Roosevelt orders railroads to furnish equal accommodations
President Roosevelt releases a letter directing the Department of Justice to enforce an Interstate Commerce Commission order. The communication cites the Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway for failing to provide equal first class facilities to colored passengers. The president urges immediate injunctive action to ensure equal accommodations for the same fare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
South
Department of Justice
Interstate Commerce Commission
Nashville, Chattanooga and
Alabama
Theodore Roosevelt
Johnson Explains Candidacy and Presidential Hope
Chicago April 8 Governor John A Johnson Minnesota bound for Shiloh monument talks presidential question. He says he is a candidate if nominated and will campaign to win. He denies backing from James J Hill and praises William J Bryan while noting his own belief in the Democratic party's even chances this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
John A. Johnson
Minnesota
Shiloh
Tennessee
Johnson
James J. Hill
William J. Bryan
Bryan
Mr. Bryan
Democratic Party
School Census Ordered for Indiana Counties
Indiana officials urge strict honesty in annual school enumeration. County superintendents may retake excessive or incorrect counts and appoint new counters with equal pay from the same funds. Revisions affect school revenue and require accurate listing of all residents ages 6 to 21 within each corporation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Fassett A. Cotton
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Cotton
Goshen Lawyer Mentioned as Possible Brick Successor
Charles W. Miller once Indiana attorney general and GOP gubernatorial hopeful is named as probable successor to the late Congressman A. L. Brick of Indiana's Thirteenth district in South Bend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brick
South Bend
Ind
Charles W. Miller
Goshen
Indiana
A. L. Brick
Thirteenth
Car Blockade Stalls Traffic on Calhoun Street
A large Indianapolis limited car malfunctioned its air brake on Calhoun street near Chestnut last Wednesday, stopping northbound traffic for twenty-five minutes as it stalled midway across the block and city cars queued behind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calhoun Street
Chestnut Street
Indianapolis Limited
Sloan's Liniment Promoted for Full-Body Exercise Fatigue
An athletics instructor from Roxbury Massachusetts endorses Sloan's Liniment for extreme fatigue after strenuous activity and rheumatic pain in elderly men. He cites personal use in athletes and household emergencies and notes carrying a bottle for emergencies.
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Sloan
Harry K. Gilman
Warren Street
Roxbury
Mass
Enumeration Instructions For Tax Receipts Discussed
A letter from Mr. Cotton outlines strict rules for census enumeration. It forbids listing people born after April 30, 1902 or before April 10, 1887, excludes factory and business employes at work sites, treats them by residence, and bans enumerating transient or married minors. It emphasizes residency over temporary presence and adherence to laws on the enumeration blank.
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Cotton
t _e
Indiana corn growers plan bold push for national show
Eighty prominent Indiana corn growers met at the state house and pledged to surpass all records in exhibits and to land the next national corn show for Indianapolis. They will ship at least one carload of high bred seed corn to the Omaha National Corn Exposition in December. T. A. Coleman presided and a committee was named to seek gubernatorial support for a state commission to manage Indiana’s exhibit.
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Indianapolis
State House
Indiana
Omaha
T. A. Coleman
Rushville
J. W. Jones
D. B. Clore
Franklin
Chicago
Joseph Overstreet
Johnson County
L. A. Vogler
Hope
Harvey Gray
Galveston
L. B. Clarre
Hanly
Fort Wayne Doctors Begin Sanitary Inspection of Schools
A Fort Wayne Medical Society committee led by Drs. J. H. Gilpin Miles F. Porter and Albert E. Bulson started a sanitary inspection of city public schools. The move follows two school condemnations by Dr. J. N. Hurty of the state board of health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Gilpin
Miles F. Porter
Albert E. Bulson
Fort Wayne Medical Society
J. N. Hurty
State Board of Health
McKee brothers sentenced for theft and raid at Donnelly’s
Albert McKee, 23, received 30 days in jail and a fine for taking 1.50 misappropriated from his younger brother Harry, 16, who was also fined and jailed but allowed good behavior. The incident involved a window lift and a later raid on Donnelly’s place where three black men and Irene Smith were fined and jailed, with authorities vowing to end mixed white negra interactions at the venue.
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Albert
Alvin McKee
Harry McKee
Bloomingdale
Palm Garden
Harry
Donnelly’s
Ankenbruck
Murphy
Andrew Donnelly
Chicago Street
Irene Smith
John Brennan
Donnelly Place
Murray
Taylor
Port Ewen
Ulster County
Pennsylvania
Mollie Maguires
Ireland
America
Rheumatism Cure Claim for Miles Nervine Promoted
An advertisement touts Dr Miles Nervine as a Rheumatism remedy with soothing nervous system effects. It claims cures after long suffering and offers a refund for the first bottle if no benefit, citing a testimonial from JAS. B. SANDERS of Rockaway New Jersey and noting Br. Miles Nervine is sold by druggists.
