Beveridge bill fight tightens in Congress over Packers
Washington May 31 The White House disputes claim of administration tilt as Wadsworth Lorimer press for Beveridge amendments to shift costs of inspection and court review options. Secretary Wilson and Commissioner Neill oppose tampering while the packers seek to perfect the bill. Continued on Page 2.
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New York Times
Washington
Wilson
Neill
Wadsworth
Lorimer
House
Packers
Aldrich
Capitol
House of Representatives
Wadsworth-Lorimer
Congress
White House
Beveridge
Secretary of Agriculture
Index of Journal Sections Listed by Page
The index enumerates newspaper sections with page numbers for Amusements Society Weather Financial News Real Estate Court Calendars Marine Intelligence and Foreign Malls New Corporations Yesterday's Fires and various advertisements including Auction Sales Furnished Rooms Help Wanted Lost and Found Summer Resorts and United Service
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United Service
Weather Report
English buyers sour on American canned meats after packers disclosures
London observers report a sharp drop in demand for U S canned meats as complaints of adulteration and food outrages spread among workers and dealers. The piece notes English confidence in Chicago products waning and Australia and New Zealand marketing rival canned meats to fill potential gaps.
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New York Times
London
United Kingdom
Chicago
America
England
Great Britain
Health Board finds no ground for alarm over canned meats
At a Liverpool Municipal Health Board meeting on May 31 samples of Chicago and other American canned meat were examined weekly for bacteria with no cause for concern found. The board noted that questionable items were the ones sent for American consumption.
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Liverpool
Munciipal Health Board
Chicago
German Transit Official Praises Brooklyn Trolley System
A Berlin traffic manager, Herr A Stavenow, toured Brooklyn Rapid Transit facilities, including shops, power houses, elevated lines, and Gravesend race track, and said the system is the best he has seen and foresees great results despite a bridge crash.
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Coney Island
Herr Stavenow
Gravesend
President Roosevelt honors retiring Supreme Court Justice Brown
At the Willard Hotel dinner in Washington the Supreme Court hosted Justice Brown's retirement. President Roosevelt Vice President Fairbanks and Speaker Cannon attended delivering remarks praising his public service and the court's stature.
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Washington
Supreme Court
New Willard Hotel
Justice Brown
Roosevelt
Fairbanks
Cannon
Congress
United States
Justice
Republic
Ronierrae Sane
Spook House in Middletown Stalls Sale at $6000
Real estate brokers shunned the so called spook house of Mrs. Carissa J. Huyler in Middletown due to fear of resident spirits linked to the late Luther R. Marsh. Only one bid was offered at 6000 and the sale was withdrawn. The seventeen room residence sits in a prime district with a third floor used by Mrs. Huyler for séances.
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New York Times
Middletown
Carissa J. Huyler
Luther R. Marsh
New York
Huyler
Coal Prices Rise Ten Cents a Ton in City Trade
Manhattan and the Bronx coal dealers raised prices on domestic anthracite sizes yesterday to match a 10 cent per ton monthly advance by operators. Prices now stand at 5.95 per ton in Manhattan and 6.20 in the Bronx.
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Manhattan
Bronx
Royal Limited to Baltimore and Washington via Royal Blue Line
The Royal Limited train runs from New York 23d Street at 4 50 P M and Liberty Street at 4 00 P M daily. The Superball Pullman service operates under the C R R of N J Philadelphia Reading and Baltimore Ohio Railroads. Five hours from Metropolis to Capitol.
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Royal Limited
Baltimore
Washington
Royal Blue Line
N. J
Philadelphia & Reading
Baltimore & Ohio
New York
Liberty St
Metropolis
Capitol
Ady
Sculptor Sarah Freeborne Dies in Boston
Boston May 31 Sarah Freeborne a renowned sculptor died at the Relief Hospital after a sudden illness in the Park Street Subway. Born in Hudson New York she was 45 and had lived in Florence Italy for fourteen years. She gained fame as a portrait painter in New York State twenty years ago and later studied in Italy and Egypt before taking up sculpture.
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Boston
Sarah Freeborne
White Star
Relief Hospital
Miss Freeborne
Park Street
Hudson
N. Y
Florence
Italy
New York State
Egypt
Mayflower Limited From New York to Boston
The Mayflower Limited operates via the Ore Line from Grand Central to Boston with vestibuled parlor composite and buffet smoking cars only. Through fare is 7.00 with daily service except starting Monday June 1 at 8:00 AM.
