British Steamer Ethelwold Blocked by U S Customs
British ship Ethelwold was detained by U S customs officers off Brooklyn on suspicion of potential filibuster activity for San Domingo. Officers boarded the vessel, ordered all to remain aboard, and stated no cargo inspection would occur that night. a full cargo search was anticipated the following day. The incident followed reports from Hayt that the vessel’s American-made crew could aid a Sant Dominican expedition.
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Ethelwold
Forest of Shipping
Brooklyn
San Domingo
McBare
Department of Commerce and Labor
Washington
William Loch
New York
Hayt
State Department
Ethel Wold
Jose Si
Pierre Giordant
Jean Jimines
Loeb
Brown
Wm. E. Dudas
R. Rausberser
Light on Bomb Mystery Secrecy After Sharkey Interview
Chieng Sharkey, once a feared convict, revealed details of a long Chicago bomb outrages case. State's Attorney Wayman said Sharkey altered his story during a jail interview with reporters barred. Detectives briefed by Chief Brien noted arrests expected as Sharkey’s testimony shifted and new leads emerged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chiengs
Peilx Shakey
Sharkey
Vivian
Train near miss at Missouri City halted by quick actions
An elderly woman narrowly halted a westbound Exvel Springs train near Missouri City by leaping onto the track area. The bold intervention of Mrs Female Lowerlyn prevented a potential disaster as authorities investigated the incident at the Wabash line.
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Peman Fings
Mra
Lowerlyn
Missouri City
Femdom
Two killed in Valley Junction tragedy unfolds in storm
Elmer Jamison and his wife are shot dead by farmer Calvin Littlepage near Valley Junction Des Moines as he abducts the wife and infant. A bloodhound chase gathers farmers armed with shotguns. Authorities corner Littlepage in a barn at Muller farm after a dawn break, with threats of further violence and possible lynching.
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Foyle
Valley Junction
Calvin Liliipagi
Des Moines
Elmer Jamison
Littlepage
Little Page
Muller Farm
Ben Littlepage
Butler Place
NOT GUILTY OF MURDER IN UNWRITTEN LAW CASE
Chicago man Michael Pacellano was acquitted of murder by a jury in Judge Bernstein's court, amid claims the killing arose from the unwritten law. Defense contends Frank Sereno forced Pacellano’s sister to flee, then defied her, prompting the shooting after Sereno returned to Chicago.
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Chicago
Bernstein
Michael Pacellano
Frank Sereno
Tten
Pacellano
Mra
Josephine Fresso
Sereno
Paceliano
Interchange of students linked to three nations
An exchange plan for university students among the United States Canada and the United Kingdom gains momentum with backing from an influential committee led by Prime Minister Asquith and Lord Strathcona. Endorsements come from presidents of major North American and British universities, promising cultural insight with minimal academic disruption and low cost.
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Pers
Eencce
Amas Tm
United States
Canada
United Kingdom
Ceeil Rhodes
P. Hf. Asquith
Great Britain
Lord Strathcona
Mai
Pittsburg Streetcar Strike Ends After Key Talks
The Pittsburg street railway strike ended at 10 40 Monday night after Mayor Magee mediated between the Pittsburg Railway Company and the Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway Employes. The dispute centered on shortening swing runs and reinstating discharged workers with fair hearings. A settlement allows hearings before superintendents and promises a 60 percent reduction in swing runs, averting a larger traffic disruption in Allegheny County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
William A. Magee
Pittsburg Railway Company
Pitsburg
Allegheny County
Mayer
Greater
Plllsburg
Car Company
Greater Pittsburg
Cincinnati Police Raid Buckets Shop Campaign Continues
County Prosecutor Hunt and ten deputies raided the Consolidated Stock and Grain offices in Cincinnati. Two armed watchmen were overpowered, books seized, wires cut, and the men were arraigned and held for the grand jury. Prior raids led to indictments for running bucket shops and defrauding the public. Customers were held behind doors to obtain witness names. John Ryan posted a $50 bond after fleeing Atlantic City.
