Four Die in Elk Street Elevator Blast at Husted Milling
Buffalo Buffalo June 25 four men known dead thirty injured and four unaccounted for after an explosion in the Elk and Peabody streets Husted Milling Co elevator and grain storehouse. Fire wrecked the wooden structure as dust ignited and several windows were blown from passing trains. Henry Vetter John Conroy Michael Kihz and an unidentified man are named among the dead.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Husted Miling Co
Elk and Peabody
Michael Kihz
Henry Vetter
John Conroy
X van Vays
Conroy
Ron
Husted
Fake Picture Wins Finance in Berlin Breach Case
Berlin June 26 Frau Bertha Stahl sought breach of promise after a German South Africa note from Justh of South Africa led to a moving picture idea of her performing housework. Justh invited her to Windbook, where she revealed the film was a sham and he refused marriage. court ruled for Stahl.
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Berlin
Moviea
Windhoek
South Africa
Bertha Stahl
Herr Justh
Meginerr
Frauleinn
Justh
Windbook
Five Days For Killing Man In Nashville Wife Gets Jail
In Nashville Tennessee Mrs Anna Dotson wife of Dr Walter Dotson a Gallatin physician received five days in jail for the March murder of barber Charles Cobb at a local barber shop She admitted improper relations with Cobb told her husband and a minister and said she would kill Cobb unless separated from her husband and divine forgiveness was granted The report also notes Duke of Sutherland in London is critically ill at his home aged sixty two.
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Nashville
Tenn
Anna Dotson
Walter Dotson
Gallatin
Charles Cobb
Dotson
Cobb
Revised tax bill cuts exemptions for married with dependents
Washington June 25. Democrats report revised income tax provisions lowering general exemption from four thousand to two thousand dollars plus one thousand for a married man with a dependent wife or an unmarried woman with a dependent husband. Minor child allowances are reduced to five hundred sixty dollars and other tariff and inspection features are trimmed from the bill.
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Washington
Finance Committee
Democrats
United States
PONCARE IS GUEST OF KING Logidon June 2
President Raymond Poincare arrives off Portsmouth as his visit to Britain begins. He is met by the Prince of Wales and King George at Victoria station and escorted to York House for his stay. The French president’s itinerary runs until June 27 with reviews of war vessels and formal welcomes in London.
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Logidon
Dune
Great Britain
France
Raymond Pdincare
George
Volacare
Portsmouth
Prince of Wales
London
King George
Victoria Station
York House
Gettysburg Veterans Rally Plans Ample Bunks and Rations
Gettysburg officers announce preparations for the battle anniversary, noting 5,000 tents mostly in place with capacity for 11 men per tent. By adjusting to nine per tent they can accommodate 5,000 more, plus an additional 5,000 if needed, ahead of schedule.
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Gettysburg
Segular Army
Camp Headquarters
Mil
Sormoyle
Innomundod
Weather report notes mixed conditions across states
The weekly weather bulletin from the U S weather bureau reports Missouri enjoying dry sunny days and high temperatures until Saturday when showery weather began, with eastern counties receiving needed moisture. Tilingis shows drought relief from weekend rain, but central and southern areas still require more rainfall. temperatures reached near 1100 degrees in some spots.
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Washington
United States Weather Bureau
Missouri
Ceniral
Heney Named Special Prosecutor In Mann Act Case
President Wilson selects Francis J. Heney to prosecute Mann Act and Western Fuel Co. cases in San Francisco. McReynolds request for delay sparked resignation of U.S. Attorney McNab, with Cabinet split on actions. Announcement follows White House discussions and a pending Judiciary Committee inquiry. Burglar dies after fall from courthouse window in Terre Haute. Long Beach incident: six men kill a large 11-foot shark and need help to haul it ashore.