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Mayflower Limited
New York
Boston
Grand Central Action
Surgeon Louis A. Weigel Dies After Roentgen Experiments
Rochester May 31 Dr Louis A Weigel surgeon of this city dies at 52 from a mysterious cancerlike disease believed caused by his own X ray experiments. He began losing his hands and underwent multiple operations through 1904 1905 and 1906 including amputations of both hands part of the shoulder and chest with last surgery in February. His death is regarded as among the deaths attributed to Roentgen ray research though the exact cause remains undetermined.
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New York Times
Rochester
Louis A. Weigel
Weigel
Thomas A. Jedison
Boston
Bertha Flethman
San Francisco
Dr. Weigel
Welch
Johns Hopkins University
Krupp Heiress Bertha Krupp Engaged to Diplomat
Bertha Krupp heiress and owner of the Krupp Works in Essen is engaged to Gustav von Bohlen und Halbach, secretary of the Prussian Legation at the Vatican. The 20 year old heiress inherited an immense fortune and controls Essen steel interests and thousands of workers. Bohlen und Halbach has held diplomatic posts in Washington and Peking.
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Essen
Prussia
Bertha Krupp
Krupp Works
Gustav von Bohlen Und Halbach
Vatican
Fraulein Krupp
Friedrich Alfred Krupp
Germany
America
Baden
Washington
Peking
McGinnis Student Sues for Campbell-Hagerman Diploma
Sadie Margaret McGinnis of Danville faces a faculty refusal to issue her Campbell-Hagerman College diploma after attending a Kappa Sigma Society dance. Her father J W McGinnis arrived in Lexington to protect her interests. The faculty concede her class standing entitles her to the diploma but claim she forfeited rights by leaving without written guardian or parent consent.
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New York Times
Lexington
Sadie Margaret McGinnis
Danville
Campbell-Hagerman College
Kappa Sigma Society
J. W. McGinnis
Millionaire banker Pendennis White dies in Buffalo trolley crash
In Buffalo on Hertel Avenue a collision between an automobile and a trolley car killed Pendennis White, 48, a banker and lumberman. Edwin A. Bell and Richard B. Lyman, brokers, were injured. White, from North Tonawanda and New York firms, led lumber and insurance ventures and headed Adirondacks Insurance.
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Buffalo
White
White, Gratwick & Mitchell
North Tonawanda
Stevens, Eaton & Co
New York
Lumber Insurance Company
New York State
Adirondacks Insurance Company
Drowning of a Young Boy at Weehawken Barge Dock
Four year old Hardie Cosgrove son of Patrick Cosgrove drowned after a coughing spell near the edge of the barge Bessie H. tied at Dock 8 Erie Railroad Weehawken. The father dived for him and the body was not recovered for half an hour.
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Hardie Cosgrove
Patrick Cosgrove
Bessie H
Erie Railroad
Weehawken
The Train of the Century Promises Night Ride Chicago
The Twentieth Century Limited described as the Train of the Century runs 13 cars from New York to Chicago. Depart New York at 3:30 P. M. and arrive in Chicago at 8:30 A. M. the next morning for a full overnight journey.
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New York
Chicago
Newark
Fierce squall hits Atlantic City hotels and trains
A violent May 31 squall struck central Atlantic City with large hail, lightning, and high winds, smashing thousands of windows and damaging properties. Engineer Frank Potts and fireman John Sharp were injured escaping a damaged Philadelphia express stalled on Meadow tracks.
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New York Times
Atlantic City
Frank Potts
Potts
John Sharp
Philadelphia
Tennessee Avenue
Indiana Avenue
Abraham Pincus
Ohio Avenue
Clain
Frederic Krauff
Maryland Avenue
Atlantic Avenue
Absecon
Pitcairn Retires After 53 Years With Railroad
Robert Pitcairn of Pittsburgh retires after fifty three years with the Pennsylvania Railroad ending as resident assistant to President A J Cassatt. He had been superintendent of the Pittsburg Division since 1905 and the post was created for him. Carnegie praised his age based retirement and he is noted to have a fortune of about twenty million dollars.
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New York Times
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania Railroad
Mountain House
Altoona
Robert Pitcairn
A. J. Cassatt
Andrew Carnegie
Old
Pacific and Atlantic Telegraph Company
Pitcairn
Cassatt to testifying before Interstate Commerce Commission
President Cassatt of the Pennsylvania Railroad will testify on business relations with coal firms before the Interstate Commerce Commission in Philadelphia. John B Thayer, Fourth Vice President, conveyed the information to Washington. Creighton, who admitted stock holdings, was asked if he would testify in Washington but declined unless summoned.
