Death of Amos J. Cummings Moves House to Honor
Washington May 5 Congress mourns Representative Amos J. Cummings of New York after his Baltimore pneumonia death. House assigns a day of services, adjourns in tribute, and elects a funeral committee from New York and other states. Resolutions commend his loyalty and long service as a journalist and statesman.
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Senate action on Maj Gardener witness request and London posting
In Washington on May 5 the Senate laid before a Patterson resolution urging the president to cable Maj Gardener in the Philippines to Washington as a witness before the Philippines committee. A Chaffee cable said a board investigated the charges, Gardener naming few witnesses. Spooner called the move improper while the inquiry runs. Also Evans nomination to be consul general of London sent for Senate action. The appropriations committee favored postponing the St Louis exposition amendment.
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House Vote Sparks Debate On Anticobspiracy Bill
Washington May 3 The house acted on a measure denying criminal status to labor disputes when agreements or contracts between employers and employees span states or nations and affect trade The bill bars indictments for conspiracy unless already punished by other laws and clarifies it does not exempt existing conspiracy penalties.
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Record Breaker at Woman's Convention Education Session
Los Angeles May 5 Saturday saw a record breaker at the Woman's convention with seven sessions. Miss Margaret Evans presided over the education session at Simpson auditorium with speakers including Benjamin Ide Wheeler Mrs Line ay Tull of Syracuse N Y president of the National Household Economics association Miss Mabel Clare Craft Sunday editor of the San Francisco Chronicle on co education. Ellen Sabine Milwaukee Donner college presented the education committee report. Mrs Larned's paper on household economics was discussed by Mrs Arthur C Neville Green Bay Wis. An industrial session followed with Miss Florence Kelly New York as chairwoman and Miss Jane Adams Hull house Chicago addressing The Social Waste of Child labor. Miss Adams urged uniform child labor laws and noted club women could lead the effort. Miss Jean Hamilton Geneva N Y spoke on Club Movement Among Working Women and Mrs Elmer B Jones Salt Lake City discussed Consumers League in Utah.
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Trial Ended in Manila Gen Smith Case Acquittal Expected
The courtmartial findings will be sent to Washington with strong local belief of acquittal. Col Woodruff's closing defense portrayed Gen Smith's career as valiantly conducted and humane. Also noted were arrests of log thieves near Brownsville Minnesota and calls to veto the oleomargarine bill. Immigrant arrivals at Ellis Island set a record, while a Colorado forest fire near Monument continues to rage. A Washington agriculture department plan targets the Sahjan spleen country pest, the ladybag. A fatal boxing match in Allentown ends with Frank Smith dying from injuries.
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Minnesotan feats and weather wrap from early report
A worker miraculously saved from a deadly fall at a dome by catching a projection as colleagues freed him. The day’s bulletin covers heavy snow and rain across Minnesota counties, droughty winds, and frostlike weather hindering Red River valley work. It notes state dairy cows, horses, sheep, and swine counts, and a halted water survey due to funds, plus historic site inquiries and new rural delivery routes.
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Bloodiest beast duel shocks Juarez arena crowd
A lion and a Numidian bull fought for nearly an hour in Juarez Mexico as 3000 spectators watched from the grand stand. The lion, kept at bay by taunting and vitriol, leapt the bull and clashed with fatal injuries to both. Authorities ended the bout as the lion limped away fatally wounded. a banderilla carrier narrowly escaped.
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Oddity of French Law Ends With Stolen Goods Swap
Miss Elsie Daniels whose servant stole money and jewels in Paris faced a prison term for the maid after arrest. The registrar returned valuables to the thief claiming receipt ownership, prompting Daniels to plan a suit against the state for the misapplied property.
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College men compete in Intercollegiate Strength Tests
Colleges across the United States submit the 50 strongest men to a new Intercollegiate championship based on seven tests devised by Dr. Dudley A. Sargent of Harvard. Columbia currently holds the lead with last year’s total and aims to raise the score further.
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Serious Charge Delivers Barberic Ancestry Claim
Professor Starr accuses ancient barbarians of introducing the swallowtail phenomenon, a pointed assertion cited from the Chicago Tribune. The charge is presented as a historical debunking or sensational claim within a newspaper commentary framework.
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