Packers Found Guilty in U.S. Rebates Case
Armour Swift Cudahy and Morris packing companies were found guilty by a Kansas City jury of accepting concessions from the Burlington Railroad on export shipments. The trial marked the first jury verdict in a rebate case affecting interstate export rates under the commerce act. The Burlington trial begins this afternoon with sentencing deferred.
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Kansas City
Armour, Swift, Cudahy and Morris Packing Companies
United States District Court
Burlington Railway
New York
McPherson
Burlington
Burlington Railroad
Stone in His Head: Iowa Falls Workman Fatally Injured
Ed Oakes, a Barber Asphalt plant worker in Iowa Falls, was struck by a rock fragment from a blast and embedded in his brain. Doctors cannot locate the stone. death appears imminent as coroner and jury were called but life signs emerged delaying the inquest.
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Iowa Falls
Oakes
Barber Asphalt Company
Alden
Mrs Corey Seeks Divorce from Steel Magnate
Reno June 12 Mrs William Ellis Corey wife of United States Steel president filed in Nevada district court for an absolute decree of divorce seeking to end their marriage.
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Reno
Nevada
William Ellis Corey
United States Steel Corporation
District Court of Nevada
Sioux City and Ashland extension opens in Nebraska
The Sioux City and Ashland extension of the Great Northern railway was completed this morning in Lincoln Nebraska. The new line provides direct communication between the Southwest and northwest for the Burlington and Great Northern lines.
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Lincoln
Neb
Sioux City
Ashland
Great Northern Railway
Burlington and
Great Northern
Mob Bastards Fatally Beat Black Man in Jail
Hattiesburg Mississippi June 12 A mob at Prentiss east of here fatally harmed Wood Ambrose a young Black man who had been arrested on a charge of public safety incident involving a white man The mob broke into the jail and struck the incarcerated man to death amid the disturbance
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Hattiesburg
Miss
Wood Ambrose
Prentiss
Here
Ambrose
Megro
Trust Firms Need Not Answer in Missouri Court
In St Louis on June 12 Judge Withrow ruled that corporations are not required to answer questions from the secretary of state about membership in trusts. The decision applies to the criminal division of the circuit court and clarifies that variable information may not be compelled from corporations in such inquiries.
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Missouri
St. Louis
Circuit Court
Withrow
Secretary of State
Fire Ravages Le Claire Business District
Fire swept the Le Claire business section starting at the rear of Headley general store at 12 15. A three story building and Rathmann’s meat market LaFranz drug store were destroyed. Knights of Pythias lodge suffered losses. Davenport sent aid. telephones cut. interurban service halted.
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Headley General Store
Rathmann’s Meat ‘Market
LaFranz Drug Store
Knights of Pythias
Davenport
Clinton
Smoot Case Declared Dead for Session in Washington
Washington June 12 special says the Smoot case is dead for this session. No further action will be taken though Smoot desires consideration. Frank J. Stillman reports the leaders have decreed otherwise.
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Washington, D. C
Smoot
Frank J. Stillman
San Francisco Businessmen Seek Roosevelt Aid
A delegation of San Francisco business men visited President Roosevelt in Washington on June 12 to present plans and seek government assistance for the city after its distress.
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San Francisco
Washington, D. C
Roosevelt
Young Man Bert Townsend Ends Life in Iowa City
Bert Townsend aged 30, formerly city editor of the Iowa City Republican and press agent for Parker Amusement, shot himself at his uncle Dr J C Shrader’s home in Iowa City this afternoon. Officials cite temporary insanity due to ill health. Townsend was widely known across the state.
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Iowa City
Bert Townsend
Iowa City Republican
Parker Amusement Company
J. C. Shrader
Logs from Lincoln birthplace arrive in Indianapolis
The old fashioned cabin logs believed to be from the Lincoln birthplace arrived in Indianapolis and were viewed by hundreds of school children, G.A.R. members, and patriotic citizens. The logs will be sent to Louisville for exhibition during Home Coming Week.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Abraham Lincoln
Louisville
Willard Farris Sent to Grandmother in New York
Sedalia Missouri June 12 Willard Farris the boy waif left at Booneville was sent to his grandmother in New York this morning.
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Willard Farris
Missouri
Sedalia
Booneville
New York
Rate bill sent to conference amid party clash
In Washington the rate bill moved to conference after a party line vote of 184 to 99 with Williams objecting and requesting a yeas and nays. Conferees Sherman Hepburn and Richardson named as eight Republicans joined Democrats against the rule. The senate also withdrew the statehood conference report and approved a naval academy midshipmen reappointment bill. The house adopted the Indian appropriation conference report.
