Aeronaut Freddy Wood Drowned After Flag Entangles During Descent
Frederick L. Wood of New Haven fell into the Passaic River, drowned, after his large American flag, used as a parachute, wrapped around his legs just before he could reach shore. The incident occurred at Hillside Park in Passaic N J as 1000 spectators watched a 2000 foot ascent.
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Hillside Park
Passaic
N. J
Frederick L. Wood
Haven
Conn
Wood
Equtiny
Four Boys Held After Great Northern Train Holdup
Four youths aged 15 to 17 are jailed in Great Falls Mont for a northbound Great Northern train holdup near the stockyards. Albert Hatch 15 led the plan and switch, with William Randall 17 Harry Rheams 15 and George Creswell 16 confessing to involvement. a fourth boy aided in planning but did not act.
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Great Northern
Great Falls
Mont
Albert Hatch
William Randall
Harry Rheams
George Creswell
Randall Rhea
Strepulent Sermon Ends With Pulpit Smash by Billy Sunday
The Rev Billy Sunday former baseball star closed revival meetings in Sharon Pennsylvania after a fervent sermon he pounded the pulpit into splinters with his fist Then he tore a wood splinter from the desk and beat the air with it like swinging a bat Several listeners, many baseball fans, watched as he mimed hitting a base and collapsed from exhaustion at the end of the sermon.
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Billy
Tabernacle
Sharon
Mexican Congress Adopts Immigration Health Ammendment
The Mexican congress approved a constitutional amendment to restrict immigration by enforcing rigorous physical examinations for all entrants and to bar anyone found to suffer from loathsome or contagious diseases.
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Mexican Congress
Republic
No Verdict in Whitmore Murder Trial
The Jersey City jury in the Theodore S. Whitmore case reported a disagreement on the murder charge against Lena Whitmore of Brooklyn, N Y. Justice Swayze sent jurors back to their room to continue deliberations if possible.
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Whitmore Cage
Jersey
Theodore S. Whitmore
Brooklyn
N. Y
Lena
Methodist bishops named for cities and Foo Chow posting
The Methodist general conference disclosed episcopal assignments including Foo Chow China to W. W. Lewis and a list of bishops to cities such as Boston Buenos Ayres Buffalo Chicago Cincinnati Denver New Orleans Pekin Philadelphia Portland St Louis San Francisco Washington Zurich and more. The judiciary committee dismissed Georges A. Cooke's charges against Chancellor J. R. Day. The Book Concerns at New York and Cincinnati will merge into a single corporation. Present publishing agents were re-elected.
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Sioux City
Foo Chow
Methodist General Conference
Boston
Mass
J. W. Hamilton
Buenos Ayres
Argentine Republic
Frank Maristol
Buffalo
N. Y
John W. Gerry
Chattanooga
Tenn
William F. Anderson
Chicago
Ill
William F. McDowell
Cincinnati
David H. Moore
Denver
Colo
Henry W. Warren
China
Lewis
New Orleans
Thomas Kk. Kee
Portland
Ore
Charles W. Smith
St. Louis
Mig
Henry Spellmyer
St. Paul
Man
Robert McIntyre
San Francisco
Cal
Edwin H. Hughes
Washington
D. C
Earl Cranston
Zurich
Switzerland
William Burt
Georges A. Cooke
Bishop Moore
Cooke
J. R. Day
Syracuse University
Judiciary Committee
Day
New York
Roosevelt
Moore
Methodist Book Concern
Western Methodist Book Concern
Panic at Dante School Sparks Stampede in Chicago
Rumors of an Italian secret society plotting dynamite at the Dante school on Ewing and Des Plaines streets caused a panic among 1700 pupils. About 600 fled and several were injured in the rush after shots were fired in an adjacent alley. officials say rumors had no foundation.
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Ewing and
Desplaines Streets
Chicago
Gulf Stream Change Turns New York Into Tropical City
Captain Arthur Mills of the liner Philadelphia blames foggy delays on the Gulf Stream drawing closer to New York. He predicts the current will bring a tropical climate to the city, with near constant sea fog as the Gulf Stream moves past the harbor.
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New York
Arthur Mills
Philadelphia
Sandy Hook
Canadian Dam Bursts Trapping Crews in Port Arthur Flood
A dam on the Current river burst Thursday near Port Arthur flooding the area. Three lives are reported lost and damages estimated at 500 000 dollars. A Canadian Pacific freight train derailed on submerged tracks. engine crew Savage McBride and Inmann drowned after being pinned under wreckage. The railway faces heavy losses from washed away track.
