Trusts as Labor-Saving Machines and Public Ownership
Toledo mayor argues trusts reflect progress toward collectivism and public good. He urges reorganizing government to use trusts for all, end private limits, and envision a cooperative commonwealth where the people own and operate trust enterprises for societal benefit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
S. M. Jones
Toledo
Trusts
Republic
American Brotherhood (Limited
Great American Brotherhood
Co-operative Commonwealth
Dreyfus and Friends Honor Dreyfus Zola Picquart
Chicago Jews and national Jewish groups plan testimonials to Captain Dreyfus Emile Zola and Colonel Picquart. A diamond set engraved sword will honor Dreyfus a gold pen for Zola and a gold loving cup for Picquart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dreyfus
Chicago
America
Emile Zola
Colonel Picquart
Picquart
Fort Pickens Magazine Explosion Kills Soldier
A powder magazine at Fort Pickens on Santa Rosa island exploded during the night. The blast wrecked parts of the fort and outbuildings and mortally wounded Private Wells of battery H on the wharf. Four other men were badly injured, with leg and arm injuries. Fire caused the explosion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pensacola
Fla
Fort Pickens
Santa Rosa Island
Wells
Battery H
Civic Federation Trust Conference Gains National Endorsement
Chicago reports the conference on combinations and trusts set for September 18 attracting broad backing from across the nation. Governors, attorneys, generals and labor commissions from 35 states have accepted or will send representatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Conference On Combinations and Trusts
Civic Federation of
Printing Pressmen Union Holds Dual Roles Decision
In Indianapolis on June 21 the International Pressmen's union convention ruled that job pressmen may not form branch unions and must remain as either pressmen or assistants. The job men argued the constitution excludes them yet they can protect their own interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Four men killed in mine shaft accident at Black Sturgeon
At the Black Sturgeon mine in Rat Portage Ontario an accident to the hoisting apparatus sent four men to the bottom of a 200 foot shaft. Charles Adams of Nova Scotia Charles Haas of Sudbury and John Howe of Rat Portage were killed and Charles Anderson was seriously injured.
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Rat Portage
Ont
Charles Adams
Nova Scotia
Charles Haas
Sudbury
John Howe
Charles Anderson
Smallpox Epidemic Among Moqui Indians Ended
Commissioner of Indian Affairs Jones told Secretary Hitchcock that the Moqui Indians in Arizona have stamped out a recent smallpox outbreak. He notes rapid quarantine compliance after soldiers were deployed to the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Jones
Hitchcock
Arizona
Road Ordered Sold in Broad Ripple Transit Case
Indianapolis June 21 Judge Carter of the superior court ordered the Broad Ripple Rapid Transit Suburban line sold on July 17 after an all day argument. The road has been in a receiver's hands for some time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Carter
Superior Court
Broad Ripple
Enabling Bill Reaches Referendum in Brisbane
The federal enabling bill passed both houses of the colonial legislature in Brisbane. The referendum on the bill is fixed for September 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brisbane
Queensland
Barn Fire Destroys Groceryman’s Barn in Lafayette
A tramp set fire to the large barn of John Long in Lafayette, London Ohio, destroying the structure and livestock. Loss estimated at 1500 dollars. No other buildings or people harmed in the blaze.
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London
John Long
Lafayette
Tornado Destroys Areas North of Hoopeston
By a Tornado Danville Illinois June 21 a funnel passed north of Hoopeston causing considerable damage and killing some stock. Reports indicate heavy damage at Wellington.
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Danville
Ills
Hoopeston
Wellington
Under Pressure and Nation’s Tense Scene Aboard
General Miles flags a grave Philippine situation as McKinley’s party rests at Adams Massachusetts. Rear Admiral Watson reaches Manila aboard the Baltimore while the Montana stalls at sea. Across the Atlantic a Ayrshire coal pit floods trapping fifteen men. A New York fish dealer is fatally stabbed in a jealousy murder. A Virginia duel ends with Raines dead. A Memphis farmer gets a long sentence for killing a Black woman. Severe floods hit Mansfield and Shelby Ohio washing out rails and sweeping property. London officials deny Halifax dispatch claims of British ships sent to quell Newfound land trouble.
