Inman & Co fall into bankruptcy in Augusta Georgia
The cotton brokerage firm Inman & Co of Augusta and Atlanta Tournal owner James R Gray face involuntary bankruptcy in U S Court with liabilities about 1 259 million dollars and assets exceeding that amount The fall is blamed on the long depressed cotton market and weak spot cotton sales With creditors including Atlantic Compress Gulf Compress and others the firm seeks economical administration and hopes to pay creditors in full. T W Barrett Jr is receiver and F A Toole runs the New York office. Gray is Inman’s son in law and McGowan and Gray remain as partners.
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Atlanta
Inman & Co
Augusta
Grm
Walker P. Inman
James F. McGowan
James R. Gray
The
Atlanta Journal
Gray
Mr. Inman
United States
Atantic Compress Company
Gulf Compress Company
D. C
D. C. Evans and C. R. Sims
T. W. Barrett, Jr
Inman
Slade
F. A. Toole
New York
Cotton Exchange
Treasury deficit widens as April shows large shortfall
Washington reports April receipts 343,919,321 with expenditures 55,888,784, yielding a monthly deficit near 16 million. Ten month fiscal year deficit reaches 51,644,615 versus last year’s surplus of 96,475,741, reflecting a 41,297,882 drop in receipts and 66,722,804 rise in outlays. The Treasury notes the deficit may rise to 125,000,000 by year end.
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Washington, D. C
Afghan Invasion Threat Mounts Across Khyber Pass
London reports India remains a source of unease for Britain as a large Afghan force estimated between 20 000 and 73 000 crossed the Yarder moved south and split to seize blockhouses in the Khyber Pass near Land Khotal. The assault caused drilling casualties and heightened danger as negotiations with the Mohammeds approached settlement.
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London
India
Yarder
Boundary Treaty Ratified by Senate in Executive Session
The boundary treaty between the United States and Canada is ratified in executive session in Washington, D.C. It provides for a full definition and demarcation of the boundary but does not alter the existing line.
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Senate
Washington, D.C
United States
Canada
Prince William wed Swedish royal and Russian grand duchess
Prince William of Sweden and Grand Duchess Marie Pavlova of Russia married at Tearskoe Selo in a ceremony reported as a formal royal alliance.
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Prince William
Prince William of
Sweden
Marie Paviova
Russa
Tearskoe-Selo
H Rogers Seeks Damages Over Union Pacific Merger Case
H J Rogers files answer to government sale to dissolve the Union Pacific merger at Salt Lake City Utah denying unlawful combination and seeking damages for alleged harm to his name plus costs from the suit.
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H. Rogers
H. J. Rogers
Union Pacific
Salt Lake
Utah
Suide Nim
Vanderbilt Cheer Sparks British Parade
A. G. Vanderbilt and his coach Ventury were heartily cheered from London to Brighton, England, as spectators welcomed their journey and team leadership with lively public acclaim.
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Vanderbilt
A. G. Vanderbilt
Ventury
London
Brighton
England
New York Merchants Back Policy Amid Prosperity Campaign
City retailers in New York rally around the National Prosperity Association’s optimistic stance urging a “jet one alone” approach. The campaign predicts a new era of steady lines and renewed business, signaling confidence in the local market and policy direction.
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New York City
Dranders
Udanimouris
National Prosperity Association
Campalen
Rand
Big Autos in Contest in Paris Under Ministry Support
A fragment reports eight automobile makers in Paris contest for high honors as part of a government sponsored tour of France. The event is described as an industrial competition under the patronage of the Ministry of War.
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Paris
Coramouth
France
Ministry of Was
Thaw Hearing Shifts Toward New York County
The Thaw asylum hearing opened in Poughkeepsie with talks to move the case to New York County. Attorney Garvan urged transferring witnesses and venue, while James Graham resisted. Judge Morschauser agreed to hear witnesses in both locations, with Thaw held in Dutchess County pending further orders.
