Meat inspection fight ramps up over Beveridge amendment
Washington reports a clash between meat packers and legislators over the Beveridge inspection plan. Representative Crumpacker of Indiana offers a substitute granting limited federal power to stop meat at state lines and allow state inspectors under federal oversight, while Edward Cudahy protests as Nebraska delegates push back against funding and scope.
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Washington
Crumpacker
Indiana
Edward Cudahy
Omaha
Neb
Secretary of Agriculture
Cudahy Packing Company
Nebraska
Beveridge
Charles L. Tucker to die at Charlestown State Prison
Charles L. Tucker was moved from East Cambridge jail to Charlestown State prison for execution. Gov Guila refused petitioners' requests to speak at the commutation hearing and asked for witness lists and new evidence. Tucker, while protesting innocence of murder, admitted forging a $150 note and requested his former pastor Rev. Thomas W. Bishop as spiritual adviser.
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Charles L. Tucker
Charlestown
East Cambridge
State Prison
Bridges
Guila
Tucker
Thomas W. Bishop
Bomb at royal coach wounds, kills many at Madrid parade
May 31 Madrid reports a bomb from an upper window near the royal coach of King Alfonso and Queen Victoria wounded and killed numerous guards, spectators, and horses. Investigations identify Manuel Duran, a Catalan, as a leading suspect. The blast sprayed blood across nearby buildings as authorities consolidated arrests.
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Alfonso
Victoria
Manuel Duran
Barros
Reysient
Prendergast
Marquise OF
Colosa
Don Antonio Calvo
Jose Sola
Luis Fonseca
Palace
Arsenal Street
Mayor Street
Rae Ae
Ng Alfonso
Queen Victoria
Immunity Bill Passed by Senate Amid Meat Inspection Debate
The Knox immunity bill, amended by the judiciary committee, passed the Senate. It limits immunity to natural persons who testify under oath or provide evidence under oath in response to subpoenas. Wadsworth and Lorimer discuss a substitute to Beveridge for full meat production inspection, seeking executive and packer alignment and court review limits.
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Washington
Committee On the Judiciary
Senate
Wadsworth
House Committee On Agriculture
Beveridge
Lorimer
Illinois
Secretary of Agriculture
Frenzy over meat inspection in Chicago stockyards
Dr. B E Bennett, chief government inspector, says no tainted meat reaches Chicago markets as agitation grows over inspector power to destroy tainted meat. He notes officials discuss expanding defeats of disease while federal rules grant partial exceptions. Continued on Page 2.
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Chicago
Day of personal crisis reports and fatal accidents
A day marked by two apparent suicides linked to love troubles and a harbor drowning near Jeffries Point Yacht Club ends in fatalities. Fouhy, 25, drowns after a capsized sloop incident. Ahern and Robinson escape but suffer injuries.
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Joseph M. Fouhy
Webster Street
Morris J. Fouhy
East
Boston
Jeffries Point Yacht Club
William H. Ahern
Sumner Street
Fred Robinson
City Messenger
Fouhy
Charles
Frank Barker
Fred J. Green
Robinson
Freeman A Walker Pioneer Boston Furnisher Dies
Freeman A Walker longtime Boston furniture dealer died at his brother Colonel Henry Walker’s home after a weeklong pneumonia illness. He was aged 74 years.
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Freeman A. Walker
Boston
Henry Walker
Court Street
Prison Death Chamber Details and Tucker Move
Warden describes preparations for the arrival of Charles L. Tucker at state prison and his execution, including transport through a main entrance to a sealed death chamber. Six officials will attend. two outsiders may be invited. Convicts will not witness Tucker’s stay in the death house.
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Charlestown
Charles L. Tucker
Bridges
Post
Rutherford Avenue
Peepee
Great Penitentiary
Tucker
Mixed results in early 20th century sports events
Boston Americans fall 0-2 to Washington as Young and Tannehill exit early. Nationals lose 1-0 to Brooklyn. Harvard oarsmen prep for Yale race. boxing crackdown in New York by Governor Higgins. Long Acre A C bouts delayed. Auburndale lawn tennis semis. English boxer aims at Yankees titles. Walthour to race against Hall and Stinson in 25 miles. Belmont Park stakes winner Inquisitor. Schoolboy shells finals on Charles River. Amherst beats Dartmouth 4-0. Minot to captain Harvard track. Yale plan clash with Harvard nine. Brennan to test as pitcher. St Mark’s beats Groton 11-3. Deliphin ube Sornen leads Philadelphia.
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Washington
Young
Tannehill
Nationals
Brooklyn
Harvard
Yale
Governor Higgins
New York
Long Acre A. C
Auburndale
Walthour
Hall
Stinson
Inquisitor
Belmont Park
Charles
de Merritte Micely
Amherst
Dartmouth
William Minot
Yalé
Harvard Athletic
Brennan
St. Mark’s
Groton
Dei Iphin Ube Sornen
Phila
Democrats in Congress Unite for Fall Campaign
In Washington on May 3, all Democratic factions in Congress reportedly form a united front after reconciling differences and begin preparations for the fall congressional campaign.
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Washington, D. C
Congress
Father John's Medicine Promises Strength Through Nourishment
An advertisement touts Father John's Medicine as a builder of strength by nourishing the flesh. It claims guaranteed results and lasting improvement in vitality.
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Father John
Boston Weather Outlook Partly Cloudy and Warmer
The forecast calls for cloudy skies in Boston and vicinity with a warmer trend. Friday and Saturday are expected to be fair with light westerly winds.
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Boston
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