Congress debate probes meat packing reforms echoes Reynolds report
In Washington, Mondell and Slayden urge fresh investigations into Chicago packing houses. They condemn sensational exposure and call for a new, impartial inquiry to restore consumer confidence and protect cattle producers. Ames defends the president and criticizes packers for inciting public fury.
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Washington
Reynolds-Neill
Chicago
Mondell
Wyo
House of Commons
England
Slayden
Tex
Neill- Reynolds
Yellow-Journal
Catue
Congress
Federal Union
Illinois
Ames
Mass
Watson Bill Introduced For Presidential Travel Funds
Washington Representative Watson of Indiana introduced a general statute bill providing an annual $25,000 appropriation to cover the president’s traveling expenses and those of invited friends. The act would authorize $25,000 for the coming fiscal year and require the President to account for the expenditures.
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Washington
Watson
Indiana
Gas Gusher Fires Up In Burnt House Well
In Burnt House, Ritchie county, a natural gas well drilled Friday ignited by lightning, releasing a fire that consumes about eighteen million feet daily. Flames rise 500 feet, lighting the night as thousands watch. workers scrambled to cap the flow as a thunderstorm approached.
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Parkersburg
W. Va
Burnt House
Ritchie County
Terrorists Attack Polish Officials in Separate Incidents
Polish terrorists wage a relentless campaign with assassinations against state and local authorities. In Siedlce a mayor, governor’s office chief, and police secretary were attacked. two died, one critically injured. In Bialystok yesterday the police chief was shot dead.
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Warsaw
Poland
Siedsce
Police Board
Siedlce
Bialystok
Money Scarce in China Reflects Government Struggle
Pekin Cable reports China faces severe financial strain as government expenses rise without revenue gains. Army pay is in arrears, desertions grow, and the dowager Empress issues an edict urging officials and people to economize amid indemnity payments and drought blamed by heaven.
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Pekin Cable
China
Dorchester House Fete Honors King Edward With Longworths
London guests gathered at Dorchester House for a dinner and reception hosted by Ambassador and Mrs. Reid for Representative Nicholas and Mrs. Longworth. King Edward attended with Lord Granard and other dignitaries, presiding over a table with Mrs. Reid and Mrs. Longworth on his sides. Performances by Mme Eames, Mme Kirkby Lunn, Signor Caruso and Signor Gibert provided musical entertainment for about a hundred guests.
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London
Reid
Dorchester House
Nicholas
Longworth
King Edward
Roosevelt
United States
Park Lane
Dorchester
Lord Granard
Captain Hatford
iMnner
Alexandra
Edward
Mme. Eames
Mme. Kirkby Lunn
Signor Caruso
Signor Gilibert
Edison Claims Cobalt Riches In North Carolina
Edison arrives in Asheville after touring western North Carolina in search of cobalt beds. He asserts finds may cut storage battery weight by 50 percent and city traffic costs by 55 percent, predicting autos will replace horses if prices drop. He notes cobalt also found in Kentucky Tennessee Alabama and Georgia with North Carolina richest so far.
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Asheville
N. C
Thomas A. Edison
North Carolina
Mr. Edison
France
Australia
Kentucky
Tennessee
Alabama
Georgia
South
Chicago to Trolleyize All Railways This Year
City Council approves ordinances to trolleyize all street railways in Chicago. Work on cable lines starts immediately with an expected sixty day completion.
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Chicago
Gould Architect Award Upheld in Port Washington Case
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court unanimously affirms a $25,000 judgment for Abner J. Haydel the architect hired by Mrs Howard Gould to design Castle Gould in Port Washington Long Island.
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New York
The
Supreme Court
Abner J. Haydel
Howard Gould
Castle Gould
Port Washington
Long Island
Four Sons Die in Fire at Killa loo Near Ottawa
A blaze at the Dickson home in Killa loo 94 miles from Ottawa killed four sons of Daniel Dickson. Fire destroyed the residence and the grievous loss shocked the surrounding community as authorities investigated the cause.
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Ottawa
Canada
Killaloo
Daniel Dickson
Meat Inspection Bill Seen Certain Passage Amid Uncertain Futures
Washington Congress nears adjournment with several major bills pending. A meat inspection bill backed by President Roosevelt is expected to pass within a week, affecting sanitary guarantees in packing houses. Debate continues over pure food, immigration, and rate bills as factions clash and conference tactics loom.
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Washington
Congress
Huse
Senate
Cannon
House
House Committee On Immigration
Senator Lodge
House Committee
Gardner
Roosevelt
Chicago
Revolution Victory Boosts Guatemalan Rebels in South
Salvadorean reports say revolutionary forces under General Toledo repulsed a six hour artillery assault by government troops in southern Guatemala. The attack ended with government resignations and widespread excitement as rebels reportedly head toward Guatemala City.
