Four Rail Executives Die in Kinmundy Express Collision
A private car attached to the New Orleans express collided with the Panama Limited near Kinmundy thirty miles east of here. Four men, including James T. Harahan Jr ant and Frank O. Melcher, were killed in the rear section where sleepers lay. four others were injured. The crash is blamed on a water shortage forcing trains to stop for water at Kinscundy, delaying the express and contributing to the disaster. The victims also include H W W Pierce and Eldridge E B Wright, with W Wright a former secretary of war. A Marion county coroner and the Illinois Central and Rock Island lines officials are investigating.
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Sentralia
Marion County
Silinole Central Railroad Company
Kinmundy
New Orleans
James T. Harahan, Jr
Ilinois Central
Frank O. Melcher
Rock Island Lines
H. W W. Pierce
Rock Teland
Eldridge EB. Wright
Lake B
Open Indian Lands to Settlement Says Senate Bill
Washington The Gamble plan to extend pay for lands on open portions of the Cheyenne River and Standing Rock reservations would be opened to settlement for a year under two bills favorably reported by the Senate Indian affairs committee. Nearby Gallia County election results show the dry column prevailing as wets gain locales.
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Washington
Cheyemhe River
Standing Rock
Dakotas
Senator Gamble
Senate Committee On
Gallia County
Gallipolis
Gallia E
Manager Connie Sack signs all 1912 Ath. Wettes players
Philadelphia report states manager Connie Sack of the world’s champion Ath. Wettes has secured signatures from every member of his 1912 squad. A single holdout remains unresolved. Barney Riley, after ten years as national amateur champion, defeated by a professional in the Interstate tournament with jumps of 226 feet and 124 feet respectively.
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Philadelphia
Connie Sack
Ath
Wettes
Barney
Mina
Barney Riley
Dines
Sieapion
Hea
Official Dies in Wreck at Fallroad Incident
An industrial agent of Fallroad died in a private car wreck where he was burned. The crash occurred late evening, and authorities reported the victim died at the scene from injuries sustained in the collision. Further details were not immediately released.
Wiley Cleared by House Inquiry in Pure Food Case
Washington report states the House committee, with Republican and Democratic members, unanimously exonerated Dr. Harvey W. Wiley chief of the Department of Agriculture from most charges. Chairman Moss said politics played no part. Wiley testified that rulings were overruled and many inquiry referrals sent to the Remeen board, leaving him largely powerless.
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Washington
House
Harvey W. Wiley
Sherist
Department of Agriculture
Moss
Wiley
Remeen
Wilson
McCabe and Dunlap
Inferno at Dunning Infirmary Fire Drives Inmates to Safety
A blaze at the Dunning Institute for the insane in Chicago destroyed the infirmary also known as the old poorhouse. About 270 inmates, many infirm, were moved to safety as guards struggled to restrain two violent patients who assaulted officers while others formed lines to avert harm.
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Dunning
Itt
Chicago
Old Poorhouse
Bomb Hurled At Premier In Peking Assassination Attempt
Premier Yuan Shi Kal narrowly escaped death when a bomb was hurled toward his carriage in Peking near Dr Morrison of the London Times. Three assailants struck, killing two soldiers and injuring ten others as guards scrambled to protect him. The incident underscored alleged revolutionary intent and prompted heightened security.
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Peking
Yuan Shi Kal
Morrison
London Times
Persens
Carnegie aid to create federation headquarters building
Andrew Carnegie offers 850 000 dollars to fund a headquarters for the Federation of North American Indians in Washington. The planned structure will be a magnificent home serving as the group’s central offices and symbol of support from the philanthropist.
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Anmaster
Washington
D. C
Andrew Caregie
Hhis
Federation of North American Indians
Edward A Perkins Dies After Surgery in East Orange
Edward R Perkins, vice president of New York Life Insurance and brother of George W Perkins, died at his East Orange home after an appendicitis operation. He was born in Chicago forty four years ago.
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Edward A. Perkins
East Orange
N. J
Edward R. Perkins
The
New York Life Insurance Company
George W. Perkins
Chicago
Paris Government Seeks 1.4 Million for Military Airships
The Prepch government plans to request from the chamber of deputies an appropriation of 1.4 million dollars to fund the construction of aeroplanes for military purposes. The move signals a push toward expanded air power and defense capabilities for the nation.
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Aska
Paris
Prepch
Chamber of de Uttes
Gompers Responds to Heyburn Challenge in AFL Charge
Samuel Gompers, AFL president, challenges Senator Heyburn of Idaho to produce in court any evidence of illegal acts against him. Gompers cites his denial of dynamiting or unlawful conduct and notes his 1863 birth and 1872 citizenship path after arriving as a factory boy.
