Rawn Murder Theories Split On Cause Of Death
Ira G. Rawn president of the Monon railroad was shot at his Winchettka Illinois summer home. The family and investigators consider burglary murder accidental self harm and business enemies as possible motives amid Illinois Central and Western Indiana railroading scandals.
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Chicago
Uly
Ira G. Rawn
Monon Railroad
Winchettka
Ill
Monon
Rawn
Indiana Road
Illinois Central
Hoffman
Hlllnois Central
The
Indiana
E. EB. Blatchford
Governor Denen declines clemency for Robert Martin
Springfield Illinois July 21 Gov Denen on the recommendation of the state board of pardons refused to commute the sentence of Robert Martin.
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Springfield
Deneen
State Board of Pardons
Robert Martin
Reprieve Delays Hangings in Harris Murder Case
In East St. Louis Floyd Harris murder case, Martin was scheduled to be hanged Friday. After the board of pardons’ recommendation, Gov. Deneen granted a reprieve until July 22, delaying the execution.
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Floyd Harris
East St. Louis
Martin
Board of Pardons
British suffragette Mrs Snowden visits U S for Chautauqua lectures
Mrs Ethel Snowden a renowned British suffragette arrives aboard the Cunard liner Carmania from Southampton. She plans to stay with Mrs Carrie Chapman Catt at 2 West Thirty Sixth Street before traveling to the Midwest to lecture on British politics at Chautauqua meetings and will depart for England in August. She will be joined later by her husband MP Philip Snowden.
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New York
Cunard
Southampton
Ethel Snowden
Carrie FE. Chapman Catt
West Thirty-Sixth Street
Middle West
England
Phillip Snowden
Widow of banker dies at 82 in Vincennes
Mrs. Su gan Rabb, widow of John H. Rabb physician and bank president, died in Vincennes Indiana at age 82. Surviving children include Mrs. James Wade Ennison Mrs. William B. Ridgeway and John Rabb of Minneapolis.
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Vincennes
Ind
Sugan Rabb
John H. Rabb
James Wade Ennison
William B. Ridgeway
John Rabb
Minneapolis
Geers Improves After Sulky Accident at Track
Grand Rapids reports veteran driver Geers improving after being thrown from a sulky. Despite severe bruises he attends the track in a carriage and says he expects to ride again within a few days.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Yep” Geers
Geers
AEROPLANE HIT BY LIGHTNING IN FLIGHT
In Barcelona on July 20 Aviator Ehrmann's craft was struck by lightning during a cross country flight and crashed to the ground. He escaped uninjured amid witness accounts of a miraculous evacuation and a dramatic, fiery descent before the aeroplane burned.
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Barcelona
Spain
Ehrmann
Wrman
Peaceful Grand Trunk Strike Continues With No Disturbances
Detroit July 21. The Grand Trunk trainmen strike shows little change as A B Atwater predicts the backbone will break by next Saturday. Freight operations are limited, no disturbances reported, and strikers hold meetings while substituting with strikebreakers.
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Grand Trunk
Detroit
A. B. Atwater
Mr. Atwater
Brush Street
Canadian Mails Delayed by Grand Trunk Strike
Ottawa reports industrial woes across Canada due to the Grand Trunk trainmen strike with little anti disruption yet. The government may fund arbitration if Labor names a board but no action seen. Grand Trunk shops closed nationwide. mail service delayed in some cases though no official complaints from the Post Office.
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Ottawa
Ont
Canada
Grand Trunk
Labor Department
Post Office Department
Dr. Coulter
Chicago Strike Quiet as City Sees Light Walkout
Chicago on July 21 reports a very small strike impact with few workers striking in the big city. Local sources say activity is minimal and temper remains calm amid labor talks and unsettled issues.
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Big City
Chicago
Woman Refuses Man After Proposal Clash
A terse exchange from the Baltimore American shows a woman gently telling a man she would refuse his proposal. He responds with savage insistence, admitting he knew she would reject him.
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Baltimore American
Reading as an absorbing voyage of the mind
A quotation from Robert Louis Stevenson extols reading as an absorbing act that fills the mind with vivid images. It likens eloquent words to breakers and declares the story paints a thousand colored pictures, keeping the reader awake with continual thoughts.
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Robert Louis Steven
Chicago Markets Hogs Cattle Sheep Prices July 21 1910
Hogs with estimated receipts 14000 left over 2458 and market slow at yesterday's averages. Light packers 8 50 to 8 90 mixed 8 20 to 8 70 heavy 7 90 to 8 55 rough 7 90 to 5 10. Cattle 6500 weak sheep 15000 strong. Second report shows hogs today 15000 receipts official yesterday 19297 shipments 1538 left over 2458 tomorrow 12000 market slow mostly 10 higher. Bulk 8 25 to 8 60 light 8 60 to 9 00 mixed 8 75 to 8 80 heavy 7 95 to 8 65 rough 7 95 to 8 15 porkers 8 90 to 9 00 pigs 8 65 to 9 05. Estimated receipts 7000 market steady to shade lower. Cows and heifers 2 65 to 6 60 Texas steers 4 10 to 6 40 stockers and feeders 360 to 70 western cattle 500 to 690. Estimated receipts 18000 market steady to strong native sheep 260 to 425 western sheep 250 to 425 yearlings 400 to 600 lambs 450 to 725 western lambs 425 to 725.
