President Roosevelt urges labor, anti trust, and tariff reform
The president calls Congress to act before adjournment on measures to prohibit child labor, re enact employers liability, expand workers compensation, and reform injunctive powers in labor disputes. He urges amending the interstate commerce and anti trust laws, clarifies rights to organize, and supports postal savings banks, tariff study, waterways, and conservation.
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House of Representatives
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Supreme Court
Inter-State Commerce Commission
Aready
Truve
Wisa
Movement For
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Executive Department
Ible
Anthracite Strike Commission
Tam
Permanent Waterways Commission
Denis
Theodord Roosevelt
White House
Supreme Court strikes down Minnesota railroad rate law
The Supreme Court on Monday ruled the Minnesota railroad rate law unconstitutional due to its sizable penalties. A dynamited Rock Island NL Daily News office damaged the press room amid a campaign against local gambling and for licensing. No injuries were reported. Senator Penrose's condition improved at home after facial arthritis and related complications.
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Supreme Court of the United States
Rock Island
Daily News
Gamblera
Noone
United States
Penrose
Miners Threaten Shutdown Across Pittsburg District
Union miners in Pittsburg and across several states plan a mass work stoppage as contracts expire midnight Tuesday. About 250000 workers in Ohio Western Pennsylvania Missouri Iowa Kansas Oklahoma Arkansas Texas Indiana Illinois Michigan West Virginia and Kentucky may halt mining after clashes with operators over wages and concessions. Lawrence Lewis prepares to take leadership in Pittsburg to avert a full strike while President Mitchell’s authority hangs in the balance.
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Pittsburg
Thomas L. Lewis
United Mine Workers of America
Lewis
John Mitchell
Mitchell
Indianapolis
Ind
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Missouri
Iowa
Kansas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Texas
Indiana
Illinois
Michigan
West Virginia
Kentucky
Torpedo Hits Warship Blakeley Near Pensacola
A Whitehead torpedo fired from Blakeley’s own tube struck the torpedo boat during practice off Pensacola. The blast tore a large hole below the water line on the port side. Blakeley is in dry dock as a board of inquiry investigates the accident.
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Pensacola
Fla
Blakeley
Navy Yard
Badly Executed Counterfeit Twenty Dollar Note
Bank cashier reports discovery of a counterfeit twenty dollar gold certificate in New York City. Officials warn such fakes may circulate widely as the note shows irregular XX and seal, dark back, and face engraving shortened by errors. The 1906 series note is Check letter Band No. 426426.
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New York
Grand Street Bank
Boy Finley Dies After Monday Night Accident
Carmi Illinois March 31 In an attempt to take longer strides than his companions John Finley aged 17 suffered injuries that will result in his death The boy was injured during a incident Monday night with fatal outcome expected two lines summarizing the incident and name of the victim and town.
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Carmi
John Finley
Kaiser Satisfied Over Berlin Ambassador Appointment
Venice report says Kaiser will await Corfu talks and expects a satisfactory settlement on the appointment of David Jayne Hill as American ambassador to Berlin before departure. The note reflects cautious optimism in German circles about U.S. diplomacy.
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Kaiser
Venice
Corfu
David
Jayne Hiii
Berlin
Maine Court Transcript Sparks Trial Rail Talk
An old Maine courtroom scene features a witness claiming the defendant planned actions with rails before an accident. A heated exchange over a question about the rails ends with a humorous misstep and the witness delivering a drawled, offbeat reply while jokes about constitutional limits creep in.
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Maine
Java
Illustrated Sunday Magazine
What Yale Men Eat
Yale Dining club publishes weekly consumption by its 1068 members at the Yale commons. Daily totals include 929 pounds of meat with roast beef and poultry as leading items, 100 loaves of bread and 120 quarts of cream, 200 gallons of soup, 20 bushels of potatoes, and hundreds of eggs, rolls, and dairy products.
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Yale Dining Club
Yale Commons
Yale
What We Might Save and the Nation's Saving Figures
A Harper's Weekly summary lists potential annual savings across the U.S. economy. It cites $228,000,000 saved from Americans eating one-fourth less meat, $110,000,000 from reduced liquor consumption, $106,000,000 in net gold imports, $53,000,000 from fewer cigars, and $12,000,000 for longer hats and charitable giving. It also notes a $40,000,000 cost for a New York subway and a $293,000,000 Standard Oil fine.
