Toronto burglars on trial in Canada after dramatic jail escape
Three Chicago extradited burglars Frand Routledge Fred Ricé and Frank Jones were being moved from court to jail in Toronto when attackers fired on officers. Jones shot Officer Boyd who died. Stewart returned fire wounding Jones. The escape attempt ended when a street car was stopped and attackers were overpowered. Jones to lose his arm if he survives.
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Frand D. Routledge
Fred Ricé
Frank Jones
Chicago
Toronto
Canada
Offcers
Boyd
Stewart
Jones
Routledge
British Hold Firefight Near Johannesburg Reverses Boer Advance
Dispatch from Pretoria dated June 4 reports fighting at Vinkfontein on May 29. Dixon's report states British seven gun force aided by Twenty-eighth battery Derbyshires Yeomanry temporarily captured two Boer guns. Boers were driven back as British returned into action. six officers and fifty-one men killed and six officers and men wounded with one officer and ten men missing. additional deaths follow from wounds.
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Pretoria
Dixon
Vinkfontein
Johannesburg
Gust
Edna Stokes Murdered by Edward Forshay in Chicago
Edward Forshay, an actor and theater manager, shot and killed actress Edna Stokes of Sedalia Missouri and then attempted suicide. He was captured after fleeing the scene. letters found on him pledged love to his mother and to Chicago police chief O Neill, claiming he had gone insane for a year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Edward Vorshay
Edna, Stokes
Sedalia
Forshay
O'Neill
Miss ‘Stokes
Man Shoots Self in Domestic Tragedy in Nebraska
Ben A Chambers of Beaver City Nebraska shot himself with a revolver in the presence of his wife and children. He died in a private dwelling after the act, his wife attempting to intervene as the shooting occurred amid domestic troubles.
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Ben A “Chambers
Nnne F
Beaver’ City
Chambers
Boy Drowns While Bathing Near Ainsworth
A fifteen year old boy drowned while bathing near Ainsworth as his father stood nearby. The incident occurred shortly after noon at a local waterway. Authorities investigated but no further details were available at press time.
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Leon
W. Grams
Ainsworth
E “Deng
Hive in' Grain Fiasis in Foothills Rumor
Fragmentary report describes a hive situation in the foothills eight miles from a listed location with unclear details. No names or organiztions are identifiable. Further readable text is needed for precise attribution.
Daring Elwood City Hold Up Returns Fire and Recovery
A Newcastle dispatch reports a bold hold up in Elwood City carried out by three masked men. They robbed Burns, a wealthy resident, of cash and a satchel, then fled after a gunfight. One robber was crippled, the leader captured, $400 recovered, and $1,700 still missing with a third man at large.
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Newcastle
Elwood
Burns
Tohi Arries
Bad Affair at Tienshin in China Sparks Fatal Clash
A Sunday affray at Tien Tsin involved international troops when British police officers guarding French soldiers were attacked with bayonets and bricks. French, German, and Japanese forces traded fire. a Frenchman was killed and several wounded. Field Marshal Waldersee departed Pekin amid a military display as the diplomatic corps escorted him to the depot.
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Tien Tsin
China
Waldersee
Pekin
Belmont syndicate cup mast breaks in Newport racing
While racing off Brenton Reef Tuesday afternoon the Belmont syndicate cup defender split after the starboard spreader broke and the topmast carried away. The hull was undamaged as the spars did not strike the deck and all sails remained usable.
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Newport
R.I
Brenton’ Reef
Independence the Crowning Field-yacht near perfect in test
A Boston dispatch reports on the Independence, a candidate defender, sailing in Massachusetts bay. It shows speed with its large mainsail and two head sails. Captain Haff designed it, Crowingshield built it, and Thomas Lawson watched aboard his steam yacht.
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Boston
Yankeeland
Dan
Massachusetts - Bay
Haff
Crowingshield
Thomas” ¥ Lawson
Linden Captured in Council Bluffs After Hotel Attack
John Linden alias Clemant, who attacked Landlord Coats of the Koehler hotel at Grand Island with an ax, was shot in the breast, arrested, and guarded at the hospital. He escaped recently, then was captured at Council Bluffs and is held for sheriff arrival after a Nebraska requisition. Sheriff Taylor secured papers in Lincoln.
