Quietus Reached In Philadelphia Transit Strike
Philadelphia June 4 after six days of rioting with injuries and wrecked cars, transit conductors and motormen end strike via politicians. Company grants wage increase from 22 to 24 cents hourly and agrees to settle. McNichol labor leaders warn GOP endorsement will shift votes. Mayor Rayburn and company to meet. union ratifies plan. city expects cars running tomorrow.
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Philadelphia
McNichol
Tle
Combine Labor
Charles C. Pratt
Rayburn
Parsons
Bogus Capitalist Faces Collapse and Divorce in Climax
Climax Georgia reports a dramatic fall from grace for A D Oliver, once a reputed $5,000,000 capitalist. A Mississippi sheriff identifies him as Charles Harding, an escaped convict, amid public fury over alleged swindling. His wife seeks a divorce as his mills and lands are seized and a mob drives him from town.
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Climax
A. D. Oliver
Sherif Jones
Monroe County
Missinsippi
Charles Harding
Tanto
Jim Beacon
Jim
Bainbridge
Oliver
Olina
Harding
Ohio
Bult
Demand for Protection Sparks McCloud Conflict
A man dies from four bayonet wounds as militia clears streets after a strike by local mill employers spreads to international concerns. The Italian consul appeals to Washington for protection of countrymen amid planned warrants for arrests. Plant operations resume with strike breakers under militia guard as authorities hunt leaders believed to have fled.
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McCloud
California
Jung
Conentra San Provenco
Washington
Gtrikora
Dyte
Machinists’ Strike in Baltimore Grows Firm
Baltimore on June 4 reports both sides firm in a machinists strike at a railway system. All union machinists employed by the company are expected to walk out once the action is fully understood. Authorities anticipate no violence or trouble.
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Vengence
Republican
Baltimore
Pretty Blonde Breaks Down in Cleminson Murder Case
Chicago June 4 The latest theory in the Cleminson murder case claims the doctor did not intend to kill his wife but gave morphine to stupefy her so she would not object to his leaving for a trip. Police search for the missing woman Miss Anta Kolb, a hospital nurse, led to tense testimony as she was questioned and broke down before the prisoner.
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Chicago
Cleminson
Anta Kolb
Mia
Beline
Claminnon
Balloons May Pass Over Central Obio in Nationwide Race
Indianapolis announces that wind forecasts hint at southern flow affecting the National Championship race route. The event, scheduled for tomorrow, could see saloons relayed toward Pennsylvania and Maryland as balloons traverse central Ohio.
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Indianapolis
Ind
This
Enet
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Thaw Denied Jury Trial on Sanity Appeal
New York June 1 The appellate division of the supreme court refused Thaw a jury trial on sanity keeping him in Matteawan. The court also denied Albert Puttick’s appeal for a new trial after his life sentence for the murder of William Rice, ruling Governor Hughes did not violate constitutional rights.
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New York
Supreme Court Today
Harry K. Thaw
Supreme Court
Thaw
Renmin
Motteawan
Albert Puttick
Ife
Sing Sim
William Rice
Flaghes
Iife
Escape from Naval Station at Yerba Buena
San Francisco June 1 A dramatic naval drill at Yerba Buena station ended with three boats missing. Aztec sailors, under a quartermaster, maneuvered on the Oakland coast when a return signal was given. The cutter swung to shore as all hands pulled hard toward the wharves, but the first boat slipped away and vanished.
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San Francis
Duchess Consuelo Vanderbilt Welcomes London Society
The Duchess of Marlborough, Consuelo Vanderbilt, hosts a Curzon Street reception displaying broad support from her husband's relatives and even King Edward. The Duchess’s social engagement draws many leading English figures as she remains separated from her husband and faces a chorus of approval from family.
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Duchess of Marlborough
Consuelo Vanderbilt
London
Duches
Curzon Street
Branford
England
Edward
Resolution adopted on tariff dispute across states
Washington reports a heated debate over the German tariff as the LaPalette resolution moves to the senate. Michigan and Augeburg chamber figures are cited, with concerns over cost of living and correspondence. Senator Penrose and Senator LaBollette exchange sharp criticisms amid large floor attendance.
