House Sends Railroad Bill to Conference Amid Party Split
The House refused to pass the Senate railroad bill and sent it to conference. Lenroot Wisconsin urged immediate Section 9 enactment with Taft’s recommendation, backed by 150 votes but opposed by 162 who urged conferencing. Regular Republicans split with progressives in a tense roll call across many states.
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Senate
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Goulden and Goldfogle
New York
Underwood
Craig
Alabama
Len,root
Wisconsin
Taft
Representative Mann
Illnois
Lenroot
Martin
South Dakota
Crew
Missouri
Foelkner
Keustermann
Murphy
Gardner and Ames
Massachusetts
Good and Pickett
Iowa
Hayes
California
Miller and Volstead
Minnesota
Parsons
Davis
Lindbergh
Cary
Cooper
Davdson
Kopp
Morse
Nelson
Fish
Newark
Grenna
North Dakota
Hubbard
Haugen
Kendall and Woods
Kinkaid
Hinshaw
Norris
Nebraska
Madison
Murdock
Kansas
Poindexter
Messrs. Miller
Volstead
Tawney
Stevens
Nye
Steener
Gluten from flour kills a drosera plant in court case
In Kansas City on June 8 Dr. Bustive Mann of Tulane University testified that gluten from unbleached flour digested by a drosera plant while gluten from bleached flour did not. He said the plant’s juices resemble a human stomach. Court hours will be lengthened as the government and defense plan extended testimony into the week.
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Kansas City
Bustive Mann
Tulane University
New Orleans
South
Odd Fellows Elect Officers in Minnesota Encampment
H B Shamp of Minneapolis was elected grand patriarch of the state I O O F encampment in session at Minneapolis. The day included initiation of thirty nine members and the election of officers including W A McDowell grand senior warden George F Engle grand high priest W N Chapman grand junior warden Dr Thomas T Warham grand scribe W W Churchill and G B McCullouch as grand representative.
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Minneapolis
H. B. Shamp
Order
W. A. McDowell
Laverne
George F. Engle
St. Paul
W. N. Chapman
Fergus Falls
Thomas T. Warham
W. W. Churchill
Rochester
G. 8. McCullouch
Brainerd
Accident Fatality in Railroad Yard Incident
Miles City Montana June 8 a St Paul road fireman Paul Marsh was accidentally shot and killed at a siding near Kinsie while handling two or three guns with an engineer and brakeman. The weapon discharged striking Marsh in the forehead.
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Miles City
Mont
St. Paul Road
Paul Marsh
Kinsie
Marsh
Wati
S. R. Van Sant Leads Civil War Veterans to Bragg
Civil War veterans escort S R Van Sant to the bedside of General Bragg at a local hospital as officials report Bragg's condition improving after injuries. Veterans form a supportive visit backdrop for Bragg's recovery.
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General Bragg
Veterans rally as Bragg lies dying during G A R encampment
Commander in Chief Van Sant visits Fond du Lac for Wisconsin G A R’s forty fourth annual encampment. One thousand delegates march to General Bragg’s deathbed as he cannot leave his room to witness the procession. W A C convention protests Lee statue in Washington. Mrs Henry urges union to show Northern victory in the war.
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Fond du Lac
Wis
van Sant
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Bragg
Iron Brigade
General Lee
Hall of Fame
Washington
Henry
The
Daughters of the G. A. R
Society
North
South
Governor Carroll Defeats Garst in Iowa Gubernatorial Race
Des Moines reports show only 150 of 2300 precincts in the state with unofficial returns. Governor Carroll leads Warren Garst by about 10,000 votes for the Republican nomination. Congressmen Prouty Hull Kennedy and Brookhart standings are outlined among incomplete results.
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Des Moines
Carroll
Warren Garst
Prouty
Hull
Kennedy
S. W. Brookhart
Smith
Byers
H. M. Towner
J. H. Darrah
W. I. Cleveland
B. F. Carroll
Claude R. Porter
Egan Leads In South Dakota Governor Race Amid GOP Split
Reports from South Dakota on June 8 show George W. Egan leading by about 2,500 votes with stalwart and progressive Republicans claiming expected county returns may alter the result. Precinct tallies in Codington Yankton Beadle and other counties show tight races for governor and congress, while party factions dispute likely winners and legislative control.
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Sioux Falls
George W. Egan
Egan
Republican Party
Vessey
Thomas Thorson
John F. Schrader
Congress
Martin and
Burke
Martin
Codington County
Elrod
Thorson
Schrader
Desmet
Kingsbury County
Yankton County
Beadle County
Governor
Huron
Richards
Wright
Rapid City
Thorsen
Brown County
Aberdeen City
Spink County
Redfield
Faulk
McPherson
Walworth
Carson County
Lemmon
Potter
Roberts
Grant
Abolition plea marks jubilee at Augustana College
Governor Eberhart of Minnesota addressed 4,000 at Rock Island as part of Augustana college jubilee, urging abolition of war and highlighting Scandinavian contributions to American life. Upsala University President Shack gave an historic talk. News arrives that Rev C A Hallberg of Sheffield Pa died in Toledo en route, third pastor death of the synod since the meeting began.
