Taft Urges Immediate Rail Rate Clause Action
President Taft and railway leaders meet to push a sudden rate clause. If Congress passes the amendment before July 1, no further ICC review is needed. otherwise railroads will submit proposed increases to the ICC under the new law. House votes 162 to 156 to send the railroad bill to conference amid party divisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, Jane
Taft
Brown
New York Central
McCrea
Pennsylvania
Finley
Southern Railway
Congress
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commission
Western Roads
Eastern, Central and Southern Railways
House
Tammany Tepresienta Hives
New York City
Commerce Commission
Hixedgee
Lenroot
Wisconsin
Bold thief robs patrolman in New York home
A thief looted Gadlia Krams a New York patrolman at his residence last night taking 40 dollars in pills a gold watch and chain and the service revolver. He displayed a police uniform shield on the coat to intimidate. The intruder removed the shield placed it on the table and left a scent piece as he fled toward the station.
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New York
Gadlia Krams
New York Department
Krams
Krain'éise
Gil reprimaned bor dancing ends liffo
Lola Holland a 17 year old daughter of a hotel proprietor faced a reprimand for attending a dance event. The incident occurred in Reno on June 7 as authorities cited concerns over youth curfews and propriety.
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Gil
Bor
Reno
Dante
Lola Holland
Gafelde
Fugitive Rich Man Dashes Into Town in Private Car
F H Moftatotwt, head of Wreseed Steel Car, dashed into Pittaburg in a private car and sped away, pursued by detectives armed with warrants for lounging councilmen. Police and district attorney officials coordinated as the car sped to the Works yards.
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Vitteburg
Pittaburg
F. H. Moftatotwt
Wiela
Wreseed Steel Car Company
Hotfatott
New York
Orks
Terthoe County
William A. Inkley
Wille Hoffata T
Hofatott
AIK
Apheta
Perils of Farm Life Reported in Rural Dispatches
News from Pittsburg and neighboring states recount dangerous farm incidents. A farmer near Liberty, Ohio was killed by a enraged mule after an arm injury. another near TiIden died when a colt kicked him. In Greenville Pa a pet horse bit off a woman's finger, and in Willowin Monroe County a woman trampled and cut by a cow during a turkey quarrel.
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Pittsburg
L'ibon
Ohio
Poe
Dobbs
Warren Wraxm
Tilden
Greenville
Jacob Abler
John W. Johnson
Willow In
Monroe County
W. Va
Hike's rare program draws elite Cheyenne crowd
Hyron's troubadours presented a refined late night concert at a grand home. The ensemble impressed Cheyenne society with advanced instrumental pieces and vocal numbers, earning praise and encore after encore. Some new instruments were shown but the music did not reach the era's highest order.
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RLES
Hyron
EAST WHERE FUNERAL ROUNDS FOR MCCORMICKS
Mr and Mrs W H McCormick and Mr and Mrs Lowrey returned from Madison Wisconsin where they attended the funeral of Mrs McCormick's sister in law.
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East
W. H. McCormick
Mrs. Lowrey
Madison
Wis
Mrs. McCormick
Wolter
Roosevelt Lecture Honors Oxford Doctorate Ceremony
Oxford conferred on Theodore Roosevelt the honorary doctor of civil law in the Sheldonian Theatre. His lecture Biological Analogies in History drew peak enthusiasm though part remained undelivered due to voice failure. Lord Curzon introduced Roosevelt as a ruler of men and a notable figure among leaders.
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Oxford
Oxford Today
Theodore Rosevelt
Sheldonian Theater
Cen
Roosevelt
Lord Curzon
Tim
Omer
Augusta
Victoria
New York
Spanished War Vets Organizer Visits Cheyenne
Mrs Martindale, organizer for Spanish war veterans, travels through Central City to Cheyenne Haw yesterday. She meets locals and discusses forming a protection organization at an early date.
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Martindale
Cheyenne
Central-J Vy
Spain
Will and estate details relay a Brooklyn probate case
A will and probate matter involve B Wield a gum manufacturer and a beneficiary sister. The estate, valued around 1,000,000, is tied to income for a society with investments and a 300 dollar sister exception.
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WILL
MW New
Flanagan Named Johnson Manager Amid Camp Turmoil
Jack Johnson announced Tom Flanagan will help manage his affairs as he trains in Frisco. Flanagan, famed for developing Tom Longboat, arrives amid reports of managerial shakeups and delays in the Jeff versus Corbett bout. Johnson ran twelve miles but trained lightly due to cold weight concerns. a musicale with Prof Burns followed.
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Burns
Ben Lomond
Jeff
Corbett
Jeffries
Navy Recruit Goes for Weight by Drinking Water
John Hayes a 26 year old resident of Mount Vernon Indiana attempted to enlist at Van Buren in the Navy and needed to meet a weight requirement. He drank several gallons of water to gain displacement and was accepted after proving he met the weight standard.
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NAVY
Vansville
Ind
John Hayes
Mount Vernon
Unit 1 States Navy
Terrific Italy Earthquake Destroys Towns and Strikes Panic
Rome reports the worst quake since 1908, wrecking Calitri and many towns in Basilicata Campania and Apulia. King Emmanuel and Queen Helena tour the affected zone as telegraph lines fail and relief efforts begin. The disaster raises fears for Bari and other areas, with troops deployed and a relief fund opened in Rome.
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Rome
Wick
Heggio
Messina
Italy
Calitri
Gulf of Macedonia
Adriatic
Bari
Hmmanuel
Helena
Basilicata
Campania
Calambri
Sicily
Apulia
Vatican
Signor
Fe Giufelli
Ettore Gecchii
Conda
Potonga
Jeff
Clally
Can
Riocerero
Trinapolita
Etrieken
Vallata
Electric Trust Secures Two Wyoming Franchises
A seven million dollar merger of electric light and power companies in Colorado Wyoming and New Mexico will be completed tomorrow. The Federal Light and Traction Company of New York will take over the United States Light Traction Company of Denver, including Sheridan and Rawlins Wyoming.
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Deter
Elect Light and Power Companies
Colorado
Wyoming
New Mexico
I S
Federal Light & Traction Company of
New York
United States Light & Traction Company of
Denver
Sheridan
Rawlins
Alive and Well Mary McGonnigle Stuns Family in Mix-Up
In New York, June 7, a tale of mistaken identity emerges as a living Mary McGonigle visits her sister’s home after a trolley accident had killed another Mary McGonigle. The wrong Mary had been buried and funeral arrangements completed. The living Mary had mistaken the earlier death story and the undertaker was astonished by the resemblance.
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New York
Mary McGonigle
Mary MccGonigle
Edward
Fifth United States Infantry
Traction Company
Olster Sereaprer
Jonighe
Mary MacGonigle
Mary
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New York Herald
Gotham
Pittsburger
Seridge
Turies
Tremblor
Reggio
Electric Trust
Mary McGonnigle
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