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Washington
LaPallette
Eliie
State Department
Senate
Allo Correspondene
Germany
Michigan
Augeburg
Forest Fires Ravage Vast Regions In June Outbreak
Fires scorch hundreds of miles across Hortiern Sasiwv henwan country andSaw mills of lumber companies destroyed. No fatalities reported yet but farmers fear losses and many emigrants flee. Heat intensifies as smoke blankets rural districts and towns. Federal aid unclear amid chaotic emergency.
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Maniterm
United States
Irwinn
Driver of Pilot Car Arrested in Erie Endurance Race
The New York to Seattle auto endurance race halted at Erie PA when May Sheeta, driver of the pilot car, was arrested for speeding. He posted a $26 bail and the event resumed.
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Cleveland
New York
Seattle
Erie
Pennsylvania
May Sheeta
Tenement Fire Endangers Forty Lives in New York
New York June 4 A seven story tenement near Williamaburs Widge threatened with destruction as a fire imper ils the lives of forty persons. Many people choked by smoke and several firemen were overcome. One firefighter is in serious condition.
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New York
Williamaburs Widge
Dry Leaders Seek Order for Eleven Day Polls in Youngstown
A delegation of dry leaders urged Mayor Cover and Police Chief McDowell to boost precautions for an eleven day election period. Authorities promised lawful action for infractions and to keep the vote peaceful. Wet voices warned of outsiders coming to influence the result next Wednesday.
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Youngstown
Cover
McDowell
Roosevelt at Kijabe
The Roosevelt special reached Kijabe station at 5 10 yesterday with Mr Roosevelt admiring the Rift valley scenery on the Nairobi route. Major Mourna rode the cowcatcher from Kikupu to Encarpment covering twenty two miles and a hyena on the rails narrowly avoided. Porters of the expedition accompanied them.
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Kijabe
British East Africa
Roosevelt
Rift Valley
Nairobi
Mr. Roosevelt
Mournarade
Kikupu
Roosevelt Party
Botik
Sugar Trust Scandal Reaches Higher Up
New York June 4 A former United States senator and a prominent customs official may be deeply involved in sugar trust frauds linked to forthcoming trials of trust insiders. Evidence traces fraudulent weighing since 1896 that defrauded the government of over 11 million in duties, risking major political fallout if charges proceed against high officers.
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United States
New York
Jones
Curitome Service
Atx Dewk
Hough
United States Circuit Court
Henry L. Shavon
Wine
Fred T. Dennison
Wickersham
Sugar Trust
Simeon
Dennis
Republican Organisnion
Stimson
Dennison
Visits Behind Prison Bars Prominent Trustee Keeps Promise
Thieto Corbin of New Britain, head of the American Hardware Co., visits his old friend Charles Gilbert at Wethersfield prison every six months for forty five years. Gilbert, convicted of murder in 1864, speaks tearfully of temper and gratitude while Corbin funds his family and comforts.
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Connecticut
New Britain
Corbin Wos
Gilbert
Menry Cauldwell
Corbin Wood
Corbin
Bat
Wethersfield
Phil
Mr. Corbin
Thatcher Disbarment Proceedings Near Closa
Columbus Ohio June 4 testimony in the Thatcher disbarment proceedings in supreme court was nearly finished today Thatcher denied charges of employing persons to work on damage cases Witnesses testified about Lacan county position and conduct of election campaign much of Thatcher's testimony was contradicted by witness statements
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Columbus
Thatcher
Supreme Court
Lacan County
Mim@arment committee
Honduras in wider martial law amid revolution threats
Wireless dispatches report from Puerto Cortes say Ceiba Honduras faces wider martial law as a revolution and possible warlike actions loom. The American gunboat Paducah remains near Colba to safeguard properties and citizens amid the unrest in the capital and surrounding areas.
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Washington
State Department
Puerto Cortes
Ceiba
Honduras
Ameria
Paducah
Colba
Honduras Capitel
Volgulpale
Riot at Fort Mitt mine bottom leaves two dead
Wheeling dispatch reports a riot among Italian miners at the Fort Mitt mine in Ohio. Two men were killed and a third fatally injured as gunfire erupted when workers emerged from the shaft. Officers searched for the shooter amid chaotic street violence.
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OBR
Figet
Wheeling
W. Va
Fort Mitt
Ohio
Hied Fnally
Tim
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Albert T. Patrick
Naval Station
Yerba Buena
Colonel Roosevelt
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