United States Squadron Triumphs In German Regatta
The U S squadron won a first and a third in races against German boats near Kiel. Lieutenant Mustin led the Kearsarge launch to a close finish over the Kaiser Wilhelm Grosse, amid cheering crews as prizes were awarded by Emperor William. Ensign Hussey and Midshipman Rowan received silver gifts, and officers celebrated aboard the yacht club and on the San Francisco and Chicago vessels.
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Sel
Prussia
United Tes
United
Mo St Atjon
Getans
Lieuten- Mustin
Kearsarge
Ile
San Francisco
Veh
Rune Tate Meetin
Saad Mustin
Mustin
Bn Steele
Yacht Club
William
Midpman Rowan
Chicago
Stephen C. van
San
Admiral Cotton Friendly Talks During naval visit and departure
Admiral Cotton and German Emperor William II exchange cordial speeches as ships depart after a friendly visit. US squadron waves farewell aboard the Hohenzollern and MeForerde with a rockets display, searchlights, and boxing exhibition for sailors observing the show aboard the Kearsarge.
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William
Hohenzollern
Ial Cotton
Jimbal Cotton
United States
United States Isador Tower
Hohenzollern Kiel
Emperor
States Squadron
Jackies
Kearsarge
Mty
Geman
Payne to Catskills trip delays at the scene
Payne leaves for the Catskills as guests of Roswell Miller of York after a brief stay in Washington. He plans to return early next week from the June trip and resume duties at his desk. Roosevelt and family took a horseback ride in Aster Bay after a heavy rainfall. Relief funds for fired victims show totals from Kansas City and allied groups reaching over 116000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Payne
Catskills
Washington
Roswell Miller
York
The
Age
Milwaukee and
St. Paul
Aster Bay
N. Y
Roosevelt
Les
West Roosevelt
Farmer commits suicide after wife dances with other men
In Iennes Indiana on an undefined date a farmer named William Miley shot himself twice after a dispute about his wife dancing with other men. Three doctors treated him in the afternoon but he survived.
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Iennes
Ind
William Miley
Mitey’s Fear Sparks Fatal Shots in Barn Incident
The narrative recalls a violent quarrel between Miley and his wife over dancing. Miley threatened to whip the crowd and was knocked out by the floor. The next morning he shot himself in the shoulder and side, ending in severe injuries.
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Mitey
Miley
Annual broom corn scare crops up in Charleston
Charleston Alabama reports broom corn rising from 85 to 100 a ton, with Mlood & Co of Louisville buying fifty five tons of choice brush. Acreage is down one third from last year as factories face shortages, and prices are forecast to reach 1500 per ton. Farm ers who held crops and replant feel hopeful about high prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Mlood & Co
Louieville
Disappears From Seo City on Lake Michigan Run
Arthur Kesler, member of an excursion party from Kenosha to St. Joseph aboard the Seo City, vanished midlake after leaving St. Joseph on Saturday night. Kesler’s hat was found on the hurricane deck early morning, and authorities believe he fell overboard while trying to stay awake. The incident marks another mysterious disappearance linked to Lake Michigan steamers.
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St. Joseph
Mich
Lake Michigan
Arthur Kesler
Midlake
Kenosha
Kesler
Order of Maccabees
Berlin Reichstag reballots finalize parties and seats
The final Berlin Reichstag composition after Saturday reballots shows Clericals 102 Socialists 81 Conservatives 52 Free Conservatives 19 National Liberals 51 Rueher Radicals 21 Barth Radicals 9 South German Radicals 6 Poles 10 Alsatians 9 anti Semite 9 Agrarians and Peasants' league 7 Hansevarins 3 Danes 1 Independents 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Ruehter
Bavarian Peasants’ League
Agrarians
Knapp Trial Sees Eight Witnesses Testified in Murder Case
In Hamilton on June eight witnesses were examined in the Alfred A Knapp wife murder trial. The jury was completed and the session ran to noon as counsel argued. The defense seeks to challenge confessions made to Mayor Boschaml the sheriff and police.
