Imporiast Events At Home And On Foreign Shores
News of week notes many society items. Charles B. Elliott of Minnesota confirmed by the senate as associate Justice of the Supreme court of the Philippines. Cy Stover dies at East Lake City. Mrs Stephen F. Pisk of Pawtucket, vice regent of the D A R, dies. Engagement announced for Mike Mason Lawson and James Puller Lord. Rev Aaron S Watkin of Ada Ohio accepts presidency of Asbury College. $75,000 pledged for new buildings. N W Harris offers Northwestern University $165,000 if it reaches one million dollars. Anna McCarthy, decorated by France for Boxer rebellion acts, marries August Rhemsatrom in San Francisco. Mark Walton Watson dies in Philadelphia. Rockefeller adds $150,000 to Tarrry town assessment. valuation of Pocantico Hills listed at $546,809. new stone mansion valued at $250,000.
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Charles B. Elliott
Minnesota
Senate
Supreme Court of the Philippines
Harry Stover
United States
Canada
East Lake City
Cy” Stover
Stephen F. Pisk
National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution
Pawtucket
Boston
Mike Mason Lawson
Thomas W. Lawson
Jamne Puller
Aaron S. Watkin
Ada
Ohio
Toy View
Asbury College
Whitmore
N. W. Harris
Chicago
New York
Northwestern University
Anna McCarthy
August Chamot
San Francisco
August Rhemsatrom
Mark Walton Watson
Exchange National Bank of Pittsburg
Standard Underground Cable Company
Monongahela Water Company
Philadelphia
Tarrytown
N. Y
John D. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Pocantico Hills
Accidental Happenings Across Cities and Tragedies Involving Fire
A blaze at the Grande Pointe hotel near Detroit devastates Har ren a feland in the St Clair river area causing losses around 60000 with two drownings and two saved from a similar fate. In Chicago a park lagoon rowboat incident precedes Philadelphia fire destroying the Schmoell building with heavy damage and several men overcome. A derailment near Martindale Georgia injures six and drowns claim two boys in McKeesport Pennsylvania while a student drowns in Alum Creek. A Fort Wayne flagman killed in a rear coach wreck. Fire prevents Great Diamond Island summer colony protection. Goodyear mill near Duboi destroyed with 10,000 loss. A gasoline launch explosion off Potomac river forces five to jump overboard. two children crushed by a freight train near Kirbyville Texas. Several near-drownings in Connor's Creek Detroit.
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Grande Pointe
Harren'a Feland
St. Clair River
Detroit
Park Lagoon
Chicago
Philadelphia
Schmoell
Homer Turner
Martindale
Mortarity
Fort Wayne
Ind
Wes
Fort McKinley
United States Revenue Cutter
Woodbury
Great Diamond Island
Portland
Dme
Potomac River
Washington
Josephine
Jake Pomsio
Kirbyville
Tex
King Alfonso Hurt in Polo Accident in Spain
King Alfonso fell from his polo mare and suffered a severe ankle sprain. An automobile carrying two Americans struck a child on the road from Venice to Rome. the chauffeur Wilfred Dunne of Toston was arrested. A New York woman, identified as Adgerson, killed her daughter and then died by suicide in a Paris cafe near the Central Markets. The Spanish capital faces typhus with hundreds dead and twenty deaths a day. A Baltic meeting between Emperor William and Emperor Nicholas is reported for June 17.
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Alfonso
Venice
Rome
Wilfred Dunne
Toston
Adgerson
New York
Paris
Montis
San Juan de Dios
Novos Vreniya
William
Nicholas
Finnish Gulf
Yielt
Russa
Pinnish
Multiple Tragic Incidents Reported Across States
A 16 year old Carroll Pierce killed his aunt at Knoxville. Lithuanian Payie Bickinson shot his wife and then killed himself near Fairfield. Judge W M Mahen acquitted of bribery in Tecumseh. Salvin Johnson convicted of first degree murder in Alexandria. William Thompson, rancher north of Billings, shot himself. Arrabbia stabbed Charles Leach in Des Moines after dispute over right of way and escaped. A masked group damaged Dennis Washburn’s tobacco beds in Kentucky with a corn-plant order. Despondent student Egsel Sisk ended his life in Dixon Kentucky. Otto Tesmer of St Paul attempted suicide in Chicago after leaving army.
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Carroll Pierce
Biot Fod
Park Willard
Knoxville
Aid Payie Bickinison
Falrmont
W. M. Mahen
Shawnee
Tecumseh, Old
Salvin Johnson
Alexandria
Walter F. Schultz
Chicago
Willian Thomipson
Toelman
Billings
Mont
George Arrobbla
Charles Leach
Minneapolis & St. Louis
Dixon, Ky
Bethel College
Russellville
Chicago rail plan eyed for 20 million dollar station
A Chicago station project seeks 20 million dollars from the Chicago and Western Indiana railroad. The antirace track bill sails through Florida house 44 to 18 and has cleared the senate. Other items note a fatal and self inflicted shooting, longevity claims in Bellefontaine Ohio, a boxing result in Schenectady, and a banked-up robbery recovery tally.
