Earthquake Devastates Central Italy with Heavy Casualties
Naples June 7 news reports a severe earthquake in central Italy causing many towns to suffer extensive damage. Ten bodies in Sankooso and eleven in Castellbarnia confirmed with hundreds injured. King Emmanuel travels to the quake zone. government mobilizes naval aid and food shipments. Parliament authorizes $100,000 for the survivors.
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Naples
Italy
Menaiia
Galluri
Sankooso
Castellbarnia
Castelbaronia
Medical Association backs health department bill
St Louis, Mo. June 7 The American Medical Association endorses the Owen Senate bill providing for a department of health. Dr Loren Bi Doxey was released at noon with all indictments against him for murder dismissed as he seeks reconciliation with his wife.
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St. Lows, Mo
American Medical Association
Owen Senate
Department of Health
Doxey
St. Lowis
Loren Bi. Doxey
Noor Tod
Bir
Election Contest in Dakota Today
Sioux Falls June 7. Nomination for all state and congressional seats are being made by voters of both parties in Dakota today. The real contest is between stalwarts led by Kittredge and insurgents represented by Vemny and Crawford.
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Sioux Falls
Dakota
Stalwarts
Kittredge Repub
Ileana
Vemny
Crawford
Car of Wright biplanes arrives in Indianapolis
A car load of Wright biplanes reached Indianapolis for the aviation meet next week as flights are being made. Other items note Attorney General Wickersham's suit actions targeting railroad rate changes and reports of Madrid Estrada forces retreating with American machine gun support amid celebrations.
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Indianapol
Indianapolis
Ind
Washington, D. C
Wickersham
Iowa
Missouri River
Chicago
St. Paul
Rapid City Suicide Identified by Chicago Agency
A man who hanged himself in the city jail was identified as Peter Hagenson. He carried an ID dated May 29 and had been sent out by Clapp Nostrom Riley of Chicago. Bound for Belle Fourche, he appeared intoxicated when picked up and was left alone briefly before his death by self strangulation with blanket strips.
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Rapid City
Chicago
Belle Fourche
Gate City
Peter Hagenson
Clapp-Nostrom & Riley
Calef Gunn
Strange behavior observed on Pierre to Rapid City run
Dellahanty noted the man acted unbalanced from Pierre to Rapid City. He was not drunk, claiming mental imbalance until 9 a.m. A young man asked Wiegand about a man fitting the description as the train reached the station, with the laborer’s ticket to Belle Fourche mentioning five travelers.
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Belle Fourche
Taft to Meet Eastern Railroad Officials in Washington
President Taft will confer with Eastern railroad officials in Washington to discuss rate advances and press Congress to push the railroad bill through conference. He plans similar actions to his recent Western roads agreement and threatens prosecution to compel compliance.
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Taft
Eastern Railroad
Washington, D. C
Congress
Taft backs fast effect on railroad rate bill
President Taft sent a special message to Congress urging that provisions granting the Interstate Commerce Commission power to suspend increased railroad rates pending investigation take effect on passage. The message followed talks with Representative Mann and Senator Grane, leaders of the bill.
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Congress
Washington, D. C
President Taft
Interstate Commerce Commission
Mann
Grane
Stock Market Rises on Taft Railroads Pact
Wall Street and New York reacted to the Taft Western railroads agreement with rising stock prices. The market advance followed reports of the deal, while London noted market sensation from the developments.
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Taf
Wall Street
New York
Taft
Western
London
England
President and Railway Men Meet to End Injunction Action
President Taft and railroad officials reach an agreement to withdraw any rate increases now or soon and pause injunction proceedings pending the effect of the new railroad law. The four hour Washington conference pleased both sides as the talks concluded.
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Washington, D. C
Taft
Outlaw Hudson Threatens Battle With Wyoming Officers
Wyoming sheriff and posse close in on the young outlaw Hudson, ex convict, linked to a dynamite assault that injured a dozen and left two gravely hurt. Hudson, released from Rawlin prison after three years for horse stealing, seized dynamite, robs a sheepman, and fled toward the bad lands with deputies pursuing him. His brother serves time in Nebraska for horse theft. parents remain in Town.
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Wyoming
Wyo
Stoney Hudson
Marquis Store
Sheffoer
Hudson
Rawlin
Dan Valdes
J. L. Marquis
Bob Hart
Weston
Hia
Nebraska
Tor
Lee O Nell Brown Faces Trial After Writ Denied
Chicago June 7 Judge Semson denied the writ of habeas corpus for Lee O Nall Brown indicted in the Lorimer vendal case. Brown must stand trial, with the court ruling stopping any delay.
