Constitutional blow to the commodities clause in Hepburn Act
United States circuit court in Philadelphia declares the commodities clause of the Hepburn Railroad Act unconstitutional. Judges Gray and Dallas concur in a 75 page opinion. Buffington dissented. Railroads including Jersey Central Lehigh Valley Erie Delaware Lackawanna and Western Delaware and Hudson Pennsylvania and Philadelphia and Reading were involved. Attorneys General Bonaparte and aides led government argument. railroads cited confiscation discrimination and liberty violations.
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Philadelphia
United States Circuit Court
Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Gray
Dallas
Buffington
George M. Dallas
George Gray
Joseph Buffington
Jersey Central
Lehigh Valley
Erie
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
Delaware and Hudson
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia and
Reading
Bonaparte
Lehigh Valley Railroad
Rival Leaders Taft Bryan Plan Chicago Banquet Meeting
Chicago to host October 7 banquet by the Chicago Association of Commerce. Taft and Bryan will speak nonpolitically with eight governors and several lawmakers expected. Invitations came after a deep waterways convention setup, signaling a rare cross party gathering.
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Bryan and
Taft
Commerce Association
Chicago
W. H. Taft
W. J. Bryan
United States
Chicago Association of Commerce
W. D. Moody
Bryan
Cincinnati
Association of Commerce
Deep Waterways Commission
Norman E. Mack
Democratic National Committee
Terre Haute
Moody
Cellent
Reverend Frank M. Fox Undergoes Appendectomy
Rev. Frank M. Fox, pastor of Third Presbyterian, is hospitalized at Hope after an appendectomy performed by Dr. M. F. Porter. Surgeons report the case was severe with abscess. Fox walked into the hospital and is hopeful about recovery, having served until Friday evening.
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Frank M. Fox
Third Presbyterian Church
Hope Hospital
M. F. Porter
Fox
Postmasters Convention Adopts Gainesville as Next Site
Indianapolis Sept 12 The fifth annual convention of the National Association of Postmasters of the second and third classes adjourned to meet in Gainesville Georgia date to be fixed by the executive committee Officers elected President Jesse Parmenter of Wabash Indiana and Vice President D M Tarpila.
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Indianapolis
National Association of Postmasters
Gainesville
Jessé. Parmenter
Wabash
Ind
D. M. “Turpila
Marshall Puts Big Dash of Ginger in Speech
Thomas R. Marshall the Democratic candidate for governor spoke in Terre Haute amid a large crowd. He attacked Governor Hanly and James E. Watson, criticized the railroad commission, and defended local option while opposing the county plan. He urged no signing of bills before review and kept a lively, humorous tone throughout.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Thomas R. Marshall
Greece
Rome
Hanly
James E. Watson
Indiana Railroad Commission
Indiana
Marshall
William R. Brannan
Kentucky
Congress
Stetchen County
Bryan message signals strong nationwide signs of victory
John E. Lamb closed his speech saying he had just come from William J. Bryan. Bryan sent a message to the democracy stating that signs all over the country never pointed more auspiciously to a victory.
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Rockefeller
John E. Lamb
William J. Bryan
Morris King Fined and Granted Appeal in Assault Case
Morris King a Roumanian colony leader in the Rolling mill district was found guilty in city court of assaulting Kate Nagle an elderly woman. He was fined $1 and costs totaling $17 and appealed to the circuit court. King, a saloon keeper, had allowed his horse to run at large damaging Nagle's garden. She was knocked down and entangled in the rope tied to the horse and dragged a short distance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris King
Rolling Mill
Kate Nagle
King
Julius Besancon
Bluffton
Mike Doyle
Samuel Croy
Besancon
Toledo
Edgar Sterling
Bud Slater
William Stien
Former U S Senator Admits Leading Lynch Mob
The article reports W. V. Sullivan, a former U S senator, admitting he led a mob that fatally harmed Nelse Patton and other victims. He describes urging the mob to storm the jail and using a public safety item to shoot, expressing no regret and willingness to stand consequences.
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Oxford
Miss
United States
W. V. Sullivan
Nelse Patton
Roane
Patton
Reverend Grimes Elected Superintendent in Indiana Conference
Bourbon Indiana September 11 The forty fourth annual United Brethren conference convened with Rev J E Grimes of Elkhart Indiana chosen as superintendent of the Saint Joseph conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bourbon
Ind
United Brethren Church
J. E. Grimes
Elkhart
St. Joseph
Will Embark in Business Seat Frid W Sale Arrived
Fragmentary OCR notes indicate a person named Frid W. Sale arrived and will embark in business seating arrangements referenced in the brief. The text is incomplete and yields limited context about the event or person.
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the. Alty
Orville Wright Captures Second Triumph at Fort Myer
Orville Wright flies three times at Fort Myer and sets new aeroplane records. The 5:16 flight tops a 57:31 duration, fulfilling a government contract as thousands watch from across the Potomac. The aeroplane weighs about a thousand pounds and lands safely near the crowd.
