Iivoi s girl advances from diploma to marriage feat
The text notes an Iivois girl who earned a diploma and a marriage certificate in consecutive weeks, described as a demonstrator of the anti procrastination lesson. It cites Secretary Chamberlain on coercion and mentions two Vanderbilt marriages aiding a brother in the shipbuilding trust, praising wealthy charity.
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Iivois
Chamberlain
Great Britain
Vanderbilts
Shipbuilding Trust
Sixty Counted Years of Miners Union in Butte Montana
The Montana miners celebrate the silver anniversary of their union, amid good wishes from employers and the community. The record of twenty five years without a strike marks a notable era in this region. Ex Lieut. Gov. Lee of Missouri confirms an unidentified stranger offered him 1000 dollars a month to leave the state until statutes of limitation expired in some cases, and discusses other financial matters.
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Miners’ Union
Butte
Mont
Montana
Gov
Lee
Missouri
National saengerfest praise and a Derby lottery reveal ties
The article lauds a successful national saengerfest in St Louis and urges broader musical training for American children. It also describes a Derby Connecticut bachelor club lottery where 25 members share a wedding bet, with an initiation fee of 50 dollars and a 200 dollar payout for the marriage within a year triggered by drawing a black strip.
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St. Louis
Roosevelt
Derby
Conn
King Peter of Servia Faces Army Power Clash
A condition and not a theory confronts King Peter. If he opposes the men who raised him he may become their next victim. The army rules Servia as in other Balkan states, while Russia and Austria seek harmony in Balkan affairs and could shorten his reign if displeased.
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Peter
Servia
Balkan
Russia
Austria
District Attorney Links Police Graft to Labor Strikes
New York City DA Jerome reports graft findings in building trades strikes. He has ordered arrests of two labor leaders charged with blackmailing employers. He cites a case where contractors paid 17 500 to five labor delegates to call off a strike, noting one man profits from instigating and halting disputes.
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Jerome
New York City
New York
Surplus from 1903 Saengerfest Likely Tops $10,000
Report indicates receipts over expenses at St Louis will exceed prior optimistic estimates. Local officers urge prompt submission of bills and claims, with expected post settlement funds surpassing $10,000, an unprecedented amount in Saengerfest history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Saengerbund
Order to arrest boys with firearms in St Louis sparks clash
In St Louis officials ordered arrest of any boy found with a cat rifle or gun after a girl’s accidental death by her brother’s weapon. Police say enforcement should target gun carriers while ignoring dive and wineroom keepers blamed for ongoing violence against young girls.
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St. Louis
Grand Duke Vladimir on Jewish Question in Russia
In a Hamburg dispatch, Grand Duke Vladimir tells of Jewish agitation linked to outside influence and criticizes Kishineff governance. He notes intervention limits, praises the governor, and says military aid arrived late before the governor’s removal. He warns against American intervention in Russia’s internal affairs.
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New York
Hamburg
Germany
Vladimir
Russia
Berlin
Kishineff
Grand Duke
America
Semi Official Statement on Kishineff Petition
A note from St Petersburg dated July 1 states there have been no talks between Russia and the United States about forwarding an American Jewish petition on Kishineff events. It notes no U S communication to Russia on the matter and says Russia would decide how to reply if such interference had been received. The note comes from a semi official news agency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Petersburg
Russia
United States
Roosevelt
Kishineff
German Crew Wins Two Mile Cutter Race
Kiel on July 1 the Kaiser Wilhelm II 14 oar cutter defeated Chicago's 12 oar boat by eight seconds on a two mile course. The German cutter started 15 seconds later due to an extra pair of oars and set a faster pace to claim the German squadron cup over 12 other cutters. The trained crew challenged the top American boat, Chicago, noted winner of several Mediterranean port competitions this spring.
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Kiel
Chicago
Mediterranean
U S Squadron Sails From Kiel With German Salutes
The United States Squadron departed Kiel at 6 p m Tuesday, with flagship Kearsarge, Chicago and San Francisco proceeding through the Kattegat to Kalundborg, Denmark for two days. Machias to Brunsbüttel then to rendezvous south of Spithead. arrival at Portsmouth expected July 7.
