Packers Fined for Taking Rebates in Kansas City Case
In US district court Judge Smith McPherson of Red Oak Iowa sentenced seven defendants for concessions and conspiring to accept rebates on shipments. Fines of $15,000 were levied against Swift & Co Cudahy Packing Co Armour Packing Co Nelson Morris & Co Chicago Burlington & Quincy railway. Thomas of New York fined £6,000 and four months. Ja B Taggart of New York fined $4,000 and three months.
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United States District Court of
Kansas City
Smith McPherson
Red Oak
Iowa
Swift & Co
Cudahy Packing Co
The
Armour Packing Co
Nelson Morris & Co
Chicago
Burlington & Quincy Railway
Red. i. Thomas
New York
Ja. B. Taggart
Riot at Moures Rui Mine Sparks Bridgeport Clash
Riot erupts in Bridgeport Ohio as striking miners clash with non union men and mine officials. Six non union guards attacked with bricks while guards beat strikers. Superintendent Ross injured. George Fields struck in the skull. two ammoniating men knocked unconscious. strike breakers chased through streets and fled across the river.
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Bridgeport
Ohio
Moures Rui
Ross
George Fields
Brawl at Lorain Park Injures Dozens in Reunion Fight
A pitched battle broke out at a Lorain park during a Tagarian reunion and picnic between Lorain and Cleveland participants. Weapons included beer bottles clubs and knives. Dozens were injured and three Cleveland Lungarians were not expected to recover.
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Lorain
Oho
Cleveland
Lynching Demand Follows Puryear and Seeds Killings
Report of two men John Puryear and Earl Seeds killed near La Mestx Texas. three suspects arrested. crowd calls for lynching at county jail. Mention of prior neighbor feud and ongoing tensions in the area.
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John Puryear
Earl Seeds
la Mestx
Pexas
Puryear
Seeds
Traction Car Struck by Lightning Near Princeton
An incoming traction car on the Evansville and Princeton line was struck by lightning on the outskirts of Princeton Indiana and disabled. The motorman and four passengers were badly shocked and a panic ensued on the car.
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I Evansville & Princeton Hine
Princeton
Ind
Balloonist Lelia Ailesworth Dies From Fall at Peoria Park
Miss Lelia Ailesworth, a balloonist, fell from her parachute during ascensions at a Peoria amusement park in Til. landing on a rock pile and suffering internal injuries deemed fatal.
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Lelia Ailesworth
Peoria
Til
Santa Cruz Casino and Waterfront Burned in Destructive Fire
Fire in Santa Cruz California destroyed the Casino and all waterfront restaurants adjoining the area. The newly built Casino cost about twenty five thousand dollars and total losses reach three hundred ninety thousand dollars.
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Santa Cruz
Cal
Bevard Acquitted of Murder in Newark Trial
The two week jury verdict acquits Levi Bevard of killing Mrs Wertz in Newark Ohio. The jury returned a verdict of acquittal after deliberating on the charge.
Ohio Governor Harris Retired From Public Duties
Governor A. L. Harris of Ohio rests at his Eaton home in Preble County due to exhaustion and acute indigestion. His condition prompted retreat from public duties as doctors monitor his health.
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Govenor Harris WI
Govenor
A. L. Harris
Ohio
Eaton
Preble County
Windstorm Ravages Lawton and Quanah Area Houses
A heavy windstorm wrecked fifty houses between Lawton Oklahoma and Quanah Texas. A passenger train near Lawton was nearly blown from the track. The storm swept a vast southwest area. No fatalities reported.
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Lawton
Okla
Quanah
Tex
Noone
Wife Murderer Captured in Cleveland Fugitive Brasch
Wn Brasch aged 23, a fugitive from justice, was arrested in Cleveland Ohio after confessing to police that he killed his wife in Rochester New York. His companion Mrs Mary Gilmore is also in custody.
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Wn. Brasch
Cleveland
Ohio
Rochester
N.Y
Mary Gilmore
Lock Canal Victory Over Type Choice
Senate vote 86 to 81 endorses rock type for the Panama canal project approving the quick plan. Roosevelt and Congress push to accelerate work, with the Dunant Commission set to depart and Chief Engineer Stevens to supervise. Shonts orders rapid construction, signaling doubled effort and strong public backing for swift isthmus completion.
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Washington
Pamama Canal
Senate
Roosevelt
Panam
Dunant Commission
Stevenus
Pany
Congress
Panatnan Canal
Shunts
Stovers
Facts About the Canal and Its Costs
The summary outlines estimates for a Panama Canal project: total cost around 200 million dollars, 40 million paid to a French company, perpetual lease payments of 10 million? for canal lands, length about 46 miles, top width 250 to 400 feet, bottom ten feet. Five concrete masonry twin locks 82 feet wide with 30 to 32 feet lift. Artificial lakes Kohio 31 square miles and Alhajuela nine square miles powering locks and lighting. Distances NY to SF old route, canal route 290 miles, NY to Manila via canal about 11 50 miles, world-sailing savings ~2768 miles. French project abandoned in 1880 after two-fifths completed due to mismanagement. Proponents urge speed and docks, with a plan for an initial 24 miles through Chagres marshes to Hobie, forming a large lake for vessel passage.
