Roosevelt Eyes Revised Anti-Trust Approach For Railroads
President Roosevelt releases 42 letters from John R. Dos Passos proposing a broad revision of the Sherman act to target pernicious combinations but exclude railroads. Dos Passos drafts a bill covering destruction of illegal combines, punishment, forfeiture, remedies, and preventive actions. The president favors enforcing railroad regulation via interstate commerce laws and may push Congress to adopt such changes.
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Roosevelt
John R. Dos Passos
New York City
Pos Passos
Dos Passos
Fe Arverifge
Indiana
Rue de Ovaie
Berean
Noted Idaho Trial Prompts National Attention
The Boise case against Haywood Moyer and Pettibone rises to national interest as it unfolds. The state unveils a broad conspiracy tied to the Western Federation of Miners amid claims of wholesale murder as trade and sensational testimony to come.
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Boise
Idaho
Colorado
Western Federation of Miners
Haywood, Moyer and Pettibone
America
France Seeks Tariff Deal Details With Germany
France obtains assurances from the United States that Germany’s tariff concessions will be usable once specifics are arranged. Paris presses for smooth administration and cites export price evidence from the German Chamber of Commerce. France notes weaker chamber organization and contemplates alternative export price methods.
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State Department
France
German Chamber of Commerce
Germany
Government annoys over Japanese outrages stance
Washington reports indicate government irritation at Japan's reaction to recent outrages against Japanese in San Francisco. The note suggests Rome indicates a strained relation and ongoing tensions as officials pursue a stance amid incidents.
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Washington
Japan
Rome
San Francis
The False Legend of Marvin Kuhns the Indiana Bandit
The author debunks the idea that Marvin Kuhns was a legendary northern Indiana outlaw. Kuhns is labeled a horse thief with little daring or romance, and his law encounters stemmed from lack of sense rather than bold exploits. The piece dismisses romanticizing Kuhns alongside stories of earlier outlaws.
Public concerns over Japan and U S relations
The piece warns against Japanese agents in the United States stirring hostile opinion toward Japan and hints at the danger of war. It notes broad American friendship toward Japan but cautions Pacific coast prejudice and urges delicate handling as Washington grows irritated by Japan's provocations.
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Japan
Pacific
San Francisco
Washington
Tokio
United States
Vice President Fairbanks Faces Organized Opposition
The piece notes intensified media focus on Vice President Fairbanks with sustained features in Collier's and The Saturday Evening Post. Cartoons, epigrams, and columns amount to a coordinated effort to shape public opinion ahead of a potential presidential bid.
Senator Knox Praised as Able Candidate by Presidents
The article argues that Senator Philander C Knox of Pennsylvania is among the ablest in the United States Senate. It notes his service in McKinley and Roosevelt administrations as attorney general and says he embodies the kind of leader a national convention would choose to resolve difficulties.
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United States
Philander C. Knox
Pennsylvania
Knox
Senate
Congress
McKinley
Roosevelt
Roosevelt Defends Inheritance Demand in Jamestown Speech
President Roosevelt addressed the National Editorial Association in Jamestown, reiterating his demand for inheritance measures with added force. The remarks emphasized fiscal policy and the role of wealth in national progress.
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Roosevelt
Jamestown
National’ ‘Editorial Association
President pushes tax on wealth to curb fortunes
The president favors a tax on wealth and income to ease the burden on the taxed while checking immense fortunes. He argues such taxes would relieve heavy loads and counter the menace of large wealth, with action expected in Congress next year.
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Congress
Murder of Woodburn Marshal Cray Stirs Hope for Quick Justice
Prolonged manhunt follows the killing of Marshal Cray in Woodburn on Friday morning. Authorities describe the crime as cruel and wanton. robbers had escape options without killing. No witnesses to the slaying complicate positive identification of suspects.
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Marshal Columbus Cray
Woodburn
Butler rediscusses Hanly as future vice president
Editor Chad Butler proposes Governor Hanly as a Republican vice presidential candidate, framing it as a calculated move to thwart Fairbanks. The piece notes Indiana Republicans’ strong state pride and favor for the current ticket, while condemning Butler's controversial opening salvo in the Huntington Morning Times.
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Chad Butler
Hanly
Indiana
Butler
New Morning Times
Huntington
Immunity Hoped For Harry Orchard Faces Murder Tale
The article questions whether Harry Orchard will receive any immunity for testifying about his self confessed career of wholesale murder. It notes the blood chilling nature of his relato and warns that justice should not be mitigated if his story proves true.
