Taggart Denies Violating Anti-Gambling Laws
Thomas Taggart, Democratic National Committee chair, rejects New York World demand to resign. He says Hearst papers fabricated sensational accusations about gambling at French Lick Springs. He notes court cases on lease gambling clause and asserts the hotel bans gambling. Attacks linked to Indiana Democratic convention endorsement of Bryan.
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French Sick Springs
Ind
Thomas Tneggart
Democratic National Committee
Associated Pres
New York World
National Democratic Committee
Prench Lick Springs
Hearst
French Lick Springs Company
French Lick Springs
Taggart
Indiana
W. J. Bryan
Prominent Man Dies After Fall From Window
Harry L. Grant, 36, of Kalamazoo, died after a fall from a third floor window in the uptown district. He had pursued dressmaker Mrs. Ida Belknap who, divorced, could not wed him due to his religion. Belknap discovered the body and has since fallen into delirium.
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Kalamazoo
Mich
Harry L. Grant
Uptown
Grant
Ida Belknap
Oregon land fraud convict sentenced in Portland case
Henry Mel drum former United States surveyor general for Oregon district jailed in McNeil's Island Washington after a Portland jury found him guilty on eighteen counts of conspiring to defraud the federal government in land deals. He must pay a 250 dollar fine on each count and serve sixty days hard labor on each count.
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Portland
Ore
Henry Meldrum
United States
District of Oregon
McNeil’s Island
Wash
Roosevelt declines invitation to Bryan reception at Madison Square Garden
Oyster Bay, July 6. President Roosevelt will not preside at the reception the Commercial Travelers Anti-Trust League plans for William J. Bryan at Madison Square Garden on August 9. The president had decided to decline all invitations for the summer.
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Oyster Bay
N. Y
Roosevelt
Anarchist Arrest and Dye Works Explosion Reported
A special dispatch from Alton Prussia notes the arrest of August Rosenberg an alleged anarchist once from Seattle now in Germany suspected of planning to kill Emperor William. In Saginaw Mich a gasoline tank at Casendar Dye Works exploded destroying the building killing BE. A Feeht and Carl Casendia and injuring four others. The scene described as terrible and fearful.
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Alton
Prussia
The
Evening Journal
August Rosenberg
Seattle
Washington
Germany
Emperor William
Rosenberg
Saginaw, Mich
Casendar Dye Works
BE. A. Feeht
Carl Casendia
Bell with Historic Toll Returns to Greenfield Church
Montgomery Marsh of Greenfield presented the old courthouse bell to the Presbyterian church. Bought by county commissioners in 1853, it rang for Lincoln, Grant, Garfield and Fort Sumter, called to arms, later saved from junk sale, and loaned as a curfew bell. Elders in Greenfield treasure the relic.
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Greenfield
Ind
Montgomery Marsh
Marsh
Hog feeding scandal shocks Fort Wayne market
Fort Wayne health officials report a local hog farm buys all dead horses in the city and feeds the flesh to fattening pigs. The horses died from various diseases and no affidavits have been filed.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Board of Health
Dreyfus Case: Prosecutor Seeks Quashment of Rennes Verdict
Paris July 6 Procurator General Baudouin completes argument in the supreme court asking for quashing of the Rennes court martial verdict without retrial. Maitre Mornard, Dreyfus counsel, begins closing address immediately.
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Paris
Baudouin
Supreme Court
Dreyfus
Rennes
Maitre Mornard
Fight over insult leaves Chicago man near fatally shot
In Muskegon Michigan on July 6 Frank Hall a Chicago resorter was allegedly beaten with the muzzle of a shotgun by John Edsel Eggleston township drain commissioner after Hall invited Edsel and Roy Akins to his house and a quarrel developed leaving Hall badly injured and possibly fatally harmed.
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Muskegon, Mich
Frank Hall
Chicago
John Edsel
Eggleston Township
Hall
Edsel
Roy Akins
Rural Routes Expanded as Mail Service Grows
In the just closed fiscal year 3,713 rural mail routes were placed in operation. An inquiry into the alleged tobacco trust has begun before the federal grand jury in Nashville Tennessee. Emperor William arrived at Bergen en route to Trondheim for a royal visit. Secretary Shaw received offers for small blocks of the Panama canal fund bonds totaling 80 million dollars offered for public subscription. Secretary Taft plans a western inspection tour in October visiting Fort Riley Fort Leavenworth and Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio.
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Tobacco Trust
Federal Grand Jury
Nashville
Tenn
Emperor William
Bergen
King Haakon
Trondhijem
Shaw
Taft
Fort Riley
Fort Leavenworth
Fort
Alladin’s Wild Outburst Sparks Parliament Turmoil in St. Petersburg
In St. Petersburg on July 6 M. Alladin, a vocal radical in the lower house, shouted down the government from the tribune. Sidelnikoff, a red Cossack, was arrested after a violent crowd-rousing speech and a revolver was found on him. Stolypin said police inviolability will be enforced and ministers pledged inquiry. Meanwhile, mutinies in Samara and calls for a republic threaten to widen unrest.
