Yankton Reserve Agreement Ratified by Senate
In Washington on June 20 the Senate passed a bill ratifying an agreement with the Yankton tribe of Sioux in South Dakota. The session opened with routine business and the Berlin conference proceedings translated for publication. Contumacy actions against Havemeyer and Searles were noted, and a Kansas election contest quorum failure was reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Voorhees
Finance Committee
South Dakota
Mr. Allen
Secretary of the Treasury
United States
Warn All Sealers In Bering Sea Clash With Foreign Vessels
United States naval orders in the Bering Sea direct all US and foreign flagged sealing crews to stop illegal hunting. Commanders may board sealers of any nation, seize violations, and detain vessels to the telegraphic port with the department informed. Norway and Germany flagged sealers are reported en route and liable to seizure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Port Townsend
Wash
Bering Sea
Queen
England
Clark
Norway
Germany
Contempt Charges Against Sugar Trust President
The senate sugar trust investigating committee, after hearing all witnesses, held an executive session and decided to ask the vice president to certify to the district attorney that President H O Havemeyer and Treasurer J S Searle of the Sugar Refining company refused to answer certain questions. The motion passed with senators Allen Lodge and Davis in favor and Gray Lindsay opposed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sugar Trust
Washington
Senate Sugar Trust
H. O. Havemeyer
J. S. Searle
Sugar Refining Company
Allen
Lodge
Davis
Gray and
Lindsay
Deficiency Bill Allocates Justice Fees and Sioux Falls Funds
In the deficiency bill the department of justice receives 708 272 dollars mostly for United States court fees. The largest appropriation is 2 841 822 dollars for the post office department including 1 040 174 dollars for rail mail transportation. Public building completion includes Sioux Falls South Dakota with 15 000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Department of Justice
United States
Post Office Department
Sioux Falls
Block Miners Dissatisfied In Brazil Convene
Black coal miners in Brazil Indiana voice anger after Terre Haute conference result. Crowds gathered as reports arrived and many threaten to resume work only if armed for protection with Winchesters.
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Brazil
Ind
Terre Haute
Wisconsin Veterans Camp Opens at New Richmont Event
New Richmont Wisconsin June 20 the days inter county old soldiers camp opened with Rev H P Blake delivering an ovation A ball game occurred in the afternoon and a ball in the evening Commander Wat rous is slated to speak before adjournment
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Wisconsin
New Richmont
Wis
H. P. Blake
Watrous
Minnesota's New Capital Designs Released by Commission
Minnesota capitol commission issued guidelines to architects detailing larger quarters for state officers and boards, seating for 75 senators and 150 representatives, and expanded spaces for the library and Historical Society. Plans call for a fireproof granite exterior preference but allow alternative materials to cut costs, with at least two elevators and exterior light optimization.
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St. Pau
Capitol Commission
Senate Chamber
House of Representatives
State Library
State Historical Society
Arkansas Epidemic Strikes Paris Doctors Battle Disease
Paris Arkansas June 20 Doctors in Paris are working nonstop as a contagious illness spreads about six to eight miles west of town. One physician reports 57 cases and several deaths have occurred. The disease resembles cholera in severity and behavior.
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Paris
Ark
Seeding Progress After Fraser River Floods Near Vancouver
Reports from June indicate the Fraser River has fallen six feet from the high water line between Popham and Langley. Plowing and seeding of flooded lands have begun. Steamers from New Westminster carry seed to sowers, and continued good weather could bring a large crop area by week’s end.
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Frazer Valley
Vancouver
B. C
Fraser
Poppum
Langley
New Westminster
Thieves Break Into Wabasha Flats in St Paul
Burglars broke through the Wabasha flats at Ninth and Wabasha and stole two gold watches and chains $35 in money a suit of clothes a pair of gold eye glasses and a bunch of keys. They tried every apartment on the second and third floors and were frightened away while attempting to enter units on the lower floor.