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Harry Orchard
Star Winess
Boise
Orchard
Witness Testimony Ties Boltz to Public Gambling Scene
A witness in the Boltz case in Indianapolis testified he had been connected with a public gambling venue run by Boltz for two years. The defense failed to call Fort Wayne police superiors to impeach the witness, noting gambling has been suppressed at least ten times in the past seventeen months and arguing suppression should affect credibility.
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Boltz
Indianapolis
Fort Wayne
President’s Hunt Leads to Cautious Advisement for Harriman
The presidents detectives found no evidence to prosecute E. H. Harriman under federal law. Yet they urge careful conduct in his actions hereafter. The White House faces disappointment as the president pursues big game.
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E. H. Harriman
Pacific
White House
Orchard portrait draws sharp lines as crime tale unfolds
The piece argues there is no room for doubt about Orchard’s character. If his revolting narrative is true the law offers no punishment fitting the case, and if he lies he would become a monster for perjury. Regardless, Orchard is viewed as a man the world will be glad to see rid.
San Francisco Faces Tense Rifts With Japan Over Tokyo Dignity
San Francisco seeks a firm stance amid Japan’s sensitivity to recent anti Japanese outrages. Officials believe a clear end state of stronger ties could challenge diplomacy if anger continues.
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San Francisco
Japan
California
Tokio
What is so rare as a day in June variation
A whimsical musing on June days and poetical inspiration hindered by cold air and bare surroundings. The text notes a lack of nearby poetesses and scant blooms beyond dandelions as of writing.
Book Proposal Honors Noted Indiana Figure
The late Marvin Kuhns of Northern Indiana is to be celebrated in a book. The author may uncover a worthwhile aspect of his life beyond his notoriety as a petty thief and horse thief.
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Marvin Kuhns
Indiana
Sile’ Doty
McGregor MacDougall
Smalley Boys
West
Kuhns
Jack Shepard
Claude du- Noer
Dick Turpin
President rebukes railroads over provoking a good natured man
The president again addresses railroads, condemning their actions as provoking a good natured man beyond acceptable limits. He asserts familiarity with the individual involved and warns against further escalation.
Japan’s Proud Stance Casts a Shadow in San Francisco
A terse punt of diplomacy shows Japan asserting small claims with a bold tone in San Francisco, testing patience and signaling a shift in regional posture amid ongoing frictions.
Uncle Bath Reflects On War Resolve In Humble Manner
The speaker expresses humility and gratitude while asserting there is no likelihood of war, yet if conflict occurs Japan would learn the eagle can fight closer to its class and reputation than the bear did.
French winegrowers strike sparks mayor resignations
The piece notes that in France the strike generates anarchy as mayors and other local officials resign en masse. It argues such a move would not occur in this country and suggests resignation would not gain traction here.
Gas Addicks Heads to Russia for Barrels and Battles
A quirky note says Gas Addicks travels to Russia to profit from a barrel venture where neither side can gain all, a new experience for both Addicks and the grand dukes.
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Addicks
Russia
Fort Wayne man warns against bargain stamp sales
A Fort Wayne resident warns that bargain stamp sales are risky and that buying from the long established Uncle Sam stamp seller offers better value and reliability.
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Fort Wayne
Controversies Highlight West Point Row Promises
Mrs Ayres appears near qualification for membership. The West Point row promises highly interesting controversies. Dear Matia could offer practical counsel if asked.
Southerners See Roosevelt Acts as Secession Vindication
The passage argues that some southerners claim Roosevelt’s actions prove secession, labeling it an academic view and unsafe ground for reviving old conflicts. It emphasizes caution about basing new political moves on such interpretations.
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Roosevelt
Fort Wayne Post Office Gains Rank in Stamp Business
The Fort Wayne post office is expected to hold its proper rank in cash business as private stamp merchants face removal of unfair competition.
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Fort Wayne
Knox boom makes him a favorite son in GOP race
The Knox presidential campaign gains momentum as he becomes a favorite son within the party, while the Taft faction remains alert to potential shifts and implications for the race.
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Philander Chase Knox
Taft
Weather stunts spark debate over naturefaking records
The piece hints at weather stunts used to fraudulently shape records, noting insiders view them as obvious despite fakirs avoiding listing. It reflects skepticism about authenticity and the manipulation of public weather narratives.
