Market Corners Declared Illegal by Supreme Court
The U S Supreme Court ruled that cornering the market in cotton violated the Sherman anti trust act. It held James A Patten and associates for trial in New York federal courts for alleged 1910 cotton market cornering. Indicted partners include Eugene Scales Frank B Hayne and W P Brown.
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Washington
Supreme Court of the United States
James A. Patten
New York
Patten
Chicago
Circuit Court
Supreme Court strikes down railroad freight car penalty
Washington January 6 The Minnesota law imposing a penalty of 1 per day on railroads for failing to supply freight cars was declared unconstitutional by the supreme court today.
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Washington
Minnesota
Supreme Court
Hyde trial postponed to next Monday in Swope murder case
In Kansas City on January 6, the third trial of Dr. B. Clark Hyde for the murder of Colonel Thomas H. H. Swope was postponed from today to next Monday.
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Kansas City
B. Clark Hyde
Thomas HH. Swope
Weather Review for La Crosse Wisconsin and Nearby Areas
Fair tonight and Tuesday with colder air and subzero lows. Across Wisconsin and Iowa a general cold spell continues with a very cold night, some regions to the north and east reporting extreme lows. Snow and frost occur in portions of Colorado Kansas and the upper Great Lakes while the west gulf coast area sees a central storm and above normal temperatures in gulf and Atlantic states.
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la Crosse
Wisconsin
Iowa
West
Texas
Mississippi Valley
Upper Lake Region
Pacific Coast
San Francisco
San Diego
Canadian Northwest
Nevada
Utah
Colorado
Kan
Upper Lakes
Lake
Kansas
West Gulf Coast
Gulf and
Atlantic States
Man suffocates in refrigerated potato car
J C Edwards a 26 year old Watertown South Dakota man suffocated inside a refrigerated carload of potatoes near Fort Dodge Iowa after climbing into a car shipped from Sioux Falls to St Louis investigators from Illinois Central race to determine who closed and sealed the door while he slept Edwards died within hours of entering the car and had dug down into the potatoes seeking air.
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Fort Dodgs
J. C. Edwards
Watertown
S. D
Sioux Falls
St. Louis
Illinois Central
Cherokee
Edwards
Becaus
Industrial Board Bill Introduced by Bristow
Washington January reports outline a Bristow introduced bill creating a seven member industrial commission to regulate big interstate and foreign businesses. The act would require capital stock and indebtedness to fall to 10 percent of property value over three years and impose promotion fees on mergers. It also targets trusts as unreasonable and allows government operation during prosecutions of executive heads.
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Washington
National Legislative Committee
Progressive Party
Bristow
Industrial Commission
Commerce Commission
Interstate Commerce Commission
Senator Bristow
Tariff Hearings Begin With Schedule A Probe
Washington January 6 The house ways and means committee opened hearings on tariff revisions ahead of the extra session. Schedule A including chemicals, paints and oils was first examined as manufacturers and merchants urged their cases. The Payne Aldrich law will be dissected paragraph by paragraph with changes expected mainly in chemical schedules.
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Washington
House Ways and Means Committee
Underwood
Taft
Gompers Attacks Labor Conspiracy Rhetoric in Dynmite Case
President Samuel Gompers testifies before the Senate judiciary committee criticizing the dynamite conspirators trial and denouncing judges bias while urging passage of the Clayton bill to regulate injunctions in labor disputes. He argues employers used deadly force, too, and condemns “higher ups” aiding industrial liberty’s theft.
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Washington
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Senate Judiciary Committee
Gompers
Indiaapolis
Anderson
Altar Robbers Loot Chicago Cathedral Stolen Items Recovered
Burglars struck the Cathedral of SS Peter and Paul in Chicago stealing gold and silver altar pieces. Dean Walter T. Sumner pursued them and alerted police. The stolen items were found an hour later in a room occupied by two men who gave names as John Valencie and Philip Roger. both were arrested.
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Chicago
SS. Peter and Paul
Walter T. Sumner
John Valencie
Philip Roger
Armour trial on beef shipping without federal inspection
Jan 6 report from TO TRY PACKERS CHICAGO notes Armour & Company packers face trial starting tomorrow before Federal Judge George W. Carpenter on charges of shipping beef without federal inspection.
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Chicago
Armour & Company
George W. Carpenter
Former cabinet member dies in Covington
Enos H Nebeker 76 longtime U S treasurer under Benjamin Harrison in 1891 died today in Covington Ind from a complication of diseases.
