Pardon Board Refuses Herman Billie in Chicago Murder Case
The state board of pardons of Illinois refused to pardon Herman Billie of Chicago who was convicted of murdering Mary Vizal and tied to the Wood families and Forest Wood. Separately others faced court actions and political notes from 1909 events including Roosevelt’s Africa trip and Dreyfus shooting.
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State Board of Pardons of
Illinois
Herman Billie
Chicago
Mary Vizal
George W. Wood
Lewin A. Wood
Forest
Wood
St. Paul
Busse
Josephine Lee
Walter R. Gillette
The
Mutual Life Insurance Company
Milwaukee County
J. F. Lanning
Ohio Trust Company
Norwalk
William Jeffries
St. Charles
William Wussler
Roosevelt
Taft gains 16 contested seats amid delegation dispute
National committee strengthens Taft by seating 16 additional contested seats as managers refuse a Louisiana compromise. Debonair Roy A. Gormley dies by own hand in Chicago. Fires, storms, and legal actions fill a turbulent national day with multiple incidents across cities.
Multiple Disasters and Political Events Reported in National Sweep
A broad list details casualties from a steam pipe explosion on the armored cruiser Tennessee during a speed trial near San Pedro California with four dead and ten injured. Other items note tornado fatalities in Iowa and Wisconsin, a plot thwarted against the Portuguese royal family, resignations and suicides, shipbuilding decisions, and assorted crimes and legal actions across the country.
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Tennessee
San Pedro
Cal
Sebree
Iowa
Wisconsin
Lisbon
George W. Arndt
Los Angeles
Maine
Alabama
San Francisco
Hampton Roads
Honolulu
Manila
Aden
Suez Canal
Yates
Illinois
Jacksonville
Michigan
Calumet
Luther E. Jones
Springfield
St. Henry
Duma
Washington, Baltimore & Annapolis
Annapolis
Camp Parole
United States Court
Kansas City
National Committee
Arkansas
Geneva
Neb
Stacy Matlock
Blanche Bill
Carlisle
Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railway Company
Wisconsin Railway Commission
Supreme Court of Wisconsin
London
Glasgow
Liverpool
New York
America
Republican National Committee
Chicago
Elgin, Joliet & Eastern
Aurora
Joliet & Southern Electric Traction Company
Wise Levee
Missouri
Warsaw
Ind
C. F. Wilber
Beatrice, Neb
Murder charges arise from asylum probe in Massillon
Acting coroner John C. Bothwell filed charges alleging seven patients including John Adams died from violence at the Massillon asylum. He cites 14 distinct cruelty cases by attendants. Witnesses include former attendants. Autopsy by Dr. E. C. Goudy found five bruises and four broken ribs, one rib driven through the lung.
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Massillon
John C. Bothwell
John Adams
Bothwell
Shirer
State Board of Charities
Beach City
E. C. Goudy
Adams
H. C. Eyman
Eyman
E. H. Hubbard
Bvgman
C. A. Nauman
Nauman
Steel Prices Take Tremendous Fall Across Iron Sector
New York City reports a broad price cut in steel products following a joint conference of major steel interests led by United States Steel. Judge Elbert H. Gary announced iron ore would drop 50 cents per ton, with firms arguing raw material costs must fall to support lower finished goods. The move targets billets bars plates structural iron merchant pipe and wire nails amid industry opposition to cutting only finished products.
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New York City
Elbert H. Gary
United States Steel Corporation
Poisoning at Paris Automobile Club Banquet
About three hundred guests, including Marquis De Dion president of the Automobile club, were poisoned by ptomaines on Tuesday night during a banquet of the club in Paris France.
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Paris
France
Marquis de Dion
The
Automobile Club
Free Transportation for Americans to Melbourne Visit
The Victorian cabinet approved a program for the American fleet visit offering free rail transportation across all state railways during their stay.
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Melbourne
Australia
Fire destroys large Erie foundry in Pennsylvania
A major blaze in Erie Pennsylvania gutting the greater portion of the Srie foundry caused an estimated loss near 209000 dollars. Local firefighters battled the flames but could not save the factory building.
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Erie
Srie
Sexton Jacob Gaffney Dies After Meal at Markle Cemetery
West Newton reports the incident as Jacob Gaffney a cemetery sexton collapsed and died after finishing his dinner in a small building within Markle cemetery. No cause is given in the brief notice. Local authorities may investigate the sudden death.
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West Newton
Markle Cemetery
Jacob Gaffney
Franklin boy dies after fall from hay loft
Leland Wareham aged 6 son of John Wareham fell from a hay loft and broke his neck, dying instantly. The accident occurred at the family’s farm and authorities are investigating.