Fort Wayne Men Win OWT Grand Council Elections
Goshen Ind June 10 Terre Haute selected as site for next year’s grand council of the Indiana United Commercial Travelers. Officers elected include Grand senior counsellor Harry Maxwell Fort Wayne and Grand secretary Harry Mains Fort Wayne. Fort Wayne City Packard band led the parade with high praise for its music.
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Goshen
Ind
Terre Haute
Indiana United Commercial Travelers
Harry Maxwell
Fort Wayne
B. W. Brainard
Harry Mains
Grand Tressurer
J. C. Huston
M. R. Thompson
Anderson
Grand Page
J. W. Crooks
Vincennes
Grand Sentinel
B. Rumpler
Indianapolis
J. C. Holmes
C. Mains
A. N. Grant
E. C. Barber
Fort Wayne City Packard Band
Meat Prices Advance Across City On Beef
Meat prices rose across the city on Monday with retailers facing cost hikes of one to two cents per quality level. Big packers raised producer prices by one hundred dollars per hundred pounds, citing scarcity as the reason. Retailers say they cannot absorb the higher costs and must raise prices for customers as the previous margin was thin.
Fort Wayne Newsboys to Visit Kendallville Event
Charles A. Phelps leads one hundred Fort Wayne Newsboys and their band to Kendallville next Friday evening as guests of Mrs. F. B. Perkins and the Kendallville newsboys. John E. Gunkel of Toledo will attend alongside invited mayors from Kendallville Fort Wayne Garrett and Auburn.
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Charles A. Phelps
Fort Wayne
Indiana graduate at West Point named Harrison
George R. Harrison of Columbia City becomes the sole Indiana graduate this year from the United States Military Academy at West Point, son of Major Joseph R. Harrison.
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George R. Harrison
Joseph R. Harrison
Columbia City
Indiana
United‘States Military Academy
West Point
Zeddis Furthmiller Nuptials in New Haven Ind
Miss Mary Etta Furthmiller and Mr. Harry Edwin Zeddis wed at the bride’s home in New Haven Indiana. Rev J L Hutchins officiated the 7:30 p m ceremony attended by over a hundred guests. The couple plans a two week trip to Niagara Falls New York and Fort Wayne before travel to New York city.
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the Sentinel
New Haven
Ind
Mary Etta Furthmiller
Jacob Furthmiller
Harry Edwin Zeddis
William Zeddis
J. L. Hutchins
Methodist Episcopal Church
May Zeddis
Fort Wayne
Niagara Falls
New York
Methodist Church
Maude Kayser
Mrs. Bostwick
Ohio
St. Louis
Clippinger-Woehr
Emma Woehr
Henry Woehr
West Main Street
Frank Clippinger
Louis Clippinger
Emanuel Lutheran Church
William Moll
Clippinger
Buffalo
Boone Street
Many June Weddings Highlight Local Nuptials
Several couples tied the knot in June ceremonies across the area. Bertha Ritter and C A William Seibt wed in Chicago influence. Ellen May Williams wed William D Birbeck. Alice Webster married Rowland Bishop in Trinity church. Agnes Smith wed Andrew Bubb at St Joseph's. Bessie Marsh and Frank Martin joined in Chicago. Jeannette Sproat and Emanuel Woebbeking wed. Pfeiffer Menefee pair also married with Psi Alpha Gamma guests present.
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Martin—Marsh
Bessie Marsh
Frank B. Martin
St. Anne’s Church
Chicago
Fort Wayne
S. F. Bowser Company
Neighborhood Surprises Mark Boshler House Warming
Eva and neighbors hosted a Friday house warming for Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Boshler in Bryan Ohio fifty guests attended a noon dinner. On Saturday a large gathering in Maysville celebrated Benjamin Cummings True turning ninety nine with kin and members of the Maysville I O O F lodge.
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Eva
Nine Mile
Boshler
C. W. Boshler
Bryan, O
Maysville
Benjamin Cummings True
I. O. O. F. Lodge
True
Ladies Enjoy Quilting Bee and Weekend Socials
Mrs Paul Trier hosted thirty ladies with a 5 pm elaborate dinner after a Wednesday quilting bee. Guests included Mrs Henry Meyer, Mrs Ernest Gerke, Miss Louise Meyer, Miss Mary Miller and many others from the area. A second party at Mr and Mrs Edward Schneider seven miles north featured dinners, dances, and a Sunday busload of city and country guests. Miss Ida Fairfield planned a linen shower at her sister Mrs Merton Trick's country home ahead of her June 12 wedding to Harley D Weaver with Fort Wayne and surrounding guests attending.
