Roosevelt Attacked by Sherman at Illinois Bar Banquet
Galesburg July 13 President Theodore Roosevelt was sharply attacked by Lieutenant Governor Lawrence Y. Sherman at the Illinois State Bar Association banquet. Sherman framed his remarks as a defense of state power against federal overreach amid a heated debate on railroad rates with applause from many lawyers.
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Galesburg
Theodore Roosevelt
Lawrence Y. Sherman
Ilinois State Bar Association
Ilinois Bar
Sherman
McDonough
Allen
Shepard
Edward M. Shepard
Greater New York
Pennsylvania Railroad
Hurches
New York
Towner
Davenport
Corning
Iowa State Bar Association
Beveridge
Hannis Taylor
Washington, D. C
Spain
Waterloo
Muscatine
John Devitt
State Association For the
Second District
D. D. Murphy
Elkador
J. W. Bollinger
Charles M. Dutcher
Iowa City
Charles S. Wilcox
Des Moines
Charles J. Wilson
Washington
E. M. Carr
Manchester
A. N. Hobson
West Union
James H. Crosby
Cedar Rapids
Henry Silwald
Newton
A. L. Parrish
Thomas Maxwell
Creston
Charles M. Hart
Council Bluffs
Carl F. Kuehnie
Denison
W. W. White
Ida Grove
Congo Horror Exposed by Retired Major
Major LeMair, after eighteen years in the Congo and facing prosecution for cruelty to native soldiers, published a sensational exposé accusing the native army of brigandage raiding villages assaulting women and burning settlements.
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Brussels
LeMair
Congo
Reid May Resign Amid Ambassy Strain
London July 13 Ambassador Whitelaw Reid plans a cure at Marienbad in August and possibly September He may ask the President to relieve him of the London embassy due to the high cost of entertaining in the capital and the burden on the Reid family finances.
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London
Whitelaw Reid
Marienbad
Don
Whitelaw Reids
Utilities bill not void in New York city
Corporation Counsel Pendleton concludes the new law creating the public utilities commission may have unconstitutional provisions but is not, as a whole, void. He echoes Mayor McClellan’s veto stance, noting several provisions are inimical to the city’s interests.
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New York
Pendleton
Public Utilities Commission
McClellan
Telegraphers Strike Settlement Still Possible Tomorrow
United States Labor Commissioner Charles B. Neill with vice presidents Konenkamp Reidy and Sullivan arrived in San Francisco to press a final effort to avert a telegraphers strike extension. The national executive committee meets today and expects a decision by tomorrow or Monday after talks with both sides.
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San Francisco
Cal
United States
Charles B. Neill
S. J. Konenkamp
M. J. Reidy
Joseph M. Sullivan
Neill
Navy internecine strife clouds Pacific fleet plans
Washington reports a rift within the naval department as The Navy magazine harshly critiques battleship defects and questions the preparation of the proposed Pacific cruise, arguing fighting power is overrated and the handling by officials is inept and amateurish.
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Washington, D. C
Pacific
Naval Department
The
Navy
Washington
Beard Shaved Brings Stranger Home In Peru
R. P. Briggs was banished from his Macy home after his wife failed to recognize him following his first beard shave since the Atlanta to Savannah march. The barber had to confirm Briggs’s identity before the wife would admit him.
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Peru
Ind
R. P. Briggs
Macy
Sherman
Atlanta
Briggs
Ritter Lumber Company Pleads Guilty to Peonage Conspiracy
In Charleston West Virginia on July 13 the Ritter Lumber company of ben pleaded guilty to conspiracy to hold employees in peonage in a twenty count indictment. Each count carried a minimum $1 000 fine with fines to be imposed later.
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West Virginia Lumber Company
Charleston
W. Va
Ritter Lumber Company
Unveiling Garibaldi Statue in Paris Marks Ceremony
In Paris on July 13 the statue of Garibaldi, a gift from Italy to Paris, was unveiled in Lowendal square with grand civil and military ceremonies. President Fallieres, cabinet ministers, the diplomatic corps and other notable figures attended.