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St. Paul
Wabasha Flats
Ninth
Wabasha
Break Up South Dakota Gang In Fort Pierre
Three cowboys arrested at Fort Pierre on horse stealing charges. One turned state's evidence and implicates others to be arrested immediately. Cattle and sheep thefts also charged to the gang as authorities move to end two years of thievery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Dakota
Pierre
Fort Pierre
National Prison Association Congress Sessions Held
The National Prison Association congress met with three sessions today. Morning and evening sessions were the Wardens' association led by Captain John Nicholson of Detroit, president. The afternoon session featured the Chaplains' association.
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The
Prison Association
St. Pavut
National Prison Association Congress
Wardens’ Association
John Nicholson
Detroit, Mich
Chaplains’ Association
Suburban Handicap Set for Thursday at Sheepshead Bay
The next great East racing event is the Suburban to be run Thursday at Sheepshead Bay. Likely starters include Clifford Sir Walter Ramapo Banquet Sport Comanche King Lee Pickpocket Kinglet Henry of Navarre Herald Stowaway.
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New York
Sheepshead Bay
Clifford
Sir Walter
Ramapo
Banquet
Sport
Comanche
King Lee
Kinglet
Henry of Navarre
Herald
Local Paper Changes in Tracy Minnesota
W W Lathrop has disposed of The Trumpet offices to Editor Cashman of the Springfield Advance and Miss Mare Starr of Tracy. A new paper will begin July 1 under W S Le Count and Wesley Quarton.
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Tracy, Minn
W.W. Lathrop
Trumpet
Cashman
Spingfield Advance
Mare Starr
W. S. le Count
Wesley Quarton
Regulars March to Camp Lakeview for National Guard Encampment
The Third United States infantry advances one mile below Lake City toward Camp Lakeview. They will encamp there from June 22 to July 24, a march totaling over 60 miles.
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St. Pau
Third United States Infantry
Camp Lakeview
Lake City
National Guard
Free Delivery Approved for Boone Iowa Post Office
The post office department approves the Boone Iowa postmaster's application for free delivery to begin when funds are available. Applications for Austin Minnesota and Crookston Minnesota are under consideration. Pierre South Dakota's application was reported adversely for noncompliance with the law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wasa Hindon
Post Office Department
Boone
Austin
Crookston
Minn
Pierre
8. D
Wreck of Great Western Train Injures Races Attendants
A Chicago Great Western wreck at Stillman Valley Illinois injures five men including grooms and jockeys while transporting racehorses from Chicago to St Paul. Nine horses are killed and sixteen are in one car. The journey was en route to the Twin City Races at Hamline. The incident follows cloudburst damage reported from Pennsylvania.
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Great Western Road
Chicago
Twin City
Hamline
Chicago Great Western
Stillman Valley
Rawley
St. Paul
Cloudburst Destroys Homes. Three Die in Turtle Creek Valley
A June cloudburst six miles from Brappock, Pennsylvania, flooded Turtle Creek and Thompson Creek, lifting eight houses and washing away crops. Three miners died: John Nodovisky drowned in Plum Creek, Mike Boski drowned in his home, and a 16 year old daughter of John Wansell also perished.
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Turtle Creek Valley
Brappock
Turtle Creek
Thompson Creek
Plum Creek
Sandy Creek
John Nodovisky
Mike Boski
John Wansell
Washed Away Whole Fields in Pennsylvania Cloud Burst
A cloud burst over Penn valley, Lock Haven, Pa, drenched fields washing away grain. A severe electric storm accompanied the downpour. Three boys, William Loz Eddie Loz and Charley Hunter, sheltered under a tree and were struck by lightning. Eddie Loz and Charley Hunter were fatally injured. William Loz will recover.
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Lockhaven
Penn Valley
William
Eddie Loz
Charley Hunter
Hunter
William Loz
Cloud Burst Destroys Elsworth Town in Thunderstorm
A cloud burst with hail and high wind hit Ellsworth Kansas during the night. Main streets flooded 2 to 4 feet, cellars flooded, buildings undermined, and extensive crop damage expected though reports from outlying areas are not yet available.
