Brief Review Of A Weeks Events
A compendium of notable happenings from around the world including the laying of a $3,000,000 Roman Catholic cathedral cornerstone in St Paul, court actions, rail and naval incidents, deaths, births, and political moves. It notes Roosevelt’s term prospects, labor issues, art thefts, and various accidents, fires, and sagas across cities like New York, Chicago, and San Francisco.
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St. Paul
Willis Smith
Shoal Creek
Tennessee
John D. Rockefeller
Charles Abed
Fifth Avenue Baptist Church
New York
Lawrence
Kan
L. H. Perkins
Roosevelt
Carnegie Institute
Pittsburg
P. H. Morrissey
G. G. Thorp
Chicago
United States Steel Corporation
W. E. Corey
Southern Pacific
Lozier
Tex
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company
Argentine
Richard Croker
Arthur Smith
St. Marys
Marvin Kuhns
Rock Island & Pacific
Union
Griscom
Lloyd C. Griscom
Italy
J. Pierpont Morgan
Arezzo
Perugia
Florence
Rabbi Hirsch
Hebrew Union College
Cincinnati
Berlin Statistical Bureau
Lawson Lane
Kentucky
Zeigler
McKinley
Pullman Sleeping Car Company
Interstate Commission
George Paul Kramer
Iron Mountain
Tioga
Bertha Beilstein
Rockford
Navy
Jamestown Exposition Management
San Francisco
Washington
Robbery and Fire Destroy Newport News Express Office
George P. Decker, a 21 year old agent for the United States Express Co. at Old Point Comfort, robbed his office safe and set fire to the pier building housing several lines offices. Fire destroyed books and papers, with losses extensive though unestimated. Decker, from Harper's Ferry, was arrested by Chief Detective Bradford and confessed after an auditor was reported due.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport News
George P. Decker
United States Express Co
Old Point Comfort
Federal Pier
Adams Express Co
Old Bay Line
New Bay Line
Baltimore Steam Packet Co
Old Dominion Steamship Co
Decker
Moon
Bradford
Servic Bureau
Decke
Haper’s Ferry
W. Va
Pittsburg double shooting ends in suicide after killings
In Pittsburg a man killed two others then shot himself after a dispute over a woman. Patrick Reardon, 28, died by self inflicted gunshot after wounding Thomas Morton and M. M. Moorehead at a boarding house in the East End. Morton was shot through the right eye, Moorehead wounded in the head and neck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Patrick Reardon
Thomas Morton
M. M. Moorehead
East End
Reardon
Anna Vortish
Morton
Moorehead
Morton Reardon
Bad Mix-Up on the Illinois Central Train Wreck Near Gravelotte
Nashville report from June 4 describes a derailment on the Illinois Central at Gravelotte Tennessee 20 miles north west of Nashville. The tender of the Chicago Limited No 26 climbed the rail causing a wreck. Engineer Bent was slightly injured. The mail car baggage car and a coach were damaged while a private car carrying Judge J M Dickenson remained on the track.
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Illinois Central
Nashville
Tenn
Gravelotte
Illinois Central Railroad
Here
Chicago Limited
Bent
Chicago
J. M. Dickenson
Illinois Central Railroad Co
Judge Wept as He Passed Sentence in Embezzlement Case
Charles F. Grotefend, former teller at the Washington National Bank in St. Louis, pleaded guilty to embezzling 3387 dollars then fled to Sweden. He was extradited back to St. Louis where Judge Trieber sentenced him to five years in prison, weeping as he delivered the verdict.
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St. Louis
Charles F. Grotefend
Washington National Bank
Trieber
United States District Court
Grotefend
Sweden
Snowfall and cold rain hit Newport on Monday
A slight snowfall occurred in Newport R I late Monday followed by a cold rain. Weather observers reported light accumulation and chilly temperatures as the precipitation moved through the area.
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Newport
Strikebreakers Attacked During Boston Strike Riots
In South Boston a fresh wave of violence erupted during the two month old teamsters strike as two strikebreakers were badly cut and bruised by stones, following a period of relative quiet in the city.
