Tablets Will Preserve Lincoln's Great Speech
Washington reports that by order of the secretary of war Lincoln's Gettysburg address will be bronze tablets in national cemeteries. A $5,000 appropriation is set for placement and text revisions face delays. the Gettysburg tablet will be issued with others, now backed by Assistant Secretary Oliver in favor of the Baltimore version.
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Whiskydistinction in law sparks Taft review
Washington June 9 solicitor general Bow ers submitted to President Taft an opinion on what the term a whisky means in law. He argues whisky has inherent flavor and color does not by itself make alcohol whisky. He notes mixtures with neutral spirits challenge the term and that whisky can be used as a drug or beverage. The opinion supports distillers claims and reverses Agriculture Dept. stance, though not final. New York Brandenburg trial for grand larceny in connection with a letter to Grover Cleveland set for June 15.
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Lincoln Memorial Address excerpt on dedication and duty
An excerpt from the Gettysburg Address emphasizes dedication to the unfinished work of the fallen soldiers. It calls the living to renew devotion to the cause of liberty and to ensure government remains by the people, for the people, and not perish.
Society Woman Kills Son And Herself In Salem
Salem Ohio June 3 Ms Elizabeth Sharp a prominent society woman and wife of G Y Sharp politician and manufacturer killed her 12 year old son Harold last night and then herself with a revolver The tragedy followed an evening spent together playing the piano and singing The motive is believed to be the sorrow over her son's incurable mental defect He had been mentally deficient from birth Mrs Sharp age 28 years old
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Wharf Collapse Drowns Dozens in Mandeville Return Ferry
A wharf collapse near Mandeville Louisiana on June 9 sent about 70 people into eight feet of water as the excursion steamer Margaret docked at an unlit slip. Ten were confirmed dead with seven more missing and feared lost as rescuers searched the lake at dawn. The Margaret’s crew pulled survivors from the water using life preservers and aided in the rescue effort.
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Turkey arrests rioters amid disputed death toll
An official program from Adana reports 445 Muslims and 117 non Muslims arrested over April riots, while Turkish officials deny 20 000 massacre figures as exaggerated. In Tokio, Charles W Fairbanks, former U S vice president, leaves Tokyo for southern empire.
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Rescue Attempt Ends in Tragic Falls After Niagara River Leap
Louis Cohen of Buffalo dived after his wife who leaped into the Niagara River between Second and Third Sisters islands. He saved her body but she died in his arms. Rescuers later found the body trapped by a rock about 190 feet from the brink. Cohen blamed worry that his infant daughter could not be nursed for her death.
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Madame Stoessel Deficit Found in Port Arthur Aid Society
The Port Arthur Benevolent Society in St. Petersburg reports a $7300 deficit under Madame Stoessel’s presidency after an internal audit. The matter will be referred to the crown prosecutor. Madame Stoessel is the wife of General Stoessel, who commanded Russian forces at Port Arthur during the capitulation to Japan.
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Farrar to wed Scotti in Paris ceremony
Berlin reports Geral dine Farrar announced engaged to Scotti with marriage in Paris soon. Miss Farrar initially denied engagement rumors. In Detroit A Milton Holden of Fred S Osborne & Co shot himself at home, citing business woes as motive.
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Breathitt Feud Claims another victim in Kentucky
Ex sheriff candidate Callahan was shot at his Crockettville home amid Breathitt county feuds. He was struck in the abdomen as bloodhounds pursued the ambusher hidden behind coal. Authorities say the attack followed threats tied to Hargis and Deaton factions and a church dispute in Crockettsville.
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Powder magazine blast injures 500 near Cracow station
A Cracow dispatch reports a powder magazine explosion injured 500 people and killed three soldiers. The blast near the railroad station wrecked 40 houses and damaged many more as crowds awaited a train. Local hospitals are overwhelmed with the wounded. In Madison Wisconsin, a senate joint resolution to elect US senators by direct popular vote is killed.
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Young Woman's Christian Association Builds Funds Ahead
Kansas City reports the Young Women's Christian Association has raised 300000 for its building fund, with a further 420000 gift from Thomas H. Swope boosting the total. New York notes Augustus Tet reelected U S Copper president, David Meiklejohn elected VP, Stanley Girand named secretary and treasurer.
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France awards San Francisco gold medal for recovery
Ambassador Jusserand presented a gold medal to San Francisco at the Orpheum theater honoring the city’s rehabilitation after the 1906 earthquake and fire. Mayor Edward Robson Taylor accepted, citing enduring Franco American friendship and promising to share the gift with the American people.
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A-COURTING RAT BITES TWO AT CITY CAT INCIDENT
In Philadelphia in June a family cat blocked a rat hole causing Mary Cullen two years old and her father to be bitten when the child poked a finger into the hole. They were taken to St. Joseph's hospital where wounds were cauterized. The rat reportedly got another square meal as the scene unfolded.