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Paris
Garibaldi
Italy
Lowendal Square
Fallieres
Waterloo Woman Killed by Train in Waterloo
Waterloo Iowa July 13 Mrs David Gibson a former stenographer for Governor Boise and Attorney General Mullan was instantly killed by a Great Western passenger train as she attempted to cross the tracks this morning Her husband operates a local foundry business
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Waterloo
David Gibson
Great Western
Governor Boise
Mullan
Great Catholic meeting opens in Indianapolis with delegates
Indianapolis July 13. Three hundred delegates representing 2,000,000 churchmen gathered for a major Catholic convention in Indianapolis. Diomede Faleconi, apostolic delegate to the United States, arrived with Papal blessing. The opening session and first full meeting will be held Monday with broad representation from nearly every state and territories.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Diomede Faleconio
United States
Pope Pius X
the American Federation and Catholic Society
Union
Hawaii
Cuba
Porto Rico
Indurange Men Hi Indurange Men Hi
In Topeka on July 13 the attorney general filed injunction suits in county district court against 62 foreign fire insurers for alleged anti trust violations. The suits cover all fire insurers in the state. Judge Dana issued a temporary injunction and the attorney general plans to seek a permanent order.
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Topeka
Jackson
Dana
Attorney General
Crash Kills Engineer Hurts Nine In Railroad Collision
In Hattiesburg Mississippi on July 13 a head on crash between a Golf and Ship Island work train and an incoming passenger train on the Mobile Jackson and Kansas City railroad killed engineer Oscar Harmes of the passenger train and injured nine others.
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Hattiesburg
Miss
Mobile, Jackson and Kansas City Railroad
Oscar Harmes
Coroner Censures Crew Over Pittsford Wreck Fatalities
Coroner Killip censured the freight train crew for gross negligence in the June 22 Pittsford wreck on the Auburn branch of the New York Central. He referred 29 names to the next grand jury after announcing nine lives lost in the disaster.
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Grand Jury
Rochester
N. Y
Killip
Auburn
New York Central Railroad
Pittsford
Defense rests in Boise trial in Haywood case
Boise Idaho July 13 the defense in the Haywood trial rested this morning and the rebuttal began. Nine witnesses were examined before noon including August Paulson a former partner of Harry Orchard at the Hercules mine now a banker. The state alleges Orchard sold his interest years before the 1899 troubles while the defense cites personal motive against Steunenberg and a deed dated March 7 1896 transferring Hercules mine interest to Dan Cardoner.
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Boise
Idaho
Haywood
Paulson
Harry Orchard
Hercules Mine
Wallace
Orchard
Steunenberg
Hercules
Dan Cardoner
Schmitz Denied Writ in High Court Action
The San Francisco district court of appeals refused Mayor Schmitz a writ of mandamus ordering Judge Dunne to set a date for settling the bills of particulars in the case in habeas corpus. He was convicted and sentenced for extortion.
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San Francisco
District Court of Appeals
Schmitz
Dunne
Weather summary for Illinois region with showers
Fair and warm with showers possible Sunday. Eastern areas fair with cooler conditions in the west tonight. Sunday showers cooler. Sunrise 4 26 sunset 7 26 moonset unknown.
Brighton Handicap Track Fast For $25000 Mile Race
New York July 13 The track is very fast for the Brighton handicap a $25000 mile and a quarter race to be run this afternoon Fourteen horses will start Peter Pan is the favorite in what many expect to be a brisk contest at Brighton.
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New York
N. Y
Peter Pan
Galveston Chamber Pushes Gulf Coast Quarantine Move
Reports from Galveston Texas indicate a push to make United States maritime quarantine universal along the gulf coast. Officials say Texas currently maintains quarantines separate from federal policy unlike other gulf states.