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Miles Nervine
Miles’ Nervine
Jas. B. Sanders
P. O. Bex
Rockaway
N. J
Br. Miles
Nerv Inc
Miles Medical Co
Elkhart
Ind
Court Clears Name in Murder Indictment After 26 Years
Kingston April 9 a western city resident formerly charged with Murray death is freed after the New York Supreme Court dismisses the 26 year old manslaughter indictment. The man now leads a large western firm with a wife and six children. Only three officials know the full facts. The case hinged on love rumn politics and a disputed election day incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingston
N. Y
Supreme Court of New York
John Taylor
Thomas Murray
Taylor
Supreme Court
Clearwater
W. C. Howard
Troy
Justice Clearwater
W. A. Cunningham
Justice Howard
Mr. Cunningham
Murray
Prosecutor targets saloon owners selling liquor to minors
Dave Randall paid 20 plus costs for selling liquor to minors and 25 plus costs from a jury verdict. Prosecutor Thomas vows to prosecute all saloon men who sell to minors while Chief Ankenbruck warns others to quit. Donnelly, too drunk to plead, faces trial for license denial and possible closing of a dubious Barr street saloon.
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Dave Randall
Barr Street
Thomas
Randall
Ankenbruck
Andrew Donnelly
Thieves Break Window at Dygert’s Pawn and Secondhand Store
A large plate glass window was broken at Dygert’s pawn and secondhand shop on East Main Street. The incident involved thieves damaging the store overnight, with police investigation underway and no arrests reported at this time.
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Dygert’s
East Main Street
Hughes Returns With New York Program to Oppose Race Track Gambling
Albany April 9 Governor Hughes urged the legislature to enact race track gambling reform and eight other measures after the senate failed to pass anti-race track bills He pressed changes to Percy Gray law banking reforms direct primary elections and assigning telecoms under the public service commission The message also called for investigations into Wall Street speculation immigration unemployment and the relation of inferior courts to criminal procedure The governor hinted at an extra session May 11 and a special election to fill Senator Franchot's vacancy amid intense pressure on senators and crowded galleries at the capitol with gambling interests present
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Albany
N. Y
Senate
Hughes
Public Service Commission
New York City
Wall Street
Franchot
Niagara-Ontario
Hugh 83
Percy-Gray
Francho
John Sanford
Amsterdam
Capitol
Grady
Chenier
Agnew
Gov
Chanler
Albany Senate blocks race track gambling bills in tie vote
After a hard fought session the two measures to curb race track gambling failed on a 25 to 25 tie. Governor Hughes vowed the fight would continue as Grattan defeated the bills under orders from boss William Barnes Jr. The outcome came despite Senator Fancher's conspicuous absence and subsequent return.
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Albany
N. Y
Senate
Fancher
Cattaraugus
Raines
Senator Fancher
Agnew- Hart
Hughes
Senator Grattan
William Barnes, Jr
Albany County
Roosevelt urges new laws to curb anarchist publications
President Roosevelt calls Congress for tighter action on publishing anarchist material. He cites executive summary by Attorney General Bonaparte and argues such writings are sedition, aims to bar circulation, and notes no current federal statute makes them offenses while Congress can act. The governor of New Jersey may enforce state laws per Secretary Root.
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North Dakota
Washington
Congress
Roosevelt
Bonaparte
la Questione Sociale
New Jersey
Root
United States
Attorney General
Fuller
Supreme Court
Justice Field
Dairyman Pays His Fine Amid Watered Milk Charge
Henry Duell confessed in Justice Huser's court to placing water in milk sold to city consumers. He was fined $10 and costs after claiming he was victimized by suppliers and that he delivered no watered milk.
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Henry Duell
Justice Huser
Deputy Sheriff Resigns to Return to Traction Line
Henry Swaney resigns as deputy sheriff in the superior court after several months of service. He has notified Sheriff Grice and will return to work on the traction line.
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Henry Swaney
Superior Court
Grice
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Parry
C. W. Miller
Fort Wayne
W. P. Herron
Trinity Methodist. Episcopal Church
Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church
Raymond L. Semans
Pennville
Jay County
Albert McKee
City Court
Slayer
Stirs
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