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Poughkepsie
Harry K. Thaw
Matteawan
Jerome
Garvan
New York County
Mack
Dutchess County
New York
James G. Graham
Thaw
Centre Street
Morschauser
Pittsburg
Paris
Boni
Monte Carlo
London
Graham
Townsend
Origin of Let Us Alone slogan society in St. Louis
The Let Us Alone Society formed in St. Louis as an outgrowth of B F Yoakum efforts to restore commercial confidence. E C Simmons leads the organization, which includes prominent St. Louis businessmen. Yoakum has urged a Let Us Alone policy to prevent a setback to western and southwestern resource development.
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St. Louis
B. F. Yoakum
San Francisco
E. C. Simmons
Remarkable spread of the Give Us a Rest movement
St Louis leaders report rapid national reach of the Give Us a Rest and Let Us Alone campaign under the National Prosperity Association. The movement aims to restore confidence and revive industrial activity with a policy of fair dealing, sunshine, and steady wages, spurring endorsements from merchants, bankers, and trade groups across many states.
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St. Louis
National Prosperity Association of
National Prosperity Associa
B. FP. Yoakum
Rock Island-Frisco
Plachirm
Lator
Elvic
United States
New York
Chicago
Kiiseas City
Ilea
East
Middle West
Business Men's Association
Danbury
Retail Merchants’ Association
East St. Louis
Europe
Mall
Wil
Idle Freight Cars Hit Record High In April
The Car Efficiency Committee of the American Railway Association reports 875,770 freight cars idle in mid April across 163 rail systems in the United States and Canada. Idle cars surged from 207,507 to 375,770 in the two weeks after April, the largest total in railroad history, reflecting the lowest business conditions since the panic. The prior peak was 343,928 on February 3.
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Chicago
The
American Railway Association
United States
Canada
Six Railroads Fined for 28 Hour Law Violations in Cattle Transport
Chicago. In ninety five government cases against six railroads for violation of the twenty eight hour cattle transport law, Judge Landis levied fines totaling 15160. The railroads fined Chicago Rock Island and Pacific 45 cases 6550 Chicago and Northwestern 26 cases 2900 Illinois Central 9 cases 1100 Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul 7 cases 350 Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe 6 cases and Chicago Burlington and Quincy 2 cases 200 Most fines were on pleas of guilty or default by Chicago and Northwestern.
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Chicago
Landis
United Stats District Court
Rockstand
Pacific
Chicago and Northwestern
Ilinois Central
Milwaukee
Bailey Leads Texas Primary With Large Delegates Sum
Complete Texas Democratic primary returns show Senator J. W. Bailey and associates winning delegates to the Democratic National Convention. Bailey’s group holds a majority around 18,900 to 20,000 in a total state vote of 273,972.
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Bailey
Almont
Texas
J. W. Bailey
Lickel
Congress Appropriates a Billion in Current Session
The present Congress plans appropriations exceeding a billion dollars. The Treasury defers for the deal, with an estimated total around 1.9 billion.
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Congress
Treasury
Medical Hero Pensioned By Civil Service
Dr Hall Edwards of Birmingham England, who lost an arm researching X rays and pioneered a cancer treatment method, receives a civil service pension of $000 a year.
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Hall Edwards
Birmingham
England
Forecast for Bryan Nomination Outlook
The New York Herald predicts a Democratic presidential scenario placing William J. Bryan at 674 votes, four short of a nomination, outlining a path to victory and the remaining hurdles in the contest.
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Bryan
The
New York Herald
Notes of the Diamond Preview Highlighting Early Pitching Depth
The season opens with Sammy Leeser and ening Fras ier each starting four shutouts. Mathewson of the New York Nationals appears as strong as ever, while McQuilin of the Philadelphia Nationals is a developing right hander with a puzzling batting profile. Gre Willigids, traded from New York to St. Louis, has impressed with a strong run production in the St. Louis American Club.
