House Scene Shows Cannon Resentment Over Arizona Delegate
In Washington on June 15 the House adjourned after adopting the omnibus lighthouse bill and a conference report on statehood. Speaker Cannon confronted what he saw as insinuations by Delegate Smith of Arizona about undue influence, while the Senate planned a vote next Thursday on the Sea Level Canal bill. The chamber also trimmed back some appropriations though increased funds for tests of structural materials and coal, despite the Appropriations Committee’s efforts to maintain original figures.
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Washington
United States
Geological Survey
House
Appropriations Committee
Smith
Arizona
Senate Set to Vote on Panama Canal Bill Next Thursday
The senate plans a Thursday vote on the Panama sea level canal bill after accepting conference reports on diplomatic and naval appropriations. The body also admitted A W Benson to replace Senator Burton of Kansas and received credentials for Senator-elect Dupont of Delaware, while Senator Foraker questioned canal type knowledge amid a sharp but inconclusive debate.
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Washington
Senate
Morgan
Panama
A. W. Benson
Burton
Kansas
Dupont
Delaware
Dryden
Isthmus
Foraker
Cromwell May Face Senate Question on Canal Deal
William Nelson Cromwell of New York, counsel for the Panama Canal Co and director of the Panama railroad, may be compelled to answer questions before Senator Morgan if the senate committee on interoceanic canals upholds its ruling. If Cromwell maintains his prior stance, the issue could move to the senate and possibly the courts after next Tuesday when the committee resumes.
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Washington
William Nelson Cromwell
New York
Panama Canal Company
United States
Isthmian Waterway
Panama Railroad
Morgan
Senate Committee On Interoceanic Canals
Cromwel
Senate
Alabama
Firms Seek New Trials After Burlington Concessions
In Kansas City on June 15 motions for new trials were filed in the U S district court by Armour Packing Nelson Orris Swift and Cudahy Packing after their Tuesday convictions for accepting concessions from the Burlington railroad. Judge McPherson will rule on June 22.
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Kansas City
United States District Court
Armour Packing Company
Nelson Orris & Co
Swift & Co
Cudahy Packing Company
Burlington Railroad
McPherson
Pope reportedly plans summer retreat at Castello Gandolfo
Persistent reports say the pope may leave the Vatican for the summer at Castello Gandolfo on Lake Albano, two hours from Rome. Illness and need for a change of air are cited as reasons to recuperate away from the capital.
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Rome
Vatican
Castie Gandolofo
Alban Lake
Dowie Testifies of Divine Manifestations in Zion City Trial
Chicago June 15. John Alexander Dowie described night pyrotechnic displays and heavenly music as manifestations of the Divine being during cross examination in the Zion City controversy. He claimed to have witnessed visions and saved a ship by prayer while a shipmate questioned his sanity and paternity.
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Chicago
John Alexander Dowie
Landis
Zion City
Dowie
Newman
Wilbur Glen Voliva
Christian Catholic Apostolic Church of
John Murray Dowie
Dowte
Three Men Killed In Belt Line Work Train Wreck
In the Belt line wreck between Point Richmond and Point San Pablo California three men were killed outright and about a dozen were slightly injured. The dead are Charles Allison machinist Dennis Griffin bricklayer and Ray Timberman bricklayer. The train carries workmen to a brickyard daily.
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Point Richmond
Cal
Here
Point San Pablo
Charles Allison
Dennis Griffin
Ray Timberman
Italian fugitive Pietro Canalli captured after Chisholm murder
Chief of Police Wring of Hibbing and a posse captured Pietro Canalli the Italian suspected of killing Abel Sopori at Chisholm. Armed with a shotgun he resisted briefly but was worn out and surrendered. He was taken to Hibbing and imprisoned.
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Duluth
Hibbing
Pietro Canalli
Abel Sopori
Chisholm
Lydia E. Pinkham Health Claim Publicized
An advertisement extols Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy for women suffering neglect and fatigue. It asks how many women know perfect health and claims many suffer from constant tiredness improved by the product.
Lydia Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Endorsed by Woman
Miss Kate McDonald of Woodbridge New Jersey reports relief from long lasting female ailments after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She credits the remedy with restoring health and strength and urges others to seek the same help. Mrs Pinkham offers free advice from Lyon Massachusetts.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Kate McDonald
Woodbridge
N. J
Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkhems
Massacre at Bialystok sparks anti Jewish violence
A bomb during a Corpus Christi procession in Bialystok triggers a Jewish anarchist attack on Christians and a severe retaliatory Jewish massacre. Fallout includes shops demolished, fires, mob violence, executions at the railroad station, and troops deploying to restore order.
