Embezzlement Trial Sheds Light on District Funds
James M. Fiteon Jr a District auditor cler k and son-in-law of a retired railroad contractor faces embezzlement charges. The case centers on missing funds from accountable deposits tied to sidewalk street and water main projects. Depositors may recover money from the District.
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James M. Fiteon
District of Columba
Watson
J. T. Petty
Treasur
Cfmmissions
District of
Co- Hendin
Petty
Alsop
Tion
Ile
District Co-Opeation Association
Reading Company coal rate dispute heard by commission
Reading Company officials and counsel clashed with Commissioner Srouty over coal transport rates. D. Childs of the Rio and Western outlined contracts and earnings, noting a 35 percent floor during a recent coal scarcity. The commission adjourned to reconvene tomorrow.
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Reading Company
Philadelphia
Reading
Readingland Iron Company
Srouty
Ng Company
Pennsylva
Sug
Ted
Baer
Insylvania
D. Childs
Rio and Western Railroad
J. B. Kerr
Comy
Ontario and Western
Tie
Gov Hunt Goes on Vacation to New York trip
Governor Hunt and his family sail from New York for a vacation and plan to return in September. The report notes the trip originates in June and spans several weeks.
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Gov. Hunt
Juan, P. RR
County Seat Fight Settled for DeKalb County Court House
In Illinois, a county seat dispute between Sycamore and DeKalb has been resolved. An informal supervisors meeting announced DeKalb will obtain the courthouse, ending years of squabbles over the prize.
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More
DeKalb
Yea More
Ill
DeKalb County
Court House
Sycamore
DeKalb Sub
How Egan Met His Death
In November near Belton Montana Division Superintendent Egan of the Great Northern perished in the Rockymount forests after a hunting trip. Found face down under a fir trunk, his ride and compass missing, a glove lying ahead suggests he turned back. He likely died the first night in a raging snow storm.
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St. Paul
Egan
Great Northern
Rockymount
Belton
Mont
Friends
Great Northen
Railway Oficial
Northcott to assume duties as governor in Springfield
Lieutenant Governor Northcott traveled from Greenville to take over governor duties in Springfield. He will depart June 14 for the Modern Woodmen head encampment in Indianapolis and notify the secretary of state of his absence from June 16 to 21. Senator John C. McKenzie of Jo Daviess, president pro tem, will act as governor during the absence.
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Springfield
Northcott
Greenville
Woodmen of America
Indianapolis
John C. McKenzie
Jo Daviess County
Senate
Minute Indiana mail driver and train collision report
Minute Indiana June 10 report notes David Coffman driver of a mail wagon backing across Lake Erie track and leaping clear as a train struck the cart. The horse survived. Other items include a South Boston fire causing 140000 in losses and a cremation of Joseph Wood, a Powderville Michigan couple domestic violence, and various national incidents.
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Ind
David Coffman
Lake Erie
Weather Summary for Hliness Indiana and Midwest
The official weather board reports generally fair conditions in Hliness and Indiana with a south portion in the clear and fresh northwest winds. Iowa and Wisconsin show fair weather with northerly winds. Lower Michigan remains generally fair and cool along the east portion with a northwest breeze.
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Weather Board of Trade
Hliness
Indiana
Iowa
Wiscon
Lower
Michigan
Markets Report From Chicago Hogs Cattle Sheep and Lambs
Market summary from Chicago June 9 shows hog receipts about 16 000 with prices mainly 5.40 to 6.12 per cwt across heavy packing and shipping lots. Cattle receipts around 3 000 with steers in the 4.85 to 6.15 range, cows and heifers noted, stockers and feders listed. Sheep and lambs receipts about 8 000 with western and native lots priced 3.00 to 7.30, spring lambs 6.00 to 7.76. East Buffalo traders report cattle 9 cars, hogs 20 cars with open prices around 6.10 for mediums and heavies. St Louis bid readings show wheat and corn firm with various cash and future quotes, Milwaukee wheat firmer for No 1 and No 2 northern grades.