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Chicago & Western Indiana Railroad
Chicago
Florida House of Representatives
Senate
John Rum ™N
Hattle Bailey
Bt. Lewis
Rebecca Burna
George Washington
Bellefontaine
Onlo
Tragic river rescue ends with wife's death near cataract
Nincara Palladine and Louis Cohen of Bitalo tried for over an hour to save Cohen’s wife who fell into the Niigira River between Beconi and Trbal Sister Islands. Despite rope rescues and a shore team, the wife died in Cohen’s arms. The body was found later by searchers held against a rock above the cataract.
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Louis Cohen
Bitalo
Beconi
Trbal
Avith
Cohen
Goat Island
Jem
Willan Barnett
Hugh Brown
Kansas family held up in Winfield shooting defense
In Winfield Kansas a holdup on a South Winfield street left one highwayman dead and Noel Thomas fatally wounded while defending his wife. Thomas rode with his wife and two children when confronted by two armed men. shots were fired and Thomas was hit three times. A robber lay dead nearby with two bullet wounds.
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Noel Thomas
Winfield
Kan
South Winfield
Thomas
Three Universities Admitted to Carnegie Teaching Endowment
The University of Wisconsin University of Minnesota and University of Toronto have been admitted to participate in the professors' allowance system of the Carnegie foundation for the advancement of teaching. The decision was made at a recent executive committee meeting and announced by the secretary. These are the first state institutions admitted to the endowment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carnegie Foundation
New York
University of Wisconsin
University of Minnesota
University of Toronto
Carnegie Foundation For the Advancement of
Doctor Tells Many Stories in Wife Murder Case
Chicago June. Dr H Cleminson denied ever assailing his wife Norah Jane Cleminson’s character while held for her murder. His parents Isaiah and Mrs Cleminson said the deceased was a good woman, suggesting death by self infliction may be unlikely, adding to contradictions and denials.
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Chicago
H. Cleminson
Norah Jane Cleminson
Isaiah Cleminson
Forced to Free Prisoners in Coalgate Jail Break
Coalgate Oklahoma June 11 Tom Bee county jailer was attacked by two prisoners and forced to release all eleven inmates including two charged with murder. Two other inmates refused to leave the jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coalgate
Okla
Tom Bigbee
Wourder
Tot on Track Incident Alert at Chicago Rail Yard
Mrs Nellie White was arrested in Chicago yesterday after a frightened baby was found on a railroad track area near 9th Street. The child was pulled from danger before an approaching car passed, authorities said.
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Chicago
Nellie White
Knife attack at North Packing Plant shocks Somerville
John Murphy, a plant worker at North Packing and Provision in East Somerville, went on a violent rampage with a ten inch knife, slaying five colleagues and fatally wounding three others. Workers overwhelmed him, beating him before police removed him to Somerville station where he raved and prayed. A hearing is planned today.
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Boston
North Packing and Provision Company
East Somerville
John Murphy
Stanly
Ranin
Murphy Bean
Hoge
Yellims
Shishing
An Talian
Murphy
Burneo
Tate
Somerville
Woman dies with her tots amid alleged embezzler case
In St Louis a cigar dealer named John Glaesser was arrested for embezzlement. His wife Martha Glaesser and their two children were found dead in their bed with gas in the room. The police theorize the mother gassed the room after her husband’s arrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Houis
John Glaesser
Martha Glaesser
Annette
Aid John, Jr
Nicholas Glaesser
Glaesser
Train Plunges From Oregon Bridge Killing Engineer
On June 8 at Oregon Route Bridge near Cotage Grove a six car Oregon and Southeastern train derailed plunging into Row River. Engineer Ford died instantly and fourteen trainmen and passengers were injured as the train became half submerged.
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Oregon Road Bridge
Eugene
Ford
Oregon & Southeastern
Row River
Cottage Grove
Cholera Epidemic Threat Fears St Petersburg
St Petersburg faces a likely new cholera epidemic per chief sanitary physician Dr Ivanoff. Twelve cases were reported Saturday and nine yesterday across nearly all quarters, suggesting widespread infection and imminent danger to the city.
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St. Petersburg
Ivanoff
Dispute Ends Fatally in Argenta Dog License Clash
In Argenta Ark on Saturday night Adolph Topf twenty eight a contractor died yesterday morning after being shot by Policeman George Carr. The coroner's jury ruled the killing unjustifiable. Carr remains in jail as the investigation continues.
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Little Rock
Ark
Adolph Topf
Argenta
George Carr
Carr
Condemned Murderer Lynched in Tallahassee
Mike Morris a condemned Black inmate under sentence for the Leon County sheriff murder was taken from the county jail and lynched yesterday morning in Tallahassee Florida. Witnesses described Morris as having shown signs of insanity prior to the act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tallahassee
Fla
Mike Morris
Sheri
Leon County
Morris
Forest Fires Threaten Villages In New Brunswick
Forest fires rage across parts of New Brunswick with villages under threat of destruction. June reports indicate widespread damage as communities brace for further flare ups and firefighting efforts intensify.
