Seventeen Die in Mine Blast at Lackawanna Coal Mine
At Lackawanna Coal and Coke mine No 4 in Wehrum, Pennsylvania, an explosion killed seventeen miners and injured thirteen. Most victims were foreigners while most injured were Americans. Rescue efforts faced toxic gas and flames as teams, aided by Oxygen from Cambria Steel, eventually recovered twelve bodies and five more later. The superintendent's son was among the injured.
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Wehrum
Lackawanna Coal and Coke Company
Joseph Williams
Albioona
A. M. Johnson
Johnson
A. L. Johnson
Young Johnson
Cambria Steel Works
Suburban Handicap Day Opens Historic Sheepshead Meet
The Suburban handicap at Sheepshead Bay headlines the opening day program in New York. Despite legislation reducing value, the race keeps a guaranteed $5,000 purse for a 1 1/4 mile contest and preserves its twenty six year traditional conditions.
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Sheepshead’s
New York
Sheepshead Bay
Ford Car No. 3 Wins Transcontinental Auto Race
Ford Car No. 3, winner of the New York to Seattle race, reached the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific exposition gate at 12 55 35, after twenty two days and fifty five minutes on the course.
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Seattle
Ford Car No
New York
Farnum to Testify in Gould Case in New York
Katherine Clemmons Gould’s counsel prepared until 11 PM for the case against Howard Gould seeking separation and 250000 a year alimony. The trial adjourned with a deposition of actor Dustin Farnum to be submitted today on Mrs. Gould’s behalf.
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Farnum
Gould
New York
Katherine Clemmons Gould
Howard Gould
Dustin Farnum
Telegraph Superintendents Meet in Detroit June 24
Eighty delegates from U S and Canada attend the annual Railway Telegraph Superintendents convention in Detroit to discuss dispatching trains by telephone as the principal topic.
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Detroit
United States
Canada
Ship Subsidy Revived With New Campaign Drive
Washington June 24—A revived ship subsidy plan and a new campaign approach were unveiled at the New Willard dinner. Representative Humphrey will introduce a Humphrey bill in the House and a senator ally in the Senate. Speaker Cannon attended, and President Taft dropped in to show support. The Merchants Marine League outlined a 200 of 391 district network to push the measure, aiming to aid the Republican program next winter with free ships and revised tonnage taxes.
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Congress
Washington
New Willard Hotel
House
Representative Humphrey
Senate
Senator Gallinger
Cannon
Taft
Merchant Marine League
Cleveland
Speaker Cannon
Humphrey
League
Boy Black Hander Slain By Police In Chicago Case
Chicago June 24 Rudolf Berndt a fourteen year old boy was killed by police after allegedly threatening letters to extort money. He seized a package believed to hold 15000 dollars from S E Grossfeldt a wealthy wholesale grocer on a lonely street corner.
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Chicago
Rudolf Berndt
S. E. Grossfeldt
Open Championship Opens at Englewood Golf Club
The United States Golf Association opens its open championship at Englewood Golf Club in New Jersey with top professionals and high class amateurs among entrants. The 72 hole course is expected to produce low scores and features foreign players Tom Vardon of England and George Duncan of England among the entrants.
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Englewood
N. J
Englewood Golf Club
United States Golf Association
United States
Tom Vardon
Royal St. George's Club
Sandwich
England
Onwentsia Club
Chicago
George Duncan
Hanger Hill Golf Club
Fire destroys Atemajac cotton mills in Guadalajara
A blaze consumed the Atemajac cotton mills in Guadalajara on June 24 causing about 1 million dollars in damage. The fire left more than 2,000 workers without jobs and involved insurance coverage estimated at 200 thousand dollars.
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Guadalajara
Mex
Atemajac
Meadow Brook Wins First Polo Cup Game at Hurlingham
The Meadow Brook team from Long Island defeated London based opponents 9 to 5 at Hurlingham in the opening polo cup match.
