Tornado in Iowa Kills Seven, Harms Dozens in Sanborn Area
Severe tornadoes swept northwest Iowa last night, killing seven people in Sanborn Archer and Marcus areas and injuring a dozen others. The storm damaged farms and facilities, with one child torn from a parent's arms near Archer and multiple homes wrecked near Hospers.
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Sioux City
Iowa
W. Yetcma
Sanborn
Patrick Dougherty
Mintt
Archer
Bislandp
William Rills
Howard Bills
Long
G. W. Bonner
Edyard Dykstrahuis
Hospers
John Bisland
James Allen
Mad Murderer Fortifies Ghurgh Steeple At Hoeflany
In Budapest dated June 6 a deranged murderer August Tomsics has fortified the Hoeflany village church steeple with a rifle and 500 cartridges after killing a farmer and wife and wounding their daughter. Police losses include two dead and 14 wounded as efforts to reach him failed and the siege continued. He warned he would die only after exhausting his ammo. Separately, a Topeka jury ruled Mrs. Sicelia West of Wichita not entitled to damages from Gov. Hodges for alleged assault.
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Sanborn
B. L. Fink
P. W. Yetuma
Patrick Doherty
J. B. Long
G. W. Bonner
Fink
Yetuma
Mason City
St. Louis
Nicholas M. Bell
West Pine Boulevard
Col. Bell
Mercantile Club
Budapest
Hungary
Tomsics
Hoeflany
Hodges Clearen
Topeka
Kan
Sicelia West
Wichita
Gro. H. Hodges
Kansas
Ingle Wins $50 Damages Over Best Baby Prize
In Asheville on June 6, T. P. Ingle won $50 in damages after a jury ruled his baby Ernest superior in the Western Carolina Fair Best Baby contest. Doctors who judged the event had awarded the prize to William Johnson’s son, despite Ingle’s protest that his child had higher scores. Fair association officials plan to seek Supreme Court review to overturn the ruling.
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Asheville
D. C
Jleing
T. P. Ingle
Ernest
Western Carolina Fair Association
Ingle
William Johnson
Baby Johnson
Baby Ingle
Lstar
The
Fair Association
Young Johnson
Superme
Glasses Recovered After Bus Ride Rescue
In New York on Riverside Drive a dapper man halted a bus by pulling the emergency brake and ordering the top-climber to retrieve his glasses caught in a tree limb above the road. The man had risked his life to stop the vehicle and regain the eyewear.
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New York
Jane
Riverside Drive
Ninety-fifth
Ninety-sixth
Gov Dunne Receives Marriage Proposal From Memphis Woman
Springfield dispatch reports Gov. Edward F. Dunne, married with nine children and one grandchild, received a tentative marriage proposal from a Memphis, Tennessee woman. The note mentioned admiration after reading of his pardon act and included a photo. the governor's secretary replied with a large photograph showing the governor among his family. A Havana cigar ad is noted in the clipping.
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Springfield
Edward F. Dunne
Memphis
Tenn
Gov. Dine
London Banking Firm Suspended amid Grenfell turmoil
London boardroom shock as Chaplin Milne Grenfell & Co suspended. Arthur Morton Grenfell’s heavy bets in Grand Trunk and other ventures trigger distrust. Earl Grey connected losses noted. New York rout follows reports the firm had no U S commitments.
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London
Chaplin, Milne, Grenfell & Co., Ltd
Princes Street
Morton, Chaplin &Co
Morton, Rose & Co
Ernest Chaplin
G Grinnell Milne
R. W. Skipwith
Grand Trunk
Arthur Morton Grenfell
Hao
Earl Grey
Grenfell
New York
Chaplin, Milne, Grenfell & Co
Arthur Grenfell
Chaplin, Milne & Grenfell
Congress Passes Anti-Trust Bills in House Vote
Washington June. The anti trust legislation pushed by President Wilson passed the House by large margins. The Clayton general trust bill with labor and farmers exemptions and injunctive limits on courts in labor disputes won 275 to 64, the stocks and bonds bill 325 to 12, and the Federal Trade Commission bill unanimously. The Clayton measure also targets unfair methods by big firms and interlocking directorates and may open top posts in supply contracts, with opposition centered on labor exemptions and injunctive provisions.