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Franklin
Leland Wareham
John Wareham
Dairy official orders 34 prosecutions for oleo sales
Harrisburg reports Dairy and Food Commissioner Foust has ordered the prosecution of 34 individuals in Allegheny county for selling oleomargarine in violation of regulations.
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Harrisburg
Dairy and Food
Foust
Allegheny County
Beaver Falls Public Schools Cost Reported at $74000
The annual report from Secretary Spender shows Beaver Falls public schools spent $74,000 to operate last year.
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Beaver Falls
Spender
Pittsburg Boy Killed by Errant Baseball Throw
In Pittsburg Roy Bowser aged 7 was struck by a baseball thrown by the shortstop to the second baseman who missed the toss and he died almost instantly.
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Pittsburg
Roy Bowser
Drowned While Attempting Creek Swim on Wager
Pottstown reports 14 year old Leroy Weining drowned in the Manatawny creek while attempting to swim across on a ten cent wager. The incident ended before he reached the far bank with authorities investigating the premature death.
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Pottstown
Leroy Weining
Manatawny Creek
Robber killed two robbins leads to $50 fine
Uniontown report states Andy Marosky was fined $50 by Justice Bierer after being found responsible for killing two robins. The suit was brought by Fish and Game Warden Maurice P. Maitland.
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Uniontown
Andy Marosky
Justice Bierer
Robbins
Fish and Game
Maurice P. Maitland
Butler Grand Jurors May Not Ride Three In A Seat
Judge James M. Galbreath ruled that grand jurors cannot be compelled to ride three in a seat during the tour of inspection of county buildings. The decision addresses seating constraints and juror comfort in official inspections.
Carlisle educator Captain A J Standing dies at 60
Captain A J Standing, noted as an Indian educator and founder of the Carlisle Indian School, died at his Dickinson home at age 60.
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Carlisle
Capt
A. J. Standing
Carlisle Indian School
Dickinson
Mines Reopen From Dunkirk to Acme in Pigeon Creek Valley
All the mines from Dunkirk to Acme in the Pigeon Creek valley have resumed in full after protracted shutdowns. About fifteen hundred men will return to work, boosting employment in the region.
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Dunkirk
Acme
Pigeon Creek
Robbery at Alexander Hotel in Kittanning
Night clerk and porter at the Alexander hotel slept in a parlor when the office safe was robbed of 50 dollars a gold watch and chain and valuable papers.
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Kittanning
Alexander Hotel
Meat inspectors cite unsanitary conditions in Philadelphia shops
Harrisburg reports from three meat inspectors indicate unsanitary conditions in Philadelphia meat shops and slaughterhouses, highlighting concerns over cleanliness and safety practices in the industry.
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Harrisburg
Philadelphia
Patrick Delacy elected Pennsylvania G A R commander
Patrick Delacy of Scranton won the Pennsylvania department Grand Army of the Republic command defeating John L. Grim of Philadelphia by a 21 to 133 vote.
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Erie
Patrick Delacy
Scranton
Pennsylvania
Grand Army of the Republic
John L. Grim
Philadelphia
Tragic Slaying: Wife Fatally Shoots Husband in Pringle Hill
In Pringle Hill near Wilkes Barre the large man Adam Strach was shot and killed by his wife after he allegedly tried to beat her. The incident occurred at their home and authorities investigate the domestic violence case.
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Wilkesbarre
Adam Strach
Pringle Hill
Here
Na omi Mine Resumes Operations After Six Month Shutdown
Bellevernon reports the United Coal Co reopened the Na omi mine after a six month shutdown with ongoing repairs during most of the period.
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Bellevernon
Naomi
United Coal Co
Dynamite Storage Building Burned by Spark at Thomas Station
A dynamite storage building east of here at Thomas Station was ignited by a spark from a Baltimore and Ohio locomotive. The blaze damaged the structure and the dynamite exploded, causing extensive damage.
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Washington
Thomas Station
Here
Baltimore & Ohio
Greensburg fight leads to damages awarded in 1907 case
Frederick Kelly of Latrobe wins $275 from Jacob Welty warden of the county jail after a post game brawl in Greensburg on January 8 1907. The court found Welty liable for striking Kelly in the face.
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Greensburg
Frederick Kelly
Latrobe
Jacob Welty
Tyrone Fiance Death Tragedy Triggers Suicide Attempt
Miss Ray McQuillan aged 20 of Tyrone died by self harm after learning her fiancé had died in a Philadelphia hospital. She broke a bottle and swallowed the shards. doctors say she may recover.
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Altoona
Ray McQuillan
Tyrone
Philadelphia
Landmark Fox Homestead Removed for New House
Kittanning borough tears down the old Fox homestead on South Water street. Erected about 50 years ago, much of the lumber remains sound and will be reused in the construction of a new house.
