Elkins Pleads For More Time For Railroads
Washington May 1 Senator Jeff Davis of Arkansas urges discharging judiciary committees from his bill to suppress trusts. The day centers on Elkins resolution delaying the Hepburn commodity clause until 1910, aiming for twenty months more to separate railroad and mine or factory properties amid heavy debate. Culberson and Nelson argue railroads haven t earned consideration.
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Washington, D. C
Senate
Jeff Davis
Arkansas
Judiciary
Elkins
Florida
Culbergen
Nelson
Lost Wife Reunited After Twenty Years apart in Pittsburgh
Thomas Smith who volunteered for Johnstown flood relief in 1889 found his wife in Pittsburgh after two decades apart. They had married briefly, separated by long mail delays, and reunited on Smithfield Street as she recalled fleeing hardship when he did not return.
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Pittsburg
Johnstown
Thomas Smith
Smith
Smithfield Street
Thomas
Special Service Work Limited in Sundry Civil Bill
Lawmakers narrow the sundry civil appropriation bill to limit secret service use to guarding the president and pursuing counterfeiters after a close House session. Democrats opposing the majority bid blocked unanimous consent to print 100000 copies of an Agriculture Department cattle disease report.
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Washington, D. C
House
Appropriations Committee
Department of Agriculture
Captured at the Post Private Arrested for Horse Stealing
Sheriff William F. Miller of Juno Wisconsin arrested Private Walter Kuyawe of Company K Eleventh Infantry on a horn stealing charge. He allegedly took a horse at Juno before enlisting and was moved to Fort Russell for transfer to Juno for trial.
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William F. Miller
Juno
Wis
Fort Russell
Walter Kuyawe
Company K
Eleventh Infantry
Kuyawe
Atoen
Chicago
Electric train kills one man in New Jersey crossing incident
Samuel T. Bailey of Camden, president of Farr & Bailey Co. oil cloth makers, was killed when his automobile was struck by an electric train at a crossing in May's Landing, Atlantic City. His wife and chauffeur J B Tripp were severely hurt.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Samuel T. Bailey
Camden
Farr & Bailey Company
J. B. Tripp
May's Landing
Fierce Storms Hit New York With Rain Snow and Damage
New York May 1 two storms from the southeast and northwest clash over the city bringing rain and snow to western New York. Counter winds tore down trees in parks and damaged shipping. Two hundred Coney Island bath houses were blown down, Seaside Park saw a foot of water and Brighton Beach race track became a lake.
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New York
Pacific Coast
New York State
Coney Island
Brighton Beach Race Track
Express Company Robber in Mexico Reported
Wells Fargo express company reports to Torreon authorities in Mexico the loss of 63 000 Mexican currency from a through safe in the City of Mexico car. One agent aboard the car knew the combination and has not been arrested.
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Laredo
Tex
Wells- Farg E Xpress Company
Torreon
Mex
City of Mexico
Alarm for Mr Cleveland
Rumors spread that ex president Grover Cleveland's illness at a Lakewood New Jersey hotel was cancer and hopeless. His doctors declined to disclose a diagnosis, citing patient confidentiality, while the family and attendants offered no statements.
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New York
Grover Cleveland
Lakewood
N. J
Army Pay Raises For Officers And Enlisted Men Approved
Senate and house conferees reach agreement on an army bill raising officer salaries by schedule totals and enlisted pay, with majors generals receiving up to eight thousand dollars and cadets six hundred. remounts and horse equipment provision also set. No reenlistment bonus to be paid.
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Washington, D.C
Senate
House
Man's life saved by grafting rabbit skins
In Newark court, Antonio Maggio survived severe burns when doctors grafted rabbit skin onto his body after autologous skin transfer failed. The procedure followed a glass pot explosion that caused extensive injuries, with the rabbit skin graft offering success where other grafts did not.
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New York
Supreme Court
Newark
Antonio Magela
J. F. Glasby Lumber Company
Maggio
Richest woman in land never uses a telephone
New York May 1. Mrs Hetty Green, perhaps the most active business person in the country, has never used a telephone. An attendant relays her messages from a downtown trust company office.
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New York
Hetty Green
Weather forecast for Wyoming and D C shows cool weekend
Fore cast for Wyoming coastal region is fair Saturday and Sunday with showers and cooler conditions. Local data through 6 p m May 1 1908 records maximum 62 degrees minimum 29 degrees and no precipitation.
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Washington
D. C
Wyoming
Palmer
Republicans Dodge the Wood Pulp Issue in House Debate
Washington May 1 John Sharp Williams urged Republicans to sign a petition to force a vote on the Stevens bill to add wood pulp to the free list. He claimed 164 of 165 Democrats backed the move and pressed for 30 Republican signatures to create a House majority.
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Washington, D. C
John Sharp Williams
House
Stevens
Cannon
Congress
Committee On Ways and Means
Williams
Willams
Mr. Williams
Champ Clark
de Armond
Underwood
John Wesley Gaines
House of Representatives
Land Entries Before Additional Officials
Washington May 1 Special to The Leader county clerks and United States commissioners will join registers and receivers of land offices in verifying coal and mineral entries affidavits and declaratory statements This change saves time and money and reduces trips to land offices.
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Washington, D. C
United States Commissioners
Stetson Bankruptcy Petition Filed for 83 Million Debts
William A. Stetson a leading U S dealer filed for bankruptcy in Boston with three affiliated firms the Ford Morocco company, the Boston Rome Leather company and the William A Stetson company. Liabilities total about 3 million with 1 million secured assets estimated at 1.6 million and Joseph O Proctor requested as receiver.
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Boston
Mass
William A. Stetson
United States
Mr. Stetson
Ford Morocco Company
Wilmington
Del
Boston Rome Leather Company
Wright Brothers Airship Proves a Success
The Wright brothers conducted the first government supervised test flight of their airship at Nag Head North Carolina. The two mile flight demonstrated the device and its potential for military use as Army officers observed.
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Ee Va
Wright Brothers
United States
Nag Head
N. C
War Department
Army
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