Newo Of A Week In Condensed Form At Home And Abroad
A condensed weekly roundup from across the globe covers antitrust and interstate commerce themes, court pleas in Chicago and Nevada, papal praise for U S peace efforts, fires in Michigan and Kansas, a Navy officer’s death, and varied local incidents. Notable items include packers indicted under Sherman Act, Pope Pius X letter to White House, rail accident near Camden, a Chicago skyscraper suicide, and curfew for Sycamore youth. The list also notes Missouri tax ruling, Fourth of July safety results, and the Gary election night acquittal verdict.
Wol gant Wins Lightweight Title In 13th Round KO
Refereeing the bout, Referen Welsh delivered a decisive knockout over Owen Moran in the thirteenth round to crown Ad Wol gant the lightweight champion. The clash ended with Moran unconscious as the victor secured victory through a clean knockout in the final seconds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Referen Welsh
Owen Moran
Ngland
Ad Wolgant
Dowager Queen Maria Pia Dies in Italian Chateau
Foreign Dowager Queen Maria Pia of Portugal and grandmother of former King Manuel died at the royal chateau in Stupiuigi Italy. In London, Lady Constance Foliambe, half sister of the Earl of Liverpool and king's household controller, failed to appear at her marriage ceremony to Rev. A. H. K. Hawkins shocking society. The English shipping strike disrupting Minglish ports led to riots and famine fears while workers won wage increases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maria Pia
Portugal
Manuel
Stupiuigi
Italy
Constance Foliambe
Earl of Liverpool
Aoeiety
London
England
A. H. K. Hawkins
Road agitation urged by Iowa editors at Des Moines meeting
Southern Iowa editors gathered in Des Moines for the annual summer meeting. Walter Long of Osceola Selftinel argued major roads are neglected as the nation favored rail. He urged newspaper agitation to drive highway improvements and cited funds raised along the Blue Grass road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Des Moines
Walter Long
Osceola
United States
Anderson
Indianola Herald
Chal
Long
Egypt
Moses
Red Sea
Elue Grays Road
Blue Grass Road
Barred From Road Work by Township Trustee
Special Counsel Nels J. Lee rule prohibits township trustees from any road work for pay, deeming it illegal and potentially indictable. The article also covers state purchases of prunes for institutions, Woodmen Insurance rate adjustments, state treasury interest gains, and a protest against a street grade change near the capitol.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nels J. Lee
Attorney General's Office
Carroll County
Attorney General
Lee
State Executive Council
Horace Sasong
East Walnut Street
Ninth
Eleventh Streets
Capitol Building
Coal trust bust case seeks to sever mines from Lehigh Valley
The government files a test suit in Philadelphia federal court accusing Lehigh Valley Railroad and allied coal firms of acting as a single device to evade the commodities clause. It charges officers overlap between railroad and coal company boards, dummy arrangements, price fixing, and railroad financing of the coal company with no dividends, while profiting from freight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Coal Trust
Philadelphia
Lehigh Valley Coal Company
Coxe Bros., Inc
New York & Middlefield Railroad and Coal Company
Locust Mountain Coal and Iron Company
Lehigh Valley Railroad
Lehigh Valley
Coal Company
New York
Lehigh Valley Rairoad
Eben B. Thomas
George F. Baker
E. T. Stotesbury
James A. Middleton
Lehigh Coal Company
Taft Attacked Over Reciprocity Bill by Gronna
Senator Gronna of North Dakota charged President Taft with overriding the Constitution by assuming executive and legislative powers during debate on the reciprocity bill. He clashed with supporters of the measures on the senate floor, urging that the president exceed his powers and push a policy misaligned with Republicanism. He condemned the Canada trade pact as masking a new policy and urged resistance to free food and raw materials with protections for manufactures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Taft
Gronna
North Dakota
Senate
Congress
Gronne
Houses of
Canada
Illinois agriculture board to host dinner for farm editors
The Illinois state board of agriculture will give a dinner in Chicago in the latter part of this month for editors of all farm papers in the United States. The event is arranged by President George A. Anthony of Dine Farmer Editors, Kewanee, Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Parole Board
Woodmen
Woodman Treasury
National Committee
Tas
Chicago
Kewanee
Illinois State Board of Agriculture
United States
George A. Anthony
Four Die In Mexico Riot Near Indianilla Streetcar Barns
Four persons were killed and five others seriously injured when police charged a mob near the street car barns outside Mexico City near Indianilla. The incident occurred during a tense flare up as authorities attempted to restore order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Mexico City
Indianilla
Thackeray’s Kindness of Heart and Quiet Generosity
A reflection on William Makepeace Thackeray as editor of Cornhill. The piece notes his reluctance to reject manuscripts to avoid hurting contributors and mentions a tale of paying for unprinted submissions, though the veracity remains uncertain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thackeray
the Cornhill
Why He Quit and The Dandelion Request
A woman asks why he quit and claims she and Trust urged planting dandelions. He angrily threw his tools into a wheelbarrow and left without a word after her suggestion. The scene centers on a domestic dispute sparked by a small lawn request.
