Railroads Favored Foreign Imports Draw ICC Scrutiny
The Interstate Commerce Commission will study alleged railroad discrimination that lets foreign importers ship goods cheaper to interior points than American shippers can, citing Pittsburg plate glass and Antwerp to Minneapolis routes. The British consular report notes New York to San Francisco rates favoring Rotterdam shipments, prompting calls to curb such practices.
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Lttle
California
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San Francisco
Rotterdam
Du Pont Wins Delaware Senate Seat In Special Session
Colonel Henry A. Du Pont was elected Senator in a special session with votes in the Senate and House, while remaining in Germany. He is expected to return to take his seat before Congress adjourns next month. Roosevelt sent congratulations to Du Pont and Delaware Republicans. Democrats abstained, voting blank in both chambers. The session adjourns sine die tomorrow.
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Tribune
Dover
Del
Henry A. du Pont
Republicam
Legnature
Senate
House
du Pont
Lea
Germany
Congress
Aliee
Roosevelt
Greater Pittsburg Holds Up Consolidation Referendum
Pittsburg voters back consolidation with Allegheny by a 25 000 majority but Allegheny opposes the move. The measure, authorized by the Legislature, will be tested in the Supreme Court to determine the law's constitutionality.
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Allegheny
Robepnosuos Sui UO
Eno Ion
Ohob
Supreme Court
Suppressing Zulu Rebellion Opens With Heavy Casualties
Durban reports Colonel Mackenzie's column engaging insurgent natives seeking bush shelter. Rebels fled to trees and were shot down, more than forty killed, total native deaths 160. Nightfall halted operations, but a rout is deemed practically complete.
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Durban
Mackenzie
Balloonist Bert Ward Dies In Parachute Fall
In Monroe Parker district on June 12 Bert Ward, a twenty year aeronaut, fell from his parachute during a balloon ascent and was killed.
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Parker
S.D
Monroe
Bert Ward
Ward
Mrs Charles LeFure Lowry Dies at Big Moose Lodge
Mrs Charles LeFure Lowry of 21 West 125th Street New York City died today at Lake View Lodge Big Moose in the Adirondacks. She was from a prominent New York family.
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N. Y
Charles LeFure Lowry
West 125Th Street
New York City
Lake View Lodge
Big Moose
Adirondacks
New York
Revolt clashes with police in Astrakhan crowds
In Astrakhan a public garden revolt left seventeen injured among rioters and four Cossacks severely hurt. Other June 12 dispatches report a murder in Riga, prison unrest in Moscow, strikes in Kertch and Kiev area, and famine fears across Russia with Volga region crops failing.
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Astrakhan
Debated Baltic Executions Stir Russian Parliament
In St Petersburg the lower house debates the Baltic executions and a delayed order to stop eight May 29 deaths. Pavloff to speak on War Minister's explanation amid protests by socialist and Constitutional Democrats. Nobles back agrarian reforms while liberals plan a mixed cabinet bid. governors push anti parliament campaigns. Seminovsk Regiment honored after Moscow uprising.
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Pavloff
Riga
Constitutional Democratic Party
Reval
Constitutional Democrats
Congress of Nobles
Siberia
M. Yermoloff
Goremykin
October
Party of Democratic Reforms
M. Alladin
Seminovsk Regiment
Moscow
Anarchist disrupts session in Italian Chamber
In Rome the Chamber of Deputies adjourned as a young Neapolitan anarchist, Francesco Gocuzza, shouted lies and deceit during Prime Minister Giolitti's defense and was escorted from the tribune by officers.
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Chamber of Deputies
Giolitti
Deputies
Francesco Gocuzza
Japan Aims to Keep Open Door in Manchuria
London reports Viscount Hayashi stating Japan will maintain the open door in Manchuria and speed the transfer to civil administration. He says Talien-Wan will be opened to all nations and blames European merchant difficulties on military rule. The Daily Mail correspondent warns of a national plan to capture Manchurian trade.
