Notable Happenings Told In Brief Itemized Form
A digest lists arrests and political moves including H W Tilers accused of stealing about $61,000 from First National Bank of Pittsburgh. James Sherman health outlook and possible gallstone operation. Theodore Roosevelt Jr earns Harvard degree amid study. Rockefeller to write autobiography. Wisconsin Senator Stephenson seeks re election. Taft honored at Yale while Harvard loses. Roosevelt Sr to Sagamore Hill for vacation. Queen Edward birthday honors announced. Violence and disasters abroad and at home including Mex revolutionaries, Chicago fire deaths, Teheran unrest, shipwrecks, and weather incidents. Alaska to Virginia various political and social notes.
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H.W. Tilers
First National Bank
Pittsburg
National Bank
Poids
James
Sherman
Cleveland
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr
Roosevelt
Harvard University
John B. Rockefeller
New York
United States
Stephenson
Wisconsin
Taft
Yale
Harvard
United States Steel Corporation
William J. Barnett
Colton
San Francisco
John Mitchell
Miners’ Union
Illinois
Sagamore Hill
Gov
Hanley
Indiana
Ottawa
Kan
Grover Cleveland
Westland
Princeton
N. J
Army
Navy
Griswold
Edward
Vienca
Coahuila
Mex
Chicago
United Norwegian Lutheran Church of America
St. Olaf College
Northfield
Minn
Minn, To Be Called "Mohn Hall," To Honor of the Late Rev. Prof.Thorbjorn N. Mohn
Rt. Olaf
Mincie
Economy Light and Power Company
Denplaines River
Jude Mack
Cicage
Au’ Sunt
Theodore Kiepter
Kiepter
Three Kivery
Mort Chester
N. C
Teheran
Sheepatiead Bey
Justice Bischof
Pajorr
Frank J Goulit
Bie
Mite Heton M. Kelly
Muros
Spain
Hemderits
Floux City
Willian J. Firvan
Locke
Guy. Sanders
Lontetana
Springfield
South Dakota
Pietre
Western
Pennsylvania
la Roche
Havana
Ity
H. J. Hverett
Government Forester
T. KR. Wakely
Negros
William Mulholland
M. ©. Sappineton
Sappineton
Mountain Lake
Albemarle County
Virginia
New London
Conn
Portuguese Guiana
Guy
Cummins
Allison
Joan Reid
England
John Hubert Ward
Earl of Dudley
London
Chapel Royal
St. James’ Palace
Queen Alexandra
Funeral for Mr Cleveland Held Simple Private Burial
The service for Grover Cleveland took place at his Princeton home and later at the cemetery with a brief Presbyterian rite. President Roosevelt, Govs Fort and Hughes, cabinet members, and Princeton officials attended. The burial was private and modest, with a military guard and a few public figures present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
N. J
Orover
Cleveland
Presbyterian Church
Roosevelt
Othrer
William Worda- Worth
Hoosevelt
Govs. Fort
New Jersey
Hughes
New York
Hoke Smith
Georgia
Bandits Loot Viesca In Bold Mexico Raid
Telegraphic reports to Vice President Corral describe a 50 armed band of raiders sacking Viesca. Police resistance failed, three officers killed, three wounded. They freed jail inmates, looted the Bank of Nueva Leon in Monterey, damaged the post office and stamp office, then hit the express office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Corral
Mexico
Viesca
Bank of Nueva Leon
Monterey
Government Stamp Office
Trade Review Signals Cautious Uplift As Fall Business Nears
R G Dun and Co notes midsummer stability amid overall trade contraction. Crop progress boosts outlook for fall volumes and factory activity rises gradually. Cotton goods steady while hides jump costs but do not derail shop production. Steel mills report solid new business. dry goods sales strong in semiannual clearances. Freight cars down under 250,000. rail shops resume repairs as distributions stabilize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
R. G. Dun & Co
Weekly Review of Trade
Trade and Industry
Five Men Killed in Chadron Wreck on Rail Line
Five men perished Friday when a doubleheader freight eastbound on the Chicago & Northwestern struck wreckage from a washout caused by a cloudburst near Chadron Nebraska. The incident disrupted service and halted traffic as investigators probed the scene.
