Senate acts and debates shadow early 20th century policy
A summary of parliamentary moves including forest service gains cutting fire loss, senate conference on the rate bill, Panama canal supplies purchase proposal, railroad liability bid, and Roosevelt administration criticism. Reed Smoot seat challenge, packing-house reports, Roosevelt speech to negro graduates, Adams death by suicide over finances, Indian Territory Oklahoma state admission recommendation, and slow adjournment amid rate bill gridlock.
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Senate
House
United States
Roosevelt
Morgan
Stone
Reed Smoot
Neill-Reynolds Packing House
Congress
Brent
Robert Adams
Philadelphia
Washington
Cannon
Indian Territory
Oklahoma
Arizona
New Mexico
Neill
House Committee On Agriculture
Reynolds
Chicago
King Alfonso predicts death by bomb throwers in royal dispatches
The dispatches recount King Alfonso’s death threat amid royal celebrations and a grand bull fight for his marriage. It notes a Moorish pretender defeating the sultan with heavy losses, while Jews in Kishineff honor Michael Davitt.
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Alfonso
Kishineff
Michael Davitt
Wu-Ting-fang
Pekin
Kron- Stadt
Imperial Palace
County Mayo
Douma
Queen Victoria
Spain
Werler
World war fears rise after attacks and arrests across nations
Iowa launches tuberculosis education drive as fears of a world war against anarchists grow after attacks on Alfonso and Victoria. A Pole in Portland is linked to a murder plot against Roosevelt, while New Haven hosts the Knights of Columbus convention. Anton Schar faces arrest for brother’s death, and Terranova plans to spend days in “God's house” after acquittal. Trolley disaster in Providence kills eleven and injures twenty. A New York lawyer faces possible disbarment amid the Dodge Morse affair. A railroad official admits a triple rate agreement.
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Iowa
Alfonso
Victoria
Federation of
Clubwomen
Congress
Portland
Ore
Roosevelt
Knights of Columbus
New Haven
Conn
Anton Schar
Grafton
N. D
Josephine Terranova
Wisconsin Insurance Investgation
Jerome
Terranova
Providence
Abraham Hummel
New York
Pennsylvania Railroad
Frick Company On Special Basis In Water Theft Probe
The Frick company placed on a special basis as New York water was stolen from city mains by a Cord Meyer controlled firm. Reggie Vanderbilt allegedly gambled and borrowed from Dick Canfield then welched. President A J Cassatt of the Pennsylvania Railroad arrived in America. bribery confessions unsettle staff. A clerk in the coal graft inquiry claimed a $78 000 fortune on a salary of 30 to 126 monthly. California insurance chief threatens policy lists over Frisco fire victims time. A St Paul federated clubwomen speaker broke into giggles halting convention. Lake Mohonk urged Roosevelt to back peace at Hague. Volunteers arrive from America to Cananea. consular and Sonora governor seek U S aid. Secretary Houser denies knowledge of Equitable decision. Host cites a $2000 campaign bribe.
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Frick Company
New York
Cord Meyer
Reggie” Vanderbilt
Dick” Canfield
A. J. Cassatt
Pennsylvania Railroad
America
California
Frisco
St. Paul
Federated
Cananes
Mexico
Sonora
Washington
Houser
Equitable
Host
Illinois Judge Orrin N. Garter elected to Supreme Court
Political notes report Orrin N. Garter winning election to the Illinois Supreme Court. The piece also covers Indiana and Wisconsin political moves toward Bryan, tariff reform talk, and various labor and sports updates from the era.
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Illinois
Orrin N. Garter
Supreme Court
David R. Francis
Bryan
United States
Missouri
Cummins
Blackhawks County
Iowa
Indiana
Grover Cleveland
Reform Club
Wisconsin
United States Senate
Congress
Treasury
Shaw
Newton
Towa
Henry Watterson
William Jennings Bryan
Nebraskan
Obituary notices for Hubbard Bowen Deere Collings Hunt
Charles S. Hubbard former American Humane vice president dies at 77 in Knights Town Indiana. James Allison Bowen dies May 22 in Paris and to be buried in Graceland Chicago. Anna Deere Wiman dies in Santa Barbara born in Moline 1864. Elizabeth Collings founder of Phoenix hospital Maywood dies at home in Melrose Park. Fred E. Hunt Chicago journalist dies at 48 from nervous prostration. funeral held at his home.
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Charles S. Hubbard
American Humane Society
Knightstown
Ind
James Allison Bowen
Paris
Graceland Cemetery
Chicago
Ira P. Bowen
Continental National Bank of Chicago
Anna Deere Wiman
W. D. Wiman
Charles H. Deere
Moline
Santa Barbara
Cal
Genevieve
Sisters of Charity of the Immaculate Heart
Maywood
Elizabeth Collings
Dublin
Ireland
Phoenix Hospital
Church of the Sacred Heart
Melrose Park
Fred E. Hunt
Minneapolis Times
Milwaukee Journal
Dowager actress Walcott dies after long illness
Isabelle Walcott, famed as the dowager of the Lyceum stock company, died after a stroke at her Rhinebeck country home. She was over years old and had charmed New York theatergoers for two decades.
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My. Hunt
Wana Beloit
Wis
Isabelle’ “Walcott
Lyceum Stock Company
Rhinebeck
Subpoenas Return Unserved in Postmaster Case
Results show subpoenas for Perry S Heath former first assistant postmaster general were sent to Chicago and Valhalla New York but returned unserved amid hard to serve subpoenas. The items relate to the Pacific railroad speculation and customs in Port Washington area noted Thursday.
