Government halts 25 railroads from raising Western rates
United States District Judge Dyer restrained twenty five Western railroads from advancing interstate freight rates. The action, filed by the government under the Sherman act, alleges unlawful combination and conspiracy among the carriers. The move aims to prevent midnight rate increases harming consumers, manufacturers, and shippers in the Western Trunk Line area.
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United States
Western Rail
Washington
Western Trunk Line
Department of Justice
Western Traffic Association
Omaha
Wickersham
Dyer
Hannibal, Mo
Western
David P. Dyer
Frederick N. Judson
St. Louis
Edwin P. Grosvenor
George W. Wickersham
William 8. Kenyon
Charles A. Houts
Missouri Pacific Railway Company
Chicago and Northwestern Railway Company
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Company
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway Company
Wabash Railroad Company
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway Company
Illinois Central Railroad Company
Chicago and Alton Railroad Company
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe
Chicago
Great Western Railway Company
Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway Company
San Francisco
Quincy, Omaha and Kansas City
St. Paul and
Des Moines
Minneapolis and St. Louis
Iowa Central Railroad Company
Fort Dodge, Des Moines and Southern Railroad Company
Chicago, St. Paul
Minneapolis and Omaha
Elgin, Joliet and
United States of America
Blind Man Falls Two Stories In Elevator Shaft
Siver Scrumgard, candidate for supreme court judge in Devils Lake North Dakota, fell into an elevator shaft in the Gram block and plunged two stories to the basement. He was rescued unconscious but may recover. He has been blind for several years yet continued practicing law.
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Devils Lake
N. D
Siver Scrumgard
Supreme Court
Model Battleship to Plague North Dakota State Fair
A model of the battleship North Dakota will be shown at the state fair in Fargo on July 2025. Congressman Hanna secured the display from the government for the event, promising a major attraction for inland residents unacquainted with battleship design.
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Fargo
N. D
North Dakota
Hanna
Senator Cummins Announces Progressive Backing for Railroad Bill
Senator Cummins says progressives will vote for the railroad bill, pledging support amid ongoing congressional debate and negotiations on transportation policy.
Cummins backs administration railroad bill after amendments
Senator Cummins announced on the senate floor that he would vote for the administration railroad bill. He said progressives initially opposed it but noted corrections to many defects, including the removal of a pooling provision allowing railroad consolidation. He affirmed support for right and criticism of wrongs.
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Washington
Senate
Cummins
Administration
Commerce Court
Minnesota Supreme Court upholds treble timber trespass ruling
The U S Supreme Court affirms Minnesota's decision in the Shevlin Carpenter case. Treble damages for willful trespass on state timber lands stand, with the judgment totaling about $14,664 plus three years of interest at 8 percent. The case began in 1905 in St Louis County Court and moved through state courts before the federal ruling.
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St. Paul
United States Supreme Court
Minnesota
Shevlin-Carpenter Lumber Company
Minneapolis
F E. T. Young
St. Louis
State Supreme Court
District Court
Supreme Court
Washington
Admits Killing Husband in Hibbing Minnesota
Hibbing, Minn. June L Mrs Joseph Dillon confessed to Chief Peter Wring she shot her husband at their homestead six miles south of town. She originally claimed a stranger killed him while defending her honor but said she killed him after he tried to force her into a life of shame. Dillon, a cook aged about 45, had lived here ten years. Mrs Dillon, 28, says their Chicago home and that they ran an alleged blind pig near Hibbing. She says a prior demand led to a struggle during which she fired a rifle, killing him.
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Hibbing
Minn
Joseph Dillon
Peter Wring
Dillon
Wring
Pinchot to Speak in St Paul With National Conservation Leaders
Gifford Pinchot will visit St Paul June 11 to address the original Roosevelt club. He will be accompanied by B N Baker president and Thomas R Shipp secretary of the National Conservation congress. The speech will focus on conservation and avoid political topics.
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Washington
Gifford Pinchot
St. Paul
Roosevelt Club
B. N. Baker
Thomas R. Shipp
National Conservation Congress
Pinchot
Messrs. Pinch
Northern Minnesota Development association convention opens in Crookston
Crookston Minnesota June 1 The opening session of the Northern Minnesota Development association convention is to be held this evening Delegates arrived by every train into the city from Beltrami Clearwater Red Lake Kittson and Marshall counties.
