Widow of Chicago gambling king asserts control at family home
Mrs. Dora McDonald widow of Mike McDonald returns to 4501 Drexel boulevard prompting alarm among heirs. She occupies the second floor front room after leaving a sanitarium and resisting family efforts to remove her. Will probate set for Wednesday amid tense standstill between factions.
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Chicago
Dora McDonald
Mike McDonald
Drexel Boulevard
Webster Guerin
MacDonald
Burglar Kills Prominent Man in Cleveland Home
In Cleveland Ohio John J. Phillips a 48 year old vice president of Western Ohio Coal Co and a noted figure in the soft coal trade was shot by a burglar at his Mount Union home. He died hours after the shooting as the intruder fled.
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Cleveland, O
John J. Phillips
Mount Union
Phillips
Western Ohio Coal Co
May Fine Miners For Striking
Tere Haute Indiana will require a joint meeting of the state executive boards of the Indiana miners and operators to decide if 400 men at a John BR Walsh coal mine are liable to a fine of 1 each as prescribed by a contract for striking pending arbitration. The miners took their tools away which is claimed to mean quitting employment and not striking.
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Tere Haute
Ind
Tlt
Indiana
John BR. Walsh
Black Hundreds Riot in Odessa After Bomb Blast
In Odessa criminals known as the Black Hundreds rioted Saturday claiming Jews caused the blast at the central police station. An artillery officer and four policemen died. the bomb was later said to have fallen from the officer’s hand. Jews faced indiscriminate shooting, with several killed and wounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odessa
Russia
Express Building Collapses In Paducah Kentucky
The American Express Co building in Paducah Kentucky collapsed trapping A F Ingersoll, agent for the company, beneath debris for over two hours before rescue. Three other office staff escaped without injury. He is reported badly injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paducan, Ky
Wignone Warui
American Express, Co
A. F. Ingersoll
American Express Co
Makes piano that whistles patent for whistling piano
Richmond Virginia report says Reverend James Q. Barry a young Black inventor received a patent for a whistling piano. The keyboard is arranged on a different scale and the instrument can whistle difficult notes. Barry seeks stock support to commercialize the invention and has attracted northern interest in the patent rights.
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Richmond
James Q. Barry
Barty
Gum habit blamed in woman death at city hospital
Elizabeth Goodwin aged 21 of 1828 Boston street died in Sa Maritan hospital from lockjaw after a decade of chewing gum. Her fiancé, who was to marry her next month, stood at her bedside as she suffered.
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Philadephia
Elizabeth Goodwin
Boston Street
Sa Maritan
Courier Journal Building Fire Devastates Louisville Newsplant
Fire erupted shortly after midnight at Fourth and Green in Louisville destroying the Courier Journal and Evening Times plant. All employees reportedly escaped as the five story building burned, electrical wiring insulation blamed. Morning Herald offers its plant to the Courier Journal.
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Louisville
Courier Journal
Fourth
Green Streets
Leam
Courier- Journal
Evening Times
The
Morning Herald
Gourier-Journal
Prince Wilhelm of Sweden Tours New York in 36 Hours
Prince Wilhelm spent a busy thirty six hours in New York, meeting the president, touring Covey Island, riding crowded streets in an automobile, climbing a skyscraper, and dining at a grand banquet. He enjoyed a night visit to Coney Island and said he never had such a good time before, delighting locals with his enthusiasm.
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New York
N. Y
Prince Wilhelm
Sweden
Prince Henry
Prussia
Karoki
Yamamoto
Vernatotte
Austerlitz
Covey Island
Stockholm
Gustav
Oscar
Coney Island
Hotel Astor
John D Hires Tree Doctors At Rockefeller Estate
A dozen tree doctors work at John D Rockefeller's Pocantico Hills estate to treat aging trees believed to be over 200 years old. Rockefeller learned of such specialists and sent for them to prevent decay and preserve the ancient trees.
