Bank President Sought as Milwaukee Ave Bank Fails
Chicago August 7 bank scandal with Milwaukee Avenue State Bank closing after a massive loss. President Paul O Stensland and cashier Henry W Hering pursued as authorities seek guilty knowledge and embezzlement amid 22 000 depositors losing part or all of 4 200 000. Receivership appointed. two deaths follow the news.
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Chicago
Paul O. Stensland
Milwaukee Avenue State Bank
Jones
Stensland
Canada
Henry W. Hering
Hering
Detroit
Ald
Oon
Northwest Side
State Bank Examiner
Milwaukee Avenue Site Bank
Rail tariffs under fire as coal rates questioned
At St Paul hearing President Stickney of the Great Western quarrels with railroads over tariff schedules calling them a rebating substitute. He admits coal between Chicago and St Paul sells below 10 cents, noting “when boys get gay” triggers rate manipulation. Iowa convention debate centers on governor nominees with Porter Ball and Denison, while Mormon questions spark Idaho Democratic rifts.
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Chicago
St. Paul
Stickney
The
Great Western
State, Railroad and Warehouse Commission
Interstate Commerce Commission
Manahan
Waterloo
Iowa
Claude Porter
Centerville
George Ball
John Denison
Hhautauqua
Jeremiah B. Sullivan
Des Moines
James B. Weaver
Colfax
A. Matthews
Dubuque
Thomas Lambert
Sabula
D. A. Lyons
Cresco
J. J. Hughes
Council Bluffs
Goveror
Ball
Who
Hearst
Ary
Wade
Porter
Miller
Waverly
Father Cooney
Daniel Hamilton
Sigourney
Harmony Bell for the Nation Proposed by Atlanta Veterans
A coalition of Atlanta veterans of the blue and gray forms a committee to raise funds for a harmony bell to be cast and hung at the national capitol. The bell would be rung each July 4 beginning with a Washington gathering of veterans and citizens, with letters sent to northern and southern veterans associations seeking support.
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Atlanta
Veterans of the Blue and Gray of
Washington
Zion City Bears $5 Million Indebtedness Plan
A Chicago dispatch reports Zion City revealed a total indebtedness near $5,000,000 at a meeting in Zion City. Voliva proposed funding the debt over 18 years with 6 percent bonds, accepted by nearly all investors present. The same article notes a bank closure causing depositor distress and two suicides linked to losses, plus a depositor’s death after learning of suspended payments.
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Chicago
Zion City
College
Voliva
John E. Visser
Wrightwood Avenue
Milwaukee Avenue
Major Schofield suicide shocks San Francisco
Major William B. Schofield, son of the late Lieutenant General Schofield, shot himself in San Francisco while on leave for ill health. In Washington, the Army of the Potomac reunion is set for October 18 with the McClellan statue to be unveiled.
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Schofield
San Francisco
William B. Schofield
Regular Army
Betes
Army of Potomac
Washington
The
Society of the Army of the Potomac
McClellan
Cummins to Be Speaker at Tulsa Labor Day Event
Governor Cummins of Iowa has accepted an invitation to deliver an address at the labor day celebration in Tulsa. The Aug 7 report from J. T. Tulsa notes Cummins will speak, underscoring bipartisan appeal for the event.
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Cummins
Tulsa
J. T
Iowa
Clinton Wray Held in Big Fund Theft Case
Toronto report says Clinton Wray, secretary of the Union Trust company of Pittsburg, Pa., was arrested here, accused of stealing over $125,000 of the firm’s funds.
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Union Trust Company of
Pittsburg
Canada
Toronto
Ont
Clinton Wray
Union Trust Company
Suffragists Meet in Copenhagen International League Session
The third annual conference of the International League of Women Suffragists opened in Copenhagen under chair Mrs Carry E Chapman of Catt New York president. The meeting draws delegates from twelve countries and will run daily sessions through August 11.
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International League
Copenhagen
International League of Women
Carry E. Chapman
Catt
New York
Storm causes washout in Freeport Illinois Central line
Heavy rain washed away a section of the Illinois Central track on the Madison division near Freeport. Henry Bertalot drowned while going to rescue banker Robert Musser who was later saved. Many residents evacuated as a railroad bridge washed away.
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Illinois Central
Freeport
Madison Division
Here
Henry Bertalot
Robert Musser
Sirio Captain Rescued After Heroic Stand at Sea
Reports from Cartagena detail heroism as the Italian steamship Sirio sinks on Hermigas island rocks. Captain Giuseppi Paradi, 62, fought to set the ship to sink with him but was rescued despite his resolve. With 772 aboard, the disaster lists 225 dead and 547 survivors among passengers and crew.
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Cartagena
Spain
Sirio
Buenos Ayres
Hermigas Island
Giuseppi Paradi
Perseus
Soes
Minneapolis Readies for G. A. R. Encampment
Judge Eli Torrance former G. A. R. chief and Wallace G Nye head local arrangements report plans for the national encampment in Minneapolis are fully matured. The city will be ready to meet its duties for the event next week.
