Blind Tiger Blown Up in Brooklyn Grocery
A Brooklyn grocery store owned by Patrick Thornberry, long tied to the blind tiger rumor, was destroyed by dynamite. Debris scattered across blocks, nearby buildings lost glass, and eleven unexploded sticks were found. No arrests made. local residents blame various suspects while calling for lawful liquor sales. The blast followed earlier similar destructions in the town.
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Brooklyn
Patrick Thornberry
Thornberry
Martinsville
Daniel Thornberry
Leiter
County Chairs Pledge Against Corruption in Primary
Terre Haute Republican James P. Stunard and Democrat A. D. Weeks vow no money will be spent beyond necessary election expenses. A legal council will prosecute election law violators. They urge citizens to curb bribery illegal voting and officer misconduct in a bid for a fair vote amid escalating corruption since primaries began.
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Terre Haute
James P. Stunard
Republican County Committee
A. D. Weeks
Democratic County Committee
Republican Congressional District Committee
Congressional District Convention
Indiana
One Dollar Judgment in Crawfordsville Suit Against Railroad
J R Etter won a symbolic one dollar verdict against the Big Four Railroad after being ejected from a passenger train for not paying fare on a Special two trip ticket. He claimed permanent injuries from the rough removal after the conductor refused a ticket with a lapsed 30 day limit. The case contrasted a first class fare claim with the ticket’s intended competition against Northwestern Traction.
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Crawfordsville
J. R. Etter
Big Four Railroad Company
Indianapolis
Northwestern Traction Company
Plaintff
Insurance Plot Nipped in South Bend Arrest of Toth
South Bend report says Stephen Toth was jailed on charges of attempting to defraud an insurance company and heirs of Stephen Farkas of £1000. Officers overpowered Toth to move the ill man from his home to a hospital after Farkas refused to sign a will. Farkas later denied knowledge of any will and charged Toth.
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South Bend
Stephen Toth
Stephen Farkas
Toth
Farkas
Notre Dame Lists Large Incoming Class At Commencement
Nearly 1 000 people from many states and countries gathered for Notre Dame and St Marys festival and exercises. Eighty three Notre Dame students completed work and earned diplomas and degrees. St Marys reports 15 women finished English work and five earned degrees in music.
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Notre Dame
Notre Dame’s
St. Mary's
Cholera Devastates Hogs Across Hamilton County Farms
Hog cholera has killed many in Noblesville and nearby farms in Hamilton County. A. We Orr lost 30 hogs and Is A Carey 60 in the last week. Additional losses reported among neighboring farmers reflect a wider outbreak.
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Noblesville
Hamilton County
A. We Orr
A.carey
Fire at Madison Involving Etna Company Noted
A Madison blaze drew attention to Etna Fire Department as responders tackled a high flames incident affecting several structures. Authorities noted damage and ongoing investigations into the cause.
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Madison
Etna
Smokes During Ceremony At Hartford City Nuptials
Jackson township farmer James M. Hummer wore overalls and puffed a pipe during his wedding to Idabb Frank, as Justice H. S. Fargo officiated. Hummer, 30, nodded to questions while smoke filled the air, nearly choking the officiant.
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Hartford
James M. Hummer
Jackson Township
Idabb. Frank
H. S. Fargo
Hummer
Logs of Lincoln Cabin On Display In Indianapolis
Logs from the Lincoln birth cabin arrived in Indianapolis and were seen by hundreds of school children and patriotic citizens. They head to Louisville for Home Coming Week then move to the Lincoln farm in Kentucky to become part of a national park project.
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Lincoln
Indianapolis
Abraham Lincoln
Louisville
Lincoln Farm
LaRue County
Kentucky
Lincoln Firm Association
Cannon Again Threatened by Mysterious Postcards
Post office inspectors trace threatening postal cards mailed from Indianapolis to Speaker Cannon in Washington. Cards accuse him over the pure food bill. Handwriting appears identical across cards dated from Muncie South Bend and other Indiana towns, all postmarked Indianapolis.
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Cannon
Indianapolis
Speaker Cannon
Washington
Muncie
South Bend
Indiana
Government Seizes Plant in Muncie
Deputy United States Marshal Boyd seized the R. R. Cowan Printing plant in Muncie. The property was held by chattel mortgage as security on a note for about 4500 dollars from Cowan to C. F. W. Neely, against whom the federal government holds a 45000 dollar judgment. Neely is alleged to have defrauded the Cuban government while treasurer of the U S postal department.
