Prosperity Threatened by Congestion at Terminals
A James J. Hill paper read at the Millers' National Federation convention in Minneapolis argues transportation growth outpaced facilities, risking trade. He urges partial relief through terminal expansion and decentralization of traffic, noting central markets cannot be eliminated and much traffic could shift to diversified points.
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Minneapolis
Minn
James J. Hill
Millers’ National Federation
Mississippi River
Pacific Coast
New York
Cleveland
Buffalo
Chicago
Decentralizing Oil Trade to Ease Terminal Congestion
The piece argues that bulk goods and fuel products suffer from terminal congestion. It suggests direct shipments from mills to oilers and direct deliveries to towns, bypassing central agencies to reduce terminal load. It warns that neglecting transportation reform harms the entire economy.
Lake Como Murder Not Mystery Now
A suspect was arrested after allegedly beating a victim to death with a wooden mallet as he left a steamship. He initially denied his identity but confessed under police questioning.
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Lake Como
Porter Charlton Arrested in Wife's Lake Como Murder
Porter Charlton, husband of Mrs. Charlton whose body was found in a trunk on Lake Como, was arrested on disembarking in Hoboken. After initial denial he confessed to killing his wife following a violent quarrel at the villa. He described striking her with a wooden mallet three times and hiding the body in a trunk before throwing it into the lake.
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New York
Porter Charlton
Lake Como
Italy
Hoboken
Charlton
Chariton
Charles Wi. Coleman
Genoa
Naples
Charlton Scott
Deutchland
Scott
Hayes
Paul Chariton
Bureau of Insular Affairs
War Department
Porter
Kaiser Attends Regatta in Kiel
Emperor William arrived from Altona to attend the annual Kiel yachting regatta in Kiel Germany on June 23.
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Kaiser
Kiel
Germany
Emperor William
Altona
Labor anti trust shield defeated in House vote
A heated debate ended with a 188 to 139 House vote to strike the Hughes amendment from the sundry civil bill, allowing anti trust enforcement to proceed. Republicans Austin Cary Coop er Lenroot Nelson Stafford Davis Fish Greene Fecht Reynolds Hubbard Kendall Woods Hayes Kronmiller Lundin Rodenberg Wilson Murdock Poin Dexter Welslington and Democrats Bartlett Sherley Page joined in the final tally.
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Washington
House
Senate
Hughes
New Jersey
Tawney
Minnesota
Austin
Tennessee
Cary
Cooper
Lenroot
Nelson
Stafford
Wisconsin
Davis
Fish
New York
Greene
Massachusetts
Fecht
Reynolds
Pennsylvania
Hubbard
Kendall
Woods
Iowa
Hayes
California
Kronmiller
Maryland
Lundin
Rodenberg
Wilson
Illinois
Murdock
Kansas
Poindexter
Welslington
Bartlett
Nevada
Sherley
Kentucky
Page
North Carolina
Ball Player Darcey Dies From Baseball Injury
New York reports Gregory Darcey died from injuries after a baseball game incident two weeks earlier. He was catching when a pitched ball struck him in the abdomen, causing fatal damage.
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New York
Gregory Darcey
Darcey
Automobile crash in Nice kills woman in ditch near Castellane
An automobile carrying Mr and Mrs Henry of the United States and Madam Matton collided with a ditch near Castellane France. Madam Matton was killed outright and Mr Henry was injured.
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Nice
France
Mr. Henry
Madam Matton
Castellane
Henry Sady
Contests Guarded by Licenses Near Meran Artel Fight
In Los Angeles on June 23 officials say little risk of interference with the Meran Artel ten round bout Friday night. Measures are being prepared to prevent future encounters by implementing high license requirements.
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Los Angeles
Cal
High Lcense
Two men hanged for murder and robbery in Norhtown
Two men were executed on the same gallows in Norhtown today for the murder and robbery of George Johnson a cobbler aged about 50 The crime occurred in August The incident was described as murder with robbery as motive and the hangings were carried out this morning
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Norihtown
Orick Meringe
Frank Chicarine
George Johnson
Explosion on steam yacht Columbia at Columbia Yacht Club docks
A blast aboard the steam yacht Columbia at the Columbia Yacht Club docks left one man fatally burned and fifteen passengers narrowly escaping with their lives.