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Hamilton
Alfred A. Knapp
Boschaml
Incomplete Audit Found in Washington District Offices
District Commissioner West reports an inquiry revealing almost no auditing of cash books and tax ledgers in the Washington DC collector, assessor, and auditor offices for five years. This uncovers long standing financial record-keeping gaps.
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Washington
West
District of Columbia
Drowned in Sioux River boating accident near Sioux City
Four youths, John Sueve and sister Dora with Mike Lee and Miss Thena Waldum, were aboard a boat when the excursion steamer Lora created a wake. Sueve and Dora were rescued, but Lee and Waldum drowned.
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Sioux City
John Sueve
Dora
Mike Lee
Thena Waldum
Sioux River
Lora
Sueve
Lee
Miss Waldum
Baseball Scores From Chicago June 30
Baseball scores from June 30 show the Chicago league game ending 0 0 after nine innings due to darkness. American League results include Cleveland 4 Philadelphia 2 and Chicago 7 Boston 2. A disputed Columbus Louisville game ended 9 0 to Louisville with $500 damages awarded. St Louis 6 New York 3. Western Peoria 8 St Joseph 1.
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Chicago
Boston
Philadelphia
St. Louis
New York
Brooklyn
Cleveland
Detroit
Washington
Indianapolis
Columbus
Louisville
Mullane
Western
Peora
St. Joseph
Peoria
Fragmentary Note on Unused Items in an Assembly
A fragment notes that items were deemed unused and had no application or purpose. It reflects a brief record of discarded or unnecessary materials without further context or details.
Man and wife arrested over good check case
Alpena Michigan June 0 Mr and Mrs G B Wilson were arrested in Bay City at Alpena police request. The couple had cashed a 30 40 check after being refused a 0 40 cashing earlier. Albany Trust Company later confirmed the check was good, but the pair faced arrest before the truth emerged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpena
Mich
G. B. Wilson
Bay City
Wison
Globe
Wilson
Albany Trust Company
Crazy Farmer Kills Wife Then Hangs Self in Bedford County
John Claar, an aged farmer near Baker's Summit, Bedford county, attacked his wife with a butcher knife in bed, stabbing her four times and killing her. He then struck at his son Justin with an axe, who overpowered him. The father hanged himself to a tree near the house. Mrs. Claar, 72, survived.
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Altoona
John Claar
Baker's Summit
Bedford County
Justin
Chicago La Salle Street terminal opens July 12
The new La Salle Street passenger terminal at Van Buren and LaSalle in Chicago will be opened July 12. It will serve the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific, Lake Shore and Michigan Southern, and the Nickel Plate line, housing operations for multiple rail lines in one hub.
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Chicago
Chicago Railway
LaSalle Street
van Buren and
LaSalle Streets
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway
Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway
Nickel Plate
Des Moines Baseball Star Clarke Marries Miss Malthe
Joshua Baldwin Clarke Des Moines center fielder wed Mildred Noble Malthe of Highland Park. Clarke wore a dress suit for the ceremony after his last game with the Des Moines club. Malthe is an elocutionist and musician.
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Des Moines
Joshua Baldwin Clarke
Des Moines Baseball Club
Mildred Noble Malthe
Highland Park
Clarke
Miss Malthie
Woman believed buried alive after exhumation in Michigan
In St. Johns Michigan on June 30 a group claiming kin to Mrs. Lucy Culver from Bath township removed her casket from a grave near the Centre school house and reburied it at Rose cemetery. The skeleton was found face downward, raising suspicions of prehistoric burial or mistake.
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St. Johns
Mich
Lucy Culver
Bath Township
Owosso
Culver
Centre School House
Rose Cemetery
City hosiery plant dismisses 38 children under four
Kenosha Wisconsin June 80 The Chicago Rockford Hosiery Works discharged thirty eight children under four years of age who had been working in the factory in obedience to the new child labor law passed by the legislature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenosha, Wis
Chicago-Rockford Hosiery Works
Pioneer Joliet Merchant John Mahoney Dies
Joliet June 40 John Mahoney a pioneer merchant here is dead. He was a resident of Joliet for sixty three years and well known in the business community.
