Black Hand Lai Ang Is Run to Earth
Office inspectors uncover a national Black Hand branch centered in Ohio with chiefs believed to be Italian nationals. Arrests include Sam Lima and Joe Rizzo in Marion and Antonio io in Columbus. authorities link extortion to letters from Marion and repayments routed through several cities.
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Columbarion
Dennison
Ohio
Tus
Case
Iggest
Ion
Charles Holmes
Cincinni
Sam Lima
Joe Rizzo
Marion
Antonio Io
Columbus
A. Marfis
Maison
Lima
Inspector Holmes
Belle- Brie
Holmes
Ital
Marion Post
Italy
Iimed
John
Charles Amicon
Columbus Commission
John Amicon
Belletaine
Coumbus
Pittsburg
Woman Held in Train Hold Up In Omaha
Jack Shelton alias Jack Gordon and Lillian Stephenson arrived in Omaha in custody of two deputy inspectors. Shelton faces charges as a participant in the Overland Limited robbery on the Union Pacific. Stephenson is held as a witness and promises to reveal what she knows. Authorities narrowed the case to four men and will proceed with their arrest and prosecution.
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Jack Shelton
Jack Gordon
Lillian Stephenson
Omaha
Shelton
Union Pacific
Stephenson
Fire Devastates Presque Isle Neighb orhood
A northeastern Presque Isle district was swept by a high wind feeding flames that destroyed 100 houses and several key buildings including the Congregational Church and Masonic Hall. The Canadian Pacific Railroad station and two large potato warehouses burned as total losses reach about 3 00,000.
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Maine
Presque Isle
Congregational Church
Masonic Hall
Canadian Pacific
Flood Loss in Colorado Destruction and Service Disruption
Floods from heavy rains and melting snow sweep across Colorado causing four deaths and widespread property damage. Train service halted in all directions as the Grand Junction water system faces threats from the Grand and Gunnison rivers. Englewood and Greely suffer flood damage while a cloudburst near Limon floods farms along the Big Sandy.
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Colorado
Grand Junction
Grand
Gunnison
Greely
Cache la Poudre
Denver
Englewood
Limon
Rock Island
Union Pacific
Shift in Coffee Trade Signals Sugar Trust Exit
Herman Sielcken of Crossman and Sielcken buys the Woolson Spice Company from the Havemeyer estate and others. He plans a greatly enlarged plant. The deal may prompt the sugar trust to abandon the coffee branch. Sielcken is a stockholder in the American Sugar Refining Company.
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Herman Sielcken
Crossman & Sielcken
New York
Woolson Spice Company
H. O. Havemeyer
Sieleken
Sugar Trust
Sielcken
American Sugar Refining Company
O'Brien Johnson Fight Ends Close No Decision Reported
In Philadelphia six rounds of boxing between Jack O'Brien and Jack Johnson left no damage and a possible draw if a decision had been rendered. Weston continues his New York to Pacific coast walk covering sixty three miles daily across Kansas and Colorado. In Louisville Gypsy King and Hyperion II narrowly split a sprint finish in the third race as judges could not separate them.
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Philadelphia
Jack O’brien
Jack Johnson
Edward Payson Weston
New York
Pacific Coast
Kansas
Colorado
Louisville
Gypsy King
Hyperion II
Reverend Dr. Edward Everett Hale Dies at 82 in Roxbury
Famous preacher and Senate chaplain Rev. Dr. Edward Everett Hale died at his Roxbury home. Born April 3, 1822, in Boston, he led South Church Boston from 1856 to 1900 and was active as a peace advocate, author, and reformer. He chaired the Peace Crusade and helped establish The Hague tribunal. He leaves wife, son Philip L. Hale, daughter Ellen, and a physician at his bedside.
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Edward Everett Hale
United States Senate
Roxbury
Mass
Julia Ward Howe
Hale
Old South Church
Boston
Dr. Hale
New England
Nathan Hale
Edward Everett
Boston Advertiser
Harvard University
Hague
William H. Milburn
Senate
Post Office Seeks Rural Free Delivery Routes
Washington reports 59 741 petitions for rural free delivery mail service with 16 884 denied. As of June 1, 40 637 routes were in operation and 1 563 petitions remained pending with 1 358 unacted.
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Post Office Department
Washington
Florida House Passes Rail Car Race Separation Bill
The Florida House approved a Senate bill to separate races on railroad trains and street cars and sent it to the Governor for signature. The measure targets segregating seating on public transit vehicles in the state.