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Philadelphia
Cassatt
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Inter- State Commerce Commission
Washington
John B Thayer
George W. Creighton
Board of Inquiry
A City Without Chimneys Predicted by The Daily Nowe
The Daily Nowe predicts a city evolution without chimneys as urban design shifts toward modernist heating solutions and centralized climate control, signaling a future where traditional home vents fade from the skyline and daily life.
Mail dispute delays Oceanic mail in London
Indignation rose in London as the Oceanic mail failed to arrive by banking hours. The delay disrupted the money market while sources attributed it to a dispute between the Government and the White Star Line over who should pay for a special mail train.
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NEW York Times
London
Oceanic
White Star Line
Dean for U. S. Senator
Topeka May 31 believed Hoch will appoint J B Dean United States Senator and Burton will resign tomorrow Dean is retiring United States District Attorney Burton is at his Abilene home Closest friends expect resignation will reach the Governor tomorrow
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New York Times
Topeka
Oy. Hoch
J. 8
Dean
United States
Burton
Prohibited Plumage Law Enforceme nt Clarified by Whipple
Albany reports confusing press notices about plumage law. Commissioner Whipple of the State Forest Fish and Game Department clarifies enforcement will target sellers and those possessing plumage for sale only, not individuals wearing it.
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Albany
Commissioner Whipple
State Forest, Fish and Game Department
Whipple
Statehood Bill Agreement Reached For Arizona New Mexico
The House conference reports an agreement on statehood by a joint election for Arizona and New Mexico delegates to Congress. Guthrie named Oklahoma’s capital until 1915 with limits on pre 1915 expenditures and a future capital site vote.
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Washington
House
Foraker
Arizona
New Mexico
Purp
Congress
Senate
Guthrie
State
Oklahoma
Auto Wrecks Nyack Store Front in Noon Crash
An automobile owned by John Juhns of New York City crashed through the plate glass front of a Nyack store at noon. The car, carrying a group of leisure seekers, headed toward the ferry and could not be steered in time. Clerks fled to the rear, the vehicle demolished counters and barrels, but no one was injured. occupants promised to pay for damages.
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New York Times
Nyack
John Juhns
West Forty-eight Street
New York City
Fr. Judns
W. W. Devitt
Philadelphia Bankers Fail After Assignment
The banking and brokerage firm of William H. Hurley & Co. in Philadelphia assigned for creditors' benefit today. Reports indicate the firm suspended operations due to discrepancies in the accounts by one or more employees.
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Philadelphia
William H. Hurley & Co
Rain floods Senate press gallery during session
A heavy shower drenched the Senate precinct through skylights causing partial flooding of the press gallery and an adjacent area. No major damage reported as the executive session continued despite the rain.
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Washington
Senate
Immunity Bill Cleared Senate For Inter State Cases
The Knox Immunity bill passed the Senate. It grants immunity in interstate commerce cases to a natural person who, under oath, testifies or produces documentary evidence in response to a subpoena.
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New York Times
Washington
Senate
Trading Stamp Suit Dismissed in Philadelphia
Prosecutions against W. Glenn Crown Trading Stamp Co H. E. Winslow Sperry Hutchinson Co and Lewis Belmont Philadelphia Yellow Trading Stamp Co for obtaining money by false pretenses were dismissed today. Two defendants were discharged.
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Philadelphia
James E. Ward
W. Glenn
Crown Trading Stamp Company
H. E. Winslow
Sperry & Hutchinson Company
Lewis Belmont
Philadelphia Yellow Trading Stamp Company
Twe
Bomb Explodes Near Spanish Royal Carriage Killing Eighteen
In Madrid on May 31 a bomb hidden in a boarding house exploded as King Alfonso and Queen Victoria passed, killing at least eighteen, mostly escort members, while the royal couple escaped unharmed. The blast felled two horses and injured many, amid chaotic scenes as the crowd surged and authorities cleared the area.
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la Bousquet
Marchioness of
Colosa
Don Antonio Calvo
Capt
Barros
Lieut
Reysient
Prendergast
Agracia
Duke of Sotomayor
Duke of
Arsenal Street
Ikevor Street
Mayor Street
Barcelona
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