President's Attitude On Railroad Rate Bill Clarified
White House releases two letters from the president and Attorney General Moody detailing his stance on amendments to the Hepburn bill. He says he never pledged to any single set of amendments nor dictated a program, and that discussions with Chandler Tillman Bailey and Moody did not bind him to specific language. The letters confirm the president and Moody share the view that Allison’s amendments do not alter court review and stress consulting with Allison for identical aims.
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Washington
Senate
Tillman
Chandler
Lodge
White House
Moody
Allison
House
Spooner
Mr. Chandler
Tillman and
Bailey
Root
Taft
Tillman and Bailey
Amendments Rejected In Senate Rail Rate Debate
Washington May 15 The senate adjourned with no amendments adopted to the railroad rate bill after a day of rapid voting on amendments. Provisions sought to fix railroad liability for injuries to employees were disposed of, signaling a committee report on the independent Mouse bill next Wednesday.
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Washington
Senate
Committee On Interstate Commerce
Record Breaking Session in Fifty-ninth Congress
Washington May 15. The Fifty-ninth congress completed more than 3,000 laws, a record for enacted legislation at this point. Most were private bills while only about 250 were general laws.
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Washington
State Department
Lawmaker Feels Cowardly Over Salary Rhetoric in House
In Washington on May 15 lawmakers Gaines of Tennessee and Babcock of Wisconsin traded quips on salaries and free passes. Gaines lambasted the refusal to raise own pay while others are underpaid, prompting laughter as Sims noted the desire to return.
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Washington
District of Columbia
House
Messrs. Gaines
Tenn
Babcock
Wis
Gaines
Mr. Sims
Mr. Gaines
Mr. Babcock
Wisconsin
Special session backs 99 year leases and taxes
San Francisco reporting that the special session committee unanimously approves changing the lease law to permit 99 year leases. The panel also calls for higher inheritance and corporate taxes and proposes $600000 in bonds funded by San Francisco tonnage tax to reconstruct damaged wharves and sea wall.
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San Francisco
Daughters Recovery After St Vitas Dance With Electric Bitters
Happiness fills the Blair home in St Albans West Virginia as eight year old girl overcomes St Vitus Dance after failed treatments. Three bottles of Electric Bitters brought complete relief, curing nervous complaints debility female weaknesses and malaria symptoms. Sold by Chas D Knopfler’s drug store for 50 cents.
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8. C. Blair
St. Albans
W. Va
Chas D. Knopfel
Upper House Presses for Liberal Reform and Amnesty
In St Petersburg on May 15 the Council of the Empire debated the throne speech reply. Former Premier Witte dominated talks urging postponement of final action for a press briefing, with the draft demanding amnesty for political prisoners not guilty of murder or robbery.
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St. Petersburg
Witte
Council of the Empire
Pardon for Political Prisoners Reported in Russia
St. Petersburg May 15 report says the cabinet has nearly decided on an amnesty measure. It would grant pardon to most political offenders but exclude those convicted of agrarian murders or attempts on murder, aligning with the council of the empire’s preference.
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St. Petersburg
Council of the Empire
Executed their threat in Warsaw violence May Day
In Warsaw on May 15 Captain Constantinoff and two policemen were attacked as a bomb exploded tearing him apart. A soldier was wounded as an assassin fired then killed. soldiers killed the attacker and two bystanders. Bayonets and gun butts wounded eleven more. Four killed and nineteen injured total. The target had ordered troops to fire on a socialist procession last May Day, causing thirty deaths.
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Warsaw
Constantinoff
Marszalkowska
Zulus on Rampage in Natal as Fighting Rages
May 15 report from Eshote and Durban describes insurgent Zulu chief Bambaata crossing into Natal and heavy gunfire in Nkandhia and Krantzkop. Greytown sees serious fighting in Zululand as tribes on the Natal side of the Tugela may rise. In Florida, a Mil ton preacher Ackerman his wife and seven children were killed and cremated in Santa Rosa county.
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Natal
Eshote
Bambaata
Nkandhia
Greytown
Zululand
Krantzkop
Durban
Tugela
Pensacola
Fla
Santa Rosa County
Milton
Ackerman
Pyramid Pile Cure Promised Quick Relief and Cure
An advertisement urges readers to try Pyramid Pile Cure for piles noting immediate relief and curing effects. It cites a letter from Mr. Benjamin Shaw, Postmaster of Bland, claiming rapid relief after using the remedy and avoiding surgery. A free trial package is offered by sending name and address to Pyramid Drug Co. in Marshall, Michigan.
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Benjamin Shaw
Bland
Pyramid Drag Co
Pyramid Building
Marehall
Michigan
Battered Headlines From Crumbling Times In 1890s Chronicle
Sir Robert Bromley of St. Kitts dies. A Black man Will Wommack lynched in Eastman Georgia for assaulting a white widow. US Supreme Court denies Chicago traction rehearing. 50000 pounds of powder explode near Bridgeport with no injuries. Kuzmich, port commander, assassinated in St. Petersburg amid May Day clashes. Warsaw police chief killed by bomb. five passersby wounded. assassin slain.
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Eastman, Ga
Will Wommack
Supreme Court of the United States
Chicago Traction
Bridgeport
Conn
Kuzmich
St. Petersburg
Warsaw
Foley's Honey and Tar praised by all users
The advert notes universal satisfaction with Foley's Honey and Tar and mentions CO. D. Knoefel as the seller.
A Dream That Faded
The Burgess trial opens in Boston for Ferdinand E Burgess once linked to Logansport Indiana and the Ubero Plantation company, once a central figure in a scheme that ruined many.
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Boston
Ferdinand E. Burgess
Logansport
Ind
Ubero Plantation Company
Viscount Hayas Accepts British Ambassadorship
Tokio reports Viscount Hayas has accepted the foreign ministry and Baron Komura will serve as ambassador to London. The two posts will shape relations with Great Britain.