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Washington
Wilson
House of Representatives
Senate
Clayton General Trust
Labor and Farmers’ Organizations
Federal Trade Commission
Tates
Tina Townshend Survives Empress of Ireland Disaster
Tina Townshend and her aunt Wynne Price were aboard the Empress of Ireland when it sank. Townshend credits a strong arm a stout heart and a clear head for her survival after leaping into the sea and swimming for about an hour until rescue.
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Tina Townshend
New Zealand
Wynne Price
Ireland
Divorce case drags as deposition readings expose party life
Chicago reporter notes slow proceedings in the OUHUMANN-HEINK divorce case of Maria von U. vs William Rapp Jr. Depositions reveal Rapp seen at the Deans’ New York apartments and walking with Pluto the dog. Witness Elizabeth Hauk describes Rapp as “not so thin” and “nice” during these visits.
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Chicago
Schumann-Heink
William Rapp, Jr
Sayreuth
Germany
New York WineRaes
William Rapp
New York
Mra
Catherine
Dean
Col Roosevelt Now in France
Col Theodore Roosevelt arrived in Paris as a guest of honor at a luncheon hosted by Gabriel Hanotaux. Attendees included former premiers, generals, the historian Henri Baudas, philosopher Emile Doutroux, diplomats, and Myron Herrick and Robert Woods Bliss from the American embassy.
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Paris
France
Theodore Roosevelt
Gabriel Hanotaux
United States
Alexandre Felix Stibot
Henri J. Vrugere
Roosevelt
Charles Mangin
Morocco
Henri Baudas
Emile Dgoutroux
Louis Jaray
Gustave le Bon
Count d'Haussonville
Myron T. Herrick
Robert Woods
Bliss
Chester Duryea Committed to Matteawan Asylum
Chester B Duryea the son of millionaire manufacturer Wiram Duryea shot and killed his father May 4 and was committed to Matteawan State Hospital for the criminal insane after physicians testified to hallucination and paranoia.
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New York
Chester B. Foipyee
Wiram Duryea
State Hospital
Matteawan
Duryea
Strikers surround Westinghouse plants in East Pittsburgh
In East Pittsburgh on June 6 a large crowd of striking workers gathered at Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing entrances. Union members urged others to join, tensions rose, some new strikers joined while others dispersed amid disorder.
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Pittshurgh
Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company
Pittsburgh
Wing
Agearch
Conviction of Frank Set Aside by Court in Atlanta
A Fulton County Superior Court judge sustained the state’s demurrer and refused to set aside the verdict in the murder of Mary Phagan. The defendant Lee Mc Frank was found guilty. the claim of constitutional rights violation due to absence from court during verdict was rejected.
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Atlanta
Dane
Ben HH. Willat
Fulton Ears
Econrt
Iguay
Lee Mc Frank
Mary Phagan
Frank
Real Life Street Drama Captivates Fourth Street Crowd
An irate wife publicly strikes her husband on Fourth Street near Commercial, forcing a retreat across the sidewalk toward a cigar store. Spectators outside a movie theater watch a three act melee with the husband finally dragged away by his wife, while local businessmen express sympathy for the man.
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Fourth Street
Hear Commercial Street
Moving Picture Theatre
Playhouse
Fourth Street West
Hubby
Militant Suffragists Fire Mansion Near High Wycombe
London June 6 The arson squads of militant suffragists attacked a Buckinghamshire mansion near High Wycombe about 30 miles from London. The house held valuable furniture and art objects and suffrage literature was found on the grounds. The adjacent parish church is believed to have been the intended target, but access was denied.
