Remedial Laws Won't Attack Sherman Act
Washington June 29. Railroads form Washington group to push remedial legislation post Northern Securities ruling. Morgan group funds aid effort but Cannon warns and blocks move. Samuel Spencer leads task force. plan dropped as Perkins communicates opposition. Yerkes travels for private business. Miller and Marshall deal with Hoffheimer distillery case.
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Commercial Tribune
Washington
Northern Securities
United States Supreme Court
Morgan
South
Southern Railway
Northern Securities Company
Mr. Morgan
Washingon
United States
Samuel Spencer
Representative Cannon
Cannon
George W. Perkins
J. P. Morgan & Co
Internal Revenue
John W. Yerkes
Cincinnati
Louisville
Miller
Johns. Marshall
Hoffheimer
Afro American Press Adopts Address on Race Question
At the Afro-American Press Association annual session in Louisville on June 29 a strong, unanimously adopted address denounces mob law and urges enforcement of good government amid a crisis in civil and political rights. The statement rejects the claim that the U S is a white man's country and warns that efforts to nullify the fourteenth and fifteenth amendments threaten national peace and security.
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Louisville
Afro-American Press Association
Bicentennial of John Wesley Observed in Boston
In Boston on June 29 the New England Conference began a two day celebration of John Wesley s 200th birth anniversary bringing together representatives of the three North American Methodist branches. Speeches by Bishops Fowler Hendrix and Rev Carman honored Wesley with quotes from Roosevelt Frye Lodge Hoar Beveridge Mackey Cleveland and others praising his influence on religion and American moral life.
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Boston
John Wesley
New England
Methodist Church
North America
Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Canada
Charles H. Fowler
Buffalo
Eugene R. Hendrix
Kansas City
A. R. Carman
Wesley
Roosevelt
William P. Frye
Henry Cabot Lodge
England
Hoar
John
Charles Wesley
Albert Beveridge
Loyola
John H. Mackey
Nebraska
Grover Cleveland
John Wes
Senator Allison Has Tariff Plank Ready
Delegates arrive for the Republican State Convention in Des Moines Iowa. Secretary of Agriculture Wilson, a delegate, will arrive with Senator Allison who has the tariff plank prepared for submission to the Committee on Resolutions. The factions agreed Allison should prepare a tariff plank reflecting the state’s tariff equation.
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Des Moines
Wilson
Allison
Committee On
National Organizer Weber Works Among Musicians
John Weber national organizer for the American Federation of Musicians has arrived in New York from Cincinnati to unionize musicians in theaters concert halls and other amusements in Greater New York. He will consult leading city musicians who have signified cooperation.
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New York
John Nweber
American Federation of Musicians
Cincinnati
Weber
West Virginia's Oldest Citizen Dies at 105 Years
Freeman Coulter, West Virginia's oldest citizen, died on his Woodlawn farm in Marshall County in his 106th year. He is survived by his second wife and fourteen children. A lifelong farmer, he worked in the harvest field until ill health in April.
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Commercial Tribune
Wheeling
W. Va
Zimmerman Declares Gubernatorial Candidacy in Ohio Visit
John L Zimmerman of Springfield announces he will run for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination. He met with local leaders including John G. Welty and Judge John W. Albaugh in Canton, then left for Salem to continue building his campaign strategy.
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Commercial Tribune
Canton
John L. Zimmerman
Springfield
Zimmerman
John
Frank Shimp
John G. Welty
Welty
Eloping Teens Laura Mouser and Willie Irwin Nabbed in Columbus
Laura Mouser aged 14 and Willie Irwin 15 or 16 left Blenkner street to explore the world. They rode toward the railroad yards, attempted to ride a freight train, and were arrested by police after seeking escape and shelter. Laura claimed she wanted to visit a relative. Willie said he merely planned a short outing.
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Laura Mouser
Willie Irwin
Blenkner Street
Laura
Willie
City
Dennison
William
Brother's Suspicions Trigger Inquest Into Recorder Death
Pittsburg June 29 Coroner Jesse M McGeary opened an inquest into the death of the late City Recorder J O Brown. The inquiry followed suspicions by J R P Brown of Nebraska that the death was not natural and may have involved poison. The body was exhumed and organs sent for chemical analysis to the request of Mr Brown. A will contest is likely to follow.
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Pittsburg
Jesse M McGeary
City Recorder
J. O. Brown
J. R. P. Brown
Nebraska
Brown
Deserter McCue Faces Bigamy Charge In Chicago
Chicago report details Lieutenant William K McCue accused of desertion and taking a second wife. First wife Ida Westcott of Cincinnati alleges he married Viola Beatrice Bimons in San Francisco and disappeared after promising loans to move to Ft Porter. McCue reportedly returned to a hotel, claimed later defense, and now faces arrest notices from General Bates.
