Woman Strangled in Appleton Murder Suspected
The lifeless body of Mrs. Minnie Grunert was found in a closet at her Appleton Wisconsin home with a cord around her neck attached to a hat rack. District Attorney Rooney suspects murder and notes related arson charges against her former husband Paul Krause who is jailed awaiting trial after his bail was revoked for allegedly planning to flee.
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Minnie Grunert
Appleton
Wis
Rooney
Krause
Allison Whyses In 10wa Defeats Cummins In Primary
Senator Allison wins the Republican nomination in Iowa over Governor Cummins after state primaries. Reports claim at least 10,000 votes but Cummins camp challenges the tally. Allison carries seven congressional districts and most counties in the First and Second. Cummins leads in three others. Judge Prouty defeats Dhull in a notable race with about 1200 plurality, carrying multiple counties and Des Moines areas. Senator Allison has served in the Senate since 1881 and was born March 2, 1829 in Perry Ohio.
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Cumming
Tepub- Hcan
Senatoril
Allson
Cummins
Ehirdin
Judge
Fy Prouty
Dhull
Judge Prouty
Dolk
Story
Mavion
Dallas
Des Motes
Paull
Semitor Affison
United States Senate
Fant Ters
Tower House
Congress
Mr. Alison
Perry
Ohio
Fire risk in schools across the United States highlighted
The Insurance Press warns that danger spots in major cities and smaller towns threaten repeated disasters like Collinwood. Through first quarter data, 58 fires in educational facilities killed students and caused about 1 million dollars in damages, urging urgent safety upgrades in schools and public buildings nationwide.
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United States
Collinwood
Ohio
the Insurance Press
Chicago
New York
Cleveland
Detroit
Philadelpha
Boston
Canada
Dublic
Fort Wayne
Ind
World's Biggest Clock Starts In Jersey City
At 3 p.m. a clock was started atop the Colgate & Co factory in Jersey City. Believed largest in the world it features an 88 foot dial, a 2,000 pound mechanism, and a 20 foot minute hand. At night the hands glow with red numerals and white minute lights.
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Colgate & Co
Jersey City
Ita
End of Session Highlights Bills Passed in Final Hours
The Sixtieth Congress closed with the currency and public buildings bills signed by President Roosevelt. Congress backed workers’ compensation for government employees in hazardous posts and extended pensions for widows of Civil and Mexican War soldiers. The session funded an emergency currency law, banned child labor in DC, prohibited DC race track gambling, raised pay for service members, and authorized two battleships among other actions.
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Senate
Tose
Roosevelt
Congress
Keepiigs
Hey
District of Columbia
Consular Service
Supreme Court of the United States
Philippines
Army
Navy
Marine
Forca
Revenue Cutter Service
Europe
Japan
Waterways Commission
Hawaiian
United States
Legislative Record of the Sixtieth Congress Adjournment
The Sixtieth Congress met on December 2, 1007 and appropriated 1,008,804,804 dollars, exceeding the prior session by 88,006,750. A currency bill passed after a 27 hour and 15 minute Senate delay and 110,680 words spoken. Adjourned May 30, 10908.
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Senate
Fuster
Bills Failed in Congress End of Session Actions
A review lists measures that failed or were postponed including the postal savings bank plan a discharge troops reinvestigation of labor laws and several anti trust and tariff related items. It notes no national child labor law no increased railroad rate review power and no publicity of campaign expenses.
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Castro
Interstate Commerce Commission
Administration-Civic Federation
Philippine Islands
Congress
United States
Southern
Appalachians
White Mountains
New Trampshire
End of Filibuster and Passage of Emergency Currency Bill
The Sixtieth Congress adjourned sine die as the Aldrich Vree land emergency currency bill cleared both houses. A 44 to 22 Senate vote accepted conferees’ report after a marathon filibuster led by La Follette lasting over a day, with Stone and Gore aiding. President Roosevelt signed the currency bill after brief cabinet briefings and Cortelyou’s reading of provisions.
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Washington
Senate
Congress
la Follette
Wisconsin
Senator Stone
Missouri
Senator Gore
Roosevelt
Capitol
Payne
Hepburn
Williams
Hale
Teller
Cortelyou
Root
Garfield
Chicago Business Sees Steady Turn as Weather Warms
Dun's Review notes improved weather boosting retail and manufacturing demand in Chicago area. Bank clearings rise 10.1 percent from a year ago while failures in the district total 23. Canadian and U.S. weekly business failures show mixed trends. Weather and crop reports vary, with some regions suffering from heavy rains and poor roads, others seeing better trade as warm spells reduce stocks.
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Chicago
United States
Canada
Commodity prices across markets range from Chicago to Toledo
The report lists bid ranges for cattle hogs sheep and grains across markets including Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee Buffalo New York and Toledo with prices for wheat corn oats rye hay butter eggs and clover seed showing varied brackets such as cattle 4.00 to 7.15 in St Louis 4.00 to 6.90 in New York wheat 96c to $1.02 in Detroit No 2 red and 98c to 84c in Toledo and eggs 13c to 16c in New York with soy other staples included.
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Chicago
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Detroit
Milwaukee
New York
Eges
Western
Toledo
Seed Inspection Push by Texas Station Aids Farmers
Texas experiment station urges state seed inspection to aid farmers. Sportsmen sow wild rice seed to secure a rice crop for game birds along the Mississippi river. Spearfish South Dakota wins $450 bid for the next Black Hills Poultry Association show in 1909. Shelby county Iowa farmers find seed corn from Leribe less reliable than corn from shocks.
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Texas Experiment Station
Mississippi River
Black Hilla Poultry Association
Shelby County
Iowa
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Tell Court
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Leeper Park
South Bend
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Rawhide
Nev
Rawhide Hotel
Elgin, Joliet & Eastern
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Minnesota and International Railroad
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