Taft Silver Fete Draws Thousands to White House Wedding Anniversary
President Taft and Mrs. Taft marked a silver wedding anniversary with a reception on the White House lawn attended by an estimated 6,000 to 12,000 guests. The grounds were transformed into a fairyland with electric decorations, fountains, and hundreds of gifts while tabes and dancing filled the state dining room. Mrs Taft wore white satin and Miss Helen Taft pink satin as they greeted guests with the president.
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Washington
White House
Taft
Executive Mansion
Diplomatic Corps
United States Supreme Court
Senate
House of Representatives
Army
Navy
Aolne O'Clock
Enat
Mia Taft
Helen Taft
Packers Lose Rehearing Bid in U S Conspiracy Case
Judge George A. Carpenter denied the motion for rehearing by indicted packers. They must plead to indictments accusing them of maintaining a conspiracy a restraint of trade. They argued Sherman Act provisions were not definite enough and cited Standard Oil and tobacco rulings as supports.
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Chicago
George A. Carpenter
United States Circuit Court
United States Supreme Court
New Republic Proclaimed in Portugal After Provisional Assembly
Lisbon proclaims the republic following a constituent assembly of 192 deputies ratifying the government edict and abolishing the monarchy. The move ends the Kaganga dynasty and establishes Portugal as a republic.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Republic of
Ex U S Senator McGrire Dead in Portland
George Wycliffe Mc Hiride former United States senator from Oregon died at his home in Portland at age fifty seven from a stroke.
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U. S
McGrire
Portland
Ore
George Wycliffe Mc Hiride
United States
Oregon
Tragic Start to European Air Race From Vincennes
The Vincennes to London cross country air race opened with fatal crashes killing three aviators and injuring five others plus over 200 spectators. One rival died in a midair explosion, another crushed by a gear failure, and a third burned when his fuel ignited. The event offered a $94,000 purse and spanned France, Belgium, Holland, and England over about 950 miles.
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Paris
Vincennes
Princeteau
M. le Martin
Hleriot
M. Lendron
France
M. Gaubert
Dalgar
Laffort
Pola
Belgium
Holland
England
English Channel
Quincys Walter Brooking Quits Tying for Good
Walter Brooking of Quincy announces he quits the tying business to devote time to orange growing and gold mining interests acquired in the west.
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Quincy
Walter Brooking
Calhoun Honored by Chinese Officials in Luncheon
The Wai Wu Pu minister hosted an elaborate luncheon for United States Minister W. J. Calhoun. Calhoun will depart by way of Europe for a three months leave of absence from his post in Peking.
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Calhoun
Peking
W. J. Calhoun
Europe
America
Republican Leader Claims Sixty Votes For Reciprocity
Senate report shows sixty senators likely to back Canadian reciprocity with a vote date to be set within two weeks. Penrose announces that two thirds favor the measure while the Root amendment faces defeat. listed roll counts show 26 in favor and 51 against, with 13 noncommittal and 2 absent.
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Penrose
Senate Finance
Taft
Senate
Aire
Finnley
Clarke
Wyoming
Crane
Dillingham
Dixon
Dupont
Trye
Gallinger
Grenna
Heyburn
Johnson
Jones
la Follette
Lodge
Lorimer
McCumber
Martin
Nelson
Oliver
Root
Simmons
Smith
Michigan
Smoot
Sutherland
Warren
Fincon
Borah
Bradley
Prandege
Briggs
Brown
Bryan
Burnham
Burton
Chamberlain
Chilton
Crawford
Culberson
Cullom
Cusgimins
Davis
Metcher
Gamble
Gore
Juggenheim
Kiltchcock
Johnston
Kenyon
Kern
Lea
Mclean
Martine
Myers
Nixon
O'Gorman
Overland
Owen
Percy
Perkins
Poindexter
Pomeérene
Rayner
Reed
Richardson
Shively
South Carolina
Stephenson
Stone
Swanson
Taylor
Terrell
Townsend
Watson
Williams
Works
Bankhead
Bourne
Hunston
Clapp
Clark
Arkansas
Curtin
Postor
Lippitt
Newlands
Page
Paynter
Thornton
Wetmore
Maryland
Tillman
Strang Hurt In Kenosha Motordrome Crash
Kenosha Wisconsin veteran racer Louis Strang on the Case team was injured when his car rear tire blew, sending him through a 40 foot fence. He suffered a broken redt arm and a dislocated ankle and is hospitalized but expected to recover in time for this season’s races.
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Kenosha
Wis
Louis Strang
Case
Strang
Advances in Freight Rates Delayed by Commerce Commission
The Interstate Commerce Commission suspended the proposed minimum charges for transportation of freight in single packages and small lots by the railways. The rule, part of a new classification, was set to take effect July 1 but will now stay in abeyance until October 28.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Aged Cousin of Taft Dies in Wisconsin
Abner Lewie Taft, cousin of President Taft, died at his New Amsterdam home in La Crosse County, Wisconsin, aged sixty five.