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London
High Wycombe
Buckinghamshire
President Wilsons Chauffeur Fined for Speeding
A White House chauffeur was fined ten dollars in a D C county court after pleading guilty to speeding with a White House party near the capital. The president ordered observance of all local speed limits.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
White House
Mother Jones Sails For Vancouver Event
Seattle June 1 Mary Jones organizer for the United Mine Workers of America sails to Vancouver Canada to lead a campaign for miners rights and union support amid labor drive reports indicate tensions and scheduling details uncertain
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Seattle
Wash
Mary Jones
The
United Mine Workers of America, Inft
Vancouver by Steamer Passes After Ottawa Ruling
Vancouver traveled by steamer last night after Canadian immigration officials who blocked embarkation the day before were overruled by their superior officers in Ottawa.
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Vancouver
Ottawa
Temperature Report For June 6 From Buchanan Optical
Readings show yesterday’s high 71 and low 68 in the city. Historical data note 1911 high 89 low 65, 1912 high 69 low 68, 1913 high 80 low 71. Amorphous text mentions Amirie and assorted figures.
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Buchanan Optical Company
MY Amirie
New York Hold-Up Artists Arrested
Joseph Low, a chauffeur, and James Pay, a pool room owner, were charged with taking part in the robbery of two American Can Company employees yesterday. Nearly $3,000 stolen. Fred Kelley, who was arrested earlier, confessed he drove the getaway car and said Longo hired him.
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New York
Joseph Low
James Pay
American Can Company
Fred Kelley
Longo
Calf Brings 20000 After Record Price at Dairy Sale
Four Barrington farmers paid 20000 for a Holstein calf named King Seuis Pontiac, offspring of Johanna De Kol Van Beers, world champion cow. The calf, sired by King Seuis Pontan, will be shown at the national dairy show in October and at the Waterloo Cattle Congress. The purchase was insured for the full amount and a special building will be erected on Barrington farms for its display.
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Johanna de Kol van Urers
Waterloo
Chicago
Barrington
Wilson
Western Breeders Consignment Sale Company
Spencer Otis
Iar
Spencer Otia
St. George
King Seuis Pontan
King Seuis
Pontiac
Barrington Farms
Noted singer in damage suit verdict for Georgina Jay
A Chicago jury awarded Georgina Jay $20,000 against Homer Rodeheaver, choirmaster, in a breach of promise to marry case. The verdict followed a trial in circuit court amid dramatic testimony and closing arguments by both sides.
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Chicago
Georgina Jay
Homer Rodeheaver
Billy
Jay
Rodeheaver
Foon
Misa Jay
Iowa
Miss Jay
Honore
Georgia Jay
Sa Bitter 48
I. M. Mahin
Sownsell
Billy Day
Ay Mahin
Senate Inter commerce Panel Backs Trade Commission Measure
Washington June. The Senate interstate commerce committee voted to report out only the trade commission measure of the trist bills. Analysts say the move signals possible imitation of the administration program at this session of Congress.
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Washington, D. C
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Trade Commission
Trist
Congress
Paper Delivery Troubles Prompt Phone Complaints
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F. Drew Caminetti
California
Diggs
Mrs
Maury Digge
Owa
Todky
Bryan
O'Brien County
Louis
Sciesars
Badger
Mayo
Secretary OF State
Mexico
Daniels
Antilla
Tampico
U.S
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Mex
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Cal
Mexican
Acapulco
Cape Corinto
San Francisco
Manzanillo
Colima
Mexico City
Lower California
Guaynas
Niagara Falls
Carranza
Lamar
Ghurgh Steeple
Papa Ingle
Daddy
Gov. Dunne
Havana
Tovar
Ba Farvertizemans
Pluto
Col. Roosevelt
Chester Duryea
WASTT
Mise
Georgia Joy
Mother” Jones Sales
Vancouver, B.C
Champion
George Miller
Honora
Attorney Miller
Mies Jay
Miller
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