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Ellsworth
Kan
Chicago Doctor Drowns At Madison Lake
Dr. J. H. Brown of Chicago, age 25, drowned while bathing in Madison lake Manxka To on June 20. He recently graduated from Bennett Medical College of Chicago and belonged to the Chicago Academy of Science.
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ManxkaTo
Minn
J. H. Brown
Chicago
Madison Lake
Brown
Bennett Medical College of
Chicago Academy of Science
Oil stove blast wounds Banes family in Philadelphia
Emily Banes died from burns after an oil stove exploded while she prepared breakfast. In the blast Charles Kemp William Kemp and Samuel Banes sustained serious burns while attempting to rescue her.
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Philadelphia
Emily Banes
Charles
William Kemp
Samuel Banes
E. J. Walkers Arrest in Embezzlement Case
Winnipeg reports E. J. Walker alias Barber arrested on a $6000 embezzlement charge from Goshen Indiana. He accompanied by a woman passed off as his wife. They surrendered and agreed to return without extradition.
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E. J. Walker
Winnipeg
Barber
Goshen
Ind
Walker
Johnson Sets New World Record For Mile At Waltham
In Waltham Massachusetts June 20 over 10000 spectators witnessed John S Johnson ride the fastest mile ever recorded in public, completing it in 2 03 5 for a new world mark. Harry C Tyler lowered his own half mile best by a fifth of a second to 59 1 5, and P J Berle with A B Rich set a tandem half mile record in 57 seconds with a 28 1 4 quarter.
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John
Tragic Toy Incident Claims Life of 6 Year Old
In BevLoir Wisconsin on June 20 Arthur Miller aged 6 died instantly after a revolver he was playing with discharged a bullet into his brain.
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BevLoir
Wis
Arthur Miller
Lake Madison Veterans Hold Eighth Annual Encampment
The Lake Madison Veterans' association began its eighth annual encampment in the city today. A four day event drew a large turnout of veterans from the region who will participate in ceremonies and activities.
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Lake Madison
Mangled Inn Mill Tragedy In Wisconsin Mill
Foreman John Wight at Empire Lumber mill Eau Duaire Wisconsin was killed when a belt pulled him in. He was soaping a belt when seized and hurled to death. his body was severely mangled.
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Eau Duaire
Wis
Empire Lumber Company
John Wight
Gladstone Says Visit to United States Is Improbable
A London AP contact reports Gladstone has not received any invitation to visit the United States. He said he knows of no movement toward a trip beyond newspaper notices and believes the invitation was only a compliment.
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Gladstone
United States
London
Associated Press
Wiliam E. Gladstone
Unsettled Freight Rates Hit Flour Output at Head of Lakes
Flour mills at the head of the lakes produced 61,908 barrels last week, down from 93,903 the prior week and 36,500 a year earlier. Wheat stocks total 6,479,000 bushels locally and at Superior, down 871,000 bushels for the week. a year ago stocks stood above 9,000,000. Much of the decline in stocks was shipped east by boat.
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Dourth
Superior
Elks Split As Grand Lodge Divides At Jamestown Meeting
Jamestown New York June 20 1920 seventy grand lodge delegates desert Jamestown session in Atlantic City train ride. Preliminary roll shows 169 members present while 70 depart after heated points of order. Grand lodge votes 76 to 1 to back suspensions and reassignments and 84 to 2 to uphold Jamestown as meeting site.