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London
Hurlingham
Meadow Brook
Long Island
Real Estate Men Meet Opens National Exchange Convention
Detroit June 24 400 delegates from every state attend the National Association of Real Estate Exchanges three day convention opening in Detroit.
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Detroit
The
National Association of Real Estate Exchanges
Fitzgerald Cleared of Misconduct Case at Mitchellville
Des Moines reports the quarterly conference of Iowa state institution heads adopted unanimous resolutions recognizing Superintendent F. P. Fitzgerald of the Mitchellville state industrial school for girls for his merit and resigning him after illness. He plans to move to St Anthony Idaho once a successor is named. The meeting also discussed public health measures in a symposium on the black plague and protections for women and children.
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State Industrial School For Girls
Mitchellville
Des Moines
F. P. Fitzgerald
State House
Fitzgerald
Board of Control
Henry W. Robert
Council Bluffs
Max E Witte
Clarinda State Hospital
George Mogridge
Glenwood
W. L. Kuser
Eldora Industrial School
St. Anthony
Ida
Toy Cannon Explodes Injuring Des Moines Boy
In Des Moines a toy cannon loaded with scrap iron and nails exploded at 1242 East Thirteenth Street injuring Blaine Davidson seventeen as the charge ripped the left index finger pierced the abdomen and intestines risking septic poisoning and possible death. An unknown man also drowned in the Des Moines River near the East Twenty street bridge.
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Des Moines
Blaine Davidson
East Thirteenth Street
Twentieth Street
Saloon Consent Petition Approved by County Board
In Council Bluffs Indiana on June 24 the Board of Supervisors approved the saloon consent petition by unanimous vote for the city.
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Board of Supervisors
Council Bluffs
County Board of Supervisors
Saloons Reopen After City Council Action and Signatures
Des Moines reports 3438 signatures, 400 above requirement, prompting adjourned council session. Licenses granted, saloons reopened with slates wiped clean. Joseph Mazer of Oklahoma, slated for national jewelers’ presidency, urged Iowa Retail Jewelers to set 25 percent profit on standard jewelry, especially watches.
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Des Moines
Joseph Mazer
McAlester
Okla
Oklahoma Retail Jewelers’ Association
National Retail Jewelers’ Association
Iowa Retail Jewelers’ Association
Runaway Boys Reclaimed at Eldora Escape Case
Three inmates of the Eldora state reformatory who fled Friday were captured in Webster City Iowa. An Eldora official returned the youths to the institution. They were barefoot but wore the reform school trousers and cap.
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Eldora
Webster City
State Reformatory
Larson Arrested for Contempt in Clear Lake Mulet Law Case
Mason City Iowa June 24 A P Larson hotel proprietor of Clear Lake was arrested for contempt of court and brought to trial before Judge Clark. Larson is under perpetual injunction for violation of the mulete law.
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Mason City
A. P. Larson
Clear Lake
Clark
Larson
Storm Rips Boone Farms Damages Crops and Poles
A fierce wind and rain storm hit Boone Iowa June 24 causing significant crop and telegraph pole damage. Lightning plagued the area as barns were struck and storms persisted through the day.
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Boone
Bridge Foreman Fatally Crushed Near Mason City
June 24 report says C. A. Ray bridge foreman was probably fatally crushed when a heavy jack fell during bridge repair near Mason City Iowa.
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Mason City
C. A. Ray
Here
Missouri convict confesses to multiple killings in letter
Police in St. Joseph, Missouri pursue a case after the Missouri penitentiary informs local authorities that convict William J. Murphy wrote from St. Joseph confessing to the murders of William Mignery on January 1, 1908 and Roy Oden earlier, among others. Murphy, serving 25 years for abusing his daughter, was sentenced last November.
