Week's World and U S News Review
Summaries of Senate actions on currency and appropriation bills, the Brownsville delay, and the motto display on coins. Taft’s canal zone trip and endorsements noted, plus arrests and trials in Indiana and Michigan. Debs nominated by Socialists, Philippine governor not dead, Kilbourne elected head of the National Medico-Psychological association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Senate
Military Academy
Vreeland
Brownsville
House
United States
Oval
Taft
Canal Zone
Juline C. Burrows
Michigan
Christina Metsker
Southwend
Ind
Carleton Morgan
South Wend
Mae Green
Cascopell
Mich
Walter 8
Farmer
Colchester
Thomas W. Harvey
Enterprise National Bank
Pittshore
California
Oregon
Washington
Montana
North Dakota
Alaska
Chicago
Debs
Allen Gard
Lanao Province
Philippine Islands
Morobolomen
Groyacup
Arthur L. Kilbourne
Rochester
Multiple incidents headline a day of wide risks and losses
A sweep of brief items reports a bank suspension in Pittsburg after large thefts tied to ex cashier William Montgomery, a drowning of Midshipman Arthur Linford Lucas in Ohio, a near-fatal rescue by Carl Hibard, fire at Mayfield Kentucky’s utility plant with $40,000 losses, Cleveland street riots easing, a Dayton soldier’s home murder, political clashes in Jacksonville and Uniontown, early airship flights near Manteo, and a Paris divorce ruling.
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General News
Allegheny National Bank
Pittsburg
William Montgomery
Arthur Linford Lucas
Cleveland
Annapolia Academy
Carl D. Hibbard
Northfeld
Minn
Mayfield
Dayton
Frank Clark
Florida
W. & Jennings
W. J. Urgan
Hove Arason
Jackeonville
Fitheraiee
Jennings
Peter Rathgaber
Chicago
J. Sturgla
Uniontown
Siette
Manteo
N. C
Yungteeilang
Hankuw
Paris
Hart
Burley B. Palmore
Miao
Lola M. Palmore
Virgina
Capitol
Wanh
Notable Violent Crime and Disasters Stir Nation
A flood of short items reports murders robberies and accidents across states and cities. Victims named include Mrs Helle Gerineas near La Porte and Mrs Gunnene kull. Deputy Short W H Farmer tied to a Wells Fargo robbery. trains collide near Muskogee and a tornado hits Gilliam California. Atlantic fleet sails from San Francisco. conservation talks wrap in Washington.
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Mra
Helle Gerineas
Laporte
Tod
Laporte oMerald
Gonnets
AWK
Helgelein
Guinnest
Porte
Newy Lajorte
Ind
John Mow
Short W. H. Farmer
Dawson
N. M
Welle-Fargo Express Company
Franch
Flora
San Francisco
Puget Sound
Pontiac
Henry Willams
Chicago
Walter J. Menuaon
New York
L. B. Cartwright
Santa Fe
French, N. B
Sondelbach Wheel Company
East St. Louis
Hohenstein-Hartmers Furniture
Kryansville
James Clear
Peru
Charles Stillman Sperry
Thomas
Washington
Bread
Deaeon
Ilinois
Missouri, Kansas& Texas
Muskogee
Okla
Roosevelt
Twenty-fifth Infantry
Brownaville
Tex
Hough
United States District Court
Oskaloosa
War Department
Lieut. Delong
Jeannette Arvellc
Swaraki
Rumwlan
Persia
Democrats
Minnesota
Gov
Johnson
Bryan
Wyoming
Handita
French
Maryland
Magdalena Bay
Kill Devil Hill
North Carolina
Coney Teland
Stalian
Passaic
Reserve Trust Company
Alericin Savings Bank
Cleveland
Gilliam
Torsodoerth
Nebraska
Flown
Kansas
Rockford
Jomen J
White House
Midvale
National Conference On the Conservation of Natural Resources
Allendasce
Autopsy Revelations Tie Mrs Guinness Mystery to California Trip
In Laporte Indiana seven unidentified bodies were exhumed and one identified as a woman. The findings raise a theory that Mrs Guinness may have killed Jennie Olsen and the man and woman who took her to California, burying all three in a private burial ground. The case attracts a worldwide search funded by $4,000 from county officials. A separate line confirms a watch linked to John Moe and Ray Lamphere, tied to the Guinness case.
