Paper Tariff Debate Splits House Panel Over Wood Pulp
Washington May 29. Six member special committee reports split views on wood pulp and print paper tariff. The majority urges no legislation until investigations finish. the minority backs Stevens bill to place pulp and printing paper on the free list.
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Wisconsin
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Ohio
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Tennessee
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Canada
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Illinois
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Church Ring Is Broken Creation of Executive Commission
Kansas City May 29 The general assembly of the Presbyterian church in the United States adopts a plan creating a 15 member executive commission to govern church affairs. The move aims to curb concentrated power and shifts leadership away from long serving officials including retiring moderator Dr William Henry Roberts. The assembly also tightens divorce criteria and backs temperance efforts with a 35000 funding pledge and calls for anti liquor revenue protections.
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Philadelphia
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Snell Will Set Aside by Jury verdict
Clinton Illinois May 29 The jury in the Snell case after six hours deliberation returned a unanimous verdict that Col Snell was of unsound mind and the will was set aside.
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Clinton, Ill
Snell
Col. Snell
Man Kidnaps Woman in Indiana and Is Killed
In Ligonier on May 29 a man named William Patterson abducted Mrs. Sargent from Lake Wawase. A posse pursuing Patterson shot him dead. the fatal shot came from Patterson’s brother in law after he had been wounded. Patterson and his wife had separated recently, with Patterson blaming Mrs. Sargent.
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Ind
William Patterson
Sargent
Patterson
Major Gifts to Colleges Reported by Board
Gifts to educational institutions totaling over 750000 dollars were announced by the general education board on Thursday. The largest gift was 125000 dollars to William Jewell College in Liberty Missouri and 100000 dollars to Davidson College in Davidson North Carolina.
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General Education Board
William Jewell College
Liberty
Davidson College
Davidson, N. C
Guthrie Governor Signs Nine-Foot Sheet Hotel Bill
Guthrie Oklahoma on May 29 Governor Has Kell signed the famous hotel inspection bill known as the nine foot sheet bill. The act requires the upper sheet on hotel beds to extend two and a half feet over the other covers.
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Guthrie
Okla
Haskell
Chamberlain's Salve for Burns and Scalds Sold Locally
Cabinet note advertises Chamberlain's Salve to apply on burns or scalds for instant pain relief and rapid healing, available for sale by W. H. Porter.
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W. H. 3Rter
Clinton's body transferred to Wasp for Kingston burial
Thousands gather as Governor George Clinton lies in state at New York City Hall. The body is moved from the Manhattan to the Wasp amid a citywide piano and flags at half mast. The voyage up the Hudson to Kingston follows a day of public tributes.
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Second Day of Recount Adds More to Publisher's Score
New York reports the McClellan Hearst recount trial on May 29 shows 41 more votes for William R Hearst in the 1905 mayoralty tally after reviewing six boxes. Discrepancies appeared as the tally sheet matched official figures yet counted 23 more Hearst votes than were returned.
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William R. Hearst
Hearst
Iowa Man Dies at 101 in Wapello County
Ottumwa May 29 George M Lentner aged 101 dies at his daughter Mrs Kirk Patricks home in Highland Center He was the oldest man in Wapello county Born in Delaware in 1807 He is survived by one daughter 21 grandchildren 41 great grandchildren and one great great grandchild
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Ottumwa
George M. Lentner
Kirkpatrick
Highland Center
Wapello County
Mr. Lentner
Delaware
British Australian squadron to reach Fiji for American fleet welcome
Word has been received that the British Australia squadron will depart Sydney on July 10 toward the Fiji islands to extend a welcome to the visiting American fleet arriving soon.
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Sydney
Coal Miners Return to Brazil Work Schedule Shift
Bituminous coal miners returned to work yesterday morning at Brazil and plan to resume the remainder on Monday morning, signaling a phased restart of operations.
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Brazil
No Filibuster on Money Bill Agreed to Vote Friday
Congress appears set to adjourn by Saturday as the Senate holds the Aldrich Vreeland currency bill in reserve for a Friday vote. Heat slows debate while Democrats and Republicans spar over the measure amid a busy House that passes several unrelated bills before adjourning for a lengthy weekend recess.