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Texas
East Buffalo
N. Y
Dunning & Stevens
Live Stock Commission
Mixed Up Bookkeeping Case Sparks Interstate Hearing
A chaotic narrative centers on a hearing before the Interstate Commerce Commission regarding coal hauling rates and finances for the Reading system. The testimony covers costs, wage increases, and questions about an almost two million dollar "improvements" entry, with Baer defending limited regulatory reach. Separately a murder suicide incident at the Colonial building involves Miss Miller and Love with a fatal wound to Miller and Love injuring himself.
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New York
Interstate Commerce Commission
Baer
Maer
Reading
Miss Miller
Love
Governor Bailey Marries Ida B. Weed in Kansas City
Governor Willis J. Bailey and Mrs. Ida B. Weed wed at the First Congregational church in Kansas City. The ceremony was small with a few guests, after which the couple departed for Topeka. Bailey dismissed a campaign tale of marrying if elected, noting they were engaged long before the election. Mrs. Weed, maiden name Albert, had a first husband who died five years ago and two children.
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Willis J. Bailey
Kansas
Ida B. Weed
First Congregational Church
J. E. Wifield
Bailey
Topeka
Secretary Moody Announces Lowest Bids for Three 16,000-Ton Battleships
Secretary Moody announced the acceptance of the three lowest bids for the three new 16,000-ton battleships. Awards went to Minnesota Newport News Shipbuilding for 4,110,000 dollars, Kansas New York Shipbuilding for 4,179,000 dollars, and Vermont Fore River Manufacturing for 4,165,000 dollars.
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Washington
Moody
Minnesota
Newport News Shipbuilding Company
Kansas—New York Shipbuilding Company
Vermont—Fore River Manufacturing Company
King Edward Adds Photographer Stone to Royal St Louis Expo Commission
London notes King Edward names Sir John Benjamin Stone, famed photographer, to the royal commission for the St Louis Exposition. Stone joins the panel as a recognized figure in royal cultural circles.
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London
King Edward
Sir John Benjamin Stone
Baseball Scores From June Tenth Across Leagues
Chicago reports scores with details from the National League and American Association games. Notable results include Pittsburg 7 over Philadelphia 3 and Chicago 4 over Boston 1 in the league. New York 3 over St. Louis 1 in the American. and Omaha 8 over Denver 6 in the Western. Umpire credited locals 9 to 0 in the Peoria game while Kansas City failed to appear.
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Cleveland
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Peoria
Crime of a Bastard
Miss Nora Miller daughter of a wealthy Marion resident was shot in a fashionable apartment building wall by Sanford Love head clerk of the Hatfield hotel. Love had been enamored.
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Marion, Ind
Nora Miller
Sanford Love
Hatfield Hotel
Love
Cummins Warns on Trusts and Labor Unions at Lenox
Governor Albert B Cummins addresses Lenox College students denouncing trusts and labor unions while urging control. He warns of wealth and labor power risks but expresses faith in American institutions guiding youth to resolve the issues.
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Tropkinton
Albert B. Cummins
Lenox College
Fle Eaid
Eleven Injured in Louisville and Nashville Wreck at Colesburg
A northbound Louisville and Nashville passenger train derailed at Colesburg Kentucky at the foot of Muldraugh Hill. Eleven people reported injured including baggage master Gus Laman and engineer Harry C. Palmer. no confirmed passenger deaths. The baggage and mail cars plunged fifty feet down a embankment. Local officials say no passengers were known to be hurt.
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Louieville
Nashville
Colesburg
Muldraugh Hill
Gus Laman
Harry C. Palmer
Louis Ville
James KE. Cowhern
Adams Express
John Keller
Louisville and
Shopmen Strike Ends at Union Pacific. Terms Set
Omaha reports the shopmen’s strike ended as blacksmiths settled with President Burt and Superintendent McKeen. Workers return to duties next Tuesday with reinstatement and a 10 percent wage increase. Nine hour days and price work left to men’s discretion. Non-union matters to be adjusted. Elsewhere Representative Smith is in a Danville sanatorium for nervous trouble. Milwaukee hosts about 200 members of the American Foundry Men’s association at the Hotel Pfister for the ongoing convention.
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Neb
Union Pacific
Burt
McKeen
New York
George J. Smith
Danville
N. Y
Milwaukee
American Foundry Men's Association
Pfister
Quiet Jackson Court Reopens as Guards Patrol Homes
Jackson Kentucky June 10 report notes court reconvened without incidents while increased guards stay at the residences of B. L. Ewen Mrs. Marcum and Mrs. Patrick amid ongoing security concerns.
