Black Hand Gang Jailed In Ohio Arrests Reported
Cincinnati dispatch says a Black Hand gang was rounded up in Columbus Marion and Dennison Ohio by post office inspectors within 24 hours. Investigators allege extortion blackmail and threats of murder tied to a secret society with oaths grips and passwords. four Sicilians were arrested plus ringleaders Sam Lima Jose Rizzo and others. Authorities indicate the group used a Marion fruit store room as a headquarters and sent about three thousand dollars monthly to Italy.
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Cincinnati
United States
Italy
Columbus
Marion
Ohio
Post Office
Holmes
Dennison
Joe Botella
Sar Rizzo
Sam Lima
Jose Rizzo
Antono Marisi
Collogero Viccario
Bellefontaine
Aly
Roosevelt River of Mud Destroys Roosevelt Town in Idaho Lake
Benjamin Caswell reports a May 31 mud slide from Mule Creek wiped out Roosevelt Idaho, forming a lake 10 to 20 feet deep over the town. About 40 buildings and many mining machines were destroyed. casualties were avoided by the slide’s slow pace.
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Mule Creek
Boise
Caswell
Roosevelt
L. A. Wayland
Ben Francis
Simon leads Portland mayor race. charter amendments adopted
Complete unofficial returns show Joseph Simon, Republican, winning the Portland mayoral race by 174 votes over four opponents. Republicans carried all offices. Gothenburg and excise board plans for saloon control were rejected along with the city government commission plan. Twelve of thirty-five charter amendments were adopted.
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Portland
Ore
Joseph Simon
Gothenburg and Excise Board
Commission
Body of Socialist Charles Ettinger Recovered from Lake
The body of 60 year old Charles Ettinger, long associated with the Spencerian college of Milwaukee and with former University of Chicago president W R Harvey, was recovered from the lake today. Ettinger had been missing for two weeks. The cause of death remains undetermined, whether accidental or self inflicted.
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Chicago
Charles Ettinger
Spencerian College of Milwaukee
W. R. Harver
University of Chicago
Ettinger
Senate Keeps Dingley Wool Tax After Vote
The Washington senate approved the finance committee amendment restoring the Dingley rate of 30 cents per pound on wool top waste and related waste, by a 40 to 30 vote. The house had set 20 cents. progressive Republicans largely joined Democrats against the higher duty.
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Washington
Senate
Finance Committee
House
Street Named Imperial Potentate Amid Shrine Meeting
George L. Street of Richmond Virginia was advanced from deputy imperial potentate to imperial potentate at a Mystic Shrine business meeting in Louisville. He succeeds Edwin I Alderman of Cedar Rapids Iowa. Today will address next meeting site charters and policy matters with over 25 000 spectators expected at the prize patrol drill.
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Louisville
George L. Street
Richmond
Edwin I
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Lake Reaches Max Size and Mines Plan Spring Restart
A mud had moved slowly and the mail carrier later confirmed it stopped. The lake is believed to have reached its maximum size in PA. Property damage to mining interests is not permanent, with crippled companies likely to resume operations in spring as the district is not to be abandoned.
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Pormer Domegs
Caswell
Water filing over Bear Lake by Bannock County residents
A Bannock County syndicate led by Portneuf Marsh Valley irrigation seeks to contest Telluride Power's Bear Lake water claim. They filed on 179 200 acre feet of Bear Lake water, arguing a foreign company has no right to move state waters across borders. If approved, a second large segregation may follow along the Portneuf River corridor.
