Quiet Reigns as Mexican Malcontents Labeled Criminals
Washington reports troops ordered to the Mexican border at Del Rio to restore order and uphold neutrality amid rumors of unrest. Mexico City says conditions are calm. Corrale leads Interior and police actions against marauders, who are described as common criminals not political actors.
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Washington
War Department
del Rio
Interior Department
Mexican Central Railroad
Associated Press
Torrean
United States
Interior
Senor Corrale
Republic
Corrale
Coahuila
Durango
Mariscal
Rio Grande
Possibility of U.S. Troops Arrest Mexican Exiles
Washington notes a potential move to arrest Mexican revolutionists fleeing across the border. Officials avoid discussion while promising strict neutrality and enforcement of neutrality laws as talks with Texas Governor Campbell proceed.
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Washington
United States
Jst
Governo Campbell
Texas
Painter's Evidence Tangles Platt Perjury Case in New York
In New York on June 30 Senator Thomas C. Platt testified in the grand jury against Mae C. Wood who faces perjury charges in a disputed divorce suit. Witnesses included ex valet Edward Roland and printer Edward C. Hafely whose testimony disputed Wood's marriage certificate claims.
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New York
United States
Thos. C. Platt
Grand Jury
Criminal Courts
Mae C. Wood
Garvan
Edward Roland
Edward C. Hafeley
Hafeley
O'Gorman
Miss Wood
Senator Platt
Hateley
Uproar in Legislative Hall Over Russia Visit Fund
Paris June 30 Socialists provoked a violent scene in the chamber of deputies opposing the appropriation for President Falleries visit to Russia. MM Vaillant accused the Russian Government of murders and atrocities while another Socialist deputy called the emperor an assassin. The president of the chamber and MIL Pichon protested the expressions amid a tremendous uproar, but the money was finally voted.
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Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Falleries
Russia
MM. Vaillant
Chamber
Mil. Pichon
Adams denies Betsy Ross flag claim at 289 Arch Street
John Quincy Adams secretary of the American Flag House and Betsy Ross Memorial Association emphatically denies the story that Betsy Ross did not make the first American flag. He cites exhaustive Philadelphia records and traditions by many patriotic societies confirming the flag was first made at Betsy Ross's home, 289 Arch Street.
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Betsy
New York
John Quincy Adams
American Flag House
Betsy Ross Memorial Association
Betsy Ross
Adams
Philadelphia
Arch Street
Made Blind By Jealousy in Clay City Tragedy
Julius Turner sixty eight a Civil War veteran and farmer shot his wife killing her then seriously wounded his fifteen year old son and attempted suicide near Saitor Springs Illinois Turner mistook his son for another man After four years of separation Mrs Turner and her son were walking home from church when attacked
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Saitor Springs
Julius Turner
Clay City
Ills
Turner
Peru leader accuses United States of seed of danger in Yankee colony plan
Augusto Durand, once leader in a failed Peru uprising, arrives in Valparaiso from Iquique. He criticizes the Peruvian government for misleading foreign opinion and claims recent elections were falsified. He says Peru is being converted into a Yankee colony, a dangerous germ to the nation.
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Valparaiso
Augusto Durand
Peru
Iquique
Chile
Police Shoot Teamster Over Asphalt Pavement Rebellion
Edward Smith, a Chicago teamster, refused a police order not to drive his wagon on a new asphalt pavement and resisted arrest. Policeman Parker shot him dead at West Madison and Jefferson streets.
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Chicago
Edward Smith
Parker
West Madison
Jefferson Streets
Persian shah proclaims general amnesty in Tehran riots
Washington telegram reports the shah of Persia has proclaimed a general amnesty to restore tranquility after Tehran riots. The cable to General Morteza, Persian minister, confirms the decree.