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Bialystok
Russia
Alexandrov Street
Fedoroff
Alexandrov
Suras
Gloom Deepens Among Moderates Over Russia Crisis
In St. Petersburg on June 15 leaders of the Moderate wing of the Constitutional Democratic party grow more pessimistic about a peaceful outcome of the clash between government and parliament. Figures like Joseph Hessen Levo J Pitrojivsky and Professor Milukoff express deep gloom as Mouromtseff fails to restrain radicals and the urgency move on death penalty is dropped.
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St. Petersburg
Constitutional Democratic Party
Joseph Hessen
The
Reich
Levo J. Pitrojivsky
Grodeskut
Paul M. Milukoff
Professor Grodeskut
Pavloff
Mouromtseff
No Agreement Reached on Rate Bill Conferees Report
Washington reports no agreement reached on disputed rate bill points after a six hour conferees session. Amendments to topics not in dispute were eliminated as out of order while differences on lateral lines passes Pullman cars and other major issues remained sharply contested.
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Washington
Uncle of the President Robert B Roosevelt Dies in Sayville
Robert B. Roosevelt, uncle of the president, died at Sayville after several months of illness. He was seventy six and a lifelong Democrat. The obituary notes his relation to the president and his long service to the party.
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Robert B. Roosevelt
Sayville, L. I
Sayville
L. L
Mr. Roosevelt
Central Passenger association cuts rate for G A R encampment
Announcement from Minneapolis dated June 15 reports members of the Central Passenger Association have granted a one cent round trip rate to the G A R encampment in Minneapolis. The special fare applies from all eastern points.
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Minneapolis
Central Passenger Association
W. G. Nye
Self-defense ruling in Chetek shooting death
In Chetek Wisconsin on June 15 Elva Ray shot and killed Elbert Hewitt about nine miles east of the town. Hewitt had come from Warrens Wisconsin. A coroner jury found the shooting occurred in self defense.
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Chetek
Wis
Elva Ray
Elbert Hewitt
Here
Hewitt
Warrens
Rev Dr Charles Scadding Elected Oregon Episcopal Bishop
Portland announces the election of Rev Dr Charles Scadding of La Grange NL as bishop of the Protestant Episcopal diocese of Oregon to succeed the late Bishop B Wister Morris.
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Portland
Ore
Charles Scadding
la Grange, NL
Protestant Episcopal Diocese of
Oregon
B. Wister Morris
Oklahoma Wins Statehood Move Sparks Oklahoma Celebrations
Guthrie Oklahoma Territory crowds celebrate after the house adopts the statehood bill. Farmers and settlers join in parade with American flags and a new state star. The push for statehood began in 1889 with Pleasant Porter and grew through meetings in South McAlester and Shawnee over seventeen years.
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Guthrie
O. T
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Twin Territories
Muskogee
Pleasant Porter
South McAlester
Shawnee
Spike Drives Into Rails Cause Fatal Pennsylvanian Crash
A southbound Pennsylvania train near Elba Ohio derailed after a spike was driven and welded into the rails. The engine and tender toppled an embankment. Engineer Vaughan and Fireman Shackles are gravely injured or dying. Passengers in the smoking car escaped serious harm while one local man, J. J. Maroney, suffered deep cuts. An investigation attributes the crash to the tampered rail spike.
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Marietta, O
Pennsylvania Railroad
Elba
Here
Vaughan
Shackles
J. J. Maroney
Ex Senator Burton resumes law practice in Kansas
Telegraphic notices report ex Senator Joseph R. Burton of Kansas has resumed the practice of law. Also noted is the death of ex State Senator John T. Speyer, a longtime Dakota City newspaperman. Mrs. John H. Meily, mother of a prominent Ohio family and mother-in-law of the late Senator Calvin S. Brice, dies in Lima. Civil war veteran O George Havlin, 60, crushed to death in Minneapolis beneath a city sprinkling cart he drove.
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Joseph R. Burton
Kansas
John T. Speyer
Dakota City, Neb
John H. Meily
Ohio
Calvin S. Brice
Lima
O. George Havlin
Minneapolis
Baseball Scores From National and American Leagues
National League games saw Pittsburg beat Brooklyn 6 to 1 and Chicago topple Philadelphia 5 to 1 in Philadelphia. The New York Giants edged St Louis 6 to 4 in New York, while Boston defeated Cincinnati 2 to 1 in Boston. American League results included Cleveland beating New York 3 to 2, Detroit over Philadelphia 5 to 4, Chicago 2 over Washington 0, Toledo 3 over Minneapolis 2, Columbus 1 over St Paul 8, Indianapolis 1 over Milwaukee 2, and Louisville 7 over Kansas City 0.
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Pittsburg
Boston
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Chicago
New York
St. Louis
Cleveland
Detroit
Washington
Toledo
Minneapolis
Columbus
St. Paul
Indianapolis
Milwaukee
Louisville
Kansas City
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Reliable Northwestern Hide & Fur Co
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Hansen Type Printers
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Old Weston Sqond
Acme
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