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Komura
Tokio
Viscount Hayas
Great Britain
Foreign Ministry
Baron Komura
London
Lovelier than any painting or poem
An ad notes Hol lister's Rocky Mountain Tea offered by J. A. Ziegelbaar. Teas or tablets priced at 365 cents, promoted as elevating beauty and charm of girls.
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Hollister
J. A. Ziegelbaar
Two Toddlers Die After Eating Strychnine Candy
In Fort Wayne Indiana on May 15 Theo dore Scott aged thirty months son of R J Scott and Royal Cornwall aged four years died after eating strychnine pills found in the Scott home where F J Cornwall and his wife were visiting. The children mistook the pills for candy and consumed the contents of a box described as of low strength.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Theodore Scott
R. J. Scott
Royal Cornwall
Scott
F. J. Cornwall
Bables
Foley's Honey and Tar Safe for Children Claim
Promotional note states Foley's Honey and Tar contains no opiates and can be safely given to children. The product is sold by C. D. Knopfel with no mention of medical endorsement or regulatory approval.
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Foley’s
C.D Knopfel
Riot at Zenica Coal and Iron Works Sparks Quelling Troops
May 15 in Sarajevo reports a strike at the Zenica coal and iron works turning violent as strikers clash with gendarmes. Police fire is reported with deaths and injuries. Troops have been deployed to restore order.
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Sarajevo
Russia
Zenica
Richmond Nation Bank Cashier Defaulter Under Shadowed Illness
Charles A. Duhadway, longtime cashier of the Richmond First National Bank, is revealed as a defaulter for 16500 dollars. His resignation citing ill health preceded a move south, while federal authorities pursue an indictment. The crime involved a private vault combination enabling unmonitored withdrawals.
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Richmond
Ind
Charles A. Duhadway
First National Bank
Duhadway
South
Ager
Indianapolis
Secret Service
Indiana Coal Operators Weigh Open Shop Plans
Indiana coal operators say Illinois miners seek a conference next Thursday to reach a compromise, while denying a resurgent interstate alliance. Both sides claim the other shows weakening as they debate open shop moves, wages, and the 1902 scale amid railroad pressures and a possible isolated Indiana stance.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Indiana
Illinois
Chicago
United Mine Workers
Ilinois
Ohio
O'Connor
Indianapolis
Maury juries find Harry Craig Quilty guilty in Indiana case
In Crawfordsville Indiana on May 15 the jury convicted Harry Craig Quilty of murder in the January attack on James Ford. The verdict labels Quilty as an old and divorced man who allegedly struck the victim at his home.
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Harry Craig Quilty
Crawfordaville
Ind
Harry Craig
James Ford
Real Can Te Cu
Cteb
Craig
Local Notices and Appointments Fill City Pages
A sewer petition lies before the board of works for Fifteenth Street south of Main. Friendship lodge No. 10, K of P, plans a third-rank drill on Wednesday May 16 with invitations to sister lodges. Wilhelmina Rooff has been discharged on furlough from Central Hospital. Georgetown Odd Fellows hold memorial services Sunday with Rev. B F Cato delivering the address. Onarlea V Hendrick named to civil service examiners board, replacing John W Thompson who resigned. Paroled recreation offender Ross Wible returned to reformatory after confessing. Byron Cassell, former city clerk for the Monon Company, named acting treasurer with probable appointment to the post. Funeral services held for Louine Castalaine at her father William Castalaine’s home with burial at Fairview. Funeral for Charles Wieesas conducted by Rev Charles Preston Foreman at Lottich Brothers’ and burial at Fairview. John Hallman, long-ago typesetter, lodged at police station after recent Memphis hospital release where his hand was amputated from blood poisoning. Elke Howe reading and lodging rooms furnished by the Pay A Dollar Club led by Prof G Streak to acquire other furnishings.
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John Hallman
Josiah Gein
James Kelso
Albany Standard
Memphis
Tenn
Elke’ Howe
Pearl Streets
1.G Streak
Willadd
Kentucky Tax Law Sparks Indiana Tax Evasion Shifts
Indiana residents seek to escape the new Kentucky law by moving to Louisville to avoid steep taxes. Louisville rectifiers look for locations in the city to end the burden of the heavy tax, while the act set to take effect in July would have removed in Indiana.
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Burg
Kentucky Legislratas
Indiana
Louisville
Personal Notices Include Visits and Travel Highlights
Local items mention Mrs. W. F. Paris visiting relatives in Bowling Green Kentucky and Miss Aliie Baker returning from Bradford to Bradford area. William Martin described as critically ill at home in Georgetown, Civil War veteran. A marriage occurs at 473 Culbertson Avenue with Rev. P. S. Case officiating. O. D. Knopfel plans travel to Indianapolis for a State Independents event. Macd Roy to depart for Chicago to join her parents, Mrs. Otia Hoy.
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James F
Culbertson Avenue
O. D. Knopfel
Tomerow
Indianapolis
Mise
SEA GULLS EGGS ATTRACT EATING INTEREST ON COAST
Early March gulls lay eggs in shallow marshes along the English coast prompting management concerns. Keepers report high egg yields and note the practice of feeding on plover eggs by locals.
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Central Christian Church
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Board of Civil Service Examiners
John W. Thompson
Ross Wible
Reformatory
Plainfield
David Mosier
Byron Cassell
William H. Lewis
Monon Company
Mise Louine Castalaine
William Castalaine
East Fifth Street
O. W. Londer
German Evangelical Church
Fairview Cemetery
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Teos
Lottich Brothersd Undertaking Establishment
Charles Preston Foreman
First Presbyterian Church
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