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Sammy Leeser
Ening’ Frasier
Mathewson
New York Nationals
McQuilin
Philadelphia Naionals
Willigids
New York
St. Louis
Immora
Yale News Reveals Women Janitors To Be Hired
New Haven headlines report a Yale dormitory janitor experiment under the heading A Startling Innovation. Vanderbilt Hall will host the first phase as Bursar Osborn notes applications will be limited to middle aged women with families and those recently left on their own resources.
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Yale
New Haven
Conn
Yale News
Vanderbilt Hall
Bursar Osborn
University
World of Sport Notes Shortage of Hoy Jockeys
The column laments a lack of good horse jockeys in the riding this season. Goteh lost $25 by failing to throw Henry Ordemann in fifteen minutes at Minneapolis. Swarthmore College defeated Lehigh University at lacrosse by nine goals to four. Prod Herveshoft won the low scored prize in the annual spring gulf tournament at Lakewood. The piece predicts Western athletes’ prospects against Eastern competitors in the Olympic trials.
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Goteh
Henry Ordemann
Minneapolis
Swarthmore Collen
Le‘high University
Lacrosse
Ex Senator Chandler Drives Fight Over Taft Era Policy
Ex Senator William J Chandler assumes a leading role in a strategic campaign against President Taft’s policy. Once a White House aide and ally to Rutherford B. Hayes era Democrats, Chandler’s maneuvering centers on legislative battles and the broader factional struggle within the administration. The controversy hinges on Chandler’s influence and the President’s use of patronage to shape policy.
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Chandler
Sverewry Taft
Washington
Lt. C
William J5. Chandler
Rutherord B. Hayes
Cpito
White House
Norwegian envoy trip to Panama sparks senate suit in Virginia letter
A Virginia senator Bulkeley defended black soldiers dismissed over the Brownsville affair. The suit for nearly four million dollars was entered against H. Rogers, G. Burt, and A. C. Bedford by a Norwegian envoy. Bryan plans a three week trip as secretary.
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Bryan
HH. Rigers
Gs. Burt
A. C. Bedford
Virginyian
Senator Bulkeley
Connecticut
Brownsville
Bodies of Five Slain Unearthed in Yard at Gunness Home
Shocking La Porte murder case reveals five bodies buried on the Gunness estate after a fire that killed Mrs. Della Gunness and three children. Victims include Meldgren and Jennie Olson, with authorities tying suspects to dismemberment and past crimes. Police expect more remains as diggings continue.
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la Porte
Thosp
Gunness
Meldgren
Andrew
Aberdeen
Guiness
Joseph
Guanes
Sorensen
Albert
Chicago
Belle
Myrtle
Lucy
Philip
Ind
Della Gunness
Andrew Heldgren
Heldgren
Guy Lamphere
Albert Sorensen
S. Dak
Jennie Olson Qunness
Gunpes
Smulzer
Gunoces
Blate
Smith
Carl Peterson
Waupaca
Wis
Peterson
Nogsess
Notable World Political and Academic Moves
J N Camden former US senator from West Virginia dies in Baltimore. Baron Hayashi Japanese minister to China ordered home from Pekin and to be sent to Rome. Ur Haro P Ernst Harvard elected law president of the American Association of Pan tologists and Bacteriologists. Lord Rayleigh William Strutt becomes chancellor of Cambridge University succeeding the late Duke of Devonshire.
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United States
J. N. Camden
West Virginia
Baltimore
Baron Hayashi
China
Pekin
Rome
Ur Haro P. Ernst
Harvard
American Association of Pantologists and Bacteriologists
Lord Rayleigh
Jol William Strutt
Cambridge University
Duke of Devottrshire
Fleet IV San Francisco Bay Welcome for 11,000 Mile Voyage Ends in Thunderous Welcomes
The Atlantic fleet visits San Francisco after a 11,000 mile voyage, cheered by hundreds of thousands as 21 gun salutes mark the fleet’s entry. Rear Admiral Robley D Evans leads the Connecticut and 19 battleships through the bay into the harbor for a week of festivities and official receptions.
