Birth of a German Prince Sparks Potsdam Jubilee
Crowds fill Berlin as the crown princess delivers a prince at Potsdam. Cannons salute one hundred one for a boy while the city decorates and the emperor learns of the birth via wireless. Empress and royal house rejoice as news spreads.
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German Empire
Prussia
Potsdam
Berlin
von Wedel
Kaiser
William
Kiel
Hamburg
Trondhjem
Norway
Suit is a friendly one
Indianapolis July 5 Charles L Henry president of the Indianapolis and Cincinnati Traction company which operates seventy miles of interurban electric lines has been named receiver by Judge Carter of the Marion county superior court on a stockholder Frazee Rushville entry The company owes about 500000 but assets exceed liabilities and creditors will be protected The receiver bond is 100000 The action is a friendly suit to expedite the readjustment of the COMPLY finances.
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Indianapolis
Charles L. Henry
Indianapolis and Cincinnati Traction Company
Carter
Marion County Superior Court
W. M. Frazee
Rushville
Six Babies Born at Sea on North German Lloyd Voyage
Six robust babies were added to the passenger complement of the Grosser Kurfurst on the voyage from Bremen to New York, ending Tuesday.
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New York
Lloyd Line
Grosser Kurfurst
Bremen
Secretary Root Departs on South American Sea Tour
Secretary of State Elihu Root sails from New York aboard the USS Charleston for a three months South American voyage. He travels with Mrs. Root and children Edward and Edith, will pass Cape Horn, cross the Panama Isthmus, and attend the Pan American congress in Rio de Janeiro from July 25 to August 6. He also visits the Mexican training ship Zaragoza off Tompkinsville before boarding.
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New York
Elihu Root
United States
Charleston
Root
Edward
Edith
Cape Horn
Panama
Rio Janeiro
Brazil
Zaragoza
Tompkinsville
Secret service nab Tolley gang leader in Huntington arrest
Washington reports Chief Wilkie has been notified of the Huntington West Virginia arrest of Irving Tolley, the gang leader of notorious note raisers. Tolley was captured in Baltimore days ago and has long troubled secret service officials.
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Washington
Wilkie
Secret Service
Huntington
Wo Va
Irving Tolley
Baltimore
Tolley
Pardon Sought for Frank Bigelow in Health-Driven Effort
Reports from Leavenworth Kansas on July 5 indicate supporters will press President Roosevelt for a pardon for Frank J. Bigelow, former Milwaukee banker imprisoned there as his health reportedly declines.
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Frank Bigelow
Leavenworth
Kan
Roosevelt
Frank J. Bigelow
Milwaukee
Woman Bitten by Dog While Stopping Fight in Bedford
Mrs. Schuyler Pax attempted to separate two fighting dogs in Bedford Indiana on July 5 and was badly bitten when a stray dog clamped its teeth on her arm near the elbow before she could drive it off.
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Bedford
Ind
Octogenarian Sets Fire in Post Office Joke
Silas Watters, an elderly man, in the post office with a sighted match, set fire to Oliver Bell's beard and burned his face and hands severely. Bell is the father of Adjutant General Sherman Bell. Watters claimed it was a joke.
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Newman
Silas Watters
Oliver Bell
Sherman Bell
Watters
Young Man Loses Both Feet in Railroad Accident
Owosso Mich July 5 A 24 year old single man John Ward while returning from Morrico early this morning fell on the Grand Trunk tracks and both feet were cut off by a freight train. His recovery is doubtful.
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Owosso
Mich
Morrico
John Ward
Grand Trunk
Young Michigan Man a Forger
New York reports the arrest of Arthur Sichel a young lawyer and Michigan law graduate for forging a $500 check on the Fifth Avenue bank in the name of FL W Rhinelander secretary and treasurer of the Samuel Stevens Realty company.
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Michigan
New York
Arthur Sichel
Law School
University of Michigan
Fifth Avenue Bank
FL W. Rhinelander
Samuel Stevens Realty Company
Roosevelt asked to preside at Bryan reception in New York
William Hoge, president of the Commercial Travelers Anti-Trust League, has invited President Roosevelt to preside at a reception for William J. Bryan in New York upon Bryan’s return from Europe early in September.
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Roosevelt
Bryan
New York
William Hoge
The
Commercial Travelers Anti-Trust League
William J. Bryan
Europe
Mixed doubles pair lose semi final at Wimbledon
Wimbledon reports Miss Thompson and A W Gore defeated May Button and G W Hillyard in the mixed doubles semi final of the international lawn tennis championship. The scores were 3-6 3-6 8-4 in favor of the winners.
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Wimbledon
England
May Button
G. W. Hillyard
Miss Thompson
A. W. Gore
Fearful Guatemalan President Hoards Food and Sleeps Shattered
City dispatches report President Cabrera of Guatemala is so terrified of revolutionaries that his meals are sent to him in tin cans by his mother and locked to prevent poisoning. He reportedly never stays two consecutive nights in the same room and has imprisoned the wives of leading citizens.
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City of
Mexico
Cabrera
Guatemala
Duncan Bankhart
Salvador
Manila Cholera Outbreak Claims Four U S Citizens
Virulent cholera sweeps Manila and nearby areas with four American victims including soldier Christian G. Dwight of Company C Sixteenth Infantry. Secretary Root departs Washington for New York and Brazil. Also noted are the death of George Y Wisner in Detroit and a fatal mine explosion at Keystone West Virginia with multiple casualties.
