Roosevelt to Visit Mombasa for African Hunting Tour
Mombasa gears up to welcome Theodore Roosevelt on his late–month arrival as part of his African trip. Gov Sir James Sadler plans entertainment while Roosevelt limits kills to two elephants two rhinos two hippos. Safari gear from Lomtor, guide R. J. Cunningham, and porters are organized as game prospects look good.
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United States
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Lomtor
British East Africa
Ugada
Decision in Favor of Chicago Oil Firm Not Guilty of Rebates
The Standard Oil Company of Indiana is found not guilty of accepting rebates from the Chicago and Alton Railroad on shipments of oil from Whiting Indiana to East St. Louis Illinois. The verdict rests on instructions from Judge A G Anderson aligning with a Circuit Court of Appeals ruling and follows a prior trial where Judge Landis assessed a 29240000 fine. District Attorney Edwin W. Sims indicated the government faced weak proof and anticipated the outcome.
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Standard Oil Company
Indiana
Chicago & Alton Railroad
Whiting
Ind
East St. Louis
Ill
A. G. Anderson
Circuit Court of Appeals
Kennesaw Mountain Landis
Anderson
Edwin W. Sims
Attorneys Collapse Oil Case. Jury Instructed Not Guilty
Assistant District Attorney James H. Wilkerson failed to supply essential proof for the Illinoise classifica tion issue as Judge Anderson discharged the case. John S. Miller for the oil firm moved for an instructed verdict of not guilty and the court granted it, directing the jury.
Georgia Towns Suffer From Storms in Southeast
After severe storms across Arkansas Alabama and Georgia a fresh death toll for Georgia and Alabama emerged. In Cuthbert Ga five blacks were killed and half the business block damaged while Montgomery Alabama saw three whites and two blacks drown and heavy flood damage including the Grand Theatre.
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Arkansas
Alabama
South Georgia
Cuthbert
Montgomery
Ala
Cumming
D. A. McPherson
Ships collide off Massachusetts coast in fog
The steamer Horatio Hall of the Maine Steamship Company, from Portland and New York, collided with H. F. Dimock of the Metropolitan line from New York to Boston. The Hall sank within half an hour. Dimock grounded on Cape Cod six hours later. Passengers and crew of the Hall were landed unharmed. Wireless distress calls yielded little due to dense fog.
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New York
H. F. Dimock
Metropolitan Line
Boston
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Dimock
Cape Cod Beach
Diaster
Two Trains Collide at Colon Kills Fireman in Head-On Crash
Seaboard passenger train No. 32 and a northbound freight collided Saturday morning at Colon, 35 miles south of Raleigh. Hassey Lindsay the colored fireman of the passenger train was killed. engineer Ed Robertson of Raleigh badly hurt. freight engineer M J Eisenhart and fireman unhurt. Other injuries included Conductor W C Cox with a broken leg and several bruises.
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Raleigh
Hassey Lindsay
Ed Robertson
M. J. Eisenhart
W. C. Cox
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W. R. Lamb
Hamlet
John Newton
W. S. Rowe
Sam Wicks
Charlotte
War on Black Hand Engulfs New York In Murder Probe
New York police launch a nationwide crackdown against Black Hand societies after Lieutenant Joseph Petrosino is shot and killed in Palermo. Inspector McCafferty orders immediate arrests of suspected Black Hand members in New York and urges other cities to boost efforts, amid reports of many recent Italian criminal suspects returning from the United States.
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Petrosini
United States
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McCafferty
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Petrosino
Great Floods In the South Throttle Alabama Rise
A Montgomery special reports Alabama rivers at 51 feet above normal and rising toward 55. No major casualties yet as warnings prompted evacuations to higher ground. The Coosa at Rome measures 31.12 feet and 29 feet at Gadsden, while the Tallapoosa roars through lower districts.
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Congress Opens As Senate Votes Cannon Speaker Changes Rules
The Sixty First Congress convenes in Washington with 66 Senators present. Republicans hold full attendance while 15 Democrats are absent. Cannon is elected Speaker 204 to 166 over Clark. House adopts amended rules 211 to 172 after insurgents push a reform agenda affecting calendar, minority rights, and setting aside the calendar with a two thirds vote. Gas franchise talks surface as New Orleans nears gas from Caddo parish for regional supply.
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Tillman
South Carolina
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Missouri
Dalzell
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Currier
New Hampshire
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Illinois
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Alabama
Champ Clark
Jury trials in Carmack case proceed toward final verdict
In Nashville Special Court Hart plans to finish the judge's charge for the murder trial of Col. Duncan B. Cooper Robin Cooper and John D. Sharp in the death of United States Senator Edward W. Carmack The case is expected to go to the jury late Tuesday after a delay while the charge is prepared and General McCain delivers a closing prosecution argument with a solemn tribute to Carmack.
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Tenn
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Robin Cooper
John D. Sharp
United States
Edward W. Carmack
McCain
Carmack
Lost 6000 Dollar Cash and Jewelry on 15 Mile Drive
Walter George Newman a New York mine owner hurried to catch a train from Salisbury after losing 6000 dollars in cash and 1000 dollars worth of jewelry while traveling from Gold Hill. He announced the loss to officers and then left for New York.
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Walter George Newman
Salisbury
New York
Gold Hill
Roosevelt Inspects Outfit for African Trip
President Roosevelt in Oyster Bay inspects the travel outfit for his Africa journey. He examines tents and packing quality, praises the workmanship, and tests his guns at a target range, hitting bull’s-eyes on most shots.
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N. Y
Roosevelt
Outfit
Lineman Cap hart Dies in Asheville Pole Fall
Asheville Electric Company lineman Cap hart was killed Monday after a pole collapse. He fell face down on a stone street, creating a large forehead wound and brain injury scattered on the car rail and pavement.
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Asheville
Hicks Capehart
Asheville Electric Company
Caphart
Speaker Cannon to Name Five House Committees
Washington dispatch notes Speaker Cannon will appoint five standing committees. The committees are Ways and Means Rules Printing Mileage and Accounts. He plans to consult with any member who wishes to discuss assignments.
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House
Cannon
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