Taft Pushes Waterpower Transfer Across States
Passaic N J May 9 President Taft spoke at a Passaic board of trade banquet on a broad administration program. He urged swift passage of a bill to certify waterpower sites to states and argued for public land withdrawals. He noted bills on phosphate lands and urged action on railway and postal measures while defending court of commerce provisions.
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Passaic
N. J
Passaic Board of Trade
Taft
Congress
Stainess
New Mexico
Arizona
House
Senate
Théode
Andy
Hyde Goes On Stand Denies Crimes In Swope Case
Kansas City May 10 Dr B Clark Hyde and wife testified denying nurses accounts and any poisoning scheme in the Swope home. Hyde said he did not kill or mistreat patients while defending his treatment of James Hunton Col Thomas Swope and Christian Swope. He claimed no knowledge of Mrs Hyde receiving Swope’s residue and denied poisoning with drugs or cyanide. Mrs Hyde corroborated by denying witnesses’ testimony and said Thomas Swope Jr could not have been on the street when he claimed to see capsules tossed away.
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Kansas City
B. Clark Hyde
Hyde
Swope
James Moas Hunton
Col
Thomas A. Swope
Chrianian Swope
Colonel Swope
Young Swope Wag
Hyde House
Dr. Lyman
Hunton
Jeffries Poor Against Last Week in Ben Lomond Training
In Ben Lomond California on May 9 Jeffries delivered a disappointing showing with slow footwork and eye coordination. Spectators Tex Rickard and Jeffries' father witnessed a garbled start to the bout sequence and a tense mood among supporters.
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Ben Lomond
Cal
Jeffries
Tex Rickard
Mrs Fatman Upsets Indian Traditions
In Lande Wyoming on May 9 Ernis Fat man a young Arapahoe brave sues for divorce from Emma Fat man claiming she upholds rouge and that no self-respecting Indian may live with her while supporting that a warrior should be supreme in his tepee. Fatman is represented by Landfair and Hardin. Emma by Stone and Winslow.
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Lande
Wyo
Ernis Fatman
District Court of Divorce
Emma Fatman
Emma
Fatman
Landfair & Hardin
Fanned Batter Strikes Pitcher in Pinch Hit Incident
In Jackson Mississippi on May 9 Grover Bat hit Pitcher Dan White over the head with a baseball bat after a strikeout as Dee and Philadelphia game proceedings placed White at home with a fractured skull.
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Jackson
Miss
Dee
Philadelphia
Grover Ba
Dan White
Cheyenne Prepares for Barney Oldfield Speed Trials
Barney Oldfield arrives in Cheyenne on No 4 with a fleet of high powered cars, including the 200 horsepower Beng and the clock record holder Anox. An automobile parade will follow upon arrival in Cheyenne with a five minute badge entry system and transit permits. The Cheyenne Motor Club and Ninth Cavalry will manage crowd control while a full military band provides entertainment. Public schools will close at noon and merchants declare a half holiday in Cheyenne for the event.
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Barney Oldfield
Cheyenne
Wiech
Denver
al Cheyenne Metariote
Sum
Uhuraday
Cheyenne Street Railway
George
Walker
Toon
Transportation Service
Tim
Cheyenne Motor Club
Industrial Club
Oldfield
McCoombs
Kelly
U. S. Cavalry
Dewad
Tor Club
Motor Club
Widfield
Cheyanne
Proclamation of George V Beckons Vast Crowds in London
London May 9 the accession of George V was proclaimed with medieval rites echoing a millennium of precedent across Britain Ireland and colonies. Citizens packed the metropolis streets as Life Guards and foot guards paraded amid ceremonial pomp signaling the new reign begun and old grief felt for Edward.
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London
Georgey
Great Britain
Ireland
Edward
George V
Aldershot
Japanese Carvel Sige On Victims Forehead
Denver police report the strangling death of Mrs Adgeway Wilson 35 found in a coal bin of a house she was preparing to occupy The killer is described as a Japanese cleaning helper and a triangular skin cut on the center forehead with gashes from the temples is thought to signal a Japanese murder society targeting white women
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Denver
Adgeway Wilson
Hooge
Power Closes Oil Contracts for 2000 Barrels Daily
In Lander Wyoming on May 9 Col T B Power, manager of the Dallas oil works, reports contracts with eastern buyers including Omaha packing concerns and with Wyoming & Northwestern and Chicago & Northwestern railroads for 2000 barrels of fuel oil daily. Wells near the central pumping plant will supply about 1600 barrels daily with five drilling rigs being erected to add 500 more. A recently completed well produced around 60 barrels daily with a brief surge above that level.
Funerals graded in Chicago plan to cap fees
Chicago officials propose a five class system for funeral costs with fixed min and max undertaker fees. A special settlement and club workers committee backs legislative regulation of burial expenses and will decide at a City club meeting whether to push the plan before a mast meeting or as a broader club movement.
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Chicago
Hart Board
Switz
Tobacco Association to Meet On Board Ship
Richmond Va May 9 The Tobacco Association of the United States will hold its annual meeting this year on the Atlantic Ocean. The tobacconists will board a chartered ship at Norfolk July 1 and set sail for New York. The business meetings are to be held on board during the evening and next day.
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Briny Deep
Richmond
Tobacco Association of the United States
Atlantic Ocean
Norfolk
New York
Money Awaiting War Veterans in Governor's Office
Unclaimed funds totaling about 1079 dollars await 112 Spanish American War veterans or their heirs. Claims require writing to the governor with proof of entitlement for pay due from enrollment to muster in May and June 1898, listing numerous names and unit details.
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Brooks
United States Volunteer Service
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Manufacturers’ Association
Federation of Labor
Myt ‘Co
Court’ of Commerce
Interstate Commerce Commission
Jeff
Hils
Johnson
Iatekdl
Gloynekl
Armstrong
Big Negro
Richard
Deldred
Berger
San Franciseo
Jack Johnson
Johnsen
Mrs. Fatman
Ily
King George V
Edward VII
Prince OF Wales
Mansion House
Propiicrul
Pernone
State of
Wyoming
J. D Kilpatrick
C. A. Birmingham
T. W. Brown
Bred Chapman
Harry Clay
B. Cleburn
Lowell Coates
B. Coates
Ernest Kandler
Fred Raymond
J. M. Speath
Wallace
W. B. Williams
Ogee
Ernest R. Bowker
Thos
B. Bareton
William Bartlett
Bert H. Dennis
W. F. Dusahoo
H. Lange
Wesley Lytle
George BR. Laird
George Bt. Moyer
J. J. Marsh
Carl F. Dre Tholkus Olson
B. Stockton
J A.’ 'Prosper
Arthur White
Robert J. White
Company ‘i
C. Z. Zander, Chas, Puey, E. Blackmer
Geo. Briggs
Joha 'A. Brown
Chas
C. Caldwell
Tom Tennis
Andrew Lindberg
H. H. Preston
H. A. Richardson
Dan Sullivan
C. 1
Wells
McVeigh
Hawes
M. N. Stoneman
Rea Bender
Harry Brown
W. C. Burtles
A. N. Catking
J. Clark
Erickson
Wm. Freeks
M. Hasaerd
Ra Johns
F. M. Jones
Wim
Kelley
Ed Lyst
Tom McGuire
A. ‘. McDowell
Wim. Nichole
M. J. Rowland
Samuel Roslyn
O. A. Vaublar Can
W. A. Wollman
R. Wilkinson
Battery
Glenn A. Alybott
Peter Anderson
Charles Bushman
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