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Washington, D. C
Heyburn
Idaho
Samuel Gompera
American Federation of Labor
American Federationist
Gompers
Senator Heyburn
Ancest Federationist
Burns
United States
Bill Will Help Farmers Aiding Agricultural Colleges Introduced
A bill introduced in Congress by Representative Lever and Senators Smith and Page aims to further endow and support agricultural colleges to promote best farming methods. Backed by the National Soil Fertility league and college executives, it mirrors the president’s conservation push and seeks to place a trained agricultural adviser in every county, funded federally and by the states.
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Congress
Washington
House of Representatives
Lever
South Carolina
Senate
Hoke Smith
Page
National Soil Fertility League
Colleges of Agriculture
National Conservation Congress
Kansas City
House
United States
Pastor Slugged Preaches as Police Guard Dedication
Rev. D Noland Smith preached the dedicatory sermon at the First Methodist Episcopal church in Muskogee Oklahoma after a two week legal battle over the building ended in an assault. Contractor C F McGee was held three hours to force him to surrender the keys to church officials.
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New Church
Muskogee
Okla
D. Noland Smith
First Methodist Episcopal Church
C. F. McGee
Yale's Home Wants Fight for John Son Flynn Bout
New Haven offers 30000 to lure a heavyweight bout with Jack Johnson against Jim Flynn or AJ Palzer in New Haven on July 4. Harmar Bronson, a local millionaire, proposes the arena at Lighthouse Point and seeks police approval. Police Chief Cowles may grant the outdoor fight permit as Johnson awaits a decision.
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New Haven
Johnson-Flynn
Palzer
Conn
Jack Johnson
Jim Flynn
AJ. Palzer
Harmar Bronson
Cowles
Lighthouse Point
Bronson
Johnson
Dust blast cause unknown kills five in Kemmerer mine
Kemmerer Wyoming mine No 4 explosion kills five men and injures eighteen others. All the dead are Americans. Nine of the gravely injured are moved to Rock Springs hospital. The blast occurred in the second north entry about 100 feet from the main slope and 1,000 feet from the surface.
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Wyoming
Kemmerer
Wyo
Kemmerer Coal Company
Rock Springs
Wye
Syracuse University Dismisses Student Over Meal Complaints
Elisabeth Ewarts, a California junior, was dismissed by Chancellor Day at Syracuse University after leading a petition about meals in Heven Hall. The action ends her involvement in campus dining dispute and raises questions about student protest limits.
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Syracuse
N. Y
Misea Elisabeth Ewarts
California
Syracuse University
Day
Heven Hall
Porter Chariton Lane Substory In Hudson County
Porter Chariton Lane of New York and Porter Chariton who allegedly killed his wife are described as in splendid health by the Hudson County district attorney and jail officers despite the case.
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Porter Chariton
New York
Fe Perfectly Vane
Hudson County
New Jersey
Kate Shelly Iowa Heroine Dies at 45
Boone Iowa obituary notes Kate Shelly died at her home near Moingona aged forty five. The 1881 heroine saved a Chicago Northwestern limited train from a Honey Creek bridge collapse at age fifteen, braving nails and wreckage to alert rescue crews. Her deed earned a gold medal from the Iowa legislature and a station agent post at Moingona.
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Boone
Mles
Kate Shelly
Iowa
Miss Shelly
Bright
Chicago & Northwestern
Honey Creek
Kate
Molngona
Limited
Northwestern Railroad
Missa Shelly
Moingona
Kellogg Bride Tragedy Over Family Opposition
In Battle Creek Michigan Mrs Paul Kellogg twenty six died after drinking poison when her father in law Dr J H Kellogg the sanitarium founder opposed the marriage. Her husband Paul Kellogg adopted by Dr Kellogg as a baby had studied in Tennessee and later married Bertha Gardner seven years older. The couple was denied a place in the Kellogg residence.
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Battle Creek
Mich
J. H. Kelloge
Sanitarium
Paul Kellogg
Paul
Dever Backs National Action On Child Labor At Carnegie Hall
Albert J Dever former Indiana senator spoke at Civic Forum in Carnegie Hall detailing child labor as a deep studied issue He urged national legislation and argued taxation and interstate commerce powers could curb the evil Government ownership of the telegraph system was urged in Albany by assemblyman Cuvillier as part of a concurrent resolution prompted by Postmaster General Hitchcock.
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New York
Albert J. Deveridge
Indiana
Civic Forum
Carnegie Hall
Albany
N. Y
Hitchcock
Fire destroys buildings at Superior Avenue in Cleveland
A blaze swept the northwest corner of Superior Avenue and the public square in Cleveland destroying Roule and Jennings buildings. The loss is estimated at $150,000. Public square area suffered extensive damage as fire crews battled flames throughout the scene.
