Editorial on grain corner and a Northwestern gift in Chicago
The piece discusses Patten's grain corner operations near Chicago and a $150,000 gift to Northwestern University to build a gymnasium. It questions gambling labels, notes the university's Methodist ties, and argues money taint is not confined to Chicago's northern institutions, calling for acceptance of gifts from such sources.
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San Francisco Chronicle
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Methodist University
Baptist University
Brothers Begin Career of Crime In Twin Murder and Robberies
Two Young brothers identified as the assailants in a morning shooting at a Barbary Valley event and two streetcar robberies on the PacificRail route. Father Beauregard Young, a railway inspector, confirms the pair used a brother’s revolver. several shots fired. Detectives detain two suspects from Minnesota and Kansas for further inquiry.
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Huth
Séveril Suilors
Abipy Minnesota
Kansas
Tragedy at Labelle Ranch Ties Past to Murder Suicide
In Labelle Missouri a man named Milin allegedly killed his wife Mamie and two children Kranked five and Opal six, then shot himself. The event, witnessed by no farmhands, connects to his former Dalton gang ties in Oklahoma and Kansas fifteen years ago.
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Off the Wagon Again Exchange Morning Dream
A fragmentary poem in a hazy dawn mood describes a drunken night and a morning after. Vivid tropical imagery fades into a painful wakeup with a brick hard neck a towel in the mouth and a muddled memory. The speaker admits returning to drinking as a great night finally bursts forth.
The Metal Market Brightens on Steady Lead Prices
Lead held steady near 4.27 cents per pound while copper remained dull and silver prices showed little change in a brief Associated Press market summary from New York dated June 4. The report notes lead and metal moves in a quiet trading session with no major shifts expected.
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Associated Press
New York
Adverrine Price Suggestion in a Faint Tally Note
Fragmentary OCR shows a price proposal of two dollars per gallon tied to a four year period and port terms. The readable line includes garbled wording and stray quotes, indicating a rough note rather than a formal quote or contract.
Dismissal of Pittman Suit Ends California Case
In Oakland California Judge Melvin dismissed Henry Russ's suit against Bar ton Pittman Columbia Mohawk Leasing and Mining Company and others claiming lack of California jurisdiction since the corporation did no business or own property in the state. The ruling affects related matters including a perjury charge against Pittman and a pending Alameda Grand Jury indictment in Nevada promotions. Pittman has filed a $100,000 damages suit in a separate case over alleged false arrest.
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Henry Russ
Barton Pittman
Columbia-Mohawk Leasing and Mining Company
Edward Myers
Pittman
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California
Grand Jury
Alameda County
Nevada
Curtis
San Francisco
Mining Show Proves Failure at Madison Square Garden
New York June 4 The mining show at Madison Square Garden closed as a dismal financial failure after delays in Nevada exhibit arrival. Nevada spent 6000 to demonstrate mineral resources. a Nevada exhibit carload was still on the road. Albert Brady stopped payment on a check to William M. Porter. James D. Ryan staked five miners from Butte to 100 each to return home. Globe Arizona drillers headed home unpaid amid similar past failures.
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Madison Square Garden
Nevada
Albert Brady
William M. Porter
James D. Ryan
Amalgamated Copper Company
Butte
Mont
Globe
A. T
Porter
Bodies of Murdered Miners Found in Death Valley
Walter Scott reported the discovery of the remains of K. W. Swain and his son George W. Swain fifteen miles northeast of Mexquite Springs. Believed murdered, the men had come from Indiana fifteen years ago to prospect for gold. Remains showed mutilation by coyotes, with two burros and two sorrel horses nearby. Relatives in Sacramento Los Angeles and Bluffton Indiana were distressed by their long absence. The Swains had left Los Angeles last fall intending to winter and spring prospecting in Death Valley.
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