Money Wrenches Central Union Telephones Stockholders
Chicago June 10 Central Union Telephone stockholders faced a shock as John L. Sabin, new president, issued a circular urging raising 3 000 000 immediately to 6 000 000 by year end and another 2 000 000 in 1902. The stock fell nine points at the close. The company operates exchanges in Illinois Indiana and Ohio.
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Sabin
Chicago
Bell Patents
Central Union Telephone Company
Ilinovia
Indiana
Ohio
Central Union Telephone Exec Quotes on Sabin Circular
William A. Vail of the Central Union Telephone Company, based in Indianapolis, is out of town. Walter L. Hill, local exchange manager, says he cannot discuss the Chicago dispatch about President Sabin’s circular noting the business has grown despite independent rivals. He confirms subscriber growth from 3,000 to 5,500 in a little over two years and avoids speculation on the circular’s motive or need for stock assessments.
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William A. Vail
Central Union Telephone Company
Indianapolis
Walter L. Hill
Local Exchange
Chicago Dispatch
Sabin
Central Union
Porter warns Britons on US industrial position
R P Porter told the Chesterfield Chamber of Commerce that the United States may not yet compete globally in most industries beyond iron, steel, machinery, and low grade cotton goods. He blamed British restrictions for its lag in electrical science and warned of economic dangers amid European tariff tensions, noting Britain’s free trade strengthens foreign trade.
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London
Robert P. Porter
Chesterfield Chamber of Commerce
United Kingdom
United States
Great Britain
Porter
Mr. Porter
Ives
Paris Rail Firm Defends American Locomotives
The assistant chief engineer of the Orleans Railway said all thirty American locomotives bought last year have run since November and will not be withdrawn. They burn more coal and cost more to maintain, but the company does not regret the purchase. The experiment is not encouraging and future purchases may be limited.
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Paris
Orleans
Coal Prices Prompt Company to Consider More Purchases
A company closely watching market trends indicated it is ready to buy additional American coal whenever prices permit. The statement reflects readiness to expand imports if cost conditions improve, signaling potential increased demand in the near term.
Plow Makers Plan United Company in 75 Million
Chicago reports a planned combination of twenty one leading plow manufacturers with 75 million capital. Charles H Deere of Moline leads the effort to incorporate within a month as officers are to be elected. The trust will include Ohio Kentucky Wisconsin and New York. Prices are denied to rise. London dispatch notes shifts in plow orders to the United States due to American production.
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Chicago
Auditorium Annex
Charles H. Deere
Moline
W. A. Vincent
Morrow
Ohio
Kentucky
Wisconsin
New York
London
Birmingham
Geneva
Daily Mail
United States
Assaulted and slain near Atlanta girl found murdered
Atlanta June 10 Miss Bessie Jackson adopted daughter of S C Flower a dairyman at Poplar Springs was found murdered near her home after missing since Thursday A negro boy named G A T English on the Flower farm was arrested on suspicion The coroner's inquest heard she had watercress in her hands indicating she was gathering it when overpowered Her throat was cut from ear to ear The community is aflame with excitement and the suspect will be brought to the city for questioning.
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Atlanta
Bessie Jackson
S. C. Flower
Poplar Springs
J. H. Green
G. A. T. English
Ely
Chicago double tragedy at Great Northern Hotel
L Hartman and his wife were found dead in their bed at the Great Northern Hotel Chicago with a bullet in each temple. The couple, registered June 6 from New York, appeared well dressed and reserved. The woman was identified as actress Rose Le Sebre or Rose Violette, linked to the Duchess company. The man is said to be son of a wealthy New York tobacco dealer. motive may involve runaway marriage and a displeased father. The room showed no struggle and a revolver lay in the husband’s hand.
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Chicago
L. Hartman
Great Northern
New York
Rose Violette
Hartman
Roth
Duchess” Company
Rose le Sebre
New York City
Pulpit Contempt Cited as Basis for Immediate Punishment
The judge warned that yesterday's pulpits showed contempt of court and vowed to review the cases at once, then impose full penalties under the law.
Seven Men Injured in Kentucky Rail Collision
A head end collision two miles south of Colesburg Kentucky between a freight engine and a southbound passenger train injured seven trainmen: Engineers Gibson and Fitzpatrick, Fireman Fitzpatrick, Postal Clerks Hargrove and Shipley, Porter J W Johnson, and Express Messenger Ed Cowherd. Passenger cars were undamaged. postal and express cars destroyed. Injured were taken to Louisville.
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Elizabethtown
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Colesburg
T. B. Gibson
J. F. Fitzpatrick
Fitzpatrick
Hargrove
Clark Shipley
J. W. Johnson
Porter
Express
Ed Cowherd
New Orleans
Postal
Loulaville
Chase ends in arrest of Melville Findlay in Chicago
Chicago June 10 a young man giving the name Melville Chester Findlay alias many names was chased through streets by detectives and a crowd, finally captured near the Auditorium. He faced numerous forgeries and wanted notices from Memphis Boston San Francisco Cincinnati Louisville New York Galveston and more. He showed no remorse, saying he would face punishment yet planning a life of travel.