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Boston
Teamsters
Actress Nathansen Shot by Husband at Aalborg Hotel
Copenhagen reports actress Corda Krum Nathansen was mortally wounded by her husband at Hotel Aalborg in Jutland. He killed himself immediately after the shooting. Jealousy is cited as the motive.
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Copenhagen
Corda Krum Nathansen
Aalborg
Jutland
Unknown spectator dies after Montgomery win in Memphis
At the Montgomery Alabama arena a spectator in the bleachers collapsed and died after Montgomery seized the lead and defeated Memphis. Reports say the man, an unknown colored spectator, had $175 wagered on Montgomery and the excitement triggered the collapse.
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Montgomery
Ala
Memphis
Mitchell Walks Home After Hospital Stay
John Mitchell, president of the United Mine Workers of America, walked to his home in Spring Valley HL on June 4 after five weeks in hospital following an operation. He showed no signs of relapse.
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Mitchell
Spring Valley
John Mitchell
United Mine Workers of America
Ghastly murder obscured by furnace death at Ryan Soap Co
John McDermott, an engineer at the Ryan Soap Company plant on Spring Grove Avenue, found a man incinerated in a furnace. The body showed blunt force trauma to the skull, suggesting homicide before being burned. Police took the remains to the morgue for post mortem as investigators pursue the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnatii
Ryan Soap Co
Spring Grove Avere
John McDermott
McDermott
Sde
Hus
Fire Patrol Act Declared Unconstitutional In Ohio
Attorney General Ellis and former judge Sheets hold the fire patrol act unconstitutional. The law allows municipalities to grant corporations access to residences or buildings to inspect premises for fire protection without warrants. The opinion warns that such authority violates legal protections, a concern for small towns lacking funds for fire departments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Fire Patrol Act
Ellis
John M. Sheets
Ohio
Outlaw Marvin Kuhn Dies After 40 Mile Chase
In Van Wert Ohio Marvin Kuhn once pardoned by Governor Herrick in 1905 is found dead in the city prison after a 40 mile pursuit. Sheriff Hott and two farmers fired on Kuhn who had stolen a horse and buggy near St Marys Augusta county. Officers identify him by facial scars and wrist markings and by pardons clippings found on his person.
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van Wert
Marvin Kuhn
Gov. Herrick
Hott
St. Marys
Auglaize County
Arthur L. Smith
Kuhn
Heir to Large Fortune Details Eccentric Claim
Plain City Ohio reports George Ward once wrongly famed for a horse whipping by a wife now dead has received a letter from J H Trace Portsmouth England. It states Ward is the missing heir to property reputedly worth about a half million dollars and asks for birth records to prove his claim.
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Kansas City Southern
Neosho
Theodore Roosevelt
Harvard
Harvard Corporation
Cambridge
Creighton
Tarentum
Frank M. Geiger
Calvert Hazlett
State of Texas
Waters-Pierce Oil Company
Southern Pacific
San Francisco
Bradley
Cal
Chicago
New York Insurance Department
New York
Joseph W. Folk
Missouri
John A. Johnson
Minnesota
Wisconsin University
Syracuse
Cambon
Pichon
Berlin
Payette River
Garden Valley
Idaho
Liberals
Peasant League
China
Amoy
Santo Domingo
Nickie” Shepard
Salina
Kan
Roosevelt
Takeing Mich
Howard Gould
Walter S.cheesman
Denver Union Water Company
Denver
Mr. Cheesman
Hempstead Harbor
L. I
John Ball
C. A. Palmer
Palmer
Rome
Harriet Matilda Bain
Edward Bain
Wisconsin
Kenosha
F. S. Newell
Lopey
Oregon
George Galbraith
William J. Bryan
Patrick Henry Day
Delia E. Dalrymple
Worcester
Mass
Floyd Pegg
Washington
Case
Swatow
Chief Dinan
Heney
James Hayes
Liverpool
Congregation of the Society of Jesus
Adha Clark
Baltimore
Bellingham
Wash
Pacific Coast
Plain City
George Ward
Resacca
Wemer
J. H. Trace
Portsmouth
England
Ward
Tea Nurse's Kindness Brings Millionaire Bequest
Bucyrus Ohio Mrs Charles Gillis formerly Miss Della Jordan of Bucyrus has fallen heir to nearly 200000 after kindness shown to a sick man. She married Charles Gillis a professor in Ann Arbor and cared for Charles W Moore a Michigan lumberman who died of cancer. Moore left his estate to three relatives and Mrs Gillis in equal parts.