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United States
New York
Standard Oil Company
Harper's Weekly
Detective Holmes Mocked By Western Inference
A Mississippi commissioner in New York mocked a Western detective as shrewd yet showy. He likened him to Sherlock Holmes while recounting a Scotch Canadian applying at headquarters. The scene featured the applicant’s attempt to appear respectable and the detective’s pointed, professorial assessment.
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Wingham
New York
Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock
Fortunes In Apple Growing In Tasmania
An expert agriculturist visiting from Tasmania says the island is a fruit growers paradise. He notes an orchardist can earn a good income in a healthy occupation and finish the season with a substantial balance at his bank.
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Tasmania
Seid
Paradise
Charity meeting ends with empty funds claim
A professional philanthropist spoke of relief and attempted to collect a contribution but reports say no funds were raised or available. The remark notes misfortune in securing expected donations during the event.
Among the Hoosiers. Indiana State News Told in an Interesting Manner
Crawfordsville Indiana George Harrod was acquitted of the Thanksgiving Eve murder of Harry McClain of Clinton. Harrod, night operator at the Big Four station, shot McClain after a hold up and a nervous confrontation. McClain was wounded in the neck and back as he fled.
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Indiana State
Crawfordsville
Ind
George Harrod
Harry McClain
Clinton
Harrod
Big Four
McClain
Harrods
MacClain
Indiana Storm Swept Buildings Razed by Wind and Lightning
A Indiana storm caused major damage across cities including Frankfort Petersburg and Muncie. Widespread downed wires interrupted communications while farms and barns suffered wind and lightning losses estimated around five thousand dollars. A house collapsed injuring Joseph Hayden as roofs and buildings toppled in multiple towns.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Indiana
Frankfort
Petersburg
Anderson
Nell
Muncie
Joseph Hayden
Fire razes Greenville business district in New Albany vicinity
Flames driven by a brisk wind destroyed much of Greenville Indiana's business area. Loss placed at 40000 dollars. The fire started from a rubbish pile behind Mary K Wood's home. The post office store of Roger Compton, the old Steele homestead, Sullivan Bros store, and Joseph Webb's hotel and feed store burned. Goss hotel and the town school escaped.
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New Albany
Ind
Greenville
Mary K. Wood
Roger Compton
Steele
Sullivan Bros
Joseph Webb
Goss
Marriage cost shocks Crawfordsville couple in forged check
In Ladoga near Crawfordsville John Kirby aged 9 and Ruth Algood aged 16 married after he forged a brother’s name on a bank check. They were arrested on arrival from Indianapolis. Barn explosions and a Gary bomb injure a 78 year old mother and damage homes near Lake Station.
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Crawfordsville
Ind
Love
Here
John Kirby
Kirby
Ruth Algood
Roachdale
Farmers’ and Merchants’ Bank of Ladoga
Indianapolis
Vanderburg primaries fuel fraud accusations
In Evanaville Vanderburg county ward meetings selected 40 delegates to the state convention amid hot primaries. Republicans claim 28 delegates support Watson for governor, ten back Miller with two in doubt. Reports of repeating and several contest results mark the proceedings.
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Evanaville
Ind
Vanderburg County
Watson
Miller
Fated Family Tragedy in Moran Fire Death
Mrs. Fred Bell of Moran Indiana died from burns after attempting to start a stove fire with coal oil. The blaze consumed the home and a neighbor arrived in time to rescue her infant. The infant survived. the woman's father had died previously in a separate runaway accident.
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Frankfort
Ind
Fred Bell
Moran
Explosive Blast Hits Mader Block in Brazil Indiana
Bloodhounds from Indianapolis are tracking suspects after an unknown party dynamited the Mader business block at Centerpoint in Brazil county. Authorities suspect animosity toward the drug store in the wrecked block sparked the attack.
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Brazil
Mader
Centerpoint
This
Indianapolis
Dreaming Baseball Man Falls From Window in Newcastle
Ted Herliman, a local baseball enthusiast in Newcastle, dreamed he was playing ball and while rushing for a base, fell from his second story window. He sustained a broken shoulder blade and internal injuries.
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Newcastle
Ind
Ted Herliman
Shocked To Death At Depauw University
Edgar Milter, 22, a student at Depauw University in Greencastle Indiana, was killed by an electric shock when his right foot rested on a register and he touched a poorly insulated wire. The incident occurred as he reached to turn off a light.