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Lee Weill Brown
Chicago
Seamson Tnday
Lee O'Nalll
Brown
Lorimer Vendal
Rebellion in Yucatan Widespread Indian Uprising
Reports from Mexico City say about a score of Mexican officials killed as Maya Indians threaten to overrun Yucatan. Merida and Valladolid sacked, government workers slain, railways stripped and telegraph lines cut. President Diaz directs action to quell the revolt amid arson and seized arsenals. Railroad managers surprised by injunction.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Here
Yucatan
Indiana
Drax
Eres
Prospects Good at Belle Fourche Irrigation Project
Washington June 7 A statement from the reclamation service says farmers on the Belle Fourche Irrigation Project in South Dakota will harvest large crops this season grain stands fine and water use is growing for hay and alfalfa. About thirty farms remain subject to entry and new townsites Fruitdale and Newell show rapid development with homes under construction.
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Washington, D. C
Reclamation
Eaya
South Dakota
Fruitdale
Newland
Chicago and Northwestern
Newell
Fatal shooting found at Hawarden homestead shack
A seven year old homesteader Fred Rinachol was found fatally wounded by shooting in his shack about 40 miles north of Hawarden Iowa. Neighbors, unsatisfied with initial reports of self harm, called sheriff and coroner from Sturgis. Percy Watt Hawarden, a real estate man, was first to discover the wounded boy and F Watt traveled to the scene. Spearfish Mail notes petitions circulating for mail routes and activity at the Burlington retirement company.
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Wasta
Fred Rinachol
Sturgis
Rina Hed
Hawarden
Iowa
Percy Watt
F. Watt
Train Schedule Fragments Signal Deadwood Transit Strain
Fragmentary notes describe a Deadwood morning departure returning in the evening with minimal service. The writer laments the train’s limited usefulness, noting a short one hour stay and a 12 o clock leave, and pointing to few east or south connections from Deadwood.
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Deadwood
Pearful Death Roll From Violence in Chicago
In Chicago for May 151 lives were lost from accident violence or self harm. Personal crisis records lead with 47 deaths, street cars 12, horses and vehicles 10, failing 8, automobiles 8, railroads 25, and miscellaneous 17 among the causes.
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Chicago
Til
Boreau of
Bitter fight over governorship in Iowa primary
Des Moines reports a heated party primary with Republicans debating whether Senator Cummins can slate only progressives on the ticket. In the ninth district Council Bluffs area, Walter J. Smith faces a progressive challenge led by Cummins ally Webb Byers. Cummins held a large Council Bluffs rally while Smith answered with a Saturday night meeting. In London, the king was told by Lieutenant Peary about the north pole discovery at Marlborough House.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Congress
Cumming
Council Bluffs
Walter J. Smith
Spentor
Webb Byers
Cummins
Council Bluffe
Smith
London
England
Peary
King George
Marlborough House
Boy Questions Heaven After Fingers Cut Off
June 7. In Wolsey a 3 year old, child of Mr and Mrs L T Scovill, asked if little boys with fingers torn by a bone grinding machine go to heaven after his hand was mangled by the device operated by his father. The injured boy behaved bravely as a doctor dressed the wound while his anxious parents looked on.
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Div Anzious
Bill Belittles Rate Troubles Amid Rail Road Talks
New York June 7 Jan J Hills optimism remains undisturbed by government action to restrain railroads from rising rates and Wall Street unease. He says the U S business is large enough to ignore the issue and that railroads need terminal facilities to handle volume. He also notes no orders cancelled, no lay-offs planned, and no cause for alarm. An engine explosion at Troy and Eastern railroad mine kills three workers near Donk Brothers Coal mine.
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New York
J. Hill
Wall Street
United States
Ingine
Lorimer Bank Stock Tied to Springfield Legislator
A Springfield legislator, identified as Burke, reportedly held $100 in stock in Lorimer's new bank in Chicago. The stake was later disposed of, amid questions about political finance and bank ties.
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Lorimer
Caicago
Tormey Burke
Springfield
Legislato
EELIx Launcher School Initiates Training for Saleswomen
In Berlin on June 1 a training program for saleswomen began with an inscription of the prelate and the goal to establish six schools for men and women, aiming to improve customer handling and instruction.
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Eelix
Berlin
Germany
Girie Fm
Emstomers
No Arrests Have Been Made at Lead Office Raid
The Lead Daily Register office was raided last night with about $1000 in damage. Glass door smashed, interior doors battered, and key presses including the Linotype damaged beyond quick use. Three presses harmed, a 26 hundred pound Linotype likely the main target. burglars fled as witnesses heard noises. Sheriff Plunkett and State's Attorney Heffron investigated. editor W C Benfer urged unity to aid justice.
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Lead Daily Register
Miners’ Union
Co Te Preas
Register
Aler
Earl Culberson
Elon
Glaga
W. C. Benfer
The
Lead
Plunkett
Heffron
Englishmen Surprised by Roosevelt Speech Stirring Egypt
London officials say Colonel Roosevelt's denunciation of the English administration in Egypt complicates the situation. The public is left speechless, unable to criticise him, drawing a comparison to Lord Salisbury who dismissed the English ambassador after a letter urging voters to back Cleveland.