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Washington
Teheran
Persia
Shah
Morteza
Bishop Potter Taken Ill As Death Rumor Spreads
Reports from London claim Sir Thomas Lipton will challenge again for the America’s Cup. About 20 000 teachers attend the National Education Association convention in Cleveland. Kansas rain and weekly wheat data affect Chicago prices. A cloudburst in Wilmington Kansas kills five and damages 74000 dollars worth of property. Dr Peter V Burnett commits suicide at Mount Sinai hospital New York City. International Paper announces 10 cent wage cut effective August 1. A North Carolina Democratic convention instructs delegates for Denver. John Marshall, 36, shoots wife in Reading PA and then kills himself after domestic quarrels.
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Bishop Potter
New York
London
Sir Thomas Lipton
National Educational Association
Cleveland
Kansas
Chicago
North Carolina
Denver
W. J. Bryan
John Marshall
Reading
Brunaugh Given Brief Stay Before Prison Earns Time
In Indianapolis on June 30 Judge Carter overruled the motion for a new trial and arrest of judgment in the fraud case against city asphalt contracts. Brunaugh was sentenced to two to fourteen years in prison. The departure date was postponed to July 9 to allow him to settle business and seek partial custody for his child through Juvenile Court.
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Indianapolis
Carter
Harry Brunaugh
Brunaugh
Branaugh
Helen C. Brunaugh
Batavia, O
Ruling Bars Pool and Billiard Tables in Saloons Statewide
Indianapolis June 30 Judge Pritchard of the Criminal Court rules county commissioners lack authority to license pool and billiard tables in saloons saying they are amusement devices. The decision affects most saloons statewide where such tables operate under county licenses. Mike Garvey testified in the case. an appeal will follow.
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Indianapolis
Pritchard
Criminal Court
Mike Garvey
West Washington Street
Morphine Victim Takes Acid in Huntington Death
Edward T. Brown a prominent Huntington real estate holder killed himself at his home by taking carbolic acid after struggles with morphine addiction. His physician denied him the drug, which is said to have caused the tragedy.
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Huntington
Ind
Edward T. Brown
Fatal Hay Fork Accident in Goshen Indiana
Samuel Yoder of Harrison township was impaled by a prong of a hay loading device. The steel pierced his thigh and abdomen as coworkers saw him lifted into the air in agony. He died from the injuries.
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Goshen
Ind
Samuel Yoder
Harrison Township
Woman tumped to Her Death in Indiana
Huntington Ind June 30 Mrs Charles McNown of Andrews was killed when a hack she rode in was struck by a Wabash train at a railroad crossing. Two other passengers escaped as they jumped from the hack after the collision. The hack cleared the track safely.
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Huntington
Ind
Charles McNown
Andrews
Miner Fred Smith Ends Life by Step Into Train
Terre Haute Indiana June 30 Fred Smith coal miner twenty eight years old killed himself by stepping in front of a Vandalia train ten miles west of the city He told a companion I will stay on the track and let the train knock me off then did so.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Fred Smith
Emery Cassell Arraigned in Quincy Murder Case
Emery Cassell stands trial in Spencer Indiana for the February 7 murder of Thomas Mills of Quincy. Defense pleads not guilty as more than 100 witnesses are expected to testify in the case.
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Emery Cassell
Spencer
Ind
Thomas Mills
Quincy
Democratic prospects in Indiana Thirteenth district noted
In Indianapolis on June 30 Henry A. Barnhart of Rochester sees the Thirteenth district race tilting to Democrats due to Republican factional conflicts. Only active Democratic candidate is J. W. Bonnell. others like B. F. Shively are undecided or eyeing higher offices. Party leaders chart plans at Cincinnati convention with Ex-Attorney General Wm. L. Taylor favored for national president.