Aviation milestones crown leaders in early flight
The report notes Bulgaria's Czar Sn oe becoming the first crowned head to fly, with Prince Henry of Prussia knighted in midair. It cites Mr Roosevelt as the first prominent statesman to ascend in an aircraft and mentions Arthur J. Balfour as the second.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Czar Sn Oe
Bulgaria
Prince Henry of
Prussia
Mr. Roosevelt
Arthur J. Balfour
Man quits coffee inspired by Postum claims heart health
A Colorado man recounts heart trouble, indigestion, and nervousness from heavy coffee use. After quitting coffee and switching to Postum, his symptoms vanished, digestion improved, nerves settled, and he was later accepted for life insurance. The letter promotes Postum with a nod to The Road to Wellville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado
Postum
Life Insurance Co
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
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Interstate Trade Commission
Interstate Commerce Commission
Railroada
U. S. Senate
Newlanda
Nevada
J. Ogden Armour
Edward Tilden
George A. Carpenter
United States District Court
Pius X
Pontiff
White House
Tonia
Elbert H. Gary
Brussels
William Mullen
Springfield
William Corris
Mullen
Corris
Mester
Kaylor
Alfred A. Pratt
Mare Island
Cal
Plucking Board
Navy Department
Pratt
Sycamore
George A. Wright
Masonic Temple
Wright
Kingsley Olds
Globe, Ariz
Lulu
Myrtle Goswick
Olds
Bert Curry
Kansac City
Opeka
Frank E. Jones
American Electric Fuse Company
Muskegon, Mich
Grand Rapids
Harry A. Gorsuch
Southwestern Lumbermen's Association
Roy Thompson
Kangss City
Qgorsuch
Public Health and Marine Howopital Service
Secretary of the Treasury
Eee
Supreme Court of Missouri
Hutchinson
Kan
Mayor Knotts
Gary
Ind
Grant
Lake County
Oliver Chilled
South Bend
Hamilton
Ont
International Harvester Company
Joseph D. Oliver
Sane Fourth Movement
Charles R. Crane
Emil Seidel
Milwaukee
William Henry Koontz
Somerset
Julia Marlowe
Theodore P. Shonts
Interborough Rapid Transit Company
Paris
Shonta
Harriet A. van Allen
American Board of Commissioners For Foreign Missions
Madura
South India
Board
Boston
Mra
van Allen
Waukegan, NL
New York City
Samuel Fallows
Charles Samuel Fallows
Eda Leslie Bruna
Joe Long
Newspan
Reasgns
Board of Education
T. D. Foster
Ottumwa
Morrell Packing Company
State Board of Education of
Carroll
Mr. Foster
Hayward
LaVerne State Bank
Tar Verne
Standard Manufacturing Company
Slowx City
People’s Savings Bank
Grundy Center
Henderson
State Railroad Commission
New Commerce Counsel of
Tve
Ilegal
Cosson
State Board of Control
Altoona
State House
Warfield-Prat-Howell Company
General Revenue Fund
Morrow
Barney
Great Garriere
Minee
Guronnaa Fis
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