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Miles
McKinley
Adams
Mass
Watson
Manilla
Baltimore
Montana
Ayrshire
Scotland
George Waldvogel
Philip McDermott
New York
John Raines
Madison Pratt
Pulaski
Raines
Greenberry Redditt
Memphis
Tenn
Mansfield
Shelby, O
National Music Teachers Convention Adopted New Constitution
Delegates at the twenty first annual convention of the Music Teachers National Association in Cincinnati spent the day studying the new constitution and adopted it in a regular session with no material amendments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Music Teachers
Cincinnati
The
Music Teachers’ National Association
Severe cloudburst devastates Loudonville area and Ohio towns
A June storm swept Loudonville and nearby areas causing many houses to lose foundations, waterlogged dwellings, and suspended rail traffic. In Shelby and London, floods filled cellars and damaged bridges. Loudonville losses reach 50,000 with broader damage estimates around 300,000 plus crop and livestock costs. Isaac Hunter missing after his home was swept away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mansfield
Ohio
Shelby
Londond
Loudonville
Isaac Hunter
Hunter
Cleveland Streetcar Riots Break Windows and Injure Motorman
A 2000 strong mob disrupted two cross town streetcars in Cleveland amid a streetcar strike. A nonunion motorman, Charles Jones, was badly injured by a brick and sent to hospital. A second attack near Brighton forced crew to flee into woods. 5000 gathered later at Hollenden barns with 20 officers unable to contain. Police eventually dispersed the crowd as tracks were blockaded and cars smashed. Meanwhile in Cape Town the war office paused contracts for military requisites as regiments prepare to move. an engine driver reported armed men drilling near Kimberly, said to be Dutchmen aiding the Boers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Charles Jones
Grand Rapids
Mich
South Side
Brighton
Hollenden Avenue
Cape Town
War Office
Kimberly
Cape Railway
Wind Storm Damages Springfield Area
A heavy wind and rainstorm in Springfield caused extensive damage. Telegraph and telephone services were knocked out and streetcar wires were torn down. Several country houses were struck by lightning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Maher Quickly Stops Morrissey In Lenox Club Bout
Irish heavyweight Peter Maher defeated Mike Morrissey of Tipperary at Lenox Athletic Club in New York. Morrissey, weighing 182 pounds, had been hailed as an invincible Irish champion but was knocked out after a brief exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Peter Maher
Mike Morrissey
Tipperary
Lenox Athletic Club
Morrissey
Maher
Kerry Estate Purchase Question Sparks No Public Demand
In the house of commons Gerald Balfour stated the Kerry county council had petitioned the government to buy the Herbert estate in Killarney. He noted there was no broad public push to purchase, as the estate is far from population centers and not of value to tourists for many months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
House of Commons
Gerald Balfour
Ireland
Kerry
Herbert
Killarney
Santiago Cuba endorses African gratuity arms surrender
At a Cuban club meeting in Santiago on June 21 delegates urged soldiers to accept the African gratuity and surrender arms. Some politicians argued for dignity in surrender but were a minority. Disbursement of Santiago’s fund is expected to boost local business. A separate London report notes the Duc d Orleans narrowly escaped serious injury at Waterloo station when his electrical brougham collided with a brick wall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santiago
Cuba
London
Duc d’Orleans
Waterloo Station
Prominent Sandusky Farmer Captain Chapin Commits Suicide
