Matson Wins Indiana Trophy in Big Auto Race at Crown Point
Joe Matson driving a Chalmers-Detroit won the Indiana Trophy over 252.74 miles at Crown Point, finishing in 4:31:21 for an average 51.2 mph. Robertson second in a Locomobile, Monson third in a Mars on. Several cars retired or were distanced in the weathered course as crowds of around 100000 watched.
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Terarg
Boseeee
Crown Point- Lowell
Crown Point
Joe Matson
Detroit
Robertson
Manson
Knipper
Monson
Chalmers-Detroit
Locomobile
Florida
Poole
Corbin
Mainsonville
Moon
Wells
Ind
Iver Aa Urman
Chalmers- Detroit
Gut
Stutz
Rush
Burman
Mareen
Two Shot In Attempt To Rob Freight Train
In a battle between officers and three robbers who held up the St. Louis Iron Mountain freight train near Bragg Oklahoma Deputy Constable Kirk was killed. Paul Williams was shot through the breast and captured while the other two robbers escaped. The robbers aimed to raid the train crew who had just received their pay envelopes.
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Muskogee
Okla
St. Louis
Iron Mountain
Bragg
Kirk
Paul Williams
Mrs Kaufmann Found Guilty of Battery in Poireis Case
Flandreau South Dakota June 1 Mrs Emma Kaufmann accused of murdering Agnes Poireis a domestic was found guilty of battery here today and sentenced to pay a fine of 160 dollars The verdict marks a decisive outcome in the ongoing local court proceedings.
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Flandreau
Emma Kaufmann
Agnes Poireis
St Petersburgh Scourge Sees 24 New Cholera Admissions
St Petersburg reports a sharp rise in cholera with 24 new cases and 17 suspects admitted to municipal hospitals in the 24 hours ending noon yesterday. A hotel guest among the dead, and fear that filtration beds may be contaminated prompts a city council project to reroute 42 million gallons of sewage away from water intake.
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St. Petersburg
Neva
Third Arbitrator Named For Georgia Rail Strike
Washington reports Bishop Warren A Candler of Georgia will serve as the third arbitrator in the Georgia Railroad dispute with its firemen. Caracas notes Venezuela's high court declares Castro decrees invalid, restoring rights to the Ethelburg syndicate limited of London.
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Methodist Church
Washington
Warren A. Candler
Methodist Episcopal Church of Georgia
Georgia Rail,road Company
Venezuela
Caracas
High Federal Court
Castro
London
Veitch testifies Mrs Gould drank heavily on yacht trip
New York court hears Valet Veitch describe Mrs Gould's intoxication during the West Indies voyage on the Niagara yacht. The cross examination sought to prove habitual drunkenness affecting Mrs Gould's actions and character across multiple locations. A police officer in Macon then killed a woman and shot himself.
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New York
Harry T. Veitch
Des Moines
Iowa
Gould
Veitch
West Indies
Niagara
Manhattan
Dustin Farnum
Cross Examiner
Howard Gould
Castile Gould
St. Regis
Blue Gap
Women Physicians Cite Paris Fashions as Menace to Figures
A New York physician Dr Sarah J McNutt and the United Tailors Association of America blame Paris styles for crippling and coquettish dress among floating women. They deride tight corsets, high collars, and impractical shoes, arguing moderation would relieve the strain and vanity driving fashion today.
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New York
Paris
Sarah J. McNutt
Illinois National Guard to test war balloons at camp
Elgin, June 18. Illinois National Guard officers plan to trial two large dirigible balloons identical to U S army types during the Wing park encampment from July 10 to 24. The aerial navigation experiment, first in state guard history, will aid troop maneuvers over 4 000 acres leased meadow and timber. Major General K. E. Young requested details for operation of balloons.
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Elgin
Ill
Illinois National Guard
United States Army
Wing Park
Illinois Guard
KE. C. Young
Newspaper Man Testifies On Apparent Proof Of Authenticity
In New York on June 10 the Brandenburg trial for grand larceny centered on whether a Cleveland article was forged. Witnesses, including Richard Wason Gilder and handwriting expert David N. Carvalho, testified the signature was forged and Brandenburg may have dictated part of the text. The defense faced rapid witness testimony about the typewriter, stenographer, and manuscript sheets.
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New York
Broughton Brandenburg
Richard Wason Gilder
Grover Cleveland
Brandenburg
Cleveland
David N. Carvalho
Nework Times
Hkrandenburg
Tom
Lillian Bacon
Hastings
Charles M. Lincoln
the Times
Jacobi
F. S. Hastings
Pact
Ybarra
Not Genuine Document Claim Blames Cleveland Authorship
A fragment states that a supposed printed paper furnished by Mr Brandenburs and presented as written by Mr Cleveland is not genuine. The line indicates a challenge to authorship and authenticity of a document claiming Cleveland as the author.
