Roosevelt backs Hepburn bill as Allison amendment debated
Roosevelt reiterates support for the Hepburn railroad rate bill and says the Allison amendment is declaratory of the bill's meaning. The Senate plans to finish debate this week, reviewing sections and potential court review, with estimates ranging from Wednesday to Saturday.
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Thayer Denies Garfield Report On Oil Traffic Rates
Vice President Thayer of the Pennsylvania Railroad challenges Commissioner Garfield’s Standard 648 inquiry findings, calling the oil traffic allegations an outrageous perversion of facts. He says the 9 cents per barrel rate from Olean to Rochester was not secret and traces it to preexisting practices to protect railroad trade. New Haven officials also respond, with President Metlen noting possible lawful action if any wrongdoing by Mellen or his line is found.
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Wreck of a Prisco Home and City Aftermath
engineers blasted under a downtown ruin as a wall collapsed during a third charge. Three soldiers were smuried, one seriously hurt, a twisted iron mass shielding them. Coroner Walsh tallies 210 firequake cases, 184 identified, 181 unidentified, down 39 from prior count. Sightseers with Kodak cameras crowd burned districts while walls are torn down by stevedores using donkey engines.
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Walsh
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Boiler Explosion at Mill Injures Firemen in West Virginia
A boiler exploded during a belts test at the Pearson and Allen mill ten miles from Elizabeth, seriously scalding and burning firemen including one of the mill owners and fatally injuring Dallas Allen, five year old son of a proprietor.
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Death of Mrs Henry H Honore Chicago Pioneer Resident
Mrs Henry F Honore mother of Mrs Potter Palmer and early Chicago resident dies at home from injuries after a fall last Wednesday. Longtime ill health confined her to seclusion. she was 50 years old.
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Henry F. Honore
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Postmaster General proposes commission on second-class mail
Washington May 7 Postmaster General Cortelyou recommended to Congress the appointment of a commission to inquire into second class mail matter with a view to ascertaining what modifications of the present second class laws are necessary.
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Fire destroys 15000 tons of batting draught in Jacksonville
Fire in the storage yards of the Wernicke Mariner Chemical company in Jacksonville's western suburb destroyed 15000 tons of batting draught ca yosin waste used by the firm in making of valued at 150000 dollars.
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Wernicke- Mariner Chemical Company
Paris May Day Roundup Of Global News
Troops in Paris return to garrisons for May 1. A. S. Greene of Milwaukee acquitted of bribery. Paris laborers demand eight hour day by force or consent. Gorky to be prosecuted in St Petersburg for fomenting anti-Russian movement. Navy Secretary Bonaparte improving. Argentina corn crop projected at 4 950 000 tons. Denver warehouse fire causes 150 000 loss. Admiral Togo to be accounted for Russian war service. Beveridge to speak at Americas colony banquet in Paris on July 4. Typhoid largely stamped out in Mexico City by sanitation. Count de Witte possibly named Russian ambassador to Paris. Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers convention May 9 in Memphis. Turkish troops rout Bulgarians. Illinois Kingls Democratic state convention set for Springfield May 11.
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Remarkable Bequest of Mausolus Ashes Feeds Mystery
The historical strange tale notes a couple, brother and sister and also husband and wife, who supposedly swallowed the ashes of Mausolus in wine. Mausolus, king of Caria, reigned centuries before Christ. his remains were burned and ashes disposed of in this odd record.
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Home pie disaster ends in canine caper
A Birmingham Post joke describes a husband returning to find his wife crying over a pie her dog ate. The wife laments her culinary handiwork, but the husband lightheartedly consoles, suggesting they simply buy another dog.
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Specesy In Business Path Toward Common Sense
A brief note asserts successful business follows common sense principles. It references MW and labels BUCCERS as a related figure in the context of the discussion.
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Deneen Confident Insurgents To Back Shortieff Measure
Governor Deneen voiced confidence that the Republican insurgents will back the Shurtleff primary bill. After meetings at the Union League club in Chicago he said a majority of insurgents would vote with the organization when the measure is called again tomorrow. He anticipated Senate harmony and noted the Dougherty Dailey amendment shifts to a plurality nomination.
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Paralyzed Rossville politics disrupt town services
Danville Alabama May 27 reports Rossville municipal affairs in gridlock between license and anti license factions. The three three-member boards split evenly with a license president, no saloon ordinance, and anti license members missing meetings to block votes. The wets halt all civic business and pay none of the orders despite treasury funds. Lighting and water remain cut off and streets ungraded for weeks.
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Sand for Dyspepsia Reported Effective Cure
A local doctor reports common sand as a remedy for dyspepsia. Mrs. O. D. Pitney took eighty two-grain capsules and was completely cured. Others are starting the sand treatment and experiencing cures.
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O. D. Pitney
Man fatally shot after alleged accosting in Carmi street
William Newman was shot and killed on a Carmi street by John Ritsch after Newman allegedly accosted Ritschis wife. Local reports place the incident on May 7 in the UL area with authorities investigating the confrontation.
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What hurricane is in old and modern wind scales
The piece explains Hurricane as a long continued violent wind term in meteorology and traces Beaumonts wind scale from light to gales. It notes the progression through stages from light to fierce winds culminating in the hurricane and references interpretation by experts.
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Beaumont
Admiral Doubasoft Escapes Bomb Attack in Moscow carriage
An assassination attempt on Admiral Doubasoft near the Moscow palace left him shaken but unharmed after a bomb exploded near his open carriage as he returned from Uspenski cathedral. Aide de camp and a sentry were killed. Doubasoft entered the palace with injuries but walked unaided. The attacker wore an officer's uniform, marking the fifth red attempt on his life.
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Traders Insurance Co Placed In Receiver's Hands In Chicago
The Traders Insurance Company of Chicago, a major western fire insurer, is taken by a receiver after heavy San Francisco losses estimated at 3.748 million dollars. Judge Mack names Byron L. Smith of Northern Trust as receiver. Petition assets total about 3.3 million, with 111,962 in fired and other unpaid claims. Outstanding policies with no losses total 16 million.
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Rhode Island Floated After Grounding Off York Spit Bar
A Norfolk dispatch reports the battleship Rhode Island was freed from grounding on the York spit bar after four naval tugs pulled her off. The extent of damage remains unknown. No native pilot would board the vessel at entry. a Virginia pilot was offered but refused.
Killing Frost Hits Nebraska Farmlands in May Night
A killing frost occurred in parts of Nebraska Saturday night near Lincoln with May 7 reports noting damage is not yet accurately measured. The event highlights unexpected spring freeze effects on crops and local agriculture.
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Baseball scores in Philadelphia Pittsburg St Louis and more May 7 1900s
Baseball scores from Saturday and Sunday games list results for Brooklyn Philadelphia Pittsburg St Louis Cincinnati Chicago New York and Boston in the League and American leagues. Highlights include Brooklyn 3 Philadelphia 4 in twelve innings and Chicago 8 Pittsburg 5 in Pittsburgh.
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Bred to It Washington Star Quote on Photographer
A Washington Star quip catalogs a character who “seems to see the worst side of everybody.” The remark notes he cannot help it as an amateur photographer.
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