Meat inspection bill reaches compromise at White House
The Roosevelt administration and House Agriculture Committee reached a near final agreement on meat inspection legislation. The bill authorizes a 3 million dollar annual appropriation for inspection costs and omits a tax to cover shortages. Key changes exclude court review, Civil Service exemptions, and a general label date, reflecting presidential concessions. Speaker Cannon backed swift passage citing industry welfare.
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Tragedy Follows Runaway Car Near Davis West Virginia
Mrs. Jessie Petrequin of Detroit dies at Davis while fleeing a runaway passenger car returning from an excursion to Blackwater Falls. The coach failed to brake, was shoved onto a siding toward the depot, and passengers panicked. She jumped from the car and was struck on her left side.
Pittsburg Buffalo Co Buys 652 Acres of Coal Lands
Records in Washington County court show the Pittsburg Buffalo Company completed a deal to purchase 652 acres of coking coal lands in Washington County. The sale price is stated at $800 per acre, a figure used for this purchase. The new property lies near Zollarsville where two of the world’s largest coal-mining shafts are under construction.
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Cavern Found Near Jellico Yields Rich Fish Stream
A vast cave extending miles in length and width was found near Jellico on the Kentucky border. Workers from the Jellico Water Company drill at Pine Mountain to reach the spring, uncovering a wide cavern with a large fish teeming stream.
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Pattison Dies At Premont Home In Milford
Cincinnati special dispatch reports Governor John M Pattison died at 420 PM in his Milford home Premont after a long coma He failed to awaken from sleep and spoke no further words his condition had grown increasingly grave through Monday night as the end came in the afternoon in Ohio politics and state leadership circles word spread of Pattison s passing at the residence near Cincinnati
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Astor heir runs for Dutchess sheriff renomination
Robert Winthrop Chanler, grandson of John Jacob Astor and a millionaire, seeks the Democratic nomination for sheriff of Dutchess County, New York. He previously served in the New York Assembly.
Commemoration in Havana Honors Marxi mo Gomez
In Havana Cuba a commemorative tablet was placed on the house where Marxi mo Gomez died marking the anniversary of his death. The ceremony notes his memory and location of his passing.
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Great chess expert Pillsbury dies after illness
Harry Nelson Pillsbury, noted American chess master born in Somerville Massachusetts in 1872, died in Philadelphia after a long illness. He rose to fame with wins in 1893 New York tournament and 1895 Hastings, and matched Lasker as one of world chess elites. He excelled in blindfold play, reportedly undefeated in such exhibitions.
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Nine Foot Giant Machnow At Ellis Island Denied Entry
The nine foot two inch Russian giant Machnow arrived at Ellis Island with Madinow and an Oscar Hammerstein agent. Immigrants officials held him for review after a report he should be refused entry. Doctors found kidney disease and a board of inquiry will examine the case. He eats many oranges but smokes an abnormally large number of cigarettes daily.
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Plan to loan San Francisco rebuilding funds via depository amendment
Washington reports lenders in both chambers approve an amendment to the Sundry Civil Hill authorizing the Treasury to deposit 10 million dollars of public funds in San Francisco banks as government depositories. The funds would stay on deposit for several years, likely four to five, while a legal improvement company borrows the money to lend to property owners rebuilding.
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Cobbler Messewi Walled Up Alive After Murder Conviction
Tangier dispatch reports the Cobbler Messewi, convicted of murdering three women whose bodies were found near his shop, was entombed alive rather than crucified. He endured flagellation before being sealed in a wall as mobs jeered. he screamed for two days, then fell silent, presumed dead from exhaustion.
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Mine Workers Adopts New Scale With Differentials Change
Birmingham district convention of the United Mine Workers accepts the scale for the ensuing year presented by the scale committee. The sole change from last year is in the differentials.
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Widow seeks return of White Lake summer home in court
Mrs Jane Dowie files in Muskegon County Circuit Court a bill to recover a summer home on White Lake deeded earlier by Deacon Voliva to Deacon Grange and later to be deeded back to her. She claims Voliva's power of attorney covered only his former actions.
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Richmond strikes loom in electrical workers dispute
Statewide unrest grows as the Electrical Workers Union presses for union recognition and full contract terms with Richmond contractors. A key contractor warns a strike is possible if the union insists on signing the pact as a whole.
Labor News Roundup Across U S Unions and Wages
Milan harbor crowds. Japan workers earn 37 cents daily. Winnipesaukee molders seek $21 weekly pay. Readville forms new steamfitters union. Syracuse leader Day touts unions as workers allies. Over $1.3 million in sick and death benefits paid last year. Glass plants may run summer due to rebuild demand in San Francisco. Chicago ironworkers win 30 cent daily raise on a one year contract. Boston shipboard shovelers gain Saturday half holiday in June to August. Trades and Labor Council to vote on independent political action. Women in construction share many roles, few roofers. Boston Central Labor Union reports union conditions for city work. Site chosen for a new labor temple valued at $25,000 planned. Mayor Fitzgerald pledges union conditions for city work.
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Newsy Gleanings Report On Global And Domestic Tensions
A collage of brief notes covers Europe grants to the South, U S Senate majorities, governors elected next November, rising Standard Oil gasoline prices, and Mexico inspecting American canned goods. It notes a 216 foot mast in San Francisco for a wireless terminus, 1905 population data, agrarian unrest in Russia, Colorado Indians seeking emigration, and rising New York public franchise values with public service revenue surpassing taxes.
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Sporting Notes From The Sporting World In Brief
A roundup noting Crescent AC of New York defeating Toronto University 6 to 0, Harry Medyer joining the Pittsburghs after Penn State College baseball, Andover Academy winning the New England interscholastic title 41 points, a surge of boxers from New York seeking new pastures, Americans winning the Davis Cup first round over Australasia, Spearmint winning the Grand Prix de Paris after a close finish, Chicago planning higher standards for student athletes, and Yale's baseball team slipping to Princeton 2 to 1 in a close game.
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