Plow Harness Used On Children In Wisconsin Farm Case
A Wisconsin dispatch reports a farmer near Neenah tied a light corn cultivator to seven children and had them drag the implement while he guided it. Five children of school age were kept from learning and could not read or write. Dr Wilkie of the Fox River Valley association intervened, sending five children to school. Majority of the youngsters are girls and the eldest is not over fourteen. The farmer defends the device as a light tool for stirring topsoil.
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Milwaukee
Oshkosh
Wis
Neenah
Ilkie
Fox River Valley Mane Society
Wilkie
Injunction Refused Over Mississippi Local Option Law
Judge Smith McPherson refused Harvest King Distilling’s bid to force American Express to transport liquor packages to Mississippi. The local option law threatens fines up to 25 million dollars for shipments, with 3 500 packages awaiting delivery and potential jail for 250 express agents if the injunction were granted.
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Kansas City
Smith McPherson
United States District Court
Harvest King Distilling Company of
Amerian Express Company
Mississippi
Express Company
McPherson
Express
Boston Man With Grand Plan Proposed 100 Million Rubber Firm
Ferdinand E Borges faced trial for larceny as prosecutors detail his grand scheme to finance vast stock ventures. He allegedly proposed a tropical rubber and fruit company with 100 million dollars capital, planned in twelve cities with twelve banks backing, to be launched after Ubero plantation stock floated. A letter to his nephew described profitable schemes and help from influential figures to float development firms.
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Boston
Ferdinand E. Borges
Borges
Tropical Rubber and Fruit Company
John C. Borges
New York
Brooklyn
Arthur W. Stedman
Engle
New Mexico
Sensational testimony in Burlington rail case trial
Kansas City May 25 Sensational testimony emerges in the conspiracy trial of George H Crosby Burlington railway traffic manager George L Thomas of New York freight broker and L B Taggart his clerk T H McKittrick president of Hargadine McKittrick Dry Goods of St Louis testified he paid Thomas 500 a year to handle railway rate matters and routing from the east and said he received money from unknown sources a man he could not identify handed him 400 to 5000 in cash in his New York office.
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Kansas City
George H. Crosby
Burlington Railway
George L. Thomas
New York
L. B. Taggart
T. H. McKittrick
Hargadine-McKittrick Dry Goods Company
St Louis
Thomas
McKittrick
New York City
Improvement Continues for Mrs Jefferson Davis
New York on Friday May 25 reported continued improvement in Mrs Jefferson Davis condition.
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New York
Jefferson Davis
Dallas chosen for next meeting of medical physicians
Chicago dated May 25 reports the American Association of Physio-Medical Physicians and Surgeons selected Dallas Texas as the next meeting site and elected Dr. Lester H. Painter of Dallas as president.
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Chicago
American Association of Physo-Medical Physicians and Surgeons
Dallas
Tex
Lester H. Painter
Spanish King Enters France in Quiet Train Arrival
In Angouleme a private meeting occurred between King Alfonso of Spain and Princess Ena of Battenburg. The king traveled incognito on an ordinary train from Irun to Angouleme, and on the princess’s arrival he was seen in the salon smoking among floral decor and Spanish and British colors, while the princess remained unseen. Spanish and British consuls greeted the king.
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Bordeaux
Alfonso
Ena of
Battenburg
Angouleme
Irun
France
King Alfonso and Princess Ena Welcome in Irun
King Alfonso and Princess Ena arrived in Irun and were greeted by a large public reception on Friday morning. The royal party departed by train to Madrid at 5 15 o clock after the welcome ceremony.
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King Alfonso
Princess Ena
Irun
Spain
Alfonso
Ena
Madrid
Bible exam sparks campus vandalism at Maryville College
In Maryville Tennessee freshmen are accused of circulating a hostile handbill attacking Professor Bassett after a Bible exam. The flyer labels him a nuisance and urges students to leave. The college, a leading Presbyterian institution, searches for the responsible party amid rising tensions.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Maryville
Bassett
Harry J. Bassett
the College
Tennessee
American Athletes Return Amid Quarantine Delay
The White Star liner Republic carrying the Athens Olympic champions arrived at quarantine Friday morning to a large crowd. Fans greeted the world champions, but the ship was held at quarantine due to smallpox in the steerage.
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New York
White Star
Republic
Athens
Greece
Crosby Demurrer Sustained in Freight Rebates Case
In Kansas City United States district court Judge McPherson sustained the demurrer to the indictment against George H Crosby former freight traffic manager of the Burlington road charged with alleged conspiracy to grant rebates on freight shipments from the east to Missouri points The judge held the government failed to prove conspiracy and discharged the defendant.
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Kansas City
United States District Court
McPherson
George H. Crosby
Burlington Road
Missouri
Election of Teachers by City School Board
The school board met and elected all remaining city teachers. Prof. A. W. Kennard of Hempstead becomes principal, Prof. T. W. Parker principal of West Side, Prof. J. D. Willis of Waco named teacher. John A. Moore did not seek re election. E. W. Knox re elected in the negro school.
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A. W. Kennard
Hempstead
T. W. Parker
West Side School
J. D. Willis
Waco
Kennard
Willis
A. M. Waldrop
John A. Moore
E. W. Knox
Bryan College trolley committee to meet Monday 5 p.m.
The Bryan College trolley line committee is notified to meet on Monday afternoon at 5 o'clock in the office of Doremus & Butler. J. E. Butler is chairman and the committee members include J. E. Butler.
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Bryan College Trolley Line
Doremus & Butler
J. E. Butler
Norwood's Sale Features Gentlemen’s Footwear Prices
Norwood's advertises special prices in little gents and boys patent vici and Russia calf oxfords. Mrs. C H Woodson arrives from Cameron to visit her parents Mr and Mrs R G Tabor, joining a list of college members and staff on the page.
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Little Gents
Russia
Norwood
C. H. Woodson
Cameron
R. G. Tabor
Roberts' Death Linked to Tiny Ice Cream Diet
In Little Rock on May 25 a health board inquiry into jeweler A. C. Roberts’s death found he had attempted to subsist on ten cents worth of ice cream daily and had starved.
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A. C. Roberts
Little Rock
W. H. Abington
Argentina Board of Health
Roberts
Tioga Independent School District Bonds Approved
Austin May 25 The attorney general approved and the comptroller registered 12000 five fort y five percent bonds of Tioga Independent School District Grayson County.
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Austin
Atorney General
Independent
Tioga
Grayson County
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Batavia Fruits
Batavia
Moor Park
Howell Bros
THE
First National Bank
Bryan, Texas
J. W. Howell
H. C. Boatwright
Guy M. Bryan JR
L. L. McInnis
FM. Law
Ass’t Cashier
Tames
Ildren
Wisconsin
United States
American Express Company
Bassett Basted
Demurrer
George H. C. Crosby
San Francisco
Geo. A. Adams
Parker Building
Oliver Typewriter
Postoffice Drugstore
Pure Drugs
E. J. Jenkins
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