Patrols the Gulf The Raleigh Enforces Neutrality Laws
Acting Secret ary McAdoo directed the cruiser Raleigh to patrol off the Florida coast to enforce neutrality laws. The ship will dock at Key West and sweep inner waters with boat launches to thwart filibustering while Spanish warships lurk offshore. If needed, shore action may follow to prevent hostile expeditions.
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McAdoo
Navy Department
Raleigh
Florida
Key West
One Will Be Appointed to Settle the Manitoba School Question
Winnipeg reports a royal commission likely to be appointed by the Dominion government to examine the Manitoba school system before and after abolition of separate schools. The move would push reply to the remedial order aside and may shelve the issue until after elections.
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Manitoba
Winnipeg
Executive board calls meeting in Cariaco for convention plans
Deep Waterways Association in Cariaco issues formal call for the executive board to meet Tuesday June 25 to outline plans for the international convention scheduled in Cleveland in September.
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Deep Waterways Association
Cariaco
International Deep Waterways Association
Cleveland
Steamer Jackson Appraised After Lake Huron Collision
Detroit June 12 Canadian steamer Jackson sank the steamer Noran in Lake Huron and was officially appraised at 8400 dollars, the total amount recoverable.
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Jackson
Detroit
Noran
Lake Huron
Big Forest Fires Rage Near Bradford and Ormsby
A large fire sweeps woods near Bradford five miles south and another near Ormsby as crews rush from multiple towns to halt the flames. Significant damage reported with unknown losses. arson suspected with efforts to identify culprits and harsher action.
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Bradford
Big Sand
South Pennsylvania OS Company
Ormsby
Jane
Forest County
Mayor Probert of Washburn Hurt by 1700 Volt Shock
Washburn Wisconsin June 12 Mayor A C Probert who had been ill was walking outside the electric light plant when a contact with equipment sent about 1700 volts through him. He collapsed and was removed to a hospital. After hours of unconsciousness signs of recovery appeared and doctors hoped for improvement though his condition remained dangerous.
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S3oom
A. C. Probert
Elactric Light
Beitar Sessions Company
Lone robber fails bank hold up at Butte bank
A man enters Bow National Bank in Butte Montana at noon and demands money with a gun. Clerk W O Thomas hides then fires six shots into the ceiling to alert the street. A pursuit ensues and a battle ends with the robber captured by a deputy sheriff. no money was taken.
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Butte
Montana
Brrr
Mont
Er Bow National Bank
W. O. Thomas
Thomas
Bnullets
Sherif
Town shocked by accident as relatives seek details
The town was shocked at the accident and the house is thronged with anxious callers. Mr. Probert is president of the Bank of Washburn and the Savings Bank of Shell Lake and Prescott.
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Probert
Bank of
Washburn
Savings Bank of
Shell Lake
Prescott
Federal suit against Flint and Pere Marquette over land sales
The United States files a case in a Michigan court to recover compensation for lands sold by the Flint and Pere Marquette Railroad, claimed to have been reserved by the government in 1866. Over 300 purchasers are named as defendants and restraining orders on timber removal are sought during the suit. The exact amount is not stated but expected to be large.
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United States
Florida
Cuba
Michigan Railroad
Bay City
Mich
Flint and Pere Marquette Railroad Company
Supreme Lodge in Session and Fraternal Meetings
The Ancient Order of United Workmen held sessions in Chicago with delegates, credentials reviewed, and a report proposing graded assessments, a $1,000 beneficiary certificate, and an annual lodge count of 4,973 with 341,871 members. Also Wisconsin Masons met in MuwaUkee with 175 delegates and preparations for grand master election. A Nova Scotia couple sued several firms in a fraud case over mine lands valued up to 2,000,000.
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Chicago
Supreme Lodge of the Ancient Order of United Workmen
L. L. Troy
Muwaukee
Grand Lodge of the Masonic Fraternity of
Wisconsin
H.W. Sawyer
Hartford
H. W. Sawyer
Ivanhoe Asylum Corner
Bankers Warned of Robbery Plot Paid Little Attention
The policeman and deputy sheriff each received $100 for their work. Bankers in the area heard news of an intended robbery but gave the warning scant heed.
Trio of Tragic Suicides and Overdose in San Antonio
San Antonio reports list Henry Schmeltzer a former liquor merchant and New York arrival who killed himself over business reverses. Thomas M James brother of the appellate chief justice cut his throat at the Arcade hotel. James left a wife Miss Campbell of St Louis after four years of marriage. Miss Marratt overdosed on morphine and was revived but remains near death.
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San Antonio
Henry Schmeltzer
New York
Thomas M. James
James
Appellate Court
Arcade Hotel
Campbell
St. Louis
Amalgamated Association Committees to Meet Again
Cleveland June 12. Another conference is soon to be held by committees of the Amalgamated Association to discuss benefits and plan further action.
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Cleveland
Amalgamated Association
Wages Scale Proposed by Iron and Steel Workers Convenes
The Iron, Steel and Tin Workers and local manufacturers from the Mahonias and Shenango valleys meet in conference to set wage scales. The puddlers push a per ton rate around { and demand $5, with $4.50 as a compromise. They argue for benefits of better times alongside manufacturers.
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Mahonias
Shenango
Ac Cs
Puddiers
Oklahoma City Horse Thief Gang Arrests Rock Oklahoma
Sheriff Deford and a posse report arrests in Oklahoma City that may disrupt a large horse and cattle theft ring spanning from the Arkansas line to the Panhandle. Five men, William Hunter, John Reynolds, Thomas Thor, Dan Carter, and Joseph Hill, are in custody. Authorities say the gang’s leaders are still at large and promise further developments in the coming days.
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Oklahoma City
O. T
Deford
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
William Hunter
John Reynolds
Thomas Thor
Dan Carter
Joseph Hill
Arkansas Line
Pahanche
Texas
Beaversville Duel Leaves One Dead In Kentucky
Sercant Kentucky June 12 News from Beaver Floyd County reports John Amberg and a man named Martin fought at Amberg’s home near Beaver. Martin died from the encounter and Amberg was fatally wounded. The pair had long been local dangers and enemies. Martin approached with a revolver, ordered Amberg out, but Amberg fired first triggering the duel.
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Sercant
Beaver
Floyd County
John Amberg
Martin
Amberg
Carriers Adopt Bicycles Amid Postal Reforms
Washington June 12 Modern appliances speed work are being rapidly adopted by the post office department. In addition to trolley cars in many cities the department encourages bicycle use by individual carriers for delivering and collecting mail where road conditions allow time savings.
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Washinetoy
Post Office Department
Pres Clubs in Convention Across the Nation
The fifth annual convention of the International League of Press Clubs opened in Philadelphia at Independence Hall. Editors and printers from Maine to California attend, with four days of sessions planned by leaders of major press clubs.
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Philadelphia
International League of Press Clubs
Old Common Council Chamber
Independence Hall
Prasa
Maine
California
Washburn Story Debunked In Iowa Report
Iowa Falls June 12 The sensational tale sent to the press about Rev W B Washburn shooting a highwayman in Oklahoma is proved baseless. Washburn was not in Oklahoma and did not fire any shots, contradicting earlier reports from two weeks ago.
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Washburn
Iowa Fatls
Oklahoma
W. B. Washburn
Blood Purifier Hood's Sarsaparilla Cures Nervousness
An advertiser argues nervousness stems from impure blood and promotes Hood's Sarsaparilla as the best blood purifier. It warns against narcotics and opiates that only quiet nerves and claims true health comes from purifying the blood to cure nervousness.
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Hood
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