IRA G Rawn slain by burglar at Winnetka home
Ira G. Rawn president of the Monon was shot through the heart by a burglar who entered his Winnetka summer home near Chicago. A revolver with one empty cartridge lay beside him. a trail of blood and jimmy marks on the door supported the burglary motive. Rawn, 55, rose from telegraph work to railroad executive roles including Illinois Central before leading the Monon. A second shooting victim, Miss Kate Tomara, 21, was wounded in Chicago in a related incident as detectives weighed motive and suspect reliability.
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Chicago
Ira G. Rawn
the Monon
Winnetka
Rawn
Jimmy
North Shore
Ralph G. Coburn
Delaware
Ohio
Big Four
Kentucky Central Railway
Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad
Baltimore & Ohio Southern
Kate Tomara
Chicago and Western Indiana Railroad
Wayman
Indiana
Weather and river bulletin with forecast and events
Fair tonight and Thursday with warmer temperatures. 7 a.m. reading 63, high 62 in 12 hours, wind 4 mph, no precipitation. Mississippi river stage below low water. downstream trend shows falling levels from Dubuque to Muscatine. Astronomical notes include sunset 7, moon south at 9 p.m., Jupiter satellites nearby.
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Mississippi
Dubuque
Muscatine
J. M. Sherier
Jupiter
Deneen Declares War on Enemies Amid Political Strife
Governor Deneen vows to wage a state wide campaign against Lorimer and Shurtleff supporters in Illinois. He plans to tour the state, deliver sharp attacks, and drive the legislature to pass his preferred bills through a decisive fight from Aug 18 to Sept 15.
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Illinois
Lorimer- Shurtleff
Springfield
Deneen
Lorimer
Shurtleff
State Administration
Shurtleff-Lorimer
Wayman
Cook County
Galena
Cairo
General Assembly
No Opposition Yet for McKinney in Fourteenth District
Springfield July 20. A list of petition filings with the secretary of state shows James McKinney, Republican, filed for congress in the Fourteenth district on July 18 at 8 36 a m. John W Williams, Democrat, filed for a state central committee seat at 8 58 a m the same day.
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Springfield
Ill
Congress
State Central Committee
Secretary of State
Fourteenth District
James McKinney
State Committee
John W. Williams
Arrest of Alexander Hollander In Custom Fraud Scheme
Naples reports Alexander Hollander was arrested amid federal pursuit over a New York custom house fraud case involving losses totaling about 250000 dollars. Local authorities confirm the arrest and indicate federal authorities are handling the case.
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Naples
Alexander Hollander
New York
Custom House
Bucks to Be Union Shop Ends Four Year Labor War
A Cincinnati settlement makes the Bucks Store and Range company in St. Louis a union shop after a four year dispute with several unions at the plant. Samuel Gompers presided. he says the agreement does not affect his case. The fight began over nine versus ten hour days and escalated into a boycott and legal action culminating in AFL approval in May 1907.
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St. Louis
Cincinnati
Bucks Store and Range Company
Gompers
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
van Cleave
Bucks Company
J. W. van Cleave
The
Metal Trades’ Council
United States Supreme Court
Democrats in Purge Party Hearings Across Illinois
Reports from Lincoln Ottawa Salem and Salem Illinois detail Democratic meetings calling for accountability over Lorimer votes. Browne hearing promised in Browne case while La Salle and Marion county groups seek inquiries and resignations of Houslaw Beckemeyer for bribery linked to Lorimer senate seat.
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Lincoln
Ill
Democratic Party
Lorimer
Browne
Ottawa
la Salle
Charles A. White
Lee O'Neil Browne
Three in Auto Are Killed by a Train
Chicago dispatch reports a fatal crash at Peck's crossing near Lombard when an eastbound Chicago and Northwestern passenger train struck the automobile driven by Dr. W. J. McEvilly of Dysart Iowa. Dr McEvilly his wife and their 9 year old daughter Marie were in the car. Dr McEvilly was killed outright his wife died later in West Chicago and Marie died minutes after the wreck. Dr McEvilly age 40 was president of the Tama County Medical Society, born in Detroit.