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Washington
Wilson
United States
John T. McNab
San Francisco
McReynolds
McReynold
Caminetti-Diggs
Westers Fuel Co
Francis J. Heney
Uni States
Mbphmad
Drew Caminetti
Commissioner General of Immigration
Maury Diggs
A Western Fuel Co
Se Nes
White House
Ito
Heney
Oregon Land Rand
Lie Schmitz
Terre. Haute
Ind
John Brentlinger
New York
Long Beach
Roosevelt to Tour Argentina in October Addresses
Theodore Roosevelt will depart New York in early October to speak in Argentina on international social topics. He will also visit Brazil and Chile and possibly enter the continent's tropical interior. The trip follows an invitation from the Buenos Aires museum society and mirrors the Paris Sorbonne addresses from three years ago.
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New York
Theodore Roosevelt
Argentine Republic
Brazil
Ghile
Roodevelt
Muse Social
Sorbonne
Paris
Indictments Over 3 Railroads For Rate Law Violation
Goodhue county grand jury secretly indicted Chicago Great Western Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul North Western for violating Minnesota 2 cent passenger rate law. Judge Johnson declined to discuss indictments as to when they will be public. State senators Rockne and Albiscuss urge prosecution. state officers warned against action. Walter H Page addressed Royal Geographic Society in London on The Development of the New South. Lord Curzon faced pressure over a sudden temper change and a blood clot.
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Red Wing
Dtlon
Goodhue County
Grand Jury
United States Supreme Court
Chicago, Great Western
Chicago
Milwaukee
St. Paul
Northwestern
Albert Johnson
T A.J. Rockne
Albiscuss
Harvester company leaders quit under fire in probe
Officers and directors of the Independent Harvester Co of Plano Illinois resigned and new officers were elected as government inquiries into methods of stock dealing continue. William Deering Steward became president. new directors include Frank G Hanchet t andPlano mayor C E Jeter. The firm, valued at about ten million dollars with seven million issued, has not paid a dividend in four years as investors were misled about voting rights in non common stock.
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Aurore
Independent Harvester Go
Plano
Jil
W. C. Thompson
Chicago
Ning Bley
Des Moines
Joseph Soda
A. T. Lye
W. W. Parish, Jr
Ilamence
Robert Mclcod
Harvester Company
Thompson
Steward
Cincinnati garment workers strike tightens city standstill
In Cincinnati 11,000 garment workers walked out causing a near total halt in shops and factories with 3,000 more on strike in Mt Healthy, Reading, Newport, and Covington. Leaders challenge the strike as unconstitutional. telegrams from leaders urge firmness. Demands include a 48 hour week for women and either 48 or 54 hours for men with a 10 percent wage rise. Ice delivery disputes persist, but outside shipments rise and hospital needs are met as cool weather limits public suffering.
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Cincinnati
Mount Healthy
Reading
Newport
Covington
John Riesenberger
Union of Garment Workers
B. A
Thomas Rickert
International
Uie Ice Mapcihe
Woman Fined for Smuggling in Newark Court
In Newark federal court Mrs. Crawford Hill wife of the Denver Republican owner was fined 200 for smuggling gowns aboard the Imperator. With her maid Cora Cowan and her Denver capitalist husband they arrived as customs inspector found gowns and other clothing with foreign labels removed and American maker names substituted. Plea of guilty for Mrs. Hill was changed to non-suit and judge Cross settled a 300 fine after the assistant DA sought 500. the payment was made promptly.
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New York
Crawford Hill
Denver Republican
Newark
Imperator
Hill
Cora Cowan
Denver
Cole
Boy Scouts Relay Message Across 778 Miles
Washington dispatch describes a message carried by boy scouts from Press to Carter H. Harrison of Chicago and then to Chicago, aiming to cover 778.7 miles at eight miles an hour. Additional runners will assist as the national executive seeks to move the message in about fourteen and a half hours.
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Washington
Wilson
Scout
Carter H. Harrison
Chicago
Sultan's Son In Constantinople Amid Crowds
Fragmentary report notes crowds gathered in Constantinople around the Sultan's son and the grand vizier after an assassination attempt on Mahmoud. Early details indicate mixed reactions among patriots and bystanders as officials assess the situation.
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Constantinop
Pasha
Sharea
Mahmoud
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