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Crookston
Minn
Northern Minnesota Development Association
Beltrami
Clearwater
Red Lake
Kittson
Marshall
Permit Granted for Jeffries Johnson Fight in San Francisco
The San Francisco board of supervisors approved a forty five round July 4 boxing match between Jeffries and Johnson with two dissenting votes. Church and civic groups protested but left without voicing opposition as the permit advanced. District Attorney Fickert said he would not intervene to block the contest.
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San Francisco
Jeffries
Johnson
Board of Supervisors
Fickert
Aberdeen speed ordinance arrests prompt court appeal
A group of Aberdeen residents including a physician and a lawyer were arrested on Memorial Day for violating the speed ordinance. All but two paid fines of 12 dollars. the two vow to appeal to the supreme court, alleging the ordinance unconstitutional.
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Aberdeen
Supreme Court
Runaway Horses Hurl Child in North Dakota Through Air
A deaf and mute child of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Frazier near Kenmare North Dakota was pitched thirty feet into the air when a lumber wagon ran away. The child rode with her father as the horses raged, smashing the wagon and gear before the pole struck the dirt road and the wagon toppled. The child suffered a double leg fracture.
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Kenmare
N. D
A. J. Frazier
Slight Injury Proves Fatal in Amboy Death
John A. White of Amboy Minnesota died at his home due to lockjaw from a minor foot injury. A piece of wire had pierced his shoe causing a scratch a few days earlier. He was found dead at his residence west of town on June 1.
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Amboy, Minn
John A. White
Here
Oliver Spitzer Named in Alleged Frauds Case
Attorney for Bendernagei accuses Oliver Spitzer of involvement in alleged frauds as part of the ongoing legal proceedings. The matter centers on undisclosed transactions and potential misuse of funds. The court has not yet ruled on charges or remedies.
Bendernagel Defense Presses Spitzer Blame in Sugar Case
In New York June 1 the defense for James F. Bendernagel, former cashier at the Williamsburg refinery of American Sugar Refining, rests after an address blaming Oliver Spitzer who has confessed. Bendernagel is among three defendants charged with conspiring to defraud the government by underweighing raw sugar. Gerbracht and Heike will continue their defenses with potential testimony from Gerbracht follows.
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New York
James F. Bendernagel
Williamsburg
American Sugar Refining Company
United States Circuit Court
Oliver Spitzer
Bendernagel
Ernest W. Gerbracht
Charles R. Heike
Gerbracht
Heike
Congressmen Martin Busy in Washington Over Key Bills
Washington June 1 Representative Martin of South Dakota remains in Washington due to urgent work on the railroad bill and postal savings bank issue. He opposes Section 7 changes that could undermine the Sherman act and seeks to keep postal funds local. Burke returns home to campaign for the June 7 primary.
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Washington
Martin
South Dakota
Burke
House
Congress
Postal Savings Bank
Graft inquiry widens with new subpoenas in Springfield
The Sangamon grand jury expanded its scope issuing subpoenas for three new figures, Representative A. M. Foster, Nathan H. Cohen, and Representative B. F. Staymates. Foster and Cohen will face questioning on a fish and game bill's demise, and Staymates on his vote for Lorimer over Stringer.
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Springfield
Sangamon Grand Jury
H. D. McCullum
Louisville
A. M. Foster
Rushville
Fish and Game Committee
Forty-sixth General Assembly
Nathan H. Cohen
B. F. Staymates
Clinton
Dewitt County
Foster
Cohen
State Fish Department
William Lorimer
United States
United States Senate
Lawrence B. Stringer
Lorimer
Representative Staymates
L. B. Stringer
Stringer
Life Sentence Imposed in Wife Poisoning Case
Judge Henry L. Kennan in Colville Washington denies motions for new trial and arrest of judgment and sentences George L. Pepoon to life imprisonment for poisoning his wife Edith Pepoon formerly Edith Wolcott of Fergus Falls Minnesota An appeal will be taken
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Colville
Wash
Henry L. Kennan
Spokane
George L. Pepoon
Fergus Falls
Minn
Pepoon
Edith Pepoon
Edith Wolcott
Bride Dies by Own Action in Minneapolis Jealousy
Olga Montury twenty two year old newlywed killed herself in her rear yard after allegedly witnessing her husband Phillip Montury at a wedding on Monday night. The incident followed jealousy over a supposed act by her spouse.