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Mexico City
Guatemala
Toledo
Cabrera
Guatemala City
Apology Ends 151 Duels in Vienna Ring
Richard Zombory, a Hungarian sportsman of Budapest, settles a duel dispute with Hungarian Bank officials by apologizing. He will duel only Johann Szuecsm, who was bitten by a dog and insulted by Zombory. The date is not fixed.
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Vienna
Richard Zombory
Budapest
Hungarian Land and Mortgage Bank
Zombory
Johann Szuecsm
Korg
Pulajanes Burn a Town in Samar Island Action
The village of San Quicio near Ca fbaga in Samar has been burned by the Pulajanes. A force of scouts and constabulary under Governor Curry has been sent in pursuit of the hostile band.
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Manila Cabl
San Quicio
Fbaga
Samar
Curry
Nicaragua Crisis Rumors Tie Zelaya to Naval Action
A Panama dispatch reports Nicaragua President Zelaya guaranteed coal payment as the ship Empire supposedly left Corinto to shell San Jose Guatemala. Zelaya's son, a colonel with 200 troops aboard, planned to land after machine gun fire, with the Empire flying the American flag.
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New York
Panama
Empire
Corinto
San Jose
Guatemala
Zelaya
Nicaragua
Zalaya
New Statehood Proposition for Arizona and New Mexico
Washington sketches a compromise on statehood for Arizona and New Mexico. A November vote in each territory will decide delegates for a constitutional convention and whether to unite as one state. If both territories approve, a constitutional convention will be convened. if either rejects, the plan collapses.
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Washington
Senate
Arizona
New Mexico
Christian Science Temple Dedication Draws 40000 In Boston
The new $2 million Christian Science Temple in Back Bay Boston hosted six dedicator y services on Sunday attracting more than 40 000 attendees from across the United States and abroad. Despite a seating capacity of 5000 thousands stood in aisles outside as hundreds queued since dawn. Mrs Eddy sent a spiritual message praising devotion and unity and the temple was described as debt free and among the citys largest churches. Construction took just over two years with the original mother church adjoining the new temple.
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Boston
New England
Back Bay
New Temple
New Zingland
Eddy
Brooklyn's Blind Tiger Blows Up in Brooklyn Indiana
Daniel Thornberry's liquor store, a frame building, exploded at 1 30 Sunday morning injuring many as residents rushed from homes in night clothes. Church members had long opposed Thornberry amid rumors of illicit sales and community anger surged after the blast.
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Brooklyn
Ind
Daniel Thornberry
Thornberry
Wireless Across the Coast Mast Erected on Russian Hill
A foot mast has been erected on Russian Hill by a local wireless telegraph company. It will be used as a link in San Francisco to connect with a branch in Colorado and to connect this coast with the East by wireless.
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San Francisco
Russian Hill
Wireless
Colorado
Shoots Woman, Then Kills Self Near Kokomo
James Wolf of five miles northeast of Kokomo attempted to kill his sweetheart Miss Lillian Vanhart after she went to church with another man. He shot her in the jaw with a rifle, then swallowed seven ounces of carbolic acid and died minutes later. Miss Vanhart is expected to recover.
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Kokomo
Ind
James Wolf
Lillian Vanhart
Miss Vanhart
Religion and Horse Trade: A Narrow Swath in Commerce
A brief note observes that religion, while valuable, does not significantly widen participation or impact in horse trading, suggesting cautious optimism about crossovers between faith and livestock markets.
Greatest Gambling Hell in America at French Lick
Chicago publisher Hearst charges Tom Taggart runs a gambling empire at French Lick Springs with women and men gambling nightly at the hotel clubhouse. Evelyn Campbell reports seeing faro roulette poker and other games. Paoli county grand juries fail to find witnesses to confirm the gambling.
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Indianapolis
Thomas Taggart
Democratic National Committee
William Randolph Hearst
Chicago
French Lick
Hanly
Mr. Heart
United States
French Lick Springs
Tom Taggart
West Baden
Paoli County
Taggart
Kid Ballard
Ballard
French Lick Hotel
Hurrah for Bryan praised as Democratic 1908 nominee
Henry Watterson in the Courier-Journal endorses William Jennings Bryan as the logical Democratic candidate for president in 1908. He predicts states will nominate Bryan in their separate conventions before the national meeting, leaving the national convention to confirm the candidate, choose a running mate, and craft the platform.
