Packing House Report Requested by Sulzer in Congress
Representative Sulzer of New York introduced a resolution asking the president to send to the House the Neill Reynolds meat packing investigation reports. The measure seeks all data exhibits and correspondence related to the meat trust stockyards and Chicago packing houses. A similar resolution is expected from Representative Finley at the suggestion of minority leader Williams.
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Washington
Sulzer
New York
Charles P. Neill
James B. Reynolds
Meat ‘Trust
Chicago
Finley
South Carolina
Williams
Report on meat packing conditions to be submitted this week
Washington reports that special commissioners Neill and Reynolds will likely submit their concise summary of packing house conditions by Thursday. The affidavit content is ruled out, and no new details emerged on Beveridge meat inspection amendments. Washington discussions focus on adjusting the amendment to aid stock raisers.
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Washington
Messrs. Neill and Reynolds
Ms Neill
Mr. Reynolds
White House
Beveridge
Warren
Wyoming
Garfield
Bureau of Corporations
Neill
Reynolds
Williams Holds Bill Back in Agricultural Bill Debate
Washington May 29 The agricultural appropriation bill with the meat inspection amendment stalls in the house committee on agriculture as minority leader Williams objects to unanimous consent for direct conference. The panel plans a hearing to hear packers and the opposing side, potentially revealing sanitary reports held by the president.
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Washington
Senate
House Committee On Agriculture
Williams
Henry
Connecticut
Melville
Department of Agriculture
Rate Bill Advances as Conferees Endorse Amendments
Conferees reach agreement on the rate bill with several undisputed amendments approved. The panel finalized terms after negotiations, outlining changes to the proposal and signaling progress toward final legislative action.
Photo School Show Highlights Aristotype Art In Fort Wayne
Eastern experts at M L Jones Establishment present the Aristotype school in Fort Wayne. The free three day exhibit features lectures on lighting plates and papers, demonstrations of Aristo lamps, and works by American photographers from across the region. About 150 photographers are expected, with a public exhibit on the west wall.
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M. L. Jones
West Wayne Street
Indiana
Michigan
Ohio
American Aristotype Company
Jamestown
N. Y
Aristotype Company
Fort Wayne
F. x
Hazlett
Otto Doehn
F. L. Cornell
M. A. C. Dryplate Company
St. Louis
Preparing for Long Worths
London reports on a May visit by Con with plans or events described as part of a larger sequence. The fragment references preparations tied to a notable trip or schedule, implying diplomatic or ceremonial context and potential public interest in forthcoming activities.
Turbulent Democratic Gubernatorial Convention in Nashville
Police were called as intense rivalries among candidates for the Tennessee gubernatorial nomination erupted at the state Democratic convention in the Ryman Auditorium Nashville May 29. John S. Cox faced Memphis congressman M. R. Patterson and Judge John R. Bond in a heated session with delegates arguing and a temporary chairmanship still unresolved after two hours.
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Nashville
Tenn
Ryman
John S. Cox
Frazier
W. B. Bate
M. R. Patterson
Memphis
John R. Bond
Committee Gains Insight Into Track Elevation Plan
City council members from the committee visited Indianapolis to study how track elevation was achieved and funded. Engineers explained the method, costs, and impact on property values, with railroads and local entities sharing the burden. a report will be submitted at the next council meeting.
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William ©. Schwier
Enslen, Welch
Cook
Indianapolis
George M. Cheney
J. B. Jeup
Calhoun Street
Jeup
Six Hundred Idle as Window Glass Plant Closes
Hartford Indiana May 29 Six hundred skilled laborers were laid off when orders from Pittsburg closed the American Window Glass company plant at midnight. The shutdown affects workers and local economy.
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Hartford ‘City
Ind
Pittsburg
American Window. Glass Company
Wage Law Upheld by Court as Valid Measure
A court affirms the wage law as valid, ruling the measure enforceable and proper under existing statutes. Officials indicate the decision supports worker protections and regulatory standards. The ruling outlines the law’s key provisions and anticipated impact on employers.
Banking Act Upheld and Bankers' Suit Lost
Indiana Supreme Court sustains act requiring private companies to pay employees semi monthly in lawful money. It affirms judgment against Seeleyville Coal Mining for $118 penalty for wage delay plus $50 attorney fees and $58.99 wages. Court holds the act constitutional unlike the prior weekly wage law.
