Wave of bank robberies and political notes across U S mid west
Five men wounded attempting to sign a grope at Brinkte Louisiana. Robbers dynamited a bank vault in Hagzleron Iowa and fled with 4400 dollars. Deputy Secretary Adee plans a 2000 mile European tour of France. Over four weeks, 100 workers killed or wounded in Lodz. Robbers hit Farmers and Merchants bank at Bix Tie, escaping with cash. Los Angeles to host National Teachers Association July 8 to 12. US Steel sets mill price at 28 dollars per ton for 1908 season. Mrs Aggie Myers begins life sentence in Jefferson City for Kansas City murder. Esther McNeil, founder of WCTU, dies aged 84. Three Raleigh convicts try to escape. one killed, others recaptured. NY Assembly approves amateur boxing under AAU. Earthquake conditions in Mexico likened to San Francisco. US military spend totals rise to 307 million since 1847. 200 million is now considered normal. Governor Hughes signs police reorganization bill for New York City. Peach growers report severe winter losses in Georgia. Republican electors in the Tenth Indian Congress back Fairbanks. (Totals condensed for length.)
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Brinkte
la Roblre
Hagzleron
Towa
Eaen
Sueuth
Adee
Europe
France
Lodz
Russian Poland
Rovbers
Farmers and Merchants' Bank
Bix
Los Angeles
National Teachers’ Association
United States Steel Corporation
Aggie Myers
Jefferson City
Kansas City
Esther McNeil
Women’s Christian Temperance Union
Organ Tea
Fredonia N.Y
Raleigh
N. C
L. Seruges
Assembly of New York
Amateur Athletic Union
Miners Accept Eight Hour Day in Goldfield Contract
In a Sunday vote the Goldfield miners ratified a two year agreement granting an eight hour workday and union jurisdiction over all regular mine workers including mills and smelters except superintendents and managers. The pact limits strikes and lockouts to two thirds and fire votes respectively and keeps town labor disputes from interrupting mine operations.
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Goldfield
Nev
Sayer
Wie Seule
Miners’ Union
Mille
Simeliers
Girl Killed by Sheriff Near Post Office in Goldfield
Goldfield Miss Carrie Burton a 20 year old girl was shot and killed Saturday morning near the post office. Deputy sheriff Fred Gleason riding a mount caused the gun to discharge after its revolver fell from its holster. The bullet struck Burton in the shoulder and neck severing the jugular vein as she passed. Gleason was arrested but immediately discharged, deemed blameless, the horror of the accident overwhelming all.
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Goldfield
Carrie Burton
Ofice
Fred Gleason
Gleason
Mex
Daughter Arrested in New York Grand Larceny Case
New York report states Ella Bransfeld, 20, faced grand larceny charges filed by her stepfather Jas T. Branafeld, a Chicago railroad contractor. The complaint alleges a $50 payment on April 9 and a subsequent disappearance with an accomplice.
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New York
Jas T. Branafeld
Chicago
Ella Bransfeld
Wiean Teste
Tianafield
J. of. Buslawe
Wusplelius Pleriutl
Jamestown Exposition Opens This Week In Norfolk
The centennial Jamestown exposition advances in Norfolk Virginia with displays from domestic housing to foreign commerce. Workers, machines, and industrial arts projects showcase energy efforts and pioneer progress, featuring models of early power and vapor technology amid a variety of national exhibits.
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Norfolk
Jamestown
Ito
Amielig Wutherine
Natal
Pearly Avery
Allie Anil
Young Girl dies after brutal attack in city
A young girl died after a violent assault while walking home. Police say the incident happened near a busy thoroughfare, and investigators are examining security footage and interviewing witnesses. The victim’s family requests privacy as authorities pursue leads.
Cry of the Unemployed Reaches London Demonstration
In London a few thousand discharged Woolwich arsenal workers and allies marched eight miles from Woolwich to the house of commons to press grievances over job losses linked to War Secretary Haldane’s cost cuts. A deputation met Premier Campbell-Bannerman, who pledged sympathy and minimizing hardship.
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London
Woolwich Arsenal
Haldane
Woolwich
House of Commons
Army
Pymlice
St George's Eirele
Mile
House of Parliament
Campbell- Bannerman
Mary Dane
Baron Tweedmouth
Admiralty
Afraid to Take a Stand in Petersburg Parliament
In Petersburg the lower house debated a moron's stance against terrorism but postponed the talk. The anticipated personal interview between M. Golovin, president, and Emperor Nicholas aims to clarify the monarch's view on the dogma. Democratic factions fear a crisis as talk of a motion on terrorism looms and possible shifts in leadership surface.