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Louisville
Henry Watterson
Courier-Journal
Bryan
William Jennings Bryan
Fire devastates Hopkinsville tobacco factory after boiler explosion
A Hopkinsville fire caused by a boiler explosion at Kennedy and Elgin's tobacco factory resulted in a $100,000 loss and threatened the city, with flames sweeping through the facility before containment.
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Hopkinsville
Kennedy & Elgin
Tucker to be electrocuted in Charlestown Week of June 30
Boston Special reports Charles Louis Tucker of Auburndale, convicted of murder in Weston in 1904, will be electrocuted at Charlestown State Prison during the week beginning June 30.
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Boston
Charles Louis Tucker
Auburndale
Mabel Page
Weston
Charlestown
How to Live 150 Years Says Finot in Paris Book
M Jean Finot argues in a Paris book that longevity hinges on willpower and self care. He claims proper hygiene and a firm resolve to live can push lifespans to 100 or 150, noting beer and tobacco hinder longevity.
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Paris
M. Jean Finot
M. Finot
Woman Fights Four Foot Snake in Pittsburgh Yard
Mrs Josephine Smith of Mt Oliver was attacked by a black four foot snake in her yard on Sunday. The reptile coiled around her neck and choked her until her sister Mrs Jacob Brenneman arrived and killed the snake with a hatchet.
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Pittsburg
Josephine Smith
Mt. Oliver
Jacob Brenneman
Woman Arrested in Beating Death of Miss Poirers
Sioux Falls reports Mrs. Moses Kaufmann wife of a millionaire brewer faced manslaughter charges after Miss Agnes Poirers died from injuries deemed the result of repeated beatings. Authorities say temper drove the assault.
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Sioux Falls
S. D
Moses Kaufmann
Agnes Poirers
Public Official Canceled Wolf Catching Act at Newkirk July
United States marshal John Abernathy who advertised to catch wolves with his hands at the Fourth of July celebration in Newkirk will not appear in the performance. President Roosevelt suggested that Abernathy should not catch wolves alive while holding public office.
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Guthrie
O. T
John Abernathy
United States
Newkirk
Roosevelt
Abernathy
Booth Tucker to Marry in London Privacy
The engagement of Commander Booth Tucker of London national secretary for the Salvation Army to Colonel Emma Reid who currently heads the Salvation Army forces in Ireland has been announced. The wedding will be private in London with no date set.
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Minneapolis
Booth Tucker
London
Salvation Army
Emma Reid
Ireland
Longworths Arrive in London Amid Royal Express Ride
Congressman Nicholas Longworth and Mrs Longworth reached London Sunday from Southampton in the royal saloon car of the steamer express. They were met at Waterloo Station by Whitelaw Reid and American embassy staff.
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Longworths
London
Nicholas Longworth
Southampton
Royal
Waterloo Station
Whitelaw Reid
Lieutenant Colonel Hobbs to Inspect U S Meat Tins
War Secretary Haldane selects Lieutenant Colonel Percy Eyre Hobbs chief instructor at the Aldershot Army Service Corps School to travel to the United States and inspect all tins of meat intended for the British army. He will depart for America shortly.
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London
Haldane
United States
Percy Eyre Hobbs
Army Service Corps School of Instruction
Aldershot
America
Fugitive Bohannon Nabbed After Forty Years On Murder Charge
Newton Bohannon arrested at Okmulgee Oklahoma on a charge of murdering Moses Echolds near Bonham Texas January 30 1867 and was held in the federal jail. He had been a fugitive from justice for forty years and was located through information from his wife.
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Muskogee
I. T
Newton Bohannon
Okmulgee
Moses Echolds
Bonham
Tex
Bohannon
Mrs Corey Seeks Absolute Divorce in Nevada Court
Mrs. William Ellis Corey wife of United States Steel Corp president filed a petition in the Second District Court of Nevada at Reno for an absolute decree of divorce. The move comes from a high profile household amid ongoing Nevada divorce activity in Reno courts.
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Corey
Reno
Nev
William Ellis Corey
United States Steel Corporation
Court of Nevada
Baron Murdered at Riga in Mysterious Attack
In Riga, Baron Kampenhausen was found murdered and the baroness slightly wounded by a servant. The suspect allegedly took his own life as police closed in, ending the case.
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Riga
Kampenhausen
Bryans at Karlsbad and Shah of Persia Near Death
The Bryans at Karlsbad report arrival of William J. Bryan his wife son and daughter with possible travel to St. Petersburg via Berlin. In Teheran rumors say the Shah of Persia is critically ill and may die at any moment as the royal household of about a hundred wives remains alarmed.
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Karlsbard
Karlsbad
William J. Bryan
Mr. Bryan
St. Petersburg
Berlin
Shah of Persia
Constantinople
Shah of
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