Progresive Constitution League Formed Across Parties
Resolutions declare special interests organize to defend corporate rule and push initiative and referendum in a new constitution. Toledo mayor Brand Whitick elected president of the league. members from Ohio Direct Legislation, Ohio Federation of Labor, and Ohio State Grange join as delegates to secure an amended constitution via popular petition. Six drowned in Utah Lake when a party launch capsized near Salt Lake City.
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Ceambus
Brand White
Toledo
Progres @ve Constitution league
Ohio Direct Legislation League
Ohio Feder @ion of Labor
Ohio
Organization of Farmers
New League
Grances
Brana Whitick
Mendert
John Frey
Cincinnati
Iron Molders’ Journal
L. G. Spencer
Warren
Ohio State Grange
J. V. Denny
It Higelow
Peochure
Eo B. Gelbreath
O. J
Lake
Salt Lake
Utah
Utah Lake
Galilee
Vera Brown
Edward B Holmes
Ohio's Next Depository Planned in Columbus Begin
In early fiscal year the q plans 1000 cc of ftories in operation. He designates 50 additional offices to start business at once. Columbus is to become Ohio's next depository. Loses Life to Save Dog in Chillicothe a farmer Charles D Sigby dies after attempting to save a dog as a Norfolk and Western train neared.
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Columbus
Ohio
Chillicothe
Charles D. Sigby
Norfolk & Western
Destroyers fail to locate missing aeroplane off Toulon
Paris reports destroyers that went to sea in search of the aeroplane could not find any trace of the aircraft. No French aviator is currently listed as missing.
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Paris
Toulon
France
Roosevelt May Be Called To Testify
The Stanley steel trust committee moves to probe the Tennessee Coal and Iron absorption, citing discrepancies in the 1907 accounts. It considers summoning former President Roosevelt and former Secretary of State Elihu Root to verify conferences with Gary and Frick on the deal.
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Washington
Tennessee Coal and Iron Company
United States Sten. Corporation
John W Tioes
Elbert Ho Gary
Stanley “Steel Trust
Roosevelt
Elihu Root
Messrs
Gary and
Frick
Tennessee
Brand Whitlock Initiative Appears in Wisconsin Hobbies
A local Wisconsin feature highlights the Brand Whitlock initiative as a notable hobby topic. The article details community interest and the growing popularity of the initiative among residents.
Czar Threatens War Over Turkish Frontier Crisis
June 5 dispatches report an alleged interview with Czar Nicholas claiming an inevitable Russia Turkey war due to Montenegro frontier tensions. Ministers back the view and the populace fears war as troops mass along borders. Local rumor and heightened arming of citizens accompany the crisis. In McKinney Texas a divorce suit cites antagonism to Senator J W Halley as a key reason for the action.
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Bosla
Cettinge
Czar Nicholas
Turkey
Russia
Montenegro
Monténegro
McKinney Tex
H .S. Smith
Mel Smith
J W. Halley
Frightful Hurricane Hurts Norwalk Telegraph Lines
A severe hurricane strikes northern Ohio hitting Norwalk. Telephones and telegraph lines suffer heavy damage while the city endures great property loss and widespread disruption. Residents brace for cleanup and restoration efforts as authorities assess the toll.
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Norwalk
Clerk Kemple Testifies On Bribe Payment Linked To Evans
Clerk Kemple testifies he handed $100 to Representative O. J. Evans through intermediary J. C. Sherra in Columbus. He describes $160 given by L. Miller in Akron to carry to Sherra for bills affecting loan agents. Evans denies any recollection of receiving such money.
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Tocan
Turi Vy
Charles W. Kemple
Senate
O. J. Evans
Corton
Kemple
Th Estates Atorneys
Akron
Columbus
J. C Sherra
Juries Panel to Probe Western Lumber Trust
Judge Landin summoned a jury to investigate the lumber industry in the West after Standard Oil was fined 829 million in a prior trust case. Prosecutor Bime withholds line of inquiry though it is rumored Frederick Weverhaeuser, head of the alleged combine, may testify.
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Laneis
Landing
Standard Oil
Waka
Spees
Lumver
West
Bime
Frederick Weverhaeuser
Charles W. Kemple Clerk of House Called as Witness
Charles W. Kemple, clerk of the House, was summoned to testify in a bribery investigation. The case centers on alleged improper payments linked to legislative conduct and pending inquiries continue.
Emanuel’s Statue Unveiled in Rome Ceremony Unfolds
In Rome on June 5 a crowd of about 60 000 gathered for the unveiling of Victor Emmanuel II’s monument. Victor Emmanuel III attended as bands played and a 101 gun salute rang out. Giovanni Giolitti delivered the inaugural address as Garibaldi veterans led the stair procession.
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Rome
Victor Emmanuel Iiv
Army
Navg
Garibaldi
Victor Emmanuel III
Fage
Giovanni Giolitti
Itelisa
British Legion
Calito
Bellefontaine Gets Park
Bellefontaine Ohio on June 6 receives a gift of a 210 acre park tract for the city. The donation inaugurates a new public green space intended for recreation and civic use.
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Bellefontaine
Bellefontaine, O
City of
Lightning Kills Man as Grandstand Blows Over
During a sudden storm in Norwalk Frank Van Buren Pred Studer Albert Stanford and Joseph Lindenberger from the Norwalk team sought shelter under a grandstand as a lightning struck tree killed Albert Stanford and knocked others to the ground. Van Buren was unconscious for about two hours while Studer and Lindenberger were revived.
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Hall
Umestreet
Frank van Buren
Stanford
van Buren
Studer
Lintenberger
Lightning Strikes Fremont Area Cause Fire and Damage
An electrical storm caused extensive damage in the Fremont vicinity. The Napens Station church was struck by lightning and completely destroyed by fire, with losses around 10,000 dollars. Several barns houses and railroad tracks sustained washouts during the same storm.
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Fremont
al Sainte Church
Napens
Edison unveils perfected storage and wagon batteries
New York inventor Thomas A B and son previews a universal battery for wagons and a surface care storage battery shown as practical and profitable at Concord Ohio. He also discusses talking moving pictures and demonstrates a wagon test with a butcher's wagon.
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New York
Thomas A. B.&son
Edison
Concord
Mexican National Railways near sale to U S interests
Report from Monterey Mexico on June 5 indicates the National Railways of Mexico may exit government control. American interests tied to the Southern Pacific and the St Louis San Francisco properties are named as likely buyers. The government merger system covers over 7000 miles of track.
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Monterey
Mexico
National Railways of Mexico
Southern Pacific
S. Louis
San Francisco
Democratic Editorial Association Convention Endorses Marshall, Indiana
Indorsement from the Democratic Editorial association of Marshall Laporte at the convention expressed unified enthusiasm for a candidate or platform. The report notes unanimous support and celebratory sentiment within the gathering.
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Laporte
Ind
Democratic Editorial Association
Bere
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