New Haven Rail Strike: I C C Blasts Directors
The Interstate Commerce Commission calls the New Haven board "criminally negligent" in a 39 000 word report. It accuses directors of waste and mismanagement with losses estimated at 60 to 90 million dollars and notes unlawful political funding and stock manipulation. Prosecution and civil action follow. An auto accident in Paxton, Illinois, kills Myron Day and injures four relatives.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
New Haven Railroad Financelal
Senate
New Haven
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
New York
Federal Department of Justice
Commission
Mellen
Boston & Maine
West Chester
Connecticut
New England
Oakleigh Thorne
Mr. Mellen
Port Chester
Morgan
Melten
Toba
Paxton
Myron
Wounds Doctor in Chicago Office Shooting
Dr Harold H Steere of 1805 South Aak land avenue was shot and perhaps mortally wounded in his Chicago office by an unidentified man who then killed himself. No other injuries reported.
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Self
Chicago
Harold H. Steere
South Aakland Avenue
Supreme Court Justice Lurton Dies in Atlantic City
Horace Harmon Lurton associate justice of the United States Supreme Court died in his hotel apartment from heart failure. Born in Newport Kentucky he served in the Confederate army and held multiple Tennessee judicial posts before being appointed to the U S Supreme Court in 1909 by President Taft. He was dean and professor at Vanderbilt prior to federal service.
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Sixth Chancery Division
Tennessee
Supreme Court of Tennessee
Lesiening
Cleveland
United States
Sixth Circuit
Taft
United States Supreme Court
Standard Oil
Lorton
Supreme Court
Iie
Vanderbilt University
Billy Baxter Dead Famous minstrel of pioneer troupes
Billy Baxter died at Rhodes Avenue hospital. Born in Cincinnati on June 4 1861 he rose to stardom in minstrelsy. He sang for European royalty and performed with Hi Henrys and Lew Dockstader troupes and in most major minstrel shows across the nation.
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Chicago
Hilly" Baxter
Europe
America
Rhodes Avenue Hospital
Cincinnati
Hi Henry
Lew Dockstader
Blast Kills 35 Cadets Aboard Chinese Gunboat
An explosion under the sleeping quarters of cadets aboard the Chinese gunboat Tanchi near Kiangnan arsenal in Shanghai killed 35 naval cadets. The cause of the blast was not yet determined.
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Shanghai
China
Tanchi
Kiangnan
Heat Kile Germans in Maneuvers in Berlin
Two German soldiers died and more than one hundred were ill from sunstroke during military maneuvers at Frankfort on Oder, according to the Tageblatt.
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Berlin
Frankfort-on-Oder
Belva Lockwood Ousted From Longtime Washington Home
Belva Lockwood, famed presidential candidate and first woman admitted to the Supreme Court bar, was ordered removed from the house she had inhabited for fifty years in Washington.
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Belva Lockwood
Washington
Mrg
Supreme Court
Bryan Urges U.S. to Pay Colombia for Canal Losses
Secretary of State Bryan urges Senate ratification of the Colombian treaty, arguing the United States must act justly and generously to mend frayed ties after Panama’s separation. He estimates Colombia suffered substantial financial losses and asserts friendships cannot rest on force, calling for restoring strong U.S.–Colombia relations.
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Washington
Bryan
Senate
United States
Colombia
Panama
Canal
Central
South America
Collier Storstad blamed for Empress of Ireland disaster
The inquiry committee found that the collier Storstad rammed the Empress of Ireland in the St Lawrence on May 29 and was responsible for the sinking with over 1000 lives lost. The announcement came from Quebec on July 14.
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St. Lawrence
Quebec
Commission of
Coller Storstad
Plea for Suffragists Denied by House Rules Committee
Washington July 16 Democratic members of the house rules committee refused to meet suffragists and hear a plea to call a meeting to consider the suffrage resolution. The setback marks another setback for the campaign for woman suffrage in Congress.
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Spuin
Washington
House Rules Committee
Senate Deadlock Over Mileage Rates Continues
Washington July 14 The Senate failed to reach a compromise with the House over mileage payments in a 55 to 57 vote. The Senate demands 20 cents per mile, while the House favors only 5 cents.
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Senate
Washington
House
House body reports last deficiency bill for public building sites
The appropriations committee reported a general deficiency bill totaling 4 585 164 42 covering public buildings and sites across multiple states. Notable large items include Des Moines Iowa 75 000 and Key West Florida 70 000 for court and post office sites, with the navy department totaling 1 282 273 due to Vera Cruz supplies.
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Washington
Appropriations Committee
House
Aledo
Altus
Okla
Beaver Dam
Wis
Benton Harbor
Mich
Berwick
Burlington
Butler
Canton
Carlinville
Cedar Falls
Iowa
Central City
Chapel Hill
N.C
Edenton
Thomasville
N. C
California
Modesto
San Luis Obispo
Colorado
Greenwood Springs
Sterling
Montrose
Florida
Key West
Court House
Customs House
Georgia
Douglas
Dawson
Forsyth
Madson
Sandersville
Waynesboro
West Point
Ilinois
Chicago
Sixty-third Street
Havana
Highland
Jerseyville
Marion
Spring Valley
Indiana
Kendallville
Plymouth
Salem
Warsaw
Kansas
Cherryvale
Gerard
North Topeka
Missouri
Lebanon
Liberty
Mountain Grove
Unionville
Ohio
Coshocton
Delphos
Kenton
Washington Court House
Oklahoma
Durant
Fredericks
Woodward
Pennsylvania
Franklin
Monessen
Pittston
Des Moines
Tennessee
Memphis
West Virginia
Charleston
Alabama
Greenville
Treasury
Navy Departments
Navy
Vera Cruz
Navy Department
J H Bradley Ends Life In Chicago Hotel
J H Bradley, wealthy implement maker of Tradley, shot himself in his hotel room. He died at St Luke's hospital after being rushed there. He cited business reverses and poor investments as his motive. He had extensive interests in Onawa Iowa and was related to J H Bradley of Bradley Plow Works.