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Joliet, Li
John Mahoney
Joliet
Expanded room for Jews raises many towns in pale
The Russian government opened 101 towns to Jewish settlers expanding the pale of Jewish settlement. The move follows years of restrictive enforcement, with many towns having been stripped of legitimacy for Jewish residence. Officials report the change aims to ease subsistence pressures among Jews driven from rural districts.
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Bt. Petersburg
Voekhad
Senate
Iss
Ministry of the Interior
Chernigov
Ekaterinoslay
Poltava
Wuth Fatal Shooting After Civil Standstill
In South Bend Indiana Adolph B Wuth shot his wife after failing to reconcile and then killed himself He had a grave dug and a funeral policy assigned for his burial His wife escaped and summoned help. Separate report from St Joseph Michigan notes a boy Fred Bard injured by his pet dog death described as cause of illness. In Kansas City Missouri George Mitchell and L J Simmons drowned when a ferry skiff capsized on the Kansas River.
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South Bend
Ind
Adolph B. Wuth
Wuth
St. Joseph, Mich
Fred Bard
Mercy
Kansas City
George Mitchell
L. J. Simmons
Kansas River
John Churney
Allegheny
Edward Holman
Mount Hmape
Epine
Joseph Weber
O. I Thomason
Mra
Sammons
Pittehure
Imogene Medmon
Parla
A. Morrison
Mawel Woul
William Mitchell
Haxelwood
Victor Vatley
Thagelwood
Lee
Mre IW
Thorton
Haselwood
Wabash Railroad Declares 3 Percent Dividend on Debenture A
New York June 30 The directors of the Wabash Railroad company have declared the regular semi annual dividend of 3 percent on the debenture A bonds. No declaration regard the B debentures was made.
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New York
Wabash Railroad Company
Weather forecast for Illinois Indiana and nearby states
The forecast shows generally fair conditions in Illinois and Indiana with local thunderstorms. Lower Michigan will be partly cloudy with possible rain and storms. Wisconsin and Iowa may see showers and thunderstorms with southerly winds.
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Illinois
Indiana
Lower
Michigan
Wisconsin
Iowa
Market Quotations from Chicago Board of Trade and East Buffalo
Chicago futures show varied ranges for Wheat Corn and Oats with July September and December contracts. Livestock receipts at Chicago and East Buffalo report cattle hogs and sheep trading within narrow bands and price spreads noted for exporters and shippers.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
UY Orys
S.ce
Chicago Livestock
Texas
East Buffalo
N. Y
Dunning & Stevens
Live Stock Commission
Sheer
Wearo
Fey
Evidence of postal department issues in Milwaukee uncover fastener pile
Milwaukee reports emerging evidence of long running postal department problems in Washington involving Colonel Machen. In Milwaukee a basement stash holds about two and a quarter tons of Groff fasteners sent there fourteen years ago without requisition, suggesting systemic mailing irregularities.
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Milwaukee
Washington
Colonel Machen
Bold dash of a thug shocks Knox county jail escape
June 20 Knoxville reports Harvey Logan a Montana outlaw escaped Knox county Jail after twisting a wire rope to free himself. He used pistols left in the corridor to threaten guards and forced the jailer to move him to the basement then rode toward the mountains Kalkaska Mich and vanished. Separate items note Mrs Mary McKnight confessing to poisoning her brother and family, the death of Mrs Charles Stoneman Williams, and a Des Moines collision killing two and injuring five on the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul line.
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Knoxvilly
Harvey Logan
Montana Ft.oin
Knox County
Logan
Jahe
Dell
Bell
Kalkaska
Mich
Mary McKnight
Smith
John Murphy
Des Moines
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul
James Howard
John Erickson
Freight handlers strike hits St. Joseph railways except Burlington
The text reports that all freight handlers employed by the railways entering St. Joseph Missouri have struck, with the Burlington exempted. It also notes the death of Dy AL KB Richardson, superintendent of the government hospital for the insane, from apoplexy in Washington at age 56, and Secretary Wilson traveling from Washington to Sioux Falls for speaking engagements. Additionally Miss Marion Jones loses the national tennis title to Miss Elizabeth Moore in Philadelphia.