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Missouri
St. Joseph
Missouri Penitentiary
Jefferson City
William J. Murphy
Murphy
William Mignery
Roy Oden
Mark Woodruff Arrested in Embezzlement Case in Colorado
Mark Woodruff former state register of lands for Colorado was arrested on an indictment alleging embezzlement of about $15 000 from school land sales. He was captured at Platteville after months of pursuit.
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Colorado
Denver
Mark Woodruff
State Register of Lands of
Woodruff
Platteville
Fresh Air for the Middle Horse of Three
A farmer notes the middle horse tires first while plowing abreast. By adding a jockey stick to the outer horses to pull in fresh air, the middle horse works as well as the others. It suggests people also fail to get enough good air to perform fully.
Woman shooter tops preliminaries at Chicago Gun Club
Chicago June 24 Mrs A Topperwein the sole woman in the grand American handicap preliminaries at the Chicago Gun Club posted the high professional average a score of 79 of 80. With Tuesday's score she and Fred Gilbert of Spirit Lake tie at 96 of 100.
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Chicago
A. Topperwein
Robber Holds Up Downieville Stage in Nevada City
A masked highwayman robbed the Downieville stage near Nevada City as it carried five passengers. He gained $90 from the passengers and the Wells Fargo Express box.
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Nevada City
Cal
Downieville
Hogs and cattle market summary for June 24 1909
Estimated receipts 19000 hogs mixed with yesterday closed markets. Prices range from 5 to 10 cents different by class from light hogs 700 to 765 heavy shipping grades 725 to 785 cattle and sheep also showing varied activity. Official figures note 30070 yesterday and 9693 left over with tomorrow’s receipts around 14000.
Senate Pushes Lumber Schedule. Pineapples Face High Rates
In swift action the Senate disposed of the lumber schedule and then debated pineapples. Aldrich led a bid to cut sawed lumber to 1.00 per thousand, but the vote fell 24 to 44 against. A 1.25 rate with wage changes drew solid support for the finance committee. Pineapple provisions sparked a clash between Florida and Maryland senators over duties, while Aldrich’s coal amendment to cut bituminous coal duty to 10 cents a ton and drop the reciprocity clause was approved.
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Washington
Senate
Aldrich
McCumber
Northwest
Finance Committee
North Dakota
Taliaferro
Fletchella
House
Senate Committee On Finance
Florida
Smith and Rayner
Maryland
Rayner
Republican
Taft Orders Halt on Oleomargarine Tax Cut Move
President Taft intervenes to stop efforts to cut the oleomargarine tax from 10 to 2 cents per pound. He directs Secretary MacVeagh to withhold further repeal recommendations. Senator Lorimer also backs pausing the fight, saying it should be dropped for now.
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MacVeagh
Washington
Taft
Congress
Lorimer
Illinois
Renaud Given Life Sentence For Homicide
In Versailles on June 24 a second trial for Renaud the steward of the late August Remy ended with a verdict of guilty of homicide without premeditation. He was sentenced to life imprisonment at hard labor.
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Renaud
Versailles
Remy
Court of Cassation
Bankers Institute Elects Officers
Seattle on June 24 reports the American Institute of Banking elected officers for next year. Newton D. Alling of New York is president with George Jackson of Chicago as vice president, H. C. Proctor of Richmond Virginia as secretary, and Louis H. T. Moss of New Orleans as treasurer.
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Bankers’ Institute
Seattle
Wash
American Institute of Banking
Chattanooga
Newton D. Alling
New York
George Jackson
Chicago
H. C. Proctor
Richmond
Louis H. T. Moss
New Orleans
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William Jennings Bryan, JR
Helen Berger
June Bride
Spring Lake
Colo
Tucson
Ariz
Bryan
Miss Berger
Lincoln
Neb
Boy Black Hander
Bluffs
Columbus
W. R. Puryear
Ohio State University
Fred West
Puryear
Beach-Wickham Grain Company
John A. Babcock
North American Live Stock Commission Company
U.S
Chicago, Ill
Aldrich Committee
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