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Washington, D. C
Dalzell
Pennsylvania
Senate
Williams
Mississippi
Sherman
Hepburn
Richardson
Naval Academy
Cooper
Wis
Hogg
Colo
Murphy
Prince
Ills
Reynolds
Rhodes
Wachter
Young
Mich
Senate Committee On Post Offices
House
Prisoner Demands Gallows After Sentencing Shouts
Elias Kuntee, convicted of attempted wife murder in Joliet Illinois, demanded the gallows in court. The judge sentenced him to one to fourteen years in the penitentiary. Kuntee cursed the court and witnesses, then stabbed his wife whom he had married six months. She recovered, prosecuted him, and is suing for divorce.
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Illinoison
Joliet
Ill
Elias Kuntee
Kuntee
Big Strike Hit St Louis As Union Walkout Spreads
St Louis June 12 More than 5000 union men in the building trades council are out on strike after tensions between bricklayers and stone masons bricks and bricklayers escalate to a general walkout. Construction now limited to tasks not needing stone work.
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St. Louis
Building Trades Council
Pattison Secretly Removed From Hospital to Milford Home
Gov. John M. Pattison was secretly sent from Christ Hospital in Cincinnati to his Milford home in a special traction car yesterday afternoon. He remains weak and is hoped to recover in a familiar environment. The move follows his transfer from Columbus on April 5.
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Ohio
Cincinnati
John M. Pattison
Milford
Christ Hospital
Columbus
Kentucky Court Upholds School Co-Education Ban
Frankfort Kentucky June 12 The Kentucky court of appeals ruled the legislative act prohibiting co education of races in Commonwealth schools constitutional.
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Frankfort
Kentucky Court of Appeals
Commonwealth
Du Pont Chosen for U S Senate by Delaware Legislature
Dover Del June 12 Col H A Du Pont elected United States senator in joint session of the Delaware legislature after an 11 year fight. The campaign ended with Addicks, aged and worn, claiming victory last night as he faced caucus defection and resignations from Henry Marshall and D O Moore who voted for Addicks before backing Du Pont.
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Dover
Del
Col
H. A. Dupont
United States
Delaware
Addicks
Senate
Capitol
Richardson
Henry Marshall
D. O. Moore
Laurel
J. E. Addicks
Tucker Electrocuted for Murder in Boston
Charles L. Tucker was executed by electric chair at 12 12 a m in Boston for the murder of Mable Page. He spoke a brief forgiveness statement before death and was pronounced dead at 12 19 a m after a third shock. The surgeon noted he remained unconscious from the first jolt.
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Boston
Mass
Charles L. Tucker
Mable Page
Tucker
Secretary Shaw Arrives in Chicago Ahead of Davenport Address
Secretary of the Treasury Shaw arrived in Chicago on June 12 en route to Davenport Iowa where he will deliver an address tomorrow evening.
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Chicago
Secretary of the Treasury
Shaw
Davenport
Iowa
Presidents May Talk Before Interstate Commerce Commission
In Philadelphia on June 12 the presidents of the major coal carrying railroads may appear before the Interstate Commerce Commission to state their case. The inquiry into railroad relations with coal and oil interests resumed, with Robert L. Franklin of the Pennsylvania Railroad testifying on coal loss in transit and the method of investigation.
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Philadelphia
Interstate Commerce Commission
Robert L. Franklin
Pennsyyvania Railroad
Ellen Terry Jubilee Matinee Crowds Drury Lane
London readers report a lavish Drury Lane jubilee matinee for Ellen Terry crowded beyond capacity. Stars Signor Duse, Mme Rejane, the Coquelines and singers Mme Melba and Signor Carusa attended as the Terry family of 23 performed the first act of Much Ado About Nothing under her lead.
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London
Eng
Drury Lane Theatre
Ellen Terry
Terry
Signor Duse
Mme
Rejane
Coquelines
France
Melba
Signor Carusa
Pierce Criticised Over Absence From Inquiry Hearings
In St Louis on June 12 Attorney General Hadley criticized H Clay Pierce chairman of Waters-Pierce Oil for dodging the inquiry into Standard and Waters-Pierce. The ouster hearing was to resume but Pierce was reportedly in New York and Judge Priest was ill. Hadley threatened an attachment to compel Pierce's appearance.
