Meantime Court Figures Linked to Corporate Favors
Washington investigates a judge accused of using his position to gain favors from corporations. Four major financial deals tied to his bench tenure were disclosed. Mrs. Caroline Bartlett Crane testified to meat inspection laxity and rising enforcement gaps. The Senate backed pension increases for Civil War veterans with the Sherwood dollar‑a‑day bill adding $25,797,702 to pensions.
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Geneted States Commerce Court
Department of Agriculture
House Committee
Washington
Caroline Bartlett Crane
Kalamazoo
Mich
United States Senate
Commissioner of Pensions
Multiple Disasters Hit Regions With Fires Floods and Crashes
The report notes widespread distress as Mississippi River flooding worsens in Louisiana with many boats needed. A federal injunction against a Steel trust was denied in Trenton. Shriners Conclave ends in Los Angeles with William J. Cunningham elected Imperial potentate. A Wabash Valley train collision near Kokomo injures many. A five story building collapse in Houston buries workers, one dies.
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Shriners
Los Angeles
Imperial Council
William J. Cunningham
Baltimore
John Frank Treat
Fargo
Beald Mine Dispute Ends in Fatality in Illinois
A clash between foreign and American miners at Beald in Macoupin county Illinois over whether to work before the state referendum results caused one man to die and left four others injured. The incident arose as workers debated the timing of resuming labor amid the ongoing vote.
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Beald
Macoupin County
Ill
Oaoundasaa
Earthquake Devastates Zaputa Lan. Volcano Activates After
Thirty four people were killed and many buildings in Zaputa Lan, situated on the slope of Colima volcano, were wrecked by a quake. Following the quakes the volcano became active.
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Zaputalan
Volcino
Colima
Hibben Inaugurated at Princeton Amid Distinguishers
Dr. John Grier Hibben becomes Princeton University president in a ceremony attended by prominent educators and thousands of alumni and students. A Paris rumor claimed Mrs Ava Willing Astor may wed Maurice Rostand, while Philander Knox visits San Francisco for expo honors. William Vincent Astor is the principal beneficiary of Col John Jacob Astor’s estate valued at 75 to 100 million dollars. Madeline Force Astor is well provided for.
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John Grier Hibben
Princeton University
Paris
Ava Willing Astor
Col
John Jacob Astor
Maurice Restand
Edmond Rostand
Philander C. Knox
San Francisco
California Development Board
William Vincent Astor
Madeline Force Astor
Politicians Respond to Primary Contests Across States
The article notes Governors and party leaders weighing primary results and delegations. It mentions Tacoma officials honoring Rosewell's primary win with a dinner for President Taft, a June 6 Republican committee meeting in Chicago to resolve delegate contests, and Democratic moves in Pennsylvania and Washington state backing Roosevelt and Champ Clark.
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Tacoma
Wasa
Rosewell
Taft
Republican National Committee
Chicago
Champ Clark
Washington
Walla Walla
Titanic Disaster Claims Rise as Wreck Sinks Four More
Reporters confirm four additional bodies recovered from the Titanic disaster, raising the death toll amid ongoing salvage efforts. Officials caution preliminary identifications and continue searches near the wreck site for more victims.
Ship stops as family mourns distant loss
The Seas of Earthed news recounts Captain Dow halting the vessel near the southern waters. Mrs Loring is placed in a steamer chair at the rail as passengers bow their heads and flowers drift into the water.
Toronto Banker Recalled From Chicago For Extradition
Dr William Beat Nesbitt former president of the Farmers bank of Toronto Canada was ordered extradited by US Commissioner Foote after being accused of false statements about the bank’s condition The state department upheld the ruling and Nesbitt counsel planned habeas corpus action. Ned Nesbitt was hurried from Chicago to Toronto before friends learned of Washington decision.
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Chicago
William Beattie Nesbitt
Farmers’ Bank of
Toronto
Canada
United States
Foote
State Department
Diector Nesbitt
Washingtton
Born After Mother's Death A Noted New Baby
A world first baby born after the mother’s death survives at Pordham hospital. The Caesarean operation was performed ten months after the mother, Mrs Keblecea Lipsehitz, died from a stroke. Physicians call the case unprecedented and proof life may persist after death in organs.
