Supreme Court upholds ban on liquor in ceded Minnesota lands
High court rules that the 1855 treaty remains operative to close saloons in a large ceded area of northern Minnesota. The decision overturns Willard and sustains earlier orders, potentially shutting many saloons in Bemidji Cass Lake Park Rapids Bagley Detroit Walker Mahnomen and surrounding towns.
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Washington
Bemidji
Minn
Minnesota
Supreme Court
Minneapolis
W. B
Pussyfoot) Johnson
Indian Department
Johnson
Clay, Becker, Hubbard, Cass
Mahnomen
Norman
Polk
Clearwater
Crow, Wing
Wadena
Otter Taft
Taft
W. H. Taft
A. O. Eberhart
C. A. Willard
Supreme Court Decisio
Willard
Pag Morris
Amidon
Cass Lake
Park Rapids
Bagley
Detroit
Walker
Mah
New York Voting Irregularities in April Special Election
District Attorney Whitman reports four dead men registered to vote in the 12th assembly district where Charles Murphy leads Tammany Hall. In the 14th district fifteen Bellevue Hospital residents were listed as voters none known to the hospital. Investigators say many Tammany figures under indictment have long written illegal voter names in multiple elections.
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New York
Whitman
Charles Www. Murphy
Tammany Hall
14Th Assembly
Bellevue Hospital
12Th Assembly
Charles W. Murphy
Fire destroys 25 buildings in Powassan Ont loss $300000
A Sunday fire in Powassan Ontario leveled 25 buildings and left 16 families homeless. The blaze caused an estimated loss of 300000 dollars. Fire officials from North Bay investigated the scene and assisted in fighting the flames.
Roosevelt Leaves for Madrid Wedding Presence
Paris dispatch notes Colonel Theodore Roosevelt traveling to Madrid for his son Kermit's wedding with Mrs. Nicholas Longworth and Katherine Page among the bridal party. Edith Wharton joined him for breakfast at the hotel before a series of callers. Oscar S. Straus and other dignitaries were also mentioned in the coverage.
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Roosevelt
Madrid
Paris
Theodore Roosevelt
Kermit
Nicholas Longworth
Katherine Page
Walter Hines Page
United States
Great Britain
Oscar
Straus
Turkey
Edith Wharton
Northwest men distinguished for Vera Cruz bravery
Navy report lists Northwest participants among heroes at Vera Cruz on April 21 22. Names include J H Hendrickson Lee Mahr G E Bancroft H H Roloff A De Somer and KF N O Overall with Wisconsin cities Kenosha Milton Milwaukee and Wisconsin as home bases alongside Minneapolis and Seattle recognition for stretcher duty field firefighting and sniper suppression during the assault.
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Kenosha
Milton
Milwaukee
Minneapolis
Washington
Navy
Marine Corps
Vera Cruz
Fletcher
Navy Department
Northwest
J. H. Hendrickson
Prairie
Lee Mahr
Percy
E. Bancroft
Wis
New Hampshire
Naval Academy
Anderson
H. H. Roloff
Arkansas
Avenida Landeroy Y Cos
Castle
Prisoners Recaptured After Escape Attempt at Leavenworth Ball
At Fort Leavenworth two prisoners from the disciplin ary battalion under the honor system attempted an escape during a prison ball game. John W Hughes and Walter Ayres slipped through the crowd but were pursued by fellow battalion members who organized a search. After several hours the fugitives were found hidden in the woods and returned to custody.
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Leavenworth
Kan
Military
Fort Leavenworth
John“ W. Hughes
Walter Ayres
Fair and Hot Week Forecast East of the Rockies
Washington reports a forecast for this week predicting generally fair and hot conditions east of the Rockies. The June 9 bulletin notes persistent warmth across eastern regions with little relief anticipated.
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Washington
Rockies
Tornado injures four in Caniarota area Saturday night
A tornado formed near Fred Henthorn's farm and moved almost due north, damaging eight miles of farm property. Barns and outbuildings on Henthorn and neighboring farms were demolished. Mr and Mrs Harms and their two sons Edward and Herman were in their house and found unconscious after the attack.
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Caniarota
Fred Henthorn
Henthorn
Harms
Edward
Herman
Empress of Ireland death toll rises amid new counts
Quebec dispatch reports the Empress of Ireland disaster death toll up to 1024 from 969 as the company revises ship occupancy to 1476 passengers and crew. The Storstad’s damaged bow is inspected while evidence challenges Captain Andersons claim and postal losses total large registered items.
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Anderson
Wisconsin Towns Threatened by Flood Waters
Greenwood Wisconsin June 6 Clark county towns hourly in danger as Black river rises past flood height. Raging torrent swells after heavy rains and tears dam from anchorage sweeping 260 feet of reinforced concrete levee. Small buildings already washed away.
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Greenwood
Wis
Clark County
Wisconsin
Municipal Light and ‘Power ‘Company
Buried Empress of Ireland Crew in Quebec Service
Twelve of the Empress of Ireland’s crew who perished in the St. Lawrence disaster were buried in Quebec with a funeral procession and bands playing. Ronald Ferguson the ship’s wireless operator describes calling for help just before the dynamos failed and the Empress sank. He swam for 45 minutes before being rescued.
