Supreme Court curbs US tariff reach in Porto Rico case
The Supreme Court rules that Porto Rico and the Philippines became integral parts of the United States upon ratification of the Paris treaty but Congress may govern them separately from US tariff laws. The Foraker act is upheld, while duties between the mainland and islands are scrutinized and refunds ordered for improperly collected duties. The decision, split among Justices Brown, Fuller, Harlan, Brewer, Peckham, Gray, White, Shiras, and McKenna, reveals complex shifts and dissenting views within the bench.
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Supreme Court of the
United States
Porto Rico
Philippines
Congress
Philippine Islands
Maii- Land
Territories
Inauiar Rolley
Brown
Fuller
Harlan
Brewer
Peckham
Gray
White
Shiras
McKenna
Shira
Iray
Keane
Justice Brown
Washington
Missing Person in Cincinnati Sparks Local Search
News item notes Telmon Shumakey B33 of Cincinnati is missing. Reports mention floods in Indian Territory caused by heavy rains and Rockies snowmelt. Also references a New York bank rupture filing, and a claim that John D. Rockefeller told a New York Baptist church Bible class he paid $700,000,000 in wages over thirty years, with a few odd debts for beer and pew rent.
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Indian Territory
Rockies
John D. Rockefeller
New York
Presbyterian Assembly Debates Revised Faith Standards
A large Presbyterian assembly in Calvary Church opened with Rev. Dr Charles A Dickey delivering the sermon. The committee proposed a new judicial system with lower courts elected by presbyteries and a general assembly bench of eight ministers and seven ruling elders. Debates over revising the Westminster Confession of Faith dominated the session with strong propotions to remain unchanged, while leaders argued for historic Calvinist standards.
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Guna
Laos
China
South America
Calvary Church
da Fleet
Philadelphia
Committee On Judicial Commissions
General Assemblnds
General Assembly
Presbyterian Church
Charles A. Dickey
Assembly
William McKibbin
Cincinnati
Dickey
Church of Calvin
Remarkable Chicago Rescue By Human Chain On River
Four Chicago men formed a living chain from the bank of the river at 305th street to James O'Donnell who slipped into the water. Despite bursting veins and fading strength they kept him afloat until help arrived from the bridge. Policeman Malone alerted the rescuers after O'Donnell fell on the 35th street bridge.
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Chicago
305Th Street
James O'Donnell
Martin Kett
O'Donnell
Secret Societies Debate at United Presbyterians Assembly
The forty third general assembly in Des Moines discussed changes to creed on secret orders. A report urged no church demand for major revision, while recommending uniform rule adoption. Sessions urged wise discretion to honor God's glory and church peace. Three quarters of world trips announced for Northern Pacific steamships from Tacoma to Liverpool via Suez and the Mediterranean. A Kansas law bans certain requirements and Pekin troops returned looted items.
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United Presbyterians
Des Moines
Forty-Third General Assembly
United Presbyterian Church of North America
Northern Pacific M Rsilroad Company
Tacoma
Liverpool
Suex Canal
Mediterranean
State of the Crops with Mixed Weather Across Regions
Frosts touched the lake region and upper Ohio valley with minor damage while drought eases in the South. Corn planting advances in Missouri Ohio and plains. winter wheat needs rain in Missouri valley. oats hurt by dry spell. Cotton outlook improves in Carolinas and Georgia. tobacco transplanting begins in Maryland Virginia. Apple prospects vary by state as crops respond to recent rains.
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Lake
Ohio Valley
Middle Atlantic States
Texas
Lou
Alabama
Blorida
Pacific Coast
Washington
Lower
Missouri
Mississippi
Ohio
Lake Region
Minnesota
Dakotas
Middle Atlantic
Illiinois
Iowa
Missouri Valley
Michigan
California
Georgia
Carolinas
Florida
Maryland
Virginia
Kentucky
Indiana
South Carolina
Toacco
Wisconsin
South Dakota
Nebraska
Chinch Bng
Woman Confesses Murder in Hotel Tragedy
Lola Bonine, 32, confesses shooting census clerk James Ayres at the Kenmore Hotel in Washington during a struggle she describes as self defense. Police doubt the story while a coroner's jury sends her to the grand jury for indictment.
