Cobe Cup Race Gives Mishaps Fleeting Lead Changes
Crowds packed the Crown Point course as the Cobe Cup race for stock cars opened in fine weather. Robertson led early, then engine trouble and repairs shuffled positions, with Bourque and Denison trading the top spots before Robertson regained and extended his lead after lap 13 despite a lengthy stop.
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Crown Point
Ind
Miller
Stoddard-Dayton
Bourque
Knox
Seymour
Etrigg
Buick Engle
Burman
Wees
Buick
Joe Matson
Ira M. Cobe
Chicago Automobile Club
Denison
Robertson
Chevrolet
Cuba declines to assume part of Spanish debt
Havana June 19 The Secretary of War Velez replies to Spanish minister Senor Soler that Cuba will not consider taking on any portion of Spain's national debt in response to the proposal.
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Cuba
Havana
Velez
Senor Soler
Spain
No Offense Taken Firing Upon British Vessel by Russian War Craft
A Russian war craft fired on a British vessel in what observers call a blunder with diplomatic tension rising. Officials report no injuries while inquiries assess intent and possible consequences for ongoing naval patrols and international waterways.
British ship Woodburn fired on by Russian squadron
Four shells hit the British steamer Woodburn near Pitkipas bay as the Woodburn, steering under convoy guidance, strayed into prohibited waters. Torpedo boats fired three blanks before four projectiles. One crewman suffered minor injuries, with three others lightly hurt. Officials voiced regret amid diplomatic notes from Viborg.
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Stockholm
Coyne
Wootburn
Pitkinas Bay
Woodburn
Pitkipas Bay
Debts May Be Deducted From Stock Value in Iowa
Des Moines June 19 Judge Mc Nenry of Polk county court ruled that debts may be deducted from the actual value of corporation stock for assessment purposes under Iowa law. The decision settles a long moot point and will reduce city treasuries by thousands of dollars yearly.
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Des Moines
McNenry
Polk County Court
Iowa
Crew of Kearsarge Meet to Celebrate 45th Anniversary
Survivors of the Kearsarge crew gathered in Waltham Massachusetts to mark the 45th anniversary of the famous 1864 battle off France with the Alabama. Of 162 men serving then, 30 remain alive today.
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Waltham
Mass
Kearsarge
Alabama
France
End of Frisco graft trial after five months ends
San Francisco June 19 The conclusion of the graft scandal case of Patrick Calhoun president of United Railroads charged with bribery was reached after a trial dating from January 12 Assistant District Attorney Heney closed for the state in a session opening an hour early The courtroom crowd filled with factions While order was maintained by mounted police the trial cost is put at 50040 and the case record runs to four and a quarter million words.
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San Francisco
Patrick Calhoun
United Railroads
Abraham Ruef
Turnfest to Be Biggest Yet Held in Cincinnati
Cincinnati prepares for Turnfest with city decorations as June events begin. Organizers expect around fifty thousand visitors and more than three thousand Turners to participate in events and exhibitions across the meet. A Russian transport Ingul was wrecked in Turplay bay near Sebastopol in the Black Sea.
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Cincinnati
Weld
North America
Dave
Nest
Sebastopol
Ingul
Turplay Bay
Black Sea
Not His Daughter Found Packed in Trunk
Chinese suspect linked to a murder case in New York sails for British Columbia and New York. The body of Elsie Siggel, granddaughter of General Franz Sigel, was found bound in a trunk in a Chinese quarter room after strangulation. Her father Paul Sigel cannot identify the body, while her mother claims the jewelry found with her belongs to Elsie.
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New York
Mies
Elsie ‘Siggel
Franz Sigel
Ergos
Paul Sigel
Elsie
Miss Sisel
Cheap foreign labor boosted by protection argues for American workers
A June 17 Washington dispatch reports Senator Aldrich steering a tariff hike on 11 staple cotton cloths, touted as aiding the American workingman though the mills already rely on cheap European labor. It cites Representative Gardner's attack on contract labor and immigration, detailing Syrians and other imported workers in Lowell mills, and hints at future hopes for Chinese coolies to further reduce labor costs.
