Deneen to Testify Before Sangamon Grand Jury
The Vindicator and Republican reports Gov. Deneen may waive executive privilege to testify about bribery allegations in the Forty sixth Illinois General Assembly. States Attorney Burke of Chicago discussed the matter with the governor after his pledge to appear before a grand jury if requested.
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Sangamon County Grand Jury
Burke
Chicago
Deneen
Ilinois General Assembly
Cook Or
Sangamon Couny Grand Jury
Politician Crohn Shoots Self After Estate Conference
R S S Crohn of Kansas City Ma former public administrator and estate administrator shot himself at his home following a meeting with attorneys for the Adolph Huntemann estate. The $325000 estate included $60000 in personal property. Crohn, 60, prominent in local politics, died hours later. He faced calls to finish probate and his bonded company now faces litigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. S&s
Bankers Sentenced for Conspiracy in City Corruption Case
Pleading no defense to conspiracy and bribery charges in Pittsburg Pennsylvania two bankers from Columbia National Bank faced five judges. FE H Jennings president and F A Griffin cashier were fined 500 dollars each with sentences of two and four months respectively in Allegheny County jail.
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Pittsburg
FE. H. Jennings
Columbia National Bank
F. A. Griffen
Alleghaney County
Affinity Gets a Jolt in NY Supreme Court Divorce
Justice Fitzgerald in New York’s supreme court refused Julia Kuttner Earle the release from her marriage to Ferdinand Pinney Earle, originator of the affinity doctrine, highlighting the artist’s abandonment of his first wife and child.
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Ferdinand Pinney Earle
Julia Kuttner Earle
Justice Fitzgerald
Supreme Court of New York
Charged With Child Murder In Webb City
Charlies Wilson was arrested in Webb City Missouri on Tuesday charged with first degree murder for allegedly whipping a 2 year old child of Mrs Mary Lee with whom he boarded. The child died the following morning.
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Charlies Wilson
Webb City
Mary Lee
Wilson
Railroads file tariffs to raise freight rates July 1
The eastern railroads submit with the Interstate Commerce Commission new tariffs of higher commodity rates to take effect July 1, ignoring court action restraining increased freight charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eastern
Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington
Explosion in Utah Quarry Kills Twenty-Five Men
Twenty-five workmen were killed in an explosion at a quarry of the Union Portland Cement works located at Devil's Slide Utah thirty miles east of Gyden. The incident occurred on Wednesday, heavily impacting the local mining community and prompting investigations by authorities.
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Union Portlund Cement Works
Devil's Slide
Utah
Gyden
Sioux City Live Stock Market Quotation Brief
Wednesday quotations from the Sioux City live stock market show top beef cattle at 7.75 and top hogs at 9.40 dollars. The report lists only these two price points for the day.
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Sioux City
Lioux City
Miners Return to Work After Texas Suspension
Five thousand coal miners resumed work Wednesday after a two month stoppage in Texas bituminous fields. Mine owners granted the miners demands ending the labor suspension.
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Texas
Garment Workers Go Out in Strike Over Wages
Twelve hundred members of the United Garment Workers of America walked out on Wednesday demanding a ten percent wage increase. The action grounds production and reflects rising labor unrest among apparel workers nationwide.
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United Garment Workers of America
Roosevelt Attacks England on Egypt Policy in London
Theodore Roosevelt, awarded the freedom of the city of London, bluntly criticized Britain for its handling of Egypt after the Boutros Pasha assassination. He said England must repair the errors if it wishes to fulfill its duty to civilized mankind and to keep order, or withdraw from Egypt. He warned that ruling by assassination as a foundation of self government nullifies any claim to self governance.
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Theodore Roosevelt
London
Egypt
United States
England
Roosevelt
Boutres Pasha
South Africa United Forms a Single Dominion
The royal proclamation of the union was read at Pretoria eight years after the Boers signed peace terms ending the war. Viscount Gladstone was sworn governor general, with Gen Louis Botha and the new ministry taking oaths of office.
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Union of
South Africa
Cape Colony
Orange River Colony
Natal
Transvaal
Assembly House
Pretoria
Gladstone
Union
Louis Botha
Railroads Press Illinois Coal Strike Threats
Representatives of twenty five railroads met Tuesday night with the Illinois Coal Operators' Association to discuss the miners strike. Operators urged a tough stand and vowed to whip the miners if needed, while rail managers said eastern coal purchases may be used as a stopgap as Illinois mines halt coal traffic and supplies dwindle.
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Ilinois Coal Operators’ Association
Union
Illinois
Creosote Plant Burns in Texarkana Fire
A major blaze destroyed the International Lumber and Creosoting Company facility at Texarkana Arizona. The fire consumed 126000 gallons of creosote twenty eight carloads of creosoted cross ties and a large quantity of raw material causing extensive damage and prompting quick emergency response.
