charlotte in 1882.
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Redvers Henry Buller
London
Buller
India
Egypt
Great Britain
Ladysmith
Lord Roberts
Jones Dies as White House Speculation Heats Up
Former U S Senator James K Jones of Arkansas dies in Washington at sixty nine heart failure ends a long career in Democratic politics. The obituary notes his Civil War service, law practice with son James K Jones Jr, Arkansas senate and U S congress tenure, and later role as Democratic National Committee chairman. It also surveys Washington society chatter on possible first ladies and lists prominent names including Mrs Bryan Mrs Taft Mrs Fairbanks Mrs Johnson and Mrs Hughes with brief biographical hints.
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United States
James K. Jones
Arkansas
Washington
Senator Jones
Marshall County
Miss
Senate
Garfield-Hancock
Congress
Carlisle
Kentucky
Jones
Ways and Means Committee
House
Cratic
William J. Bryan
Democratic National Committee
Tom Taggart
W. J. Bryan
W. N. Taft
White House
John A. Johnson
Charles W. Fairbanks
Charles E. [Hughes
Taft
Fairbanks
Slughes
Johnson
Capital
Bryan
Mary Elizabeth Baird
Perry
Charles I. Hughes
New York State
Hughes
New York
Antoinette Carter
Helen Cannon
Joseph G. Cannon
Cannon
Mrs Eddy Addresses Health Rumors in Public Statement
In the current Christian Science Sentinel, Mary Baker G. Eddy denies reports of failing health. She says she is watched like a criminal or sick person, insists she is minding her own business, and urges friends to resign to her private matters. She assures her students she is living and thriving, and affirms that justice and honesty are vital.
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Christian Science Sentinel of
Boston
Mary Baker G. Eddy
Christian Science Church
State Rights in Courts Clarified by Supreme Court
Supreme Court rules 5 to 4 that Mississippi must honor a Missouri judgment in a cotton futures case from Vicksburg. The dispute arose after a dealer was wiped out by a price decline and a broker sought margin debt. Mississippi laws on stock gambling blocked collection, but Missouri judgment should be enforced.
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Supreme Court
Vicksburg
Mississippi
Missouri
Faivre Convicted in New York City for Easter Chick Sale
Gaston Faivre was found guilty in New York City of selling Easter chicks, charged with cruelty to animals for the act. The verdict follows a trial that emphasized animal welfare in city crime proceedings.
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Gaston Faivre
New York City
Economic Review Shows Mixed Signals From Trade And Industry
The report notes stronger iron and steel activity and rising metal and wood output while rail and farm freight trade stay soft. Grain prices stay high with a 7.46 million bushel port movement this week, livestock receipts fall to 199 thousand, bank clearings dip 20.5 percent vs 1907, and Dun’s Review cites 22 Chicago area failures and five liabilities over 5000 dollars.
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Chicago
Irregular Weather Shapes Retail Trade Report
New York weather varies with heavy rains across regions while wholesale lines and leading industries show cheerier signals. Fall goods trade is light though traveling sales improve. industrial resumptions rise in cotton goods and allied textiles, iron furnaces and coke ovens restart. Collections lag. money easy but country inflow to big centers slows. Bradstreet's notes US weekly business failures at 224, Canada 32 for week ending June 4, the smallest US total since October.
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United States
Canada
Market Price Snapshot for Cattle Hogs and Grains Across Key Cities
The report lists current prices for cattle hogs sheep and grains in major markets including Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee Buffalo New York and Toledo. Prices cover wheat corn oats rye barley butter eggs hay and seed with ranges reflecting quality and grade levels.
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Phil
Cincinnati Ohes
Boston
Pittsburg
Louis
New York
al J
Brooklyn
Amfrican Teague
L. Chicago
Phild
Lyphia
Cleveland
Detroit St. Louis
Rage
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Detroit
Milwaukee
Toledo
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