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Chadron
Fire Destroys Northern Pacific Elevator at Rice's Point
A disastrous blaze consumed the D division elevator at Rice's Point on the Northern Pacific railroad complex. The conflagration severely damaged dock and sheds, causing losses estimated over one million dollars and disrupting rail operations in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dylaw
Annie Friday
Consolidated Elevator Go
Northern
Pacife
Rice's Point
Jingle Sam Faces Historic $60 Million Federal Deficit
The Larpeeton Record in Washington reports the coming fiscal year ending June 30, 1908 will show a large deficit. Receipts are down about $44 million from 1907, while disbursements rise by roughly $80 million to about $659 million. Major costs include Panama Canal work and public lands rehabilitation, with postal revenue deficits around $12.5 million and rural free mail delivery costs near $25 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Panama Canal
Serrce
Treasury
Automobile Turned Turtle in Warren Fatalities Claim One
A Warren Pennsylvania car accident left one man dead and two others fatally injured. Erle Anderson, 45, foreman at a local machine company, died after the vehicle turned turtle in a gutter while attempting to pass a buggy. Mrs. Eric Anderson, 42, and R. M. Knabb, owner of Knabb Barrel Works, were fatally injured. Six people were in the car. three escaped unhurt as others were pinned beneath the wreckage. Hope for the injured was reported as dead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren
Erle Anderson
Eric Anderson
R. M. Knabb
Knabb Barrel Works
Anderson
Conviction Totals In Revolt Trial Linked To Servia Plot
In a sensational trial over revolutionary activity linked to a bomb discovery last year Crown Prince George of Servia figures in testimony. Six of the accused were condemned to death, three to prison, and 27 to varying terms up to life. Also, Atlantic City cashier Robert Ohm mells confessed to defalcation involving $20,000.
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Cettlnfe
Prix O
God
Crown Prince
George of
Servia
Montenegro
Gimday
Tfe
Atlantic City
N. J
Robert Ohmmells
The
Marine Trust Co
Tornado kills seven in Clinton Ming area
A weekend tornado struck Clinton Ming, killing seven people and wounding 26, some seriously. It blew down twenty houses, a printing office, and two churches, leaving extensive destruction in its path.
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Clinton
Ming
Justices of the Peace Elected but Not Served in Ohio
In Columbus and Cleveland the Ohio Supreme Court ruled that William Darin and James E. Votive cannot serve as justices of the peace. Their predecessors remained in office after January 1, 1908, through April, while legislative changes extended terms to align with biennial elections.
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Votiva
Davio
Woman falls into trance at gift of tongues camp
At a religious meeting in Alliance Ohio a woman from Pennsylvania lay senseless on the floor for hours during prayers and shouts. Camp organizers barred children after threats to report the affair to authorities following frenzied shouting and reports of death-like stupor.
Bank Must Make Good in Ohio Supreme Court Ruling
The Ohio Supreme Court held that the Hough Avenue Bank Co of Cleveland must reimburse depositor Jacob Anderson for $61 after his passbook was lost and a forged transfer order was presented to C. M. Christiansen. The court ruled the bank is responsible to Anderson for the forged amount.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
State Supreme Court
Hough Avene Bank Co
Cleveland
Jacob Anderson
Anderson
C. M. Christiansen
Christiansen
Garber Seeks Ohio Role in Cleveland Mayor Succession
Harvey Garber former Democratic state senator and power broker behind State Chairman Finley will not block friends seeking his selection as Ohio’s national committeewoman to succeed Mayor Johnson of Cleveland. A heated fight is anticipated at every moment ahead of the Denver convention as Garber and Finley control the organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Harvey Garner
Finley
Be Friends
Natonal
Ohio
Johnson
Cleveland
Denver
Garber
Tragic Railroad Suicide In Cleveland Leaves Family, ER Clerk among Victims
Cleveland resident Clarence Walker age 19, a private secretary for the Erie railroad, hurled himself before a Lake Shore freight train Friday. His body was cut in two by the advancing cars after he left home at sundown following long overtime and nervous strain. Geneva, Ohio reports a separate mob assault on Fred Brett, a machinist, after warnings to cease alleged ill treatment of his wife. Citizens restrained Brett with tar and feathers following a staged alert to keep him away from home.
