Undue Activity in Politics by Federal Officeholders
A National Civil Service Reform League report finds many charges of undue political activity by federal officeholders are sustained. It notes Roosevelt did not coerce officeholders, credits him with civil service reform, and warns that over 300000 federal employees, about one third, are not civil service classified and influence politics. A census hearing is planned with debate over civil service appointment standards.
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National Civil Service Reform League
Roosevelt
Taft
Senate Committee On Census
Soan
Black
Civil Service Commission
Director North
The
Census Bureau
Four Hurt in Wellsville Pistol Duel At River Houseboat
Four people were injured in a pistol duel and melee Sunday at a houseboat anchored in the Ohio River near Wellsville G. The injured include William Zellers shot in the thigh Ben Davidson shot in the neck and may die William Renoff a Good Citizens league member badly beaten Frank Geise former saloon keeper whose ear was nearly severed.
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Wellsville
Good Citizens’ League
Ohio River
William Zellers
Ben Davidson
William Renoff
Frank Geise
Funeral of Admiral Cervera in Madrid Burial
Vice Admiral Cervera was buried in Madrid on Sunday with a simple black coffin carried by soldiers and bluejackets. A twenty one volley salute rang out at the grave. Newspapers recall the warm praise from Americans after the Santiago battle.
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Admiral Cervera
Cervera
Madrid
Spale
Santiago
Suicide Jump At Luna Island Niagara Falls
An unknown man about thirty eight died by self inflicting action jumping into the Niagara river from Luna island witnessed by around twenty to thirty people who saw him go over the falls after standing on the railing of a bridge and diving headfirst into the water.
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Niagara Falls
Niagara River
Luna Island
Lim
Dickinson Collapses Physically After Trading Firm Placed in Receiver
John Dickinson of John Dickinson & Co., a trader on the Consolidated Stock Exchange of New York and the Chicago Board of Trade, whose firm was put in receivership at Chicago, is said by his attorney George W. Plummer to have collapsed physically.
End of Sensational Trial in Deadwood Circuit Court
A Deadwood South Dakota circuit court jury acquitted Jerry Johnson and his wife of robbing a department store safe in broad daylight. Johnson was formerly a Denver politician.
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Deadwood
Jerry Johnson
Johnson
Denver
Ex Secretary Hitchcock III critically ill at Washington home
Former Secretary of the Interior Ethan Allen Hitchcock III lies ill at the home of his son in law Commander W. Sims U S N in Washington with heart and kidney trouble and grave fears for his recovery are entertained.
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Hitchcock III
Ethan Allen Hitchcock
Thirteen Hurt in Rio Grande Railroad Wreck at Colorado Springs
Thirteen people were injured in a Colorado Springs accident on the Rio Grande railroad. Most victims were from Colorado, with G. T. Logan and Mrs. Maude Logan of Parnell Missouri sustaining facial cuts.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Colorado Points
G. T. Logan
Maude Logan
Parnell, Mo
Modjeska Nearing the End Amid Illness in Los Angeles
Artificial schemes are used to sustain actress Mme Modjeska who lies critically ill in Los Angeles California. Her physician says she may die at any moment or live for a week.
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Modjeska
Mme. Modjeska
Los Angeles
Cal
Fer
Eliot Denies Reports About Ambassador Post
President Charles W. Eliot of Harvard College denies all newspaper claims that he has accepted or declined the position of ambassador to Great Britain. He states all such reports are unauthorized.
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Great Britain
Charles W. Eliot
Harvard College
Diplomatic Strain Grows Over Emery Claim Crisis
Indications point to worsening diplomatic relations between this country and Nicaragua as tensions rise after President Zelaya failed to adjust the Emery claim, signaling a potential crisis in bilateral ties.
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Nicaragua
Zelaya T
Emery
Fort Worth Fire Ravages Business District Killing One
A cigarette caused a massive Fort Worth blaze that destroyed property valued around 2 million dollars, killed J. J. Newton, injured six, and left 300 families homeless. State troops guard the ruin as the city fights embers and relief efforts mobilize.
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Propery
Fort Worth
Tex
J. J. Newton
Visitic
Texas and Pacific Ralrod
Dallas
Six Hundred Insane Persons Saved as Fire Rages at Fort Supply Asylum
A prairie fire ignited a blaze at the Fort Supply Oklahoma state insane asylum destroying the laundry stable pharmacy and employees quarters. Fire crews fought to keep inmates calm as the fire threatened the main buildings. Four structures were lost and losses are pegged at about 75000 dollars.
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State Insane Asylum
Fort Supply
Okla
Big Suit Nears Its End in Standard Oil Case
The government argues in St Louis that Standard Oil of New Jersey restrained trade under the Sherman act. The trial, begun two years ago, includes hearings in New York and Chicago with Rockefeller testifying. Nineteen volumes and 1500 exhibits frame the case before judges Adams Vandeventer Hook and Sanborn.
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United States
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
St. Louis
New York
Chicago
John D. Rockefeller
Adams, Vandeventer, Hook
Sanborn
Frank B. Kellogg
C. B. Morrison
J. Harrison Graves
John 8. Miller
Moritz Rosenthal
Henry Priest
Fire destroys Fleming & Brown garage in Kankakee
Wallace Gagnier died in a fatal garage fire in Kankakee NL Monday. Ed Pembert was seriously injured while attempting to rescue Gagnier after a match was thrown on the floor igniting explosions. Seven automobiles were destroyed in the blaze.