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Florida
Senate
U.S. Gains in Canada Trade
Canada increases imports from the United States while imports from Great Britain fall. From 1869 to 1909 U S share rose from 34.03 to 60.4 percent and Britain fell from 56.2 to 23.69 percent. In 1907 manufactured goods totaled 166 million with 89 million from the United States.
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United States
Canada
Bureau of Statistics
Department of Commerce and Labor
Washington
Great Britain
United Kingdom
British Colonies
Massive Decatur Cereal plant destroyed by fire
A fire at the Decatur Cereal Company mill on Eldorado and Vandyke streets started shortly after 1 a m and burned the plant, 80 000 bushels of corn in an adjacent elevator, and caused $650 000 in losses. Fireman John Sheehy was killed by a falling timber. water pressure prevented suppression. The firm, a major starch and corn grits producer, employed many workers.
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Decatur Cereal Company
John Sheehy
Eldorado
Vandyke
Wabash
Decatur
Washington man Walter E. Clark named Alaska governor
Walter E. Clark, a Washington newspaper man, is named governor of Alaska. William B. Washburn of New York becomes civil service commissioner, succeeding James T. Williams. Meanwhile Wisconsin assemblymen defy Senate subpoena over Stephenson reelection probe, with the assembly approving continued resistance into the extra January session.
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Walter E. Clark
Washington
Alaska
William 8. Washburn
New York
James T. Williams
Wisconsin
Senate
Stephenson
Assembly
Wright brothers honored for first flight achievement
Washington ceremony honors Wilbur and Orville Wright with gold medals from the Aero Club of America as thousands gather. President Taft presents the awards in the East Room after remarks by Rep. Herbert Parsons and greetings from governors and scientists. Katherine Wright joins the brothers on visit and public acknowledgments include letters and resolutions from science groups.
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Washington
Europe
Wibur
Orville Wright
Dayton
Ohio
White House
Taft
Aero Club of America
Wrights
Wright Brothers
Aero Club
Herbert Parsons
New York
Wilbur
Katherine Wright
Cosmos Club
Canal Wreck at Sault Ste Marie Locks After Steamer Collision
A Canadian canal lock at Sault Ste Marie is wrecked after the steamer Perry G Walker rammed the lower gate. The Assiniboia, Crescent City and Walker are damaged with gates torn from moorings. Loss to Canada about 250000, Crescent City about 100000. Captain MOSHER cites engineer error as cause.
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Lake Superior
Saint Mary’s River
Sault Ste. Marie
Mich
Perry G. Walker
Gilchrist
Walker
Assiniboia
Canadian Pacific
Hiner
Crescent City
Pittsburg Steamship Company
Mosher
Panama Canal Purpose Questioned by Visiting Foreigner
A visiting foreigner asks the native about the principal object in building the Panama Canal. The native replies that it is believed to limit the size of future battleships.
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Panama Canal
Chicago Tribune
Free Sample Offer for Allens Foot Ease Powder
Advertisement notes a free sample of Allens Foot Ease to send to Allen 8 Olmsted Le Roy NY. Claims it cures tired sweating hot swollen aching feet and makes shoes comfortable. Also advertised as a remedy for corns and bunions sold by all druggists and shoe stores for 25 cents.
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Allen
Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
Century of corset craft marked by banquet and ball
The Dundee Advertiser notes the seventh centenary celebration by Glovers and Stay makers of Paris. It traces corset origins to aristocratic times, recounts an ancient tale of a butcher’s wife and the first stays, and describes bans on stays in France two centuries ago and fashion cycles between Paris and London, with a peak in 1839.
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Corporation of
Paris
France
London
Dundee Advertiser
Long-haired orator challenged in park by sparrow cops
In a public park a long-haired speaker delivers a fervent political speech as a sparrow cop orders him to stop. The orator retorts that the park system is political and questions why politics are barred in the park.
Conversation Sparks Debate on Suffrage Speeches
A Washington Star quote turns on a reply about a wife who is said to be a suffragette. The man explains she does not seek to vote but to make speeches, highlighting the era’s push for public speaking and advocacy.
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M. Meekton
Washington Star
Coffee's Weight on Old Age Bold Testimony
A southern state school superintendent cites his mother as a long time coffee user who suffered heart problems and stomach upset. After switching his family to Postum the mother improved markedly, with fewer headaches and better overall health, seen as stronger benefit than others in the family.
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Postum
Wellville
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