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Bucyrus
Charles Gillis
Della Jordan
Ann Arbor
Charles W. Moore
Michigan
Soldier Convict Granted Freedom
Memorial day pardon goes to Charles E. Fowler of Cuyahoga county who was sentenced for life for assault on his daughter. He has denied guilt and will move to Sharpsville, Pennsylvania to live with his son, a prosperous locomotive engineer.
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Columbus
Charles E. Fowler
Cuyahoga County
Sharpsville
Mystery Mail Poison Case Alleges Malicious Cutting
Mrs Rebecca Meyersmiller of Mt Vernon Avenue reports a year long harassment by a mysterious correspondent since returning to Columbus Ohio from Marion Investigators say mailed candy contained poison and fabric sent from Marion was found cut to pieces Detectives state a crew is assigned to the woman s enemy.
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Columbus
Rebecca Meyersmiller
Mt. Vernon Avenue
Marion
Court blocks Mallein test on horses not exposed to glandera
Dayton Common Pleas court permanently enjoined the State Live Stock commission from applying the Mallein test to horses not exposed to glandera. State veterinarians are scored for alleged incompetency amid the disease epidemic here.
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Dayton
The
Common. Pleas Court
State Live Stock Commission
McKinley Monument Dedication Plans Set for June Meeting
Canton plans for the dedication of the McKinley monument at West lawn cemetery will be finalized at a June 19 trustees meeting of the McKinley National Memorial association. Attending will be Vice President Fairbanks Secretary Cortelyou Cornelius Bliss and former Gov. Herrick.
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Canton
Westlawn Cemetery
McKinley National Memorial Association
Fairbanks
the Treasury
Cortelyou
Cornelius Bliss
Herrick
Robbery Claim In Steubenville Involving Clairvoyant
Miss Emma Baker of Steubenville accuses Prof Kirk a clairvoyant of robbing her of 500 dollars. She says he persuaded her to draw the money and entrusted him with it, then left town after taking charge of the funds.
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Steubenville, O
Horse Whirled Killing Woman Near Dayton Pike
Mrs Orville Andersen died from a fractured skull after a horse frightened and whirled the carriage on the Dayton and Eastern pike. Her husband and sister were slightly bruised in the overturning incident.
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Dayton, O
Dayton
Eastern Pike
Owner of Many Groceries Fails in Bankruptcy
Cincinnati records show George J. Brill, owner of one wholesale and 14 retail groceries in Hamilton county, filing voluntary bankruptcy. Schedules reveal assets of 106,936 and liabilities of 82,254. His attorney sought a receiver appointment from United States Judge Thompson to wind down the business.
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Cincinnati
George J. Brill
Hamilton County
United States
Thompson
Mob Storms St Vitus Church in Cleveland
In Cleveland Ohio a mob of about two thousand foreigners stormed St Vitus Catholic church at 64th Street and Glass Avenue. They aimed to demolish the church and kill Pastor Father Vitus Hribar. Police reserves halted the violence by arresting the ring leaders and dispersing the mob.
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Cleveland, O
St. Vitus Catholic Church
64Th Street
Glass Avenue
Father Vitus Hribar
Ohio postal clerks adjourn at Findlay elect officers
The Findlay Ohio convention of postal clerks adjourned and chose officers led by President C J Roberts of Findlay with Secretary W C Edwards of Van Wert. A vote of thanks was given to congressmen for securing a salary raise.
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Findlay
Postal Clerks
Ohio
C. J. Roberts
van Wert
Sailor Clarence Rhodes Murdered at Sea
News reach Bellefontaine that Clarence Rhodes a United States sailor was murdered his body cast into the sea from a battleship. He is son of Granville Rhodes of Springfield and nephew of Mrs James Barnhart.
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Bellefontaine
Clarence Rhodes
United States
James Barnhart
Young Rhodes
Granville Rhodes
Springfield
Captured the Shooter in Gallipolis Killing Case
Ottie Lewis was fatally shot by Tube Stribling in Gallipolis, both Black. Stribling fled to Point Pleasant, West Virginia, was arrested there and brought back to the city, held in jail.
