Glerk Kills Grief Assassin and Flees in Pittsburgh
In Pittsburgh on June 7 a clerk named Sage shot and killed James McNair and fatally wounded Ralph Paully at the Pennsylvania Railroad Union station. Sage fled through the baggage room and vanished into Liberty Avenue crowds after a three-shot volley in the general ticket office.
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James McNair
Ralph Paully
Sage
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania Railroad
James
Jimmy”) McNair
McNair
Union Station
Paully
Liberty Avenue
Missouri Bank Closed After Big Cashier Shortage
Pemiscot County bank shut its doors following a shortage in cashier A. C. Tindle’s accounts. President John H. Cunningham says the deficit is at least 200000 and may reach 250000 or more, with most of the loss in county funds. Tindle, on duty for 15 years, has had his property including a 12000 home turned over to trustee John A. Cunningham to help cover part of the shortage.
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John A. Cunningham
Plan a General Strike in Pennsylvania</T:>
Harrisburg reports telegrams from the State Federation of Labor asking executive council members district mine workers unions and district labor chiefs for views on a general strike in Pennsylvania. The action protests the senate's handling of the workers compensation act as demands for a general strike are heard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
State Federation of Labor
Executive Council
Federation
Marshall guests in Nashville for Founders Day events
Vice-President and Mrs. Thomas R. Marshall visited Nashville for Founders Day. A noon public reception honored them, they toured the Hermitage, and the Centennial club hosted an afternoon feature for Mrs. Marshall. Mr. Marshall was slated to speak at an evening banquet.
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Nashville
Thomas R. Marshall
Hermitage
Negro Gets Life Sentence in Iowa Case
Louis Dude Christopher fifty three, was found guilty of contributing to the delinquency of several young girls and received a life sentence from Judge Benson in Dubuque Iowa on June 7.
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Dubuqee
Iowa
Louis
Dude) Christopher
Benson
Jones Named First Assistant Interior Secretary
Andrieus A. Jones, Democratic national committeeman for New Mexico, is appointed first assistant secretary of the Interior by President Wilson. His home is listed as Las Vegas.
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Andrieus A. Jones
New Mexico
Interior
Wilson
Las Vegas
Japan replies to U S note on California land law
Japan's reply to the U S protest over the California anti alien land law argues discrimination against Japanese and a breach of international law. The note invites further discussion and contains no ultimatum, with Bryan and Chinda agreeing on private handling to avoid public details. In Tokyo, baron Shibusawa and Nakano oppose California boycott efforts linked to the Panama Pacific exposition.
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Washington
Japan
United States
California
Chinda
Bryan
Tokio
State Department
Arizona
America
Ei-Ichi Shibusawa
Bankers’ Association
Buel Nakano
Chamber of Commerce
World Peace Setback by U S Senate Delegation
Nine influential senators spoke against renewing the arbitration treaty with Great Britain, arguing it limited American protection of interests. They attacked the Bryan peace plan as yielding to foreign demands and hindering actions in Mexico Japan and California disputes. They warned such treaties curb tariffs and shipbuilding and urged opposition to policies that would weaken U S power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Senate
Great Britain
Mexico
Japan
California
England
Pastor Resigns Over Scandal in Morrison Church
Rev W T Abel of Morrison Methodist Episcopal church quit after Miss Mary Isenhart, his housekeeper, gave birth to a son. Abel denies paternity and says resignation stems from lack of Christian love, with public feeling running high.
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W. T. Abel
Abel
OUST HEETER, SCHOOL HEAD
S. L. Heeter, superintendent of the Pittsburgh public schools, was dismissed by the board of education by a 12 to 1 vote. The former St Paul, Minnesota, appointee gained notoriety for conduct toward subordinates and teachers and faced a serious charge from a family member.
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Pittsburgh
S. L. Heeter
Pittsburgh Public Schools
Board of Education
Heeter
St. Paul
Minn
Lightning Kills Three In Baileyville Church Strike
A thunderstorm struck the German Reformed church at Baileyville near Freeport killing K. F. Meyer W. J. Duileman and Wessel Hoek and seriously injuring Ontjo Oltmann.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockford, MI
K. F. Meyer
W. J. Duileman
Wessel Hoek
Ontjo Oltmann
Baileyville
Freeport
Eugenics Influence Shifts Clergy Vacation Plans
In New York on June 6, reports indicate eugenics has moved clergy to cancel vacation plans to promote health as the first requirement in marriage, signaling a morale shift among religious leaders.
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New York
Hayes Indicted in Mail Fraud Case Over Columbian Stocks
J Brinton Hayes former president of the Columbian Magazine company faces indictment for use of the mails to defraud and possible trial after return from London. Frank Orff Colunbian Sterling president Lee Sidwell secretary Eugene Bryan Yates and attorney F B Atkin are tried on charges of mailing fraud that unloaded 2 000 000 dollars of worthless stock on the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
J. Brinton Hayes
Columbian Magazine Company
London
Frank Orff
Columbian-Sterling Publishing Company
Lee Sidwell
Eugene Bryan Yates
F. B. Atkin
Philadelphia
United States District Court
Jobs Await 19 000 Workers Harvest Kansas Wheat
Topeka Kansas June 7 Nineteen thousand men from outside the state are needed at once to harvest the Kansas wheat crop according to W L O'Brien state labor commissioner and director of the state free employment bureau. He said wheat cutting would start in some portions of the state today and harvesting would begin in all wheat counties before July 1 except the extreme northwest.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
W. L. O'Brien
State Free Employment Bureau
Moors Kill 12 Spaniards in Moroccan Raids
Raiding Moor forces struck Spanish posts near Tetuan Morocco on June 6 killing seven soldiers at Rincon two at Dersa one at Rio Martin and two near the city. Farms nearby were raided with occupants reportedly killed or carried off.
