Imperial conference debates trade withdrawals and rail link
London reports the imperial conference backing Laurier and Grey on negotiating for overseas dominion withdrawal from commercial treaties without eroding those pacts. A royal commission was approved to study trade and development, while discussions on an all rail and steamship route exposed cost and feasibility tensions.
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London
Wilfrid Laurier
Edward Grey
Wilfrid
David Lloyd George
Cooke Trial Ends as Defense Begins with Denial
Edgar S Cooke accused of embezzling 24660 from the Big Four railroad concludes his testimony and declares he can prove Warriner was not short. He asserts he never stole and will prove his innocence if given the chance.
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Warriner
Cincinnati
Edgar S Cooke
Big Four Railroad
Cooke
Big Four
Progressives Split on La Follette Nomination
Washington reports a Poindexter letter saying progressives would back La Follette if he is nominated. others doubt his viability as 1912 politics split among six in favor and six opposed with several named senators cited for and against.
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Poinderter
W. J. Nolan
Minneapolis
la Follette
Kenyon
Taft
Cumming
Borah
Theodore Roosevelt
Senator la Follette
Dixon
Brown
Crawford
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Clapp
Minnesota
Bourne
Oregon
Bristow
Kansas
Grenna
North Dakota
Works
California
Senate
White House
Administration
Gifford Pinchot
Forest Service
Pinchot
Kerosene Explosion Fatal in North Dakota
Miss Christine Melby fatally burned in Oakes when she lit a smoldering stove flame. The kerosene can exploded, burning her clothing completely and causing her death shortly after the accident.
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Oakes
N. D
Christine Melby
Charles W. Fairbanks to entertain Taft at Marion July 3
Former Vice President Charles W. Fairbanks invites President William Howard Taft to Marion Indiana for a formal reception and entertainment on July 3, signaling strong party ties and local civic prominence.
Taft to Visit Beverly for Summer Start
President Taft will take Mrs. Taft and their children to the Beverly summer White House in Massachusetts beginning July 1, staying through the season before quickly departing to Marion Indiana for a July 3 address to the Indiana State Bankers association. He will celebrate the Fourth in Indianapolis and is then expected to return to Washington around July 6.
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Taft
Congress
White House
Beverly
Mass
Marion
Ind
Indiana State Bankers’ Association
Fairbanks
Indianapolis
Indiana
Cox Prosecution Faces Final Setback in Cox Perjury Case
Cincinnati June 17. Prosecutor Henry T Hunt faced a last chance plan as Judge William Dickson overruled a rehearing motion and quashed the second Cox indictment after already quashing the first. The renowned political leader George B Cox was charged with perjury in a case marked by bias affidavits.
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Cincinnati
Henry T. Hunt
George B. Cox
William Dickson
Cox
Dickson
Guns of the Maine Exposed After Water Drops
Havana reports a large exposed area of the Maine wreck after the cofferdam depth fell to ten and a half feet. The aft superstructure and spar deck appear above water with tamped ten inch guns, engine room structures, and bow section visible. Widespread corrosion implies repair and salvage likely impossible. no bodies found. wreck interior filled with mud.
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Havana
Maine
Plowman Dies After Steam Tractor Explosion Beheading
In Saskatoon on June 17 Herman Tesche was beheaded while operating a steam plow on Paul Somerfeldt's farm. An engine explosion toppled him from the levers to the share, ending the incident.
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Saskatoon
Sask
Hermantesche
Paul Somerfeldt
Mary Murphy 85 Dies After Staircase Accident
Flandreau South Dakota June 17 Mrs Mary Murphy aged eighty five fell down stairs while going to close windows during a storm and broke her neck severing fatal injuries in the home.
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Flandreau, S. D
Mary Murphy
Large St Louis Fire Destroys Frye Mill and Lumber Yards
A major blaze in St Louis on June 17 damaged the William G Frye Manufacturing mill and its lumber yards, with losses exceeding 300000. Fire Chief Swingley and several firefighters were overcome by heat as car lines and electric feeds were disrupted. Police were asked to protect a nearby mill owner alerting to a similar prior blaze.
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St. Louis
William G. Frye Manufacturing Company
United Railways Company
Swingley
John T. Larson
Loose Patent Door Company
Fire destroys several factories in St Louis district
Losses conservatively estimated at more than 1 000 000 were sustained in a four hour fire in the manufacturing district near the terminal railroad yards. Hutting Sash and Door, Fathman Miller Planing Mills, Missouri Staircase, Koken Iron Works, and Mound City Box were practically wiped out.
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St. Louis
Terminal Railroad
Hutting Sash and Door Company
Fathman & Miller Planing Mills Company
Missouri Staircase Company
Koken Iron Works
Mound City Box Company
Taft Silver Wedding Jubilee Preparations at White House
A large crowd is expected as preparations intensify for President Taft and Mrs. Taft to host the silver wedding celebration at the White House on June 19. Descendants of presidents dating to 1861 are invited. living McKinley relatives are being sought for invitations. The White House has searched records and appealed to George B. Cortelyou for McKinley family details.
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White House
Ban Placed On Corners By Chicago Board of Trade
Chicago board of trade adopts a strict anti corner rule after a 348 to 191 vote. A president appointed committee will set near real value of grain for settlements after a default, with liquidated damages of five to ten percent of the value as determined.
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Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Fire destroys several businesses in Swift Current
A blaze in Swift Current Sask began at the Great Northern Supply building and spread to nearby yards of the International Lumber company. Explosions occurred in the Anderson Edmanson hardware warehouse as gasoline and oil caught fire. Total loss for Great Northern Supply is about 75000 while International Lumber stands at 5000.
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Swift Current
Sask
Great Northern Supply Company
International Lumber Company
Anderson & Edmanson
Defends Woolen Company in House Debate
In Washington on July 17 Representative Weeks of Massachusetts argued that the American Woolen company cannot be a trust under any monopoly definition. The woolen schedule filled the House all day with speeches by Weeks Longworth Macon Oldfield and Ayres opposing the bill and defending the company. Weeks said the firm controls no more than 15 percent of the industry and does not set wool or labor prices.
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Washington
American Woolen Company
Representative Weeks
Massachusetts
Weeks
Longworth
Macon
Oldfield
Arkansas
Ayres
New York
Gibbons Defeats Wilson in Eighth Round Victory
Mike Gibbons of St Paul defeated Joe Wilson of Kentucky before about 3000 fans in Winnipeg Manitoba. Gibbons dominated from the start and delivered a fierce offense. Wilson tired in the eighth round and failed to rise after a knockdown, yielding the bout to Gibbons.
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Joe Wilson
Kentucky
Winnipeg
Man
Mike Gibbons
St. Paul
Darky
Wilson
Gibbons
Kansas Supreme Court rules against Standard Oil subsidiaries
The Kansas Supreme Court held three Standard Oil of New Jersey subsidiaries liable in a state suit for combining to stifle competition. Though chartered to produce and market crude oil, the companies operated as a system rather than independently, the court found, indicating an illegal agreement among them.
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Opeka
Kan
Kansas Supreme Court
Standard C Company
New Jersey
Kansas
Cctrary
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