Shaw warns on corporate takeover power at electric association
Former Secretary Leslie M. Shaw told Chicago on May 22 that a giant capitalized firm sought permission from the U S president to absorb its principal rival, a move he said could happen only in a country with strong executive authority. He warned of dangers if leaders gain immunity through political support. He spoke at the National Electric Association convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Secretary of the Treasury
Leslie M. Shaw
Globe
United States
Shaw
The
National Electric, Association
Robert
Roberts
Europe
Antwerp Belgians Mourn as Rail Crash Kills Pilgrims
A high speed Antwerp Express derailed near Contich, Belgium, hitting a pilgrim train. Cars telescoped, many dead or injured. About fifty corpses recovered, over 100 injured. Surgeons, clergy, and soldiers aid at Contich station converted to a field morgue and hospital. An ambulance corps from Tamgens joins relief efforts.
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Antwerp
Belgium
Okace
Contich
Wiién & S
Otha
Contith
Tamgens
Thrilling chase of stray girls under W C T U protection
Pittsburg May 22 women crusaders of the W C T U aided by special police pursued a girl and her Japanese escort from a cafe to a Fifth avenue office building. The girl was arrested inside via a fire escape while the foreigner escaped to the roof. Officers captured the man as crowds watched. later two couples were arrested and several others taken from cafes. Raber of Columbia.
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Pittsburg
Fifth Avenue
Fifth. Avenue
Merry makers lose life while out boating
A gasoline launch exploded during a moonlight river excursion from Clarendon Arkansas killing seven society members: Lillian Winfield Alma Pette Mattie Counts Bessie Palmer Aline Burton Joseph McManus and Dr A L Houston. Miss Mary Cavett was severely burned and others were rescued with difficulty.
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Little Rock
Ark
the Gazette
Clarendon
Lillian Winfield
Alma Pette
St. Louis
Mattie Counts
Bessie Palmer
Kansas City
Aline Burton
Helena
Joseph M’manus
A. L. Houston
Mary Cavett
First Presbyterian Church Purchases John W. Sale Manse
Trustees approve purchase of the Johns W Sale property at West Wayne and Van Buren for 10000 dollars. A committee will supervise improvements to create a modern manse with an estimated 5000 dollars needed for repairs and interest. The Rev Henry B Master and family to move in upon return from vacation.
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First Presbyterian Church
Johns W. Sale
West Wayne
van Buren
Charles H. Worden
Edward F. Yarnelle
Charles A. Dunkelberg
George W. Beers
Henry B. Master
General Assembly Meets in Kansas City
The 120th general assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States met in Convention hall Kansas City Missouri with leaders from America and abroad in attendance. The session featured the retirement of Rev William Henry Roberts as moderator and the election of his successor with Rev S H Fullerton and Rev Mark A Matthews seen as leading candidates.
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Kansas City
Church
America
120Th General Assembly
The
Presbyterian Church
United States of America
Wm. Henry Roberts
Philadelphia
United States
S. H. Fullerton
St. Louis
Mark A. Matthews
Seattle
Roberts
Woman Buys Big Bills in Fort Wayne Spree
Mrs. Gertrude Burton of Newcastle Indiana spent several thousand dollars on stage money buying a car a $75 hat a $55 suit and other items at local stores. She booked three rooms at Wayne hotel and drove away after a spree ending with her departure from town. None of the merchants profited and relatives know little of her actions.
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Gertrude Burton
Newcastle
Ind
Fort Wayne
Wayne Hotel
Randall Garage
Rurode’s
Rosenthal’s
West Superior Street
Bridge construction starts at Clinton street site
A National Bridge company representative placed stakes Wednesday for a concrete bridge over the St May river at Clinton street. Lumber is on the grounds for false work and will be erected soon. The old bridge should be down within a week, with work supervised by the board of county commissioners and Bridge Superintendent Wiley.
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National Bridge Company
St. May Ye River
Clinton ‘Street
Board of ’County Commissioners
Gunness murder farm shown in moving pictures
A fragment notes the Gunness murder farm at La Porte being shown in a moving picture. It mentions Mrs. David Leer of Goshen four miles south of there suffering a neuralgia of the heart after a hearty dinner on a Wednesday.
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Gunness
Laporte
David Leer
Goshen
Senate approves creation of National Monetary Commission
Washington May 21 the senate without division adopted a joint resolution to create a nine senator and nine representative National Monetary Commission. The panel will study changes desirable in the U S monetary system and banking laws and report to Congress at the earliest date. Aldrich said conferees failed to agree and the commission would begin work at once.