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Covington
Ind
Enos H. Nebeker
United States
Harrison
Ice coats Carlyle after January storm
A springlike electrical storm struck Carlyle Illinois on January 6 coating exposed surfaces with a thin layer of ice. The brief weather event disrupted outdoor activity and noted slippery conditions throughout the city.
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Carlyle
Dubuque Postmaster Nominated by Taft
President Taft nominates Herman Ternes for postmaster of Dubuque Iowa and reappoints Dr Charles P Neall as commissioner of labor. The action reflects Taft administration personnel decisions in Washington January.
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Washington
Taft
Herman Ternes
Dubuque
Iowa
Charles P. Neall
St Joseph Parish Hails Milestone Work by Pastor and Parish
Congregation and pastor of St Joseph’s are praised for the parish’s achievements as Archbishop Sebastian Messmer of Milwaukee opens the golden jubilee celebration.
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St. Joseph's Congregation
Sebastian Messmer
Milwaukee
Archbishops Mass Mer Address at St Josephs Cathedral
Archbishop Messmer delivered an eloquent address at St Josephs cathedral marking the fiftieth anniversary celebration. He traced the Catholic church’s long history from Roman persecutions to modern challenges, praising its steadfast government and noting internal scandals, while affirming the church’s enduring holiness and guidance by a Supreme Being. The jubilee continues today with a banquet planned for Linker’s hall tomorrow night.
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Messmer
St. Joseph’s
Aged man refuses ride. walks to Green Island Iowa
John Barker a 79 year old wood chopper, hobbling with a broken knee cap, refused all aid. He started walking toward Green Island Iowa seeking a home from his children. Found near North La Crosse almost unconscious from cold, he declined a train ticket from local officials. Lyon Rickson and W J Cook urged him to return to the city. D C Dewey arranged shelter, but Barker again declined help and pressed on. He had fractured his knee cap in a recent wood chopping accident and was seen limping toward the city outskirts.
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John Barker
Green Island
Iowa
Barker
North la Crosse
Lyon Rickson
W. J. Cook
Wisconsin Pearl Button Company
D. C. Dewey
City Mission
Dewey
Moving Day at the Court House in La Crosse
The county retires most officers at noon and installs eight new heads of departments. Sheriff John Webber and Undersheriff George Ritter take oaths. Andrew Thompson remains register of deeds with reappointed deputies Nora Johnson and George Leland. Farewell program marks shift as Democrats replace Republicans on the court house steps.
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Andrew Thompson
Register of Deeds
John Webber
Charles Rawlinson
United States
Wisconsin
George Ritter
D. S. Law
C. C. Hamilton
Hardy Denniston
Bert Jolivette
William L. Garbers
O. C. Wold
Russell Smith
James Lang
Henry Freehoff
Chris Burns
Louis Omerberg
Samuel Cummings
Burns
Mr. Omerberg
William Weimar
Elevia Gilberg
Berlin Street
Rawlinson
Jolivette
Nora Johnson
George Leland
Thompson
Old Guard
Court House
Jim Lang
Herman Freehoff
Raus Mit Dich
Liner La Savoie Battles Storm in Rough Atlantic Crossing
New York dispatch reports the French liner La Savoie arriving after a severe storm that knocked out the starboard engine. The hurricane produced gale force seas with an 80 mile per hour velocity, waves washing over the bridge and flooding the smoking room. A combat damaged windows, washing over a poker game and scattering players and gear into the gangway.
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New York
la Savoie
Mellen Gets Postponement in Conspiracy Case
In New York on January 6 counsel for President Mellen of the New Haven and President Chamberlain of the Grand Trunk obtained a one week postponement of final pleading in the criminal conspiracy case. The two magnates are indicted in a restraint of trade probe.
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New York
Mellen
New Haven
Chamberlain
Grand Trunk
United States Court
Nellie Hays Tramp Heads Toward Mill City
In Janesville Wisconsin Nellie Hays a 20 year old known as a lady tramp makes three failed attempts to reach Minneapolis. She previously lived in Kansas City and Chicago where funds ran low and she was jailed. Disguised in boys clothes she continued roaming and was arrested in Milwaukee and Janesville. Police joke she will soon be sent to Minneapolis as the authorities cope with the wandering traveler.
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Janesville
Wis
Minneapolis
Nellie Hays
Nellie
Kansas City
Chicago
Milwaukee
Associated Charities
Peace conference could be suspended with no resumption date
London dispatch reports the Turkish Balkan peace conference adjourned without a set meeting date. Rechid Pasha said Turks cannot grant further concessions while Dr Daneff of the allies said Turkey’s latest proposals are unacceptable. Diplomats foresee a possible delay before any formal break or mediation.
