Reporter Hume Dies After Springfield Express Wreck
Gregory Hume, New York World reporter, died after the Springfield express wreck near Stamford. He urged callers to notify his paper with the crash news and to contact his mother as he was carried from the PulIman car. An inquest opened at Bridgeport, with multiple inquiries by rail and utilities commissions. Other victims listed include Mrs. Edward J. Kelly and Dr. Harmon G. Howe among the corrected death toll. several passengers recovering in hospital. Engineer Doherty was expected at the inquest.
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New York
Gregory Hume
Stamford
Conn
Springfield Express
Hume
the World
Pine Orchard
Tom
Ton
Phelan
Bridgeport
Town Hall
Railroad Companies and
Public Utilities Commission
Edward J. Kelly
Winthrop
Mass
Everett H. Woodruff
Flushing
L. J
Harmon G
Festivities Open Jubilee as Emperor William Near 25 Years
Berlin witnesses a jubilee kickoff with a motor review by Prince Henry of Prussia and Duke Ratibor, hundreds of decorated cars, and the emperor to receive numerous addresses. Secretaries Grew and Spencer from the American embassy drive their own cars past the reviewing stand before the jubilee equestrian event. Seven thousand schoolchildren rehearsed songs for Monday. Sunday observes the emperor’s silver jubilee with minimal celebrations due to his father Frederick’s death date. In Charleston, West Virginia, indicts face release as officials of the United Mine Workers await bond under 1,000 dollars.
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Berlin
William
Imperial Automobile Club
Army Chausse
Prince Henry of Prussia
Duke of Ratibor
Automobile Club
Duke Ratibor
Grew
Spencer
Castle Court
Frederick
Senate reports favor suffrage in constitutional amendment
Washington June 12 Senator Ashurst submitted today reports of the woman suffrage committee recommending passage of Chamberlain's resolution for a constitutional amendment extending suffrage to women The report says that granting the elective franchise to women would add to the strength efficiency justice and fairness of government.
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Washington, DD
Ashurst
Woman Sufrage
Chamberlain
Weather Review for Rock Island Area Tomorrow
Increasing cloudiness with likely showers tonight or Saturday and warmer conditions tonight. Reported 7 am temperature 62 with a high of 80 yesterday and a 57 low last night. Winds light, humidity around 62 at 7 am, precipitation none, fall in water stage 0.4 in past 24 hours. Astronomical notes list Mercury Venus Saturn Mars and Jupiter Autares at 11 pm.
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Rock Island
Davenport
Moline
J. M. Sherier
Mercury
Venus
Saturn
Mars
Jupiter
Autares
Knox College Receives $60,000 Gift for Endowment and Debt
Galesburg Illinois June 13 at Knox college commencement President McClelland announced more than $60,000 from Mrs J T McKnight. Twenty five thousand goes to endowment and the rest to wipe out the debt on Davis science hall named for her father George Davis. Total gifts for the year reached 123000.
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Galesburg
Sth
Knox College
McClelland
J. T. McKnight
Davis Sciencee
George Davis
Rockford
Rockford College For Women
Andrew Carnegie
Harold
Pratt
Brooklyn
Bloomington
H. Prichart
Bethany, Neb
Eureka, IL
E. E. Underwood
Steamship lines in agreement say coastwise competition ended
Washington D C June 13 The chairman of the house ship trust investigating committee proceedings today declared they contained evidence that competition between coastwise lines had practically been eliminated and that all established lines from American ports were in agreements
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Washington, D.C
House Ship Trust
Forest fires threaten small Michigan town
Petoskey Michigan June 13 forest fires in this district threaten destruction of the little town of Epsilon near here for more than two days residents have fought flames day and night risking life and property in a bid to save the settlement from encroaching blazes.
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Petoskey
Mich
Epsilon
House Votes Autofund To Aid Of Roads For Two Years
Springfield June 13 Two house bills totaling 800000 from the automotive fund were approved for state aid to roads for a two year period starting July 1. The senate passed Senator Curtis primary timing bill and Senator McLean drug misbranding penalty. The Jones bill making juries in criminal cases judges of fact only was killed after seven votes. Speaker McKinley kept the house in session by recording a full roll. Senate also passed multiple bills including false statements against banks and executions imagery prohibitions. Medill McCormick and Munro contest dismissals were approved. McCormick acknowledged temporary district nonresidence affecting eligibility. House rules may limit speeches to five minutes with two minute extensions.
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Springfield
House
Automotive Fund
Senate
Curtis
McLean
Jones
McKinley
Denvir
Chamberlain
Woodard
Madigan
Jannus and Isminger Suffer Coat Fire In Airplane Crash Event
Jannus and Isminger started from St. Louis for Chicago in a hydro airplane at 6 15 am. Within 15 minutes Isminger s coat caught fire from engine sparks due to a loose tur l rod. Jannus tore the burning coat away as Isminger held the rod taut to land. They landed at Alton and expect Peoria before noon.
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Jannus
St. Louis
Anthony Jannng
Arthur Isminger
Chicago
Isminger
Alton
Peoria
Foreign jurors to try strikers in Paterson case
Supreme Court Justice Minturn grants Paterson silk mill strikers the right to trial by a foreign jury. Jurors will be drawn from Hudson county and trials held in Passaic county. Notable strike leaders including William Haywood await trial for inciting riot. defense seeks change of venue due to fairness concerns.