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Jackson
B. L. Ewen
Marcum
Patrick
Fire Sweeps West Palm Beach Block Loss Mounts
A blaze in West Palm Beach destroys the Wreakers hotel a row of stores the Casino and a fine cottage causing about 730000 dollars in damage. Fire crews fought the flames through the night with extensive property losses across the shopping district.
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West Palm Beach
Pla
Chamberlains Resignation Rumor In London and Post Station Bribe
In London on June 10 rumors swirl that Joseph Chamberlain has resigned his cabinet post amid thick speculation. In Washington on the same date post office inspectors probe a $100 payment to General William W. Dudley for aiding the establishment of a postal sub station in John W. Stones drug store. Dudley confirms the payment as legitimate and Stone, a Maryland Republican, sought the sub station through him.
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Washington
William W. Dudley
John W. Stone
Post Office
Dudley
Stone
Maryland
Ambiguous Legal Discussion Exposed in Fragments
Fragmentary OCR passage shows Mr Stone and a stranger discussing a minor legal matter. Stone complains that after nearly three months a station costing £100 was removed, with unclear surrounding context and dates. The text is incomplete and lacks concrete outcomes or a clear event.
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Mr. Stone
Tam
Drruiggiat Stone
Roosevelt visit brings heightened police watch in Cleveland
Cleveland police keep tight surveillance on the Cwolwess family of Leon Czolgosz during President Roosevelt’s Cleveland visit. A Los Angeles jail precaution echoes security concerns as 20 detectives guard the president at Union Station and a large police detail stands watch throughout his stay.
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Leon Cwolwess
McKinley
Roosevelt
Los Angeles
Cxelwout
Union Station
Interstate Commerce Board Postpones Chicago Hearings
Washington reports the Interstate Commerce Commission has postponed the cases that were scheduled for hearing in Chicago. The delay affects pending regulatory actions and notifies affected parties.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Chicago
Franks and Fights Over Pension Bill in Congress
In a Century excerpt, Gabe Bouck of Oshkosh Wisconsin frets as a pension bill faces a final vote. Bouck admits his personal opposition but notes his political need to align with the likely outcome, calling himself a cowardly nincompoop.
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Gabe Bouck
Oshkosh
Wisconsin
House
Bouck
Gabe
Trate
Bourck
Moses Fowler Chase Ordered to Sanatorium in Indianapolis
The young millionaire Moses Fowler Chase was ordered by a judge in Fowles Indiana to be placed in a sanatorium in Indianapolis. The ruling cites concerns over his welfare and public safety.
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Moses Fowler Chase
Indianapolis
Fowles
Ind
Health Claims Boost for Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription
A testimonial from Mrs. Flora Ann of Dallas Missouri praises Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription and Golden Medical Discovery. She credits the remedies with restoring health, regularity, and relief from painful periods and drains after severe weakness and weight loss.
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Pierce
Flora Ann
Dallas, Jackson Co
Mississippi flood peaks at 87.75 feet in St Louis
In St Louis floodwaters surged to a record 87.75 feet with 8,000 refugees sheltered locally. Officials blamed backflow from receding levee breaks for a short rise while efforts to bolster levees continued. Reports of nine drownings remained unconfirmed as evacuation and relief operations expanded.
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St. Louis
Nowle
Madison
Granite City
Venice
East St. Louis
Enda Bridge
Special Kansas legislative session eyed for flood relief
Topeka Kansas June 10 A special session of the legislature is expected to pass flood relief bills. Twenty five members have offered to serve without pay. Nearly $60 000 is in the flood relief fund with work underway to clear mud and sand from North Topeka homes.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
North Topeka
President greets crowd on Harrisburg arrival
The president, aboard the train in Harrisburg, paused on the rear couch to read a book. He then walked to the platform, thanked the gathering, and shook hands with attendees, delivering a brief greeting.
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Harrisburg
Flood report and postal receipts rise in nationwide offices
No additional casualties are reported from floods at Pacolet and Clifton. The gross postal receipts for last month exceed May 1902 by 209 152 dollars at fifty of the largest U S post offices.
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Pacolet
Clifton
8. C
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