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Chicago
Chicago and Northwestern
W. J. MccEvilly
Dysart
Iowa
Peck's Crossing
Lombard
Marie
Cannon Insurgent Clash Draws Kansas Tour Ironies
Speaker Joseph G Cannon closed his Kansas tour with plans to campaign two weeks in his district before September primaries and then support the Republican national committee. Victor Murdock, an insurgent, counterattacked noting Cannons long opposition to progress and calling him a standpat and standstiller. Browne trial delayed. Taft's party travels to Bar Harbor. Britain seeks arbitration in Peru Colombia boundary dispute.
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Kansas City
Cannon
Kansas
St. Louis
Danville
Ill
Republican National Congressional Committee
Marion
Kan
Joseph G. Cannon
Alma
Herington
Congress
Murdock
Emporia
Victor Murdock
House of Representatives
Tammany Ball
Committee On Rules
First Meeting of Irrigation Financing Board in Washington
The army engineers designated by the president to oversee 20 million dollars in certificates of indebtedness for irrigation projects held its initial meeting in Washington. The board reported to Acting Secretary Pierce and outlined plans, with General William L. Marshall attending to review reports before submission to the president.
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Washington
Board O Army Engineers
Pierce
Interior Department
William L. Marshall
Secretary of the Interior
Reclamation Service
Newell
Aeroplane Struck by Lightning During Cross Country Flight
Barcelona reports aviator Ehrmann's aircraft was struck by a thunderbolt and fell blazing to the ground. He escaped unharmed, continuing his journey.
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Barcelona
Ehrmann
Taft Invited to Open National Conservation Congress
President Taft will be invited to open the national conservation congress at St Paul on September 5 with Roosevelt delivering the opening address on September 6. The invitation follows a conference between the congress executive committee and twin-cities board representatives.
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Conservation Congress
Chicago
Taft
National Conservation Congress
St. Paul
Congress
Twin-Cities
No Waggaman Agreement Heirs Object to Compromise
Heirs of Dr. Daniel B. Clarke oppose the proposed settlement of the Catholic University of America claim against the estate of Thomas E. Waggaman. Clarke’s heirs, totaling about 140 000 dollars, argue the compromise harms general creditors. The court’s ratification date is delayed pending a fall term hearing.
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Catholic University
Washington
Catholic University of America
Thomas E. Waggaman
Daniel B. Clarke
Waggaman
Clarke
Fire destroys three towns in Sloan district
Winnipeg Manitoba July 20 reports say Jaffray Three Forks and Baynes Lake mining and lumber towns in the Sloan district have been destroyed by forest fires.
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Winnipeg
Man
Jaffray
Three Forks
Baynes Lake
Sloan District
Strike Holds Steady As Railways Suffer Freight Standstill
July 20 dispatches report minimal changes on the Grand Trunk with freight traffic largely paralyzed across Canada and Michigan. About 1,800 trainmen out in Michigan and 16,000 out on 5,000 miles of track nationwide, with reinforcement crews including 350 on the Wabash. In England, 10,000 Northeastern railway workers strike over working conditions.
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Chicago
Grand Trunk
Elliott
Montreal
Grand Trunk Railway
Rockout
Wabash Road
Windsor
Ont
Niagara Falls
Central Vermont
New London
New England
St. Albans
Michigan
Grand Trunk Western Railway
Detroit
Grand Haven
Milwaukee
Toledo
Saginaw
Muskegon
Cincinnati
England
New Castle
Northeastern Railroad
Dr Crippen Hiding in Europe After Wife Disappearance
London reports Scotland Yard has limited information beyond dispatches suggesting Dr Crippen, sought in his wife’s disappearance, appeared recently at Vernet-Les-Bains in France. Gendarmes reached the hotel but Crippen had already left for Spain.
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London
Scotland Yard
Crippen
Vernet-Les-Bains
France
Spain
Amphitrite Ordered Up Mississippi To St Louis
New Orleans observers report the United States monitor Amphitrite will move from New Orleans to the Mississippi River toward St Louis under Missouri State naval supervision arriving today with a training ship role to be established in the St Louis harbor.
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New Orleans
United States
Mississippi River
St. Louis
Missouri State Naval
St Louis
Freight Tariff Advance Suspended in Eastern District
Commerce Commission and railroads suspend proposed freight rate increase for eastern classification territory until November. Agreement reached between parties. Washington, July 26.