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Washington
Senate
Aldrich
Committee On Finance
National Monetary Commission
House
Congress
United States
Brandegee
Commission
Congress to Remain in Session Through May 27
Washington May 21 congress will not adjourn before May 27 and may extend to June 1 according to authorities at the capitol. The statement indicates no early adjournment and a possible brief extension to complete business.
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Washington
Capitol
Congress
Deficiency bill passed with modest funding increase
Senator Hale reported the general deficiency bill to the senate. It totals $18,384,811, an increase of $1,040,488 over the house passed amount, marking the last of the big annual supply bills to be considered in Washington on May 21.
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Washington
Hale
Senate
House
Stolen Pin Case Leads to Fine and Suspension
Homer Vardeman faced Judge Homer Underwood in city court for stealing a stick pin from George Lee a laundry operator on Barr street. He was fined five dollars plus costs and sentenced to thirty days in jail but the term was suspended.
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Homer Vardeman
Homer Underwood
George Lee
Barr Street
Vardeman
Calhoun Street
Pete Deaser
George Cannon
Missouri
Fort Wayne
Frank Goodell
Hurd Street
Godell
Cannon
Half Holiday Planned by Retail Merchants Association
The executive committee of the Retail Merchants' Association will ask local merchants to close Saturday May 30 from noon to 6 pm as a tribute to the men who fought for and saved the community. The plan aims to unite merchants in honoring their memory on a difficult retail day.
Mead Chosen Second Vice President of Audubon Society
Cyrus D. Mead of Fort Wayne, head of the Indiana school for feeble minded youth, was elected second vice president of the Indiana Audubon Society at the convention in the Fort Wayne Public Library. Other officers include Amos W. Butler as president and Dr. D. W. Dennis as first vice president.
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Cyrus D. Mead
Fort Wayne
Indiana School For
Indiana Audubon Society
Public
Amos W. Butler
Indianapolis
D. W. Dennis
Earlham College
Richmond
Gene Stratton Porter
Geneva
Charles E. Newlin
E. K. Carman
Fred Sillery
Friends of the Birds
Gene Stratton-Porter
Library Museum
A. A. Ringwall
State Society
Allen County Audubon Society
William Watson Woollen
Indiana
Woollen
Mead
Mr. Mead
C. A. Stockbridge
No. 3
Stockbridge
Adams Township
T. Gilbert Pearson
Greensboro
N. C
Audubon Societies
America
Pearson
Robert 8. Taylor
J. N. Study
A. Stockbridge
Allen County
Aubu‘pon “Society
Amos ‘V. Butler
Strange Death Case Ties Dowagiac Man to Multiple Murders
South Bend reports James Brimmingstall, 40, is jailed in Dowagiac Mich., charged with six murders. He has confessed to two and police expect further admissions. Aimed at his wife, the investigation links Huff of Dowagiac as a June 1907 victim and connects other unidentified deaths in Kansas and Missouri.
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South Bend
Ind
James Brimmingstall
Dowagiac
Mich
Bresnahan
Brimmingstall
David Huff
Kansas
Missouri
Smith Hortlum
Brimmingstalls
Bid Clauss
Brimmingstall House
Huff
Negro burglar pleads guilty and gets sentence
Kenneth Davis, a young man, admitted burglarizing F. D. Hoham's drug store on March 3 and was sentenced to the Indiana reformatory at Jeffersonville for ten to twenty years. Police had secured a confession and implicated others who faced minor fines and jail as accessories.
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Kenneth Davis
F. D. Hoham
Indiana Reformatory
Jeffersonville
Thomas
Jim “Slick” Walker
Grace Walker
Blanche Williams
Curry
Homer Underwood
Davis
Danville
Lenz
Champaign
Ill
Indianapolis
Fort Wayne
Linker
Chicago Street
Indiana
Boerger Named Lowest Bidder for Fairfield Project
Bids opened Thursday for a new building at Fairfield avenue and Hendricks street for J. W. Kidd and W. M. Griffin. Contractor Boerger was the lowest of seven bids on the 650 by 180 foot three story structure, estimated to cost about $30,000 to complete.
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W. M. Griffin
J. W. Kidd Company
W. M. Griffin Company
Fairfield Avenue
Hendricks Street
Boerger
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AAP
Raber
Columbia
Arkansas
General Assembly
Presbyterians
Clinton Street
Currency Commission
C.D. Mead
Florence A. Howe
W. 8. Major
Shelbyville
Michigan
Bluebeard
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