Milwaukee grand jury returns 24 true bills in graft case
Milwaukee says 14 individuals face indictments in third graft batch totaling 129 since June 20. Thomas A. Clancy chief of the fire department is charged with perjury. Others named include William E. Hanrahan William J. Coerper August Puls a witness in earlier lists and several contractors and officials. Capluses issued for several indicted persons.
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Milwaukee
Thomas A. Clancy
August Puls
Milwaukee Fire Department
William E. Hanrahan
William J. Coerper
Herman W. Boemming
Gustav A. Dick
Herman Neidner
Frank Schultz
A. V. Klefisch
Fred Hartung
John F. Dittman
Herman Haasch
Max Reinwoldt
W. H. O'Keefe
Clancy
Police
Fire Departments
Fie
Grand Jury
Hanrahan
Coerpel
Floods threaten Lowell dam as Spring River peaks
The Spring River flood reached the Lowell dam with gates open and water within two feet of the top. Gauge shows twenty eight feet. Warka village flooded, wagon bridge washed away, St. Louis and San Francisco bridge at risk. One death reported Calvin Rudy of Carthage, body not found. Crop and livestock damage estimated at half a million dollars. Good telephone service warned lowland residents to seek higher ground.
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Joplin
Spring River
Lowell
Kan
Wark
St. Louis
San Francisco Railway
Calvin Rudy
Carthage
Adopted Daughter Inherits $165 000 After Nevada Woman Dies
Des Moines reports Miss Pearl Martin, adopted daughter of Mrs. Jane Martin of Nevada Iowa, inherits 165000 from the late Nevada resident. The estate is valued at about 250000 with one third to the heirs. No will was found despite efforts by relatives and likely none exists.
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Des Moines
Jane Martin
Nevada
Pearl Martin
Miss Martin
Investigation Schedules Probing Gunboat Bennington Boiler Disaster
San Diego reports a deadly explosion on the Gunboat Bennington. Fifty two dead with seven floating in boiler rooms and twenty five missing. Authorities probe whether defective boilers were concealed by a prior favorable inspection.
Oregon Senator Mitchell Convicted in Land Fraud Case
Senator Mitchell once a long time power in Oregon politics, born in Washington county Pennsylvania and originally named John W. Hipple, was convicted for land frauds in Oregon after a lengthy career in public service and before federal departments.
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Mitchell
United States
Oregon
Washington County
John WH. Hipple
Bennington Explosion Casualty List Reaches 39 Dead
Navy reports a boiler explosion on the gunboat Bennington causing 39 confirmed dead and 21 missing with 76 wounded and 186 total casualties. A long official casualty list names several identified sailors and officers, with many others unaccounted for in the harbor incident.
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Washington
Navy Department
Young
Peary
Effect of the Hot Weather
Newark July 22 R G Dun Co Weekly Review of Trade notes hot weather slowed activity in many productive undertakings and delayed non critical business but boosted demand for seasonal goods and pushed crops toward maturity. Confidence grows for fall and winter business with clothing orders up while cancellations stay low. Real estate transfers surge and building activity remains heavy, straining lumber supply. Failures rise to 198 in the U S and 23 in Canada versus last year.
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Newark
R. G. Dun & Co
United States
Canada
Navy Yard List of Names Amid Seamen Apprentices
A roster of sailors and apprentices including tin master-at-arms and Des Moines and Omaha natives, with many others named by position such as electrican boatswain and coxswain. Eleven more are under care at private homes awaiting identification.
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Wirk Compton
EB. A. Brunson
H. Hoffman
DD. Sullivan
William Staub
J. Ezell
A. Borg
W. C. Wilson
Charles Miller
L. J. Gauthier
Walter Jame
Tin
W. Brockman
Des Moines
Mand
Preston Carpenter
Arapahoe
Neb
H. C. Dean
FP. R. Connell
J. C. Barchus
Omaha
A. H. Schorgge
PF. A. House
C. Schultz
KE. B. Robinson
W. J
Bennington Explosion Disaster Near Wharf
The Bennington exploded in the forward boiler near the commercial wharf at H Street, tearing the ship and hurling debris across the deck. Surgeon F B Peck and Commander Lucien Young led rescue on shore as crews battled the blaze and wounded, with bodies scattered and ships nearby aiding in evacuation.