Captain Leonard B. Chapin, 65, of Berlin Heights, Sandusky County, hanged himself in a barn. A wealthy and prominent farmer, he had been ill and insane from ill health. Chapin served as captain of the Third Ohio cavalry in the Civil War.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandusky
Leonard B. Chapin
Berlin Heights
Third Ohio Cavalry
Unfettered Genies in the West Feature Custard Pie Scheme
Sid Durham, noted in the Atchison County World, proposes a plan to raise custard pies by crossbreeding eggplant with milkweed. The odd agricultural gimmick sparks curiosity about experimental farming in the West.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sid Durham
Atchison County
Baseball scores and lineups from three league games
In Cleveland Brooklyn tied 23 to 7 with Knepper Schrecongost and James Grim and ODay McGarr as batteries. Pittsburg beat New York 8 to 2 with Leever Bowerman Doheny Warner Lynch Connolly handling pitching and catching. Cincinnati defeated Philadelphia 9 to 2 behind Phillips Wood Fifield Douglas Burns Smith batteries. Louisville beat Baltimore 2 to 0 with Wood Zimmer McGinnity Robinson Swartwood Warner. Also results from Buffalo Columbus 11 to 5 Milwaukee 0 to 8 Kansas City 11 to 3 Detroit 11 to 8 Mansfield 2 to 1 Dayton 3 to 0 Fort Wayne 1 to 0 Newcastle 4 to 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
R. H.E. Cleveland
Brooklyn
Knepper
Schrecongost
MecJames
Grim. O'Day and McGarr
Pittsburg
R. H.E
Thoroughbred Race Card Entrants Across Tracks
At Sheepshead Bay for the Burlington Route, Miss Patton rides Mesmerist with Bendoran Peace ful and Maximo Gomez in the field. At Chicago Frangible, Abe Furst features Rifle and Boney Boy with Moroni and Lillian Reed. At Latonia The Bondman includes May Jane Dandy Batten Little Smoke and Billy House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheepshead Bay
Burlington
Miss Patton
Mesmerist
Bendoran
Peaceful
Maximo Gomez
Chicago
Frangible
Abe Furst
Rifle
Boney Boy
Moroni
Lillian Reed
Latonia
Bondman
May Jane
Dandy
Batten
Little Smoke
Billy House
Weather Outlook for Kentucky and Midwest Regions
Partly cloudy conditions across Kentucky and West Virginia with west to northwest winds. Ohio and Indiana face threatening conditions with fresh northerly winds turning to northeast. overall pattern expected through the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentucky
West Virginia
Ohio
Indiana
Kennedy Found Guilty In Train Robbery Case
Hartville Mo June 21 The jury verdict finds John Kennedy guilty of complicity in the January 3 railroad express train robbery at Macomb Mo and fixes his punishment at 17 years in prison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennedy
Hartville
John Kennedy
Kansas City, Fort Scott
Macomb
Riots In India Leave Troops To Restore Order
Riots in Simla region report over 50 villages looted and burned in the Tinnevelley district. In one town more than 100 people were murdered, many hacked to pieces before their homes were set alight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Simla
Tinnevelley
Taken From A Hotel His Big Fortune Motive For Abduction
Detroit June 21 Moses Fowler Chase 21 allegedly abducted from the Cadillac hotel. Chase, said to be mentally incompetent, had been a sanatorium patient in Flint and was en route to Lafayette Ind with his father Frederick Chase a lawyer. They reached Cleveland joined by his aunt and two unknown men boarded a boat to Cleveland then train to Cincinnati and east to Albany where the private detective lost them. Extradition papers prepared. New York Boston Portland Montreal police notified. The fortune tied to the aunt on Chase’s death is cited as motive. The guardianship ended at majority and the father sought continued guardianship by probate order.