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New Orleans
Galveston
Tex
United States
Gulf Coast
Galveston Chamber of Commerce
Texas
Gulf States
Fire Threat and Casualties at Boston Brick Building
A threatening fire damaged a six story Columbia Counter building in South Boston. Fire crews drew three quarters of city apparatus as Franklin Mead, 67, was injured by a fire wagon and a boy, William McClenchy, appeared dead after contact with a live wire. Loss estimated around $70,000.
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Boston
Mass
Columbia Counter Company
Franklin Mead
William McClenchy
Minister's Sons Drown in Lake Erie Off Angola
Oldest and youngest sons of Rev. A Emil Dahlman pastor of Zion Reform Evangelical church Buffalo were drowned when their sail boat capsized in heavy seas off Angola in Lake Erie yesterday. A third son escaped.
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Buffalo
N. Y
A. Emil Dahlman
Zion Reformed Evangelical Church of
Lake Erie
Angola
United States Cruisers Reach Brest France
The Washington and Tennessee arrived at Brest on July 13. Admiral Stockton said the squadron would not stop at any British ports before returning to the United States.
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Brest
France
United States
Washington
Tennessee
Stockton
Morgan in Police Court Charmer Denies Known by Suspect
London July 138 J Pierpont Morgan testified in West London police court as a witness in the Mrs Josephine Leslie fraud case. Morgan repudiated knowledge of Leslie and said he was never invited to dine at her son’s house, noting he was in New York when the invitation was alleged.
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London
J. Pierpont Morgan
West London
Josephine Leslie
Morgan
Leslie
New York
Travers and Graham Lead In 36 Hole Amateur Final
Cleveland July 13 The national amateur golf championship will be decided today on the Euclid links in a 36 hole match between Jerome Travers of Mt. Clair New Jersey and Archie Graham of the North Jersey club. Travers led Graham after 18 holes by two up and is favored with steady play. Travers posted 75 to Graham 78 after the first round.
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Cleveland
Euclid Links
Jerome K. Travers
Mt. Clair
N. J
Archie Graham
North Jersey
Travers
Graham
Open Attack on French Government in St. Petersburg
The Novoe Vremya printed a sharp critique of the French government and Ambassador Bompard, seeming to echo the court party’s push for closer ties with Germany. The editorial, in heated terms, harms Bompard’s standing in St. Petersburg.
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St. Petersburg
Miss Sutton Wins Welch Tennis Championship
Newport Wales July 13 May Sutton of California defeated Miss Lowther to claim the Welch tennis title and become the absolute possessor of the $420 championship trophy.
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Newport
Wales
May Sutton
California
Miss Lowther
Mystery in Killing of Boy at Menominee Bay
In Menominee Michigan on July 13 a 12 year old boy John Bender son of Wolf gang Bender was shot on the docks while watching friends swim in the bay. The bullet struck the heart and caused instant death. A nearby pleasure boat reported in the bay with occupants denying any firing.
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Menominee. Mich
John Bender
Wolfgang Bender
Havling
Yamamoto Visits Philadelphia Shipyards
Jap Admiral Baron Yamamoto visited Philadelphia on July 13 and toured the two major shipyards along the Delaware waterfront, spending most of the day inspecting facilities and operations.
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Deleware
Philadelphia
Baron Yamamoto
Japan
Early closing law passes in Alabama senate
The Anti-Saloon League won a key victory as Alabama's legislature approved an early closing saloon bill. The measure requires saloons to close between 6 p m and 7 p m depending on town or city population, and a bill barring liquor shipments into prohibition counties was pulled from the adverse calendar.
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Montgomery
Ala
Anti-Saloon League
Alabama
Senate
Prohibition
Trusts and Wick edness Aren't as Bad as They Seem
Washington Bureau reports Attorney General Bonaparte defends trust prosecutions and warns against overgeneralizing on price rises. He favors more statistics and notes Sherman law alone may not ensure competition. He argues for broader tools and caution in interpreting anti trust effects.
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Washington
the Journal
J. C. Welliver
Bonaparte
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