Railroad Officials Named in Coal Stock Holdings Probe
The Interstate Commerce Commission probes alleged rail car discrimination as three Pennsylvania Railroad executives including First Vice President John P. Green and Third Vice President Sammel Rea testify. Unwilling witness William A. Patten admits coal stock holdings. Rea defends his stock trades and asserts no ban on ownership. Green notes changed norms over time and the railroad board orders a five member committee to study ties to coal firms. Chairman Knapp and others lead the hearings with further sessions planned in Cleveland.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad
Interstate Commerce Commission
John P. Green
Sammel Rea
William A. Patten
Mar. Patten
Glasgow
Watten
Rea
Green
The
Knapp
Cockrell
Judson €. Clements
Clements
Trial Reveals 25 Percent Freight Rebates Scheme
In Kansas City a U S court heard testimony in the conspiracy case against George H Crosby traffic manager of the Burlington railway George L Thomas of New York and J Hi Taggart clerk The witnesses from Barton Bros shoe company Robert Keith Furniture Freyschlag Mercantile and others described large payments from New York in express packages tied to rebates on freight bills. Freyschlag said 25 percent rebates were to be paid on shipments west of the Mississippi and that the money was routed via a New York account under the name Jackson The scheme allegedly involved Thomas overseeing the freight business and securing rebates while Crosby was paid a salary for tonnage controlled.
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Kansas City
United States
George H. Crosby
Burlington Railway
George L. Thomas
New York
G. A. Barton
Barton Bros., Shoe Company
G. W. Taylor
Robert Keith Furniture and Carpet Company
E. W. Freyschlag
Freyschlag Mercantile Company
Walter B. Kelley
Thomas
Freyschlag
Jackson
Mississippi River
George W. Taylor
Burlington
F. P. Kirkendall
Omaha
Landis Replies to Cochran in House Trade Debate
In Washington on May 24 the House debated protection and trade. Indiana's Charles Landis defended foreign price differences as sound business practice, rebutting Bourke Cochran’s charge that protection corrupts the republic, and lauded the United States as a great country before a Republican ovation.
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United States
Charles
Landis
Indiana
Mr. Rainey
Bourke Coechran
New York
Charges of stolen telegrams at Interstate Commerce hearings
Cleveland May 21. The Standard Oil Company is accused of being furnished with copies of pilfered telegrams sent or received by competitors. The charges claim stolen telegrams include business and secret political information transmitted to headquarters at 20 Broadway.
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Cleveland
Interstate Commerce Commission
Broadway
Murder Near Buena Vista Captures Attention in Carroll County
Nashville dispatch reports Alonzo Parks a rural carrier on route 1 was found shot in the head near Buena Vista Carroll County Tennessee. The watch of Parks was found in the possession of a young man named Condor who was arrested near the scene as a suspect.
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Nashville
Tenn
Buena Vista
Carroll County
Alonzo Parks
Parks
Condor
Fatty diet and coffee raise rugged skin warns ad
An ad touts Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea as a remedy for coarse flourid skin from fat meat and strong coffee. It claims the product will make skin soft and fair and lists .35 cent tea or tablets from J A Ziegelbaur.
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Hollister
J A. Ziegelbaur
Underground Chinese colony found in Seattle area
A May 24 report from Seattle describes an underground Chinese quarter discovered by burrowing beneath buildings and sidewalks. Passages lead to rooms used for gambling and opium smoking, resembling similar districts once seen in San Francisco.
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Seattle
Wash
San Francisco
Happiness returns to Blair family after cure with Electric Bitters
In St Albans West Virginia 8 C Blair school superintendent reports his daughter cured of a severe complaint named St Vitus Dance after using Electric Bitters. He notes three bottles achieved complete recovery and promotes the remedy for nervous disorders debility female weakness and malaria. Sold by Knosel's drug store at fifty cents.
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8. C. Blair
St. Albans
W. Va
Chas, D. Knossel
Senate in Fight Over Canal Type and Statehood
Washington May 24 A growing senate tilt favors sea level canal over the lock plan, complicating Roosevelt administration aims. Taft warns of action if type unsettled as statehood talks with New Mexico and Arizona move toward compromise.
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Senate
Panama
Senate Committee On
Statehood Bill Accord Reached For Oklahoma and Territories
Washington reports a conference is near agreement on a statehood bill. The plan would admit Oklahoma and Indian Territory as one state immediately, allow Arizona and New Mexico separate votes, and hold the ballot at a territorial election. This is the Foraker amendment from last year.
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Taft
Senate
Congress
House
New Mexico
Arizona
Washington
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Foraker
Cuba Great Britain treaty faces doubtful ratification
Havana May 24 The senate committee on foreign relations reported on the treaty between Great Britain and Cuba signed a year ago and recommended ratification with amendments. Britain is expected to dislike the amendments, making acceptance doubtful. The committee report will be discussed in the Senate Friday.