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Hunt
Cincinnati
Consolidated Stock and Grain Company
Acton
C. T. Cox
Louis W. Foster
W. D. Kinnsman
Concern
Ryen-Brill
John Ryan
Ryan
Atlantic City
Rivalry ends in double tragedy on country road
News notes a sensational sequence near Caruthersville Missouri where J W Head shot and killed Or tle Bush as Bush sat in a buggy with Mrs Donnie Kelley, then fatally shot himself. Nearby reports include railroad incidents, cholera deaths, and a Seattle automobile wreck.
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J. W. Head
Ortle Bush
Donnie Kelley
Caruthersville
Head
Bush
Mra. Kelley
Fight for the pennants standings show tight races
The standings across both leagues reveal close battles with Pittsburgh leading the Rational League at .43 and St. Louis at .34 while New York and Brooklyn trail. In the American League, New York and Chicago hover near .27 and .26 with Cleveland at .31, as Milwaukee and St. Paul post strong records in the Abhoctation division.
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W. Pittsburg
Philadela
Chicago
St. Louis
New York
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Boston
Wash'gton
Cleveland
Columbus
City
St. Paul
Louisville
Toledo
Philadelphia R R wins bid to block 7 cent fare law
Judge Willson in Philadelphia Common Pleas declares the 7 cent fare act unconstitutional. The Philadelphia and Reading Railway Company secures a restraining order against county enforcement, aligning with a prior similar ruling by Pennsylvania Railroad. A mix of political and industrial notes follow, including a local candidate and a tragic accident at Carnegie Steel.
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Pennsylvania
Willson
Common Pleas Court
Philadelphia
Philadelphia and Reading Railway Company
Pennsylvania Railroad
Inty
Willwoo
United States
Reading Company
Lone Bandit Robs Fort Worth Bank For 81001 Cash
A well dressed lone highwayman robbed Waggoner Bank and Trust Company in Fort Worth Texas of 81001 in currency on Tuesday afternoon. The cashier Walter E King was alone inside when the robber entered and demanded the money at gunpoint. After taking the cash the robber fled, and despite a five minute police response he had vanished into the crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waggoner Bank and Trust Company
Fort Worth
Tex
Texas
Walter E. King
King
Edithwoodill killed in brawl says letter
A sensational murder case centers on Edith Woodill, once linked to Lyman J. Gage, with Emmet Roberts or Eastman dead in a back river fusillade and a bloody bungalow found soiled by a presumed crime. The suspect Eastman, a failed Wall Street broker, vanished after investigators connected him to the Woodill death and a letter to a New York contact.
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Edith May Thompson Woodill
Lyman J. Gage
St. Michaels
Emmet BE. Roberts
Robert EB. ‘Eastman
Back Creek
Roberts
Misa
Vinnie Braxcome
Care Klaw & Erlanger
New York
Maryland
Roberta
Wooatit
M Mra
Woodill
Mra
Minneapolis
Charles H. Thompson
McDaniel
Thompson
Washington
Paris
Gage
Boston
Camwell
Baltimore
Peabody Conservatory
Edith Thompson
Dr. Caswell
Harry Adams
Mount Vernon
N. Y
California
Gilbert Wooaiti
Los Ageles
Los Angeles
Consolidated Exchange
Eastman
Chicago
Wall Street
Mr. Woodill
Army to change fatigue uniforms for enlisted men
War Department plans to spend 192800 dollars over three years with steady yearly amounts to replace brown canvas fatigue clothing for United States Army enlisted personnel. The move follows a policy shift discussed in Washington and referenced in a wartime context.
