Lilley Called Contemptible Coward After Meeting
Chicago June 4 Representative Boutell denounced Representative Lilley as a contemptible coward in reply to Lilley’s charges about the submarine boat investigation. Boutell accused Lilley of defamation and noted Lilley’s collapse and alleged mental distress, linked to forged letters and pressure from Lilley’s secretary.
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Reutell
Waterbury
Reisinger
Lilley
Webster
Chicago
Henry Sherman Boutell
Boutell
Representative Loud
Reislinger
Mnanda
Chicago sets age ban on teaching hires
Chicago boards rule bars any applicant over 60 from teaching positions in city schools. The 12 to 4 vote also confirmed the superintendent's note that mental and physical vigor declines beyond that age.
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Chicago
Board of Education
Themi
Walker Goes Free
Santiago, Cal June 4 The steamship St Dennis arriving from Ensenada carries word that William F Walker the New Britain banker arrested in lower California months ago has won his case He remains imprisoned but the exact court securing the victory is unclear If the upper court decision stands he may be released State Policeman Thomas Egan had waited in Ensenada to bring the embezzler back to Connecticut but may depart without his man if the ruling stands.
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Santiago
Cal
St Dennis
Ensenada
William F. Walker
New Britain
Lower California
Walker
Connecticut
Thomas Egan
Egan
Grant Turned Down for 1859 County Engineer Post
A 1859 application by General Ulysses S. Grant for the position of county engineer in St Louis was rejected. The document surfaced in city records via Deputy City Registrar John McCluskey and bears a pencil note indicating it was Grant’s application. The recommendation came from I. J. Reynolds, a West Point graduate and Washington University professor, who also knew Grant as a former classmate and army comrade.
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Grant
I. J. Reynolds
West Point
Reynolds
Washington University
8. M. Frost
Ben
Still in trouble Hartford June 4 Misppett the fim flamflammer
Thomas Mispett the film flammer who fought Massachusetts extradition returned to Hartford with his lawyer Benedict Holden and friends after paying a 150 dollar fine in Massachusetts courts Detective Sergeant Santoro arrested him again at Union Station and took him back to the Haven detective bureau Also charged were Kenailio and Angele Gresco with theft of brass from Bristol Aras Company worth fifty pounds
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Hartford
Thomas Mispett
Massachusetts
Massa Hecaetis
Union Station
Benedict M. Holden
Santoro
Haven Detective Bureau
No Trouble Ahead for Panama Election Says Minister
New York June 4 Jose Augustin Arango Panama minister to the United States arrives in New York after a Panama trip and reports no danger of an insurgent following the upcoming election. He cites limited violence risk due to American commission work on registration lists and fraud findings. Election electors vote July 12, president August 1. Amador will not seek re election. Arias runs for president against Obaldia. Caracas May 21 Venezuela isolated amid plague fears. La Guayra controlled, ships scarce, cable cut. Castroling tightens quarantine to island. no plague cases except La Guayra.
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New York
Jose Augustn Arango
Panama
United States
American Commission
Senor Arango
Amador
Ricardo Arias
Gene
Domingo Obaldia
Washington
Conservative
General Obaldia
Liberals
Caracas
Venezuela
la Guayra
New Currency Law Imposes Interest on Government Deposits
Washington reports a new congressional currency law requiring banks holding government funds to pay interest. An exemption exists for regular depositories used for government expenses. About 72 million dollars of funds will bear interest, with a likely rate around 1 percent annually. The treasury notes the tax will apply to deposits from the law’s effective date onward. In related news, foreign affairs ordered the arrest of F. G. Batley, ex-financier of Expert Shipping Co, and detained the steamer Goldboro per San Salvador directives.
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Washington
Congress
Treasury Department
Secretary of the Treasury
State Department
Self Defense the Plea in Bridgeport Trial
Counsel for Antonio Vellott contends the Bridgeport murder suspect acted in self defense as testimony unfolds. The defense argues the accused faced imminent threat from Ernest and introduced the self defense claim during the trial.
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Bridgeport
Jane
Antonio Vellott
Ernest
Connecticut Palr to-and Friday Weather Forecast
Central disturbance this morning brings light variable winds across Connecticut. A disturbance in Colorado causes western sections to be cloudy and showery. A middle coast disturbance brings heavy local showers in Virginia. Heavy showers also reported from the lower coast regions.
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Connecticut
Palr
Colorado
Middle
Virginia
Cashier Talks on Bank Scandal at Pittsburg
William Montgomery former cashier of the defunct Allegheney National Bank of Pittsburg now in jail charged with misapplying over 500000 has broken his silence to receiver Robert Lyons. He reveals a mania for mining stocks owning 4000000 shares and suggests assets may cover deposits with a small stockholder assessment. Cash on hand totals 500009.
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Pittsburg
William Montgomery
Allegheney National Bank of
Robert Lyons
Montgomery
Payne Committee Won’t Meet During Congress Recess
Washington reports Chairman Payne of the Ways and Means Committee will not call the panel together during the recess. He says only that executive departments, especially the Treasury, will gather data on tariff schedules for use at the next regular session. The plan may involve Taft convening a special session of Congress after inauguration if nominated and elected, to address tariff revision amid Roosevelt]]
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Washington
Payne
House Committee On
Congress
Treasury Department
Taft
Sixty-First Congress
Roosevelt
Skeleton of a Man Found Under Rock in Danielson
In Danielson on Franklin street workmen unearthed a skeleton believed to be of a man murdered long ago. Fragments of a box were found near the remains at the rear of the old Ely residence. The site, later owned by Thomas Ward, lies behind a house moved for a priest’s residence. authorities deem the case a long unsolved mystery.
