Explosion in Chicago Business District Linked to Gambling War
An explosion near Clark and Washington streets in Chicago injures several and wrecks businesses, likely the 30th bomb in a two year gambling war. The blast in an alley behind the Central telephone exchange damages Powers & Gilberts saloon, a Madden associates hub, and Mont Tennes cash register store. Glass covers streets. authorities note loud roar heard citywide.
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Chicago
Clark
Washington Streets
Central Telephone Exchange
Clark Street
Powers & Gilberts
Martin B. Madden
Madden
Mont Tennes
Boston
Metzger Indicted in Indianapolis Shooting Case
Indianapolis June 28 charges of assault and battery were brought against Police Chief Metzger Capt Asch and Sergt Baumfuhrer after a grand jury investigation. The case centers on a shooting that struck attorney Samuel Dowden in the left leg while he rode in Metzger’s car amid a claim the driver sped. The officers posted bonds of 200 dollars each.
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Indianapolis
Metzger
Asch
Sergt. Baumfuhrer
Grand Jury
Samuel Dowden
Dowden
Mrs Roosevelt Sails for Europe with Ethel Quentin Archie
Mrs Theodore Roosevelt wife of the former president sails for Europe with daughter Miss Ethel and her two sons Quentin and Archie. They will stay first with Miss Carew near Rome before a French tour for Ethel. She plans to return with the children in November.
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New York
Theodore Roosevelt
Europe
Ethel
Quentin
Archie
Malicious Joker Triggers Turmoil Over Taylor Case
Lexington reports from Georgetown say no mob sentiment against Will Taylor the black youth jailed for alleged assault on a white farmer’s four year old daughter. Authorities expect discharge for lack of evidence as troops were ordered in, attributed to a malicious joker’s pranks.
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Lexington
Georgetown
Will Taylor
Zack Brooking
Taylor
Burden To the Posts Delays Mail by Unsealed Post Cards
Washington reports failure to seal tinseled or frosted post cards to prevent escape of tinsel mica and similar particles. As a result fifteen to twenty thousand cards are withdrawn daily and sent to the dead letter office of the post office department.
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Washington
Dhe
Post Office Department
Secretary seeks receiver for Toledo Breweries in suit
Randolph Brand secretary and treasurer files suit in Toledo seeking the appointment of a receiver for the Toledo Breweries company formed in 1905. He accuses James E. Pillard president of mismanagement and inflating asset values, and claims altered by laws, overdrawing, and hidden financial condition. Brand also links Pillard to pro legal option movement and the state liquor dealers organization.
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Toledo, O
Randolph Brand
Huebner
Toledo Breweries Company
Huebner, Finlay
Grasser & Brand Brewing Companies
Brand
James E. Pillard
Pilliod
Legal Option
Liquor Dealers
California
Pillard
City Seethes As Streetcar Strike Paralyzes Pittsburgh
Amid heavy storms and scorching sun, Greater Pittsburg faces a citywide streetcar strike. Only one mail carriage moves. shuttle trains run hourly. downtown is empty except at union and company headquarters. Taxi cabs surge as transport bans erode routine, and churches cancel services.
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Pittsburg
United States Mail
Allegheny County
Pennsylvania Railroad
Baltimore & Ohio
Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railways
Pittsburg Railways Company
Adopted life of toil in Alabama banker's turnaround
Otis McNelly a Blue Mound banker who filed bankruptcy was found in overalls working with hammer and saw. He will return to Blue Mound to aid in its bank's affairs while earning 3.50 a day as a carpenter.
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Springfield
Otis McNelly
Blue Mound
McNelly
Nellie Mustane
Crowds Leave Cincinnati After North American Gym Meet
Crowds depart Cincinnati as the thirtieth turnfest of the North American Gymnastic Union closes. Prizes awarded Sunday evening and thousands of visitors head home on get-away day.
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Cincinnati
North American Gymnastic Union
Pekin Viceroy Yang Shi Liang Dies Amid Corruption Charges
Yang Shi Liang former viceroy of Chi Li who succeeded Yuan Shi Kai in 1907 is dead from apoplexy after facing charges of corruption tied to the Tien-Tsin-Pukow railway and provincial deficits.
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Pekin
Yang Shi Liang
Yuan Shi Kai
Chi Li
Tien-Tsin-Pukow
Wilson Guilty of Murder in First Degree
Connersville Indiana June 28 The jury found John Wilson guilty of the murder of his wife last March after a second trial following a prior disagreement The verdict was returned by the jury after deliberations in the case already tried once.
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Wilson
Connersville
Ind
John Wilson
Coroner Blames Crew in Valparaiso Lake Shore Collision
Coroner J H Carson files verdict in the Chicago Lake Shore and South Bend interurban head on crash near Crestton Indiana. He holds the conductor and motorman on the east bound car responsible for the wreck caused by disobeying a train order. Twelve people died. Henry M Dowling notes the wreck exposed the east bound car’s wooden construction and fatal beams.
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Valparaiso
Ind
J. ©. Carson
Chicago, Lake Shore
South Bend
Cresterton
Wilson
D. EK. Kinney
Geo. Reed
Henry M. Dowling
Indiana Railroad Commission
Matson to contest 60 cent gas law in federal suit
Indianapolis case argues the 60 cent gas price law infringes company property rights and due process. Frederick E. Matson corporation counsel seeks permanent injunction and delay of TRO hearing set for July 3. gas company claims franchise rights dating to 1876 and a contract expiring 1909 shield its price.