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Commerce Commission
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Freeman Named Secretary of American Sugar Refining Co
Joseph E. Freeman was elected secretary of the American Sugar Refining Company in New York to succeed Charles R. Heike, who resigned after a sugar weighing scandal and a conviction awaiting sentence. Heike testified his salary was $20,000. First rain in a year hits Paso, Arizona, with San Pedro river flooding 60 miles of valley.
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Joseph E. Freeman
American Sugar Company
New York
American Sugar Refining Company
Charles R. Heike
Heike
Paso
Texas
Arizona
San Pedro
Carroll of Iowa Held as Libeler
Des Moines reports Governor Carroll indicted for criminal libel by the Polk county grand jury linked to findings from the Mitchellville Iowa Industrial School inquiry. The charge stems from an article in the Des Moines Capital May 24 accusing him of disparaging John Cownie to demand his resignation. Carroll notified by sheriff, did not appear at court, allowed to remain at liberty without bonds.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Carroll
Polk County Grand Jury
Land Jury
Iowa Industrial School For Girls
Mitchellville
John Cownie
State Board of Control
Cownie
Ness
M. H. Copen
Court House
Uberty
Bribery Cases Set for Arraignments in Sangamon
Sangamon Circuit Court fixes arraignments and pleas for July 29 and 30 in a legislative bribery probe. Targets include Senators Broderick Holtslaw Pemberton and Representative Clark, with Johnston also named. Breach relates to the Lorimer senator election jackpot and a furniture contract award.
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Sangamon
A. Springfeld
Jil
Burke
Sangamon County
John Broderick
D. W. Holtslaw
Stanton C. Pemberton
Joseph S. Clark
A. B. Johnston
Broderick
William Lorimer
Pemberton
Clark
Holtslaw
Johnston
Germany Seeks Explanation Over Kaiser's Subject Killing
Berlin charges Turkey with murder of a German subject near Halfam Syria during a court proceeding. The foreign office ordered the Constantinople embassy to demand explanations from the Turkish government as the German Cable company reports the killing occurred in the judge and German consul’s presence.
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Turkey
Kaiser
Syria
Berlin
Constantinople
Halfam
Motorman Becomes Heir To Alaskan Miner Fortune
In a Macon Georgia dispatch W V Miller a motorman befriended J F Curley a miner stranded without lands He fed him and paid his fare to Birmingham Curley later died in Dawson City Alaska and left Miller an estimated 500000 The note adds a Honduras insurrection report from Tegucigalpa with troops dispatched to Cecilia.
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Portane
Macon
Klondike
W. V. Miller
J. F. Curley
Birmingham
Curley
Dawson City
Alaska
Honduras
Washington
State Department
Teguelgalpa
Cecilia
Wholesalers Questioned in National Packing Inquiry
Wholesale meat dealers from eastern and southern cities testified before the federal grand jury in Chicago regarding the National Packing Company and its subsidiaries. Names include Moses H. Joseph I Heilbum William Everett Henry Blume E Everett H Heilblum Godley L Godley and others from Jersey City Savannah. Joseph brought numerous books and papers into the jury room.
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Chicago
Federal Grand Jury
National Packing Company
Moses H. Joseph
New York
Butchers’ Dressed Beef Association
I. Heilbum
William Everett
Henry Blume
E. Everett
H. Heilblum
Jersey City
N. Godley
W. L. Godley
Savannah
Go. Joseph
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G. Rawn
Monon Road
Ilinois Central
Illinois Central Lines
Monon
River Bulletin
St. Paul Red Wing
Reed's Landing
la Crosse
Prairie du Chien Dubuque
Clinton
le Claire Davenport
Carlingslie
Macoupin County
Demeen
McKinney
Fourtenth District
Mitchel
A. F
Democrats
Home County
Ee Salem
Marion County Democratic Central Committee
State Senate
Daniel W. Holstlaw
Iuka
H. J. C. Beckemeyer
Carlyle
United States Senate
Houslaw
W. J. McEvilly
Dysart, Iowa
God
Bar Harbor
East Port
Maine
Rio Janeiro
Sir William H. D. Haggard
Brazil
Peru
Colombia
State Board of Pardons
Robert Martin
Floyd Harris
East St. Louis
Martin
Board of Pardons
Rockford, Ill
Fred Kease
DR. Crippen
John Downie
Germany
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