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Reeves
Texas
Market Report Notes Mixed Packers Trading Ranges
Market activity shows weakness to five points lower than early Bulk bids. At 8 25 to 8 55 Light trades, 8 60 to 9 CO Mixed packers operate, and 8 20 to 8 80 price window observed across categories.
Hollander Held in Naples for Forgery Fraud
Alexander Hollander, head of the firm Alexander Hollander & Co. at 82 Wall Street, arrested in Naples on request of U S federal officers. He faces forgery and customs fraud charges totaling about 260000 dollars. The case arose after interest by New York State attorney Henry A Wise and U S Marshal Henkel following inquiries into the Hollander firm’s business methods.
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New York
Alexander Hollander
Naples
United States
Alexander Hollander & Co
Wall Street
New York State
Henry A. Wise
Henkel
Hollander Firm
Hollander
Market Report Shows Mixed Livestock Prices Drop and Rise
Heavy shipping grades range 790 to 865 rough and 790 to 810 cattle slow after yesterday’s decline. Sheep and lambs show strength with 10 to 25 higher on top lambs around 7 50.
Grain and produce price list from Chicago commission merchant
Furnished by Beach Wickham Grain Company at 544 545 Postal Telegraph Building Chicago dated July 21 1910 shows prices for hay straw flour bran shorts corn meal butter and other commodities. Produce consignments and livestock terms are listed with John A Babcock Commission Merchant U S Yards Chicago Illinois offices on the main floor.
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Beach-Wickham Grain Company
John A. Babcock Commission
U. 8. Yards
Chicago
Illinois
Federal forgery case hits Hollander firm and clerks
United States authorities charged Hollander agent McGrath and two clerks with altering appraised values on a Henry Crews automobile import. The scheme allegedly involved forged invoices to dodge duties, prompting seizure of Hollander books and a widening federal probe.
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McGrath
Hollander
Edward Barnes
Law Department
Custom House
Henry Clews
Teutonic
Marshal Gilday
Michael Moran
Bridgeport
Conn
Marshal Henkel
Alexander
Crews
Hollander Company
Emphatic Woman Objects to Social Distinctions
A speaker asserts opposition to social distinctions while Mrs. Crossiera argues a mine must be drawn. The dialogue hints at class attitudes and the impracticality of introducing a new cook to friends, reflecting social tensions in everyday life.
Pittman Faces Death Under Secret Orders
Wireless reports from Bluefields to Colon claim President Madriz ordered all prisoners executed, including Americans. The Nicaraguan capital text says William Pittman of Cambridge Mass killed Madriz troops with mines after Bluefields assault. Acoyapa reports Gen. Mena ready for action against Madriz forces.
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Bluefields
Colon
Madriz
Managua
William Pittman
Cambridge
Mass
Acoyapa
Mena
Honduras Revolution Starts as Insurgents Move on Ceiba
A Honduran revulsion against President Davila unfolds with about fifty insurgents attacking Ceiba. The government sends troops, aiming to oust the rebels and possibly restore Manuel Bonilla. U S officials fear attacks on the American consulate at Cape Gracias Adios and deploy the gunboat Tacoma with marines if needed.
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Washington
State Department
Newton R. McCreery
Tegucigalpa
Ceiba
Devila
Honduras
Manuel Bonilla
Davila
Zelaya
Nicaragua
Bonilla
Thomas
Trimmer
Madriz
Cape Gracias Adios
Moffatt
Managua
Rtment
la Nacion Managua
United States
Throat cut by wire fence injures Indiana man
Luther Tomar aged 53 is in critical condition after his throat was cut from ear to ear when his horse bolted at Newbern. The horse spooked by a passing motorcycle and threw Tomar into barbed wire, causing multiple serious wounds.
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Columbus
Ind
Luther Tomar
Newbern
Lemar
Texas Peach Crop Rotting In Stores And Orchards
Advices from Texas peach orchards say a large portion of the states biggest crop is rotting on trees or in packing cases awaiting shipment. Railroads are unable to supply enough refrigerator cars to handle the harvest.
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Dallas
Tex
Texas Peach Orchards
Fatally Hurt In Runaway Hay Wagon Incident
Emmet Michigan July 21. Joseph Healey was fatally injured when his horse team attached to a wagon and hayloader ran away in the father's hay field. He became tangled in the hay loader. His arm and leg were broken and his skull injured. He is unconscious and very ill.
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Emmet Mich
Joseph Healey
Healey
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