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Detroit
Moses Fowler Chase
Cadillac
Chase
Flint
Lafayette
Ind
Frederick Chase
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Albany
N. Y
New York
Boston
Portland
Montreal
French cabinet crisis deepens as Dreyfus convoy delayed
Paris reports MM. Dupuy and Lockroy urge removal of government duties. A French cruiser carrying Dreyfus is ordered to linger at St Michaels Azores to avoid home waters before a new minister is sworn in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
MM. Dupuy
Lockroy
Loubet
St. Michaels
Azores Islands
Sfax
Dreyfus
France
Severe Storm Kills Man Beside Cow and Damages Homes in Indiana
A severe storm swept central and eastern Indiana on June 21. In Daleville, Charles Beeler and a cow were struck and killed by lightning while milking. Franks Smiths house near Eaton was destroyed by lightning. Rail lines near Muncie were blocked by toppled trees. Wheat fields suffered heavy hail and wind damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Jndianapolis
Daleville
Charles Beeler
Frank Smith
Eaton
Muncie
General Wood Offered Presidency of DC Street Rail Co
Washington June 21 General Leon ard Wood the military governor of Santiago province has been offered the presidency of the Washington Traction and Electric company of this city. The company has been formed recently and owns and controls nearly all the street railroads in the District of Columbia. Wood has the matter under advisement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Leonard Wood
Santiago
Washington Traction and Electric Company
District of Columbia
Wood
Hendersons Committees to Shift Rules Chair to Babcock
Henderson plans a main reorganization of committees in the Fifty sixth Congress but retains personnel. The chairmanship of the rules committee now held by Henderson will go to James W Babcock of Wisconsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henderson
Chicago
D. B. Henderson
Iowa
James W. Babcock
Wisconsin
Indicted in Chicago Bribery Case for Public Justice Conspiracy
The grand jury indicted Daniel Coughlin for offering a bribe to juror John F Taylor and his bartender William Armstrong on a conspiracy charge to obstruct justice. The indictments were announced in Chicago on June 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Daniel Coughlin
William Armstrong
Coughlin
John F. Taylor
Workmen to Incorporate After Prolonged Debate
The Supreme lodge of the Ancient Order of United Workmen voted to incorporate in Indianapolis on June 21 after two days of discussion. Previously some lodges opposed incorporation, but the pro incorporation side won by a large majority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Workmen
Indianapolis
Supreme Lodge of the Ancient Order of United Workmen
Hold the Philippines, Their Relinquishment Would Prove a Death Blow
Boston June 21 John Barrett former US minister to Siam urged the Boston chamber of commerce to hold the Philippines and extend US trade in the far east. He warned that abandoning the islands would make the United States a secondary power and damage Pacific coast progress and prosperity. He called for united support of a policy to seize opportunities from the occupation of the islands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific Coast
Boston
John Barrett
United States
Siam
Cleveland
Boston Chamber of Commerce
Philippines
Far East
Great Pacific
Colored citizens plan national academy of music move
At a June 21 meeting at Star King African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church San Francisco a committee was appointed to map out steps for establishing a national academy of music to be located in Washington DC or near the center of the black population. David Lubin of Sacramento and San Francisco business circles will travel east to promote the plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
National Academy of Music
Washington, D. C
America
Star King
African Methodist Episcopal Zion
Church
David Lubin
Sacramento
GovernorBradley Talks Feud as Troops Ready for Trial
In Frankfort on June 21 Governor Bradley met with Clay county citizens about the feud. Judge Eversole said he will vacate the bench and a special term will be called to try the two Bakers. The governor plans to send troops to attend the court and offers a reward for the arrest and conviction of the unknown Tom Baker slayer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frankfort
Bradley
Clay County
Eversole
Bakers
Tom Baker
Six ships sail to Manilla region with military transport
Four transports set to sail for Manilla within a week, the Zealands due Thursday, the Sheridan and Pennsylvania leaving Saturday, Valencia on Sunday, and Weyfield with freight departing early next week. Zealandia will carry part of the Twenty-fourth infantry and Valencia the rest.