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Chicago
Columbia
Columbia Yacht Club
Weather Outlook for West Virginia and Virginia
West Virginia expects generally fair conditions Friday and Saturday. Virginia forecasts generally fair weather with warmth on Friday and Saturday, partly cloudy skies, light variable winds, and mostly west winds.
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West Virginia
Virginia
Taft Battles Labor Exemption in Sundry Civil Bill
Washington June 23. The House passed three labor amendments to the Sundry Civil bill, ending an all-day clash with President Taft who fought what he called class legislation. He opposed exempting labor unions from the Sherman anti trust law and urged representatives to defeat the provision, saying laboring men deserve equality before the law.
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Washington
House
Taft
Congress
Roosevelt sharply hedges on future political speeches
New York June 22 Theodore Roosevelt said he may never speak on politics again. He plans no speeches for two months and will begin travel to Kansas City Cheyenne Milwaukee and Chicago with non political topics. Gifford Pinchot and James R Garfield were to travel to Oyster Bay tonight.
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New York
Theodore Roosevelt
Kansas City
Cheyenne
Milwaukee
Chicago
Gifford Pinchot
James R. Gerfield
Secretary of the Interior
Oyster Bay
Train wreck kills twenty soldiers on Manzanillo line
Twenty federal soldiers are reported killed and many wounded when four cars derailed from a locomotive on the Manzanillo line in Coliton state, sending troops tumbling down a steep grade.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Manzanillo
National Railways
Coliton
West Virginia State Bankers Association Adjourns Session
The West Virginia State Bankers Association closed its annual session in Huntington on June 22. J. K. Oney of Huntington was elected president and White Sulphur Springs was chosen as next year’s meeting site. United States Treasurer McClung delivered the evening address.
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Huntington
W. Va
West Virginia State Bankers Association
J. K. Oney
United States
McClung
Sullivan Snubbed at Moana Springs Visit to Jeffries Quarters
Reno reports John L. Sullivan visited Moana Springs to interview Jeffries but was denied admission to Jeffries quarters and told by Jim Corbett that Jeffries would not shake hands with him.
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Reno
Tex Richards
Edvics
John L. Sullivan
Moana Springs
Jeffries
Jeff
Jim Corbett
Fight Declared Off in Langford-Ketelell Bout
Promoter Tom O'Day of Hester and O'Day canceled the Langford Ketehell fight planned for Reno on July 4. He said the bout would not take place as scheduled and would seek alternatives.
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Ketehell
Langford
Batte
Reno
San Francisco
Cal
Tom O'Day
Hester & O'Day
American Battleships Arrive at Plymouth England
Indiana Massachusetts and town? join five hundred midshipmen from Annapolis as the fleet reaches English waters this morning.
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English Waters
Plymouth
Hog
Indiana
Massachusets
Town
Annapolis Naval Academy
Hughes Wing All Contests but Putnam on First Ballot
the congressional committee reported its findings on the Hughes Putnam contest with Mason Mingo Logan and Wyoming counties showing Hughes gains and Putnam losses. John A Sheppard likely to be permanent chairman with McDowell County slated as secretary and Welch hosting the gathering.
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Congressional Committee
Mason County
Huthes
Putnam County
Mingo County
Hughes
Logan County
Wyoming County
County Hughes Lilly Boone
Lincoln
Logan Se
John A. Sheppard
Mineo
McDowell County
Welch
Tose
Arank
Curbstone
Cincinnati
Mckinley Club
Payne Building
Charman
John K. Thompson
Barbee
Thompson
John A. Shephard
Mingo
Z. T. Vinson
Contests Reported in Several Counties Amid Proceedings
The committee heard contests from Leton Mason Mingo Putnam and Wyoming after Boone Cabell Lincoln Mercer McDowell Raleigh counties had no contests. Arguments stretched with speeches delaying session until a motion limited evidence time to thirty minutes per side, voted through except by Jackson of Logan.