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International Lumber and Creoygating Company
Texarana
Ari
Brothers Held for Fraud in Embezzlement Case
Dr Jd Kinnear Crawford and his brother Joseph S Crawford officers of the defunct American Trust Company of Philadelphia were each held to $10 000 bail on charges of embezzlement.
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Jd. Kinnear Crawford
Joseph S. Crawford
American Trust Company
Philadelphia
Bank Robbery at Unity Wis Dynamited Safe
Two men robbed the State Bank of Unity Wisconsin on Tuesday taking 2000 dollars after dynamiting the vault. The robbers escaped and investigators believe two suspects were involved.
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State Bank
Unity
Wis
Taken Back to School After Connecticut Trip
Edwin Gould Jr. despatched from New Britain to Pomfret School by his father after spending time traveling the Connecticut highways and staying at a station house.
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Edwin Gould,Jr
Connecticut
Sation House
New Britain
Pomfret School
Fast Mail Train Wrecks En Route to Washington
A fast mail train running from Atlanta Georgia to Washington was wrecked on Monday afternoon at Seamore Virginia. No deaths were reported and damage details are not specified. Local authorities investigated the incident and passengers were assisted.
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Atlanta
Washington
Seamore
Train Collision Near Ogallih Injures Three Persons
Three passengers were hurt, none fatally, Tuesday when Union Pacific westbound passenger train No 109 struck a broken rail near Ogallala Kansas. Local authorities reported no fatalities and the incident prompted an inspection of track conditions and maintenance records.
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Union Pacific
Ogallih
Kan
Troops for Nanking Strain Foreign Tensions
Chinese warships with troops have been dispatched to Nanking amid anticipation of a native outbreak against foreigners. Foreign residents have been warned as authorities brace for possible clashes and unrest.
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Nanking
Child Kellner Slain in Louisville Subbasement
Alma Kellner eight, daughter of Pred IL Kellner, disappeared last December and was found in a St. John’s Catholic school subbasement in Louisville. Police say the body shows brutal dismemberment and quicklime used in disposal. They hunt for former janitor Joseph Wendling amid bloodstained clothes found.
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Alma Kellner
Pred IL. Kellner
St. John’s Catholic School
Louisville
Joseph Wendling
St. John's Church
Kellner
Kearney
Wendling
Broderick Arrested in Lorimer Bribery Case
State Senator John Broderick surrendered to Sangamon county officials in Chicago on a grand jury bribery charge. He allegedly offered 2500 dollars to Senator Holstraw to influence Lorimer’s U S Senate vote. Broderick denied the charges and vowed a fair Sangamon county hearing.
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John Broderick
Sangamon
Tis Grand Jury
Holstlaw
Lorimer
United States
Long
Chicago
Hlolstraw
Iuka
Broderick
Springfield
Fire destroys five story building in Kansas City
A fire leveled the Halsell building at 616 Broadway Kansas City Missouri a five story wholesale district structure housing Smith Clark Brothers Cutlery Punton Clark Printing and HE H Wright. Loss estimated at 150000 with cause still undetermined.
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Halsell
Kansas City
Broadway
dig&Smith
Clark Brothers Cutlery* Company
Punton & Clark Printing Company
Punton &Clark Printing Company
HE. H. Wright
Watcher Falls From Roof in Comet Observation Incident
Lambert Wilson of Owenaville Indiana climbed his house roof to observe Halley's comet. His footing failed and he slid down thirty feet to the ground, suffering painful cuts and bruises.
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Lambert Wilson
Owenaville
Ind
Halley
Fire destroys Milligan Plowmen Packing plant at Taylorville
Fire from a lightning strike destroyed the plant of Milligan and Plowmen Packing Co at Taylorville Illinois valued at 40000. Meat and ice valued at 3000 were likewise destroyed in the blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milligan & Plowmen Packing Company
Taylorville
Hil
Seattle youth kills saloon proprietor in Monte Carlo shooting
Wallace A. Russell, 23, of Seattle, walked into the Monte Carlo saloon and gambling house and fatally shot proprietor Joseph Bonnex. The incident leaves Bonnex dead and Russell in custody as authorities investigate motive and circumstances surrounding the fatal gunplay.
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Wallace A. Russell
Seattle, Wash
Monte Carlo
Joseph Bonnex
Brooklyn Manager Dahlen Suspended Indefinitely
National League President Lynch suspended Brooklyn manager Dahlen indefinitely for disputing an umpire’s decision after Saturday’s game.
