Control of Stock Issues Attorney General Wickersham Addresses Illinois Bar
Attorney General George W. Wickersham spoke to the Illinois State Bar association for an hour defending federal power to regulate stock and bond issuance by railroad companies under the Interstate Commerce Act. He argued the new railroad law’s investigative provisions reflect ongoing centralization and national sovereignty in regulating interstate rail commerce.
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Chicago
George W. Wickersham
Illinois State Bar Association
Congress
Wallace Inspects Road Property in Des Moines Line
Boone Iowa June 25 John F Wallace former Panama Canal chief engineer visited the Des Moines Fort Dodge and Southern Interurban Railway property. He was secretively brought in by receivers Loring and Sheldon to value the road for potential rehabilitation funding and to draft plans for upgrading the Frazer power plant stalled by mechanical issues.
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Boone, la
John F. Wallace
Panama Canal
Des Moines, Fort Dodge and Southern Interurban Railway Company
Loring and
Sheldon
Wallace
Frazier
Jasper County Telephone franchise rejected in Newton vote
In Newton Iowa on June 25 the proposal to grant the Jasper County Telephone company a second ten year franchise failed 564 to 65. The old franchise ends next April and the firm had sought a 25 to 50 percent rate increase. The company recently leased Bell lines and may operate under the Bell franchise with rate hikes planned for July 1, while a lawsuit is anticipated.
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Newton
Jasper County Telephone Company
Bell Lines
Bell
Banker Joice Indicted In Fraud Case In Iowa
Fort Dodge IowaJune 25 simultaneous with the arrest of H M Joice of Lake Mills at St Paul his Indictment by the federal grand jury here was announced. Mr Joice is charged with conducting fraudulent banking in over 100 counts. Joice has retained Attorneys Kelleher and O Connor who said he will furnish the 15000 bond and will not appear in person next Tuesday when summoned before the federal court.
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Fort Dodge
H. M. Joice
Lake Mills
St. Paul
Joice
Jolce
Kelleher
O’conner
Grand Jury Report in Des Moines Indicts Murder
Des Moines June 25 Polk county grand jury returned seven indictments and reported to Judge DeGraff. It did not reference the ongoing Cownie Carroll investigation. Henry Thomas was indicted for first degree murder for stabbing Harry L. Cook, a fast food worker in East Des Moines, while Thomas was employed there.
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Des Moines
Polk County Grand Jury
DeGraff
Criminal Division
District Court
Cownie Carroll
Henry Thomas
Grand
Harry L. Cook
Thomas
Zeppelin airship makes two four hour excursions
The Zeppelin airship carried twenty passengers on a four hour flight over industrial cities in the district near Dusseldorf. The return and landing went smoothly. A second, shorter excursion followed later in the day.
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Dusseldorf
Senators by Popular Vote and Roosevelt Trail in 1910s
Washington notes discuss moves toward popular elections for U S senators with Indiana’s Beveridge and Kern as key senatorial candidates. Roosevelt taft dynamic and ministerial peace envoy ideas, plus congressional action on Lorimer inquiry and reform bills as 1910s agenda progresses.
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Indiana
Roosevelt
Taft
Spanish cabinet resolves to push religious program
Premier Calae announced at the cabinet meeting that the government will carry out its religious program. He said the Vatican protest against the June 11 imperial decree would be ignored and that previously announced government decisions would stand.
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Madrid
Calae Jas
Vatican
Browne Case Goes to Jury After Judge Reads Instructions
In Chicago on June 25, the Browne case moved to the jury as Judge McSurely spent most of an hour delivering the court instructions to the panel.
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Chicago
Browne
McSurely
Rock Island Railroad Faces Reincorporation Fee
In Lincoln, the Rock Island railroad is listed as defunct under the occupational law. It must pay an occupancy fee of $200 and, if not renewed, could owe about $48,000 to reincorporate and resume business in Nebraska. The governor’s proclamation, last September, requires payment and the supreme court has upheld the law’s legality.
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Lincoln
Shatlenverger
Rock Island Railroad
Ume
Nebraska
Department of the Railroad
Supreme Court
Wants Lower Oil Rates
Victor Wilson of Polk county files with the state railway commission for a hearing to reduce state rates. He cites current average rates and proposes 1g.00 cents per 100 pounds on single lines and 9.04 cents on double lines, arguing Nebraska should match Kansas and Oklahoma precedent to ease fuel costs amid idle wells and high freight.
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Lincoln
Victor Wilson
Polk County
State Railway Commission
Wilson
Kansas
Oklahoma
Nebraska
Optimistic Outlook for Nebraska Crops and Cattle
Omaha reports general freight and passenger agent F Miller expects good crops in Nebraska this year despite recent dryness. He notes the drought may push an earlier cattle movement to market as pastures fail for nourishment and stockmen ship cattle sooner than usual.