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Chicago
Melville Chester Findlay
Kansas City
Yale
Melville Chester, Jr
Jordan Hanna
John Reid
W. O. Brown
Coleran
Chester
Jackson Boulevard
Wabash Avenue
Harrison Street
Cottage Grove Avenue
Michigan Avenue
Frank Hyde
Michigan and
Wabash Avenues
van Buren Street
Chicago Club
Auditorium Annex
Bock
de Sousa
Central Station
Melville Chester
Boston
Memphis
Tenn
Mass
San Francisco
Cincinnati
Louisville
Pittsburg
New York
Galveston
Liberty
Bloomington
Normal
Guthrie
O. T
Gertrude
R.A. Wrightmeyer
National Biscuit Company
Twenty Two Pass Entrance Examinations at West Point
Of fifty nine candidates who reported for entrance examinations last week only twenty two passed successfully. Among the successful ones is R A Seager of Indiana. The twenty two and others who qualified last month took the oath of allegiance and were admitted today. Cadet A S Grant appointed surgeon major and J Douglas McArthur first sergeant. About half of the third class remain under punishment and will not be granted leave until mid July.
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West Point
R. A. Seager
Indiana
Military Academy
Grant
J. Douglas McArthur
Conspiracy to Defraud Ends in Guilty Verdicts
Dr August Unger and F Wayland Brown were found guilty of conspiracy to defraud insurers through the death of Marie Defenbach in Chicago. Frank H Smiley pleaded guilty and testified for the state, facing a likely light sentence. The case hinged on a planned fraud involving staged illness, a fake fiancé, and cremation, with the victim dying naturally amid conflicting testimony on cause of death.
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Chicago
August Unger
F. Wayland Brown
Marie Detenbach
Frank H. Smiley
Unger
Brown
Smiley
Miss Defenbach
John B. Weckler
Weckler
Wild man fights officers in Tacoma burglary capture
Police responding to a reported burglary on A street were attacked by a man who smashed a board over officers heads. Sergeant McCoy finally secured both wrists after a brutal struggle. The captive, described as a wild man, had been exhibited locally and was locked out of his home.
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Tacoma
Wash
Chief Fackler
McCoy
Rose Violette the Man in the Moon Actress Rose Violette
New York theater tale of Rose Violette a 22 year old actress who appeared in The Man in the Moon and Broadway Tokio company. She traveled west with Louis Hartman and Chicago rumors say Hartman a young lawyer and Mae Belle Davis connected to the case shot her amid jealousy.
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New York
Lawrence
New York Theater
Rose Violette
George W. Lederer
Chicago
Louis Hartman
Hartman
Max Hartman
Columbia Law School
Mae Belle Davis
Priest Shot by a Woman at San Geronimo Church
A sensational case from Otulba near Mexico City reports Senora Vilavicencio shooting dead Spanish priest Marcarto during confession inside San Geronimo church. The act is described as an unparalleled murder within the country’s religious precincts.
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Mexico City
San Geronimo
Otulba
War Boers Seek Hague Arbitration In Conference
Kruger Leyds and others request action by the Hague arbitration court. Mrs Botha travels to the Dutch capital as the group meets to discuss terms and potential peace initiatives.
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Hague Arbitration Court
Kruger, Leyds
Mrs. Botha
Germany Denies Action In South Africa Mediation
British, Boer, and German officials discuss end to the South African war. Kruger and Leyds arrive at The Hague as Mrs. Botha travels from London to confer. Von Buelow states Germany offered good offices only if requested by both belligerents, while Britain declines.
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London
The
Associated Press
Foreign Office
Count von Buelow
Great Britain
France
Russia
Germany
Kruger
Europe
Hague
Boers Suffer Heavy Losses Reported From Pretoria Dispatch
Lord Kitchener reports in a dispatch from Pretoria that in the last month 2,440 Boers were killed wounded imprisoned or surrendered. From June 1 to 9, 26 killed, 4 wounded, 409 prisoners, 33 surrendered, with 601 rifles 1155 rounds of ammunition 120 wagons and 4000 horses captured.
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London
Lord Kitchener
Pretoria
Judge Rebukes Reformers In Denver Court
In Denver on June 10 Judge Peter L Palmer sharply rebuked more than a hundred reformers who gathered to protest injunctions against city and fire police boards over Sunday alcohol service. The incident followed a legal fight by a restaurant owner and a saloon keeper asserting their rights under the law.
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Denver
Peter L. Palmer
Eeete, Seberseneren
At Lear
Gergyenen Os Ia Aero Sa
Holland Submarine Torpedo Boat Set for Newport Trials
Naval men and shipbuilders anticipate a voyage starting tomorrow from Philadelphia to Newport under Lieut. Edward Simpson U S N. The Holland will be towed to Newport where experiments will guide the development of future navy submarines.
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New York
Edward Simpson
Philadelphia
Newport
Simpson
Navy
Wild Beasts Are Man's Kin Sermon Reflects Darwinism
In a Church of the Messiah sermon Rev. Dr. Minot J. Savage argues that Darwinism shows humans and animals share a single lineage. He says for centuries there was struggle for space, but modern thought elevates life to the divine, presenting all creatures as kin in the same family.
