Coronation Festivities Begin With Royal Return to London
London crowds greet the king and queen as they arrive semi state from Windsor marking the start of coronation events. Special Ambassador Hammond from the United States enters London to be met by the Duke of Connaught and officials as preparations accelerate for next week’s ceremonies and the July 1 departure.
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London
Buckingham Palace
Windsor
Hammond
United States
Duke of Connaught
America
Westmaster Abbey
St. Margaret
Parliment Square
Lord Beaconsfield
Whitehall
Trafalgar Square
Lanseer
Duke of Norfolk
England
Westminster Abbey
Weather Forecast for Rock Island and Vicinity
Threatening weather tonight and Sunday with showers and cooler conditions. Temperature 67 at 7 pm, high yesterday 86, low last night 64. Precipitation .18, wind 14 mph, humidity 46 at 7 pm and 88 at 7 am. Moon rises 11:43 pm. sun sets 7:29 pm, rises 4:24 am. Page by J. M. Sherier, Local Forecaster.
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Rock Island
Davenport
Moline
J. M. Sherier
Illinois Child Labor Law Appealed to U S Supreme Court
Chicago firm appeals Illinois child labor law ruling seeking test of section 11 as unconstitutional. State supreme court upheld the act and affirmed a $4,000 judgment for Arthur Beauchamp, injured while employed by Sturgis Burns Manufacturing Company of Chicago.
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Springfield
Ill
Supreme Court For
United States
Illinois
Supreme Court
Sturgis Burns Manufacturing Company
Chicago
Circuit Court of
Cook County
Arthur Beauchamp
Trust Plans Reorganization Faces Court Review
Washington June 17 The department of justice indicates the American Tobacco company will not seek rehearing in the supreme court, though it may file by June 23 if an acceptable plan is chosen. Plans to reorganize await presentation to the court.
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Washington
Department of Justice
American Tobacco Company
Supreme Court
Strike HITS Morgan Line Seamen Threaten Coastwise Shutdown
Fifty stewards of the Morgan line vessel Momus walked out in New York and New Orleans service. The walkout could involve 15,000 to 20,000 seamen and halt coastwise shipping if the union calls a general strike after a mass meeting of the International Seamen's Union of America. Consul for Morgan line cites walking delegates as the provocation and the union's General Secretary Griffin says all will quit.
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New York
Southern Pacific
Momus
New Orleans
Aternational Seamen's Union of America
Morgan Line
Griffin
Lorimer Probe to Summon Illinois Legislature Witnesses
The Lorimer investigating committee in Washington on June 17 decided to summon nearly all Illinois lawmakers who elected Senator Lorimer. Cyrus H. McCormick and former governor Yates were named as witnesses for next week.
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Yates
Cyrus H. McCormick
Washington
Lorimer
Illinois
I. C. Officials Get More Delay Motive Fraud Trial Postponed
Chicago June 17 former Illinois Central officials John M. Taylor Frank B Harriman Charles L Sona and Joseph Baker again obtained a postponement of their trials. A petition for a change of venue was filed by Taylor claiming prejudice by Judge Scanlan.
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Chicago
John M. Taylor
Frank B. Harriman
Charles L.sona
Joseph Baker
Ilinois Central
Taylor
Scanlan
Two Highwaymen Hold Up a Train Near Drain Oregon
The south bound Shasta Limited leaving Portland at 6 last night was halted around midnight by two armed highwaymen between Drain and Yoncalla. The mail car was entered and registered mail pouches rifled. no one was harmed. The robbers fled toward Yoncalla as posses pursue them.
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Drain
Ore
Portland
Yoncalla
Robbers kill Mrs Morand then tear diamonds from body
In New York the assailants entered Mrs Morand’s lower East Side home, bound her with a rope and murdered her by tightening the rope with a stick. They ripped diamond earrings from her ears and four diamond rings from her fingers, with police believing more jewelry was taken. In St Petersburg Emperor Nicholas received American Ambassador Rockhill who presented recall letters and said Rockhill would be moved to Constantinople.
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Rockhill
St. Petersburg
Nicholas
Constantinople
Morgan Line Strike Demands Overtime Pay and Reforms
Court decree prompts conference with Attorney General Wickersham on a company reorganization plan. Morgan steamship workers strike for overtime pay better quarters and rations. Momus and El Cid strikes followed, 130 seamen on Antilles. Governor Yates set for early testimony on Lorimer election fund and Illinois jackpot allegations.