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Guinness
Smith
Ray Lamphere
J. G. Ramden
Manfred
John Moe
Elbow Lake
Minn
Moe
Lamphere
Platt Wood Divorce Trial Highlights Secret Marriage Claim
Mae Catherine Wood testified in New York City Supreme Court that she secretly married U.S. Senator Thomas C. Platt at the Fifth Avenue hotel in November 1901. She presented a marriage certificate and letters she says were written by Platt, including a note about Odell's election. She said Platt admitted the marriage in her hotel room in the presence of two men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Mae Catherine Wood
United States
Thomas C. Platt
Hee O'Gorman
Supreme Court
Senator Platt
Fifth Avenue
Platt
Odell
Miss Wood
Churess
Lillian Janeway
Senator Pitt
Mins Wood
Eho Ig
Michigan
Nownpaper
Omata
Nebraska
Minister Murdered His Wife in Fairmont West Virginia
Rev. B. A. Coffman age 60 prominent Methodist clergyman killed his wife Monday by cutting her throat from ear to ear. The fire at Bank Biw Marie Michigan destroyed two lives and property valued at 250 000 in the Lake Guodrior Corporation plant in the Canadiae area along the river from this city.
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Fairmont
W. Va
Innane
Iie
B. A. Coffman
Bank Biw
Marie
Mich
Lake Guodrior Corporation
Canadiae Foc
Woro
Strike of Gar Den Continues in Cleveland Traction War
Strikes and riots persist in Cleveland as talks toward arbitration proceed after a night of violence. Police struggled to disperse crowds near Windermere and East 14th Street while trolley wires were cut and a car dynamited. One passenger injured, several rioters arrested. car service resumed with delays.
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Cleveland
Worl
Kinsman Youl
Nickel Plate
Windermere
Municipal
Stamberger
Woodland
East Fourteenth Street
Woodland Avenue
David Benjamin
Seavill Avenue
Benjamin
Woodland Torain
Elizabeth Meiser
Detroit Avenue
West One Hundredth Street
John Naughton
Bank Closure Looms Over Pittsburgh After Cashier's Alleged Theft
Allegheny National Bank, former cashier William Montgomery jailed on charges of misappropriating 594000, will not reopen. Comptroller of the Currency assumes control as bank offices shut, with city and state funds safeguarded by bonds though minor disruption expected.
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Allegheny National Bank
Pittsburg
William Montgomery
Treasury Department
Bank Gre
Montgomery
Nindeeda
Midshipman Drowns in Annapolis Tragedy
Midshipman Arthur L. Lucas of Cleveland and Midshipman Carl D. Hibbard of Northfield perished after a drowning incident near Annapolis Maryland. Hibbard sacrificed his life attempting to save Lucas as the pair were swept away Sunday during an ill fated incident linked to the graduating class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annapolla
Arthur Lb, Lucas
Gleveland
Carl D. Hibbard
Northfield
Minn
Archbishop Bourgade Resigns and Death Reported
Arch bishop Bourgade from Chicago aged six years old, Peter Bourgade, died at a hospital Sunday. The report notes he was archbishop of Santa Ma and had served in the church for six years.
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Bourgade
Chicago
Peter Bourgade
Santa Ma
Ilegal City Expenditures Flagged in Youngstown Report
A state inspector's examination of Youngstown shows the board of safety ran excessive bills on occasions. A $6 carriage hire on Memorial Day is cited as an illegal payment. Restitution flagged totals $386, with $374 charged to W. J. Kneally, clerk of the courts, plus $113 in discretionary restitution for other improper payments.
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Columbus
Youngstown
F. A. Parmoteo
Bate Bureau of Accounting
Board of Safety
W. J. Kneally
Despera' ttle Over a Girl in Chillicothe Hills
A family feud near Stony Creek in Ross county escalates as Ma bel Bond, 18, a schoolteacher staying with Dug Winchell, refuses to return home. Sunday, her mother and siblings forced entry with ropes. a brawl ensued with both sexes. Winchell was struck with a brick and a scalping injury occurred. The assailants captured Bond and carried her back to her home.
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Chillicothe
Stony Creek
Ross County
Mabel Bond
Dug Winchell
First Nazarene Church Incorporated in East Palestine
The Pentecostal Church of the Nazarene of East Palestine was incorporated on Monday. It states belief in immediate inspiration of preachers and complete sanctification of believers as a core tenet, marking it as the first church of its kind to incorporate.
Troops Fire On Farm Near Higgisport. Owner Held
A patrol from Troop 1 B Columbus was fired on near Higgisport early Friday. owner James McAfee was taken into custody after saying soldiers were burglars. Capt Knauss heads to Columbus seeking more troops as evidence points to about 50 Night Riders to be arrested.