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Rock Island
Ill
Eberhart
Minnesota
Augustana College
Shack
Upsala University
Sweden
C. A. Hallberg
Sheffield
Toledo
Rattlesnake Strikes at Woman Near Chickens in South Dakota
Mrs Guy Flick narrowly escaped a rattlesnake bite at her homestead in Interior South Dakota on June 8. She entered the chicken house to feed the birds when a large rattler hissed and whipped at her, its fangs grazing her skirts before her husband killed the seven rattled snake.
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Interior
S. D
Guy Flick
Italian Laborer Killed by Train in Brushville
Joe Rizzo an Italian laborer about thirty five years old was run over and instantly killed by a Great Northern passenger train at Brushville Minn The engineer failed to see him in time to stop It is believed he was temporarily insane and laid down on the track No inquest was held
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Breckenridge
Minn
Joe Rizzo
Great Northern
Brushville
Rockefeller Donates Costly Dogs to Former Kennel Manager
W. G. Rockefeller entrusts his prized canines to the former kennel manager in a gestures of gratitude and lasting relationship. The transfer underscores a personal connection between prominent figures and a longtime employee.
GIVES AWAY PRIZE DOGS
William G Rockefellers gives away about fifty prize winning dogs to former kennel manager Joe Lewis who bought a farm in South Norwalk to take them. Rockefeller plans to pursue automobiles as a hobby with a costly new garage and several machines.
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Greenwich
Conn
William G. Rockefeller
Joe Lewis
Rockefeller
Lewis
South Norwalk
Firemen Hear Wage Rise Plan at St Paul Convention
St Paul June 8 The locomotive firemen and engine men convention discussed the proposed wage schedule increase for forty nine lines west of Chicago with 15 to 25 cent per hundred mile raises plus special rules for passenger service and Mall et engines. Hon L B Coffin welcomed and was named grand honorary member amid motions and notices.
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St. Paul
Board of Arbitration
Timothy Shea
Chicago
Coffin
Sarah Leach
Leach
Boy Killed by Automobile in Minneapolis Street Collision
Four year old Frank Knight son of M. O. Knight was fatally struck at Nicollet avenue by an automobile driven by Dr. T. T. Warham county physician. He died two hours after the crash at the city hospital as injuries proved fatal.
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Minneapolis
Nicollet Avenue
Frank Knight
M. O. Knight
T. T. Warham
Fargo Fire That Rebuilt The City
In 1893 Fargo experienced a citywide blaze destroying most of the business blocks north of the Northern Pacific tracks. Seventeen years later the fire is viewed as a blessing that sparked the rebirth and modernization of Fargo.
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Fargo
N. D
Northern Pacific
Railroads Agree to Defer Rate Increases at White House
Presidents McCrea of the Pennsylvania, Brown of the New York Central, and Finley of the Southern railways met with President Taft. They accepted terms to defer rate increases until the Interstate Commerce Commission rules on reasonableness under the proposed rate law. The statement notes conditional actions depending on railroad law timing.
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Pennsylvania Company
Judge Massey
W. C. Brown
New York Central Lines
W. W. Finley
Southern Railway
Trunk Lines
Central Freight Lines
Interstate Commerce Commission
Death of Goldwin Smith at The Orange in Toronto
Toronto reports the death of Professor Goldwin Smith a renowned educator and writer. He died at The Orange his home after a long illness following a February fall fracture of the thigh bone. Present at his passing were Dr Grassett and secretary Arnold Haultfin. Born August 12 1823.
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Toronto
Goldwin Smith
the Orange
Smith
Grassett
Arnold Haultfin
Grange
Tragic Farm Accident Kills Boy in Faulk County
Mrs George Schlecht watched as her twelve year old son was crushed to death on a Faulk county farm by a traction engine. The engine started unexpectedly when the boy touched the fly wheel as the father was away for water. He lost balance and a large wheel severed his head.
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Sioux Falls
S. D
Togee
George Schlecht
Faulk County
Schlecht
Tornado Destroys Farm Buildings Near Garden City
A tornado swept between Garden City and Lake Crystal Jun 8 striking Frank Richardson’s farm. It lifted and hurled a large hog house and machine shed about twenty rods, shattering both structures. No other damage reported.
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Garden City
Minn
Here
Lake Crystal
Frank Richardson
Mr. Richardson
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