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New York
Miy
By & Caesurhan
Pordham
CIA
Keblecea Lipsehitz
Warship Rams a Steamer in Hagish Channel Collision
A British battleship Landen agi rammed and damaged the British steamer Don Benito in Hagish Channel during a heavy fog and forced her to beach. The Don Benito was badly damaged. the battleship landed unscathed. Missouri State Spelling Bee contest underway in Jefferson City with $100 prize and participation from county champions.
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London
Pritinh
Don Benito
Landen Agi
Craghc
Dakestoane
Jefferson City
State Happenings Recapped In Brief
A miscellany of local items notes a faulty mortgage release leading to a $100 recovery action involving Mrs Angeline Hoop and others tied to Fairland real estate. Other items mention astronomical theories on ice ages and a school fund miscount affecting Shelby county finances.
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Shelby County
State Board of Accounts
Thomas Yates
Thomas Hawkins
Shelbyville
Shannon Ree tor Dies by Gas In Sanatorium
In Shelbyville on May 13 Shannon Ree tor of Stiersville committed death by own action at a local sanatorium while undergoing treatment for a liquor habit. He told the manager he was tired, then sealed the room and filled the keyhole with paper before turning on the gas. The sixty year old man’s body was found on the bed after an investigation prompted by his absence.
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Shelbyville
Shannon Reetor
Stiersville
Ile
Crawfordsville Boy Wins Central Indiana Oratorical Contest
In Lafayette on May 13 a crowd of 2000 watched Robert Long of Crawfordsville High School win first prize at the annual Central Indiana high school oratorical contest. Pauline Feltz Rushville took second. Larry Dude Leebanon, third. Hazel Munger Fort Wayne, fourth. Charles Downs Lafayette, fifth. Lily Pickett Noblesville, sixth.
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Crawfordsville
Lafayette
Jefferson High School
Robert Long
Crawfordsville High School
Central Indiana High School
Pauline Feltz
Rushville
Tlarry Dude
Leebanon
Trazel Munger
Frankfort
Charles Dawns
Latayeile
Iily Pickett
Noblesville
Pennsylvania engineer rescues children from tram car
John Conley, a Pennsylvania freight engineer, stopped his locomotive after spotting two small children on a tram platform near Muneie. He picked up the children and carried them to their mother, who is visiting relatives in the area.
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Muneie
John Conley
Pennsylvania
Dol Dirties
Cotnibres
Krnt Dle
Recovery of $12000 in Taxes from Reed Estate
Attica on May 1 officials recovered 12000 from the estate of Sampson Reed as a compromise to avert a lawsuit. Reed had long been Fountain county’s top taxpayer though much property reverted after his will. taxation details remain tied to his holdings.
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Attica
Sampson Reed
Fountain Equity
Ghever
Witty Policeman Dismisses Window Stones For Amused Silliness
A policeman laughs off a late night disturbance as suffragettes throw stones at a window. He says the women have been at it for several hours and that it amuses the girls, so he will let them continue.
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Mr. Wombat
Safer Plan Sparks Quiet Household Debate
A comic exchange suggests caution in sharing a furnished home. One character argues for keeping the space as is while another proposes lending it to a friend first as a safer test. The dialogue hints at social norms and trust in a domestic setting.
Marine Eye Remedy and Hair Growth Claim Advertisements
An assortment of old advertisements tout Marine Eye Remedy for red weak watery eyes and granulated eyelids with illustrated booklets and doctors’ endorsements plus a Miracle Hairgrowth product. Also promoted Red Cross Ball Blue as a cleaning and whitening product and a vague claim of a judge commenting on a hair loss issue.
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Marine
Marine Eye Remedy Co
Chicago
Fragmented historic notice about births and opinions
A jumble of phrases references a four pound birth, questions about survival, cures and teas for children, and social remarks. The text blends personal anecdotes with vague claims and quoted sentiments about weather and frank speech.
No One Stronger Than His Stomach
Dr Abernethy of London argued stomach ailments cause most diseases and that every feeling and emotion affects the stomach through nerves. A medical writer claims we live through the stomach as the vital center of the body and recommends a curative medicine for indigestion and related ills.
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Abernethy
London
Dieore Ders
Girl Bites Off Tongue in Tree Fall Tragedy
Evansville reports a grim accident as a girl, the daughter of Heruard Davidson, bit off her tongue during a fall from a tree. Doctors fear for her life as she remains in critical condition.
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Evansville
Heruard Davidson
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