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Indianapolis
Henry A. Barnhart
Rochester
Barnhart
Charles W. Miller
Moorman
Congress
J. W. Bonnell
North Judson
B. F. Shively
South Bend
United States
Bryan
Shively
Association of Republican Clubs
Cincinnati
Lincoln League of
Indiana
Wm. L. Taylor
League
E. E. Neal
Claypool
Republican State Committee
Beveridge
Hemenway
Taylor
James A. Hemenway
Booneville
Senate
State Fair Grounds
John E. Lamb
Terre Haute
Denver
John W. Kern
Lamb
Samuel Gompers
Sensational Poisoning Case Shocks Philadelphia
Philadelphia authorities promise a sensational murder case after Dr. William H. Wilson died at home Friday night. An autopsy shows poisoning by cyanide or potassium from a potion of ale. Police indicate Wilson aided during a fatal illness of a young man’s relative who is to be charged as the would be poisoner.
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Philadelphia
William H. Wilson
Wilson
Fire destroys two oil tanks in Sour Lake Texas
A blaze wiped out two oil storage tanks at Sour Lake Texas causing a loss of 139090 dollars. Local firefighters battled the flames but the tanks were fully destroyed leaving authorities to assess insurance and investigate the cause.
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Sour Lake
Texas
His Only Resource Reveals Navy Travel Fund Fiasco
A story from Lippincott's Magazine recounts navy officers paying travel costs themselves when ordered to new stations. One ineffectual officer lacking funds was pressed by the secretary of the navy to proceed to Sitka, and a rush telegram finally allowed him to draw travel money in advance after reaching Harrisburg.
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Navy
United States Treasury
New York
Sitka
Secretary of the Navy
Harrisburg
Lippincott’s
Yale Spoon Men and the Wooden Spoon Tradition
The wooden spoon was Yale’s coveted class honor, voted by graduates as the most popular man. Nine class members selected as cocklers chose one spoon recipient, celebrated at a public wooden spoon exhibition. The last spoon man was Robert B. Lea of Nashville, class of 1871, who later died in Paris.
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Yale
Loro
Hartford Courant
Robert B. Lea
Nashville, Tenn
Paris
Tricky Maoris at Taranaki Hall Opening
Large European influx attends the opening of a public hall in a Taranaki village. Maoris offer odd change schemes exchanging shillings and coins, and later a dinner is served as a collection is taken up with visitors using only two shilling pieces.
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Taranaki
Early world maps sketch origins and progress
The New York American notes that Egypt produced the earliest known maps on wooden tablets tracing land and sea features. Marinus of Tyre proposed scientific principles for mapping in 150 A D. Greek and Roman maps were fairly accurate, medieval ones were unreliable, and only since the mid nineteenth century has a near complete world map become possible with ongoing refinements.
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Egypt
Marinus
Tyre
New York American
Two Cents Challenge Sparks Street Fracas in Chicago Tribune
A street scene recounted with dialect shows a boy with a dirty face daring a bully for two cents. The rival taunts a recoil, arguing no sense in fighting when someone else can lift a fool out without striking.
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Chiergo Tribune
Looking For Light and a Question on Briggins’ Suitors
A Washington Star excerpt shows a conscientious youth asking if Blevins would make a good husband. The girl retorts with sharp wit, wondering who would ask and contemplating taking a chance herself if Briggins becomes a foolhardy match.
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Blevins
Briggins
Washington Star
Insomnia in Kansas City Tournament Dialogue
A quirky exchange features a patient and doctor discussing sleep struggles tied to a Kansas City Tournament. The speaker jokes about counting sheep and weighing them for market value, illustrating humorous preoccupation that prevents rest.
His Lead Hawkins Wow’s Heupeck Getting On Since Marriage
London Tit Bits notes a playful exchange about marriage changing status with a man vowing no woman could surpass him while a wife or partner holds the reins and remains behind the leader.
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Hawkins
Heupeck
Fle
Tags
London
Captain Answers Homesickness On Ocean Liner
A passenger asks if the captain ever gets homesick. The captain replies that he is never home long enough, reflecting a life at sea aboard the ocean liner.
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Philadelphia Press
Quarrel phrase from Atchison Globe referenced
A brief quoted line from the Atchison Globe urges readers to remember that quarrels are not truly resolved, emphasizing enduring disputes.
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Atchison Globe
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