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Morgan
Morgan Line
Antilles
Judge Moore Wins Coaching Marathon at Olympia Show
London June 17 Judge Moore with Coach Rockmarge and his famed team won the gold challenge cup worth 500 and a cash prize of 200 in the coaching marathon a major feature of the Olympia international horse show Auto Injuries Fatal Cedar Rapids Iowa June 17 Dr W F King prominent physician and Linn county coroner died yesterday from injuries in a Tuesday automobile crash
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London
Moore
Rockmarge
Olympia
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
W. F. King
Linn County
Chicago Boosters Break Speed Marks
Boston dispatch reports a Chicago Association of Commerce special car took a run from Albany to Syracuse covering 128 miles in 128 minutes setting speed marks for a passenger train.
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Boston
Chicago
Chicago Association of Commerce
Albany
Syracuse
Bloody shooting on Western train shocks Idaho county
Salt Lake City reports a southbound Oregon Short Line train near Spencer Idaho where an Idaho county sheriff is fatally wounded and conductor shot dead after a prisoner under arrest grabbed a pistol. The fleeing suspect pulled the bell rope as the train slowed.
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Salt Lake City
Idaho
Kidd
Spencer
Witnesses Who Are Slow Will Be Arrested
Washington june 17 chairman Hardwick of the house sugar investigating committee replies to witnesses delaying appearance. The telegram warns prospective witnesses to appear on the designated day or an officer will be sent to bring them and detain them until needed.
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Washington
Hardwick
House Sugar Investigating Committee
Great business monopolies in united fight on reciprocity
Senator Stone of Missouri claims major U S monopolies are warring against the Canadian reciprocity agreement. He says trusts and tariff interests covertly oppose reciprocity while claiming big industries are protected by tariffs. Monopolies rally to deter farmers through fear, twisting public allegiance to their cause.
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TAV
The
Argus
Washington
Stone
Missouri
Senate
Paper Trust
Lumber Trust
Industria
Big increase in last ten years in Illinois livestock
Illinois 1910 livestock values show horses and colts far lead in total value at $163 million, cattle at $73 million down from 1900, poultry up to $11.7 million, bees nearly flat. Swine, sheep, goats and mules post solid gains. farms reporting total 251,872 with most farms having horses or cattle.
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Haiti Orders Search of Consul Grosstuck
Port au Prince Haiti June 17 to satisfy America the legislature of Haiti ordered the steamer Consul Gros tuck searched to determine if Castro former president of Venezuela is aboard. The American cruiser Birmingham arrived today.
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Port Au Prince
Haiti
America
Grostuck
Castro
Venezuela
Birmingham
Indicts McNamara and Kidnappers in Local Case
Indianapolis June 17 detectives Burns and Hoosick were indicted on charges of kidnapping John J. McNamara secretary of the International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers from the city. McNamara was indicted on charges of conspiracy to dynamite by the grand jury.
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Indianapolis
W. J. Burns
James Hoosick
Los Angeles
John J. McNamara
International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers
McNamara
Cooke Cleared of Embezzling Big Four Funds in Close Trial
Edgar W. Cooke was found not guilty of embezzling 24000 dollars from the Big Four railway after a nearly two hour jury deliberation. Judge Hunt instructed the jury that Cooke faced only embezzlement charges and reflected on the credibility of witnesses Warriner and Mrs. Ford. Prosecution and defense forewent final arguments, with Cooke denying any theft or dishonest act in his life.
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Cincinnati
Edgar
Cooke
Big Four
Hunt
Warriner
Ford
Clear Atmosphere of Tariff Speeches
Washington June 17 The House resumed debate on the wool tariff revision bill to clear the atmosphere of speeches with another night session likely. The Senate stayed idle awaiting speeches on the reciprocity bill while steel and sugar investigating committees were not in session. A vote on the measure may be reached by next Tuesday or Wednesday, says Chairman Underwood.
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Washington
House
Senate
Steel and Sugar Investigating
Underwood
Diaz Speaks In His Own Defense Exiled Mexican Leader
Corunna Spain June 17 General Diaz frail in body and mind explains his self defense as ex president of Mexico. He accuses the nation of ingratitude and says he sacrificed ambition to attain national peace, fearing continued defense could invite intervention. He will take his family to Switzerland.
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Corunna
Spain
Diaz
Republic
Mexico
Switzerland
Great Suffragists Parade in London Draws Vast Crowds
London June 17 suffragists paraded through the city in a five mile procession before a meeting at Albert Hall. The General Mrs Drummond called it the greatest procession of women in support of the suffrage movement ever seen, with an estimated 40 000 to 60 000 participants and Americans among the ranks.
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Albert Hall
Drummond Ay
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le Grand Powers
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