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Kittanning
Fox
South Water Street
Measles Epidemic Hits Altoona Children
An epidemic of a virulent measles form has appeared in Altoona with about five percent mortality from after effects. The disease mainly affects children under ten and combines measles, pneumonia and mumps.
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Altoona
Trolley fall injures Ford City man in Kittanning
James Conley of Ford City suffered a broken shoulder broken nose and fractured skull after leaping from a rapidly moving trolley car in Kittanning.
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Kittanning
James Conley
Ford City
Attendance at Pennsylvania fairs declines in year
A state agriculture bulletin reports 1,190,296 people attended Pennsylvania fairs and exhibitions last year, about 600,000 fewer than the prior year, blamed on the weak business mood.
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Harrisburg
State Department of Agriculture
Pennsylvania
Drowning Reported After Ice Pond Bathing Incident
Rochester scene: Frank Zupp dies after cramps while bathing solo in a cold pond at a stone quarry. Authorities describe the accident as a sudden drowning during the frigid immersion.
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Rochester
Frank Zupp
Large wool and grain house burned in Woodruff
A large wool and grain house owned by Elmer Grinage at Woodruff was burned. The loss is $30,000. The fire was incendiary.
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Waynesburg
Elmer Grinage
Woodruff
Pioneer railroad man Charles Jenkins dies in Pittsburg
Charles Jenkins, a pioneer railroad man and associate of Robert Pitcairn and Andrew Carnegie in early railroad days, died in Pittsburg.
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Pittsburg
Charles
Jenkins
Robert Pitcairn
Andrew Carnegie
Burgess Hutchison Loses Roses In Vandals’ Theft
Kittanning reports Burgess Eill Hutchison of Wickboro tended 500 American Beauty roses for Children’s Day only to discover vandals invaded his lawn and stole the blooms.
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Kittanning
Burgess Eill Hutchison
Wickboro
Death near West Penn tracks in Uniontown
The body of John B. Anderson, 40, of Thompson No. 2 was found beside the West Penn street railway tracks near Brownsville with a bullet hole in the skull. The death is under investigation by local authorities.
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Uniontown
Brownsville
John BE. Anderson
Sunfish Placed in Streams for Mosquito Control
Harrisburg reports the state department of fisheries will donate a large quantity of sunfish to the state department of health for release in mosquito haunted streams this summer.
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Harrisburg
State Department of Fisheries
State Department of Health
Hotel Antler proprietor dies of sunstroke while camping
John H. Greif 37 owner of the Hotel Antler at Cambridge Springs died suddenly of sunstroke while camping with friends a few miles from home.
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Meadville
John H. Greif
Antler
Cambridge Springs
Butler Fire Destroys Homes of Cranmer and Taylor
Fires of mysterious origin destroyed the residences of Charles Cranmer and James Y. Taylor in separate town sections. Both families were on their porches when the blazes began in the attics.
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Butler
Charles Cranmer
James Y. Taylor
Pocketbook Found After Seven Years
Albert Donahey lost a pocketbook with 4.17 dollars while plowing at Tunnelton seven years ago. Charles Wissinger, a gardener, found the wallet and money recently and Donahey shared the recovered amount with Wissinger.
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Saltsburg
Tunnelton
Here
Albert Donahey
Charles Wissinger
Donahey
Wissinger
Stroudsburg Shooting Involves Wilson Busch And Dayton Osborne
Wilson Busch was shot and probably fatally wounded in Stroudsburg by Dayton Osborne. The two men were warm friends. Busch visited Osborne at his home and Osborne says he did not know who was attempting to enter the premises.
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Stroudsburg
Wilson Busch
Dayton Osborne
Osborne
Busch
Train collision kills man and injures boy in Greensburg
John Cornelius, 40, probably fatally injured, and his 6-year-old son with a fractured leg, were in a vehicle struck by a Pennsylvania freight train at Larimer. The horse was killed and the bugey splintered.
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Greensburg
John Cornelius
Pennsylvania
Larimer
Hundreds return to Bessemer & Lake Erie railroad for ore season
Greenville reports hundreds of men back to work as the ore hauling season opens. Every locomotive owned by the company is in service and forces across all departments rise significantly.
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Greenville
Bessemer & Lake Erie
National Guard Vacates Second Lt. McDermott for AWOL
Harrisburg reports an unusual order from national guard headquarters declaring the commission of Second Lieut. Lewis A. McDermott of Company D Ninth regiment as vacated due to his absence from command without leave.
