Negroes Confess to Double Railroad Slaying in Iowa County
Deninean June 23 two Omaha men Henry Clark and Chesley Hubbard are jailed in Boone County Iowa charged with killing Northwestern brakemen Lee Warner and Al Bechtel near Vail. They allegedly confessed to Sheriff Cummings and County Attorney Kinker saying the brakemen tried to eject them from a riding car. Warner died at Carroll hospital. Bechtel died the same night. Three witness suspects detained. all identified Clark and Hubbard as the shooters.
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Deninean
Henry Clark
Chesley Hubbard
Omaha
Northwestern
Warner
Bechtel
Carroll
Clark
Hubbard
TWO SHIPS COLLIDE AT SEA NONE HURT WHOLESALE DAMAGE
In a dense fog off Dungerness the Wilson Mer and the Sappho collided narrowly avoiding catastrophe. The liner escaped major harm while the cruiser suffered severe damage and was beached. Separate reports describe Zeeland from Antwerp to New York badly damaged east of Dover and Hartlepool with a damaged starboard bow after colliding with an unknown steamer.
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Dover
Eig
Dungerness
Southamton
Red Star
Zeeland
Antwerp
New York
Shields
Hartlepool
Columbus cuts doors and windows in Europe says Nabuco
Madison June 3 Senor Nabuco Brazilian ambassador declared in his Wisconsin University baccalaureate address that Columbus opened west side of old European manor, vent from the east and that America has regenerated the old world since the 16th century. He spoke on the share of America in civilization. Colon June 25 Reports from Cartagena say General Reyes has abandoned office and sailed for Europe aboard a fruit steamer from Santa Marta last Sunday.
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Madison
Wis
America
Europe
Columbus
Senor Nabuco
University of Wisconsin
United States
Reyes
Colon
Cartagena
Colombia
Geners
Riot Near Mason City Turmoil Ends in Gunfire
June 23 Mason City Iowa reports a violent riot between striking bricklayers and police. Deputy Sheriff Damee Buchanan was struck, fired at a striker William Michi injuring him. Chief Thomas Locke intervened arresting a drunk, rioters battered, police reinforced and prepared to quell further trouble.
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Mason City
Damee Buchanan
William Michi
Thomas Locke
Bids Opened Soon for Arkansas and Wyoming Battleships
Washington plans to open bids August 19 for the two battleships Arkansas and Wyoming. Each vessel will exceed 20,000 tons, of the Delaware type, with turbine engines contemplated by specifications.
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Washington
Arkansas
Wyoming
Navy Department
Hide
Collision at Breonzoales Crossing Kills One Injures Two
A collision between an Anderton Traction interurban car and a car at Breonzoales crossing two miles east of Anderson at noon left one dead and two seriously injured. Deceased is James H. Cobb, with Belton Cotton Mills official Helton present. Injured include Rev. D. D. Richardson of Belton who is fatally hurt and Rev. B A McDowell of Ninety Six with a broken shoulder and arm, and Mrs. D. D. Richardson bruised.
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Anderson
8. C
Anderton Traction Company
Breozeales Crossing
Pssortay
Deaa James BH
Cobb
Superindenter Belton Cotton Milla
Helton
D. D. Richardson
Belton
B.A McDowell
D. D. Richhardson
Calhoun Jury Fails to Reach Verdict in Railroads Case
Calhoun and co-defendants faced bribery charges in a extended San Francisco trial tied to the United Railroads graft era. Jurors ultimately discharged after no verdict, following five months of testimony and a broad web of indictments linked to Mayor Schmitz Ruth and officials. Rudolph Spreckels testified to substantial graft funding, with bank records showing large contributions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Railroads
F. J. Muraguy
E. J. Heney
John H. Helms
Burns
United Railroad
Helis
Platt
Abbott
Luther G. Brown
Rudolph Spreckels
First National Bank
Nd Spreckels
Beverly to be national capital at Woodbury Point
Beverly Massachusetts on June 23 reports that with President Taft and his family arriving for Independence Day Beverly will become the nation’s summer capital. Woodbury Point may gain prominence rivaling Sagamore Hill as a presidential retreat and center of activity this season.
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Woodbury Point
Beverly
Mass
Taft
Sagamore Itl
Granddaughter of Gen Franz Sigel murdered in New York
New York reporters detail the killing of Elsie Sigel granddaughter of General Franz Sigel. The body found in a trunk at a Tenderloin chop suey joint after strangling with a curtain cord. Police connect Miss Sigel to a Chinese circle with envelopes and a diary. Suspects include several Chinese men and a waiter Sun Leung.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elsie
Sigel
Gompers sails for Europe to remain through September
Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, sailed today on the steamer Battle for Liverpool to remain abroad until September. In Missouri, William Moore, a trick farmer, was shot and killed from ambush near Jefferson City, five miles from the city yesterday. William Grider, with Moore, said the shot came from an ambush and refused to identify the suspected killer.
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Gompers
Europe
New York
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Battle
Liverpool
Jefferson City
William Moore
Galloway County
William Grider
Moore
Seventeen Suits Against Maybray in Iowa Swindle Case
Seventeen district court suits filed in Council Bluffs against J C Maybray and associates seek 379 505 80 total after alleged losses by 17 victims in a Swindle Syndicate. Plaintiffs list losses from 1250 to 13000 each, naming many as residents and bankers involved.
