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Newspaper
Clinton Plaindealer
Location
Clinton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1906
Page
2
A long, mixed article recounts the Star Spangled Banner, a boy named Willie and his dog Nero preparing for a Fourth of July parade. Nero earns firecrackers and is chosen to march with Willie, symbolizing loyalty and celebration.
International Harvester and its American unit pleaded guilty to violating Arkansas anti-trust law by enforcing exclusive contracts. Each counts carry a $10,000 fine plus $5,000 estimated costs. Attorney General Rogers traveled to Little Rock with the $20,000 payment, signaling further actions against other trusts.
The Chicago News notes the fiftieth anniversary of the first Republican national convention in Philadelphia. It nominated John C. Fremont and signaled the party's entry into national affairs. Some Republicans debate whether this marks the party's birth.
In Mississippi near his home John Sharp Williams is called John Sharp due to family ties. Richard Pettigrew of South Dakota seeks to become the first socialist U S senator after two terms. Bob Taylor of Tennessee, newly elected senator, authored a remark about Mason and Dixon's line. Senators Knox and Spooner are described as close allies in the Senate. An anecdote recalls Alger asking for Spooner and Dolliver directing him to Knox.
The year saw 6,533 desertions from the U S Army an 11 07 percent of enlisted strength and about one in nine soldiers deserting. Officers blame lack of beer in exchanges plus supervision by commanding officers as a remedy. Government warns against bogus map agents while a rail inquiry extends to 548 railroads. Cassatt denies coal stock but admits holdings in steel rail firms. The Supreme Court docket shows delays for state boundary disputes. Roosevelt urges civil service reform stressing merit and examinations. 1790 census heads of families naming proposal faces Congress. U S Japan trade exceeds all other Asian partners with exports rising to 106 million and imports near 51 million in 1905.
The Keep commission backs the 1900 agricultural census figures while launching an Interior Department inquiry ordered by the President and urged by Secretary Hitchcock. Indictments rise against western lumbermen for illegal land grabs and cattlemen face allegations of using dummy settlers to claim homesteads for grazing.
New York insurance representatives decide to deny liability for losses "caused directly or indirectly by earthquakes" in the San Francisco disaster. San Francisco merchants expect courts may disallow using the earthquake clause since structures were intact until flames reached them.
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