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Wallace Gagnier
Ed Pembert
Kankakee
Fleming & Brown
Pembert
Students Press Ultimatum on Princeton Seminary President
Undergraduates at Princeton Theological Seminary adopt resolutions demanding a modern curriculum or risk mass resignation. They require Dr. Francis L. Patton to implement changes or face a united departure from the student body.
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Patton
Francis L. Patton
Princeton Theological Seminary
Elas
Temperance movement linked to rising whisky distillation
Internal revenue officials cite the temperance drive as bolstering illicit whisky distillation in certain southern sections, reflecting a shift in enforcement concerns and illicit production patterns.
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Internal Revenue
South
Bank Robber A Lincoln Man Bidney Iowa April 6
The bank robbery ringleader identified as Auriel Walla of Lincoln after Detective Malone linked him to the case. Walla had a criminal record since last June and faces ten years at Anamosa Reformatory while his wife and brother visited after Sheriff Harris departed. He allegedly led a gang that looted the Imogene bank with young accomplices. A farmer surprised them asleep, another held Walla at gunpoint with a shotgun.
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Imogene Bank
Waila
Walla
Columbus Banquet a Great Commercial Club Event
The Columbus Commercial club banquet drew about 200 guests in Columbus Nebraska on April 6. Mayor Fillett presided as toastmaster and Governor Shallenberger attended, delivering stories and a tribute to Nebraska as the brightest star in the flag. Senator Burkett praised the flag as a symbol of opportunity, while J B Kelley spoke on railroad legislation and public rail relations. Victor Rosewater humorously imagined Columbus with a modern newspaper correspondent aboard Columbus voyage.
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Columbus
Neb
Columbus Commercial Club
Congregational Church
Fillett
Shallenberger
Nebraska
Burkett
Victor Rosewater
Huntoon Searched For After Des Moines Stop Misinterpreted
Omaha police hunted J C Huntoon while he stayed at his Des Moines home. He had traveled from Des Moines to Kansas City and Omaha on business and told his wife he would visit Sioux Falls. A bellboy failed to forward his letters, sparking fears of foul play and drawing in Charles Guth.
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Omaha
J. C
Huntoon
Des Moines
Fatal Freight Train Death in Nebraska City Detected
The body of a Des Moines man identified as Batley was found near Berlin after being likely a rider in a Missouri Pacific boxcar. A separate item notes Rev. G Larson of Curtis Neb accepting a post as pastor of the Danish Lutheran church in Sioux City.
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Nebraska City
Neb
Berlin
Batley
Des Moines
Missouri Pacific Railway
Nebraska
Sioux City
G. Larson
Curtis, Neb
Fire drill saves pupils as McKees Rock school burns
Between 600 and 700 pupils were safely marched out when the McKees Rock public school building caught fire. The roof was ablaze on discovery, but the fire drill ensured no injuries though the building was destroyed.
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Pittsburg
McKees Rock
Milk drinking spreads among Omaha men
Omaha residents have embraced milk drinking, a trend noted last fall as men in the city began showing a fondness for milk and increasing demand accompanied the change.
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Omaha
Fragmented OCR Text With Mixed Phrases
The readable pieces reference names and places in a garbled form. It appears to be OCR noise from a historical page with scattered proper nouns. No coherent event or clear individuals can be determined from the legible segments available.
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Civil Service Committee
Eliot
Oklahoma Asylum
Lincoln
Imogene
Ae Auriel Walla
Commercial Club
Division of Military Affairs
War Department
National Guard
Fremont
East Central Nebraska Teachers’ Association
W. E. Yoder
Douglas County
Miss Strickland
Joan Speedie
Benson
Jorid
Joy
Perapad Dow
Aine Pepwoyd
Saloy
Fq Dagjo Ag
Uszujieseg Ag
Bayeiwo
Syupp
Louw
Aiayutioo
Sherifi’s Sale
District Court
Box Butte County
John O'Keefe
John O' Keefe
Robert Curry
Alliance
Box Butte
Eel
At. Wikker
Winstam
Likow
Holsten’s
al Wiker
Rand Island Granite and Marble Works
Wm. James
Panhandle
Wyoming
South Dakota
Feagins
Rumer Blk
Strcoge
Newberry’s Hardware Co
Wallace
Frank Wallace
Ellsworth, Nebr
Col. New
Northwest
H. Nelson
Alliance, Nebr
Nelson Fletcher Fire Insurance Agency
NTS
Hartford Fire Insure North
Ippce Company
Brooklyn
Continental of
Ty Agure Fire Insurance Company
Qoneeetcas Fireercial
Aon Assurance Co
London
Caenete Fire Ins
Go State of Omahs
Liverpool
London and Globe I Sosa
Americas Ins. Co
Newsek, New Hi Sergaioe Tolambtson Insurance Company
Pipestee
Harford
Don Firemans
Vn Insurance
Oo Rochester German Inc
Pletcher Block
Dierks Lumber & Coal Co
Cd. Waters
Mgr
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