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Columbus
Troop 1 B
Higgisport
James McAfee
Knauss
A Marriage in a Tree at Springfield Ohio
Mrs. Mary E Holeman and Jacob McKee were married Thursday night by Rev. A W Leonard of Central Methodist Episcopal church in a setting inside a 50 feet high oak tree built by TI C Steinberger an artist. The ceremony came at the request of Steinberger who ten years ago built a house in the big oak and outdoors life led to his cure of consumption.
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Springfield
Mary E. Holeman
Jacob McKee
A. W. Leonard
Central Methodist Episcopal Church
TI. C. Steinberger
Steinberger
Weeding Out the Weak Ones in Cleveland Banks
Cleveland bankers declare that with the assignment of the American Savings Bank Friday the last weak institutions have withdrawn from active operation. The Cleveland Bankers' Association leads with assets around 260 million dollars, signaling stronger consolidation in the city banking scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
American Savings Bank
Cleveland Bankers’ Association
Surety Company Makes Good On City Funds
Cleveland official says Fidelity and Deposit Co of Baltimore paid $45,915 to the city treasurer for the Euclid Avenue Trust Co. funds. The city deposited $174,361.99 in the bank, guaranteed by eight companies, with the surety stepping in to cover the defunct institution’s share.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Spriver Neese
Fidelity and Deposit Co
Baltimore
Euclid Avenue Trust Co
Cleveland Man Kills Divorced Wife Then Commits Suicide
August Bauer, driven by hatred of his ex wife and fear she would deny him access to their two children, shot and killed her Monday before turning the gun on himself. Police say the murder was carefully planned and one of the most cold blooded cases observed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Sbe
August Bauer
Rogers Denies Cleveland Figure As Fire Marshal Candidate
Columbus Ohio secretary Flickinger said on Monday the claim that Rogers of the G A R Cleveland was a candidate for state fire marshal is false. He affirmed Rogers is a candidate for state fire marshal.
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Rogers
Columbus
Flickinger
Governor's Office
Department Command
G. A. HK
Cleveland
Miner Discovers Rich Gold Vein Near Niles Creek
Henry G Curtis, an expert miner, reports finding more gold 60 feet below Holzbach’s May 7 discovery at Salt Springs. Holzbach continues work with a gang as gravel yields increase in value, with assayers valuing the gold at about 600 dollars per quart.
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Niles
Henry G. Curtis
Holzbach
Salt Springs
Man with the Camera Eyes Detective William P Sheridan
Mulberry Street detective William P Sheridan, nicknamed the Man with the Camera Eyes, is praised for his memory linking 100000 faces to homes and past crimes. Broadway Magazine notes his uncanny ability to recall felons, even as they change names, making New York a proving ground for capturing criminals.
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Huonia
William P. Sheridan
Mulberry Street
New York
Sheridan
Stamp Signature in a Haste Letter with Rubber Stamp Note
A businessman recalls a typewritten note bearing a signature stamp and an unsigned slate. He suggests rush and daily crises diverted attention, noting the letter’s hurried evidence and the pressure of too many proofs in business life.
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Aftatrs
Doctor Lee and the turkey tale from old time talks
A brief scene shows a traveler praising a turkey sent by Dr. Lee. A youngster debates sources and quips about the Bible, noting Dr. Lee’s name on a Self Interpreting Bible edition. The exchange ends with the notion that God wrote the Bible, prompting further curiosity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doctor Lee
James
Lee Sant
Turkey
Hur House
Be Happy in Spite of Everything
A reflective note argues happiness defines normalcy and effort over time. It claims unhappy people are abnormal, links happiness to good habits and a spiritual state, and urges perseverance despite adversity. The piece emphasizes positive mindset as pathway to success and well being.
Wedding Gift Escort Sought By Host In Mystery Scene
A solicitous host directs a guest to be escorted by a detective through a wedding setting. The exchange hints at tension or a hidden issue, with the Life publication tone underscoring intrigue.
Accounted For
Mrs Flatte complains that our janitor spoils things with cold water. Mr Flatte jokes that heat is missing from the house due to the janitor. State and local people are referenced in a casual exchange indicating domestic mischief.
The Markets and Commodity Prices Report
Market notes show mixed commodity pricing including grain flour and wheat. Livestock figures list steer prices around 9.20 to 6.00, hogs near 5.10, and pork products with varying quotes. Currency and bond references appear alongside figures, indicating general market activity and price levels.
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