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Chicago
Ho Bradley
Tradley
la Sale
St. Luke's Hospital
Onawa
J. H. Bradley
Bradley Plow
Atradley
Six Dlain Storm Ravages Pennsylvania Coal Regions
Six Dlain Storms struck the anthracite coal regions of Pennsylvania on July 14 causing six deaths and property damage estimated in the hundreds of thousands of dollars as cloudbursts and electrical storms lashed the area near Philadelphia.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Melville E. Ingalle Dead in Hot Springs Va
Melville B. Ingalls financier and railroad man died in Hot Springs Virginia from heart failure. He served as a former president of the Big Four railroad system and was born in Harrison Maine on September 6 1842.
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Melville E. Ingalle
Hot Springs
Melville BE. Ingalls
Big Four
Harrison, Me
Officers Named At Convention Indiana State Bar
The Indiana State Bar association held its final session in Indianapolis with a banquet at the Claypool hotel for about 200. Elected officers include President Thomas E. Davidson Greensburg, Vice-President Robert W. McBride Indianapolis, Secretary George H. Batchelor Indianapolis, Treasurer Elias D. Salsbury Indianapolis. Executive Committee members are Conrad Wolf Kokomo William Darroch Kentland and James P. Wason Delphi. The session featured papers by Evans Woollen on the American Doctrine of Unconstitutionality and a round table on Municipal Government led by Clinton Rogers Woodruff. A banquet toastmaster was John L. Rupp Richmond. A separate report notes the establishment of The Indiana Union Loan Fund to aid students, initiated by President William Lowe Bryan’s royalties from He Knew What Was In Man, with initial contributions and loans totaling several hundred dollars and over $800 currently in the fund.
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Indianapolis
Indiana State Bar Association
Claypool
Capital
Thomas E. Davidson
Greensburg
Robert W. McBride
George H. Batchelor
Elias D. Salsbury
Clinton Rogers Woodruff
Philadelphia
Rome G. Brown
Minneapolis
Theodore Roosevelt
Rown
The
Bar Association
John L. Rupp
Richmond
Indiana University
Willian Lowe Bryan
Bryan
University Book Store
Indiana Union Club
Inediana Union Loan Fund
Dean Goodbody
WU. H. Smith
Governor Grants Paroles and Commutes in State Review
Governor Ralston acted on pardons board recommendations granting paroles to fifteen inmates, pardoning one man and commuting two sentences. One youth parole was revoked. Reuben Wheat, life-term murderer paroled on condition of abstaining from liquor. Brothers Joseph and William Farnan had robbery sentences cut to two years. McMillan’s parole revoked for theft. Paroled prisoners include Dennison, Irvington, Anderson, Grover, Rous, Ada Wagner, Dickson, Jackson, Argentina, Nolin, Siple, Gillum, Evang, Lawrence and others across multiple counties with various institutions.
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State Board of Pardons
Ralston
Reuben Wheat
Sullivan County
Joseph
William Farnan
Allen County
Charles McMillan
Indiana Boys’ School
McMillan
Bartholomew County
Fullow
Fred Dennison
Vanderburg County
Charles Irvington
Cass County
Reformatory
John Anderson
Dubois County
Claude Grover
Clinton County
Helen Rous
Daviess County
Woman's Prison
Ada Wagner
Fred Dickson
Starke County
George Jackson
Gibson
Indiana Crop Report Reveals Uneven Rainfall Effects
The July 1 crop estimate from the U S Weather Bureau shows corn and wheat as the only principal Indiana crops with notable yield increases, reflecting uneven rainfall distribution. The report compares current estimates to the five year normal and is issued by the local Weather Bureau office.
Egg Merchants Warned by State Food Commissioner
State food commissioner H E T Barnard has sent letters to egg buyers merchants and hucksters warning against purchasing decomposed or rotten eggs and urging propagation of a notice to farmers and dealers about the pure food law. Dealers are advised to handle only candled eggs and to buy loss off for safety.
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H. E. T Barnard
Hoe
Bad Eggs Warning and State Incorporations Notices
The Indiana pure food law warns against sale of bad eggs and sets penalties for violations. Prosecution will be pursued for selling stale or storage eggs as fresh. State notices list John H. Fowler Co to do general construction in Whiting, capital increases for fh. W. Bennett & Co., Overland South Bend Co. to sell autos, and Boss Social Club at Crawfordsville with officers listed.
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Indiana
John H. Fowler
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U. S. Supreme Court
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Roge Carton
Elloree
Here
D. F. Dell
Collier Storstad
R. K. Evans
Robert K. Evans
Evans
Indiana State Bar Asssociation
Greenburg
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