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St Petersbure
M. Golovin
Euperor Nicholas
M. Piehno
Council of the Empire
Trial of the Black Hand suspects in Wilkesbarre trial
In Wilkesbarre Pennsylvania prosecutors opened the trial of over a dozen alleged Black Hand members linked to a wave of crimes in the area. Eleven shooting with intent to kill and dynamiting cases are among those charged, with leaders identified as Allene and others in connection to extortion. The proceedings focus on a network blamed for fear and violence across the region.
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Wilkesbarre
Black Hand
Allene
Irene
Unclear text misfires in high court mentions
Fragmentary OCR text references legal terms and names but is too garbled to extract coherent events or dates. The piece appears to discuss a court or appeal with references to judges and possible hangings, but no verifiable facts or entities are readable.
Thin Third Term Scheme Mirinee Snap
Fragmentary OCR text mentions a trio of phrases about a third term scheme and an application related to Mela Tubakd ani abhire uf Aideely. The readable portions hint at a fundraising or web-based process tied to a location or institution, with unclear names and dates.
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Mieebott
Ecommerce
Mae Delle Lave
Thawnlore
Five Thousand Men on Strike Over Mitchell Order
Five thousand miners in eastern British Columbia and Alberta walk off the job amid a disputed order from UMWA President Mitchell. Sherman and Patterson deny a formal strike, while the Winnipeg board of trade pushes for bringing in cheap Chinese labor to replace the workers. About 6,000 men have quit.
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Mitchell
Ara
Board of Trade
Vancouver
B. C
British Columbia
Alberta
United Mine Workers of America
Sherman
8. S. Lindsay
Crow's Nest Coal Company
Patterson
Canadian Pacific Railway
Forple
Frank
Kootecay
Winnipeg Board of Trade
PDOT TO KILL PRESIDENT ASSASSINATION PLOT REPORTED
Newark police and the U S secret service investigate an alleged plot by Pennsylvania anarchists based in Hazelton to kill President Roosevelt. Informants named several suspects and claimed a former McKinley assassin was a band member while a police chief who provided the tip later died by suicide.
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Newark
N. J
Pennsylvania
Hazelton
Roosevelt
United States Secret Service
Adama
Secret Service
Jan Bartula
Audenried
Adams
Czolgoaz
McKinley
Cheif Flynn
New York
Dietriet
United States
Vice
Fav
Slnes
Adame
Burtaila
End of Manchuria Handed Over After Treaty Review
Russian and Japanese forces have completed evaluation of Manchuria under the Portsmouth treaty terms. Military movements halted as control shifts to Chinese authorities. Evacuations continue with administration transferred, disciplined Chinese troops arriving in key towns, while Japan withdraws commitments and awaits formal statements on troop alteration.
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Pekin
Manchuria
Lerma
Portmouth
Manchinelin
Kuslan
Mukilen
Japanoet
Trouna
Hellingklang
Cho Bivendane
Chinowe Tepopa
Mapcburia
Accused of Killing Blind Husband in Chicago Case
A Chicago suspect, Ble dnalized that her husband forced binsewlt out of the window. She denied the clang and said she did all in her power to counter that action. The case centers on a death that occurred after an alleged domestic incident and the framing of others in a chaotic legal scene.
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Chicago
Uriah
Proposal to Unite Northwest Railroad Commissions
Chairman B T Stanton of the Montana railroad commission reports a planned Northwest division of the National Association of Railroad Commissioners. A Seattle meeting will perfect the organization after a Portland conference with Washington Oregon and Montana commissions to foster a lower understanding and closer coordination across the Great Lakes to the Pacific.
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Helena, Mont
Great Lakes
Pacific
Seattle
Satan
B. T. Stanton
Montana Railroad Commission
Washington
Oregon
Montana
Olympia
Wash
Portland
Northwest Division
The
National Association of Railroad Comminaloners
Pressure on the Porte in Macedonia Trade Pact
Constantinople reports a protocol signed by ambassadors to accept a 3 percent customs duty hike. The move finalizes a dozen years of Porte concerns and two years of negotiation, funding Macedonian order with 75 percent of the revenue. Rasen and smaller powers remain to be secured, enabling Ambassador Lelshman to press the school question.
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Constantinople
Macedonia
Porte
United States
Lelshman
Cold snap harms Colorado fruit crops
Denver and Pueblo recorded 14 above zero after a snowstorm, frost nipped fruit in eastern Colorado, with Grand Junction reporting 80 degrees below and a grave fruit condition. Officials warned damages may reach several million dollars while other crops benefit from the moisture.