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Dahlen
Brooklyn
Lynch
National League
Veteran Lawyer Sidney Webster Dies at 82 in Newport
Sidney Webster of Newport R1, longtime authority on corporation and international law, died Monday at age 82. He was revered in legal circles for vast experience and scholarship.
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Sidney Webster
Newport
R. 1
Mr. Webster
Tornado destroys homes near Charleston in Elk valley
A violent tornado struck Guthe rie in West Virginia Sunday night, leveling many houses as it moved up the Elk valley a few miles north of Charleston. Several people were injured and property damage is extensive.
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West Virginia
Gutherie
Elk Valley
Charleston
W. Vin
Fifteen Firemen Overcome in Denver Wholesale House
Firemen were overcome Monday afternoon in a Denver wholesale office building. About fifteen men, mostly firefighters, suffered exposure with three reported in serious condition and taken to a hospital for treatment.
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Denver
Colon
Clear Lake Sheriff Candidate Bills Ballot Contests
Six names on nomination papers for G. Barlow appear on other candidates papers, raising questions as to whether Barlow will be eligible for the primary ballot. Barlow has 63 names, three over the legal minimum, while opponents push a court challenge. Attorney General opinion says shared names do not count for either candidate, and County Auditor Clark plans to place Barlow on the ballot unless court stops him.
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G. BE. Barlow
Clear Lake
Barlow
Attorney General of the State
Clark
Mr. Barlow
Maple Valley Firemen Plan 15th Annual Tournament
The Maple Valley Firemen’s association will stage its fifteenth annual tournament at Lake City on June 15. Special trains will run from all points to Lake City by the Northwestern railroad. Twenty five companies and ten bands will attend, with a 5000 seat amphitheater and first class track to host events. Cash prizes totaling 475 will be awarded plus a band contest. Morning parade will award 10 to the largest uniformed company, 10 to best apparatus, 10 to best uniformed drill corps. Afternoon races include straightaway, running coupling, amateur, relay flag, leaders, novelty, and association races. Evening features a band concert contest and a grand firemen’s ball.
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Maple Valley Firemen's
Lake City
Northwestern Railroad
Opera House
Hayrack overturn injures Sloan schoolgirls at Sand Hill lake
Fourth and fifth grade pupils from Sloan school rode a hayrack returning from a picnic at Sand Hill lake when the wagon tipped over injuring several girls. Ernest Carry sustained a dislocated shoulder Merle Salisbury suffered a severe head and face bruise and Marian Duchaline a broken finger and bruised hand. Laurence Morehouse drove the wagon under teacher supervision Miss Palmer noted the wagon was overbalanced from an uneven load.
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Sloan School
Sand Hill Lake
Ernest
Merle Salisbury
Marian Duchaline
Laurence Morehouse
Miss Palmer
Five Men Hurt When Freight Engines Jump Track Near Abingdon
A fast freight crew from Peoria to St Paul suffered injuries Saturday when the doubleheader engines derailed one and a half miles west of Abingdon Illinois. Engineers Drydan and Stedman, Firemen Rinehart and Gable, and Brakeman Mackee were hurt. cars carrying merchandise were demolished. All injured men live in Oskaloosa. none believed fatally hurt.
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Egineers Drydan and
Stedman
Rinehart and
Gable
Mackee
Peoria
St. Paul
Abingdon
Ill
Oskaloosa
Boy Blinded In Eye Battle After Prank Push
Vuannie Walterman of Manson is blinded in one eye and faces possible loss of sight in the other after Janssen, a schoolmate, deliberately pushed a tack into Walterman's eye during play. The incident highlights the severity of a careless act by a child.
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Vuannie Walterman
Manson
Janssen
Kidnapping Case Baffles Settle Father in Burlington
The case of Harry Hall of Settle, missing from Burlington with his two daughters, remains a mystery after his divorced wife accuses him of kidnapping. No trace of the trio has been found.
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Harry Hall
Settle
Whoas
Burlington
Death of Hamilton County Leader Hiram Carpenter at 95
Prominent Hamilton County resident Hiram Carpenter died Saturday night at about 95 after a stroke of apoplexy. Carpenter had long been a notable figure in local affairs and was widely respected in the community.
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Hiram Carpenter
Hamilton County
Osteopaths Oppose Owens Bill in Des Moines Session
Iowa Osteopaths at their closing convention denounced the Owens bill now before the United States Senate providing for a national board of health. The resolutions deplore the act and back Charles W. Miller, the doctors’ trust buster, in Washington fighting its passage.
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Des Moines
Iowa
United States Senate
National Board of Health
Charles W. Miller
Washington
Jordan Fire Destroys Business District Except Blacksmith Shop
A Thursday blaze devastated Jordan's business district, wiping out an elevator, lumber yard, corn cribs, and the post office store tied to J. W. Weikel the postmaster. All mail and funds in the safe likely burned, with estimated loss around 20000 and insurance coverage listed as multiple companies.