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Washington
Orville Wright
Fort Myer
Army Board
Potomac
Wright
Charge death toll to non union labor
Fifty five men died building the Blackwells Island bridge over the East River and fifteen perished at Chelsea docks improvements, according to the central federated union committee. They blame non union inexperienced labor and poor precautions, while noting no fatalities on the Manhattan bridge where union labor is used.
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New York
New Blackwells Island
East River
Committee of Central Federated Union
Chelsea
Lofty Heights
New Manhattan Bridge
Would Defer Election on Local Option in Indiana
Indianapolis Sept 14 If a county local option law passes at the coming special session it is unlikely an option election will be held under it before next spring. Indiana Anti-Saloon league managers favor delaying temperance campaigning until political heat subsides.
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Indiana
Mr. Marshall
Bay
Roosevelt
Indianapolis
General Assembly
Indiana Anti-Saloon League
Former Sheriff and GW Stout Injured in Peculiar Fashion
Report notes former sheriff and GW Stout sustaining injuries in an unusual incident. Details remain unclear as officials investigate the peculiar sequence of events surrounding the injuries.
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Sherif
Stout
Girl fires into mob at Cripple Creek
Miss Annie Coplen of Gillette Colorado armed with a rifle fired into a disorderly mob in front of her mother’s home. Robert R. Young was wounded in the eye and Wilbur Rand in the leg as the crowd dispersed after she says she won the battle.
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Cripple Creek
Col
Annie Coplen
Gillette
Robert R. Young
Wilbur Rand
Miss Coplen
Young
Soldiers Escape Injury in Bluffton Mishap
Soldiers en route to Fort Benjamin Harrison escaped injury when interurban car No. 304 carrying Auburn’s Company K derailed near Bluffton at Clover Leaf crossing. The car did not overturn. repairs and transfer to a Marion Bluffton & Eastern car followed, and the convoy resumed toward Indianapolis.
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Fort Benjamin Harrison
Bluffton
Fort Wayne and
Wabash Valley
Auburn
Clover Leaf
Fort Wayne
Indianapolis
Auburn Company
Pat Howey
Melvin
Binffton
Howey
Marion, Bluffton & Eastern
Fort Wayne Bluffton
Will Interest Photo Men Three Day Kodak Exhibit
Fort Wayne dealers in photographic supplies have arranged with Eastman Kodak to present a three day exhibition and demonstration at the Commercial club rooms on September 19 21 and 22. The 250 enlargements in black and white and sepia were made from Kodak negatives from around the world and cover a broad range of subjects. The collection has drawn favorable notices from critics and will appeal to lovers of fine pictures. A series of demonstrations will showcase up to date methods for achieving superior pictorial effects.
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Fort Wayne
Eastman Kodak Company
Commercial Club
Kodak
Abendpost to Be Named New German Afternoon Paper
The Abendpost has been selected as the name for a forthcoming German language afternoon newspaper. Officials aboard the project say the title reflects a modern urban identity and signals a fresh media voice for locals.
Truce Reaches Tammany McCarren After Election Rally
Democratic leaders report a temporary truce as Tammany Hall and Brooklyn State Senator Patrick McCarren agree to campaign together for national and state tickets in New York. McCarren delegates to the Rochester convention to be seated, with Brooklyn primary delegates validated. Bryan to address waterways banquet in Chicago on October 7 and speak October 9 in Esopus NY.
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Chicago
Democratic National Committee
Tammany Hall
Patrick H. McCarren
Brooklyn
New York State
William J. Connors
New York
McCarren
New York City
Rochester
Connors
Mack
W. J. Bryan
Chicago Association of Commerce
Bryan
Esopus
N. Y
Parker
Herman Ridder
New German Afternoon Paper to Be Launched in Fort Wayne
Fort Wayne will see a new German afternoon daily after the merger of the Freie Presse and the Staats-Zeitung. Anselm Fuelber will head the venture with Fort Wayne investors backing a stock company. About $10,000 in capital has been subscribed, and many Staats-Zeitung staffers become stockholders. Material orders have been placed as the consolidation is expected next week with the new paper appearing shortly after.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Wayne
Freie Presse
Staats- Zeitung
Anselm Fuelber
Staats Zeitung
Staats-Zeitung
Fuelber
Ice Plant To Be Installed In New Anthony Cellar
A modern ice plant with twenty tons daily capacity will be installed in the cellar of the new Anthony building. York Manufacturing of York, Pa will supply the machinery. The system includes about eighteen tons of ice distributed to refrigerators inside the building and twenty refrigerators total.
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New Anthony
York, Manufacturing Company of
York
Abo Teen
Wayze
Gortor
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Morris Evans
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Abendpost
Murphy-McCarren
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