Supreme Court Affirms Burton Case Loss for Senator Burton
The U S Supreme Court upheld the prior ruling against Kansas Senator Ralph Burton in a case charging him with accepting a $500 monthly fee from Rialto Grain & Securities to influence government action on a postal matter. The decision overruled Burton's arguments and confirms his defeat.
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Washington
Supreme Court of the United States
United States
Ralph Burton
Kansas
Burton
United States Circuit Court
Eastern District
Justice Harlan
Rialto Grain & Securities Company
St. Louis
Post, Office Department
Supreme Court
The Rise of Cleaning Gadgets Through History
An 18th century Dutch household inventory lists brushes and soap as relics of daily care. A century later a witness notes a renovation scene with stripped rooms and motioned lime wash. The piece praises vacuum cleaners joining labor saving devices boosting women’s freedom from drudgery.
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New Amsterdam
Goodman
Lesson from Franklin on investing in industrial ventures
The piece urges the middle class to combine savings for mutual profit through large industrial enterprises. It argues that public credulity hides the truth that small investors can benefit from stock in sound companies, citing railroads and everyday goods as examples of widespread wealth from aggregated capital. It calls for Franklin like frugality and saving to invest in safe, profitable industries driving national growth.
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Franklin
America
Iterar
Moter
Des Moines Man Drowns After Steep Bank Fall Near Locust Bridge
An unknown intoxicated man fell from the west end of the Locust street bridge into the Des Moines River around 3 PM. He drifted away before rescue as bystanders, including Harry Ells of Des Moines, tried to aid him. Police seek identification as they investigate the incident.
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Des Moines
Locust Street Bridge
Harry Ells
Iowa Decision on Employee Rights in Damages Case
The excerpt discusses an appeal over an Iowa case about employee rights to sue for damages after injuries. It notes that workers were told they forfeited the right unless they complied with a thirty day requirement and written notice when testing for railroad work. Roy Mulport suffered a foot injury and the case involved a $7,000 verdict and Rock Island Company contracts.
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Séllor
Iowa
Roy Mul‘port
Erdict
Wes
Impressive Service for Workingmen at Des Moines Auditoriu
Thousands of union men packed Des Moines Auditorium for a Sunday afternoon meeting tied to the Presbyterian general assembly under Rev Charles Stelzle head of church and labor. Fraternal delegates from ministerial associations spoke to the trades assemblies gathered with standing room only and a balcony full of attendees.
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Des Moines
Presbyterian General Assembly
Charles Stelzle
Department of Church and Labor
Presbyterian Church
Boon e Cereal Plant Destroyed In Massive Fire
A blaze leveled the Boone Cereal Company plant causing about 110000 in losses. Axel Jacobson and Dan Weston suffered serious burns and are hospitalized while two workers were rescued by Manager Funderman Herbert Evans and George Firmingham who rushed into the flames to pull them to safety.
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Boone Cereal Company
Boone
Axel Jacobson
Dan Weston
Funderman
Herbert Evans
George Firmingham
Poison Mistake Costs Sioux City Man His Life
John O Connor a 50 year old carpenter died after drinking wood alcohol by mistake in his room at Dr G P Statters hospital on Seventh street He made a desperate effort to call for help smashing window panes and curtain rods before dying. He had lived in Sioux City all his life.
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Sioux City
John O'Conner
Carpenter
G. P. Statter
Seventh Street
O'Connor
Six Desperate Men Escape From Marshalltown Jail
Six prisoners named John Lawson Joseph Burns James Corcoran George Leonard Ed Wagner and Frank Rogers escaped from the Marshalltown jail after a safe blow at the Vinegar works. They were captured two weeks later by Patrolman Frank Haas.
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Marshalltown
John Lawson
Joseph Burns
James Corcoran
George Leonard
Ed. Wagner
Frank Rogers
Frank Haas
Marshaltown
Tragedy in Vinton Ends In Double Suicide
A laborer named Muren and his wife Mabel Quackenbush died after Muren shot her in the neck with a 34 caliber revolver and then shot himself in the temple at the home of her brother Amos Quackenbush. The fatal act followed a quarrel over a small money settlement from Cedar Rapids property sales.