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Echos
Lilly
McGinnis
Raleigh
Leftwich
Boone
Jackson
Logan
Mason County
Five Men Charged in Cold Blood Montgomery County Murder
Roanoke Virginia June 25 Special report details the killing of Samuel Lucas by five white men in Montgomery county. Mig Goard confessed firing the shot. his wife widow Mrs. Lucas testified the alleged debt motive sparked the ambush. The five men face preliminary hearings after transfer to Christiansburg jail.
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Roanoke
Samuel Lineas
Montgomery County
Kilis Goard
Elmer Liles
Samuel Griesby
R. L. Maxey
Blacksburg
Mig Cgoard
Lucas
Christiansburg
Goard
Yushand
State encampment opposes Lee statue at hall of fame
The G A R state encampment adopted a resolution protesting the placement of Robert J. Lee's statue in the hall of fame in Olympia Hoquiam Washington.
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Lee
Hoquiam
Wash
G. A. RR
Robert J. Lee
Hall of Fame
Washington
Population of the District of Columbia in 13th census
Washington June 23. The population of the District of Columbia is 421,069 according to the thirteenth census return.
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Washington
District of Columbia
Death of 113-Year-Old Delmar Woman Cordrey
Mia Hes ter Cordrey aged 113 and said to be the oldest woman on the Delaware peninsula has died in Delmar on June 23. The death marks the passing of a long lived resident recorded in local notes.
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Delmar
Del
Mia
Hester Cordrey
Odest
Delaware Peninsular
Jockey Ernest Huppe Dies From Sheepshead Bay Injury
New York reports jockey Ernest Huppe died from injuries after a fall in the Sheepshead Bay steeplechase race. The June 22 update confirms his death following the incident.
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New York
Ernest Huppe
Fire at Arna Overall and Robe Factory devastates Detroit area
Fire swept the Arna Overall and Robe Factory in Hig Vivre to Detrot, Detroit, Mie on June 23 causing an estimated loss of 150000 dollars with partial insurance coverage.
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Detroit
Mie
Arna Overall
Robe
Murderer of three dies on scaffold in Savannah
Savannah reports the condemned J C Hunter will hang for the December triple murder of his wife Maggie Hunter and her mother Mrs Gribble and sister Mrs Ohlander. initial race riot fears followed a police raid on Black Belt districts and mass suspicions in the case. Hunter’s motive appears linked to marital strife and alleged wife infidelity.
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Savannah
J. C. Hunter
Chatham
Maggie Hunter
Gribble
Carrie Ohlander
Hunter
Savanna
Nght
Toist
Eliza Sribble
Ohlander
Judge sustains demurrer in beef trust case
Judge Landa in United States district court sustains the demurrer of the beef trust to the indictment charging combination in restraint of trade. A new grand jury is ordered to begin investigation of the packing monopoly.
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Chicago
Landa
United States District Court
Go Called Beef Trust
Insurgents Seize San Vincente In June Advance
Advices report Mena and about fifteen hundred insurgents occupied San Vincente yesterday. The capture places the force at the same location Madriz troops allegedly defeated in early March, signaling a renewed push amid the campaign.
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San Vincente
Washington
Mena
Tots
Madriz
Dawes Doubts Central Bank Fit for Independent Banking
Charles G. Dawes, former controller of the currency, told the Illinois State Bankers Association that a central bank could not be successfully adapted to the current independent banking system. He spoke at Decatur on June 23 and mentioned Chicaso.
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Decatur
IML
Charles G. Dawes
Chicaso
Illinois State Bankers Association
Tribe Ends as Five Civilized Tribes Disband 1912
Washington June 22. The bill approved by the Senate terminates the last tribal organization of the five civiliz ed tribes. The formation will cease in 1912 under the act.
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Washington
Senate
Indians of the Five Civilized Tribes
Dr Albert T Brockway Dies. Noted Dentist and Author
Dr Albert T Brockway a leading New York dentist and prolific author died today at age eighty two. He wrote several influential works on dental practice and education and was widely known for his professional contributions.
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Brockway
New York
Albert T. Brockway
America
Morgan Returns Home From Europe Trip
J Pierpont Morgan arrived in New York from Europe after several months abroad. He appeared in good health and spoke briefly about his travels and business concerns.
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