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London
Roosevelt
Gulia
Egypt
Lord Saskville-west
Cleveland
What In Needed Is An Unsecapable Doom For Man
A man facing health questions delivers a garbled response listing various symptoms. The oddly phrased remarks suggest confusion or distress while discussing his condition, leaving readers uncertain about his true medical status or prognosis.
Hughes County Ahead Burke and Martin In Race
Highmore June 8 Burke and Martin lead in Hughes county race likely to win. Taft sends two to meet Roosevelt in New York with Wilson and Meyer to represent the president. Captain Butt to deliver Taft letter. Milwaukee hosts Taft conference aimed at defeating La Follette with Sherman speaking as progressives claim Washington-engineered event.
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Martin
Burke
Hrghes
Highmore
D. D
Hughes County
Taft
Teddy
Washington
D. C
Wilson
Secretary of the Navy
Meyer
Roosevelt
New York
Butt
Aine
Milwaukee
Wis
la Follette
Sherman
Morill strike law goes into effect in Massachusetts
The Mor rill law regulating advertisements and solicitations during strikes and lockouts has taken effect in Massachusetts. It requires employers to state in any ad that a strike or labor disturbance exists and carries a maximum $100 fine for each violation.
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Morrill
Boston
Masy
Massachusetts
Insurgents on Warpath in the Mei 1 Society
In St Louis at the American Medical Association convention Dr Searle Harris of the University of Alabama read a paper arguing that malarial fever costs the United States about 108 million dollars annually. The report attacks the Western medical schools and may influence adoption, with the life of the western school hanging on the action.
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MEI 1
St. Louis
American Medical Society
Ft. 8
Pritchett
Western Medical Schools
St. Louie
Searle Harris
University of Alabama
American Medical Association
United States
Hall's Catarrh Cure claims universal cure
Readers are told that Hall's Catarrh Cure cures catarrh at all disease stages and that it acts constitutionally by targeting blood and internal surfaces. The ad promises one hundred dollar compensation for any uncured case and invites testimonials, with Toledo Ohio as the address and urging readers to take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Hall
Newaa
F. J. Cheney
Endurance Auto Race Starts in Berlin to Hamburg
One hundred twenty five cars begin the Prince Henry endurance run of seven days a 1200 mile route from Berlin to Hamburg. The event opens in Berlin, Germany, with the field competing over the long distance.
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Berlin
Germany
Hamburg
Beresford Man Appointed Regents Board Member
Governor Wemsey selects August Friberg of Union county to fill the vacancy on the state board of regents of education caused by the death of EB. C. Erickson. Pierre South Dakota, June 2.
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Beresford
Regents’ Board
Pierre
Wemsey
August Friberg
Union County
State Board of Regents of Education
EB. C. Erickson
Land Office Receiver Resigns at Chamberlain
L. B. Laughlin, longtime receiver of the United States land office at Chamberlain, has tendered his resignation and will retire soon. His successor is not yet named, but both South Dakota senators from the progressive Republicans seem certain to place a member of that faction in the post.
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Land Office
Joe Chamberlain
L. B. Laughlin
United States Land Office
Chamberlain
South Dakota
Doan's Kidney Pills Backed by Local User Testimony
Three years ago Pieter L. Early of Charles Street Deadwood D says Doan's Kidney Pills relieved his backache from kidney trouble and never returned. He urges readers to remember the name and buy from local dealers. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo sells the remedy nationwide.
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Pieter. L. B
Charles Street Deadwood
Doan
Secon
Dean
Geslers
Evuta
Dex
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Bride killed by freight train in Orion Iowa tragedy
A bride of three days Mina Mary Broderick Sherwood was killed instantly when a New York bound freight train struck her while crossing near Orion Iowa. Her husband Frank Sherwood stood nearby but could not prevent the accident. Funeral held at St Josephs church. Mrs Sherwood formerly taught at Sioux City High School and attended Morningside College.
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Sioux City
Towa
Minds Central
Orion
Iowa
Frank
Sherwood
T. F. Broderick
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
Stanley County
South Dakota
Mr. Sherwood
Vail
Town
Milwaukee Road
William Byrne
Wall
Meut City
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Tom Dellabasty
C. A. Wiegand
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Dapat
Wiegand
Shlieve
Omaha Bee
Uncle Sam
Shack
Homeseader Fram
Paul
Spearfish
Waltewrood
Buriington
Bece
Briween Wie
Bill
Lead Register Office
F. BR. Sherwood
Trabedy
Hill
Minn
James J. Hill
Great Northern
Huron
Veasey
Thorson
Schrader
Egan
Malwart
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