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Cleveland
Roule & Jennings
Superier Avenue
Public Square
President Tafts Threat Ends Trouble in Cuba
Washington reports say state department information indicates the ultimatum to President Gomez in Cuba collapsed and order will be restored without armed intervention. Taft and Secretary Bacon foresee no US troops needed, while Havana notes factions have chosen patriotism to calm the crisis and a peaceful path for the republic.
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Taft
Cuba
Washington
State Department
Gontes
Havana
Tait
Bumeon
Socialist bid to commit miners to party rejected at UMWA convention
At Indianapolis the United Mine Workers of America voted 615 to 156 against a Socialist resolution to bind the union to a political party. The substitute resolution urged workers to unite politically and industrially. John P. White of Oskaloosa Iowa was re elected president by 46 424 to 4 9 over Thomas L Lewin of Bridgeport Ohio Frank J Hayes was re elected vice president by 64 824 over Samuel Pascoe of Illinois Edwin Perry was reelected secretary treasurer without opposition.
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United Mine Workers
Indianapolis
United Mine Workers of America
John P. White
Oskaloosa
Thomas L. Lewin
Bridgeport
Frank J. Hayes
Samuel Pascoe
Ilinole
Edwin Perry
Packers Trial Reveals 1906 Margin Sheet Volumes
In Chicago the Packers trial heard witnesses describe that prices shipments and margins were traded among four defendants in the summer of 1906. Armour's manager produced four volume margin sheets said to have been destroyed months earlier. Dill testified he investigated rival firms and sent weekly reports detailing each company's sales shipments and quotations.
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Packers
Chicago
National Packing Company
Armour
Aso
Dill
Fear Plot to Kill Governor Foss
Detectives and plain clothes officers guarded Governor Foss at the statehouse after a threat said to involve Black Hand agents. On leaving the statehouse he was escorted home and a city police guard is posted at his Jamaica Plain residence.
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Boston
Mass
Foss
A Statehouse
Jamaica Plaza
Statehouse
Labouchere editor dies at eighty in Florence villa
Henry Labouchere editor of the London Truth dies at his Italian villa in Florence aged eighty. Known for a caustic pen used to expose abuses in political, commercial, and diplomatic life, he previously served as a diplomatic service attache in Washington in 1854.
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Florence
Italy
Henry Laboushere
London Truth
Labouchere
Washington
Wisconsin Republican seeks government telegraph lines
Representative Carey of Wisconsin, a Republican, introduced a bill for government ownership of telegraph lines, urging a Hitchcock plan. The proposal was referred to the post office committee in Washington, D. C.
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Gary
Wicconsin
Washington, D. C
Carey
Wisconsin
Hitchcock
Post Office Committee
Man Pays License Fee to Save Dog in Hard Times
E C Buskirk, a car penter in Kansas City Mo, paid a $1.50 license for his dog that once saved his child. He had been ill and unable to work, choosing to protect his animal rather than sacrifice it.
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Goes
Kansas City
E. C. Buskirk
Mr. Buskirk
Inauguration of Joan Grier Hibben at Princeton May
Princeton N J announces the inauguration of President Joan Grier Hibben of Princeton. The event will be held in May with a keynote address and formal ceremonies.
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Hibben
Princeton
N. J
Joan Grier Hibben
Prinngton Meron Wat
Not Militant Social Teafight Ends Drawn
Reportedly a light social gathering at Mrs Game Up’s last afternoon featured no quarrel but a playful teafight. The incident, described as harmless by attendees, ended with no injuries or lasting conflict.
Nationwide antituberculosis efforts expand to over two thousand agencies
The National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis notes that on January 1, 1905 about 154 agencies existed with 121 addressing dansteria. The drive to prevent consumption has grown, affecting many regions as antituberculosis work widens nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dansteria
National Association For the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis
Remarkable Grape Nuts Recovery From Stomach Trouble
A Racine Wisconsin woman recounts severe stomach distress that resisted prescribed diets. After trying Grape Nuts with Postum, she improved steadily, resumed normal eating, and her nerves stabilized. She thanks the company and offers to answer inquiries about her experience.
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Racine
Wis
Lottara
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Welle, Punticker
Vadheate
Harahan
O. Metcher
E. 8. Pierce
E. Wright
Kinscundy
Steart
Vert
Fingman Om
Walter E. King
Jets Home
Marietta, O
Weakington County
Vely
Election Board
Hunter
Sbpaneer
Ind—Court Kitch
Pewicksburg
Reed
Los Angeles
Cal
Rutherford Page
Ying Om
Hie Moenae
Ford
House Committee
Wickersham and Wileen
Investgatora and
Remeen Board
Given Blow
Carnegie
Samuel Gompers Heyburn
YALE
OWA
Big Bridge
Deveridge
Gov. Foss
B. Mtg
Si. Poul
Minn
American Pharmaceutical Corp
Manila
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