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Kiel
Kearsarge
Chicago
Cattegat
Kalundporg
Denmark
Ciel
Brunsbuttel
Spithead
Portsmouth
Unusual Honor For American Squadron At Portsmth Harbor
London July 1 The American squadron will enter Portsmouth harbor instead of Spithead, a rare honor to a foreign power as ships are brought within the gates of the empire's chief arsenal.
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Portsmouth Harbor
Spithead
London
Portsmouth
Empire
Arsonel
Madman shoots Texas comptroller in capitol office
Austin July 1 ex-attache W G Hill killed State Comptroller R M Love with two pistol shots in Love's private office after presenting a letter urging reform. Chief Clerk Stevens wrestled Hill. his own revolver accidentally fired injuring Hill. Hill then died from the abdominal wound. The letter urged public service and denounced graft.
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R. M. Love
Texas
Austin
W. G. Hill
Tex
State Comptroller’s Office
Hill
Stevens
Comptroller’s Office
Love
Capitol
Mr. Love
Clerk Stevens
Col
State Comptroller
Dpublic
Alabama Sheriff Shot Down In Lynch Mob Lynching
A mob of about 50 seized Andrew Diggs from the Larkinville jail in Scottsboro Alabama and hanged him in the woods after Sheriff Austin resisted. The sheriff was wounded, his daughter forced to hand over the jail keys, and a doctor treated the sheriff’s non life threatening wounds. Gov Jelks was notified and an investigation requested as leaders are sought.
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Scottsboro
Ala
Larkinville
Andrew Diggs
Diggs
Stevenson
Jelks
Stranded in Chicago Marie Sedilla Found Dead
Illinois state news reports the case of Marie Sedilla, a young woman from Louisville who came to Chicago seeking work. After becoming despondent, she was found dead in a boarding house with a locked room, life extinct. A cache of letters and her marked baggage point to Louisville as her home.
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Marie Sedilla
Chicago
Harry Mitchell
Miss Sedilla
Louisville, Ky
Broad Street
Marie
Charlie
Fire destroys Or leans elevator and corn silo
Last August Hibbs Lewis and tips erected a new elevator at Or lean for 15000 dollars. A fire destroyed the structure and 15000 bushels of shelled corn. Loss exceeds 20000 with only 8000 dollars insured on the elevator. Town authorities called Springfield fire department to save nearby buildings. a special train with a chemical engine saved adjoining structures.
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Orleans
Hibbs, Lewis & Tigps
Springfield Fire Department
Burge seeks injunction against state officials over canal funds
A bill for an injunction against State Auditor McCullough and State Treasurer Fred Busse to stop payments from general assembly appropriations for the Illinois-Michigan canal maintenance has been filed in Sangamon circuit court by Chicago representative Burke. He alleges past canal appropriations were diverted to canal company favorites rather than public benefit.
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McCullough
Fred Busse
General Assembly
Sangamon Circuit Court
Burke
Chicago
Canal Company
New Coal Mines Open in Braidwood District
New companies organized to sink coal shafts in the Braidwood district are at work and by fall several mines will be in operation. The opening of new mines in the northern district may influence Springfield district companies that have dominated Illinois bituminous supply. Judge Oliver A. Harker of Carbondale has become dean of the University of Illinois College of Law at Champaign, after 25 years as circuit judge and 12 on the appellate bench, and led the state war association in 1895 and 1896.
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Braidwood
Springfield
Illinois
Oliver A. Harker
Carbondale
College of Law
University of Ilinois
Champaign
Harker
State War Association
Newsboy Jeers Spark Fatal Shooting in Lincoln Park
Arthur J. Weber aged 92 was shot dead in Lincoln Park Chicago during a confrontation with a crowd of newsboys who jeered his female companion. The assailant, a member of the group, fired and fled the scene. The incident stunned bystanders as authorities opened investigations into the fatal altercation.
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Arthur J. Weber
Lincoln Park
Chicago
Captain Dalton Arrested in Chicago Fraud Case
Captain J H Dalton, previously convicted in February for fraudulent use of the mails and conducting a lottery scheme, has been arrested in Chicago on a similar charge.