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Jordan
J. W. Weikel
St. Paul
Spring Garden
Dice game continues despite official call at Des Moines
The article notes Commissioner Roe's midnight Thursday deadline for stopping dice shaking in Des Moines was ignored as bones kept rattling in cigar stores on Friday. Chief Yeager had not ordered a halt and no arrests had occurred by noon Friday. Cigar store operators treat Roe's declaration as a joke and plan to continue until arrests occur. Roe plans no public statement.
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Roe
Des Moines
Yeager
Runaway Horse Wounds Two Girls Near Charles City
Thursday night in Charles City three youths were driving when a car frightened their horse. Driver John Webster leaped to rein in the animal but failed. Clara Fix and Nine Young were thrown from the buggy. Nine Young suffered a crushed skull and lay unconscious.
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Charles City
John Webster
Clara Fix
Veterans to Meet at Correctionville Reunion Dates Set
The Northwest Iowa Veterans Association schedules its annual reunion in Correctionville on July 19, 20 and 21. Commander J. H. Horner reports sufficient funds raised and extensive preparations underway to make it one of the region’s finest gatherings.
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Northwest Iowa Veteran’s Association
Correctionville
J. H. Horner
Northwest
Freight Trains Collide Near Tyrone Injuring Four
A head on wreck east of Tyrone between Denver Chicago freight No 78 and a westbound work train injured four men, two seriously, and caused Burlington route to lose thousands of dollars.
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Burlington
Denver
Bauman Reports No Tuberculosis In State Farm Cattle
Dr. H. Bauman state veterinarian from Birmingham completed cattle examinations at the state farm penitentiary connected facility and reports no trace of tuberculosis found. He notes that city efforts to have the dairy herds inspected have been abandoned.
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5. H. Bauman
Birmickham
Found Dead In Bathroom In Mason City Wife Of Traveling Man
Mrs A F Heath of Mason City was found dead in a bathroom Thursday afternoon with gas on. She had covered herself with a blanket and a gas burner. Her husband was located in Sioux City.
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A. F. Heath
Mason City
Sioux City
Corner Stone Laying For Estherville Church
The cornerstone ceremony for a new $10,000 Christian church at Estherville is set for Sunday May 29 with proper rites. A sacred band concert will precede an address by Rev. E J Emmons.
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Estherville
Georgias Charged After Fight Wounds Georg Happus
At Kirkman on Thursday night C Georgias fired a shot into the right shoulder and arm of G Happus. Georgias is jailed awaiting word on the victim’s injuries, which are believed to be non fatal and recoverable.
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Kirkman
C. Georgias
Bick
G. Happus
Georgias
Alta Advertiser Sold to R P Willis of Ireton
The Alta Advertiser changes hands with retiring publisher C A VanBuskirk selling the paper to R P Willis of Ireton. VanBuskirk had owned the publication since December 1 of last year.
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Alta Advertiser
R. P. Willis
Ireton
C. A. VanBuskirk
Week in Congress on railroad rates and budget debates
The Senate debated Cummins amendments to require Interstate Commerce Commission approval of railroad rate increases with six month review. House votes split on temperatures for tariff enforcement and provisions for Hawaiian railroads, Nome detention house, and Porto Rico government. Senate rejected Cummins rail rate amendment but extended suspensions. adjourned amid finance and telegraph line debates. House fought over canteens for soldiers homes and disabled veterans funding. Senate heard Lorimer explication amid Griggs memorials.
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Cummins
Interstate Commerce Commission
Senate
Borah
Dolliver
Martin
House
Ysil— Toad
la Follette
Hawaiian Islands
Nome
Alaska
Mr. Olmsted
Pennsylvania
Porto Rico
Stricker
Congress
Committee On Appropriations
Tawney
Dixon
Brown
Nebraska
Kelcher
Massachusetts
New York City
Washington
Interesting News Items From Early 1900s Agriculture
Minnesota potato fields averaged 115 bushels per acre in 1909. Alfred Wade of Montesano Washington grew 122 bushels of wheat on twat acres. African cactus experiments at University of Pennsylvania greenhouse show desert viability in Arizona and South California. Over 50,000 cherry trees planted this spring by Door County Wisconsin farmers. The fruit belt of the North gains prominence due to rapid industry growth.
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Minnesota
Alfred Wade
Montesano
Washington
University of Pennsylvania
Arizona
California
Door County
Wis
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Tell
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Wimas Ally
Iowa State News
Montoat
Maple Valley Firemen
Sloan High
Tarstalltown
Owens
Crag
Bauman
Guo
Committee On
Privileges and Elections
Representative Griggs
Georgia
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