Step Forward Is Verdict On Railway Bill
Washington June 4 a step forward is the remark of many readers as they vote for the senate railroad bill. The 102 to 2 vote reflected close May 1 contests and the aim to amend the law later. The bill creates an interstate commerce court to handle transportation cases, a point of debate among progressives and critics.
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Senate
Court of Commerce
Interstate Commerce Commission
Interstate Commerce Court
Commerce Court
Men Trade Wives All Go To Prison In Philippine Case
In the Camarines, Philippines, two lifelong friends and rivals to be president traded wives as revenge after one won. Each charged the other with living with the partner’s wife. Both were tried, convicted, and sentenced to three years in prison. their wives received one year.
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Washington
War Department
Camarines
Philippine Islands
Court of Rest
Taft Faces Knotty Mine Bureau Appointment Dilemma
Washington June. The Ballinger Pinchot controversy widens into a dispute over the pick to head the new bureau of mines created by the sundry civil bill. Sixty two senators back John A. Holmes while Ballinger Otis Smith Tawney and Cannon oppose him. The president must decide whether to appoint a man to lead the bureau when the department head opposes him.
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Ballinger- Pinchot
Taft
Bureau of Mines
John A. Holmes
Ballinger
George Otis Smith
Geological Survey
Tawney
Cannon
Holmes
Garfield
Aliss Native Herbs Near 225 West Wi Find
A fragment notes a business named Aliss Native Herbs at 225 West Wi, with street abbreviations and nearby references. The readable portion implies a shop listing or street directory entry for the herbal business. Entities include Aliss Native Herbs and the address 225 West Wisconsin Avenue.
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Way
United States Ship Ashore in Christiansand Fjord
With 1,000 aboard the Danish liner United States ran aground in Christiansand Fjord Norway. Passengers were mostly asleep when the ship struck and panic rose before Captain Wulff and crew began pumping and signaling for aid as relief steamers raced to the scene. Treacherous currents hampered rescue chances and the fate of the vessel remained unclear.
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United States
Christiansand Fjord
Norway
Christiania
Christians
Wulff
Christiansand
Collision Two Years Ago Disabled United States Steamer
New York June 4 The United States steamer two years past was rammed in New York harbor by the Monterey. A ten foot hole tore the bow but the ship was saved by beaching. Built at Glasgow in 1903 the 6100 ton liner left Copenhagen with a heavy passenger list and crews of about 225.
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United States
Monterey
Glasgow
Scandinavian Line
Copenhagen
Christiansand
Fatherland
L. Holst
Christian Hansen
Christiania
Missing Grand Trunk steamer Prince Rupert sparks anxiety
Victoria reports the Grand Trunk Pacific steamer Prince Rupert en route from Newcastle to Victoria has not arrived and has been silent since Tuesday after a big storm. Wireless contact ended, and concern grows as the vessel was due in the Straits Thursday night. Separately, in St Petersburg a pleasure boat Wast sank in the Gulf of Finland Saturday leaving six drowned.
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B. C
Grand Trunk Pacific
Prince Rupert
Newcastle
Eng
Straits
ST. Petersburg
Wast
Gulf of Finland
Vatican Incident Imitates Roosevelt Pacifist Ties
Pope Pius, still honoring Theodore Roosevelt, welcomed officers and sailors from the U S cruiser New York. Mer Kennedy presented them at the Vatican as the Pope blessed the visitors and asked about their voyage. The Pope expressed hope they would be inspired by Roosevelt's humanitarian sentiments as a guarantee of peace.
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New York
Mer. Kennedy
American College
Caledonia Delivers Many Missionary Delegates to Edinburgh
New York reports that high church dignitaries filled first and second cabin space on the Anchor line steamer Caledonia as she cleared for Glasgow. Delegates to the world missionary conference to meet in Edinburgh later this month outnumbered those aboard the Kronland, which sailed last Tuesday.
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New York
Caledonia
Glasgow
Edinburgh
Scotland
Kronland
War airship over London alarms city in twilight sighting
London residents awoke to a German scare as the British army dirigible Beta circled St. Paul’s Dome after leaving Farnborough at 11 30 p m and returning four hours later, covering 110 miles. Police and papers received warnings amid the nocturnal spectacle.
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London
St. Paul's Church
Farnborough
Napoleon III
Prince Imperial
Louis
Farnborough Hall
Aerial Wireless Promise For Navy Scouts
Charles K. Hamilton predicts within five years wireless systems will equip naval aerial scouts and all air carriers. He notes progress on the wireless bi plane and hints at nearing success in the project.
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New York
Charles K. Hamilton
Hamilton
Browne Fights Appearance in Chicago Court
Chicago June 4 Representative Lee O Neil Browne leader of the Democratic wing charged with paying 1000 to aid Senator Lorimer’s election filed habeas corpus to avoid a Monday trial before Judge McSurely. Judge Kickham Scanlan ordered the writ returnable Monday morning as Browne faces a contested court fight on the indictment.
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McSurely
Lee O'Neil Browne
William Lorimer
Browne
Kickham Scanlan
NeSaurely
Prizes Unprecedented in Chicago New York Air Race
Chicago on June 4 reports the Chicago New York aeroplane race to be the richest aviation contest yet, with total prizes aimed at 100000 dollars. Cities along the route will bid bonuses for time, as Illinois Aero Club acting president James E. Lew notes strong likelihood of the full sum being raised amid city competition. The overall flight time limit is set at 72 hours.