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Gallipolis
Ottie. Lewis
Tube Stribling
Stribling
Point Pleasant
W. Va
Tragic Belt Mine Accident Claims Bellaire Girl
May Bennett 17 of Bellaire died at Raven coal mine when her dress caught in a fly wheel. Her body was mangled as the wheel rapidly revolved, and death was instantaneous.
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Bellaire, O
May Bennett
Raven
Bellaire
Woman Dies After Fire Lighting With Coal Oil Near Woodsfield
Mrs. Jacob Haren of Zanesville, living near Woodsfield, used coal oil to start a fire. Her clothing caught fire, she ran into a field where her husband was working, and collapsed dead at his feet.
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Zanesville
Jacob Haren
Woodsfield
Big Strike Threatened In Cleveland Ore Region
In Cleveland ore men learned of a possible strike by the blast furnace employers in the Mahoning and Shenango Valleys as stock managers said they would refuse the union demands for longer hours and higher pay.
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Cleveland, O
Mahoning
Shenango Valleys
Cleveland
Poison Believed Used in Tiffin Pasture Murders
In Tiffin unknown assailants released paris green in a pasture, killing seven cattle that fed on the poison. Investigators pursue leads as livestock losses draw concern among local farmers.
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Adam Goetz
Prison prank ends in near fatal injuries in Columbus
In Columbus Ohio Andrew Krumps 42 a Ralston car works employee lies mortally wounded from a crude practical joke. A tube connected to a compressed air tank tore his alimentary canal. Police expect arrests as investigators review the incident and worker testimony.
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Columbus, O
Andrew Krumps
Ralston Car Works
Painter James Lennon Killed After Tragic Union Station Plunge
At Cleveland Union station a 32 year old Cincinnati painter James Lennon attempted to ride a fast Lake Shore train and was dragged under the wheels, crushed into pieces. Local authorities reported the fatal accident occurred as Lennon tried to board the moving train.
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Cleveland
Lake Shore
Union Station
James Lennon
Cincinnati
Bellefontaine Man Arrested in Assault on Daughter
Bellefontaine Ohio Frank Johnson a middle aged man was arrested on a charge of criminally assaulting his 12 year old daughter He is in jail.
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Bellefontaine, O
Frank Johnson
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France
Bondholders’ Protective Association
United States Independent Telephone Company
Indianapolis
Taft
Cuba
Porto Rico
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Foraker
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Cora Leaderbrush
Ill
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the Chronicle
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Joe” Cannon
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Ridgley
Detroit
Treasury
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Abraham Ruef
Standard Oil Company
Wiley
Peoria
Davenport
Queen Maud
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Lake
Landau
New York Senate
Spur
Gov. Hughes
W. R. Hearst
Klaw & Erlanger
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Thomas D. Jordan
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Chicago South Side Traction Lines
McClellan
Joseph Babeck
Eastport
N. Y
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Eddy
Miss Spreckles
Madison
Wis
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Marinette
Soldiers’ Home
Dayhon
Main Street
He Waters
Hiram Strong
Greencastie Cemetery
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Woodland Cemetery
Union Veteran Legion
Ryan Soap Factory
Tribune Farmer
Agricultural Press
Harrison News
NEWS
NEW York Tribune Farmer
New York City
Citizens’ Bank
Harrison, Ohio
Frank Bowles
Startpeace
Add
Ressell
Walter Hartpence
Joseph Berndard
Barrison, Ohio
Sonable
LS Ee
Trace Maras
Ely Poten
Ene
Securin
Eat
Ee 7 Co
Scientific American
Ely Illustrated Weekly
Peane Escientific Sia
Argent
F Srige
E. G. Siggers
Washington, D
Mother Gray
Rurse
Children’s Home
Pall de Olmsted
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Ollowell
Nocary
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Gregory
Leeds
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Rev
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Canon of
Arizona
Santa Fe
California
Harvey Meals
Atchison, Topeka & Sante
R'y
Oklahoma
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway
Great Valley
U S
Pamphles
Gen. Pas
A. T
S. F. Ry
Paul
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