Prohibition urged for cannon crackers in Iowa
Des Moines reports Secretary G. H. Lumber of the Iowa State Board of Health warns Iowans to avoid Fourth of July celebrations with cannon crackers and blank cartridges. He advocates immediate tetanus antitoxin after burns or wounds to prevent lockjaw and stresses immunization and prompt medical care for all cartridge or street wounds.
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Iowa State Board of Health
Des Moines
G. H. Lumber
Iowa
Fire destroys Boone store in Iowa blast
In Boone on June 24 exploding fireworks in a show window wrecked the Temple of Heonomy interior. The double storefront emptied in minutes as clerks and residents fled unharmed. Firemen confined the blaze to the structure. Owner A. Johnson reported about 10,000 dollars in losses after a baby carriage tied to the ceiling toppled a dynamite cap detonating the display.
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Boone
A. Johnson
First US test case on railroad workers hours in Iowa
In Fort Dodge Iowa on June 24 the first federal probe asks if the government can regulate railroad work hours. Minor’s Central railroad is defendant as jurors hear arguing that employees could be forced to work sixteen hours out of twenty four with eight hours rest. The case proceeds to higher courts.
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Fort Dodge
United States
United States Circuit
Central Railroad Company
Repair Cosson laws and sheriff duties loom in Iowa
Des Moines June 24 repair Cosson laws relating to officer removal and sheriffs duties will be the main aim of county attorneys at the next general assembly. Prosecution reforms suggested at their annual convention were improvements on these two measures. Newly elected officers are President W. Edson Storm Lake vice president C A Dewey Washington secretary-treasurer W C Ratcliff Red Oak. Has P M Joice Taken Own Life Fort Dodge June 24 There was a persistent rumor in federal court that P M Joice of Lake Mills whose whereabouts are uncertain has committed death by own action. No confirmation or denial can be secured.
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Des Moines
Cosson
W. ©. Edson
Storm Lake
C. A. Dewey
Washington
W. C. Ratcliff
Red Oak
P. M. Joice
Fort Dodge
Lake Mills
Browne Bribery Trial Near Dramatic Finish in Chicago
In Chicago June 24 at the Criminal Court building the Browne bribery trial nears a dramatic finish as defense counsel Forrest and O'Donnell sum up. O'Donnell labels Myers untruthful and defends Browne's labor record while Wayman delivers final State arguments.
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Chicago
Criminal Court
Lee O'Neil Browne
P. H. O'Donnell
W. S. Forrest
Myers
Browne
Lorimer
Charles S. Deneen
Deneen
United States
Mike Link
Link
Mr. Lorimer
Wayman
Forest
O’donnell
Labor
White
Doyle
Brown
Cause of Labor
Heat Helps to Win Strike
New York strikers from the Suitcase Makers' union win a nine hour day and a 10 percent wage increase after a lengthy April start. Employers, stung by heat and rising demand as city residents seek cooler retreats, capitulate per union leaders.
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New York
Rainstorm Aids South Dakota Crops
A rain storm in western South Dakota boosts crop prospects. Heavy falls east of Rapid City improve conditions with more favorable reports from grain districts.
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Deadwood
S. D
South Dakota
Rapid City
Beefeating Case: Landis Orders Special Grand Jury
Federal Judge Kenesaw M. Landis sustains demurrers to the National Packing inditement and its subsidiaries for the beef trust. He orders a 75 member special grand jury for July 14 to pursue reindictment, after ruling the earlier indictment failed to show interstate commerce. Probe began January 24 with indictments in March against multiple packing firms.
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Landis
Chicago
National Packing Company
K. M. Landis
United States District Court
Beef Trust
Oliver E. Pagan
Washington
G. H. Hammond Company
Michigan
United States
Kansas City
St. Joseph
St. Louis
Omaha
Denver
New York City
Department of Justice
Kenesaw M. Landis
Moros hold up Dutch traders in Celebes island raid
Seattle reports a Moros band from the Tawi-Tawi group fatally harmed three Dutch traders on Manusmanca island near the Celebes. A Dutch gunboat pursued the outlaws while Philippine scouts and Camp Jolo forces prepared a counteroperation as locals warned of wide resistance. The jungle island, about thirty square miles, lies off northern Borneo and is described as densely covered and well armed.
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Seattle
Wash
Mindanad
Borneo
Camp Jolo
Hongkong
Manusmanca
Philippines
Bonga
Jolo
Old Lovers Die in Pact In Birmingham
In Birmingham on June 24, Mrs. W. P. G. Harding wife of the First National Bank president and Guy Johnson, a wealthy man and coal and iron firm manager, died by self-inflicted actions after a reported pact. Mrs. Harding shot herself. thirty minutes later Johnson killed himself with poison and a pistol. Harding’s parents allegedly forced the marriage.
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Birmingham
Ala
W. P. G. Harding
First National Bank
Guy Johnson
Harding
Debt of British Empire Steadily Expands In Britain
London reporting treasury figures show national debt rising by more than 55 million dollars in the past year. Total deadweight debt stands near 3.566 billion and gross liabilities at 3.812 billion as of April 1. Some observers warn of decline amid fear of German invasion and a dwindling, serviceable youth pool.
