Darrow Had Four Thousand Dollar Bribe Fund Charge
Los Angeles June 1 Clarence S Darrow allegedly organized a four thousand one hundred dollar bribe fund to sway George N Lockwood s vote in the McNamara case Franklin testified he delivered the money and named three veniremen Guy Yankin Frank Smith and John Underwood who refused offers Attacked by White about trusting Lockwood Harriman Darrow associate attended court and the trial was adjourned by news of Cyrus McNutt s death Also Wright funeral held in Dayton Ohio with city traffic halt.
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Los Angeles
Bert
Clarence S. Darrow
Sert
H. Franklin
George N. Lockwood
Franklin
Darrow
Lockwood
James B. McNamara
McNamara
Harriman
Job Harriman
Darkow
Mr. Darrow
Omeé Place
White
C. E. White
George Lockwood
A. Kruger
Cyrus McNutt
Clarence Darrow
Wright
Dayton
Ohio
Wilbur Wright
Np State
Vaniman
Cal‘vin Vaniman
Zeppelin IL
Hamburg
Weather Forecast for Rock Island and Vicinity
Showers and thunderstorms this afternoon and tonight, cooler tonight. Sunday fair and warmer. 7 am temperature 68, yesterday high, 1, lowest last night 65. Wind 5 mph, no precipitation, humidity 77 at 7 am, 54 at 7 pm. Astronomical events note Sun set 7:25, rises 4:31 with May and June star lists and planets.
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Rock Island
Davenport
Moline
J. M. Sherier
Mars
Jupiter
Venus
Mercury
Saturn
Corona
Borealis
Bootes
Ursa Major
Ursa Minor
Draco
Cassiopeia
Cepheus
Cygnus
Lyra
Aquina
Hercules
Scorpio
Libra
Virgo
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Crater
Hydra
Leo
Sagittarius
Capricornus
Aquarius
Pisces
Aries
Taurus
Gemini
Cancer
Arcturus
Polaris
Denebola
Vega
Antares
Spica
Uranus
Neptene
Normoyle says need of relief work near end
Washington reports flood relief nearing completion as water recedes and army units wind down. Major Normoyle notes no further rations needed in most districts, with New Orleans area still high and relief camps disbanding in the Black River region while some families remain in need of aid.
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Washington
War Department
Quartermaster’s Department
Engineer's Department of the Army
Congress
Normoyle
Army
Fifth District
New Orleans
Greenville
Black River District
Helena
Ark
New York Farmer Kills Two and Then Personal Crisis
In Angola New York on June 1 E Staples a prosperous farmer fatally shot his wife and killed his mother in law Mrs Filmore before taking his own life The report also notes a separate incident in Keota Iowa where farm hand George Hubbs 21 killed himself after a quarrel with Miss Cora Anderson Later in Galesburg Illinois saloons reopened after a four year absence under a new ordinance limiting to 20 licenses with a 1500 annual fee and strict restrictions.
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Angola
N. Y
E. Staples
M.filmore
Staples
Keota
Iowa
George Hubbs
Cora Anderson
Galesburg
New York Converts Fresh Fish to Fertilizer Amid Surplus
New York reports a wholesale shift from Fulton Market to fertilizer production as supplies rise. Daily shipments of fresh fish flood the market with over 2,000 barrels destroyed at times, enough to feed 40,000 meals, due to public fear of low prices. Strong catches extend from Cape Henry to Seabright with volumes about 75 percent above normal.
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New York
Fulton Market
Cape Henry
Seabright
N. J
Steals Girl From Her Pa Aided By Gun
Mottville Michigan report describes a rifle armed abduction led by Charles McGinnes a young farm hand and Rose Kindy daughter of a local man who aided the escape defying arrest with the pair fleeing the area June 1 and prompting a manhunt.
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Mottville, Mich
Charles McGinnes
Rose Kindy
Rebels Proclaim Danger Prompting Exodus From Chihuahua
Americans and other foreigners are fleeing the Chihuahua rebel zone after a proclamation by rebel chiefs implying they may lose control. Washington warns via Consul Letcher that danger exists, though travelers report no clear peril or business collapse during the Madero era, yet alarm spreads in northern Mexico as foreign residents depart.
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el Paso
Chihuahua
Washington
Letcher
Mexico
Vaniman Tests Akron Flight At Atlantic City
Akron airship Akron completed a 50 minute flight at Atlantic City New Jersey landing safely at the hangar. Seven men were near death during the perilous episode but were rescued by ropes thrown from the sinking balloon. Hopes for crossing the Atlantic remain.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Vaniman
Akron
Farmer wounded as suitor shoots at his daughter near village
George Kindy fled into a swamp with his wife and daughter after McGinnes shot the farmer in the neck following Kindy's refusal to approve the marriage. The couple escaped, pursued by the gunman and the deputy sheriff, with McGinnes and the girl reported still at bay.
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George Kindy
McGinnes
Kindy
Cotton Revision Bill Offered by Democrats
Washington reports Democratic members of the house ways and means committee will introduce the cotton tariff revision bill that passed at the extra session. Underwood later introduced the bill. Democrats say the measure could cut cotton clothing costs by about 80 million dollars for consumers. Chicago reports Mrs Maude Mae Ward filed for nullity of marriage to aviator James J Ward citing a prior marriage to Mrs Margaret Warner Ward.