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Jan Prancisey
San Francisco
Presidio
Anchorage
Nebraska
Wisconsin
Oakland
Atlantic
Pacific
Clift Hoise
Whipple
Connecticut
Robley D. Evans
Aotilia
Golden Gate
Robley D. Hyana
Mayor Taylor
James D. Phelan
Admiral Evans
Admiral Eyane
Secretary of the Navy
Metcarton
Yorktown
Death by Own Action Ends Manhunt at Barn Fight
Bert Devaney, hunted by state militia in Washington Court House, shot two people and wounded another before fatally wounding himself in a barn. Lida Bird, 22, a mulatto, was killed in her home. her mother was fatally wounded. Devaney fired then fled to the Shackelford barn where he was shot dead by soldiers of Company M, Fourth Regiment, Ohio National Guard.
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Ghia Mortor
Washington Court House
Onis
Bert Devaney
Devaney
Lida Bird
Silas Shackelford
Successful Test of Airship at Manteo New Aeroplans
Weight Brothers and Wrigin Brothers tested a new aeroplane at Kill Dewi Ell in Manteo North Carolina. The machine traveled 1900 feet with the aim of testing a new steering gear and reached an altitude of no more than twenty feet.
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Manteo
N. G
Wrigin Brothers
Acronamis
Kill Dewi Ell
Tragic Shooting and Suicide Reported in Montpelier
In Montpelier Vermont Miss Christina Ball and another young woman were described as insane before a fatal shooting, after which Miss Ball killed herself. Louis Nevenux, a clerk at a hotel on the main street, told hospital officials he never met Miss Ball and could not explain the tragedy.
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Montpelier
Christina Ball
Louis Nevenux
Hotel Clark
Nevenux
Haeton Hospital
Miss Ball
Tobacco disaster sparks guard action across counties
The national guard mobilizes in Brown and Clermont Counties to quell outrages tied to a tobacco disaster along the river. Troops secure the area between Wie wireport and Aberteen while rafts and depots burn nightly for two weeks, as authorities seek to restore order and prevent further damage.
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Culupibus
Anyaane
Brown
Clermont
Furley
Olly
Kentucky
Wie
Wireport
Aberteen
The General Demand for a Simple Laxative Remedy
The Well Informed demand a pleasant mild laxative with known value. California Fig Syrup Co offers Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as a trusted, ethical remedy. Buy the genuine product from California Fig Syrup Co. only. price fifty cents per bottle.
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California Tig Syrup Co
Lalifornia Fig Syrup Co
Longest Railway Tangent Credited In Argentina
A New York American item describes the so called longest railway tangent on the Buenos Ayres and Pacific Railway in Argentina. It claims 206% miles on the line between Buenos Aires miles 168 and 262 and notes earlier detours from Lake Soría. It also references Newton and Voltaire on the apple anecdote and the Woolsthorpe tree linked to Newton in 1689, cut down in 1820.
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Buenos Ayres
Newton
Voltaire
Catherine Barton
Woolsthrope
New York American
Warning and reflection on American life pressures
The Christian London warns that 10782 Americans took their own lives in the past year, a figure described as alarming and surpassing criminal convicts. The piece contrasts nervous strain abroad with a campaign for a simpler life, urging revival and practice of restraint amid modern hustle.
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America
Central News
United States
L Ife
London
England
St Paul Park Incident and Fortune Tale
Fragmented clipping mentions a St Paul Park incident and a London merchant's £30,000 devise to George Bl ing, a long serving clerk. It includes testimonials praising Postum coffee alternative aiding health, claiming relief from headaches dyspepsia and heart issues. Ad copy style asserts many readers benefited from quitting coffee for Postum.
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London
George Bling
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