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Ireland
St. Lawrence
Quebec
Lady Evelyn
Ronald Ferguson
Ferguson
Father Point
Staid
Empress of Ireland inquiry to open June 16
Montreal reports say a public inquiry into the Empress of Ireland disaster will begin June 16 with Lord Mersey as chairman. Uncertainty remains whether the hearings will occur in Montreal or Quebec. Divers may be used to recover bodies and possible efforts to float the ship are discussed by Lloyds and CPR officials. A relief fund is being prepared by the Montreal Board of Trade for survivors and victims.
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Quebec
Canadian Pacific Railway Steamship Company
Montreal
Royal Commission
Lord ‘Mersey
England
Eizekiel MacLeod
Admiralty
Province of
New ‘Brunswick
Adolph ‘Routhier
Court of Admiralty of
George Vaux
British Board of Trade
Lord Mersey
Commission of Inquiry
Ottawa Dispatches
Canadian Pacific Railway
Lloyds
Montreal Board of Trade
General Fund
Westinghouse workers threat of 10000 strike in Pittsburgh
Officials of the Allegheny Congenial Industrial union report 10,000 employees at Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing, Westinghouse Machine, and Pittsburgh Meter may strike. Westinghouse officials doubt the report and call it the chatter of a few hotheaded workers.
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Pittsburgh
Allegheny Congenial Industrial‘union
Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company
Westinghouse Machine Company
Pittsburgh ‘Meter Company
Westinghouse
Opposition melts trust bills in house vote before senate action
Three administration trust measures cleared the house and await senate action. The Covington trade commission bill passed without a record vote, the Clayton omnibus anti trust measure won 275 to 54, and the Rayburn railroad capitalization bill advanced 825 to 12. The house then set its sights on the sundry civil appropriation bill as adjournment loomed. In the senate interstate commerce committee only the trade commission bill was reported, signaling limited progress for the administration program this session.
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Washington
House
Senate
Covington Interstate Trade Commission
Rayburn Railroad
Trade Commission
Murdock
Interstate Commerce Committee
Representative White
Ohio
Chandler
New York
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Newlands
Mother Jones Barred From Canadian Steamer
United Mine Workers organizer "Mother" Jones was stopped at the gangplank of a Canadian Pacific steamer bound for Vancouver by an immigration inspector. She claimed American citizenship and birth in Ireland, but was refused passage and told she would be sent to Nanaimo to cause trouble among the unionists.
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Seattle
Wash
Mary Jones
United Mine Workers of America
Pacific
Vancouver
Jones
Ireland
Optimistic Huerta Foresees End to Conflict at Falls
Reports from Mexico City indicate President Huerta remains hopeful about peace negotiations at Niagara Falls. Observers say newspapers did not publish talks there, but belief grows that the rift with the United States may soon resume diplomatic relations.
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Mexico
Huerta
Niagara Falls
United States
Hindu hunger strike begins aboard steamer Womnagara
Vancouver reports Hindu monks from Amritsar aboard the steamer Womnagara initiate a hunger strike. Dances accompany the ritual abstinence as they seek immigration relief and possibly force officials to grant entry. The outcome remains uncertain.
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Vancouver
B. C
Amritsar
Search continues for 9 year old Winters in Indiana case
New Castle Indiana June 9 developments in the search for Catherina Winters the 9 year old daughter of Dr W A Winters who vanished over a year ago. Sheriff Bousley and other officials were injured in a highway accident but progress continues. Private detective Robert I Abel who accused the Winters group says he will return with new evidence and that he has the goods beyond question. Abel reported finding a red sweater and a red undershirt in the Winters home basement linking a one armed man to the case.
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New Castle
Ind
Catherina Winters
W. A. Winters
Bousley
Robert I. Abel
Dr. Winters
Ross Cooper
Watkins
Abel
W. R.meyers
Winters
Cooper
Meyers
Gatherine
District Attorney Probes 12th Assembly District Hospitals
District Attorney Whitman’s inquiry into the 12th Assembly District reveals four hospitals associated with the district. Detectives found the hospitals as part of the investigation and progress details remain to be disclosed.
Queen Eleanor Planned US Visit For October
New York reports that Clayton Rockhill the honorary Bulgarian consul general in New York received a cablegram from Sofia stating Queen Eleanor intends to visit the United States around mid October. The queen had planned to come last spring but delayed the trip.
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Eleanor
New York
Clayton Rockhill
Bulgaria
New York City
Sofia
Eleanora
United States
First Vera Cruz Pension Recipients Tied to Mexican War
Mrs Donnie Smith of Philadelphia became the first American to receive a Vera Cruz pension after the Mexican embroglio. The mother of Charles Allen Smith, who died in the Vera Cruz action, received the first monthly installment of 12 dollars from Washington.
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Vera Cruz
Philadelphia
Donnie “Smith
This City
Charles Allen “Smith
Smith
Washington
Fire devastates Powassan village. 25 buildings burned
A weekend blaze in Powassan Ontario destroyed twenty five buildings leaving many families homeless. The fire caused an estimated loss of three hundred thousand dollars and affected North Bay residents and local authorities.
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Powassan
Ont
North Bay
Believed She Was Wife Miss Quinlan Sues Promised Bride
Mary Quinlan once believed she was the wife of Illinois state auditor James J Brady and lived as such with acceptance from Governor Dunne and Springfield society. She sues for breach of promise and pens her account of the auditor’s office.
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Chicago
Mary Quinlan
James J Brady
State Auditor of
Illinois
Dunne
Springfield
Quinlan
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