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London
Rechid Pasha
Daneff
Turkey
Balkan
Constantinople
Railway laborer injured at McGregor
Patrick Hughes, a C M and St Paul railroad laborer on the extra gang near Yellow river, fell backward while loading rails onto a car. He struck the back of his head on a rail and was rushed to Clark hospital in McGregor with severe skull injuries. He is expected to remain in the hospital for some time.
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M’gregor
Iowa
Patrick Hughes
C. M
St. P. Ry
Yellow River
Clark Hospital
McGegor
Rebels imprison American citizen in Durango raid
Fort Worth Texas dispatch reports 30 year old Robert MecCart Jr son of a wealthy Fort Worth citizen captured after 200 rebels raided the Inde Gold Mining camp in Durango stealing 15000 in gold. He is held in a mountains fort awaiting ransom as two other Americans were reportedly captured.
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Fort Worth
Texas
Robert MecCart, Jr
Inde Gold Mining Company
Durango
McCart
State Department
Washington
Johnson Case Postponed Pending Supreme Court Ruling
The case against Jack Johnson, indicted on five counts for violations of the Mann white slave act, was indefinitely postponed by Federal Judge Carpenter today pending the U S supreme court decision on the constitutionality of the act.
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Johnson
Chicago
Jack Johnson
Carpenter
United States Supreme Court
M Govern Sworn In As Republicans Split Over Speaker
M Govern was sworn into office today amid a Republican split on the speaker race. Some members moved to stay out of caucus and refuse to back the party’s choice, signaling a tense, divided floor fight ahead.
Wisconsin Speakership Race Emerges As Assemblymen Arrive
Madison Wis Jan 6Nearly forty assemblymen elect arrive sparking a lively speakership contest A preliminary tally shows L L Johnson 16 to 20 votes Merlin Hull 10 to 12 votes Dr H C Goff 8 to 10 votes Ray J Nye about 6 votes and Thomas Mahon 1 to 2 votes Nye could gain on a second choice with Gov McGovern’s possible backing If Johnson falls short votes may shift to Goff and vice versa.
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Madison
Wis
L. L. Johnson
Merlin Hull
H. C. Goff
Ray J. Nye
Thomas Mahon
Nye
Gov. McGovern
Johnson
Dr. Goff
Wisconsin Swears In McGovern For Second Term In Simple Ceremony
Francis E. McGovern is sworn in as Wisconsin governor for a second term at noon amid simple inaugural rites. Lt. Gov. Morris and other state officers take oaths, with Chief Justice Winslow officiating. The day includes receptions across state departments, an orchestra, and orderly processions. Scheduled escorts and dignitaries participate in a restrained, ceremony-driven inauguration.
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Madison
Wis
Francis E. McGovern
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Thomas Morris
la Crosse
John S. Donald
Horeb
Henry Johnson
South Madison
Walter C. Qwen
Maiden Rock
John B. Winslow
McGovern
Assembly Chamber
Capitol
Geo. Joachim
John G. Salsman
Wisconsin National Guard
William R. Bagley
Howard R. Gold
Charles R. van Hise
Winslow
E. Ray Stevens
Marshall
A. G. Zimmerman
Siebecker
John M. Olin
Kerwin
Burr W. Jones
Tim
Joseph M. Boyd
Barnes
George M. Neckerman
Vinje
A. W. Sanborn
O. D. Brandenburg
Morris
James A. Frear
Donald
A. H. Dahl
Johnson
L. H. Bancroft
Owens
F. W. Cantwell
C. P. Cary
C. R. van Hise
A. E. Proudfit
Carl A. Johnson
Sam T. Swansen
John A. Aylward
Richard Lloyd Jones
John B. Parkinson
Paul S. Reinsch
Donald— Ernest N. Warner
A. S. Michelson
A. M. Standall
J. B
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Jas. A. Patten and Associates
Justice Lurton
White
Holmes
Southern Pacific Railway
Union Pacific
Union Pacific Company
Southern Pacific Company
Industrial Board
Senate
Moose
Ways and
House
Federated Labor Head
Otis
Harrison Gray Otis
Los Angeles Times
McNamara Brothers
William J. Burns
John Kirby, Jr
National Manufacturers’ Association
Illinois
Messmre
Says
Church
James Schwebach
St. Joseph's Cathedral
Mill City
Lin
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