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San Francisco
Manilla
Zealands
Sheridan
Pennsylvania
Valencia
Weyfield
Zealandia
Twenty-fourth Infantry
Dock workers no general strike ordered after talks
In Buffalo on June 21 a conference of labor representatives ended without a general strike. Freight handlers were urged to return to work but no action was planned until President Keefe of the Longshoremen's Association arrives to review the situation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
Keefe
Longshoremen’s Association
Dover Banker Returns Stolen Funds After Absence
Harry Hough assistant cashier of the Cocheco National Bank Dover after three weeks away was arrested in Boston and brought back. He returned 5500 to the bank receiver, amount allegedly taken: 3000 in gold and 2500 in bills from the vault on his departure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dover
N.H
Harry Hough
Cocheco National Bank of
Boston
Hough
Springfield furniture dealer files bankruptcy petition
E. D. Griswold & Son of Springfield Illinois filed a petition in bankruptcy. They report liabilities of 75000 dollars and assets of 90000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Ill
E. D. Griswold & Son of
Heat Prostrations Leave Seven Suffering in Chicago
Seven people collapsed from the heat in Chicago with one man, Alexander Caldwell, a laboring worker, gravely ill as temperatures surged. The mercury reached dangerous levels as authorities warned of heat exposure risks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Alexander Caldwell
Standard Oil to Leave Ohio and Move HQ to New York
Cleveland report says Standard Oil plans to abandon Ohio relocation its headquarters to New York and surrender its Ohio charter on July 1. Attorney Virgil P. Kline dismissed claims of fleeing litigation or pressure from Attorney General Monnett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Standard
Ohio
Cleveland
Standard Oil Company
New York
Virgil P. Kline
Monnett
Market Reports Chicago Cattle Hogs Sheep Prices
Market lists Chicago cattle from good to choice beeves at 500 to 510, commoners 440 to 495, feeders 3650 to 4500, bulls cows and heifers to 4510, western fed steers 450 to 535, Texans 3900 to 4900. Calves 425 to 700. Hogs light 370 to 390, mixed 370 to 390, heavy 355 to 390, pigs 335 to 380, culls 150 to 350. Sheep and lambs best 500 to 525, culls 300 to 385, clipped lambs 475 to 765, Colorado wooled lambs 660 to 675, spring lambs 425 to 730. Wheat No 2 677 to 77 1/2, corn No 2 344 to 385, oats No 2 264 to 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado
Livestock Market Prices Amid Mixed Trading
Hogs and Yorkers quoted at 3 95 for mediums and heavies and 3 90 for others. Pigs at 83 75 to 85. Stags and roughs around 2 25 to 2 54. Sheep and lambs show Good to best yearlings at 5 25 to 5 40 and spring lambs from 5 50 to 8 00. Cattle ranges include good to best dry fed steers around 4 50 to 5 10, grass steers 4 45 to 4 80, best heifers 4 50 to 4 75, cows 3 00 to 3 75, bulls 3 00 to 4 00. Calves tops 7 00, fair to good 6 25 to 6 75.
Pittsburg livestock prices show mixed quality ranges
Cattle demand listed with prices from prime to fat cows, calves at seven dollars, hogs at around three ninety five, and sheep and lambs trading from four to five dollars. Figures reflect yard quotes for Yorkers and seasonal grades across categories.
Livestock Market Prices Brief
Cattle and calves trading with heifers and stockers priced around 4 dollars per unit. Hog grading shows Yorkers at about 4 dollars with other grades similar. Sheep and Lambs range from 4 to 8 dollars, spring lambs near 7.50 to 8.00, yearlings 5.85 to 6.10, mixed and common sheep 4.00 to 5.00.
Market Prices for Cattle Hogs Wheat and More
The bulletin lists cattle steers cows heifers and stags calves and mixed veals with ranges from 2 95 to 7 Ifere horses and hogs priced around 4 15 and 83 mixed grain quotes include No 2 red wheat at 83 and corn No 2 at 41 Oats and rye shown with varied quotations and specifics for bulk meats and cloverseed at 3 35.
Cyclone Fails to Spare Tarkio Farmers in Milton Damage
Cane Rankin led a Tarkio party to inspect the Milton cyclone path. They described peculiar storm freaks including featherless chickens, uprooted trees, a plow lodged twenty feet high in a tree, grass burned and debris scattered. The cyclone appeared to rise and drop, splitting areas and destroying homes and clothing.
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Cane Rankin
Tarkio
Milton
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