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Newspaper
Kennewick Courier
Location
Kennewick, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1909
Page
6
Nashville report says Col Duncan B. Cooper and his son Robin were found guilty of second degree murder of ex Senator Carmack after a nine week trial. Jury recommended maximum penalty of 99 years in Tennessee state penitentiary.
Washington shows Bennett of New York has introduced a bill to set domestic letter postage at 1 cent per ounce or fraction, effective January 1, 1910, including drop letters. The proposal aims to standardize U S mail rates across the country.
Willie Whitla, kidnapped from Sharon Pennsylvania last Thursday, was returned to his father in Cleveland at 8 30 PM. He was placed on a city streetcar and driven toward a hotel under an agreement with the kidnapers agent. his father reported paying 10000 dollars. The boy is in good health and says he was well treated.
Manila reports the Philippine Assembly debates pending tariff legislation from Washington. Members plan resolutions opposing any U.S. actions that could alter trade ties, fearing closer relations may hasten political dependence. Nearby in New York, the War Department borrows exhibit materials from the American Museum of Natural History for the Seattle Exposition.
Chicago reports John Alles returns to his Evanston wife after a 20 year disappearance. A son of an orange rancher near Whittier, California, located him and alerted authorities. Extensive searches occurred in many cities before the reunion.
Immense crowd sees Theodore Roosevelt depart Hoboken aboard the Hamburg with son Kermit and aides on a voyage described as a lion hunter expedition. The party sails toward Naples with stops in Mombasa Nairobi and Uganda planned before a likely Cairo arrival in spring 1910.
In Washington, two bills propose ex presidents become life senators with a $25,000 salary or nonvoting debating seats in the House. A campaign funds investigation committee would probe 1896 1904 money and sources. Other actions cover anti speculation and canal timelines amid Taft Goethals talks.
Government seeks to dissolve Standard Oil Company of New Jersey under the Sherman act in the eighth circuit. If jurists disagree the case will go to the supreme court, with direct appeal in any outcome, after about five million dollars already spent on hearings across many cities.
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