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Bennington
H Street
Navy Department
Washington
Port Hartford
Wyoming
Mare Island Navy Yard
Lucien Young
F. B. Peck
Young
Wentworth
Miss Martha Dill Returns Home From Philadelphia
Local news notes Miss Martha Dill came home last evening from Philadelphia. Mrs. Dunn arrived from Sterling Kansas for a visit with Mrs Dr Hay accompanied by Miss Patton who will stay for some time. Sidney Coon of the Washington County Mutual Insurance association paid losses by lightning today listing Frank S Gerot Riverside damage to house 875 Juergen Koeh ler Washington horse killed 75. Frank Hott served in the navy fourteen months on the Bennington the ill fated ship whose boiler exploded yesterday and was rumored to be unsafe for years.
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Mrs. Dunn
Sterling, Kan
Dr. Hay
Miss Patton
Sidney Coon
Washington County Mutual Insurance Association
Frank S. Gerot
Riverside
Juergen Koehler
Washington
Frank Hott
Navy
Bennington
Frank
Funeral of Frank Dexter Scheduled in Elm Grove
Funeral services for the late Frank Dexter will be held tomorrow at PS o'clock at the residence in Elm Grove Cemetery.
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Frank Dexter
Elm Grove
Wreck Victims Carried Ashore for Care and Recovery
Most of the dead and injured were taken ashore where undertakers and physicians arranged aid. Bodies of many wreck victims were mutilated and bloodied. Temporary quarters were set for the wounded as sixty volunteers launched to assist. Wounded were rushed by ambulances carriages wagons and autos to hospitals.
Government to Advertise for Mide Labor for Panama Canal
Bid invitations will seek 2000 laborers each of Chinese Japanese and Italian nationality for Panama canal work. Bids must state daily pay and government costs including family maintenance, travel, and incidental funds. Separate notices outline accompanying officials and travel details for Representative William Alden Smith and party sailing August 4.
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Washington
Panama Canal
W. Leon Pepperman
Panna
Baltimore Pier Strike Halts B&O Logistic at Locust Point
Baltimore on July 22 reports a strike by 250 to 200 truckmen on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad piers at Locust Point. Business is completely tied up as workers refuse to resume, following a week of stoppage and a company surprise at the walkout.
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Baltimore
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
Locust Point
Markets Report Hogs Sheep Cattle in Chicago Trade
Chicago July 22 1906 hog receipts 14000 left over 11752 prospects mixed packers and light hog prices 55 to 85 05 85 40. sheep unchanged cattle and sheep receipts totals. market slow with mixed packs and shipping grades quoted.
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Chicago
Judge McPherson Condemns Picketing In Santa Fe Case
Keokuk Iowa July 22 Judge Smith McPherson of the federal court condemns picketing in the contempt proceedings against striking machinists. The decision criticizes local authorities for leniency and describes ongoing pickets obstructing paths and using profanity and gestures. Judgment will be pronounced later.
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Keokuk
Smith McPherson
Federal Court
Santa Fe Road
McPherson
Peaceful Picketing Denied in Court Ruling and Bank Clerks Adopt Emblem
In a court discussion the judge rejects the idea of peaceful picketing as impossible and defends the right to quiet passage amid disturbances. Defendants Gua Hiolt, William Randall, William Morley and Neyer face restraining order violations. Minneapolis reports on the American Institute of Bank Clerks convention adopting a national emblem and group officers.
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Bar
McPherson
Gua Hiolt
William Randall
William Morley
Neyer
Minneapolis
The
American Institute of Bank Clerks
Committee On
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Boemming and
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August Pris
Milwaukee Electric Railway and Light Company
Fred C. Schultz
Missouri
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John H. Mitchell
Cal
United States Navy
W. Brown
John Newcombe
B. A. Hilger
A. Bensel
A. Kamerer
Woo Perry
Rushing
A. HH. Scrogge
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C. J. Kuntz
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Martha Dill
Philadelphia
Coolie
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Alden Smith
Europe
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William Alden Smith
Brussels
Grain Market
Beach-Wickham Grain Co
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