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Tarrytown
John John D. Rockefeller
Pocantico Hills
Blow for Black Hundreds in Odessa Over Anti-Semitic Outrage
Odessa crowd faced a sharp setback as the grain trade and bankers threaten to suspend financial transactions in protest of the September 2 anti-Semitic outrages. Three men died and from 10 to 60 were wounded in the clashes. Disorders last February prompted similar actions, with financial activity nearly halted.
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Odessa
Russia
Immigration reform certificates issued at no cost
Washington reports an order by Frank P. Sargent, immigration commissioner general, directing officers to inform resident Chinese that return certificates for reentry will be prepared at no charge. This ends the prior practice of charging Chinese travelers five dollars for these documents. Secretary Strauss recommended the change to stop fee practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D.C
Petty Pratt
United
Governor Beckham Offers Immunity to Taylor in Goebel Case
In a letter to Robert Franklin, Georgetown, Governor Beckham pledges protection for William S. Taylor. He says the state will ensure Taylor cannot be arrested and can return to Indiana if he travels to Georgetown to testify in Caleb Powers murder conspiracy trials. The note emphasizes immunity and safety assurances.
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Frankfort
Robert Franklin
Goebel
Beckham
William 5. Taylor
Indiana
Georgetown
Caleb Powers
Commonwealth
Ein
Taylor
War casualties rise in Vienna maneuvers
The long list of troop casualties from the yearly army exercises near Wien Neustadt has sparked public outrage. Two deaths from exhaustion and hundreds prostrated are reported, with 150 prostrations in the Twenty fifth regiment alone due to extreme heat and overwork.
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Vienna
Wiener Neustadt
Referendum Debate heats in Oklahoma statehood talks
William Ho. Murray, president of the Oklahoma constitutional convention, insists on the referendum and says he would rather see statehood defeated than lose the initiative and referendum. Secretary Taft's Oklahoma City speech has sparked strong opposition and signals a hard fight over the provision.
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Enif
Okla
William Ho. Murray
Japanese seal poachers terrorize Alaska coast and raid church
Dispatches from Seattle report Japanese seal poachers terrorizing Alaska coast towns. Revenue cutters McCullough Manning and Perry patrol Behring Sea but coverage remains weak. Poachers kill seals, loot towns and even strip church ornaments. one band fled when whites approached.
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Seattle
Wash
Alaska
United States Revenue Cutter Service
United States
McCullough
Manning
Perry
Behring Sea
Pacific
Uguiak
Four Midshipmen Dismissed From Naval Academy
Washington D C four midshipmen named Joseph Eliot Austin George Frederick Humbert Oscar C Labb and C C Riner faced dismissal after Superintendent Bader recommended action Humbert allegedly had a substitute for roll call to stay ashore during a cruise near New London Conn and Bath Me Austin's offense involved remaining away from ship overnight Chernis girls allegedly induced Labb and Riner to overstay their leave
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Washington, D.C
Naval Academy
Bader
Joseph Eliot Austin
New York
George Frederick Humbert
Pennsylvania
Oscar C. Labb
Indiana
C. C. Riner
Wyoming
Humbert
New London
Conn
Bath
Austin
Chernis
Salb
Riner
Hundreds Made Homeless by Houston Ore Fire
In Houston Texas four blocks of homes and the Standard Milling Co plant were destroyed by an ore fire not controlled until early Tuesday. The Milling Co plant was valued at 200000 dollars, with total damage around 50000 dollars elsewhere. The elevator flour and view mill were also destroyed. About 400 people were left homeless and freight cars were burned.
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Houston
Tex
Standard Milling Co
The
Milling Co
Composer Greig Dead in Bergen Norway
Edward Hagerup Greig, noted composer, died at his Bergen home. Born in Bergen in 1843 to British consul ancestors, he trained at Leipzig with Moscheles Haupmann and Richter, then in Copenhagen with Hartmann and Neils Gade. He conducted Birmingham festival in 1888, performed in Paris in 1905, and authored many literary works as well as music.