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Taft
la Crosse
Wis
Abner Lewie Taft
Taf
New Amsterdam
Eixty-Tve
McNamara Indicted in Indianapolis for dynamite conspiracy
Marion county grand jury indicts John J. McNamara secretary of the International Association of Structural Bridge and Iron Workers on conspiracy to dynamite. Detective Burns indicted for five counts. Los Angeles detective Hossick charged with kidnapping and conspiracy. Grand jury finds no kidnapping evidence against Walter Drew and others. Governor Marshall acted within law regarding McNamara. City Judge Collins and related officers absolved.
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Indianapolis
Ind
John J. McNamara
International Association of Structural Bridge and Iron Workers
Marion County
William J. Byrne
McNamara
Los Angeles
Cal
James Hossick
Los Artieles
Io Falt
Los Angéles
Peoria and Pekin Union Railroad
Peoria
Burns
Hossick
Walter Drew
New York
National Erectoral Association
J. A. G. Radorf
Drew
W. J. Ford
Los Angeles County
Frank P. Fox
Thi City
Chicago
Marshall
Collins
N- Ganapolis
Relics Unearthed as Maine Hulk Rises in Maine Cofferdam
The hulk of the battleship Maine emerging in a Maine cofferdam yields relics from the disaster. Officers quarters dinner service pieces and captain’s wardroom items are found intact. An ammunition box on the spar deck contains six millimeter cartridge clips and rusted bayonets.
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Havana
Maine
Naval Service
Fitzsimmons Hurt In Auto Crash Near Rochester
Former boxing champion Fitzsimmons narrowly escaped death when the car carrying him his wife and a chauffeur overturned in a ditch near Tatavia. He was cut on the face and arms and suffered a deep wound on one leg. He shielded his wife as the vehicle went over. The party was en route from Cleveland to Bound Brook New Jersey.
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Rochester
N. Y
Robert Pitssimmons
Tatavia
Fitzsimmons
Boundbrook
N. J
Cleveland
Big Parade of Suffragists in London
The suffragette pageant was the largest protest parade in world history. Five miles long, it drew more than 40,000 participants with representation from every suffrage society in England and many international groups, spanning all professions and occupations held by women.
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London
England
I& Wan
Embezzlement Case Ends with Not Guilty Verdict
Cincinnati man Deor B. Cooke was acquitted of embezzling 24000 dollars from the Iie Four railway. The jury took about three minutes shy of two hours to reach the verdict.
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Cinccinnati, O —Bdeor
B. Cooke
Iie Four
Boy of Eight Adept In Crime
Manchester authorities face a puzzling case as Edward Rudant an eight year old boy confesses to a dozen recently planned robberies. He is deemed too young for institutional custody and care.
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Manchester
Conn
Paoliee
Edward Rudant
See Father Kill Mother in New York
Three children of Louis Ruckermeister witnessed their mother’s murder and their father’s suicide by leaping from the fourth story window of their East Side home.
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New York
Louis Ruckermeister
Valuation Gap Sparks Debate Over Chicago St Paul Omaha Railroad
The state valuation division publishes that reproducing the Chicago St Paul Minneapolis and Omaha line costs 10.58 million dollars, while the railroad values it at 10.43 million. Present value cited by the state is 8.73 million. Disputes over brokerage, bond adjustments, and a 2.64 real estate multiple are noted, with Michigan man C A Disbrow traveling to Hastings for a new post.
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Chicago, St. Paul
Rock Island
Minneapolis & Omaha
Missouri Pacific authorized to issue 20 million in notes
After a hearing, the State Railway Commission granted Missouri Pacific permission to issue 20 million dollars in three year 5 percent notes with half that amount in bonds as collateral. Proceeds will pay floating indebtedness and fund line improvements. Officials did not specify any Nebraska allocation.
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State Railway Commission
Furse and Winnett
The
Missouri Pacific A Metals
Nebraska
Nebraska Railway Commission
Missouri Pacific
Wills Case Rewards Widow in Lancaster Estate Dispute
The Lancaster county will of the late Jonathan Reitz valued at $20 000 is interpreted by the court. The widow and three children receive a certain share with two fifths of the income to the widow for life. Three fifths of the estate was not specified in the will, and trustees are to hold the unspecified income. The court rules in favor of the widow.
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Jonathan Reitz
Lancaster County
Lutheran Church Board
State Fair Improves Grounds Preparations for Grand Stand
The foundation work for a new grand stand at the late fair grounds is finished. Fair management, which did the work, awaits the framework to be erected under contract by John Westover of Lincoln.
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John Westover
Lincoln
Nebraska State Banking Board Seeks Statation for Comptroller
The secretary of the Nebraska State Banking Board has asked state banks for information on the resources and liabilities bearing on the comptroller of the currency. The inquiry concerns Nebraska banks and their financial standings.