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Chicago
New York
United States
West
Federal Circuit Court
Intersts Join Railroads For Rate Increase
The national dispute over freight and commuter rate hikes grows. Railroads align with manufacturers and wage-earner groups to push higher charges while shippers and commuters oppose. A Railway Business Association meeting targets support to pressure Taft and push the Justice Department to withdraw the western railroads suit.
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Railway Business Association
Belmont
Taft
Department of Justice
Western Railroads
Confession of Fish Dealer May Bring Others Into Court
Springfield June 4. Harry Lemm Pekin Ill fish dealer confessed his part in funding to kill fish legislation. State's Attorney Burke expects grand jury indictments of at least six legislators. John Dixon of Peoria had collected the fund and may be summoned. Lemm's testimony points to the Jackpot corruption fund and the resignation of State Senator D W Holslaw after his guilt confession.
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Harry Lemm
Pekin
Burke
John Dixon
Peoria
Lemm
D. W. Holslaw
Greege Suspicious of Turkey Action
Athens reports the Greek government called out 10 000 reserves to reinforce the army amid fear of a Turkish move in Crete. No official explanation was given, but the action signals preparation for an overt Turkish act. Belmont Recovering After Injuries
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Turkey
Crete
Woman on Train Shot Husband in Pullman Murder Case
Libby Montana June 4 Vera Prosser is held without bail for first degree murder in the shooting of her recently divorced husband Reese H. Prosser on a Great Northern train. Witnesses described a love scene and quarrels, with Prosser dying of a gunshot wound near Jennings. Arlington the Philadelphia traveler testified Mrs. Prosser confessed to the shooting and claimed Schaefer influenced her husband.
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Prosser
Miller
Jennings
Philadelphia
C. C. Arlington
Arlington
Lindsey
Free $3.50 kidney cure recipe promises rapid relief
A bold advertisement offers a free prescription said to cure weak kidneys and related urinary and constitutional symptoms. Dr A E Robinson claims the recipe, composed of harmless remedies, would normally cost $3.50, and invites readers to request it by mail for home use.
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A. E. Robinson
Luck Building
Detroit
Mich
Missouri Attorney General to sue Beef Trust soon
St Louis June 4 Attorney General Major of Missouri says he will sue to oust the Beef trust from Missouri within a month. Sufficient evidence to warrant action has been taken before the special examiner, it is said.
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ST. Louis
Missouri
Beef Trust
Dentist Accused in Hatchet Attack in Cincinnati
Jacob Kohler swears to a warrant charging George Molineaus once a prominent Cincinnati dentist with striking him on the head with a hatchet.
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Cincinnati
Jacob Kohler
George Molineaus
Deafness Cure Demonstrated At Home By New York Aurist
A celebrated New York aurist announces a home trial treatment for deafness offered free to anyone with ear trouble. Dr Edward Gardner invites interested individuals to write to Suite 967, No 40 West Thirty-third Street, New York City for rapid access to this claimed cure.
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New York
Edward Gardner
West Thirty-third Street
New York City
Zalmanariakie
Taft Unveils Custer Statue in Monroe Michigan
President Taft as chief orator unveils the Maj. Gen. George Armstrong Custer equestrian statue in Monroe with Mrs. Custer pulling the cord. Gov. Warner and Michigan officials attend a festive procession and parade. Taft praises Custer's Civil War service and plains campaigns before departing for Jackson to dedicate a Republican tablet.
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Taft
Gen
George Armstrong Custer
Elizabeth B. Custer
Little Big Horn
Monroe
St. Mary’s Academy
Custer
Plains
Jackson, Mich
Republican Party
Jackson
Washington
Workmen Unearth $3,000 in Silver Near Glasgow
Workmen at Baxter brothers farm in Monroe county uncovered $3,000 of Mexican silver stamps buried long ago. The money shows years of burial and is thought to date from the wartime period. Officials will investigate ownership and seek the rightful possessor.
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Glasgow
Baxter Brothers
Monroe County
Alarm in Madrid Over King Alfonso and Queen Victoria Illness
In Madrid physicians fear an imminent ear operation for King Alfonso while Queen Victoria lies seriously ill. The royal couple’s strain after the birth of a fourth child who died compounds concern in conservative Spain that the monarch may be endangered.
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Alfonso
Victoria
London
Edward
Manuel
Portugal
England
Spain
Pittsburg Promoter Sentenced to Five Years
E. H. Stein, former promoter from Pittsburg, was found guilty of aiding and abetting the misapplication of funds from the wrecked Farmers and Merchants National Bank of Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania. He received a five year federal prison term at Leavenworth following the verdict on June 4.
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E. H. Steinman
Farmers' and Merchants’ National Bank of
Mount Pleasant
Leavenworth
Three Dead in Dayton Area Crash At Grade Crossing
H E Coombs, a market gardener, his 17 year old daughter and 15 year old son were killed when their wagon was struck by a Big Four flyer at a grade crossing near Tippecanoe City. No flagman was reported. Bodies were mangled in the wreck.
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H. E. Coombs
Dayton
Tippecanoe City
Murderer Henry Smith Executed for 1909 Alexandria Murder
Richmond Va June 4 Henry Smith alias Henry Battine was executed at the penitentiary for the murder near Alexandria on March 6 1909 of Walter F Schultz a Chicago artist.
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Richmond
Henry Smith
Henry Battine
Alexandria
Walter F. Schultz
Chicago
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