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Council Bluffs
Beeon
J. C. Maybray
Des Moines
Ben Marks
Ernest I. Hurt
First National Bank of
J. C. Maybrayy
Wis
J. C
Bowman
Denver
Colo
Joseph P. Walker
George 8
Bedford
Dreeley
John Hermelbrecht
Bancroft
Neb
George F. Castle
Britt
R. L. King
Fowler
John Skozlek
Chicago
Thomas Agern
Fergus Falla
Minn
C. Nelson Pratt
Toledo
Ohio
Ralph P. Mattingly
Nashville
Tenn
Mob tries to hang one of bandit trio
In Muskogee Oklahoma on June 22 a member of a bandit trio tied to a Bragie Oklahoma freight train crew holdup and the murder of Officer Kirk was jailed to avert lynching. Prisoner Paul Williams Allan Mills bears three bullet wounds but is expected to recover. He refuses to reveal peer or nicknames. A letter suggests he may be son of W J Mills of Wentville Bla.
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Muskogee
Okla
Bragie
Kirk
Paul Williams
Allan Mills
Pala
W. ‘J. Mills
Wentville
Bla
Frank Gotch Marries and Announces Retirement
In St Louis on June 22 Frank Gotch the world wrestling champion registered as Frank Gotch and wife in a Planters hotel and revealed his retirement from wrestling due to a lack of worthy opponents and the fact that he is married. The bride is said to be a Chicago hotel telephone operator and the couple were en route to Hot Springs.
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Bt. Louis
Frank Gotch
the Planters
Fats
Gotch
Wald
Chicago
Hot Springs
Kentucky racing case held for September term
The court of appeals in Frankfort Kentucky postponed the Commonwealth versus Kentucky racing commission case about wagering at Latonia race track until the September term. Latonia track retains right to continue bookmaking. Emperor Nicholas sent $109 to Coyne the engineer of the British star Woodburn who was slightly wounded in a recent sea incident.
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Frankfort
Court of Appeals
Comme Wealth
Kentucky Racing Commission
Latonia Race Track
Latonia
Ee Helsingfors
Nicholas
Coyne
Woodburn
Man Who Hanged the Haymarket Rioters Found Dead
Mason City Iowa June 2 D W Nickerwon the man who hanged the Haymarket rioters in Chicago was found dead in his Floyd home yesterday apoplexy cited as cause. The piece notes coincidences with Cook County officials who died soon after and mentions Nickerwon’s long memories of the case and his move west in 1903.
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Mason City
D. W. Niskerwon
Chicago
Floyd
F. Haochett
Cook County
Glemeon
Cans
Wit
Nickerwon
Pratrias
Wichita
Kan
Robert Findley
Findlay
Pardoned? Murderer of Madge Yorke May Be Granted clemency
Harrisburg June 21 The state board of pardons urged Governor Stuart to grant a pardon to James B Gentry who has served nearly 14 years for the murder of actress Madge Yorke in Philadelphia The petition for release was signed by leading business and professional figures statewide including most of the state senate and house members The murder occurred February 17 189 The case centered on a Walnut Street hotel room shooting after Yorke and Gentry had a staged engagement in Boston and New York The defendant claims amnesia and says his mind was blank until he awoke in a city hospital
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Harrisburg
Board of Pardons
Stuart
James B. Gentry
Madge Yorke
Philadelphia
Gentry
State Senate
House of Representatives
James
New York
Miss Yorke
Walnut Street
Rain Stops Maine New Brunswick Forest Fires
A rare early rain halted extensive forest fires in Maine and New Brunswick, ending days of widespread destruction and saving several communities from flare ups. The weather shift provided relief as firefighters patrolled hot zones and assessed damage across affected towns.
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Presque Isle
Maine
New Brunswick
Wright brothers honored with gold medals in Dayton ceremony
In Dayton Ohio on a June day crowds greeted Wilbur and Orville Wright as government officials presented gold medals. Foreign envoys Baron Takahira and Carlos Velea attended along with Dayton mayor Edward Lurkhart. The event featured brass bands, a park pageant, and tributes linking Dayton Washington and Lemans France, after which the brothers returned to their workshop.
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Dayton
Ohio
Cass
Aimee Wi Eyee
Orville
Lamond
Atate Tiedal
Tuteon Harmen
Edward
Lurkhart
Baron Engero Takahhira
Feph Ambangador
Carlos O. Veleay
Orville Ace Wilbur
Mentecany
Wriett Brothers
Wrights
Wilbur
Sreworks
Hawthorne Street
Huffman Prairie
Lemans
France
Washington
Methink
Jonathan Dayton
Aky‘ward
Fatal pistol duel closes at Toulsville Ky
Two railroad workers Frank Slingers a detective and W T Charles a switchman shot each other in a saloon after a routine work clash and died each as dawn broke in Toulsville Kentucky. The incident followed an earlier workplace dispute between Charles and another Kentucky & Indiana employee.
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Toulsville
Jame
Frank Silggers
Kentucky & Indiana Bridge & Railroad Company
W. T. Charles
Dumois Central Railroad Company
Charles
Kentucky & Indiana Company
Charlen
Slingers
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Olivet Grand Jury
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the Twoney
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Offici
Price
Franz Sigel
Leon
Elsie Sigal
Sparon
Paul Sigel
Misa Sigel
Miss Sigel
William L. Leon
Chung Sin
Leo
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48Th
Sun Leung
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Teon
Chung Sim
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Patama
Elsie Sigel
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Florence Todd
Mixa Sigel
Todd
Polic
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Elizabeth Sigel
Elle ‘Pont
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William H. Lion
Leong Loo Lim
Nate
Ye Kam
Gong Wing
Chin Sum
Jher
Leong Loo Lib
William Lun
Maybray
Mikes
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Bandit
Thea
West
Hikeralye
Niele
Wayr
Eva
Chen
Nickeéracn
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Samuel Borsin
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Annie L. Owen
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