Blow to Dowieism as coroner’s jury indicts leaders
Chicago coroner’s jury returns verdict holding John Alexander Dowie H W Judd Mrs Sprecher and Mrs Bratsch criminally responsible for the death of Mrs Judd who was denied medical attendance. Mrs Bratsch arrested and jailed while Dowie Judd Sprecher at large as warrants issued. A mob of 1000 in South Chicago burns an effigy of Dowie as Zion guards surround the court.
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Chicago
John Alexander Dowie
H. W. Judd
Sprecher
Bratsch
Judd
Dowle
Dowie and followers bond in death probe at Zion Home
Dowie and his followers faced bonds of 10000 for Dowie and Judd 10000 each and 5000 for Mrs Bratsch and Spelcher signed by 90 year old Catherine Baettscher. They marched with 100 guards to the State's Attorney office. a court attempt to arrest Dowie failed and a mob gathered. The jury investigating Mrs Christiansen's death urged prosecuting Dowie for operating two hospitals without a license. An anonymous letter warned of an assassination attempt on Dowie.
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Judd
Dowie
Court House
Dowle
Mary L. Christensen
Zion
Polce
Few-Line Interviews From North American and European Voices
A collection of brief opinions from prominent figures and observers. Jules Siegfried of France praises cordial Franco American sentiment, while T. F. Moerlin notes Havana’s dull season. H. A. Rhodes reflects on Washington’s Chinese immigration shift. EF. I. Bailey recalls Alaska’s cheap gold and flour shortages. George J. Gould discusses Southwest progress and lasting prosperity. Lionel G. Sisler critiques statesman posturing with the octopus metaphor. B. J. Hulton suggests renewed Boer support in South Africa amid English discontent.
Oil Bubble Collapse Threatens Tiny Texas Investors
An analysis warns that hundreds of Texas oil firms formed in a month will fail to pay dividends. It notes that only about 10 of 100 offer substantial prospects, while many carry watered stock and hefty promoter salaries. Small investors, often widows and clerks, face likely losses as big companies control output and profits. The Beaumont field is cited with a $1,250,000 gusher needing more for infrastructure, yet future dividends appear uncertain as pumps rise and market demand for fuel oil lags.
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Texas
Beaumont
Amall
Treasury
Chicago Wins Bid for International Olympian Games
Chicago secured the International Olympian games after a Paris meeting presided by Baron Pierre de Coubertin. Delegates from England France America Holland Belgium Sweden and Hungary approved Chicago as host after a $100000 pledge. President Harper of Chicago University aided the decision amid competition with St. Louis.
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Chicago
Automobile Club
Paris
Baron Pierre Conbertin
England
France
America
Holland
Belgium
Sweden
Hungary
St. Louis
Harper
Chicago University
Stanton
United States
Cadets Dismissed From West Point In Hazing Rebellion
Five cadets are dismissed from West Point while six more are suspended for varying terms after a rebellion against the commandant. The unrest centered on hazing and a cannon trained on the commandant’s house. Cadet Archibald MacArthur is among those spared dismissal. Secretary Root has not acted on a second class officer’s dismissal proposal.
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West Poin
Col. Mmills
Military Academy
West Point
MacArthur
Gen
Root
Col
Xfills
Washington
Plans for Washington Agriculture Building Approved
The department outlines a U shaped white marble building in Washington with four stories and a 400 foot front. The structure includes two 200 foot wings and a total cost not exceeding one million dollars.
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Department of Agriculture
Washington
Illinois G A R staff named and encampment delegates listed
Grand Army of the Republic Illinois commander Thistlewood names staff officers in Chicago Waukegan Decatur and Nashville with Cadet Partridge Krughoff Subba Startin Coons and others. Selected Illinois representatives to the thirty-fifth annual encampment in Cleveland include Koch Fulton Winslow Wilson LaBay Donahue Adams Swigert DeMond Thornton and many more from cities such as Chicago Jacksonville Aurora Galesburg Joliet Bloomington Canton and Ottawa.