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Hadley
St. Louis
H. Clay Pierce
Waters-Pierce Oil Company
Pierce
Standard and
Waters-Pierce Companies
New York
H. S. Priest
Cable Cars Abandoned as Chicago Converts to Trolleys
Chicago officials move to end cable car service with two ordinances. Union Traction gains right to convert all cable lines to trolley operation and must adjust river tunnels. Chicago City reduces cable dependence by authorizing a switch to electric power.
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Chicago
Ill
Union Traction Company
Chicago City Company
Homecoming Week Draws Massive Kentucky Crowds
Louisville awaits a record crowd as trains bring thousands of Kentuckians and visitors for Homecoming Week. Extra coaches, double Pullmans, and multi-section cars signal a peak travel surge as the native state hosts a historic gathering starting tomorrow.
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Louisville
United States
Kentucky
Natives Attack Collapsed as Rebels Routed in Natal
Colonel Mackenzie's column engaged rebel natives sheltering in the bush near Durban. The rebels climbed trees and fired on troops but were killed as bullets felled them from the branches. About one hundred sixty natives were slain as darkness ended operations and the rout was deemed practically complete.
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Durban
Natal
Mackenzie
Records Broken at Iowa State University Banquet
Iowa City June 12 Special All attendance records at the state university of Iowa were broken in the year says President George E MacLean in his annual report The total attendance excluding duplicates is 1514 an increase of 16 percent the largest in the universitys history The alumni banquet will be held tonight with speakers including Judge Charles B Elliott John Burke and Dr George E MacLean Col Frank O Lowden toasts The regents announced Edwin D Starbush of Earlham College Iowa to the chair of Philosophy
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Iowa City
State University of Iowa
E. MacLean
Board of Regents
College of Applied Sciences
College of Dentistry
Graduate
Charles B. Elliott
Minneapolis
Supreme Court of Minnesota
John Burke
Devils Lake
N. C
University
George E. MacLean
Frank O. Lowden
Chicago
Edwin D. Starbush
Earlham College
Earlham
Indiana
University of Iowa
Boy Prisoner in Car A Week In Omaha
Emile Faure a young Parisian boy traveled from Burlington Iowa to Omaha imprisoned in a refrigerator car. Without food or drink for a week he crawled inside to nap and only attracted attention when the car reached Omaha.
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Omaha
Emile Faure
Burlington
Iowa
Omhaa
Jasper county convention splits with rival tickets
In Des Moines Iowa on June 12 the Jasper county convention divided at opening. Without a test vote the Perkins faction and the Cummins faction organized separately, each with its own chairman, county ticket, and delegates to the state convention. Progr es sives backed Cummins while standpatters supported Perkins.
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Des Noines
Jasper County
Perkins
Cummins
Forty Year Flight in Vain
Indian Territory authorities arrest Newton Bohannon in Okmulgee on a murder charge for killing Moses E. Cholde in 1867 in Fannin County Texas. Bohannon, a forty year fugitive, was located through information from his wife and placed in the federal jail.
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Indian Territory
Muskogee
I. T
Newton Bohannon Tas
Okmulgee
Moses E. Cholde
Fannin County
Texas
Bohannon
Dedicate new temple by modern Maccabees near Port Huron
The Knights of the Modern Maccabees dedicated a new 80000 dollar temple in Port Huron Michigan today. Thousands of members attended the ceremony as the project was opened with a formal dedication.
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Maccabees
Port Huron
Mich
the Knights of the Modern Maccabees
Order
Scenes Enacted in Congress Sit-In Over Small Quarrels
Dramatic scenes in the current congressional session show Senators quarreling over minor issues. The piece outlines causes behind these tensions and the unfolding dialogues in the halls.
Senate Scenes Sparked by Naval Bill Debate
Washington coverage notes a lively senate session amid the naval appropriation bill fight. Senators Tillman Hale Pettus Lodge Elkins and Nelson sparred over conference reports as telegrams from railway employers and morning business crowded the floor. The piece compares congressional scenes to family squabbles and signals the naval bill as the priority while rate bill action lingers.
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Congress
Senate
Gorman
Hale
Pettus
Ami
Tillman
Re 3
Senator Lodge
Weather forecast for Iowa and nearby regions
Fair and continued cool tonight and Wednesday. Sun rises at 4 16, sets at 7 25. Moon rises at midnight.
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Chicago
Seta
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