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J. H. Dalton
Chicago
Train Kills Stonemason in Front of Alton Depot
Swein Anderson a 45 year old stonemason from Delhi was struck and killed by a Chicago and Alton train in front of the Alton depot. The body was badly mangled.
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Swein Anderson
Delhi
Chicago & Alton
Alton
Carpenter Ludwig Sissiger Dies by Suicide in Lincoln Jail
Ludwig Sissiger a St Louis carpenter killed himself in Lincoln County jail by beating his head against cell walls while held for observation. He died in custody with authorities reporting the self inflicted fatal act while awaiting further evaluation.
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Ludwig Sissiger
St. Louis
Lincoln
Lenny Killed At Power Station By Live Coils
H Lenny a lineman at the People's power station in Moline was instantly killed after his hand touched a pair of live choke coils at work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Lenny
People’s Power Station
Moline
Chicago man John Munger found dead in hotel room
A man registering as John Munger was found dead with a bullet wound in a Chicago hotel, with suicide presumed. An ammonia gas explosion at Citizens Brewery in Chicago wrecked the building and caused fatal injuries to Charles B Runke.
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John Munger
Chicago
Citizens
Charles B. Runke
Gridley Farmer Kills Wife and Children Then Himself
Frederick Behult, a wealthy Gridley area farmer, unsuccessfully attempted murder on his wife and four children before taking his own life with a shotgun. Local authorities reported the tragedy as domestic violence ending in a murder suicide.
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Frederick Behult
Gridley
Browns Cotton Corner and Bets on Production
New Orleans July 1 W P Brown known as Poker Brown leads the bull clique that controls the globe’s raw cotton. He argues mills should stop speculating and focus on spinning and weaving to ease the boom and declares the market healthy despite a price pullback. Brown asserts bears misstate the supply, notes many mills failed to deliver due to raw material shortages, and claims his group holds enough contracts to dominate the market. He estimates potential tendered cotton valued at about 13.5 million dollars, from 200 thousand bales, with a cost basis near 9 million.
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New Orleans
W. P. Brown
South
New England
Hem
Brown
Milla
Sensational Break in Cotton Prices
New York on July 1 reported a sharp drop in cotton futures with July contracts down 58 points and August 34. The decline, foreseen by analysts, spurred speculation of pool dissensions and alleged leakage by a New Orleans faction. After an initial liquidation, a partial rally followed on signs of clique support, but the market stayed nervous.
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New York
New Orleans
Death in a Wyoming mine explosion at Hanna
A blast at Union Pacific No 1 coal mine in Hanna Wyoming at 10 25 Tuesday morning killed 284 men and injured many more. Rescue efforts faced toxic gases and fierce flames as crews from Rawlins and Laramie joined the effort to reach the entombed workers on the lower levels.
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Laramie
Wyo
Union Pacific Coal
Hanna
No. 1
Othe
E. 8. Brooks
Rawlins
Miners Trapped After Explosion Reach Surface in Hanna
Rescue workers surfaced with 25 mangled bodies after the Hanna Wyoming mine explosion. Some survivors were found, but many likely died. An estimated 175 dead is conservative. Names of victims and rescuers are not yet learned as flames are fought and efforts focus on one mine level at a time.
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Hanna
Wyo
Stolen Baby Recovered In Chicago Kidnapping Case
Alice Furlong, two years old, stolen from her mother’s doorstep a week ago, was returned to her parents on Tuesday. The kidnapper Hazel Avery was arrested near her home and confessed after claiming a tall dark woman entrusted the child. Police deem her mentally unbalanced.
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Chicago
Alice Furlong
Hazel Avery
Miss Avery
Ten thousand men killed in Somaliland battle
War office dispatch from Col Rochfort reports Abyssinian Baye forces surprised Jah's troops near Jeud after a series of forced marches on May 31. About 10,000 spearmen were killed and nearly all cattle and sheep were captured along with 1,000 camels.
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London
War - Office
Col.Rochfort
Somaliland
Baye
Jah
Jeud
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