Civil Service Warns Against Political Campaigns and Violations
The Civil Service Commission warns department heads of civil service law violations in political campaigns and distributes a circular against political assessments and partisan activity by officeholders. It vows to pursue prosecution of violators using all legal means. Summoned Wife to Witness His Death. M S Bundy, stock man in Eldora and Iona, shot himself in front of his wife. he died, notes say his troubles were due to domestic issues and speculation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civil Service
Civil Service Commission
M.S. Bundy
Eldora
Iona
Detention and clashes amid Leyte island unrest
Fragmentary report describes a detachment of native constabulary fighting bandits on Leyte. Capt Ho lerceti was killed in February amid threats in Misamis province. Bandits looted towns on Mapoange island. authorities claimed arrests and a crackdown on suspected collaborators.
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Manila
Leyte
Ho Lerceti
Contabulary
Misamis
Mapoange
Geldlo
Patbo Merende
Merendo
Train Collision Near Wheer Involving Passengers
A train accident on the N.vexei Pilate railway near Wheer left passengers Miss Totinson uninjured while two others Bertha Beck and Joine de Bunsen sustained injuries. The collision destroyed the carriage and killed horses drawing it. the driver was likely thrown from the engine.
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Wheer
N.vexei Pilate
Jeqsie Bushore
Bertha Beck
Goin de Bnsen
Miss Totinson
Gerigus
Jeffries Beats Monroe in Second Round at San Francisco
In a prize ring bout, Jack Monroe of Hutte Montana fell to James J. Jeffries in the second round at the Mechanics Pavilion in San Francisco. Monroe protested the decision, but referee Grouey upheld Jeffries as the winner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Monroe
Hutte
Mont
James J. Jeffries
San Francisco
Grouey
Jeffries
Oil Wells in Jeopardy Near Jennings Iowa Fire
A long distance message from Jennings Iowa reports gas or oil wells Morse Nos 1 7 and 5 in danger and five more at risk. The fire is blamed on friction in pipes of Morse No 6 as crews strive to save the field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Jennings
Farmers Struck by Lightning at Knox Field Near Winel
A thunderstorm’s belt struck a shed sheltering about a dozen farmers near Knox Indiana. Orin Emig and Omer Puor were killed and Arthur Conner William White Jobo Sewalts with Clayton dlafter were seriously injured while working amid wheat Heid. Others were shocked but survived.
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Orin Emig
Omer Puor
Arthur Conner
William White
Jobo Sewalts
Clayton Dlafter
Winel
Knox
Ind
Lightning Kills Boy Hiding at Uncle’s Home Near Berne
Ten year old Charlies Young sought shelter from a thunderstorm at the home of his uncle Frank J. Young near Berne Indiana. Lightning struck the house killing Charlies and rendering Mrs. Young partially paralyzed. Six other family members were knocked senseless and lay at the door for two hours as the house was wrecked.
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Charlies Young
Berne
Ind
Frank J. Young
Young
Mrs. Young
United States
Marshall Tield
Chicago
Cook County
Fort Totten
Grand Forks
N. Td
Devil's Lake
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific
Cordelia Botkin
San Francisco
J. KP. Dunning
Three Cares
Aston Whitson
Garden City
Wan
Dozher
St. Louis Union Station
John Studer
Wills Creek
Coshocton
Ohio
Studer
Frank McCormick
Winter Haven
Fla
Eads
St. Louis
Mississippi River
Bryant
S. D
H.S. Hilling
Nellie
Albert Lea
Tiarry Miller
Dnstantts
Jatin
Minter
Rp Miller
Ibn
Flop Chase
Shawnee
Iwan
John Cahill
Cahill
Chase
Jono Elland
Bank of
Kansas Association of Cities of the First
Tliis
Kansas
Harry F. Payer
Thomasgraves
Arcade
Cleveland
Dpaser
Graves
Pager
Dear Paves
Bulding
Charles V. Sherman
Samition
Sherman
Indiana
Mount Holly
Irena Burr
William Sterrett
Kansas City
Morrow & Keenan
Wil
Four Chicago Sanitary District Workers Drowned
Four Sanitary District Board employees drowned in a rowboat accident on the Illinois and Michigan Canal. The craft capsized while taking soundings, and the men Edward Costello James Leni han Edward Kelley and James Hainey lost their lives.
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Chicago
The
Sanitary District Board
Linois and
Michigan Canal
Edward Costello
James Lenihan
Edward Kelley
James Hainey
Antwerp Dispatch Reports Hoboken Oil Fire Toll
A dispatch from Antwerp says seven workmen died in the Hoboken oil fire and only two of forty tacks escaped. The loss is estimated at 250000 dollars.
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Antwerp
Belgium
Hoboken
Six Bank Robbers Captured Along Wisconsin River
A Lacrosse dispatch reports six alleged bank robbers captured by city officers armed with Winchesters. The group was found with burglary tools and a safe-boring outfit along the Wisconsin River.
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Lacrosse
Wis
Wisconsin River
Educator Charles W. Shields Dies in Newport
Prof Charles W Shields longtime leader in Princeton University science faculty died suddenly in Newport Rhode Island from heart failure aged about 73 years.
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Charles W. Shields
Princeton University
Newport, R.ir
Fatal Austrian Charles Reichart Found Dead in Pennsylvania
Reports list a string of incidents and crimes across the nation including the death of Austrian Charles Reichart in Zielienople Pennsylvania after a head injury. Other items note forgery arrests in Meriden Connecticut, robberies in New Jersey, and various accidents and legal actions across multiple states.