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Vinton
Lawrence Muren
Mabel Quackenbush
Amos Quackenbush
Judge Reed Rules on Attachment Suit Against Big Four
Federal Judge Reed dismissed attachment proceedings filed by the estate of Frank Jant over a fatal Illinois accident. She declares using cars of the defendant to secure service interferes with interstate commerce and is illegal, a sweeping ruling applicable across states.
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Reed
Sioux City
Big Four Railroad
Frank Jant
Tllinois
Ree
Awful death reported in OsKaloosa neighborhood
A fragmentary account describes a child’s death after a neighborhood incident and subsequent searches. The father and mother are overwhelmed with grief as a search party and local authorities comb surrounding hills for the missing child.
Woman Hurt in Runaway Near Davenport
Mrs Mary Gavett drove a produce wagon when the team became frightened and bolted. The crash threw her to the ground and she suffered severe injuries. Local report notes the incident occurred on the route toward the city, with no further details on her condition.
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Wowan
Davenport
Mary Gavett
Body Found in River Near Muscatine
An unidentified man’s body was recovered from the river in Muscatine after being in the water about six months. No clues to his identity were found.
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Muscatine
Mormon Church Plans Wide Scale Business Exit in Salt Lake
Salt Lake City reports the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints will quit business. Its Utah Light and Railway stake will be sold to a 25 million dollar consortium of English and American backers. A Salt Lake and Los Angeles railroad sale to a local syndicate for 500 thousand dollars follows. President Joseph F. Smith says the church withdraws from business as converts are on firm footing.
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Salt Lake City
Mormon Church
Utah Light and Railway Company
Great Zion Cooperative Mercantile Institution
Salt Lake
Growth of the Telephone Relay of 1902 Census Data
The 1902 census shows telephone systems nationwide operated over three quarters of wire mileage for both telephones and telegraphs. They employed seven tenths of wage earners and paid over two thirds of wages and expenses while earning more than two thirds of total revenue. Commercial systems reported 4,779,571 miles and 2,226,981 telephones. mutual systems 70,916 miles and 89,316 telephones. independent lines 49,965 miles and 56,747 telephones.
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Mutual
Treaty signed to regulate Rio Grande water use
Washington brief reports Ambassador Casasus for Mexico and Secretary Root signed a treaty governing Rio Grande water use. If Senate approves, it ends a twenty year dispute affecting relations between the two countries.
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Washington
Casasus
Root Monday
Rio Grande
The
Senate
Northern Pacific To Move Town To A New Site
In St Paul Minnesota the Northern Pacific Railway announces it will relocate the entire town of Winnipeg Junction one mile away to avoid conflict with local property owners and business men during station removal.
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St. Paul
Minn
Winnipeg Junction
Northern Pacific Railway Company
Baking Powder Debate Warns Against Rochelle Salts
A Massachusetts hearing on food drugging features prominent Boston physicians condemning Rochelle Salts in baking powders and urging a ban on unsafe brands. They tout Calumet Baking Powder as pure and healthful, priced lower than the tainted products and free from Rochelle Salts, Alum, or other harmful substances.
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Committee On Public Health
Massachusetta
Boston
New Pembroke Incubator With 15000 Egg Capacity
A recently completed incubator in Pembroke N I features 109 compartments with two 15 egg trays each. It uses eight steam pipes for heat, a water jacketed heater, and an oil expansion thermostat to maintain 102 F with minimal variation. Temperature is further controlled by raising and lowering egg trays as chicks develop.
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Pembroke
Oceans of Small Change
A report notes New York City transit lines paid vast sums in five cent pieces. It cites 1905 state railroad commission figures showing 1,171,151,698 in cash paid on NYC lines, equaling 58,557,584.90 dollars, and argues the total coinage value nationwide would still not surpass that cash collection. The piece explains the same coin recirculates through the economy.
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Fhey
New York City Railway Company
State Railroad
Forey
New York
New York Transportation Lines
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Tom
Roberta
Flugstad
Charles Blackburn
Great Co-Operative Store
Utah
Mammoth Incubator
New York Town
York
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