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Army
War Department
Washington
United States Army
Dent
Staten
Chicago blast cripples block in Title and Trust Building area
A powerful explosion at 11 20 p m in downtown Chicago destroyed the rear of the Chicago Title and Trust Building at 100 Washington and wrecked structures within the block bounded by Washington Clark Madison and Dearborn. Seven injured and about 150000 in damages were reported. The blast, linked to a gambling syndicate run by Mont Tennes, destroyed cables, disrupted thousands of telephones, and shattered windows across the district.
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Chicago
Madison Street
Mont Tennes
Title and Trust Building
Central
Randolph
Chicago Telephone Company
Loop District
Thompson's
Boston
Dearborn Street
Schuettler
Trade shows loss in U S imports rise in manufacturing goods
The Mayrade statement of the Bureau of Statistics in Washington compares May with last year showing a rise in imports of manufacturing material and a fall in food exports. About fifty import items and a similar number of export items account for most value. Imports and year-to-date figures in raw silk hides India rubber wool copper lumber and chemicals exceed last year, while foods exports for 1909 are generally lower than 1908.
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Bureau of Statistics
Washington
Bureau
India
Deaths of W. Evana Dent and Alfred Urlin Inquest
A double inquest in San Jose California determined W. Evana Dent died from a gunshot wound inflicted by Alfred Cleveland Urlin who then committed suicide. Mrs. Ida Schley, known as the woman in the case, suffered fatal internal injuries from a bullet through her lungs. Dent was a nephew by marriage of Gen. A. G. Grant through Julia Dent. Urlin will be buried in Missoula, Montana, by his brother John.
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Jose
Cal
W. Evana Dent
Alfred Cleveland Urlin
Dent
Urlin
Ida Schley
Bandit list grows as Jikiri’s group suffers losses
In the Philippines, Captain Anderson and detachments of the Sixth Cavalry, aided by Capt Signor’s mosquito fleet, killed five Moro bandits of Jikiri in a running engagement at Pataceland. Several others were wounded or captured, bringing total losses to thirty one in thirty days, while Jikiri remains at large.
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Jikiri
Great Cincinnati Parade Crowns Turnfest Anniversary
Forty thousand participants including turners soldiers students and civic groups joined the North American Gymnastic Union parade in Cincinnati as the thirtieth Turnfest climax, described as the largest in turnfest annals and lasting four hours to pass a point. In Minnesota a school picnic wrestling match ended with Henry Vogelsung breaking Ed Reinsten's neck in a friendly bout.
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Cincinnati
North American Gymnastic Union
Turnbund
Kitind Im
Wella
Minn
Henry Vogelsung
Ed Reinsten
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Count de Lambert
Henri Farman
Calais
France
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London
Readines
Charles Cushman
Cushman
Milwaukee
Toronto
Rochester
N.Y
Barcelona
Spain
Amay
Anfap
Wichita
Bemball
Watt
Omeha
Jeague
Johns
Dayton
Pear
Wess
Mra Carter Burnham Kilgore
Gret
Tee Rome
Bwarthmors, Pa
Carmen
Charles L. Barber
Grand Trunk Railroad
Hamburg
Mich
James Goodle
Agalla
P. Morgan & Co
Hankow-See-Chuen
Ber
St. Petersburg
Muniny
Bee Line
George R. Huntington
The
Soo Jew
Edmund Pennington
Thomas Lowrey
E. Maguire
Seattle
Wash
Gregan Railway and
Navignitos Railroad
Daria Deed
Geater Terest
W. Durham
Fail- Steipthe
Pollhen
Renee
Elsie Sigel
Chum
Height
Dee Fie
Paphion
Leon Ling
Gor” Eastman
Chung Pix
Shipley Machine
John Moore
Carnegie Steel Company
St Bellaire
Ohio
Kilbea
Lone Bandit
Department of Public Safety
Europe
Gompers
Preas
van Cleave
Gov. Johnson
Minnesota
Tom Marshall
North Dakota
P. J. McCamber
Benare
Edithwoodill
Posse
Ms .D
Agarm
Kills
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