Taft Seeks Eastern Rail Rate Compromise
President Taft aimed to secure an eastern railroads agreement like the Western Passenger association deal. The plan includes withdrawing the Missouri injunction suit after the railroad bill becomes law and suspending further rate increases until then. Railway leaders touted a victory while Democrats criticized the surrender on the Sherman law and the impact on rate legalities.
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Western
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Interstate Commerce Commission
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Wall Street Buoyant On Railway Settlement Report
Wall street opened higher as Taft reportedly settled matters with western railroad presidents. Prices rose across all stocks with railway shares showing strong gains in sympathy with the London market which saw marked recoveries.
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New York
Wall Street
Taft
Western Railroad
London
Uprising in Yucatan As Maya Indians Slay Officials
More than a hundred officials are reported killed as Maya Indians wage revolt in Yucatan. Troops rushed in, wire communications cut, gunboat Morelos sails with 600 soldiers. villages Valladolid Yayama Tunkas and Tinum reported sacked.
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Yucatan
Valladolid
Yayama
Tunkas
Tinum
Morelos
Santa Cruz
Dalzell Faces Possible Defeat as Black Mounts Bid
In Pittsburg on June 7, supporters of Dr. Robert J. Black urge him to run as an independent against Congressman Dalzell in the fall. Black claims fraud affected results though he conceded Dalzell won by about 386 votes. Black’s backers cite his primary strength.
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Pittsburg
Robert J. Black
Dalzell
Congress
Black
Minister Stricken and Dies on Train
Rev C A Hallberg 40 pastor of the Swedish Lutheran church at Sheffield Pa died on a sleeping car of Lake Shore train No 5 en route to a ministerial convention in Rock Island DL. Coroner Hensler said death was caused by heart disease.
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Toledo
Rock Island
C. A. Hallberg
Swedish Lutheran Church
Sheffield
Lake Shore
Hensler
Longtime Kentucky politician and Mason dies in Louisville
W. IL Vories aged 93, a veteran Kentucky politician and longtime Mason, died Monday during a visit to Louisville. He served 11 years in the Kentucky legislature and was well known across the state.
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Louisville
W. Il, Vories
Kentucky
Wisconsin divorces rise sharply in ten years
Madison report from the State Board of Health shows divorces per thousand nearly doubling in the past decade. One in eleven marriages ends in failure with 48 percent due to cruelty and 33 percent due to desertion as the cited causes.
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Madison
Wis
State Board of Health
Wisconsin
Boy is killed by baseball bat accident in Dallas
In Dallas on a June day Morris Mc Laurin 11 son of Dr H L McLaurin leading Dallas physician was killed during a baseball game. John Per rata swung at the ball missed it the bat flew from his hands struck McLaurin behind the left ear causing death.
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Tex
Morris McLaurin
H. L. McLaurin
John Perrata
McLaurin
Scott anti option bill killed in House rules decision
Washington June 7. The Scott anti option bill suffered a death blow when the House rules committee chose not to report a special rule for its consideration.
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Washington
House Rules Committee
Bribery Charges Read Over Lorimer Case In Senate
Senate opened debate on bribery allegations linked to Senator William Lorimer of Illinois. Clifford W. Barnes of the Legislative Voters' League presented sworn statements claiming money influenced Lorimer’s election, but not asserting his knowledge. The memorial asked for a full investigation and was referred to the Committee on Provisions and Elections.
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William Lorimer
Illinois
Senate
Clifford W. Barnes
Legislative Voters’ League of Illinois
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Cullom
Grand Jury
Cook County
Representative White
Catlom
Committee On
Browne Denied Habeas Corpus In Illinois Case
Judge Scanlan refused Browne's writ of habeas corpus in the bribery case involving Representative Lee O Neil Browne and Charles A. White over a vote for Senator William Lorimer. Browne’s custody ordered to proceed to Judge MecLurely's court for a 10 o'clock hearing as prosecutors and Browne's counsel prepared for trial.
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Ill
Lee O'Neil Browne
Charles A. White
United States
William Lorimer
Kickham Scan- Inn
Criminal Court
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Mr. Wayman
Otis J. Humphrey
Springfield
Beef Trust
Ice Cream Rate Hearing Before Indiana Board
Ice cream makers urged lower freight rates as necessary public service at a hearing before Judge McClure of the Indiana railroad commission. Shippers argued current express charges are discriminatory, seeking fair pricing for ice cream transport amid a rising cost climate.
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McClure
Indiana Railroad Commission
Indiana
Charleston Liquor Licenses Blocked by County Court
Charleston Kanawha county court refused to issue licenses to 27 retail and six wholesale liquor dealers after sensational statements by prominent citizens. The court declared it would not issue any snloon licenses while on the bench, keeping Charleston as an arid spot in the Kanawha oasis.
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Charleston
W. Va
Kanawha County Court
Hermit story may reunite father and child in Virginia
In Stokesville Virginia a newspaper piece about a Tennessee mountain hermit leads Mrs. W H Maxwell to believe the hermit is her long missing Civil War father. She has gone to his mountain home to persuade him to return with her.
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Stokesville
Tennessee
W. H. Maxwell
Maxwell
Regularity to Be Watson Cay
Vice President Sherman and ex Representative James E Watson left Washington for Milwaukee to address a Pro Taft Republicans gathering. They said they would not attack insurgents but preach party regularity.
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Washington, D. C
Sherman
James E. Watson
Milwaukee
Customs Court Begins Its Life In Washington
Washington June 7 The United States customs court opened its history to decide whether certain towns or districts described as bronze and scarlet lakes should be assessed at five cents per pound under the Payne tariff law. The five judges will review 228 cases, with new ones filed daily.
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Washington
United States Customs Court
Salem Mayor Halts Town To View Circus Parade
Salem Massachusetts June 7 Mayor Arthur Howard elected chief executive of Salem as a Yoke caused a sensation by issuing a proclamation ordering the town to view a circus parade. The school board closed schools so children could watch the procession. the mayor commands every man woman and child to assemble on the street with no excuses for nonattendance.
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Salem
Mass
Arthur Howard
World Women’s Christian Temperance Union Meets in Glasgow
Glasgow June 7 The World’s Woman’s Christian Temperance Union congress opens in St Andrew’s hall with large delegations from the United States Canada Australia India New Zealand South Africa and numerous other countries. International president Countess of Carlisle calls the congress to order as fraternal delegates from 60 national temperance and philanthropic societies are welcomed.
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Women’s Christian Temperance Union Congress
St. Andrew's Hall
United States
Canada
Australia
India
New Zealand
South Africa
Countess of Carlisle
Print Plant Closed in Fall River Massachusetts
The entire American Print Works plant in Fall River Massachusetts shut down on Monday with no stated resumption date this week.
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Fall River, Mass
The
American Print Works
Keep Your Hair Clean and Bright
Eastern Style Reporter notes summer dust makes frequent soap shampoos harmful. Dry shampooing using armis root and box mixture lightly sprinkled and brushed yields a satisfactory cleanse in ten to fifteen minutes. Regular use two to three times weekly aids lighter, fluffier hair and easier styling.
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