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Indianapolis
Frederick E. Matson
Indianapolis Gas Company
Elliott R. Hooton
Anderson
Matson
Gas Company
Desperado Dick Starr Shot in Self Defense
Hartford City reports Dick Starr a Blackford county outlaw shot in the side and arm by laborer George W. Humphreys at Montpelier after Starr stormed the Humphreys home and threatened slaughter. Humphreys claims self defense and awaits investigation. Starr likely to die.
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Hartford City
Ind
Dick Starr
Blackford County
George W. Humphreys
Montpelier
Starr
Humphreys
Water Cure for Colds Across Time and Temperatures
A Philadelphia Press item notes drinking lots of water to fight a cold, suggesting hot water as substitute in morning or night. It cites an old recipe using salt herring to induce thirst and urges constant, ample hydration to drive out a cold.
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Eae Gu Lee
Philadelphia Press
Curious smoke law and historic house fire anecdotes
E H Blake spoke to surveyors about warming and ventilation noting that fires were once a luxury and even rights of use were bequeathed. He cited Richard Burchetts 1516 will granting Nell liberty in the chamber as an example. He recounted coal’s arrival and a 1306 law punishing coal burning in London.
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E. H. Blake
Surveyors’ Institution
Richard Burchett
Mr. Blake
London
Tower
London Graphic
Politician’s Practical Friendship Recalled in Grant Memoir
A cabinet dinner scene recalls Sir John Macdonald seeking a steady ally from George Monro Grant. The principal replies he supports him when right, prompting Macdonald to admit he has no use for that kind of friendship.
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George Monro Grant
Sir John Macdonald
Grant
Queen’s College
Williamson
Sir John
Greatness Not Free From Shame
The passage compares Alexander the Great Hannibal Caesar and Napoleon, noting their supreme military genius did not shield them from misery and shame. It observes mankind’s final verdict, their melancholy deaths, and how two endured long humiliations while two died at the peak of power.
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Alexander
Hannibal
Caesar
Napoleon
The Greatest Wealth and the Mind’s Value
A Success Magazine meditation on wealth, arguing that financial riches cannot rival a trained mind. It questions whether money can compensate for a dull life and praises a disciplined intellect capable of grasping civilization’s lessons and beauty.
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Orison Swett Marden
Success Magazine
Noted Optimism in Wifes Remark on Remarriage
A Houston Post humor item recalls a wife declaring she would marry again if her husband died, reflecting her optimistic outlook and belief she could do better next time. The exchange shows witty banter about marriage expectations.
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Houston Post
Triumphs of Travel in a Day in Venice
A witty remark in the Ikangas City Journal notes a traveler who boasted of fitting Venice into a single day. The quip contrasts typical weeklong visits with an ultra rapid sightseeing feat, highlighting rapid tourist exploits.
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Venice
Ikangas City Journal
No Excuse. A Quip About A Horse Kicker
A Washington Star quote features Mr. Sirius Barker arguing about a horse bought at double its value. He jokes that he pays for the feed and asks what the horse has to kick about. The exchange highlights stubborn humor over a pricey purchase.
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Sirius Barker
Washington Star
His Misfortune The Poet-Poets Are Born Not Made
A Boston Transcript line notes the idea that poet poets are born rather than made and suggests a mood of personal reflection with a casual aside about blame.
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Boston Transcript
Flowers With Fragrance Said To Have Microbial Origin
A statement notes that certain flowers emit their scent due to microbes. The claim links fragrance to microbial action, suggesting a biological basis for aroma production.
Final inquest probes Eastman theory in Woodill death
St Michaels Maryland June 28 coroner's jury hears witnesses to refute Eastman letter blaming a woman for Edith May Woodill's death. Investigators report narcotic traces and blood stains in the shack while questioning Eastman's potential guilt and motive.
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St. Michaels
Roberts
Eastman
Edith May Woodill
Bob” Eastman
Hastman
New York
Arctic Flag at Half Mast Returns With Tragic News
The Arctic steamer from Walter Wellman's North Pole expedition arrived at Tromsoe Norway on June 28 with flags at half mast. Knud Johnson, one of two men staying at the Wellman camp this winter, is reported dead in the pack ice, and the airship shed was destroyed by a heavy storm.
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Artic
Tromsoe
Norway
Arctic
Walter Wellman
North Pole
Spitzbergen
Knud Johnson
Wellman
Strikers Roughly Handle Men at Homewood Barns
On June 28 in Pittsburg two black men applying for jobs at the Homewood barns were rough acted by alleged union sympathizers. The street railway cars did not run that day as the strike began and no company cars operated.
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Pittsburg
Homewood
Car
Rockport Practice Hints Across All Courts in Town
In Rockport Indiana a professional practice operates across all courts with offices on the ground floor south side of Main Street providing legal services and guidance.
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Rockport
Indiana
Main Street
Attorneys Advertise In Rockport Indiana Offices
F J Reinhard Arch Stevenson Reinhard and Stevenson attorneys at law announce rooms in the post office building on Main Street opposite the courthouse. They will practice in all courts.
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Rockport
Indiana
Court House
F.J. Reinhard
Arch Stevenson
Reinhard & Stevenson
Main Street
B. F. Huffman
Sargent’s
Main and
Third Streets
Main St
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