Wisconsin Exonerates Assemblymen in Plankinton bribery claim
Milwaukee May 7 The senate investigation committee ruled the charge that Assemblymen Farrell Towne and Ramsey were bribed by J H Puelicher via M J Regan untrue and without foundation after confirming no transom between room 153 and adjacent rooms at the Plankinton House. Wagner clung to his story under cross examination as McMahon testified about campaign funding and several candidates receiving aid aiding Stephenson.
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Milwaukee
Senate Investigation Committee
Frank T. Wagner
Assembly
Matt J Regan
Assemblymen
Senatora Marsh
Hasting
Green
House
Hyde
Plankinton
Wagner
Madison
Wis
Plankinton Hotel
J. H. Peulicher
M. J. Regan
W. B. Black
Stephenson
Edward L. McMahon
Joint Assembly
Taft Dedicates Longfellow Statue in Washington
President Taft attended the unveiling in a public square at Connecticut Avenue and M Street. Chief Justice Fuller presided over the dedication with speakers General A. W. Greely Hamilton Wright Mabie and Brainard Warner. The William Cooper statue depicts Longfellow seated with books and robes. Cost $25 060 funded by admirers. Congress provided $4 000 for the pedestal.
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Longfellow
Connecticut Avenue
M Street
Taft
Fuller
Longfellow National Memorial Association
A. W. Greely
Hamilton Wright Mabie
Brainard
Congress
Great Lakes strike could widen to tugmen dockworkers
Buffalo May 7 The lake strike now includes only freighters run by the Lake Carriers association but may extend to tugmen dockworkers and other freight handling workers. Seamen's union leaders say cargo issues are minor and longshoremen pressure may shut traffic, prompting a national meeting this Saturday of five longshoremen groups.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Lake
Lake Carriers’ Association
Great Lakes
Seamen’s Union
Livingstone
T. W. O'Connor
International Longshoremen, Marine and Transport Workers’ Association
Defense rests in the Hains trial in Flushing
The defense has rested its case in the Hains trial in Flushing New York as prosecutors pressed to finish the presentation of evidence.
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HAINS
Flushing, N. Y
Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound Promoted
Adrian Georgia reader Lena V Henry reports relief from a female illness after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The ad touts the remedy for displacements inflammation fibroid tumors irregularities backache and nervous prostration and invites letters to Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts for confidential free advice.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Lena V. Henry
Lydia KE. Pinkham
Army Officers Testify on Captain Hains Mental State
In June to August 1908 army officers stationed at Fort Hamilton and Fort Hancock testified that Captain Hains acted rationally shortly before the Aug 15 shooting. Their view clashed with defense experts who said he suffered manic depressive insanity since May and had a sudden impulsive attack rendering him irresponsible.
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Hains
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L. Pierce Clarke
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American Wounded in Sanborn Shootout at Vera Cruz
Reports say an American, Harold Sanborn of Chicago now held in Roncon Antonio hospital, is seriously wounded after a clash near Sanborn where rubber thieves fought and fired with a magazine rifle. Five bandits were killed and Sanborn is credited with killing one robber.
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Pacific
Harold Sanborn
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Roncon Antonio
Noted Lawyers Charged With Bank Conspiracy
Boston May 7 Two prominent lawyers Charles Hall Adams and William W Risk pleaded not guilty to indictments charging them with conspiring to obtain 12000 dollars of unclaimed deposits from the Suffolk Savings Bank The men served as public and special administrators for nonresidents with estates in Massachusetts The indictments allege they conspired to substitute mythical heirs to Ellis Grays estate to obtain the funds
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Charles Hall Adams
William W. Risk
Massachusetts
Suffolk Savings Bank
Ellis Gray
Savings Bank
Boat Capsize Drowns Ful ler and Tomlinson in Wabash River
Terre Haute Indiana May 7 Ben Fuller and Mrs Cora Tomlinson drowned when their motor boat capsized in the Wabash River.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Ben Fuller
Cora Tomlinson
Wabash River
Death of Judge H L Palmer at 89 in Milwaukee
Judge Henry L. Palmer died in Milwaukee at age eighty nine from old age. He led the Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance company as president for thirty five years and was a top Masonic figure, serving as sovereign grand commander of the Scottish Rite north jurisdiction until recently.
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Milwaukee
Henry L. Palmer
Roosevelt warns peace advocates over navy buildup
Theodore Roosevelt in the Outlook argues against pacifist efforts to curb naval strengthen. He warns Japan that without a strong navy the U S could be forced to act decisively, saying peace advocates would handicap America in war and undermine national honor.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Japan
United States
Hie
Roosevelt
America
Impeachment Charges to Be Filed Against Two Federal Judges
Representative Murphy announces impeachment charges against Federal Judges Philips and McPherson of Missouri's Western District. The move follows a railroads’ protest over Murphy’s inquiry and ties to Missouri rate laws. Rucker corroborates, saying Philips should have faced impeachment years ago.
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Philips and McPherson
Western District
Missouri
Murphy
House
Wickersham
Frank Hagerman
Hagerman
Rucker
Philips
Emperor's decisive stance stalls Russian ministerial crisis
May 7 report from St. Petersburg says Premier Stolypin’s cabinet unity on naval bill prompts the emperor to decide after a lengthy audience at Tsarskoe Selo. The cabinet warned it may resign if the emperor rejects the bill creating a general staff for the navy. No final decision has been announced.