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Bear Lake
Portneuf-Marsh Valley Irrigation Company
Telluride Company
Bear River
Grace
Federal Reclamation Service
Portneuf-Marsh Valley
Portneuf
Portneuf-Marsh
Bear Lake County
Joseph Burns
Portneuf-Marsh Valley Company
Tribune
Edwin Snow
Boise
State Land Board
Bannock County
Pocatello
American Falls
Earthquake Devastates Korinchi in Sumatra
Padang Sumatra June 9 The town of Korinchi 185 miles southeast of Padang was destroyed by a quake on the night of June 3 4 Two hundred people were killed and many injured A tidal wave swept away native huts
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Padang
Sumatra
Korinchi
Grip Thief Stolen From Passenger on Eastbound Train
Eddie Fitzgibbons, a traveler on the eastbound No. 6, took a fellow passenger J. H. Andreas of Boise’s suitcase at Poca tello. The thief was found this morning in the Maine lodging house on East Clark street with the grip under his bed. County Attorney Robert M. Terrell filed information and a preliminary examination was held. Andreas, en route from Boise to Montgomery, is general manager of the Idaho Mining and Development Co. of Hailey and the Idaho Mutual Development Co. of Boise. The grip contained clothing and two lace pieces bought in France for 500 dollars from the Royal Lacemakers. Andreas seeks a speedy resolution so he can continue his journey south tonight.
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Pocatello
J. H. Andreas
Boise
Maine
East Clark Street
Robert M. Terrell
Andreas
Montgomery
Ala
Idaho Mining and Development Company
Hailey
Idaho Mutual Development Company
France
Royal
Memphis veterans reject militant symbol in memorial design
Memphis on June 9 reports veterans and soldiers at a session rejected a monument design for the women of the Confederacy. The panel deemed the chosen militant woman with a flag unfit as a memorial to Southern women, and the decision was unanimous.
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Memphis
Prominent English Master at William Peon Charter School
A seasoned Master of English at the William Peon Charter School in Philadelphia has long been a leading figure on the lyceum platform. He has lectured at major colleges and women's clubs with his services in high demand at teachers institutes and educational gatherings.
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William Peon
Ladies of the Grand Army Form Local Chapter
Mrs. Hattie Williams presided over a women’s meeting at T. F. Carey’s home on North Third avenue to plan a local branch of the Ladies of the Grand Army. A second gathering is set for tomorrow at city hall to complete organization. Mrs. Williams is in Blackfoot today and returns tomorrow morning. Membership is limited to blood relatives of Civil War veterans.
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Hattie Williams
Ladies of the
T. F. Carey
North Third Avenue
Order
Williams
Blackfoot
Ladies of the Grand Army
Relief Corps
Heather Wins Bermuda Motor Boat Race From New York
Heather owned by Richmond Levering won the Bermuda challenging cup motor boat race from New York to Bermuda finishing at 1 13 a.m. today. The prize is a thousand dollars and the race began Saturday with three boats in the contest.
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Hamilton
Heather
Richmond Levering
New York
Bermuda
Hubs Edge Bloomer Girls In Seven Inning Comedy
The Hubs of Pocatello defeated the visiting Bloomer Girls 8 to 7 in seven innings. The girls, four women and five men, faced strong Hubs pitching with Tennant and Edison handling duties. Florence Black and Roy Hutchinson provided the notable hits for the visitors, while Duering, Brezee, and Kafer contributed for the Hubs. The game ended early as the girls left for trains and supper, leaving the Hubs ahead.
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Pocatello
Bloomer Girls
Tennant
Occidentals
Eddie Tuschman
Johnson
Roy Hutchinson
Wallops
Duering
Bistline
Brezee
Edison
Bisiline
Clare Orser
Florence Black
McNamara
Barrett
Baker
Kafer
Elsie Erickson
Wireless expert tops civil service exam at Navy bureau
Washington June 9 A $5000 job in the bureau of equipment of the navy awaits the wireless telegraph expert who stands highest in today’s civil service commission examination. This marks the first wireless expert test. The winner will head the laboratory testing wireless telegraphy instruments and developing signaling methods.
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Washington
Bureau of Equipment of the Navy
Civil Service Commission
Wheat closes at 1.19 percent in Chicago market
Chicago price for July wheat settles at 1.19 percent, with trading activity muted as futures contracts edge higher on the day. Market watchers monitor supply expectations and planted area revisions amid moving from June into July trade.
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Chicago
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