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Minneapolis
Eli Torrance
Wallace G. Nye
Fall of Hartman Wenzel After News of Stay of Execution
Hartman Wenzel, 65, a retired cabinet maker in New York, collapsed and died from heat and excitement after learning his son’s reprieve had been granted. He toppled on a stoop outside his pastor Rev. Herman A. Schnatz’s home, where the clergyman had helped secure the stay.
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New York
Hartman Wenzel
Wenzel
Herman A. Schnatz
Road to Fight Labor Law Prosecutions
The Department of Justice orders prosecutions after affidavits from Kentucky Tennessee and Alabama alleging Louisville and Nashville Railroad discharged or threatened to discharge workers for union membership. U S attorneys instructed to begin proceedings under section 10 of the act of 1898, with likely constitutional challenges to the section.
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Department of Justice
Washington
Kentucky
Tennessee
Alabama
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
United States
Five Adrift on Lake Ontario Near Walcott Distress
William Dickey and four companions, two men and two women, unnamed, are adrift in Dickey's gasoline launch on Lake Ontario near Walcott New York. A canoeists sighted the distressed craft Sunday night and requested aid. Shore help arrived quickly but the launch was not located.
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Walcott
N. Y
Ontario
William Dickey
Lake Ontario
Dickey
Two Killed in Cincinnati and New York Limited Wreck
The Cincinnati and New York Limited on the Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Columbus and St. Louis line wrecked while entering Pittsburg at about 11 o clock last night. Two persons were killed in the fatal crash.
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Cincinnati and
New York Limited
Pittsburg
Cincinnati and New York Limited
Cincinnati, Co
St. Louis
Cities Have Great Debt Per Capita in 1904 Census
Census Bureau data show 151 U.S. cities with populations above 20,000 spent 4.44 billion dollars in 1904, led by New York with 167.1 million in expenditures. Debt totals reached 1.228 billion after sinking funds, or 56.97 per capita, highlighting heavy municipal borrowing.
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Washington
Census Bureau
New York
New Orleans
Chicago
Hoboken
Philadelphia
Texas flood could be worst disaster since Galveston
St Louis Aug 7 A Fort Worth special reports a South Texas flood driven by heavy rains as the Colorado river broke its banks. Twenty five known dead, hundreds homeless, and half a million dollars in property lost. Death toll rising, feared to surpass the Galveston disaster.
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St. Louis
Post Dispatch
Fort Worth
Texas
Colorado
Galveston
Mob at Salisbury lynches three over murder claim
A Salisbury mob confronted militia and stormed the jail, lynching three Black suspects linked to a white family murder. One mob member died from wounds as leaders urged more violence amid nationwide unrest and calls for broader action.
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Charlotte
N. C
Salisbury
Longest Balloon Trip in America
Brant Rock Mass August 7 Dr Julian P Thomas with Roy Knabenshue in the balloon Sirvana completed a 240 mile flight from New York to Brant Rock in what is claimed to be the longest passenger balloon journey in the United States. The guide rope innovation allowed precise ascent and descent and enabled a stop at Noark Connecticut for breakfast before continuing the journey.
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Brant Rock
Mass
Julian P. Thomas
Roy Knabenshue
Sirvana
W York
United States
Thomas
Knabenshue
Noark
Conn
Generals Andre and Negrier Duel in Paris Court Field
Paris Aug 7 Generals Andre and Negrier fought a pistol duel today. Andre fired without hitting his opponent and Negrier declined to fire. The principals left the field unreconciled, maintaining their enmity.
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Paris
Andre
Negrier
Hamburg American plans steamer larger than Lusitania
The Hamburg American Line ordered Harland & Wolff to build a ship bigger than the Cunard liner Lusitania. The Lusitania measures 750 feet long, 88 feet beam, 60 feet 6 inches molded depth, 33 feet draft, and 49 000 tons displacement. In Rockford Michigan James H Jackson appeared in police court charged with impersonation as John D Rockefeller. defendants Reynolds Bean Joseph Leonard and Lee Brolinger pleaded guilty and were fined with suspension. Sugar prices rise across all refined grades by 16 cents per 100 pounds.
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Hamburg-American Line
Belfast
Ireland
Harland & Wolff
Cunard
John D
Rockford
James H. Drackson
John D. Rockefeller
Joseph Leonard
Reynolds Bean
Lee Brolinger
Chicago Woman Killed in Street Quarrel Between Teamsters
A dispute between two teamsters over street right of way led to the death of Mrs. Anna Keowski, a domestic on an apartment building’s third floor. John Milkowski drew a pistol and fired three shots to summon police. a bullet fatally struck Mrs. Keowski as she leaned from a window.
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Chicago
Anna Keowski
John Milkowski
Mrx. Keowski
Smith Ratified by New Peoria School Board
G. T. Smith of Moline was elected Peoria schools superintendent to succeed N. C. Dougherty, now in prison. The 15 to 1 vote confirmed the old board action. Smith, who had declined earlier, spoke briefly and will move to Peoria after closing his affairs in Moline. Also noted, former Solicitor Cary of the treasury under Cleveland died in Olean, New York.
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G. T. Smith
Moline
Peoria
N. C. Dougherty
Ilegal
Smith
Mo Tine
Olean
N. Y
Charles
Cary
the Treasury
Cleveland
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