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Muncie
United States
Boyd
R. R. Cowan Printing Company
Cowan
C. F. W. Neely
Neely
United States Postal Department
Incendiarism suspicions in Lineton arrest of miner Woodward
In Lineton Sidney Eddington found his house on fire and contained the blaze before major damage. A coal oil saturated section prompted investigation leading to Jacob Woodward a known miner being arrested on arson suspicion based on a postal card bearing his name.
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Lintor
Lineton
Sidney Eddington
Eddington
Jacob Woodward
Woodward
White Caps Terrorize County Town in Warning Spree
English language report notes ongoing white cap activity in the county with daily warnings. Jenna I. Blevins, among the town’s oldest residents, has received a warning. His son, a veterinary surgeon, was warned a week ago and left the town soon after. The black caps may reorganize to counteract.
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Jenna I. Blevins
Notre Dame Star John Murray Goes Pro With Nationals
Notre Dame wide receiver John Murray signs with the Washington Nationals after rumors he would pursue professional football. The standout, known for a spectacular catch, leaves Notre Dame to join the major league potential pathway.
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Notre ‘Dame
John. Murray
Notre Dame
New York
Nationals
Inspection bill outlines meat health and import rules
A house agriculture committee completed a meat inspection provision to guarantee healthful American meats. The bill funds inspections with 2 million dollars annually, mandates post mortem and ante mortem checks, and requires a government label and purity certificate for inter and foreign commerce. It also allows temporary Inspector hires and bans harmful preservatives. Washington exchanges between President Roosevelt and Chairman Wadsworth criticize and defend the measure.
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Washington
House Committee On Agriculture
House
Secretary of Agriculture
Wadsworth
Roosevelt
vUie
House of Representatives
Mr. Wadsworth
President's Uncle Robert B. Roosevelt Dies in Sayville
Robert B. Roosevelt, uncle of the president, died here on Tuesday after several months of illness. Born in New York on August 7, 1829, he was admitted to the bar in 1857 and practiced law for 20 years before retiring to a fortune. A Democrat, he was long active in party councils at state and national levels.
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Sayville
Robbert B. Roosevelt
Robert Roosevelt
New York
Fifty Horses Cremated In Sunday Fire In St Louis
Two early morning fires gutted a five story office building and a large livery and undertaking establishment in St Louis causing about 105000 dollars in damage. Fifty horses were incinerated in the blaze.
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St. Louis
Baltimore Paper Suspends Sunday Issue
Fragment notes a suspension of Baltimore Sunday edition with references to local press and date. Mentions Baltimore, Maryland, and the Baltimore American in muddled text.
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Baltimore
Baltimore Ewe
American
Massacre Reports From Bialystok Stir Polish Papers
Vienna reports say 700 dead or wounded in Bialystok massacres with some estimates up to 2000. Observers claim local authorities arranged the killings as trains arrived from Warsaw saw victims. St Petersburg notes no further bloodshed as Grodno governor acts to prevent further violence.
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Vienna
Austria
Warsaw
Bialystok
Cracow Nova Reforma
St. Petersburg
Grodno
Birthday homage marks Republican Party anniversary
In Philadelphia Musical Fund Hall the fiftieth anniversary celebration of the Republican Party opened with hundreds of Republicans gathered for a four day event. Among attendees were 152 former Fremont voters who sat together in front, and a proposal for Abraham Lincoln as vice president named Darton due to Lincoln’s lesser recognition. Delegates from Texas Illinois Missouri and Arkansas joined others in the packed hall.
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Philadelphia
Republican Party
Fremont
Darton
National Republican League
Abraham Lincoln
Illinois
Texas
Missouri
Arkansas
Lock canal proposal wins in Panama Isthmus vote
In a Friday committee of the whole session the house approved by 110 to 4 a plan for a lock canal across the Isthmus of Panama.
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Washington
House
Panama
YMCA Leader Porter Dies Sudden in Haverhill
General Howard L. Porter a leading Haverhill manufacturing figure and YMCA activist died suddenly Sunday from a cerebral hemorrhage. His death ends a prominent career tied to the local industry and the YMCA movement.
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Haverhill
Mass
Howard L. Porter
Sue in Rebates Case Targets Lake Shore and Standard Oil
Washington ordered criminal proceedings against the Lake Shore railroad and officials including George J. Grammer and Standard Oil leaders for paying rebates to the Standard Oil company from 1903 to 1906. Attorney J Marchand heads to Chicago to prepare cases for federal grand jury action under injunctions and Elkins act provisions.