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Washington
House
Ways and Ineans
Underwood
Chicago
Maude Mae Ward
Circuit
James J. Ward
Margaret Warner Ward
Ward
Graham sues Stokes for false prosecution in post office suit
Lillian Graham, a show girl acquitted with Ethel Conrad of attempting to kill W F D Stokes, filed suit today for 100000 damages against Stokes for false and malicious prosecution. The case underscores a wave of legal actions surrounding high profile figures in New York.
Taft Not Slipping Says Virginia Florida Leaders Report
President Taft sought direct talks with Southern leaders to gauge defections from delegations pledged for him. Virginia and Florida voices asserted firm loyalty and personal honor over Roosevelt. Separately Clark led in early Democratic primary returns. Baldwin to have name presented at Baltimore. Cummins awaiting nomination decision in Des Moines.
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Washington
Taft
Roosevelt
A’ S
Florida
Virginia
L. P. Summers
Chubb
Clark
Providence
R. I
Wilson
Harmon
Baldwin
New Haven
Conn
Baltimore
Henry Wade Rogers
Yale Law School
Cummins
Des Moines
Senane Cummins
Chicago
Zeppelin III Maiden Voyage Arrives After 456 Mile Flight
The airship Zeppelin III arrived this morning after covering the Friedrichaven route of 456 miles in 10 hours and 25 minutes. Count Zeppelin piloted the ship on its maiden voyage.
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Friedrichaven
Count Zeppelin
Burns Traps Alderman With a $500 Bribe
Atlantic City June 1 City Councilman Harry F Dougherty was arrested on a charge of accepting a 500 bribe to vote for a concrete boardwalk ordinance worth over 1 000 000 He pleaded not guilty and was held for the grand jury Witnesses said detective Burns staged a fake boardwalk scheme with a New York contractor figure and paid 500 to several councilmen who confessed except Dougherty who refused to surrender the money or confess
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Burns
Atlantic City
N. J
Harry F. Dougherty
William F. Wahl
Dougherty
William J. Burns
Harris
New York
Jack
Deaths of a Day in Cities Worldwide
Death notices from multiple cities report D H Burnham architect of the Chicago fair. Rev Joseph Ford Sutton hymn writer. Mrs Francis Wickersham wife of the U S attorney general at Lake Como. Patrick Webb, 99, veteran and Crimean War drill master born in 1813 in Ireland.
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New York
Francis Wickersham
United States Attorney General
Lake Como
Italy
Chicago
Patrick Webb
Ireland
Chinese Shot Sparks Tong War in Seattle Chinatown
Charles Kee, an Americanized Chinese passenger agent for the Southern Pacific, was shot as he left the Chinatown building housing the Chinese vice consul. Police consider the shooting the opening act of a Tong war. Kee, who had recently arrived from Chicago, escaped serious injury.
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Seattle
Wash
Charles Kee
Southern Pacific
Chinatown
Kee
Chicago
Mayala battle yields government victory amid Cuban rebels
Santiago reports in last night's engagement at Mayala the government forces used mountain guns and crushed rebel camps. About 1200 rebels and 18 women died, while the Padu cah gunboat waited off Daiquiri as firing continued around the mines. An American ranch owner Cortiser Wheeler is said held for ransom and Luis Gomez was arrested as a conspirator.
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Santiago
Mayala
Paducah
Daiquiri
United States
Halliday
Cortiser Wheeler
Luis Gomez
Doyle Named Secretary of State in Illinois
Springfield June 1 C J Doyle of Greenfield state fire marshal was appointed today by Governor Deneen as secretary of state and his name will be placed on the republican ticket as the nominee by the state central committee.
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Springfield
C. J. Doyle
Greenfield
Deneen
State Central Committee
Peoria Trains Held Up Over Rental Claim
Peoria and Pekin Union Railway halted Chicago and Alton trains for 16 hours citing alleged rentals on terminals and depot facilities. Embargo lifted after funds were placed to P and P U stock in a Chicago bank. Delays affected passenger freight and mail trains at Washington and Pekin.
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Peoria
Peoria & Pekin Union Railway Company
Chicago & Alton
Pinkney
Union Company
Chicago
Chicago & Alton Road
United States Mail
Washington
Pekin
Arbitration board takes hand in waiter strike
New York June 1 the state board of mediation stepped in as John Dealin a board member conferred with Firemen's union secretary Healey Elite Waiters' association vice president Daschner and others It is the first time the Firemen's union was linked to the strike Walters at the hotels Athens Walcott Grand Union and several restaurants joined the strike this afternoon
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New York
State Board of Mediation
John Dealin
Healey
Firemen’s Union
Daschner
Elite Waiters’ Association
Walters
Athens
Walcott
Grand Union
Federal inquiry into rising price of meats
Washington on June 1 reports the federal government will likely investigate meat price surges. The attorney general is expected to order a broad probe to determine if soaring prices violate anti trust laws. Chicago on June 1 notes the jury began deliberating in the Jane Quinn murder case. Ohio adjourns constitutional convention with 42 amendments to voters Sept. 3. A lamp explosion at Clarence Ritchie’s home caused a small fire, extinguished before firefighters arrived.
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Quinn
Chicago
Jane Quinn
Ohio
Columbus
Clarence Ritchie
Twenty-sixth Street
Fourteenth Avenue
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