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Omaha
S. F. Miller
Northwestern Road
Nebraska
Mr. Miller
JLT
Rain brings hay crop hope for Hecla and farmers
Rain fell at Hecla Nebraska on June 25 boosting hay prospects and aiding small farmers who have crowded the region recently. The weather was general in the northwest and timely, though the far west faced worsening dry conditions.
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Hecla
Neb
Man hanged himself in jail yard in Mankato case
Mason City reports a 45 year old Theodore Keobur, held for a petty crime, hanged himself with wire in a Mankato jail cell on June 26. Local authorities describe the incident as a suicide while awaiting trial.
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Mason City
Mankato
Mion
Theodore Keobur
Trade Review For The Week Improves But Falls Short
R G Dun weekly says business confidence grows and crop prospects improve while textile mills curb output to avoid stock buildup. Dry goods prices slip with guaranteed prices to October, but footwear and leather markets weaken and western packers push to sell hides. Bradstreet notes overall better retail trade yet uneven gains with drought impacts in the northwest and continued quiet in the south.
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New York
R. G. Dun & Co
Weekly Review of Trade
Congress
New England
Bradstreet’s
Drought Conditions Improve in Northwest South Dakota
Reports from Deadwood South Dakota indicate crop prospects are improving as rain boosts the northwestern and western regions. Hay and potatoes remain poor while small grains show progress with more rain expected across Nebraska Wyoming and Montana.
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Deadwood
South Dakota
Nebraska
Wyoming
Montana
Wild Day in Wheat Markets Shifts Prices in Chicago
Chicago prices swung wildly with wheat ending a net gain after 3 cent moves. Reports from the north warned of crop losses while rains in North and South Dakota cooled expectations and halted a steep rise. Nearby corn and oats finished higher, pork and lard futures firmed, cash grain quotes listed for No 2 hard wheat, No 2 corn, and No 2 white oats.
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Chicago
North
North Dakota
South Dakota
Grain futures mixed in Omaha market report
Wheat rose for No. 2 hard to 1 1/4 and No. 3 hard to 1 96 4 c. Corn held steady to 4 cents higher with various white and yellow grades quoted between 58 1/2 and 64 4 4 cents. Oats advanced with No. 3 white at 36 0 37 1/2 cents and No. 3 yellow at 54 36 1/4 cents.
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Omaha
Chicago market report shows mixed livestock receipts
Chicago June 24 cattle receipts around 2000 hold steady with prices for beeves and cows varying from about 2.70 to 8.60. Hogs receipts near 14000 expected higher with price ranges around 9.25 to 9.60 bulk. Sheep receipts about 6000 weaker with natives around 5.05 and westerns 5.75, yearlings 5.50 to 6.50, lambs 4.75 to 7.80.
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Chicago
Texas
Cattle and Sheep Receipts Decline Across South Omaha Market
South Omaha live stock data shows cattle receipts at 924 with weekly prices sliding. Beef steers range 4.05 to 7.50, cows and heifers 2.45 to 7.00, calves 6.00 to 7.00, stockers 3.50 to 6.00, hogs 4.20 to 9.25, sheep 1,500 head with yearlings and wethers 4.00 to 6.50 and lambs 5.00 to 6.60 as prices trend downward this week.
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South Omaha
SwopeContests Claim Over Col Thomas Swope Estate
John Henry testifies that Colonel Thomas H. Swope was married in New Jersey at the Civil War start to a Miss Carroll, and that he left the wife before a son was born. Henry, a Martinsville veteran, says Swope was once known as Peter Moss Swope and shared Civil War bonds with him. Relatives deny the marriage.
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Kansas City
Elmer Swope
Martinsville
W. Va
Thomas H. Swope
John
Henry
New Jersey
Colonel Swope
Peter Moss Swope
Swope
Miss Carroll
Lightning kills two men at Luverne school project
On June 25 in Luverne Illinois August Will of Luverne and Tony Campagna of Independence were killed by lightning while taking shelter in a tool shed during a thunderstorm. Several others were uninjured as workers continued on the new school building.
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Luverne, Ill
Will of Luverne
Tony Campagna
Independence
Wabash Derailment Wreck Injures Dozen near Percy
A Wabash passenger derailment near Percy Des Moines June 25 injures twenty five and perhaps two fatally when water undermined the track. The engine and three cars plunged into a ditch and a rear car was struck by a fast freight. Passengers listed include J. Riley Moberly injuried seriously, W G Brown Ottawa ill may die, L W Matthews, Mrs Warner, Julia Lenon Little Rock, and others injured or dislocated. A relief train took the wounded to Des Moines.