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House
The
Nebraska State Banking Board
Nebraska
Nebraska board to buy Richardson county drainage bonds
The board of educational lands and funds plans to purchase 164000 dollars of Richardson county drainage bonds and sell 60000 dollars of similar securities from Dodge county. The 6m bonds carry 112 percent interest while the other bears 5 percent.
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Nebraska
Board of Educational Lands and Funds
Richardson County
Dodge County
Regents Reprimanded for Lobbying by Faculty Members
The board of regents reprimanded three faculty members for lobbying during the last legislature but kept them on the payroll. The action reflects disobedience of orders without termination.
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Board of Regents of
the State University
Degrees To Students at Nebraska Board Grants 257 Degrees
The Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska at its meeting grants bachelor degrees to 257 seniors.
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Board of Regents of
The
University of Nebraska
First National Bank Opens with Crowd of 7000
The new bright-story First National bank building opened to the public with about 7,000 visitors passing through its doors. The formal opening drew a large civic turnout and showcased the bank's modern facilities.
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First National Bank
Governor May Grant Paroles Ruling on Parole Revocation
Supreme Court rule states governor can revoke a parole without notice or a hearing if the parolee is in the system. John Owen’s parole was revoked by Governor Shallenberger. He filed habeas corpus petitions seeking release. the application was denied and the case dismissed.
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Supreme Cout
John
Owen
Governo Shallenberger
Oregon Trail funding backed by state and groups
The Bonham bill appropriates 2000 dollars for marking the Oregon trail across the state. It also contemplates raising extra funds by civic, fraternal and commercial organizations. Resolutions at the state press association session warmly commend the project, believing it will spur progress.
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State Press Association
State treasury pays $236000 for school funds
Last week the state treasury dispersed $236000, largely as warrants from the temporary school fund. This fund is distributed semi annually to counties to support public schools.
Woodmen Circle Inquiry Extended to June 26
The Woodmen circle investigation begun last week by State Auditor Barton will continue until June 26 to allow Mrs Emma B Manchester and Mrs Elisabeth Beara the principal figures in the case to attend the national convention in Rochester New York. Nebraskans will travel eastward for the annual Riuthering.
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Woodmen Circle
Woodmen
Barton
Mra
Emma B. Manchester
Elisabeth Beara
Order
Rochester
N. Y
East
Greek Riots in South Omaha Prompt State Inquiry
The Department of State sent a letter to Governor Aldrich about 1909 Greek riots in South Omaha. Claims totaling 248000 dollars seek redress. The attorney general will coordinate with County Attorney English, while ex Attorney General Thompson issued an opinion denying state liability, citing city and county authority.
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South Omaha
Federal Department of State
Aldrich
English
Thompson
Deputy State Food Commissioner Targets Bad Eggs Case
Deputy W K R Jackson orders prosecution of farmers Mark Pender and Helmer Hansen of Bennett for selling bad eggs. The action enforces a new policy to prosecute anyone who sells or possesses bad eggs, from farmers to wholesalers, statewide.
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W. KR. Jackson
Mark Pender
Helmer Hansen
Bennett
Agricultural College Campus Site Selected
Land Commissioner Cowles Attorney General Martin Secretary of State Walte and State Treasurer George designated Curtis as the site for the State Agricultural college campus and farm of 4635 acres with 22 acres inside city limits. City plans to move houses, create college park, and irrigate over 100 acres along Fox creek. remaining land is second bench land described as a fine tract.
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Agricultural School
Cowles
Martin
Walte
George
Curtis
State Agricultural College
College Park
Fox Creek
Blue Grass Girls in Mountain Ambush Kill Deputy Marshal
Bettie and Fannie Tackitt aged eighteen and fifteen killed Deputy Marshal Charlie Smith and wounded another during a long exchange with revenue officers at Long Fork Creek Pike County Kentucky. The sisters defended their mother amid a raid on a still and were later bonded for court.
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Sergent
Kentucky
Long Fork Creek
Tackitt Slatera
Bettie
Fannie
United States
Llea Charlie Smith
Smith
Pike County
J. Matt Potter
Uncle Sam
Levi Smallwood
Charlie Smith
Tackitts
George Tackitt
Grovewood
Fannie Tackitt
Smallwood
Herve
Hie
Potter
Sees Earth Gulp a Horse in Pottsville Field
John Moss, plowing a suburb of Pottsville Pennsylvania, lost one of two horses into an old mine shaft. He grabbed a bush and pulled himself to safety while preventing the second horse from falling. The horse dropped about 30 feet into the shaft before reeor was needed.
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Pottsville
John Moss
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Disbrow
Commercial Club
Grand Rapids
Mich
Haatings
Commercial Organization of Cautelty
Reitz
Aske Banke
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