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Tetuan
Morocco
Rincon
Dersa
Rio Martin
Plot to Arm Ulster Rebels Disclosed by Police
London reporters describe a vast conspiracy to arm Ulster Unionists against Home Rule in Ireland. Scotland Yard uncovers a London armaments factory tied to Belfast seizures and large stores of weapons. Peers MPs and officers are said to be involved, with treason charges anticipated.
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London
Ireland
Scotland Yard
Belfast
Suffragette fouls Derby crash ends tragic protest
Emily Wilding Davison, a known suffragette, rushed the Derby course at Epsom and was killed after a horse, Anmer owned by King George, toppled. Craganour won but was later disqualified for bumping in the straight, with Aboyeur second, Louvois third, and Great Sport fourth.
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Epsom
Tottenham Corner
Anmer
King George
Emily Wilding Davison
London University
David Lloyd-George
Craganour
Aboyeur
Louvois
Great Sport
Famous trainer Mike Murphy dies in Philadelphia
Philadelphia reports the death of Michael C. Murphy a renowned athletic trainer born in Natick Massachusetts in 1860. He guided American teams at three Olympic meets most recently the victorious squad of last year. He had faced chronic illness for years and died at his residence.
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Philadelphia
Michael C. Murphy
Mike” Murphy
Murphy
Natick
Mass
Cox Free in Bank Case
Judge Caldwell of the common pleas court sustained the defense motion to dismiss the Cox case and four other Cincinnati Trust company officers. The charge centered on a $352,500 check canceled and marked paid when it had not been paid.
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Cincinnati
Caldwell
Common Pleas Court
George B. Cox
Cincinnati Trust Company
Million Dollar Blaze Destroys Long Island City Plants
A massive fire in Long Island City started at the Columbia Paper Box Co. plant and engulfed the American Drug Syndicate, Lambert Varnish Works, and Blanchard building. Several hundred gallons of varnish exploded injuring firefighters, four overwhelmed by fumes, with no fatalities. Traffic on the Long Island railroad halted for hours.
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Western
Union News Service
New York
Long Island City
L. L
Columbia Paper Box Co
American Drug Syndicate
Lambert Varnish Works
Blanchard
Varnish Works
Drug Syndicate
Long Island
Bull gore death ends farmer’s life near Akron
Akron Ohio reports William Wagoner a 35 year old Summit county farmer was killed after a bull charged him and a farm hand as they walked a field The farm hand fled to a barn fired three shots into the animal but Wagoner died from his injuries shortly after the attack.
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Akron, O
William Wagoner
Summit County
Wagoner
Steamer Gillette clash ends with engineer shot
On the steamer Gillette at Evansville Indiana Harry Pullen 26 attacked deck hand Guy Baynes 19 who wrested Pullen’s revolver and shot him in the temple and right arm Baynes is under arrest Pullen may die
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Evansville
Ind
Gillette
Harry Pullen
Guy Baynes
White
Baynes
Pullen
Ohio Professor Accused by Lima Women’s Clubs
Lima Federation of Women's Clubs adopts resolutions charging Prof J C Fisher a high school instructor with using language objectionable to girls in his classes the report states
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Lima
J. C. Fisher
Lima Federation of Women’s Clubs
Cincinnati Market Prices for Grain Livestock and Poultry
A detailed price listing from Cincinnati markets covers corn soybeans hay oats and mixed feeds with various grades and futures. Livestock and poultry prices are listed for cattle hogs calves sheep spring lambs and ducks with standard weights and ranges for buyers and sellers.
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Bbc
Passenger Train Wreck Kills Woman, Injures Sixty
In McAlester Oklahoma six miles south of Halley switch Missouri Kansas & Texas Passenger Train No 9 struck four horses, killing Mrs George W Lewis of Kansas City and injuring about sixty passengers. The wreck forced the train from the track except for one sleeper. a switch stand was broken.
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McAlester
Okla
George W. Lewis
Kansas City
Missouri, Kansas & Texas
Here
Halley Switch
School Examiners' Notices for Monthly Teacher Tests
Examinations for teachers occur on the first Saturday of each month unless it is a legal holiday. If so, the following Saturday is used. Pupils’ exams are on the third Saturday in April and May. Teachers must complete the entire exam in one day and may consult the clerk about four year provisional certificates. Examinations take place in Batavia, Ohio.
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Batavia
Ohio
Bagby
B T. Davis
John Morris
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Pennsylvania
Assassin
R. L. O'Donnell
Mr. McNair
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Adams Express Company
Canton
Robert Roach
Roach
Missouri Bank
Tindle
Marshalls South
Ethel M’cormick
Ethel McCormick
Isaac E. Emerson
Baltimore
Francis H. McAdoo
Secretary of the Treasury
Harris & Ewing
U. S. Senate
Oust Heeter
Pittsburgh Board of Education
Ulster
Epsom Derby
COX Free
Bull Gored
Attorneys AT Law
Froudke Bush
Courier Block
Loana
G. A. Frasier
Jjrazier & Hicks
Louis Hicks
Court House
T Pwin
Ely
Clermont House
Main
O. P. Griffith
Clayton
B. Nichols
Riffith & Nichols
Attorneys-At-Law
Courier Buila
Ing. Belland Citizens’ Telephone
A.B. Nichols
H. L. Nichola
Richols & Nichola
Via
Baas Builay
Mainstreet
Swanson Rheumatic Cure CO
Lake Street
Chicago
Rien
Se Oo
W.M. U
WN. UD
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