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Des Moines
Wabash
Percy
J. Riley
Moberly
B. L. McAfee
le Carter
Julia Lenon
Little Rock
Ark
W. G. Brown
Ottawa
L. W. Matthews
Gertrude Wilson
Centerville
Wallace Metcher
General Frederick Funston in Serious Heart Attack
General Frederick Funston commandant of the army service schools in Leavenworth Kansas is critically ill with a heart attack at his home. Post physicians and nurses attend him continually as Mrs Funston is notified. He has a history of heart trouble and the hot weather is blamed for this severe attack.
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Leavenworth
Kan
Frederick Funston
Army Service Schools
General Funston
Army
Guthrie Still the Capital
Guthrie Okla June 26 on the advice of Attorney General West the financial operation of the state department was resumed here. State Auditor Trapp commenced again issuing warrants the state treasurer paying out state funds. Attorney General West stated that he would lead the capital injunction fight to settlement in the state courts.
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Guthrie
Okla
West
State Department
Trapp
Emperor William to Race Meteor Against Westward
Kiel reports that Emperor William may steer the yacht Meteor in the regatta against the American schooner Westward owned by Alexander Cochran of New York. The news heightens interest in the annual event and suggests royal participation.
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Kiel
Emperor William
Alexander §. Cochran
New York
Campaign publicity bill set for post election disclosures
Washington June g1 reports house conferees withdrew from the senate amendment to the bill on campaign publicity. The measure will require publication of contributions after elections. Senator Burrows presented a report to the senate and it was adopted.
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Taft
Congress
Senate
Lorimer
House
Postal Savings Bank
Washington
Burrows
Putnam Named Lighthouse Commissioner in Washington
George R. Putnam of Davenport, In, has been appointed commissioner of lighthouses in Washington at a salary of $5,000 per year. The appointment was announced as part of the recent government postings.
Divorce Reform Backed By State Bar Association
In Des Moines the state bar association advocates reform in divorce procedures after Judge Howe notes that in Polk County only about one in four contested cases would likely grant a divorce. The next convention is set for Oskaloosa and new officers including J. M. Carley, C. G. Saunders, M. Dotcher, and C. Wilcox were elected.
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Howe
Oskaloosa
Des Moines
State Bar Association
Polk County
District Court
Oxkaloosa
J. M. Carley
Marshalltown
C. G. Saunders
Council Bluffa
M. Dotcher
Iowa Vity
Charles $, Wilcox
Iowa Liquor Law Decision Shocks Statewide
Marshalltown Iowa June 25 judge Parker denied an application by the Anti Saloon League and state for a temporary injunction against a saloon keeper in a landmark liquor case. The suit claimed a 1900 consent petition had become inoperative after city boundary expansions. The matter was not before the supreme court and the league will appeal.
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Marshalltown
Judea
J. M. Parker
Anti Saloon League
May Have Been Murdered In Dubuque Bathyook Autopsy Findings
Autopsy on Job Bathyook, 70, found dead in the Mississippi near Levee shows head wound was a blow from an instrument, not a gunshot. Doctors think it occurred after the body entered the water. Another theory says drowning preceded the injury from a paddle wheel bolt. He had been embezzling since Tuesday.
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Dubuque
Job Bathyook
Mississippi River
Levee
Businessmen push Des Moines phone company consolidation
Des Moines merchants form a movement to force mutual consolidation of the two Town owned phone companies. They argue payments cover multiple phones in business houses and contend the consolidation agreement should have taken effect earlier.
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Des Moles
Des Moines
State Board to readvertise bids for institutions
Des Moines records that the state board of control will readvertise for bids for the state institutions. Iowa companies offered prices too high for the available appropriation, risking shutdown next winter unless lower rates are secured. Officials expect better prices later in the season.
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Des Moines
State Board of Control
Iowa
Musical Hour At Mrs Koedeker’s Home
Mrs Koedeker hosts a musical program assisted by Miss Walker and local talent on Friday afternoon July 1 at 2 20 o clock Admission 15 cents Refreshments will be served.
Government clerical positions open nationwide examinations
Men and women over 18 can get free instruction and information for Railway Mall Clerks Custom House Clerks Stenographers Bookkeepers Department Clerks and other government posts. The Bureau of Instruction 79 J Hamlin Building Rochester NY will hold exams throughout the country with thousands of appointments.
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Bureau of Instruction
J, Hamlin Building
Rochester
N. Y
Rainstorm Sweeps West County Plattsmouth Forecast
Plattsmouth Telephone reports very heavy rain this afternoon across the western county, reaching as far as Loulaville and moving toward the east. The storm blankets all points in its path with intensified rainfall.
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Plattsmouth Telephone Company
Loulaville
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