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Grand Lodge
Jamestown
N. Y
Elks
Apperly
Atlantic City
Committee On Laws and Appeals
Elks Meet Opens in Atlantic City Academy of Music
The grand lodge of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks holds its annual session at the Academy of Music in Atlantic City New Jersey. Most grand officers are present with arrivals expected from Jamestown New York to complete the gathering.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Grand Lodge of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
The
Academy of Music
Jamestown
N. Y
Altamonte Hydroelectric Project Aims 600000 HP at Duluth
The Altamonte Water company plans to bring 600000 horsepower of water power to Duluth from the St. Louis river rapids head, 15 miles away. Backed by a Chicago bank cashier, the scheme involves dams pipes and reservoirs at a multi million cost and promises six times the power of Niagara Falls canal.
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Altamonte Company
Duluth
Chicago
Altamonte Water Company
St. Louis
Niagara Falls Canal
Iowa Veterans Encampment Opens in Council Bluffs
The Iowa state G A R encampment opened with 3000 delegates and more arriving by train. Five thousand visitors expected tonight. Ex Department Commander Steadman gave the welcome at noon. Election of a successor to Phil Schaller is a key item, with three candidates named for the post and a likely secret ballot on Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa State
Department
Steadman
Phil Schaller
Army of 190 Wealers Captures Fast Stock Train
General Jumbo Cantwell's commonweal army of 190 seized a stock train on the Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul line at La Crosse at midnight and pushed on to Milwaukee leaving 40 behind. They overpowered the train crew by numbers and the conductor notified Milwaukee authorities to transport the army into the city.
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Milwaukee
Leavenworth Judge Punishes Sanders Army Members
In Leavenworth Kansas on June 20 Judge Thomas sentenced Sanders army members. Eleven men received fines of 20 to 25 dollars and jail terms in Douglass Sedgwick Wyandotte Shawnee counties or Leavenworth. The sentences aim to disband the group.
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Leavenworth
Kan
Thomas
Sanders
Douglass
Lawrence
Sedgwick
Wichita
Wyandotte
Shawnee
Topeka
Color Line Defeated in A R U Constituion Vote
In Caiiaco, June 20, American Railway union delegates rejected the proposal to admit African Americans, 113 to 102. Debs lost his bid to block the color line amid a lengthy discussion spanning more than a day.
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A. R. U. Caiiaco
American Railway Union
Debs
Hogan's Navy Sails for Pierre After Misouri Ferry
At daylight the Hogan navy departed for Pierre with 75 Coxeyites ferried across the Missouri by Hoganites. Miners' union of Butte aided the expedition. A large deputy force arrived. freights guarded. Train raiders from Dawson and Regan case heard by Court Commissioner Hoskins. Steen waived examination and was remanded.
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BisMarck
Hogan Navy
Pierre
Miners’ Union
Butte
Missouri
Hoganites
Dawson
Regan
Fargo
Hoskins
Steen
Fiftyeth Explosion at Platteville Mill Causes Damage
The Cylinder mill of the Laften Giant Powder company exploded at 2 10 p m injuring none but damaging two adjoining mills. Loss placed at 5000 dollars. This marks the fiftieth explosion in forty five years.
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Platteville
Wis
Laften Giant Powder Company
Desperate battle near Tahlequah leaves posse deaths
A clash on the Tahlequah to Wagoner road between Deputy Goulds posse and the Cook gang left Sequoyah Houston killed and Bob Martin captured. Several posse members were wounded, some believed fatally, as reported from Tahlequah, I T.
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St. Louis
Republic
Tahlequah
I. T
Wagoner
Gould
Cook
Sequoyah Houston
Bob Martin
Missouri River Rising at Kansas City Danger Line Near
The Missouri river forecast shows levels climbing toward 21 feet if conditions persist. Observer Connor of the weather bureau notes the river reached 19 feet 9 inches above low water mark Monday morning, up nine inches since Saturday.
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Kansas City
Missouri River
Connor
Weather Bureau
Kelly's army denied landing at OweEnsporo city
General Kelly leading an industrial army of about 1200 men was blocked from landing by the mayor at OweEnsporo Kentucky. With refusals to land the force shifted to seek aid in food contributions and planned travel toward Louisville while Kelly promised to reach Washington by July 3.