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N. B. Thistlewood
Department of Illinois
G. A. IB
C. A. Partridge
Waukegan
Louis Krughoff
Nashville
W. Rose
Chicago
J. L. Bennett
John J. Donovan
Kinmundy
J. H. Subba
Chicag
W. F. Startin
Decatur
H. D. Fulton
Winslow
C. B. Wilson
M. A. LaBay
James Donahue
James B. Adams
Chas
P. Swigert
C. W. DeMond
W. Thornton
Jacksonville
H. B. Douglas
Aurora
Joseph M. Myers
Yorregton
Miron Rhodes
Galesburg
Delos Robinson
Sheridan
R. M. Woods
May 14-16 state board exam grants pharmacy licenses
At the Illinois State Board of Pharmacy examination in Chicago from May 14 to 16, a large list of applicants passed and received registration as pharmacists and assistants. Names span Chicago and numerous towns including Oakland Marion Streator Park Ridge Marengo and Macomb among others.
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State Board of Pharmacy
Chicago
C. H. Doorr
W. I. Engel
B. Fonstein
J. Guthrie
H. Hartig
O. G. Heyden
J. H. Hitchcock
H. QO
A. Huegel
W. N. Joyner
I. P. Kujawski
J. R. Lambrecht
Metropolis
V. C. Michels
Albion
R. L. Oliver
I. J. Watt
Alyea
Princeville
L. A. Bowman
Danville
O. Carter
Georgetown
HR. A. Casteel
Marshall
K. W. Conzer
Greenup
H. Ferry
Jr. Marshall
H. G. Graham
Wauconda
W. W. Hipke
Herscher
I. V. Koepke
Blue Island
Illinois Anti-Saloon League Elects Springfield Officers
The State board of trustees met in Springfield and elected officers: President Rev. Horatio Reed of Decatur. Vice Presidents Rev. Dunn of Freeport and Rev. Burnham of Decatur. Secretary Rev. Euclid B. Rogers of Springfield. Treasurer Benjamin R. Hieronymus of Springfield. Superintendent and General Attorney William H. Anderson of Springfield. The board endorses continuing the legislative fight for the local option bill until it becomes law in Illinois.
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iHinois Anti-Saioou League
Springfield
Nornual
Hinois Anti-Saloon League
Horatio Reed
D. D
Decatur
Cbe. Dunn
Freeport
Thomas
Benjamin R. Hieronymus
William H. Anderson
Ilinois
Prospectors Rise as Illinois Farmers Seek Oil Near Red Bud
Farmers along the bluffs west of Red Bud turn to oil prospecting amid signals from St. Clair County coal districts. Observers along the Mobile and Ohio Railroad note gases akin to oil regions, with many wells abandoned due to oil-coated water.
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Red Bud
Bluffs
St. Clair County
Mobile and Ohio
State Metropolis Roundup of Crime and Civic Notes
Andrew Schroeder was robbed of a watch by four youths. Two Hyde Park blind pig keepers were fined $100 each. Humane Society officers will patrol parks to protect song birds. South Chicago asked for a new manual training school. John B. Vesey won $6,000 damages against the city for sidewalk injuries. George J. Kavanaugh, a Chicago newsboy, returned from China with $2,000 earned in speculation. John Ahern marked his 48th anniversary with a dance at Chicago avenue pumping station. Willie Groves, 14, lost three fingers at Jon Worthy School. principal Nightingale under complaint. Charles H. Ieed sued Armour & Co. for $10,000 over 250,000 uncanceled Spanish stamp slips.
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Andrew Schroeder
Hyde Park
Humane Society
South Chicago
Board of Education
John B. Vesey
George J. Kavanaugh
Chicago
China
John Ahern
Mayer Wentworth
Chicago Avenue
Willie Groves
Jon Worthy
Robert Nightingale
Charles H. Ieed
Pittsburg
Armour & Co
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Supreme Court
Porto Eco
Republic
Telmon Shumakey
Kansas
Cdenins TS. Eertete
Pekin
Lcat
Weather Bureau
Jonn Alexander Dowie
M. Jules Siegfried
T. F. Moerlin
Havana
Cuba
H. A. Rhodes
Wash
Haley, Idaho
Circle City
Alaska
George J. Gould
Missouri Pacific
Southwest
West
Lionel G. Sisler
B. J. Hulton
Gunnison
Colo
South Africa
Transvaal
John Baill
Grandyarmy Allis
Illinois
the State Metropolis
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