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Manila
United States
Christian G. Dwight
Sixteenth Infantry
Root
Washington
New York
Brazil
George Y. Wisner
Detroit
Keystone
W. Va
George Bond
Centerville
Double Crime in Nebraska Claims Two Lives
Holdredge Nebraska July 5 Charles Benson 26 son of a wealthy farmer near Bertrand shot and killed Mrs Anna Wallin house keeper at the Benson home and then killed himself Police say he had shown signs of mental derangement in recent days The tragedy ends a domestic incident at the Benson residence The motive remains unrevealed and investigators continue to probe the case
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Nebraska
Holdredge
Neb
Charles Benson
Bertrand
This County
Anna Wallin
Benson
Summer Work at West Point Captures Busy Training
The piece describes a ten week summer program for first, third and fourth class cadets at West Point. It notes field life includes cavalry charges, sham battles, and skirmishes to relive the monotony and expose cadets to typical discomforts and pleasures of army life.
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West Point
Uncle Sam
Roosevelt Praises Steadfastness in Rain drenched Fourth of July
At Oyster Bay on July 5 Roosevelt defended his record in a year review during a heavy downpour. He pledged to curb the trusts with fear no favor, while Cochran attacked corporate fraud and praised punitive measures. Other speakers included Sullivan and Towne, with Beale denouncing the Republicans.
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Oyster Bay
N. Y
Roosevelt
Lincoln
Tle
Tammany Celebrates 130th Independence Anniversary
The annual celebration of the society of Tammany at Tammany Hall marked the 130th anniversary of United States independence. Prominent men from across the country attended as the exercises opened with a welcome address by an unidentified speaker.
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New York
Society of Tammany
Columbian Order
United States
Tammany Hall
Acquittal in Perjury Case Over 14 Year Old Bride
Ernest Harris is acquitted by a jury in Paris TL after being accused of perjury in a marriage license matter involving Miss Pearl Downs, 14, who testified she was 18. The court upheld the father's custody rights and did not declare the marriage illegal, noting the bride may on reaching legal age choose otherwise.
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Paris
Ernest Harris
Marrageoft
Pearl Downs
John Downs
Costly Palm-Leaf Fans Liven Columbus Biz Scene
Columbus Indiana on July 5 reports John Crump a local capitalist owns five palm leaf fans worth $5,000. He claims they are the city's most expensive and, though they resemble ordinary fans, he has proof of their high cost and exclusive nature.
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Columbus
Ind
John 8. Crump
Janney Manufacturing Fire Spurs Stock Losses and Debts
Fragmentary report notes Crump acquired $5,000 in preferred stock before the Janney Manufacturing plant failed. Palmdeaf fans are mentioned, with a claim that the print era yielded only fans worth about $1,000 each. The note implies substantial investor losses from the collapse.
Ocean Racers Kroonland Tracks Deutschland and La Provence
Wireless reports from New York indicate the Red Star Line Kroonland, arriving from Antwerp and Dover, relayed signals showing Deutschland leading La Provence by several miles as both race toward Lizard Head England. Captain of the German ship claimed early lead before a French steamer reported gaining on him. The Kroonland position placed them south of Cape Race Newfoundland.
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New York
Antwerp
Dover
Red Star Line
Kroonlind
Deutschland
Ba Provence
Lizard Head
England
Kroonland
la Provence
Itx Miles
Cape Race
Newfoundland
Barbara Krupp to Baron Tilo von Wilmowski engagement announced
The engagement between Barbara Krupp, younger daughter of the late iron works owner, and Baron Tilo von Wilmowski, son of the Prussian Saxony governor, is announced. Barbara is presumed to be worth about 12.5 million dollars.
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Asen
Prussia
Barbara Krupp
Great Iron Works
Tilo von Wilmowski
Prussian
Saxony
Fraulein Barbara
Bertha
Market Report Hogs Cattle and Sheep in Chicago July 5 1906
Chicago July 5 1906 market notes show hog receipts estimated at 27000 with mixed packers offerings. light hogs 86 to 92. heavy shipping grades 86 25 to 86 95. pigs 85 25 to 86 70. beef cattle strong to 10 higher with natives and western cattle quoted. market overall weak on July 5 with bids easing from opening prices. From Beach Wickham Co McCall Bros agents.
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Chicago
Texas
Beach-Wickham Co
McCall Bros
Tolstoi Attacks Duma Parodying Parliament’s Old Fashion
Count Tolstoi criticizes the Duma and parliamentary proceedings as outdated and irrelevant. He compares them to provincial fashions and laments repurposed attire while urging a Christian revival over politics. He advocates universal land rights as a just solution to agrarian issues.
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Count Tolstoi
Russia
Desperate Negro Riggsby Killed During Escape Attempt
New Orleans on July 5 reports that Black Diamond Riggsby while being moved to Plaquemine for execution shot the sheriff in the thigh. An armed bystander then killed Riggsby. fellow death-row inmate George Pointdexter remained jailed for murder. They were convicted of killing an Italian storekeeper and his son last April.
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New Orleans
Diamond Riggsby
Plaquemine
Riggsby
George Pointdexter
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A. Om
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Bumm
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May Sutton
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Rourke Cochran
Tammany
Locust Grove
Bourke Cochran
New York Court
Cochran
Omaha
Pat Crowe
Cudahy
Sullivan
Massachusetts
Henry
William J. Iiryan
Towne
Beale
John Sharp Williams
Crump
Janney Manuf Firing Company
Palmdeaf
Ocean Racers
Deutschland Stull
Anna Tompsett
South Twentieth Street
Canada
Grain Market
Tolstoi
Voronya
Volluna
Leon Tolstoi
Politicos
Leo Tolastol
Helena
Mont
John Moore
Bath
Montana
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