Government Starts Action Against Alleged Drug Trust
U S Attorney General Moody announces that the government filed in the federal court in Indiana for an injunction against a group of associations and corporations accused of price fixing in proprietary medicines. Named parties include the Proprietary Association of American National Wholesale Druggists and the National Association of Retail Druggists. The action aims to break up the alleged trust under the Sherman antitrust act.
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Washington, D. C
Moody
Circuit Court of the United States
District of Indiana
Drug Trust” of
United States
Proprietary Association of American National Wholesale Druggists Association
National Association of Retail Druggists
Indianapolis
Ind
Healing
Drug Trust
Man Who Desecrates Old Glory Punished in Hoboken
A man who walked Ho boken's main street kicking an American flag was mobbed by citizens, clubbed by a policeman, and sentenced by a court to six months hard labor in a penitentiary. He refused to disclose his identity, claiming to be the "King of Bums" from "Nowhere."
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New York
Hoboken
Senator Gorman In Critical Condition In Washington
Senator Gorman of Maryland is critically ill at his Washington home from a complication of ailments with no promise of recovery. He has not attended the senate for many months.
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Senator Gorman
Maryland
Washington, D. C
Senate
Dryden Amendment to Rate Bill Passes Senate
In Washington on May 9 the senate adopted Dryden's amendment to the Elkins coal provision extending its effective date to July 1909 by a 44 to 29 vote.
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Dryden
Senate
Washington, D. C
Elkins
Harriman Sets Fast Cross-Country Rail Record
E H Harriman arrived in New York on the Empire State Express after a from San Francisco journey lasting 71 hours and 27 minutes. The record trip was completed on the New York Central and Hudson River line with Harriman reaching Manhattan at 10 o clock.
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Frisco
Gotham
New York
E. H. Harriman
Empire State Express
New York Central and
Hudson River
San Francisco
Editor in Chief of Pioneer Press Dead in St Paul
Joseph A. Wheelock editor in chief of the Pioneer Press died at his St Paul home after years of illness. He had served in the role for many years and his passing was noted this morning.
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St. Paul
Houseboats Reach St. Louis Visit by Garrett Lamb Party
Garrett Lamb of Clinton Iowa arrives in St. Louis Missouri with a large party on houseboats. The group brings cars and appliances as they tour the region on May 9.
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Garrett Lamb
Clinton
Missouri City
St. Louis
Union Talk Shapes Congregational Church Union Plan
Delegates at a general Congregational meeting in Oak Park debated uniting with United Brethren and Methodist Protestant churches. A compromise resolution proposed a union along general lines with defined restrictions while preserving local council freedom. Rev. Washington Chote highlighted eighty years of growth with 2,058 missionaries and 7,000 churches.
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Chicago
Oak Park
Washington Chote
Congregational
Congregational Home Missionary Society
Train wreck near Edenvale claims one life near San Jose
A Southern Pacific overland train bound for San Jose was derailed at Edenvale seven miles south of the city. One man was killed and three or four were injured in the mishap occurring around 7:35 a.m. local time.
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San Jose
Cal
Southern Pacific Overland
Edenvale
Illinois House Passes Senate Primary Bill With Shurtleff Substitute
Springfield May 9 The Illinois House voted 84 to 56 to pass the amended senate primary bill and send it to the senate for concurrence. The measure would take effect July 1 and provide for majority nominations in delegate conventions with a separate ballot listing aspirants for all state and local offices plus board of review and assessors. parties would hold primaries on the same day.
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Springfield
Ill
House
Senate
Shurtleff
Board of Review and Assessors
Labor in Session at Ottumwa
The Iowa State Federation of Labor opened its fourteenth annual convention in Ottumwa with 100 delegates. A key resolution orders the incoming legislative committee to report each legislator’s record on labor issues to unions statewide. A banquet followed last night with toasts from leaders across Des Moines Ottumwa Oskaloosa Cedar Rapids and Sioux City.
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Ottumwa, la
Iowa State Federation of Labor
Iowa
Ottumwa
L. Lightner
Ottumwa Trades and Labor Assembly
H. L Waterman
Waterman
A. L. Urich
State Federation
Miners’ Organization
Legislative Committee
Federation
General Assembly
Free Employment Bureau
Council Bluffs
A. L. Urick
Des Moines
John Peach
A. W. Lee
John P. White
Oskaloosa
H. Harper
J. C. Caldwell
Sioux City
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Edward Brigham
J. M. Carl
Cedar Rapids
Organized Labor
Reyv
John Hastie
Shurtleff pushes primary nominating bill toward passage
In Springfield on May 9 the House, amid disorder, moved Speaker Shurtleff's primary nominating bill toward third reading with expected 80 Republican votes. Delegates would be chosen from primary districts by plurality, aiming for Senate action by afternoon and conference committee by Friday.
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Springfield
House
Riat
Shurtleff
Senate
Schooner Algeria Sinks Off Colchester After gale
May 9 Colchester Ont and Cleveland Ohio report the schooner Algeria sank about two miles from Colchester harbor with possibly three men lost. The Iron Queen was taking on water outside the breakwater with eight crew rescued by life savers amid a heavy sea. A coal laden barge went down near Colchester with the crew seemingly safe.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Colchester
Ont
Shonts Reports Urges Urgent Panama Canal Decision
Washington May 9. Chairman Shonts of the Panama canal commission reports to the secretary of war on building the waterway. He stresses two essentials preparation and construction and says a decision on canal type is urgent. He notes healthy Isthmus conditions, new worker quarters, improved food service, and forty steam shovels slated for the Culebra cut by midsummer.
