President Roosevelt Addresses Harrisburg Capitol Dedication
In Harrisburg a drenching crowd welcomed President Roosevelt at the dedication of Pennsylvania’s new capitol. He lauds Keystone State efforts, urges strong federal action to regulate big wealth, praises reforms by the legislature, and calls for child labor limits and national unity.
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Harrisburg
Capitol
Pennsylvania
Roosevelt
Pennypacker
Gross
John K. Dillingham
Society of Friends
Philadelphia
William A. Stone
Capitol Building Commission
Keystone
France
Washington
Valley Forge
Gettysburg
Extend Power of Child Courts in Indiana
Indianapolis reports a push by the Juvenile Court association to grant juvenile court judges direct jurisdiction over adult delinquency cases. At the Muncie meeting, Oct 6–9, leaders will push for a statewide law, discuss uniform records, probation officer directories, and expand juvenile courts to all 92 counties.
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Indianapolis
Juvenile Court Association
Muncie
State Charities Conference
Indiana
Helen W. Rodgers
H. W. Kellogg
Marion
Rodgers
Marion Criminal Court
W. H. Whittaker
State Conference
The
Vincennes
Charities and Corrections
Mad Motorman Threatens Passengers On Runaway Street Car
In New York on October 44 a street car with terrified riders sped through the streets as motorman Leo Schwartz, in a deranged state, wielded a heavy controller bar. Police and railway workers subdued him after a desperate struggle, as several passengers leaped free with bruises and one man was severely injured in the melee.
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New York
Leo Schwartz
Thirty Men Entombed In West Virginia Mine
Rescuers fail to reach miners after explosion at West Fork mines Pocahontas collieries. Officials estimate twenty to thirty men still entombed as of October 4 in Bluefields West Virginia with efforts continuing.
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West Virginia
Bluefields
W. Va
West Fork
Pocahontas
Simbirsk Governor Involved in Elrabina Affair
A fragment from Simbirsk province reports Governor Starybkewetsch of Elrabina under investigation. The note, dated October 4, mentions official actions and raises questions about governance in the region.
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Simbirsk
Russia
Starybkewetsch
Elrabina
Aaeow
Currency reform urged by New York Chamber group
A New York Chamber of Commerce currency commission backs either a government controlled central bank of issue or expanding national bank note issuance tied to bond holdings. The report argues currency inflexibility harms commerce, favors flexible note issuance, and outlines two reform paths with a 1906 October 1 date and names John Chaflin as chairman.
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Currency Commission of
New York
United States
Special Currency Commission
New York Chamber of Commerce
Morris K. Jessup
Chamber of Commerce
Bank of
Germany
France
Former Arcola Priest Named Huntington Pastor
Rt. Rev. Bishop Alerding appoints Rev. William C. Miller of Oxford as pastor of SS. Peter and Paul church in Huntington, succeeding Rev. Dr. J. H. Hueser who resigned for health reasons. Miller, mid-aged and scholarly, was previously pastor at Arcola and later at Oxford. The Huntington post is described as an irremovable rectorship.
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Alerding
William C. Miller
Oxford
Huntington
J. H. Hueser
Father Miller
Fort Wayne
Arcola
President Roosevelts Inheritance Tax Plan Draws Attention
In a draft annual message Roosevelt endorses a national tax on inheritances to curb vast fortunes. He cites Marshall Field's estate as an example and argues the law could prevent an oligarchy of wealth, with the Supreme Court to rule on constitutionality.
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Wall-street Syndicate
Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
House of Representatives
United States
Supreme Court
Justice Harlan
Justice Brown
Field Estate
Marshall Field
John D. Rockefeller
Mr. Field
Massachusetts Democrats Back Hearst Platform Reads Like Push for State and Nation
Massachusetts Democratic convention adopts a platform praising William R Hearst and William Jennings Bryan. It advocates direct democracy for laws and franchises, eight hour work day, labor protections, anti monopoly laws, free natural resources, and public ownership of utilities. Controversy erupts over Hearst endorsement as Moran is nominated for governor and Brown for lieutenant governor.
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Knox
Congress
Great Plains
Rocky Mountains
Bureau of Corporations
Department of Justice
Boston
Mass
Massachusetts
Committee On Resolutions
America
William Jennings Bryan
William R. Hearst
Empire
New York
Republic
Massachusett
Hearst
Bryan
Feeney
Committtee
Chaiman
Aves
Clark
Williamstown
Dehain
Moran
E. Gerry Brown
Brockton
George Fred Williams
John Brown Moran
Suffolk
John W. Cummings
Fall River
T. L. Hisgen
Springfield
Charles C. Paine
Hyannis
George M. Harrington
Lowell
Engineer Seeks Relief In Federal Bankruptcy Case
Nils Parson an engineer at Garrett Corp files in federal court for involuntary bankruptcy stating debts and assets totaling approximately $811 with alleged insufficient assets to cover obligations.
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Nils Parson
Garrett
Abbott Named Deputy Grand Chancellor in Indiana Knights
D F Abbott of this city is appointed deputy grand chancellor for the fifth district by Grand Chancellor Jonce Monyhan of the Indiana Knights of Pythias.
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D. F. Abbott
Jonce Monyhan
Indiana Knights of Pythias
Italian Workmen Die in Cave Accident at Goodale Park
In Columbus Ohio on October 4 two Italian workmen were killed in a cave collapse at Goodale Park. Rescue crews rushed to the scene as the cave gave way trapping the laborers who were working near a construction site.
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Columbus, O
Fe Goodale Park
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