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Washington
Evelf
Aldrich
Senate
Gore
Augustus P. Gardner
Massachusetts
Gardner
Mr. Gardner
Lowell
Ria
Syria
United States
America
O. H. Pratt
Connecticut
Bring Elsie Home: Sigel family claims murder victim identity
Police identify the murdered girl as Miss Sigel amid a flurry of leads. Paul Sigel travels to Washington to retrieve Elsie. William L. Leon, the Chinese rooming with the victim, and Chung Sin remain at large. reports say both sailed toward Vancouver, B C, on last Friday’s steamer, with intercept efforts underway.
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Elsie
Sigel
Paul Sigel
Washington
William L. Leon
Chinatran
Chung Sin
Leon
Panama
Vancouver
B. C
River Inspection To Be Started Soon
Inland waterways commission plans to inspect over 1000 miles of the Mississippi within two months. The group meets in Buffalo July 1, then sails to Duluth and St. Paul, then travels downriver to the Ohio mouth. After reporting to the government they will study European waterways in Germany and Holland.
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St. Paul
Mississippi River
Inland Waterways Commission
Buffalo
Duluth
Ohio
Germany
Holland
Head of Robbed Bank Is Arrested
St Louis June 19 Stephen Moore sole officer of the People's bank of Benbow City UL which closed after Moore reported May 28 last that others had taken 3500 was arrested today in St Louis John H Guham and Henry N Barckers who negotiated the certificates of deposit which are the chief outstanding liabilities of the bank were also arrested.
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St. Louis
Stephen Moore
People’s Bank of
Benbow City
Moore
Rotters
John H. Guham
Henry N. Barckers
Wooden Leg Seized in Foreclosure Case
Des Moines reports a loan company confiscated a woman's mechanical knee in a mortgage foreclosure. Mrs Charles Harridin, unable to walk without the leg, pleaded for mercy but the leg was removed and placed with other goods. She hid it but the hiding place was discovered.
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Des Moines
Charles Harridin
Harridin
Roller defeats Managoff in straight falls at Seattle
Seattle wrestler Dr. B. F. Roller beat Ed Managoff known as the second Terrible Turk in two straight falls at the exposition arena in Seattle. The event occurred June 19 with coverage noting the match outcome and details. A separate note states Captain Albert G. Berry’s nomination to rear admiral was sent to the Senate on June 19.
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Terrible Turk
Seattle
Wash
B. F. Roller
Big Yussiff
Ed Managoff
Exposition Arena
Berry
Washington
Senate
Albert G. Berry
Senate adopts higher print paper duty and Bailey tax move
Yesterday in Congress the Senate approved the finance committee plan to raise print paper duty to 4 a ton, voting 44 to 32, while Brown's free paper proposal failed 52 to 29. Lorimer cast his first vote against the amendment. Bailey’s income tax proposal became a regular order, with efforts for a direct vote. but no agreement was reached before adjournment at 7. The House did not meet yesterday.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
Finance Committee
Brown
Lorimer
Bailey
Aldrich
House
Dingley Rate Schedule in Tariff Bill Moves Forward
Washington June 19 The finance committee amendment to the Dingley rate for hides raises a 15 percent ad valorem duty on raw or uncured hides with a leather export drawback. The move follows house action taking hides from the free list. Also discussed: Canada log export ban and wood pulp duties. Bailey urges postponement of income tax debate until tariff items are resolved. Senate adopts higher print paper duty of four dollars a ton. print paper on free list defeated. Senator Lorimer votes against.
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Washington
Finance Committee
Senate
Aldrich
Canada
United States
House
Bailey
Maybray Gang Victims Sue to Recover Money
In Council Bluffs Iowa on June 19 a district court suit was filed by 17 alleged victims of the Maybray swindle syndicate seeking 75895 dollars. Defendants named include Ben Marks Ernest Hart J J Spindler J Maybray E H Hart John R Bobbing and Frank O Scott.
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Council Bluffs
Iowa
J. Maybray
Des Moines
Ben Marks
Ernest E. Hart
J. J. Spindler
J. C. Maybray
E. H. Hart
John R. Bobbing
Frank O. Scott
Cholera Epidemic Grows in St Peters With 53 Cases
Cholera in St Petersburg escalates toward epidemic levels. In the past 24 hours fifty three cases were removed to hospitals and ten deaths occurred. Authorities report the spread mirrors the 1908 outbreak as health officials mobilize to contain the disease.
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St. Peters
St. Petersburg
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Agpe
Uncle Sam
Ginger
Sair
Elsie Sigel
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HIDE
Mississippi
Roller
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Dingley
Senate Committee On Finance
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