Arrest Labor Chief After May Day Speech
Treasurer Marck of the General Labor Confederation was arrested in Rouen for delivering violent speeches attacking the police commissary. He led strikes marked by violence including the Nantes dockers’ strike. Three postal workers were suspended for speeches in Dijon St Etienne and Paris. Telegraph service disruptions were accidental. Eglantine symbols disappeared from the Central telegraph station.
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Marck
General Labor Confederation
Rouen
Nantes
Dijon
St. Etienne
Paris
Eglantine
Ex-President Amador Dead at 75 in Panama
Panama on May 3 reports the death of Dr. Manuel Amador first president of the Republic of Panama. He died after a lingering illness at age 75. Amador played a key role in the 1903 revolution against Colombia that secured Panama’s independence. born in Cartagena, he pursued business, then medicine becoming a noted physician.
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Panama
Manuel Amador
Republic of Panama
Colombia
Cartagena
Frank Dyer Convicted for Slaying Father-in-Law
Frank Dyer was convicted of manslaughter in Onawa Iowa for killing his father-in-law A Kirk during a quarrel on March 1. Prosecutors said the act was self defense and the verdict was returned this afternoon.
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A. Kirk
Onawa
Iowa
Frank Dyer
Inlaw
Iowa Pair Elopes. Prominent Couple Wed Quietly
Marshalltown Iowa May 3 Henry Shore Jr son of a traveling man and Blanche Benedict daughter of Frank Benedict a dry goods merchant eloped Sunday afternoon Both 20 years old It is believed they have gone to Springfield Illinois for their nuptials
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Iowa Evening Press
Marshalltown
Henry Shore, Jr
Blanche Benedict
Frank Benedict
Springfield
Ill
Dawson Says New Railroad Bill Aims At Safer Trains
Congressman Dawson introduces a bill to require common carriers to man trains with adequate crews. The measure, backed by railroad workers, sets minimum staff for passenger and freight trains and designates the Interstate Commerce Commission to enforce it. It will be reported for next regular session.
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Washington, D. C
Dawson
Committee On
Congress
Interstate Commerce Commission
Prison Yawns for J H Hyde in Auto Crash Case
James Hazen Hyde of New York former Equitable vice president and his chauffeur were each sentenced to one month in prison and a $100 fine for colliding with a public taxicab injuring a passenger. Hyde was abroad on auto tour in the Riviera and did not appear in court.
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Paris
James Hazen Hyde
New York
Equitable Life Assurance Company
Hyde
Riviera
Woman Driven to Mad Deed by Memorial Cards
In Stafford Springs Connecticut on May 3 Mrs Bernard Rister killed her two year old son Bernard then shot herself after beating Charles E Emory who had delivered memorial cards for her deceased daughter Elsie The act followed the sight of the memorial cards and she died by suicide later the same day
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Stafford Springs
Conn
Elsie
Bernard Rister
Charles FE. Emory
Bernard
Second National Peace Congress Opens in Chicago
The second national peace congress opened at Orchestra Hall Chicago with delegates filling the venue. Governor Deneen and Mayor Busse gave welcome addresses as President Taft’s letter was read by Ballinger. The event features peace sermons labor demonstrations and a three day program led by American Peace Society figures.
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Chicago
Ill
Robert Treat Paine
Boston
American Peace Society
Deneen
Busse
Taft
Interior
Ballinger
Anna Beckstein
Benjamin F. Trueblood
Dean W. P. Rogers
Cincinnati Law School
Congress
Orchestra Hall
National Peace Congress
Emerson
Sunday Evening Club
Clifford W. Barnes
Rabbi G. Hirsch
Jenkin Lloyd Jones
Jacob Gould Shurman
International Peace Body
Royal L. Melindy
Taft Affirms U S Peace Policy and International Aid
In a letter Taft stresses growing international duties and US leadership for peace. He calls for guarding nations with weak governance, aiding law and order, and avoiding war unless honor or welfare demands. He promises to use influence to favor peace among nations.
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United States
William H. Taft
Missouri Solon Charges Judges in Rail Taint
Representative Murphy introduced a resolution in Washington charging Federal Judges John F. Philips and Smith McPherson of Missouri with conduct in a railroad case. The document alleges a fishing trip with railroad attorneys, arrests for fish law violations, and claims of judge absence and limited court hours. It also accuses the judges of decisions that usurped legislative power and of pressuring Missouri rates in violation of antitrust law.