Fight of Bunker Hill Sanguinary Celebration
Boston reports indicate a Bunker Hill celebration left 65 people hospitalized and many more treated at homes for fireworks and pistol injuries. No serious casualties were recorded as Charleston hosted an electrical pageant attracting about 100000 spectators. Business paused across Boston and neighboring cities.
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Boston
Bunker Hill
Charleston
Lynn
Cambridge
Newton
Senate Defeats Brown Amendment on Print Paper Free List
Washington June 18 the senate voted down Brown s amendment placing print paper on the free list in the tariff bill 29 to 72 Lorimer Illinois who took the oath today voted against the amendment Gallinger replied to Brown on duties for print paper Postpone Tax Clauses informal agreement Aldrich Cummins and Bailey agreed to postpone income and corporation tax questions until after tariff schedules are disposed of
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Washington
Senate J
Brown
Lorimer
Illinois
Committee On Finance
Gallinger
Senate
Aldrich, Cummins and Bailey
Klein Uses Bayonet in Trial Over 1908 Nelson Stabbing
Trial of Joseph B. Klein of Chicago unfolds with witness F R Mitchell recounting Earl Nelson’s stabbing at Kankakee on a August 1908 railcar. The jury of ten farmers, a business man and a workman hears testimony as the case proceeds.
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Paxton
Joseph B. Klein
Chicago
Khtseig National Guard
Earl Nelson
Kankakee
Springfield
F. R. Mitchell
Indianapolis
Ilinois Central Railroad
Haywood Smokes Nabbed by Washington Authorities
Washington authorities arrest socialist lecturer W. D. Haywood twice for violating the state anti cigarette law effective June. In Filensberg he was seized as he lit a cigarette and released on $15 bond. Later in North Yakima he was arrested in a saloon and again freed on $15 bond.
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Washington
Seattle
W. D. Haywood
Haywood
Filensberg
North Yakima
Emperors Pledge Peace After cordial Banquet
Rogal June 18 report that Emperor Nicholas and Emperor William exchanged toasts on the Russian yacht Standart. The remarks were cordial and aimed at fostering peaceful relations between Russia and Germany.
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Russia
Germany
Rogal
Emperor Nicholas
William
Standart
Congress Gives Mixed Tariff Moves In Synoptic Session
In Washington on June 18 the Senate debated Aldrich's amendment raising print paper duty and raised the Illustrated Postcards duty by 25 percent while adopting a window glass schedule lower than the Dingley law. The House failed to advance a foreign wages report resolution amid a quorum issue, adjourned after roll call, and heard the president's message on corporation and income taxes.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
Aldrich
Brown
Nebraska
Canada
Dominion
United States
Hale
HOUSE
State Department
Germany
Hull
Tennessee
Plot to Blackmail Wabash Officials Foiled
St Louis June 18 Robert L aged 27 was arrested after he called for a decoy letter to trap the blackmailer of Wabash railroad officials. The threats demanded 5000 dollars under dynamite threats to the tracks. Hayes said a hotel guest sent him to the post office.
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St. Louis
Robert L
Here
Hayes
Exports Seen Declining in Fiscal Year Says Bureau
The Bureau of Statistics reports that exports from the United States in the current fiscal year ending this month will be materially below 1908 and 1907 and slightly below 1906, signaling a poor year ahead for exports.
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Bureau of Statistics
Washington
United States
New Chaplain of Senate Named Temporarily
Rev. Ulysses Grant B. Pierce of Washington named by senate resolution to act as chaplain until ordered otherwise. Also in brief notes: a Black Hand raid in Cincinnati ends with twelve arrests, all foreigners. Wisconsin legislature adjourns sine die after five months. Paris budget for 1910 shows a deficit of 21 million dollars.
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U. G. B. Pierce
Washington
Ulysses Grant B. Pierce
All Souls Unitarian Church
Senate
Cincinnati
Post Office
Oldfield
Sixth Street
Marion
Columbus
Ohio
Wisconsin
Madison
France
Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Britain asks U S not to press Hankow loan participation
London reports Great Britain has asked America not to press its claim for participation in the Hankow Sze Chuen railroad loan of 27000400 dollars. British German and French tanker interests stand ready to take up the loan. The request has been sent to British Ambassador Bryce in Washington.
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London
Great Britain
America
Bryce
Washington
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Pool
Wright- Chalmers
Matson Strang
No. 2
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Sue Asta
South Dakota
Harry J. Vietch
Gould Qualls
Delancey Nicoll
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Emma Raymond
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