Hennebry Seated in Forty First District Boardman Wins
Springeld June 11 Boardman Hennebry contest from the Forty first district was seated as Gay when the house adopted the elections committee report. Boardman will attend the Fort eights session about ten to twelve days and draw full salary 2000 plus mileage and postage. Roads aid bills pass and the woman suffrage bill faces action after a bitter fight.
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Springfeld
Boardman
Forts-eighth
Hoad Aid
General Revenue Fund
House
Rail plan urged to handle veterans crowd at Gettysburg
Eastern railroads meet in Gettysburg to solve transportation problems for July 1 to 4 battle anniversary events. Trains may go directly to the camp with expanded trackage and yards to handle five or six times the usual crowd. A U S signal corps reenactment of wartime messages will echo from Little Round Top. Firework finale July 4 features a giant flag and eagle with God Bless our Nation. A separate item notes Glasgow pig iron firm James Watson suspended primaries today.
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Gettysburg
Little Round Top
United States Signal Corps
Lobby witness a committee joke in Washington
Walter Smith a lecturer for the Hawaiian promotion committee faced a stunned committee as he reported earning about 625 dollars a month for lecturing while unsure of his actual compensation. He said he wrote an editorial on unrest in Nevada offered to a Washington newspaper but it never ran.
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Washington, D. C
Walter Smith
Washington
Smith
Nevada
Grand Jury Probes Cook County State Attorney Election
Chicago reports a grand jury scrutinizing the November election of Maclay Hoyne as Cook County state attorney amid fraud accusations. Two judges, Cooper and Kersten, split jurisdiction as Kersten’s panel is empaneled to probe irregularities in jury selection and authority.
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Chicago
Maclay Hoyne
Cook County
Hoyne
Cooper
Kersten
Imperator Starts Maiden Trip From Hamburg to New York
The Imperator of the Hamburg American line began its maiden voyage to New York at 4 pm. Severe storms forced all but the largest crew to seek shelter in harbors along the coast. The liner carried 250 first class, 254 second class, and 2270 third class and steerage passengers. remaining aboard will embark at Southampton and Cherbourg.
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Imperator
Hamburg
Germany
Hamberg-American Line
New York
Southampton
Cheroburz
Labor heads taken in murder riot at Ipswich mills
Ipswich Mass June 11 three Industrial Workers of the World leaders one a woman held without bail on murder charges from last night's strike riot in which a woman was killed and seven injured. 22 total in custody. 16 charged with rioting posted bonds. workers reopened with police protection. about 690 still on strike.
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Ipswich
Mass
Industrial Workers of the World
Sxteen
Nathan Herman
E. L. Pingree
Ispwich
Ipswich Mills
Naval Employes Talk Pay Scales Hearings In June
About two hundred Atlantic coast navy yard employees attended a hearing in Washington granted by Secretary Daniels to discuss wage scales. Protests were voiced, notably by the Charlestown delegation against the scientific system of shop management. Large groups represented New York, Philadelphia, Washington and Norfolk yards.
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Washington, D. C
Atlantic Coast Navy Yards
Daniels
Charlestown
Mass
New York
Philadelphia
Washington
Norfolk Navy Yards
Four Die As Boiler Explodes On Steam Barge Peck
Racine Wisconsin June 11 four dead two injured and five missing after a boiler exploded on the steam barge E M Peck while unloading coal at Pugh docks. The stern was blown away and a fire threatened total loss before being subdued. The ship arrived from Toledo with 18 crew aboard and 2 500 tons of coal. Built Wyandotte Michigan 1888 the Peck valued at 25090. The explosion shook Racine’s business district and search for missing continued.
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Wis
E. M. Peck
Duluth
Pugh
F. Gorning
Toledo
Peck
Wyandotte
Mich
Iowa to bar fraudulent ads from July fourth
Des Moines reports a new Iowa law ending advertising with intent to defraud effective July 4. Publishers are not liable for ads published in good faith, while anyone promoting goods or services with false statements faces a misdemeanor. The law covers newspapers, posters, and all public notices. Yeomen in Session in New London report William Koch and W E Davey elected as Iowa president and correspondent.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Yeomen
New London
Conn
Brotherhood of American Weomen
William Koch
W. E. Davey
Rebels in Stubborn Stand at Bahsad
Manila June 11 Brigadier General Pershing commander of Mindanao has arranged to move forward at daybreak to engage rebel Moros entrenched at Bahsad under the sultan of Joio. A strong force including regular infantry cavalry Scouts constabulary mountain guns and a machine gun platoon is massed, with expectations of light American casualties.
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Manila
P. L
Pershing
Department of Mindanao
Bahsad
Weather forecast for Rock Island area tonight and Thursday
Fair tonight and Thursday with rising temperatures and moderate winds. The 7 am temperature was 57 with a high of 70 yesterday and a low of 50 last night. No precipitation. Humidity 34 at 7 pm and 56 at 7 am. Water stage 7.7 with a 0.2 drop in the last 24 hours. Evening star Mercury. morning stars Venus Saturn Mars Jupiter. Constellations Gemini Auriga Perseus Cassiopeia visible around 9 pm toward the north.