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Simbirsk
Samard
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Unclear Addresses and Branch Locations Listed
Fragmentary local notice lists multiple street addresses in New York and London plus a branch at Gresham Street. The text lacks context or actions connected to the locations, offering no dates, entities, or events to describe.
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Wall Street
New York
Gresham St
London
B. C
Murphy Defends Tammany Leadership Amid Change Rumors
Charles F. Murphy says the current executive committee will last until December and will name five new Murphy loyalists soon. He downplays primary fears, denies Sullivan’s Bryan interview, and notes no Tammany Governor candidate but support for the Democratic nominee. Murphy dismisses Croker’s return and comments on district leaders facing job scarcity under McClellan and O'Brien.
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Tammany Hall
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Billy
Micky
Jimmy
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O’brien
Mr. Murphy
Representative Sullivan
Richard Croker
Tammany
Sullivan
Croker
William Jennings Bryan
Quorum Debate Over Voting Machines in 27th District
Vice President Goodman presided to count a quorum in the Board of Aldermen amid Tammany and Hearst opposition. A motion to urge use of voting machines in the 27th Assembly District faced contention as leaders argued about vote validity and the need for a larger quorum.
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Board of Aldermen
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Tammany and
Hearst
Brown
Board of Elections
27Th Assembly
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Brooklyn
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New York
Bird S Coler
Dooling
Bryan stampede in Connecticut explodes on voters
Telegraph reports a strong Bryan surge in Connecticut with Democrats of all stripes embracing his candidacy The Bryan boom shifts support away from Hearst as party leaders from Willimantic Thompson Putnam and other towns rally to the silver platform and Bryan's national appeal grows stronger in Windham County and beyond
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Norwich
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Hearst
Windham County
Daniel P. Dunn
Willimantic
Asa Ross
Thompson
O. W. Bates
Oneco
Edwin Mullin
Putnam
Simeon A. Wheaton
East Ford
William F. Curran
Moosup
Ira F. Lewis
Jewett City
Raymond Jordoln
Paine
Populists Endorse Bryan in Nebraska State Meeting
The Populist State Central Committee in Lincoln on June 12 discussed nominating William Jennings Bryan for president. Chairman Melfer said Nebraska Populists back Bryan and will keep campaigning until he is elected. A state convention was set for August 15, with favorable talk of fusion with the Democracy on a state ticket.
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Neb
State Central Committee
William Jennings Bryan
Melfer
Nebraska
Bryan
Democracy
State Democratic Committee Rejects Bryan Endorsement
Austin Texas June 12 The State Democratic Executive Committee refused to adopt a resolution endorsing William J Bryan for President. The group cited that Senator J W Bailey could be a potential candidate for the office.
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Austin
Tex
State Democratic Executive Committee
William J. Bryan
J. W. Bailey
Indiana Democrats Seek Kern for Vice President at Bryan Welcome
A large Indiana Democratic delegation heads to New York for Mr. Bryan’s homecoming. They plan to urge the nomination of John W. Kern of Indianapolis for Vice-President. Kern, party candidate for governor in 1900 and 1904, counts Taggart as a friend and has solid leadership backing.
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Indianapolis
New York
Bryan
John W. Kern
Ern
Taggart
The Pin and the Balloon Parable from Washington Life
An illustrated note compares a mouse to an elephant and warns about life insurance flaws. The Washington Life Insurance Co presents a moral about pin points and mice teeth, signed by Jaya Tatlerk, President, inviting scrutiny of policies.
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Jaya Tatlerk
Jerome to Keep at It Granniss Case a Test of Law
District Attorney Jerome outlines that if the Penal Code section used against Robert A. Granniss holds up, it could reach officials in many corporations. He plans further probes into Mutual Life, New York Life, and Equitable, focusing on whether reports qualify as accounts and thus as forgery in the third degree.
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Granniss
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Lakeville
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Goulden
New York
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N- Home
Pest Exchange
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