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Washington, D. C
John F. Philips
Smith McPherson
Western District of
Missouri
Murphy
Philips
Government Intervenes to Uphold Liability Act in Supreme Court
The government filed its brief in Hartford supporting the constitutionality of the Employers' Liability Act of 1908. Edgar G. Mondon sues the New York New Haven Hartford Railroad, claiming protection under the act. The Court permitted government intervention to defend the law against the railroad challenge.
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Washington, D. C
Supreme Court
Hartford, Conn
Edgar G. Mondon
New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company
Justice Harlan
Funeral for Mrs Mary A Roy Tuesday Morning
The funeral for Mrs. Mary A Roy will be held Tuesday morning at 9 o'clock from her residence 609 East Sixth street. Rev N A McAulay of Lyons Indiana and Rev J N Elliott will lead the service. At 11 30 a service will be held at Melpine church northeast of Sweetland followed by interment at Melpine cemetery.
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Mary A. Roy
East Sixth Street
N. A. McAulay
Lyons, In
J. N. Elliott
Melpine Church
Sweetland
Melpine Cemetery
Peaceful strike by lake seamen outlined in Chicago
Chicago May 3 lake seamen marine firemen cooks and stewards plan a non resistance strike. General Secretary Victor A Alander of the Lake Seamen's union says the strike will tolerate no violence by the strikers as reported to the Chicago Federation of Labor.
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Chicago, Ll
Victor A. Alander
Lake Seamen's Union
Chicago Federation of Labor
Booster Train Special Edition promotes Muscatine business
Business leaders in Muscatine are urged to participate in a special Booster Train Edition of The Journal. The publication will distribute 10 000 extra copies to towns visited by the train, reaching about 17 000 subscribers and potentially nearly 100 000 readers through ads. Call for space and copy is issued with deadlines midweek.
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Muscatine
Gospel of
Iowa
Journal
Gummodites Clause Upheld by Supreme Court
Nairobi reports Roosevelt bags a lion and a cheetah on a hunting expedition. The tally shows three lions and one lioness, with Kermit Roosevelt credited for a successful cheetah hunt.
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Supreme Court
Nairobi
Roosevelt
Wam
Kermit Roosevelt
Iowa Pioneer S W Durham Dies at 92
Cedar Rapids May 3 Col S W Durham noted Iowa pioneer died at Marion aged 92. He surveyed many Iowa counties and was a member of the 1844 constitutional convention. Des Moines May 3 Fred Harbach owner Capital City Bottling Works died suddenly in Salt Lake City. Des Moines news notes his status as a longtime Des Moines resident and one of Iowa’s oldest German citizens.
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Cedar Rapids
Frank Harbach
Salt Lake City
Morning Sun Man Found Dead Near Burlington Tracks
Burlington May 3 Henry L Swarts of Mornings Sun Ia died near Rock Island tracks a half mile north of the roundhouse Saturday night Two men Knotts and Gilles found him and Coroner Prugh took the body An inquest found no clear cause but suspected he fell from a train rear platform His $5 bill unpunched ticket and candy for children were found at the scene.
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Burlington
Henry L. Swarts
Mornings Sun
Rock Island
Roundhouse
Ben Knotts
John Gilles
Knotts
Gilles
Herman Leffer
Leffer
Prugh
Prugh Undertaking Establishment
Dealing Dies at County Home in Muscatine
Mrs. Mary Dealing, a prominent Muscatine resident, died at the county home at 1:50 PM after a period of declining health. Born in 1859 in Wadenberg Germany, she came to America in the early 1850s. Funeral plans are private with no arrangements made at today’s report.
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Mary Dealing
Muscatine
Mrs. Dealing
Wadenberg
Germany
America
Widow of Muscatine resident dies in city
The article notes the death of a Muscatine woman who came to the city in 1870 and outlived her husband by a year. Survived by six Muscatine children Henry Dealing Carrie Bronner Adam Von Dresky Mary Keppe Christena Sherman Lena Dealing. one son William died in 1896. Funeral will be private with arrangements not announced.
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Tling
Buffalo
N. Y
Muscatine
Henry Dealing
Carrie Bronner
Adam von Dresky
Mary Keppe
Christena Sherman
Lena Dealing
William
Weather Outlook for Iowa and Illinois
Generally fair conditions tonight and Tuesday with a slow temperature rise. Sunrise 4 45 a m, sunset 6 51 p m, moonset 4 17 a m.
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