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Cleveland
Washington
Lake Shore Railroad
George J. Grammer
New York Central Lines
Buffalo
Standard Oil Company
Interstate Commerce Commission
Edgar Bogardus
Chicago
Lake Shore
J. Marchand
Federal Grand Jury
Capt. Grammer
G. J. Grammer
Marcus C. Tully
Grammer
Commission
Cananea Trouble Reported by Copper Company President
In a state department letter dated June 11 from Cananea Mexico W C Greene president of the Cananea copper company reports that Western Federation agitators visited the mines inciting Mexicans He describes a warning of a plot to dynamite the bank and to start a revolution against Diaz with rioting already occurring earlier that month.
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Cananea
Washington
State Department
Mex
W. C. Greene
Copper Company
Western Federation
Diaz
Survivor Returns From Cottingham Wreck Near Port Tampa
The schooner Thomas S. Dennison arrives at Port Tampa with Captain A. Phinney as the sole survivor of the Emma L. Cottingham crew from New Bedford Massachusetts. Six crewmen perished in the wreck of the three masted schooner.
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Tampa
Fla
Thomas S. Dennison
Wade
Port Tampa
A. Phinney
Emma 'L. Cottingham
New ‘Bedford
Mass
Cottingham
Anniversary of Maximo Gomez Death Commemoration
Commemoration held Sunday with a commemorative tablet placed at the house where Maximo Gomez died. Fe mez delivered eulogies, with leaders from all parties presenting addresses.
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Avana
Maximo
Gomez
Femez
Partie
Great Chess Master Pillsbury Dies in Philadelphia
Harry Nelson Pillsbury, famed chess master, died Sunday in Philadelphia after a lengthy illness. Born December 5, 1872 in Somerville Massachusetts, he rose to fame with early wins in Boston and New York events, won Hastings 1895 and 1888 blindfold feats, and competed with top players including Lasker and Showalter.
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Philadelphia
Harry Nelson Pillsbury
Pillsbury
Somerville
Mass
Deschapelles
Boston
John F. Barry
New York City
St. Petersburg
Liasiker
Steinitz
Tchigorin
Lasker
Showalter
Cambridge Springs
Moscow
Vienna
Republican Ticket Named for Minnesota Convention
The Republican state convention nominated a full slate led by Governor A L Cole of Walker and Lt Governor A Q O Eberhart of Mankato. The platform backed the national administration, the Panama Canal, protections for labor and industry, gold standard, anti adulteration laws, direct election of US senators, two cent rail fare, abolition of free passes, and freight rate readjustment.
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Duluth
Minn
Republican Stat Convention
National Republican Administration
Panama Canal
United States
A. L. Cole
Walker
A. Q O
Americans Use of Paint Reflects Cleanliness and Industry
An analysis notes Americans consume over 100 million gallons of paint yearly, split between house painting and other uses. The rise of ready mixed paints after 1860 spurred a boom, making painting accessible in rural areas and improving sanitation and appearance across the nation.
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Octave Thanet
Japan
Big hotel annex burned in St. Paul fire
A six story Ryan annex in St. Paul was gutted by fire discovered shortly after eight Sunday morning. Damage to the building and occupant stocks runs between 450000 and 500000 dollars. The blaze started in the basement of Palace Clothing Company due to a defective wire. Firemen suffered cuts from glass and 37 were overcome by heat and smoke.
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St. Paul
Minn
Palace Clothing Company
Nine Die in Haverford Steamer Explosion in Liverpool
A blast on the British steamer Haverford killed nine sailors and wounded about 40 as stevedores opened hatches at Liverpool after the ship arrived from Philadelphia. The blast ruptured decks and ignited linseed oil cake in holds, with reports pointing to a barrel of naphtha as the cause.
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Liverpool
Haverford
Philadelphia
No Bill in Asylum Case in Kankakee
The grand jury in Kankakee has voted 2 no bill in the case of C. R. Miller secretary treasurer of the eastern Illinois asylum for the insane charged with the misappropriation of interest funds belonging to the institution.
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Kankakee
C. R. ‘Miller
Egyptologist Marconi to discuss anticipated findings
A noted Egyptologist will speak on anticipated discoveries and interpretations concerning ancient artifacts and hieroglyphic records. The event aims to shed light on unresolved questions about Egypt's past and the significance of recent scholarly analyses.
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Hoosier
Harry Pillsbury
Minnesota
Indorses
Nelson
BIG
Feads
Clinois
Wesleyan
Bloomington
Ae Is
Marconi
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