Mrs Ford among cases not to be retried in Ohio fraud case
Mrs. Ford the “woman in the case” in the Warriner embezzlement saga will not face a new trial. Prosecutor Hunt filed a dismissal of indictments after a dramatic hospital scene and police and counsel efforts to return her to care. A separate report notes a fatal train wreck near St Louis when a fast mail train derailed and crashed into a building, killing three crew members and injuring several others.
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Police Department
Harry A. Hunt
Caldwell
St. Louis, Tron Mountain & Southern
Texas
St. Louis
Plan Great Memorial Road Promoters Tout Lincoln Route
The Lincoln Memorial Road Association formed in New York City aims to fund and build a memorial road from Washington to Gettysburg, about 72 miles long and 200 feet wide, with Tru man Newberry of Detroit as former secretary of the Navy and president.
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Abraham Lincoln
Washington
Gettysburg
New York City
Truman Newberry
Detroit
Mich
Secretary of the Navy
Wasebccen
Lincoln
Lightning Strikes Bayonets in Krasnoiye-Selo Patrol
A patrol at Krasnoiye-Selo Russia was struck by lightning causing the death of one soldier and fatal injuries to another. The incident halted maneuvers as medics attended the wounded and investigated the sudden blast.
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Chicago
Steward
Krasnoye-Selo
Russia
Railroads Agree to Withdraw Rate Increases Pending New Law
A White House meeting with President Taft, Atty. Gen. Wickersham, and 24 railroad firms led to a plan to withdraw enjoined tariffs and suspend new rate hikes after June 1 1910. The government will keep the Missouri suit active until the pending railroad bill becomes law and ICC powers are secured.
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Western Trunk Line
Federal Circuit Court
Missouri
White House
Taft
Wickersham
Interstate Commerce Committee
Interstate Commerce Commission
E. P. Ripley
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad Company
Walker D. Hines
Ensen Sawpore
Cont CT
Frederic A. Delano
Wabash Railroad Company
S. M. Felton
Chicago Great Western Railroad Company
Judie Dyer
Senate Passes Railroad Bill in Narrow Vote
The Senate approved the railroad bill 50 to 12 after a long debate that split along party lines. Democrats Bacon and Fletcher backed administration plans while Beveridge led a opposing bloc. Cummins spoke four days against the measure as it stood.
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Senate of the
United States
Bacon
Fletcher
Beveridge
Spn
Marc
Cummins
Sena el
la Follette
Dolliver
Clay
Paynter
Simmons
Gore
Newlands
Editorial notes on Minnesota dairyman and national politics
Editor W F Schilling of the Minnesota Dairyman contemplates a Senate bid in his district on the Republican ticket. Ohio Republicans split on Speaker Cannon with a mix of endorsements and opposition while the Socialist party in Chicago opposes immigration exclusion and keeps policy options open for future study. The convention also rejected the commission form of city government.
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W. F. Schilling
The
Minnesota Dairyman
Senate
Ohio
Congres
Cannon
Keifer
National Congress of
Socialist Party
Chicago
New York
Dedicate Kentucky's Capitol Opens With Grand Exercises
Kentucky's 2,000,000 capitol was dedicated with day long ceremonies. Special trains brought thousands to Frankfort including 1000 girls from Louisville High School. The program began with a signal gun and featured an invocation by Bishop Lewis W. Burton and addresses by Gov. Augustus E. Willson and U S Senator William C Bradley.
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Kentucky
Frankfort
Louiisville High School
Lewis W. Burton
Lexington
Augustus E. Willson
United States
William C. Bradley
Cotton Crop Near Normal in First May Report
The crop reporting board’s first seasonal cotton report places May 25 condition at 82 percent of normal, up slightly from 81.1 percent last year and above the ten year average. Planting area this year totals about 23,196,000 acres, about 102.8 percent of last year’s 34,292,000 acres, an increase of roughly 904,000 acres or 2.8 percent.
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Crop Reporting Board
Carroll and Porter Win Nomination Hint in Iowa Returns
Partial Iowa returns show Carroll as Republican nominee for Governor and Porter as Democratic nominee. For Congress eight progressives and three stand-patters lead GOP candidates with District details listed. Democrats include Pollard Dearmund Joennison Murphy Pfubel Hamilton Price Stuart Cleveland and others. Seventh District Prouty leads by 1,100 in unofficial returns, while Ninth District Smith holds a 2,000 edge over Byers.