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New York
Minot J. Savage
Forger Arrest Echoes Local Findlay Fight Fame
In Kansas City police conclude the Chicago arrestee Melville Chester is Melville Chester Findlay son of a local art store owner. He had earlier been captured in the county courthouse by Detective Andrew O’Hare, who was badly beaten during a struggle and Findlay escaped. Findlay hails from a well‑to‑do family.
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Kandas City
Chicago
Melville Chester, Jr
Melville Chester Findlay
Andrew O'Hare
O'Hare
Findlay
Jay
Governor Samford Nearing Fatal Illness in Alabama
Tuscaloosa reports Governor W H Samford who has been ill for several days is worse today. He had an unfavorable night and could take only little nourishment this morning, fueling fears of a fatal termination.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
W. H. Samford
Forgery suspect Melville Chester Jr tracked across states
ST. PAUL Minn June 10 Melville Chester Jr was arrested in Chicago and is believed wanted here for forgery of several checks. He used the aliases Jordan J Hill and claimed to be James Hill of Northern Railway before being traced to Kansas City where the case continued.
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ST. Paul, Minn
Melville Chester, Jr
Chicago
Young Man
Jordan J. Hill
FS & Salatine
J. Hill
Northern Railway
Kansas City
Breckinridge Has Views On Democratic Reorganization
In Lexington June 10 letter Col. W C P Breckinridge rejects statutory currency views guided by Bryan and opposition to expansion. He notes the need for a nominee and platform that unite factions, retain possessions, and accept Supreme Court policy, while denying any need for retracting prior statements.
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Lexington
Col
W. C. P. Breckinridge
Sys
Bryan
Democratic Party
Supreme Court
Breckinridge
Carnegie plans major Cooper Union reconstruction for endowment duplicate
The Herald reports Carnegie, elected Cooper Union trustee, plans to remodel the institution to extend Peter Cooper’s work. He aims to duplicate the Union’s endowment, already around 2.054 million, after giving 200 thousand as a special endowment and considering a 3 million total gift.
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New York
the Herald
Andrew Carnegie
Cooper Union
Peter Cooper
Carnegie
Union
Deadly fight at Corbin leaves two dead
In Corbin Kentucky two men died and a third was mortally wounded after a confrontation stemming from an attempt to arrest Andy Cox. Deputy Branham was shot dead, Chief Silas Wilder was wounded but killed Cox with a shot to the heart. Wilder died the next morning.
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Middlesboro
Corbin
Andy Cox
Branham
Cox
Silas Wilder
Wilder
Thirteen men feared entombed in burning colliery shaft
The Pittsburg Coal and Coke Company shaft No 2 at Port Royal Pa is on fire with over thirty men believed trapped. Rescue teams entered shaft No 1 after explosions and more blasts followed. Smoke and gas filled the mines as families gathered, with efforts to divert water or search continuing into the night.
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Port Royal
Pittsburg
Michael Roy
Euclid
Pittsburg & Lake Erie
Jock Peoples
Tony Stickles
Frank Davenport
Daly
Lawrence Settler
John Stakes
Stakes
Settler
William McCune
West Newton
Dennis Wortley
Baltimore & Ohio
Headless Body Mystery Stirs Lowell Woods
In Chelmsford Center woods a headless female body was found. An autopsy showed a fatal wound severing the head with a sharp instrument, but the cause of death remains undetermined. The victim is unnamed and police pursue leads as investigators work to identify the woman and resolve the case.
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Lowell
Mass
Chelmsford Center Woods
Cabinet visits at White House as Mrs McKinley improves
President McKinley summoned all Cabinet members to the White House after an evening drive with Secretary Long. They discussed a personal matter not related to Cuba or the war, while Mrs McKinley’s improving condition reassured the nation. Doctors report steady improvement though risk remains.
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Washington
White House
Long
Hay
Buffalo
Gage
Hitchcock
Wilson
Knox
Smith
Root
Cuba
China
Philippines
Supreme Court
Inchudh Dewey
Miles
Rixey
Sternberg
NO JOINT GUARANTEE United States joins indemnity talks
Washington June 10 The government formally informed foreign powers that it cannot join a joint guarantee for the payment of the Chinese indemnity. The note cites constitutional limits on the President and notes anxiety abroad over indemnity outcomes while some powers consider direct talks with China or a league tribunal option unlikely to be accepted.
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Washington
United States
United
China
President appoints officers for Porto Rico provisional regiment
The President appointed officers for the Porto Rico provisional regiment of infantry including Lieutenant Colonel James to lead the unit. Further names and ranks follow in the official orders.
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Washington
Porto Rico
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South Africa
Daily Express
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Manu
U. S. Grant
Marie Defenbach
Eee
Ide
WOMA
von Blelow
Darwin
Kansans City
Samford
J. J. Hill
Kha
Col. W. C. P
President McKinley
Mrs. McKinley
Wishard
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