Roosevelt rejects House meat inspection substitute
President Roosevelt studied the Beveridge meat inspection substitute from the House Agriculture Committee and announced he cannot approve it. He believes provision for all hours inspection and the court review clause are defects and would weaken enforcement. He may sign a bill if Congress adopts other features but would attach a memorandum noting inadequacy.
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Washington
Committee On Agriculture
House
Beveridge
Roosevelt
Congress
Wadsworth
New York
House Committee On Agriculture
House Committee
Heavy Wagon Thrown Into 15 Foot Excavation In Minneapolis
In Minneapolis on June 15 a wagon carrying ten barrels of tar and a team of horses fell into a fifteen foot deep excavation alongside a Sixth Street alley near Hennepin Avenue. Five men and the wagon plunged into the cellar, with Peter Johnson believed fatally injured. The injured include Rudolph Tyra P O Johnson Louis Silver and John Johnson.
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Minneapolis
Peter Johnson
Sixth Street
Hennepin Avenue
Rudolph Tyra
P. O. Johnson
Louis Silver
John Johnson
Explosion on British steamer Haverford kills nine
Nine men killed and about forty wounded when a naphtha explosion in the Haverford belonging to the International Navigation company tears through the ship near Liverpool. The steamer had just arrived from Philadelphia and passengers were ashore as stevedores worked the hatches. Fire followed the blast but was put out.
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Liverpool
Haverford
International Navigation Company
Philadelphia
Georgia Sets Speed Record on First Trial at 19.26 Knots
Portland Maine June 15 the battleship Georgia on her official speed trial achieved 19.26 knots surpassing the contract requirement by more than a quarter knot and establishing herself as the fastest first class battleship in the United States Navy.
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Portland
Georgia
United States Navy
Collision on Rock Island rails injures eleven
Des Moines reports a head on collision between the Colorado flyer westbound and the Iowa limited eastbound due to misinterpreted orders. Eleven persons sustain minor injuries.
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Des Moines
Rock Island Railway
Opinion of packing plants committee at Union Stock Yards
The National Association of Manufacturers committee reports the packing houses are not as maligned as publicized. It found general sanitary conditions and food safety better than many kitchens or small markets, while noting room for minor improvements. The group toured freely with safety options and supports their overall positive assessment. The text also briefly mentions a monument model with schoolchildren singing two classic Foster tunes.
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Chicago
National Association of Manufacturers
Union Stock Yards
National Association
P. R. van Cleve
St. Louis
D. M. Parry
Indiana
Elliott Durand
Illinois
Genius of Foster Recognized in Louisville Foster Day
Louisville honors Stephen Collins Foster with Foster day as thousands of children and bands gather for the unveiling of a statue model and a ceremony crowd of about 20 000. The Kentucky homecoming marks the most impressive event so far with simple tasteful ceremonies and widespread cheers for the composer.
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Louisville
Stephen Collins Foster
Kentucky
Foster
Standard Oil Hearing Ends Abruptly In Rebuttal Session
A brief federal hearing before the Interstate Commerce Commission adjourned after a single witness, Marcus C. Tully of the Lake Shore railroad, with Standard Oil stating no further rebuttal witnesses would be called. Government counsel and Commissioner Prouty were surprised by the sudden conclusion.
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Cleveland
Interstate Commerce Commission
Standard Oil Company
Marcus C. Tully
Lake Shore Railroad
Standard Oil
Prouty
Berwind-White Executives Face Interstate Commerce Probe
At a Philadelphia session E. J. Berwind and brother John E. Berwind attended as the Interstate Commerce Commission examined Berwind-White Coal shipments via Harsimus pier in New York Harbor. Glaslow noted he would not yet call E. J. Berwind, provoking visible irritation from him.
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Philadelphia
Interstate Commerce Commission
E. J. Berwind
Berwind-White Coal Mining Company
Berwind
John E. Berwind
Glasgow
Mr. Glasgow
Harsimus Pier
New York Harbor
Health Dept Shuts Two Sausage Plants in City
New York on complaint of the department of health two sausage factories were closed for unsanitary conditions. Health Commissioner Darlington vows immediate action to close any place deemed unsanitary.
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New York
Department of Health
Darlington
Prison Break Shocks Looff Russia Jail
Thirty eight political offenders escaped from prison in Looff Russia on June 15 by breaking the door with outside assistance. The incident involved coordinated activity and prompts a security review.
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Looff
Russia
Jewelers Swindled In $200000 Diamond Scam
New York June 15. Several Maiden Lane diamond merchants were swindled in a $200000 gem scheme, according to an attorney for Gustave Edelhoff of the Edelhoff Bros bankrupt firm. Conrad Schickerling, arraigned for a $6000 theft, allegedly pawned gems obtained to complete a lorgnette chain for a banker. Edelhoff paid $6000 to redeem them, and the memo remains with Schickerling. The counsel predicts broader losses exceeding $200000 across the trade.
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New York
Maiden Lane
Tombs
Conrad Schickerling
Schickerling
Gustave Edelhoff
Edelhoff Bros
Edelhoff
Schicherling
Auto Tragedy Kills Banker's Wife in Kansas City Crash
Mrs C H Patterson wife of the Bankers' Trust president was killed instantly when an automobile carrying her husband daughter and the driver L A Phillips collided with two trolley cars at Fifth and Harrison streets. The gasoline tank exploded and the other occupants escaped serious injury. Crews of both cars were arrested and taken to the police station.
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Kansas City
C. H. Patterson
Bankers’ Trust Company
L. A. Phillips
Fifth and
Harrison Streets
Kalbot Found Guilty in Kaukauna Murder Case
Appleton Wisconsin reports Wenzel Kalbot found guilty of the murder of Michael McCarthy at Kaukauna on September 13. Kalbot attempted to hide the crime by quarreling and cremating the body and will be sentenced to life imprisonment.
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Appleton
Wis
Wenzel Kalbot
Michael McCarthy
Kaukauna
Kalbot
Poison Claimed Two Children in Huntington Alert
Huntington West Virginia June 15 two children of Joseph Jordan died within two hours and two other children remain in serious condition from an unknown poison.
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Huntington
W. Va
Joseph Jordan
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