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Stephen D. Lee of Vicksburg Dies After Illness
Lieut. Gen. Stephen D. Lee, commander in chief of the United Confederate Veterans, dies in Vicksburg after cerebral hemorrhage. Roosevelt sends condolences. Lee’s death follows exhaustion after a speech welcoming Iowa and Wisconsin troops at the battlefield he helped defend. He will be buried in Columbus. sister Mrs. James Harrison at his side. Blewitt Lee, his son, was en route to Vicksburg. Lee fired the first shot of the Civil War at Fort Sumter after Beauregard sent officers to demand surrender.
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Neighbor Confesses to Killing Hazlett in Shelby County
Frankfort Kentucky May 29 The mystery surrounding Newton Hazlett's death was solved in Shelby County circuit court Thursday afternoon when Walker Duncan a neighbor and Law and Order League member confessed to killing Hazlett He said he believed Hazlett was a night rider about to burn his tobacco barn.
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Bryan Favored at West Virginia Democratic Convention
In Wheeling on May 29 the West Virginia Democratic state convention named John J. Cornwell as temporary chair and W E R Byrne as temporary secretary. A sharp fight over party control pitted John T. McGraw against W E Chilton, with Chilton gaining leverage though a compromise sought on John W. Davis as committeeman. In Tucson the same day Arizona Democrats instructed delegates to support William J. Bryan for president.
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Ariz
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Charles K Ladd Dies Democratic Leader of Illinois
Kewanee Illinois May 29 Charles K Ladd a leading Illinois Democrat died after months of illness He had practiced law here since 1867 and was a 1904 gubernatorial candidate
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Ill
Charles K. Ladd
Illinois
Ladd
Laborers Strike for Higher Wages at New Albany
Thirty five workers excavating for United Gas & Electric at New Albany walked off the job demanding higher pay, affecting ongoing project work and prompting company review of wage scales.
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United Gas & Electric Company
New Albany
Cooks who cook secured through Reporter local columns
A brief local column notes cooks who excel in preparing meals for Reporter readers. It highlights skilled chefs and their signature dishes featured in community kitchen columns.
Storm Wrecks Summer Park and Dismal Midwest Storms
Chicago reports one of the era’s fiercest storms hitting Forest Park the coaster and scenic railway destroyed as opening was postponed. Elsewhere tornadoes in Oklahoma and Kansas caused fatalities and injuries amid widespread flood and wind damage across Missouri Illinois and Iowa.
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Forest Park
Florida to Be Torpedoed in June Test
The monitor Florida will undergo a torpedo test on June 10 at Hampton Roads. An American Whitehead torpedo will strike a hull spot six to eight feet below the water line, with a water filled bulkhead behind it. The 200 pound charge is expected to sink the ship on the first attempt, after which it will be raised in shallow water.
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Illinois Eagles hold state convention. new officers named
The state convention of the Order of Eagles in Quincy Illinois closed on Thursday. New officers include President Walter F. Cobeck of Alton and Vice-President Grant Walker of Chicago Heights. Other posts listed are Chaplain N J Kenney Peoria Conductor H B Woods Herrin Secretary John Fuelbier Quincy Treasurer A W Christopher Moline Inside Guard S H Cooper Bloomington Outside Guard A J Benjamin Danville.
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Alton
Grant Walker
Chicago Heights
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Quincy
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Moline
S. H. Cooper
Bloomington
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Danville
Railway Station Robber Confesses
South Bend Indiana May 29 I A Gaver aged 28 years arrested on a charge of burglary Thursday confessed to robbing railway stations in Indiana Michigan Ohio Maine and California of tickets worth fifty thousand ninety dollars
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Maine
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Horses Killed by Panhandle Train Near Winamac
A team of four horses valued at 300 dollars owned by John Kuhn of Winamac escaped from a pasture and were struck and killed by a Panhandle railroad train, according to local reports.
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Winamac
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