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Linden
J. CC. .Clemant
John Linden
Coats
Koehler
Grand’ Island
Council” Bluffs
Nebraska
Taylor
Lincoln
Fortine Under Sidewalk Discovery Tangles Robbery Case
A fragmentary report from Mineral Point Wisconsin notes seven thousand dollars found under a sidewalk near a former boardinghouse linked to Stewart Jelloff who faced robbery charges at the National Bank. Two bottles of nitroglycerin and a bunch of stolen keys were also recovered by private citizens during their search.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mineral Point
Wis
Stewart Jelloff
National
Contention Rises Over Platt Amendment Instructions
Havana advices report Washington delays on Platt amendment instructions frustrate General Wood and the convention. The meeting discussed ratification with conservatives hoping for explicit guidance. A secret session was called to decide form of the Cuban constitution amendment aligning with Root’s interpretations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Washington
Wood
Senor Sanguilly
Washington Commission
Root
Committee On Relations
Armour gifts fund new buildings at Armour Institute
Mrs. P. D. Armour and son J. Ogden Armour add 250000 to their 1000000 donation to the Armour Institute. The gift finances two new structures: the Armour memorial school of engineering and a workshop to serve as the model workshop of the country.
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United States
P. D. Armour
J. Ogden Armour
Armour Institute
Armour Memorial School of Engineering
Young Girl Burned in House Fire Incident
Miss Edith Woodruff sixteen year old ashilter of Mr and Mrs Woodruff Blue Springs reb was severely burned when her dress caught fire from hot ashes as she worked at home. Both parents suffered burns to hands and arms while attempting to extinguish the flames.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edith Woodruff
Ashirbter
Sa H." Woodruff
Family Blue
Springs Reb
Ashland Man Declared Insane by Board
Waverly T. Allen of Ashland Nebraska was brought before the insanity board and adjudged insane. He is a married man with a large family and has been deranged for years, recently worsening and threatening neighbors and family. He has been ordered sent to the asylum.
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Waverly T. Allen
Ashland
Neb
Childiver
Callaway Ranch Unveils Freak Two-Headed Calf
Nebraska ranchman N. P. Neilson near Callaway reports a double headed calf with three eyes and a double mouth and nose. The body is well formed but the future survival is uncertain as the calf struggles with its unusual anatomy.
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N. P. Neilson
Callaway
Neb
Wweekola
Cabinet rules out extra congressional session
The cabinet states no need for an immediate special session and the president will await Taft commission recommendations before tariff changes on Philippine goods. Civil government in the islands can proceed without interruption once military authorities deem it timely.
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Congress
Tary
Root
Attort
Philippine Islands
Philippines
United States
Taft Commission
Switch Engine Plows Into Passenger Train Near Atlanta
A switch engine at the Southern railway shops yards near Atlanta Georgia darted backward into a passing passenger train killing three passengers and wounding several. The dead include Mrs S A Lemmon and Irma Lemmon. C B Dunton was arrested on suspicion of causing the wreck though he denies involvement.
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Southern Railway
Atlanta
S. A. Lemmon
Irma
C. B. Dunton
Southern Road
Dunton
Great Lake Erie Race Between City of Erie and Tashmoo
The one hundred mile freshwater race from Cleveland to Erie featured the City of Erie and the Detroit Tashmoo. Erie finished in four hours nineteen minutes and nine seconds, forty five seconds ahead of Tashmoo, with a forty five second margin on elapsed time. Erie won the speed championship of the Great Lakes and about $100,000 in bets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Erie
Detroit
Great Lakes
Girl Strikers Riot at Pasciac Factory in New Jersey
A riot broke out as female strikers attacked new workers at the Acheson Harden handkerchief plant in Pasciac New Jersey. Stones flew at entrants and factory windows, police clashed with rioters, and reinforcements were called after officers were driven back.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Passiac
N.J
Floater Found in Bay Near Saginaw Michigan
Louis Dubey reported finding a man floating in the bay while returning from fishing in Saginaw. The body wore a life jacket and a heavy gold ring with the initials C. BE. The deceased is believed to be Edward Owen wheelman of the ill fated Baltimore, a medium build with black hair and sandy moustache.