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Port Arthur
Canadian Pacific
Savage
McBride
Inmann
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
London merchant Abrams freed after alibi proves innocence
Charles Abrams a London clothing merchant who had been held pending an investigation into the death of Mrs. Carrie Shaw a Hortonville widow was released on Thursday after proving a clear alibi.
Amador Mining and Development Co Falls Into Worthless Stock
The Amador Mining and Development Co of Montana a $10 000 000 corporation headquartered in Chicago collapsed. One thousand four hundred stockholders mostly in Chicago were informed that the copper gold mine they invested in and valued at $650 000 is worthless. The company founded by D Mackinnon boomed stock for five years then left Boston for Maine with inquiries failing to locate him. The six year venture produced only five cars of ore while funds were spent on surface equipment literature offices and prospectus junkets. The president William Surman of Carlinville Illinois vicepresident George Lill Chicago coal dealer treasurer Robert M Maher and director Herman Goettsch are named. The stockholders considered buying Mackinnon half the mine for $150 000 before realizing the loss.
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Amador Mining and Development Company
Montana
Chicago
T. D. Fuller
Herman Goettsch
Lill
Currency Bill Taken Up In House Debate On Compromise Measure
The conference report on the currency bill was reported to the house Wednesday afternoon and debate began immediately. After two hours, Republican conferees reached agreement on the six year time limit, fixing expiration for June 30 1914, with votes anticipated around 4 15 o clock.
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House
Houses of Congress
Tornado Toll Rises Across Oklahoma and Illinois
A tornado near Alva Oklahoma killed Peter Rudy his wife and two children when it passed two miles east of the town. Farmhouses were destroyed and crops damaged. Another tornado at Ingersoll Illinois killed three people and left a child missing amid widespread property damage.
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Peter Rudy
Alva
Okla
Ingersoll
Ila
Collins Cleared in Dunne Mayor Election Case
Former Chief John M. Collins and ex-Police Attorney Frank Comerford of Chicago were acquitted on Wednesday of using police to aid Edward F. Dunne's mayoral election victory in the last municipal race.
First Shot Hits Florida in Battle Damaging Turret
The monitor Florida receives a direct hit from the Arkansas' big gun. An 11-inch steel armor plate on the turret shows a large wound on the starboard side, disabling metal between the turret gun and its rim.
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Florida
Victim of Dynamiters Dwellings Wrecked in Oakland
Three houses built by James L. Gallagher former San Francisco board of supervisors president and chief witness for the prosecution in the San Francisco graft case were wrecked Tuesday by dynamite in Oakland California.
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James L.gallagher
Oakland
Cal
San Francisco Board of Supervisors
San Francisco
Fire Destroys Chicago Plant As People Flee
A Wednesday blaze tore through the Standard Sash and Door plant on Center avenue destroying the $100,000 facility. One man likely fatal and two others seriously injured, with many families driven onto the street by the fire.
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Chicago
Standard Sash and Door Company
Center Avenue
Admiral Crowinshield Dead After Hospital Operation
Admiral A S Crowinshield U S N died in Philadelphia following a month in hospital and an operation for a nasal affection. The 20th century officer had served in the Navy and died Wednesday.
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Crowinshield
A. S. Crowinshield
Philadelphia
New Rosebud Town of Winona Emerges in Tripp County
A new town named Winona, meaning new born, is established in Tripp county twelve miles west of Dallas on the Rosebud reservation. It lies at the head of Ponca creek valley on the Chris Colombe allotment near fertile soils and a Chicago and Northwestern survey line, poised to become a distribution point for a wide area once rail extension proceeds.
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Winona
South Dakota
Tripp County
Dallas
Rosebud
Gregory County
Ponca Creek
Chris Colombe
Chicago and Northwestern Railway
el Reno
State Fair at Huron Promises Big Premiums and Entertainment
Premium lists for the South Dakota state fair to be held in Huron the week beginning Sept. 7 are being set out by Secretary McIlvaine. Gov. John A. Johnson of Minnesota will speak on opening day. The live stock department plans more entries with exhibitors from the northwest. H C Warren of Forestburg oversees the agricultural exhibits described as the greatest and most varied in the region. Hugh Smith of Howard directs a notable speed program with increased premiums to attract top pace horses.
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South Dakota
Huron
McIilvaine
John A. Johnson
Minnesota
Northwest
Agricultural Department
H. C. Warren
Forestburg
Hugh Smith
Howard
Free Lover Knowles Convicted In Deadwood Case
Freeman Knowles editor of a Deadwood weekly and former congressman was found guilty by a jury of sending lewd material through the mails. The sentence ranges from one to ten years in prison with a fine. The trial shook Deadwood as the editor advocated free love in his paper.