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Nerein i Tribune
Chicago
William K. Megue
Young Gride
McCué
Ida Westcott
Cincinnnati Despatcha
Viola Beatrice Bimons
San Francisco
Cinnati
McCue
Cincinnati
Ft. Thomas
Army Headquarters
Pullman
Ft. Porter
Buffalo
McCue No. 2
Bates
Department of the Lakes
Chaffee
Abe
Department
Ft. Sheridan
Great Northern
Sigmund Simona
O'Neill
Mrs McCue Awaits War Department Action in Soldier Tale
Yesterday Mrs. McCue received word from Adjutant General Corbin that the War Department has taken up Lt. McCue's case. Papers were referred to General Chaffee in Manila. The couple married June 7, 1899, in St. Peter's Cathedral and faced orders to separate during campaigns in Cuba and the Philippines amid Beri Beri illness.
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McCue
Corbin
United States Army
War Department
Chaffee
Department of the East
Manila
P. L Leonard Westcott
Fire Department
Regular Army
Ida Westcott
Ft. Thomas
St. Peter's Cathedral
John Mackey
Pinar del Rio
Cuba
Logan H. Root
Little Rock
Samar
Smith
Aad
Mani
Geisha Seeks Banker Benefactor in Alaska Tale
A Japanese courtesan O Tama San travels from New York to Sitka Alaska seeking Joseph Stokes the banker and philanthropist believed to have funded her rescue. Stokes the son of a famed banker built early YMCA buildings in Europe and earned the Legion of Honor for his charity.
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Commercial ‘Tribune
New York
Joseph Stokes
O Tama San
Jewel
Japan
Sitka
Alaska
Stokes
Kobe
Vn Tea -House
Gotham
New York World
James Stokes
St. Petersburg
Paris
Rome
Vienna
France
Legion of Honor
Rabbis Open Detroit Conference on Kishineff Outrage
At Temple Beth El Detroit the Central Conference of American Rabbis convened with 60 rabbis from across the United States. Rabbi Joseph Silverman urged halting protests while praising President Roosevelt for forwarding the Bnai Brith petition to the Czar and called for a formal minute endorsing the diplomatic outcome and relief efforts.
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Detroit
Central ‘Conference’ of ‘American Rabbis
Feu
Temple Beth el
United States
Joseph Silverman
New York
Russia
B'nai B'rith Society
Roosevelt
Silverman
Kishinéff
Jacob Netter
San Francisco
Maybury
Louis Grossman
Cincinnati
Lee
Kishineff
Rabbi Silverman
Servia
Europe
America
B'nai B'rith
Israel
Czar
The
$1 750 000 Pledged to Fight the Beef Trust
Representatives of the United States Packing Company arrive in Kansas City to discuss creating a $1,000,000 packing plant there. The Colorado company reports $1,750,000 already subscribed. James H. Peabody is president, with roots in the National Live Stock Association convocation in Kansas City.
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Kansas City
United States Packing Company
Colorado
Beef Trust
Charles F. Martin
James H. Peabody
National Live St Association
John W. Springer
Association
Pac
Bush Temple of Music plans 14 story Cincinnati project
W L Bush of Chicago and secretary Ian Arnold visit New York to discuss buying the Pike Opera House site for a fourteen story building to include a hotel theater music conservatory and office colony. If Pike site fails he will seek Seventh and Race or Highth and Race property with local capitalists.
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W. L. Bush
Chicago
Bush Temple of Music
Tha City
St. Nicholas Hotel
Ian Arnold
Bush
Arnold
Pike Opera House
Conservatory of Music
Seasongood
Temple of Music
Commercial Tribune
Powel Crosley
Cincinnati
Bush Temple
Des Moines
Kansas City
St. Louis
Memphis
R. C. Clowry
Western Union Telegraph Company
Bush & Gerts
Victoria
New York
Edward Roth
Americans Win Prizes in Races at Kiel
The American men of war won two firsts a second and a third in races against the German fleet. Five American boats entered in four events. Germans had thirty seven. The Emperor awarded prizes at the Yacht Club, with Ensign Steel receiving a silver cup and Lt Mustin and Midshipman Rowan getting silver cigarette boxes for the Chicago's cutter.
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Kiel
Steel
Emperor William
Mustin
Rowan
Chicago
Pope’s Mass Seen as Calm Amid Conclave Fears
On St. Peter’s Day Pope Pius IX celebrated mass in the private chapel with his family and chaplain as the Italian government orders two regiments ready to guard Rome. If a conclave follows a death, troops may cordon the Vatican to preserve order and protect valuables during the interregnum.
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Rome
Pius IX
Vatican
Quarrels of Officials Hinder Rescue Work
At Madrid on June 2 the Bilboa train wreck site near the 4 bridge over the Neferlla River had 100 bodies recovered by midnight with about 70 more believed trapped. Civil and military authorities clashed slowing rescue while evidence of wealthy victims appeared in recovered money and jewelry.
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Madrid
Bilboa
Neferlla
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William K. M’cue
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Salem
Columbus, CO
Tom O'Neil
Woods
Owe AL
Tom Westcott
Hotegin
Papa
Will
M’cue
Rabbis’ Conference
B’na T Byrith
Rotary
Hay
Lee Levy
B’ Nai! B'rith
Independent Packing
W.L. Bush
Pike Theater
Tel
Talian
Spain
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