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London
Treasury
Great Britain
German Singers Meet in Chicago at Orchestra Hall
The Arbeiter Saengerbund of the Northwest, a large German singing group, opened its triennial convention at Orchestra hall Chicago on June 24, drawing several thousand German singers and international soloists for sessions through Tuesday.
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Chicago
Arbeiter Saengerbund
Northwest
Orchestra Hall
Jalonn
Causes Of Rising Living Costs Split Republicans And Democrats
In Washington a Senate committee report on the rise in prices from 1900 to 1910 lists major factors. Increased farm costs, higher land values, wage hikes, farm demand, immigration to food zones, reduced land fertility, better banking for farmers, cold storage, distribution costs, industrial combos, advertising, and higher living standards are cited as causes with the minority preparing its views.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Special Commission
Senate
Senator Lodge
Lodge
Charlton Confesses Crime In Italian Trunk Killing
Porter Charlton, husband of Mrs Mary Scott Castle Charlton, arrived in Hoboken from the steamship Prinzess Irene and confessed to fatally striking his wife with a wooden mallet during a quarrel at a Lake Como villa. He said he placed her body in a trunk and dumped it into Lake Como after the slaying.
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New York
Porter Charlton
Mary Scott Castle Charlton
Lake Como
Italy
Hoboken
Charlton
Kellner Suspect At Large In Texas
Houston police chiefs Ellis and Carney return from San Antonio after a two day search for Joseph Wendling wanted in Louisville for the murder of Alma Kellner. They believe the ranch near San Antonio report is false.
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Louisville
Texas
Houston
Tex
Ellis
Carney
San Antonio
Joseph Wendling
Alma Kellner
Greece Bowls to Roumania Over Piraeus Incident
The Greek government grants the Roumanian foreign office demands in response to a mob attack on a Roumanian mail steamer at Piraeus. The settlement comes after tensions between Greece and Roumania escalated following the June incident in Bucharest.
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Greece
Roumania
Bucharest
Roumanian Foreign Office
Piraeus
Postal Bank Bill Is a Winner in Congress
Washington reports the Senate passed the postal savings bank bill by 44 to 25, with key votes from Bristow Cummins and La Follette against it and Chamberlain of Oregon supporting. The measure allows 65 percent redeposited locally, 30 percent for bonds, and a 5 percent reserve, backed by government securities and trustee approvals.
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Washington
Senate
House
Bristow
Cummins
la Follettes
Chamberlain
Oregon
Dolliver
Clapp
Yeas—Beveridge
Borah
Bourne
Bradley
Brandegee
Briggs
Browm
Bulkeley
Burkett
Burnham
Burrows
Burton
Carter
Clark
Wyo
Crane
Crawford
Cullom
Currts
Depew
Dixon
DuPont
Eakins
Flint
Frye
Gallinger
Gamble
Guggenheim
Hale
Heyburn
Jones
Kean
Lodge
Nelson
Oliver
Page
Pervis
Scott
Smoot
Stephenson
Sutherland
Warner
Wetmore
Nays
Bacon
Bailey
Bankhead
Clay
Fletcher
Frazier
Gore
Hughes
Johnn
Ston
la Follette
McEnery
Newlands
Overman
Owen
Paynter
Percy
Paxcell
Rayner
Shiveley
Smith
S. C
Stone
Taylor
Forty five million eggs in storage in Newark
Newark dealers have shipped 45,000,000 eggs into the city since April 1 and stored them in anticipation of price rises. The eggs, mostly from Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio, cost about 26 cents a dozen including insurance and storage. If retailers fetch 45 cents a dozen next winter, profit could exceed 19 cents per dozen, totaling over $700,000.
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Newark
N. J
Indiana
Michigan
Ohio
New York
Ex-bank president in Indiana indicted over banking laws
Capt S P Gillett, 70, former president of Citizens National Bank of Evansville, indicted by a federal grand jury in Indianapolis for banking law violations after a January suspension for insecure loans. He posted a $10,000 bond. The bank suffered losses of 272,000 and was later reorganized.
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Evansville
Ind
S. P. Gillett
Citizens’ National Bank
Federal Grand Jury
Indianapolis
Gillett
United States Naval Academy
Navy
Pitched Ball Kills Man In Staten Island Police Officer
George Darcey, a Staten Island policeman, died from injuries after a baseball pitched struck him in the abdomen while he was catching. The ball slipped through his hands, struck the pit of his stomach, and he collapsed. He remained ill for two weeks, then worsened until his death.
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New York
George Darcey
Staten Island
Darcey
Man Laughing Over Found Coins Dies in Montana
In Helena near Marysville, Thomas Henry Brown a 60 year old saloon employee, laughed after spotting two nickels and a dime on the floor. His bout of violent laughter caused a blood vessel to burst, leading to his death. The incident occurred June 24. Brown was African American.
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Helena
Mont
Thomas Henry Brown
Marysville
Brown
Flour Bleaching Trial Hearings In Kansas City
Bakers and millers testified in a bleached flour trial in Kansas City Missouri. They opposed the government charge that flour bleaching adulterates the product.
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Bakers
Kansas City
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Sumner Swarning
County Attorneys' Association
Forrest and
O'Donnell
State
Sherlock Holmes
Herve
Cacy Farr
Fowler Packing Company
Kansas
United Dressed Beef Company of
New Treasury Statement
Senate Committee
Liner
Kellner
Montana
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