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St. Joseph
Burlington
Dy AL KB. Richardson
Government Hospital For the
Washington
Wilson
Sioux Falls
South Dakota
Philadelphia
Marion Jones
Elizabeth Moore
Ghostly warning halts Milwaukee blaze at multiple sites
In Milwaukee on June 30 a sequence of premonitions aided by Max Hoffman a spiritualist prompted actions at the Boston store and the Davidson hotel both damaged on Friday. The night clerk and a porter checked upper floors after visions of smoke and flames, triggering an early alarm. A watchman earlier noted nothing amiss.
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Milwaukee
Max Hoffman
Boston
Davidson Hotel
Mop A LS strike ultimatum targets sub contractors
New York officers deliver an ultimatum to the Mop A LS contracting firm ordering dismissal of all sub contractors or face a strike. The decree, issued in June, signals intensified labor tensions and potential work stoppages involving linked crews.
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New York
Golden Medical Discovery touted for stomach and blood cure
An advertising piece argues that stomach disease and nutrition affect overall health and promotes Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery and Pleasant Pellets as the cure. It cites a testimonial from Ransell, Virginia, claiming relief after extensive prior illness and multiple doctors.
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Winnin
Pierce
Ran
Msqy
Woolsey
Prince William Co
Elevator Disaster Kills or Injures Many at Pittsburg Plant
A shaft cage failed at the Velot company plant in Allegheny Pittsburg releasing ropes and sending twenty three people plummeting from the fifth floor into the cellar. Several are believed dead or fatally injured with many others sustaining serious injuries including broken legs and spinal damage. The accident occurred despite daily weekly and monthly inspections revealing the drum damage was inside the large drum and not detectable.
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Pittsburg
Jd. Velot Company
Allegheny
Ette
Levst
Whitecapping Incident and Rail Collision Reports
A Whit ecap ping incident near Nashville Indiana leaves William Harden beaten and his wife assaulted as he seeks a relative for resolve. In Chicago a Belt Line collision kills Miss Minnie Malstrom and another man at Forty seventh street crossing. Secretary Shaw announces that after July 31 1908 no bonds will be refunded or received by the Treasury under circular No 34 from March 26 1905.
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Chicago
Archer Avenue
Belt Line
Forty-seventh Street
Minnie Malstrom
Washington
Shaw
Treasury Department
Department
Hanna to Lodge at Lookout Inn En Route to Thomasville
Chattanooga June 30 Senator Hanna wired Lookout Inn to reserve apartments for him at the hotel on Saturday. He will spend Sunday there en route to Thomasville Ga Local Republicans plan a rousing reception for him.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Sennator Hanna
Lookout Inn
Thomasville
Western Paper Box Manufacturers Meet At Grand Hotel
The Western Paper Box Manufacturers' association has arrived at Mackinac Island and holds a convention at the Grand hotel presided by I. M. Patterson of Portsmouth Ohio. General W. H. Withington dies at 85 after weeks of illness. Civil War veteran served as colonel of the Seventeenth Michigan Infantry and later brigadier general.
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Mackinac Island
Mich
Western Pape Box Manufacturers’ Association
Grand Hotel
I’. M. Patterson
Portsmouth
Jackson, Mich
W. H. Withington
Seventeenth Michigan Infantry
Nick Burley Stops Joe Choyn in Dawson Ring
Nick Burley of Seattle knocked out Joe Choyn in Dawson Alaska on June 20 signaling a decisive boxing win. The bout drew local crowds and established Burley as a rising light heavyweight contender.
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Dawson
Alaska
Nick Burley
Seattle
Joe Choyn
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Huwsey
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General Committee of
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New Chicago Railway Station
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Withington
Joe Choynak
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Tallor
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H.W. Rusrel
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Neetee
Mason City Mall
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Dally Isa
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Marshalltown
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Lowa
Means & Stichter
East Side Restaurant
Galey
Harn North
Allen
T. J. Dempsey
McKeone & Shields
Dr. King
Throat
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