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Trenton
N. J
Supreme Court
Minturn
Paterson
Hudson County
Passaic County
William Haywood
KEEP JUDICIARY OUT OF POLITICS KEEP JUDICIARY OUT OF POLITICS
Springfield Illinois June 13 At the annual meeting of the County and Probate Judges association of Illinois officers were elected President Judge W H Pond De Kalb Vice Presidents Judge John E Peoria wr Tigrataw Corolte Peoria T W Henshaw Carrollton and J H Webb of Polecy Secretary Perry L Pearson Waukegan Treasurer William G Spurgin Urbana Although no resolution passed many members favored nonpartisan elections for county and probate judges The convention closed with a banquet at the Leland hotel Pond toastmaster The session featured addresses by Governor Edward F Dunne and Justice Orrin N Carter among others A five member committee was appointed to pursue legislation eliminating partisan judicial elections
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Leland Hotel
Pond
Illinois
Edward F. Dunne
Supreme Court
Frank K. Dunne
Charleston
Courts and the People
John E. Owen
Cook County
P. L. Pearson
Lake County
Homer Wall
McLean County
Frank J. Plain
Kane County
William A. Blodgett
Whiteside County
Woman Celebrates 100th Birthday in Dallas City
Mrs Wellington Jenney marked her centennial at the Harvey Welborn home four miles east of Dallas City on June 11 1813 born Amanda Potter in Washington Pennsylvania the year 1813 during the War of 1812 era. She later lived in Marshall County West Virginia and married Sherman Terrill in 1835 journeyed west to Quincy Illinois in 1852 seeking new fortune via wagon or Ohio River route to Cairo.
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Wheeling
Quincy
LaHarpe
Liberty
Adams County
Durham Township
Hancock County
Terrill
Wellington Jenney
Welborn Place
Camp Creek
Dallas City
Wellington jJenney
Harvey Welborn
Amanda Potter
Washington
Pennsylvania
Marshall County
West Virginia
Sherman Terrill
Wear
Ill
Mississippi River
Wagar
Ohio River
Cairo
Women Watchers Planned for Chicago Polls
Chicago officials expect women watchers at polls next election after a suffrage law passage. County Judge Owens says three watchers are required per polling place and one will be a woman if he can secure it.
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Chicago
Ill
Owens
Jack Rollers Toss Man From Hotel Window in Chicago
Charles Meskella, a laborer, accused five men from the Desplaines street area of hurling him from the third story of the Peerless hotel on West Madison street. He survived a fall onto a soap box but suffered a fractured skull and a broken back. Police say he was robbed. three arrests have been made.
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Jack Rollers
Chicago
Desplaines Street
Charles Meskella
West Madison Street
Scandal Report Clears Ministry in Marconi Affair
London June 12 British cabinet ministers were cleared by a parliamentary committee of all blame in alleged scandals tied to government contracts with Marconi Wireless. The majority report found no foundation for charges against Attorney General Isaacs Chancellor Lloyd George or Postmaster General Samuel. Minority reports expected but not yet public. The committee's majority consisted of liberal and radical MPs.
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London
Marconi Wireless Company
Isaacs
Lloyd-George
Samuel
Kansas City Detective Said to Have Driven Killer Confession
Mrs Ida Kellar of Harrisonville Missouri confessed to killing her husband and daughter with an ax last Tuesday. She later repudiated the claim in jail attributing the confession to a Kansas City detective who allegedly frightened it out of her. The inquest had reported the murders occurred as the family slept with an ax. she claimed amnesia and blamed a force compelling her actions, seeking to explain the bed damage and later describing an attack by a mysterious man.
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Harrisonville
Ida Kellar
Kansas City
Arthur Kellar
Margaret
Kellar
Foresters Re elect Ryan State Chief Ranger Narrow Win
In Peoria on June 13 William F. Ryan of Chicago was re elected state chief ranger of the Catholic Order of Foresters, winning the final ballot over Thomas McIntyre 249 to 106. Nicholas V. Fischer was reelected secretary without opposition. James Burke of Chicago won the treasurer post over W. F. Armknecht.
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Chicago
Peoria
Order of Foresters
William F. Ryan
Thomas McIintyre
Nicholas V. Fischer
the Foresters
James Burke
W. F. Armknecht
Gallinger charges president over tariff lobby acts
Washington June 13 Senator Gallinger again pressed the tariff bill lobby issue claiming the president neared lobbying and raised concerns over White House influence. He avoided direct charges of coercion and defended three-branch government while warning against executive encroachment.
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Washington, D. C
Whitehouse
Gallinger
White House
Gailinger
Haman
Nelson
Congress
Overman
Oklahoma mob lynches a negro near Anadarko
Anadasko Okla June 13 Denny Simmons a young negro jailed here Wednesday on a charge of assault and murder was lynched at 4 o clock this morning a mile north of the city The mob of 300 men headed by a woman carried the rope and fired on and burned the body then dragged it across the Washita river Numerous shots were fired at the dangling body and the clothing burned off Also in Washington the president nominated William E Gonzales of South Carolina minister to Cuba B L Fefferson of Colorado minister to Nicaragua and Edward J Hale of North Carolina minister to Costa Rica
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Okla
Denny Simmons
Susie Church
Here
Washita
Washington, D. C
William E. Gonzales
South Carolina
Cuba
B.L. Fefferson
Colorado
Nicaragua
Edward J. Hale
North Carolinas
Costa Rica
Fierce Battle Described With Moros at Bagsag
Washington June 13. Brigadier General Bershing describes the engagement with Moros at Bagsag as a likely the fiercest since American occupation. Emil, Moros leader, and several noted outlaws are reported killed, but total Moro losses remain unknown.
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Washington, D. C
Bershing
Bagsag
War Department
Emil
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