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Kohio
Alhajuela Lake
Vna
Pana Canal
Tamama Canal
Issa
Conaoy
Olispo
Isthmis
Culebra
Holl
Ivens Hanged for Jan. 12 Murder in Chicago
Richard G Ivens, thrice confessing killer of Mrs Bessie M Wollister, was executed in Chicago after his trial. The youth faced the gallows with few witnesses present, a rope broken neck, and no chance for family farewells. The crime occurred near a carpenter shop at 568 Bettlex Avenue, the father of the murderer being William Ivens.
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Richard G. Ivens
Chicago
Bessie M. Wollister
Bessie M. Fidllister
Williame Ivens
Bettlex Avenue
Construction of Panama Canal Aims For Early Start
Plans inch toward canal work with 1905 discussions in the War Department. Officials including Secretary Patt and Chief Engineer Stevens push for rapid prep, while public safety and engineering questions frame the project. Experts weigh locking schemes, sea level differences, and costs as Roosevelt era decision tightens timelines.
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Sherits
Patt
War J Department
Nginger Stevens
Stevens
Roosevelt
Taft
Carreet
Canal Debate Ends in Congressional Support for Locks Plan
The public and lawmakers have weighed canal type. Congress has spoken and seeks eighteen feet tides, requiring guard locks at each end. A proposal outlines five twin concrete masonry locks along the route beginning at Colom Div.
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Colom Div
Survivor of Civil War disaster recalls deadly Mississippi explosion
W O Goodrich of Menominee Michigan survives the April 27 186? steamer Sultans disaster after being tossed ashore and clinging to wreckage. He recalls the horror of 1 400 exchanged prisoners killed and drifting to safety near Mranpits Torn. The piece also notes progress at the Wanamaker store in Philadelphia with 2000 Bell telephones installed and a planned 19 000 miles of wire and 12 operators for a vast in store system.
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W. O. Goodrich
Menominee
Mich
Mississippi River
Mranpits
Goodrich
Modred
Wanamaker
Philadelphia
Bell
Wanamaker’s
Bell Central
Meat Packers Face 150 Million Loss From Doctored Meat Crusade
Reports from meat packing centers indicate a 150 million dollar loss due to the crusade against doctored meats. Chicago packers have run full-page ads inviting the public to inspect their plants, while city-imposed improvements will cost the packers about 1 million dollars.
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Chicago
United States
Ship Trust Shows Narrow Profit in Report
The International Moers cantile Marine Company reports higher gross and net earnings with a surplus of 2026680 dollars. The line carried a quarter of all country to Europe passengers and half of the first class passengers.
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International Moerscantile Marine Company
Europe
Congress Debates Panama Canal And Budget Bills
The Senate and House debate Panama canal lock type, meat inspection provisions, and various appropriation measures. Conference reports on the legislative and executive budgets are adopted, with votes on streetcar taxes, navy and fortifications bills, and post office funding. The Russian Jewish massacre sympathy resolution passes unanimously.
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Knox
Senate
Panama Canal
House
Spanish Claims Commission
Commission
Supreme Court
District of Columbia
Beveridge
St. Louis
Mississippi Rivers
Supreme Court of Arizona
Navy
Ordnance Department
Army
Servier
Messrs
Proctor
Lodge
Morgan
Dperkins
Bureau of Insular Affairs
Panama
White
Appalachian Mountains
District of Columbia and
Post Office
Niagara River Water Control Bill Advances in Senate
Reported from Washington that Gif ford Pinchot, head of the forestry bureau, will replace Secretary Wilson as head of the Agricultural Department in a few months. The army retirement law requires thirty years service for three quarters pay. The Senate passed a bill allowing credit for Navy or Marine service in computing Army retirement. The House military affairs committee favored reporting this bill.
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National Capital
Niagara River
Senate
Washington
Gifford Pinchot
Forestry Bureau
Wilson
Agricultural Department
Navy
Marine Corps
House Committee On Military Affairs
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McCallum
Ak.m
Gne
Panorama OF the World
Packers
Texas
Pasadena
J. Cordori
John Henderson
Ella May Morris
Pueblo
Colo
Kansas
E.W. Hoch
W.J. Black
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company
B.S. McLoud
Western Passenger Association
McLoud
Santa Ana Park
Jose Antonio
San Francisco
Manta
San Francieca
Yokohama
Manila
Viennama Canal
Paft
Bor
Chagres
Bohie
Hobie
Ivens
Lps
Canad
Ao Stracight
Bobio
Pedro Miguel
Colon
Wile
Pacific
Miraflores
Pireille
Unii- States
Richard Ivens
Schuettler
Lavin
Woollister
Eliz
Abeth Mize
del Prado
Sid
Panama Railway
Ship Trust
Mann
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