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Minneapolis
Olga Montury
Fiwe
Phillip Montury
Captain Murphy Guilty in Grand Larceny Case
In St Paul on June 1 the jury found Captain Timothy Murphy formerly of the Volunteers of America guilty of grand larceny in the first degree for misappropriating $1250 in bag day funds. A recommendation for clemency was attached, citing the defendant's previous good character.
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St. Paul
Timothy Murphy
The
Volunteers of America
Federal Judge Rules on Misbranding Charge in Bleached Floor Case
Kansas City June 1 Judge Smith McPherson overruled the defense motion to strike the misbranding portion of the government petition in the bleached floor case.
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Kansas City
Smith McPherson
Results on the Diamond in Various Leagues
In American Association Milwaukee beat Indianapolis 1–0. National League Brooklyn defeated Boston 4–1 and New York topped Philadelphia 4–2. American League Detroit won 3–1 over St Louis as New York beat Washington 5–1 and Boston edged Philadelphia 4–2. Western League Denver crushed Wichita 6–0 while Topeka lost 7–4 to St Joseph. Sioux City overwhelmed Lincoln 15–6. Des Moines 11–6 over Omaha. Three League Waterloo def. Danville 4–3. Peoria bested Rock Island 8–4. Bloomington defeated Dubuque 6–0. Springfield won 12–3 against Davenport.
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Washington
Boston
Philadelphia
Wichita
Denver
Topeka
St. Joseph
Sioux City
Lincoln
Des Moines
Omaha
Waterloo
Danville
Peoria
Rock ‘Sland
Bloomington
Dubuque
Springfield
Davenport
Grain and Provision Prices in Minneapolis Wheat Market
Minneapolis reports May 31 wheat prices with July at 1.02 dollars and September around 0.914 cents. Basis bids include No 1 hard 1.06 No 1 Northern 1.03 1.05 No 2 Northern 1.01 1.03 No 3 Northern 0.98 1.01.
Livestock Market Report St Paul May 31
Cattle Good to choice steers selling 8.80 to 7.50, fair to good 5.25 to 6.50, cows and heifers 5.00 to 6.50, veals 5.50 to 6.75. Hogs 9.30 to 9.40. Sheep wethers 5.25 to 5.75, yearlings 6.75 to 7.26, spring lambs 7.50 to 9.00.
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St. Paul
Wheat and flax price notes from Duluth on May 31
Wheat prices show No 1 hard at 1.03 to 1.04, No 1 Northern around 1.02 to 1.03, with May 1.02, July 1.02 and Sept 0.92 for futures. Flax bids on track at 2.25, in store and to arrive 2.10, May 2.25, July 2.10, Sept 1.67, Oct 1.58.
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Duluth
Northern
Grain and livestock prices from Chicago market report
Chicago market report lists Wheat for July 98 apercent 4c, Sept 91 91c, Dec 90c. Corn July 57c, Sept 58c, Dec 55c. Oats July 36 ½c, Sept 36 ½c, Dec 35c. Pork July $22.22 Sept $21.90. Butter creamery 25 27c, dairies 38 3 26c. Hogs 15 18ec. Poultry Turkeys 16c, chickens 16 4c.
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Chicago
Chicago Live Stock Prices Report May 31
Auction summary from Chicago market shows cattle ranges with Reeves at 5.70 to 8.60, Texas steers 5.15 to 7.00, Western steers 5.25 to 7.60, stockers 3.90 to 6.45, cows and heifers 2.80 to 7.00, calves 5.75 to 8.00, hogs from 9.25 to 9.70, heavy 9.35 to 9.67, pigs 9.20 to 9.65, sheep native 3.50 to 5.46, yearlings 6.00 to 7.40, lambs 5.25 to 8.60.
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Chicago
Reeves
Texas
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