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Copenhagen
Edward Hagerup Gre
Bergen
Norwa Greig
Leipsig
Moscheles
Haupmann
Richter
Hartmann
Neilys Gade
Birmingham
Paris
Saloon to Mission as Kalamazoo Man Converts
Mick-Mel Trotter, a saloon keeper in Kalamazoo who recently joined a church, declares he will convert his saloon into a mission at once and dump his stock of liquors into the street. The well stocked place could release about $2,500 worth of spirits into the sewage if he fulfills the pledge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kalamazoo
Mick
Mel Trotter
Burglar Kills Policeman in San Francisco Escape
Policeman Edward McCartney was shot and killed at 2 30 am Tuesday as he prepared to call the station after two burglary suspects were arrested. One of the prisoners shot him and both escaped. Police Officer Peter Mitchell and the head officer had detained the suspects prior to the shooting.
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San Francisco
Cal
Edward McCartney
Peter Mitchell
McCartney
Pinkerton’s Body Arrives From Abroad
The body of Robert Pinkerton who died at sea on a recent trip arrives in New York aboard the Bremen of the North German Lloyd line. Funeral services will be held at the Dutch Reformed Church in Brooklyn Thursday before the body is sent to Chicago for interment in Graceland cemetery.
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Pinkerton
New York
N. Y
Robert Pinkerton
Bremen
Lloyd Line
Dutch Reformed Church
Brooklyn
Chicago
Graceland Cemetery
Refused Money Man Kills Himself in Pana Area
Bert Newkirk aged 26 of Nokomis near Pana Indiana killed himself after his mother refused to give him money, dying instantly in her presence. His father had died by suicide six months earlier, and the mother is prostrated by the tragedy.
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Pana
Bert Newkirk
Nokomis
Here
Eight Drowned in Flood Near Alamo Creek
News from Albuquerque reports Mrs. Louisa Hill Carabajal wife of a farmer and seven children drowned in a flood from heavy rains in Alamo creek Sierra county. Flood damage estimated at $60 000.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Louisa Hill Carabajal
Alamo Creek
Sierra County
Villareal Held Without Bail In LA Arrest
In Los Angeles three Mexicans Ricardo Flores Magon Antonio Villareal and Librado Riveri were arraigned before Justice Frederickson. Magon and Riveri were held on $1000 bond each for resisting a police officer. Villareal is charged as a fugitive from justice and is held without bail.
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Villareal
Los Angeles
California
Ricardo Flores Magon
Antonio Villareal
Librado Riveri
Frederickson
Magon
Riveri
Rivers
J. B. Demotte Drops Dead in Greencastle Ind
John T. G. Demotte aged 55 a noted torturer collapsed and died of heart disease in Greencastle Indiana. His son Laurence W. Demotte is reportedly missing amid interrupted telegraph service. Demotte had just returned from a long tour of the west.
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J. B. Demotte
Greencastle
Ind
John TG. Demotte
Laurence W. Demotte
Dr. Demotte
West
Hughes Refuses Extradition Papers
Syracuse N Y Governor Hughes has refused to grant extradition papers for Julius Eller of Syracuse wanted in Colorado on a robbery charge. He says he cannot grant requisition for the accessory while the principal remains at large.
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Hughes
Syracuse
Julius Eller
Colorado
Falling Cars Sink Ship at Glace Bay Pier
In Glace Bay Nova Scotia the schooner Electric Flash sank after five cars fell sixty feet from the end of the shipping pier onto its deck. Three men aboard narrowly escaped death as the cars crushed the vessel.
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Glace Bay
N. S
Buffalo City 75 Years Od. Wate ORT OW FATA Ok
The Buffalo celebration of the city’s seventy fifth anniversary was marked by a 100 gun salute. Labor groups paraded with about 10,000 in line. The Verdi monument at Niagara Morgan and Mohawk streets was dedicated by Italian societies.
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Buffalo City
Buffalo
Verdi
Niagara, Morgan and
Mohawk Streets
Portrait of King Wolward by American artist commissioned
King Wolward sits for a portrait by New York portrait painter Mrs. Leslie Cotton. Two sittings have been held with satisfactory results and the work proceeds to completion.
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King
Makentm King Wolward
Leslie Cotton
New York
Telegraphy Teacher Curtis Wood Drowns in Kaw River
Lawrence Kansas reports the drowning of Curtis Wood a former Lincoln Telegraph School teacher after his boat capsized in the Kaw River. Local authorities say rescue efforts continued as the search for his body proceeded.
