Amityville Wyoming coal land cases on trial request
The Supreme Court will be asked to order a New York trial for the Amityville Wyoming coal land cases. Chairman Underwood opened the sugar debate and reported the Excise bill as the Senate Finance Committee moved an adverse Steel bill. Secretary Knox urged ratification of the Nicaragua treaty while the convention agenda stalled. Commissioner H. K. Smith reported on water power and noted J P Morgan & Co. as a dominant interest in General Electric and related industries.
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New York
Underwood
Senate Finance Committee
Knox
Senate
H. K. Smith
J. P. Morgan & Co
General Electric Company
Moss Point
Miss
Chicago
Massachusetts State Legislative Committee On Railroads
Boston
Utah
Salt Lake City
Emmons Weller
Salisbury
David Trousdale
Texas
Wells -Fargo Express Company
Maryland
Baltimore
Tennessee Supreme Court
Lem Motlow
Tennessee
Anaka
Harry Blunt
Newark
New York Independent Telephone Company
T. W. Finnacane
Rochester
Mercantile Electric Company
United States Independent Telephone Company
Notable Obituaries and Political Moves Amid 1900s News
Personal Rear-Admiral Melville dies at 72 in Philadelphia from paralysis. Senator O Gorman of New York admitted to practice before the U S Supreme Court. Henry Clay Frick funds 2 5 million building loan to MIT. Mrs Grover-Cleveland attends 75th birth anniversary observance in New York City. George Arms dies at 83 in New York Grand Hotel after 37 years there. made fortune in Civil War swords and firearms. Theodore Roosevelt to start campaign tour via Middle West New England Philadelphia and Newark.
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Senator O’gorman
New York
Supreme Court of the United States
Henry Clay Frick
Massachusetts Institut, of Technology
Grover-Cleveland
Mr. Cleveland
City College
George Arms
Chicopee
Mass
Grand Hotel
Mr. Arms
Theodore Roosevelt
Middle West
New England
Newark
Davis Cup ties set with byes for American team
Sporting America's lawn tennis squad to receive a bye in preliminary Davis Cup ties against challengers this year. Johnny Kilbane the featherweight champion of the world gets a massive Cleveland welcome as about 100,000 greet him. Marquard shines as Giants beat Galveston 7 to 0. Cornell varsity adds eleven sports to its offerings. Arthur Postle defeats Jack Donaldson in Auckland setting two new world records in 150 and 200 yards.
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Johnny Kilbane
Cleveland
New York Giants
Colts
Galveston
Marquard
Cornell
Auckland
New Zealand
Arthur Postle
Jack Donaldson
South Africa
Taft addresses Massachusetts Legislature and era of reform
General President Taft spoke to the Massachusetts Legislature after a speech by Col Roosevelt. In Oklahoma buzzards lose protection, spreading disease from diseased animals to ponds. Jewish New Yorkers organize a National Guard affiliated battalion. Francis C. Moore dies at Lakewood YMCA. Kansas Democrats unit vote endorses Champ Clark for President. Mona debuts at the Metropolitan Opera House. Practical Mothers Association launches to seek minors protection. Dynamite damages property in Rochester Genesee river pack. Anthracite miners probe Sunday meetings amid strike pressure.
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Massachusetts
Col. Roosevelt
Oklahoma
New York
National Guard
Francis C. Moore
Continental Fire Insurance Co
Lakewood Y. M. C. A
Kansas
Champ Clark
Mona
American Opera
Horatio Parker
Brian Hooker
Metropolitan Opera House
Fire Destroys Moss Point Business District
Across Moss Point Mississippi the business section was leveled by a major fire. The blaze left extensive damage to storefronts and goods, with investigators seeking a cause as firefighters contained the spread.
German secretary resigns as undersecretary named successor
Foreign Adolf Wermuth, imperial secretary of the German treasury, resigns his office and the undersecretary, Herr Kuhn, is appointed to succeed him. The report mentions other global items and notable events from Berlin, Crete, and Spain with various political and naval notes. nine Tiepolo frescoes dating to 1758 are found near Venice in Maolo.
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Herr Kuhn
North Dakota
Guantanamo
English Channel
Berlin
Mulheim-am-Rhein
Sheng-Yun
Peking
George
Mary
Reid
Tiepelo
Maolo
Venice
Belli
House approves income tax to cover sugar losses
The House passed a Democratic excise bill to tax incomes of $5,000 or more, aiming to raise 20 to 60 million dollars yearly to offset free sugar losses. It extends the corporation tax to include a 1 percent levy on net income above five thousand, with 250 to 40 party votes and broad Republican support. The measure awaits Senate action.