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Danielson
Franklin Street
Ely
Edwin Ely
Sisters of Mercy
Thomas Ward
Medical Men to Attend International Congress in Budapest
A 45 member medical committee announced for the International Medical Congress in Budapest. Led by Dr Joseph D. Bryant of New York and Dr Herbert J. Burrell of Boston, attendees include former Surgeon General Robert M. O'Reilly and Surgeon General Walter Wyman. Delegation spans fourteen states and the District of Columbia.
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John H. Musser
Atlantic City
American Medical Aseneration
Joseph D. Bryant
New York
Herbert J. Burrell
Boston
Ancent
Robert M. Oreilly
Army
P.M
Walter Wyman
States
District of Columbia
Montreal Trip Mentioned In Early Lettering Fragment
Readable fragments note a party traveling from court to Montreal and then to Labrador. Mentions Mr Hill planning estate matters and a group of friends salmon fishing on the river St. This item reads like a local society note with sparse details and several garbled names.
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Ted
Montreal
Mili
Corty
Aed
Labrador
Mr Hill
Party of
Friends
Union Partie rail road ratifies bond issue plan
The executive committee of the Union Partie rail road today ratified a bond issue of $50,000. The action aims to part of the scheme urged by stockholders and tied to the round levee project in New York.
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New York
Union Partite Railroad Today
Dreyfus Targeted During Zola Pantheon Ceremony
Paris reports an attempted assassination at the Pantheon ceremony for Emile Zola. A man named Gregori fired twice at Major Alfred Dreyfus, striking him in the band with a minor injury. Zola, posthumously honored, was once condemned for his "J accuse" letter.
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Paris
M. Emile Zola
Pantheon
Star of the France Millitaire
Gregori
Alfred Dreyfus
Emile Zola
Felix Faure
France
J' Accuse
Dreyfus
Zola
Chamber
Senate
Berthelot
Carnot
Victor Hugo
Voltaire
Rousseau
Major Dreyfus
Louis Antheline Gregoris
LaPrance Militaire
Gregoris
Gregorio
Boulanger
la Libre Parole
Clemenceau
Piequart
Anatole France
Pallieres
Rodiig
Oly
Dow
Zole
Madame Zola
Fallieres
All on a raft floods Missouri Point farmer floats to high ground
J W Appleton of Missouri Point Missouri sails a giant raft with his family 12 pigs 3 cows 2 horses and poultry down the Mississippi after floods swamped his farm. He launched Tuesday afternoon aiming for high ground but cannot land yet. The raft was built two weeks earlier and is surrounded by a railing to keep cattle from the river with food for days aboard.
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St Louis
J. W. Appleton
Missouri Point
Mississippi River
Appleton
Double Header In Connecticut Chiefs and Rorts
Waterbury and New Britain play a double header at Meldville with McCloud officiating. Score shows Waterbury 1 to New Britain 2. Gravesend and Toronto races noted with outcomes and times. Harrigan missing person case reported from Bristol. Clemenceau and Foulliers attend a formal session with Dreyfus party present. Major Dreyfus attends Rennes trial aftermath.
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Waterbury
New Britain
Connecticut
Meldville
Rorty
McCloud
Brown and
Five Men Hurt In Express Freight Wreck At New Haven
Five men were injured when the Adams Express fast freight collided with a switch engine at Port Morris yards on 182d street and Willow avenue. Injured include engineer John Norton and brakeman Richard Warken with leg injuries and contusions. firemen Nicholas Kelly and Joseph Webb with scalp wounds. and George Ryan with scalp wounds. The engineers were arrested for negligence. the train wreck damaged both engines. a currency shipment and two bulldogs were moved to safety during the fire. The fast freight continued with a new engine after a delay. Captain-elect Edmund P. Livingston of Catskills was named Yale freshmen crew captain at Gales Ferry.
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New York
Adams Express
New York, New Haven
Joseph Webb
Connecticut Avenue
Springfield
Maye
Express
George Ryan
Howard Avenue
New Haven
hope +pitals
Sub-Treasury
Boston
Washington
Express Company
Four Arrested in Hardware Theft Ring in New Britain
Four Italians named Duette Paul and Joseph Sarvo and Joseph Runette were arrested in New Britain Conn early this morning for stealing hardware from the firms Lai Fray and Clark and P F Corbin. The arrests come after police traced the thefts to the suspects who reportedly used the same method to remove items from storage and loading areas. Authorities say the investigation is ongoing and expect further charges.
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New Britain
Conn
Pomr Italiank
Duette
Paul
Joseph Sarvo
Joseph Runette
Lai Fray & Clark
P. & F. Corbin
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Kenailio
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Iresco
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France Militaire
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Gladys Louise
Nasturtium
St Withold
Toronto
Harcourt
Billy Hibbs
Harrigan
Bristol
J. 1. Monaghan
Thomas Harrigan
Secousta
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Dor White
Foulliers
Jpequart
Chamber of Deputies
Matthew
Rennes
Port Morris
Gales Ferry
Edmund P. Livingston
Catskills
Yale
Taft School
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North Main St
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Hampson-Sellew Furniture and
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