Equitable Unveiling of Gen Custer Statue in Monroe
In Monroe Michigan a grand ceremony unveiled a statues of Gen George Armstrong Custer with Mrs Elizabeth Custer present. President Taft Senator William Alden Smith Governor Warner and others spoke as the crowd honored Custers Civil War service. The event included a 17 gun salute by Michigan National Guard and a Will Carleton poem.
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Monroe
Mich
Michigan
George Armstrong Custer
Taft
William Alden Smith
Warner
Elizabeth Custer
New York
Third Cavalry Division
Custer
Michigan National Guard
Otto Kirchner
John S. Foley
Detroit
George G. Briggs
Edward C. Potter
Greenwich
Conn
Little Big Horn
William H. Taft
D. McM. Gregg
Cavalry Corps
Army of the Potomac
Edward W. Wheeler
Will Carleton
Norton named Taft secretary to the President
President Taft announced Charles Dyer Norton of Chicago as secretary to the President to succeed Fred W. Carpenter. Norton accepted the post though the exact start date isn’t settled, likely when the president returns from the western trip or on Monday morning.
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Chicago
Carpenter
Washington
Taft
Charles Dyer Norton
Fred W. Carpenter
Norton
Scientist Plans Return From Molokai Leprosy Study
San Francisco report states Dr. Walter G Brinkerbott Harvard medical graduate who joined a government program at the Molokai leper settlement five years ago to study leprosy is preparing to return to the United States.
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San Francisco
Walter G. Brinkerbott
Harvard Medical
United States
Browne to Be Tried on Bribery Charge
In Chicago on June 2 Judge McSurely denied Browne’s motion to quash the indictment charging payments to Representative Charles A. White for voting for William Lorimer. Browne pleaded not guilty as a jury pool of 100 was summoned for trial scheduled Monday, June 6.
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Chicago
Lee O'Neil Browne
McSurely
Browne
Charles A. White
William Lorimer
United States
Nicaragua Decree Tightens Control Over Bluefields Port
Dr. Julian Iras issued a decree banning entry to Bluefields by vessels clearing for the port on or after June 1 without Madriz government permission. The Venus governs coastal traffic. U.S. gunboat Paducah will not allow bombardment or shelling of trenches. Estrada reports 300 prisoners, six killed and fifteen wounded in Thursday’s engagement. General Lara faces blocked retreat due to swollen swamps.
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Bluefields
Nicaragua
Julian Iras
Madriz
Venus
United States
Paducah
Estrada
Lara
Bribe Opens Prison Doors in Colorado Case
Clarence B. Hagar former secretary of the Colorado state board of pardons is jailed on a $180 bribe charge from September 15, 1907 to secure a pardon for Samuel Haas an inmate serving ten years for assault with intent to kill Haas and two accomplices were pardoned after two years The accusation stems from an investigation by Attorney General Bennett deputy James M Brinso and warden Thomas Tynan after Governor Shafroth took office.
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Denver
Col
Clarence B. Hagar
Colorado State Board of Pardons
Henry Buchtel
Samuel Haas
Haas
Hagar
Bennett
James M. Brinso
Thomas Tynan
John Cleghorn
State Penitentiary
Shafroth
DEDICATE NEW STATE HOUSE
Kentucky celebrated the dedication of its new capitol in Frankfort with a large gathering. Senator W O Bradley delivered the principal address, introduced by Governor Willson, as bands and Louisville high school girls provided music. The building opened for tours and a state reception ran from 7 30 to 11 p m.
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Frankfort
Kentucky
Capitol
W. O. Bradley
Willson
Louisville High School
Mrs Stewart-Ford Badly Hurt After Falls in Cincinnati
Mrs Jeanette Stewart-Ford, central figure in the Warrriner trial and a former Big Four treasurer, is severely ill and nearly helpless in Cincinnati after three severe falls. She faced blackmail charges in earlier proceedings.
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Cincinnati
Jeanette Stewart-Ford
Charles L. Warriner
Big Four Railroad
Ford
Three Killed In Railroad Boiler Explosion Near Collinaville
A boiler explosion on June 2 near Collinaville along the St Louis Troy and Western line killed three men on the railroad tracks. The accident occurred on a locomotive boiler on the line, with authorities investigating the blast and identifying the deceased.
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St. Louis
Collinaville Junoon
St $E, Troy & Wastern Railroad
Rolls’ Dover to Sangatte and back flight sets 50 mile record
Charles Rolls flew from Dover to Sangatte France and back to Dover without touching ground, covering 50 miles in a single trip. He departed at 6 30 p m and landed near Dover at 8 05 p m after circling Dover castle, with tugs ready across the channel in case of accident.
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Dover
England
Charles
Stuart Rolls
Sangatte
France
Calais
English Channel
Rolls
Dover Castle
Channel
Wilbur Wright
le Mans
Louis Bleriot
Count de Lesseps
Strikes Big Land Grant Upheld in Oregon Case
In Portland on June 4 the government filed its brief in U S district court defending federal authority to cancel the 1866 and 1869 land grant of about 3 million acres to the Oregon and California Railroad. The Southern Pacific company, successor, sought demurrer relief. The government seeks return of land to the public domain valued at 45 to 60 million dollars.
