Fight to end rail coal pacts test cases heard
Federal court in Philadelphia hears government bid to dissociate Lehigh Valley Railroad from allied coal firms. Suit alleges the Cox, Middlefield, and Locust Mountain outfits are mere adjuncts used to evade the commodity clause and fix prices, with an amended complaint filed and a month to answer.
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Hilles accused of running political news bureau in letter
Washington July 6 Charges that Charles D Hilles secretary to the president is acting as head of the political news bureau which suppresses truth and issues unfounded and false reports on sentiment for presidential candidacies were made today in a letter by Representative Norris Nebraska insurgent leader in the house Norris charged the suppressed facts relate to sentiment favoring Senator La Follette for president Sugar advances New York July 6 All grades of refined sugar advanced 10 cents on a hundred pounds today
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Brown for Senate New York
A Des Moines dispatch reports W. C. Brown, president of the New York Central lines, as a candidate for the United States Senate. The Iowa farm man with a 70 acre stock farm near Clarinda plans to enter the Iowa primaries to challenge the seat held by W. S. Kenyon after resigning the NY Central presidency.
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Weather Forecast and Astronomical Notes for Quad Cities
Forecast calls for possible thunderstorms this afternoon or tonight then Friday fair and cooler. Temperatures show 7 am 77, yesterday high 104, low 71, with .75 inches precipitation and light winds. Venus reaches greatest elongation east of the sun at 10 am as it speeds toward Earth.
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Chicago Heat Wave Toll Tops Two Hundred Deaths
Chicago recorded 201 deaths and 273 prostrations from a five day heat wave that broke early. Officials warned of ongoing health risks as temperatures eased.
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Packers Escape Jail Sentences as Trial Near
Chicago reporters describe Packers indicted for alleged restraint of the meat industry under Sherman anti trust provisions. The article notes possible civil penalties for dissolution of the so called trust, potential fines, and that defendants pled not guilty by counsel as they plan to appear November 20 for trial.
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Ralph Crews
George T. Buckingham
Italian Women Dig In Trench Duel In Schenectady
In Schenectady on July 6 Italian women replaced striking excavators on a Warren Street sewer trench. Police protected the workers as men could not be hired. The women, paid 50 cents an hour, served as strikebreakers amid demonstrations.
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Crisis in Morocco Eases via Powers Talks
London reports that danger of international complications from the Agadir incident lessened after a five-power accord. France Germany Britain Spain and Italy agreed to hold conversations over Morocco to ease tensions and prevent further crisis.
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Diplomat Display in Foreign Courts Sparks Uproar
Washington July 6 diplomats lavishly displayed wealth in foreign courts in what observers called dollar diplomacy, condemning it as a peril to the nation and a vulgar show that harms the republic's dignity. Henry warns such pander to prestige risks undermining national interests.
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Weather notes and global affairs mix in July dispatch
Cooler weather promises to ease the heat across the north Atlantic states after a scorcher. A corn market dip follows rainfall in the Midwest. Subway passengers suffer in New York as trains stall and fainting ensues. Kansas reports drought relief from recent rains. A European policy shift hints at Arab empire status and possible talks around Morocco, with the United States as a participant in Algeciras framework discussions.
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Seven die or injured in country dance stabbing quarrel
At a Muskogee Oklahoma country dance near here, a quarrel over a girl sparked a general fight in which 11 men were stabbed. One seriously wounded may die, and several others are reported in serious condition.
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Alaska To Set A New Gold Record
Seattle reports from Fairbanks indicate Tanana district gold output will reach at least five million dollars and may top six million, surpassing prior estimates by about one and a half million. Spring cleanups on Fairbanks Dome and Vedro Creeks are expected to break records.
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Police fire on strikers in Amsterdam clash
A number of persons were wounded in Amsterdam today when striking shipping men clashed with police and troops. Rioters used stones and revolvers. troops responded with rifles. Strikers were routed and streets are under military control.
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Business interests of country confident in Democrats
Special correspondence from The Argus reports that business interests nationwide express full confidence in the Democratic majority in the House. Congressman William A Cullop of Indiana cites shifting state delegations from Maine Rhode Island Connecticut and New York as evidence of business support for Democratic policy. Continued on Page Four.
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Wendling Begins Life Prison Team
Joseph Wendling, convicted of murdering 8 year old Alma Keller, is taken to Frankfort to begin a life sentence after the state supreme court denied further appeals. His move marks the start of his penitentiary term. The text includes unrelated commentary on international marriage and nobility’s foreign status.
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Pius X Endors Taft Peace Initiative in Letter
Pope Pius X approves United States efforts for international peace and backs leaders working to restrain war. The autograph note to Washington apostolic delegate praises the drive for peace, hints at a White House reply, and cites the Baltimore jubilee that inspired the pope.
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Thousands in Idleness as Manchester Carters Strike Grows
Manchester England July 6 The carters strike has led to renewed idleness of thousands of cotton operatives as mills face coal shortages and halts. Several hundred coal miners joined in sympathy, compounding factory shutdowns and supply disruptions.
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Bank Burglar Tales From Brooklyn and Colorado Springs
New York July 6 reports Lieutenant Karl Von Metz-Meyer, a self styled Norwegian officer, detained for burglary after admitting he entered 18 Brooklyn homes while residents dined, stealing articles valued at 5000 dollars. Colorado Springs July 6 a woman in men's clothing robbed multiple homes in the north end, recently unmasked by police after entering Mrs Anna Williamson's house and fleeing by window with a concealed revolver.
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Second Bomb For A New York Grocer
Firemen rescued Giovanna Madonia and his son Joseph from the rubble of their grocery after a bomb wrecked the shop in New York. It was the second blast in five weeks, following threats from the Black Hand and the earlier shooting of the uncle.
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Whale Kills Whale Harpooner Nets Ambergris Worth 150000
A whale killed on Saturday by the whaler Petriana near Victoria BR C yielded ambergris valued at 150000 dollars the piece taken when the vessel arrived here yesterday.
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Victoria
BR. C
Petriana
Gates Gravely In New York Amid Family Illness
Special dispatches report Charles G. Gates boarding the Mauretania in New York on July 6 due to alarming news of his father John W. Gates in Paris. Paris cables suggest a relapse and grave condition for the former Wall Street financier and steel magnate.
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