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Storypin
St. Petersburg
M. Alladin
Tribune
Sidelinkoff
Sidelnikoff
Alladin
Sotlypin
Illinois Bar Association Opens 30th Annual Meeting in Chicago
Lawyers from across the state gather at the Chicago Beach hotel on July 12 for discussions on graft municipal ownership the new primary law and court decisions. The Illinois Bar association with about 1000 members will hear James Hagerman deliver the annual address and Judge Carter discuss the supreme court.
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Chicago
Chicago Beach
General Assembly
Municipal Court of
Illinois Bar Association
George T. Page
Peoria
Harrison Musgrave
P. Williams
Galesburg
Robert McCurdy
James Hagerman
St. Louis
Carter
Supreme Court
Prize fighter near death after ten round bout
Chicago pugilist Charlie Keenburg lies at St Mary's hospital hovering between life and death after a brutal ten round prize fight with Eddie Tancel in LaSalle Greenburg showed grit and footwork but could not prevent the defeat.
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LaSallee
Lil
Charlie Keenburg
Chicago
St. Mary’s Hospital
Eddie Tancel
Greenburg
Stchepkin Reports on Bialystok Riot Riots
Stchepkin presented a report on the Bialystok riot. He argued Stolypin's measures were ineffective in the early stages of the disturbance.
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Stchepkin
Iialystok
Stolypin
Unclear wreck and tragedy follow staged events and sports upset
After a brutal fight a man collapsed and remains unconscious with a concussion and poor recovery prospects. Taneel and Kid Toward are under arrest awaiting outcomes. A note from an abandoned mine shaft hints at suicide, while a separate report notes Belgium’s Chub Nautique de Gond defeating Trinity Hall in the Crowd Challenge finals by three lengths in a striking good time.
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Taneel
Kid Toward
Greenburg
Tranley
Chub Nautique de Gond
Belgium
Trinity Hall
Cambridge
Scores at Baseball Across Leagues
Baseball scores from Chicago to Omaha show Boston beating New York and Philadelphia, Detroit edging St Louis, and Milwaukee routing St Paul. American and Association results mix wins and losses with several incomplete lines and weather-related delays noted.
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Chicago
Wittsburg
Brooklyn
New York
Boston
St. Louis
New York S
Philadelphia
Washington
Detroit
Rt. Louis
Cleveland
Association
Milwaukkee
Kansas City
Milwaukee
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Columbus
Indianapolis
Louisaville
Western
Denver
Pueblo
Lincoln
Sioux City
Omaha
Des Moines
Chicago Hog and Cattle Market Reports July 6, 1906
Market status shows hogs steady to stronger with light hogs 86 35 to 86 75 and heavy grades 86 20 to 6 40. cattle and sheep active with cattle strong and sheep and lambs firm. Official receipts yesterday around 52,040 hogs and 10,000 cattle, with 15 5 shipments and 5 155 shipments reported.
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Chicago
Arbitration Eases Guatemala Salvador Strife With U S Mediation
Washington reports Guatemala and Salvador edging toward arbitration over Salvadoran support for the rebellious Baribis against President Cabrera. United States may host the board as Mexico and U S oppose Central American power meddling. Pacis named as envoy but unlikely to reach Washington soon.
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Washington
United States
Guatemala
Salvador
Revolutionary Movement Noninat
Cabrera
Guatellote
Lkely
Board of Arbitration
State Department
Marblehead
Panama
Mexico
J. T. Pacis
Apeelay
Pacus
Net
Baribis
Chicagoan salesman dies at sea by suicide aboard Majestic
F N Woodruff a Marshal Field & Co traveling salesman from Chicago boarded the Majestic at Queenstown June 27 bound for New York. He did not mingle with passengers and was last seen entering his cabin Sunday night. On arrival in New York his death by self inflicted razor wound was reported. his note read The strain of the last two months is too much for me. The body was buried at sea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
F. N. Woodruff
Marshal Field & Co
Chicago
Liverpool
Majestic
Bigelow Pardon Move Not Backed By Facts
Report that Frank G. Bigelow would seek a presidential pardon is unfounded. The Milwaukee bank wrecker is confined at Leavenworth and Mrs. Bigelow’s visit to him prompted the speculation, which authorities deny as false.
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Leavernworth
Kan
Frank G. Bigelow
Milwaukee
United States Civil Penitentiary
Roosevelt
Roosevelts Pride Over Birth of German Prince
Congratulatory messages will be sent from Sagamore Hill to Potsdam once the president is officially notified of the birth of the German prince. The president has seen the news and shares in the rejoicing of the German emperor.
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Oyster Bay
S. 1
Sagamore Hill
Marble Palace
Potsdant
Roosevelt
Crow land drawing contestant faces allotment hurdle
Owen R. Williams of Custer Montana, drawn No 1 in the Crow land drawing, may lose the choice due to his marriage to a full blood Crow woman who has received her allotment. This likely blocks his claim if a contest arises.
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Billings
Mont
Owen R. Williams
Custer
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Red
M. Hidelnikoff
M.t Solypin
M. Stolypin
Sherometieff
Bialystok
Trepoff
Stehepkin
Stechepgin
Rudiger
Samara
Illinois
Stephepkin
Brazil
Zetler
Dotin Dueley
Grain Market
Beach-Wickham O Co
McCall Bros
Uncle Sam
Central America
Ita Handa
Salvador Ia
Marshall Field & Co
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