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Freeman Knowles
Deadwood
Knowles
Horrass Pleads Guilty in Bank Embezzlement Case
Geo F Horrass of Hot Springs former cashier at Hot Springs National Bank pleaded guilty in U S district court to three counts alleging the embezzlement of 25000 of the bank’s funds. The confession follows a strong case by federal prosecutors and he faces penitentiary time.
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Geo. F. Horrass
Hot Springs
Hot Springs National Bank
Federal Grand
United States District Court
Bride Blanche Whiting Ties With Paul H Grattan in Redfield
Court reporter Carole notes the marriage of Paul H Grattan and Blanche Whiting in Redfield on Saturday evening May 23 1908. The bride is sister of Judge Charlee O Whiting of the Ninth Circuit and has served as court reporter since Judge Whiting ascended to the bench.
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Carole
Huron
Paul H. Grattan
Blanche Whiting
Redfield
Charlee
Whiting
Ninth Circuit
Rapid City Businessmen Seek Funds for Federal Building
Chagrined South Dakota congressmen secured only seven thousand dollars for a Rapid City federal building. Local businessmen begin subscriptions to raise the nucleus of the two hundred fifty thousand dollars needed for the project.
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South Dakota
Rapid City
Aberdeen plans continued street paving program
Aberdeen will extend street paving and soon call bids to pave several more blocks in the central area. The improvement project will be pushed through the current year.
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Aberdeen
Dynamite Cap Accident Injures Local Man
Henry Johnson of Charles Mix county suffered a severe hand injury when a unexploded dynamite cap found in his barn exploded after he tapped it on a stove. The blast shattered his left hand and forced amputation of two fingers. How the cap got there remains a mystery.
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Henry Johnson
Charles Mix County
Johnson
Beresford Saloon Fight Forces Court Action
Prohibitionists secured a writ of prohibition from Judge Jones and served it on Beresford city officials to block saloon licenses and compel appearance to show cause. The move follows a disputed vote tally in which 296 votes were cast, challenging whether a majority of all votes was required to win the license question.
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Jones
Beresford
Ihe
Missing Mitchell Woman Bertha Sigard Sought
Parents of Bertha Sigard of Mitchell Ss D say she arrived in Sioux City about a month ago, left a trunk with sent articles, and has not been heard from since. They fear foul play, while police suspect she may have left the city.
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Bertha Sigard
Mitchell
Ss. D
Sioux City
George Glover Arrest In Deadwood Over Fractious Horse
George Washington Glover, son of Mrs. Mary Baker Eddy, arrived from Lead to view Deadwood. After a dispute over a horse, a policeman ordered him to move it to a livery barn. Glover resisted, was arrested, and held in jail for the rest of the night.
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George Glover
George Washington Glover
Mary Baker Eddy
Deadwood
Lead
Glover
Farmer Joseph Grant Dies in Lightning Strike Near Spearfish
On the way to Grant's farm near Spearfish, his team halted at the door and his wife found him dead in the reins. A lightning strike caused the fatal death with only a slight mark visible.
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Joseph Grant
Spearfish
Grant
Fire at Parker destroys Furrow barns and stock
Fire swept the barn behind Joseph Furrow's meat market at Parker killing the horses that gave the alarm. The blaze consumed the Furrow barn and two adjoining sheds, with total losses estimated around 1500 dollars.
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Parker
Joseph Furrow
Furrow
Wife Elopes with Hustler at Terry
A sensational case arrests attention as Mrs. Jo seph Morin leaves her husband and an 11 year old daughter to elope with Tom Tucker a livery barn employee.
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Terry
Joseph Morin
Tom Tucker
Cattle Dipping Area Near St Onge Dips Stock Before Move
Cattle owners near St Onge are busy dipping their stock under government instruction as they prepare for summer grazing. Vats at the Nelson ranch dip over 200 head daily. Receiver's sale of the Crouch line between Rapid City and Mystic is ordered for June 22. Sioux Falls reports the marriage of Dr. Thomas J. Billian t to Ailis Gretta Houser in Monterey Mexico.
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St. Onge
Rasmus Nelson
Crouch Line
Rapid City
Mystic
Sioux Falls
Monterey
Mex
Thomas J. Billiant
Ailis Gretta Houser
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Twister
Oklahomo
South Dakota State News
New Rosebud Town
Horrass
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