President cites big business pressure on trust legislation
Washington reports President Wilson accusing business interests of shaping support for delaying trust bills. Circulated letters urged adjournment and a 5 percent rail rate increase. Simmon's company letter tied to a rejected Fed board nomination. officials deny direct link.
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Frese
Washington
Wisson
Congress
Interstate Commerce Commission
White House
Wilson
Senate
Simmons Hardware Company
St. Louis
Simmons
Federal Reserve Board
Reserve Board
Charles F. Hamlin
Boston
T. B. Jones
Chicago
P. G. Harding
Birmingham
Ala
Hall Warburg
New York
A.C. Miller
San Francisco
Capitol
Simmons Company
Five Rules for Borrowing with Ney
Government bulletin outlines practical credit rules for farmers to ensure loans lead to productive returns. Key points: use proceeds for income generating purposes, match loan term to asset life, repay principal from earnings, include amortization, and seek low interest while secure reliable lenders. It stresses careful financial management and prudent borrowing practices for a safe credit experience.
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Mers
United States Department of Agreviture
Alesse
Jim
Bulettin
Woman Suspected in Kingwood Killing Flees
Walter Younger, a Black man living in West Kingwood, was shot and killed at his home around 9 PM. His wife, suspected shooter, has disappeared. authorities have yet to locate her. The couple reportedly quarreled and the gun was used. Police will pursue the missing woman today.
Gasoline Explosion in Columbus Suburb Kills and Burns
In a Columbus suburb known as Leonards an early Sunday gasoline explosion left about twenty people dead or badly burned. Carelessness sparked the blaze on the main line as workers, mostly Hungarian, struck a match and a sheet of flame shot 200 feet high and ran along the line for a quarter mile.
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Columbus
Leonards
Thaw Denied Bail Release by Court in Extradition Case
The court refused bail for Harry K. Thaw while the Supreme Court considers his extradition from New Hampshire to New York. It also denied moving him to Pittsburgh to testify on his father’s estate settlement, though Judge Aldrich had ordered habeas corpus release in New Hampshire. The Supreme Court will rule on the extradition question next.
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Associated Press
Washington
Harry K. Thaw
Supreme Court
New Hampshire
New York
Thaw
Pittsburg
Drew
Coos County
Aldrich
Federal Court
Auto crash near Worthington Creek bridge ends in death
A car from Clarksburg carrying five Elks members crashed on a sharp curve near Worthington Creek bridge, two died and three were injured. Cecil Davis died at 2:16 AM after hospital treatment. Roscoe Strader, George Fenner, Thomas Coughlin, and C. F. Knight were hurt. Mayor Will H. Cole and others in a following car learned of the wreck, and locals rushed to aid the injured. The site has a history of past crashes, highlighting the curve’s danger.
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Parkersburg
W. Va
Worthington Creek
Roscoe Strosnider
Clarksburg
Cecil Davis
Roscoe Strader
George Fenner
Leslie Judge Company
Thomas Coughlin
Will H. Cole
Davis
A. Mann
W. J. Umburn
Nawa
Thin City
Geel Fitchugh
Taft Defends Supreme Court Against Popular Reversals
Former President Taft argued before Harvard's Phi Beta Kappa that the Supreme Court must remain the bulwark of the constitution against reform by popular whim. He warned against amending government structure to allow electorate plurality to reverse court decisions and cited Ulster and militant suffragettes as cautions for unchecked majority rule.
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Associated Press
Cambridge
Mass
Supreme Court of the United States
William Howard Taft
Phi Beta Kapa
Harvard University
Sanders Theater
Taft
Supreme Court
Ulster
Jefferson
Marshall
Jackson
Dredott
Boas
United States
Congress
Theodore I Lusty Lad New Roosevelt Heir Born
New York June 1 Theodore Roosevelt the third first grandson to bear the family name was born Sunday at the home of his parents Mr and Mrs Theodore Roosevelt Jr in East Seventy fourth street The mother is reported sleeping comfortably a maid said the infant weighs about ten pounds The second child and a girl born August 14 1911 completes the family record
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New York
Theodore Roosevelt
Colonel Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr
East Seventy-fourth Street
Man Plunged to Instant Death from a Hospital Window
A hospital incident in Fairmont reports John 8 Sheets aged 45 died after plunging from a third story window at Cook hospital during delirium. Autopsy and coroner's jur y will determine cause. screens were down and the sash open. Sheets, a Jetter meat market manager, moved from Cadiz to Fairmont and left three children.
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Fairmont
John 8
Sheets
Cook Hospital
Baok
Jettersoh
Barnes Street
Second Street
Cunningham Morgue
Petera
Durett
Cadiz
Lonto
George
Cadix Inte
Swisher Runs for State Senate in Eighth District
Charleston June 15 Charles Wesley Swisher a former GOP gubernatorial candidate announces his bid for the Republican nomination for state senate in the Eighth district covering Kanawha Logan and Boone counties.
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Charles Swisher
Senate
Charleston
W. Va
Charles Wesley Swisher
Kanawha
Logan
Boone
Local Wan 1o Be Cashier Of Fairmont Bank
Charles W. Steel resigns as assistant cashier of The Grafton Banking & Trust Company to become cashier of the Dollar Savings Bank of Fairmont. He plans to assume duties around July 1. Steel has served eleven years at Grafton Bank and is praised for his record. The move prompts townwide congratulations and best wishes from Grafton residents.
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Charles W. Steel
Grafton Banking & Trust Company
Dollar Savings Bank of
Fairmont
Steel
Grafton
Steele
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Hpment OF Agriculture
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London
Jar
Theodore
Elly
B. & O. Streight
Gibson
Campbell
Lilly
Kelly
Squire Monroe
Col. McLennan
B. & O. Ofctals
McMechen
Cumbertana
McLennan
Chicago and Northwestern
Windy City
J. M. Scott
Ashcraft
Marion
Fort Wayne
Ind
Sandusky
Belleview
Brewster
Masailon
Fellaire
Baker Street
West Side
J. M. Farnsworth
Fairmont Bank
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