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Davenport
Moline
J.m.sherier
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Venus
Saturn
Mars
Jupiter
Gemini
Auriga
Perseus
Casseobeia
Quaker Oats Face Antitrust Suit Over Oatmeal Trade
Chicago June 11 The Quaker Oats company and related firms protested to the federal government in a Sherman Act suit accusing monopoly in oatmeal products and by products. Directors including Myron T Herrick are named in historic ties to a 1904 cereal company alleged to have formed to monopolize the trade.
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Chicago
Quaker Oats Company
Oatmeal Trust
Great Western Cereal Company
H. P. Crowell
Robert Stuart
J. H. Douglas
John Stuart
A. H. White
J. P. Welding
Joy Morton
Ilinois
J. R. Nutt
Cleveland
J. H. Andrews
Akron
W. C. Snow
Montclair
N. J
Myron T. Herrick
France
American Cereal Company
Bagis hurled at speaker Asquith in Commons
In London on June 11 a bag was thrown from the public gallery during Premier Asquith's speech. It burst near the speaker's chair showering flour on surrounding seats as leaflets fluttered down praising suffrage martyr Miss Emily Davison. The thrower was ejected and the chamber soon resumed.
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London
Asquith
Commons
Emily Davison
Opposition to currency legislation delays tariff bill in Senate
In Washington on June 11 the senate banking committee heard Democrats and Republicans oppose a currency bill at the special session. They expect a lengthy debate in the Senate and warn it will keep Congress in session until November, slowing progress on the tariff measure.
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Washington, D. C
Senate Banking Committee
Senate
Congress
Home Rule Bill advances in Commons amid Unionist warnings
London June 11 The house of commons passed the second reading of the Ireland home rule bill without division after an amendment by Mr Balfour was defeated 368 to 270. Leaders exchanged fiery pledges as Ulster resistance and possible civil war loomed. Sir Edward Carson urged continued resistance while John Redmond insisted nationalist concessions were possible. Andrew Bonar Law warned of government bargains and Ulster counter reactions. The bill moves to the next stage and faces likely lordly rejection, leaving nationalists despondent over the bill's fate and potential government longevity.
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House of Commons
Ireland
Balfour
Edward Carson
Charles Beresford
John E. Redmond
Ulster
Mr. Redmond
Andrew Bonar Law
House
Redmond
Asquith
Law
Illinois graduates near seven hundred at 42nd commencement
Seven hundred University of Illinois graduates received diplomas at the 42nd annual commencement in Champaign with about 3,000 spectators present as the procession moved to the auditorium. Northwestern university in Evanston awarded diplomas to 563 seniors. Cherry Picker dies after fall from tree in Terre Haute. Farmer dies from laudanum ingestion near Cheneyville.
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Illinois Champaign
University of Illinois
Chicago
Northwestern University
Evanston
Turkish grand vizier assassinated in Constantinople
Mahmoud Scheftket Pasha, grand vizier and war minister since January, was killed in a noon ambush as he rode to the Sublime Porte. Aide-de-camp Ibrahim Bey also died. The attackers are believed to be civilians amid a plot against the Young Turks.
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Constantinople
Mahmoud Scheftket Pasha
Sublime Porte
Committee of Union and Progress
Young Turks
Ibrahim Bey
Mahmoud Schneftket
London
Kiamil Pasha
Nazim Pasha
Trikalja
Bagdad
Mahmoud Shefket
Abdul Hamid
Germany
Hamid
Murder suspect tied to professor’s death in Illinois home
Galesburg Illinois June 11 Ernest Lindoft of Abingdon was arrested on suspicion of involvement in the murder of his brother Professor Lindoff killed Tuesday morning in his home. Bloodhounds traced the scent to the room where Ernest slept the night before.
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Galesburg
Ernest Lindoft
Abingdon
Professor Lindoff
Ernest
Diaz Declines Return to Mexican Politics
Paris June 11 A brother in law of ex President Diaz left for Mexico to discuss the return of the former dictator. Diaz recently received Mexican friends who urged his return to counsel on restoring tranquility. He said he would be pleased to return yet will not participate in Mexican politics.
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Paris
Diaz
Mexico
Speaker McKinley to marry Chicago girl
Chicago, I June 11 The engagement of Speaker William McKinley of the house of representatives at Springfield and Miss Katherine Riley was announced today by the bride to be's mother. The wedding is to take place next autumn.
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Chicago
William McKinley
House of Representatives
Springfield
Katherine Riley
Death Knell for Boxing Measure in House Vote
Springfield June 11 The boxing bill was badly defeated in the house last night with 46 votes on the first roll call and 48 to 58 on final tally. The clash began at 9 PM after Representative Hilton introduced the committee bill amid sharp exchanges. Galleries were crowded as the measure died, though technically it remains alive in the senate.
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House
Hilton
Senate Biop
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