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Lawrence
Kas
Curtis Woodbury
Lincoln Telegraph School
Kaw River
Balloon Entries for St Louis Race Finalized
St Louis prepares for an international balloon race to be held October 21. Names of foreign representatives will be decided at the International Aeronautic Federation conference in Brussels on September 12. American entrants include Cortlandt Fielt Bishop, Aero Club of America president, and Frank P. Lahm, father of Lieut. Frank P. Lahm, who won last year’s Gordon Bennett trophy, prompting Europeans to contest the cup in America.
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St. Louis
St. Lous
International Aeronautic Federation
Brussels
America
Cortlandt Fielt Bishop
The
Aero Club of America
Frank P. Lahm
Europe
Official Statement on Flood Losses in Japan
An official report lists fatalities at 348 and injuries at 70 from the recent floods. Missing persons total 373, buildings destroyed 1 337 partially destroyed 1 wished away 3 142 flooded 173 339 embankments broken 1 570 bridges washed away 976. Rice crops suffered heavily locally though national rice output is expected to be slightly above average.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toki
Motormen Bonded After Mattoon-Charleston Wreck
Charles Botts and Ben F. McClara, Mattoon motion men, were bound over at Charleston on $3000 bonds each for criminal negligence linked to the interurban disaster. The Central Illinois Traction Co faces criticism for safety lapses and poor employee guidance. Memorials and aid pours in as officials mull a receivership idea in Chicago.
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Mattoon
Charles Botts
Ben F. McClara
Curu
Uer
Mattoon- Charleston
Central Illinois Traction Co
The
Traction Company
Grosscup
Francis M. Peabody
A. W. Underwood
Potter
Chicago
F.nos
Lewis Lahman
James W. Craig
Lutherans to Meet in Cairo Seeks Large Attendance
The twelfth semiannual meeting of the Lutheran Illinois synod and the second annual convention of the Home and Foreign Missionary Society begin at the Lutheran church in Cairo and continue through the week. Prominent speakers include Rev. William Beck and Rev. F I Sigmund. War Veterans Give Bean Dinner at Carmi honors army messes with a bean meal. Soldiers from White County attended and shared after dinner talks and stories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cairo
Evangelical Lutheran Church
Home and Foreign Missionary Society
Lutheran Church
William Beck
F. I. Sigmund
Springectan
White County
Voliva plans new Zion in New Mexico
Wilbur Glenna Voliva and twenty aides travel to New Mexico to inspect land for a proposed Zion community. He addresses about 2,000 in Zion City tent, outlining a caciatistic doctrine with no private property or public wealth.
His Nap Proves Fatal in Clover Leaf Yard
A Clover Leaf railroad freight brakeman, William Hill of Frankfort, was killed near Shelbyville while resting on a sid ing. His train paused for another to pass and he fell asleep and was struck by an approaching locomotive, dying instantly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shelbyville
William Hill
Frankfort, Ltd
Clover Leaf
Hill
Farmer breaks both legs after fall from train
Maunie John Listenburger, 47, a farmer, slipped while alighting a Louisville and Nashville train at Ep worth and suffered two broken legs. He was rushed to Curmij hospital where a Louisville & Nashville surgeon, Jig, attends him in very critical condition.
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Maunie
John Listenburger
Louisville & Nashville
Epworth
Curmij
Jig
Weather boosts corn yield in Central Heilong region
Hot temperatures lift concerns over the Bloomington corn crop. The Central He lingis cereal is developing rapidly as the heat wave continues. If warm weather persists, the crop will reach safety and yield a large harvest.
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Bloomington
Helingis
Former Mayor Waverly Defeats Despair in Suicide
Springfield report states W. 5. Cox, once mayor of Waverly TH, killed himself using poison due to failing health. He left a letter to Mayor Wimple saying his physical health is gone and he cannot think clearly. He laments his wife’s rejection and hopes for a better world, mentioning his parents.
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Springfield
Cox
Waverly
Wimple
Nealth
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