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Harrisburg
National Guard
Lewis A. McDermott
Butler Fatal Crash Kills A J Smathers at Mars
A. J. Smathers 50 a Evans City grocer and justice of the peace was killed instantly when a southbound trolley struck their buggy at Mars. Mrs. Smathers suffered serious injuries. The crash occurred on the Pittsburg and Butler line as the couple rode southbound.
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Butler
A. J. Smathers
Evans City
Explosion Rocks New Castle Fireworks Plant
In New Castle a blast from two tons of powder and fireworks destroyed a fireworks plant and two homes. The shock toppled windows and threw people from their feet for blocks. About a thousand homes shaken and a dozen injured, three seriously.
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New Castle
Pittsburg Tuberculosis League Opens Major Hospital Plans
The Tuberculosis league of Pittsburg formed three weeks ago by uniting the Pittsburg Sanatorium and the Pittsburg Association for the Prevention of Tuberculosis has begun active work to create Pittsburg a leading modern tuberculosis hospital in the United States.
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Pittsburg
Tuberculosis League of
Black snake traps two men near West Alexander
Washington man C. M. Carson and Bethany resident Fred M. Slater faced a giant black snake near West Alexander. Carson tried to pull the snake from a hollow tree, the reptile latched on to his wrist, and Slater cut the body with a corn cutter to free him.
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Washington
C. M. Carson
Fred M. Slater
Bethany
West Alexander
Carson
Slater
Stahl Glass Co resumes after January fire in Greensburg
Greensburg report Stahl Glass Co with 350 workers has rebuilt after a January fire and will operate continuously through June, selling product for the next two and a half years.
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Greensburg
Stahl Glass Co
Butler laborer loses leg in trolley line accident
Chearies Risner of Butler, a construction laborer on the Pittsburg Butler and New Castle trolley line, was caught between the jointing machine and the work train when they collided, resulting in the amputation of his right leg.
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Zelienople
Chearies Risner
Butler
Pittsburg
New Castle
Suburban Drift Rebuffed by New Tunnels Report
A New York Times note argues tunnels under East and North rivers fail to push crowds from crowded wards. Factory owners report workers prefer local tenements as travel to jobs remains quick, with many moving back to New York despite suburban lure.
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Long Island
New Jersey
New York
New York Times
Why He Was There at the Union of Veterans
An account of a reunion of the survivors of a western state volunteers regiment. A veteran recounts traveling seventeen hundred miles to meet comrades, struggles to speak, and bursts into tears while trying to honor the long-ago days.
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Th Regiment, Volunteer Infantry
The Night Before Nightcap Prank Ends in Miss Browning Mixup
In a humorous tale James admits to overindulging after a club dinner. The coachman reveals they swapped hats and coats and, in a mix up, the master drove all night ending at Miss Browning’s, his betrothed. The prank causes embarrassment for both the master and the young woman.
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James
Miss Browning
Under the Merry Widow Theatrical Girl Heads Home
A girl returns from a shopping trip wearing a full headpiece with three rats a pompadour a coronet braid a lane and puffs described as a merry widow style. The humorous passage notes she did not carry her hands full despite the elaborate headwear.
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Merry Widow
Alphonse
Gifted eternal life or a dime in a pious exchange
A terse dialogue appears between a pious speaker and a weary figure, framing a devotional gift against a practical bribe. The verse hints at spiritual reward versus material gain in a sparse, ecclesiastical tone.
Markets Report From New York June 10
Money on call 1 percent. Sterling at 64.86.90 for demand. Government bonds steady. Grain and provisions mixed. Minnesota patent flour 5.35 to 5.90. Wheat July at 94 cents. Corn No 2 steady. Oats mixed. Hay steady. Cattle steers steady. Hogs steady.
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New York
Sterling Exchange
Minnesota
Cleveland
York State
Market quotes and cattle hogs figures from multiple cities
Cleveland Chicago Toledo Buffalo Pittsburgh report grain and livestock prices for June with cereals butter cheese eggs and hay. Cattle calves sheep hogs listed with varied prices across cities and dates June 10.
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General News
Taft
Louisiana
Roy A. Gormley
Auditorium Annex
St. Paulus
Berlin
Bonaventuri
New Cliff
Newport
R. I
Galesburg
Ill
Giles Gilbert
Duluth
Edith Bain
Hugh McLaughlin
Kings County
Rome
Dervish
Henry Morss
Corinthian Yacht Club
Marblehead
Hamilton
King Edward
Queen Alexandra
Princess Victoria
Reval
Russia
George W. Garrison
Oklahoma City
Okla
Gregory Grey
Laporte City
Minnie Grunert
Appleton
Wis
State Hospital
Ieke Heenekk
Illustrated Sun Day Magazine
Toledo
Buffalo
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