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Washington
State Green
New York
Doremus
Post Office
Perry S. Heath
Chicago
Valhalla
Grape-Nuts Helped Baby Recover From Illness
A Colorado mother recalls using Grape-Nuts to revive a fifteen month old with pneumonia and brain fever. After a Kansas City visit, the child improved on only juice and milk then full Grape-Nuts, leading to a strong, healthy baby. The ad touts Grape-Nuts and cream as nourishing for nerves and brain, urging readers to see the Road to Wellville booklet.
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Colorado
Kansas City
Vostum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Expropriation Trim Hints as Czar Plans Easing Crisis
St Petersburg dispatch reports Nicholas era cabinet deliberations on expropriation policy amid court intrigue. Premier Goremykin’s fate discussed while Kokovsoff may retain premiership. government weighs limited expropriation in peasant consolidations amid upheaval.
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St. Petersburg
Germykin
Council of the Empire
Nicholas
Peterhof
Associated Press
Peter B. Struvels
The
Duma
Goremykin
Trepoff
M.kokovsoff
Wrong Man Convicted In Sheriff Posse Killing
Enid Oklahoma June 9 Cole Ward a well known young man was shot and killed by a sheriff s posse yesterday Ward was with his half sister who was abducted he opened fire during arrest and was fatally wounded Ward confessed to killing Martin Julian near Ponca City last year Harpster was recently convicted in Kay County District Court and claimed innocence The two were driving near Ponca City with two girls when a fight occurred and Julian was found dead the girls and Harpster testified they were fired upon from ambush
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Enid
Okla
Cole Ward
Ward
Martin ‘Julian
Ponca City
al. Harpster
Harpster
Kay County
Julian
Harp
The Freaks At A Cleveland Museum Exhibit
A Cleveland Plain Dealer feature recalls unusual sideshow acts in a traveling museum. Millie Christine, two headed and multilingual, described as costly yet talented, drew attention with singing and four armed performances. Others mentioned include Lucy Zarate, Zip, living skeletons, and Isaac Sprague’s famed skeleton.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Frank M. Drew
Millie Christine
Nightingale
Millie
Cleveland
Drew
Kennard House
Eve
Lucy Zarate
Barnum
Bills
Zip
Isaac Sprague
Isaac
Genius in Durance Vile and Prison Writers Across Eras
The article surveys inmates who produced major works under confinement. It highlights Koropotkin’s two volumes on glacial exploration written in St. Peter and St. Paul fortress with help from authorities, Morozoff in Schlusselberg prison about to publish twenty volumes on chemistry, and cites Bunyan, Raleigh, and Defoe as examples of authors who produced enduring literature during imprisonment, noting global patterns of prison-born genius.
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Koropotkin
St. Peter and St. Paul
Russian Geographical Society
Alexander II
WN. A. Morozoff
Schlusselberg
St. Petersburg
Durance
England
New York
Defoe
Robinson Crusoe
Friday
Prisoners and Poets Through History In Chains and Fame
Prince Regent described as a fat Adonis of fifty was jailed for two years with Byron Shelley and Keats visiting him. release followed by Rimini and other prison poems. Tasso faced confinement for insanity and wrote epics in lucid intervals. Cervantes began Don Quixote during ransom captivity. Andre Chenier wrote during the Terror in St. Lazare. In modern times Reading Gaol and De Profundis emerged from a convicts pen, reshaping a brilliant talent's tone.
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Leigh Hunt
Byron
Shelley
Keats
Tasso
Cervantes
Don Quixote
Andre Chenier
St. Lazarre
Reading Gaol
Convret
Death of Senator Gorman prompts condolence and adjournment
Washington notes report the death of United States Senator Arthur Pue Gorman of Maryland. The House meets to adopt resolutions of condolence, appoints 17 members to attend the funeral, and then adjourns as a mark of respect. Separately, Mann of Illinois introduces a resolution to fast track the pure food bill upon adoption. The Senate focuses on the railroad rate bill conference report with Spooner leading debate on the anti pass provision. The house takes up the sundry civil bill briefly before adjourning and discusses the sale of New York's old customs house.
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Washington
House
Senate
Gorman
Maryland
Talbot
Mann
Illinois
Arthur Pue Gorman
United States
Spooner
Daniel
Custom House
New York
Forest Reserves Yield Large 1905 Timber Revenue
The 1905 forest reserve timber sales totaled 273659.82 dollars with Wyoming leading in value at 143894.81, South Dakota 78958.24, and Colorado 23937.07. Receipts from sales cover administration costs, and as reserve use grows, both costs and receipts rise, pointing toward self sustaining reserves and future public revenue.
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United States
South Dakota
Wyoming
Utah
Arizona
Colorado
Montana
Congressman Prostrated In Washington Heat Event
Congressman Charles E Fuller collapsed in Washington while en route to his hotel on June 9. He was taken to an emergency hospital and pronounced out of danger last night.
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Washington
Charles E. Fuller
Finais
Sweden declines coronation representation for Haakon VII
Christiania reports Sweden will not be represented at the June 22 coronation. The government says the decision is not hostile but respects King Oscar's feelings.
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Sweden
Christiania
Haakon VII
Oscar
Women’s clubs praise Roosevelt on Chicago packing house probe
In St Paul on June 9 the executive council of the General Federation of Women’s Clubs adopted a resolution commending President Roosevelt for backing investigation of the Chicago packing houses and urging Congress to pass stringent remedial legislation.
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St. Paul
The
General Federation of Women's Clubs
Roosevelt
Chicago
Congress
Mob executes alleged killer in Inverness case
In Inverness a mob of masked men fatally harmed James Davis alias Italian person, accused of murdering Russell and his Black servant at Felicia. Militia from Brooksville arrived too late to intervene as the suspect died before trial.
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Ocala Fla
James Davis
Mr. Russell
Felicia Tuesday
Inverness
Brookaville
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