Secret Service Dates Leak of Department Data
Washington reports reveal secretary Wilson dismissed Edwin Holmes for sharing advance department crop data with New York brokers via L. C. Van Riper and M. Haas. An overhaul of the bureau of statistics is planned and Victor Olmsted named associate statistician to replace Holmes. Also, Elihu Root named secretary of state, delaying full Washington move until September.
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Washington
Secret Service
Richard Cheatham
Cotton Planters’ Association
New York
Bureau of Statistics
Department of Agriculture
Wilson
Edwin
L. C. van Riper
M. Haas
Holmes
Theodore Price
Department
United States Attorney For
District of Columbia
Wilson Judd
L. N. van Riper
Mr. Cheatham
Vaniper
June Cotton
Judd
van Riper
Victor H. Olmsted
Mr. Olmstead
Cuba
Philippines
New York Broker Denounces Secretary Wilson's Report
Counsel for Theodore H. Price calls Secretary Wilson's report a gratuitous outrageous and malicious statement and says Price knew nothing about the investigation until he saw the press dispatch. The lawyer questions why Secretary Wilson did not contact Price before implicating him.
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New York
Theodore H. Price
Price
Wilson
Crew Revolt Over Treatment on Canadian Government Ship
In Halifax on July 10, reports say the crew of the Canadian government cruiser Canada mutinied against Captain Knowlton amid plans to transfer Canadian mails from the Allan line turbine Virginia to Sydney then Montreal by rail. Five sailors are jailed for refusing duty amid claims of harsh treatment, leaking decks, unusable hammocks, and months without bedding changes.
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Halifax
N. S
Allan Line
Virginia
Sydney
Montreal
Canada
Knowlton
Bare knuckle fight at Maple Hill cemetery sparks local uproar
In Maple Hill cemetery, about seventy five onlookers watched two Northeast Minneapolis youths, Swanson and Hopper, fight four rounds with bare fists. The incident has unsettled residents who say they will press for police action.
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Minneapolis
Swanson
Hopper
Maple Hill
May Sutton Wins British and American Tennis Title
London July 10 Miss May Sutton of Pasadena California defeated Miss K Douglass the British champion 6-3 6-4 to claim both British and American ladies tennis championships in a clean win.
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London
May Sutton
Pasadena
Cal
K. Douglass
Russians Surrender Mutineers to Roumania Under Conditions
The mutineers aboard the Kniaz Potemkine and a torpedo boat surrender to Roumanian authorities in Kustenji Roumania after negotiations. They will be treated as foreign deserters and conveyed to a frontier of their choice before liberation, with the treasure on board remaining. The Roumanians hoist their flag on the vessels to deter pursuit by the Russian squadron.
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Kustenji
Roumania
Kniaz Potemkine
Black Sea
Cate
Kansas Supreme Court voids refinery law and oil project
The Kansas Supreme Court, in an opinion by Associate Justice Greene, declared unconstitutional the $410,000 legislature approved refinery plan at Peru and its proposed penitentiary, ruling the act illegal. State officials had refused to sign bonds pending the decision. The ruling, supported by all justices, dampens a major move against Standard Oil.
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Topeka
Kan
Peru
State Supreme Court
Greene
Standard Oil Company
T. T. Kelly
E. R. Jewett
C. C. Coleman
Supreme Court
Root Likely to Be Republican Presidential Candidate
Washington reports strong belief that Elihu Root will seek the Republican nomination for president. His return to the cabinet and leaving lucrative law work with wealthy clients fuel speculation that he will enter the race. Eastern influence and corporate backing are cited as boosting his candidacy.
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Roosevelt
Root
Washington
State Department
Department
Elihu Root
Hill's Latest Scheme Rumor About Transcontinental Amalgamation
Ottawa July 8 A Winnipeg dispatch reports a rumor that J J Hill is engineering a merger of the Grand Trunk Pacific Canadian Northern and Great Northern railway systems with possible inclusion of the Intercolonial This would create two trans continental lines using the mentioned roads and Hill's proposed extension in British Columbia.
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Ottawa
Ont
Winnipeg Dispatch
J. J. Hill
Grand Trunk Pacific
Canadian Northern
Great Northern
Cleveland denies retiring from Equitable trusteeship
New York July 8 Grover Cleveland states nothing has occurred to dissatisfy him and the idea of retiring from the trusteeship of the Equitable Life Assurance Society has never entered his mind.
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New York
Grover Cleveland
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Cleveland
Rockefeller the Donor
Cleveland residents witnessed a gift of a basket of potatoes each containing a $5 gold piece presented to Rev. Dr. Charles A. Eaton of Euclid Avenue Baptist Church with John D. Rockefeller reputedly the donor and attendee.
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Cleveland
Charles A. Eaton
Euclid Avenue Baptist Church
John D. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Submarine Frajadet Crew Safe Amid Tunis Harbor
From Bizerta a dispatch says the Frajadet sank Thursday and lies at the harbor bottom as divers urge thirteen imprisoned crew members to respond to signals. The ministry of marine confirms the persistence of the crew’s signaling.
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Paris
Ministry of Marine
Bizerta
Tunis
Frajadet
Fire Causes Panic in Court at Four Courts Building
A lighted match dropped on the courtroom floor ignited by inflammable disinfecting fluid, causing a general panic in the criminal court of correction area of the Four Courts building in St. Louis on July 8. No injuries were reported.