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Iowa
Carrell
Porter
Congress
Reypublican
C. A. Kennedy
Charles Grill
Cc. E. Pickett
Egstrer
Gilbert N. Haugen
James W. Goad
Progressive
N. E. Kendell
S. F. Prouty
IE M. Tawner
John Darrah
Walter Smith
Frank P. Woolf
F. H. Hubbard
Prouty
Hfull
Smith
Byers
Standing of the Clubs Progress of the Pennant Race
Progress of the pennant race in base ball leagues is tracked with standings across divisions. The article lists team rankings, games won and lost, percentages, and key coalitions shaping the early season. It highlights leaders and notable shifts in position as clubs push toward the pennant.
McKinley Buys New Company in Major Rail Asset Deal
The McKinley traction syndicate led by Congressman William B. McKinley of Champaign Illinois consummated the purchase of the Atchison Kansas Railway Light and Power Company properties. Reported consideration ranges from five hundred thousand to seven hundred thousand dollars.
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McKinley Traction Syndicate
William B. McKinley
Champaign,il
Atchison, Kan., Railway, Light and Power Company
Taft Warns Against Socialism In Campaign Line
President Taft in Jackson warns against socialism calling private property the frame of the nation. He asserts the Republican party has shown capacity to tackle big issues and hints the next election may hinge on its leadership. Earlier at Monroe he honored General Custer with unveiling of a bronze statue.
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Prescient
Taft
United States
Republican Party
Jackson
Monroe, Mich
George A. Custer
North Central Minnesota Editorial Assn Outing at Leech Lake
The annual outing of the North Central Minnesota Editorial Association will be held at Glengarry Springs on Leech Lake near Walker. The article notes other edu cation and college items including El Ashar University in Cairo and a Missouri Valley colleges meet in Des Moines.
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Glengarry Springs
Leech Lake
Walker
EL Ashar University
Cairo
Egypt
Homer H. Seerley
Iowa State Teachers’ Association
Des Moines
St. Thomas College
Forum Literary Society
University of Minnesota
Engineering
R. R. Cochrane
Manitoba University
George Cochrane
Los Angeles University
John C. Parish
State Historical Department of
Iowa
L. W. Parish
Cedar Falls
Leloit College
Tri-Country Educational Association
Grafton
N. C
State Legislative Assembly
Week in Congress reports rail bill vote and statehood talks
The Senate passed the railroad bill by a 350 to 2 vote at 9 55 p m Friday with a few Democrats voting against it. House appropriated 50000 to assist Agriculture to study methods of extracting paper from plants and woods. The Senate adjourned late with further consideration of sundry civil bill appropriations and statehood plans for New Mexico and Arizona under discussion.
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Senate
Chamterling Clay
Gore
Poynter
Simmons
Stone
House
Secretary of Agriculture
Besse
Senate Momdlay
Arizona
Hughes
Meaney Cove
Nelson Sh
Alaska
Uuanimous Cans
Sianifirsiman
Senate Debates Public Land Bill and Rail Route Clash
The Senate spent five hours critiquing the public land withdrawal bill with speeches by Slater Clark of Wyoming and Deburn of Idaho. In the House Democrats and insurgents moved to agree to Senate amendments on the railroad bill. Lenroot’s motion failed 156 to 162 as 21 Republicans crossed party lines. The House also took up the postal savings bank bill under a rule limiting debate to eight hours and a vote on the bill without amendments.’attention focused on the sundry civil appropriation and rivers and harbors conference, while Burton and Newbold condemned the rivers and harbors bill as pork barrel. The Olmsted bill creating a civil government form for Porto Rico dominated House debate, and its reading began before adjournment, signaling a likely final disposition next Wednesday.
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Senate
United States
Slater Clark
Wyoming
Deburn
Tdaho
Simi Tal
Postal Savings Bank
Lenroot
Wednesbo
Burton
Newfomds
Porto Rico
House
King Victor Emmanuel to Visit Russia This Summer
News notes list a planned state visit by King Victor Emmanuel to Russia likely in August. Other items include Jerome D. Greene resigning from Harvard to join the Rockefeller Institute in New York City as business manager, and a postponed W. J. Bryan address at Nebraska City.
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Victor Emmanuel
Russia
Jerome D. Greene
Harvard College Corporation
Rockefeller Institute For Medical Research
New York City
W. J. Bryan
Nebraska City
Neb
Mr. Irvan
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