King George Invests His Son in Historic Knights Ceremony
Windsor June 12 Edward Prince of Wales aged 17 received the accolade and was invested a knight of the Garter in a solemn coronation pageant. King George presided with Duke and Prince Arthur of Connaught vouching for Edward s royal birth. Manuel of Portugal attended as a symbolic former king.
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Windsor
Eng
Edward, Prince of Wales
the Knights of the Garter
Charles II
England
Manuel
Portugal
Knights
George
Arthur
Connaught
Edward
Winchester
Government probes rise as trust case nears
Revelations paralleling suits against the Southern trust are anticipated when the investigation into the so called Yer trust by Commissioner of Corporations Smith is released. Almost the entire force of the Bureau of Corporations is focused on the inquiry.
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Harvester Trust Next
Washington
Souther Trust
East
Jhorges‘Yer Trust
Comandsstoner
Corporations Smith
Bureau of Corporations
Strong winds halt Paris Rome Turin flight race
Stormy weather forces three of four aviators to abandon plans for the final Rome to Turin leg in the Paris Rome Turin race. Beaumarrt and Garros leave field, Frey makes five air attempts, Voliart absent. Remaining contestants have until June 15 to reach Turin.
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Frey
Sut
Rome
Turin
Florence
Apennines
Bologna
Bea Beaumont
Rolland Garces
Voliart
Absricent Oil Wall Drilled on McCube Farm
June 12 report notes an oil wall drilled on the McCube farm belonging to Wirt d McCube. The jay sand is found at 1 040 feet with an estimated 900,000 cubic feet of gas daily. Oil output runs about 400 barrels per day as Standard F Company fields over 200 workers across six wells in Sandoval.
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Carisie
Gertad
Ea Wirt d McCube
Staddard F Company
Sandoval
Mecca Witness I Steel Inquiry
The steel inquiry hearings focus on J. Pierpont Morgan and the Morgan interests. Percival Roberts Jr testifies on Morgan’s influence in steel and railroads and the 1907 Tennessee Coal and Iron deal. Representative Stanley questions whether philanthropy guided independent car manufacturers before U S Steel.
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Washington
J. Pierpont Morgan
Representative Stanley
House
Steel Trust
Stanley
Money Trust
Percival Roberts, Jr
Steel Corporation
Morwgan
Roberts
Morgan
United States Steel Corporation
Real
Tennessee Coal and Iron Company
R. L. Lindabury
Lindabury
Steel Carporation
Palmyra Tragedy Ends in Double Death After Dinner
Benjamin Holman son of former Macon county sheriff was killed by Walter Rightmire on John Bates farm near Palmyra. The men quarrelled in Palmyra then ate dinner together before Rightmire shot Holman in the dining room and killed himself in the moments that followed.
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Palmyra
Benjamin Holman
John Holman
Macon County
Walter Rightmire
John Bates
Wasun
Bates
Rightmire
Holman
Banker Edward Shermer Dies by Jump in Fairmount Park
Philadelphia banker Henry J. Shermer, assistant treasurer of the Savings Fund Society of Germantown, leapt from the Walnut Lane bridge in Fairmount Park to a stone road 175 feet below. Bank officials stated Shermer’s affairs were in first class condition.
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Philadelphia
Henry
Shermer
Savings Fund Society of
Germantown
Walnut Lane
Fairmount Park
Local Cotton Planter In Crisis After Attempted Murder
Prominent Mississippi hotel owner and cotton planter involved in a crisis after an attempt on his life in Cleveland. Reports say he and another prominent figure were at the scene and discussed the incident with police. Mrs Parker described as a beautiful local figure.
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Cleveland
Miss
Elie Ferk
Parker
Wouipields Lyson
Joe L
Parker Bo
Boston Bridegroom Dies on Eve of Everett Wedding
Albert A. Borosky of Boston died suddenly in Everett Washington three days before his planned wedding to Dr. L. B. Molin’s daughter. A coroner’s jury ruled ptomaine poisoning from salmon eaten at the household feast caused the death. all other household members were stricken but recovered, and Borosky’s body will be sent to Boston for burial.
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Everett
Wash
Albert A. Borosky
Boston
Borosky
L. B. Molin
Evades Sun in Cave in Kansas City Man Lives Secluded Summers
Kansas City man H. H. James has spent each summer for 27 years living in a cave behind his home to avoid sunstroke after heat exposure in the Kansas harvest fields. He ventures out only briefly at eight, while winter labor remains limited to light tasks. The report notes his age at 55 and details of nearby residence and daily routine.
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Kansas City
Kansas Harvest Fields
H. H. James
Kas
James
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Wales
Widart
Beaumarrt
Champion Steel Range Company
Yukon Pacific
Prescott Heating & Plumbing Company
West Front Street
Main and Elm Gitreets
Mecca
Islays
Immerman Co
Pan
The
Citizen Bank
Regan
Ciing
Continent
Kansan
Ozan Mercantile Company
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