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Bay
Saginaw, Mich
Louis’ Dubey
C. BE
Edward. Owen
Baltimore
Cadet J F Langer Appointed to Annapolis Academy
J F Langer, senior at the state university, has been appointed as a cadet to the Annapolis academy. He secured the appointment through Congressman Robinson of the Third district. Langer is described as the best drilled man at the university and has won the Pershing Rifles gold medal in every competition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F. Langer
Annapolis Academy
Robinson
Langer
State University
Arapahoes Quiet Amid Rumors of Disturbances
The report from General Merriam via Colonel Lee references contacts at Tort Washakie and mentions a murdered sheepherder, while noting rumored disturbances and ongoing investigations without detailed allegations.
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Arapahoes
Merriam
Lee
Washakie
Physicians Reported No Change In Mrs McKinley Illness
Washington dispatch states Mrs McKinley remains unchanged with no new aerial findings after blood drawn last Tuesday. Dr Rixey said the patient is resting comfortably and shows no improvement or decline since Friday morning, and physicians continue tests to determine the illness character.
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Washington Dispatch
McKinley
Thuray
Farm hand kills two sisters then commits suicide
Nels Nelson, a Swedish farm hand near Kingston Til, shot and killed Mrs John Ludig and wounded Mrs Peter Wing before turning the gun on himself as farmers closed in, ending a murderous spree sparked by jealousy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nels Nelson
Kingston
Til
John’ Ludig
Peter Wing
Man Rescues Self From Blood Tank in Slaughterhouse
Frank Taylor a young man from Ford Michigan tried to drown himself in a blood tank at Green's Slaughter House after his sweetheart wed another man. He stripped and jumped in as the tank overflowed but was rescued by his companions and believed temporarily insane.
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Frank Taylor
Offord
Mich
Green
Forwood Replaces Sternberg as Army Chief Surgeon
Col William H Forwood, assistant surgeon general and chief surgeon of California, is ordered to report to Maj Gen Sternberg surgeon general. He will leave San Francisco soon to assume duties while Sternberg tours the Philippines.
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William H. “Forwood
United States Army
Department of California
Sternberg
Washington
San Francisco
Ferwood
Philippines
Three wrecking steamers at stranded Assyrian off Cape Race
Dispatch reports three wrecking steamers by the stranded Assyrian off Cape Race while three divers inspect its hull. Everything ready to discharge cargo or tow off if deemed possible, with favorable weather expected to hold for some time.
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St. John, N. F
Leland Line
Cape Race
Machinists to Get Aid in Chicago Strike
Chicago machinists will receive assistance in their strike from the local branch of the Amalgamated Society of Engineers. The two groups held a conference and outlined plans for concerted action involving metal trades workers.
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Machinists of
Chicago
Amalgamated, Society of Engineers
Two Cadets Discharged for Physical Disqualifications
A Washington dispatch reports two West Point graduates, Albert H. Mueller from Trinity and Louis Soleliac Jr. from New York, honorably discharged from the U S Army due to physical disqualifications.
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Washington Dispatch
West.Point
Albert H. ‘Mueller
Louis ’Soleliac, Jr
Military ‘Academy
United States
Mueller
Trindty
Soleliac
New York
Rabies Death Reported From Klondike Camp
Aaron Ewing of Leeton Missouri died on Hunker Fresk in the Klondike in May from suspected rabies. He showed rabies symptoms before and after death and the camp was greatly alarmed. He was bitten six weeks before disease onset and died in great agony.
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Aaron Ewing
Leeton
Hunker Fresk
Klondike
Woodmen Conclave Opens as Leaders Arrive in St Paul
The Modern Woodmen of America gathers for its national convention in St Paul Minnesota with head officials arriving. Head-Consul W R Northcote of Illinois and board member A R Talbot of Lincoln Nebraska lead the delegation ahead of proceedings next week.
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Woodmen of America
Wheat conditions reported in Kansas bulletin
The Friday issue of the State Board of Agriculture crop bulletin shows wheat condition at a stated level with an average of 99.8 for the last month, reflecting the current status and comparative national figures.
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The
Kansas
State Board of Agriculture
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Edna-Stokes
Edward Forshay
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TIEN_TSIN
France
Lawson
Supreme
Cuba
School of Egineering
Nogine
Atlanta, Ga
Lake Erie
Passiac, N. J
Mirs
Barhtly Holding
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