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Washington, D. C
Shonts
Panama Canal Commission
Secretary of War
Magoon
Stevens
Culebra
Isthmus
Mall train held up near Kamloops on CPR line
In Vancouver on May 9 the Imperial Limited was robbed on the main CPR line near Kamloops, 250 miles away. Robbers forced the engineer to uncouple the mail car and move a mile to steal registered letters. passengers were not harmed.
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Vancouver
B. C
Imperial Limited
Canadian Pacific Railway
Kamloops
Conspirator Smoot Dies In Fort Smith at 73
R M Smoot, part of the Lincoln kidnap plot and who sold the boat intended to ferry Lincoln across the Potomac, died in Fort Smith Arkansas today at age 73.
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Fort Smith
Ark
R. M. Smoot
President Lincoln
John Surratt
Lincoln
Potomac
Agricultural Department to be Investigated by House Panel
Washington May 9 the agricultural department is to be investigated. The house today empowered the committee on expenditures to conduct such examination.
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Washington, D. C
Agricultural Department
House
Committee On Expenditures
Big Bank Is Closed in Pittsburg by Banking Commissioner
The Columbia Savings and Trust Company closed its doors by order of the banking commissioner on May 9. William J. Diehl, former Pittsburg mayor, serves as president with J. M. Wotan as secretary and treasurer. Capital is $145,000. deposits $200,000. loans $290,000. surplus $6,000.
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Pittsburg
Columbia Savings and Trust ,Company
William J. Diehl
J. M. Wotan
Nicaraguan Foreign Minister Aldolfo Altamirano Assassinated
A cablegram from Washington reports that Aldolfo Altamirano Nicaragua foreign minister was assassinated. The message confirms the death and identifies Corea as the sender from the Nicaraguan government.
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Washington
D. C
Corea
Aldolfo Altamirano
Jay Gould Defeated In Court Tennis Championship
London reports Eustace H. Miles defeated Jay Gould of Lakewood New Jersey in the court tennis title match by three games to one.
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London
Eng
Jay Gold
Lake Wood
N. J
Eustace H. Miles
Operators Meet in Chicago on Soft Coal Differentials
The convention of bituminous mine operators met in Chicago to discuss actions for the present soft coal situation in Illinois Indiana and Ohio. State meetings were held to consider differential on machine mining and the group will report to the general convention later today.
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Chicago
Ill
Illinois
Indiana
Ohio
May snowstorm blankets central Wisconsin with eight inches
Plainfield Wisconsin reports a furious May snowstorm dumping eight inches of snow overnight and into today. The storm paralyzed travel and disrupted daily activity across central Wisconsin.
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Plainfield
Wis
Wisconsin
China pays indemnity for Lienchow rioting losses
The viceroy of Canton paid the American consulate sixty thousand dollars as compensation for mission buildings property missionaries and converts damages from the Lienchow riot in October. The funds will go to the Presbyterian mission at Lienchow.
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Hong Kong
Canton
Lienchow
Presbyterian
Urgent decision on canal type delays construction plans
Chief Engineer Stevens warns the commission that choosing the canal type is essential to start diversion channels and intermediate yards. The decision also governs terminal yard work at La Boca and the size of machinery and equipment orders from U.S. manufacturers, with months of lead time possible.
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Stevens
la Boca
Pacific
United States
Frost damages crops across Iowa and Missouri regions
Des Moines reports a general frost across parts of the state with heavy losses to small fruit and garden truck. Creston Webster City and Fort Dodge were struck by killing frost while Missouri towns St Joseph and surrounding areas also suffered damage to early fruits and vegetables.
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Des Moines
Creston
Webster City
Fort Dodge
St. Joseph, Mo
Missouri
Kansas
Plot to Burn Illinois Town Threatens Garrett Fire
Arcola Illinois May 9 Threats from a certain element to burn the town of Garrett appear likely to be carried out Two fires in the business district within the last 19 days suggest incendiary origin and have destroyed over half the town business houses prompting nightly watches by citizens to prevent further arson
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Arcola
Ill
Garrett
Postpone Board Meeting To May Fifteenth
The board of education meeting was postponed due to several members serving on the Y M C A board. The delay pushes the election of teachers for next year to May 15.
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Board of Education
Goodsell to Preside Iowa Methodist Conference
Bishops meeting in Chicago chose Bishop Goodsell to preside over the Iowa conference set for Grinnell on September 5. The decision was announced after the bishops’ meeting.
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Chicago
Methodist Church
Goodsell
Iowa
Grinnell
Strong resolution adopted endorsing Carpenter for Congress
At a well attended Louisa county Republican convention in Wapello Iowa May 9 Hon C A Carpenter of Columbus Junction was endorsed for Congress in the first district and was given the privilege to select his own delegation The body praised the candidate and lauded the gathering as harmonious and among the best in years Carpenter named the delegates and gave a brief speech before adjourning to finish the proceedings
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Wapello
C. A. Carpenter
Columbus Junction
Congress
Iowa
Carpenter
M. A. Kelly
Republican County Central Committee
B. F. Ogden
J. K. Latta
Morning Sun
Burlington
R. G. Hawkins
Hon. C. A. Carpenter
Louisa County
Melbourne man tries to kill self with chloroform in Iowa
R B Dennis of Melbourne aged 24 attempted death by own action using chloroform in Marshalltown Iowa last night. He was saved by an emetic. He had been in the restaurant business at Van Horne and a Cedar Rapids hotel cook. Domestic troubles were given as the cause.
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Marshalltown
R. B. Dennis
Melbourne
van Horne
Cedar Rapids
Weather for Iowa Previewed With Fair Conditions
Chicago reports fair weather for Iowa with a warm up next days. Tonight and Thursday are expected to stay pleasant with rising temperatures. Sun and moon times given reflect springtime conditions.
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Chicago
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