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Havana
Senate Committee On Foreign Relations
Great Britain
Cuba
Senate
Pyramid Pile Cure Promised In Trial Package Offer
The ad touts Pyramid Pile Cure as a quick lasting relief for piles avoiding surgery and blood poisoning. It cites Benjamin Shaw of Bland praising the remedy after a brief course, and offers a 50 cent trial package from Pyramid Drug Co, Marshall Michigan.
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Benjamin Shaw
Bland
Pyramid Drug Co
Pyramid Building
Marshall
Michigan
Burglary in Luck Wis Bank Loses 2000 Dollars
Reported theft at the State Bank of Luck Wisconsin amounts to two thousand dollars. Nearby, San Francisco banks reopen with deposits flowing freely.
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Santo Domingo
State Bank of Luck
Wis
Norway’s famed dramatist Ibsen dies at 78
Christiania mourns as Henrik Ibsen dies at 78 after a long career marked by literary influence. His last years saw reduced activity due to past seizures, yet he remained a familiar figure in city life and was often seen driving in the streets yesterday afternoon at 2:50.
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Christiula
Henrik
Norway
Ibsen
Christiania
Dee
Tventy
1908 Blood Year at Alliance Ky Mentioned in Range Tale
F N Tacket of Alliance Kentucky recalls a dramatic year with Bevers bleeding from the lungs and a deadly cough. He credits Dr King s New Discovery for Consumption with restoring health after four bottles and asserts a permanent cure. A drug store promotion cites prices and a free trial bottle.
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F. N. Tacket
Alliance
Chas. D. Knoefel
Wreck Kills Motorman in Indiana Interurban Collision
Fifty veterans injured as two Battle Ground trolley cars clash on the line to the State Soldiers Home in Lafayette. Motorman Charles Roundebush dies from severe injuries after failing to clear switch 54 and the cars derail on a curved section. Five thousand veterans march. more than 50,000 spectators view the parade. Fort Wayne to host next encampment.
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Lafayette
Ind
Grand Army of the Republic
Charles Roundebush
Switch No. 54
Tme
Malin Street
Fort Wayne
Indiana Prohibitionists Nominate State Ticket at Tomlinson Hall
The Indiana Prohibitionists met in Tomlinson hall and adopted a platform while nominating a full state ticket. Key picks include A L Crim for Secretary of State, William H Kellar for Auditor, Charles M Leon for Treasurer, C F Woller for Attorney General, Daniel E Spetcher for Clerk of the Supreme Court, W O Bailey for Superintendent, Allan D Hole as Geologist, and Dr Millard F Gerrish as Seymour statistician. The group declined to nominate for the supreme and appellate courts, leaving those selections to the state committee.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Tomlinson Hall
Wisky
Devil
A. L. Crim
Crawfordsville
William H. Kellar
Corydon
Charles M. Lenon
C. F. Woller
South Bend
Supreme Court
Daniel E. Spetcher
Urbana
W. O. Bailey
Angola
Allan D. Hole
Earlham College
Millard F. Gerrish
Switchman Crushed to Death in Belt Railroad Incident
Indianapolis May 24 Thomas L Hughes a switchman twenty five single was caught by his foot in a frog near Michigan Street on the Belt railroad He tried to move but a cut of cars from a Big Four freight train crushed him mangling his body and breaking both legs He died from the injuries.
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Indianapolis
Thomas L. Hughes
Michigan Street
Hughes
Fatal Ride on the Bumpers Near Bluffton Indiana
A broken journal caused a Clover Leaf east bound stock and meat train wreck east of Bluffton yesterday afternoon. Six refrigerator cars derailed. Ralph Eddington and Orie Kanaval of Decatur were riding the bumpers and were trapped for hours. Kanaval was released and likely to recover. Eddington was crushed beneath the trucks and died two hours after removal from the wreck.
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Bluffton
Ind
Ralph Eddington
Orie Kanaval
Decatur
Kanaval
Eddington
Biase Awarded $100000, Terre Haute Bond Case
A Terre Haute case involving Biase ends with a $100,000 award or settlement. Details from the May 24 report outline the financial decision and its implications for the parties involved.
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Terre Haute
Ind
The Man Who Cares Promises Reform in Suffolk D A Race
Jol B Moran of Restor began his campaign for Suffolk County district attorney last autumn on an anti corruption platform. He sought truth about lawmaker graft tied to the bucket shop bill, pressed a grand jury inquiry into charges by Thomas W Lawson offering 1000 reward for bribery information, and ran a self driven, independent campaign railing against grafters with a bold jail theme.
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Jol B. Moran
Restor
Noties
Suffolk County
Massachusettes House of Representatives
Senate
Thomas W. Lawson
BUI
Lawson
Moran
Rare Ben Jonson Bible tied to Shakespeare era
A rare Bible linked to Ben Jonson and Shakespeare era is offered for sale. The manuscript reportedly traces ownership by Jonson and former ties to English literary history. The Bible, printed in Antwerp in 1386, carries high value for its workmanship and historical significance.
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London
Jonson
England
Shakespeare
John & Antwerp
Belgium
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