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St. Petersburg
Stolypin
Tsarskoe Selo
Abor Trouble in France Opens Syndicate Challenge
Paris May 7 The Posts Telegraphs and Telephones Employees association turns into a union under 1884 law, gaining the right to strike against the state. The move follows Premier Clemenceau failing to meet a postal workers deputation demanding fulfillment of promises after a recent strike. The government has shown no immediate response.
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Paris
Clemenceau
Gold Finds Anniversary in Idaho Springs
Idaho Springs marks the fiftieth anniversary of the Rocky mountains gold discovery with speeches and meetings. On May 7, 1859, Georges W. Jackson led a mining company to placer mining at Jackson's bar within the town limits, the first paying gold deposits opened in the range.
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Colo
Rocky Mountains
Georges W. Jackson
Jackson's Bar
Changes In What We Wear And Eat Highlight Modern Life
The piece notes shifts from oil lamps to electric lights and from heavy meals to prepared cereals like E C Corn Flakes and Egg O See Wheat Flakes. It claims health improves with fruit and green foods, better stomach care, and greater daily productivity. Eyey O See brands are marketed with the E C Mark as proof of quality.
Father Mathew Converts Lord Brougham With Silver Medal
In 1843 Father Mathew hosted a London charity gathering at an Irish nobleman’s home to win Lord Brougham’s abstinence. After playful pressure, Mathew awarded the Silver medal and Bath insignia. Brougham pledged sobriety for the night and kept the vow, astonishing onlookers.
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Father Mathew
London
Lord Brougham
Katharine Tynan
Brougham
Order of the Bath
Lord
Time's Changes Middy Receives Modern Seas Training
A London News quote shows a captain questioning a boy about the aged tale of the fool of the family going to sea. The boy replies that the practice has changed and the middy now receives new training and mentions the reform.
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London News
Two Killed by Lightning at Oshkosh Farm
May 7 in Oshkosh Wisconsin Fred Rossiesen of Sallitowoce and Frank Shepperter from Sheboygan both trusties at the Northern State Hospital for the insane were instantly killed when struck by lightning as they entered a hog barn.
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Oshkosh
Wis
Fred Rosseisen
sAlanitowoce
Frank Sherpeter
Sheboygan
Northern State Hospital For the Insane
Indiana Storm Claims Wheatfield Man
A severe storm with rain hail and lightning swept Indiana from Terre Haute to Fort Wayne and South Bend. Lightning struck in multiple locations and John Misch of Wheatfield was killed.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Terre Haute
Fort Wayne
South Bend
John Misch
Wheatfield
Better Not Get Dyspepsia With Kodol
An advertisement urges readers to treat indigestion with Kodol, claiming it digests all foods and rests the stomach. It warns of symptoms like sour stomach belching and bloating, promises a money back guarantee, and directs readers to buy the large bottle from druggists.
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B.C. DeWitt
Chicago
Tragedy in Venice as man shoots dog then owner
In Venice Illinois on May 7 Alfred F Johnson was shot and killed by Henry Price two minutes after Price killed Johnsons dog with the same revolver during an animal trick. Price surrendered to authorities after the incident.
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Ill
Alfred F. Johnson
Henry Price
Price
Johnson
Boston Man Attacks Woman Then Takes Own Life
Thomas Lynch assaulted Mrs. Emma Gleason in Boston and slashed her throat with a knife before shooting himself. Mrs Gleason is alive but in critical condition. Authorities say Lynch was insane.
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Boston
Thomas Lynch
Emma Gleason
Lynch
Grain and provision prices in Minneapolis market
Wheat futures quoted May at 1.283 and 64 cents, July at 1.271 and 27 cents, Sept at 1.084 and 44 cents. On track prices show No. 1 hard at 1.31 and 1/2, No. 1 Northern at 1.304 and 1/2, No. 2 Northern at 1.27 and 1/2, No. 3 Northern at 1.25 and 1/4.
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Minneapolis
Northern
Wheat and flax futures move on steady track in Duluth market
Wheat futures prices quoted at Duluth on May 6 show No 1 hard at 1.30 and No 1 Northern at 1.29 with multiple months listed. Flax futures range from 1.67 for May to 1.39 for October, with additional figures for July September and other months.
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Duluth
Northern
Market Report for St Paul Livestock Sale
Cattle good to choice steers fetch 5.00 to 6.00, fair to good 4.50 to 5.00. Good to choice cows and heifers 4.00 to 6.00, veals 5.00 to 5.75. Hogs at 6.80 to 7.00. Sheep wethers 5.50 to 5.90, yearlings 6.25 to 6.50, lambs 7.00 to 7.75.
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St. Paul
Chicago
Texas
Cattle and Sheep Prices Reported for Chicago Market
Chicago market prices show cattle categories with bids and ranges for steer classes, stockers, cows, calves, and hogs. Sheep quotes list native sheep, yearlings, and lambs with bid ranges, reflecting mixed demand across the market.
Grain and cash futures report from Chicago markets
Chicago markets detailed May and July futures for Wheat Corn and Oats with prices in dollars and cents. Pork futures for May July and Sept listed. Butter and Eggs markets noted with limited readable data. report reflects a historical pricing snapshot from May.
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Otis
Saintes
Ee Stiee
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