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Empress Nicholas Opens Alexander III Monument Dedication
Empress Nicholas arrived in St Petersberg from Tsarskovly for the dedication ceremony of a monument to Alexander III. The unveiling was performed by His Majesty after a religious service by the metropolitan, followed by a parade of guard detachments and related regiments. The empress appeared healthy and in high spirits.
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Shooting Affray Rocks Frontier Town in Rosebud Reserve
In Frontier Town, Rosebud Indian reservation, two men, Jack Owens and William Jones, quarrelled leading to six shots. Owens’ bullet hit Jones in the calf, risking the loss of the leg. After the incident, Jones’s friends wrecked doors and windows, then calmed as authorities intervened.
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Cougar Passengers Onboard A Spokane Stage Coach
Spokane June 8 Grant Turnbull a Newport Elk stage driver faced a wild ride when his horses bolted on a mountain road near Rogers Pass. A ferocious cougar lay etched on the rear of the coach and leaped over his head before vanishing into timber. Turnbull claims a new speed record for reaching Newport after discovering the cougar.
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Philadelphia Street Car Strike Ends. Service Resumes
Philadelphia June 8 The strike of motormen and conductors at Philadelphia Rapid Transit ended last night and normal street car service resumed today. Cars started at 4 am, with early confusion over assignments clearing by the morning rush. Pay is 22 cents per hour for 10 hours constitutes a day’s work.
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Pittsburg Girl Delays Start of Big Liner
In New York a Pittsburgh sisters delay sailing to Europe after one declares illness and later changes her mind. A trunk with jewels valued around £20,000 is found in the hold, causing further delays as the other trunks are moved. Meanwhile Oregon jewelers oppose killing the horned toad for hatpin heads.
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Denver Mint Houses Nation's Treasure With $370 Million Gold
The Denver Mint now stores $370,000,000 in gold after a shipment of $7,600,000 arrived from San Francisco. This marks the greatest amount of gold ever housed at the local mint, reinforcing its role as the nation’s treasure vault. In separate news, the steamer Iron Age caught fire off Bar Point in Lake Erie, with Captain William J. Willoughby and nine crew members escaping in small boats.
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Senator Burnett and party escape fatal bridge plunge
Washington, D C July 7 Senator Burnett of Nebraska and several associates were riding when their automobile skidded on a wet bridge. The car plunged from the edge about ten feet to the ground before brakes stopped it. The party had been returning from a tavern. The incident occurred near Blixo Ald. and the driver’s quick action prevented serious injury.
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Airship Mystery Over Salton Sea Draws Observation
Los Angeles reports a mysterious airship seen nightly over the Salton Sea area in Imperial Valley. Witnesses near Brawley with field glasses described a basket between two wide wings and a visible propeller.
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Aeronauts Go to See Wrights Fly
Omaha June 7 Lieutenants Lahm Furnis of the U S signal corps will leave for Washington to take part in the aeroplane fight of the Wright brothers. Banberger Winter and Dickinson remain at Fort Omaha for several days. Experimental flights with the captive balloon are daily as weather allows. the dirigible is expected to be repaired early next week for more ascents.
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Harry Thaw Must Stay in Matteawan
New York June 7 Harry E K Thaw must remain at Matteawan asylum for the criminally insane after the appellate division of the New York Supreme Court sustained a lower court ruling. His writ of habeas corpus was previously dismissed, and the court rejected his challenge to Justice Dowling's commitment order following his acquittal in the Stanford White murder case.
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Baldwin Co. Capital Set at 20 Million Dollars
Philadelphia June 7 Instead of a nominal capitalization of 10000 the new Baldwin locomotive works company will be capitalized at 20 000 000 to align capital with the partnership investment. The Baldwin works founded by Matthias Baldwin in 1881 has produced over 30000 locomotives. This change makes Baldwin one of the world’s largest privately owned corporations.
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Lottery operations in St Louis exposed by arrest in New York
St Louis report from June 7 details information on Mexican National Lottery operations in St Louis exposed by arrest in New York. John Smith alias Jack Lintner operated mail at 4019 Rutger St and at 1520 South Twelfth St. He directed reporters to the Twelfth Street address and claimed he quit handling tickets six months ago. Local postal authorities said no notification had been made.
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New York
Jack Lintner
South Twelfth
John Smith
Lintner
Rutger St
Smith
Rutger Street
Passengers Panic as Steamers Collide on North River
In New York the Metropolitan line steamer Yale collides with the Lackawanna ferry Bremen. The Yale suffers minor damage while the Bremen loses a portion of its upperworks and bulwarks above the waterline. An incipient panic among Bremen passengers is checked as the vessel is not in danger, and all passengers are safely landed aboard both ships.
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Hours' Work by Lazy Man Nets Him $100
Gatakill New York man George Conine joked of laziness as he fished for a sturgeon. In about an hour he returned with a 65 pound caviar bearing sturgeon worth $100 and 114 pounds of dressed meat. He quips about relatives and money.
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