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Indianapolis
Supreme Court
Seeleyville Coal
Supreme Court upholds Indiana private bank inspection law
Indiana Supreme Court declares the state inspection act constitutional in a test case backed by private bankers. The ruling reverses a lower court decision and orders continued prosecution of Seth Richcreek for failing to provide sworn banking business details.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Supreme Court
Seth Richcreek
Indiana
High license closes saloons in Cleveland city
Cleveland reports 589 saloonkeepers quit, about a third of the 2475 saloons to close after the new license tax. Many closures occur in outlying districts as downtown venues largely escape emptiness. Twenty female‑run resorts in the tenderloin will discontinue liquor sales under the rule. Auditor Wright predicts more discontinuations ahead.
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Cleveland
Wright
Hou
Editor Scripps Dead in Detroit
James E. Scripps founder and longtime publisher of Detroit Evening News and Detroit News died at his home on Trumbull Avenue after a long illness aged 71. Myelitis caused death. he had spent time in California for health and returned April 10 to Detroit. He left a widow, one son, and three married daughters. Born March 19, 1835 in London he came to the U.S. as a child and helped consolidate Chicago papers before founding the Evening News in 1873.
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Mich
James E. Scripps
Evening News
Detroit Tribune
Detroit News
Associated Press
Trumbull Avenue
London
England
Scripps
Rushville
Ill
Chicago
Chicago Tribune
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Madrid Gala for Royal Wedding Week
Madrid hosts a royal wedding celebration as foreign princes and envoys arrive. American envoy Mr. Whitridge and delegation join Italian and Portuguese guests with formal guards in attendance. The palace facade shines with electric lights and flags as garlands and tapestries adorn the interior.
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Madrid
Europe
Mr. Whitridge
Madrid After Midnight Owing To A Slight Accident To His Train. Mr. Whitridge
Pino-Hermoso Palace
Spain
United States
Battenburg
Supreme Court Reverses Lycurgus Null v Jesse Williamson
Indiana supreme court reversed a long running easement dispute from Allen county. Williamson sought easement over New Haven lots and $200 judgment plus $15 damages. the action began in November 1902 and was appealed by Null, with the court ruling against Null today.
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The
Sentinel
Indianapolis
Ind
Null
Jesse
Williamson
Allen County
Supreme Court
New Haven
McCoy Bank Affair Spurs Testimony in Monticello
Monticello Ind May 29 For the first time since the McCoy trial began it was necessary to wait for Mr Sellers state attorney as William H Rayher of Rensselaer testified he held 309 49 in the bank when it failed Robert B Porter a farmer and former Jasper County recorder said he had just over 15 on deposit and that he borrowed 400 from the bank around March 1 1902 and renewed the note January 28 1904 McCoy allegedly sought renewal to keep the bank from realizing money.
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Monticello
Ind
McCoy
Sellers
Wiliam H. Rayher
Rensselaer
Robert B. Porter
Jasper County
T. J. McCoy
Daughter Dies in Detroit Farmer Named Teley
A Detroit death brief notes farmer Charles Marrow, residing west of the city, is named as Teley in the report. The article fragment details a fatality connected to the Marrow family.
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Detroit
Charles Marrow
Eb Farmer
Teley
Seek Mine Settlement in Terre Haute May Conference
A terse telegraph item from Terre Haute in May notes a conference titled Sub of the Joint, described as a seek mine settlement. The brief passes no further details on participants, location, or outcomes.
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Terre Haute
Government Ignores Lower House Demand on Agrarian Crisis
In St Petersburg on May 29 the government signaled it will treat the lower house’s demand for the ministries’ resignation as non binding and continue a conciliatory approach. No amnesty will be granted though political prisoners will be released. The agrarian plan aims to win conservative support amid fears of land expropriation.
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St. Petersburg
Agriculture Suichinsky
Associated Press
Court Camarifla
Novoe Vremya
H. Ostrogorki
Grodno
Russia
Red
Social Democrats
Goremykin
Riga
Rudiger
M. Naboukoff
Constitutional Democrats
Michael Stakovich
Orel
Count Heyden
Eight Men Executed For Riga Police Death Sentence
In Riga Russia on May 29 the death penalty was carried out on eight men who killed Police Lieutenant Porzhitsk. The parliament pressured Premier Goremykin for mercy, but their sentences stood.
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Riga
Russia
Porzhitsk
Goremykin
Bluejackets confined near Sebastopol amid unrest
Odessa reports two thousand Bluejackets suspected of disaffection are confined in Sebastopol naval barracks. The garrison is distrusted and to be replaced by troops from elsewhere. Arsenal and official buildings are doubly guarded after an attempted dynamite blast on the Inkermann tunnel. Infantry guards are stationed along routes to Sebastopol. Three more were wounded.
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Sebastopol
Inkermann
Rene
Sébasto
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