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New Brunswick
St. Johns
N. B
Blood Feud Flares in Kentucky Ambush Firefight
In Jackson Kentucky on June 9, a feud escalates as gunfire targets former Sheriff B Callahan and his son Wilson. A store front is riddled, the elder wounded fatally, and bullets miss the younger by inches. Deacon Ed Callahan and the Deaton clan are suspected, with citizens urging state intervention.
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Tackson
Breathitt
Meuth
B. Callahan
Wilson
Eheeby
Hou Ays Tineak
Deacon
Callahans
Hargis
Wigf Harels
Tox- Sherif Callahan
Deatons
Deaton
Wilson Callan
Nila Firet
John Spicer
Indictment expected in doctor murder case in Chicago
Police Captain Thomas Kane said evidence is strong enough to present Dr. Hadane Cleminson for grand jury on murder charge. A woman linked to the case was located on the South Side after a long search. her relation to Cleminson is described as business, not personal.
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Clesinson
Chicago
Thomas C. Kane
Ha'dane Cleminson
Clemineau
Kane
Capt. Kane
Cleminson
Tarred and Feathered Woman Forcibly Removed in Pittsburg
Fifteen men seized Mollie Ridge from a house near Pittsburg on June 9 and stripped her, tarred and feathered her, then threw her into Pike Run. H. O. Wright, found in the woman’s home, was also stripped, beaten, and cast into the same stream. Neighbors say she had repeatedly been ordered to leave the area and refused.
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Pittsburg
Here
Mollie Ridge
Pike Run
H. O. Wright
Eight-Year-Old Heroine Loses Life Rescuing Sister
In Indianapolis on June 9 Leta Williamson, eight, died while trying to save her baby sister as a fire swept through their home. Firemen rescued the infant and another sister, while the tragedy underlines the peril faced by families during house fires.
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Indianapolis
Leta Willamson
Robbers Blow Saloon Safe in Butte Montana
Two masked men robbed a saloon safe in Anaconda Hall in the center of Butte yesterday. They seized about $600 in cash and escaped. Authorities search for the suspects.
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Butte
Mont
Anaconda Hall
Desirable Baptist Called To Withdraw Foster
A large Baptist conference in Chicago debated ejecting Prof. A. Foster over his book The Function of Religion. Rev. Johnston Meyers urged withdrawal amid hostile attacks on Foster as an undesirable Baptist, praising his scholarship yet opposing his conclusions. The motion stalled after Prof. A. Ke Parker noted constitutional safeguards, with further action postponed to June 14 as a crowd chanted Second it.
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A. Ke Parker
Foster
Assity of
Chicago
Parker
Pawan
Dy. Meyers
Voli Tin
Mr. Mathews
Porter
Jesus
Prof
Funston in Revolver Fight with Burglar at Fort Leavenworth
Brig. Gen. Frederick Funston, commandant at Port Leavenworth, woke to a burglar in his quarters. The intruder fired as the general retrieved a revolver from under his pillow. Funston fired three shots, the burglar escaped, and no one was hurt.
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Leavenworth
Frederick Funston
Army Service Schools
Port Leavenworth
Funston
Punston
Broker Kills Self amid Firm’s Suspension Fallout
Detroit, June 9. Adams M. Holton of Freits Osborne Co died by suicide, raising concern over his brokerage account with Ennis & Stoppant. F. S. Osborne, active head, said the firm will suspend temporarily as the Ennis & Stoppant collapse and New York liquidation unfold. Holton’s family says worries over the account weighed on him.
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New York
Detroit
Mich
Adams M. Holton
Freit
Osborne & Co
PF. S. Osborne
Holden
Osborne
Ennis & Stoppant
F. S. Osborne & Co
Imperial Yellow Cord Report Linked to Yuan Shih Kai Death Order
A Peking cable reports officials traveling to Henan with the Imperial yellow cord signaling the throne's order that Yuan Shih Kai commit suicide. The tale coincides with rumors of Prime Minister Ching's illness and the empress dowager's suspected involvement.
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Yuan Shih Kai
Chicago
Peking
Henan
Primé Ching
Long battle on frontier between Bulgarian Turkish guards
A Saloniki dispatch reports an eleven hour clash on the Bulgarian Turkish frontier between Bulgarian and Turkish frontier guards. Casualties are not known.
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Berlin
Frankfurter Zeitung
Chicago Millionaire Dead in San Mateo
Chicago millionaire Dr. John C. Outhet died yesterday at the home of Fred Mond in San Mateo California after a long illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Milionaire
San Mateo
Cal
John C. Outhet
Fredmond
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Block
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Minn
Tony Caponi
Stanley Ketchel
American Athletic Club
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Overland Limited
Union Pacific
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Iowa
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Helena
Northern Pacific Railway Company
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Endowment For State U
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Wilkow
Gen. Funston
Broker
Self
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