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Cleveland, C.C
Clarence Walker
Lake Shore Railroad
Walker
Erie Railroad
Geneva
Fred Brett
Cleveland
Brett
Association Elected Officers at Ohio Michigan Referees Meet
Sandusky June 27 The Association of Referees in Bankruptcy of Ohio and Michigan closed its first convention at Put-in-Bay Friday. Officers elected are Claude B. De Witt Sandusky president E J West Wilmington vice president Lee Joslyn Bay City secretary treasurer Next convention to be held at Put-in-Bay in June 1909.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Association
Sandusky
Association of Referees
Ohio
Michigan
Patdn Bay
Claude B. de Witt
E. J. West Wilmington
Lee
Special Grand Jury Called in Marian Attack Case
A special grand jury will be convened by the Prosecuting attorney to try Hl Bogart and Peter Edwards, race track men, on charges they attacked Marian Long, a 14 year old girl. The men were arrested Thursday and released on bond but public sentiment prompted rearrest Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Napoleon
Hl Bogart
Peter Edwards
Marian
Long
Alleged Swindler Arrested in Columbus
Dyson Hradley, an alleged commission merchant, said to have fled the country, was arrested in Columbus on Friday and arraigned before U.S. Commissioner Jonson on a charge of using the mails to commit fraud.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Dyson Hradley
United
Jonson
Pittsburgh Youngstown Ashtabula Rail Road Mortgage Filed
The first general mortgage to secure bonds for sixteen million dollars was filed with the county recorder Friday. The mortgage proceeds to the Central Trust Co of New York as trustee. Lieut. Col. Augur dies in Cincinnati after two months at Fort Thomas Kentucky.
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Youngstown, O
Pittsburg
Youngstown
Ashtabula Railroad Co
Central Trust Co
New York
Augur
Cincinnati
Awmon A. Augur
Fort Thomas
First Time He Acted Like That Carters Lament Over Old Jim
An old horse named Jim dies after frequent illnesses and treatment by a neighboring veterinarian. The carter wonders if the horse will work again. A shop scene discusses blocking and coloring straw hats, with plans to trim and color to hide white showing on crown areas.
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Carter
Jim
Stood Their Ground and Skinned a Cat with Bees
A dialogue recalls a suburban land dispute where a rival built a livery stable and sold out cheaply after a clever ruse. The narrator explains buying the bee-lined lots and placing hives to deter future development while others did similarly. The scheme ended with the rival leaving mid June, taking the unstable venture with him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Throgelas
No One to Appeal To Dutchman Seeks Seat Change on Beach
A Dutchman needing the famed Philadelphia lady's services is assigned a backward seat on a beach. He asks the postmaster to move him, claiming the current arrangement makes him ride backward. He asks the man opposite to switch, but there is no one there to switch with him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Jack Forest
Bruly
End of marriage sorrow noted by Mary and maid
A fragment from Tit-Bits portrays Mary asking if her husband missed her during her absence. The maid replies the husband showed despair only after her return, implying strained affection and tension at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary
Overburdened with Memory in a Wise Exchange
A humorous exchange centers on memory training as a son plans lessons while Palmer Core comments that he hopes the boy does not memorize every tune ever whistled, highlighting a playful memory theme through a concise dialogue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palmer Core
Loster
Market notes from New York and Cleveland report mixed gains
Market items show 11 percent sterling demand at 4.97 dollars and steady government bonds. Grain and livestock values edge higher or hold, with flour at 5.20, wheat and corn quotes mixed, cattle and veal prices around 5 to 6.75, and calves offerings near 4.50 to 6.00. Local Cleveland figures note patent prices and various wheat, cattle, and hog activites, with substantial activity in western markets and June entries for futures and cash items.
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New York
Donia
Deste
Cleveland
Jne
Ted Be
Yallow
Howe
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