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Washington
House
Senate
Martin
State wide Jersey items raise funds for worthy objects
A long list of New Jersey community notes reports church fundraising, railroad grading, jail wardens, bridge plans, water quality concerns, typhoid cases, and civic events. Highlights include 386 Pitman Cottagers members, 70 dollars to a Mullica Hill play, 118 eggs from 125 pullets, and copperhead items like the Glassboro club rooms being enlarged.
Lessons From Mark On Calling Sinners And Fasting
The lesson centers on Mark 2 17 where Jesus says he came not to call the righteous but sinners. Levi’s feast draws Pharisees’ criticism as Jesus associates with publicans and sinners and explains his earthly mission as a physician. The text contrasts fasting by John’s disciples with Jesus’ presence and notes the transformative call to new life in him.
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Matthew
Jesus
John the Baptist
Pharisees
John
La Follette Sweeps North Dakota Primaries
Senator La Follette won North Dakota by at least 15000 votes and may exceed Roosevelt and Taft combined. He likely carried all forty nine counties as Progressive Democrats united behind him. Democratic radicals backed La Follette due to the primary system.
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Fargo
N. D
la Follette
North Dakota
Roosevelt
Taft
Five Men Die After Train Strikes Carriage Near Ellettsville
Five glass workers from the Bartmess plant in Spencer were killed when their carriage returning from Bloomington was struck by a Monon express at a crossing 1.5 miles southwest of Ellettsville at about 1 am. The victims were Hal Brown 24 Emil Williams 21 Martin Worden 23 Arthur Farmer 26 and Jess Rogers 22 all identified by name and age.
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Ellettsville
Ind
U. S
Bartmess Glass
Spencer
Here
Monon
Bloomington
Hal Brown
Emil Williams
Kansas City
Martin Worden
New Albany
Arthur Farmer
Summitville
Jess Rogers
Will provides 6.25 million for Lord Wandsworth orphanage
The will of the late Baron Wandsworth leaves 6,250,000 for the foundation of an orphanage. Sydney James Stern, first Baron Wandsworth, died recently leaving no heir to the title. He was son of Viscount de Stern and never married.
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Institution
London
Baron Wandsworth
Sydney James Stern
Viscount de Stern
Portugal
Bandits Hold Up Train Near Corinth
Four armed masked men robbed the northbound Corinth Mississippi Mobile and Ohio passenger train No. 4 seven miles south of Corinth. The express was blown open and seven thousand dollars taken before the bandits fled into the Tuscumbia River bottoms. Bloodhounds were sent for and a posse organized to pursue them.
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Corinth, Miss
Mobile & Ohio
Corinth
Fie
Tuscumbia
Rivers and Harbors Bill Passes in Three Hours
Congress rushed the rivers and harbors appropriation bill through in three hours with cash allocations of 24.06 million and contract authorizations of 2.2 million as Democrats and Republicans seek early adjournment before party conventions.
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House
Washington
Congress
Risks Mount as Threats Target Young Musician
Townson questions her daughter's status as a musician while Yorkrode notes ongoing threats from neighbors. The exchange hints at external pressure impacting the young artist's career and safety concerns in the community.
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Townson
Yorkrode
Thoughts on Advice and Its Expensive Value
A reflective verse noting advice as cheap for most yet costly to those guided by lawyers or physicians. It contrasts universal advice with specialized counsel and hints at uneven access to trusted guidance.
A Rail Car Window Tip From Ima Going
Ima Going offers a jokey guide about raising a railway car window by describing a helpless lady and a man who finally frees the sash. The piece humorously suggests a dangerous overkill method using nitroglycerin and a hammer, ending with a ribald punchline about enjoying the trip.
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Ima Going
Ima
Discriminating Analysis and Epochs in a Debate
The Devoted Supporter remarks that the Perpetual Candidate has had many epochs in a career, prompting the reply that there have been more epochs than career. The exchange turns on the playful distinction between long experience and lasting impact.
Invention Idea Exploded Long Ago
A brief cartoon caption recalls a dynamite bomb idea by Riggs and Jiggs. The gag notes the concept was "exploded long ago" with the punchline about the idea’s fate.
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Riggs
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