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Kelly
OweEnsporo
Louisville
Washington
Heirs to a Swiss Fortune Reported in Wisconson
APPLETON Wis June 20 The Gmenier family of this city have fallen heir to a fortune of sixty thousand dollars by the deaths of three of Gmenier brothers at Odberg in the Tyrol since March.
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Appleton, Wis
Gmenier
Odelberg
Tyrol
Code Commission Meets in Des Moines to Revise State Laws
The Iowa Code Commission appointed to revise the state laws met at the secretary of state's office and were sworn into office.
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Iowa
Continued the Argument on Demur Rer of Seceeders Injunction
Judge O'Donnell has continued the argument on demurrer of the seceders in the injunction suit brought by the United Workmen to August 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dusvqve
O’donnell
United Workmen
Failure of Goodwin and Swift Railroad Contractors
Wendell Goodwin and Frederick Swift, owners of Goodwin & Swift at 66 Broadway, have assigned for the benefit of creditors as liabilities reach about 750000. The collapse stems from hard times and inability to meet due obligations, with most creditors local individuals rather than banks.
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Goodwin & Swift
New York
Wendell Goodwin
Frederick Swift
Broadway
Hopkins veto blocks Sunday closing ordinance
Mayor Hopkins vetoed the measure to close stores on Sundays. He argues that in a large city keeping open a shoe store or a barber shop does not disturb public order, even if closing helps workers and Sunday religious observance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hopkins
CubicaGo
Elections committee fails to muster quorum on Ton-Moore contest
Washington report says the house committee on elections again failed to vote on the Ton-Moore contest from Kansas as only one Republican attended while several Democrats were absent.
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House
Kansas
Washington
House Committee On Elections
Grief-stricken man kills son then shoots self
In New York on June 20 James F. Forshay, distraught by his wife’s death, fatally shot his 12-year-old son Walter then killed himself with a bullet to the brain.
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New York
James F. Forshay
Walter
Saved Her Life An Almost Miraculous Cure by Hood's Sarsaparilla
A patient attributes a dramatic recovery to Hood's Sarsaparilla detailing a near fatal illness and remarkable healing through the popular tonic. The account emphasizes the medicine's extraordinary effects and its role in restoring health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hood
Fitzsimmons Choynski Bout Ends In Draw After Police Intervene
Boston report of a five round match where Bob Fitzsimmons and Joe Choynski fight to a draw. Police interference in the fifth round halted the contest amid heavy blows and a dramatic turn when Choynski staggered Fitzsimmons in the third round.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fitz_mmons
Choynski
Boston
Bob Fitzsimmons
Jim Corbett
Joe Choynski
Fitzsimmons
Norwalk 244th anniversary celebrates city heritage
A condensed summary notes Norwalk, Conn., marking its 244th anniversary while varied items mention John 8 Johnson’s cycling record in Waltham, a plague death toll in Te, and a Milwaukee convention of the Traveling Men's Protective Association. Other items include local financials, marriage certificate fines, and Ontario election preparations with the dissolution of the old legislature.
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Norwalk
Conn
John 8. Johnson
Waltham, A
H T Hongong
Traveling Men’s Protective Association
Milwaukee
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Poe
Yankton Lands
Yankton Reserve
Havemeyer and Searles
Havemeyer
Minnesota
Arkansas
Suburban Handicap
Pennsylvania
Niagara
Hawkeye State
Cuncil Bluffs
Cantwell
Hogan’s Navy
Pierre—Coxeyites
Battle
Chicago, Ilinois
C. I. Hood & Co
Lowell Mass
Dail
Tre
Flood
Mollie Wendt
West Eighteenth Street
Lowell
Mass
F. C. Brnserbeck
Dr. Paxton
Congressman Breckinridge
Cambridge
F. T. Mahan
Lord Edward Herbert Gascoyne- Cecil
Marquis of Salisbury
Violet
Maxse
Ontario
Antwerp
Erban
Gravesend
Eng
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