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St. Louis
Criminal Court of Correction Room
Four Courts
Kansas Natural Gas Co Banned From State Business
The Kansas Supreme Court ruled that the Kansas Natural Gas company cannot do business or own property in Kansas. The Delaware firm has spent millions on pipelines from the Southern Kansas field to the Missouri line and northern Kansas cities, and had proceeded after a charter board denial.
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Topeka
Kan
State Supreme Court
Kansas Natural Gas Company
Delaware
Kansas
Kansas Charter Board
Kansas Field
Missouri Line
Kansas Cities
Japanese plenipotentiaries sail aboard Minnesota from Yokohama
The Great Northern steamer Minnesota carrying Japanese peace plenipotentiaries left Yokohama for Seattle at 4 30 pm. The governor of Yokohama and civic bodies escorted them to the pier where a military guard greeted them. Baron Komura and Baron Katsura were among the party aboard as crowds cheered and bands played.
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Yokohama
Minnesota
Great Northern Line
Seattle
Marquis Ito
Katsura
Mr. Griscom
Legation
Baron Komura
Water Front
Clement Case Ends in Acquittal Outlook
Judge Page Morris charged the jury in the United States v Thomas B Clement after three weeks of testimony on wrecking the First National Bank of Faribault. The government failed to prove embezzlement of 1000 dollars on one count and acquittal is likely there, though some charges may stand with a five to ten year maximum sentence.
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St. Paul
Page Morris
United States District Court
United States
Thomas B. Clement
First National Bank
Faribault
Passengers in Panic Aground Off Staten Island
An excursion boat John S. Warden ran aground in two feet of water at Kill von Kill shoal off Staten Island with 360 passengers aboard. The vessel spent the night at the shoal as panic spread among travelers. Early morning rowboats evacuated everyone. Captain Blake kept boats tied due to heavy fog until it lifted.
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New York
John S. Warden
Kill von Kill Shoal
Staten Island
Blake
Best building lot in Huron East front on Dakota Ave
For sale 200 feet on Dakota Avenue and Seventh Street a prime Morris Land Agency listing. The property fronts Huron East with potential for development or personal building site. Contact Morris Land Agency for details and pricing.
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Fourth Street
City Water and Sewer
Morris Land Agency
Wisconsin Street
Dakota Avenue
Seventh Street
Best
Huron East Front
Transfer of Admiral Paul Jones’s body to Brooklyn
In Cherbourg on July 10 the final ceremony transferring Admiral Paul Jones’s body to the United States flagship Brooklyn was held at noon. The event drew the American squadron, French troops and sailors, and many townspeople. The American squadron then sailed at 5 p.m. for the United States.
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Cherbourg
Admiral Paul Jones
United States
Brooklyn
Torpedo Boat Commander Nirnheim Commits Suicide After collision
Kiel Germany July 10 First Lieutenant Nirrnheim commander of torpedo boat S 124 killed himself with a revolver at his residence. He faced humiliation from a July 5 collision with the battleship Woerth and the prospect of career ruin.
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Kiel
Germany
Nirrnheim
Woerth
Former Milwaukee Inspector Convicted of Bribery
Milwaukee July 8 Michael Dunn ex city building inspector and former Milwaukee county sheriff was sentenced by Judge Vinjé to one year and six months in state prison. He was convicted about a year ago of taking a $1500 bribe from Pabst Brewing for a special building privilege permit. The supreme court denied the new trial appeal.
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Milwaukee
Michael Dunn
Milwaukee County
Vinjé
Superior
Dunn
Pabst Brewing Company
Supreme Court
Wisconsin Insurance Dept Orders Surplus Distribution
Insurance Commissioner mails letters to 37 old line life companies in Wisconsin directing distribution of surplus to policyholders under a new law that took effect June 24. The supreme court ruled that distribution under the old law was not mandatory.
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Madison
Wis
Host
Old Line Life Insurance
Wisconsin
Supreme Court
Fatal Lamp Explosion Destroys Pittsburg Home
Two children died and another was severely burned when an oil lamp exploded at the home of Mr and Mrs Charles Brandt in Allegheny City. The parents were left in a serious condition.
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Pittsburg
Charles Brandt
Allegheny City
Very Low Excursion Rates to Coastal Cities by Northwestern Line
From all stations June 18 to July 3 discounted fares to San Francisco Los Angeles Portland Tacoma Seattle and more with return limits. Two daily fast trains The Overland Limited electric lighted and The California Express with drawing room and tourist sleepers. Rates and tickets via Chicago and North Western Railway agents.
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San Francisco
Los Angeles
Portland
Tacoma
Seattle
International Printing Pressmen’s and Assistants Union
American Surgical Association
Pacific Coast
California Express
Chicago & North-Western Ra Y
Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup Teething Remedy
Advertisement touts Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething babies. Claims to soothe the child soften gums relieve pain cure wind colic and treat diarrhea. Priced at twenty five cents a bottle.
Low Excursion Fares to Indianapolis by North Western
Low rate excursion tickets to Indianapolis via the Chicago and North Western line will go on sale July 19 20 21 and 22 with favorable return limits. Apply to agents of the Chicago and North Western company.
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Indianapolis
Ind
North American Gymnastic Union
Chicago & North- Western Key
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