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Greencastle
Ind
Edgar Milter
Depauw University
Fire damages Bedford plant and home losses
A lantern overturn caused a fire at Rock Island Lime Co. in Bedford Indiana damaging the plant with a loss estimated at five thousand dollars. Later Howard Lackey’s residence and barn were destroyed by fire in the same area.
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Bedford
Ind
Rock Island Lime Co
Howard Lackey
Grandfather Acquitted in Infants Murder Case
Huntington Ind April 27 1907 Dorman A Mosher age 67 was acquitted of murdering his infant grandchild after a third trial. A prior trial ended with a hung jury.
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Huntington
Ind
Dorman A. Mosher
Nord Mosher
Mother of Fourteen Convicted in Forgery Case
Newcastle Indiana Mrs Wm Welling admitted forging 14 checks drawn on farmer Edward Stratton totaling 160 dollars to satisfy her fastidious taste. Six checks matched her husband’s handwriting, cashed by him. Both were found guilty and sentenced to two to fourteen years in prison. Mrs Welling has fourteen children, four living.
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Newcastle
Ind
Wm. Welling
Edward K. Stratton
Jealous Youth Shoots Rival at Vincent Church Steps
In Mt. Vernon Indiana a quarrel over Miss Eula Thompson led to a shooting affray on church steps. Tom Mills allegedly struck Lawrence Epley with a buggy whip as the couple exited, prompting Epley to draw a revolver and seriously injure Mills.
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Mt. Vernon
Ind
Vincent Church
Tom Mills
Lawrence Epley
Eula Thompson
Epley
Mills
Justice of the Peace Fines Questioned in Clark County
Jeffersonville Ind Prof S L Scott Clark County School Superintendent reports a letter from Fassett A Cotton state superintendent of public instruction urging action on judges not paying fines and costs allotted to the school fund.
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Justices of the Peace
Jeffersonville
Ind
S. L. Scott
Clark County
Fassett A. Cotton
Move To Indiana From Boone County Amid Tobacco Plans
Lawrenceburg Indiana reports a group of Ken tuckians with wives and children passed through during the past month from Boone and other counties. They plan to settle in nearby counties and raise tobacco this season in a state where they expect no interference by right riders.
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Indiana
Lawrenceburg
Ind
Boone
Bold Peeping Tom Attacks Society Girl in Washington
Miss Jean Sanford, a prominent society figure in Washington, Ind, raised her second story bedroom window after undressing when a peeping Tom on a ladder outside seized her. Her screams alerted her parents and the intruder fled the scene.
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Washington
Ind
Jean Sanford
Reorganized Winslow Gas and Coal Co. in Patoka township
Petersburg Indiana report notes the Winslow Gas and Coal Co. in Patoka township nine miles south has been reorganized by Petersburg St Louis capitalists. The company previously failed three years ago and went into receivership with over 300000 dollars in liabilities and 165000 dollars in assets.
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Petersburg
Ind
St. Louis
Winslow Gas and Coal Co
Patoka Township
Boy dies after bat injury in Evansville game
In Evansville Indiana a 13 year old white boy George Cook was struck on the head with a bat by 16 year old Silas Posey a negro lad during a local boy’s baseball game. Cook suffered a fractured skull and is expected to die. Posey was arrested.
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Evansville
Ind
George Cook
Silas Posey
Posey
Warden Reid Resigns from Michigan City Prison
James D. Reid of South Bend resigns as warden of the state prison at Michigan City due to ill health and a nervous breakdown. The report notes his departure stems from worsening health and a need to step down from duties.
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Reid
Indianapolis
Ind
James D. Reid
South Bend
Michigan City
Bryan speaks to Evansville men at Evans hall
Willam J. Bryan addressed a large men only audience at Evans hall Evansville Indiana with Mayor Boehne presiding a sliver offering was collected Bryan spoke of the Prince of Peace.
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Bryan
Evansville
Ind
Willam J. Bryan
Evans Hall
Boehne
Prince of Peace
Tragic Jump From Car Leaves Schuyler Teen Fatally Hurt
Alexandria report states 17 year old Emery Schuyler son of Philip Schuyler leaped from a two fast electric car near the city. He suffered fatal injuries with both legs broken.
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Alexandria
Emery Schuyler
Philip Schuyler
Closing Em Up in South Bend and New Albany Suit
South Bend common council orders immediate closure of dubious dens including gaming houses and alley saloons under a fifty citizen committee. New Albany district court hears James R. Kelly suit against Southern Railway for $2,000 with juries set for January 28.
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South Bend
Ind
New Albany
Floydate
James R. Kelly
Southern Railw
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