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Mabel Wood
Mendelssohn
Rebecca May Menefee
Miss Menefee
Philip Titus
Psi Alpha Gamma
Pearl Kickley
Edith Monahan
Edna Null
Daisy Striker
Fannie Matson
Millie Winkelmeyer
Mary Menefee
Fisher and
Thomas Streets
Pfeiffer
Harry Ruggenkemper
van Wert
Maud Weyer
Paul Trier
Henry Meyer
Ernest Gerke
Louise Meyer
Mary Miller
John Landenberger
Will Paul
Herman Hobrock
August Becker
William Meyer
Henry Kiel
Fred Klaehn
William Miller
Will Pape
Henry Scherer
Henry Moellering
William Doehrman
Henry Trier
Henry Gerke
Louis Kammeyer
Ernest Kammeyer
CC. F. W. Meyer
Adolph Foellinger
Wilhelmina Blase
C. Benke
G. F. Muhlenbruck
Yetta Meyer
Alice Scherer
Edward Schneider
Victor Sordler
Frank Boley
Charles Taylor
Henry Burkholder
Peter Donahue
Edith Taylor
Helen Donahue
Esther Boley
Edna Schrader
Robert
Frank
Walter Schrader
Alfred
Hubert Sordler
John Boley
Charles Burkholder
Albert Boley
Henry Neimeyer
Anna Schultz
Clara Albrecht
Mary and Trene Pester
Hattie Reuzer
Florence Keller
Cora Stalder
Florence Smart
Lena Riemann
Minnie Wiedmann
Grace Firks
Ursula Linton
Messrs
Percy Omo
Harry Stuart
Chicago
Hartley Burton
Oscar Leuenberger
Fred Hilgeman
Edward Walker
Albert Wiegmann
Clint de Witt
Frank Keller
Charles Leuenberger
Oscar Oppenlander
Levi Burton
Ida Fairfield
Merton Trick
Trick
Miss Fairfield
Harley D. Weaver
Fort Wayne
John Ferguson
E. Fairfield
Ducan McLeish
Carrie Fairfield
Helen
Stella Helmer
Clarence Lopshire
Harley Weaver
Oliver Fairfield
Frank Tobias
Joe Mason
A. H. Lopshire
Frank Robinson
Memorial day tribute for Knights of Pythias observed in Fort Wayne
Fort Wayne lodge No 116 and Ben Hur lodge No 15 held memorial services on Sunday at the K of P home and Calvary United Brethren church. Hon James M Robinson spoke honoring departed members. Fifty brethren are buried in city cemeteries and thirty one chairs were draped in mourning. Graves were decorated by a decorating committee and a special committee arranged graveyard decorations.
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Fort Wayne
Knights of Pythias
K. of P
Washington Boulevard
James M. Robinson
Ben Hurlodge
Calvary United Brethren Church
G. F. Byrer
Lodge
Mrs. Charles Larson 69 dead at Waterloo home
Mrs. Charles Larson aged 69 died at her residence in Waterloo. The report notes her age and place of death with no further details provided.
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Charles Larson
Waterloo
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Fairbanks
Collier’s
Saturday Evening Post
San- Francisco
Maxwell and Mains
United Commercial Travelers
Kendallville
Zeddis
Furthmiller
Seibt—Ritter
Bertha Ritter
C. A. William Seibt
Anna Ritter
East Creighton Avenue
Philip Ruhl
Seibt
Belleforte Avenue
Oak Park
Birbeck—Williams
Ellen May Williams
William D. Birbeck
H Eliza Street
D. T. Williams
Bishop Webster
Alice Webster
England
Rowland Bishop
Trinity Episcopal Church
E. W. Averill
Bubb—Smith
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
Hesse Cassel
Agnes Smith
Lena Smith
Andrew Bubb
Anthony Bubb
Isabella Dodane
Albert Smith
Woebbeking
D. A. Miller
Orville
Vada Husted
Ila Rose
Zella Knapp
Blanche Worden
Edith Murohy
Awdrey Phillips
Georgia Miller
Peter DeLonge
Grover Hager
Charles Worden
Harry DeLonge
Delmer Barker
Harry Foohe
Frank Worden
Donald Husted
Orville Miller
Mohr
Harriet Mohr
Louis Mohr
Walter Scott Howey
Dr. Sell
Dr. Bell
West Wayne Street
Bell Schlup
Nellie Schlup
Charles J. Bell
John Street
U. B
Bell
Baldwin
Fred Boghler
Knights of
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