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Denver
Weather Bureau
Pueblo
Colorado
Grand Junction
Continental Divide
Terrific hailstorm devastates crops and homes in Texas towns
Reports from Houston recount a hailstorm striking Carthage Yorktown and Clayton with crops houses and livestock damaged. Hailstones described as large as axes piled twelve inches in Yorktown as a twelve mile wide path crossed the area. Washington, John F Stevens said the canal could be finished by 1908 or 1910 after contingencies.
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Houston
Tex
Carthage
Yorktown
Clayton
Remarkable Freak of Nature Lamb's Double Parts Shock Valley
Ephraim Ulah-Lare Christenson, a prominent valley farmer, owns a lamb about two months old with two deformities. The creature stands as a natural oddity with duplicated mouth and rear, yet remains healthy and growing despite its unusual anatomy. Local curiosity and agricultural interest surround the rare lamb.
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Ephraim
Ulah
Christenson
Free Fight in Church Sparks Chaos During Sunday Service
A disturbance erupted at a church in Portanouth when Pastor Rev Prevwas Chase and a guest minister clashed over conduct during a Sunday morning service. The altercation caused panic as attendees fainted and people fled the aisle while police were asked to intervene.
Deadlock in Spooner seat race amid Wisconsin GOP ballots
In Madison and Spooner the Republican caucuses and a pair of joint ballots failed to produce a clear winner for the U.S. Senate seat vacated by John Spooner. Ten candidates competed, with Stephenson and Bach among leaders, La Follette supporters strong, while Democrats backed George Birdoff and the Socialists backed J. Ruymel of Milwaukee.
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Madison
Wilsk
United States
John ©. Spooner
Atall
Teu Stephenson
Marinette
Robert N. LaFollette
John J. Bach
LaCrosse
Irvine le Len Root
Superior
Assembly
Jad Fo Winkler
Milwaukee
Elief Salwarts
George Bird
Social Dei
J. Ruymel
Inauguration of Porto Rico Governor Post in San Juan
San Juan Thursday witnessed the inauguration of P. Re-Regle A Post as governor of Porto Rico succeeding Beohmuts Winthrop. Chief Justice Quintley of the island’s supreme court administered the oath as members of the supreme court executive council and house of representatives attended. The ceremony was elaborate and marked by notable attendees. Post becomes the fourth civil governor since 1900 and the twenty-fifth to hold the office in the last four centuries.
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San Juan
P. Re
A. Post
Porta Fies
Beohmuts Winthrop
Tremoury
Washington
Quintiey
Mupreme Court
Supreme Court
Executive Council
House of Delpesios
Formen Consis
Post
Thi
Charles H. Alien Ses
ICC rules against Union Pacific in Peary elevator case
Washington reports the Interstate Commerce Commission ruling against the Union Pacific in the Peary elevator dispute. The decision says the grain rate arrangement between the Union Pacific and Peavy operators was unlawful as it affected the actual rate for grain portions. Commissioner Harlan authored the decision with concurring votes from other commissioners though some issued differing opinions.
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Washington
Intersate Commerce Commission
Union Pyrite Railroad Company
Union Pacific
Harlan
Lane
Mystery solved in Wilmington theft case arrest and confession
Disappearance of a $1000,000 package traced to a Maryland bank transfer. Joddie Nelson, a service employee, confessed after arrest, with most of the money located buried near Washington. Authorities say Governor Haserint and others were involved in a web of suspected graft and misdirection, while Captain Curry led a separate provincial plot during a period of unrest. Further actions were promised as investigations continued.
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Wilmington
Del
Mall Fon
Lande National Bank of
Chemical National Bank of
Sew
York
Joddie Nelson
FA Service
Nue
Netole
Washington
Haserint
New Manlea
Chaliat
Cartan George Curry
Boverhur
Amar
New Montes
Curry Elle
O ' Jarawn
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Department of Geology
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Mexico
San Francisco
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Bingham
New York City
Smith
Georgia
Republica
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Revoluriune
Charles W. Fairbankes
Warsaw
Mary Hahnenity
Anneaud
Wealey
Iia
Lelely
Ion Fatt
Annan
Leliot
Ilquartana
Moreen
Sheriff
Ban Prat
Mamie
Tver
England
Russia
Lord Birrington
Unieos
Diller
Tie
Supreme Court of the Inlet
Birrington
Penton
Davite
Leah
Hayes
PDOT
Railroad Commission
Northwest
Panama Canal
John F. Stevens
Ehrirman
SeChralin Canal Commission
Spooner
Wisconsin
la Follette
Porto Rico
Interstate Commerce Commission
New Mexico
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Tonopah
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Alie
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Theilenr
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