Mixed 1900s World News Snapshot With Disputed Events
A compilation notes imperial ships sailing from Seattle to San Francisco and Tokyo voyages aboard the Tremont, a new stone passenger station planned for Butte Montana, a fatal stabbing in Cincinnati, and a deadly river accident near Glencoe Missouri. It also covers a deadly tornado in St Paul Minneapolis, labor strife violence in Chicago, a death of Kate Chopin, forest fires in Oregon, and election of Dr Edmund J James as University of Illinois president with unrest at a funeral in Omaha.
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Glencoe
Harry R. Wright
St. Louis
St Paul
Minneapolis
Chicago
Lake Shore
Kate Chopin
Louisiana
St. Lewis
Cascade Mountains
Lebanon
Ore
Edmund J. James
Northwestern University
University of
Inois
Omaha
Sea wall dedication shields Galveston from flood risk
Galveston Texas dedicated a monumental sea wall intended to prevent a repeat of the 1900 flood. The project took eighteen months and cost 1.2 million dollars, marking a major civil engineering achievement for the port city.
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Galveston
Texas
Lonna Reeves
Jim Glover
Cedartown
Secret Service Department
Atlanta
Peace conference planned with Zelaya meeting leaders
President Zelaya heads for Corinto to meet Salvador and Honduran leaders for a peace conference. Other items note Lipton’s Shamrock IV build on the Clyde, Russian and Japanese naval actions at Port Arthur and Chefoo, and Turkey’s Sultan rebuffing U S demands amid a wider tension backdrop.
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Zelaya
Nicaragua
Corinto
Salvador
Honduras
Thomas Lipton
Clyde
Sevastopol
Port Arthur
Tokio
Morsakovsk
Sakhalien
Chefootis
Turkey
United States
Smyrna
Weekly crop report notes drought relief and progress in corn
The weekly crop report says abundant rains have relieved drought in central valleys and corn has made good progress. It also notes wheat damage estimates in the United States and Manitoba, with US yield projected at 523 million bushels and total wheat loss around 145 million bushels.
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Leonard Dodge
Saginaw
Mich
Thomas Knox
Lyndon
Ont
Jerseyville
Church of the Peterhof
Indee
Wknrichts of
Prthias
Rathbone Sisters
United States
Manitoba
Queen City
Toronto
Brown Brothers
Sis Chentung Lieng-Chens
Ardi
Aria
Andover Academy
Ambherst
Hastings
Shaman
B. C
Dictater Dion
Wilbrod Fraser
Ottawa
Can
Ovide la Forest
St Andre Kamouraska
Notre Dame du Portage
Fraser
Dion
Public Works Department
Shanghai
Askold
Novik
Korsakovsk
Sakhalien
Philippines
Henry C. Ide
Finance and Justice
Manila
Czar Issues Broad Manifesto On Heirs Christening
The Czar issued a sweeping manifesto at his heir’s christening proposing reforms. It abolishes corporal punishment for rural classes and first offenses among forces, creates a 1.5 million fund for landless Finns, grants amnesty to many exiles, remits fines on Jewish communes, and lowers sentences for common offenses.
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Czar
Finland
Ural Mountains
Siberia
Russians Return Home as Expatriate Flow Grows
A slow exodus of Russians and Russian Slavs from the Pittsburg district gathers pace as workers leave for New York and home. Special cars and trains transport laborers from mines coke fields and mills with reports the Russian government offers incentives and may cover passage for naturalized or non naturalized subjects to avoid military service. Consuls in the United States are said to be collecting names to compel return for duty while Western and Northwest farms also employ Iussians who head back.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Aallls
Cyar
New York
Pennsylvania
United States
Petition in Bankruptcy Filed Against Diamond Steel Company
A petition in bankruptcy was filed in the United States District Court at Wilmington Delaware against the Diamond Steel Company by counsel representing a large number of creditors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States District Court
Wilmington, del
Diamond Steel Company
Trade conditions show limited change with regional boosts
The International Mercantile Agency reports little overall change in business week to week, with improvements in the West and Southwest as demand steadies. Boosts in dry goods, apparel, boot and shoe orders, and clothing indicate cautious replenishment. Wheat prices up, cattle and hogs higher, bank clearings up 8.3 percent from last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
International Mercantile Agency
R. G. Dun & Co
Chicago
National Market Quotes for Cattle Hogs and Grains
Market listings from multiple cities show bid ranges for cattle hogs and sheep across Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee Toledo Buffalo New York with prices for wheat corn oats rye and associated commodities. Includes vessels like butter eggs and timothy hay with varying quality grades.
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Chicago
Timothy
Indianapolis
Ste. St. Louis
Cincinnati
Detroit
Milwaukee
Toledo
New York
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Panorama OF the World
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Fatat
Charles Reichart
Zielienople
Antonio Maurizio
Meriden
Conn
Rothwell Waite
New Castle
White
O'Rourke Construction Company
Ridge Road
Paterson
N. J
Washington
Thomas E. Waggaman
Catholic University
Penn Avenue
Catskills
Oe Nica Udthta
Salvatore Bonsota
Carlo Rossati
Alteged
Black Hand
Camden, N. J
Alfred Harrer
Herbert Schmidt
Willham “Ayior
Company I
Ninth Infantry
Rettley
Watertown
N.Y
Pugetos
Liebert G. Ingersoll
Ant
Andrew J. Davis
Mon- Liens
Boffalo
Hewcester
Heston
Low Creek
Little Summit Prairie
Princeville
Oregon
St. Mary’s Reservoir
St. Mary's
Ofeee Fata Sa Bear
Isoothen
Sentue
Sen Prunhis
Seattle
San Pracisco
Butte, Mont
Tremont
Sentile
Japan
Hou
Cin- Cipasti
Gidea
Isaac Adams
Joan Parks
Turin
Alissouri, Kansas and Texas Railroad
Southern
Alexander IT
Nicholas Sr
Ryschoff
Czar Nicholas
Russia
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