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Portland
Ore
Oregon & California Railroad Company
Congress
Oregon
B. D. Townsend
United States
United States District Court
Southern Pacific Company
Panama Canal Engineer Backed Gardens for Colored Children
Washington reports Colonel Goethals supports welfare efforts for pickaninnies and gold men by founding experimental school gardens. Opened last October these gardens aim to yield vegetables worth 200 gold ih in one year. Also notes Wadey H of Ohio Republican committee recovering from indigestion with possible gallstone complications and potential operation.
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Washington
Goethals
Panama Canal
Taft Railroad Bill Adopted by Senate
The senate passed the administration's railroad bill by 50 to 12. It creates a commerce court, lets shippers choose routes, and empowers the ICC to start investigations on its own. Key provisions killed include traffic agreements and road mergers. The bill goes to conference with a hard fight anticipated.
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Washington
Senate
Bacon
Fletcher
Frazier
Hughes
Money
Newlands
Percy
Purcell
Rayner
Shively
Smith
Maryland
South Carolina
Interstate Commerce Commission
House
Taft to Meet Railroad Presidents Over Western Traffic Suit
President Taft agreed to a White House meeting on Monday with a delegation of railroad presidents who seek an interview about government proceedings against the Western Traffic association. The arrangement was at the president's discretion through his secretary in Washington.
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Detroit
Mich
Taft
White House
Western Traffic Association
Washington
Ada
Ohio Northern University
Detroit Board of Commerce
Canal Zone residence rule eyed for citizenship
The canal commission asks whether time spent by alien employees in the canal zone can count toward the five years of residence required for naturalization. The commerce and labor department leans that zone residence counts as residence in the United States under the naturalization law.
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Washington
Canal Zone
United States
Department of Commerce and Labor
Canal Commission
Peru to Withdraw Army from Ecuador Frontier
Peru indicates plan to withdraw its army from the Ecuadorian frontier. Washington reports the government move announced on June 4.
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Peru
Washington
Fish fund bribery ring unfolds with Springfield power links
Pekin fish dealer Henry Lemm confessed to a $3,500 corruption fund used to sway Springfield legislators. He named Peoria dealer John Dixon and bookkeeper Ralph O. Lord, with a May 17 payment record and a $300 check. Subpoenas issued. grand jury probes widen. Senator Holstlaw resigns after admitting payouts to Lorimer vote.
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Peoria
Ill
Henry Lemm
Pekin
Burke
Sangamon County
Springfield
John Dixon
Dixon
Ralph O. Lord
Lord
Lemm
Hot Springs
Ark
Henry Bogardus
Tazewell
Grand Jury
H. J. C. Beckemeyer
Carlyle
Combine
Beckemeyer
Cook County
St. Louis
Holstlaw
D. W. Holstlaw
Iuka
Lorimer
James A. Rose
Princes In Autos Are Stoned In Lippe Incident
Prince Leopold IV and Prince Julius of Lippe were attacked by Italian laborers while driving in Detmold. Prince Julius sustained a head wound. Several assailants were arrested as the disturbance unfolded on June 4.
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Detmold
Lippe
Prince Leopold IV
Prince Julius
Illness of Labor Leader Mother Jones in Cincinnati
The gray haired labor leader Mother Jones is ill at a Cincinnati hotel. She is reported to be suffering from a nervous breakdown after her prominence in mine and other labor strikes during the past decade.
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Jones Ielil
Cincinnati
Jones
Many Lose Lives in Hurricane off Loyalty Island
The steamship Manylea from Australia reports a severe hurricane near Loyalty Island on June 3 causing many deaths and several ships wrecked.
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Victoria
B. C
Loyalty Island
Manylea
Australia
Dean's Kidney Pills Advertises Back Pain Cure
An advertisement extols Doan's Kidney Pills as a permanent cure for sick kidneys and related pains. Testimonial from J N Markham of Montesano Washington describes dropsy, bloating and backache alleviated by the product. Also includes a school anecdote about a teacher and a pupil joking about hair color in Suffolk England.
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Dean
J. N. Markham
Montesano
Wash
Doan’s
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Casey at the Bat in Coca Cola Baseball Record Book
Coca Cola Co of Atlanta offers the 1910 Coca Cola Baseball Record Book containing Casey at the Bat and schedules for both leagues with other data. It includes a booklet The Truth About Coca Cola and a promotion urging readers to buy Coca Cola for thirst relief. Postage 2c stamp requested.
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Casey
Coca Cola
Coca Cola Co
Atlanta
A Wonder Worker Sparked by Electricity Talk
Sapleigh Ah comments on electricity prompting Miss Keane to remark on the wonders of electric power and its capabilities.
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Sapleigh
Miss Keane
Mr. Sapleigh
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